Ordinary clear day

Chapter 22 Wedding
After the beginning of spring, the weather warmed up, and the snow on the street gradually melted, making the road muddy. Fu Yin Yuheng felt that this was too ugly, so he organized a large group of civilians to clean the road. They didn't pay any money, but it was Provided two meals of porridge water that was not too thin.

As the city looks more and more tidy, more and more people come and go in the city.This spring, the government government began to reclassify the special activity places in the city. For example, in each urban area, it stipulated where to open up markets, buy and sell goods, where to set up stalls and live for performers, and where to deal with coal, garbage, excrement, etc. stuff, wait.Horse-drawn carriages outside the city were not allowed to enter the city, and they were all parked at the specially built guard offices next to the gates of each city. Every two hours they stopped, they had to pay ten dollars, but there was a special person in charge of looking after the horses.After entering the city, twenty or thirty large carriages with long boards were also parked inside the city gate, with number plates from one to six, and one drove out every two quarters of an hour. Two pennies.These carriages are divided into six routes, passing through various government offices in the city, major markets, scenic spots, downtown streets, residential areas and other places where people go frequently.

After a period of adaptation, these measures have basically been recognized by the people inside and outside the city, but some people think that the carriage charge is too expensive, and the practice of not allowing horse carriages to enter the city will cause inconvenience to the people, and they question the government. to collect money.However, Yuheng and his officials launched a series of measures to help the poor and the weak, making it difficult for these people to talk about it.

The ownerless dilapidated houses that were open to beggars in winter continued to be open for them to live in. The yamen did not charge them money, but they were required to keep the houses stable and clean.At the same time, at the price of a big broom per person and two steamed buns and a bowl of gruel per person per day, these people clean the streets and alleys.In this way, beggars will not starve to death, nor will they lie on the side of the road and affect the appearance of the city because they have nothing to do.For ordinary civilians, free clinic days are maintained every ten days.

Fu Yin Yuheng was once again awarded by the Ministry of Officials for his outstanding political achievements. Wherever he went, his face revealed a high-spirited aura.He himself did not expect that he had only reported several measures to Mr. Chen, such as bus carriages, beggars sweeping the streets for food, and free clinics. Unexpectedly, the adult listed so many new policies in his reply letter, which made him admire .Although he just obeyed orders, he was rewarded by his superiors, and almost all of the credit was his own. How could he not be very grateful to Mr. Chen?He made up his mind to make better grades, so as to repay Mr. Chen for his kindness.As for those who gossip, it's just jealousy, he doesn't care!

The decision of the boss directly affects the subordinates.Recently, Zhang Bao came home later and later, and several times he didn't come home until Haishi. He was busy all day, and his face lost a lot of weight.Tong's heart ached, and she changed ways every day to make delicious and nourishing food and soup for him.Because he was busy with housework, he simply handed over the marriage between Xiaotao, Xiaomei and Ma San'er to Ermo.

Xiaotao still has the same look of gossip and gossip all day long. Although she is about to get married, she has acted more prudently, but the situation is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change.No, the scholar surnamed Su that I met on the street last time was dragged away by something. This mystery is based on Xiaotao's inquiries from many sources, and Xiang'er personally learned from her nearby It was confirmed by relatives and finally untied.

The bed was covered with red cotton and cheap silk, and there were three or four sewing baskets. Xiaomei and Xiaotao were sitting on both sides of the bed, holding unfinished wedding dresses in their hands, and Xiang'er from the opposite door also came to help, pulling A new bamboo basket was wrapped around a red string.This is for the wedding cake on the wedding day.Shuning was sitting on the bed watching Xiaomei's needlework, and she was also embroidering with a purse in her hand.

Xiaotao spoke vividly of the news she inquired, and Xiang'er supplemented it from time to time.

Xiaotao: "It turns out that the scholar last time was quite good-looking. His name was Su Heda. He lived in a house with a few poor scholars in Nanxiang. Help. The one who called him away last time was a butcher, and the person who had the accident seemed...seemed to be..."

Xiang'er: "He's a cook, chubby."

Xiaotao: "That's right, that's right, he's a cook. This cook was going to work, but suddenly he had a stomachache. His boss didn't allow him to stay in the shop, so he had to borrow an iron bucket from a friend's house and sit on the bench." The top is pulled, who knows...hehe..."

Shu Ning: "Who knows what? You mean it?"

Xiang'er: "Hee... Who would have thought that after he finished pulling, the bucket would stick to him, and he couldn't get it off no matter how hard he tried! Hee hee..."

Xiaomei: "What kind of nonsense is this?"

Xiaotao: "The cook was in a hurry, but he couldn't get the bucket down no matter what he tried. He passed away when he was in a hurry. His wife and children were terrified. Later, that Mr. Su went to see him and told him The man put him on the ground, then asked the blacksmith for a sharp knife, pierced the bottom of the bucket hard, and the bucket fell."

