Chapter 280: New Customs and Old Rituals (2)

The girl, who hadn't slept all night, finally looked forward to those extremely ugly bird calls before dawn.

Hurriedly dressed and bypassed his sleeping family.

As soon as the day dawns, as soon as the plush can be seen, those hired to work will begin to work, and if it is any later, they will be seen.

The girl thought to herself, fortunately the oil lamps are too dim and the candles are too expensive, and if there is a very bright and inexpensive lamp in the future, then the hired workers will have to get up earlier and go to bed later, and it will not be easy to sneak out at that time.

After slipping out, it was not too dark, and the prisoner was standing nervously in the distance, carrying some fishing tools in his hand.

Because it was not wartime, and the defense of Takayanagi Castle was mainly based on active offensive field battles, there was no curfew.

When the two of them arrived at the city gate together, the people guarding the city recognized the prisoner, and after handing over the identity card, he registered that he was going to fish, and the chief Sima who guarded the city quietly poked the prisoner and said: "A beautiful fish caught by the commander of the company." ”

Out of the city, they came to a river, the prisoner and the girl were busy for a while, the girl tilted her head to look at the prisoner who was putting the rope, and suddenly asked, "Are you cold?" ”

Shu Prisoner was stunned for a moment, and then thought that he understood, and stretched out his hand to shake the girl's hand, thinking that this was the girl asking him to warm her hands, this autumn morning is really a little cold.

But when the hand just stretched out to warm the girl, the girl suddenly grabbed the hand of the captive, stretched out to the collar between her neck, and said in a voice like a mosquito and fly: "It's warmer here, you reach in and warm ......."

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The rope of the basket moved slightly, and there were really fish entering, but the fishermen were not in a hurry.

A small tree that was bent next to it finally lost its pressure and bounced, and there was a burst of dog barking in the distance, and the girl looked at the red stains mixed with some red under her clothes, and muttered: "I would have known that I would have worn that black dress, it would not be easy to see." What can I do? ”

Just like when it was the first time he stole the family's money to buy food, Shu Prisoner Mi was also a little nervous, and after thinking for a long time, he found some leaves from the side that had not yet completely withered and yellowed and said, "Dye them with leaves...... I...... I didn't know it would bleed. We...... We didn't talk about this in class, we just talked about something else. ”

The girl said with a bitter face: "I don't know." ”

Lowering their heads, the two of them were like children who had done something wrong, carefully staining the inadvertent stain with the green leaves.

The dog barked louder in the distance, and the captive cursed, "Who got up so early to hunt!" ”

The girl covered her mouth and smiled, and sang in a low voice: "So sing like this, relax and get rid of it!" I don't feel like I'm embarrassed! No envoy barks! Who told you to be in such a hurry......"

Speaking of which, his face was red again, that is, he didn't take it off, but how could he make such a loud sound when he lifted his skirt? The dog barking in the distance is seven points to blame.

I was afraid that the captive would really ask like this stupidly, so I hurriedly asked, "You...... When will you come back when you go to the clouds? ”

Shu Prisoner shook his head and said, "I don't know when I'll come back, but I know that it will take a while before I leave." But after a while, it will be cold, and it will snow next time, where can I go? ”

The girl understood what the captive said again, stretched out her hand and slapped him gently, but she didn't say more, but said: "Then you go to my house to hire a relative, you don't have to be so cold." ”

"Uh...... Good. ”

He hesitated for a moment, and then relieved the girl with a very simple and affirmative answer.

The two of them did not go to the lecture notes, so they sat by the river all morning, went to Takayanagi Castle to eat at noon, and when they parted in the afternoon, Shu Prisoner Mi quietly glanced at the stains on the girl's clothes, which were covered by the green leaf juice, but it was still obvious.

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In the evening, the prisoner inquired about the process of the dowry and knew that it was not difficult to use a pair of deerskins, but he didn't have so much money in his hand.

This is not a rule of Takayanagi City, but a common custom in the entire Zhuxia and Kyushu, but it is difficult to obtain deerskins in some places, and some families cannot afford to buy deerskins, but the rules themselves are unchanged.

