Within a few days, these helpers really inquired about the birthdays and character of countless rural eunuch ladies, and let Hao Yan choose. However, Hao Yan has not been in vain in the past few years, and he is as well-informed, and how many families in Yunnan have been rich and noble, or a century-old scholarly family, and the current official family?

Mu Wangfu and the noble military generals who are in the right household, who doesn't know his deeds? Besides, there are not too many age-appropriate young ladies, and the beautiful ones are even rarer.

In short, Hao Yan is either from a low family, with a shabby family background, and a small official, or he thinks that his appearance is too ordinary, and almost no one likes it.

There is a helper named Yuan Kong, whose ancestral home is Shaoxing, Zhejiang, and he has not become a master but has been helping people deliver news in the county government for many years.

On this day, before the magistrate was promoted, he sat on the stone lion outside the yamen and waited. Suddenly, I saw a well-dressed old man, holding a small ticket and a name post, looking around leisurely.

Yuan Kong walked over and asked, "Old man, if you want to pay money and food, why do you hold a name post?" ”

The old man said, "Don't say it, I have paid for this money and food." I don't want the new official to arrive, I don't know which black-hearted scribe made it bad, and the tax collector came to urge the tax collection the day before yesterday. This is not my wife, tell me to check. ”

Seeing this, Yuan Kong took the name card in the old man's hand, and saw that there were four walnut-sized characters written on it, "Jinling Xu Bai", he was taken aback, and lost his voice: "British Mansion? ”

It turns out that the Xu family has many industries in Yunnan, Xu Hao once gave a lot of land to the fourth brother Xu Song, and the Yuan family also purchased some of them.

Taxation is the backbone 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 regulations, in addition to the lofty consciousness such as everyone's responsibility, it is also for the safety of the family, so as not to let people catch the handle in this regard.

The Xu family has been separated, so there are three Xu families in Yunnan. But living together, they all have a golden sign of the British government, and insiders know the details, which is also the norm of big families.

Yuan Kong asked, "Is it the second room of your mansion?" Or a long house with three bedrooms? ”

The old man said, "Three rooms." ”

Yuan Kong said: "I heard that the master of the third room is a master, and he has a son-in-law under his knees, can he have a son now?" ”

"Yes, I'm still young. But my young lady is fifteen years old this year. The old man laughed.

Yuan Kong's heart moved, and asked, "How is your young lady?" Have you ever promised to marry someone? ”

The old man liked to talk to people, and he was happy for a while. He said: "You don't ask, my eldest lady recently came to Kunming, I haven't seen her for many years, it's really a thousand charming, beautiful jade is flawless, curling like catkins before the wind, Tingting is like a hibiscus out of the water." Not only does the old man and young master of my family love her, but the second room and the third master are also regarded as the pearl of the palm and named Xiangyue personally. Miss, she has been reading and reading since she was a child. Ran is extremely intelligent, really has no books and no reading, and now he is full of talent and exports into poetry. can make Qinglian lose color, Xizi is ashamed, this is not a fair lady to match the merry talent, but my family is too high. Therefore, it is still to be written. ”

Yuan Kong frequently praised and said: "With your family's background, why do you always come to pay for food?" It's puzzling. ”

The old man smiled bitterly and said, "The life of the third master." Who would dare not obey? ”

The two talked happily, and after a while, the yamen was promoted, and everyone walked away.

Yuan Kong finished his work and went home, and calculated along the way: "The third room of the Xu family and the Hao family are right, except for Mu Wangfu in the whole of Yunnan, there is no more suitable family than here, and this family business will definitely be successful." Hehe, my brother Yuanbao, you're coming to my hands. ”

I didn't go home like this, so I went directly to see Hao Yan, and said mysteriously: "Childe, happy events are coming!" We, brothers, why don't we go to ask for your family's business? All ran away and broke their legs, who knew that it was like the ancestor of Maoshan subduing the demon, and the light was far away but not close, and there was a beauty nearby who could be called Xizi's rebirth.

Gongzi is a hero of Wuling, if there is no such peerless beauty and your harmonious couple, it is really a regret for a lifetime. ”

Hao Yan was unmoved, and said with a smile: "Maybe I don't know outside the city, there is no rare posture in the city, why do you praise it so much?" Okay, let's say which lady is it? ”

Yuan Kong smiled: "This is not an ordinary family, it is more noble than the son's family." ”

Hao Yan immediately frowned and said, "Mu family? Could it be that the county lord of Dali you are referring to? Stunning is stunning, alas! It's a pity that I'm not blessed, and I can't climb high. ”

At that moment, Yuan Kong told what happened in the morning, Hao Yan listened to it for a while, first, with his family background, he is qualified to marry the eldest daughter of the Xu family's third room, of course, the identity of the concubine is not half a difference than the concubine, as long as he swears in front of the elders to change his past, at least there is a little chance.

Second, I heard that what is charming and beautiful, what Xizi goddess, has long made Hao Yan like a snow lion roasting fire, half of it is crisp, and said happily: "I was described by you like this, I have lost my soul, and I am afraid that I will be lovesick." You hurriedly follow the housekeeper to greet Uncle Xu, saying that I, Hao Yan, love her niece very much, and I must let the Xu family agree, and I will get married immediately. ”

Yuan Kong smiled secretly in his heart, what a straw bag, are you willing for the Xu family? laughed and said: "Why is Childe in vain, what he said is unreasonable." How can it be so easy to do family affairs? Hugh said that the daughter of a national family, even if she is the daughter of a rural family, she has to agree with the central media, and she asks for a job, and the other party can only get married after agreeing. What's more, although the son is a prince's family, the Xu family is even more powerful, even if it is an ugly girl, she is also a daughter, how can she make a mistake in the pampered boudoir? Childe is going to be laughed at for being arrogant and contemptuous. ”

