Fenghou

Chen Qing stretched out his hand, and the two little ladies cheered, and threw themselves into his arms, one left and one right, Chen Qing was also very happy in his heart, and couldn't help but kiss each other heavily on the two bright red cheeks.

When he looked up, he found that Lu Xiu was looking at him with a smile that was not a smile. Chen Qing blushed, because he lost his composure just now.

Chapter 339 Reunion

"I'll bring the two of them here to change your bedspread and pillow!"

Lu Xiu led two young ladies to change the quilt on Chen Qing's bed quickly. Lu Xiu glanced at Chen Qing with her beautiful eyes, and said, "I received a letter from my second brother, saying that you have already boarded the ship, so I figured it out." You should be here today and tomorrow."

"Oh! I thought you saw the second brother."

"When I went out, he hadn't arrived home yet, so he should be here by now."

Chen Qing asked again: "How is your grandfather?"

"It's okay! My grandfather became obsessed with fishing some time ago. He spent all day fishing by the West Lake. He was tanned, but his body became stronger."

"It's winter now, are you still fishing?"

Lu Xiu shook her head, "Now he is writing a book of "Fishing Classics" at home. My father told him that he started writing "Book of Fishing" within a few months of fishing. He has never touched a pen after fishing for a lifetime."

Chen Qing laughed, the old man is looking for something to do when he has nothing to do!

Although he had an unpleasant experience with Lu Yihao, Chen Qing didn't want to worry about it, he had to look forward, since he still wanted to marry Lu Xiu, he had to let go of the unpleasantness in the past, and he didn't have to worry about little things.

After becoming a family, he still hopes that the old man will come to advise him on some things!

"I'll go see his old man tomorrow."

Lu Xiu saw that Ailang still respected her grandfather, she was happy in her heart, and asked again: "Has Sanlang had lunch?"

"Not yet! You go with me."

Yu Ying clapped her hands happily, "We just didn't have lunch either."

Yu Lian gently tugged on her younger sister, and Miss Lu was beside her!

Yu Ying stuck out her tongue embarrassingly.

Lu Xiu smiled sweetly, "When have you two been polite, let's go together!"

The two girls wore the same style of winter skirts and leather jackets, but the colors were different. Only then did Chen Qing realize that they had grown taller, each at least five centimeters longer.

Although the two still looked exactly the same, Chen Qing was already able to distinguish them by feeling.

The two were holding hands and both wore veiled hats, but their temperament and height were exactly the same, which still attracted the attention of many passers-by.

Chen Qing went to the Sanqiao Restaurant on the other side of the river, only a few dozen steps away, no need to take a carriage, just walked there, Lu Xiu was also wearing a veiled hat, and followed closely beside Chen Qing, she looked at the two young ladies in front of her and smiled Said: "My master really likes them and wants to adopt them as righteous daughters, but they refuse."

"It's not bad to be a foster daughter to Li Qingzhao! Why don't they agree?"

"They're afraid of being separated from you! You don't understand their little thoughts! You kissed them today, and tonight they will be so excited that they won't be able to sleep."

"Not at all! How old are they?"

"That's right! They are young, but they are very careful! They know everything, even better than me!" Lu Xiu blushed, but fortunately Ailang couldn't see her blushing.

"You say that, I have to be more careful in the future."

"That's not necessary, anyway, they belong to you, you won't find a husband for each of them in the future!"

Chen Qing said with a smile: "Look at their wishes in the future. If they have this idea, I will definitely fulfill them and marry them off in a glorious manner."

"Insincere words!"

Lu Xiu lightly pinched the back of Chen Qing's hand, Chen Qing's heart fluttered, and he simply held her jade hand.

Lu Xiu struggled but couldn't break free. Seeing that there were no pedestrians on the road ahead, she followed him.

Chen Qing made an inch of it, and whispered again: "I'm coming back this time, I want to organize the marriage together, what do you think?"

Lu Xiu's ears were blushing, she bit her lip, and nodded slightly.

She said in a low voice: "I heard from Mrs. Xu that when we were visiting Bashu, Zhang Xianggong had already come to the house to be a matchmaker. Grandpa had already agreed to this marriage. It seems that a few steps have been completed. It is best for Sanlang to go to Zhang today. In Xianggong's mansion, I will see my grandfather tomorrow to know where I have come."

Mrs. Xu is Lu Xiu's stepmother. The relationship between the two is not bad, but it is far from the true mother-daughter relationship. Mrs. Xu herself has a daughter. Although she is only 13 years old, Mrs. Xu has been thinking about her life all day long. Big deal.

Naturally, she didn't pay much attention to her stepdaughter Lu Xiu's marriage.

Lu Xiu paid more attention to her marriage than anyone else. She knew that the most important thing for Ailang to come back was to visit Zhang Xianggong, which was more important than visiting her grandfather.

Chen Qing said happily: "Okay! I'll go later."

……

It was already past meal time, and there were no customers in the restaurant, so they asked for an elegant room on the second floor, so that it was convenient for the women to take off their veils.

