Liu Muzhi's ancestor is the eldest son of Liu Bang, the king of Qi, Liu Fei, but by the time of Liu Muzhi's generation, he has almost fallen into defeat, but although Liu Muzhi's family is very poor, he still has a lot of books left by his ancestors, plus he has been diligent and studious since he was a child, familiar with poetry and books, and is a famous talent in Beijing, and it is precisely because of this that he dared to go out to dry his belly on May 5 to show that he has goods in his belly.

Two years ago, when Liu Muzhi came out to dry his belly like this, he was favored by a nobleman who had already heard of his reputation, this nobleman's name was Jiang Yi, who had served as the Huangmen Shilang of the Western Jin Dynasty and wrote the famous Steep Rong Treatise, and his father was also the Guozi Sacrificial Wine (President of the National University) of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which is a famous literati family.

Jiang Qianwen's eldest daughter Jiang Qianwen has sworn since she was a child, she will not marry if she is not a talent, and for those children of the family who like to talk about the Tao, she is not very attractive, two years ago, when Jiang Yi bought a house in Jingkou Town, she happened to pass by and met Liu Muzhi, and after talking, she found that this big-bellied young man was full of talent, and she was deeply surprised, and Jiang Qianwen herself also came out with a few test questions, which were easily resolved by him.

Miss Jiang secretly agreed, and Jiang Yi also agreed to this family affair after finding out Liu Muzhi's family history. After all, in this era, marriage is not as snobbish as in later generations, as long as there is a scholar, even if he is temporarily poor, he will not be completely cut off from his family.

But Liu Muzhi has no way to advance after all, Jiang Yi himself is now just a loose official with an empty lord, living in the countryside, Liu Muzhi is even more because no one has introduced him, and he has repeatedly hit a wall, so he can only end up cheating and eating and drinking in Jingkou Town all day long. At this point, it is somewhat similar to Liu Yu, who is waiting to be sold but cannot join the army because of the drag of his family.

It's just that even if the Jiang family is now unofficial and light, it has been in a high position for four consecutive generations, starting from Jiang Tong to Jiang Yi, all of them are high-ranking officials above the third grade, and Liu Muzhi's status is far away, and this family affair was strongly opposed by the Jiang family at the beginning.

Jiang Qianwen's two brothers, Jiang Bo and Jiang Lang, even quarreled with their father for this, and the relationship has not been completely repaired until now. And Jiang Qianwen almost went out alone, did not get the dowry she deserved, and never returned to her parents' house after two years of marriage.

Liu Yu sighed: "I'll just say, the Jiang family made a lot of trouble for this marriage back then, everyone knows it, and the Jiang brothers even took this as a big humiliation for the family, if the little sister of the Jiang family gets married this time, it is said that it should be widely posted in Jingkou, and the wealthy villagers from all townships and villages are invited to go, but if even our family has not received this notice, it means that this time the family affairs, the Jiang family is not ready to do it in Jingkou." ”

Xiao Wenshou nodded: "Yes, the Jiang family should have invited a lot of high-ranking families in Jiankang City, this kind of family affair itself is an occasion for the family to reflect the relationship and connections, the last time Jiang Qianwen married Liu Muzhi, the Jiang family did not even invite a high-ranking family in Jiankang, but they were ashamed and unwilling to publicize it." ”

"But this time it's the opposite, I heard that the little sister of the Jiang family is married to the famous Shen family in Wu Land, and there will be many powerful people in the Sanwu region at that time."

Liu Yu's brows furrowed: "The Shen family? Is it the Shen Chong family who followed Wang Dun to rebel in the early years of the founding of the Great Jin Dynasty? ”

Xiao Wenshou smiled slightly: "It is this Shen family, their family was originally a wealthy family in Wu Land, because they were dissatisfied with the overseas Chinese in the north who occupied the power, but the local clan in Wu Land was deprived of a lot of rights and interests, so they raised troops to join Wang Dun to rebel." Afterwards, Shen Chong was defeated and died, and the status of the Shen family also plummeted, and a large area of manor land was occupied by foreign families such as the Wang family, the Xie family, and the Yu family. ”

"It was not until the past few years that the descendants of the Shen family slowly eased up, this time they married the Jiang family, who was outstanding in literature, and agreed to do it in Jingkou in advance, obviously lowering their posture, and it can even be said that they have attached themselves to the Jiang family."

Liu Yu sighed: "I said why is this marriage so strange, I don't put wine at the man's house, but I did it here at the woman's house first, so that's the case." It is only natural not to invite fat people. Could it be that he went uninvited this time? ”

Thinking of this, Liu Yu's heart suddenly brightened, no wonder Liu Muzhi wanted to take himself with him this time, it turned out that he was afraid of humiliating people when the time came, although his status was similar to Liu Muzhi, now he didn't even have the official errand of Lizheng, he was just a grass people, but at least he was still a well-known number one person in Jingkou Town, and he was in the limelight recently, even if it was the Jiang family, he would not refuse himself.

Liu Muzhi has been married to his wife for more than two years, almost nothing, and he is afraid that he has no right to participate in this kind of happy event of his wife's family, with his arrogant personality, he can't swallow this breath, and the meal is small, and on this occasion he shows the guests everywhere that he is also the son-in-law of the Jiang family, which is probably the main purpose of Liu Muzhi's going to the banquet this time.

Xiao Wenshou also said thoughtfully: "Yes, Xiaoyu, this time Liu Muzhi should be fighting for face, you are such a good friend with him, this time you are a favor, you have to help if you say anything." ”

Liu Yu gritted his teeth: "Then I will go to the banquet tomorrow, I can't dress too shabby, after all, there are many scholars and children of families, or local tyrants who come, and I can't lose the face of the fat man." Mother, can you change that disciple uniform of the Heavenly Master Dao a little and make it into an ordinary blue cloth coat, so that the child can wear it tomorrow? Tomorrow, the child will not need this dress, you can cut it into two pieces and wear it for your brothers. ”

Xiao Wenshou smiled slightly, turned around and took out the blue cloth clothes from the small cabinet on the side, and took out the sewing box by the way: "Dao Lian and Dao Gui are still young, so they don't need to go out, it's a pity that this dress is worn at home, Xiaoyu, you will serve the country in the army later, including seeing that General Sun needs to have a body of clothing, my mother must change this dress tonight, you will wear this one in the future, and you will glorify your ancestors for the Liu family!" ”

Walking out of Xiao Wenshou's room, the moonlight sprinkled on Liu Yu's face, he looked up at the moon in the sky, it was already fifteen, the moon was like a disk, the sky was cloudless, and the light was so soft.

A faint fragrance of flowers got into Liu Yu's nose, he turned his head to look at the side, only to see that in the small garden behind the backyard, he had planted the herbs that he got by chance in the mountains a few days ago.

Liu Yu smiled slightly, and took out the bag of medicinal mud from his arms, the fragrance entered his nose, making his mind unusually clear, and he muttered to himself: "Will I really be the king of the world that the demon fairy said?" ”