"Doctor."

After leaving the main mansion of the Li family, Lixian immediately said to Heifu in fear: "I didn't expect that the patriarch asked me to invite the official doctor to the banquet, and it was for this reason......

Heifu didn't show any dissatisfaction, and said with a smile: "I have always respected Dr. Li, even if the in-laws are not successful, there is still a friendship, it doesn't matter, don't take it to heart." ”

"Yui."

But Lixian scolded in his heart, scolding the patriarch of the Li clan for not doing it authentically enough.

It turned out that a few days ago, after Li Xian returned home with the title, in addition to his wife and son being overjoyed, the patriarch of the Li clan really began to pay attention to him. He summoned Lixian to the main mansion for the first time, encouraged him in person, saying that he was the most promising among the juniors in the clan, and then put on an elder posture, told him to give him a face, and told him to go to the county town to be a captain and pay attention to the places.

Although the Qin State does not allow the big clans to live together, the connection between the clans is still difficult to cut, even if the family is separated, the small sects are still dotted around the big clans, and the orders of the patriarchs are often better than the village officials.

Then, the patriarch suddenly asked Leham about Heifu, and he seemed to have a strong interest in Heifu, and asked Liham to post for him and invite Heifu to come to the house for a banquet.

"The official doctor has been the pavilion chief in Hongo for a year, and has cracked many cases for Hongo, so far the thieves Xiaoxiao heard the name of the official doctor, and he did not dare to do evil. The official doctor has a great kindness to Hongxiang, but I did not invite him to the house once, which is really rude, and this time it will be regarded as reparation. ”

Liham thought that the patriarch wanted to curry favor with the black man, and he did not suspect him, so he did so.

Heifu is on the face of Lixian, and secondly, Li's is also the second largest clan in Anlu County, second only to the Yun family, and he also has some festivals with the Yun family. The enemy of his enemy is his friend, so he gladly agreed and went to the village of Zhuanshui for a banquet on December 28.

Just looking at the appearance of the house, the Ritchie seems to be still prominent, but as long as you look closely, you can find that it has declined a lot compared to the past, and even the Zhang family, the township tycoon that Heifu had seen in Humu Township, Weidi, was better than them, and the disciple education and conversation were far inferior to the Zhang family.

There was nothing nutritious at the banquet, and the patriarch of the Li clan invited the heads and faces of the whole township, and everyone surrounded Heifu like a moon, complimenting him for his youth and promisingness, and he was a model for the younger generations of the county......

There were even people who toasted and said: "Captain Zuo should retreat and let the virtuous people right!" ”

By this time, the whole feast was quite normal, but when Heifu had eaten and drunk and got up to go to the toilet, the patriarch of the Li clan gave Heifu a look at the village stableman who had dealt with Heifu when he was handling the murder.

The village keeper immediately got up and followed, and he waited outside the toilet, and when the black man came out, he proposed softly: "I heard that the official doctor has not yet married, so the Li clan patriarch asked me to make a war for him, and the Li clan chief has a daughter, fifteen years old, beautiful in appearance, virtuous and courteous, and the official doctor is close in age, or can be a good match......"

Hearing the word "Vake", Heifu immediately sobered up, he had said something for Chen Ping, of course he knew what this meant, so he silently listened to the words of the village stable, said that he would think about it, and replied to the patriarch of the Li clan after the feast.

Not surprisingly, after the banquet, Heifu personally helped the patriarch of the Li clan to retire, and politely refused the marriage by the way......

"It's old and abrupt."

The patriarch of the Li clan did not change his complexion, and the reason why he asked the village stable to secretly inform Heifu of this was also because he considered that if the talks did not come together, both sides would lose face, and the two of them would say goodbye as if nothing had happened.

Heifu refused another marriage, and his heart did not fluctuate, because this was the fourth official resignation after he returned......

And that's not counting the speculators who came to the door with their daughters and didn't even enter the threshold of their house.

In Chaoyang, as early as the year before last, when Heifu first became the pavilion chief, there was a wave of "Vake" climax, and Heifu didn't agree to anyone at that time. Now that Heifu has become an official doctor, everyone in the room probably feels that he can't climb his family, and they don't dare to humiliate themselves.

But in Yunmeng Township, there are many people who plan to try it. The township husband, the three elders of the township, and even the township tour have successively asked Heifu's aunt to be a matchmaker, wanting to marry their daughters, granddaughters, and even nieces to Heifu.

For these marriages, Heifu properly refused one by one, and did not let the other party feel humiliated, but he still couldn't stand the constant people coming to the door, so he agreed to come to the Ritchie banquet to hide, but who expected that he still couldn't avoid it.

Lixian was still scolding the patriarch next to him: "The patriarch is really getting older and more confused, and he actually makes his own decisions and doesn't discuss with me beforehand......

If the Ritchie can really have a son-in-law like Heifu, it will be a good thing for the whole family, but Lixian has been following Heifu for two years, and he can detect his arrogance, and ordinary county and township women are probably difficult to see.

Lexian was right, although the 20-year-old Heifu was indeed quite old according to the common age of marriage in this era, he did not plan to marry in a hurry.

