Chapter 66: How old is Zhen Jiang?
Headaches, really headaches...... Liu Tao looked at Lu Yan, but found that the latter was thinking about how to solve the problem.
On one side is Zang Min's invitation, he is the county guard of Zhongshan, and he proposes to drink and feast to give some face. On the one hand, there is the Zhen family, and when it comes to Liu Tao's marriage, it is natural to hope for a perfect ending.
"The marriage is not urgent in the end, or it can be shirked......" Lu Yan weighed it, and finally gave a suggestion. The marriage itself is based on the interests of both parties, so the wishes of the woman, or even the Zhen family, do not need to be taken too seriously.
For the strength of the family, even if it is an object that you don't like, even if it is an old man in his seventies and eighties, he has to marry him, and this is the most ruthless part of marriage. Besides, it's not that he didn't go on purpose, Zhen Yi knew what was going on, and he wouldn't be entangled.
"Push it off......" Liu Tao thought about it, it seems that it is okay, after all, he has been in this era for more than a year, and he has some understanding of the situation of marriage. Zhen Yi doesn't have an official position now, so he really doesn't need to pay so much attention to it.
Even if you neglect it like this, you can still take more initiative in the future negotiations.
"It's just that we took the initiative to marry, right?" Liu Tao pointed at himself and pointed at Lu Yan, "I was so enthusiastic yesterday, but today my attitude suddenly cooled down, and the deliberate feeling is too obvious!" ”
After thinking about it, he looked up and asked, "When is the banquet time of the two families?" ”
"The Taishou banquet starts at the unitary time!" Lu Yan thought for a while, "The Zhen family seems to be similar, my brother is planning to ......"
"Talk to the Zhen family, is it okay to go to Shen in advance? It's best to do it at any time! Liu Tao replied, dinner is not good, lunch is not a big problem, anyway, the theme is to let him and Zhen Jiang meet, and eating is not the point.
"So there will be one or two hours...... That's fine, I'll ask! Lu Yan also reacted and immediately ran towards the outside of the camp.
Although Zhen Yi made an invitation, it was only about the marriage of the two families, and Liu Tao took the initiative. When Lu Yan came to visit, it was explained that Zang Min sent someone over tonight and invited Liu Tao to the banquet tonight, and Zhen Yi also planned to reschedule.
It's a pity, after all, the eldest daughter Zhen Jiang has been informed, and at the same time, the kitchen has been asked to prepare meals......
"Brother's meaning is whether you can advance the banquet to the time of Shen, preferably in the future." Lu Yan looked at Zhen Yi a little entangled, so he immediately said what Liu Tao meant.
"Yes!" Zhen Yi nodded when he heard this, even if it was not an hour away at this moment. Considering that dinner is lunch, it really doesn't have to be too rich, and an hour is enough to catch up.
The matter was almost settled like this, and when Lu Yan returned, there was still half an hour before the hour, and Liu Tao was taking a nap. I exercised for two hours in the morning, I was hungry, and I was going to eat something, but Lu Yan didn't reply, he couldn't eat, so he could only drink some water, take a nap, and reduce consumption.
"Do you need to wake up Sima?" The soldiers saw that it was Lu Yan coming, so they asked cautiously.
"Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry after two quarters of an hour." Seeing this, Lu Yan shook his head, there was still half an hour to rest.
Two quarters of an hour, that is, less than half an hour, Liu Tao had suddenly woken up. I was going to squint for a while, but it turned out that I seemed to have slept for a long time, and when I realized this, I turned over directly.
"Sir, are you up?" The soldiers stepped forward, "The military advisor just came to find him, Yan Zhenyi has already agreed, and he will not go to the banquet from time to time." ”
"What time is it now?" Liu Tao nodded, and then asked.
"Two quarters of an hour to go, and my subordinates are about to wake you up." The soldiers hurriedly returned, even if according to his seniority, he should be Liu Tao's brother. It's just that in the end, there are five suits, and at the same time, the identities in the army are different, so you should pay attention to it.
