The back door of my house can last until the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 73 Engagement
"If you can't get along with anyone, you can't get along with the God of Wealth!
Anyone who can't get along with the God of Wealth is really unreasonable and unreasonable. "

Yang Lin was all smiles.

All the businessmen in the room were praising Sun Jie.

No one in this world will have trouble with money, especially these businessmen.

The atmosphere is getting warmer and more harmonious.

It was getting late, after Sun Chuwen saw off the last guest, only Sun Jie was left.

The two sat in the conservatory, chatting with each other.

It's nothing more than that, the supply of icing sugar, the arrangement of the marriage, there is no escape from these two things anyway.

Sun Ling was sitting in front of the dressing table, fiddling with those rouge and gouache.

The personality is not as gentle as that of Jiangnan women, and she rarely plays with these rouge and gouache.

Times have changed, and now the heart has promised others.

People will always show their best side to those closest to them, such as Sun Ling.

Mother Liang Cuilan stood behind her, holding a horn comb, combing her hair.

"How did he treat you?"

Liang Cuilan asked.

"Sun Lang treated me very well, very very nice!"

Thinking of those days with Sun Jie, Sun Ling looked happy.

"There are not many good men in this world, especially good men with skills.

It is often said that men are afraid of entering the wrong profession, and women are afraid of marrying the wrong man.It's hard to find someone like him who is capable and gentle.

You may not be able to see anything now, but you won’t be able to tell in the future! "

After combing her hair, Liang Cuilan moved a chair and sat next to Sun Ling.

"In the future, when you go there, you can't be as willful as you are at home.

By the way, you can see your in-laws?How is his situation? " Liang Cuilan asked.

How could Sun Ling meet Sun Jie's parents in modern times?

As for the situation over there, Sun Ling didn't say clearly, but just dealt with it with some panacea words.

……

As the moon rose, Sun Jie returned home.

In the yard, there are a lot of gifts, all kinds of gifts.

The people who stayed behind hurried over to explain the situation.

These things were all sent by Qin Shang as gifts for New Year's visits.

There is a thick stack of gift slips, dozens of pairs.

There are a large number of Qin merchants, and almost every family has gifts.

Among them, Sun Chuwen's gift was the deepest, and Sun Chuwen attached great importance to this future son-in-law.

Basically, they are some precious goods, jewelry and jade, antique calligraphy and paintings.

If it is sold in Hyundai, it will definitely fetch a good price.

In the late Ming Dynasty, these things were actually considered valuable.But I dare not compare it with the value in modern times, after all, it has been hundreds of years.

Especially some antique calligraphy and paintings, the value of diving is fierce.

Prosperous antiques, troubled times gold.

Although the situation is gradually stabilizing now, collapse is a foregone conclusion.

Those rich gentry are now selling their antique calligraphy and paintings and selling them for gold and silver.

The north wind is blowing again, and it is bleak and lonely.

The north wind outside the window kept blowing, and whistled through the eaves and treetops.

The moon has disappeared and the stars have fallen silent.

The dawn did not pierce the night sky, the sky and the earth were dark, and the sun could not be seen.

Sun Jie went to Mitang Pavilion to inspect. During the Spring Festival, the business is most prosperous.

Qin Shang was also sensible, and did not sell icing sugar in Xi'an Mansion.

During the Chinese New Year, the wages are doubled. Although the shop boy can't go home to celebrate the New Year, he is naturally happy when he has the money.

Everything is going well in Honey Pavilion, there is an endless stream of guests at the door, and it is overcrowded.

After leaving Honey Pavilion, I went to Sun Chuwen's place again.

It's time to talk about marriage.

Born in a scholarly family, he can write and calculate, understand the general, and understand the truth.

The contact time is not long, but the impression is very good.Capable, arrange and handle things in an orderly and competent manner.

Qin Shang is also a large merchant gang in the west. With Sun Jie's goods and their sales, it is a certainty that they will grow into the number one merchant gang in the world.

Even regardless of feelings, it is very suitable for public and private use.

It would save a lot of trouble to tie Qin Shang to his chariot.

The coal stove in the conservatory whistled, and the chimneys led directly to the outside of the house.

This is the coal stove that Sun Jie gave to Sun Chuwen before, even with the chimney.

The firepower is very strong, and the room is full of warmth.

The coat was hung on the hanger next to him, and Sun Jie sat next to Sun Chuwen.

After taking a sip of tea, he said, "It's time for the marriage to be settled!"

