Chapter 1,207 The county magistrate acts as a matchmaker and exchanges of equal value
Because of Lu Pheasant's words, Lu Gong also began to hesitate on whether to marry all three girls to Su Mingzhe.
After all, if he had done something like lowering himself to the throne, he would not have the shame to see his ancestors after his death.
It's time to take a break.
Lu Susu then asked Lu Pheasant who was lying next to her:
"Second sister, do you really not want to marry Su Erlang?"
As the youngest child in the family, Lu Susu has always been naive.
After hearing this, Lu Zhi was too lazy to pay attention to her. He just lay down on his back, opened his eyes and looked at the roof of the car.
On the other hand, the eldest sister Lu Huan sighed:
"Our daughter's family has met a good man. Who doesn't want to marry? Your second sister just doesn't want to be a concubine."
In ancient times, sisters married the same husband, and the relationship between wives and concubines was not determined according to the requirements of the husband's family or the bride's family.
But according to Zhou rites, the legitimate daughter and the concubine marry the same husband, the legitimate daughter is the wife, and the concubine is the concubine.
If they are both legitimate daughters, the sisters will marry the same husband, the elder sister will be his wife, and the younger sister will be his concubine.
If an aunt and nephew marry the same husband, the aunt will be the wife and the niece will be the concubine.
Therefore, if the three sisters marry Su Mingzhe together, they will all be legitimate daughters. With Lu Sui around, Lu Fei can only be a concubine.
This is the reason why Lu Pheasant is unwilling to marry the same husband.
Lu Susu was still a little confused after hearing the eldest sister's explanation:
"What's wrong with being a concubine? If we sisters are married, we will still be sisters. We don't need to serve our parents-in-law. As long as we sisters are of the same mind..."
Lu Fei was upset by his sister's words and couldn't help but scolded:
"Who wants to be of the same mind as you?"
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The team arrived in Peixian County.
Magistrate Cao, Lu Ze, Su Da, Cao Wushang, and Zhou Bo all greeted him at the gate of Nancheng.
The Lu family's mansion has been tidied up a long time ago.
Su Mingzhe stood at the city gate and said goodbye.
Lu Shuping decided to hold a housewarming banquet three days later, and invited Su Mingzhe to come and finalize the marriage contract between the two families.
Regarding the engagement, Su Mingzhe had already negotiated with Lu Gong.
He didn't care whether the three sisters could be married together, but he had a special crush on Lu Susu.
Lu Gong also made up his mind to make Su Mingzhe his son-in-law no matter what.
After saying goodbye to Lu Gong and Magistrate Cao, Su Mingzhe, his eldest brother, and two retainers hurried back to Juxian Village.
According to Qin law, when brothers get married, they must separate their families.
Now that Su Mingzhe is getting engaged and married, living with Su Da would be a violation of Qin law.
Therefore, the first thing he did when he returned to Juxian Village was to separate from his eldest brother.
The Black Ice Platform under the First Emperor may not be omnipresent and omnipotent.
But for a powerful person like Su Mingzhe, there must be Iron Eagle warriors keeping an eye on him.
In order to avoid being talked about, it is the right thing for brothers to separate their families.
When he first built Juxian Village, Su Mingzhe also expected this, and specially built the village into East Village and West Village, separated by a wall.
Now that the brothers have separated, Su Da lives in the smaller Dongzhuang.
Su Mingzhe occupies Xizhuang, which is a relatively large area.
Of course, this is just a superficial separation.
After dividing the family property, Su Mingzhe returned to the backyard to comfort Ms. Cao, who had been staying alone in the empty house for several days.
these two years.
Whenever Su Mingzhe went out, the back house would be managed by the Cao family.
Thinking that he was about to marry the Lu family's daughter, Su Mingzhe felt it was necessary to explain the matter clearly to the Cao family.
In the past two years that Mr. Cao has followed Su Mingzhe, their relationship has always been unclear. In terms of etiquette, it is called "sexual harmony".
Su Mingzhe once promised Mrs. Cao that he would give her a title, but not 'immediately' or 'immediately', but after marrying his first wife.
Now, Ms. Cao learned that the man was going to marry his first wife. She was filled with expectations and joy, but also with melancholy and worry.
Qin Law says: A man must take a concubine after marrying his first wife, and if a man wants to take a concubine, he must obtain the consent of his first wife.
In other words, if the wife Su Mingzhe marries does not agree with Su Mingzhe taking Cao as his concubine, Cao will never be able to enter the Su family.
Therefore, Mr. Cao was very uneasy at the moment and could only hope that his future wife would be a gentle, virtuous, and tolerant woman.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Su Mingzhe took Cao Wushang to the Lu Mansion for a banquet.
