Passerby's daily life

Chapter 115

The time that Hong Sheng can stay in the capital is limited, even with the grace of the Holy Majesty, the time is only extended by two months, and it just so happens that he arrives at Susu Jiji.So Hong Sheng quickly invited the official media and Nanny Wei to come to discuss the wedding date with Mrs. Song.

He really wanted to marry the little lady into the house as soon as possible, and he would not be alone during the Chinese New Year, but he dared not say this, not to mention Susu, even Mrs. Song would not do it.Finally, the sixteenth day of the first lunar month was decided, which is the so-called dowry gift.

It's not easy for Susu to participate in these matters. She went back to Zhuangzi after the little lady's three baptisms.Just because she had to move again.This time, she is going to move to the dowry house given to her by the old lady. This house is in the capital. Whether it is her running to the mansion or Hong Sheng giving the dowry, it is much more convenient than going to Zhuangzi.

The most important thing is that this winter is very cold, snow disasters broke out in several cities in the north, and refugees are flocking to the capital. As soon as the old lady got the news, she no longer allowed Susu to live in Zhuangzi.

Susu originally wanted to ask someone to clean up the house, and send the servants who didn't like it to look at the house.Now it's easy, she moved over and asked someone to look at Zhuangzi directly.

So just a few years ago, Susu moved, and invited the old lady, all the female family members of the Song family, and Yang Liu to a housewarming banquet, and Hong Sheng also sent a housewarming gift.The things he sent earlier startled Susu. Apart from some gorgeous jewelry and precious stones, there were several scrolls of precious calligraphy and paintings, and a box of fragments of ancient books. No matter how rich the Song family was, these things were rarely seen. Susu didn't dare to estimate the price, and hurriedly asked him to take it back.

Hong Sheng obviously didn't care too much, and said: "These are the trophies of the past two years. A group of big-headed soldiers know that real gold and silver are good, but they have some knowledge. These things are not easy to sell in the Northwest. What's the price. I only want these because I know you like them, and I don't know how to keep them, and some books are moldy."

After hearing this, Susu didn't care about the ink stains with him, so she hurriedly opened the box to check, and felt relieved when she saw that it was just a little damp.Seeing Hong Sheng looking at her with a smile on her head, Susu blushed and said, "These are all orphan copies, and they are not available for later use. I will just leave a box of these for future generations, which is enough for them to eat and drink. "

Hearing this, Hong Sheng thought of something indescribable, and his face was a little blush, but his face was dark, which was not obvious.

Susu finally has her own home, which belongs to her alone, and it is still in the capital where every inch of land is precious, and it is still in the Fourth Ring Road.If it was in later generations, such a three-entry house would be beyond the tenth ring road in the capital, and Susu would never even dare to think about it.

Foreigners will not understand the Chinese people's obsession with houses, and those who have houses will not understand the sadness of those without houses, especially Susu, a "stranger in a different world" who has a shelter from the wind and rain. As long as the thatched cottage belongs to her, she will be very happy.

When living in Zhuangzi, Susu didn't have this kind of experience, but usually when entering a new home, Susu feels that she has finally taken root in Dachu.So during the New Year, Su Su politely declined the old lady's kindness to ask her to go back home for the New Year, and spent the New Year's Eve with the servants at her own home, especially when the pocket watch was about to reach midnight, Hong Sheng waited for the wind Snow appears.

At twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, gorgeous fireworks were lit up over the palace, and they were set off for half an hour. Susu and Hong Sheng stayed on the snowy ground in the night sky, quietly watching the bright fireworks bursting into the sky, listening to the city gate tower. Big Ben struck the first bell of the new year, and neither of them spoke.

But at that moment, Hong Sheng quietly held Susu's hand, and Susu didn't refuse.In her heart, Susu made the first wish of this year to the Gods and Buddhas in the sky: May three lives, three lives and ten li peach blossoms...

Hehe, what the hell is messing around?No, pose again: I hope the years will be quiet and I will live up to my life.

After the new year, will the sixteenth day of the first lunar month be far behind?Of course it will be here soon.

Su Su has no father or mother, and there are no elders in the family. The old lady acts as the head of the family to handle all the wedding ceremony. On this day, the old lady came to Su's residence early with her maid.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Hong Sheng led the way, followed by a group of Northwest soldiers who hadn't returned yet, and they came carrying the dowry gifts amidst the sound of drums and music.

As I said earlier, these men from the Northwest were able to enter Beijing after winning fierce competitions. Standing in front of others is naturally very imposing, and it is very handy.Before entering the alley of Lifang, the neighbors in the neighborhood gathered to watch.

