The people around him are so good, then the identity of this young man is self-evident, it must be the son of a family of a great member of the dynasty, and he may even have some relatives with the emperor, no matter what, it is not something that an ordinary businessman like him can offend.

Seeing that the young man had never said a word, Master Tao gradually began to become impatient, but the more this happened, the more the young man refused to say a word.

He hurriedly summoned a subordinate and whispered a few words, and after a while, the subordinate took a tray covered with cloth and handed it to Liu He.

Liu He uncovered the cloth and looked at the entire tray of gold bars, but frowned, "What does Master Tao mean by this?" ”

Seeing that the other party didn't react at all when he saw the gold bar, Master Tao knew that he had encountered a really tricky trouble today, and hurriedly smiled: "This little meeting gift is a little bit of my heart, not a respect, and I hope to accept it with a smile." ”

Liu He smiled faintly, pushed the plate of gold bars away, and said, "I have received Master Tao's wishes, but Master Tao should take back this gold bar." I'm here today because I have something to discuss with Master Tao. ”

When Master Tao heard this, he secretly complained to himself, it seems that the price paid for this so-called matter to be discussed with him must be more expensive than this plate of gold bars.

"If there is anything wrong with the child, just open your mouth, I Tao will definitely do my best." Master Tao cheered up, patted his chest, and made a generous look.

Looking at Master Tao's pretended calm appearance, Liu He couldn't help but be a little amused, but on the surface, he still said calmly: "Actually, this matter is still a great thing for Master Tao. I came today to propose to Master Tao on behalf of a friend of mine. ”

"Propose?" Master Tao was a little incredulous, "The son came this time, just to propose marriage?" ”

Liu He smiled: "Otherwise? Did Master Tao think that I was here for the koi in that pond? ”

Speaking of the pool of koi, Master Tao suddenly became nervous again, he observed Liu He's every move with a smile, and secretly wondered in his heart whether the other party was using this to blackmail him.

Speaking of his daughter who has been waiting for the boudoir, Master Tao has long made up his mind that he must add his daughter to the official family.

The roots of this thinking are all due to his own businessmanship.

Shinong Gongshang, as a businessman, no matter how rich he is, he is still in the lower class, and he finally raised a girl with a good appearance, of course, he wants to catch a golden beetle son-in-law.

As long as you are close to the official, no one will dare to look down on you in the future, and with the protection of your in-laws, you will no longer be arbitrarily exploited by other officials.

In the face of Liu He's family matter, Master Tao was really a little tempted, looking at the young man in front of him, he must have been from a wealthy family, but there was one point, what he said was not to propose marriage to himself, but to propose marriage for his friends.

It stands to reason that with the identity of the other party, his friend should also have a prominent family background, but what if it happens to be a poor friend of the young man in front of him? If you rashly agree to come down and wait for the raw rice to cook and mature, it will be too late for you to regret it.

After thinking about it repeatedly, Master Tao stubbornly asked, "Dare to ask Childe, who is that friend of yours?" ”

"Master Tao might as well get straight to the point and ask my friend directly if there is anyone in his family who is an official in the court, why bother going around in such a big circle?"

Master Tao, who was broken by Liu He's words, was full of embarrassment, and he was speechless for a while.

Liu He said with a smile: "Don't hide it from Master Tao, that friend of mine, no one is an official in the family, and he himself is a cloth cloth." ”

Master Tao's face sank when he heard this, he lowered his head and stopped talking, as if he expressed his opposition to this marriage.

Seeing Master Tao's reaction, Liu He said unhurriedly: "However, the local county official, Master He, has contacted several wealthy gentry in the city and decided to promote him as filial piety. ”

As soon as he heard this, Master Tao suddenly burst into joy, what is filial piety, that is the future official master, once he is promoted to filial piety, it will not take long to be entrusted with an official position, and when the time comes, the official robe will be worn on his body, isn't he the old man's pole of the official master?

But after thinking about it carefully, Master Tao couldn't help frowning, there are clear rules for filial piety, only those who have reached the age of forty are eligible, and his daughter is only in her teens, although old husbands and young wives abound in these years, but after all, she is her only daughter, and she has always been regarded as the pearl of her palm, if she really marries an old man who is forty or fifty years old, or even older, Master Tao is really a little reluctant.

"I don't know how old is that friend of Childe?" Master Tao asked cautiously.

This question really stumped Liu He, he didn't know that there was a rule that he was forty years old, he only knew that when Cao Cao raised filial piety, he was only twenty years old, so Liu He didn't know Master Tao's worries at this time.

And Zhong Lixun's age, of course, Liu He, who has only seen one side of him, is not very clear, but it seems that Zhong Lixun is younger than himself.

"I'm in my early twenties." Liu He said casually.

As soon as he heard this, Master Tao was overjoyed.

The reason why he is happy is not only that his daughter can marry a husband of the same age, and she will not be widowed at a young age. There is a more important point, since he can be recommended as filial piety at the age of 20, it means that this person must have a great background and background, otherwise how can he ignore the rule that the imperial court can only raise filial piety when he is over 40?

Master Tao forcibly suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, and tried to say in a calm tone: "The marriage of the little girl, please ask the son to bother more." ”

Liu He waved his hand, "Master Tao doesn't have to be polite, I think so, it's better to choose a day than to hit the day, I'll ask that Master He to come out today, everyone sit down and finalize this matter, what do you think?" ”

Master Tao made a decision on the spot, "Okay, good, this is the best." ”

Liu He got up and said goodbye: "In this case, after an hour, I will also invite Master Tao to go to Yunqing Teahouse to talk." ”

Master Tao hurriedly got up to send him off, Liu He walked to the gate, and suddenly turned around and looked at the plate of gold bars in the hands of the people in Tao's house.

"Master Tao, I look at it like this, this plate of gold bars, why don't I do a favor for you, and give it to that Master He as a meeting gift, this time, the two of you will be closer when you meet, and second, after all, he is a local county official, if you want to do anything in the future, you can talk to him, do you think it's good?"

For this wealthy Tao master, compared to his daughter being able to have a happy marriage and a relationship with the county master, what is the point of a few gold bars?

He immediately asked someone to put the gold bars into a brocade box and put them away, handed them to Wei Xiao on the side, and thanked Liu He repeatedly.

Liu He simply exchanged a few polite words with Master Tao, and then took Wei Xiao and left the Tao Mansion.