Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 98 Gifts

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  Since he made up his mind, Gu Yanchuan saw that time was running out, and immediately decided to leave the grass house and return to the Guyuan mansion in Gusu City, and began to prepare for the marriage of his daughter.

  These three thatched cottages were just where they lived when they were filial piety. Gu Yanchuan loved the mountains and forests here, and would often come to live for a few days after the filial piety period expires.

  Li Fushou brought two carriages on this trip, and one was separated for Gu Yanchuan and his daughter, and the two carriages headed towards Gusu City one after the other.

  Gu Yuan

  This is a tall mansion with a deep courtyard. On the plaque at the door, there is a plaque written by Emperor Daoguang of "Science Family", which is even more extraordinary.

  Two carriages came to the mansion one after the other. The domestic servants inside had already heard the sound to greet them. The first ones were Gu Zhiwen, the eldest son of Gu Yanshan, the only son of Gu Yanchuan, Gu Zhixue, and the two masters of Yumian who were full of poems and books.

  The two of them stood on the steps with their heads high, wearing brocade jackets and jade pendants around their waists, looking like a turbulent young master.

  The carriage stopped

  Gu Yanchuan took the lead to get out of the carriage, and looked back at this luxurious carriage and was amazed. He had never been in such a comfortable western carriage. It was not only spacious but also extremely luxurious.

  The seats inside are covered with huge polar bear skins, which are really soft and warm to the extreme. There are two small heaters on the left and right of the carriage to melt the warmth of baking in the carriage.

  Especially the flexible steering pivot, which makes the huge 4-wheeled carriage very flexible. Coupled with the solid rubber wheels, the ride is really like a boat, and it is extremely comfortable.

  Contrary to the traditional car, people who ride on the road for a long distance are confused, and the frame feels sore after getting off the car.

Li Fushou got out of the carriage and walked a few steps quickly, trying to help, Gu Yanchuan waved his hand, and said; "The time is already very tight, you should go back and prepare the betrothal gift as soon as possible. I need to invite guests as soon as possible. , I won’t keep you for now."

   "My son-in-law obeys."

  Li Fushou bowed his hands and bowed his hands to the two elder brothers who were standing on the steps, turned and left.

  A maid in Gu's house had long since been snatched out, and she took her young lady, Gu Liuyan, and got out of the car and went back to the house without mentioning it.

  Big families get married, and they pay attention to the three-match six-employment process. This is a tedious and meticulous process, and one is indispensable.

  Three media, as the name suggests, six recruits refer to the process of marriage in the old age, which is to accept, ask for the name, Naji, accept, ask for a date, and welcome in person.

  After Li’s family had decided on Gu’s daughter, he immediately hired a matchmaker to agree, and the action was very quick.

  After Gu Yanchuan, the elder of the Gu family, agreed, the three processes of accepting, asking for name, and Najib have been carried out, and the birth date has been exchanged.

  At this point, things are basically fixed, and the scholarly family even regards it as life and cannot easily regret it.

   Therefore, Li Fushou was able to call Gu Yanchuan as Master Yue Zhang. .

  The next step is to accept Zheng, which is commonly known as "excessive gift". The more gifts you prepare, the more precious they are, the more face your in-laws will have.

  Please refer to the auspicious day and a good day. This event will definitely be three days later by Gu Yanchuan, that is, the day of the ceremony of Li’s ancestor worship. The rest only needs to go through the process.

  The next morning

  A group of hundreds of people carried the box cage tied with red colored silk, a total of 128 lifts, and left the Fuyuan under the beating of the band, which immediately attracted a lot of viewers and discussions, and the enviable eyes could almost drown people.

  Walking behind the band are eight pure-bred horses with pure white coats, each of which is tall and beautiful, looking forward to life.

  The 92 pairs of cages carried in the front are filled with brocade, mink fur, whole grains, four treasures of the study, fine wine lacquer, pure wool yarn, milk sugar ham, sausage milk powder and other valuable gifts.

The most eye-catching thing is the 36-carrying cage at the rear. From the opened cage, you can see golden horses, gold ingots, golden elephants, golden Buddhas, gold bricks and full boxes of silver, especially the silver boxes, which are heavy. Four strong men are required to carry it together.

   is simply golden and shining.

On both sides of the 36 cages are heavily armed Lijiabao Zhuang Ding, as well as guards with foreign guns. There are two neat rows to separate the crowd of onlookers from the cages. In addition, there are the green camp soldiers of the government holding the red bravely. The tasseled spear followed to prevent accidents.

  In the end, 18 Western carriages were escorted to Gu Yuan together. This promised battle really shocked the whole city and attracted a lot of viewers.

  This mighty line of teams walked to the Ganjiang River, which is more than a mile away from Gu Garden. There is an ancient stone bridge called Gujiaqiao here. Because of the crowds of onlookers, the team can’t advance or retreat.

  The crowd of onlookers was jealous of the golden treasures in the cage, and couldn't help making a loud noise, with the intention of bewitching people and running away.

  The black-suppressed human head's emotions gradually became fierce, and there were signs that they could not be restrained, which made the crowds of Lijiapu’s Zhuang Ding and the green camp soldiers behind them panicked.

  In the hearts of these people, they might not have the intention of taking advantage of the chaos.

