There is little frost in the late year, and the grass and trees in the world know when spring arrives.

Spring returns to the earth, the grass begins to bloom, and the ice and snow melt. On the field, the wheat sprouts are turning green, as far as the eye can see, like green waves.

Today's temperature is still not high, but it does not affect the warm atmosphere of Huanglongzhai at all, the whole cottage is boiling, and everyone is singing and laughing.

Zhang Fan ordered people to set up twelve mountain sheds all the way from the foot of the mountain on the south side, knotted colorful hanging flowers, beat gongs and drums, and arranged people to go to the bottom of the mountain to put chickens, ducks, fish, wine, food, rice and noodles, and prepare a banquet to entertain guests from all parties.

Guests from all over the world were bustling with guests, and princes from all walks of life sent envoys to deliver gifts and blessings, and in recent days there has been a constant stream of people who have come to visit.

It lasted until dusk, and Zhang Fan led a group of entourages to Zhen's mansion to welcome his relatives. Although he has already accepted a few concubines, this formal Han Dynasty wedding still made Zhang Fan a little surprised.

There is basically no formal ceremony for taking concubines, just to fool around and deal with it; But marrying a wife is different, you must follow the standard process step by step, and go down to detail, otherwise you will laugh and be generous.

There are "six rites" in ancient marriage ceremonies, and Zhang Fan is about to carry out the last of the six rites today.

Marriage is regarded as the basic basis for whether the relationship between husband and wife is fully established, and if marriage is not made through the ceremony of personal welcome, it is considered to be inappropriate and will be ridiculed by the world.

If the husband dies without welcoming her, the woman can remarry. However, once the husband dies after the wedding ceremony, according to the rules of etiquette, the bride can only accept her fate and "start from the beginning".

First of all, the time of this wedding is different from that of later generations, who generally marry in the early morning or morning, but Zhang Fan held on until the sun was about to set before setting off with the float. It's not that he wants to do this, it's the rules can't be helped.

"The gift of a gentleman's wife is for a period of time, so it is famous. The yang goes and the yin comes, and the sun enters the three merchants for dusk. ”

And "the master is Ben, Shang, Zi, and the servant Bi Xuanduan, taking the ink car, the second car from the car, and the horse before the candle."

Before the Tang Dynasty, when the man's family went to the woman's house to greet his relatives, it was at dusk. Secondly, the bridegroom's wedding dress in the Han Dynasty was not a big red robe, but a Xuanduan dress, a silk dress, a white silk single coat, a silk silk, and a red shirt. The bottom is trimmed with black edges. Not only that, but the entourage was all dressed in black, and the carriage in which they greeted the relatives was also painted black.

What made Zhang Fan most unhappy was that there was no drum music along the way, and the entourage had solemn expressions, is this a wedding or a funeral?

Zhang Fan deliberately checked it and found out: in the concept of the ancients, women belong to yin, and dusk is "yang goes and yin comes", and everything in the wedding is in line with the meaning of welcoming yin and entering the home.

Only then did Zhang Fan understand why the "marriage" of marriage came like this, that is, because the earliest ancient women married into their husbands' families at dusk, so the "marriage" would be a "woman" on the left and a "dusk" on the right.

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When Zhang Fan drove to the gate of Zhen's mansion, he saw that Zhen's house was already lit up, with red lanterns and red ribbons tied on the trees, setting off the festive atmosphere.

"Let's see, is my uncle here?"

"Really! Uncle is finally here! Go and tell the old lady!. ”

"Slow down, look at your urgency, what are you anxious about?"

There was a sound of little maids chattering, looking at the door, looking at each other, and talking about it.

"Hello uncle."

"Hello uncle."

……

A few maids in pink skirts came to Zhang Fan and bent down to say hello, their little faces were very cute, giggling and blocking the door, chattering auspicious words in their small mouths, but they just didn't let him go in.

"Well, it's all good."

Zhang Fan is not stupid, what do these little girls mean, it is clear at a glance.

It turns out that there is such a marriage custom as "opening money" so early?

Zhang Fan glanced at Hou Sanbao, and Hou Sanbao immediately took out the prepared red envelope and sent one to each little girl.

The little maid took it and weighed it casually, it seemed that my uncle was so generous, she couldn't help but smile, and began to thank her:

"Thank you Uncle, Uncle and Miss are talented and beautiful, a match made in heaven; I wish Qin Se harmony and early birth of a noble son. ”

Zhang Fan nodded, "Well, thank you." Can you let it go? ”

The little maid hurriedly made a way and stretched out her hand:

"Uncle, please"

Zhang Fan held a wild goose in his hand and walked towards the inner hall of Zhen's mansion. Why take a wild goose?

The official name of the wild goose is "Dian Yan", which is to use the wild goose as a gift. "Etiquette and Wedding": "Order, Nacai, with geese".

"Those who use geese should take the north and south at any time, without losing their festivals, and when they don't take away women. And take the fly into a line, stop into a column, clear the wedding ceremony, the young and old are orderly, and do not exceed each other. “

Because geese come and go according to the season, and have a fixed mate, such as one dies and the other will no longer choose a mate, the ancients believed that the wild goose follows the yin and yang and uses the love to be single-minded, so the wild goose is used to make a gift, in order to symbolize the yin and yang match and the love is single-minded.

Zhang Fan walked into the inner hall and bowed to Zhen Yi (the heaviest of the ancient kneeling rituals, which requires kowtowing to the ground for a long time), and said respectfully:

"Son-in-law to meet father-in-law."

"Son-in-law, please get up quickly."

Zhen Yi helped him up with a smile, and the two of them gave in.

At this time, there were a few sounds in the inner room, Zhang Fan looked back, and a pair of slender hands with white skin like jade opened the curtain and drilled a stunning girl out.

Suddenly brightened, what you saw in front of you, such as the crescent moon and clear halo, like flowers and trees piling up snow, delicate and tactful, beautiful and incomprehensible. A beautiful white and greasy face, cheeks are flushed, starry eyes are like waves, eyes are full of spring water, and clear waves are longing; There is pity and shyness in his eyes.

A green silk is shallow and shallow with butterfly steps, dressed in a pure dress, with a neck collar and a Tiangong lock, a mirror on the chest, and a shawl on the shoulders; Revealing a graceful neck and clearly visible collarbones, the pleats of the skirt flow gently to the ground like snow and moonlight, stretching more than three feet, making the gait more graceful and feminine.

The faint redness of the cheeks creates a delicate and lovely skin like petals. When the fire was reflected, it was even more vivid, only to feel that there seemed to be smoke behind her, and she was really not an earthly person

Audemars Piguet's appearance, fragrant jade, beautiful attitude, phoenix and dragon.

The feeling of this girl standing there is as if there is a fresh fragrance quietly spreading throughout the room, slowly spreading in everyone's hearts. Even if it's blind. You can also smell the sweet fragrance emanating from her. You can also hear her ** soft words.

Zhen Mi walked from the room to her father on the east steps, Zhen Yi smiled, and solemnly admonished her:

"Henceforth, always be careful, respectful, and cautious, and not against the wishes of your husband and mother-in-law."

Zhen Mi's nose was sour, and she choked up:

"My daughter understands."

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