The brothers Lu Ze and Lu Shizhi who were greeting guests at the door saw Su Mingzhe arriving. They bowed from a distance and said with a smile on their faces:
"Brother Su, you are finally here. My father has asked you several times!"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Lu, I'm sorry."
Su Mingzhe handed over the gift list and had his own butler roll call.
Lu Ze personally led Su Mingzhe into the living room.
As mentioned before, Peixian County is the county seat of Sichuan County. It not only has a large population, but is also extremely prosperous and lively.
As a result, there are many celebrities living in this city.
A newly promoted "gongdafu" like Su Mingzhe may already be one of the top figures in other counties, but in Peixian County, he can only be regarded as a well-known figure.
Su Mingzhe entered the hall and met his acquaintances one by one. Finally, he came to Lu Gongan and bowed down.
"Congratulations to Mr. Lu on his move to a new house. From now on, gold, jade, auspiciousness and blessings will come to your door, and the fragrance will be fragrant all year round!"
"Thank you, thank you, please sit down!"
Lu Gong guided him and asked Su Mingzhe to sit at the head of Magistrate Cao.
Su Mingzhe had a lot of contacts with Magistrate Cao. The two of them, one white and one dark, controlled more than 50% of the power in Pei County.
It can be said that, except for the governor and captain of Sichuan County, Su Mingzhe and Magistrate Cao are invincible together within a radius of 200.
With such huge power and interests involved, the friendship between the two parties is irreversible.
Seeing Mr. Lu greeting other guests, Magistrate Cao tilted his head towards Su Mingzhe and said with a smile:
"Brother Su, I heard that you are going to marry Miss Lu?"
Su Mingzhe heard the string and understood its elegant meaning, cupped his fists and said with a smile:
"My parents, I still need a matchmaker. I wonder if you would be willing to help me?"
When Magistrate Cao heard this, he immediately stroked his beard and said with a smile:
"I don't dare to ask for my ears, but I just want to do it!"
"In that case, I'll leave it to you, sir!"
Su Mingzhe laughed. He originally wanted to ask Magistrate Cao to help with matchmaking after the banquet, but now Magistrate Cao took the initiative to ask. It must have been Mr. Lu who mentioned this matter first.
This father-in-law is so awesome!
Just when Su Mingzhe was guessing how many daughters Mr. Lu would marry to him, Magistrate Cao suddenly whispered:
"Brother Su, the end of the year is coming soon. This year, the county governor asked Pei County to escort treasury taxes, grain, grass, and corvee labor to Xianyang. I wonder if I am willing to make this trip!"
Sure enough, it’s no good to be early!
Su Mingzhe's face began to turn green when he heard that Magistrate Cao actually asked him to escort treasury taxes, grain, grass, and corvee labor.
Don't look at the Chidao built in Da Qin, it seems to extend in all directions.
In fact, the government has regulations that Chidao is only allowed to be used by the military.
The government's team escorting treasury taxes and grain and grass are not allowed to take the horse road, and are only allowed to take the official road.
The official system of Da Qin is just a pile of shit. Whenever there is rain or snow, it becomes so pulpy that it is impossible to walk.
In addition, it had not been many years since Qin had unified the world.
Bandits and bandits are everywhere, and some remote places are plagued by miasma and plague.
In the plot, Yi Xiaochuan escaped into a remote trail on his way to Xianyang, and then contracted the plague, which killed Lu Susu.
It was also because there were two less corvées in the escort team that Liu Bang chose Gao Yao and Yi Xiaochuan to take over, which triggered various stories later on.
After thinking for a long time, Su Mingzhe remembered the original plot and raised his glass to touch Magistrate Cao:
"My parents are destined to be alive, and Su will definitely have liver disease."
The brain is confused and the work of a dog and a horse is done!"
Today, Qin Shihuang is still alive, and it is not the best time to rebel.
Therefore, Su Mingzhe now wants to have a good relationship with Magistrate Cao in order to have great success in the future.
What's more, Su Mingzhe also wants to go to Xianyang to see what Concubine Li looks like.
"Serious words, serious words!"
Magistrate Cao also knew that he was a bit bullying by giving the task to Su Mingzhe.
However, the most powerful person in Peixian County is Su Erlang in front of him.
In his opinion, if Su Erlang in front of him can't complete the task, it would be useless to find someone else.
Fortunately, Su Mingzhe agreed.
Magistrate Cao raised his glasses repeatedly and invited Su Mingzhe to have a drink with him.
To outsiders, this is the best evidence that the two have an irreversible friendship.
Seeing this, Mr. Lu, who was on the throne, silently made up his mind.