Chen Qing ordered a pot of wine, and ordered more than a dozen side dishes. Lu Xiu shook her head, "Sanlang, I ordered too much, we can't eat it."

Chen Qing smiled slightly, "With me here, don't worry, I can eat a whole sheep when I'm hungry."

Lu Xiu was taken aback, "Sanlang won't eat sheep all day long!"

"How can there be such a good thing, I'm just making an analogy."

"Oh! Grandpa said that when he was young, he could eat a whole sheep in one meal. We still don't believe it! It seems that grandfather is not exaggerating."

The Yu sisters were discussing something in a low voice, Yu Lian cautiously said to Chen Qing: "My lord, do we want to move back today?"

Chen Qing glanced at Lu Xiu, and Lu Xiu smiled and said, "I promised them that after you come back, let them move back so that they can take care of your daily life."

"Alright then, I'll ask Yan Jun to pick you up later."

Not long after, the bartender brought the food and wine, and Lu Xiu filled Chen Qing's glass of wine, and asked with a smile, "Do you want to arrange some more cooks and maids in the house?"

Chen Qing shook his head, "I don't live in Lin'an either, and I was fired shortly after being recruited. I don't think it's very good, so I don't need it!"

The implication of Chen Qing was to take Lu Xiu to take office together. Lu Xiu felt sweet, which was what she expected, and said: "Actually, it was my father's intention to arrange some maids and cooks from our house. The subordinates don't have to eat out all the time, they will just go back to Lu Mansion when the time comes."

This method is good, but it is not good to let the soldiers eat out all day. Chen Qing thought about it and said: "Just arrange two cooks, two maids who do chores, and another coachman. I will rent them later. A carriage, and nothing else."

"There is no need to rent a carriage, there are several in the Lu Mansion, and I will come with the coachman when the time comes."

……

In the afternoon, before Chen Qing sent someone to bring the Yu sisters back, the Lu Mansion took the initiative to send them back in several carriages. Two cooks, three maids who did chores, and a few others came with them. There is a coachman.

The driver's surname was Zhang, about 40 years old, a very honest and responsible middle-aged man, which made Chen Qing very satisfied, but the driver had to go home at night and come over early in the morning, which was fine.

At dusk, Chen Qing got into the carriage and arrived at Zhang Jun's mansion followed by several soldiers.

At the gate, a handsome young man about eleven or twelve years old was waiting. Seeing the carriage approaching, he stepped forward and asked, "Excuse me, this is Chen Dutong!"

Chen Qing nodded with a smile, "I'm Chen Qing, may I ask who is..."

"Boy Zhang Shi, my father asked me to wait here for Dutong."

It turned out to be Zhang Jun's eldest son, Zhang Shi. Although he was young, he was calm and generous. He was able to represent his father to welcome guests at such a young age.

"So it's Xiao Ya Nei, I'm sorry."

"You are welcome, Dutong, please come with me, my father is waiting for Dutong in the study."

Although his appearance is still a little childish, his demeanor is very calm and polite. Chen Qing praised him, his future son is just like him!

When he came to the yard, Zhang Shi cupped his fists and said, "Father, Chen Dutong has arrived!"

Zhang Jun greeted him with a smile, "Chen Dutong, long time no see."

Chen Qing hastily bowed and saluted, "The last general, Chen Qing, will meet with your husband!"

"You don't need to be too polite, let me introduce you to Dutong. This is my eldest son Zhang Shi."

"I already know it. It's a good family tradition, which is amazing."

Chen Qing took off the dagger from his waist, handed it to Zhang Shi and said with a smile: "This sword is called Hanque, I captured it from Wan Yanchang, and I have never committed any killing in my hands, so give it to the Yamen!"

Zhang Shi looked at his father, and Zhang Jun said with a smile: "This is not an ordinary sword, it is one of the thirteen swords in Emperor Shenzong's collection, please thank Du Tong for bestowing the sword!"

Zhang Shi took the sword with both hands, "Thank you Chen Dutong for giving me the sword!"

He gently pulled out the sword, only to see the cold light shining, and it was extremely sharp. The sword was engraved with ancient seal characters, Hanque, Zhang Shi really liked it in his heart.

Chen Qing said with a smile: "That's right, why don't men wear Wu hooks, charge off the fifty states, read books, hold swords, and become the pillar of the Song Dynasty just like your father."

This flattery was very good, and Zhang Jun felt very comfortable, so he invited Chen Qing into the study.

The two sat down as guests and hosts, and a maid entered and served tea.

Zhang Jun said with a smile: "You make the officials very difficult! This time you saved Jingxiang and wiped out the [-] troops of the puppet Qi. You have made great achievements. If you are not sealed, you will be criticized by the world. If you are sealed, your promotion will be too much It’s coming soon, so the officials are in a dilemma.”

Chen Qing sighed slightly: "Actually, the last time I bestowed the Duke of Jing, it was already too high. Even Li Gang, the Xuan Fu envoy, did not have a title, but I paid homage to the Duke, which made me panic. With all the credit, at least I can feel calmer in my heart."

