Chapter 210: Weddings and Wars
When the sky is slightly bright, Jeju New City begins to be lively, and today is not a big day for sea trade transactions, but half of the eastern city of Jeju City is lively, and some people who don't know what is going on will know that today is the wedding day of the White Wolf Camp Captain Yan Xiaowu.
What these people don't understand is that Yan Xiaowu is just a captain of the White Wolf Battalion, and he is only married to a woman of different races, how can there be so many people to support him.
Regardless of whether these people want to understand it or not, the children of the people in the city are very happy, and they rarely see such a lively time, one by one, under the leadership of their older brothers and sisters, walking around in the crowd.
The street is full of people, and a large number of children are surrounded by the smell of a large number of children lured by the green belt on both sides of the street, including croquettes, rice cakes, hu cakes, and even the popular teppanyaki fish along the coast.
In addition to the fixed stalls on the roadside, there are even pedestrians carrying large and small baskets, rakes and even bamboo baskets walking around the street to sell, it seems that the wisdom of the people is really infinite, because there are no fixed stalls for travelers do not have to pay taxes.
Young women dressed in red and purple walk up and down the streets, most of whom have come to Jeju Island from Baekje, Silla, and even the Wa Kingdom.
They came here mainly to see what kind of hero the Han Er who was going to marry the Tamluo girl was, and of course they wanted to know how beautiful an alien woman could be who could be married as a wife by a high-ranking general under Wang Ze.
Therefore, from time to time, these women would walk in groups in front of Yan Xiaowu's house nearby, and a large group of beautiful women of different races would walk over, and the abnormal phenomenon that would come over quickly attracted the attention of many people.
Most of these women of different races are under the age of eighteen and have been sent by Wang Ze to study in workshops or even technical colleges.
Today happens to be the day of the mid-year holiday, and the factory and school are all off, so these young women can also have time to come here to watch the excitement, of course, there are also many women of different races who are also eager to meet a young Han man who is willing to marry her here.
The street outside Yan Xiaowu's house was crowded with people, and his home was of course also very lively, as the eldest brother like a father, Boss Yan had already returned to Jeju Island from Xiadu Island to handle Mi Yan's wedding, just like he was in charge of the weddings of his other younger brothers.
However, unlike the weddings of other younger brothers, Boss Yan never thought that so many people would come to Yan Xiaowu's wedding, which made Boss Yan, who had always been accustomed to seeing big scenes, also look a little in a hurry, but fortunately, there were several other younger brothers to help together, so that Boss Yan did not make a fool of himself.
When several elder brothers helped him entertain guests, Yan Xiaowu was sorting out and dressing the groom's clothes with the help of Yan's sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, and the complicated clothes couldn't be cleaned up for a long time, so that Yan Xiaowu, who had been sitting for an hour, began to feel a little impatient.
"Oh, Xiao Wu, don't move, I haven't tied your hair in a bun yet!" Yan Xiaowu just wanted to move his somewhat sour neck, but he was reprimanded by Yan's sister-in-law, and he stayed honestly, letting his sisters-in-law dress him up as the most handsome actor today, only to see the second sister-in-law covering her mouth and stealing fun.
"Oh, sister-in-law, if you want me to say that our uncle is dressed up like this, he is also a talent, and he will not envy a group of little ladies when the time comes!" Yan's second sister-in-law said this to Yan's sister-in-law with a smile.
"Of course, I've always known that our little five is a beautiful man!" Sister-in-law Yan also has a feeling of looking at her son for this brother who was raised by herself, but she is a little dissatisfied with Yan Xiaowu's determination to marry Tamluo as his wife.
However, these few days are the biggest happy event in Yan Xiaowu's life, seeing that the matter has come to this, coupled with the irrepressible smile on Yan Xiaowu's face, it has also infected Yan's sister-in-law, who was originally quite reluctant.
At first, Boss Yan and Sister-in-law Yan were stern against Yan Xiaowu's wedding.
However, although Boss Yan was not satisfied with the young Yan Xiaowu marrying a Tamluo girl, after all, he felt sorry for his younger brother, and after being angry for a while, seeing that Yan Xiaowu insisted on doing so, he also faded his plan to let his younger brother remarry a Han woman as his wife.
However, although Boss Yan accepted his fate like this, Sister-in-law Yan didn't forget it like this, and kept muttering in front of Boss Yan and Yan Xiaowu whenever she had time.
