The atmosphere in the room was quiet, Lin Yue was drinking tea, Tao Xiu was also drinking tea, they knew each other, this conversation was not easy to follow.

Lin Yue also had a layer of anger in his heart, I don't owe you anything to the Tao family, and I also helped you lift the curse of Mrs. Feng, not only to introduce Tao Qi to Butterfly Valley, but also to give the Tao family face according to the old lady's wishes. That's how you repay me? Anyway, he was also an official in the capital for a year, and the bride price of that family in the capital did not exceed 100,000 yuan.

Those famous families, high-ranking officials, each family has tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land, and their worth is calculated in tens of millions, and there are even a lot of liquid funds of no less than one million. But there is no such outrageous bride price of 200,000 yuan.

After being quiet for a while, Lin Yue smiled reluctantly: "I haven't had time to pay my respects to the old lady today, I don't know ......."

Tao Xiu hurriedly said: "My mother went to the city early yesterday morning to make incense, and she had to stay in the temple for a while. ”

Here Lin Yuena still didn't understand, the Tao cultivator didn't want to let him see the old lady, it seemed that the old lady knew more or less about their move, but he neither stopped nor informed him, which obviously still paid more attention to the Tao family.

Lin Yue reluctantly smiled: "Since this is the case, then I won't bother much, there is still something in the yamen, and there will be a reply in three days." With that, he took his leave.

Tao Xiu thought in his heart, Lin Yue said that he would give an answer in three days, but I am afraid that this marriage is going to fail, although I don't have to marry a small nobleman like Lin Yue, but if I think about it carefully, it is a pity in my heart, now Tao Qi's reputation is not good, Lin Yue has brought a full 50,000 silver, such an unjust big head, it may not be easy to find in the future. It's a pity that the 50,000 taels.

Back at the General Soldier's Mansion, Lin Yue didn't know what he was thinking, but Su Shun was indignant: "The adults treat people very well, this Tao family is too dissatisfied, even in the capital, the young lady of the duke's family, 50,000 taels is enough to hire her." ”

In the four hundred years since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there are not too many down-and-out nobles, and there are many people who have worked hard to support the great cause of the family, and many high-level nobles have also marked their daughters as 'goods'. With Lin Yue's current status, it is not impossible to hire a young lady from the duke's family for 50,000 taels in the capital, even if the two sides negotiate again, it doesn't hurt to add some. But the price is 200,000 taels, which is not seen in the capital.

And there is a custom in Da Zhou, that is, the bride price can not be discounted, otherwise it will touch the head, generally speaking, the man gives a gift, the woman is not satisfied with the price increase, and then the man only agrees or disagrees with these two roads, there is no sky-high asking price for this matter, sit on the ground and pay back, once the woman speaks, it means the bottom line, so about the bride price, both men and women will be extremely careful.

Now that the Duke of Dingnan's Mansion has set the figure of 200,000, no matter how outrageous it is, Lin Yue only has to accept or not accept these two ways.

Lin Yue suddenly asked: "Su Duwei, the mansion in Yuanzhou City that can take out 10,000 taels of silver, whether it is a noble, a gentry, or a big businessman, no matter what background." Help me pick thirty. ”

Yuanzhou itself is far away from the war, and close to the capital, there are not only roads, but also water conservancy, humanities, prosperous commerce, it is not difficult to find more than 30 families here with some surplus wealth.

As soon as Lin Yue arrived, he was invited for two consecutive nights, the first night was a small scholar, and the next night was a big businessman, so it was easy to find thirty mansions that could take out 10,000 taels of silver.

Su Shun asked puzzledly, "My lord, do you want to ......?"

Lin Yue smiled lightly: "Fundraising." ”

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Yuan Hejun is a small nobleman in Yuanzhou, and his ancestors have also made great achievements, and now the family is lonely and only lives on the fields and caravans, and the life is not rich and noble, but it is also a warehouse full of surplus grain.

