Chapter 498 6 Rites
Getting married is a big event.
Sun Bomin and Su's rural version of the marriage process is not suitable for Sun Shan's "rich" version.
Fortunately, the He family was there. Aunt Sun and Sister He copied and pasted the wedding process of their eldest cousin, and then deleted some parts to create Sun Shan's version of the wedding.
The engagement marriage consists of six ceremonies, namely, accepting the proposal, asking for the name, accepting the good news, accepting the betrothal gift, asking for the date and welcoming the bride.
Nacai is when the man sends someone to the woman's family to ask for marriage;
Asking for the name means that after the girl's family agrees, they will tell the matchmaker the girl's name and date of birth.
Naji is when the man uses the horoscope of their birth dates to divine and gets a good omen, and the two exchange marriage certificates;
Nazheng is a gift from a man to a woman.
Asking for a date means the man sends a matchmaker to the woman's home to discuss the wedding date;
The bride-welcoming ceremony is when the groom, accompanied by his best men, goes to the bride's home to pick up the bride and get married.
A man and a woman must go through these six procedures before they can become husband and wife, otherwise it would be considered incomplete.
Of course, these steps are only carried out step by step by the rich and noble. Ordinary people do not need so many cumbersome steps.
As the saying goes, "Rites do not extend to common people, and punishments do not extend to officials."
Among them, the betrothal ceremony is the most important, the most well-known and the most influential of the six ceremonies.
Although the betrothal ceremony is only one of the six rituals, it is the key to determining whether the marriage can be successful.
Now Sun Shan has reached the fourth step and has to pay the tribute.
The first three steps had been completed by Aunt Sun and Old Master He San when Sun Shan returned home to host a banquet for the successful candidates in the imperial examination.
Aunt Sun and Old Master He San used Sun Shan and He Banyun's birth dates to tell fortunes, and the result they got was: a match made in heaven, a perfect match, a golden boy and a jade girl, a perfect match, a talented man and a beautiful woman, and they were in love with each other.
It also emphasizes that He Banyun is beautiful, intelligent, virtuous, wealthy, prosperous, and a blessing to her husband and children. She has a very good life and is destined to be the wife of an official.
The good words needed money to be said again, which made Aunt Sun and Old Master He San smile so much that their teeth were showing.
Sun Boming and Su were also happy, thinking that their son had finally reached the stage of getting married and having children, and had found such a suitable marriage partner, they would wake up with a smile even in their sleep.
Sun Shan was also very happy. Even though he knew that the fortune teller was bragging, who doesn't like to hear good words? Who doesn't want to be successful in both love and career? Yun Jie'er was destined to be an official's wife, so didn't that mean he could become an official?
Even if it's fake, I'm still happy.
On the day of the betrothal gift, the Sun family got up early in the morning.
Ming'er, Qing'er and Guang'er, who were working in the provincial capital, also took leave and accompanied Sun Shan to propose marriage.
Although Aunt Sun wanted to dress Sun Shan up to look handsome.
But people are just like that, no matter how they dress, they remain like that.
Sun Shan put on the gorgeous version of the juren's hat and cap, because his juren status was the only thing he could show off, and he couldn't change into other styles of clothes.
Aunt Sun, Sun Bomin, and Su's eyes lit up and they shouted, "Our Shanzi is so handsome, he is worthy of being the most promising boy in Sunjia Village."
The village chief thought so too. He looked at him again and again with admiration and said with satisfaction: "Shanzi is indeed the most handsome boy in our Sunjia Village. Not bad, not bad, not bad."
Others flattered Sun Shan without any conscience and without asking for any money.
Second cousin He Shuyu covered his mouth, chuckled a few times, and said against his will: "Ashan, you look so handsome today, haha."
Even the ignorant boy said, "Uncle Shan, the clothes you are wearing today are really nice."
He turned to his grandmother, Aunt Sun, and said, "Grandma, I want to wear clothes like my cousin too."
Sun Shan's clothes today were of the Juren style, made in a fancy way, and modified within the legal scope to make them particularly gorgeous.
Since Xiaozai likes colorful things, he naturally wants to have the same one as Sun Shan.
Aunt Sun tapped the little boy's forehead and said jokingly, "You want to wear it? Then you have to study hard for me."
Then she shook her head. Like He Shuyu, Xiaozai didn't like studying. Aunt Sun was deeply desperate.
He Shuyu also wanted to set a "Sunshan fee" for the boy, but he had to be qualified.
He gently lifted the boy's ear and said sternly, "Study hard for me. If you don't, I will beat you."
In Sunjia Village, He Shuyu was so driven crazy by the gang leader that he was about to explode. He thought that after the village chief and other members of the Sun family returned, he would find some "groundless" reason to beat the gang leader up so as to vent his inner dissatisfaction.
The village chief led a group of people from the Sun family, and according to the calculated time, they brought the betrothal gifts and walked slowly into the gate of Old Master He San's house at the most appropriate time.
It was the first time that Sun Shan walked in through the main entrance.
The few times I visited Fatty He's house, I always entered through the side door or the back.
When the He family saw the village chief coming, they hurried into the house to inform the third old master.
When Sun Shan walked into the He family's home, Old Master He San, Old Madam He San, Master He Da and Chen, He Shuqiang, and Younger Brother and Younger Sister He were already there.
Fatty He's round eyes frequently winked at Sun Shan, but Sun Shan looked at him unhappily and simply ignored him.
He sat upright and chatted with Old Master He San and He Lixi.
The payment of betrothal gifts went very smoothly. After all, as agreed before, it was just a process.
After all the formalities were completed, He Banyun, who had been hiding behind the screen, walked out slowly and carefully step by step to greet Sun Boming and the Su family.
She glanced at Sun Shan casually, and her red face instantly turned even redder.
Sun Shan glanced at Sister Yun. Sister Yun's outfit today was similar to his, especially dazzling and gorgeous, and looked very festive.
Su didn't dare to look at He Banyun openly. She glanced at him again and again, then nodded with satisfaction.
This girl is indeed a fat girl, chubby, and one can tell at first glance that she is very important and blessed. Just as the head of the family said, she is even more blessed than before.
Su glanced at Sun Shan again. Her son looked too thin. She thought that when she returned, she must ask the head of the household to make more soup for Shanzi on the way to Beijing. She must feed him fat.
He Wenshu's family was also there, especially the first matchmaker, Baoger's grandmother, who was the one who led the whole show and spoke beautifully.
He first praised Sun Shan for his youth and potential, and then praised He Banyun for her gentleness, virtue, and kindness.
The two are a perfect match made in heaven, a match made in heaven.
Bao Ge'er's grandmother said with a smile: "Third old master, Village Chief Sun, I think the marriage between Shan Ge'er and Yun Jie'er has been destined for a long time. Shan Ge'er saved our Qiang Ge'er's life in the lotus pond, and now he is married to our Yun Jie'er.
Shan Ge'er married his brother and his sister. This was a natural fate and God had already arranged it.
This marriage is wonderful, wonderful, wonderful."
After hearing this, Old Master He San smiled and said, "I have liked Shanzi since he was a child. He is brave and resourceful. I have seen him grow up since he was three years old. He will definitely have a bright future. Now that he is getting married with Sister Yun, I am also very happy."
After Old Master He San finished speaking, Village Chief Sun immediately said, "Old Master, our Shanzi is indeed good, but your Yunjie is even better. She is proficient in everything from playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, needlework and embroidery. It must be a blessing for our Sun family's boy to marry Yunjie.
Haha, Yunjie'er is a lucky girl. Haha, our Shanzi has found a treasure."