Zhang still didn't think so, and said to Zhang Longqing: "Brother, you also underestimate my family too much, if you don't want to do this favor, sister, I won't force it." You're busy, and I know that, sister. ”

When Zhang Longqing saw Zhang's saying this, he had no choice but to say: "Sister, you said so, I can only do it, little brother." ”

"No need, you have your things to be busy with, and you don't have to worry about our affairs."

Zhang was dissatisfied with Zhang Longqing's evasion, so he declined Zhang Longqing's kindness.

Zhang Longqing saw that it was useless to say more, so he asked for an errand errand and left.

After Zhang Longqing left, Zhang said to Ge Guangmu: "Your uncle, you are running around, but you are more and more reluctant to make money. ”

"The child thinks that what his uncle said is also reasonable, if there is something at home, a pair of golden hairpins may not be able to be exchanged for a pound of firewood."

"It's really a child's words, there are so many lands and so many houses in this house, will you still use the golden hairpin to exchange it when the time comes?"

Ge Guangmu thought that he could lose six hundred taels if he lost, but now he couldn't spend six hundred taels for his marriage? So Ge Guangmu didn't insist, and said to the Zhang family: "What my mother said is very true, this girl from the Kong family is also a big family, and we can't be too rude." ”

After Ge Guangmu finished speaking, he asked what the Zhang family should do now, and the Zhang family said that they could let the few people who rented their residence come to discuss.

Ge Guangmu then sent Wang Zhong to invite pawnshops, silk shops, and grocery stores.

The next morning, after these people arrived, the leader was Song Zilong Song Boss of the silk shop, Song Boss saw Ge Guangmu, saluted to Ge Guangmu and said: "Ge Xianggong, I don't know what is the so-called invitation today?" ”

"Today I ask of you." Zhang was behind the screen, talking to Song Zilong and the others, and Song Zilong and the others also saluted to the Zhang family behind the screen and said, "Old lady, please speak, the little ones can't afford to ask for a word." ”

Zhang told them that Ge Guangmu was going to get married, and hoped that they could get something to come.

After Zhang said the list, he then said to Song Zilong: "These are not local, Lingzhou, Beijing, Fengcheng, and Yong'an are the best." ”

"Old lady, what you said, Xijing City has it, if you go here to buy it, the cost will be much higher."

"I don't know that there is a local area, my brother is in this business, you should understand, how many goods in this Xijing City, deceive and fool people, you have a number in your hearts."

Song Zilong saw that Zhang's insistence on this, so he could only say: "Since the old lady has said so, we can only do it." ”

So Song Zilong and the others said goodbye and left, and began to buy these items.

Ge Guangmu also told Li Gongzi the news, and after Li Gongzi heard it, he was naturally overjoyed and promised to lend his maid to Ge Guangmu as a face.

The wedding items were purchased, and other procedures were carried out in an orderly manner, and on the first day of April, the wedding began.

The wedding did not follow the etiquette system of the Yu Dynasty, after all, except for the lords, few people followed.

The only etiquette is that they get married in the evening, and when this honor guard returns, it is not spectacular.

Walking in the front, beating gongs and drums, the momentum is huge, and the following are eight fine music.

In the back, there is a specially invited troupe, playing the role of the eight-hole fairy, which has the feeling of being dusty and dusty, and the rain master sprinkling the road.

Then there are six fairies in the opera troupe of Li Mansion, holding jade ruyi, wood lingzhi, pine branches, peach plates, Qi flower baskets, agar syrup and other items, all of which are precious things.

Twenty-four desks at the back, covered with red blankets.

This first pair of tables, one of which is a big sinister stove, burning Duliang and Lingling incense, and the beast's mouth suddenly curls smoke, and the strange fragrance is fragrant along the way, which makes people can't help but smell it. The other is a large plate on the top of Sijon's head, with a pair of bowl-thick candles inserted on it. The handle of this candle is also a pair of gilded statues of golden boys and jades.

the second pair of tables, one of which is a fruit dish of sixteen utensils; One is a spoon and a pair of silver jue in the middle.

The third pair of tables, one is the five phoenix crowns, pearl rows, seven purses, and a jade belt; One is the full attack of the Xia veil and the full embroidered skirt.

The fourth pair of tables, both of which are made of leno satin silk, long rolls and square folds, are dazzling in five colors. This is specially bought from all over the world, specially prepared for the bride, and the bride can make new clothes according to her own heart.

The fifth pair of tables, one of which displays seafood items such as fish and shrimp. One of the above is listed with ginseng, deer antler velvet and other precious medicinal herbs.

The sixth pair of tables, one is a provincial delicacies: Xingxian ham, Jingming industrial fish, swallow feather, Huanglong pheasant; One is a specialty of Longyou: Xuanhe carp, Xijing deer breast, Yunzhou pickled duck, Tianhui board goose.

The seventh pair of tables is the fruits of various places, two large plates for each table, each according to the object pasted with ice peach, snow lotus, pear, jujube, gold characters big red sign, this word, is also written by a famous calligrapher in the city.

