Two hundred and eighty-six chapters old and new rituals (eight)
The matchmaker who came to ask for a job today is definitely not a good person, but he is definitely a smart person in the market.
What should be said and what should not be said; what rules can be overcome, and what rules cannot be overcome. Such people have a clear mind.
As the oldest profession that began to appear with the emergence of private ownership and female trading, they have their own inheritance and experience.
The two people behind him followed the two big white geese that replaced the geese. The geese lightly clamped the confined wooden door, buckled three times and asked loudly: "Is anyone at home?"
The door was not bolted inside, and it was near the market in broad daylight, but no one opened the door after shouting three times.
The two men holding the white goose behind couldn't help but say, "Are you not at home? Or are you unwilling to pay attention to us?"
The witch turned around and smiled and said, "Two comrades in Mozhe, don't talk nonsense. This is intentional."
"The marriage between men and women is natural, that is the rule that Taihao had when he was, the biggest joy. Nothing can make God Taihao more happy than the ritual of men and women."
"This is intentional, to let people know that some of their girls are coming to propose marriage. If you two have girls, no one has proposed marriage at the age of the hairpin, would you be happy?"
After letting Mi Gang, the illegitimate prisoner who was carrying a white goose, come here to be the company commander of Sima Chang and the first instructor here to rest assured, the first instructor of the lecture notes here, Jade Wu shouted a few more times.
At this time, people around us watched the fun. I guess they had almost seen it inside. The monk grabbed two men holding white geese and whispered: "Don't stand so far behind, don't hold the geese on purpose, let's see it but don't deliberately."
I was waiting for the time inside, and opened the door and asked, "Please come in quickly."
After welcoming everyone into the yard, we let them go into the room and sit down, and brought some melon seeds, dates and the like.
After the guest and the host were separated, the girl was unable to come forward at this time, so her parents could only arrange it outside.
When Jiwu knew that he was on stage, he said, "There is a Tao, there are four seasons in the year, and people have four seasons."
"The flowers bloom in spring and bear fruit in autumn, and the principle of nature."
"I heard that there is a good girl in the family. She is at the age of the hairpin. It's time to prepare her for bribes."
“There are good singing in the south.”
There are plum blossoms, but in fact, seven! I ask my common people to be lucky!
There are plum blossoms, but in fact, three! I ask my common people to live here!
There are plums in a basket and a basket is filled with them! I ask my common people to say this!
"There are no plums here, but there are apricots. The apricots are about to ripen. Today is seven minutes, and tomorrow three are left. The earlier you pick the better."
"Where can we not be in a hurry when it is prosperous and green?"
The couple on the other side had quarreled and they would never disagree at this time. The mother came forward and said, "How can you not be in a hurry? You just haven't met a young man she likes."
Ji Wu clapped his hands and said, "Hey, this is a coincidence. I have a young man. When I was young, I was a company commander in Gaoliu's army and made many contributions. I was also looking for a good girl. When I heard that there was a good girl in your family, I felt that only two people were worthy of each other. If it were someone else, they would not be worthy of each other."
"This young man's surname is Shu, his name is Zhu Mi, his family..."
The method of witches is also considered a lotus, and the age and family of the prisoner Mi were silenced.
It turned out that the first time I went to Na Cai, I didn’t have to worry about the food, because it was hard to say whether this thing would be successful. Moreover, everyone was poor, not aristocrats, and they really couldn’t find anything to eat to entertain others.
As the saying goes, noble people are afraid of thieves and poor people are afraid of guests. This is the reason.
Today, there is no need to worry about the rice. It’s just that compared with the dates from twenty years ago, there is a pile of melon seeds and a pot of tea soup.
The witch talked for a long time, but the other side didn't seem to respond. The two people sitting behind were carrying gooses and didn't know what this meant.
After talking for a long time, the hostess on the opposite side pushed the plate of dates to the side of the witch, and then turned her eyes elsewhere.
The witch reached out her hand like lightning, and grabbed a handful of dates when the hostess was not paying attention. She didn't know where she hid her body, and continued the previous topics.
Both of them were carrying geese, and they came up to Si, so they could not understand the current situation. They didn’t know why, and they didn’t know whether to put down the geese in their hands or continue to carry them.
Fortunately, the witch kicked them gently, and the two of them hurriedly placed the goose on the ground.
The rules in Si Shang are different. When they meet, the woman will come out directly, and the man will come out during the naming ceremony. Moreover, because of Si Shang School, it is very likely that the two of them have seen each other a long time ago.
The woman here did not show up. The two of them were not considered elders who were all captives of Mi, but at this time they were the most suitable ones.
