Chapter 75 Jiangshan is hired

Chapter 75 Jiangshan is hired

Chapter 75 Jiangshan is hired
Shao Quanzhong went to attack Qiweizi. He loaded soldiers on sampans and small boats and it took two days to reach Jingjiang.

The sloop was not a cargo ship, but was specially designed to carry passengers. It sailed at a very high speed and arrived in Jingjiang City that afternoon.

In the Shao family courtyard, Shao Shucai was so excited that his whole body was shaking.

The son is right. When his career is successful, all the children of the Shao family will be able to marry rich girls.

Now, the old couple is settled in Jingjiang, and a rich lady has come to propose marriage.

Wenxiu is well-educated, graceful, and pretty. She is simply the perfect daughter-in-law and makes Shao's mother very happy.

Shao Shucai was still able to keep his composure somewhat steady. He was not overwhelmed by the good news and conducted calm analysis and thinking.

The daughter of a Jinshi family is almost the daughter-in-law with the highest taste that can be found in the Qing Dynasty, better than the royal princesses and the princesses in the royal palace.

Although Mr. Shao had no idea of ​​overthrowing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, even if his son was extremely capable and could become a prime minister in the Grand Council in the future, he could not marry a princess or a lady.

Whether Manchus can marry Han people is another matter, as Manchus are not as cultured as Han people.

Old Shao is the same as Shao Quanzhong in this respect. He is uneducated, but if he has the chance, he will definitely marry his son to an educated woman.

Besides, which prince consort wouldn't be bullied? The eldest son had such a bad temper that he offended someone and was beheaded by the emperor just two days after marrying the princess.

The only person with a higher status than Wenxiu might be the daughter of the top scholar.

Who is the number one scholar? I don’t know. I don’t know if he has a daughter, and I don’t know if she is pretty or has a good temper.

After thinking about it, the Wen family is really good. It's hard to find such good conditions.

The Shao family's ancestral tombs were smoking, their ancestors had been farming, and the eldest son was able to marry a young lady from a Jinshi family and enter the upper class. This was something he deserved in any case.

Mrs. Wen concealed her excitement and said in a gentle tone, "My dear, should we call Yu Ting back to discuss this matter?"

Mr. Shao was very domineering this time, "The marriage of children is decided by parents and matchmaker, there is no room for that brat to have a say, I'll decide this matter!

If he dares to disagree, I will beat him with three hundred canes and never let him enter the house for the rest of his life!

It's my mother-in-law, you brought so many expensive gifts, it's not right, take them back."

Madam Wen quickly tried to stop them, "Your Shao family is not short of money, this little bit of enjoyment is nothing.

Yu Ting is in charge of the army, and it is said that he now has more than 300,000 silver coins in his hands, but his family lives so frugally - alas, this child is dedicated to working for the court and is an incorruptible person.

My Wen family makes money through business, and the money comes from a legitimate source. You can spend it as much as you want, there will be no consequences.

We are a family from now on, and Xiu'er is an only child. Isn't the Wen family's huge wealth different from that of the Shao family?

That's right, Yu Ting is in the army and always has no time. He might be sent out for battle again someday. As for this marriage, the sooner the better.

Now that their military camp has finally had a three-day holiday, why don’t we get married quickly…”

For a normal marriage, there will always be several months of communication, three letters and six gifts, which are mainly to give face to the woman.

Now that the woman doesn't care about face, it's much easier to push this matter forward. What about birth date, matchmaker, auspicious date, etc., is it a problem for Mrs. Wen to spend money?
Shao Shucai and his wife had an extremely strong desire to have a grandson as soon as possible, and they hit it off with the mother and daughter of the Wen family, and immediately began intensive preparations for Shao Quanzhong's marriage.

…………

Hailing, Shao’s house in Zhonglou Lane.

After Wang Yongxian greeted his godfather and godmother, he left the main hall. This is called visiting one's parents every morning and evening, which is something his biological mother had repeatedly instructed him to do.

When he entered the Shao Mansion, he saw his godmother living in the main room. He thought his godfather and godmother had been married a long time ago and had no idea that Shao Quanzhong had never lived in the Shao house.

Shao Quanzhong looked at Rong Hui with a smile, "Hui'er, Yongxian calls you godmother now, you agreed very happily."

