Chapter 397 Good News from Shopping


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Zhang Jun watched Qiao Xin pass by the house twice without entering, and was speechless! The old lady came back to tease him and then disappeared. The people in Laohu Town must have been jumping up and down!

"I'm selling buns. The skin is thin and the filling is big. Look, all the oil has gone into the skin. Big sister, why don't you buy a few and try them?"

"Okay, give me four pieces of pork and green onion filling, separate them!"

Qiao Xin smiled and handed over a few coins while chatting with the boss.

"Boss, this pork is very fresh. Where did you buy it from?"

"Of course not. We buy our products from Qiao's supermarket before daybreak. They are guaranteed to be fresh! It's not easy to sell a pound of fresh meat for 20 wen these days! I heard that the price of coarse grains in the south has risen to more than 50 wen a pound!"

"Yes, yes, I didn't expect that you are in Beijing and are well-informed..." Qiao Xin flattered him for a few words, then moved to the wonton stall and ate two bowls of wontons before she recovered!

He hurried along the way and barely had a chance to eat anything hot. When he arrived at Lao Hu Town, he just bought some medicine and watched a play. He learned that his eldest grandson had gone to live in a mansion in the capital to prepare for the exam.

Qiao Xin came here overnight and traveled for several hours. As soon as the city gate opened, she didn't even bother to go back, but went to the snack stalls here to browse.

Now I finally have a bowl of hot soup!

Seeing Zhang Jun and others eating three bowls of rice in a row and still not satisfied, Qiao Xin thought that he was indeed a bit unkind recently and had been exploiting his subordinates too much. Why not recuperate in the capital for a while?

"Hey, have you heard that His Majesty is going to dismiss a group of palace servants?"

"What's so strange about this? Every year, the palace lets some of the maids who have reached the age of retirement go home."

"You don't know this, right? This time it's different. I heard that His Majesty wants to save money and reduce the number of palace maids. All palace maids over the age of 20 will be released to their families. It is said that there are several thousand of them!"

"What does this have to do with us ordinary people? Are you planning to marry one of them as your wife? Isn't that like a toad wanting to eat swan meat? In previous years, the number of palace maids who left the palace was not enough for the wealthy families to share. They either became nursemaids or concubines of nobles. How can we dream of that?"

"Hehe, it's hard to say. The son of my seventh aunt's eighth aunt's brother-in-law, who works in the palace, sent a message back, asking his parents to prepare some money to choose a wife for his bachelor brother. Many of the palace maids released this time have lost both parents.

"Although the saints told them to return to their parents and marry, their parents and relatives are no longer around, so it's up to them to make the decision. Do you think we have a chance?"

"Who can say for sure? There are always one or two people who are not in their right minds, and you just took advantage of them."

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When Qiao Xin heard this, she turned around and asked, "Brother, how much do you think is a suitable betrothal gift?"

"It's hard to say, at least thirty or fifty taels of silver, after all, I have worked under the nose of a noble, so I have a high standard. Too little will not be looked down upon by others. What's the matter, madam? Do you have a son who can't find a wife?"

Qiao Xin put her hands in her sleeves and sighed before she spoke, "That's right. We are poor, and there are dozens of boys in the family, but none of them have wives. As an elder, how can I not be concerned? But you have high standards. You don't want girls who can't read, don't look good, and don't have bad tempers. Tell me, where can I find such a perfect girl?"

Qiao Xin sighed three times, as if she was an unlucky elder who had a bunch of troubles to deal with.

When the people at the roadside stall heard this, they all looked at her with sympathy.

How much financial resources would it take to have a younger generation like this? Just building a house would be a huge expense, right?

Oh my goodness, there are so many single people nowadays, why did this guy from an old lady get picked?

A full man does not know the hunger of a hungry man!

Zhang Jun and others wanted to bury their faces in the bowl!

What is the old lady talking about? How come they don’t know that there are dozens of unmarried young masters in the family?

This isn't talking about them, is it?

This scared him.

He quickly interrupted Qiao Xin's thoughts: "Auntie, everyone is still waiting!"

Qiao Xin was enjoying the story and didn't want to leave. He pulled Zhang Jun to show him to everyone: "Everyone, take a look. Is my kid handsome? Is there any hope?"

Zhang Jun pursed his lips, and had the urge to run away! Was the old lady really planning to match them up or was she just trying to amuse everyone?

As guards, they had used up all their luck to be able to move from the dark to the light, and they could not even imagine that they could get married and have children!

Branch out and spread out.

What kind of branch is it?

What kind of leaves are scattered?

There is no such precedent among the guards of big families all over the world. In the beginning, they chose orphans like them as training targets because they hoped that they would have no shortcomings and no worries in the future, so that they could work wholeheartedly for their masters.

If he gets married and has children, then his wife and children will become his weak points, and next time he goes on a mission he won't be as resolute and fearless as he is now.

He believed that Qiao Xin must be aware of the pros and cons, but why was she doing this now?

Zhang Jun was thinking secretly for a few times, but Qiao Xin was still asking others for information and praising her own man for being so outstanding.

She was not lying. Her guards were all healthy, well-groomed, had stable incomes, and owned a house and a car. Apart from having to travel with their masters from time to time, they did not have any bad habits.

Besides, once you get married, without the supervision of parents-in-law from above and the drag of brothers and sisters from below, the young couple can live their own lives wholeheartedly. Isn't that better than being someone's concubine?

Is there any better place for those helpless girls to go than this?

Of course, the two people have to be attracted to each other first!

Qiao Xin never intended to have the guards around her stay single for the rest of their lives just to protect the Qiao family!

Why do you have to do such extreme things? There are many soldiers and private bodyguards in the future who have started families. Can't they still do their jobs well?

The idea of ​​marrying them off was not a spur-of-the-moment idea. She had been thinking about it for a long time, but there was no suitable opportunity!

This time the palace released so many women of marriageable age, it was simply an opportunity that came right to her doorstep!

This may only happen once in a lifetime!

Qiao Xin asked everything she needed to know, and when she saw that the other party couldn't reveal any more important information, she stood up and said goodbye!

Along the way, I was thinking about what would be the most appropriate way to do this. Should I pay for a group wedding myself?

There should be quite a few bachelors around the eldest brother. Why don’t you write a letter and ask them. Their birthdays are coming soon. Can you use this as an excuse to ask them to come back and get together?

It really wasn't that she wanted to make trouble. Qiao Xin suddenly realized that their whole family was scattered all over the world and it seemed like they hadn't been reunited for four or five years!

Everyone is busy with their own things throughout the year, and ends up in this situation. What's the point?

No, they have to get together this year no matter what. If that doesn't work, she'll just show off her status as the old Lord!

It looks like I don’t need to go home for now, I should go to the palace first!

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