Before in Suzhou, when a girl got married, she had six boxes of cockroach wood. I want to know the specific meaning of these boxes, the meaning of the items inside and the meaning of placing them.
What are the advantages of a box made of camphor trees? The master said that the things put in the camphor box will not be moldy and will not corrode insects, which has many benefits. Also, it is the style. Because not every girl gets married with a sturdy camphor box as a dowry. In the countryside, a girl was born, and several camphor tree saplings were planted in front of and behind the house. When my daughter grows, so does the tree. When my daughter is full of water, the tree becomes thicker. The girl blushed as she spoke, cut down the camphor tree, dried it in the shade, and asked the carpenter to make a camphor box instead of painting it. Only when the girl has a suitable husband and determines the auspicious day of getting on the sedan chair can the white wooden box be polished and painted again. Put a pair of dragon and phoenix carvings of rosewood in the camphor box, and wish my daughter a happy life. Red dates, peanuts, longan and lotus seeds are placed in the four corners of the box, meaning "early birth". The camphor box that accompanied him in the long wedding procession was the envy of onlookers.