Not finding the other half you like is one of the reasons, but there is also a second reason.

The aristocratic etiquette of the Spring and Autumn Period, with 20 crowns for men and 15 crowns for women. But it is also stipulated that a man marries at 30 and a woman marries at 20, why is it so late? Why Should You Wait So Long After Being an Adult?

The reason is simple, they are waiting, waiting for a marriage that will create the greatest benefit for the family

Through Chen Ping's wife, Heifu also accepted this theory.

"There is no need to tell in detail about heavenly principles and human feelings, marriage is profitable!"

The marriage that came to the door in the past few days is not beneficial to Yu Heifu himself and his family, but it is profitable on the woman's side.

Heifu knows his potential, and he will not stop at the official doctor, let alone stop in Anlu County. So he wanted to wait, stay in a wider area, and then look for a suitable marriage, of course, there is also a bit of modern delusion.

"Maybe I'll be able to find the woman I like a little longer...... What's the hurry! ”

……

Although the matter was not negotiated and he withdrew early, it was already getting dark, and the distance between the two townships was a little far, and it was impossible for Heifu to go home today, so Liham invited Heifu to his home to drink hot soup to relieve his hangover, and then he personally sent Heifu to the guest house.

"It's okay, I went out today and brought some gifts for your wife and son."

Heifu returned to the carriage he had bought for 20,000 yuan, and took two silk cloths bought by Yunmengxiang, as well as two catties of brown sugar in a wooden box......

Liham was a little moved, Heifu didn't lose his rudeness to him because he was an official doctor, and hurriedly led Heifu to turn around and walk to the depths of "Lili" where they were.

Lixian introduced: "Originally, this was a family, and after the separation, they also lived together, according to the relationship, the closest to the Lee's mansion is the children of the near clan, and the far ones are the brothers of the distant house." ”

The scale of Leary is not small, and it is roughly estimated that at least sixty or seventy families can live, which shows that Lehrie's power is still not small, but Heifu did not regret refusing this marriage.

Li Xian also said: "This is actually nothing, in the northern suburbs of the county, the Yun family is also a family living in one mile, there are more than 100 families, seven or eight hundred people!" ”

This is the root of the strength of the local clans, although the separation decree of the Shang monarch formally dismantled the clan and increased taxes. But in fact, they still changed their ways, hugged each other tightly, and both won and lost.

These county tycoons often collude with the county officials and are used as backers, and it seems that it is not easy for them to kill the Yun family.

Lyham was clearly an estranged side-branch, living in the outermost part of the city, but as he walked on the road, he greeted all those who met him respectfully, and it was evident that Lyham's situation had changed considerably.

Lixian smiled on his face, but he didn't take those fellow people seriously, and in the past twenty years, he had long had enough of human affection.

"Just like what the official doctor said, there is no shortage of icing on the cake in this world, what is lacking is people who send charcoal in the snow, and Lixian will not take these people who tend to be inflammatory."

The implication is that Heifu is the one who "sends charcoal in the snow".

Soon, they arrived at Liham's house, but they saw that the courtyard was not large, the courtyard wall had just been repaired, and it looked very new, and the wooden door that was originally full of cracks and cracks had just been painted with black paint.

Heifu smiled dumbly, isn't this what their family looked like when he first became the pavilion chief?

Liham opened the door and invited Heifu in, but saw that the yard was neatly tidy, with a batch of newly purchased furniture that had not yet had time to be arranged in the open space on the left, and a vegetable garden with sparse leek leaves on the right.

Walking further inside, the black house was found to be as clean as the courtyard, and the mats, the low table, and even the floor and walls were spotless, and it was evident that Liham had married a diligent wife.

"Wife, the official doctor is here, why don't you come out with Cang'er and the kite to greet you!"

Liham invited Heifu in, sorry that the house was too chaotic, and shouted loudly, and soon a woman in her twenties walked out of the kitchen, came with two children of five or six years old, and hurriedly bowed down to Heifu.

Heifu took a step back and arched his hand: "Please get up, in the army, although I am a Lijun official, but on weekdays, I also act as a brother, sister-in-law, please get up!" ”

Lixian's wife was called sister-in-law by the "nobleman" that her husband often mentioned, and she was a little at a loss, and when she got up, Heifu squatted down, stuffed two small boxes of brown sugar into the hands of the two children, and said with a smile: "How old are you and others, and what is your name?" ”

"My name is Kite, and I'm six years old...... "The little girl blushed and was a little shy, and after saying that, she hid behind her mother.

Only the little boy with a handful of hair on the top of his head was not afraid of life at all, he looked at Heifu boldly and replied loudly: "My name is Licura, and I am four years old!" ”

"Profit?"

Heifu was stunned for a moment, this name sounds so familiar, could it be that Liham's son is actually a historical celebrity?

It was only after the children happily nibbled on the brown candy that Heifu suddenly remembered where he had seen him.

"Licang, isn't it the owner of the Mawangdui Han Tomb in Changsha, Hunan!"

Heifu couldn't help but laugh for a while, Sleeping Tiger Land and Mawangdui, the two major archaeological discoveries in Hubei and Hunan, actually met in this time and space in this way?