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Liu Jun was very humble today. Lu Xueqi could not show up according to etiquette. He sat honestly in the hall, watching his father and Lu Weizhang chatting together. He listened with his ears, but only heard the two of them talking politely.

After a while, Lu Weizhang asked Liu Jun to chat in the study.

Lu Weizhang's house was very large, and the study was even more elegantly decorated. Although Lu Weizhang failed the imperial examination and turned to the classics, his study was full of books, and he could see that many of them had been read, not just for the scene.

Entering the study, Lu Weizhang took out a jar of wine from the cabinet behind. It seemed that he was going to have two drinks with his son-in-law and have a heart-to-heart talk.

Lu Weizhang patted the wine jar, "This jar of wine was buried under the peach tree in the backyard in the year Aqi was born. It has been eighteen years. I dug it out just now. When I buried this wine, I planned to wait for Qiqi to get married and drink it at the banquet. But today I dug it out in advance and prepare us to drink it together."

"Okay." Liu Jun didn't know what to say. This was his first time getting married. "Or why I'll tell my uncle about my own and my family first."

Lu Weizhang waved his hand and said, "No need, they are all from the same town. I know the situation of your family. A gentry family, farming and studying and passing on family life. Your grandfather moved from outside when he was young, married and had children here. The Liu family in Xiwan has been here for decades. Although the family is not a wealthy family, the family tradition is very good. There are more than 100 acres of fertile land, which is less than the best, but more than the best."

Liu Jun was silent. Speaking of which, the two families were considered to be of equal status, one was a gentry and the other was a Confucian businessman. The Liu family produced two scholars and one was a child, and they were a family of farming and studying. After the officials of the Lu family, they now turned to business and had a wealthy family, but they lacked fame and fortune.

"I am not the kind of person who dislikes the poor and loves the rich, and actually the requirements are not high. Our families have a good relationship. If it weren't for that accident, our families would have married long ago. Good luck has made people difficult, but it's a lot of trouble. Now we are finally getting married to Qin and Jin. Come on, let's go first."

As he said that, he picked up the wine glass, Liu Jun smiled and picked up the wine glass, touching it gently. The 18-year-old daughter Hong drank it all in one go, full of sweetness and fragrance in her mouth.

There was only one plate of broad beans that were served, but the two of them ate it with relish.

Lu Weizhang continued, "I also heard that you are now a inspector and are temporarily serving as a deputy, but with the appreciation of Zhao Bingxian and Gong Mei, it is just around the corner to remove the word "Agenda" and become a formal inspector. Although the inspection is only a minor official, since you can be appreciated by Zhao Bingxian and Gong Mei, your career will definitely be smoother."

"The bride gift you sent today is very generous and pompous. The neighbors and neighbors all praised you and I am very happy. I am not greedy for these brides from you. The Lu family lacks everything else, but they are not short of money. What I am happy is that your family is not a rich family, but they took out a few thousand taels of brides at once. This is why your Liu family values ​​our Lu family and looks at us Qiqi. I am very pleased. My daughter has been raising her for life, and she is reluctant to be a father. But if the girl is too old, she will be revenge. I only hope that my daughter can marry a husband who loves her and cherishes her. You are very good and treats Qiqi well. I feel relieved. Now I want to marry into your Liu family."

After Lu Weizhang had a few glasses of wine, he started talking too much.

"Don't worry, although you have sent these brides with great fanfare, I will send them back to the Liu family when Qiqi gets married. In addition, I have prepared a generous dowry for Qiqi over the years, and I won't hide it from you now. Anyway, I have no children. In the future, this family may have to adopt a nephew from the clan as an heir. This family business will eventually be returned to the Lu family, but I have also prepared a dowry for Qiqi, which is quite a lot."

Lu Weizhang had two major regrets in his life. One was that he failed to be an imperial examination and failed to pass the imperial examination. In the end, he had to pay for a prison student. The second regret was that he only gave birth to a daughter and a son in his life. Although he had done his business smoothly after doing business, and now he has earned a lot of family business, but he has no children to inherit it, and he cannot help but regret it.

With only such a daughter, he is naturally very precious. Unfortunately, his daughter fell in love with Liu Jun and would not marry him. Liu Jun was originally a martial artist, but now he is a ninth-rank military officer, so it is naturally impossible for him to hire a family to his Lu family. According to tradition, the Lu family's property will not be given to his daughter and son-in-law in the future, and it will eventually be passed on to his own tribe.

Therefore, the dowry prepared by Lu Weizhang for his daughter was quite generous, after all, he was the only daughter.

"Qiqi's dowry includes farms, shops, workshops, gold and silver, calligraphy, paintings and jewelry, etc., with a total price of 100,000 taels of silver." Lu Weizhang squirted with alcohol and stretched out his index finger and raised it high.

This dowry is quite rich and terrifying. In fact, Zhao Weizhang used half of the Zhao family's property to marry his daughter. The half of the property left behind is mostly the most important shops of the Lu family and some manor land. One hundred thousand taels of silver may not be anything for a wealthy family like the four major families in Macheng, but for a gentry family like Liu Lu, it is a lot of money.

The Liu Jun family originally had only a hundred acres of fertile land. When his sister-in-law Mei married into the Liu family, the dowry was 40 acres of land and two shops, which was already a very generous dowry. Now, Zhao Weizhang actually wanted to get a dowry of 100,000 taels.

