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    Three days after the Liangshan Daqing, Chao Gai began to arrange the marriage between Chao Yong and Hu Sanniang.

    Although both families have fallen into disgrace, they both come from wealthy families and are very particular about etiquette.  Although the two families had already agreed, they still followed etiquette and walked again.

    On the first day, the Chao family wrote a post and then found a matchmaker to propose marriage.  After the Hu family agreed, the Chao family wrote a detailed post, stating Chao Yong's birth date, the names of the three generations, and attached some gifts.

    The Hu family received the gift post and also wrote Hu Sanniang¡¯s birth date and the name of the three generations. They also attached two bottles of fresh water, three live fish, and a pair of chopsticks, called "fish chopsticks."

    Then each family would ask someone to perform divination to predict whether the two would be married. After both parties agreed, the Chao family would send their female relatives to go on a blind date.  Two sections of colorful satin suppress the shock.

    Of course Chao Yong and Hu Sanniang are already in love, and the blind date is just a formality, which is to give them a gold hairpin.

    Finally, the Chao family prepared the betrothal gift and the invitation, and asked a matchmaker to go to the Hu family to make the appointment.  The betrothal gifts of the Chao family include gold bracelets, gold ingots, gold pendants, gold-pinned satin sleeves, yellow ruffled gold skirts, satin-red skirts, pearl and jade crowns, and four-season bun flowers.  In short, it is the bride's complete outfit, plus a thousand taels of silver as a betrothal gift.

    After the Hu family received the betrothal gift and the wedding invitation, the marriage was finalized.

    ?Then the Chao family asked someone to predict the good time and auspicious days, and informed the Hu family.

    The day before the wedding, the Chao family gave Hu Sanniang crown jewels, pollen, etc., and the Hu family gave the groom clothes and hats in return. At the same time, they sent their female relatives to the bridal chamber to hang the accounts and lay out the bedrooms, which is the so-called "making room."

    On the day of the wedding, before dawn, Chao Yong was woken up and allowed his mother's maid to put on a green robe and hat.  Then a two-foot-four-foot piece of red gauze hung diagonally from the right shoulder and wrapped around the waist.

    What makes Chao Yong feel most awkward is that there are two golden flowers on the hat. In later generations, it was women who arranged flowers, but in this era, men who pride themselves on being romantic usually like to put a flower on their temples.

    If Chao¡¯s mother, Mrs. He, hadn¡¯t been watching from the side, Chao Yong would have found an opportunity to pull those two flowers away.

    With great difficulty, Chao Yong looked at everything he had tidied up and thought it was done.  Unexpectedly, the maid picked up the powder box again and wanted to powder him.

    Chao Yong hurriedly said: "There's no need for this, I'm a grown man."

    He said: "Silly boy, of course you have to dress up handsomely when you get married."

    Chao Yong was about to find a way to refuse, but he saw Ruan Xiaoqi rushing in and shouting: "Where is the bridegroom? Let me see if the groom is handsome."

    Chao Yong saw that the savior was coming, and rushed to greet him. He cupped his hands and said with a smile, "I still have to be merciful today."

    Ruan Xiaoqi walked around Chao Yong, patted Chao Yong on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, my brother will definitely not tease you today, but it's hard for others to tell."

    While the two were chatting and laughing, Ruan Xiaowu and Dong Ping also arrived.  The two of them were relatively young among the Liangshan leaders, so they were close to Chao Yong on weekdays, so they all came to the backyard to congratulate Chao Yong.

    Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng, Hu Yanzhuo and other leaders were in the front hall with Chao Gai.

    Seeing that there were guests coming to congratulate him, Mr. He had no choice but to give up the idea of ??letting Chao Yong apply powder.

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    Lin Chong was Chao Yong¡¯s bridegroom, and guided Chao Yong in the wedding etiquette to avoid being rude.

    Seeing that Chao Yong's mother, Mrs. He, was about to get married, she came up to look at her son, and found that his whole body was in order. Then he let Chao Yong and others go out.

    When I came out of the yard, I saw two sedan chairs, one red and one blue, with peonies, flowers and birds embroidered on them, which were very beautifully made.

    Lin Chong said with a smile: "The one in red is the Kun sedan, and the one in blue is the official sedan. When you go there, you take the Kun sedan, and I take the official sedan. When you come back, you sit in the official sedan, and the bride takes the Kun sedan."

    When Ruan Xiaoer¡¯s son Ruan Liang saw Chao Yong coming out, he also stepped forward to congratulate him: ¡°Congratulations, Uncle Yong.¡±

    Chao Yong saw that he was carrying a chicken coop with a big red rooster tied to a red leg, and knew that he was also helping him.  He stepped forward to touch his head and said with a smile, "Thank you, Xiaoliang, for your help."

    Lin Chong said with a smile: "Xiao Liang is a chicken hugger. I wish you good luck and good luck."

