Respectfully

The Li family is a wealthy businessman in the six northern provinces, and Marshal Lou is the uncrowned king of the six northern provinces. The marriage between the Lou family and the Li family is a major event that has attracted the attention of many people.As soon as Marshal Lou's cavalry team arrived, there were a lot of inquiring and onlookers gathered around.

Li Qingchang was quite proud of this, and greeted Lou Xiao with a smile on his face.Young Marshal Lou didn't give Mr. Li face, with the pride in his bones, coupled with a proud family background, Young Marshal Lou really didn't need to give face to anyone he didn't like.

Li Qingchang's smile froze on his face, he watched Young Marshal Lou pass him, and said to Li Jinyan who was standing behind him, "I'm here."

Then, he lifted the cloak and covered Li Jinyan directly in the cloak, "Let's go."

Li Jinyan wasn't cold, he was wearing a jacket under his cotton gown.When Lou Xiao acted like this regardless, a strange, cold aura rushed towards his face, which made Li Jinyan not know how to deal with it.

Push away?Young Marshal Lou obviously had good intentions.

Do not push away?Under the watchful eyes of everyone... Even if it was two men, considering his current relationship with Young Marshal Lou, Li Jinyan's ears couldn't help but feel feverish.

"what happened?"

Lou Xiao's voice rang right next to his ears, Li Jinyan raised his head, and happened to meet Lou Xiao's eyes looking down.Lou Xiao is really tall, even if he stood up straight, he only reached his chin.Li Jinyan can only comfort himself, he is 16 years old and still grows up.As the saying goes, does 25 still jump up?

But Young Marshal Lou, it seems that he will only turn twenty after the new year?

Li Sanshao was hit by himself.

"It's okay, young commander, let me go first."

Li Jinyan still pushed Lou Xiao away, this is really outrageous, is it possible that Young Marshal Lou still intends to walk over with his arms around him?His mother will be scared.

Lou Xiao obviously didn't understand why Li Jinyan would push him away. Young Marshal Lou thought that if he fell in love with him, it would naturally be his, otherwise, he wouldn't come to give the dowry in person.It is rare for Young Marshal Lou to be in agreement with Marshal Lou on the matter of hiring and welcoming the bride. Just carry it back and forget it, why bother to do it twice."

Young Marshal Lou was standing straight in front of Marshal Lou, when he heard his father's words, he knocked his heels and saluted: "Yes!"

Holding the saber at his waist, he turned around and was about to walk out.

Mrs. Lou hurriedly stopped him, "Son, can't you turn your mind around? And you, Lou Shengfeng, let me tell you, if you dare to push your son like this again and scare away my wife, I will let you sleep One year's study!"

Marshal Lou sneered twice, and subconsciously wanted to touch his bald head, but was glared at by Mrs. Lou again, and turned his guns on Young Marshal Lou: "You bastard, can't you hear the joke?! What kind of wife is robbing?" Daughter-in-law, be yourself a bandit!"

Young Marshal Lou pursed his lips, looking at Dashuai Lou with innocent eyes, when did he say he was going to steal his wife?Obviously it was my father who ordered it!

Mrs. Lou stood in front of Young Marshal Lou, "Stop getting angry at my son!"

Lou Dashuai looked at the wife who protected the calf, and then at the expressionless son. He really wanted to slap this brat. He has been like this since he was a child.whoever?He, Lou Shengfeng, has always been aboveboard, he must have been taught badly by his Taishan, who is so good at being an official!

Young Marshal Lou was pushed out of the house by Mrs. Lou, and Mrs. Lou repeatedly told him, "Today is just a betrothal gift, don't just bring him back like this!"

Young Marshal Lou nodded solemnly, Madam Lou was relieved.

As soon as her son left and the door was closed, Mrs. Lou cheered up and tamed her husband!Seeing that the daughter-in-law is about to enter the door, as a father-in-law, you can't always be so inconspicuous, at least you have to face it!