As an authentic Han woman, Yan's sister-in-law was originally very dissatisfied with Yan Xiaowu's insistence on marrying a Tamluo woman as a wife, in her opinion, it is normal for a manly husband to have three wives and four concubines, and it was nothing to accept a woman of different races as a concubine, but it was really a big rebellion to let this woman of different race be his wife.
Yan Xiaowu grew up eating his sister-in-law's milk since he was a child, it can be said that this is a model of the eldest sister-in-law as a mother, and he also treats Yan Xiaowu as a mother, so although Yan Xiaowu does not want to listen to his sister-in-law mention this matter from time to time, he still has to persuade his sister-in-law to be kind to him.
Although Yan's sister-in-law is still a little dissatisfied, she has acquiesced in Yan Xiaowu's decision, and there is another big reason, that is, today's Tamluo girl is no different from a Han girl.
In the past few years, Yan Xiaowu has been following Wang Ze to fight in the west for a long time, in order to let the Tamluo girl learn Chinese studies well, and also sent the Tamna girl to the women's hall to study.
In addition to the traditional things that traditional women have to learn such as female red, embroidery, and cooking, they have also learned to read, write, and even be especially proficient in tea art and illustration.
"If you want me to say, sister-in-law, although my uncle is now married to this Tamluo girl, but in the future, after following the little marquis to set up a war exploit and be awarded the title, you can also marry two equal wives and four concubines, and it is not too late for us to introduce some Han daughters to our uncle!" Yan's second sister-in-law also saw the unhappiness between Yan's sister-in-law's eyebrows, so she opened her mouth to persuade.
"Alas??????" Sister-in-law Yan shook her head but didn't speak, she had raised her brother-in-law for so many years, the so-called three-year-old saw the old, how did she not understand the character of this little uncle, and knew that as long as it was something that was identified, she would stick to it to the end, so she just shook her head and didn't answer.
The two sisters-in-law were talking about these things by their side, Yan Xiaowu didn't know what the two sisters-in-law meant, but he just sat there and let the sisters-in-law help him pack his clothes, as if he was asleep.
"Squeak" The door was pushed open by the people outside, and Sister-in-law Yan looked over with disgusted eyes, but it was Boss Yan, who had been entertaining guests and friends outside, and was also busy sweating in this cool autumn.
"Xiao Wu, did you send an invitation to Mr. Yang?" As a result, Boss Yan wiped his sweat with the wet towel handed over by Sister-in-law Yan, and then took the time to ask, the quantity and quality of the guests who came today were really beyond his expectations.
Yan Xiaowu saw that the eldest brother was sweating for his marriage, and he also looked at Yan Lao Dao with a slightly apologetic look: "Big brother, Ah Xin is the first naturalized woman to marry our Han people, does she have any family, so I can only give her a grand wedding!" ”
Originally, the Tamna girl had a name in Tamna that everyone couldn't read, and Li Xin was named after she had studied in the women's hall for a while, and asked the female gentlemen in the women's hall to help her.
Looking at Boss Yan's expression, Yan Xiaowu continued: "Therefore, some time ago, in addition to inviting all the Pao Ze brothers, I also invited Mr. Yang, Little Hou Ye and all of them, but it seems that Uncle Zheng and General Hu Bingchang will definitely not be able to come!" ”
"You also invited the little marquis?" Boss Yan's eyes widened, "Little Hou Ye is so busy this time, how can I have time to attend your wedding!" I know that the little marquis values you very much, but after all, we have to put ourselves in the right position, and we will do some things that we should do, but there are still some things to pay attention to! ”
Boss Yan was talking, and suddenly Yan Xiaowu's third brother ran to urge Yan Laodao: "Big brother, hurry up, Feng Jing, Cao Lei, Brother Tan, and Master Chen are already here!" ”
"Oh, I've got to go and meet them, but that's rude!" Boss Yan turned around abruptly and ran out, and Yan Laosan sang a song to everyone and followed Boss Yan's footsteps and went out.
"We've got to hurry, too!" Sister-in-law Yan was also a little anxious, some of the people who were the main guests began to come to the door, and they had to hurry up to entertain some female relatives, it would be rude to make the family wait for a long time.
When the second sister-in-law Yan tightened the waist with a red background and white flowers and gold wires, and the sister-in-law Yan put on a groom hat with red purple peony flowers and inlaid beads on his forehead, he finally ended the torture for nearly an hour and was temporarily liberated.
As soon as he went out, Yan Xiaowu couldn't help but look at a small building in the west, which was Boss Yan's house, which was only connected to Yan Xiaowu's yard, and there was a small door in the middle.
