In ancient times, the name of an adult man was generally composed of three parts, surname, first name, character, and, of course, some learned, but also numbered. For example, Zhuge Liang, surnamed Zhuge , name Liang, word Kongming, number Wolong. The characters in the name are used to address outsiders, and calling each other a character or number is a form of respect. Generally, it is taken after Chengren.

Zuo Gui heard Zuo Shaoyang ask about this matter, and said with a wry smile: "Alas, this matter is to blame for my father, the pharmacy has been sluggish all these years, and my father has not taken care of this, okay, since you mentioned it today, then I will give you a word." ”

Zuo Shaoyang hurriedly said: "I thought of a word, I don't know if I can use it?" ”

"Tell me about it?"

"The 'Shaoyang' of the Shaoyang Sutra!"

"Shaoyang? Well, Shaoyang is away from the surface of the sun, and it has not entered the sun, between half the surface and half the mile, with this as the word, it is also in line with the mean, and it is not humble or arrogant. Okay, just use this to make your words! ”

Zuo Shaoyang was overjoyed, he introduced this topic, just to want his name to be used in ancient times, when he heard that his father agreed, he was very happy, raised his glass and said: "Thank you, father!" I toast my father! ”

"Good!" Zuo Gui smiled and raised his glass.

Zuo Shaoyang poured wine for Zuo Gui, and then asked about the topic just now: "Dad, are your grandparents still there?" ”

"All of them are dead, the soldiers and bandits shed blood to wash the village, the whole village has been killed, and my father happened to go out to buy medicinal herbs at that time, and he escaped by luck, - hey, I told you all this before, can't you remember?"

Regarding the matter of grandpa, my sister Fennel did not tell Zuo Shaoyang, and young people in modern society rarely ask about grandpa's generation, so Zuo Shaoyang asked casually. Seeing that Zuogui's father looked at him strangely, he was a little weak-hearted, and said: "I ......, I can't remember a lot of things after I fell off the cliff last time and hit my brain." ”

Liang and Zuo Gui glanced at each other, both with a worried face.

Liang said to Zuo Gui: "Why don't you find a daughter-in-law for Zhong'er to start a family?" Maybe if you become a parent, you will be happy, and the child's illness will be cured. ”

"Starting a family?" Zuo Gui sighed lightly and said, "The family is surrounded by walls, where did the money come from to say that the matchmaker begged for marriage?" ”

Liang said: "I heard Hou Pu say that at the beginning of the year, the court said that the man is twenty, the woman is fifteen, and those who have not yet married, and the family is poor and has no money to marry on their own, the government will arrange to marry." Why don't you go to the yamen and register your child with one? It's just that this is a marriage match organized by the government, and it doesn't matter if it is a door-like match, whoever is drawn is whoever it is, in case you find someone who is more miserable and poorer than our family, it will hurt Zhong'er. ”

Tang Taizong Li Shimin forced his father Li Yuan to abdicate, after becoming the emperor, seeing the war every year, the population of the country has plummeted, the labor force is extremely scarce, the people are very poor, many poor families are unable to marry wives and daughters, and there are more women than men, and many school-age women cannot find their in-laws because of their poverty. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty issued an edict to the world, and the government came forward to arrange the matching of adult men and women from these families who had no money to marry, and the government yamen paid for the marriage of the two parties according to the "six rites" of the simplified procedure. In terms of procedure, the government first hopes that the government will pay to help the married family register with the yamen, and after accumulating a certain number of people, the government will draw lots to match, and then hold a marriage ceremony similar to a modern group wedding. Li Shimin's marriage match by the imperial court is also a good story in Chinese history, which solved the problem of labor shortage at that time to a certain extent.

Zuo Gui said with a straight face: "What idea do you have in mind?" Can our family go to the yamen to register and draw lots to find a daughter-in-law?

Liang sneered: "That's ......, that's better than nothing." ”

"What not? In the future, it will be good, and Zheng'er will ask the media to find Zhong'er a good person, kind and virtuous, which is decent. - Remember, our Zuo family is a scholarly family and an official family! This marriage must not be sloppy! Otherwise, how will the husband go to meet the ancestors and ancestors under the nine springs in the future? ”

Zuo Shaoyang said boldly: "Dad, I'll find my marriage by myself, okay?" ”

"What?" Zuo Gui and Liang stared at him together, but this time they were surprisingly consistent, and said categorically: "No!" ”

"Why?"

