In the winter of 340 AD, on the north bank of the Yellow River, in the eastern suburbs of Xiyang County.
In Huang Yong's lecture hall, a lame old gentleman is lecturing on etiquette, and there are more than ten seats under the hall, but only one teenager is sitting upright to listen to the lecture, and the other seats are empty.
In the afternoon, when the snow was falling and the sky was getting dark, the old gentleman finished the lesson, put down the book and waved his hand at the young man, signaling to leave school.
Under the hall was a sixteen or seventeen-year-old handsome young man, after packing up the study utensils, he stepped forward and bowed to the old gentleman and said, "The student heard that the war in the north is tight, and Xiyang has become a tired place, so you can't stay for a long time, what are your plans?"
"The old man is about to rot and does not want to leave his hometown."
The old gentleman shook his head calmly.
"Sir, the Hu people are ferocious and tyrannical and cannibalistic, and you are more than lucky to stay here."
The boy whispered.
"The Hu people want to kill him.
The Hu people wanted to eat, and they gave him it, as long as they didn't think the old man was skinny.
The old gentleman smiled.
"After the student gets married, the family will move south, the saint cloud, the gentleman does not erect a dangerous wall, respectfully invite the gentleman to go with him, this is also the meaning of the father."
The boy was deep in the ground.
"The old man Ling Zun is grateful to the old man, you have thanked Ling Zun on behalf of the old man, but the old man is reluctant to leave his homeland, it is getting late, you should go earlier."
The old gentleman raised his hand to see off the guest.
Hearing this, the young man sighed helplessly, took out a fist-sized bag from his bosom and sent it to Mr. with both hands, "Sir, ten years of teaching, kindness and virtue, please accept these silver taels in case of time." ” "It is the duty of a teacher to preach and solve doubts, and there is no shortage of monthly offerings for you, and this old man must not bear it."
The old gentleman waved his hand again and again.
"Sir, cherish yourself."
The boy stuffed the cloth bag into the old man's arms, turned around and hurried out.
"Don't ask, this can't be helped."
The old gentleman said stunned.
The young man did not look back when he heard the voice, and the silver two must stay, otherwise the old gentleman would not be able to make ends meet in the future.
"You are full of sages and sages, and you have the benevolent style of a gentleman, but the way of a gentleman is used in troubled times for fear of being harmed, and you need to distinguish between good and evil in your future actions, and deal with them separately."
The old gentleman was lame, and it was inconvenient to catch up, so he could only shout loudly.
When the young man heard this, he turned around and bowed again, and then turned around and went out.
Outside the house, the snow was falling, and a linen servant was waiting in the snow, and when he saw the boy going out, he immediately put on the robe he brought for the boy and took the inkstone in the boy's hand.
The young man's name is Mo Wen, he is seventeen years old, his father runs the largest pharmacy in the county, and he is the only son in the family.
The Mai servant next to him is one year younger than him, is the child of the family servant, his surname is Wu, because Wu has no homonym, he is not liked by the Shang family, so everyone in the Mo family calls him Xiao Wu.
On the way home, Mo Wen stopped at the restaurant at the three-way entrance of the county seat and bought a bun, and handed it to Xiao Wu when he got to no one.
"Thank you, young master."
Xiao Wu thanked him and took it.
Mo Wen nodded slightly and continued to move forward, due to the successive years of famine and war, food is extremely scarce, three meals a day can only be enjoyed by a well-to-do old man, as for the peddler's pawn, it can only be two meals, or gruel.
"You're going to get married tomorrow, and I don't know if the second lady of the Lin family looks good or not" Xiao Wu followed behind Mo Wen.
"Women's moral exercise is important, and appearance is not important."
Mo Wen said, his family affairs were set by his parents, the woman is Lin Ruochen, the second daughter of Lin Xiang of the silk village, the Lin family is also a family of merchants, the daughter is delicate and tight, strictly obeys etiquette, and does not leave the house, so outsiders naturally have no way of knowing her appearance.