However, now Boss Yan's family is still responsible for the maiden family and boudoir of Li Xin, the daughter of Tamna, and the carriage procession that will marry before 12 o'clock in the afternoon will pass through the entire Jeju City to come here to pick up relatives.
After receiving the Tamna girl, the carriage will bypass the entire city and come to Yan Xiaowu's house next to it before Shen Shi, which is close to dusk at this time, and the time to hold the ceremony is at dusk, so it is called a wedding.
Seeing that Yan Xiaowu couldn't stop looking at the small building where the Tamluo girl was, Yan's sister-in-law pushed Yan Xiaowu and said with a smile: "It's only been a while, I can't wait, don't worry, there are still your two sisters-in-law there, just wait a few more hours, hurry up and go to the front to help your eldest brother entertain the guests!" ”
"Uncle, go quickly, you have to lead the team to greet your relatives in a while!" Yan's second sister-in-law also smiled and pushed Yan Xiaowu out of this small courtyard.
When Yan Xiaowu came to the main hall, he only saw that it was full of VIPs who he was familiar with or had simply met a few times, Feng Jing, Cao Lei, and several disciples of Wang Zeli College were all people who had been familiar with each other for many years, Tan Carpenter and Chen Fuzi were the elders of the cottage, while Han Zheng, who was in charge of the Northern Commercial Bank, and Wang Kai, who was in charge of the East China Sea Commercial Bank, were a little unfamiliar.
And He Liang, who is more familiar, because he is responsible for the development of Nanyang Commercial Bank, once again went to sea and sailed to the West, so he was not able to attend Yan Xiaowu's wedding, which made Yan Xiaowu a little regretful.
The people sitting in this main hall are all civil officials who like to be quiet, and as for Carpenter Tan, who likes to be lively, he sat for a while and then left here and ran to his own circle of apprentices.
Yan Xiaowu thanked each other and then walked to the hall where the generals of the army were, and before he got closer, he heard that it was very lively, most of these were the cavalry of the White Wolf Battalion, Ji Xiang's department, and even many generals of the Blue Wolf Battalion.
Of course, most of the militia members of Jeju Island are also here, most of these people surround Xu Ning's side, and some of them are even Yan Xiaowu's comrades-in-arms when he first came to Jeju Island as the militia cavalry captain.
Even Yan Xiaowu was very surprised to see that there were female generals like Li Hongyu and Li Niangzi who also came to attend their wedding.
After eliminating the combined forces of Baekje and Silla on Jeju Island, at the strong request of Li Hongyu and with the personal approval of Wang Ze, she also entered the cavalry ranks, and now she is regarded as a captain of the Companion Army, and is generally called a major, one level lower than Yan Xiaowu.
With so many robes, Yan Xiaowu was of course not easy to get out, and he kept talking to everyone, until Boss Yan personally came to him to greet him, and then he was let go by many robes.
This time, Yan Xiaowu got married with a lot of guests, and most of them were heavyweights, just when Yan Xiaowu was about to leave, Uncle He and Liu Qing also came together, these two old men came there not only to alarm the Yan family, even the guests in the hall also came to meet the two respected old men.
Many people were surprised that Yan Xiaowu's wedding invited two old men who didn't pay much attention to mundane matters, but Wang Ze and Yang Ku, whom Yan Xiaowu was looking forward to the most, still hadn't arrived yet, which made him slightly disappointed in his heart that he originally wanted to surprise Tanluo Nu.
But time couldn't wait, and he only led the carriage out in front of everyone's eyes.
At this time, it is not possible to sit in a sedan chair when getting married, because it will not be until the Tang Dynasty, and Li Er will invent the prototype of the sedan chair, and the sedan chair will not appear until the Song Dynasty, so there will be no bloody plot of marrying the right man on the wrong sedan chair, and the sedan chair has been in the early years of the Tang Dynasty.
"Hurry up! Otherwise, you won't be able to catch up! This is the horseman who is driving the car urging, Yan Xiaowu fixed his eyes and saw that it was Zhu Bofu, the two have always been good brothers in the White Wolf Camp, but according to the seniority, Zhu Bofu still has to call Yan Xiaowu a fifth uncle!
Yan Xiaowu looked behind him and saw that there was also Cheng Hu, a tall boy with five big and three thick, in the team to welcome the relatives, he led more than a dozen teenagers who were also tall, and he was responsible for blocking some of the so-called mother's family members who blocked Yan Xiaowu's kissing.
