Chapter 8: The Wedding Night
The depression in his heart disappeared, Zhou Yu's tense nerves finally relaxed, and he was about to sleep, but his stomach suddenly screamed. Disturbed by hunger, he remembered that he hadn't eaten much for dinner.
"Look at you, you can't eat well, you're hungry, aren't you? I'll go get you a bowl of noodles. After Feng Yue finished speaking, she got up and got dressed and ran to the kitchen.
If you have a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for?
Being able to marry such an empathetic wife, Zhou Yu felt that he must have accumulated too much merit in the previous life of the maternal fetus, and God gave him such a rich reward in this life.
At the same time, I secretly swore that such a virtuous lady must be good to her for the rest of her life!
Feng Yue ordered him a bowl of noodles, but still boiled an egg.
Quietly watching Zhou Yu finish eating, Feng Yue brushed the dishes and chopsticks, and then went back to sleep with Zhou Yu, who had brushed his teeth again.
The night is getting deeper, the insects are still chirping, the moon is in the sky, and the stars are sleepy......
Early the next morning, Zhou Yu was woken up by Feng Yue. After breakfast, Zhou Yu found Feng Liang and talked about the arrangements for the marriage today.
"What? Do it today? I said Xiao Yu, I can understand your mood when you are anxious to marry Xiao Yue, you have played together since childhood, and you have a deep relationship, I know. But to do it today, it's too hasty, we haven't prepared anything yet! You and Xiaoyue are getting married, why do you have to invite the people in the village to have a meal, right? If you want me to say, it's better to wait until the eighteenth of next month, so that there is time to prepare, what do you say? Feng Liang had reservations about Zhou Yu's idea.
"Brother, let's listen to Xiao Yu, this marriage really has to be done today, otherwise it will be troublesome!" Feng Yue joined the persuasion seat.
"Huh? What's the trouble with getting married? Feng Liang asked suspiciously.
"If you can't say this in one or two sentences, you can say that you don't listen to me." Feng Yue didn't have as clear logical thinking as Zhou Yu, so she was afraid that she wouldn't explain it clearly to Feng Liang, so she simply didn't explain.
"Hey, you said this is in a hurry, do it! Let's go into the city to buy some things, and set up a banquet at home at night, can you still do it? Feng Liang compromised again, there was no way, Feng Yue was his only weakness.
"Then let's set off, go to the city to buy some things, and go to the yamen to get the household by the way." Zhou Yu said.
In Wenguo, the marriage of a man and a woman must also be registered, but the management is not so strict. Every six months, the county government of Wenguo conducts a simple census of the population to determine the amount of taxes levied by each household. As for the registration in the government, the official messenger of the yamen will come to inquire at the time of the census, and then make up for it.
But Zhou Yu's situation was different, he was worried that if he did not register in the yamen, he would leave an opportunity for Liu Yuanwai to take advantage of, so he prepared to go directly to the yamen to go to the household.
The three of them went to the village first, told Lao Zhang and his wife that they would not sell tea today, and that they would be busy preparing for the marriage of Zhou Yu and Feng Yue, and asked them to inform the old and young masters in the village that they would all go to Feng's house for dinner tonight.
After explaining the affairs of the village, the three of them rushed to Luozhou City.
Feng Liang asked Zhou Yu what dishes should be prepared at night, and Zhou Yu felt that let alone preparing dishes, those people who made two white flour buns were happy.
But he still thought seriously for a while, and said: "The villagers haven't seen meat for a long time, so let's not be too greasy." I think so, if you are a staple food, you can steam a few drawers of steamed buns, if you are a meat dish, you can steam a bowl of tender eggs per table, if you are a vegetarian dish, you can mix a cucumber, and then cook a tofu and green vegetables. ”
These dishes may seem a little shabby to ordinary people, but for the villagers of Xiaolong Village, this is already a rare luxury feast.
Feng Liang thought about it for a while and thought that Zhou Yu's opinion could work, so he went to buy vegetables. Zhou Yu accompanied Feng Yue to retrieve the finished wedding dress and long horse coat, and bought some saltpeter by the way. When the two came back to find Feng Liang, they found that he was carrying a large bamboo basket full of vegetables.
"Brother, where did you get this bamboo basket?" Feng Yue asked.
"Oh, I just thought I wanted a lot of vegetables, and I bought them now."
Feng Yue: "......"
Good guys, you don't take it with you when you go out, you have to buy it now, is this the willfulness of rich people?
"Let's go to the teahouse in front of us and sit for a while and have a bowl of tea." Zhou Yu proposed.
"Let's go, this big basket of things can make me tired!" Feng Liang strongly agreed with Zhou Yu's suggestion.
