Chapter 103 Chongxi

Xiaoxiao is still waiting for Zhu Fugui to give an answer. All the riches are in a hurry. He was so red that he didn't dare to speak. Puzzled, he asked again:

"Lords, you are ......"

Zhu Fugui gritted his teeth, and finally replied in a low voice: "Please forgive Madame for being frivolous, in fact...... This 'raising a foreign house' is the meaning of the golden house! ”

Xiao Xiao suddenly realized, no wonder the proprietors are difficult to speak, this matter is an unhappy thing for the woman's family after all. However, Xiaoxiao came from the later generations, and I don't know how much I have seen this kind of thing, so I didn't feel surprised when I heard the words, and said: "I see! ”

Zhu Fugui was originally a little cramped, but Mrs. Jianyuan did not rise as he imagined and asked him to leave. I immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and I admired the small bearing in my heart. He didn't dare to dwell too much on this issue, and even quickly moved on to business:

"I don't know what Mrs. thinks about this matter"

Xiaoxiao groaned again, according to what these rich and noble said, that is to start real estate in Datang. Whew, the idea is somewhat powerful. But listen to what these rich and noble people say. It's just an idea at the moment, and it's just a matter of asking her to design it, so it's not that hard. So he asked:

"Dare to ask the proprietors, where do you plan to choose the cost of building houses in this beautiful place, where do you come from and where do you go to attract buyers to buy these houses?"

Zhu Fugui didn't expect that as soon as he put forward this idea, this Mrs. Jiang immediately thought of so much. He simply said what he thought in his heart:

"I don't dare to hide Mrs. Jiang, I only have this idea at present. When I visited your farm a few days ago, I had a plan in my heart, that is, the mountains around your farm. First, this place is close to Gyeonggi, and there is an official road leading to the county seat and Gyeonggi outside, so it is very convenient for horse-drawn carriages to come and go. Second, this place is close to Xiyue Huashan, which can be regarded as a beautiful mountain and clear water. Third, the scenery in your farm is also admired below, and I think that if those noble ladies know about this place, they will also flock to it! ”

"The cost of building a house can be negotiated between you and me. As for the customers, there is no need to worry at all, with the influence of the restaurant in Beijing, as well as some dignitaries and dignitaries who have met in the following, there are a hundred such houses, and I am afraid that they will also be sold out in a very short time! Under the worried. On the contrary, it is the problem of the title deed homestead, if there is no land deed homestead, I am afraid there will be some government troubles. ”

Xiaoxiao listened to him while analyzing the pros and cons in her heart. When he finished speaking, he almost made a decision in his heart:

"Lords, the little lady agrees with your idea. However, this matter cannot be rushed for a moment. You think this is good, please go back and plan in detail and come up with a specific charter. If it is feasible, the little woman can find a way to solve the matter of the title deed of the house. However, the little woman wants to remind the proprietors that the distance between the capital and the carriage will take two days, and this distance will not be too far."

Zhu Fugui heard her say that she could solve the trouble of the land deed house, and was immediately overjoyed: "Please rest assured, Mrs. Jiang, this foreign house is originally a secret, and the more difficult it is to be known by the wife of the family, the better." Although it is a two-day journey, for those dignitaries and wealthy businessmen, they are more at ease. ”

Xiao Xiao heard the words and nodded understandingly. But I couldn't help but sigh in my heart: These stinky men are ....... Then he thought anxiously: Will my husband also have such a house in the future......

Seeing that Xiaoxiao stopped talking, Zhu Fugui remembered that Mrs. Jiang's mother was still waiting for her on the farm. And the purpose of his coming today has been achieved, so he stood up and said goodbye with interest:

"That being the case, I will no longer delay Mrs. Jiang in the future. After Rong went back, he thought about it carefully, took out a specific charter, and then handed it to his wife. As for the farm products, according to the provisions of the contract, the supply will officially start on the first day of February next year! As he spoke, he pushed the ticket of 1,000 taels of silver over: "This is a deposit of 1,000 taels, please keep it from Mrs.!" ”。

Then he stood up, waved his hand, and left. Xiaoxiao naturally got up to send it off, and when it was delivered to the door, she turned around and came back to talk to her mother.

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In the days that followed, the little pee revolved around two things. One is the daily operation of the farm, and now the little two arms help Qing'er and Jiang Yun have temporarily put down the work of the farm and are fully preparing for the marriage, so Xiaoxiao naturally has to worry more; The second is the marriage between Qing'er and Jiang Yun. Jiang Fu is Qing'er's maiden family, and Xiaoxiao and Qing'er are actually sisters who are called master and servant, so they naturally have to do their best.

