Chapter 3: Another teenager who can't afford to hire a daughter-in-law
Could it be that the Xiao Dashao in Chen Zhutou's mouth is Xiao Zhe?
Isn't she too lucky, she went out and met the object of her task.
In front of the door, an old housekeeper with two strong guards was angrily confronting Chen Zhutou and several officials.
"How can you break into the Xiao Mansion, don't say that our master has not yet reached thirty, even if he reaches thirty, it will not be your turn to humiliate!" The old housekeeper was panting angrily, if it weren't for an old bone, he would have fought with a few officials on the spot.
Chen Zhutou snorted coldly, "Heh! Look at your pride, do you still think that your young master is the son of the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion? Phew! It's just a rotten thing who was divorced! ”
"You!" The old butler's face was red with anger and his neck was thick, and he almost couldn't breathe, and he angrily commanded the two tall nurses to drive away this group of scum.
Chen Zhutou is just relying on his family relationship to eat in the yamen, saying that he is the head catcher of the Songjiang City Mansion, but he has no real skills at all, and the brothers who often follow him are also straw bales, where can he really compete with the strong nursing home of Xiao Mansion.
Not long after, several people were beaten by the two nursing homes with blue noses and swollen faces.
Chen Zhutou covered his bleeding nose and muttered: "Okay, you wait for the uncle, brothers, let's go!" ”
Seeing that these scoundrels had finally left, the old housekeeper sighed worriedly, and was carefully helped into the courtyard by the two nurses, and the door of the Xiao Mansion was closed with a "squeak" from the inside.
Lou Zheng stood on the side of the street and looked at the two big words "Xiao Fu" fixedly, and his eyebrows couldn't help but twist up.
At this time, there are more and more people rushing to the morning market. A middle-aged sturdy man with firewood on his back passed by, and when he saw Lou Zheng staring at the high door, he kindly reminded him: "Little brother, don't look at it, be careful of getting into trouble, that family has been targeted by the yamen of Songjiang Mansion recently!" ”
Lou Zheng hurriedly turned his head and glanced at the man beside him, and saw that the middle-aged man beside him had a dark face and simple eyes, and he was busy thanking the uncle who was carrying firewood.
The little boy looked thin and small from behind. And the dress is also shabby. But just turned his head, although a palm-sized little face was covered with dirt, a pair of black and white clear eyes seemed to have magical power, which made the middle-aged man stunned for a few seconds.
This clear look made the big man can't help but be a little more concerned about this young man.
"Moxie. Look at you carrying these things on your back. But do you want to go to the West Market to sell? Hurry up. It can also be sold for a good price. ”
Lou Zheng nodded hurriedly, and thought about it with the middle-aged man by the way. Lou Zheng still asked: "Uncle, why did that family get into trouble with the government just now?" ”
The middle-aged man obviously often goes to the West Market to sell firewood, and he also knows more about the gossip in this area, so he casually said to Lou Zheng: "I don't know the specifics, it seems that this young master of the Xiao family offended the Yuande County Lord of Yanjing, and was personally ordered to withdraw from the marriage by the Holy Lord." Now that almost three years have passed since this incident, and the eldest young master of the Xiao family has not remarried, you see, isn't this young master of the Xiao family about to be thirty! ”
Regardless of the prince and grandson, in the Great Song Dynasty, if he did not marry a wife at the age of thirty, he would be confiscated of his family property and sent to the temple.
Lou Zheng stiffened, she was also born in a big family, and she didn't know much about the implications, and being personally ordered to withdraw from the marriage by the top one was equivalent to cutting off the marriage of this Xiao Dashao. Even if she is born well, no woman from a good family will be willing to marry her in the future.
In the Great Song Dynasty, in order to marry a wife, the woman could not have a dowry, but the man must have a sufficient amount of salary. Most men marry wives and use their entire net worth as a salary to marry a wife.
This is also why, the men here are working hard, have no money, and want to marry a wife, it is completely a fool's dream, or it is easier to become a monk or a crippled child.
Lou Zheng took a deep breath, "Uncle, do you know the name of this Xiao Dashao." ”
The uncle who carried the firewood was careless, and only thought that today's bundle of firewood could be sold at a good price in the West Market, so that he could buy some supplements and snacks for his wife and children at home, and did not think much about Lou Zheng's problem, so he replied casually: "It seems that I heard Zhang San's kid say that his name is Xiao He Zhe a few days ago, and rich people are really good at tossing when they take a name, and they are also embarrassed to listen to this name, so it is better for us to call Li Gouzi to remember." ”
Lou Zheng twitched the corners of his mouth, but his heart became more and more uneasy, Xiao Dashao in the compound turned out to be Xiao Zhe......
Knowing this information, Lou Zheng also had a preliminary plan in her heart, she smiled and said to the kind uncle next to her: "Uncle, the front is Xishi, I want to go to the hospital, so I won't stop by with you, uncle is easy to go." ”
The middle-aged man only felt that the young man's laughter was like a spring breeze, which made his mood better, and he responded and quickly entered the scope of the West Market.
Lou Zheng looked up at the powerful words "Xinglin Pavilion" on the plaque on the door of the medical hall, took a deep breath and stepped in.
It was still early, but it was just dawn, and although the hospital was open, there was no one there.
The middle-aged shopkeeper with beautiful hair was looking down at the back of the counter, and the abacus beads were "crackling".
The guys in the medical hall were carrying some medicinal herbs to the door, and at a glance they saw Lou Zheng walking in with a bamboo basket on his back.
"This little brother, our medical hall has just opened, and the doctor hasn't come yet!"
Lou Zheng explained sweetly, "I'm not here to see the doctor, I want to sell some medicinal herbs." As he spoke, he put down the bamboo basket behind him and held it in front of him.
The guy in the medical hall looked about the same age as Lou Zheng, seeing that he was kind and amiable, dressed shabby but not at all childish, he was a little soft-hearted, and was stunned for a moment before replying: "In this case, you wait a minute, I'll go inside to help you ask the shopkeeper." ”
The shopkeeper finished counting the account book in his hand, wrote down a few medicinal materials to be added, and when he heard what the guy said, he asked him to invite Lou Zheng in.
Two days ago, I heard that the shopkeeper of this apricot forest pavilion is an old and good man, and it is really good.
"This little brother, take out your medicinal herbs and show me, if they can be used, I will take them."
The shopkeeper saw that the young man was dressed in shabby clothes, but his eyes were clear and bright, and he felt sympathy, but he was secretly sighing in his heart, this young man is like this, and in a few years, I am afraid that he will not be able to afford to hire and marry a wife.
In the end, such a child can only find a woman who is one or several rounds older than him, and become a tool for making money at home, or directly become a disabled child.
Lou Zheng didn't expect that the shopkeeper of the medical hall was sympathizing with her, she smiled and took out the medicinal materials in the bamboo basket one by one and put them in front of the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper couldn't help but be surprised when he got the medicinal materials, although most of these medicinal materials were ordinary medicinal materials, but after preliminary processing, he knew at a glance that they were made by skilled hands, and the craftsmanship was not lost to the specialized processing masters. (To be continued......)
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