Chapter 309 Preparing for the Wedding
This time he had migrated with the craftsmen. He had heard that Lu Chenyang needed help in Huai'an City, so he came. He always said that he didn't have any great skills and that he couldn't help the adults much. If the adults needed him, what was the big deal if he moved to another place?
He had only one daughter and a little grandson at home, and they had come together this time. His daughter was still working in the workshop, and his grandson was still studying. After all, there were schools in Huai'an City, so there was nothing to delay.
Lu Chenyang was deeply moved and asked Weidong to take good care of their family.
"This man is truly talented, truly talented!" Lu Chenyang said to Wei Dong, "Capable individuals like him must be treated well. With this omen, we must be well prepared for the cold this year. We absolutely cannot allow the people to freeze to death."
Wei Dong nodded in agreement. "Yes, I will prepare immediately. Strengthen the houses and stockpile coal. I pledge my allegiance to you, sir, that no civilian will freeze to death."
Lu Chenyang nodded with a smile. This was why he liked Wei Dong. He always had a clear mind and knew what to do, which made people feel less worried.
Lu Chenyang is relieved that Weidong is in charge of government affairs now, but Weidong will still come to report to him.
Lu Chenyang was actually thinking about another thing. He wanted to hold the wedding for Wei Dong and Zhao Xi.
After the Lunar New Year, Lu Chenyang would lead his army to Yanhui Pass. The battle might last for a long time. And Zhaoxi would definitely go with him. Now, both the Lu family army and Lu Chenyang could not do without her.
So Lu Chenyang wanted to arrange their marriage before they parted and establish their status as soon as possible.
Lu Chenyang first discussed this matter with Zhao Xi. Zhao Xi was not the kind of girl who would be shy when talking about her marriage.
She said calmly, "I'll listen to the adults. If they think I should get married, then I'll get married."
For Zhaoxi, whether she gets married or not has little impact on her. Even if she gets married, she will stay with the adults anyway.
Lu Chenyang's face was filled with helplessness. "This is your marriage. Don't you want to marry Weidong sooner? Become husband and wife with him and have children?"
Zhao Xi blinked, thinking seriously about having children. She hadn't really thought about it much. She had once considered what would happen if her daughter got married and had children. Later, she learned about the dangers of childbirth and even studied childbirth. But when it came to herself, she didn't think about it that much.
Marrying Weidong... Zhao Xi finally felt a sense of reality and her cheeks turned red.
She nodded solemnly: "If you do, then get married."
Lu Chenyang curled the corners of his lips, couldn't help pinching her chubby face, and then became sad again.
He had to be more careful in the future. After all, he was a man now, and pinching her face was still somewhat ambiguous to outsiders. He couldn't do this again. Lu Chenyang felt heartbroken at the thought.
So he couldn't help but use a little more force, and actually pinched Baozi's face red.
Zhao Xi blinked her big eyes and looked at Lu Chenyang innocently.
"grown ups?"
Lu Chenyang withdrew his hand and sighed: "Go, go call that pig over, I'll discuss with him about his cabbage-stealing business."
Zhao Xi blushed and scolded Lu Chenyang in a rare moment of anger: "Sir, you are a scholar, how can you speak so vulgarly?"
Lu Chenyang snorted lightly. Is it okay for him to feel uncomfortable?
Wei Dong quickly arrived at the study, having run all the way there. He was a little out of breath when he arrived, but his eyes were shining.
"Sir," he said, and knelt down in front of Lu Chenyang with a plop: "Don't worry, sir, I will definitely treat Zhao Xi well!"
Everything that needed to be said had been said, and it was Lu Chenyang who had initiated the marriage proposal. Even if he still disliked Wei Dong, he couldn't make things difficult for him now.
"Alright, stop with all that sweet talk. I've handed Zhaoxi over to you, so naturally I trust you. Go prepare for the wedding," Lu Chenyang thought for a moment and said, "I know there's a lot of work to be done right now, so I'm not too particular about the betrothal gifts, and the wedding doesn't need to be extravagant and grand, but the etiquette must be thorough, and nothing should be missing."
Wei Dong nodded repeatedly, "Yes, I will never let Miss Zhaoxi down."