"Yes, it should be settled." Sun Chuwen said.

Sun Jie said: "I don't know anything about the auspicious day of the zodiac, and the day will be handled by the husband!"

The ancients paid attention to the auspicious days of the zodiac, and Sun Chuwen was a scholarly family. Sun Jie knew these things better than Sun Jie.

"Looking at the date before, Shangyuan Festival is a good day.

Let's make an appointment on that day first, and then talk about getting married first.As for the time to get married, don't worry too much. "Sun Chuwen said slowly.

He is a smart man, afraid that he would push him too far and cause Sun Jie's disgust, so he didn't force Sun Jie to get married as soon as he came up.

"From now on, I will call you Master Taishan!" Sun Jie smiled and teased, "I didn't expect to get a daughter-in-law back. I just wanted to do business."

"It's my family's fortune, and we will be one in the future, so we need to support each other!" Sun Chuwen smiled even wider.

"By the way, I don't know what your father Lingtang thinks? After a while, I have to pay a visit?"

Sun Chuwen asked tentatively.

Since we met, I haven't heard Sun Jie talk about his parents.

Today's marriage is a major issue, but it has to be investigated.

Sun Jie leaned on the chair, looked up at the sky, and sighed: "The mountains are high and the roads are far away, and there are thousands of autumns and bright moons, how far are they separated by hundreds of thousands of miles?

Marriage matters can only depend on myself.Please forgive me! "

Seeing Sun Jie like this, Sun Chuwen would be wrong.

Thinking that Sun Jie's parents had passed away, he kept sighing and shaking his head.

There were footsteps outside the door, and Sun Ling pushed the door open.

Wearing a red flower padded jacket, his face was flushed and his eyebrows were raised.

"Is it settled?"

When he came to Sun Jie's side, he couldn't wait to look at Sun Chuwen.

"If you don't want to stay in a female college, why are you in such a hurry?" Smiling and cursing, he said in relief: "The engagement is on the day of Shangyuan Festival. As for the marriage, it won't be too long, and it won't be too late to discuss it."

"Okay, I'll go to the kitchen to urge the meal!"

Sun Ling glanced at Sun Jie, then hurried out again.

"I don't know, how do you view the situation in this world?"

After Sun Ling walked out, Sun Chuwen looked at Sun Jie with a calm expression and a calm tone.

"During the Wanli period, party disputes began to emerge. At that time, there were Zhejiang Party, Qin Party, Jin Party and Donglin Party in the imperial court.

At the end of Wanli and the beginning of Apocalypse, Liaodong was defeated and the land was lost, but the heavenly soldiers became bereaved dogs.

The Wei thieves wreaked havoc on the court, and the eunuchs in Donglin fought fiercely. The eunuchs gained power, and Donglin fell.The border affairs became more and more corrupt, and Liaoyang and other strong cities were lost successively.

Now that His Majesty came to the throne, he believed in Donglin again, but the whole court has become Donglin's one-spoken hall.

Border affairs became more and more corrupt, and the court had to increase taxes as a last resort.The people in the north are poor, and the south is rich and prosperous, but Donglin can sum it up in one word, making the people in the north more and more poor.

The famine broke out again, and the people who lost their land revolted and ran rampant for a long time..."

Sun Jie's voice was ups and downs, his words were full of disappointment with the court and the authorities.

"Then what do you think is the way to heal people in today's world?" Sun Chuwen asked again.

"It's too serious to return!" Sun Jie shook his head.

How can it be cured?If you push forward some time, maybe there is still a chance, but now, the future is slim.

"As far as I know, the intruder has already been killed, and the rest of the thieves, large and small, have also surrendered. Logically speaking, the situation is acceptable, isn't it?!" Sun Chuwen lowered his voice a little.

Sun Jie replied: "Treat the symptoms but not the root cause. Kill Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai and other bandits. Even if you kill all these people, there will be others."

Coming from modern times, it is natural to know where the disease is in the world today.

If you want to save this world, you must overthrow it and rebuild order.

Sun Chuwen didn't ask any more questions and fell into silence.

After a long time, he said: "In the future, our two families will become one family. We need to support each other in some matters."

"That's it!" Sun Jie replied affirmatively.

……

The Shangyuan Festival is coming as scheduled, and the Sun family is decorated with lanterns and streamers.

A stage was set up outside the door, and the Xiqin troupe performed on stage.

It's colder, but the treatment is good, and the money and food are plentiful.

There are a lot of people around, applauding constantly.