   "Cover the cage, fire a warning shot, and those who dare to cross the thunder pond one step... kill."

  The cold command in the carriage was passed down, and the guards loaded the bullet with a solemn expression, and then fired empty guns at the sky amid the command of the leader.

   "Papa Papa..."

  Intensive gunfire with heavy smoke drifting away, suddenly awakened the hot-headed crowd of onlookers, and only then felt fear.

  People dare to show off the golden treasure, so you won’t be afraid to grab it.

The city of Gusu, who has experienced the turmoil of the hairy bandits, knows that the quick guns and cannons in the hands of the Westerners are extremely sharp. Less than 20 years.

  If you want to die, just grab it.

  The courage of the common people came and went quickly, until the long gift-giving team left, no one dared to take advantage of the chaos.

  The people's wind in the south of the Yangtze River has always been feminine, and is known for its gentleness and beauty. This is completely different from those of Shangan and Gansu, which dare to fight and kill.

  If it were in that kind of place, these eye-catching jewelry and jewels would have been snatched away. Where would they wait until now?

Some of the exquisite gold ornaments were brought from Australia, while others were ordered to be built after arriving in Gusu City. Among the 18 carriages from Shanghai to Gusu City, a large amount of property used as a dowry was carried. .

  I was planning to marry a wife, aren’t these things okay?

  Western four-wheeled carriage has a strong carrying capacity, and reached its peak for military use in the war at the end of the 18th century.

  Only during the French emperor Napoleon’s invasion of Russia, the French army mobilized 38,700 heavy and light four-wheeled carriages, each of which could carry 3,000 pounds of supplies, and the light carriages could carry 1,600 pounds of supplies.

  The road to Moscow was long and long. The number of horses used by Napoleon’s army to tow carriages reached 187,621, and the number of horses that could eventually return to the French mainland was less than 1,000.

  Following the "Taishan" ship to transport the goods to Shanghai, Li Fushou's carriage was loaded with some goods. After all, they are Australian specialties, which are rare in China.

  Gu Yuan has already gathered guests and friends.

  The housekeeper with a loud voice stood in the courtyard and sang loudly. The mellow and frustrated voice was very charming, spreading far away, aroused an awe-inspiring sound.

  "……

  The 16th gift, there are two extremely precious pure white polar bear skins.

  From 17th to 20th, there are ten pairs of American brown bear skins.

  The 21st to 24th gifts, including 120 Australian specialty hams.

  ……

  The 97th gift, there are 18 gold ingots.

  The 98th salute, a golden Bodhisattva.

  The 99th gift, a golden reclining Buddha.

  The 100th gift, a golden boat.

  The 101st gift, the golden statue is like a statue.

  The 102nd present, a pair of golden lions.

  ……

  In the end, there are 12,000 gold, 22,000 silver patterns, 8 BMWs, 8 Western carriages, 200 German-made fast guns, and several other gifts.

  This grand scene really shocked the well-informed guests, and felt a little unacceptable.

  My God, how much does it cost?

  Don’t count anything else, the 10,000 taels of gold alone is worth 350,000 taels of silver, plus these precious gold objects and 20,000 taels of silver, I'm afraid it won't be less than 500,000.

   Originally there were some rumors, saying that the Gu family was afraid that their daughter would not be able to marry, and that they were anxious to stuff them in others' hands, and they didn’t even want the style of the high-ranking family.

  At this time, in front of the Jinshan Yinhai-like betrothal gift, the rumors have long since been broken, and all that is left is full of envy, jealousy and hatred.

  Such a golden turtle, why is it cheaper for Gu's family?

  Today, Gu Yanchuan wore the top wear of the 4th rank of the imperial court to greet the guests. His face was red and he felt very face.

  Li Fushou’s son-in-law Li Fushou’s arrogance went far beyond his expectations, and he really earned enough face.

  High-ranking families have no shortage of food or clothing, and all kinds of flowers are top-notch. What is the contention of a person's life?

   is a face!

  High-ranking officials from Jiangnan Province gathered in the Flower Hall. Gu Yanchuan came in with Li Fushou wearing a tuxedo to meet the high-ranking officials of Jiangnan Province and the adults in Futai.

"Mr. Yuan Ding, you are really a real person without showing your face. Tsk tsk tsk... I and Master Futai were both shocked." The right chief executive officer Luo Min has limited talents in his chest, and Feiying Zhaoma Gaole is He is very skilled, and a man who has played for most of his life, speaking far from being as rigorous as a Han official.

He walked over and patted Li Fushou's shoulder and said with a smile; "To be honest, seeing so many gold and silver treasures, I have the heart to bring my soldiers over to grab one, but I also saw the 200 German quick guns. Just put out this thought."

   "Master Fantai joked, how can A Duwu get into your eyes?" Li Fushou responded with a light smile.

  The right chief envoy is in charge of the civil affairs, finance and taxation of a province. Senior officials from the second grade, especially this southeast area, have always been anointed and prosperous. It is appropriate to call the master of Fantai.

  The so-called clear prefect in one year, one hundred thousand snowflake silver.

  Luo Min presides over the civil affairs and taxation of Jiangnan Province. He has a high position and earns more than 100,000 snowflake silver in a year?

  (End of this chapter)