For the inhabitants of this island, the indispensable part of marriage is the shell.

When a man and a woman have not yet exchanged affection, if one of them has the courage to summon up the courage, he will seek a marriage for himself with the help of treasures found in the sea:

If the man is tempted first, he will pick and choose the most satisfactory shells on the beach, make them into necklaces, and give them to the woman he likes, waiting patiently for a reply; If the woman was also affectionate, she would take a pearl from her house, add it to the necklace, carefully store it, and put a cleaned mussel shell on the windowsill.

The man who was anxious and always concerned about the situation would naturally spot the shell and take it away.

At this time, the man and woman each hold a necklace and a mussel shell, which is considered a token of love.

The shells used in the necklace and the mussel shells given by the woman are engraved with the names and surnames of both men and women and other basic information to prevent loss or misidentification, and this is also a token to be presented when proposing marriage in the future.

If the woman is tempted first, she will give out the pearl first and put the mussel shell in front of the window in advance; If the man is interested, he will naturally take the initiative to take out the shells that have been prepared for a long time, and make a necklace with pearls, which will be used to exchange for mussel shells.

There are no books and six rituals on the island, and parents and elders will not take the initiative to interfere in the lives of the younger generation, so these shells, pearls and mussel shells have taken on the responsibility of communicating with each other.

And marriage is a major event in life, so naturally you can't cramm, and then run to the beach when you want to, and just a few shells to fill up.

At dusk, the island's younger generation will always patrol the beach to plan for the future.

"Qi has never heard of such a custom in China," said His Royal Highness the Prince, who was piled up with travelogues in the study, "and only on certain festivals will women throw carefully cultivated sachets to their sweethearts as a token of affection." ”

He Qianwei nodded on the side.

It is not wrong to open up the national style, and there are many women who join the army as officials, but most of them are still living in the boudoir for a long time, waiting for the housewife to look at others for herself, and take the initiative to propose to men, which is tantamount to a fantasy.

Even in Wancheng, where the people are fierce, there are few women who are as bold as this. First\./Hair\./More\./New'.. Hand. Machine. Version is normally like this. After all, if someone has a more bold personality, others can't stop her from getting it.

Just like the marriage between Jiang Liuwan and He Xiuzhu, although both parties fell in love at first sight, without the initiative of the former, He Xiuzhu, who was fashionable and a nobody, would not show his affection when he was not famous, and he might have created a regret by mistake.

Thanks to Jiang Liuwan, who acted boldly, he did not agree to any conditions for starting a business first and then starting a family, but asked that no matter what he said, at least he had to get engaged, which was why he had such a marriage that was envied by countless people.

He Qianwei, who has listened to her parents reminisce about the past since she was a child, is very familiar with this story.

However, as if she suddenly remembered something, she asked, "If this man wants to take a concubine or marry a wife in the future, what should he do?" ”

In fact, in the laws of the kingdom, there was never a flat wife. This title is just a man's rhetoric and a means to coax a woman: even if she brings the word wife, the status of a flat wife is not as good as that of a regular wife after all.

In the final analysis, even if it sounds like a wife in name, the one registered at the official end is always a concubine.

Whether it is Zhong Mingding's family or the nobles in the middle of the family, as long as they still care about their reputation, there will be no flat wives, let alone some scandals of demotion to concubines.

As for the Outer Chamber and the like, it is not allowed - if a man really does such a bastard thing, he will not need his wife to deliver the goods, and his parents and elders will solve the matter first.

It is the norm to sell people far away, and if you are lucky enough to have an heir, at most you can only occupy the name of a concubine, but you will never have a chance with the position of the main wife, and you can't stand it.

After all, this is a real handle, if the political opponent knows about it, and has the intention to operate it, maybe the holy decree of demotion will be delivered to the doorstep immediately.

He Xiuzhu and Jiang Liuwan have a deep relationship, the He family doesn't even have a maid in the room, He Qianwei is influenced by it, and naturally has always disdained the so-called flat wife, but there are many people who are used to using this rhetoric, so she separated it from the concubine room and asked questions separately.

When Ji Xiu heard this, he shook his head and said with a smile: "A nameless island, where did it come from." (More exciting on the next page!) )

What concubines say about flat wives. ”

"No matter what the identity of a man is, most of them will only marry one wife in his life, and if it is not for the misfortune of eternal separation between heaven and man, he will not easily marry another."

He Qianwei sighed, looked up and looked seriously at the crowd searching around on the beach, and there was a bit of deep meaning in her eyes.

This is how Xiao Zaiyang's sense of crisis came up.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince immediately waved away Ji Xiu, and stood in front of He Qianwei with a cover, as if he had unintentionally led her to look at another beach.

"Qingqing also wants to pick up a few shells and go back to play?" He asked, "At the moment, people are busy replenishing supplies, and there is no hurry to hurry, and if you have the heart, it will not be in the way of walking around." ”

He asked this question just to change the topic, but what he didn't expect was that He Qianwei nodded after listening to the muttering for a while, raised his foot and walked in the direction that Xiao Zaiyang picked casually.

