440 Wedding Nights
Xiao Nan's marriage is extremely grand, and all the towns and villages know about this marriage. On the day of marriage, there was a big feast, and a special flowing water feast was set up on the street outside the door, and even the beggars could receive meat steamed buns with red dots, and almost all the village sages and dignitaries of the nearby small towns came to celebrate.
This is all because the mayor of the town is really a person who likes to put on music and have a good face, and his son-in-law is Baylor, he feels that his face is very bright, and his daughter can be regarded as marrying into the royal family.
Of course, most of the money was made by Xiao Nan.
The box of gold bricks that Xiao Nan sent as a dowry gift was actually made of mud bricks by Xiao Nan.
The mayor really couldn't wait for a moment, and decided to let his daughter marry a few days after proposing. In fact, the so-called Xiaocheng can only be regarded as the largest town in the vicinity of ten miles and eight townships at this time.
Even if the wedding was so vigorous, Xiao Nan himself barely showed up, and his inconvenience was the best reason for him to avoid the noise.
Wanyue sent someone to investigate the Xiao family, the Xiao family is really a dilapidated family, the former eldest man is just a teenager at this time, just like the young Yao Dashuai, he is a gangster, and he has a lot of means, he is already a little bully on the street at a young age, stealing chickens and dogs, and doing a lot of bad things. Therefore, people give the nickname Xiao Ming.
But his family doted on him very much, blindly connived, and never taught. It can be said that the big man at this stage is just a little thief, and it is not much of a harm.
This time, Xiao Mansion held a happy event, but there was a shortage of manpower, and he called someone from his family to come over to help, and Xiao Chao also followed his sister over to rub some help fees.
Xiao Chao has only one sister, named Xiao Lan, who is the real eldest aunt, and there are several other brothers. Now that Xiao Nan has just settled down in the town, there is a shortage of people in the house, and this big wedding is also an opportunity to recruit people, many families are crowding their heads and want to send their daughters in as maids, and the Xiao family is no exception.
That Xiao Lan was quite eye-catching, and without waiting for Xiao Nan to summon her, she came up with an idea by herself, replaced the personal maid who took care of Xiao Nan, and brought a basin of water to change the water.
As soon as she came in, Xiao Nan immediately noticed her, because Xiao Lan and the eldest master, no, or she looked a little similar to the young lady and young master of the Xiao family later, her appearance was outstanding, and she was extremely beautiful, even if she was wearing plain clothes, she couldn't hide her beauty. Compared with the so-called beauties in later generations who need heavy makeup and P-picture plastic surgery to barely see people, Xiao Lan can simply select the goddess of the entertainment industry.
Xiao Nan secretly looked at Xiao Lan, the real aunt, it seems that she has done her best to dress up carefully in order to see herself, and Xiao Lan is also secretly observing Xiao Nan. Xiao Nan is gentle, delicate, and elegant, no matter what time and space he is, the ordinary people around him like him very much.
Xiao Lan only glanced at it, and felt a girl's heart pounding. She is only sixteen years old at this time, even if Xiao Nan's legs are crippled, his appearance, his temperament, and his identity are enough to make her fall in love.
"Back to Lord Belle," after Xiao Lan put down the basin, he knelt down and saluted: "The little one is called Xiao Lan, it turns out that the sister who worked in your house has something to do today, so she sent me to replace her." ”
She hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Lord Belle, actually, that ......"
"Well, you are very smart and clever, stay in the house in the future, I will ask the housekeeper to take you to get a servant paperwork, so that you can receive monthly income here."
Hearing Xiao Nan say what was in her heart so thoroughly, Xiao Lan hurriedly kowtowed and thanked her. Compared with the Republic of China era thirty years later, it was still the late Qing Dynasty, and the feudal etiquette and religion were more strict, and all kinds of bad habits were heavier.
At this moment, there was a commotion outside, and it turned out that a group of mothers-in-law and attendants had come, kneeling outside and saying that the bride was going to the house soon, please Xiao Nan hurry up and dress up, don't delay the auspicious time.
Xiao Nan was wearing a satin cotton coat and robe with a mink collar, and gold wire glasses, looking very elegant, but he didn't look like a groom who was going to get married.
I saw him say unhurriedly: "How can I say that I am also a person from the Xinjueluo family, according to royal customs, there is no need to walk around the banquet like a commoner and show his face." What's more, I have limited mobility, so I can have a union with the bride in the inner hall. ”
Where did those subordinates know any royal etiquette, even if Xiao Nan was talking nonsense, they couldn't hear it, so they had to retreat one by one.
Although Xiao Nan actually only has money at this stage, the coercion of feudal etiquette and religion is like a mountain pressing these people, so that they dare not disobey.