"That's what I said, if the second miss of the Lin family looks like a bun, do you want to" Xiao Wu held up the bun that had not yet been eaten.
"Presumptuous."
Mo Wen smiled and got up, and Xiao Wu smiled and dodged away.
The county seat is not big, the lecture hall is less than five miles away from the Mo family pharmacy, after a while, the two returned to the pharmacy, the people in the pharmacy were busy bundling the medicinal materials in the medicine cabinet and loading the car, Xiao Wu returned the study books to Mo Wen, ran over to help, Mo Wen walked through the outer hall alone and entered the inner courtyard.
The ladies in the inner courtyard are putting up the lights and decorating the new house, although they are doing festive things, everyone's expressions are anxious and uneasy, the reason is very simple, the Zhao Kingdom in the north is about to call, and the Mo family wants to complete the marriage of Mo Wen and Lin Ruochen before moving south.
Zhao is a country established by the Hu people, the current emperor Shi Hu is a Qian, ferocious and killing, like to eat people's hearts, most of the north is under his rule, the Jin State established by the Han people is now retreating to the south of the Yellow River, Xiyang County is one of the only few remaining states and counties of the Jin State on the north bank, at present, Zhao is marching south, the border war is tight, and the villagers are ready to flee for safety, just wait for the Yellow River to freeze and step on the ice to go south.
After meeting his parents, his father kept Mo Wen and brought sacrifices to the Mo family ancestral hall, and the man had to sacrifice to his ancestors before marrying, which was the rule.
Mo's ancestral hall is located not far north of the pharmacy, the father and son entered the ancestral hall to worship the ancestors first, after the ceremony the father did not rush to leave, but from the bottom of the food box took out eight gold cakes buried in the northwest of the ancestral hall underground, Mo asked to help but did not ask much, he understood that his father's move was to leave a way back for his family, and it was just a helpless move to take refuge in the south, and he still had to return to his homeland after the war.
On the way back, the sky became darker and darker, and the wind began in the evening, and the temperature dropped again, although the weather was cold, the villagers in Mai were extremely happy, because the colder the day, the thicker the river froze, and the sooner everyone could leave this place of right and wrong.
Even if things are rushed, the rules still have to be observed, after dinner, a sister-in-law of the family brought the seven-year-old child over to make a bed for Mo Wen, and the man needs to have a boy with a healthy parent to sleep with him on the eve of marriage, which means many children.
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In the early morning of the next day, Mo Wen changed into new clothes, resigned from his parents, and rode a horse and a sedan chair to greet his relatives.
"Xiao Wu, why are you sweating" Mo asked and sat on the horse holding the copper goose.
"The master asked me to go to the river to see the situation."
Xiao Wu, who was leading the horse, turned his head and replied.
"Is the river frozen?"
asked Mo Wen.
"No, it's okay to go, it's okay to walk in the car, tomorrow may be about the same.
Master, it looks like you didn't sleep well last night.
Xiao Wu saw that Mo Wen was listless, and asked with concern.
"Don't mention, the child who made the bed wetted the bed in the middle of the night."
Mo Wen frowned and shook his head.
"Boy's urine, also known as golden water, not only dispels dampness and fire, but also helps to correct and ward off evil, which is very auspicious."
Xiao Wu turned his head and snickered gloatingly.
Mo Wen glanced at Xiao Wu and did not speak again, although the two are called master and servant, they are actually friends who grew up together, and they talk to each other relatively casually, the difference is that Mo Wen reads poetry and books and is polite and silent.
And Xiao Wu works in the pharmacy all the year round, is sleek, and talks a lot.
The pharmacy was only a few miles away from the silk village, and it didn't take long to arrive at the Lin family, and a large number of villagers gathered around the Lin family.