3 Forty Chapters Elders

Zhang Jun secretly boasted that Chen Qing was knowledgeable about current affairs. In fact, that was what the officials meant. Together with this achievement, he was bestowed with the Duke of the country, and his military position remained unchanged for the time being, or he was promoted by a civil servant.

But the officials hoped that Chen Qing could bring it up on his own initiative, so that the court would look better.

Zhang Jun nodded, "You can think this way, which shows that you are not arrogant. Don't worry, the rewards that the imperial court should give you will not be less than a penny."

"I have no objection to the imperial court's arrangement, and I don't even need to appoint officials and rewards, but I hope to transfer my credit to my generals!"

"and then?"

"Then my soldiers who died in battle will be given double pensions!"

Zhang Jun thought for a while and said, "Your request is not too much. I can temporarily agree to you for the official, but if the official doesn't agree, there is nothing I can do!"

"Everything is up to Mr. Zhang!"

Zhang Jun smiled again: "I know why you came today, let's talk about business!"

He took out a copy of the engagement and said with a smile: "I have successfully proposed marriage for you. The two parties have exchanged the engagement agreement. This is Miss Lu's engagement agreement. I will leave it to you."

Chen Qing took over the marriage contract. This is the marriage certificate for every woman. In fact, Lu Xiu's marriage certificate had been handed over to the Zhang family when she was very young, but after Lu Yihao regretted the marriage, he made a new marriage certificate for his granddaughter.

The exchange of marriage certificates between the two parties means that the matchmaker has succeeded in making a preliminary marriage proposal. Of course, the marriage contract has not been fully finalized, and there are still several steps.

The first is Najib, which is to calculate whether the horoscopes of the two parties match and see if they have the same surname. For example, Lu Yihao may have his ancestor's surname Chen and later changed his surname to Lu. Of course, this is just a joke, but if this is the case, it will not work.

Generally speaking, since the matchmaker's marriage proposal is successful, these worries will not be a problem. If they have the same surname, the matchmaker's proposal will be rejected at that step.

Then the two parties had to arrange for the man and woman to meet, that is, a blind date. This step was also very important. The Song Dynasty generally respected the wishes of both men and women. If the blind date was not successful, the marriage would not be possible.

Therefore, many folk stories, such as the crippled blind date on horseback, the woman with a flat nose sniffing flowers and looking at a man, etc., all appear in this link.

If both men and women have already met, this link can also be omitted.

The next step is the key link, the recruitment, that is, the dowry.

Zhang Jun asked with a smile: "Don't you have any elders in your family? The faraway house is also counted. The elders must do the dowry. I am a matchmaker, so I can't do it for you. It will break the rules."

Where does Chen Qing have any elders?Doesn't this embarrass him?

He shook his head, "The distant relatives may be in the Kingdom of Jin. I haven't contacted them for many years, and I can't find them."

Zhang Jun was a little embarrassed, he thought for a while and then said: "Then do you have any sworn brothers? Parents who sworn brothers can also be counted as your elders."

Chen Qing immediately thought of Zheng Ping, so Zheng Ping's father should do it.

"I and Zheng Ping are in adversity, and we love each other as brothers. Can his father, Zheng Tongquan, be okay?"

"Of course Uncle Zheng Guo can, he is very suitable, then you can discuss it with him and send the betrothal gift to the Lu family as soon as possible. After the Lu family accepts the betrothal gift, the wedding date can be discussed."

"How much dowry do you want? Is [-] bolts of silk enough?"

The 5000 bolts of silk were a reward from Chen Qingpo Yang Yao, and there was another [-] taels of silver, which he had not had time to withdraw from the internal treasury.

Zhang Jun chuckled, "Brother, you are really interesting. Why don't you know things that three-year-olds know?"

Chen Qing blushed and didn't know how to answer, there were many things he didn't know about the Song Dynasty!

Fortunately, Zhang Jun did not pursue his ignorance, and explained to him: "You confuse the dowry with the dowry. The dowry is mainly geese, and then there is a jar of sake, a load of rice, and a bite of pig and sheep. It's about the same. The other party accepts it, and then returns your shoes, socks, clothes and hats, and the marriage is considered settled, and then the two parties have to sit down and discuss."

"Negotiating what?"

"To discuss the date of marriage and the dowry, your [-] pieces of silk may not be able to be given away, because the Lu family may not be able to produce a dowry worth [-] pieces of silk. The dowry and dowry are equal, so the two families have to sit down and discuss , Why do we have to match each other, the reason is here.

Of course, if you are admitted to Jinshi, you don’t have to pay a penny for financial gifts, and the woman also has a generous dowry. The status of Jinshi is the best financial gift. "

"I see. Is there any regulation on the date of marriage? For example, how long must it be?"

"There is no rule about this, as long as it is an auspicious day, and some special circumstances must be avoided, such as the death day, mourning period, etc. I guess you should be able to leave after you get married."