Mrs. Li couldn't help with the farm, so she took over the preparations for Qing'er's marriage. Qing'er is now temporarily separated from the farm, and only does some light things in Jiangfu every day. Because according to custom, in the days before she got married, she had to be locked up in the boudoir to be a female celebrity. The hectic but joyful days soon arrived on October 27. Seeing that there are still two days, it is a good day for Qing'er and Jiang Yun to get married.

After dinner that day. Mrs. Li and Xiaoxiao got together and carefully planned what they would do in the next two days. Mrs. Li is not familiar with Zhenlong Town, where the Jiang family is located, so the matter of sending a wedding card needs to be handled by Xiaoxiao. Xiaoxiao is naturally duty-bound, and after taking over the job, she gently pushed it to her husband.

Because Xiaoxiao insisted on asking those in the town who had come to Ai Xiaochang to help, as well as the neighbors who had come to put out the fire when the Jiang family's house caught fire before. Therefore, in the eyes of Jiang Zhixuan and Li Qin, this job is a hot potato. Because the number of wedding cards is really a lot, it was written that Li Qin and Jiang Zhixuan had back pain and hand cramps. Li Qin complained while writing: "Sister, these villagers, and there are few literate people, why bother to ask someone to shout and it will be over?"

Jiang Zhixuan had no complaints, and he was very supportive of the Jiang Mansion in handling Qing'er's marriage. First, this is a very important thing for a beloved wife; Second, it can also be happy for Jiangfu; Thirdly, it is indeed necessary to take advantage of this incident to get closer to the feelings of the neighbors, after he left his hometown to enter the palace to accompany him, with these simple neighbors to take care of, he can also rest assured.

And Li Qin's complaint touched his little heart all of a sudden, and a thought suddenly rose in his heart. However, at this time, I was busy with Qing'er's marriage, so I had to keep it in my heart first.

According to custom, Mrs. Li had already hired the cook, bridesmaids, sedan chair bearers and other handymen two or three days in advance. These people will go to Jiangfu tomorrow to start working. Kill pigs and sheep, and prepare for a feast. In addition, tomorrow morning, a pre-marriage procedure will be completed for Qing'er: open her face.

This opening of the face is a process that must be done a day or two before the girl gets married according to custom, also known as opening the face. A woman who has both children and daughters should be invited to pluck the hairs from her face by twisting two threads from each other to pluck out the hairs on her face for the woman to be married. so that on the day of the wedding, the woman's face will be radiant!

The mother and daughter discussed it and felt that nothing was missing. Only then did they bathe and change their clothes. Go back to your room and rest. Naturally, there is still a room for the little mother and daughter, and a room for Jiang Zhixuan and Li Qin. After living for such a long time, Jiang Zhixuan already had enough immunity to Li Qin's snoring. Let him shake the mountain and shake the house, the house collapses, and Jiang Zhixuan has been able to sleep calmly and wake up refreshed.

October 28.

After breakfast, there were hired workers such as cooks, bridesmaids, palanquins, etc. Fortunately, the living room and courtyard of Jiangfu are spacious enough, and after these people came, they spread out their own household items and made preliminary preparations. The two face-opening **** who were specially invited also arrived early.

It's really pitiful, the Jiang family has three rooms, needless to say on Jiang Zhixuan's side, his parents died early. And Aunt Jiang and Aunt Jiang, one gave birth to two daughters, and the other gave birth to two sons, neither of them can be regarded as having both children. Mrs. Li is the same, there is only one son under her knees, Li Qin, although she is small, but after all, she is not her own......

The beard took the brothers Yaoshan and Yaohai and led the hired workers to start arranging the venue. Every door and window is pasted with a bright red double happiness window flower; round festive lanterns, hung in front of the house and behind the house; On the plaque of the gate of Jiangfu, there is also a peony made of red silk, symbolizing auspiciousness and wealth.

In the afternoon, the Yaoshan and Yaohai brothers, with a small batch of notes, went to the farm to find Jiang Feng, the current person in charge of the farm. Two fat pigs, 30 live chickens, 200 catties of fresh fish, and 1,000 eggs were brought back by ox carts. After coming back, under the leadership of Li Qin, he went to the county seat to buy a large cart of seasonal vegetables and dry wine. By the way, Li Qin and Jiang Zhixuan's two classmates, Wu Pei and Mo Shaojie, as well as Shi Zhenxiang, the lieutenant of Huayin County, who once helped Jiang Zhixuan settle a murder turmoil......

