The oil bottle of the Red Chamber

I will remember the makeup list, put all kinds of makeup gifts in the box, and someone from You's family will come to remind me to make up.

Because it was not the official day of marriage, there were only a few symbolic hardships at the Chen family's gate. After receiving a generous red envelope from Mr. You himself, he let the makeup team come in.

Everyone entered from the main gate, passed through the Yimen Gate, through the hall, and finally to the main courtyard, but they saw red and green everywhere, laughing and talking loudly. .The things in the cage are also crowded and crowded, unlike some people who just look good on the top and just respond to the story, so they can't help but praise them once.

The auspicious time has come, and Chen Gui personally brought the brothers and servants of the family to send the dowry to You's house.Although it can't be called a ten-mile red makeup, the big heads of the Chen family's dowry are all in several farm shops, and the shipping business is a very promising business every year.In addition, there are the furniture and decorations that the Chen family has carefully bought in the past two years, such as pearls, emerald silk, porcelain and medicinal materials, antique calligraphy and paintings, clothes for four seasons, and the betrothal gifts from the You family at the beginning, etc., adding up to 88 loads.Converted into silver, it would cost at least 4 to [-] taels.

When he arrived at You Mansion, You Lao'an ordered the housekeeper to distribute extremely rich red envelopes, and Fang got the dowry key from the Chen family.While unpacking and singing makeup, You Lao'an listened to the list of dowry, and laughed from ear to ear.At the same time, even the relatives and friends who watched the ceremony and celebrated couldn't help but enviously said: "Oh, Lao An is so lucky, such a generous dowry, let alone a family like us, even married from the Hou Men's mansion. It’s nothing more than that.”

The more everyone talked, the more sour they looked at the brand new furniture in the room.What rosewood babu bed, dressing table, huanghuali wood table and chairs, multi-treasure lattice, crystal clear glass kang screen.Even the cages that hold things are made of good wood...

The richer the dowry of the daughter-in-law who enters the door, the stronger the foundation of the natal family and the more important it is to the daughter-in-law.At the beginning, You Ziyu was obsessed with wanting to marry the widow of the Chen family. Everyone was joking in private, thinking that You Ziyu was getting old, but they became confused.A good seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl with a yellow flower like a flower bone is not wanted, but an old pearly woman with two oil bottles.Why bother?

Now that they saw Chen's dowry, everyone thought they understood.He sighed that You Ziyu was really cunning and old-fashioned.Marrying such a daughter-in-law with a generous dowry, the gold and silver leaking from the daughter-in-law's fingers in the future will be enough for the whole family to eat, wear and chew.Not to mention that Chen's elder brother is now very prosperous in the court, and he often goes in and out of the gate of the East Palace, and the people who come and go are all powerful people in the capital, obviously they have climbed the high branches.The future must be good.

At that time, people paid attention to one person's ability to ascend to heaven. As long as Chen Gui's future is good, don't his relatives and old friends still worry about having no support?

It can be seen that this marriage proposed by the You family is nothing more than to cling to the wealth and power of the Chen family.It's a pity that these people are shallow-minded, laughing at others behind their backs is a muddled heart, who knows that they don't know how to calculate.

How about the widow?What about the oil bottle?As long as she enters You's house, everything will belong to You's house.At that time, I feel that the old lady, Lao Zhuhuang, doesn't like it anymore, so I can spend a few taels of silver to buy a pretty girl and put it in the house.At that time, people will have people and money, wouldn't it be wonderful?

In other words, even if he marries a yellow-flowered girl because of his reputation, it is nothing more than a second wife to fill in the house.Who would really love their daughter?Zuo is just someone who clings to the You family because of their power.Since this idea is saved, who is willing to accompany such a large dowry?At most 800 taels are sent out and that's it.In the future, the You family will have to bother with the Yue family, so how can there be any benefits of marrying the Chen family?

Thinking about it this way, the relatives and old friends of Youshi's own clan became more and more convinced.There are even a group of people who have seen Chen's dowry so rich.I don't feel like calculating.He calculated that You Ziyu was over forty years old, and Chen was not a young daughter-in-law.When these two people come together, it may be difficult to conceive.As long as they walk around more on weekdays, You Ziyu will have no heirs at that time, so he will have to choose a boy from the clan to adopt.If he could pick it on his own child... Wouldn't the generous dowry and the You family's property in the future become his own?

Even if You Ziyu is not willing to adopt, as well as the patriarch of the You family, everyone has to sit down and discuss a solution, so it's not easy to let an outsider take advantage of the family!

After weighing the calculations in their hearts for a few times, those people were all smiles and flattered You Lao'an.

Not to mention that the relatives of You's family have their own plans.It is only said that two days after putting on makeup, it is the day when Mrs. Chen gets married.

