Chapter 266: Confession
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"This" Wei Che showed a look of embarrassment, and a trace of unspeakable shame, he and his sister were unable to marry because of poverty, how could this be opened?
Miss Chen's beautiful eyes also flashed with a touch of consternation, and she couldn't help but look at Wei Shuang, but Wei Shuang struggled slightly, then raised his head, gritted his teeth and said: "I'm not afraid of General Wei's jokes, today's Hedong Wei clan is no longer more prominent than a hundred years ago."
Since the ancestor Wei Shubao (Wei Jue) crossed to the south, no one in the clan has come out, and the family has declined from generation to generation, and it has been passed on to his father's generation, and he can only barely maintain his livelihood, hehe~~ Where does the spare power come from to manipulate marriage? Not to mention that the concubine is not married, even the elder brother has not been married so far, but he only reluctantly accepted a concubine to maintain the clan bloodline, although my Wei family is a scholar, but the situation is not even a slightly better lover, and the scholar has become a burden. ”
Wei Che's face suddenly turned red, and he couldn't wait to dig a hole in the ground, Wei Shuang also exuded a sense of self-pity and self-pity, and looked at the woman holding the child who passed by, and couldn't take his eyes back for a long time.
Wei Feng was taken aback, although he guessed that Wei's situation must not be good, but he never expected that he would be so poor that he could not afford to manage the marriage.
Due to the heavy taxation and long-term turmoil, the common people were in danger, so the succession of the family became the first priority, as long as both men and women felt that it was appropriate, not to mention the six rites, even the most basic dowry was rarely done. Generally, the two families get together to have a sumptuous meal with meat and rice, and worship the parents of both sides during the banquet, which is considered to be the completion of the marriage ceremony, although the court has repeatedly forbade it, but it is forbidden endlessly, and finally has to turn a blind eye, no way, the majority of middle and lower class people can maintain the most basic food and clothing is considered to be a family way, how can there be extra money to organize a wedding that meets the standards of the scholar class?
And when a scholar marries, he must follow the six rites. None of the six steps of Nacai, asking for names, Najib, recruiting, inviting dates, and greeting in person are indispensable. In terms of the full value of five baht, the bride price of the male members of the public secretary and dignitaries alone is between hundreds of thousands and more than one million yuan, and the dowry cost of the female members is generally two or three hundred thousand yuan, and occasionally the dowry is more than one million yuan.
The bride price of the middle and lower class scholars was about 20,000 to 100,000 yuan. The cost of the dowry is about 20,000 yuan. Li Lin in order to support Wang Man's half-sister Wang Xin as his sister-in-law. gave Wei Feng 100,000 yuan, 10 catties of gold and 50 pieces of silk as a dowry, which far exceeded the wedding expenses of the small and medium-sized portals, and was more as compensation. Obviously, with Wei's tight days, he couldn't afford such a high cost of marriage!
Wei Feng finally understood why Wei Shuang was still in the boudoir at the age of twenty-four, it was not etiquette to not be able to pay a dowry, and he could only stay in the boudoir if he was not in accordance with etiquette, and he couldn't help but be secretly happy in his heart, he couldn't bear to let such a delicate beauty suffer too poorly, if he wanted to talk about money, what he had was that he had been robbing everywhere all these years and had already made a fortune!
Of course, he can't show any schadenfreude on the bright side, Wei Feng sighed, and solemnly arched his hand: "Brother Wei, the lady of the Wei family, people can't be unlucky all their lives, there is always a time when Ji Tai comes, with Brother Wei's talent, it's nothing more than a lack of opportunity, he will have a chance to come, and the family will definitely prosper!" ”
"General Towei's good words!" Wei Shuangying gave a salute.
