During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty (the reign of Aixinjueluo Xuanye, the ancestor of the Qing Dynasty, from 1662 to 1722 AD), a family in Chongren County, Fuzhou Prefecture was getting married. This family is quite wealthy and is a well-known local tycoon. The head of t

During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty (the reign of Aixinjueluo Xuanye , the ancestor of the Qing Dynasty, from 1662 to 1722 AD), a family in Chongren County, Fuzhou Prefecture was getting married.

This family is quite wealthy and is a well-known local rich man. The head of the family is named Jia and is known as Mr. Jia. Master Jia is forty years old this year, and his son is Jia Youming, who is almost twenty years old.

In ancient times, marriage was generally early. Women could get married when they were fourteen or fifteen, and men could get married when they were sixteen or seventeen. Why did Jia Youming, a wealthy family, only get married when he was twenty? In fact, Mr. Jia has been busy with his son's marriage. He picked and picked and looked again before he selected the girl from the Wang family.

The girl from the Wang family is called Wang Cuifang. She is very beautiful and is only sixteen years old.

The reason why Mr. Jia chose Wang Cuifang as his daughter-in-law was, firstly, because Wang Cuifang was young and beautiful; secondly, because Wang Cuifang's family was also very wealthy. In ancient times, it was important to have a well-matched family, and the two families should have similar conditions. This kind of marriage is the best (of course, it is not so absolute).

When the wedding day comes, the bride will ride in a sedan chair and rush to the groom’s house. It is in the evening. In ancient times, weddings were held from dusk to night.

It stands to reason that on the wedding day, Jia Youming should go to marry Wang Cuifang. However, the rules are also flexible. The man does not have to go in person, but can send a marriage team to pick up the bride and come back. That day, it started to snow. Jia Youming didn't go, so he sent someone to pick up Wang Cuifang.

After picking up Wang Cuifang, the snow became heavier and heavier, and it was getting dark again. When the bearers and etiquette team members saw this, they all went to a pavilion on the road to hide from the snow.

As we all know, the pavilion is very small and there are many people welcoming the bride, so we put the sedan outside the pavilion. There is a layer of oilcloth outside the sedan. Although there will be snow, everyone is not worried that the bride will be rained on the head by snow inside.

arrived at the pavilion and took a look and found that there were already people inside. It turned out that this group of people also went to pick up the bride.

In this wedding team, the man's surname is Xie, a scholar, and his family has no money; the wife he married is the daughter of the Wu family, named Wu, and she is also poor. From this point of view, the two families are well matched.

The snow was falling harder and harder, with no intention of stopping. The bearer and others stopped. In addition, cold wind blew from all directions in the pavilion, and everyone suddenly felt very cold.

So everyone gathered some dry firewood and lit it in the pavilion to keep warm. Among the people traveling together, there were a few drunkards who had been carrying wine in their arms. At this time, they took it out and let everyone drink together. After all, drinking can keep warm.

After a while, the snow still didn’t stop. The snow didn't stop, and everyone couldn't stay here forever. After everyone discussed it, they decided to leave.

So, on this snowy night, the drunken group found their seats, then carried the sedan and set off again. A few people who thought they knew the way walked ahead. Because it’s snowing heavily and it’s dark, everyone doesn’t have to worry about it anymore. It’s good if they can walk more steadily.

No one noticed that they were carrying the wrong sedan chair. The people inside the sedan didn’t know, and the people outside the sedan didn’t know either.

When you arrive at the man's home, you will naturally worship heaven and earth, parents, and husband and wife, and then send them to the bridal chamber. The bride wears a red hijab all the time. It is not until her husband drinks with her outside that she enters the bridal chamber and lifts her red hijab. Then the two can start the wedding night.

Wang Cuifang was in the bedroom, looking at her dowry from under the red hijab, with a blank look on her face. Her family was very wealthy, and the dowry she received in her marriage was all valuables. However, the dressers, cabinets and other things she saw now were very cheap and fragile, as if they could be blown down in one breath.

Wang Cuifang couldn't figure it out. She suspected that her husband's family had sold his rosewood mirror, but she wasn't sure. She wanted to find out.

Finally, her husband came, and Wang Cuifang asked him: "Where is my rosewood mirror stand? Let the maid carry it over. I want to use it, and I need to remove my makeup later!" When she said this, she also specially emphasized it. The word "red sandalwood" accentuates the tone.

The husband was a little confused after hearing this and said, "Madam, your family didn't bring a red sandalwood mirror. Where can I find it for you?"

Wang Cuifang was angry and said, "Jia Lang, don't lie to me."

The husband also laughed and said: "I am not a fake man, I am a real man!"

Wang Cuifang said angrily: "Your surname is Jia, so I call you Jia Lang, and I didn't say you were a fake!"

Husband After hearing this, she was a little surprised and said, "My surname is Xie, not Jia!" After hearing this, Wang Cuifang was even more shocked. The more she thought about it, the more scared she became. She couldn't help shouting, "Who sold me out? You... …You are all thieves, buying a good woman by force!” As she said this, she couldn't help crying.

The husband was completely confused and didn’t know what was going on. When the parents heard this, they thought something had happened in the house, so they hurried over and asked what was going on. Wang Cuifang said nothing and just kept crying.

Mother Xie got angry and said: "We are from a family of scholars, how could we be thieves? Did your parents dislike our family's poverty and deliberately let you make such a fuss in order to avoid getting married? Let me tell you, although we are poor, we If you are an upright person, you can't curse like this, let alone be afraid of you!"

