Chapter 626: The Place for the Bride
Sun Shan asked Sun Dingnan to stay in the county town to look after the evidence, and then returned to Sunjia Village.
After returning to the village, he asked Sun Dali to find 10 men to work in the county.
Sun Bomin asked doubtfully, "Shanzi, what kind of work are you going to do? Dad can help too."
Sun Bomin was puzzled. Why did they find so many men? What kind of work did they want to do?
Of course Sun Shan couldn't tell Sun Bomin what they were doing, so he could only perfunctorily say, "Dad, I didn't find them, it was my classmate. He said there was a group of magutu who were in a hurry to pick them, and asked me if I could find someone. I thought the men in the village had nothing to do, so I let them go to earn some living expenses.
Magutu is actually a nut that grows in the deep mountains, namely, the kidney-benefiting fruit or the glans-benefiting fruit.
In the Compendium of Materia Medica, it is listed as a good medicine for strengthening the kidney and waist, strengthening yang and producing essence, calming the mind and relieving shock, nourishing the kidney marrow, and relieving pain.
It is warm in nature and good for nourishing the body. It is often used in stewing soup. After drinking this soup, the whole body will be warm, and you can even spend the night in the snow.
In addition, the penis has the effects of warming and replenishing qi and blood, treating deficiency, joint pain, removing rheumatism, and strengthening the waist. Magutu Sun Bomin nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yes, you are from Sunjia Village. Think about Sunjia Village. If you introduce jobs to the villagers in Sunjia Village, they will talk about your goodness. Our roots are in Sunjia Village. If we are good, they are good, and Sunjia Village will be good."
Sun Shan could only smile and remain silent.
Where does he have such a classmate?
Finding men to do work is work, but it is not to remove kidneys. Instead, they are asked to go to the county and monitor Yang Xiong's every move. The most important thing is not to let Yang Xiong run away.
What if Yang Xiong suddenly had a change of heart and decided to respond to Tianfu? Wouldn't all Sun Shan's plans be in vain?
To have a lawsuit, there must be a plaintiff and a defendant. If there is no defendant, there is no point in having a lawsuit.
Sun Shan asked Sun Dingnan and Sun Dali to lead the men in the village to work in three shifts to keep an eye on Yang Xiong.
If he runs away, he must be kidnapped and not allowed to leave Huangyang County.
Of course, doing such things must be kept confidential and not let too many people know.
Sun Shan would not tell Sun Bomin and Su to avoid making them worry.
The chosen man happily followed Sun Dali out of the village.
Sun Shan specifically ordered: "You must be careful not to let anyone find you. Your mission is just to prevent people from leaving Huangyang County. Don't worry about anything else."
The men in Sunjia Village didn't know why Sun Shan did this.
Sun Dali said directly that this matter concerned Sun Shan’s future, so don’t ask so many questions, and asked the men to shut up.
Sun Shan is the hope of the whole village. With Sun Shan's protection, more grain can be left in the fields. If they ruin Sun Shan's future, they will have to go back to their old days.
No, I heard that the current county magistrate is much more ruthless than the previous one. If they lose Sun Shan's protection, it will be impossible for them to return to their previous days.
So Sun Dali, Sun Dingnan and ten strong men from Sunjia Village went to pick fruits on the surface, but actually did the job of surveillance.
Sun Shan returned to the village and waited quietly.
Now we have both the witnesses and the evidence, as well as the plaintiff and the defendant. The only thing missing is Cao Bantou’s help.
Sun Shan wanted more evidence to accuse Yang Xiong of his crimes and had him beaten to death, so he could only wait patiently.
The family was busy preparing things for Sun Shan's wedding.
After lunch, the village chief and several elders came to the door.
The village chief asked, "Shanzi's grandmother, are you going to hold the wedding banquet at the old house or at the ancestral hall?"
If there are not many people coming, they can stay in the old house. But if there are too many people, the old house will not be able to accommodate them, so they can only go to the ancestral hall.
