XLIX. Marriage
Guo Peng actually felt that he was still a little lucky, knowing that the troubled times were coming before everyone else, and he was mentally prepared.
And before he was crowned, he was appreciated and friendship by some people, which will undoubtedly help him in his future study career and even in his career.
And the most important thing after this is the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
To quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Lu Zhi went to the battlefield, and he must also go to the battlefield, which is something he has decided since he studied with Lu Zhi.
The Yellow Turban Rebellion was the best war to increase credit and accumulate battlefield experience before Dong Zhuo's Rebellion, and with Lu Zhi leading him, he could directly learn a lot of useful knowledge.
In the future, when he has to face the ups and downs alone, this will be his most important experience.
Therefore, he must get Lu Zhi's complete trust before this, and show a certain military talent, and then Lu Zhi will take him with him to the battlefield.
He still has about four years to go, and these four years can decide many, many things, and many things in the future will emerge in these four years.
For Guo Peng, the next thing to do is to get married.
Cao Lan's ceremony was three days after Guo Peng's crown ceremony, and Cao Lan's birthday was three days after Guo Peng, September 18.
In fact, Cao Lan was originally only fourteen years old, but in order to create the established facts as soon as possible, the Cao family announced that Cao Lan had reached the age of fifteen and prepared a ceremony for her.
This is a fact recognized by the entire Cao clan, Cao Song didn't have time to rush back at Guo Peng's crown ceremony, so he rushed to participate in Cao Lan's ceremony.
After holding a ceremony for Cao Lan, it was announced that Cao Lan was an adult and could get married, and then according to the agreement made three years ago, he married Guo Peng, the eldest son of the Guo family.
This month's auspicious day is also very 'coincidental', just on September 25, a few days after Guo Peng and Cao Lan became adults, they ushered in the joyful day of marriage.
At that time, when he knew that they were in such a tight day, Guo Peng was still speechless for a long time, he would not regret it at all, and he would not violate this agreement, why were they so compact?
But when he looked at the trace of remorse revealed by Guo Dan, Guo Peng understood.
The Cao family is not stupid, they already know Guo Dan's thoughts, and they already know Guo Dan's regrets, so they are so eager to hope that Guo Peng and Cao Lan will get married.
The Cao family is so anxious, Guo Dan is absolutely inseparable.
Even Lu Zhi privately persuaded Guo Shan not to carry this kind of emotion, so as not to affect this happy day, but in Guo Dan's opinion, this may not be a happy day.
But no matter what he thought in his heart, the matter had become a fact, and on the wedding day, he still put on festive clothes and participated in Guo Peng's wedding with Yang.
The process of the Han Dynasty wedding is more cumbersome, there are many etiquettes to do, the main venue of the wedding is in the Guo family, and the groom Guo Peng is not needed to pick it up, but the Cao family takes the initiative to send the bride over.
Then a series of processes are carried out.
Cao Lan was sent over by Cao Ren, Cao Chun, Cao Hong, Cao De, Xiahou Yuan and other acquaintances, led by Cao Song and Cao Cao, as well as Yuan Shu.
The arrival of Yuan Shu did make Guo Peng a little strange.
Cao Cao explained that this was Yuan Shu he invited, and invited Yuan Shu to come over to join in the fun, Yuan Shu readily agreed, came over with a generous gift and gave it to Guo Peng, and met Lu Zhi by the way.
Later, Guo Peng asked Cao Cao in private, it turned out that Cao Cao wanted to invite Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao was serving his mother's funeral, living in seclusion in Luoyang and not interacting with the outside world, so it was inconvenient to come over to participate in the happy event, so he purchased a gift and Yuan Shu appeared instead.
Guo Peng smelled some special smells from it, which seemed to be related to himself, and perhaps related to Lu Zhi.
Before the wedding, he went to Cao's house to meet his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and gave the wild goose to Cao's family, saying that he would fulfill his duties as a husband to Cao Lan, be good to Cao Lan, be honest, and never stab twice, which is called a gift.
Then Guo Peng has to return to his home, face his father, and complete the Jiao Zi ceremony, that is, the father's little guidance and admonition to the son who is going to get married, telling him how to treat his wife, how to live a good married life, and so on.