Wei Che also smiled bitterly: "Brother Fool is also looking forward to this day, forget it, don't talk about it, but General Wei, you just mentioned that you are from our brother and sister, I don't know which branch General Wei comes from?" Who were the fathers and ancestors, and where did they come from? ”
Wei Feng's heart was coming, and he immediately said: "Wei is also from the Wei family in Hedong, his father Wei Jing, his uncle Wei Yu, and his father ran away from home for some reason when he was young."
Wei Feng told the life experience that made Miss Chen's ears calloused, and what he said was the same as the truth, the brother and sister secretly exchanged a knowing look, and they could finally be sure that Wei Feng did have the desire to kiss his own family, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Wei Che immediately showed an expression of surprise and joy, and then said: "Brother Fool once heard my father mention it once in his early years, he had a brother who was abducted shortly after birth, so far there has been no news, I didn't expect that after a few years, the news of my uncle came, I wondered, why did I see General Wei so familiar, it turned out to be my own brother!" ”
As soon as these words came out, Wei Shuang's complexion, which had gradually recovered, turned crimson again, and he couldn't help but secretly scold in his heart, his father is the only son in the family, where did he come from? Father Wei Jing, uncle Wei Yu! General Wei needs to be listed as a sergeant, and it's okay to make up a life experience, but brother, he doesn't blush when he lies!
Miss Chen also secretly couldn't bear it, the two big men opened their eyes and said nonsense, and you came and went with a smile on her face, she had a feeling that she couldn't bear to witness, but more importantly, she was happy for Wei Feng, although it was not as simple as climbing a kiss with Weiyu, there would be twists and turns in the future, but climbing a kiss is a prerequisite, if you can't even take the first step, how can you talk about joining a scholar?
Miss Chen couldn't help but throw an encouraging look to Wei Feng, Wei Feng smiled slightly, and bowed to Wei Yu to the end: "My father has been away from home for decades, and finally buried his bones in a foreign country, if I know that Wei has a reunion with my brother, I will also smile under Jiuquan, it seems that there is a master in the underworld, from the brother above, please accept the brother's worship!" ”
Climbing relatives just take what they need, how dare Wei Che accept such a big gift from Wei Feng, he hurriedly flashed sideways, and said humbly: "Why should your own family be polite? General Wei, please get up! ”
Wei Feng was just doing it, so he got up according to his words, and Wei Che asked again: "General Wei, the reunion of you and my brother is a great joy, why don't you go home with my foolish brother and explain to my father that my father will be very pleased, and after worshipping the ancestors and ancestors of the clan, I will enter you into my Wei clan genealogy in time, how about it?" ”
"This" Wei Feng frowned and hesitated: "My father just dictated before leaving, and did not leave any evidence, so I didn't dare to come to the door without evidence, which is why Wei did not go to the house to visit his uncle." ”
"That's just as well!" Wei Che looked at Wei Feng, and after a while, he waved his hand disapplausively: "General Wei has beautiful eyebrows and a handsome face, and when he sees it, he is my Wei family's person, how can my father not recognize it?" My Hedong Wei's appearance is the best disc score! ”
Wei Che's words are quite complacent, during the Wei and Jin dynasties, both men and women paid attention to appearance, and Hedong Wei's family was praised by Emperor Wu, which is synonymous with dignified appearance!
As soon as Wei Feng was about to respond, Miss Chen hurriedly reminded: "It's always inappropriate to come to the door empty-handed, you have to prepare first, and it's okay to visit your uncle early tomorrow." ”
"Hehe~~" Wei Feng smiled awkwardly: "Brother Cong, how about tomorrow?" While it's still early today, it's better to go to Wei's mansion! ”
Wei Che once again showed a look of embarrassment, in fact, he really wanted to go to Wei Feng's house to see what Wei Feng's bottom was, however, the ancients paid attention to humility, and they would go as soon as they were invited, which would inevitably give people a feeling of boredom, he wanted to use Wei Feng to take the position, and he was even more vague in this convenience, so he set his eyes on Wei Shuang, hoping that his sister could help with the two sentences. (To be continued......)