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Moreover, to become a fifth-rank Beijing official at such a young age, it can be said that the future is limitless.

The state of the world, that's it!

It's like a person who is unknown but whose father is famous. When people mention this person, they will often put his father's name in front, saying that this is the son of XXX.

"It turned out to be the son of XXX, what a tiger father but no son!"

But this person later became famous, and his fame far surpassed that of his father.

Then when people mention this person's father, they will often use his son's name, saying that this is XXX's father.

"Oh, so it's your old man, I've looked up to you for a long time!"

Of course, this is also a common state of the world, nothing unusual

Chapter 2 and five of the big wedding, 520!

County government office.

Nie Hongshu was dressed in ordinary clothes, and sat at the stone table in the courtyard, drinking tea slowly.

His expression seemed indifferent, but he couldn't help but glance at the gate of the courtyard from time to time, knowing that he was waiting for someone.

In fact, he had already guessed that his daughter and son-in-law were coming, so he didn't go to the county government office, and made a special trip to wait at home.

Pan left and right

Finally, there was a commotion outside the courtyard.

Nie Hongshu was immediately refreshed, sat upright, and pretended to be careless, picked up the tea bowl and blew the tea foam on the water.

Liu Ma stood aside and secretly laughed.

This man just likes to pretend. He is obviously very excited, but he wants to pretend that he doesn't care.

"Daddy, my daughter is back!"

"Father-in-law!"

Nie Xiaoqian and Gu Ming walked into the courtyard side by side, and greeted each other.

"Grandpa, miss, you're here"

Mama Liu rushed forward to take the gift in Gu Ming's hand, then turned around and shook her head pretentiously: "Master, uncle brought you a gift."

Nie Hongshu pretended to stand up indifferently and said, "Come as soon as you come, what gift do you bring?"

Gu Ming smiled and said: "My son-in-law is going to the capital for the first time, so naturally he should buy some gifts and come back to honor his father-in-law."

Hearing this, Nie Hongshu became very energetic, and hurriedly said: "Son-in-law, come here, sit down and talk, Mama Liu, why don't you go make tea?"

"Go here!"

Liu Ma responded and hurried to the house.

Nie Xiaoqian also sat down and looked around subconsciously.

Speaking of which, it is rare for her to come back here now, and most of the time it is her father who goes to see her.

It's not that she forgot her roots, after all, her current cultivation level is still low, and she is not suitable to stay in the county government.

After chatting for a while, Nie Hongshu couldn't help saying: "By the way, my son-in-law, Mr. Chen and Mr. Zhifu will also come to congratulate you in the afternoon. I have already sent someone to book a table. There may be a lot of people, including some people from the city. The squire also invited them."

Gu Ming nodded: "Well, it should be, father-in-law, you don't care about the banquet money, Xiaoqian, you go to pay later."

"No, I'll invite you as promised, so how can I ask you juniors to pay the bill?"

"This"

Nie Xiaoqian looked at Gu Ming with some embarrassment.

"Father-in-law, the family doesn't talk about two families. My son-in-law knows that my father-in-law has always been a clean and honest official, and he doesn't have much savings."

Upon hearing this, Nie Hongshu refused.

"My son-in-law, I can still get the banquet money, so don't argue with me!"

"Uh well, then thank you father-in-law."

After all, it was the wish of the father-in-law, so Gu Ming couldn't say more.

The big deal is to turn around and honor your father-in-law with a little money.

"By the way, father-in-law, come today, my son-in-law wants to discuss with father-in-law about marrying Xiaoqian, and set the date first."

Finally heard this sentence.

At this moment, Nie Hongshu's mood can be described as mixed.

The daughter is finally getting married, how many parents can feel at peace?

I am happy and excited, but at the same time I feel a little empty in my heart. I always feel like I have lost a piece of meat.

At the same time, I have to worry about whether my daughter will live well after marriage, whether she is used to living in her husband's house, whether she will be bullied or not.

Difficult!

Fortunately, Gu Ming is alone, and there is no father, mother, or siblings in his family, so he doesn't have to worry about complicated relationships like mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, brother-sister, etc.

"Daddy?"

Seeing that her father was silent, Nie Xiaoqian couldn't help calling out.

"Ahaha, okay, this is a good thing. After all, you have to go back to Beijing to report on your work, so you can't delay too long. How about I find someone to measure the auspicious date?"

Gu Ming couldn't help laughing and said: "Those people are nothing more than looking through the almanac, so it's better for my son-in-law to test it himself."

"Well, what the virtuous son-in-law said is true."

Most of the so-called reading and testing of characters by those in the rivers and lakes also refer to the content of the Book of Changes.

When it comes to the Book of Changes, Gu Ming dare not say he is proficient, but he is better than most of the gentlemen who run the rivers and lakes.

"Father-in-law, I have roughly calculated that May [-]th is an auspicious day."

"Oh?" Nie Hongshu frowned: "May? Isn't it two moons? And it's only forty days since now. Could it be a little hasty?"

"Father-in-law, don't worry, I have calculated that although the [-]th of next month is not an auspicious day, it is quite compatible with the birthdays of my son-in-law and Xiaoqian.

Although it was a little hasty, it was still too late to hurry up and prepare. "

"Oh, since that's the case, then it's settled!"

