Chapter 966 Xian Taishou
Within a few days, these hiring people found out about the birth dates and horoscopes of countless young ladies from the village family, and their appearances were selected by Hao Yan. [][]..[] But Hao Yan has not been in vain in recent years, and has a very informative news. How many families in Yunnan who have been rich in their ancestors, or have a hundred years of scholarly family, and are currently in the current official families?
Who doesn’t know about the deeds of Prince Mu’s mansion and the great and well-known nobles and military generals? Besides, there are no ladies who are suitable for their age, and there are even fewer beautiful ones.
In short, Hao Yan either thinks that his family is low, his family background is shabby, and his official position is small, or that his appearance is too ordinary and almost no one likes it.
There is a gang named Yuan Kong, whose ancestral home is Shaoxing, Zhejiang. He has not become a master, but he has been helping people deliver messages in the county government for many years.
On that day, before the magistrate was promoted to the hall, he sat on the stone lion outside the yamen and waited. Suddenly, he saw an old man in decent clothes, holding a small receipt and a famous post, looking around leisurely.
Yuan Kong walked over and asked, "The old man, why do you have to take money and food?"
The old man said, "Stop talking, I have paid the money and food. I don't want the new official to take office. I don't know which bad clerk is doing bad things. The tax collector came to urge the tax to collect the tax the day before yesterday. Isn't this my wife, I'll ask me to check it out."
Seeing this, Yuan Kong brought the famous post from the old man. He saw the words "Xu Bai from Jinling" written on it, and was shocked and said in a lost voice: "The Duke of England's Mansion?"
It turned out that the Xu family had many industries in Yunnan. Xu Hao had distributed a lot of land to his fourth brother Xu Song. Yuan also purchased some of them. Therefore, there were some family members here who were in charge of the management all year round. No one in the city who was well-informed did not know about it.
Taxation is the pillar of a country. Even if the Xu family could have paid less taxes, Xu Hao strictly ordered the family to pay taxes according to the rules. In addition to the noble awareness of everyone being responsible, it is also for the sake of family safety and not for people to catch a handle in this regard.
The Xu family has already divided up, so there are three Xu families in Yunnan. However, living together, they all use the golden signboard of the Duke of England's mansion. Insiders know the details, which is also the norm for large families.
Yuan Kong asked, "Is it the second house in your mansion? Or the third house in your eldest house?"
The old man said, "Three Rooms."
Yuan Kong said, "I heard that the third wife has retired and has one legitimate son. Is there a young man now?"
"Yes, I'm still young. But my lady is fifteen years old this year." The old man smiled.
Yuan Kong's heart moved and asked, "How was your lady born? Have you ever been betrothed?"
The old man likes to talk to others and is happy for a moment. He said, "You can't stop asking. My eldest lady has recently come to Kunming. I haven't seen her for many years. She is so charming and charming. She is as beautiful as willow catkins in front of the wind and as graceful as lotus in the water. Not only does my old man love her, but the second and third masters also regard her as the pearl in her hand and named her Xiangyue herself. The young lady has been reading and reading since she was a child. She is extremely intelligent and has truly read all books. Now she is full of talent and has written poetry. She can make the green lotus look less and the face of the West is ashamed. This is not a graceful lady who can match the romantic talent, but my family is too high. Therefore, she still wants to be in the boudoir."
Yuan Kong repeatedly praised and said, "Why do you always come to collect money and food based on your family background? It's hard to understand."
The old man smiled bitterly and said, "Who dares not to obey the third master's fate?"
The two of them had a great conversation. After a while, the yamen was promoted to the hall and everyone left.
After finishing his work, Yuan Kong went home and planned along the way: "The third wife of the Xu family and the Hao family are in a good match. No other family in Yunnan is more suitable than here except for the Mu Mansion. This marriage will definitely be successful. Hehe, my brother Yuanbao, you are going to come to my hands."
He didn't go home anymore, so he went to see Hao Yan directly, and said mysteriously: "Young Master, the happy event is coming! We brothers, where are we not visiting us for your marriage? We all ran away and broke our legs. Who knew that it was like the ancestor Maoshan who surrendered demons. If the pictures are far away and not near, there is a beauty nearby who can be called the rebirth of Xizi.
The young master is a hero from Wuling. If this peerless beauty hadn’t had the joy of being in harmony with you, it would be a lifelong regret.”
Hao Yan was unmoved and smiled after hearing this, "Maybe I don't know outside the city that there is no rare figure in the city. Why do you praise it so much? Okay, let's talk about which lady you are."
Yuan Kong smiled and said, "This is not an ordinary family. It sounds more noble than the young master's family."
Hao Yan immediately frowned and said, "Mu family? Could it be that the princess you refer to? The beauty is the beauty, alas! It's a pity that I have no blessing and can't afford to climb."
Now Yuan Kong told the story of the morning. Hao Yan listened for a while. With his family background, he was qualified to marry the eldest daughter of the third wife of the Xu family. Of course, the status of the illegitimate child is not as good as that of the legitimate businessman. As long as he vowed to change his past in front of his elders, he would at least have a little chance.
Secondly, I heard about the beautiful and beautiful goddess of the West, which has long made Hao Yan burn like a snow lion, and it was half apart. I said happily: "I am so heart-wrenching by your description, I am afraid I will be in love with you. You should follow the housekeeper to greet Uncle Xu, saying that I, Hao Yan, love her niece, must let the Xu family agree, and I will get married immediately."
