Chapter 73 Intermarriage
"Zhao Laohu is her uncle." As soon as Tang Que said this, County Magistrate Zhang and Lin Xuezheng, who was originally full of anger, were stunned. After the two exchanged glances, Lin Xuezheng followed and asked again, "Do you say Zhao Laohu is the woman's uncle?" Because his expression changed too quickly, his face seemed a little muted.
Tang Que didn't say much, just nodded and agreed, "Yes".
After confirming the news, County Magistrate Zhang and Lin Xuezheng looked at each other again. There was a sudden joy in their eyes. Pie fell from the sky. This was a good thing.
Not to mention that he had decided to win over Zhao Laohu a few days ago, but in fact, he had worked hard on Zhao County Magistrate Zhang when he first took office, hoping to bring him to his side.
Zhao Laohu is an old man in the county. He has been through the yamen step by step for decades. He has a high prestige among the people. Whether it is influenced by the market or the county government, he is a well-deserved cruel person. Although he is the third-in-command county magistrate, he is enough to compete with Yao Zhuanzhu in terms of qualifications and influence.
Unfortunately, Zhao County Wei is also an experienced figure. Although he doesn't say anything, the general trend in the county government is clear, and he has no intention of getting involved in Zhang and Yao's dispute. Therefore, if the county magistrate Zhang wins over the world, he always supports him from a distance and a close place. He is not slacking off in business affairs, but when it comes to personal friendship, he is not a question.
When he encountered his attitude, County Magistrate Zhang really had no choice. He, a county magistrate, was a lame duck, so what could he do to seize Zhao Laohu, who was both old and had outstanding political achievements?
Since he made a plan four days ago, County Magistrate Zhang has worked hard and has pulled Lin Xuezheng to beat the side drum together. Even so, the situation has not improved much. The whole situation is still a mouse pulling a turtle and has nowhere to whine.
But when Zhao Laohu was too important to ask for the transfer of the town army but wanted to deal with the bandits in Erlong Mountain, Zhao Laohu was really too important, but he had to let it go. Just because of this, County Magistrate Zhang has been getting angry a lot in the past few days.
Seeing that time passed day by day, County Magistrate Zhang was anxious and Tang Que suddenly broke out such news, how could he not be happy?
The joy in his eyes could not be hidden. After turning his eyes to Lin Xuezheng, County Magistrate Zhang, who was looking at Lin Xuezheng, turned his eyes and said hesitantly: "I heard that this woman is always a woman, Tang Cheng, you... do you still want to marry her?"
When Tang Que witnessed the hesitation and inquiry of County Magistrate Zhang, he felt an indescribable feeling of happiness. County Magistrate Zhang could still think of asking him this question at such a difficult time. Although he showed some scholarly anger, it was enough to show that this person was not a mean and polite person who only wanted to make utilitarianism. At least he was not depressed when he was doing things like this boss.
"I don't say that my strange power is insulting my gods! I don't believe that I have known her for more than a year. I have been living well for more than a year. Not to mention defeating my life, I have not even had minor illnesses or disasters." Thinking about the performance of County Magistrate Zhang just now, Tang Que's face did not show any of it and said with a smile: "I have reported to my parents about this, and they all agree. Now I'm waiting to go to the daughter's house to 'intermarriage letter'."
As soon as Tang Que finished speaking, Lin Xuezheng, who was standing there, was already praising his hands and saying, "I don't say anything about strange powers and magic! Tang Cheng said it well."
Upon hearing this, the magistrate Zhang smiled and said that he was the one who was most happy to see this happen. "I just don't know how Zhao County Wei Suri treats his niece?"
Tang Que thought about it and did not tell the story of the poisonous widow taking care of the countryside property for her uncle. Since Zhao Laohu did such a secret, he naturally didn't want others to know. If it weren't for the need, he wouldn't have to talk too much, and just replied simply: "It's okay."
"The county magistrate is overly worried," Lin Xuezheng smiled and took over the conversation. "If you want to say that Zhao Laohu's biggest feature is that he is good at protecting his shortcomings. On weekdays, his opponents are as good as calfs, let alone his own niece."
At this time, Lin Xuezheng was still a little angry when he saw Tang Que just now. Seeing that County Magistrate Zhang laughed when he heard this, he continued with a hint: "Since it is a good thing for Tang Cheng, this intermarriage letter cannot be borrowed from the master's calligraphy. It is better to choose a day than to hit the day, so how about I polish the ink for the master?"