There is a large open space in front of the Sun Clan Ancestral Hall, and in front of that is a Feng Shui pond.
On a large open space, a solitary monument of a successful candidate in the imperial examination was erected. It was the pride and hope of the entire village.
Huang was not sure how many people came back that day.
Hesitantly asked: "Shanzi, do you think we should hold it at the old house or at the ancestral hall?"
Sun Shan thought about it. On the wedding day, all the villagers would come, and many people from Zhengjia Village would also come, including Su's family, Huang's family, relatives, and his classmates and friends. When you count them all, it seems like a lot of people will come.
Sun Shan's mind was in a headache because of the thought. If he could choose, he would rather just have a meal with his family.
Then I'll take Yun Jie'er on a trip and get married.
There are people coming and going and it's noisy, I really don't like it.
The last time at the Juren banquet, his face was so stiff from smiling that I wonder what will happen when he gets married this time.
Sun Shan said helplessly, "Grandma, let's set up the place over at the ancestral hall. We'll build some shelter first in case it rains on the wedding day."
When Sun Shan said it was going to rain, Huang immediately said, "Puh, Sun Shan is really ignorant," and said, "How could it rain? Fortune teller Yang has already predicted that the tenth day of October will definitely be a fine day, with cool and crisp autumn weather."
The village chief and clan elders also accused Sun Shan of talking nonsense, saying that it was just nonsense from a child and asked God not to take it to heart.
Sun Bomin agreed and said, "Let's set it up in front of the ancestral hall. I'm sure many people will come to the wedding banquet for Shanzi's wedding. We can set up two banquets, one at noon to accommodate those who come from far away, and one in the evening for those of us who live in the village."
Due to transportation inconvenience, we have to set the food in two places and customers can eat in whichever one they like.
Of course, there will be people who take advantage of the situation and eat the whole thing, but all of this must be within the budget.
Su asked, "Mother, village chief, where are we going to pick up the bride?"
Su's intention was to place Yun Jie'er's wedding party, who had come from afar, there.
The journey is long and it is impossible to bring the person back on the same day.
So they could only send someone to pick up Yun Jie'er to Huangyang County first, and then on the day of the wedding and the banquet, they would pick up Yun Jie'er from Huangyang County to Sunjia Village.
As for how to arrange Yun Jie'er's wedding team, that is also a problem.
Sun Shan had already made a plan, so he said, "Mother, I want to leave Sister Yun with Master Hong, and I will take Sister Yun back to Sun Village from the Hong family."
In the previous life, I would place the bride from other places in a hotel and get married directly from the hotel.
But Daqian cannot do this. The inn is very messy with people coming and going, and the inn does not gather blessings.
The place where the woman marries must be a good family, and the meaning of the marriage must be very important.
Sister Yun came from far away, and she didn't know anyone there in Huangyang County, so Sun Shan had to find someone he knew to help.
As for why she didn't get married at the Sun family residence in Huangyang County, that was even more against the rules.
It doesn't make sense that you can't marry out of your husband's family and go to his family again.
Mr. Hong is highly respected in Huangyang County. He is born a scholar, has a good reputation and a happy family. It is a good choice to let him temporarily serve as Yun Jie'er's parents-in-law.
The village chief stroked his beard and said in agreement, "Shanzi's suggestion is good. The Hong family is indeed very good, and they are your mentor. It makes sense to let Sister Yun get married there."
After discussing the place to pick up the bride, they talked about the manpower to pick up the bride in the provincial capital.
Sun Shan could not go to pick up the bride in person, and no groom would pick up the bride twice (once from the provincial capital to Huangyang County, and once from Huangyang County to Sunjia Village).
Unless Sun Shan came from the provincial capital to pick up the bride and went to Sunjia Village without stopping.
But this is too tiring and most people don't do this.
The village chief, clan elders, and Sun Boming discussed the matter and finally decided to look for the steady and knowledgeable Sun Dingnan.