Although Chen is the daughter of a remarriage, because of the love of her natal family and the respect of her husband's family, the standard of remarriage this time is more solemn than that of ordinary girls' first marriage.

It was early in the morning, the sky in the east was about to turn pale, and Mrs. Quan Fu, who had been invited to make up, had already arrived at the door.Washing, twisting face and drawing eyebrows, Mrs. Chen has gone through such a heavy process.What's more, being a mother again, naturally, she can't compare to the shyness and anxiety of a newlywed mother, who has trouble sleeping and eating.It's just that everything that needs to be taken care of is also taken care of properly, and Mrs. Quanfu is also very good at flattering people. Both inside and outside the words are auspicious and good omens that make people happy, which makes people feel comfortable to the bone.

The eldest sister and the second sister mingled among the relatives and friends invited by the Chen family to watch the ceremony, smiling as they watched the lady who combed her hair use five-color cotton yarn to make Chen's twisted noodles face, rolled her face with hard-boiled eggs, and then put on powder and rouge ... Mrs. Quanfu is not only articulate, but also very good at makeup. She wiped and painted on Chen's face with both hands, and the makeup was done in a short while.With long eyebrows and phoenix eyes, her complexion is snowier, and she is so bright and charming that she compares with all the girls in the house who are twenty-eight years old.Even the lady who combed her hair couldn't help but praise her sincerely: "The girl is so handsome, she must be blessed."

But I sighed in my heart, isn't it a great blessing, a widowed woman who gave birth to a sister and son, not only can marry the head of the household department of the imperial court in a splendid manner, but even the dowry has surpassed countless boudoir daughters , it can be seen that the parents and brothers of the natal family are very fond of pets and care about being able to support them.What's more, with such a good-looking appearance, when you get married to your husband's house and put down your figure to serve him, why worry about not being able to hold your husband in the palm of your hand?

The lady combing her hair thought for a while, then picked up a brand new mahogany comb from the red lacquer and gold tray, and began to comb Chen's hair.While combing his hair, he sang in his mouth: "If you comb your hair once, you don't have to worry about being rich. If you comb your hair twice, you will be free from disease and worry. If you comb your hair three times, you will have more children and live longer. If you comb your hair to the end, you will be as good as your eyebrows." , two combs to the end, wing-to-wing and two-flying, three combs to the end to tie together forever..."

The second sister had never heard of or seen it before, so she couldn't help watching it with great interest.Seeing the two sisters staring intently from the makeup mirror, Chen couldn't help but smiled and waved, and asked in his mouth, "Look at everything, how do I look good today?"

Before the two sisters could speak, the maidservants and relatives who watched the ceremony and combed their hair all smiled and praised: "My aunt is so cute. When I see you later, I'm afraid you won't be able to move your eyes." "

While talking, I suddenly heard the excitement outside.But it turned out that it was You Ziyu who brought the wedding party over to urge her to make up.

Today is the day, and the procession to welcome the bride is not as easy as it was when carrying the dowry.The make-up reminder song from outside will be passed on, and the boys from the Chen family who went out to inquire will rush back to report the news.Chen Gui immediately ordered Chen Rong, a few brothers from the same family, and a few burly servants at the door to stand against the door together, and the group made things difficult for them, and then received the red envelopes and received soft hands, seeing the auspicious When the time was approaching, the boys were ordered to open the door and let them go.

The general pulled the door bolt, You Ziyu and other married couples crowded in.After joking and laughing for a while, Chen Gui led everyone into the main courtyard through the gate of ceremonies. You Ziyu hurriedly presented Fengguan Xiapei and other reminder gifts, and Mrs. Quanfu sent them in.And after reading more than a dozen makeup poems outside the door, Mrs. Chen was supported by her eldest sister-in-law, Mrs. Feng, and walked to the main hall to bid farewell to her parents.

Old Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Chen saw their daughters in red wedding gowns and red hijabs coming gracefully, followed by the two sisters who were still dressed in powder carvings and jade carvings and painted jade girls, their eyes couldn't help but be red.

While holding Mrs. Chen's hand, she gave a few words of filial piety to her parents-in-law, husband and child, and was fed by Mrs. Chen in the sedan chair, and then Chen Gui carried her out and boarded the sedan chair.When he was seated firmly in the sedan chair, he beckoned the eldest sister and the second sister to go in and sit down together.The mother and daughter sat upright, and then lowered the curtain of the big red sedan chair. Chen Gui then stuffed a dozen or so golden scorpions engraved with auspicious wishes into the hands of the bearers, and several bearers shook their hands. Jin Kaizi smiled and said a few more auspicious words, "Don't worry, sir, we can't lift the sedan chair more securely, and we will never drop the bride and two sisters", and then blew into his hands Son, tremblingly raised the sedan chair.