"Yes, yes, it's me Meng Lang." Hao Yan reacted, his expression was very frustrated, "Then what do you say?" ”

Yuan Kong said unhurriedly: "In my opinion, in this family matter, the prince must beg a matchmaker with a noble status to beg, preferably the Mu family, so as not to lose the general situation." We can only help each other from the side, please pay no expense, we ask people near Xu's house, everywhere to say that Yang Gongzi has changed his mind, the so-called prodigal son does not change his heart, the first Xu Sanye is moved, read in the friendship of the master, and immediately hire the daughter, it is all right. ”

Hao Yan said: "You're right, I'll immediately order someone to ask Governor Hu to say, you will act on the side of the camera, do you say it's feasible?" Mu Guogong I am afraid of him, and Mu Laosan has always looked down on me. ”

Yuan Kong said with a smile: "It is natural and safe to have a prefect who can be a matchmaker." ”

At that moment, Hao Yan hurriedly asked someone to write a letter, took a name card to the prefect's yamen, and instructed the idlers to help spread the word.

Here Hu Zhifu received the Hao family's greetings, he came to Yunnan not long ago, entangled in official business, I don't know the reputation of the Hao family's son, undoubtedly this is an opportunity to get close to the two wealthy families, thought about it, and happily said to the master: "You go to tell the sù scholar, ask him to go back to worship Hao Gongzi, the letter of the matter, the official will be ordered." Young Master Xu's niece in Taige is a lady, and her son, Hou Men Guijie, is a talented man, and she is quite old, and she is a good couple! It's just that I don't know what the fate is, once there is good news, I will immediately send someone to reply to the son. ”

Not to mention Hao Yan's joy, Hu Zhifu deliberately chose an auspicious day for the zodiac, and smiled at the left and right: "One is the current earl, the other is the young master of the court, and the prime minister of the forest. ”

Xu Hao was sitting in the pavilion, and when he saw Zhulan coming in with a red notebook, he said, "Lord Hu from the mansion outside asked to see the young master, this is a greeting." ”

"What did he ask me for?" Xu Hao took it and looked at it, "I can't see it, um, please go to the study on the east side." ”

Xiangling Xiangxuan happened to be walking on the side, and hurriedly walked over to wait for him to change into civilian clothes.

Seeing the invitation, Governor Hu's mansion outside the gate also hurriedly straightened out his official uniform and walked into the house step by step. Cao Nai hurriedly ran out, respectfully bowed, and led him to the study.

When he arrived at the study, Xu Hao also arrived, and Governor Hu put the chair in the middle, brushed it with his sleeve, and said, "Please sit down, and let the officials knock on you." ”

Xu Hao frowned and said, "I hate bowing the most in my life, so let's bow often." ”

"Uh, yes." Hu Zhifu touched a nail, so he had to meet each other with regular courtesy.

Cao Nai, who was outside, secretly spoke, and said in his heart that it was really Xu Hao, and when the dignified prefect saw him, it was like a mouse seeing a cat, and he carefully brought the tea.

Xu Hao talked with Hu Zhifu for a while and asked, "I don't know if the adults are visiting, what do you have to say?" ”

Governor Hu hurriedly got up and said, "Xiaguan Cheng Hao Gongzi saw him, so he dared to come to see the lord." Today, Hao Gongzi is the only son of Hao Bo, a handsome young man, and he is a pillar country, and he wants adults to know well. Today's son is nearly 20 years old, and Siluo has no tie to his feet, and he lacks the support of apples.

Recently, I heard that the adult's family has a hidden pearl, and he has not been selected by the bird, because he wants to serve the door wall to be the son-in-law of the east bed, so he entrusted the official to serve Ke during the period, to make the joy of the two surnames, and to conclude the covenant of three lives. One is Xun Bo Xianzi, the other is Ding Nai's famous wife, if the couple is harmonious, Xun is a pair of good fate. I don't know if an adult can allow him to ask? ”

Xu Hao laughed when he heard this, and said in his heart, You dare to help Hao Yan's kid say goodbye? The whole confused official also said in a crepe manner: "Because my niece is endowed with sexuality and is infatuated, Xu is too doting, so I can't help but pay attention to the choice of a son-in-law, which makes her parents complain a lot." In recent years, there have been many seekers, but those who have no liking often refuse. Unexpectedly, last winter, the son of the king of Shu studied here, I saw that he was a good young man, and he learned the origin, so he planned to marry his niece, and wanted to get married within a year or two.

Well, the beggar is too shou to greet Hao Shi's nephew, is it okay not to have a good relationship? ”

Xian Taishou kept three words, Hu Zhifu sounded unusually harsh, nothing more than accusing him of being idle and having nothing to do, what kind of matchmaker?

Not only did Governor Hu's heart sink to the bottom, but even Cao Nai, who was outside, was stunned for a while.

Surprised that Xu Hao was a little angry, Hu Zhifu didn't dare to continue, and said: "It turns out that the adult family has a son-in-law in the east bed, and there are many crimes of the lower officials' gaffes. Hurriedly pleaded guilty to the end.

Xu Hao got up with tea and said with a smile: "Those who don't know are not to blame, they are annoyed by Governor Hu's noble steps, and their hearts are uneasy." ”

"Stay, sir." Hu Zhifu sighed and said goodbye.

Xu Hao sent it to the eaves, and also arched his hand: "I won't be far away." ”

"Stay, sir." Hu Zhifu slowly withdrew, smiling bitterly in his heart, he really came and returned from a bad mood, walked out and got on a sedan chair to go home, wrote the matter directly in the letter, and ordered someone to reply to Hao Yan. (To be continued......)