A hired worker, led by the invited cook, dug a stove pit in the open space outside Jiangfu and propped up the desk. He set up an iron pot and boiled water, killed chickens and pigs, and put them in order for tomorrow's wedding feast.

In the evening, with the hired workers invited, there were already three tables of people in Jiangfu. Dinner was lively, and the rest of the people rested early. Xiaoxiao is still busy overnight with her beard, in fact, she is not busy, she mainly supervises these hired workers to prepare for the wedding banquet, according to the budget, the neighbors who come from ten miles and eight towns to attend the wedding banquet, plus the guests of the Jiang family, I am afraid that they will have to sit at least thirty tables or more. If they don't prepare all night, by the time of tomorrow's wedding feast, I'm afraid these guests won't have anything to eat.

Jiang Zhixuan had already fallen asleep, but it wasn't until the middle of the night that he heard the sound of his beloved wife directing the hired workers to do this and that downstairs. He got dressed and asked his beloved wife to rest in distress, and he took it himself. Xiaoxiao wanted to refuse, but thought that there would be more things to be busy tomorrow, so he nodded and agreed. Anyway, he just watched, and he didn't need to do anything, so he explained a few words and went to bathe and rest by himself.

The rooster announces the dawn, and the sky is getting brighter. This **** seems to be very short-lived for everyone, uh...... Except for the chefs who have been busy all night......

Early in the morning, there were invited neighbors who came to the door with congratulatory gifts. These are all villagers who are closer to the Jiang family, and they came over earlier, but they also have the intention of helping to do something and get started.

Everyone in Jiangfu is wearing the new brocade clothes made by the tailor some time ago. Busy greeting these enthusiastic neighbors, Li Qin dressed like a master, set up a desk behind the gate, and was specially responsible for receiving and recording the congratulatory gifts of the guests. He accepted this job very happily, and he didn't know how much benefit he would reap after a wedding banquet......

Seeing that a guest was coming, a group of musicians also began to blow and play. The atmosphere of the entire Jiang Mansion has become more lively and noisy with the gradual increase in the number of guests.

In the middle of noon, Uncle Jiang and his aunt, dressed in auspicious and festive robes, also rushed to the Jiang family's house. He rushed over from Jiang Erbo's house, saying that in this wedding, the bride is his nephew, and the girl is also his nephew and niece-in-law. However, seeing that the Jiang family had not had such a festive atmosphere for many years, he was also tired and happy. At the same time, he felt a lot of emotion, when Jiang Zhixuan and Xiaoxiao had a wedding three years ago, it was not as lively as it is today, it was simply cold............

As soon as Uncle Jiang's front foot arrived, Wu Pei, Mo Shaojie and others also came with Shi Zhenxiang. Jiang Zhixuan hurriedly went to greet him in person, although he didn't rest well last night, but today he is still full of energy, and people are in good spirits when they are happy, and they really live up to their name......

A group of guests were lively, sitting at the table drinking tea, chatting with each other about family and agricultural affairs, listening to the musicians' blowing, and soon it was noon, which was also the auspicious time to welcome relatives.

On the official road outside the Jiang family, there was a noisy sound of gongs, drums and suona. Suddenly, someone couldn't sit still and ran out of the door to see the team welcoming relatives. I saw the groom Guan Jiang Yun wearing a white silk single coat, a red nine-grade official uniform, a big red flower on his chest, and his feet on a white background and a red face, riding on a white horse, smiling, and slowly coming towards the Jiang family. Behind him is a big red sedan chair with eight lifts, behind the sedan chair, there is a team of blowing and playing to welcome relatives, and then behind, there are the guests invited by Jiang Erbo.

When they arrived at the gate of Jiangfu, the greeting procession stopped, and more than a dozen women and children ran out of it, and began to make up in a noisy. A group of guests from the Jiang Mansion followed suit, begging the groom for money. The welcoming team naturally knew such a custom, so some people took out large sums of money and threw them into the courtyard. A group of guests rushed for a while, and then those who didn't grab it continued to block the door and beg for ...... again After three times, Qing'er, who was dressed in a turquoise hairpin dress and covered with a red hijab, finally walked out of the boudoir slowly with the support of Madame Er and Mrs. Li's other maid.

As for why it is not a big red auspicious dress with a phoenix crown and a xiaxia, because the etiquette system at this time is that the groom is wearing a crimson official robe, and the bride is wearing a green hairpin robe. This is also the origin of the term "red men and green women......