Lu Rou worked as an official in the court all year round and had no other livelihood. She originally lived in poverty, but with the help of her relatives and friends, her situation improved year by year, and her family moved to the east of Chang'an City, which has better security and is closer to the imperial city.
When Li Tai and his entourage arrived, Lu Rou had already led her family and guests to meet each other in front of the door, greeted each other and exchanged brief greetings, and then went into the hall to sit down together.
"I have received the gifts sent by the former envoy Shiro Shiro. Boshan, the gifts you gave are too generous. They are more than the dowry that I, the father, prepared for my wife."
After sitting down, Lu Rou looked at Li Tai and thanked him.
Nowadays, when a girl gets married, she must prepare a dowry to accompany her husband's family. As a material basis for a woman to establish herself in her husband's family, the dowry can be frugal or abundant, but it cannot be without it. This is the obligation that parents should fulfill.
When Li Tai heard this, he laughed and said: "When I first came to Kansai, the young lady came to pay my respects. Unknowingly, it was already the year when she left the cabinet. In the past, I neglected to care for her, but now I have prepared some dowry money for her to strengthen her.
Okay, this is my cousin's duty. As for you, cousin, bring up a good girl in your house, so that the little lady is gentle and beautiful, and her virtue is as good as jade. Mr. Wei's brother asked for this most precious treasure to beautify his hall.
, no amount of money can buy it!"
After hearing this, several people in the hall all nodded in agreement. Although the Jingzhao Wei family has a great reputation in Guanzhong, in terms of the whole world, it is still not as good as the Fan Yanglu family, the most famous family in the world.
In terms of the social status and reputation of the two families, this marriage still belongs to the Webster family. However, Lu Rou has no biological eldest brother. She is based in Kansai alone. When it comes to the family's popularity, she is far away.
It is not as good as the deep-rooted and luxuriant Jingzhao Webster. Therefore, this marriage can be regarded as learning from each other's strengths and taking care of each other.
They were relatives who often visited each other, not outsiders, so Lu Rou ordered her son to inform the back hall and ask the wife to be married to come to the front hall in person to pay homage to Li Tai and thank him for the generous gift.
Not long after, Lu Rou's wife, Yuanshi, led the young lady to be married into the hall, and greeted Dugu Xin and other guests gracefully. Then, the young lady was signaled by her parents to go to Li Tai, bowed and bowed.
: "Anujiu comes from a boudoir and is too lazy to go out to pay homage to the relatives, but my cousin came to take pity on me and gave me generous gifts. Thank you very much for your concern!"
Looking at the dignified and beautiful appearance of this little lady, with a hint of childhood in her eyebrows, Li Tai couldn't help but think back to the past when he first came to Kansai.
At that time, when he was a guest at Lu Rou's house in Chang'an City, his cousin-in-law Yuan Shi cooked the food for him. However, this young lady was still inexperienced in the world and was worried that the guests would not be used to the bitter tea. Although she was reluctant to part with it, she still reluctantly took it.
Season with honey.
Thinking of this, Li Tai couldn't help but laugh again, waved to the little lady and said: "Young lady, you don't need to be polite. The first meeting is still in front of you. Now the lady is already tall and graceful and will be the head of the house. My cousin doesn't have anything.
The profound principles of managing a family will teach you how to save a little lady from the worries of daily expenses with just a few resources.
I still remember that the young lady has a sweet food, so the gift of five hundred kilograms of frosted sugar is a rare treasure from the South, which can be used for daily condiments. There is also a sugar-making workshop located in Mianbei. After the lady gets married, she can send out domestic slaves.
Go to Jingzhou to collect it."
Frosted sugar has not yet been sold in Guanzhong, and the market price is not yet known, but as long as food related to sweetness is definitely not cheap. So after hearing this, Lu Rou hurriedly waved her hands and said: "No, this is too expensive! Uncle
You have already given me a lot of gifts, so there is really no need to give me any more property. Their young children should work hard to make a living, but their parents are too caring and do not realize that they are struggling financially!"
After Li Tai heard this, he waved his hands and said with a smile: "Cousin, you don't need to say much, this is a social interaction between me and the younger generation. Whether the gift is rich or not, you must thank the children at the Weishi table!"
As soon as he finished speaking, people who needed to kowtow to him came to the door. The servants hurriedly came to report that brothers Wei Kuang and Wei Xiaokuan from Jingzhao came to visit with their children.
So Lu Rou's wife led her daughter back to the inner courtyard, while Lu Rou got up and went out to greet her. Li Taizheng had something to discuss with Wei Xiaokuan, so he also came out to greet her.
The Wei brothers came to the house today to discuss the details of the marriage, but they didn't know that Li Tai and Dugu Xin were also at Lu Rou's house. They were very surprised when they saw Li Tai. After a brief greeting, they hurriedly went to the hall to pay homage to Dugu Xin.
Duguxin and the Wei brothers were also familiar with each other. After meeting, they exchanged pleasantries and jokingly talked about the topics they had just discussed in the hall. After hearing this, the Wei brothers couldn't help but quickly asked their nephew to kowtow to Li Tai.
thank.