The so-called "there is no difference between men and women in the ancient world, Taihao has been married from the beginning to the end, and the skin is the gift".

If you can't use deerskin or can't afford to use deerskin, you can replace it with something else, but the core of the rules is unchanged, and you must have a dowry.

Many of the rules within the Mo family are incompatible with the times, but some rules are rooted in tradition, just like the festival funeral of the Mo family, the funeral is still a traditional funeral, but the filial piety period and the scale of the funeral goods are very different.

The Zhou metric system is much deeper than that of the Mo family, how to get married, what etiquette, everything is available. The Mo family is using its core to abandon its luxury, after all, the Mo family is not an outsider, but rooted in Zhuxia and Kyushu.

Although it is said that "when the five emperors are in control, they must tell their parents when they marry", but the rules of the Mo family are not the case on this issue, as long as two people agree, they can be allowed to register the wedding, of course, this is the rule of Sishang, and the rules here are not the same as those in Sishang.

After inquiring about the price of deer skins, thinking of the weddings he had seen in Si, Shu Prisoner Qi calculated that his money was really not enough.

After inquiring about these things, he went to the "city captain" in the city, the city captain was in charge of the security patrol in the city, Gaoliucheng was an important border town, and there were many troops, and there were not many things that this city captain could govern, so the city captain was a young man, and he was a classmate of Shu when he was in Sishang.

"Lend me some money."

opened his mouth to borrow money, and the city captain of Gaoliu City said, "What do you want money for?" What's the matter, which girl do you fall into? Want to buy something? ”

Shu Prisoner Mi didn't twist, and said directly: "Borrow money to prepare a dowry, I want to get married." After a while, I'll ask the family to send you back. ”

There is traffic in Gaoliu and Sishang, Handan and other places, and the numismatic system uses the way of post station transmission, not directly transporting money, but transporting some bills.

The city lieutenant screamed, he didn't care about the money borrowed and when he would pay it back, he was concerned about the word "marriage" in the mouth of his classmates.

"Married? Will you get married? ”

Shu Prisoner sighed and said, "I've never been married, of course I don't know." Do you know? ”

The city lieutenant smiled and said: "I haven't been married, but you have always been in the border fort army, and I have always been in Gaoliu, although I have never been married, I have also seen it, how can it be so simple?" Besides, our parents are not around, we have to have elders to hire and preside, and this is not something you can do yourself. You have to find a superior. ”

Shu Prisoner Qi scolded with a smile: "Of course I know that I have to find a superior, but don't I have to borrow money first?" ”

While the two were talking, a middle-aged man was holding a thick stack of papers, and the two people who were chatting immediately stood up and saluted, and the middle-aged man smiled and asked, "What, who am I listening to who wants to get married?" ”

This middle-aged man's position and status in the Mo family are high, not from Sishang, he was originally from the Zheng Ren Deng Yi school, and later entered the Mo family.

Although Takayanagi is small, it has all kinds of organs.

This middle-aged man is the head of the Xuanyi Department in Takayanagi, in charge of publicity, for example, the newspapers posted on the street are in charge of this department, and by the way, he also has an extremely important responsibility to change customs.

Just like there are giants, seven enlightenments, and committee members in the headquarters of the Mo family in Sishang, there are similar establishments in Gaoliu City, each in charge of a stall, and when it comes to major events, it needs to be discussed, and it is not Qu Jiang's own opinion.

The prisoner said roughly what he wanted to get married, and the middle-aged man from the Xuanyi Department sat down and pondered for a while: "This matter is not big, but it is not small." You are the first young man from Si to get married in Gaoliu, and you can be regarded as the first wedding of our Si Shangmo family in Gaoliu, what is going on...... Gotta pay attention. ”

Shu Prisoner grinned and said, "I'm just getting married, why do I have to be so complicated?" When the time comes, I write a letter to my parents and tell ......"