Yuan Kong laughed in his heart, "What a fool, do you want the Xu family to be willing?" He laughed and said, "Why is the young master in vain? It makes no sense to say anything. How can a marriage be so easy? Don't talk about a daughter of a national family. Even if she is a daughter of a rural commoner, the central media will not be able to make a marriage agreement. She will ask for a hiring for a gift and ask for a job before the other party can get married. What's more, although the young master is a family of Dukes and Marquis, the Xu family is even more powerful. Even if it is an ugly woman, she is a daughter. How can she be arrogant in the boudoir? The young master will be laughed at and belittled by others."
"Yes, it's me Meng Lang." Hao Yan reacted, looking very upset, "What do you think you should do?"
Yuan Kong said calmly: "In my opinion, in this marriage, the young master must beg a matchmaker with a noble status to ask for it, preferably the Mu family, so that we can do it. We can only help from others and ask the young master to spend money. We ask someone to be near the Xu family to praise the young master everywhere. As the saying goes, the prodigal son will not change his gold. First, when Mr. Xu is moved, he is thinking about the master's friendship, and immediately hires a thousand gold. It will be a truth."
Hao Yan said, "You are right. I will immediately order someone to ask the prefect Hu to say that you can act on the camera. Are you doing it? Duke Mu, I am afraid of him, and Mu Laosan has always looked down on me."
Yuan Kong smiled and said, "It is natural that if there is a magistrate who can be a mediator."
At that moment, Hao Yan quickly asked someone to write a letter, took a famous post and went to the prefect's office, and ordered the idle family to help spread the words.
Here, the prefect Hu received a greeting from the Hao family. Not long after he arrived in Yunnan, he was plagued by official duties. He did not know the reputation of the Hao family's son. It was undoubtedly an opportunity to get close to the two wealthy families. After thinking about it, he happily said to the master: "Go and tell the scholar to go back and worship Mr. Hao. The official will follow the orders of the letter. Xu Shaoshi's niece is a lady, a prince, a nobleman, and a talented man. He is of the same age. His boyfriend is natural! But he doesn't know what the fate is. Once there is a good voice, he will send someone to reply to the young master immediately."
Not to mention Hao Yan was overjoyed, the prefect Hu specially selected auspicious day and smiled at his left and right, "One is the current count, the young master of the court, and the prime minister under the forest. The marriage between these two families is my matchmaking, and it is also a good thing."
Xu Hao was sitting in the pavilion and saw Zhulan coming in with a red handbook and said, "Outside, Lord Hu from my mansion asked to see the young master, this is a letter of worship."
"What did he ask me for?" Xu Hao took it and came to see him, "You must see him, yes, please ask him to the study in the east."
Xiangling Xiangxuan happened to be walking while walking over and hurried over to serve him to change into casual clothes.
When the prefect Hu, who was outside the gate, saw the invitation, he quickly tidied up his official uniform and walked into the house step by step. Cao Nai hurriedly ran out, gave a respectful and deep salute, and led him to the study.
When he arrived at the study room, Xu Hao also arrived. Prefect Hu placed the chair in the middle, brushed his sleeves with his sleeves, and said, "Please sit up and let the officials bow to him."
Xu Hao frowned and said, "I hate bowing the most in my life, so I will always be polite."
"Well, obey the order." Prefect Hu encountered a nail and had to meet with a regular courtesy.
Cao Nai outside secretly talked, thinking that it was indeed Xu Hao. When the dignified magistrate saw him, he met a mouse and a cat, and carefully brought the tea.
Xu Hao and Prefect Hu talked for a while and asked, "I don't know if you are here to visit me, what do you think of me?"
The prefect Hu hurriedly stood up and said, "The lower-ranking official received the entrustment from Mr. Hao, so he dared to come to see the master. Mr. Hao is the only son of Mr. Hao. He is handsome and talented. He thinks he knows well. His current son is nearly twenty years old and has no connection with Siluo, and he has no trust in the middle.
I recently heard that the adults had a pearl in their boudoir and had not been selected. Because they wanted to stand on the wall of the door and be the son-in-law of the east bed, they asked their subordinates to hold the couple in the middle of the house to make a happy couple, and made a three-life agreement. One was a son of a virtuous son, and the other was a famous beauties. If they were in harmony with each other, they were a good couple. Can you please let them ask?"
When Xu Hao heard this, he laughed and thought to himself that you dare to help that boy Hao Yan talk about marriage. He also said politely: "Because his niece is cute and Xu is too spoiled, I can't help but pay attention to choosing a son-in-law, which makes her parents complain. In recent years, many people have been sought after, but no one wants to refuse. Unexpectedly, last winter, the son of the King of Shu studied here. Seeing that he was handsome and talented, I planned to betroth his niece and wanted to get married within one or two years.
Well, the prefect of Qixian greets Nephew Hao Shi, is it good not to make a good marriage?"
The word "Xian Taishu" sounds extremely harsh. It's nothing more than accusing him of being idle and having nothing to do, and what kind of matchmaker he is?
Not only did the heart of the prefect Hu sink into the bottom of the valley, but Cao Nai was stunned and felt lost for a moment.
He was shocked to find Xu Hao a little angry. Prefect Hu didn't dare to continue talking and said, "It turns out that the elders have a son-in-law in the east bed, and the subordinates have many crimes for their misunderstandings. I hope the elders can forgive me." He quickly apologized for the crime.
Xu Hao stood up with tea and smiled and said, "If you don't know, don't blame me. I'm worried that the prefect Hu will be so uneasy."
"Sir, stay." Prefect Hu sighed and bowed farewell.
Xu Hao sent it under the eaves of the house and bowed, "I'm sorry to send it to you not far."
Chapter completed!