Lu Chenyang wanted to hold a wedding, but he had selfish motives. After the war, although everyone was busy, they still felt unspeakable pain in their hearts. He hoped that holding a wedding would dilute that sadness.
The news that Zhaoxi was getting married spread quickly.
Many soldiers of the Lu family army came over to offer their help.
In the past, almost all of the Lu family army had their lives saved by Zhao Xi, as the medicine they used was all made by Zhao Xi. Not to mention the serious injuries, Zhao Xi personally treated countless of them.
Lu Chenyang also began to prepare a dowry for Zhao Xi. He decided to leave a caravan under his name to Zhao Xi, and then rummaged through his private treasury.
After such a long war, his private treasury was quite rich. Fighting was the fastest way to get rich, especially the recent battle with the Tatars. After occupying Huai'an City, the Tatars didn't have time to take away many things, so they took them all at their expense.
Lu Chenyang took out from his private vault rare medicinal herbs such as deer antlers, ginseng, and ganoderma lucidum, as well as a tiger skin left by the Tatars. This tiger skin was specially left to Lu Chenyang by his subordinates, probably because they thought it was very majestic and domineering, suitable for Lu Chenyang's status.
Lu Chenyang planned to use it to make a blanket for Zhao Xi.
There were also cloths. Yu Dayong had sent some exquisite silks brought back from Jiangnan. Lu Chenyang was eager to fill Zhaoxi's box with all the goodies.
There were also soldiers from the Lu family army who came to add to Zhao Xi's dowry. They were low-level soldiers and would leave some things for themselves when entering the city. Lu Chenyang knew about it and turned a blind eye.
The things in these people's hands were quite mixed, with all kinds of things. Anyway, they were all gifts from their heart, and they collected several boxes.
Wei Dong actually had quite a few things in his hands, because he was the first one to lead the charge when breaking through Huai'an City. He knew best where the good stuff was, and he also kept a lot for himself.
He took them all out as betrothal gifts to marry his bride.
After Lu Ning saw it, he ran to Lu Chenyang and said, "Old Wei has spent a fortune this time, even taking out his coffin money. It's extravagant, really extravagant."
Lu Chenyang usually advocates frugality, but when it comes to his own cabbage, Lu Chenyang still can't help but feel that being willing to spend money on Zhaoxi proves his importance.
Lu Chenyang said, "This is the only time in my life, so I should be serious about it."
Lu Ning shook his head helplessly.
The wedding was being prepared, and the people of the city were immersed in joy. The capable little maidservant beside Lord Lu was getting married, and everyone knew that Lord Lu valued this maidservant, so they naturally wanted to add to the joy.
So every household hung red lanterns, and the entire city of Huai'an turned red.
However, the wedding also encountered difficulties.
No wedding dress.
Good wedding dresses usually need to be prepared in advance. It is common for elaborate ones to take two to three years to embroider. How can Zhaoxi know how to embroider?
Of course, you can also buy the finished product, but Weidong and Zhaoxi were not very satisfied when they saw it.
Zhao Xi felt that if it really wasn't possible, he would just buy any other set.
Weidong felt that this was not possible. How could such an important thing as a wedding dress be made up?
He immediately went to Lu Chenyang to find a solution.
Lu Chenyang thought for a moment and said, "I still have a few pieces of red silk in my private storehouse, which Yu Dayong brought back from Jiangnan. How about hiring a few embroiderers to make them overnight?"
Wei Dong said, "There aren't that many embroiderers in the city right now."
Embroiderers are not common, they are everywhere.
Lu Chenyang also felt embarrassed.
Lu Chenyang overcame all obstacles and navigated the officialdom without a single defeat, but was finally stumped by a wedding dress.
Two days later, a woman came and knocked on the door of the government office, asking to see Lu Chenyang.
A commoner woman came to see Lu Chenyang? That was definitely not allowed. If Lu Chenyang hadn't been so humble, such a person would have been kicked out long ago.
"I'm here to give you my wedding attire."
When the guard heard this, he immediately let the person in.
Everyone knows that Lu Chenyang and Wei Dong are very worried about this matter.
The woman was sent to the main hall, and Lu Chenyang came out soon.
The woman who had been relatively calm and composed immediately became very excited and knelt on the ground: "I pay my respects to Lord Lu." Her eyes turned red with excitement.
Lu Chenyang quickly asked her to get up.
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