The eighth pair of tables, one of which has eight sugar fairies, a smiling old moon in the middle, and five pagodas behind it; The other is 12 envelopes of puff pastry, fat pastry, sugar extraction, and sugar-covered flour fruit.

The ninth pair of tables is ten strands of happy noodles, and each of them is pasted with a seal and a ball of flowers.

The tenth pair of tables is 800 peaches, and the peach mouths are red.

The eleventh pair of tables, one is a Jinshi scarf, a red patch suit, a pair of satin socks, a pair of satin boots, and a silk circumference; One is a "longevity and wealth" enamel silver lock hanging, a gold collar a circle, two ivory side hoops Western Regions fan two handles, agarwood fan pendant two hanging, a gilded tiger head, lotus bell, lychee bell, melon bell, water chestnut bell two strings each, "five sons win the championship" small silver doll five, the rest of the teething stick, snail gold bucket, etc., ten kinds of children's things.

The twelfth pair of tables, one is the sixteen sets of "Thirteen Classics Collected Interpretations" borrowed by the bookstore, the thirty volumes of "Chunhua Pavilion Post" borrowed by the school, and the four colors of the shaft and the handscroll. One is one of the Beijing inkstones, ten Fengcheng pens, four boxes of Deyun ink, one Wanxing pen grid, two Cai Yu paperweights, one red sandalwood ink bed, five sides of the Xishan big book, a pair of crystal color boxes, a note of Fujian magnetic inkstone pool, and a square teapot painted by Yixing Minggong.

The people on the street looked at these things, their eyes straightened, and they thought in their hearts that they had really seen something.

Among them, a few old adults, seeing this situation, couldn't help but secretly shake their heads, saying that this Ge Xianggong acted not like his father at all.

At the banquet that day, Gou Geng also became the main officer, helping to entertain the guests.

There were a lot of people who came this time, and when the people of the Kong family saw that the Ge family was so magnificent, they all praised it, and this girl from the Kong family married a good husband.

When Zhang heard the praise of the female dependent, he couldn't help but feel proud, thinking that when she got married, her mother's family praised her like this.

At night, Ge Guangmu returned to the cave room, took off the hijab, and couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw his flower-like wife.

Since he got married, Ge Guangmu's heart has not been thinking about the outside, although he has not spent his mind on studying.

This Kong Liyang has read poetry and books since he was a child, and he is a learned person, filial to his mother-in-law, and he does not put on a stand with his subordinates, and he is deeply loved by the Ge family.

On the seventh day of the wedding, Chunmei, who had been hiding, was also inadvertently seen by Kong Liyang.

Kong Liyang took Chunmei's child, inquired about it, and then told Chunmei that from now on, there is no need to hide, so that she can take this child with her.

Ge Guangmu, who heard the news, returned home and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that Kong Liyang was not angry.

On the tenth day, Song Zilong sent the bill, which cost nearly 1,000 taels of silver, and when Ge Guangmu took over the account book, Song Zilong also opened his mouth to explain, what kind of price of what things. If these things are purchased near Xijing City, what is the price, and how much is it to buy them in those places.

In short, in the end, Song Zilong said that if Ge Guangmu has any doubts, he can find Zhang Longqing to check, and if it is verified, please sign it. As for when the money will be given, it doesn't matter, the Ge family has a big business, and they won't rely on them.

With so much silver, Ge Guangmu naturally didn't dare to sign casually, so he asked Wang Zhong to invite Zhang Longqing, and Zhang Longqing came with his own account master, so everyone was in the hall, watching the account master use an abacus to calculate the account.

This calculation, it was found that there was only nine hundred and two hundred and five dollars, and Song Zilong asked his master here to calculate it again, so he recalculated it here, and it was still this price.

The Zhang family's account office pointed to one of the accounts and said: "Presumably this one is heavy, so there will be an error." ”

Song Zilong also said yes, and then in order to apologize, the five coins of silver were not used, and the whole number of nine hundred taels was taken.

Next, Song Zilong changed the amount, and then wrote his name, and after the drawing, Ge Guangmu also signed the drawing.

In the end, the bookkeeper wrote an IOU, one for each party, and after signing and drawing, it was kept as a voucher.

After Song Zilong left with the account book, Zhang Longqing said to Ge Guangmu: "Li Tang, these businessmen are the most cunning, if you don't pay attention to them, you will fall for them, just like this time to settle accounts, if you are not clever, please come here." Count it again here. Then the hundred taels of silver were not given to him in vain? Not only that, but when your father got married, it was also so lively, but it didn't cost so much, do you know why? ”

Ge Guangmu shook his head, and Zhang Longqing sighed and said: "Because your father is a righteous person who is not angry and arrogant, these people meet your father and see your father like that, so they naturally put aside their cunning hearts. You, on the other hand, make people feel ignorant of the world and are so easy to be deceived. ”

After listening to this, Ge Guangmu felt a little miserable in his heart, and thanked Zhang Longqing for his righteous teaching.

He secretly made up his mind in his heart that he should learn from his father and be a respectable gentleman, instead of thinking that he was so muddy now, that everyone wanted to bully.