Besides, he wouldn't really marry the daughter of the mayor's family.
According to the rules of the Qing court, the bride was sent to the new house after dark, and the lobby and courtyard in front were used to receive guests, and the entrance was a flowing water banquet with no end in sight, and the lights were bright.
At this time, Xiao Zhen has a bit of a prosperous scene in the future.
Xiao Nan sat in the new room, looking at the lacquered gold tray on the table and was silent.
Wan Yue stood behind him and said, "Thirteen Shao, how do you want to talk to that bride?" You won't really marry her? ”
"I'll try to convince her." Xiao Nan said, "It's not a good thing to marry me. ”
As she was talking, Xi Po had already helped the bride wearing a red hijab into the house, and she was still wearing an antique wedding dress, as if she had come out of Qiong Yao's costume drama.
Xiao Nan made a color, Wanyue took out some silver and handed it to a few Xi Po, sent them out, and took the door with her.
At this time, there was no electricity, and there were only a few lanterns in the house.
The bride sat on the bed, so nervous that she could hear her breathing.
Xiao Nan turned his wheelchair to the window, picked off the bride's hijab with a pick, revealing a stunning girlish face, the girl with the phoenix crown was about seventeen or eighteen years old, looking at him timidly.
"Your name is Chu E, and you are one of the most beautiful women within a hundred miles." Xiao Nan said, "Don't be afraid, I won't do anything to you." In the original timeline, she would also become one of the first few concubines of the eldest master, but the final result was only tortured to death, and only the lucky and ruthless concubines could survive in the end, such as the eldest lady.
"Lord Belle, you have won the award, I am just a grass woman......" Chu E was a little overwhelmed, after all, she was a rare lady in this town, she was very knowledgeable, and bowed her head and said: "It's about to pass the auspicious time." ”
According to the etiquette, it is a bad omen to perform the ceremony of joining the family after the auspicious time.
Xiao Nan shook his head and said, "I don't intend to ...... Wedding. I am also a new-style education, advocating the need for free love between men and women, breaking the old customs of the words of the matchmaker of parents. I think that's what you think too. ”
Chu E's eyes widened slightly, originally, her father only let her read and write so that she could marry into a noble family in the future, and even invited a more enlightened gentleman who knew how to do foreign affairs to teach her. She was indeed unwilling to accept the current status of women, but she did not dare to resist, because in this town, she had never heard of a woman who was "free love" or dared to rebel against the marriage set by her parents.
The best way out she can conceive is to be lucky enough to marry a more enlightened husband in the future, and the husband sings with the wife, I didn't expect this Baylor to dare to say it so much!
"I won't cause you trouble, and externally, I will still treat you as a lady. Because I have more important things to do, I ...... I won't touch you. I'm really sorry. Xiao Nan said.
“…… I have already married into the house, and I am the man of Lord Belle...... Marry whatever you want, and they will all listen to you. Although she didn't understand why Xiao Nan did this, she still agreed.
"I promise, I will definitely give you a happy life, but not now, but in the near future." Xiao Nan said.
He speaks softly and generously, which is very reassuring. Chu E couldn't even turn his brain, and the original questions seemed to have been temporarily forgotten in front of him.
It turned out that Wanyue had already prepared, and next door to the newcomer's cave room was Xiao Nan's bedroom, and the two didn't have to share the same bed at all.
But Xiao Nan was not in a hurry to return to his bedroom, but went on to appease Chu E and make up some reasonable reasons.
At this time, at the flowing water banquet outside the gate, not only passers-by were invited to eat and drink, but also the troupe was invited to perform in the open space of the square. This movement is really a bit big, but it also shows the financial resources of this family, which can be described as extremely ostentatious.
In this era, being able to invite a troupe to entertain the township is a major entertainment project that is tantamount to a carnival for the people of the whole town.
Xiao Nan was very popular when he put on an open-air movie thirty years later, although there was no movie at this time, the effect of singing on stage was not bad at all.
Only by making such a big scene can Xiao Nan, a person from "Baylor", be established.
And just outside the crowd of cheers under the stage, several men and women in exotic costumes stopped to watch from afar.
"Brother, the Han stuff is so fun, I want to see it too!" A young girl covered in silver ornaments spoke in her own dialect.
"The Han people are very cunning, you go and watch out. Ask Tokugi to take you there. The rest of us went get something to eat and see if Kaede had escaped here. The dark-skinned capable young man said, "You young people, don't cause trouble. ”
"Got it!" The girl answered, but her belly growled uncontrollably. And the young man who was with him also said with a scowling face: "I'm hungry too, I haven't eaten anything decent for two days, so I ...... in a hurry."