"Oh, there are still two quarters of an hour......" Hearing that there was still enough time, Liu Tao was relieved that he would get up and wash up simply, make himself as clean and capable as possible, and adjust his mentality.
"Brother, it's almost time." There are still ten minutes or so, and Lu Yan came over in advance to inform him. Seeing that Liu Tao was ready, he was a little relieved.
"Well, let's go! I'm going to the banquet twice in a row tonight, so I'm busy. Liu Tao said with a smile.
"Socializing is like this, you have to get used to it after all." Lu Yan shook his head, "When the world is calm and the meritorious deeds are rewarded, I will wait until I arrive in Luoyang, and I will have to face more entertainment." ”
"Can you go to Luoyang, it's ...... to say both" Liu Tao shook his head, it seems that Liu Bei and the three of them, after quelling the Yellow Turban Rebellion, were also directly appointed as the county lieutenant of Anxi, and they were not qualified to go to Luoyang.
"Others can't say for sure, but as a brother, I guess I'm going." Lu Yan shook his head, it is impossible for His Majesty not to be interested in the Han clan who have repeatedly performed miraculous feats on the battlefield. It's just not guaranteed, while being interested, otherwise you will be wary.
Liu Tao didn't know what Lu Yan was thinking, but echoed his opinion. Even if you know, at most you can only laugh, after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, there are many disciples of the clan who go to local official positions. For example, Liu Dai who served as the history of Yanzhou Thorn, Liu Yu of Youzhou Thorn History, and Liu Yan of Yizhou Thorn History. as well as Liu Biao, the history of Jingzhou, and Liu Xuan, the history of Yangzhou Thorn.
Don't talk about these few, let's just say that King Chen and Liu Pet, with 100,000 subordinates, are they still safe and sound?
Chatting and chatting, I have arrived at Zhen's Mansion, this is not the Zhen family's old mansion, but Zhen's Beppu in Lunu. There is no carved fence and jade masonry, showing luxury, relatively simple and low-key, and it is estimated that there is also a fear of trespassing.
Although the Zhen family is not a pure businessman, there are no prominent people in the end, and if they can not cause trouble, they don't want to cause trouble.
Inform the concierge in front of the door, and the latter seems to have been instructed, so one person leads two people into the house, and one hurriedly runs to report it. All the way over, I sat down directly in the main hall.
There is certainly no ready-made tea, generally speaking, it is when the scholars get along with each other, the host personally cooks tea to entertain guests, and cooking tea unconsciously, it has also become a craft of cultural people. Zhen Yi didn't seem to have this skill, so he specially invited a tea master to cook tea.
Liu Tao has traveled through this year, and he really hasn't drunk the tea of this era. Lu Yan doesn't seem to have the habit of drinking tea, and gets along with either water or alcohol. However, the Confucian scholars in Kanto, Luoyang and other places liked to drink tea and learn the skills of cooking tea.
At first, it was okay, at most, it was to boil water and prepare tea, but when he saw that he had taken out a mess of spices and even oil and salt one after another, Liu Tao seemed to understand why he used 'tea soup' to describe tea, and why there was a saying of 'eating tea'.
"This is a butter tea that wants to be salty......" Liu Tao sighed, and he lost his appetite for a while.
was complaining about this thing, Zhen Yi had already come from the back room and arched his hand towards the two: "Let the two of you wait for a long time!" ”
"Whereever, I've just arrived." Liu Tao and Lu Yan hurriedly returned the salute.
"The banquet will be ready soon, you two can drink some tea first and wait for a while." Zhen Yi smiled at the two of them, and then greeted the inner room, "Jiang'er, come out!" ”
A young girl, with a little shyness, walked out slowly in the back room, and finally hid behind Zhen Yi.
"Uh......" Liu Tao looked at the other party, then approached Lu Yan and asked in a low voice, "How old did you say Zhen Jiang was?" ”