The steward of the mansion stood at the door, calling out the congratulators one by one.

Anyway, he is also a well-known person in Xi'an Prefecture, so the scene is naturally lively.

Engagement and marriage in ancient times were cumbersome, and they paid attention to "three books and six rituals".

"Three Letters" refers to: Letter of Appointment, Letter of Ceremony and Letter of Welcome.

"Six Rituals" refers to the entire marriage process from proposal to marriage, including Nacai, Asking Names, Najib, Nazheng, Asking for a Date and Greeting.

The whole set is cumbersome and complicated. Under normal circumstances, except for the gate of the deep house or the royal family, ordinary people just go through the process symbolically.

Sun Chuwen knew how inconvenient Sun Jie was now, so he simplified the process and left the most important links.

In one day, the engagement ceremony was over.

According to common sense, men and women cannot meet before they are married.

Sun Chuwen didn't care about these, and sent Sun Ling there the next day.

Today's Sun Ling, strictly speaking, is Sun Jie's half-wife.

He stayed in Xi'an Mansion for nearly a month, and at the beginning of February, he took Sun Ling north to the station.

The carriage drove out of the city gate, and Sun Chuwen saw him off three miles away.

The official road is barren and the grass is dry, and the dirt road reaches the sky.

Looking at the carriage going north, Sun Chuwen muttered in a low voice: "Perhaps, my choice this time will bring different benefits. I hope God won't lie to me!"

After a word, he got into the carriage behind him and went home.

After the new year, you have to work.

The ground has not yet thawed, and the weather is still very cold, so ordinary farmers don't have to work too hard.

But for Sun Jie, there was no delay.

The city of the resident has reached the end moment, and the main city has been successfully built.

Looking from a distance, a large fortress stands out abruptly on the yellow ground.

The refugees in the city have already completed the selection process, and more than 2000 strong people have been selected.

Adding those before, there are now more than 4000 strong.

These four thousand are strong and divided into four thousand households.

The newly recruited Danzi started a long training. With the previous foundation, this training is much more convenient.

With more people in the city, Wang Bi had more work to do.

I'm so busy every day that I can't even eat.

Transferred the accountant of Mi Tang Pavilion to help Wang Bi.

After Wang Bi left, Honey Pavilion recruited some reliable accountants again.

Some of them are recommended by Wang Bi, and they can be hired if they know the basics.

With these people joining, some things have been solved.

Sun Ling was not idle either, and volunteered to take charge of the internal affairs.

She took the initiative to help Wang Bi handle the big and small issues in the residence. For Sun Ling, helping Wang Bi is helping Sun Jie.

I have to say that Sun Ling does have some skills.

Many things were handled in an orderly manner, and even Wang Bi couldn't help feeling that Sun Ling was good at handling internal affairs.

With Sun Ling joining, Sun Jie can save a lot of trouble.

You can completely focus on where you need to pay attention, and you don't have to worry too much.

……

The coal stove in the room was whistling. Although it was spring, the weather was still cold. The stove was not turned on at night, and the room was freezing.

Sun Jie was sitting by the stove, looking at Sun Ling beside him, "I'm going out tomorrow, and it may take seven or eight days to come back!"

Sun Ling was slightly taken aback, and hurriedly said, "Where is this going? Why did it take so long? If it's not important, I can leave it to the people below to do it!"

"This matter is more important, don't worry, maybe I will come back soon." Sun Jie comforted.

I feel sad, but there are some things that I can't do according to my own temperament.

"Okay, since that's the case, Sun Lang can go at ease, don't worry about me!" Sun Ling's voice calmed down.

Sun Jie nodded.

Neither of them spoke anymore, and the night was getting deeper and deeper.

As the moon set and the sun rose, Sun Jie walked out of the station with a package on his back, going far away.

There was a figure on the top of the wall looking this way, and Sun Jie knew who it was.

With no one around, Sun Jie came out alone.

Waving towards the city wall, Sun Jie smiled and walked away gradually.

The figure finally disappeared.

Sun Ling on the top of the wall looked at the disappearing Sun Jie and became worried.

Turning around, he looked at Chen Hu behind him, "Why is Sun Lang traveling alone? Why doesn't he bring a guard? I can't persuade him, why don't you follow? If something happens, what should we do?"

The face is full of worry, this war is chaotic, one person is out, the consequences are unpredictable.

Chen Hu looked puzzled, and said: "Mistress, don't be impatient, you have your own considerations in your heart.

