Chapter 257: Saying Kiss
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen nodded repeatedly. To put it bluntly, Mr. Dong saw things thoroughly.
Dong Laodao said with a smile: "I just lived longer and saw more. Lao Tao went back today and took out the thousand-year-old peach wood. He carved the embryo of the ritual implement today and opened the altar on a day to consecrate it. No. It will delay the officials from exorcising evil spirits."
With that said, Dong Laodao was about to leave. Zhao Zhen said: "Old Taoist, don't be anxious. In addition to telling you these things, I have one more thing to ask of you today."
< br>"What's the matter? Officials just have to speak."
Zhao Zhen said: "Old Taoist, Hu Cheng from Hujiazhuang is my wife's brother. Now that Sanniang is getting married, she is worried that there will be no female dependents to take care of her at home, so she asked me to find a match for Hu Cheng. I thought about it carefully and found that there are two people in the county who are suitable. This The first one is Jin'er, the daughter of the head of the Lin family, and the second one is the daughter of Liu Taigong's family in Taohuazhuang who moved to Taohuazhuang some time ago. "
"Sanniang prefers Liu Taigong's daughter, but I heard it. He said that Taigong Liu only had one daughter and wanted to raise someone to support her in old age, but I was afraid that my father-in-law would not agree. I would like to be a matchmaker and let the two families go around to see which one is more suitable."
Dong Laodao heard this. He smiled and said: "The old Taoist is the best at keeping matchmakers and pulling fibers. Speaking of these two people, the old Taoist has seen them in the Taoist temple, and they are really good. But I am afraid that this Jin'er will not work."
Zhao Zhen asked hurriedly: "Why is this?"
"I'm afraid this Jin'er already has a sweetheart."
Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "Let me tell you what the old man has to say, and I will see if it is a good match."
"It's none other than Bao Xudutou, the official of the village."
"What? Can Jin'er fall in love with this inferior product?"
Dong Laodao waved the dust in his hand: "The word fate is the most wonderful thing. I saw Miss Jin'er three times in the hotel , but Bao Xu was the one accompanying me both times."
Zhao Zhen said: "In this case, only Liu Taigong's daughter is suitable, but if it is really a marriage, it will be troublesome for me to go and see. , can this pair be made possible?”
"What's so difficult about this? The high officials are waiting for my good news." With that, he said goodbye to Zhao Zhen and returned to Lingguan Hall.
Zhao Zhen called Bao Xu and looked him up and down. He was still a burly man with a height of nine feet and a black body, with eyes overlapping and lips exposed, a ferocious face like the bottom of a pot, how could Jin'er fall in love with him.
Bao Xu was stared at by Zhao Zhen and asked: "Official, what are you calling me for?"
Zhao Zhen said: "What's going on with Jin'er?"
< br>Bao Xu actually blushed and said cowardly: "It's nothing, I just said a few more words on weekdays."
Zhao Zhen laughed and said: "If you two are interested, how about I ask Mr. Dong to propose marriage for you? She is just a maid, so I am afraid she is not worthy of you?"
"Deserving, worthy. ···”
Seeing Zhao Zhen looking at him jokingly, Bao Xu lowered his head and remained silent.
Zhao Zhen stopped teasing him and said: "Haha, since brother is sincere, I will let my wife talk about it. Let Coach Zhang accept Jin'er as a righteous daughter. This will not disgrace brother. Brother, take care of it. I'm just waiting to be a groom."
"Thank you, the official."
"Brothers, we don't have to be like this."
Sending Bao Xu to train his soldiers, Zhao Zhen hummed a tune all the way back to his mountain residence. Cheng Wan'er was seen making clothes in the hall, while Hu Sanniang looked on boredly.
Cheng Wan'er saw it and said, "My husband, I am so happy when something good happens to me." Hu Sanniang also looked at Zhao Zhen curiously.
Zhao Zhen said: "Sanniang asked me yesterday to find a match for Hu Cheng, and today I called Dong Laodao to come to the village. Only then did I know that Jin'er is already a famous woman. She is Liu Taigong's daughter. , Dong Laodao thinks it can be done, so he will give the news within a few days."
Cheng Wan'er said: "Which one does Miss Jin'er prefer?"
Zhao Zhen said: "It's none other than Bao Xu."
"Ah, how could it be him? These two people seem to be a bit unmatched." Zhao Zhen said: "What the lady said is that we are about to Madam, please go and ask Teacher Zhang to accept Jin'er as your adopted daughter, so they can be considered a good match."