All of a sudden, the drums were playing again, and the Xipo and maidservants who followed behind sprinkled copper coins and fruits all the way, and arrived at You's house in a safe and sound way. After entering the main gate and dropping off the sedan chair, the first one to come down was not the bride, but the one who was dressed like a doll. The eldest sister and the second sister.Everyone knew that these were the two sisters from the Chen family.But seeing the description of the appearance of the two sisters, he guessed Chen's elegant demeanor, and unconsciously laughed and praised a few times, "The bride is very beautiful".

The eldest sister and the second sister bent down to help Mrs. Chen get off the sedan chair, and Xi Niang took Mrs. Chen.The eldest sister and the second sister are still following behind.Xi Niang helped Mrs. Chen to step over a vermilion lacquered wooden saddle, stepped onto the red felt, and stood on the right side of the wedding hall.You Ziyu stood on the left.

The praiser invited by the You family was a tall and virtuous elder of the You family.I heard that the elders of the clan stood in the hall and shouted, "Let's go to the temple to see the ceremony, and play music!"

Then the master of incense knelt down and bowed down first.Afterwards, You Ziyu and Mrs. Chen kowtowed, offering incense three times and kowtowing three times, and then "kneeling three times, kowtowing nine, and bowing six times". Read the blessing.Once the etiquette is completed, it is another time to worship the heaven and the earth and enter the bridal chamber.

At this moment, it is not easy for the eldest sister and the second sister to follow into the bridal chamber.Fortunately, the You family had already prepared bedrooms for the two sisters, so the eldest daughter of the You family personally led the two sisters back to the room to rest for a while.

Originally they were strangers, but Zhanyan became sisters, when both of them sat together, they were a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say.

After a long silence, it was the eldest girl from the You family who asked first, "I'm tired from the troubles of the day, do you want to eat some tea, fruit and pastries to pad your stomach?"

After all, without waiting for the two sisters to agree, she turned her head and ordered Yin Dieer, the close maid, to go to the kitchen to get some tea, fruit and pastries, and said with a smile to the eldest sister and the second sister: "It's not a good thing, put a cushion on it." Forget it. We will have a formal banquet later, and there will be a lot of trouble."

When the eldest sister and the second sister met, they had to thank each other.After eating a little something, they asked each other's names and ages, and discussed the sequence of teeth.The eldest sister and the second sister only call the eldest girl of the You family "big sister", and the eldest girl of the You family also calls them "big sister" and "second younger sister" with a smile, because she laughed again: "When you worship your ancestors tomorrow, you should They are called Second Sister and Third Sister."

The elder sister knew that You Ziyu had two concubine daughters, so she couldn't help being surprised when she heard this, she was about to ask, but someone outside invited them to the banquet to meet relatives and friends.The eldest sister had no choice but to keep her mouth shut, and came to the banquet with the eldest girl of the You family without going into details.

The You family is not as sparse as the Chen family, and its descendants have a large population. This time You Ziyu got married, and almost everyone who could come came, each with their families, and dozens of people followed the Chen family to call them, some called "sister-in-law" Some of them were called "Auntie", and there were more than a dozen children chasing Mrs. Chen to call them "Auntie", "Auntie" and "Grandmother".

Mrs. Chen couldn't tell who was who, and couldn't figure out the relationship between them, so she ordered her maid, Chunlan Qiuju, to give them gifts one by one. They were each a pair of silver longevity locks wrapped in lotuses. .On the one hand, he beckons the eldest sister and the second sister to come forward, and drives everyone to call them casually.Everyone may wish that Mrs. Chen invited the two sisters of her ex-husband's family to the banquet, and it was not easy to accept the gift for nothing at the moment, so she had to return the gift according to the rules.

Due to the sudden action, many people were unprepared, so they had to take off gold rings and silver bracelets from their wrists in haste as gifts.After going back and forth, Chen shi not only did not lose money, but instead earned an extra share back home. When the You family relatives saw it, they all said behind their backs that Chen shi was a tricky and difficult person who would not suffer.

There are even some old-fashioned and stingy old people who call the Chen family immoral, but they are afraid of the power of the You and Chen families and dare not speak out in person.

Mrs. Chen visited her relatives once, but her own hands were weak when receiving gifts.I am naturally very proud of myself.You Ziyu was at the time when the pot was hot, afraid that Chen Shi would be tired, so he hurriedly cupped tea and told Chen Shi to moisten his throat.The husband and wife were happy and beautiful, Chen took a sip to moisten his throat, and saw the eldest girl of the You family standing silently behind You Lao'an.She deliberately confessed to you in front of You Ziyu and the You family, and immediately waved and smiled: "This is also my daughter. I have met twice before, so I don't need to say more. I save a few things for fun." stop."

After finishing speaking, he winked at Chunlan.