The dowry gift from the Lou family was carried into the Li family, and the crowd who watched the excitement dispersed, but they were discussing in private that this Li Qingchang sold his nephew, and he may not have favored the Lou family. ignore him?On the contrary, it was the third young master of the Li family, who seemed to be unusual. It was said that the young marshal of the building was a character who restrained his wife, so he had no choice but to marry a male wife.Judging by Young Marshal Lou's attitude towards him today, even if he can't lay eggs, he will most likely be favored for a period of time.

After all, Lou Xiao did as Li Jinyan wanted, let him go, but took off the cloak on his body, and put it on Li Jinyan.Li Jinyan wanted to say that it was really unnecessary, so he walked a few steps, and as soon as he opened his mouth, Marshal Lou pinched his chin, and his strong fingers pinched him a little, "Put it on."

Li Jinyan frowned, this man was a bit too domineering.

Li Qingchang stood aside with an apologetic smile, took the opportunity to interject and said, "I'd like to say, the young commander has good intentions, don't be ignorant of compliments."

Li Qingyun glanced at Li Qingchang, this man really can't spit out ivory, really can't say a good word.Young Marshal Lou obviously treats Jinyan differently. Isn't there a lesson inside and outside the words, isn't it uncomfortable?

Sure enough, as soon as Li Qingchang finished speaking, Young Marshal Lou glanced over, like a knife, making Mr. Li tremble.

A group of people passed through the front yard, and happened to be seen by the eldest lady Li Jinqin by the corridor.Because the Lou family was hired today, the whole Li family was in a hurry. Li Jinqin, who was ordered by Li Qingchang to be grounded, ran out while the girl was not paying attention.She would like to see what kind of character Lou Shaoshuai, who can please his parents so hard, is like.It's better to be a reckless man, wait for that little bastard Li Jinyan to marry him, and torture him to death!

No, Li Jinqin was stunned after only one glance.

In the cold wind, a man in military uniform, with handsome eyebrows and eyes, seemed to come out of a painting.Miss Li stood by the corridor in a daze, and forgot to hide. The falling snow soaked her hair without realizing it.

Lou Xiao walked forward without looking sideways, as if apart from Li Jinyan beside him, he couldn't see anything about the Li family.Brothers Li Jinyan and Li Qingchang both noticed Li Jinqin. Li Jinyan just glanced at her and then turned away. He really didn't have any thoughts about his elder sister.Li Qingchang frowned, Li Qingyun's eyes flashed a hint of ridicule, no one spoke, and they all subconsciously pretended not to see Li Jinqin.

In any case, a girl, without the permission of her parents, just ran to the front yard and appeared in front of the outsider. To put it bluntly, she was really not well-bred. , Nine out of ten will be dealt with by the clan rules.

Now that the Republic of China is underway, young students are clamoring to break the old rules and customs, not to mention other places, even in the six northern provinces, there are very few decent families marrying such wives.The third fiancée of Young Marshal Lou was not engaged until seventeen years ago because she was too "fashionable". Later, she took the initiative to send her to Lou's house, but in the end she disappeared without a trace.

Li Jinqin's eldest girl was caught by a thrush in Aunt Xiuhua's room before, when she turned her head, the eldest lady disappeared.When I asked the mother-in-law and the little girl outside the house, they all shook their heads and said they didn't know.The mother-in-law didn't dare to say that she was lazy and walked away for a while, and the little girl didn't dare to really stop the eldest lady. The eldest lady went to the main room to help. If the eldest lady didn't like it, she would slap her directly.

The eldest girl stomped her feet anxiously, today is different from the past, if the eldest miss makes a mistake, or bumps into someone brought by the young marshal Lou, it will be troublesome!She heard that the men brought by Young Marshal Lou were all soldiers, all men in their teens and 20s!If the young lady...would she still be able to live? !

Afraid of what would come, when the girl found Li Jinqin by the corridor in the front yard, she felt that the sky was about to collapse.

"Miss, come back with me!"

He hurriedly dragged Li Jinqin back to the west room, but Li Jinqin didn't speak or resist, and was dragged away by her directly.The girl didn't have time to think about the abnormality of the eldest lady, she only wanted to bring the eldest lady back, so as to avoid today's disaster at least.

The old man Li and the old lady sat high in the main seat of the main hall, the eldest lady and the second lady sat on the two sides of the lower head, and the third lady sat next to the second lady, leaving a place for Young Marshal Lou and Brother Li Qingchang at the front.