So the three of them came to the tea shop and asked for the cheapest tea.
The three of them deliberately dried it for a while, and when the tea was cold, Zhou Yu added a little saltpeter to the bowl, and a bowl of iced tea was ready. In fact, this is faster, but Zhou Yu's tea shed does not choose this way, the first is because the ice making method will be exposed, and the second is that it is difficult to control the amount of ice, so Zhou Yu separates the tea and ice and uses it according to the amount.
For example, the saltpeter in Feng Liang's bowl is now added more, and it becomes a bowl of ice. He had to take a new bowl to pour the tea and add some ice to it.
At this time, two men dressed in official clothes walked in and asked for a pot of tea. The two of them suddenly found that Feng Liang was adding ice to the tea, and they were stunned.
One of them couldn't help but ask, "Brother, where did you get that ice from?" ”
"I bought it from a tea shed outside the West City Gate." Feng Liang replied, and promoted Zhou Yu's tea shed by the way: "But you are unlucky, they didn't sell tea today, but I am familiar with the boss, so I asked him for some." ”
"I said brother, can you give us some of this ice?" The official asked.
"Twenty Wen, this bowl of ice is for you!" Feng Liang said while holding the bowl of ice that still had most of it left.
"Twenty wen? Is this true? The official asked.
"Seriously!"
I didn't expect this ice to be sold so cheaply, so the official immediately paid for it, and the two of them each put a large piece of ice in their tea bowls and drank it deliciously.
Zhou Yu's pot of tea was only twenty yuan. Someone put the tea purse, and Feng Liang was also very happy.
Before leaving, the two officials did not forget to thank Feng Liang.
The three of them drank tea for a while, and then set off for Yongping County. Yongping County is under the rule of Luozhou, it is a county in Luozhou City, and some villages in Luozhou City and nearby are under the jurisdiction of Yongping County, and the marriage registration of Zhou Yu and Feng Yue is also in Yongping County.
Yongping County Ya.
"Lao Wang, my stomach seems to be a little uncomfortable, what about you?" Si Hu Zuo Liu Jin rubbed his stomach and said.
"I also think, is it because we ate too much ice just now?" Sihu Shi Wangkong responded.
If Feng Liang was here, he would definitely be able to recognize that this was the official errand who had just asked them to buy ice.
"No, I have to go to the hut, you can watch here for a while." Liu Jin got up and said, his stomach was already "gurgling".
"I have to go too, Wu Qing, you can hold it for us for a while!" Wang Kong also got up and left.
This young man named Wu Qing is a newcomer to Sihu Shi, and because he has no qualifications, he is often excluded from his work. For example, Wang Kong, who is also a Sihu Shi but is older, usually yells at him and points fingers.
Wu Qing had no choice but to help them substitute for them.
Zhou Yu and his entourage went to the Yongping County Ya and asked where the marriage was registered, and then they came to the household official's room and found that there was only one person on duty in the room.
"I'm tired of this adult, the grass people came to the house with their inner son." Zhou Yu stepped forward and saluted.
"Where are you two from?" Wu Qing asked.
"Lord Hui, Caomin and Neiko are both from Xiaolong Village." Zhou Yu replied.
Wu Qing opened the household registration book, found the household registration of the two, moved Feng Yue out of the Feng family's household registration, entered the Zhou family's household registration, and indicated that the two were married. From this moment on, Feng Yue is Zhou Yu's wife.
"Okay, I have already registered the two of you, but this matter of getting married to the household can be inquired by the people from the county government during the census, and it is rare for someone like you to come in person." Wu Qing said.
"The grass people are also a little anxious and want to get a good account earlier. This is a little bit of heart, please be sure to accept it! Zhou Yu took out twenty yuan and put it in Wu Qing's hand.
Wu Qing's eyelids jumped, he accepted the money, and said with a smile: "You two are talented and beautiful, the sum of heaven, you can be described as a pair of beautiful women!" After receiving the money, Wu Qing's attitude immediately changed.
I don't want to think about it, he has suffered a lot of cold eyes on weekdays, how can there be such a good thing?
"Thank you, sir! The grass people will retire. ”
"Go ahead!"
Zhou Yu and his entourage left the county office.
"Ouch, I can't usually eat ice, but I finally had the opportunity to eat it once, but I still had a stomach upset, which is really disappointing!" Liu Jin and Wang Kong came back after going to the toilet.
"Wu Qing, was there nothing wrong just now? Did the prefectural magistrate come to make the inspection? Wang Kong asked.
"Don't worry, Lord Wang, everything is normal, the county magistrate has never come." Wu Qing replied.
