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Chapter 87: Phoenix Robe, Xia Pei, Mandarin Duck Jacket

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    [1] "Phoenix Pavilion. Heartless and Moodless" Meng Chengshun. Yuan Song

    ? Feelingless, a few voices of warblers,

    Get up and walk around the courtyard.

    Afraid that there will be beautiful people coming and going, where are the beautiful people?

    Just left, open Shanyinggu.

    After Wen Xiuzi happened to meet Wen Jiao in the Warm Pavilion and whispered in the furnace, she hadn't seen her for two days, and she was very worried.

    On this day, just after dawn, Wenxiu got up with her clothes on, stepped out of the study, and walked towards Wenjiao's embroidery pavilion.

    When I came to the backyard, I was afraid that the maids would find out, so I pretended to be walking in the garden and passed by here, and chanted as I walked: "To repay the neighbors, don't be surprised, and even dream of going to the south of the Yangtze River."

    He tiptoed to Wen Jiao's window and listened to the movement inside the window.  Just heard Wen Jiao's voice coming from the window: "Third brother, are you homesick?"

    It turned out that Wen Jiao was dressing up in front of the mirror in the room, when she suddenly heard Wen Xiu chanting loudly outside, and recognized that it was Su Dongpo's line of longing for home, she was startled and thought: "What kind of poems can I sing here when I get up early in the morning?"  This idiot, either sings or recites poems, please don¡¯t make any trouble.¡± In the blink of an eye, I saw a figure moving on the window paper, and knowing that it was him coming out of the window, I hurried to the window, and the next step  window to inquire.

    Wenxiu heard this, she leaned against the window and said, "Sister got up so early?"

    Wen Jiao asked again through the window: "Why does the third brother want to return so urgently?"

    Wenxiu said aggrievedly: "I am full of heart and soul, and it is useless to stay here. Yesterday, I heard the cuckoo urging spring, 'it is better to go back, it is better to go back' It seems to be urging me, it seems that I have to go back for my brother.  went."

    Wen Jiao's voice suddenly became desolate and said: "The third brother has no intention of caring for the younger sister, but what did he say the day before yesterday?"

    Wenxiu heard that Wenjiao was angry, so she laughed, "How could I have no intention of being interested in you?" Then she muttered in a low voice, "You only promised me empty words, and I wasmademade miserable by youso  I want to go away, but this distress" Then he said loudly, "If you have true feelings, what's the problem if I live here for a hundred years?"

    Wenjiao knew what Wenxiu meant, and she also knew that he would not leave unless she gave him an accurate word.  At this time, the sky was already bright, and people got up after a while, seeing him standing under their windows, how decent is it?  After hesitating for a while, he finally made up his mind, and whispered to Wenxiu: "Listen to me, there are too many people in the daytime, and we can't meet each other. It can only be at night. After dark, you can go to the room to see  Jump out of the window and go through the tea stand to the Xichun hall. There are few people there, I will wait for you there, now you leave quickly."

    "Is thisreallyreally?" Wenxiu couldn't believe her ears.

    "If you don't believe me, don't go."

    "I believe, I believe, good sister, Brother Yu is at your disposal, go back now, you must not break the appointment." Wenxiu was full of enthusiasm, and she bowed to the window twice, turned around and sang excitedly: "I can't catch you!"  I live in love, always helplessly"

    Just heard Wen Jiao's low voice from inside the room: "Stop singing!"

    Wenxiu quickly shut up, and sneaked back to the study

    [2] "Phoenix Hairpin. Peach Blossoms" Anonymous. Ci

    Peach blossoms are good, Zhu Yanqiao,

    The phoenix robe and the Xiapei mandarin duck jacket.

    Spring is just around the corner, willow branches are new,

    The sun is shining outside the city, and the birds are flocking by the window.

    Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.

    The east wind sends, the fragrant cloud welcomes,

    Silver hairpin, gold tinsel and pearl screen.

    Pour sake, add red candles,

    Fengyue Fangfei, Jinxiu Yanzhuang.

    Pretty, pretty, pretty.

    The most beautiful thing is April, when the peach blossoms outside the window are in full bloom.

    Wenxiu, who returned to the study, was very excited. He ran around the room like a dog that had been confined for a long time.  The cuckoo bird in the yard is still singing, but it seems that it is not "it is better to go back", but it seems to be saying "wait patiently" to him.