Cheng Wan'er said, "What did the officials say? What matters is looks. How can Bao Xu be worthy of Jin'er? .”
Cheng Wan'er stopped her sewing and said: "This matter needs to be done sooner rather than later. I will go to Teacher Lin's house right away. In terms of looks and knowledge, Miss Jin'er is also the most outstanding in the county. She is indeed inferior in terms of status. If With Teacher Zhang taking her as her adopted daughter, she is considered a good candidate for being an official in the county.”
As he said that, he got up with Qingzhu and Danju, packed up two plates of fruits, and went. I went to look for Mrs. Lin at the home of Teacher Lin.
Hu Sanniang said: "Ms. sir, didn't you say that Liu Taigong's family wants to recruit a wife?"
Zhao Zhen said: "Sanniang, don't worry, this Dong Laodao is the most eloquent. Since he said there is good news, I can't be wrong. I see Sanniang is bored, why don't you go for a walk? , pushed aside the bamboo basket in front of him, Zhao Zhen glanced at it, there was something randomly embroidered on the white fine silk, and the stitches were like centipedes.
Zhao Zhen said: "Since Sanniang loves practicing martial arts the most, you can follow me to the school to practice martial arts every day from now on. The leaders of the military villages in various places have their own abilities. Competing with each other on weekdays can also improve their martial arts skills."
Hu Sanniang said: "Ms. sir, I heard that Wu Sanniang, wife of Luan Tingyu in the county, is also commanding troops in the army. I also want to command a group of soldiers and have a living doing daily drills."
Zhao Zhendao : "Sanniang, Luan Tingyu and his wife are in the army together, and they can take care of each other. How can you go to the army? If you really want to train, there are more than ten women's troops in the county who have been on the battlefield. , are all good at horseback fighting, able to charge into battle and defeat the enemy. These people are all sisters of Wu Sanniang. Because of their inconvenience in the army, they were arranged in the silk shop in Xixi Village."
"Listen. Manager Wang Qiao said, "These people are hard-working, but unfortunately they are not good at female work. How about I recruit these people into the village, and they will not be required to do cleaning work. From now on, they will practice martial arts and patrol the manor." How about the guard?"
After hearing this, Hu Sanniang smiled happily, stepped forward and hugged Zhao Zhen's arm, saying, "Mr., let's go to the silk shop now. I don't want to wait any longer."
Zhao Zhen listened and said with a smile: "It's already noon, it's not too late to go after lunch."
Hearing this, Hu Sanniang sighed and said to her female envoys Taozhi and Liuzhi: " Go and see the kitchen, is the food ready?"
The two looked at each other, and Taozhi said: "Madam, the eldest lady has not come back yet."
As he said, Qingzhu pushed the door open and came in, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Mrs. Lin has left your wife to stay in the house, and asked me to come back to report. Please invite your Majesty, and Sanniang will have a meal. It doesn't have to be equal."
Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "Okay, you can go and take care of your wife. After dinner, Sanniang and I will go to Xixi Village to tell you not to worry."
Qingzhu responded, turned around and went out.
After dinner, under Hu Sanniang’s urging, Zhao Zhen tidied up and the two of them rode to the silk shop.
After seeing the ceremony, Wang Qiao saw Zhao Zhen and Hu Sanniang together and asked: "A high official, do you want to make clothes with Mrs. Hu?"
Zhao Zhen said: "But it's mine, isn't it? , I forgot for a moment, and Manager Wang took Sanniang’s measurements. As the weather gets warmer, he asked all the ladies to pick out some good materials and make two new clothes.”
Wang Qiao responded and brought them. Tools, I personally measured the measurements for Hu Sanniang and recorded them.
While measuring, he asked: "Since the high official didn't come here specifically to make clothes, why don't you know why?"
Zhao Zhen said: "Sixteen women were sent to you, and I wanted them to learn from it. Now it seems that I have misunderstood these skills. These people have been practicing martial arts since they were young, and they have been performing arts in the streets. It is indeed too late for them to learn how to use needles and threads today. Follow Sanniang to practice martial arts."
Wang Qiao heard this and said, "Officials, these people are never lazy in their work. I don’t know how to handle it now that I can hold the sword and gun again."
"The officials will wait a moment. I will go to the backyard to call them." With that, Wang Qiao went to the back. .
(End of this chapter)