The journey of the only child of a peasant family to take the imperial examination

Chapter 400 Liu Ya gets married

"If the eldest and second sisters don't have enough money, we can lend them some depending on the situation to avoid putting them in a difficult position," said Zhang Ping'an.

"Well, I know what's going on," Zhang Laoer said in a deep voice.

Within two days, both Liu the Butcher and Xiao Yifei's families chose different dates and invited everyone to a banquet.

Except for Ma and Shen who were a little jealous, everyone else was happy for Liu Sanlang.

Lin Junhui had something to do that day and did not come to the party, but he sent a servant to deliver a gift.

Two days later, he sent someone to deliver a message that he had arranged for Liu Sanlang to work in the Wucheng Bingmasi.

The Wucheng Bingmasi was an important public security agency protecting the capital city. It was responsible for maintaining public order in the capital city, clearing streets and drains, and handling prisoners and fire bans.

There are five city military command headquarters under it: Central, East, South, West and North. Liu Sanlang went to the East City Military Command Headquarters.

Although it was just a grassroots job, the job was quite respectable and the salary was not low, so the Liu family was very satisfied.

Xiao Yifei went to the Shenjiying barracks, which were located outside the city. He had a high ranking in the martial arts examination and came from a good family, so he was assigned to a better place.

Not long after the Liu family bought a house, Zhang Lao Da and Zhang Lao San followed suit and bought a house in the north of the city. Although it was small and remote, at least they had a house.

The happiest person living separately from the third wife is Li.

Ma likes to take advantage, especially when it comes to food and oil, salt, sauce and vinegar in the kitchen. She always likes to take advantage of the eldest wife. Although Li is very cautious, there are always times when she can get away with it.

After a long time, it's really disgusting.

This person is afraid of being compared. Uncle Xu sees that everyone came to Lin'an together, and now other families have bought houses, but his family is still renting a house, so he is very anxious.

Both of my daughters-in-law are pregnant, and my grandson will be born next year. We can’t continue to rent a house!

After much thought, I decided to borrow money from my third sister.

Xu didn't know that her wallet was being targeted.

Seeing that Liu Ya's wedding date is approaching, she has been very busy recently and has no time to take care of Uncle Xu's family.

She had to prepare the dowry and discuss the menu with the chef, for fear of making a fool of herself and being looked down upon by her in-laws.

Strictly speaking, this was the first time that the Zhang family married into a family of officials of a legitimate rank.

Can’t ignore it!

Liu Ya embroiders her wedding dress at home every day. She is now in a very peaceful state of mind and is looking forward to her future married life.

Just like what my second sister said at a banquet a few days ago, "We are all from rural backgrounds, and we are lucky now. We must cherish our blessings!"

She thought it was right.

In a blink of an eye, it is mid-November, and tomorrow is Liu Ya's wedding day.

While having dinner, Xu was still thinking about whether there was anything she had forgotten to do when entertaining guests tomorrow, and she was feeling very nervous.

"Father, please help me think about this," Xu urged.

"Everything is ready, there's no problem, don't panic," Zhang Laoer was obviously much more at ease.

He has married off five daughters, so he really can't be nervous.

"It's not that the in-laws' backgrounds are different this time," Xu said angrily.

"Mom, please don't put our family down too much. Our family status is different now. We are considered a good match," Zhang Pingan also smiled and comforted his mother.

Liu Ya was very touched when she saw her mother being so nervous. It is always a good feeling to be valued by others.

The wedding dress had been embroidered a few days in advance. Exquisite floral patterns were embroidered on the bright red satin with fine silk thread.

Liu Ya is very skillful and the clothes fit her very well, making her look even more noble than Wu Ya's clothes at that time.

After seeing it, Xu couldn't help but touch it and said with emotion, "Your second sister was also married this month, but she wasn't as lucky as you. The wedding dress she wore was the one I used when I got married. She didn't even have a silver hairpin!"

Liu Ya covered her mouth and laughed, "My fifth sister and I benefited from my younger brother. It just so happened that we were born late."

The next day, before dawn, everyone in the Zhang family got up.

Not to mention Liu Ya, the thought of living in an unfamiliar environment made her fantasize for half the night and she hardly slept.

The hairdresser and the cook were the same ones used last time.

With deft hands and feet, she can cleanse, wring her face, comb her hair and apply makeup all in one go.

When it was done, the sky brightened slightly.

When Xu came over, the hairdresser praised her, "Your sixth daughter is even prettier than your fifth. Look, how pretty she is!"

"That's right. My daughters all look like me, with oval faces, fair skin and big eyes. When I was young, I was the most beautiful girl in our village. But now I'm old and you can't tell anymore," said Xu reservedly.

The lady combing the hair was a person of state, and spoke very beautifully. She flattered him, "Oh, don't say that. You can still tell from her facial features. The child's father is so lucky! Did he put a lot of effort into proposing marriage?"

Upon hearing this, Xu paused, touched her hair, and replied a little unnaturally, "Of course, the matchmaker came to our house several times before my father agreed."

After saying that, she quickly changed the subject and handed over the jewelry box in her hand, saying, "This is the head jewelry my husband's family gave me. Please put it on."

"Okay, it will look more presentable with the jewelry," said the hairdressing lady with a smile.

Liu Ya was so sleepy that she had to force herself to stay awake and drink a few more cups of strong tea.

"Drink less tea, otherwise it will be difficult to go to the toilet on the way," Xu instructed.

After saying that, he went out as he still had work to do outside.

Soon the first and third wives also came, and Dazhu helped Zhang and Old Man Zhang sit down.

Old man Zhang is really old and he even walks with a trembling sound. After coming to Lin'an, he may have been unable to adapt to the climate there and occasionally suffers from minor illnesses and pains.

Boss Zhang prepared the coffin for his father in advance, just in case something unexpected happened.

It is very expensive to buy a coffin at the last minute, but you can't not buy it.

Families with elderly people will generally make preparations in advance, so it is not considered a taboo.

But as far as Zhang Ping'an was concerned, his grandfather might still live for many years. Although he looked blurry-eyed and hard of hearing, he had a very good appetite and his food intake was almost catching up with that of his uncle and third uncle.

People like this live a free and easy life and are born to enjoy a happy life!

After a while, Daya's family also came over.

Everyone in Liu the Butcher's family wore thin silk jackets, which was rare.

Xu looked carefully and found that they were still the good materials she had given to her eldest daughter.

I couldn't help but feel a little angry.

I wanted to go up and say something, but then I changed my mind. The Liu family has not split up yet, and everyone has such trivial matters. Today is Liu Ya's wedding day, and it would not look good if I said anything harsh, so I'll just forget it for now!

Just as Daya was about to step forward, she saw her mother's fiery eyes. She couldn't help but smile bitterly in her heart, knowing what her mother was angry about.

But if the family had not been divided, how could everything be divided so clearly? Before, when my husband was preparing for the martial arts examination, the family's livelihood was borne by the first and second wives.

Now that her husband has passed the imperial examination and has a good job, her parents-in-law feel that their family status has changed. They come to her to borrow good fabrics to make decent clothes for everyone in the family to wear when they go out to meet guests. How can she refuse?

After mid-morning, the Yu family's wedding party carried the bridal sedan into the alley.

The groom rode on a tall horse.

The neighbors in the alley were all congratulating.

When Mrs. Xu saw this, she couldn't stop smiling. She felt very honored. This was the only son-in-law who came to pick up the bride on horseback!