Chapter 169 The Marriage Arranged by Xiao Yan
After listening to Xiao Yan, Lu Qiniang summarized two points.
First, Xiao Yan is very bold.
Second, Xiao Yan and the Black Armor Army were doing well, so her five taels of silver and all her worries were in vain.
Oh, there is one more thing, this emperor is okay, not too outrageous.
"Your black-armored army is truly impressive," Lu Qiniang said sincerely. "So they were selected so rigorously. Miss Jiang's brother must have learned all the martial arts since he was a child. Even this wouldn't be acceptable..."
It seems that her dream of becoming a female general is even further away.
Although it was far away.
Xiao Yan smiled and said, "He's truly one in a hundred. Actually, I noticed the embankment was plagued by rats, so I wrote a letter to Jiang Xuan, asking him to bring some help."
Training while solving people's livelihood issues is the best of both worlds.
"You should have said so earlier!"
"Um?"
"It's okay, it's okay." Lu Qiniang said, "Go take a shower and go to bed."
The two of them were lying on the kang, and Lu Qiniang suddenly remembered another important thing.
"Xiao Yan."
"Well, go ahead."
"I've fallen for a young man."
Xiao Yan: ???
What? When was he fired as her husband?
The storm came so suddenly.
"His parents owned a small shop at the docks. They were well-off. He was an only child, and he had a straight nose and straight eyes."
Xiao Yan seemed to understand a little and raised his hand to touch his nose.
Fortunately, his nose is just a nose, not a mouth or an eye.
"He's quite clever and good-looking, and he's a regular in the freight business, so he's kind of a middleman. He gets a cut from both sides of a deal."
"And she's so sweet. Whenever she sees my sister, she praises me like a flower..."
Xiao Yan cleared his throat and asked, "Are you here to see Daya?"
"That's right! Erya is still young, and she can't surpass Daya." Lu Qiniang said, "I even went to the shop to take a look, and it seemed that the whole family was in harmony."
"No." Xiao Yan said.
"You haven't even heard me finish yet, so why is it that you're not okay? It's that young man who's attracted to Daya and keeps coming to the stall. I don't think Daya bothers him. I figured I'd ask Daya what she thinks first."
"No need to ask." Xiao Yan said, "I found her a better one here."
"where?"
"Jiang Xuan."
Lu Qiniang swallowed her saliva. "Is that the leader of the Black Armor Army you mentioned just now? Your former subordinate?"
"Yes, it's him. Although he's a bit older, twenty-two this year, he's unmarried and has no other women around him. He comes from a pretty good family."
Jiang Xuan's father was the Minister of Rites.
However, Jiang Xuan was the youngest son in the family and had limited resources, so he chose to join the army.
There had been a marriage proposal, but he hadn't returned to Beijing for a long time, so the other party broke off the engagement.
After returning to Beijing, Xiao Yan got into trouble again. Jiang Xuan was anxious and had no intention of getting married, so it was delayed until now.
"Minister?" Lu Qiniang waved her hands repeatedly, "That's not possible for us! We can't afford the dowry because we're marrying too high. When the sisters-in-law talk about it, your father is this official and her father is that official, I can't let Daya suffer that injustice."
Daya is actually very proud and she can't stand being stepped on.
"I should be able to become an official," Xiao Yan said.
He felt that as a father, he was not a bad person.
"But now that you've become an official, you're no longer her father," Lu Qin's mother said.
Could she still hope that Xiao Yan would continue to be her husband and wife after he returned to be his General Po Lu?
"It will be, always." Xiao Yan said.
Lu Qinniang couldn't help but be delighted and said happily, "Xiao Yan, you must remember that you are not allowed to regret it later. A godfather is also half a father, okay, at least let the three of us girls benefit from it. But I still feel that this marriage you mentioned is not worthy."
"It's a bit unsuitable." Xiao Yan said, "Jiang Xuan is the youngest son in the family, not the eldest son, so Daya is wronged. But I can't think of a more suitable candidate, so let's meet him first."
Lu Qiniang took a breath of cold air.
"Not worthy of Daya? Xiao Yan, you're so bold to say that."
Although her own child was indeed the best, Lu Qin's mother would not be so arrogant as to think that the young man of the Minister's Mansion - note, he was not a playboy, but a man of real talent and hard work - was not worthy of her daughter.
"Don't promise anything to others yet. Wait until Daya sees Jiang Xuan."
Xiao Yan has already sorted out several people he knows.
Jiang Xuan was originally one of those who were screened out, but later he couldn't find any better ones, so he picked it up again and made do with it.
Daya deserves the best.
Peonies cannot bloom in cold and harsh lands.
Lu Qin's mother was tempted, but hesitated, "Is that okay? Don't agree just because you want to save my face. That's not good. A couple is going to spend their whole life together. No one can see the end at the beginning, but at the very least, they have to start happily and not be stubborn, otherwise they won't be able to live together."
"Don't worry, I know what to do. Jiang Xuan is not suitable, I will pick another one."
If it's not possible, it must be because Daya looks down on Jiang Xuan, not the other way around.
"Speaking of marriage, I suddenly remembered," Lu Qiniang said, "Shunzi's marriage has been decided."
"Sun Shun?"
"Yes. Grandma Sun came trembling during the day and said Shunzi was getting engaged and asked me to go. It was said to be on September 16th, but I wasn't going. I thought Zhang Heyao would go, and I didn't want to see him."
"Then don't go." Xiao Yan's voice was filled with laughter.
He liked the frankness with which Lu Qinniang spoke of Zhang Heyao.
"Even if we don't go, we still have to send the gift," Lu Qiniang said. "I've thought about it. I'll buy a bronze mirror for two or three taels of silver. Now that Shunzi is an official, we can't afford the ten or twenty taels of silver we used to give as gifts. Do you think it's okay?"
"It's fine." Xiao Yan thought to himself, as long as you don't think about Zhang Heyao, everything is fine.
"That's fine. I'll ask Erya to buy it tomorrow. She'll be able to choose, and then I'll give it to Shunzi when she has a chance."
"Um."
The next day, Lu Qiniang went to deliver the goods first.
Some ships stopped at the dock and sent someone to ask what they wanted. Lu Qiniang would then carry the load and deliver it.
It would be better for her to move around than to stay at the stall all the time. She is happy to do this kind of work.
"A total of one tael and two qian of silver." After carrying the goods twice, Lu Qiniang wiped the sweat from her forehead and said to the person on the bow of the boat.
"Okay, wait, I'll go in and get the silver for you." The captain entered the cabin.
While Lu Qiniang was waiting, she had nothing to do, so she looked around.
She saw a canal boat docked next to her. It looked the same as the other boats, but its draft was obviously much deeper.
"Young man, you guys are really brave!" Lu Qiniang said to the boy at the stern, "You've loaded twice as much cargo as others."
Dai Qi told her that, to be on the safe side, most grain ships carried 500 to 700 dan of grain.
If you install more, the risk will be greater.
As a result, looking at the draft of this ship, it is definitely over a thousand stones.
This was just gossip, but the young man not only ignored her, but also glared at her.
Lu Qiniang thought to herself, why don’t you pay any attention to me after all these idle words?
Every time she comes, she has a great chat with everyone on the ship.
Okay, you are noble, you are amazing.
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