Just as the middle-aged man in charge of Gao Liu Xuanyi's army that day said, the parents of the gang captain Mi were about the same age as those in charge of the Mo family in Gao Liucheng, and they were all in charge of the people, so that such people would not be able to get along with others.
The two of them had never experienced such a scene. They could only be like many people who visited the "Tianzhi Hall" in Si Shang for the first time. They were really stunned and couldn't even interfere.
After talking for a while, the wizard took the initiative to say, "Oh, it's getting late. This matter can be said, I'll leave now."
When they got up, the two families on the opposite side also stood up. When they walked past the two pairs of white geese, they seemed to have not seen anyone.
The two people who had previously carried the white goose thought to themselves, is this a success? Or is it not successful? Why didn’t they react?
However, Ji Wu smiled and waited for him to leave the door. As soon as he entered the yard, the hostess suddenly returned to the house and said, "Oh, why did your geese fall?"
The two men who were carrying the white goose before didn’t know whether to answer or not, and thought to themselves what to say? Is this disagreement?
Who knew that Jing Wu coughed lightly and signaled the two people to take it. After the two people took it, Jing Wu sang in the tone of the sacrificial voice: "The two geese fly together and never leave each other. If you can't find another one, you can chirp and sing."
"By Yan'er, ask the girl's name and birthday."
She held the white goose called the wild goose in her hand. The hostess who had just sent the wild goose over took it and made a gesture of invitation to ask the group to come into the house and sit.
The two Mo people who followed the man's family thought that this matter was ruined, but they didn't expect that there would be another turnaround, so they couldn't help but be overjoyed.
But Ji Wu knew that the other party agreed from the beginning.
In summer, dates are the most expensive. This price is not the price, but a kind of nobility under the hierarchy. For example, peaches are obviously better than dates, but if peaches are used instead of dates during some sacrifices, it is not a rule.
When she was sitting inside talking, the woman pushed the date forward and signaled that she could talk.
The witch took the opportunity to grab a handful of dates and hid it, which was to seek good luck, and signaled to steal the very valuable things from the woman's house - referring to her daughter.
Generally speaking, even if the woman sees it, she will pretend not to see it. At most, she will feel unlucky when she sees it and feels suspicious.
Normally, nobles carry two pairs of geese.
The first time I gave it to you as a gift, let me introduce the man.
When I left, I arrived at the yard and took out a pair, and then I asked for my name.
Common families rarely use wild geese because wild geese are usurping, which is a ritual for doctors.
Civilians use cloth and soldiers use arrows, but even if they use cloth, they cannot prepare two copies: nowadays, they all have many children, and everyone has sons and daughters, so there is no need to find them for themselves.
So it was very compromised and a hidden rule was formed.
The two procedures of Nacai and Wenming use the same pair of gifts. The previous dates are a hint. When you get up and give them, you don’t look at the gifts before you leave the door before sending them back. That is the second hint.
When you receive the gift and invite someone in, it means that the second procedure for the wedding is to be held: Ask for the name.
At this time, I didn’t care about food, but with the cultivation of new crops and the use of iron and agricultural tools in recent years, each company has surplus grain.
Moreover, the next step after asking for the name is to divine whether it is auspicious. This step can generally be ignored and takes a look at the formalities. After this step, it is the real betrothal gift, the marriage date, the dowry and other things. It is the last step of "coming with the car, I will move with the bribe".
It is time to reach this point, and it is also appropriate to take care of a meal. There is basically no surprise - the only accident is that the South uses "divination, evil" as an excuse to regret the marriage, but it is generally unlikely to reach this point, especially the Mohist divination about weddings, so he has no evil.
As the saying goes, "A guru asks for help, and the guest holds a geese, asking for the name. The master promises, asking for help, as if he is the first ritual." This refers to the step of converting the name into the name.
When I entered the house again, this time the male master was accompanied by him. Normally, both the male and female masters had to accompany him. Naturally, the nobles could not cook in person, but there were no servants in civilian families, so the mistress had to prepare the meal for reception.
After sitting down, the owner said, "Little daughter Xing'er, Gengchen year..."
This is about name, birth date, age, and you originally need to have a good memory of witches. You must remember to remember it without saying anything, because the woman can only say this at home once, and asking for it again the second time is unlucky, so she cannot ask it again.
However... twenty years ago, there was paper on Si and a simple charcoal pen. The witch took out the paper and pen from her arms like a magic trick, and used the "text" in their circle to write down the birthday and put it away carefully.
The words in their circle are enough to record the years and months. As for the girls' names, general names are very common at this time, because they are virtual and can only be constructed by imagination. They are rarely used now. They are usually names such as jackets, dates, and apricots.
Chapter completed!