"Why do you say?" Zuo Gui raised the chopsticks in his hand and made a gesture to knock Zuo Shaoyang's head, "Just because I'm your father!" The order of your parents, the words of the matchmaker, this is still used to teach you for your father? ”

Zuo Shaoyang didn't back down, lowered his head and said, "I don't care, anyway, I want to find it myself." Find my favorite! Otherwise, I don't want to! ”

"What do you like?" Zuo Gui was really angry, and his chopsticks were raised higher, "If you like a person who chops wood and picks up dung, or even a lowly maid in a green building, do you want to be a daughter-in-law?" ”

"What's wrong with chopping wood? Isn't chopping wood also labor to support oneself? ”

"You rebel! cough cough cough cough ......" Zuo Gui was angry and coughed violently. Liang hurriedly came over to help him beat his back, glared at Zuo Shaoyang and said, "Don't say it!" Do you still make your father angry during the Chinese New Year? ”

Zuo Shaoyang didn't say anything, and made up his mind in his heart that he would never come to be a victim of the feudal marriage system.

Liang looked at the stubborn look on his son's face, and said again: "You kid, how do you know that the family affairs that your father told you about the media are not good?" Your father is not a person who covets glory, so he will naturally choose a satisfactory daughter-in-law for you! ”

Zuo Shaoyang thought about it, what his mother said was also reasonable, many marriages in modern society were also introduced by others, and then the two got along and talked about it. He regarded his parents' matchmaking as a matchmaker, and he decided to see each other again, so he raised his head and said, "Then ......, after confirming the family, can you let me meet with the girl first and talk?" I'll see, I'll decide. ”

Listening to his son's childish words, Zuo Gui laughed, thinking about what his son said before, it was probably the result of a broken head, so he threw the chopsticks on the table and sighed: "Zhong'er, what your mother said is right, you are the only seedling of our Zuo family, and the inheritance of incense depends on you." This daughter-in-law must definitely find someone who is satisfied, this satisfaction is not only said to her parents, but also to you, and you are also satisfied, and your father will trust the media. The person who is going to ask for marriage can tell you, but the girl is afraid that she will not meet you. ”

Zuo Shaoyang also thought of this, and said: "You don't have to worry about this, you just need to tell me about the girl's situation, and I will inquire myself." ”

"Don't mess around! Our family is the ...... of scholars."

"The official family!" Zuo Shaoyang smiled and said, "I know!" It will definitely not disgrace you, disgrace your ancestors! ――By the way, if it's the girl I like, can you help me tell the media? ”

Zuo Gui turned his face and said, "You can't take a fancy to it, you have to take a fancy to me and your mother!" ”

"That's it, I've taken a fancy to tell you, if you also like it, help me ask the matchmaker to say goodbye, okay?"

"Well...... "In ancient times, after the parents confirmed the marriage, they directly asked the media to say that they would get married. Enlightened people will let their children look at each other by themselves, but it is rare for the children to look at each other, and then the parents to look at each other and say goodbye, so Zuo Gui's mind can't turn for a while.

At this point, Liang's reaction was faster than Zuo Gui, and she felt sorry for her son, so she said: "Anyway, your father has to agree, if your father has seen it and thinks it's okay, you might as well ask the media to talk about it." Right? Lord"

Previously, Zuo Shaoyang's couplet reacted quickly, and he came up with three couplets, especially the last pair, which won Zuo Gui's heart, and he learned that his son met a stranger to teach medical skills, and he had cured several difficult cases in a row, so his view of his son has changed a lot, and he is more determined to find a good daughter-in-law for his son. Only if the father thinks it is okay, then it will do, and nothing else will be counted! ”

Zuo Shaoyang listened to Zuo Gui's father's words, although he said it very strongly, it seemed that he was adhering to the ancient precept of his parents' orders, but in the end, he was not forbidden to find it himself, which was enough. That's what he wants. As for whether Daddy will agree after finding it, that's another story. He nodded and said, "Oh, I see." ”

After hearing that the two of them reached an agreement, Liang was relieved and said with a smile: "Okay, hurry up and eat wine and dinner, patronize and talk about the daughter-in-law, the dishes are cold, I will give you hot water!" ”