    At this moment, Wang Zhong came to the study and shouted through the door: "Master Biao, is Master Biao there?"

    "Oh, old housekeeper, what's the matter? Is grandpa calling me?" Wenxiu went to open the door.

    "no."

    "Old butler, come in and talk!"

    "The master said, don't make any other arrangements tomorrow, and go with him to the wedding of the master's boss' nephew."

    "Grandpa's boss' nephew?" Wenxiu smiled, "How many turns has this taken?"

    "Master Biao, don't worry about this, you just have to follow the master."

    Wenxiu muttered: "The officialdom in this capital is really ridiculous."

    "Master Cousin, don't?In the Southern Song Dynasty, the economy was developed, the people were richer, and the dowries of rich families were more. When the people who carried the dowry walked on the road, they looked red from a distance, so there was a saying of "ten miles of red makeup".

    Red makeup has become synonymous with dowry. In modern society, the comparison of dowry is still very serious. Although it is not as exaggerated as ten miles of red makeup, it is frequently reported that in a certain place, the gold and silver jewelry in the dowry is calculated in kilograms, and it is made in baskets.  picked.

    Let's not discuss who has the most dowry today, but how to choose the dowry?

    Some people say that it is not easy, just lift it on the car!  In fact, since the custom of carrying dowry is still preserved in the fast-paced modern life, then we are paying attention to people, and carrying dowry is not so easy.  The "etiquette" is not in place, and the dowry is not allowed to go out!

    Supplies for dowry

    1. Red rope

    The red rope is used to bind boxes, quilts, etc. together, so that the dowry bearers can pick out the door or carry them into the car.

    The process of tying the red rope is actually not difficult. What is really difficult is how to tie the red big foot basin?  As we all know, the pot is round, so how can it be tied firmly? In fact, it originated from the skill of binding baskets in the agricultural society, which is the embodiment of the wisdom of the working people in our country.

    Two, shoulder pole

    Many places still retain the custom of picking up the dowry and going out. The shoulder pole is usually prepared by the man who chooses the dowry, and wraps red paper on both ends of the shoulder pole.  The woman's family may hide the pole, and when it's time to pick up the dowry and go out, they can ask the groom for a red envelope.  Of course, this is just for celebration and excitement in the custom, and it is not intentional to embarrass the groom.

    3. Red paper or red carpet

    It is used to cushion quilts, boxes, etc. in the dowry.

    The process of "dowry distribution"

    The auspicious time for "dowry distribution" is set in advance, usually before 12 noon.  Before sending out the dowry, all the dowries are neatly arranged, the red strings have been tied, and red paper is placed under the dowry.

    The dowry at the front is generally a children and grandchildren bucket, which contains red peanuts, red dates, longan, duck eggs, cypress branches, chopsticks and so on.  There are also picky foot basins, that is, cornucopias.

    Then, it is not easy to pick out the first load of dowry. In the past, the focus was on sending the dowry, but now everyone has simplified it, and it is done at the door of the house: the bride¡¯s brother will pick the first load and deliver it to the door, and the brothers of the groom¡¯s family will then send it to the door.  Take it over, and continue to pick it on the dowry cart, during which time it cannot land. The most important thing is that during this process, people who pick on both sides need to give red envelopes, or big red envelopes.

    There is also a custom that the first dowry carried out is the dowry box.  The bride's family will put a piece of the bride's old clothes in the dowry box in advance. When she leaves the house, the bride's younger brother will quickly run up to take out the clothes and pants from the box, and use his coat  Wrap it up, put it in your arms, and immediately lock the box.  (You can think about the meaning of this custom, why do you take an old piece of clothing from the dowry?)

    The groom's brother took the key to the box and gave it to the bride's mother for safekeeping.  Then when the bride and groom finally go out, they need to give a big red envelope to the mother-in-law for the key.

    In the process of carrying the dowry, in some places, it is customary to give red envelopes for every dowry when going out, but in some places it is simplified and only important dowries are given, such as boxes, children and grandchildren buckets, etc.

    In fact, in our traditional customs, there are still many interesting places, for example, in some places, the face of the dowry bearer is painted red and so on.

    "Ten Miles of Red Makeup" has also been applied for intangible cultural heritage.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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