Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Marriage of the Yuan Mansion (II)
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The marrying team just set off from the county seat, and the firecrackers all the way were put off, from Zhangde County all the way to the Yuanjia Shouyuan Garden in Huanshang Village, the sound of firecrackers and suona gongs and drums rang non-stop, attracting the people of Zhangde County to watch. The idea of setting off firecrackers along the way was www.biquge.info Wang Yongtai came up with, and he specially blessed Li Yao to do it. Although Yuan Shikai and Wang Yongan both want to keep a low profile, for Wang Yongtai, he hopes to be high-profile and let the world know that he Wang Yongtai and Yuan Shikai are now together, and Yuan Shikai is his backstage. Wang Yongan wanted to stop Li Yao, but Li Yao hurriedly begged for mercy: "Fourth son, don't be embarrassed for me, you know that I can not only see the general in our team, but others can also see the general, in case the general asks others about whether I have done my job, how can others answer?" If they answer truthfully, then I will be miserable. β
Wang Yongan smiled bitterly, and after thinking about it, he didn't stop it anymore, after all, for him, it was the first time he got married in two lifetimes, even if he wanted to be low-key, but in his heart he didn't want his wedding to be too low-key. There are three times in Chinese lives when they must be high-profile, when the gold list is inscribed, when marrying a wife and welcoming relatives, and the last high-profile is a funeral. After Li Yao's persuasion, Wang Yongan allowed the guards to fire artillery all the way to Yuan's mansion.
Yuan's mansion marries a daughter, even if it is low-key, but it can't be shabby, a garden of wedding banquets still have to be put up, the old and young masters of Huanshang Village have a mouthful, Yuan's mansion marrying a daughter does not want to give money but invites the villagers to eat all day, one by one they all come to eat this free meal.
At the main entrance of Yangshouyuan, the band saw the groom's greeting procession, and immediately played, the suona, the gong, the bangzi, one by one the music shook the sky, it is said that the troupe invited from Zhangde County will sing for three days, the integration of Huanshang Village is not lively, the old and young masters are thinking in their hearts that this Yuan family girl has many sons, and in the future, we will not be able to eat a big meal from time to time and watch the big play.
"It is worthy of the Yuan Mansion, and it is worthy of being the Governor of Zhili." Some villagers said enviously.
"In the future, the Yuan family will settle in our Huanshang Village, which is a blessing for our village." An old man with a village gentry immediately said.
The Yuan family only settled in Huanshang Village at the end of last year, and now it is the first time that the Yuan family has such deep contact with the villagers, and it can be regarded as the excuse of marrying a daughter, so that the villagers can see the magnanimity and cordiality of the Yuan family.
Wang Yongan was led into the Yuan Mansion by Yuan Naikuan, the housekeeper of the Yuan Mansion, and was infected by this lively scene. Yuan Naikuan and Wang Yongan introduced the identities of these people one by one, he had a good memory, eloquence, and greeted them properly. Although Wang Shizhen, Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang and other important guests have long since left, there are still many people who stay, but those who remain are those who are not important.
On the contrary, it was Wang Yongan, who wanted to show a smiling face while making a fuss, and he didn't sleep well last night, but forgot all about it one by one, and he suspected that he was face blind.
"This is Xu Shuzheng of Xiao County, Su Province," Yuan Naikuan suddenly pulled a young man with a sturdy figure with small eyes but a bulging nose and said with a smile, "General Duan's tall feet, you are all young heroes, and you will be closer and closer in the future." β
Wang Yongan suddenly reacted at this moment, Xu Shuzheng, this young man is Xu Shuzheng?
Xu Shuzheng was born in a family of cultivators, his grandfather Xu Lan fled to Liquan Village outside Xuzhou to escape the Taiping Rebellion, and his father Xu Zhongqing was originally a village school teacher, and in 1873 he was elected as a tribute student, and his mother Yue was Xu Zhongqing's successor, and his family claimed to be a descendant of Yue Fei. Xu Shuzheng has been deeply influenced by Confucianism since childhood, and is smart and clever, the township contended that he was "seven years old can poetry", known as a prodigy, thirteen years old in the examination to show talent, four years later with the first place in the annual examination first place in the first place to make up for the student. In 1897, Xu Shuzheng went to the provincial capital Jiangning (now Nanjing) to participate in the township examination and unfortunately failed. At this time, the Qing Dynasty was defeated in the First Sino-Japanese War, and the great powers set off a frenzy to carve up China, and many people embarked on the road of throwing pen to paper. Xu Shuzheng gave up the imperial examination after his name fell to Sun Shan, believing that "Confucianism should be based on practical use when studying." Frequent years of government and politics, the loss of teachers and land, for the country is a great humiliation. Explain but not picture, although what is the benefit of Hao's head? β
In 1905, Xu Shuzheng, with the support of Duan Qirui, went east to Japan to study military affairs. He first learned the basics at the Zhenwu School, and three years later entered the Infantry Section of the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School. And this year, Xu Shuzheng just graduated and returned to China, and went to Yuan Shikai's mansion with Duan Qirui to attend a private meeting.
The young and vigorous Xu Shuzheng has proud capital, and he dares to talk about knowledge and qualifications, which are not comparable to Wang Yongan, not to mention that Xu Shuzheng has always looked down on people who rely on their children to climb relatives, so Xu Shuzheng did not say a word except for saying "Congratulations to the groom" to Wang Yongan. Obviously, he even looked down on Yuan Naikuan, let alone Wang Yongan.
Wang Yongan was bored with himself, arched his hand stupidly, and continued to walk forward with Yuan Naikuan, although it was a new aunt, but after all, the Yuan family had a big business, and Wang Yongan's daughter-in-law also had to wait, and he waited for three days in a row, and after three days, he really saw Yuan Nianzhen, the sixth lady covered with a red turban, and was carried into the sedan chair.
"Send the girl!" Zhike shouted.
Suddenly, the daughters-in-law and wives of the Yuan Mansion cried, and the saddest was the third wife, the Jin family, whose daughter was married far away, which was really reluctant for the mother, but she had to be sent out. Although the Jin family gave birth to children to Yuan Shikai, he has been bullied by his aunt in the Yuan Mansion, and even broke his leg by his aunt Shen. Jin did not tell his daughter until he died that the reason for his lame leg was that he was bullied by his aunt, which shows that Jin was not favored in Yuan's mansion. The husband was not full, the daughter was married far away, and the Kim family fell ill all of a sudden, if it weren't for the big joy, the Kim family might really fall on the bed.
It is said that the six girls of Yuan Mansion can marry the fourth prince of Yangzhou, and they have not wronged her, Yuan Nianzhen has been weak and sick since she was a child, and because she doesn't like to wrap her feet without ordinary women's small feet, someone in the house secretly calls her Yuan Dajiao. Although Yuan Nianzhen's figure is delicate and petite, and her feet are not big, in this era when women are required to wrap their feet, it hurts her a lot if someone doesn't care about a woman's natural feet. Besides, now that the sixth girl has tuberculosis again, and the fourth prince of the king is so undisgusted, what opinions can the Yuan family have, it is too late to be happy one by one.
Wang Yongan rode a tall horse, followed by a sedan chair, behind was a team of soldiers on horseback to protect, and behind the horse team were the bridal maids and the old mothers. In addition to the 70 soldiers of the 24th Mixed Brigade with Gong Wuyuan, there are also more than 70 guards led by Yuan Shikai's henchman Lu Jianzhang, as well as coachmen and maids, etc., and there are as many as 200 people in the family sending team.