After that, it's time to wait until dusk for the wedding to begin.
Weddings are generally held at dusk, following the etiquette system of the Zhou Dynasty, before Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, it was not allowed to do a big deal when getting married, but it was a matter between two families, and Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty had a big way to do it after that, just like now.
The Cao family took the initiative to send the bride to the Guo family, and the Guo family waited for it, and when the bride's family had arrived, Guo Peng went out to meet the bride first.
There is no such thing as a red hijab in these years, Cao Lan is wearing a dress with red lines on a black background, wearing makeup, Guo Peng didn't see that this was Cao Lan at a glance, it is said that Guo Peng has only seen Cao Lan twice in the past three years, and now this makeup, it is indeed impossible to see that this is Cao Lan.
It turns out that from this time on, makeup is a witchcraft......
It was inconvenient for Guo Peng to come forward to talk to Cao Lan, but he just met, and then he had to carry out the next etiquette.
The master of ceremonies sings, let the groom enter the house first, and then bow to the bride, invite her to enter the door, the bride returns the salute, and enters the house with the support of the maid, and then walks forward with the groom to the door of the main hall, the groom enters first, and then invites the bride to enter the door, and the bride comes in again.
Then Zang Hong, as Guo Peng's best man, sent a red scarf to Guo Peng, and the bride and groom took one side of the red scarf, went to the wedding stage hand in hand, and then sat down together to perform the ceremony.
The groomsmen and bridesmaids went up again, and Zang Hong and Cao Lan's little sisters worked together to help Guo Peng and Cao Lan wash their hands together.
After washing his hands, he finished the ceremony and began to prepare for the prison ceremony, which is when the newlyweds eat meat in the same bowl and then drink wine together, indicating that they will share weal and woe in the future.
Then there is the Prayer Ceremony, a wine vessel similar to half a gourd, in which wine is poured, half of the wine is poured between the bride and groom, half of the wine is drunk, and it is given to the groomsmen and bridesmaids, and then the groomsmen and bridesmaids exchange and then hand it to the bride and groom, and the two of them drink the remaining half.
More than half of the process has been completed here, and the rest is the worship ceremony that is familiar in modern times, worshipping heaven and earth, worshipping parents and husband and wife, and so on, and the husband and wife express their care for each other in the future.
Then there is the knot ceremony, where the bride and groom each cut a strand of hair, knotted it, and put it in a concentric lock, thus becoming a hair-tying couple.
It's a very formal process, and the meaning is very profound, and after these rituals, the wedding is over, the bride will enter the new house, and the groom will stay for a drink.
At this time, wine is not strictly speaking, but a drink that accompanies rice.
Wine was first used as a drink to accompany rice, the degree is low, the taste is light, the color is yellowish, not clear, and it does not feel like wine when drinking, that is, the meal is salty, drink a little spice.
Guo Peng was also a general in the wine field in the early years, and then he stopped drinking in the golden basin, and then he came to the Han Empire inexplicably.
This body has not been trained in alcohol, and this is the first time to drink.
However, Guo Peng's body is very healthy, he has practiced martial arts all year round, he is strong and strong, and a little alcohol is not a problem.
But the people he faced were also strong and strong people who had practiced martial arts all year round, Cao Cao and Yuan Shu, as well as Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Yuan were all soldiers who had been in the wine field for a long time, and they persuaded each other to drink more ruthlessly.
Lu Zhi also seemed to be very happy, ignoring Guo Peng's repeated pleas for help, but persuaded Guo Peng to drink more, until Guo Peng drank crookedly, Cao Cao and Zang Hong picked up Guo Peng and threw him into the new house.
The good end of the cave room was so sad that the candle night was so sad and full of alcohol, Guo Peng felt a little sorry for Cao Lan, who was clean and fragrant.
"Those people are too much, I really can't help it, Alain, I'll go take a shower, change my clothes and come back, this body is full of alcohol."
Guo Peng said this, Cao Lan didn't stop him, nodded, and obediently waited for Guo Peng to come back from taking a bath.
Guo Peng asked his subordinates to prepare hot water for him to take a bath, and took a bath happily, after washing, his head was not dizzy, and his body was not uncomfortable.