If it's just planning for the wedding, of course there's enough time.

The key is to treat.

Some important guests are thousands of miles away. It takes time to distribute the invitations, and it takes time for the other party to receive the invitations to arrange their affairs. It also takes time to come from thousands of miles.

After all, at this time, it is not as good as the communication and transportation in Gu Ming's previous life, let alone thousands of miles, so what about thousands of miles?

In addition, many children of rich families need to make new furniture when they get married.

The craftsmanship of these furniture is very cumbersome, and after the completion, there are still carvings and other things. It may take a year or two to complete a complete set of furniture.

Therefore, once the sons and daughters of many wealthy families make an appointment for marriage, they start to prepare early.

More than forty days, it does seem a bit hasty.

But there is no way to do it, after all, Gu Ming has to return to Beijing to take up his post.

Fortunately, Nie Xiaoqian has always been reasonable, and took the initiative to say: "Father, the Zhuangyuan Mansion will probably take a year or two to build, and the furniture can be made together by then.

I discussed with Gu Lang, temporarily buy a few pieces of ready-made furniture for use

There is also a venue for banquets, so there is no need to set up banquets in the yard, and there are not enough tables. "

This is inevitably a bit of a pity, if the Zhuangyuan Mansion is repaired, there is no need to set up banquet tables outside the courtyard.But, you can't delay the marriage for another two or three years because of this, right?

"Well, that's okay, we can build more sheds along the river outside the courtyard to set up banquet tables.

In addition, the chef needs to find more, and there are wedding stickers, which must be produced first, so that the guests have sufficient preparation time."

There are too many big and small things involved in getting married. The three of them sat in the courtyard and discussed until noon. There are still many details that need to be deliberated or supplemented.

If ordinary people are okay, just like He Yongliang, who said in the morning that Xiaosheng was going to get married and lit red candles in the evening, put a red double happiness, and the couple lay down in the same bed

"clap clap"

The people outside clapped their hands and wished the newlyweds a happy marriage and a baby soon, and it was over.

But Gu Ming is the champion of the new division and a fifth-rank Beijing official. Although Nie Hongshu is only a county magistrate, he is also the parent official of Guobei County. If the wedding is too simple and shabby, it will inevitably be criticized.

If it is too grand and extravagant, it will be said to take the opportunity to make money.

Therefore, it is necessary to grasp a certain degree, neither too extravagant nor too hasty.

To put it bluntly, Gu Ming felt sorry for the simplicity of the matter.

He is not short of that little money.

"By the way, there is one more important thing"

Now that the wedding date was mentioned, Nie Hongshu naturally had to bring it up.

Under normal circumstances, the engagement and wedding of the children of rich families is a relatively grand event, which requires three media and six engagements, also known as three books and six ceremonies.

The three books refer to the letter of appointment, letter of ceremony, and letter of welcome.

The six ceremonies refer to Nali, Asking Names, Najib, Nazheng, Asking Dates, and Greeting Relatives.

To put it simply, it is some ceremonies and processes from courtship, matchmaking, marriage, and marriage.

Previously, the situation between Gu Ming and Nie Xiaoqian was a bit special. It was not a matchmaker introduction, but a free love.

However, if you have to study it carefully, you can also call it: using poetry as a medium.

This is not original. There have been many similar cases since ancient times. There are many good stories about men and women using poetry as matchmaking, flowers as matchmaker, and painting as matchmaker.

"When you two got engaged before, I decided to write the marriage letter.

This big wedding, or I'd better find a matchmaker to make up for some etiquette, and it would look a little more grand. "

Gu Ming naturally has no opinion on this matter, and it is not a complicated matter.

"Okay, but let the father-in-law decide!"

Nie Xiaoqian also responded.

"Haha, okay, then it's settled!"

Nie Hongshu was in a good mood and smiled heartily.

Dinner time.

Chen Zibai and several officials headed by the prefect of Jinhua Prefecture came together.

"Congratulations to Mr. Gu for being named on the gold list, it is really my fortune and the glory of Jinhua Mansion"

As soon as they met, the magistrate sincerely bowed his hands to congratulate Gu Ming.

You must know that although the Jinhua Mansion once had a number one scholar, it was a matter of the previous dynasty. For the current dynasty, Gu Ming was the first, so it was naturally a great joy.

Even if Gu Ming didn't make an exception to confer the rank of fifth rank, as the magistrate, he would come to congratulate him now.

"Thank you Master Xu"

"Master Chen, long time no see"

"Master Gu is really a dragon and a phoenix among men, and I admire him."

"My lords are tired all the way"

"Lord Nie, congratulations on finding a good son-in-law with your unique vision."

For a while, there were all kinds of compliments and polite words.

After sitting down and chatting for a while, Chen Zibai couldn't help asking about Gu Ming's assassination.

This time, instead of addressing Mr. Gu, he called him "Nephew" affectionately. After all, he and Nie Hongshu had been friends for many years, and they were about to get married. Calling him "Nephew" could bring them closer.

Officialdom is nothing more than human feelings.

"I heard that my nephew was ambushed by several killers during this trip, but luckily we are all safe and sound. We must be careful in the future."

"Thank you, Mr. Chen, for your concern about this matter. This junior has already reported it. I believe the imperial court will send someone to investigate thoroughly."