Wang Cuifang said: "I heard that my husband's surname is Jia, and his family is rich. Why did you just say that his surname is Xie and now you say that his family is poor? "What's going on?"

Xie's mother still said angrily: "Did we just change your surname when we brought you home? Or should you say that you can't continue to have the surname Wu when you come to our house?"

Wang Cuifang was stunned and said: "What? My surname is not Wu, my surname is Wang!"

Everyone was stunned at this moment, and soon everyone understood: the bride came to the wrong groom's house, this is someone else's house. The bride, I don’t know why she came to her home!

Wang Cuifang thought for a while, and suddenly understood, and said: "I know, your daughter-in-law's surname is Wu, right? When I came, it was snowing heavily outside, and the bearers were hiding from the heavy snow in the pavilion. There was also a person in the pavilion. The gang also carried the bride, and everyone hid from the snow together. Later, the snow became heavier and darker, and it was getting later and later. They were afraid of delaying the auspicious time, so they set off again when it was dark. They thought they had made a mistake. The wrong sedan was carried, so I was sent here! I am the daughter-in-law of the Jia family, and Miss Wu is your daughter-in-law. She thought she must have been sent to my husband's family. What should I do?"

Xie's mother asked for the address and made a decision immediately, saying: "Send someone to Jia's house quickly to find out!"

Someone set off quickly, but Jia's house was thirty miles away from Xie's house, and the fastest way was sixty miles back and forth. There will be no news until daybreak.

Everyone went back to rest. Scholar Xie respected Wang Cuifang's wishes and went to sleep in another room. Although Wang Cuifang was alone in her new house, she was still afraid of Xie Shusheng's arrival. She was so anxious all night that she didn't sleep well.

After dawn, the man came back and told the situation.

It turned out that after Miss Wu got married, she looked at the gorgeous dowries around her, and heard people outside congratulating the groom, saying "Master A" all the time. She thought that she had come to the wrong house, and she must have been hiding from the snow on the road. , the two bearers failed to see the sedan clearly, got it wrong, and carried the wrong sedan.

However, Miss Wu was used to living in poverty and wanted to live a good life, so she did not speak out. She had a simple thought in her mind, just make the mistake, so that she can marry into a rich family.

Sure enough, Jia Youming came and chose a red hijab, and when he and Miss Wu had sex, Miss Wu didn't speak.

After the Xie family went to explain things clearly, Miss Wu pretended to be furious, and then cried and cried again, saying that the boat was already in ruins and could not be recovered if it was overturned. What should we do?

During the bridal chamber, Miss Wu wanted Jia Youming to fall in love with her, so she flattered him and tried her best to make Jia Youming very happy. Therefore, Jia Youming did not want to lose Miss Wu, and said that he was willing to return Wang Cuifang's dowry as long as he could keep Miss Wu.

The man came back and told Wang Cuifang. Wang Cuifang was heartbroken and didn't know what to do.

A respected old man among the Xie family members advised Wang Cuifang: "The marriage between you two is destined by God. Since it is God's will, it cannot be violated.Besides, Miss Wu and Mr. Jia are already married, so you can only accept it. I will ask someone to ask your father-in-law, your father-in-law, and Miss Wu’s parents again. You should also think about it carefully. "

After the Xie family asked Miss Wu's parents, Miss Wu's parents were also surprised. They did not expect that things would be like this. However, they learned that their daughter was doing well in the Jia family, and they could not say anything.

The Xie family also Invite Wang Cuifang's parents to his home to discuss what to do about this matter.

When Wang Cuifang's parents came, they thought it was too coincidental, not to mention that they had already had a wedding there, and they could only be a concubine if they went there. In this case, it is better to obey God's will and take advantage of the situation.

In this way, Wang Cuifang became Xie Shusheng's wife. She and Xie Shusheng were married three days later. After the wedding, some people took them. The story was told and became the talk of the town.

Hey, don’t tell me, there is nothing bad about such an accidental marriage.

After Miss Wu married Jia Youming, she was a girl from a poor family. Although the approach was not appropriate and she knew she was marrying the wrong person but refused to say it, she understood. After all, everyone wanted to live a good life and did not want to live a life without enough food and clothing. It was precisely because of what she had experienced. She was poor and knew that making money was not easy, so she often advised Jia Youming to learn to help his father earn money and not be too extravagant and wasteful.

Jia Youming doted on his wife and obeyed him in everything. Later, he inherited his father's business and his business grew. Big. Miss Wu also gave birth to two sons and a daughter.

Mr. Jia initially looked down on Miss Wu, thinking that her family was poor and not worthy of his son, and that his son was obsessed with Miss Wu. This view gradually changed, and even let Miss Wu take charge of everything in the family, and often told others, "If you have a virtuous daughter-in-law, you don't have to worry about anything."

Scholar Xie is very talented, and he can gain fame by studying, but because his family is poor, he She also had to earn money to support her family, so she had to give up her studies.

Since marrying Wang Cuifang, Wang Cuifang's family has been rich, and she often takes money from her natal family to support her husband and support the family. "Wang Cuifang took some money from home, which was enough for Xie Shusheng for several months. Therefore, Xie Shusheng stopped working and could study hard.

Later, Xie Shusheng passed the examination and became a seven-year-old scholar. Pinzhi County. At that time, Wang Cuifang also gave birth to a son and a daughter, and the whole family was harmonious and happy.

Because of a snowstorm, two sedan bearers "carried the wrong sedan chair to marry the right man." , many people say that this is the matchmaking of heavy snow, so elegant people call it "snow matchmaking".