After lunch, Yuan Hejun was about to take a break, but he didn't expect the next person to suddenly come to report, General Fubo, leading the general army of Yuanzhou, Anling Jun Lin Yue came to visit, facing the real power of the noble family with the same title as himself, Yuan Hejun did not dare to slack off and immediately invited Lin Yue into the main hall, Lin Yue held a purple wooden box in his arms.

It seems that it is not a gift, otherwise it would have been handed over to the next person a long time ago, the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, Lin Yue said: "I don't hide it, I came to the door today, I have something to ask for." ”

Yuan Hejun was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "An Lingjun doesn't have to be polite, if you can help you below, you will not be stingy." I don't know what Lin Yue is going to ask for, Yuan Hejun naturally didn't dare to say anything, but he didn't want to offend this upstart in officialdom, so he carefully observed his words.

Lin Yue smiled and told the Duke of Dingnan's palace about the courtship, this time it was Yuan Hejun's turn to be surprised!! first shocked that Lin Yue couldn't think about it, and begged the Tao family to marry Tao Qi, her last fiancé didn't even finish the first seven. Immediately afterwards, I was even more surprised that the Tao family dared to mention this condition, the first five families didn't say that, this is looking down on the little nobles, right? The Tao family belongs to the top ranks in Yuanzhou, and they naturally have a lot of neglect for the Xiaoshi clan, and at this point, Yuan Hejun and Lin Yue are also the same enemy.

In the end, the other party's conditions are so harsh, you are still willing, then you really like Tao Qi, as Su Shun said, there are really 100,000 taels, and I want to find a young lady from the duke's family in the capital to get it properly, not to mention that this clear-eyed person can see that the Duke's Mansion of Dingnan has declined.

Yuan Hejun said: "An Lingjun is very affectionate and touching, but I don't know what I want to do for you?"

Lin Yue said: "The king also knows that this is a test for me in the Duke's Palace, but I can't give up no matter what, so I can't be shy and want to dismantle one or two things to the king." ”

Yuan Hejun sighed in his heart when he heard this, this is to ask for money? Yuan Hejun was distressed, but he couldn't afford to offend Lin Yue, so he could only squeeze out a smile: "I don't know how much An Lingjun needs, although I have some surplus wealth in my family, but it is not much, and there have been wars in the past two years, I am afraid it is really difficult to turn around too much." ”

Lin Yue didn't care: "Your Excellency, please take a look." He opened the box, there were twenty or thirty gems of different sizes and shapes, Lin Yue said: "I am not a person who robs people's wealth, there are some jewels here, with the eyes of the king, I must be able to see the price, the king can borrow as much silver, as many jewels as you want." ”

Yuan Hejun frowned when he heard this, it turned out that he didn't just ask for money, and he didn't stipulate the number, he didn't have any other skills, and he could also identify one or two treasures, but some of these gems were good, they could be sold for 10,000 taels of silver, which could be called priceless, and some of them were average, but they were also treasures, and they could still afford to exchange for 1,800 taels.

Yuan Hejun asked again: "I don't know if these are ......" He didn't promise anything immediately, after all, I heard that Lin Yue was just a small nobleman from Wuzhou, and with so many treasures, it would definitely not be less than 200,000 taels. How does this come from......

In fact, these are the treasures that Lin Yue led people to sweep away the Paradise Pavilion at the beginning, and at that time, in addition to the silver money, there were also a lot of treasures, but he didn't plan to tell the truth, so he explained: "Oh, you should know that I can have today's Weibo merit, and I also came from the Blood War Demon Sect in the north, and I have been working hard for several years but there is also some surplus. ”

Speaking of this step, Yuan Hejun suddenly realized, worship the Holy Maiden Sect in the north for so many years, the destroyed scholars do not know how many, there must be a lot of good things scraped away by these thieves, Lin Yue led the troops all the way to the city of Bazhou, presumably it is also a lot of harvest, the generals who led the troops did not loot something in the battle, and Yuan Hejun did not believe it, so to speak, the origin of these treasures must be extraordinary, and there is no problem at all, no one can say anything about the spoils, the scholars in the north are basically wiped out, and the ownerless things are still entangled, Lin Yue also gave a step very intimately, you don't have much money to buy a second point。

So when he came to the door to ask for money, he didn't like it, and Lin Yue changed his conversation to buy and sell, which made people feel good. However, Yuan Hejun couldn't take too much, only took two thousand taels of silver, and Lin Yue also reciprocated by picking an emerald of at least three thousand taels to give.

