Chapter 303 Dowry
After the marriage was agreed upon, Gu Xu followed the rules of the Daqi Dynasty and prepared Nacai gifts and sent them to the temporarily rented mansion of the Shi family in the capital.
The word “goose” is commonly used when receiving gifts.
The ancients said: "Those who use wild geese as zhi should choose the ones that move along the yin and yang."
After this, it is "asking for the name".
After accepting the marriage proposal, the girl's parents will bring their daughter's birthday and horoscope back to the boy's home, so that the girl and girl can be of the same family and can also predict good or bad luck.
Since Gu Xu and Shi Xiaohan have known each other for a long time, they already know each other's birthdays well. The so-called "asking for names" is basically just a formality.
Then there are "Naji" and "Na Zheng".
After receiving the Geng Tie, it will be placed in front of the statue of God to ask for good or bad luck. If the horoscopes of both parties do not conflict with each other, then the marriage has been initially agreed upon.
Then the man needs to send the betrothal letter and gift letter to the girl's family, along with the bride price and betrothal gift.
According to the rules of the Daqi Dynasty: "The acceptance of the levy is like an auspicious ceremony, plus Xuanhu, a bundle of silk, and a letter. No geese are needed."
As for "asking for a date", as the name suggests, it is to agree on the wedding date, that is, the groom's family chooses the wedding date. Determine an auspicious date for the marriage and seek the consent of the bride's family.
Gu Xu proposed to set the wedding date at the "Luoshui Conference", and Shi Lei readily agreed.
According to Shi Lei, the happy events in life include "the night of flowers and candles in the bridal chamber" and "the time of being named on the gold medal list". If he can win a good ranking in the "Luoshui Conference", such a happy event can be said to be even worse than being named on the gold list.
As an official who doesn't have much pursuit of power, Shi Lei's biggest wish at this time is to watch his daughter display her skills as expected on the stage where everyone is watching, and then watch her sit on the sedan chair. Spend the rest of her life with someone who loves and cares for her.
As a sixth-rank official, Viscount of Daqi, and the most popular genius in Luojing City, Gu Xu's engagement undoubtedly attracted the attention of many people. After hearing that he was engaged to Miss Shi's family, many dignitaries, including the Chen family of Xiangyang, Luo Jingxungui, etc., felt very regretful. They only felt that they had lost an excellent opportunity to win over this proud man. However, thinking that Gu Xu and Shi Xiaohan were once fellow villagers of Yishui, worked under the same government office, and shared weal and woe in front of the altar of Kongxuan Sanren, they felt that it was natural for this young man and woman to come together.
According to the customs of the Daqi Dynasty, after the wedding date is set, Shi Xiaohan will also enter "pre-marriage training".
Shi Lei specially sent someone to bring the maid Chenxi to the capital, asking her to help Shi Xiaohan pack her dowry and teach her some things she should pay attention to after marriage.
In Shi Xiaohan’s dowry, there were gold and silver jewelry, clothing, calligraphy and paintings, cloth, antiques and other items, as well as clothes, bedding, furniture, medicinal materials and other daily necessities. Many of them were left behind by her mother who died young. , passed down from generation to generation in the clan.
During this process, Shi Xiaohan felt nervous and expectant, full of longing for the future life.
At the same time, she will follow Chen Xi and stare at her dowry box curiously.
"What is this?" She took out a fist-sized, oval-shaped porcelain from the box and asked Chen Xi.
"This is called 'pressing the bottom of the box'," Chen Xi smiled and replied, "I was just looking for a chance to talk to you about it."
Shi Xiaohan frowned, Opening the lid of the porcelain, he took out a small porcelain sculpture, which showed a naked man and woman embracing each other tightly.
She felt a little confused, but a blush appeared on her cheeks inadvertently.
"What are they doing?" she asked again.
(End of this chapter)