Although Young Marshal Lou married Li Jinyan, he was a junior of the Li family, but considering his status, no one dared to treat him as a junior.

Footsteps sounded outside the door, the girl raised the curtain, and a group of people walked into the main hall.Seeing the snow-covered shoulders of Young Marshal Lou and Li Jinyan's obviously too long cloak, everyone in the room was stunned.Old Mrs. Li stroked his beard, a gleam of relief flashed in the old lady's eyes, the eldest lady squeezed the handkerchief in her hand, the third lady pushed the second lady, and the sister-in-law exchanged a look.

The second lady subconsciously looked at Li Jinyan who was taking off her cloak, but didn't give it to the girl, but was holding Li Jinyan by herself, a flash of understanding flashed in her eyes.

Then I went to look at Young Marshal Lou next to him. Unlike last time, he brushed off the snowflakes from his shoulders, stepped forward, and saluted the old man Li and the old lady above him. Before the old man and the old lady could speak, he turned Ask Li Jinyan: "Your mother?"

Li Jinyan gestured to the second wife, Young Marshal Lou turned around, took off his military cap, and bent down, "Mother-in-law!"

The second lady was startled and almost jumped up from the chair.

"Well, how did this happen?"

Mrs. Li's face was not very good-looking, but the old lady said with a smile; "Feng Yun, you can bear this gift."

Li Jinyan also came over and supported the second lady, his impression of Lou Xiao improved a lot.

Lou Xiao straightened up, put on his military cap, and nodded towards the third lady who was sitting next to the second lady. As for the eldest lady who was sitting opposite, he was completely ignored by the young marshal Lou.

Da Furen's face turned red at first, and then turned snow-white.

Young Marshal Lou is obviously promoting the second wife and dismissing Li Qingchang's first wife, what should I do?Both Mr. Li and Mrs. Li raised their heads to look at Mrs. Li who was sitting at the top, hoping that Mrs. Li could say something, at least, just like the third lady, it would be good to nod.This way of not giving face, and ignoring it, the face of the Li family's big family is basically put on the ground and trampled on!

Mrs. Li also felt that this was a bit too much. Just as she was about to speak, the old lady coughed lightly, her eyes swept over, and she lowered her voice: "Master, don't be confused."

Mrs. Li's heart trembled, but he didn't say anything.

Young Marshal Lou didn't care what the Li family thought, and clapped his hands. The betrothal gifts from the Lou family were carried into the hall. A dozen mahogany boxes were lined up in three rows, and several soldiers carried them into a Covered with a big iron cage as tall as a person, Young Marshal Lou personally stepped forward and lifted the covering from the cage. Inside, there was a living Siberian tiger!

He must have been given medicine and fell asleep soundly, but even so, the Li family in the room took a deep breath.

Li Jinyan's eyes were shining, the Siberian tiger, a living Siberian tiger!At the time he lived, wild Siberian tigers were almost extinct, and the wild ones that were bred had already lost their ancestral wildness and majesty. They lived on human feeding every day, and they had long since lost the majesty of the king of beasts. .

Lou Xiao looked at Li Jinyan: "Do you like it?"

Li Jinyan nodded: "I like it."

Lou Xiao: "I caught it."

Li Jin said: "The young commander is mighty!"

When Li Jinyan realized what he said, it was too late to shut up, so he could only look up at Lou Xiao, but he saw the corner of Lou's lips curled up invisibly. Li Jinyan thought he was dazzled. The handsome face was expressionless again, San Shao thought, it should be his eyes that were dazzled.

The soldiers with guns knocked on their heels, raised their arms in front of their chests, saluted Young Marshal Lou, and then walked out, leaving only two people standing beside the tiger cage, armed with guns.

"Betroth gift form." Lou Xiao took out a bright red post from his bosom, and handed it to the second lady.

