Another spring is just right. Although the changes in Henan made people uneasy in the current situation, they did not hinder the changes in the seasonal scenery. The grass grows in the fields, and everything became full of vitality.
The Shangsi Festival on March 3rd is the grandest festival in spring and even the entire first half of the year. Many powerful families in Beijing choose to go out for a trip on this day. Ordinary people will put down their farm work and take their families to bathe in the river, hoping to drive away evil spirits and be healthy.
In addition to seeking good luck and avoiding misfortune on the Shangsi Festival, there are also customs and habits of men and women having fun and seeking a good partner. Therefore, there are also many young men and women who are dressed up on this day, which has become a moving scenery in the warm spring.
However, this year’s Shangsi Festival’s scenery is much worse than in previous years. Although people playing and playing are still everywhere near the rivers and canals around Chang’an, there are few teams with gorgeous clothes and grand ceremonial spirits.
Compared with the slightly deserted spring outing scene in the suburbs, several locations in the city are a bit too lively.
As early as the early morning, the street in front of the gate of Dugu Xin of Hanoi was already full of traffic and the gate was crowded. The personal guards had to go in and out with sticks to maintain order.
Today is the day when the woman in Dugu Xin’s family goes out of the woods. Dugu Xin has a deep sense of talent and a grand position, and has many relatives, friends and disciples. In addition, this wife who is about to get married has also come to serve as the old Grand Tutor, and there are countless savage families in the capital to congratulate him.
Because there were too many guests coming to greet him, although Dugu Xin arranged many relatives, friends and students to be invited in advance, the guests who flocked to the residence were still not in time, and the halls in the middle of the house were already crowded. The slaves had no choice but to hold gifts and ask for a request to the neighbor’s house to temporarily borrow the guest room to entertain guests.
Dugu Xin did not need to greet the guests in person in the front hall, but in the middle hall, guests with unusual relationships and status, they drank and talked happily. When they heard the guests’ blessings for this marriage, Dugu Xin was also quite happy.
It is a happy event to see a marriage between a child. If this marriage is envious and blessed by relatives and friends, it will naturally be a joyful thing.
Dugu Xin, a son-in-law, has a famous family and a successful young man. At a young age, he is already in a noble position and is highly valued by the Taiwan government and highly praised by his subordinates. Looking at the entire Kansai, it is almost impossible to compare with those who are compared.
So while the guests in the hall congratulated Dugu Xin, they could not say that they were not envious and jealous. They poured all their thoughts into the wine and gave them to congratulate them frequently. Especially Li Hu, who had deep friendship and a considerable status, made the most of the most cheers, almost always stayed in the cup and took turns to fight.
On the day of great joy, Dugu Xin was in a good mood and refused all these kinds of people, and soon his drunkenness appeared.
The head of the family will joinWhen he was advising him to be proud of his fortune, he waved his hand and said with a smile: “The veterans hate me for having a good son-in-law, but they are incomparable to each other. If they don’t allow them to secretly punish them in the name of toasts, they will probably not be happy to enter my hall again. But let the masses enjoy themselves, and today they will accompany them!”
Hearing his show-off, the guests in the hall were all so angry that they screamed and worked harder to persuade them to drink. They were all familiar and unceremonious old friends here, and of course they would not turn against each other because of Dugu Xin’s jokes about the veterans.
What really makes people feel a little unpleasant is that what this guy said is really good. His son-in-law Li Boshan is a temporary choice in terms of family background, character and talent. Who doesn’t envy anyone who has a woman in the family who is waiting to be a good person?
Seeing Dugu Xin’s somewhat complacent appearance, an old friend smiled at him with a bad taste: “I saw the decoration doll in the inner hall was high and over the wall, luxurious and magnificent, and the goods were so abundant. Isn’t I afraid of the spectators ridicule to buy a marriage?”
Although Dugu Xin has a respectable status, if he talks about his family background, his background is naturally not as good as the Li family in Longxi, and spending money to buy a marriage is indeed one of the choices for many upstarts to raise their family background.
After hearing this, Dugu Xin laughed instead of angry. After drinking the wine in the glass, he sighed again: “My son-in-law is good, but the only thing that makes his parents feel regretful about growing up is that they are good at doing good deeds in public and private, so that their parents can be ashamed of their old age and their hair is weak, and it is difficult to support them within their power and teach them in their households.”
Everyone was even more speechless when they heard this. When it comes to official titles and positions, some of them here are not as good as Li Boshan today. When it comes to household property and asset industry, they have more or less purchased military rations and other commodities from Li Boshan, and have contributed their own strength to the growth of their household property.
Therefore, it is indeed nonsense to say that Li Boshan formed this marriage because he was greedy for Dugu Xin’s power and assets. Although Dugu Xin is not bad, Li Boshan’s status and power are difficult to reach even many princes and even the sects of the Taiwan Strait. It is obviously not the father-in-law who is respected by Dugu Xin.
Dugu Xin was already a little drunk and was not as self-confident as he usually did. When the topic turned to praise his son-in-law, he could no longer control himself.
Taking advantage of his excitement, he stood up from the table and smiled, “You all saw that my little girl had a generous makeup box, but I didn’t know that my son-in-law gave it to me, so I couldn’t help but have a crushing idea. The day before yesterday, the house was just completed, and I planned to enter the court for a rest and enjoy myself. The furnishings in the hall were all offered by Boshan, so I would like to visit you.”
As he spoke, he walked out of the hall with his head held high and walked to the left. After seeing this, everyone stood up and followed him, and soon came to a tall and spacious theater.