vs 285 Conversation between the man's messenger and the woman's father

Postscript: The matters concerning the funeral are held in the morning and at dusk, and they must be ordered in the temple of the father, and then they must be acted, without polite words such as "not generous coins" and "insulting the house". Live geese should be used for gifts, and silk and deerskin must have been processed and can be used directly to make clothing. The meat of the bacon must be fresh, and the fish must be crucian carp with intact bodies.

For a woman who has agreed to marry, a ceremony is held for her to indicate that she has reached adulthood, and the character is given to her. Both the monarch and the women of the same clan within the ancestors of the ancestors had to receive three months of pre-marital education in the king's palace. If the Gaozu Temple has been demolished, receive pre-marital education in the house of the Great Sect.

Name Asking: After the host takes the goose, he returns to the top of the east staircase and tells the guest the woman's name facing west.

After that, the guests walked down the hall.

The method of offering with sweet wine is: scooping sweet wine with a small spoon and sacrificing with sweet wine once; For the second time of the sake, the spoon is used again to scoop the sake, and after the sacrifice is completed, the spoon is still inserted into the sake vessel, and this is repeated three times. The guest takes the jerky in his right hand and holds it with his left hand at the same time, and then returns with the jerky to the host.

When the skin is collected, the bearer folds the deerskin, has the skin tattooed inside, and holds the four feet in both hands at the same time, with the head to the left. The two leather-bearers followed each other and took the west as the first place, and stood at the southern third of the courtyard. When the guest speaks, the person holding the skin releases the outer legs of the deerskin so that the skin is open and the fur is exposed. When the master accepted the gift, the subordinate officials who had been ordered to accept the skin came out from the east behind the bearer, took the buckhide to the left of the bearer, sat down, folded the buckskin again, and then retreated to the east wall in the order from back to front.

The bride's father set up a feast and entertained his daughter with sweet wine, waiting for the new son-in-law who came to welcome him. The mother's place was in the hall outside the room, facing south. The bride entered the house on the left side of the mother, and the father admonished the daughter facing west, and gave her clothes and hairpins to rely on, so that she should not forget the words of the admonition. The mother taught her daughter at the top of the western staircase and did not go down the hall.

The bride stepped on the desk and got into the car, and the two attendants worked opposite each other and were responsible for stabilizing the desk.

When the bride enters the dormitory, the bride removes the towel from the wine bottle, takes some water with a spoon, pours it into the wine bottle three times, splashes the remaining water between the two steps below the hall, and places the spoon on the wine bottle.

The round bamboo vessel is covered with a black flaming red scarf and placed on the bridge. After the father-in-law finished bowing, the subordinate officials removed the round bamboo utensils. Before the bride's feast is set, the banquet and dishes are arranged in the room. When the in-laws entertain the bride, the mother-in-law will personally bring the dishes in front of the bride's table. The washware used by the bride is set up in the north hall, opposite the east and west corners of the chamber; The bamboo utensils are placed on the east side of the washware, and the bride washes her hands and face facing north.

When the bride pours wine to her father-in-law, she changes the wine vessel and recommends the dishes herself. The father-in-law wanted to clean the wine vessel for the bride, but the bride did not dare to stand on an equal footing with the father-in-law, so she excused herself and thanked her father-in-law. After the father-in-law walked down the hall, the bride needed to retreat into the room, not daring to have an equal status with the father-in-law, and asked to thank the father-in-law for cleaning the wine for herself. During the course of the food and drink, it is advisable for the bride not to leave the hall.

Three months after the wedding, the bride can participate in the sacrifice when she encounters a sacrifice.

Send for the bride of a concubine to reward her with wine. The bride of the concubine does not give food to her in-laws.

When the ceremony was performed, the man's envoy said: Your husband gave his daughter the wife of so-and-so, and Mr. so-and-so ordered to come down and ask your husband to smile and accept the bride price according to the etiquette of the ancestors. The critic replied: The daughter of so-and-so is stupid by nature and has not been well educated; But Mr. has a life, and he dare not refuse. The messenger said: Take the liberty of offering the gift.

When asking for the name, the messenger said, "Since I have accepted the order of the gentleman, I will go back and ask the gods, and I will take the liberty to ask the name of the lady." The woman's father replied: Mr. has a life, and he regards the as a candidate, so he doesn't dare to refuse.

When the host entertained the guests with sweet wine, he said: Mr. has something to do at so-and-so's house, and so-and-so will set up a table to reward Mr. and his party in accordance with the etiquette of the ancestors. The messenger replied, "Now that you have done your business, you will take your leave." The host said: I will follow the etiquette of the ancestors, and I take the liberty to invite the gentleman to the table again. The messenger replied: "I have not been allowed to excuse myself, and I dare not disobey him."

When Najib was in power, the messenger said, "According to the order of the master, so-and-so carried out a divination, and the result of the divination was auspicious, so he sent a subordinate to inform the gentleman." The woman's father said, "There is no way to teach a woman under him, but he is afraid that he is not worthy; Sir's auspiciousness, I also have an honor, so I dare not refuse.

And it came to pass, that the messenger said to the woman's father, "Sir, give her a good wife; In accordance with the etiquette of the ancestors, a certain person sent under the deer skin 2 pieces and 5 silk horses as a gift for the family, please smile. After the envoy made a speech, he said: "Take the liberty of offering the gift of marriage." The master replied, "Sir obeys the common law of his ancestors, and gives him a great gift; I didn't dare to shirk or disobey orders.

At the time of the invitation, the messenger said to the woman's father, "The gentleman has given me a command before, and I have obeyed him many times; It's just that there will inevitably be unforeseen events in the three generations, which will affect the marriage date, so I sent me to ask my husband to determine the auspicious date for marriage as soon as possible. The woman's father replied, "Since I have obeyed your husband's will before the next time, I will obey this time." The messenger said, "I will ask Mr. to make a decision." The girl's father replied, "I will obey only my orders." The messenger said: "So-and-so sent down to ask the gentleman to decide on an auspicious day, but the gentleman refused to do so, and he did not dare not tell him the date of the marriage. The messenger would tell the woman's father the date of the marriage, and the woman's father would reply, "I dare not wait in Xia'an."