The thief who can hurt adults in this world hasn't been born yet, so don't worry! "

"Isn't it a god in the sky? Could it be that King Kong is not bad?" Sun Ling shook her head and looked into the distance again.

"Some things are difficult for subordinates to talk about. The mistress will understand later!" After Chen Hu finished speaking, he closed his mouth.

……

Walk through the golden gate, and there is the courtyard.

There was already snow in the sky, the surroundings were silent, and the outside of the courtyard wall was covered in white.

I went back to the bedroom and looked at my phone. There were not a few days left before the Chinese New Year.

There is a time gap of more than a month between the end of the Ming Dynasty and modern times. This time I came back to spend the New Year with my parents, and then I added some goods or things by the way.

The pickup truck creaked on the snow.

The speed is very slow, back to the supermarket.

Not long after stopping, Fan Xiaopeng called.

It's the engagement banquet soon, invite Sun Jie over.

This has already been expected and prepared in advance.

In the package I brought over, there were some carefully selected items.

The gift to Fan Xiaopeng was a wishful jade, not a top-notch gift, but in this case, it was appropriate.

The rest is a gift for my parents.

They are old, and Sun Jie prepares some supplements.

Hundred-year-old ginseng and some precious Chinese medicines.

Sometimes, the most expensive is not necessarily the best.

Sending parents, the most appropriate is the right way.

Two days later, Fan Xiaopeng's engagement banquet arrived as scheduled.

A small hotel lobby, full of colorful flowers.

Those who came were all relatives of the old Fan's family, and other than that, those people from the factory.

During this period of time, the old Fan's family was getting better and better, and those relatives who had already cut off contact all came to the door.

In this world, the rich have distant relatives in the mountains, and the poor have no one to ask in the downtown.

He gave gifts to the two of them, said some auspicious words, ate a simple meal, and left.

Fan Xiaopeng knew that Sun Jie was a busy man, so naturally he wouldn't say anything.

Being able to come here today is already very good, how can I ask for more?

After leaving the hotel, I bought some more goods and drove home.

The car was driving on the way home, and there were more vehicles on the road.

Going home for the New Year is an obsession in the hearts of Chinese people.

When I got home, it was already late.

The lights at the door of the house were still on, as if they were waiting for Sun Jie.

There was a knock on the door, and Sun Jie stood outside the door.

The sound of hurried footsteps came from inside, and Sun's father, Sun Guoying, hurried out from inside.

With a creak, the door slowly opened.

"Dad, I'm back!"

Sun Jie stood outside the door, smiling all over his face.

"I just knew you came back recently. The lights outside have been kept on for the past few days. Our alley is dark, so I'm afraid you won't be able to see the way!" Sun Guoying opened the door wide, his eyes squeezed together, and he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear.

"Come in, it's cold outside!"

"Wait a minute, I still have something!"

Sun Jie hurriedly moved those things and walked inside.

Sun Guoying hurried to help and moved those things back with Sun Jie.

"There is no shortage of food or clothing at home. I bring these things with me every time I come back. Your mother and I can't eat or use them." Sun Guoying complained a little.

Parents are like this, reluctant to let their children spend money.

Zhao Yaxiang also came out and opened the curtain.

The TV in the living room was still on, showing the evening news.

The coal stove in the middle is burning vigorously, making people very comfortable and warm.

"Haven't you slept so late?"

Put those things down, Sun Jie asked.

"Hey, I'm old, I don't sleep much, I can't sleep at night!" Sun Guoying explained casually.

Where is this? The year is approaching, but I am just waiting for my son.

Sometimes the phone doesn't work, so that's all I can do.

"Sometimes I call you, but I can't get through. Although career is important, you can't ignore it. Your body is equally important!" Zhao Yaxiang brought a cup of hot water and persuaded her.

He took the water and took a sip.

"Sometimes I'm just too busy, but I'm fine and don't have to worry about anything."

Putting down the water glass in his hand, he brought over the package containing the whole medicinal materials.

Put it on the table and take out the medicinal materials inside.

"This is a good thing that I spent a lot of time to get. You and my dad will put some in the stew in the future. It's a big tonic!"

Sun Jie pointed to the century-old ginseng inside, and said.

"Okay, I'll listen to you!"

Zhao Yaxiang smiled.

Sun Guoying frowned, "It's not easy for you to be away, so what are you spending the money for? Why not save it, it will be of great use in getting married and a daughter-in-law in the future. What's the use of spending it on us!"

It's always like this, there is always someone in the family who sings bad face.

(End of this chapter)