The anxious King Kalakaua finally came up with a way that he thought was very clever: according to the classical etiquette of Huaxia, he forcibly married his beautiful niece to Hu Zhen, the chief of the Huaxia Guild, tonight!

Therefore, His Majesty the King was not ashamed to ask and found Chinese immigrants living in Hawaii to immediately handle the marriage of his niece to Hu Zhen in accordance with the classical Chinese etiquette.

The king was busy under his own control, but Hu Zhen didn't know about it.

In fact, this so-called completely according to the classical Chinese etiquette omits the previous paragraph of the matchmaker's words, the eight characters of the collection, and the procedure of the dowry, and directly let the bride wear the traditional Chinese red dress, get on the big red sedan chair carried by eight people, and then hire a Cantonese opera troupe of Hawaiian and Guangdong immigrants, beat gongs, drums, and trumpets to send the bride to Hu Zhen's residence.

Hu Zhen tossed and turned on the bed, how could he sleep, a melody of Cantonese opera came from outside, getting closer and closer to his residence, the sound was getting louder and louder, and he couldn't help but wonder: "What's going on outside, blowing and beating drums?" ”

The soldiers in charge of the guards didn't know what was going on either, so they hurriedly ran out to see what was going on.

At this time, Li Haoran was furious there.

It turned out that neither the sedan chair nor the Cantonese opera drummers were professional, and the eight-person sedan chair was lifted crookedly, making the bride almost fall out of the sedan chair. The Cantonese opera drum music is just a grass stage troupe, and the drum music is not in tune, and it is also played with the very unlucky tune of "The Imperial Flower". (The Cantonese opera "The Emperor's Flower" tells the story of Gong Yonggu and the princess who committed suicide in a cave house at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and is regarded as a forbidden repertoire at weddings.) ）

Under Li Haoran's intervention, the drum tune was changed to the slightly more reliable "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night".

"I can't imagine that someone has to send them to bed to rest assured! I don't want it, see what you do with me? Hu Zhen finally figured out what was going on, and couldn't help but be very depressed, and ordered the guards: "Blow them away for me!" ”

However, King Kalakaua decreed, if this was done, that all those who carried the sedan chair and played the drums should play the drums. Today's salary is 20 months' local salary, and if it fails, it will be paid for a few hours tonight as a temporary worker. In this case, the sedan chair bearer plays drums. No one wants to go.

The guards were annoyed, but the men were just pushing a few hundred meters away and continued to blow there.

Li Haoran, the old fox, slipped quietly into the crowd, and he paid out of his own pocket to give bounties to the palanquin bearers and drummers. Tell them not to go, and ask the guards not to push people to a dead end.

The guards really had no choice, that group of people were all Chinese, and they could not use force, so they had to persuade them to go farther away and not disturb Chief Hu's rest.

Li Haoran took this opportunity to find Niu Quyun to discuss: "This is a major matter related to the Hawaiian strategy, we must let the chief minister marry this girl!" ”

Niu Quyun shook his head and said, "This is the chief executive's private matter, and he doesn't like it." Who can convince him? ”

After all, Li Haoran has been a veteran for decades, and he patted his head and had a way: "Then let the two wives of the chief convince him!" ”

It was as if a bright light flashed in the dark and gloomy sky, and Niu Quyun jumped up and said, "Yes, immediately send a telegram to Pontianak, and ask the elders to convince the two ladies of the chief as elders, and then let the two ladies convince the chief executive!" ”

"Without further ado, hurry up and send a telegram!"

The drum music sounded for more than an hour, and finally stopped, and Hu Zhen was tired of a day, and finally fell asleep in a daze.

I don't know how long it took. Hu Zhen was woken up by the guards, and found that the sky outside was already a black hole, and a staff officer took an urgent message to show him.

The urgent message was sent jointly by Han Yuqing and Zhong Ling.

In the message, Han Yuqing persuaded a teacher to his students: Husband, in the matter of marrying the niece of the king of Hawaii. Don't be capricious, focus on the overall situation! Since everyone else is willing, what are you hesitating about?

Zhong Ling fully embodied a businessman's way of thinking in the message: Husband, don't you often tell me that only by being big can you monopolize, and monopoly can have endless profits. The King of Hawaii wants to marry his niece to you. This is an excellent opportunity to become a big Huaxia guild, why not seize it? In order to revive Great China, please sacrifice your husband!

After reading the message, Hu Zhen couldn't cry or laugh: "These two little women, do you mean that you understand the righteousness?" Or are you guys so good? ”

The sound of drums outside shook the sky again, this time no longer from a few hundred meters away, but at the door of Hu Zhen's residence.

Li Haoran invited Ma Shaohao, Zheng Dingbang, Niu Quyun and others to persuade Hu Zhen.

If it was a war, Ma Shaohao would still be happy, but for this kind of thing done to the boss matchmaker, he felt numb when he heard it, and said that he had just taken Hawaii, and he would strengthen patrols, and he would run as far as he could.

And Zheng Dingbang also said that training should be strengthened at sea, and he slipped away before he finished speaking.

Only Niu Quyun was left helplessly to follow over and persuade: "Chief Executive, isn't it a way for this bride to wait outside the door all the time?" ”

"Hmph, you guys are always pushing me! If I don't give it to you, forget it! ”

Niu Quyun was so shocked that his jaw was about to drop: "No, this can't be helped, this is a matter of life and death for millions of people, I can't do this!" ”

Li Haoran sighed and said: "Chief, I know it's difficult for you, but this is something that can't be helped, we have to stabilize the situation in Hawaii as soon as possible, and legally obtain the legal status of staying in Hawaii before we can proceed to the next plan. ”

When listening to Li Haoran talk about the rice fleet, Hu Zhen suddenly woke up, stood up, walked to the window, saw the red family sending procession, and said slowly: "Take her in!" ”

Hu Zhen's word "belt" seemed to be escorting the prisoner, Li Haoran immediately realized that something was wrong, and said to the door: "Please invite the bride of the chief to enter the cave room!" ”

The bride looks like she is wearing a Chinese wedding dress, covered with a red headscarf, wearing a red dress, and she can't see how she looks at all.

Hu Zhen was not in the mood to carry out any ceremonies such as flower candles in the cave room and husband and wife worshipping the church, he just waved his hand and motioned for Li Haoran and Niu Quyun to go out, and then closed the door, which was considered to have completed the wedding ceremony.

After closing the door, Hu Zhen neither lifted the bride's hijab nor spoke, but just sat quietly in the house. (To be continued.) )