The carriage driven by Zhu Bofu is really good, painted orange-red carriage painted red and purple, there are many auspicious pictures of dragons and phoenixes, the window part is hung with the picture of mandarin ducks playing in the water, the roof is dyed dark purple velvet top, and the eight treasures of gold silk are gathered around the beads.
The horses that pull the cart are even taller and more majestic, with shoulders nearly six feet high and strong muscles.
"This carriage was borrowed from Uncle Wang!" Seeing Yan Xiaowu, who was wearing new clothes, staring at the carriage carefully, Zhu Bofu, who was dressed as a coachman, opened his mouth to explain.
Uncle Wang in Zhu Bofu's mouth is Wang Kai, the person in charge of the Donghai Commercial Bank, who can be regarded as Wang Ze's distant family, but Wang Ze is not very familiar with him, that is, Zhu Bofu is a self-familiar person who is familiar with others, so he came forward to borrow such a luxurious version of the carriage.
Yan Xiaowu didn't say any more nonsense, and immediately arched his hand and said, "Thank you!" ”
Then he swung his legs and got on his horse and rode a tall horse to the street, causing cheers from groups of women of different races on the street, so that the people on the street thought that they were also the bride's family.
The team of people came around the main road in the city to Boss Yan's house, and it was a lot of twists and turns to marry the bride, but with a large group of young people like Zhu Bofu and Cheng Hu to help, Yan Xiaowu smoothly took his bride to the carriage.
The Tamluo girl was wearing a flying red golden mandarin duck jacket, and she was wearing a flying phoenix and a crown of pearls on her head, but after wearing a layer of red double happiness hijab, only Yan Xiaowu could see the red glow on the face of the Tamluo girl, and her shy expression made Yan Xiaowu almost turn into a hungry wolf immediately.
Looking at the Tamluo girl who was personally carried into the carriage by Zhu Bofu, the eager eyes of the alien women on the surrounding streets, wishing that the person who was carried into the carriage was herself, but they could only think about it, and then they turned their eyes to a young man in the welcoming team one by one.
Some of the more scheming women immediately guessed, seeing that these young people in the welcoming team were so familiar with Yan Xiaowu, they thought that these people should also be officers of the same level as Yan Xiaowu, so they could be said to be staring at Zhu Bofu, Cheng Hu and others with the eyes of food.
Zhu Bofu, who had been busy bragging and farting with others, shuddered involuntarily, and immediately everyone stopped talking nonsense and went around the city and returned to Yan Xiaowu's house.
What made Yan Xiaowu a little disappointed was that Wang Ze and Yang Ku still hadn't come, but now that there are a large number of guests such as He Bo and Liu Qing to cheer on him, no matter what, he can be regarded as earning enough face for his wife, and he will not be discriminated against because she is not a Han daughter.
However, when the wedding was about to be held, Yan Laoer, who had been in charge of welcoming guests outside the door, suddenly came to Yan Lao Boss in a hurry, "Big brother, the little Hou Ye and Mr. Yang are here together!" ”
Yan Xiaowu, who heard the conversation between the two brothers, immediately went outside, and before he could go out, he saw Wang Ze, who was wearing a tight-fitting regular clothes, and Yang Ku, who was dressed in plain Confucian clothes, stepping into the door.
"I'm sorry Tieyi, there were some things to deal with just now from Changzhou Island, so I discussed it with Mr. Yang a little more, and it's too late!" Wang Ze looked at Yan Xiaowu with some embarrassment, he originally said that he would come early, but he almost broke his promise.
Wang Ze and Yang Ku were able to find time to attend their own wedding, Yan Xiaowu was already very happy, where would he complain that the two of them came late, and he happily invited the two of them in.
As soon as the two entered the courtyard, there was a lively scene, almost stealing the limelight of Yan Xiaowu's wedding, but when Yan Xiaowu sent his wife into the room to rest after the toast, and then came out to toast, they found that Wang Ze was gone, except for Wang Ze, all the other generals such as Ji Xiang, Zhu Bofu, and Cheng Hu were lost.
Fortunately, the civil officials such as Yang Wei and He Bo are still there.
"Big brother, what's going on?" Yan Xiaowu, who had a keen sense of smell, immediately thought of what Wang Ze had just said, it must have been an accident in Changzhou in the East China Sea.
"I heard the little marquis say just now that there are Ezo people on General Hu's side, so the little marquis wants to take the army to teach those Ezo people a lesson!" Boss Yan said very lightly, "Just now, the little marquis said that you just got married, stay here for two months and rest before returning to the team!" ”