"I heard that there is a city near the sea, and there is a saying that I am catching the sea, and it is very good to experience it here today.".

There is nothing more important than lifting a stone to shoot yourself in the foot.

And Xiao Zaiyang has no other choice than to follow.

The tide had just receded, and there were countless invisible creatures lying in the soft mud and sand, but in contrast, the shells were mostly *** outside, and they could be seen at a glance.

Starting from close to the beach, He Qianwei walked all the way, stopping and picking up a lot of shells that she thought were cute.

The space in her palm for the shells wasn't too large, and she soon couldn't pick up the new shells she had a fancy.

He Qianwei turned sideways and looked at Xiao Zaiyang beside her.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was reluctant when he came down, but now he is fully engaged in his body and mind. It's just that he is picky enough, and now he only has five or six small shells, and he can even free up the hem of his clothes.

"Be careful." He said helplessly, "Although there is mud and sand in the ground, if you accidentally fall, it will be equally uncomfortable." ”

He Qianwei, who was walking swaggeringly, looked away with a weak heart, and simply poured all the shells in her hand on her dress, and lifted the hem of her clothes again.

She just used the clothes she had just changed into a basket.

Xiao Zaiyang was stunned, watching He Qianwei, who was broken and broken, walk out of the distance, raised his hand and pinched his eyebrows.

Shouldn't have let Ji Xiu retreat to the side just now...... Otherwise, it would have been easy to tell him to find a bamboo basket.

Fortunately, most of Qiguo's clothes are complicated, and the layers are stacked together to create a visual effect of fluttering clothes, otherwise Xiao Zaiyang would have to detain people on the spot and take them away.

Now, it is unnecessary to find a bamboo basket again, but it will mislead people's interest, Xiao Zaiyang can only sigh deeply, follow He Qianwei's example to lift the hem of his clothes, and put all the few shells in his hand.

No way, you can't let her be stupid alone.

The two walked two or three times along the beach, and they were all full of harvest.

He Qianwei saw something interesting and wanted to pick it up, and when he inspected the harvest, he threw it down that he was suddenly not interested in. However, even so, after some tossing, the shells she finally decided to leave behind were still twice as many as Xiao Zaiyang's in terms of quantity, as for the quality......

Let's barely make a draw with novelty.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a lot more exquisite, and there are only some that are delicate enough when he walks around, and he can even free up his hands to point He Qianwei's eyebrows: "You are not allowed to do this next time, do you hear?" ”

"I try, I try."

By this time, after an afternoon, the fleet had replenished enough fresh water, and even bought a lot of poultry and vegetables from the island's residents, and even the waterline of the hull had sunk a little.

Based on the marks on the map, the two neighboring countries of Wuge and Kunju are still far away, but after this time of material replenishment, in the rest of the journey, He Qianwei's Five Organs Temple will probably not suffer too much.

A blessing in misfortune.

Ji Xiu, who was guarding the side, stepped forward at the right time, and with a bamboo basket in one hand, he put the shells that the two masters had obtained from a busy afternoon into them.

"Lord Fang sent someone here before, saying that the kitchen had bought the ingredients from the islanders' homes and was preparing dinner." Ji Xiu carried the bamboo basket, and without waiting for Xiao Zaiyang to ask, he took the initiative to speak, "After dinner, the fleet is ready to leave." ”

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"Hmm."

Xiao Zaiyang answered, and together with He Qianwei, he avoided the crowd and walked towards the boat moored on the shore.

He played on this beach for a long time, and his demeanor was really ...... It's hard to put into words. Just now I remembered the shells in my heart, and I couldn't think of it better, but now that it's over, I naturally can't stand the saltiness of the sea water and the roughness of the mud and sand, I just want to go back to the room to bathe and change into a clean dress.

At this moment, I can't help but sigh that fortunately, most of the other people who picked up shells have left one after another, and the two of them have not bumped into others head-on until they boarded the boat.

As for the ship where people come and go, with the preciousness of Xiao Zaiyang's identity, not many people dare to stare at him, but when he saw the courtesy, he hurriedly looked away and was busy with his men, so naturally he couldn't find the embarrassment of His Royal Highness the Prince.

The two went back to the room one after another, asked someone to fetch hot water, and after a while, they left the bathroom refreshed, changed into incense clothes, and met in Xiao Zaiyang's house according to custom.

After a while, dinner was late.

Compared to the meals on the previous day at sea, this evening meal can be called luxurious: not only the cucumber as an appetizer, but also the main dishes are dazzling, such as rouge goose breast, shrimp balls and chicken skin soup, and two bowls of freshly cooked japonica rice.

Not to mention that there is also an after-dinner dessert next to it, steamed new chestnut flour cake with osmanthus sugar.

Regardless of what other people think, He Qianwei is satisfied anyway.

Xiao Zaiyang has always controlled his expression very strictly, but he can't see the difference when he looks at his face, but judging from the speed and frequency of his chopsticks, he probably thinks it's good.

After eating this meal, He Qianwei was worried about whether she would be more miserable in the next few days.

As the saying goes, it is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift......

Although this thinking does not affect He Qianwei's enthusiasm for cooking.