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Chapter 17 Matchmaker

As for the place where more than 700 taels of secret silver was blocked by Qin Zhao and buried it completely. Only Qin Zhao could find it based on the marks he left. No one else could tell that there was a cave there without digging three feet away.

Moreover, Qin Zhao asked Qin Ning and Zhao Liangce to lead the strong men to train and stand guard, and did not allow the strong men to stroll in the back mountain material storage area.

At this time, Qin Ning led twenty people to practice gun formation behind the village gate, while Zhao Liangce led five people to guard the village gate.

Zhao Liangce looked at the woman from a distance and thought for a long time. He remembered that this was Liu Po ​​from Sunjia Village next door. Liu Po's husband died early, and he only had one son. His son died of dying labor when he gave birth to a daughter. Later, he went to the sea with a merchant from the cross-border ship and went home only once a year. Liu Po ​​had nothing to do in the village every day, so he took his granddaughter to be a toothman, a matchmaker, and earn some charcoal money.

Zhao Liangce didn't know what this matchmaker was doing to Chiyun Peak? Now all nearby villages know that Qinjia Village wiped out a tiger, but they also knew that Chiyun Peak was occupied by the strong men in Qinjia Village, and the nearby people did not dare to go to Chiyun Peak easily.

Seeing Liu Po ​​approaching, Zhao Liangce shouted loudly: "Well, Liu Pozi, this is the important land for the troops in Chiyun Peak. What are you doing here alone?"

Liu Pozi was so scared that he stopped his steps by Zhao Liangce. But when he saw clearly that the person who shouted for him was Zhao Liangce, she laughed again, continued to move forward boldly, and said loudly: "Zhao Liangce, don't shout, Liu Po, I'm here to be a good person for you today!"

Zhao Liangce frowned and shouted, "What is that woman talking about? What does it mean to be a good person?"

Po Liu took her granddaughter to the front of the village gate, looked at Zhao Liangce up and down, and said, "I am really a burly person, it's a pity that I don't have a wife yet!"

Zhao Liangce is already twenty-seven years old this year, and ordinary people in this era can get married at the age of seventeen or eighteen. According to the marriage age of the Ming Dynasty, Zhao Liangce is a typical unmarried family with difficulties.

Zhao Liangce's face turned red when he was said by Mrs. Liu, and he wiped his hands awkwardly, and said, "Mrs. Liu, you're just talking nonsense. What do I have to do with you if I have married a wife? It would be a pity if I don't want you!"

Liu Po ​​laughed and asked with a smile: "I heard that Brother Zhao rewarded you with 80 taels of silver to kill the thief. Is this true or false?"

Zhao Liangce cursed: "The money-sharing of my Qinjia Village has nothing to do with your Liu Po'er. Liu Po, don't mess around."

Liu Po ​​smiled and said, "To be honest, Brother Zhao said he would reward you with 80 taels of silver. Have you really got it?"

"How much can I get it, so what if I can't get it?"

"If I get it, I will introduce a fairy-like woman to be your wife. This woman is the daughter of the third son of the Ningjia Village clan leader. She is only 28 years old this year and looks like a crabapple flower." After touching her arms, Po Liu took out a brush and drew it, saying, "I asked someone to paint him. Do you think he is handsome?"

Hearing Wang Po's words, Zhao Liangce's eyes lit up. He walked a few steps forward, looked at the woman on the painting seriously, and smiled and said, "Liu Po, are you really a matchmaker with me?"

Liu Po ​​scolded, "Chaos, don't you know that I'm a matchmaker everywhere? I heard that you got Zhao Ge'er's wealth of 80 taels of silver, so I came to introduce you to good things. I walked three miles away from here after I broke my legs, but you were always wary of me not telling the truth to me. Do you think you were blinded by lard?"

Zhao Liangce was scolded by Liu Po ​​and laughed, "Liu Po, you are intent. When the matchmaker sees me over the years, they have been around me. How can I know that you are the matchmakers who are sincerely a matchmaker? Let me tell you the truth. That night, Brother Zhao handed over 80 taels of silver to me. I weighed it with a tycoon, and it was not a lot of money. Now I am a person with 80 taels of silver at home."

People in the Ming Dynasty liked to put the word Li at the end of their speech, which means marvel. The characters in books such as "Jin Ping Mei", "Journey to the West" and "The Scholars" all used the word Li, regardless of the country.

The Lingnan people in this era also spoke with the mainstream language of the Central Plains, and occasionally they would also speak with "li".

Po Liu took a breath and said, "Brother Zhao really gave you eighty taels?"

Zhao Liangce nodded and said, "I really won't lie to you!"

Liu Po ​​said, "Then you can find someone to build a yard with the eldest one. I'm afraid that a yard with seven houses can be built? Can you buy two acres of paddy fields with the remaining money?"

Zhao Liangce smiled and said, "I'm thinking about building a yard."

Liu Po ​​laughed and said, "That's easy. My matchmaker business is bound to be completed. Not only the woman in this painting, I can help you become a matchmaker, but I also know that there are more than a dozen families nearby who are at the age of marriage. Liu Po ​​said that I am here, and I can talk to you whatever kind of woman you want."

Listening to Liu Po’s humorous speech, a strong man standing on the side guarding the village gate smiled and said, “Liu Po, Zhao Liangce is so frustrated. Going to the water tank to take a look at the shadow will scare yourself. Is it so popular here?”

Liu Po ​​rolled her eyes and said, "What a rascal joke, you really don't know! All the families in these villages are digging food from the soil. How many families have money to build seven black tiled houses in the yard? How many families can still buy land after building a yard? Even with lanterns, they can't find them!"

"When the woman married Zhao Liangce, she became the owner of the seven houses in one go. Don't worry about the thatched roof being unable to hold on when the wind blows, and don't worry about the leaking and heavy moldy air on the roof under the rain. Seven houses can accommodate a lot of things, and don't worry about having a baby with an open stomach or not living in a house. What a good life is this?"

"Don't think that Zhao Liangce is not very good-looking, but now he has 80 taels of silver, which is the gold ingot that everyone likes. If anyone marrys his daughter to Zhao Liangce's family, he will feel relieved."

Hearing Liu Po’s exaggerated words, the soldiers guarding the village laughed and laughed very happily.

Zhao Liangce is sought after, which means that if you have money, you can marry a good wife. These strong men guarding the village gate, Zhao Ge'er gives them three or two months of money every month, which is very generous. When they save dozens of taels of silver in a few years, wouldn't they want to attract the matchmaker as far as Zhao Liangce?

I just don’t know if Brother Zhao’er’s money is enough to support them for many years.

The soldiers guarding the village looked at each other and all looked forward to the future.

Zhao Liangce laughed and said, "Pony Liu is really awesome!"

"Pretty Liu, just tell me what kind of women are there in the nearby villages. If you can finally meet your wife, I will definitely give you matchmaking money!"
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