Chapter 1177: Marriage Proposal
The moonlight is sultry and drunk, in the era of no smoking, wine is the most sorrowful but also more sorrowful, some people are drunk like mud and fall asleep, some people borrow wine to go crazy such as Lao Jiu, and the situation is tenacious and so on Hu Maozhen's guide to go to Wanhualou to bully the girl, and some people sit alone and drink, such as the night demon is pure.
More people are slightly smoky, thinking crankily in their heads and can't sleep, such as Chang Yu, this is rare for him, and it is very likely that he has done something wrong.
For example, Zhang Biyun, the daughter of Zhangfu in the east of the city, tossed and turned and burst into tears.
These two days are simply incredible for this lady, even like a dream, the dream is very beautiful and gorgeous, but it makes people worry, in the dead of night she finally feels afraid, what should I do after he leaves? What if he doesn't return?
In the early Ming Dynasty, under the influence of Cheng Zhu Lixue, the folk customs were more conservative, and the general women had to wrap their feet and could not go out, and in the later period of Yongle, due to Zheng He's influence on the West, the folk customs opened slightly, and after the Wanli Emperor, the emperor didn't care about things, and the government didn't care about the people's customs began to increase and speed up the opening up, and even more open than the environment we are in now, for example, in the seventies and eighties, the peer love that was still secretive shone in the Ming Dynasty, the Wanli Emperor was one of the leaders, and the transvestite that made the old aunts look at the spicy eyes was even more prevalent in the Ming Dynasty. The streets are full of women's clothing bosses, especially Suzhou and Hangzhou students at that time, Li Le, an old scholar in the Ming Dynasty, once issued a sigh of emotion to this kind of scene that is not ancient: "Yesterday I went to the city, and I came back with tears in my eyes, and those who were dressed in women's clothes were all scholars".
It can be seen that at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the folk customs were open, and women could study, go out, or choose not to bind their feet, and even possibly fall in love freely, but the entry of the Manchu Qing Dynasty re-strengthened these bad habits and imprisoned the common people for hundreds of years.
But even in such an open era, Zhang Biyun and Chang Yu's behavior is still very advanced, once the paper can't keep the fire, the consequences are unbearable, he has not yet left the boudoir, how can his parents save face, simply put, this life will be ruined.
Thinking about it, I became more and more afraid, and I couldn't help crying to wake up the maid Xiaochan outside, and hurriedly came over to comfort: "Ask Miss what's wrong?" ”
In ancient times, the maidservants of large families generally grew up with young ladies, although they were masters and servants, they were like sisters, but there were some words that Zhang Biyun still couldn't say, just cried, and this cry cried until dawn before she fell asleep in a daze.
I don't know how long I slept, but I was woken up by Xiaochan, and said eagerly: "Miss, Miss, someone came to the door to propose?" ”
Propose? Zhang Biyun's face suddenly became extremely embarrassed, although she was not old in the later generations, she could already marry in the Ming Dynasty, the Zhang family is a big family, and she gave birth to a beautiful family of people in an endless stream, there are rich gentry sons, scholarly families, and the second generation of officials, but she is an only daughter, and her parents love her and want to be spoiled at home for another two years, so she refused.
"Whose house is it, let Daddy send it away" Zhang Biyun didn't sleep well and was very impatient because she had something in her heart.
"But, but it seems that the master has answered!" Xiaochan said in a low voice, Zhang Biyun sighed: "I, I don't agree, I ......" and cried when she said it: "You go and tell Daddy, just say I don't agree, woo woo...... I'll say it myself."
Zhang Laishui got up early in the morning from the back door to the river for a stroll as usual, which is a compulsory morning class for him every day, and it is also a habit he has developed since childhood.
When I was a child, my family was poor, I got up before dawn to work, and finally fought hard and lucky, and now this family business has become one of the three major salt merchants in Xuzhou, and there are industries such as cloth village grain stores under his name, and he is one of the few rich gentry in the city.
The family has a great career and a great career, but Zhang Laishui has a heart disease, that is, he has no children under his knees, and there has been no movement since his wife gave birth to a daughter.
At this time, he knew that there was a problem with his seeds, so he didn't know how much silver he spent, but for several years, he still had no harvest in the wasteland, and finally died of his heart, and regarded his beloved daughter as the pearl of his palm, and planned to recruit a son-in-law to inherit the incense of the Zhang family.
