In the third year of Tianqi, July 18th is an auspicious day, and everything is suitable.
Jiankang City looked the same as before, but people on the street vaguely noticed something unusual.
There were many carriages and people on the street. If you look carefully, you can see that the flow of people is divided into two obvious routes, one heading to the west of the city and the other heading to the east of the city.
"There are no lights and colorful decorations on this street..." Two rich middle-aged men got out of the car.
In the Xin family, only the mansion was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, highlighting the atmosphere of a happy event.
"Such a big thing is too shabby..." More people who gathered around nodded.
For big drug dealers like them, getting married is a big deal, and money must be spent like water.
"Lao Xin married those useless sons, and even held a banquet for three streets... Look..." The drug dealers pointed to the empty streets with shy stomachs, "If it weren't for the words "Happy" hanging outside the gate. , who knew this was the wedding of the promising young master... It might as well be a lively Chinese New Year..."
"Yes, what's more, I'm marrying Mrs. Gu this time!" Someone's eyes were shining, and his chin trembled when he smiled, "Great Medicine Master, this is a great happy event... If it were me, I would have to let Quan Jian It’s like Chinese New Year in Cannes!”
"Come on, isn't it just because I married a great pharmacist that I keep a low profile..." said an insider.
"Ah? Why is that?" people asked.
"Why? In the past, there was no good thing for our pharmacist to marry the great pharmacist. We worked hard to give our daughters to others... It would be good if we could marry... Originally, those pharmacists collectively made a fuss about asking the eldest young master to marry... "The insider laughed softly.
When everyone heard this, they looked at each other and then burst into laughter.
"The eldest young master has given us face this time..."
"Haha, let's take a good look at the faces of those pharmacists later..."
"I've long had enough of their condescending attitude. This time is a great honor..."
Their guess was correct. The pharmacists sitting at Gu's house did not look very good at this time.
"Old Master, are these people here to congratulate you or to ask questions?" The stewards of the Gu family wiped their sweat and said to Gu Changchun and others, "They all have long faces..."
"I guess I'm still unhappy about not recruiting anyone..." Gu Changchun said with shame.
"At that moment, will they have dinner at our house or go to my uncle's house?" asked the manager.
"Nonsense, as long as they are willing to come here, don't even think about going there..." Gu Changchun glared, "Have the tables and chairs been arranged?"
Hearing this, the stewards' faces became elongated.
"Old Master, this...this...can't be accommodated..." they said in unison.
"Ah?" Gu Changchun was a little surprised, "Are there so many people coming? Five hundred tables are not enough?"
"Old Master, all the pharmacists from Jiangsu and Zhejiang are here, as well as Fujian and Henan... In total, there are more than 500 households, and there are followers..." the manager said, twirling his fingers.
"And...officially...not to mention our Jiankang people, people from Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces are here..." Another steward also said, "...more than twenty prefects... More than forty county magistrates...and their entourage..."
"This... this... so much?" Gu Changchun was also stunned.
"This is all for Brother Hai's sake..." Several old men twisted their beards and smiled, "And Brother Yu, Brother Yu openly asked for leave and said he wanted to marry his sister..."
"Old Master, Old Master..." Another steward ran in with sweat on his head and his voice was hoarse. "The old man said, clean up the house quickly. The gentlemen from Jiangning Weaving are here..."
Those in charge of weaving are all eunuchs...
"They are here too?" Everyone in the room was surprised. "Hai Geer and the others are also dealing with these people? Doesn't it mean that His Majesty hates the friendship between officials and chamberlains..."
"Don't think about this, go and clean up..." Gu Changchun stamped his feet and hurried out.
Oh my god, the Gu family is not marrying a wife, but just a daughter. Why do they have to buy so many banquets, and they are all really eating and drinking, and they don't go to the husband's house to eat and drink for free...
On this day, almost all the restaurants in Jiankang were closed. They were booked by two families. Thousands of banquets were being prepared in full swing, and they were eating from noon to dusk, waiting for the moment of the wedding. This was the first time that Jiankang City had seen it. My husband's family and my mother's family are equally busy.
There was a faint sound of sobbing quietly in Gu Shiba Niang's room.
"The time is coming..." My aunt and sister-in-law who were waiting outside the door couldn't help but whisper, "I have paid homage to my late father, who else do I need to pay homage to?"
Ms. Cao, who was wearing Jifu, was slightly startled when she heard this and looked towards her daughter's room.
"Today is July 18th?" she asked in a low voice.
"It's not July 18th..." Everyone laughed.
But I was so busy that I couldn’t even remember the day.
"It's July 18th..." Ms. Cao sighed softly, her eye circles turning slightly red.
"Mom, please bear with it for now. Don't cry again until your sister goes out..." The daughter-in-law on the side saw her mother-in-law's expression and hurriedly took her arm and told her.
While greeting everyone, "Come on, don't be stunned, the auspicious time has come, go and persuade the girl..."
With the words of the sister-in-law, everyone immediately started talking about the girl hurrying up and pushing the door open.
Gu Shiba Niang, whose eyes were red and swollen, sat down and let her aunts and uncles trim her hair, shave her eyebrows, and dress her up.
As soon as I put on my wedding clothes, I heard the crackling of firecrackers in the front yard and the sedan chair was approaching.
"Block the sedan door!"
Before the smoke from the firecrackers had dissipated, a shout was heard, and the Xin family watched helplessly as the door to the Gu family was closed.
This was a proper wedding ceremony. The Xin family members hurriedly stuffed big red envelopes in, but the door still didn't open.
"Who cares about money!" A strange voice shouted from inside the door.
The people from the Xin family smiled bitterly. This barrier on the sedan door was just symbolic. They had never done it for real before. They didn't expect to encounter it at the Gu family today.
"I knew these great pharmacists were waiting here..." The pharmacists who heard the news and watched the excitement all whispered among themselves.
The groom, who was wearing a bright red wedding dress, smiled at the attendants, raised his hand, and someone immediately brought out a large box.
"A camphor tree knife..."
"Jianchang helps me cut the knife..."
“Jianchang Bangbetel…”
“….Cyperus cyperus shovel…”
“….Alismatis cage….”
Accompanied by the sound of a report, items that looked strange to the onlookers were handed in one by one.
"What are these?" everyone asked.
"These are all high-quality pharmaceutical tools..." he nodded knowingly, "Mrs. Gu's master is from the Zhangshu Gang..."
"A document to transfer the name Liu after the birth of a child..."
When these words were shouted, everyone was stunned and looked at the groom in a daze. The groom looked at the door calmly with a smile on his face.
The medicine family is passed down by surname. Gu Shiba Niang’s master Liu Bucai has no descendants. The skills are passed down from father to son. The apprentice responsible for inheriting the great cause can only be a person with his surname. The first apprentice Liu Bucai accepted was his son. Later, she became discouraged and gave up all her thoughts, and did not ask Gu Shiba Niang to do this again.
But many pharmacists are still worried about this. Liu Gong’s peerless skills will change his surname to Xin from now on. A hundred years later, no one will remember Liu Gong’s lineage...
The door slowly opened, and the pharmacists surrounding the door made way for themselves, and the big red sedan was carried in and landed.