Rong Hui said calmly, "I've already kowtowed to him. I am his godmother."

"Having a godson alone is not enough. The godfather and godmother must also give birth to more than a dozen biological sons to make up a thirteen-strong guard with Yongxian."

"Ah - you rascal, who gave birth to so many -"

Although he called him a hooligan, he didn't object at all, otherwise Rong Hui wouldn't have lived in the main room instead of the guest room as soon as she arrived.

Wenxiu's guess was absolutely correct. Rong Hui had really been planning to go all out and take down Shao Quanzhong.

"Hey, hey, be careful, this is the precious dress you designed, there is only one set, don't tear it..."

…The next morning, Shao Quanzhong refused to get up from his bed, patted his flesh and said, “Hui’er, Master Shao is a very particular person, I will never take advantage of you and deny my debts.

Tomorrow I will go to Shanghai to ask my father-in-law for marriage. I have prepared the betrothal gifts. Is five hundred taels of gold enough?"

Rong Hui drew circles on Shao Quanzhong's chest with her fingernails, "I don't want a betrothal gift. My father doesn't need those feudal things either.

It is a good idea to keep the money for recruiting soldiers.

I know my dad best.

He is willing to give you my precious daughter for free, without asking for your money or your official position.

I just hope that you can have the final say in China as soon as possible, and help China realize industrialization and make the country rich and strong.

The betrothal gift I really want, you don’t have it now, you have to conquer the country first.”

This is a huge pressure for ordinary people.

Is Master Shao an ordinary person? He lay on the bed and laughed, "My wife is the most valuable wife in the world. Even gold is not as valuable as you.

Okay, let’s make it a deal. I’ll conquer the country and give it to you as a betrothal gift.”

The two of them high-fived on the bed, and the glorious kingdom of the Qing Dynasty was just given away by Shao Quanzhong.

“Then we have to have a wedding.

We will hold a grand wedding in Hailing City. With the respect of Lord Qiao, officials from all over Huaibei and Huaibei will come. Then we will go to Shanghai Beach and find a church to hold a Western-style wedding for you."

"No need. What I want is for you to conquer the country. These Qing officials are all futures prisoners. I won't get any honor if they attend my wedding.

My father and I don’t believe in religion, so why should we go to church?
I don't ask you to carry me in a sedan chair, I just want us to stay together forever.

Our wedding is postponed, but it doesn't mean we won't have it. When you rule China, you must go to the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum to comfort my Chinese ancestors and give me a most splendid wedding."

"I have found the most unique wife in the world, I agree to this!
But we can't just live together without knowing the reason, right?"

"Hehe, as a woman I don't mention it, but as a man you always care about it.

So, let's go to the prefectural government office and get a dragon and phoenix sticker, and then we'll be legally married, right?"

The most avant-garde concept of this era was born: getting a marriage certificate without holding a wedding banquet.

The Dragon and Phoenix Sticker is the official marriage certificate of the Qing Dynasty, but in fact, the folk marriage certificate also has legal effect.

The dragon and phoenix stickers exist to facilitate official statistics of tax-paying households and population.

"Let me comb my hair, then we'll have breakfast and go get the certificate right away."

Shao Quanzhong stared at Rong Hui getting up greedily, "Wait, come here, I'll braid your hair into two ponytails."

"I didn't expect that a rough old man like you could learn to draw eyebrows like Zhang Chang."

Shao Quanzhong personally combed and braided Rong Hui's hair, "That's not right. You don't understand the benefits of this hairstyle."

"Ah—what are you doing? You rascal, it's daytime—"

……

At noon, after having breakfast, the two went to the prefectural yamen to receive the dragon and phoenix stickers.

In theory, this thing requires signatures from both parents, but does Lord Qiao's son need to care about the theories of a small prefectural government?

The two returned to Shao's house side by side. As soon as they entered the door, they saw Wen Gui waiting in the yard.

"Quanzhong, I'm here to deliver a letter to you."

Shao Quanzhong took it and saw that the letter was not sealed.

On the letter paper was his father’s crooked handwriting, with dozens of words and several typos, “When you see this letter, take the speedboat back to Jingjiang immediately.

If it's not evening, I won't have you as my son."

(End of this chapter)