But most of the people who are willing to be sons-in-law are poor and white, and the talented and rich second generation will definitely refuse, but he and his daughter Zhang Biyun don't look down on that.
This has also become a big knot in his heart.
After walking by the river for a while and returning to the back house, he didn't see the baby girl who got up early to greet him on weekdays, so he knocked on the door curiously, Xiaochan rubbed her sleepy eyes: "Master, Miss didn't get up too late to study and sleep yesterday."
"What kind of book to read, so attentive" Zhang Laishui frowned slightly and had no intention of blaming, he really spoiled this daughter too much.
"Reading Li Qingzhao's words, crying so much" Xiaochan lied, Zhang Laishui sighed, I don't know what to say, Li Qingzhao's words are sentimental, bitter and hateful, but women like it, but they can't let their daughter read Xin Qiji.
Zhang Laishui just wanted to say something, when he heard the housekeeper knock on the door in the front yard: "Master, the master has a visitor."
"What kind of person is early in the morning" Zhang Laishui frowned, thinking that it was a customer or something.
"Master, it's the criminal lady of the General Military Mansion," the butler said softly.
In Xuzhou, Mrs. Xing's reputation is as good as Gao Jie's, and even has not been as good as it, especially among officials and rich gentry, it can be said that it may be like thunder.
Everyone knows that Gao Jie is arrogant, but they also know that he is afraid of his wife, and he can cure such an arrogant Gao Jie, how ruthless that girl is.
Zhang Laishui is a salt merchant and the government has a good relationship with Zhizhou, Ben and Gao Jie have no direct contact, but as the largest snake in Xuzhou, there are soldiers in their hands is the sky, Lord Zhizhou is a p in Gao Jie's eyes, no matter who you want to do business well, you have to give him a red envelope to ask for peace, so Zhang Laishui also went to the General Military Mansion to visit Gao Jie, but the other party only accepted a red envelope and never gave him a face, let alone Mrs. Xing.
At this time, I heard that Mrs. Xing came to the door early in the morning, and I was a little panicked, and I hurriedly dressed up and hurriedly went to the lobby in the front yard. ”
"Don't dare, don't dare, Caomin Zhang Laishui has seen Mrs." Zhang Laishui hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Madame is here in the Humble House!" ”
Mrs. Xing returned the courtesy, and then the guest of honor sat down, Zhang Laishui was still polite, and Mrs. Xing went straight to the point: "When I heard that the daughter of Zhangfu was suitable for marriage, I came to propose marriage."
Zhang Laishui was stunned: "Who is Mrs. proposing for?" Saying that, he suddenly felt ominous in his heart, could it be that he was a concubine for Gao Jie, this, what can I do.
He really thinks too much, Gao Jie is respectful and loving to Mrs. Xing, although he is inevitably messing with flowers and grass when he is out on weekdays, but it is all a dew love and money transaction, but he has never thought of taking a concubine or anything, even if he wants to, it is absolutely impossible to let Mrs. Xing pick it for him, and Mrs. Xing does not have such a big heart.
"My husband's righteous brother, the noble Changmen in the capital" Mrs. Xing smiled slightly, Zhang Laishui was confused, I had never heard of Gao Jie's righteous brother, but it is naturally not an ordinary person to be able to worship this kind of person, not to mention that people have said that they are from a noble background, and the surname of the wealthy family in the capital is Chang...... I rub, it won't be Huaiyuanhou Chang's family, but after thinking about it, it's not right, Chang's family is not in the capital in Nanjing, well, Nanjing is also the capital.
So I couldn't help asking: "Is it the Chang family in Beijing or the Chang family in Nanjing?" ”
Mrs. Xing's heart moved, and she picked up the teacup: "The Chang family has been scattered since the Duke of Hubei to the twelfth, whether it is Beijing or Nanjing, after all, it is the Chang family, but this one is from Beijing."
Zhang Laishui couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, if Huaiyuan Hou didn't dare to climb high, but the Chang family branch didn't have so much pressure.
Although he is not in a hurry to marry his daughter, he is also very curious, if he is really a handsome man, it would be good to be able to climb the big tree of Gaojie.
"Madame, can you tell us more about this Chang family?"
"Eighteen years old, the third grade is in the army......" Mrs. Xing talked eloquently, but why did she lie?
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