The neighbors in the neighborhood only knew that this house had an owner some time ago, and they moved a lot of things into the house. It seemed that they had some wealth, and they were all waiting for the owner to visit. This has always been a rule among neighbors.

They just didn't know that Susu would get married within three months after living here, and with her face, she didn't want to attract attention, so naturally she didn't want to go out with the neighbors more.The neighbors in the neighborhood waited for a few days without seeing the Lord's house coming, they just sent a woman to deliver a box of snacks and it was over, they felt a little bit uncomfortable.

As the saying goes, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, even if you have money, but if something happens, sometimes money may not be a good thing.You must know that those who live in this land are not short of money. Although they are far inferior to the Song family, some of them are old residents in the capital, and they are real local snakes.

After inquiring for a long time, I only knew that this house was bought by a wealthy family from Yangzhou, so there were people who had a bad mouth and spread nonsense words like "foreign house" and "second room" to the subordinates of Su's house. In people's ears, they almost died of anger.

Susu didn't care, and seeing her neighbors might cause right and wrong, and asking someone to say a few words would not lose a piece of meat, and it was only a few days before Hong Sheng gave the betrothal gift, so it would not be a "slap in the face" by then .

Sure enough, when those neighbors saw Hong Sheng and the couple, they really felt "painful in the face". Whoever set up the "outside room" gave a betrothal gift, and look at the twenty or so half-person-high betrothal gift boxes. As for what is in it, ordinary people can't afford these twenty or so large mahogany boxes.

Moreover, in this winter, the young man who was the real master at the first glance was actually holding a pair of live wild geese in his hands. I don't know how much effort was wasted.

On this day, the Su residence finally opened the closed door, welcomed Hong Sheng and others to enter, and the official media entered the inner courtyard, handing over the betrothal gift list and Dahong's marriage letter.

Needless to say in the inner courtyard, the old lady and Susu already knew what was on the betrothal gift list. It is not an exaggeration to say that Hong Sheng "broke his entire family" in order to marry his wife. The betrothal money alone was 600 taels of gold.

The most precious ones are of course the two boxes that are rewarded by the sage today. Among them, a pair of emerald jade Ruyi is labeled as a gift from the imperial court, and it will be a great honor to only keep it at home in the future.

Then Hong Sheng prepared it himself, all of which were collected by friends of Yang Wei's Escort who ran everywhere, Shu brocade from Sichuan, Yun brocade from Nanjing, Kesi from Dingzhou, Hebei, cotton cloth from Songjiang, etc. 66 horses; furs from other countries, jade from Xinjiang, spices from the Western Regions, and imported products from the sea.

There are also eight sets of gold and silver head-masks inlaid with gemstones, pearls and jade, four sets of gold and silver head-masks made of silk and filigree, two pairs of jasper bracelets, two pairs of suet jade bracelets, and two boxes of other jewelry pieces.

As for betrothed cakes, seafood, three animals, fish wine, tea and fruits, post boxes, incense guns and bracelets, there are a lot of gold. Even the old lady told Susu in private that Hong Sheng had spent the money.Only Susu secretly sighed: What a golden belt for murder and arson!
In the outer courtyard, Song Qinghe, the eldest son of the Shun'anbo Mansion, happened to be taking a rest, so he brought the sixth young master who wanted to join in the fun, and came with the old lady, who happened to entertain Hong Sheng and the others as "mother's family".

Greeting to each other, these sergeants are all good friends with Hong Sheng, and they are used to seeing rough men in the Northwest, so it was a surprise that a family member suddenly came, they only knew that Hong Sheng's unmarried daughter-in-law was originally from a rich family Maid girl, this is because Hong Sheng was afraid that they would misunderstand Susu after hearing some rumors when they arrived in the capital, so he gave them vaccinations in advance.

These people don't really care about the background of their sister-in-law (brothers and sisters). They only see that Hong Sheng is so caring, and even half of his net worth is used as a dowry gift. It is also famous for its divine power and eyeballs.

This is not to praise his eyesight, but this person has just arrived in the army, and within two days he found out the traitor who had been lurking in the Hami guard for two years. He has gained a firm foothold soon, and no one dares to steal his military achievements?
Even with King Ke's support, it can't be said on the face of it. It's not without reason that Hong Sheng's current position wants to be on a rocket.

Seeing Song Qinghe at this moment, I realized that Boss Hong's daughter-in-law is actually the favored maid of the old lady of Shun'anbo Mansion, an upstart in the capital, and she can ask the son of the Bo Mansion to come over to act as the "mother's family". .