Xiang'er: "The stuff in the bucket is leaking all over the floor, it stinks..."

Xiaomei: "I don't listen to such nonsense, and you don't want to talk about it in front of girls."

Xiaotao: "What's the matter? It's just a joke. I know you are noble and serious. Talk to your man. Don't let us humble people defile you."

Xiaomei was so angry that her face turned pale, and she was about to get up to scold people, but Ma San'er's voice came from outside the door: "Miss Xiaomei, is the girl with you? The third grandma is calling her over."

Xiaomei's face turned red, Xiaotao snorted, "There are others in the room, why do you just call Xiaomei?"

Shu Ning went out of the room, seeing Ma San'er's blushing face, she still wanted to peek into the room.She pursed her lips, suppressed a smile and walked away.

When I went to the upper room, I saw that the matchmaker had brought a few girls to Tong's selection to fill Xiaotao's vacated position, and Tong's had already set her sights on two.Because she is the maid serving Shu Ning, she was specially asked to make the decision.Shu Ning carefully looked at the two girls, they were both twelve or thirteen years old, one was fair-skinned and had high cheekbones, and the other was a tall, red-cheeked northeastern girl with black curly hair.Shuning chose the latter one.Mrs. Tong asked her real name was Sanniu, she thought it was dirty, so she changed her name to Chunxing, handed it over to Ermo to discipline, and ordered Xiaotao to teach the newcomer all the rules of serving girls.

The days passed quickly, spring went to summer, and when the girls all changed into thin summer clothes, Xiaotao got married.The Wang family is a household in Chengxiao, so Xiaotao has to go to their farm to get married first.The day before the wedding, the relatives of the husband's family sent a carriage to pick her up. Xiaotao kowtowed in front of Zhang Bao and Mrs. Tong, and said goodbye to Duanning Shuning and everyone in her family. Turned into ashes, shed tears, took a few large bags of luggage and a box of dowry, got into the carriage and left.Shuning's family will not attend the wedding, only Changfu will go to the wedding tomorrow as a representative.The groom's official Wang Daniu, Shu Ning met once, tall and honest, he should be a reliable person.

Less than half a month later, it was the turn of Ma San'er and Xiaomei's wedding.

Early in the morning, Brother Ma wore a big red flower on his chest, and pulled a shy Xiaomei in red, kowtowed in front of Zhang Bao and Tong, worshiped the world, and received a pair of heavy red envelopes. All the servants and maids went to welcome the new house.It was a newly built small side room in the backyard, with red letter paper-cuts pasted on the inside and outside, it was full of joy.

The master's house didn't set up a table, so Ma San'er had asked someone to book two tables in a small restaurant not far from the back door, and invited several colleagues and servants he knew to have a drink.Children from several nearby families saw him on the street and shouted "Groom boy, groom boy", and he also smiled and gave them a few pieces of candy.Ermo stayed in the new house to accompany Xiaomei, Duanning and Shuning followed Cheng Kun and Changgui to congratulate her, saw Ma San'er drinking the wine toasted by others one after another, as if it was honey water, and smiled. Can't see it anymore.

Changgui joked at the side: "Look at him, I know, I know that he wants to marry Xiaomei as his wife day and night, and today he finally got his wish, that's why he is so forgetful; The lunatic who ran out of the house can only smile at people." Cheng Kun smiled after hearing this: "It is indeed something to be happy to be able to marry a sweetheart. He is drunk and we are still there. If he is happy today, let him Just drink two more glasses."

Only then did Shu Ning know that Ma San'er liked Xiaomei, no wonder Xiao Tao had sour words in the chat last time, and she married someone else cleanly, it seemed that she knew that Ma San'er could not like her.But the strange thing is this: a naughty boy like Ma San'er, like a monkey, actually likes the quiet and docile Xiaomei, not the lively and cheerful Xiaotao?It can only be said that radishes and cabbages have their own preferences.

After marriage, Xiaomei is still in charge of taking care of Duanning's daily life, while Xiaotao's work has been handed over to the newcomer Chunxing.She is a girl with good hands and feet, diligent in work, dexterous ingenuity, good at needlework, and a skilled cooker.She was in charge of cooking for the master's family. For a month, the dishes were different almost every day, and they were all home-cooked dishes, which amazed Zhang Bao's family of four, made Ermo Xiaomei feel ashamed, and Shu Ning was even more envious. My heart is ready to move.

This is an excellent opportunity to become a culinary master! !Don't let it go, learn this skill, even if you cook it for yourself in the future, it will be good.Eating monotonous dishes in the past few years, either stewed or pasta, or sauerkraut and pickles, really made it unbearable for her who was already accustomed to a wide variety of delicacies in modern society.

Decided!Starting tomorrow, she will learn how to cook from Master Chunxing! ! !
(End of this chapter)