    Chao Yong and Lin Chong boarded the sedan, and the drummer waiting outside the courtyard started playing music to clear the way.

    The bearers of the sedan chair also worked together to carry the two of them on the road.

    This was the first time in Chao Yong¡¯s life that he sat in a sedan chair. It was swaying, but it didn¡¯t feel like anything special.

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    When he arrived at the gate of Hu Taigong, Hu Cheng and Li Ying were already there to greet him.

    Lin Chong and Chao Yong got off the sedan, and the four of them met. Chao Yong followed Lin Chong and bowed to the ground.  That is, clasping fists with both hands, reaching up to the top of the head and down to the knees, not kowtow.

    After seeing the ceremony, Hu Cheng welcomed Chao Yong and Lin Chong into the living room and served them tea and wine.

    Seeing that the two of them had had tea, Hu Cheng signaled the drummer outside to start playing.

    Chao Yong saw a maid coming over with a red wooden plate with two more golden flowers on it. He couldn't help but want to cry. It couldn't be for him again.

    Sure enough, Hu Cheng picked up two golden flowers and put them on Chao Yong's head again. Then he took a piece of red gauze and put it on his left shoulder, forming a cross with the previous red gauze.

    Chao Yong glanced up and could see the four golden flowers on his head.

    Lin Chong guided Chao Yong to thank him for the bonus, and then asked someone to take the make-up clothes and head scarf he brought to the wedding house.

    Chao Yong and Lin Chong were waiting for the bride to come out in the living room. Not long after, they saw Hu Sanniang, wearing a make-up dress and a three-foot red cover on her head, sitting on a chair. She was carried out by the two people and directly got into the red sedan chair.

    Lin Chong saw Hu Sanniang getting on the sedan chair, so he led Chao Yong to the upper room to salute and thank him. Hu Sanniang's mother was receiving the ceremony inside.

    As soon as the auspicious time arrives, the wedding team begins its return journey.

    When I just arrived at the entrance of Dazhai, I saw Ruan Xiaoqi and others blocking the door, shouting: "The groom will come out quickly, and he will only let you in after giving the wedding money."

    Chao Yong saw that he was blocked at the door, so he could only get off the sedan first, walked to the door, and distributed the money he had prepared to everyone who was blocking the way.

    After posting in a circle, Chao Yong smiled and said, "Can you let me in now?"

    Everyone who blocked the door received wedding money, but they still looked at Ruan Xiaoqi in the front.

    When Chao Yong saw that it was Ruan Xiaoqi who was leading the group, he could only clasp his fists and say with a smile, "Brother Xiaoqi said in the morning not to tease me."

    Ruan Xiaoqi smiled and said: "I won't make it difficult for you, but it's too boring for you to get in so easily."

    Dong Ping also smiled and said: "You're right, others have to compose a poem when they get married. Brother Yong, you should also write one."

    Chao Yong heard a poem and was about to recall it.

    Ruan Xiaoqi said again: "No, we are all reckless men, and we can't understand poetry. So, when we first met, I thought you were good at singing. Now if you say a few words, we will let you in."  "

    Dong Ping is also a romantic person and listens to a lot of music on weekdays. He was curious about what music Chao Yong would sing. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Okay, I'll just follow what Xiao Qi said."

    Chao Yong often listened to some songs in his later generations. Seeing that he could not escape this level, he thought for a while and sang: "The road can't extinguish the extravagant love in the mortal world, and can't express all the grudges in the world. Generations are destined to share the same blood.  Drinking the same water, the road is long and long. Of course, red flowers go with green leaves. Who will accompany you in this life? I come and go in a vague way. The past scenes reappear. Although the lotus roots are broken, they are still connected. I sigh at the many changes in the world.  , I love the country, and I love beauty even more. Which hero would rather be alone? He is a good man, full of courage, his ambitions are famous all over the world, his life is only a few autumns, he will not give up until he is drunk, my beauty in the east, the Yellow River in the west  , come on, have a drink, don¡¯t stop until you¡¯re drunk, don¡¯t worry if you¡¯re worried or troubled.¡±

    After finishing the song, Dong Ping, who felt that he was a romantic, was resigned to his defeat and praised: "What a saying: I love the country more than the beauty. Brother Yong is the romantic person."

    Ruan Xiaoqi only remembered the last sentence and shouted: "Everyone get out of the way. Brother Yong said he won't give up until he gets drunk. Let him in and enjoy the wine."

    (Thanks to book friends "Gu Yeyu", "Huangquan Patrol Envoy", "Laoping Guangguang" and "Fish-eating Toad" for the reward. This chapter mainly wants to write about the wedding customs of the Northern Song Dynasty. Like Fan Lou, I checked a lot of information and wrote it.  Yes, it won¡¯t be a bit thankless to learn about ancient customs in your spare time, haha)
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