Chapter 1422 Hydrangea
After saying this, General Yuwen stopped talking nonsense and turned to leave.
Jiang Cheng and his party planned to continue to the city to look for clues. On the way, everyone's energy was inevitably attracted by the so-called hydrangea. The fat man couldn't help but said: "Isn't the hydrangea just like what was shown in ancient movies, where a woman stands on a high platform?" Then, with your back to the audience, you throw the hydrangea hard. A group of men below grab the hydrangea. Whoever grabs the hydrangea will be married to the woman on the stage. "
Jiang Cheng Yao. He raised his head and corrected: "Those are all modern people's film and television processing, and they can't be true. In ancient times, family ties were very deep, and marriages were more about being well-matched. If a lady from a wealthy family had her hydrangea snatched away by a beggar on the street, wouldn't she be the same? Want to commit yourself to marriage? Even if the woman is willing, her family will not agree."
After being informed, the fat man nodded repeatedly, "That's it."
But before he finished speaking, Tang Qisheng shook his head, "Brother Jiang is right, but not accurate enough. The custom of throwing embroidered balls is not completely fictitious, and the prototype can also be found in ancient times."
"Song Dynasty Scholars Zhou Qufei once mentioned in his book "Lingnan Replies": If a man and a woman are married, the woman will love the weight and the man will be married. This probably means that the ethnic minorities in the Lingnan area have the custom of throwing embroidery balls to make friends. As long as they look at each other correctly, women The man will throw a flying weight to the man, and the man will catch it, and the two will reach a tacit understanding and start to interact with each other. "
"The so-called flying weight is the predecessor of the hydrangea."
"I have read some records in this regard. Some Han people in relatively remote areas have gradually been affected by this custom. They began to talk about throwing embroidery balls to attract relatives, but the process and causes are different from what we thought. It's quite special. Some marriages are hindered. Due to their family status, it was not convenient for a normal union, so they borrowed this exotic custom. But the difference is that when the woman threw the embroidered ball, the audience was not a mess of passers-by, but all of them were reserved by the groom's party. In addition to the groom, the rest of the audience are also the groom's family and friends. In this way, after the hydrangea is thrown, only the groom will pick it up, so the hydrangea will definitely fall into this person's hands, which will avoid many unnecessary embarrassments. "
< br>"Of course, this custom is rarely used frequently, and it is mostly used in some special circumstances, such as when men and women steal forbidden fruits and women are pregnant with children. In ancient times, this was a great shame and humiliation, and it was a disgrace to the family. Even if The man’s condition is worse, and the woman’s family can only hold their noses and admit that they are unlucky. But in order to make a scene, and especially to highlight the family status of the woman’s family, they resorted to throwing and grabbing hydrangeas.”
"The general meaning is that the man must stand out from the crowd of competitors through robbing, so that he can get close to the woman and get the chance to get her son-in-law."
Tang Qisheng's explanation was very detailed and well-founded. Even Zhang Qizheng and Li Bai couldn't help but admire this man's extensive knowledge, but after thinking about it, another doubt surfaced.
"According to your opinion, women usually throw embroidered balls to marry men whose family status is not as good as hers?" Yao, Shun and Yu asked.
Tang Qisheng nodded slowly, "Yes, and in this case, the family status will usually be much different. Otherwise, in ancient times when face was more important than life, not many people would bear this humiliation."
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere suddenly became weird, and everyone couldn't help but think of Zhennan Hou and his wife.
There is no doubt that hydrangeas are thrown away by women and snatched by men. But if you think about it this way, doesn’t it mean that the wife is married to the former Marquis of Zhennan? In other words, the status of the family to which the wife once belonged was much higher than that in the future. The prosperous Zhennanhou.
This made the already complicated situation even more confusing. Jiang Cheng immediately thought of his wife’s tombstone in the backyard. There was no name or surname on the tombstone. At first, he thought that the lady was from a humble background and was not worthy of writing her surname. But now It seems that this is not the case at all. This lady's background is far superior to that of the former Zhennan Marquis. There is a high probability that she wants to hide this history by not including her surname and life story.
Why?
What is Madam’s background?
I still need to hide it...
A series of doubts popped up, and Jiang Cheng instantly thought of General Guo's tombstone again. He remembered clearly that General Guo's tombstone was very close to his wife's, very close. Could there be some kind of connection between the two people? ?
The more I thought about Jiangcheng, the more frightened I became. Many details that I had not figured out before or even not noticed all jumped out. When General Guo and his party were at their weakest, they went to look for Jile Building. The defensive measures involved Must be extremely strict, but Madam can Sneaking onto the ship, not to mention, there is still a chance to detonate gunpowder. All of this is definitely not something ordinary people can do. If... if Madam and General Guo are related, or from the same lineage, then This is easy to explain, and all these unreasonable things will be explained!
Jiang Cheng told his guess, and soon everyone was shocked by this guess. Although there is not enough evidence yet, this bold guess has been imprinted in everyone's minds.
It is too early to think about this now. After everyone walked out of the gate of the Hou Mansion, they dispersed and went to look for clues and traces of Lu Qin Shaotong.
But no one noticed that when they separated in front of the Hou Mansion, two eyes were staring at them quietly not far away. Lu Qin Shaotong, who had already changed his clothes, was hiding behind a few One of the vendors who got up early was silently watching all this. After seeing the lively fat man, Lu Qin's face instantly darkened.
"How could he still be alive?" A trace of undisguised doubt flashed in Lu Qin's eyes, and then she looked at Shao Tong. She had been dissatisfied with Shao Tong for more than a day or two.
Shaotong shrugged innocently, "Don't look at me. I don't know. I have really modified their memories. What they took back must be those pairs of fur shoes. You will also I asked those traders, you shouldn't doubt me."
"Then how do you explain that Wang Fugui survived?" Lu Qin asked.
"Then who are you asking? Maybe it's because he has his own destiny." Shaotong explained aggrievedly, but the cunning hidden in his eyes made Lu Qin shudder.
Lu Qin lowered his voice and moved closer, staring into his eyes, very close to Shaotong, "I'm warning you, don't play any tricks. I can take you out or send you back, so You will stay in that ward for all your life until you die."
Shaotong gave a crooked salute and replied very seriously: "I understand, my breeder, I will listen to you in everything."
Seeing that he had not caught Shaotong's flaw, Lu Qin pointed the finger at Jiang Cheng's back again, and made a decision after a moment, "Let's go, let's follow him. The problem should be with him." (End of Chapter)