Quick Wear: True and False Life

On the night of camping outdoors, Wei Nan enjoyed the meal very much, especially the roasted wild duck eggs, which had a unique flavor and were really delicious when paired with wild duck soup and cold wild vegetables. Maybe it was a mentality problem!

At noon the next day, their team finally arrived at Jiangsu City. Looking at the bustling city gate, Wei Nan could feel the prosperity across the city. She felt that it would be a good thing to live in this place for a long time.

"Grandpa, do we have a house here? I like it here." Fang Nan raised her little head and looked around.

"Yes, Grandpa has already sent someone to clean it up. We'll go over there in a while."

"Wow, grandma! Grandpa is so nice. I thought he was going to buy a house right away." Fang Nan turned his head and said to his grandma in amazement.

The courtyard arranged by my grandfather is a well-repaired three-courtyard house with a nice and quiet surrounding environment.

My grandfather told me that there are only five families living nearby this courtyard. The neighbors on the left side of the courtyard are a merchant family, the neighbors on the right side are a family of noble farmers and scholars, and one of the three families opposite is the family of the prefect's younger brother. I am not sure about the other two families.

It's pretty good. There aren't any bad people around and the security is decent. It's not a big deal for them to live here with the old and young.

"Grandpa, I want to plant medicinal herbs and my favorite flowers and plants in the yard." Wei Nan said after looking around the yard.

"As long as Nannan likes it, I'm glad you like it. After a while, find a way to find a master for her. Even if it's fake, it has to be real so that you can conceal your medical skills." Grandpa whispered. He really put a lot of effort into it for her and even thought of ways to create something out of nothing.

"Thank you, Grandpa. I will take care of the master's affairs. As for the rest, I will have to trouble you."

She had discussed this matter with Lingxi long before, and decided to use an illusion array to solve it. She and Baixi would take this opportunity to come out together, as practicing alone would be too boring.

Two months passed in a blink of an eye, and Wei Nan had become familiar with the area. The previously discussed apprenticeship banquet was officially started two days later.

Today she and her grandmother went to visit their neighbors. During the time they were here, they visited the surrounding areas. Two of the five houses were not occupied. The merchant family Lu was more friendly and easier to get along with; the Qu family, the younger brother of the prefect across the street, spoke in an official tone, and the wife of the host family was very versatile, so they were not difficult to deal with; the farming and scholarly Xing family was more aloof and looked down on the merchants, and kept their distance from them.

This time they visited the merchant Lu family. The eldest daughter of the Lu family, Lu Danzhen, was having her coming-of-age ceremony, and as a neighbor, they also received an invitation. Wei Nan got along well with the second daughter of the Lu family, Lu Danzhen, in abacus. Wei Nan was three years older than Wei Nan, and it was quite relaxing to work with her.

"Old Madam Wei from the Wei Mansion, Miss Wei is here."

After handing over the visiting card, grandma led Wei Nan into the Lu Mansion. There were quite a lot of guests, so Wei Nan asked Lu Danzhu to take him away directly, saying that they wanted to see her elder sister's new makeup.

"Big sister," Lu Danzhu brought Wei Nan to the door of the eldest girl's room. She secretly tilted her head and looked inside, and called out when she saw her eldest sister there.

"Why are you here? Aren't you going to play with your friends?" When Lu Danzhen saw her younger sister coming, she waved to her.

"I found it. Look, I brought Sister Wei here." When Lu Danzhu saw her elder sister calling her in, she pulled Wei Nan behind her and ran in, pointing at her happily.

"Hello, big sister!" Wei Nan greeted her quickly upon seeing this.

"Hello, Sister Wei, come over and have some cakes."

Lu Danzhu and Wei Nan happily ate cakes together, discussing which one tasted better while eating. It was strange.

"Big sister, it's better not to go away from the rockery tonight." Wei Nan said when she finished eating the cakes and was about to leave. After that, she and Lu Danzhen skipped to the yard to play.

"This child!" Lu Danzhen shook her head.

The first thing to do when the banquet officially starts is to welcome the guests and seat them, then start the ceremony and wait for Lu Danzhen to enter the banquet venue.

The person praising the ceremony then sang: "Please ask the main guest to put on the hairpin for the one who is about to get married."

Madam Qu washed her hands and prepared herself, while Lu Danzhen turned to the east and sat upright; an official presented her with a scarf and a hairpin, and Madam Qu walked up to Lu Danzhen, chanted a blessing loudly, and then put the hairpin on her.

Lu Danzhen began her first ceremony of worship, paying respect to her parents and expressing her gratitude for their upbringing.

The praising ceremony person sang again: "Please ask the main guest to add a hairpin to the general."

Then, Lu Danzhen turned to the east and sat upright again, and Madam Qu washed her hands and returned to her seat; an official presented a hairpin, Madam Qu took it, walked to Lu Danzhen, chanted a blessing loudly, and then put a hairpin on Lu Danzhen.

Lu Danzhen performed the second ceremony of paying homage to her teachers and studying diligently.

The person praising the ceremony sang three times: "Please ask the main guest to put a crown on the one who is about to get married."

Lu Danzhen sat facing east for the third time; Madam Qu washed her hands again and sat back in her seat; an official presented her with a hairpin and a crown, Madam Qu took it, walked to Lu Danzhen, chanted a blessing aloud, and then crowned her.

Lu Danzhen performed the third worship ceremony to pay homage to the ancestors and pass on the tradition.

The next steps are toasting, naming, mother’s instructions, and the bride’s thanks to the officials and guests until the ceremony is over. The bride’s parents bow to all the spectators, and the oath ceremony ends.

This was the first time she had seen the coming-of-age ceremony in this dimension. Although there were slight differences from the coming-of-age ceremony in the previous dimension, the process was basically the same.

Watching other people's coming-of-age ceremony and comparing it with one's own is also a novel experience. After visiting the ceremony, she and Lu Danzhu played with the parrot. No one knows who trained this little thing, but if it learns, it will be very servile.

"Sister Lu, your parrot is so good at praising people, no wonder it is so favored." Wei Nan sighed after teasing.

"That's right. It praises me and I'm very happy. I treat it even better."

"If it were me, I would be happy too."

"Beauty, beauty, why don't you speak?"

"Sister Lu, I think it's smart that it deliberately attracted our attention."

"Sister Wei's words make sense."

The two were chatting happily in this corner. Not far from the rockery, Lu Danzhen had just finished her hairpin ceremony. Her good friend accidentally bumped into her and stained her dress. She was about to take a shortcut back to her room to change clothes. When she walked near the rockery, she suddenly saw the rockery and remembered Wei Nan's words.

She suddenly stopped and hesitated for a moment, thinking that she should take another route. There were many dark places in the rockery, and when she thought of that sentence, she felt that something unpleasant was going to happen, but there was no rush.

So, Lu Danzhen changed her usual route and walked slowly towards her boudoir with her maid. When she changed her clothes, she heard the maid come to report that a drunk guest at the rockery had molested the maid and was caught by someone by chance. The incident ended with the guest taking the maid as his concubine.

She was scared to death after hearing this. If Wei Nan hadn't reminded her, she would have been in the same situation. It was scary to think about it. Would a person who molested others while drunk have good character? No, she would be forced to marry such a scoundrel to save face.

"Miss, it's a good thing we changed the route." Her personal maid whispered. She had just accompanied the young lady to change her clothes, it was too dangerous.

"Yes! But don't talk nonsense in the future." Lu Danzhen also replied in a low voice. If this matter is kept to oneself, it may not be a good thing if others know about it. There are many things that can be done about it.

"Yes, Miss." The personal maid also reacted and replied.