Wei Guan, who is about to marry the daughter of the Lu Rou family, is the son of Wei Kui. Wei Kui has no official title and has been living in seclusion in the countryside. However, he is similar to Li Tai's father Li Xiao, and they have some interactions with each other. Before Wei Kui
He lives in seclusion in the countryside and now spends most of his time in the Longyuan Academy of Li Tai's family.
This is also a method of risk management for wealthy families nowadays. People from other tribes go out to work hard in their careers, leaving one person in the village to take care of the family business and build fame and fortune. The most famous among them is Xie An, who has made a comeback.
Although Wei Kuan is indifferent to fame and wealth and only cares about the mountains and countryside, that is because brother Wei Xiaokuan is really capable. If Wei Xiaokuan and other family members have accidents one after another, Wei Kuan will have to shoulder the responsibility of maintaining the family status no matter how unhappy he is.
It’s your responsibility.
The in-laws Wei Ku and Lu Rou wanted to discuss marriage, but Dugu Xin was still curious about how Li Tai would convince Wei Xiaokuan, so the three of them stood up together and went to sit down in the side hall of Lu Rou's house to prepare for their own discussion.
After the three of them sat down, Dugu Xin looked at Li Tai, waiting for him to start to show off. Wei Xiaokuan, who was a little confused, looked at the two of them and then also turned his attention to Li Tai, wondering what he wanted to talk about.
Li Tai did not directly talk about Yuwentai's appointment as king, but first looked at Wei Xiaokuan and said sincerely: "I have admired Duke Jianzhong for a long time, but I have never had the opportunity to express my feelings in person. I often regret this in my heart. Today I finally
Having this opportunity to sit down and have a deep conversation is really comforting to my heart!”
After Wei Xiaokuan heard this, he quickly leaned over and waved his hands and said: "Mr. Taiyuan's words are serious. Xiaokuan is just a mediocre person who keeps things to himself and works hard to help. How dare you be praised by the Duke of Taiyuan like this? The Duke of Taiyuan is the real famous general in the world. He must exercise restraint."
Bei Nan is famous all over the world, and he is a great talent that everyone who wears armor and works needs to respect!"
Dugu Xin saw the two people complimenting each other enthusiastically, and became more curious in his heart. He simply said directly: "You two admire each other, you can show your appearance in the future, but at the moment business is still important."
After Wei Xiaokuan heard the words, he also acted like he was listening attentively. After Li Tai pondered for a while, he looked at Wei Xiaokuan and said, "I would like to ask Mr. Jian Zhong, according to your opinion, what kind of person am I?"
When Wei Xiaokuan heard this question, he was stunned for a moment, and then he said: "The Duke of Taiyuan is a famous man, with extraordinary grace and magnificent talents. Well, he is also generous and heroic. His kindness in helping the jade bi in the old year is even more...
This is something I will never forget, and I have long wanted to repay you. I also know Da Sima very well. If Mr. Taiyuan needs help for anything, just say so."
Not to mention how Li Tai reacted, Dugu Xin couldn't help but frowned when he heard this. What he was most looking forward to was how Li Tai would persuade Wei Xiaokuan to support him. Could it be that he would have to rely on the kindness of his previous help and the relationship between Wei Xiaokuan and himself?
Friendship to coerce Wei Xiaokuan?
He was about to express his position to ask Wei Xiaokuan not to give him face, but Li Tai had already taken the lead and shook his head and said with a smile: "I don't have anything to ask for help from Duke Jian Zhong, but I have a great good thing to share with Duke Wei. This matter
If successful, Duke Wei will appoint his wife as his wife, and his family will be rich and noble, and he will be famous in history and will be famous for generations to come."
"This this……"
Wei Xiaokuan was a little stunned after hearing this, and then looked at Dugu Xin aside, with a questioning look in his eyes, is there something wrong with your son-in-law?
Dugu Xin thought that Li Tai was talking about asking for a seal for Yu Wentai. Hearing him brag about it, he could not help but express his displeasure. He snorted and said, "Although Mr. Wei is not an outsider, you should not speak too absurdly."
It disturbs his heart!"
After hearing the words, Li Tai nodded, raised his hand to signal Dugu Xin to calm down, and after pondering for a while, he said: "The world is difficult, and I have been traveling for so long that I have almost forgotten my original intention. I don't want to use my power to
Fame and wealth are used to seduce Duke Wei, but the troubled times have lasted for a long time, and people's hearts are treacherous. If you want to conspire, you must talk about the pros and cons. But in fact, the pros and cons come second, and morality comes first. A righteous man never regrets even though he died nine times, but a villain with bad virtues
Then you will be timid even if you take even an inch!"
At this point, in order to increase his momentum, Li Tai simply stood up from the table, bent down and looked down at Wei Xiaokuan, who was still a little confused, and said in a deep voice: "The thing I want to invite Mr. Wei is.
Eliminate the north and the south, make up for the rift in the sky, subdue the barbarians, and recreate the hot summer! Before me, the world was in chaos, but after me, the Han family will always be prosperous!"
Hearing what Li Tai said, Wei Xiaokuan and Duguxin were both stunned. They really didn't expect that Li Tai would make such wild remarks, and they were so shocked that they didn't know why.
"Conquer the barbarians and recreate the hot summer?"
After a while, Dugu Xin put away the shock on his face, and immediately his face turned gloomy. He glanced at Li Tai and snorted: "I wonder if I, a northern captive, am among the four barbarians mentioned by General Li?