These betrothal gifts cost Mrs. Lou a lot of thought, although Lou Xiao has been engaged three times, but the first three times, Mrs. Lou did not send out the betrothal gifts prepared by Mrs. Lou.This time, Mrs. Lou took great pains to replace all the hairpins, rings and bracelets that she gave to the woman, and replaced them with jade pendants suitable for men, old antique treasures, four treasures of the study, and items used by the former emperor.In addition, Mrs. Lou also gave Li Jinyan a house in the capital, which was Mrs. Lou's dowry back then.

Looking at the dowry list, the second lady could see the Lou family's intentions and the importance they attached to their son.

Standing beside the second lady, Li Jinyan was speechless, not to mention anything else, just the box of inkstones used by the former emperor and Hui ink as a tribute were worth a lot.

Lou Xiao handed over the betrothal gift list directly to the second wife, but Mrs. Li and the old lady didn't say anything. After all, even if the Li family didn't split up, the second wife was married to the Lou family.On the contrary, the eldest lady was jealous, she knew that there were some good things inside just by looking at the box, but the second room took them all!

The shop and property of the Li family were dug up as a dowry, and the dowry was also intended to be nothing. These short-lived ghosts of Erfang are really not good things!

Young Marshal Lou acted neatly, the dowry gift was delivered, and a date for welcoming the bride was agreed upon, and he planned to leave.

"Mother-in-law, son-in-law farewell!"

Young Marshal Lou bowed again, and the second wife listened to Lou Young Marshal's self-proclaiming, no matter how awkward she listened, she was not caught off guard and panicked like before.

Seeing that Lou Xiao was about to leave, Li Jinyan quickly stopped him, "Young commander, wait."

Lou Xiao looked at Li Jinyan's hand holding his sleeve, "What's the matter?"

Li Jinyan asked the girl to go back to the room to get the things he had prepared a long time ago, "I have a gift for the young commander."

Not long after, Zhi'er walked in with a wooden box with engraved patterns and two thick envelopes, and Li Jinyan handed the wooden box and envelopes to Lou Xiao: "Young commander, this is a piece of my heart." .”

Lou Xiao nodded, put away the envelope and wooden box, and Li Jinyan and Li Qingchang brothers sent him out of the Li family gate.The adjutant pulled over the horse, Young Marshal Lou fastened his cloak, got on the horse, and raised Li Jinyan's chin condescendingly with the whip: "The eighth day of next month, wait for me!"

The words fell, the horse's head was turned, the spurs on the riding boots were knocked inward, the black horse neighed, and a dozen sturdy knights, just like when they came, were submerged in the snowstorm, and only the flying black cloak was left in sight. , and occasionally glimpsed a ray of bright red.

When Lou Xiao returned to the Marshal's Mansion, Mrs. Lou and Marshal Lou were waiting for him.

"Xiao'er, has the dowry gift been delivered?" Seeing Lou Xiao coming in, Madam Lou hurriedly asked, "Is everything going well?"

"kindness."

"I didn't know until you left. Why did you send the tiger you hunted a few days ago? Isn't this nonsense!"

"kindness."

"Can't you talk properly?!"

"kindness."

Mrs. Lou rubbed her forehead helplessly, "Forget it, I won't tell you. Jinling, go and call Adjutant Ji."

"Hey."

Mrs. Meng, adjutant Ji, summoned her and rushed over immediately. Knowing that Mrs. Lou wanted to know the situation of the young marshal at Li's house, she hurriedly told them all about it.When she learned that Li Jinyan also gave Lou Xiao a gift, Mrs. Lou looked at Lou Xiao suddenly, and Mr. Lou asked curiously, "Son, what did your wife give you?"

Lou Xiao frowned, and took out the box and envelope that Li Jinyan gave him.Mrs. Lou's eyes fell on the beautifully carved box. No matter how she looked at it, she didn't think it was something that would be given to a soldier.

Lou Xiao knew that Mrs. Lou would not stop until she found out, so she simply opened the box in front of Mrs. Lou and Mr. Lou. Immediately, Mr. Lou's family of three were stunned.

Inside the box are two beautifully carved soap flowers, and next to them, there are two square pieces of soap of the same color as the flowers. When you get close, you can still smell a delicate fragrance.It is very different from the soap sold in foreign companies, both in appearance and fragrance.Not to mention foreign goods, the lady of Tianjin Pancreas Factory has also seen the soap and scented soap building, and it is even more incomparable with this one.