Liu Jun couldn't help but be moved and hurriedly said, "Uncle, you should keep these."

Zhao Weizhang interrupted him, "Don't see my uncle again, call him father-in-law. You don't need to refuse. I know you don't really care about these A-dogs in your heart. This money is my dowry to Qiqi. When Qiqi enters your Liu family's door, you can just use this money to find her. If you don't use it, you will keep the money in the future for you and Qiqi's son to marry for a bride, and the daughter will get married as a dowry."

"Of course, now you are in the officialdom, so there must be more places to use money. And I know you are still in charge of a village group. I heard that the village group has now become your servant team? Then you have to pay for these servants yourself. How much is your monthly salary for one inspection?"

The salaries of Ming officials were the lowest among all courts, which was outrageously low.

A Yuelu from the ninth grade only has five stones of rice.

A magistrate only costs seven stones and five dou per month. According to the current price of grain, one stone of rice will cost eight cents of silver. Liu Jun’s monthly salary for inspector Liu Jun is only four taels of silver, while the magistrate only costs six taels of silver.

In fact, this little money is also discounted. Of course, now officials have some travel expenses and money when taking office, and officials also have some extra money, but if they are not greedy, they are still very little.

When Hai Rui, a famous official of the Ming Dynasty, was appointed as the magistrate of Chun'an, his salary was 70% off. The actual salary was 12 stones of rice, 27.49 taels of silver and 360 taels of banknotes in a year. The money was almost negligible, and things that were hard to wipe their butts were completely worthless. In a year, the income of being a seventh-rank magistrate was only about 40 taels of silver per year. It was really difficult to support a family of more than a dozen people.

Moreover, when an official is in social activities, he must have to make progress, and he has to give gifts. This cost is definitely very large. Lu Weizhang's father passed the Jinshi and became an official, so he knew it was not easy to become an official. He really relied on Dai fortune to live, and nine out of ten officials in the Ming Dynasty would starve to death.

"If you need money in the future, just talk to me."

These words are generous and generous.

Liu Jun suddenly felt that this father-in-law was still a very straightforward and cheerful person, and he fell in love with this father-in-law a little.

"Now I have more than 200 brothers under my command, and I plan to recruit more than 100 new members in Xiwan. By then, my servant team may have more than 300 people and more than 200 war horses. It is indeed quite expensive to support so many people. But please rest assured, I can handle it myself for the time being."

Lu Weizhang was shocked when he heard that more than 300 servants and more than 200 horses.

"Jiye, why are you recruiting so many servants?"

"Father-in-law, the situation is not stable. There are bandits and bandits everywhere, and the troops are in chaos. They cannot rely on the guards, so we can only rely on ourselves. To be honest, the teams of bandits in the east are about to move recently and may invade the situation at any time."

When Lu Weizhang heard about the incident of soldiers and bandits, he felt a little uncomfortable and instinctively disgusted and feared, "Then you are taking the inspection at this time, wouldn't that be..."

"Don't worry, father-in-law, I have these hundreds of brothers under my command, and there are more than 100 people in Taiping Post. In addition, Mei Gong and the others have made careful arrangements long ago, so there is no need to worry so much."

"This is too dangerous, otherwise you should look for something else. Even if you want to develop your career, you can still find another official position. I will pay money to support you, and you can use the money to open up the joints and find another one. I am just such a daughter, but I don't want Qiqi to be scared all day long in the future, and I don't want her to be a widow at a young age. Can you understand me?"

"I plan to go to the Wuju National Examination in September." Liu Jun did not make this decision, but seeing Dad Lu's concern, he mentioned this matter at this time, which was considered as An An's heart.

Lu Weizhang's eyes lit up, which was pretty good.

"Okay, I support you, go to the exam well. Then tell me where you need money, I will give you money. If you pass the Wu Juren exam, you will be willing to pay some money. It should not be a problem to find a safe and easy official position."

Liu Jun nodded and agreed, saying that he had to deal with it. Next, Lu Weizhang was naturally in a good mood and pulled Liu Jun one cup after another. Liu Jun was in a good condition, but Lu Weizhang was older and could not bear the alcohol. His daughter, who was eighteen years old, was very drunk. In a short while, his father had already drunk high and began to speak repeatedly.

Finally, Dad Lu was drunk and lay on the table. Liu Jun put down his wine glass, took a somewhat vain step, and quietly touched the backyard. He knew that it was Xue Qi's boudoir.

I touched the upstairs and happened to meet Yaoyao passing by in the corridor. When I saw Liu Jun running here, I was very surprised.

"Is Xueqi there?"

Yaoyao blinked, and Liu Jun smiled at the cute and confused look of this girl, passing by her side, and reached out to touch Yaoyao's smooth face, making the little girl fixed there. Her face turned red in an instant, like a monkey's butt, and her little heart was pounding. She suddenly rang again. The last time she peeked at the lady and her son-in-law outside the door of the county lady's room. When she thought about it, her body became hot and dying!

On the other side, Liu Jun had already tapped Xue Qi's door gently, flashed in, and then burst into pieces of tight and depressing cry came from inside. Listening to the sound, Yaoyao couldn't help but move her soft steps again, slowly approaching outside the door, and leaned her ears on her, listening with relish!
Chapter completed!