Just kidding, would Wu Qing be stupid enough to tell the person who usually always gives him a look when he collects money? In this way, the relationship between Zhou Yu and Feng Yue was legally confirmed, and even Sihu Zuo Liu Jin, who was in charge of marriage registration, did not know about it.
"It's good that you didn't come......," Wang Kong breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. The new county magistrate had a very close grasp of the work of the county officials, and often inspected the work of the officials in each house during working hours. For example, the situation of two people like Liu Jin and Wang Kong running to the toilet at the same time is not a big deal, but it is inevitable to be reprimanded.
West Gate of Nakju City.
"It's strange, why hasn't this tea shed opened today?" Steward Li of the Yu Wangfu touched his head, he promised that the Yu King would definitely bring the boss back to the palace, but he didn't expect that the person would not come at all today.
"Forget it, let's take a look early tomorrow." Steward Li thought about it, so he went into the city and walked south.
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A quarter of an hour later.
"I said, big brother, why don't I carry those two bags of white noodles on my back......" Zhou Yu looked at Feng Liang, who was sweating profusely, and said. Feng Liang carried a large basket of things from the teahouse to the Yongping County Ya, and then from the Yongping County Ya to the West City Gate, Zhou Yu felt tired when he looked at him.
"That's not necessary, I just want to ask, it's almost time, why don't we have lunch in the city and go back?" The sweat droplets on Feng Liang's face kept rolling down.
"Today is different, we have to rush back to prepare for the dinner in the evening, and I have to set up the cave room! I promise you, I'll take you to the city for a good meal next time! Zhou Yu explained.
"Okay, you two, you've only been eating for a few days, and you're thinking about big fish and big meat every day?" Feng Yue stood up and said.
"What Xiaoyue said is, it's only been a few days, and the eldest brother's mouth has become tricky?" Zhou Yu hurriedly agreed.
"And you, you always like to spend some unjust money, and you brought my brother badly." Feng Yue said, and pinched Zhou Yu's waist with her hand.
"Ouch, my stupid daughter-in-law, can you pinch that place? You can be a little longer, tonight is the night of candles in our cave room, what should I do if I break it......" Zhou Yu said while covering his waist.
"What do you say! There is no one to guard the door......" Feng Yue glared at him in annoyance.
The three of them laughed all the way back to Xiaolong Village.
Back at home, the three of them performed their duties, Zhou Yu and Feng Yue changed into wedding clothes, arranged the cave room, and Feng Liang called Lao Zhang and his wife to help prepare a dinner together.
Halfway through the unitary hour, all the more than 100 people in the village have arrived, and the dishes are almost ready. The people of Xiaolong Village were amazed when they saw such a sumptuous dinner.
When the time comes, the newlyweds enter the incense and perform three bows.
Zhou Yu wore a red shirt and a long horse coat, while Feng Yue wore a traditional red wedding dress with a red hijab.
"Worship heaven and earth!"
The two of them bowed down to heaven and earth.
"Second worship high hall!"
Zhou Yu and Feng Yue both had their parents dead, but Feng Yue also had an older brother, and the eldest brother was his father, so Feng Liang sat in the high hall and accepted the worship of the two.
"Husband and wife worship each other!"
The two of them bowed to each other.
"Licheng!"
Zhou Yu carried the bride back to the cave room. Zhou Yu is the groom's official, and he has to come out to receive guests, but Feng Yue can't, and the woman can't come out again after entering the cave room, and she will have to wait until the next day. Zhou Yu was worried that Feng Yue would be hungry, so he cooked a bowl of red dates and lotus seed soup for her in advance and put it in the room.
After everyone had eaten and drunk and left, Zhou Yu returned to the cave room. Under the candlelight, Feng Yue sat quietly on the edge of Xi's bed, waiting for her Lang Jun.
Zhou Yu gently lifted her red hijab, revealing her pretty face.
Feng Yue rarely put on some light rouge gouache today, which looked even more glamorous and moving.
At this moment, Feng Yueyun's temples are delicate, her eyes are like autumn water, her jade mouth is smiling, her lips are bright, and her posture is graceful, which makes people feel ape.
"Xiao Yu......" Feng Yue said softly.
"It's time to change your tune, at least tonight." Zhou Yu said with a smile.
"Xianggong......" Feng Yue lowered her head with a red face and whispered to him.
"Hey......" Zhou Yu picked up Feng Yue and gently put her on the bed.
"Be gentle, I'm a little scared......," Feng Yuejiao said.
remove the hairpin and loosen the skirt lightly; The jade body appeared, and the red candle gradually went out.
The bells and drums are not expensive enough, and the Spring Festival is worth a thousand gold.
Zhou Yu was not an obedient good boy after all, and the two of them tossed until the second half of the night before they tried their best to sleep......