After being bored for several days, County Magistrate Zhang, who finally smiled on his face, did not refuse when he heard this. After asking Tang Shuan's name and the order of the poisonous widow's sisters at home, he went to the desk to draw a pen and write.
Tang Que got up and walked to the desk to look at it. He saw that County Magistrate Zhang was actually a good running script, and the content in his writing was simple, only twenty or thirty words:
Tang Shuanbai: The family has only son, and it was established in the year, but there was no marriage. The two daughters of Chengxian Lingshu were informed and had both four virtues and were willing to make high support. I am sure that the matchmakers Zhang Wupo and Lin Yunan dared to invite him with courtesy, but if they were not condemned, they would wait to obey the orders of Jia.
At this point, Tang Que realized that the full name of County Magistrate Zhang was Zhang Wupo. He was really happy to see this intermarriage letter, but this joy was more for Li Yingwan. This woman had a miserable marriage in half of her life. The couple of marriages brought her endless sadness and humiliation. In this marriage, the county magistrate and Xuezheng of this county could be used as matchmakers. At least the four words of being proud can be taken over. In addition to earning her a big face, she could at least wipe out the bad luck of the past.
Of course, a widow's remarriage can lead to the remarriage of County Magistrate Zhang pulling Lin Xuezheng to be a matchmaker. The more the intention of the county master is to drink, otherwise it would be far from enough to rely on Tang Que's current face.
County Magistrate Zhang must have been very satisfied with the running script he wrote on his intermarriage letter. After finishing the pen, he read it carefully. Until the ink was completely dry, he ordered the servants waiting outside the study room to go to the inner room to pick up the brocade box.
After a moment, the servant walked in with a brocade box about one foot long. Tang Que saw the box with silver inlaid four corners with exquisite workmanship and a faint smell of sandalwood. He knew it was precious. Seeing that the magistrate Zhang wanted to use it to fill a marriage letter, he hurriedly stopped him. It was not easy to get the magistrate Zhang to accept the matchmaker. It was not easy to write a marriage letter by hand, so there was no need for someone to supplement these things.
"Tang Cheng doesn't have to do this. This ritual letter must not be neglected." Lin Xuezheng was in a good mood now. While County Magistrate Zhang was sealing the sandalwood box, he smiled and explained to Tang Que: "Don't underestimate this ritual letter. Each size is very particular. One foot and two inches long, which is the method of December of the year; one inch and two minutes wide, like twelve hours a day, sandalwood is two minutes thick, two fonts thick, three minutes thick, three fonts thick, eight fonts wide, eight fonts wide. These sizes cannot be wrong at all. If you don't use this, you will really not find a suitable one for a while."
After Lin Xuezheng finished talking about the etiquette, the title of the county magistrate Zhang had already finished, and he handed the box to Tang Que. "Yunan was right. Marriage is a humane morality, and it is really unnegligent. Speaking of which, this etiquette was prepared for my younger brother. Today, you can just use it. After all, it is the niece of Zhao County Magistrate Zhao, so don't neglect these etiquettes." Seeing that Tang Que took the box, the county magistrate Zhang added with a smile: "By the way, after returning home, don't forget to tie the etiquette with the five-color thread."
Since County Magistrate Zhang mentioned Zhao Laohu, there is no need to say much about his potential meaning, Tang Que did not refuse, "Thank you, Lord County Master."
"Yeah", County Magistrate Zhang smiled and nodded, but said nothing, and looked at Lin Xuezheng sideways.
How could Lin Xuezheng not understand what County Magistrate Zhang meant? He smiled and patted Tang Que on the shoulder and said, "It's still the same sentence just now. It's better to choose a date than to meet the day. Since your parents have agreed to this marriage, I can send this intermarriage letter to the Zhao family in the afternoon."
This matter was finally agreed by the Zhang couple of Tang and Zhang. Tang Queshi was unwilling to delay any further, so he nodded and agreed immediately. Because he was soft-selling at the county government office, some necessary documents that needed to be archived were not done yet. At that time, the three of them discussed the matter of not being anxious about this in the past few days, and first completed the intermarriage letter and the marriage contract before they were sent in front of them.
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