Mrs. Lou pointed to the soap flower in the box, "Xiao'er, are you sure the daughter-in-law gave it to you? Isn't it for your mother?"

Lou Xiao moved his fingers on his lap, then opened the envelope that Li Jinyan gave him, read it, and handed it to Marshal Lou.Lou Dashuai looked at Lou Xiao in surprise, "Give it to me?"

Master Lou nodded.

Marshal Lou took it hesitantly, looked at it for a while, then slapped his thigh suddenly, "Wonderful!"

It turned out that Li Jinyan not only wrote several kinds of soap formulas in the letter, but also listed the advantages and disadvantages of machine-made and hand-made. At the same time, he also attached a specific plan for the soap factory from construction to production and later operation.

The current domestic soap making industry is not to mention blank, but it has only started a few years ago.The largest factory is in Tianjin, founded by the Song family, and one is also opened in Shanghai, but it cannot compare with Tianjin Pancreas Factory in terms of scale and technology.What's more, according to Li Jinyan's plan, his goal is not only to focus on the domestic market, but also to sell abroad.

Foreign cloth can defeat domestic homespun cloth, so why can't local products squeeze out foreign goods and occupy the foreign market?In the previous life, the whole world was full of madeinchina!

Li Jinyan felt that if there were no accidents in the First World War three years later, with the support of warlords like Marshal Lou, the spring of national industry might not be able to go further.

Of course, these are just assumptions at the moment.However, no matter what, Li Jinyan wants to do something for his country, even if his strength is small, even if his efforts are insignificant compared to the entire era, he will not give up!

Lou Dashuai carefully read Li Jinyan's plan and the paragraph attached to the plan, and laughed twice, "Damn it, bastard, your wife is not ordinary!"

Lou Xiao looked at Marshal Lou without saying a word.

"Your old man, I'm convinced, our Lou family, this is bringing back a golden baby!" Lou Dashuai smacked twice, "Why don't you stop resting, take someone with you, and go get your daughter-in-law now." Carry him back. Bring him back earlier, so you can feel at ease sooner, right?"

Mrs. Lou was holding up the soap flowers with a handkerchief, she couldn't put it down, when she heard that Marshal Lou started to tease his son out of tune again, she sharpened her eyes: "Marshal Lou!"

Lou Dashuai sneered twice, "Madam calm down, am I just making a joke?"

"You can't even joke around!" Mrs. Lou sat upright, "There is no father-in-law who teases his son and daughter-in-law over and over again."

"Hey, I was wrong, can't I be wrong!"

Seeing that Mrs. Lou was angry, Marshal Lou anxiously gave Young Marshal Lou a wink. Unexpectedly, his son didn't look at him at all. Rui's handwriting gradually became fascinated.

At this moment, Li Jinyan didn't know what Young Marshal Lou was thinking. He was worried about the betrothal gift that was being carried back to the second room. To be precise, he was worried about the Siberian tiger in the betrothal gift.

The king of beasts in the cage had already woken up, pacing around the cage violently.Lou Xiao left two soldiers for Li Jinyan, and he knew it was to help him take care of the tiger.

Li Sanshao squatted in front of the cage without any image, pointed at the tiger walking around in the cage, and asked the soldier beside him, "What's wrong with it?"

"hungry."

The soldiers that Young Marshal Lou brought out really looked like a young marshal, and he spoke concisely without saying a single word.

Li Jinyan stood up and went to the kitchen to find a pig leg. The moment the pig leg appeared, the eyes of the tiger in the cage shone bright green.

Li Jinyan was carrying the pig's leg, and couldn't help taking a step back. A soldier stepped forward to take the pig's leg from Li Jinyan's hand, climbed onto the cage, lifted the top cover, and threw the pig's leg down from above.

The king of beasts has pork legs to eat, so he is no longer anxious.Li Jinyan looked at the tiger, then at the soldier beside the cage, and gave a thumbs up, "Excellent."

Brother Bing shook his head: "The young commander is even more powerful!"

Li Jinyan: "..."

Brother Bing, you are so straightforward.