One afternoon, Lin Yue turned seven or eight nobles, and some people were not short of money, and they were happy to take Lin Yue's line, so they were also generous, and they didn't even blink an eye. Of course, this is still related to Lin Yue's treasure exchange for silver money, if it is really the fundraising of the empty glove white wolf, then Lin Yue's reputation in the circle of Yuanzhou will be stinky.

Compared with Xungui, those wealthy businessmen have a low status, but they are worth only a lot more, basically everyone is willing to take out tens of thousands of taels to have a relationship with Lin Yue, after all, even if they don't take the initiative, Xungui and officials can blackmail them at will, seeing that Lin Yue is willing to be equal, and even sell the jewelry in his hand at a discount, they are naturally happy.

Not long after Yuanzhou spread a rumor, when the chief soldier Lin Yue passed through Yuanzhou when he was young, he saved Tao Qi, the seventh lady of the Tao family, and later Tao Qi helped Lin Yue, the two had feelings for each other, but the difference in identity made them separate, and now Lin Yue fought against demons in the north of Xinjiang, and the Eastern Expedition Demon Sect, made great achievements, was knighted, received an official position, and wanted to come to the door to ask for marriage but a marriage, but I didn't expect the Tao family to dislike Lin Yue's door is too small, and maliciously proposed 200,000 dowries, Lin Yue did not hesitate to sell his spoils for true love.

This truth is false, comparable to the rumors in the storyteller's mouth, but it has touched many people, especially the little nobles, in the face of those high-ranking families, these nobles who are more than enough than the top, in fact, are also struggling to support, Lin Yue's inspirational story also resonated with them, and the ladies of the back house were moved, so they reached out one after another, anyway, it was a discount, and they were not at a loss, so a wave of craze for buying treasures rose.

As one of the parties, the Tao family was helpless and hated so much that they became villains through and through in this matter, especially the matter of 200,000 bride price, which was rumored to be a joke in the city.

Of course, there are also some people who talk about Tao Qi's ominous things sourly, but this matter has also been broken, and some people have suggested that even if Miss Tao Qi is in the way, she can't help Lin Zongbing, although the previous noble boy was born noble, he was not good at civil and military. Let's look at Lin Zongbing to fight monsters in the north and destroy the demon sect in the east. Hundreds of thousands of demon demons, swords and swords can't help Lin Zongbing, and those side doors have never hurt Lin Zongbing, a small curse is nothing.

This is also agreed by many people, in fact, what even Lin Yue doesn't know is that since Lin Yue proposed his marriage, Su Shun has begun to clear the adverse effects on Lin Yue in Yuanzhou, so after this incident, Lin Yue has gained unexpected prestige.

The Tao family is now in a dilemma, in just three days, Lin Yue has gathered nearly 400,000 taels of silver, it seems that it is imperative to propose, the Tao family can only take the money and pinch their noses to admit it, you say that you regret it? The Tao family can't lose this person, they said 200,000 yuan, and others took it out and regretted it, then the Tao family is really self-isolating from the noble circle, don't look at Lin Yue is just a small family, but you can't play like this.

Such as Lin Yue's plan, the Tao family is a big long face this time, after all, the 200,000 dowry is unique in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, but it is also rare, but the Tao family is also very embarrassed, and the loss is very aggrieved, forget it, the three brothers of the Tao family can only admit it, in short, it is good to get 200,000 taels of real money and silver.