186 Marriage in ancient times

"Xiao Cui, if it is completely dark, I'm afraid it will be nine or ten o'clock in the evening!" I heard Xiaocui girl say that it is still early, and it is necessary to wait until it is dark and everyone is asleep before acting. For the latest free chapters of this book, please visit wèn. Ouyang Xinyu sat at the round table in the room, staring at each other with little cui girl, waiting for the night to come boredly. Suddenly, Ouyang Xinyu asked Xiao Cui with her hands on her cheeks.

"Miss Xinyu, what do you mean at nine or ten o'clock in the evening? You mean the time, right? We didn't have this saying in ancient times, we counted time according to 'more'! The little cui girl also sat on the stool like Ouyang Xinyu, and looked at Ouyang Xinyu with her hands on her cheeks. Hearing Ouyang Xinyu ask her, Xiaocui asked Ouyang Xinyu rhetorically.

"So, how long are we going to wait?" Seeing that the little cui girl couldn't understand, Ouyang Xinyu asked her in a different way.

"It's probably the second watch! In ancient times, we were divided into five watches at night, and there were people who specialized in playing watches at night. This time, Xiaocui girl understood, and she replied to Ouyang Xinyu. Because there were no clocks in ancient times, they didn't know what it meant.

"That's too general, isn't it, how can you tell what day it is at night?" Xiao Cui didn't mention it to her, Ouyang Xinyu really didn't know that there was no such thing as a clock in ancient times, she asked Xiao Cui girl curiously.

"This can be identified by the sound of the watch! The first is 'falling shift', one slow and one fast, hitting three times in a row, and the sound is like "Knock! - Boom! "Boom! - Boom! "Boom! - Boom! ”； On the second watch, I hit again and again, many times in a row, and the sound was like "Knock! Boom! ”。“ Boom! Boom! ”； On the third watch, one slow and two fast, the sound is like "Knock! - Boom! Boom! ”； On the fourth watch, one slow and three fast, the sound is like "knock-knock!" Boom! Knock"; On the fifth watch, one slow and four fast, the sound is like "Knock-knock!" Boom! Boom! Boom! ”。 In general, it is from slow to fast, and it will end after three consecutive trips. Miss Xinyu, do you understand? Hearing that Ouyang Xin didn't understand how to distinguish a few days, Xiaocui explained to her in detail. Moreover, the method of distinguishing each of the different sounds is to distinguish them by different sounds and different rhythms.

"It turns out that you were all particular about fighting in ancient times? I thought a few more was just a few knocks! Then why didn't you fight after the fifth watch? After listening to Xiaocui's explanation, Ouyang Xinyu suddenly said to her. She asked Xiaocui girl, why didn't she play after the fifth watch?

"After the fifth watch, the sky is almost dawn! The minions are going to get up and work, so they don't need to be beaten! Xiaocui replied to Ouyang Xinyu's words.

"That is to say, you started to work in the evening in ancient times, according to our modern time, the first watch should be around seven o'clock, the second watch should be nine o'clock, the third watch should be eleven o'clock, the fourth watch should be one o'clock in the morning, and the fifth one is three o'clock in the morning. So your servants of old, get up at four o'clock to work! At that time, it was not yet dawn, so it was so hard! Ouyang Xinyu calculated the modern time according to the time provided by Xiaocui girl, and calculated to the end, and found that it was only about three or four o'clock after the fifth watch, so early to get up and work, so hard! After calculating the time, Ouyang Xin said to Xiaocui with a sigh.

"Miss Xinyu, you are so amazing, what did you calculate this time based on?" Hearing that Ouyang Xinyu was so godly, the little cui girl suddenly came to her senses, and she asked Ouyang Xinyu excitedly.

"Xiaocui, where am I so powerful! I didn't know if I was right! Seeing that Xiao Cui was so excited, on the contrary, Ouyang Xinyu seemed very calm. She doesn't think she's good at all! I don't know if I'm right, but if my phone is here, and I just find a way to charge it, I can immediately confirm whether my guess is correct. It's a pity that the phone doesn't know where it died. I don't know, did it travel to this dynasty with itself?

"I think you're right!" Xiaocui said to Ouyang Xinyu.

"Xiao Cui, since we have already decided on the time to start at night, then we won't talk about this. Let's talk about your ancient 'marriage'! Tell me what the process of marriage was like in ancient times, okay? I want to find out! Suddenly, Ouyang Xinyu changed the topic to the process of marriage in ancient times, and she asked Xiaocui girl.

"Alright, Miss Xinyu! In our ancient marriage, the most important thing was 'Ming media is marrying', and any marriage must be matched by a matchmaker. When the matchmaker accepts the task of the matchmaker, he will find and select the matchmaker based on the principle of 'matching the door', and after there is a suitable object, he will lobby at both ends. If both parties have an intention based on the matchmaker's introduction, they will enter the 'propose' stage. Hearing that Ouyang Xinyu wanted to know about their ancient marriage, Xiaocui immediately told her eloquently.

"Xiao Cui, is the procedure the same for any of your young people's marriages in ancient times?" When Xiaocui finished speaking, Ouyang Xinyu immediately interjected and asked her.

"Miss Xinyu, what is a 'program'? Xiao Cui doesn't understand what you mean by this! "The term program is relatively unfamiliar to the little girl, and she doesn't seem to have this word in her dictionary. Therefore, she asked Ouyang Xinyu puzzled.

"Oh, the procedure is the stage you just mentioned, these two words mean about the same thing!" Ouyang Xinyu explained to Xiaocui girl.

"Well, I see! The marriage procedures in our ancient times are basically the same! Procedures may vary depending on the region. Anyway, it's all the same! The little cui girl replied to Ouyang Xinyu.

"Then what was the process of your 'propose' in ancient times?" The little cui girl mentioned earlier should be talking about the matchmaker, so the next thing is to propose, what is the process of proposing? Ouyang Xinyu continued to ask Xiao Cui girl.

"Marriage proposals are generally carried out in the morning, which means prosperity. Led by the matchmaker, the man's father went to the woman's house to propose marriage, the woman's parents entertained, and the daughter was not allowed to show up. The two sides understand each other and weigh each other in conversations, and generally express the results of the proposal by whether to eat or not. The little cui girl replied to Ouyang Xinyu's words.

"Eat or not to express the result of the proposal? Meaning, when it comes to eating, there is a result? Ouyang Xinyu was puzzled by Xiao Cui's words, and she asked Xiao Cui again.