Mo Wen understands the rules, when a big family gets married, he must sprinkle happy money, also known as opening money, so without being reminded by the iceman, he took out a bag from the saddle and handed it to Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu took out copper coins and scattered them left and right, and the villagers grabbed them left and right to get out of the way.
When the son-in-law greets the mother-in-law, he is a guest, and the father-in-law and mother-in-law must greet him in person, when he sees his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Mo Wen began to be nervous, turned over and dismounted under the guidance of the iceman, and walked forward to give the copper goose that he had been holding to his father-in-law, and the father-in-law smiled and handed it to his wife, and then walked forward to lead the way.
There are a large number of boxes in the main house, the lids of the boxes are all open, the Lin family is also a big businessman, all kinds of dowry rich, bedding, tables and chairs, and even cooking utensils are prepared, the color head in the middle of the dowry is a golden boy and girl the size of two wine glasses, made of gold, dazzling gold, and naïve.
In addition to these utensils, the Lin family also married a rather beautiful maid, also known as the accompanying wife, who is extremely close to the young lady, and is responsible for continuing to take care of the young lady after passing the door, and also serving the aunt when the young lady is inconvenient.
There is a list of marriages, and the father-in-law handed the list to Mo Wen, and Mo Wen opened the list to check the marriage in accordance with the ancient system, in fact, this is just a process, Mo Wen's attention is in the backyard at this time, and the maids of the Lin family are all busy in the backyard at this time, and in the main house in the backyard is his wife who has not passed the door, Lin Ruochen, the second lady of the Lin family.
The iceman is a woman in her fifties, who has matched countless marriages, and is familiar with the matter of marriage and marriage, after the ceremony, the same joy, the door, the cry goodbye, the thanksgiving and other ceremonies, the bride gets on the sedan chair, and the marriage team returns.
Until now, Mo Wen still doesn't know what his wife looks like, only that the newcomer has a graceful posture and a loud voice, and this kind of light cloud and soft willow posture must not be an ugly and vulgar appearance.
"Young Master."
Xiao Wu handed the leftover happy money to Mo Wen.
"I've rewarded you."
Mo Wen was in a very good mood at this time.
"We can't make money."
Xiao Wu hung the money bag in the saddle.
"Men don't marry every pair, you can't get married at sixteen this year, and I will also give you a family next year, and I will marry the young lady's maid to you."
Mo Wen nodded approvingly at Xiao Wu, the reason why he has a deep relationship with Xiao Wu is not simply because Xiao Wu grew up with him, the main reason is that he appreciates Xiao Wu's innate loyalty, loyalty is a virtue, it is inherited by father and son, and the Wu family has this excellent character in their bones.
"Young Master Xie."
Xiao Wu trembled slightly under the excitement, their family and the ancestors of the Mo family signed a contract of sale, the title of master and servant is determined from generation to generation, if the master does not start a family for the servant, the servant will not be married for life.
When returning to Mo's house is in the morning, according to etiquette, the dusk ceremony should be held at dusk, but at this time the war is urgent, there have been villagers stepping on the ice to go south, the city is filled with panic, in order to be perfect, everything is right, the ancestral hall has worshiped the ancestors and parents, and the main hall has thanked the iceman and the matchmaker and then sent it to the cave room, at this time it is only in the afternoon.
The first time to enter the cave room is not the husband and wife, the iceman is also there, responsible for teaching the final etiquette, with a year of green gourd divided into two, the green gourd is extremely bitter, after pouring the wine taste more bitter, after the exchange of green gourds husband and wife drink, called He, meaning the same joys and sorrows.
Each takes a strand of hair, cuts and wraps it around, and it is called knotted hair, which means that it will not swerve until death.
At this point, the marriage ceremony was completed, and the iceman went out, leaving only the husband and wife in the room.
At this time, Mo Wen became nervous again, because he was about to lift his wife's hijab next, and for some reason, he always had the bun in Xiao Wu's hand yesterday lingering in his mind: