Coming out of Zhang Shigui's house, Shi Lei felt that he had gone to a big part of his heart. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Before, after getting drunk, he threw many generals on the roof, and he almost threw Li Er on it, and it finally came to an end for the time being.

Taking this opportunity, I also tested each family by the way, what kind of attitude they have towards themselves, and the warmth and coldness of the people in them are still worth pondering.

But in general, with the strength shown by Shi Lei, these generals are more optimistic about his future. Not to mention anything else, Shi Lei still has the potential to be a top general, what they fancy is his potential, and at this time, taking the opportunity to form a good fate is not a bad thing.

What's more, Li Er's evaluation of Shi Lei has also come out, and Shi Lei has become a hot future star.

Although judging from the level he embodies, the possibility of becoming a handsome talent is not very large, but it does not prevent everyone from betting more goodwill.

As a result, the number of people who replied that they wanted to attend Shi Lei's wedding increased significantly, even exceeding the most optimistic expectations at the beginning.

Fortunately, the materials prepared on the Zhuangzi are sufficient, and the scale is enough to double the scale, and it is not a problem to entertain more guests.

In the days when Shi Lei was busy, Zhuangzi was not idle at all, in addition to being busy putting on lights and preparing all kinds of things, the most important thing is, of course, to carry out the procedures of the six ceremonies.

Especially the first four ceremonies, which are basically engagement matters, must be done before the wedding.

Zhou's "Book of Rites: Duyi" stipulates six rites, namely: Nacai, asking for names, Naji, Naji, Nazheng, inviting dates, and greeting in person.

Since then, successive dynasties have generally followed this ritual system, including Qilu Province, where Shi Lei is located in later generations, and basically continued this process.

The first is Nacai. If the man wants the woman to marry, he must ask the matchmaker to propose to the woman, and after receiving the consent, he will officially accept the "gift of choice" to the woman's family.

That is, as the saying goes, the life of parents, the words of matchmaking. As the name suggests, matchmaker refers to a person who conspires with two surnames; Concubine refers to a person who considers the second surname.

The matchmaker came out to mix, in fact, according to the ancient rules, there must be a guy in his hands.

One is an axe, and the other is a scale.

There is an axe derived from the verse in the "Book of Songs, Feng Feng, Vake": Vake Vake, the axe is not restrained. How about taking a wife? Bandits are not allowed.

There are scales, and the emphasis is on the right door.

In the huge Chang'an City, there is naturally no shortage of professional matchmakers to take on such work, and those who can do this work for the nobles must be the top ones.

Although Shi Lei has already visited his father-in-law, Cheng Biting Jin, the matter has been decided, but this etiquette must be indispensable.

No matter how particular Cheng Yanjin is, he will not make a mistake in such a big thing.

Shi Lei wants to give Cheng Chuyue an unforgettable wedding, and there must be no flaws in such a thing.

And the most important part of Nacai is the laying of geese.

In a marriage that is carried out according to the six rites, except for the levy (lower hiring), the other five rites require the man's messenger to give the goose as a gift to the woman's family.

Because geese are migratory birds, they migrate north and south with climate change, and have a fixed mate, one dies, and the other no longer chooses a mate.

The ancients believed that the wild goose from the south to the north was in line with yin and yang, the spouse was fixed and in line with the righteous ceremony, and the marriage was based on the wild goose, which symbolized the harmony of yin and yang, and also symbolized the loyalty and single-mindedness of the bride.

It must be a live goose, and it must be released afterwards, otherwise it will be unlucky.

Since this wild goose is so important, Shi Lei didn't plan to replace it with a goose or pheasant, so he naturally had to prepare early.

In fact, geese are wild geese, and they are also the ancestors of all domestic geese, and the difference between them is really not big.

It's just that Shi Lei didn't try his best to be perfect, so he had to catch those wild goods flying in the sky to show his sincerity.

Fortunately, there are Huangtian and their group of rock eagles, as well as the more numerous golden eagles that Shi Lei bought from the plateau later, and a flock of geese around Yazhou, which was almost wiped out by this group of air overlords.

Didn't Shi Lei think about raising a few more and keep them in reserve first. There is the rest, whether it is killed and eaten, or released in a piece, there is confidence.

And in order to prevent them from becoming like domestic geese, fat and almost unable to fly, Shi Lei also transformed the strongest ones.

Ensure that these guys will not drop the chain at a critical moment, let alone show Shi Lei their braids.

As long as you send this live wild goose to Cheng's house, this sincerity will be enough.

Now that it's cold in the north, there are basically no geese in sight, and there are unlucky people who are also left behind.

At this time, there are live geese, and everyone understands that this is Shi Lei's attention.

After Nacai, the next step is to ask for names. The man sent a matchmaker to the woman's house to ask for the woman's name and birthday. After retrieving the Geng sticker, Bu Ji is eight characters.

Bu Ji is fierce, and there is a lot of flower work in Geng stickers. For example, the zodiac is particular, taboo is a tiger, a sheep, this is all talked about.

Of course, the road is one foot high, and the magic is one foot high. At that time, there was no identification system, and it was common for the woman to ask the warlock to change the post in advance.

However, this trip has been said to bite the gold, and no fortune teller dares to say that his daughter is not suitable. Anyway, everything on both sides is good, an absolute match made in heaven.

The two sides have combined the eight characters and think it is okay, then move on to the next link: Najib.

After the man asks for the name and joins the eight characters, he notifies the woman of the auspicious sign of the marriage, and gives a gift to express the etiquette of the engagement.

It is also necessary to perform a memorial ceremony, which is also an official marriage letter, and there is a whole set of procedures such as signing.

Putting it in the afterlife is probably a registration and a pre-marital property justice procedure.

Then there is the last step of the engagement, the fourth ceremony of Najib, also called Nazheng, in layman's terms, is the next dowry.

Because this procedure is different from the times, the requirements must be different, and there will be one in a million in the future generations, one in a million.

The main thing is to look at the man's financial resources, if there is more, it doesn't matter if there is less, as long as the woman's parents don't say anything, outsiders will discuss it at most.

In fact, the key is to look at the woman's opinion, and in the future, after all, it will be a small couple.

The new daughter-in-law doesn't mind, it's easy to say anything. But if she is obsessed with this matter, she will let the future generations quarrel and be rude about this matter, and even divorce will not be less.

So after Shi Lei came down with a rare relaxation, on the way back, while riding leisurely on the horse, he was thinking about how much dowry was appropriate.

Although Cheng Yanjin said that if he sent some casually, he could carry his daughter home, but Shi Lei couldn't really come according to the minimum standard.

Shi Lei wants to let Cheng Chuyue get married, but in Chang'an City, where the nobles gather, if Shi Lei makes a big sensation, maybe he will offend a lot of people, and there is a problem here. What Shi Lei is struggling with is these things.

As for what he could give, and what he couldn't enjoy as a marquis, just ask the chamberlains who were familiar enough with etiquette.

Shi Lei has a rough number of things to send, mainly because there are only so many things he can get at hand, and in the end, he didn't choose within this range.

Referring to the opinions of the chamberlain, it is enough to eliminate the inappropriate.

It's just a specific style, Shi Lei has a headache when he thinks about it, like what kind of headdress to look like, which jade ornaments to choose, let him worry about these with a difficult choice, it's really too difficult for him, just throw it aside first.

Shi Lei's mount, with Li Mu to help lead, after relaxing, Shi Lei leisurely, looking at the scene along the road in Chang'an City.

He has been doing too much lately, and the place is too big, and he hasn't visited it properly, so he is still full of curiosity about this super city.

"You pickled goods, and you are here to cheat my family's wine to eat, pay first."

A burst of pushing and sarcasm attracted Shi Lei's attention.

Shi Lei turned his head to look and found a man in cloth in his thirties, who was holding a huge wine jar alone, drinking himself.

It's just that there is not even a single dish on the table except for a wine bowl, and this person is clearly drinking dry.

From the attitude of this shop, it is not difficult to see that this scribe with an extraordinary temperament should be shy in his pocket.

"Go and ask what's going on." Shi Lei opened his mouth over there, and naturally there were clever subordinates to ask the reason for the matter.

The story is very simple, not much different from what Shi Lei expected, this guy doesn't have a lot of money, and he drinks a lot of wine every day, and he owes the store some money from time to time, so he is naturally not very welcome.

However, the name of this guest aroused Shi Lei's interest.

Because his name is Ma Zhou, he has the same name as the future Tang Cheng.

And Shi Lei vaguely remembered that Prime Minister Ma Zhou also experienced this kind of day back then.

Shi Lei, who was aroused by his curiosity, handed over the horses to Li Mu to take care of, and walked alone towards the drinking guests. (To be continued.) )