The middle-aged man waved his hand and said, "It's not that simple. Our Mo family wants to change customs, but what kind of style? What kind of vulgarity is easy? What does it look like? What is Yicheng? The situation in Sishang is different from here, how can it be as simple as you think? ”

With that, he pulled out a thick stack of paper in his hand and said, "Look at this." ”

Shu Prisoner Mi swept his eyes, and couldn't help but scold: "Isn't this a rumor? Zimozi's name is Zhai, how did he become a person of Yidi? It's all fake, and it's not used like this! ”

On the paper, it is some rumors that began to circulate in some cities in the south, saying that Mo Zhai is called Mo Zhai? Because Mo Zhai is the person of Yidi, and Mo is the meaning of ink punishment, the reason why it is called Mo Zhai is to say that this is a Yi Di who has been punished by ink, so the rules and customs of the Mo family are not the habits of Zhuxia, and the princes of the world should obey the etiquette of Zhuxia, and not make the Mo family mess with the etiquette of Zhuxia.

The city captain also hated and said: "If we scold Confucianism, we will not call Zhongni, but Kong." But I didn't say that Kong was Yidi, this ......"

The scolding between Confucianism and Moxi began a long time ago, and the title of "Kong" also came out of the Mo family's "Non-Confucianism", which was used for a long time, and may have been used until two thousand years later, when the Confucian family shop was overthrown, the contemptuous title "Kong" was still used.

The scolding between Confucianism and Momo gradually developed from the beginning of the academic dispute to the point of personal attacks.

So-called:

Kong is Lu Sikou, who gave up his public house and served Ji Sun, Ji Sun Xiang Lu Jun left, and Ji Sun fought with the Yi people for the door and decided to plant.

Kong is poor between Cai and Chen, and he is not rich. On the 10th, Zilu enjoyed the dolphin, and Kong ate it without asking the origin of the meat; The number is dressed in alcohol, and Kong drinks without asking the origin of the wine. Mourning the prince welcomes Confucius, the seat is not dignified, and the food is not right. Zi Lujin asked: "How can it be with Chen and Cai?" Kong said: "Come, my language girl: I am with the woman for Gousheng, and now I am with the woman for Gouyi." "If the husband is hungry, he will not hesitate to live; If you win Bao, you will disguise yourself as a hypocrisy. Is it greater to be filthy and deceitful?

That is to say, when Kong was the Sikou of Lu Guo, Ji Sun and Lu Jun had a conflict, and Kong held up the city gate to cover Ji Sun's retreat.

said that when Kong was in Chen Caidi, the pig Kong brought by Zilu ate it without asking for help; robbed other people's clothes to change for wine, and Kong drank it without asking the reason. Later, Zilu said, sir, don't you cut or eat? Kong said Oh, you and I were anxious to survive, and now we are anxious to seek righteousness, and the situation is different. People have to survive in order to be ambitious and righteous. The Mo family said, look, is there anyone more hypocritical than Kong in this world?

These are all personal attacks that circulate in the market, and they are a means of comparatively inferiority, but compared with those obscure disputes over morality, doctrine, and ideas, these stories and rumors that the masses "like to hear" are the easiest to circulate in the market.

It is also difficult to tell whether it is true or false.

Confucius is two meters tall, infinite strength, his father held up the city gate back then, he is the six arts of exquisite, can drive and shoot arrows, if you talk about heads-up estimates that there are few opponents in the world, the story of lifting the city gate can be spread. In fact, he may not have done it, and even considered strengthening the centralization of the Lu State as a Si Kou, but these things will not be spread by the people, and things like raising the city gate for the Jisun clan can naturally be widely spread.

And whether Confucianism's "like a lost dog" devoting himself to various princes and doctors violates the Confucian principle of "making the Son of Heaven come out", the people actually sound difficult, but it can be replaced by this kind of legend-like small story, but it is widely spread.

The people, the majority of the people, are still stuck in the simple moral concept of "good people" and "bad people", and some moral and logical indoctrination may not be reversed in a thousand years.

Naturally, Confucianism also began to evolve from cursing the Mo family for being "beasts and fatherless" to saying that Mo Zhai is Yidi, and even a whole set of customs and rules of the Mo family are the rites of Yidi, and there is no beauty and prosperity in China.

At this point, the two sides have reached the point where politics and academia are integrated, and whoever wins politics has to be "synonymous."