Nacai, commonly known as matchmaking, is similar to modern marriage proposals. The man asks a matchmaker to go to the girl's home to propose marriage, and he will bring the Nacai gift and his parents to the girl's home.
Nacai is the first of the six ceremonies. When a man wishes to marry a woman, he asks a matchmaker to propose marriage to her. After receiving her acceptance, he then asks the matchmaker to formally present the "Cai Ze Ceremony" to the woman's family.
The Book of Rites states: "During the wedding ceremony, the betrothal gifts are presented. Geese are used. In ancient times, only geese were used as gifts for the betrothal gifts. The betrothal gifts are the beginning of the entire marriage process. In later generations, the betrothal gifts ceremony basically followed the Zhou system, but the gifts were stipulated separately.
Chu Xuan, Chen Qiangjun and a few old brothers went to a goose farm in the city and bought two geese. Then they went to a jewelry shop to buy related jewelry, and went to other places to buy bird's nests, ginseng, cigarettes, alcohol and many other things.
It took nearly a whole day, and almost everyone's hands were full, and the total amount of things was exactly an even number. After arriving in M County, Chu Xuan and his group found a hotel nearby to stay.
Early the next morning,
Chu Xuan and the others changed into new clothes, looking much more formal.
A group of eight people headed towards Bai Cheng's house.
The person Chen Qiangjun invited to act as a matchmaker was an old brother.
soon,
The family arrived at Baicheng's house, and Baicheng and Bai's mother also wore new clothes.
Bai's mother was wearing a red cheongsam and Bai Cheng was wearing a black Zhongshan suit.
In addition to the two people, there were several other people standing in the house.
An old man in his seventies or eighties, Bai Luo's uncle,
A middle-aged man in his fifties, Bai Luo's uncle, and the one who is relatively older is Bai Luo's aunt,
There was also a woman of the same age as Bai Luo, who was dressed fashionably and had a pretty face, but her face and body sometimes carried a sense of arrogance from top to bottom.
Bai Cheng and his mother stood at the door. Bai Cheng had a wry smile on his face, while his mother had a cold and gloomy expression, obviously in a bad mood.
Just yesterday, Bai Cheng's brother and his family, who had settled in the United States, came home to visit relatives and happened to encounter Bai Luo's wedding.
Bai's mother and Bai Cheng only wanted the three of them to attend the wedding, but after Bai Cheng's brother knew it was Bai Luo's wedding, he immediately expressed his desire to stay.
At the same time, they also blamed Bai Cheng for not telling them about such a big thing as Bai Luo's marriage.
Chen Fan and Bai Luo have special identities.
Baicheng could only evade the question with some hesitant words.
Seeing Chen Qiangjun, Chu Xuan and their group coming, Bai's mother and Bai Cheng were slightly stunned, and a smile unconsciously appeared on their faces, and they hurried to greet them.
"In-laws, you're here! Please come in!"
Baicheng went to meet Chen Qiangjun and others.
A group of people sat down,
Bai Cheng introduced the old man and his brothers to Chen Qiangjun and Chu Xuan, and Chen Qiangjun and Chu Xuan greeted them warmly.
But when the young woman came, she greeted Chen Qiangjun and Chu Xuan enthusiastically.
She just raised her head and glanced at Chen Qiangjun and Chu Xuan, then nodded indifferently.
Chu Xuan and Chen Qiangjun's expressions froze for a moment, but they immediately smiled again.
Bai's mother's face darkened and she was about to stand up, but was held tightly by Bai Cheng, so she had to give up!
The matchmaker invited by Chen Qiangjun began to sing the betrothal ceremony.
While the chant was being made, someone was counting the items for Bai Cheng and Bai Mu to see.
Originally, the people who were counted should be the relatives of Bai Cheng and Bai Mu, but in order to reduce the risk of Chen Fan and Bai Luo being exposed, Bai Mu and Bai Cheng did not notify anyone.
My brother’s family didn’t understand the local rules at all, but they couldn’t let the host count the items themselves, so the people Chen Qiangjun brought helped with the counting.
actually,
Everything is a process and a ritual, and no one cares whether the actual item does not match the list.
The proclamation is over.
Baicheng and Baimu accepted the betrothal ceremony.
Next, the matchmaker appears: "The gentle breeze carries intoxicating sweetness, while the floating clouds convey sincere blessings."
The matchmaker stood up and said an opening remark.
"Today, as the proposer of the groom-to-be, Mr. Chen Fan, I am honored to participate in the proposal ceremony of the two newlyweds. The groom-to-be, Mr. Chen Fan, is handsome, elegant, and talented. The bride-to-be, Ms. Bai Luo, is gentle, virtuous, well-mannered, and intelligent.
Fortunately, the two brides-to-be are holding the red thread together. This is the red makeup with the same heart knot, and the green pond flowers are blooming with two lotus stems.
Therefore, on behalf of the groom-to-be, Chen Fan, I respectfully seek a marriage partner from a noble and scholarly family, hoping that Mr. Bai will help us find a happy marriage!
After saying this, the matchmaker poured a glass of wine, held the wine in both hands, and bowed respectfully.
Bai Cheng happily took the wine and drank it all, then laughed heartily: "I agree!"
Suddenly, everyone smiled, but the young woman smiled with contempt: "Uncle...what era is this? Do you still have arranged marriages in Daxia?
Isn't this restricting women's freedom and thinking? Now is a new era, and women of this new era have begun to rise. Isn't it time for you to change your thinking as well?
Besides, our Bai family has been a scholarly family for generations and belongs to the upper-middle class. Why doesn't Sister Bai Luo look for a partner who is of equal social status?
Look at all this so-called dowry... what kind of mess is this? Oh my god, combs? Rulers? Weights? Sugar, nuts? What kind of mess is this?"
The woman walked forward and casually flipped through the things brought by Chu Xuan and others.
But he didn't see it, and all his faces darkened.
Perhaps sensing that the atmosphere was not right, she said awkwardly, "Uncle, don't blame me for speaking harshly... I..."
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