Chapter 124: Dowry
After the marriage was agreed, Gu Xu prepared a gift in accordance with the rules of the Great Qi Dynasty and sent it to the mansion temporarily rented by the Shi family in the capital.
Nacai gifts often use "geese".
The ancients said: "Those who use geese as their cubs take those who follow the yin and yang." ”
After that, it's the "name ask".
After the woman's parents accept the proposal, they bring the daughter's birth date back to the man's home, so that the man and the woman are the right match, and they can also ask the good luck.
Since Gu Xu and Shi Xiaohan have known each other for a long time, they have long known each other's birthdays, and the so-called "asking for names" is basically a formality.
Then there are "Najib" and "Nazheng".
After receiving the Geng post, it will be placed in front of the statue of the god to ask for good luck, if the eight characters of the two sides do not clash with each other, then the marriage has been preliminarily agreed.
Then the man needs to send the letter of appointment and the letter of gift to the woman's house, and coordinate the bride price and dowry.
According to the rules of the Great Qi Dynasty: "Accept the levy as auspicious, add Xuanxuan, bundle silk, letters, and do not use geese." ”
As for the "invitation period", as the name suggests, it is to agree on the marriage date, that is, the male family chooses an auspicious day for marriage and asks for the consent of the female family.
Gu Xu proposed to set the wedding date at the "Luoshui Conference", and Shi Lei readily agreed.
According to Shi Lei, the happy events in life include "the night of candles in the cave room" and "the title of the gold list". If you can win a good ranking in the "Luoshui Conference", such a happy event can be said to be more than the title of the gold list.
As an official who does not have much pursuit of power, Shi Lei's biggest wish at this time is to watch his daughter show her skills on the stage of the limelight, and then watch her sit in a sedan chair and spend the rest of her life with someone who loves her.
And Gu Xu, as a six-rank official, the viscount of Daqi, and Tianjiao, who is in the limelight in Luojing City, his engagement has undoubtedly attracted the attention of many people.
When they heard that he was engaged to Miss Shijia, many dignitaries, including Xiangyang Chen, Luo Jingxun, etc., felt regretful, and only felt that they had lost the perfect opportunity to envelop this proud son of the sky. However, thinking that Gu Xu and Shi Xiaohan were once fellow villagers in Yishui, working under the same yamen, and once sharing weal and bego in front of the altar of the empty Xuansan people, he felt that it was natural for this young man and woman to come together.
According to the customs of the Great Qi Dynasty, after the wedding date is set, Shi Xiaohan will also enter the "premarital training".
Shi Lei specially sent someone to bring the maid Chenxi to the capital, asked her to help Shi Xiaohan pack the dowry, and taught her some things that should be paid attention to after marriage.
In Shi Xiaohan's dowry, there are gold and silver jewelry, clothing, calligraphy and paintings, cloth, antiques and other items, as well as clothes, bedding, furniture, medicinal materials and other daily necessities, many of which were left by her mother who died early and passed down from generation to generation in the clan.
In this process, Shi Xiaohan's mood was nervous and looking forward to it, and he was full of longing for his future life.
At the same time, she would also follow Chenxi's side, staring curiously at her dowry box.
"What is this?" She pulled out a fist-sized, oval-shaped porcelain from the box and asked Chenxi.
"It's called 'pressing the bottom of the box,'" Chenxi replied with a smile, "I was looking for a chance to talk to you about it." ”
Shi Xiaohan frowned, opened the lid of the porcelain, and took out a small porcelain carving from it, which was a pair of men and women who were not wearing an inch and hugged each other tightly.
She was a little confused, but a blush inadvertently appeared on her cheeks.
"What are they doing?" She asked again.
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