While Song Qinghe was going out to change clothes, a few soldiers held Hong Sheng up and asked him to recruit the truth. Hong Sheng had no choice but to tell the "life-saving grace" between him, Susu and the old lady, and said: "At that time, she was not She is only seven years old, and the old lady is grateful for her loyalty, so she brought her to her face to raise her personally, not that a granddaughter is better than a granddaughter." A group of soldiers hadn't heard of this before, but they felt it was the same as sung in the opera.

After the Nazheng, they had to ask for a date, and the wedding date was set on the sixth day of March after Susu and Ji. The time was really tight.Fortunately, Susu's wedding gown was made by the old lady a long time ago, but because she didn't know Susu's official position when she got married, the phoenix on the wedding gown was not embroidered. . (Susu only knew that there is such an operation!)
The old lady had prepared a dowry for her long ago, and Susu brought it out when she left the house, even the big pieces of furniture. It was too conspicuous, and it was only after Susu left the mansion that someone sent him directly to Zhuangzi.

In addition to a complete set of rosewood furniture, there are also a pair of red sandalwood kang tables, a screen with a nanmu frame, a dressing table made of huanghuali, four pairs of black lacquered boxes inlaid with mother-of-pearl, and a pair of boxwood carved four-door doors. The large wardrobes are all meticulously crafted.Not to mention that the furniture in Zhuangzi's main house was originally new. If it was included in the dowry, Su Suguang's furniture would have accounted for twenty liters.

Susu had no family members or elders, so apart from some food, the betrothal gift from Hong Sheng was naturally added to Susu's dowry.When Susu copied the dowry list by herself, she realized that there were too many things. She was just a maid, and what the old lady gave was already decent enough. Some are too eye-catching.

Susu thought for a while, and took half of her own things away. All that Seventh Sister gave her in private would not be recorded in the book. Even if it was like this, it would cost a hundred lifts, but Susu had already made up her mind.

The total dowry is 64 dowry, not to mention the small households, there are four, six, and eight dowries, even rich households, it is very respectable to marry a daughter with 32 dowry. The 64 dowry is the common dowry for fourth- and fifth-rank officials when they marry their daughters, and she also ordered it at 64, so it won't make Hong Sheng lose face if it doesn't make any mistakes, it's just right.

There are too many things now, so I can only use the space as much as possible. Two boxes of jewelry are squeezed into one box. The original amount of fabrics in one box is now doubled. When the medicinal materials and supplements are gathered together, everything that can be put into the dowry box is filled. Yes, clothes and bedding can be put into the cabinet first.

The servants of the Su residence were completely confused by the actions of their own girl. I heard that the dowry boxes are packed loosely, and more boxes are more beautiful. I have never heard that even the accompanying furniture is full. Try to squeeze out as much as possible. What kind of player is this to make room for space!
Susu doesn't care about the mentality of her servants, anyway, what she wants to do is to "be well-behaved"!
When Mrs. Song was worried, she asked Nanny Qin to come over to have a look, and when she heard Qin Nanny talking about it, the old lady shook her head and said, "Ah Xiang, Su Su is a smart kid. Life is up to you , I just get the benefit, why do I care what others say?"

The Shangsi Festival on the third day of March is also the birthday of Su Su in this life, and this year is her 15th birthday, which was called "Jiji" in ancient times. On this day, Su Zhai held a large-scale Jiji ceremony. Susu inserted a precious golden hairpin, and also took the word for Susu - Yi'an, Yi from IKEA and Yishi, safe and healthy An.

After Jiji, three days later it will be Susu's wedding day.

When the dowry was sent to make the bed the day before the wedding, the old lady specially invited the third girl's future mother-in-law, Mrs. Sun, to be a Quanfu person to make the bed for Susu, and Yang Liu's mother, Aunt Qiao, followed.

64 After carrying the heavy dowry out of the Su residence, the surrounding neighbors were dumbfounded. The sharp-eyed ones could see that these dowry boxes were not fake. They didn’t see that each dowry was carried by four strong laborers. Even the pole was bent.

The female family members of the Song family did not cover up when they came in and out of Su's house, they just asked those who are interested to see them, and after seeing Mrs. Song's wife and grandma from a distance, they knew that the person living here was actually in front of the old lady of the Shun'anbo mansion. The eldest maid of the family left the mansion and bought a house, not to mention, she was going to marry and become an official wife in a blink of an eye.Looking at other people's dowry, it caused a wave of "I would rather marry a maid from a big family than a girl from a small family" in a small area of ​​the capital.

(End of this chapter)