Six Hundred and Seventieth Chapters Send Off Relatives
As a well-known figure in Foshan, the Wu family's marriage of a daughter is naturally extraordinary. Wu Mancheng is considered an enlightened squire, and usually keeps a low profile, but his daughter's marriage should not be neglected, otherwise he will always feel that his daughter has been treated badly, and he will easily fall into the shoes of others, so he uses a lot of ostentation. They were all startled.
From dignitaries to porters and beggars, people of all ages surrounded the street with three floors inside and three floors outside. They all stretched their necks and waited to see the demeanor of the Wu family daughter. If they were lucky, they might even grab a few copper coins.
Fei Masi didn't want to be crowded with these people, and he was always on guard against being caught to stew the incense pot, so he jumped to the roof of a small building with old tea and Xinghai on his back, and looked down at the street from a condescending height.
Since Wu Ning married far away, the wedding ceremony is not the same as the local wedding ceremony. In addition, social customs changed a lot in the early Republic of China, especially in southern coastal areas like Foshan. The wedding ceremony is no longer as rigid as it used to be.
Amid the dense sound of firecrackers, the hands and cheeks of the suona puffed up, blowing the suona from far to near without slowing down, a total of twenty-four porters swaggered through the market carrying a dazzling array of dowries, starting with a three-foot-high large porcelain The duster bottle is used to insert the feather duster. The front of the bottle body is pasted with red paper, and the back of the duster bottle is a pair of porcelain cap pen holders, which are also pasted with red paper. In addition, the dowry also included high-quality furniture with bright paint, beautiful silk and satin, brand-new daily necessities, and even treasures and antiques in gift boxes, none of which could be afforded by ordinary people.
"Tsk tsk! As expected of a rich family, such a rich dowry, you can't see the boss at a glance..."
"That's right, it's how much good fortune I accumulated in my previous life to be reborn in such a rich family..."
"Look at that red coral! It is said that the thousand-year-old coral is red for ten thousand years. This red coral is big and red. It is so red that it is about to bleed. It is about the same as a blood tree. How much is it worth?"
"Don't ask, it's definitely a priceless treasure!"
"Look at that again. It's a clock imported from the West. Don't mention how accurate it is, it will tell the time on the hour! It is said that Lafayette Cixi also had the same one!"
The common people on the side of the road are both envious and jealous, and they are inevitably exaggerated. Some of the onlookers were blocked outside and couldn't get to the front, so they could only spread rumors based on hearsay. , and the Western clock was dug out from the grave of Empress Dowager Cixi...
"It's nothing more than pickled and vulgar things. It's ridiculous that these foolish people are still flocking to them!"
Among the onlookers, a group of poor scholars were clearly envious to death, and hated Wu Ning, the master of the dowry, for his blindness.
She didn't choose herself as her husband, but on the surface she looked calm and breezy, shaking the feather fan in her hand, talking and laughing loudly, dismissing these treasures that smelled like copper, hoping that she would come out Chen's demeanor can attract Miss Wu's glance, maybe he can climb a high branch and become a phoenix.
However, the dowry was not full of such vulgar things. The porters behind carried a large box full of books and picture albums.
"What does this mean? Is it because the dowry is not enough, and these broken books and scrolls are used to make up the number?" asked some people who could not read a few big characters.
"What do you know?" Others sneered, "This shows that the Wu family is a heir to poetry and calligraphy, not comparable to a nouveau riche who gathers together to gamble and lend money, and the eldest lady of the Wu family is said to be a lady who is knowledgeable, proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting... Even if I tell you, you don’t understand, among those rotten scrolls you mentioned, there are many proud works of famous calligraphers and painters of the previous dynasty, in terms of value, they are no less than the previous red coral and western clocks.”
"A few rotten characters, a few broken paintings, how much are they worth?" The former was stunned, in disbelief.
"Don't believe me." The latter didn't bother to argue, and stood on tiptoe to see if Miss Wu's sedan chair had arrived.
Fimas stood on the top of a nearby building, looking at the mighty send-off team secretly worried, even if it is not a Chinese dog, it still knows the truth of keeping money secret, the Wu family has made such a big show, maybe it will attract people With the coveting of thieves, the long road to Binhai Town may not be peaceful.
In a brothel next to it, several beautified and enchanting girls leaned on the railing with a handkerchief in one hand and kneaded melon seeds in the other.
"Hmph! Sisters, how many women have we seen getting married on this street? So what? Look at those women's looks... It's so hard for me to describe..." The leader, an older girl, spit out a few melon seed shells casually, and her sarcasm contained deep jealousy. She thought she looked good, so she tried to find a balance in this regard.
The melon seed shell fell on the head of a young man downstairs. He looked up, and from this angle, he could just see the faintly visible upskirts of the girls on the second floor. He couldn't help but be fascinated.
"That's right, sister!" Another girl flattered, "In my opinion, Miss Wu's appearance is not bad if she is a middle-aged man, how can she compare to my sister's beauty? Maybe it's a 300-jin big fat pig, these dowries should be used as money for raising pigs at my in-law's house..."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
A burst of thought-provoking warblers and swallows erupted from the brothel.
In order to get a good start, there were stewards throwing copper coins in front of the dowry delivery team, which caused the common people to loot.
The Wu family probably also knew that the huge dowry was coveted, so they recruited many village warriors as escorts. They held sticks and hidden weapons under their clothes, and they looked quite majestic.
The mighty dowry sending team passed by, followed by the family sending team.
The onlookers watched more seriously, wanting to see Miss Wu's demeanor.
The procession to see off relatives was carried by car, some on horseback, and some on foot. Wu Mancheng was accompanying him on a tall horse, and Wu Ning, who was the protagonist today, was dressed in a bright red dress and sat in a sedan chair. The tassels on the window of the sedan chair fluttered in the wind, making Wu Ning's appearance half covered with a pipa.
Although the appearance is still unclear for the time being, the girls in the brothel can at least confirm that Miss Wu's family is definitely not a 300-jin fat pig—on the contrary, she has a slim figure and fair complexion. They are not inferior to them, not to mention that they have a lot of knowledge and a huge dowry.
Except for the night when they first met, when Wu Ning appeared in front of Fei Masi and the others, she was basically dressed in men's clothing that was convenient for entering the mountain. How had she ever dressed up like this?
For a while, Feimas couldn't be sure if this was Wu Ning who often came to the valley to read books and newspapers for them...