Zuo Shaoyang thought to himself, it was originally plagiarized, but it was plagiarized from future generations. No one else can know. I thought that what Bai Zhihan said was right, anyway, I have been practicing calligraphy in Wu Shu's font every day in the past few months, although it is far worse than Wu Shu's others, but I can barely read it, so after sitting down, I picked up the pen and wrote this poem. After all, it was plagiarized, and I was embarrassed to stamp it. Just handed it to the shopkeeper Bao.

Shopkeeper Bao took it and put it away, said a few more gossips, and then left.

Originally, when I didn't write poems, I waited for more than ten days to finally talk about the family, and now, with Zuo Shaoyang's poem, on the third day, the shopkeeper Bao rushed to find them, and said happily when they met: "Oh, Zuo Gongzi, I only know now the value of your two poems, good guy, I took these two poems to talk about the matchmaker in the past two days, and nine out of ten families nodded their heads, and they all said that if they don't accept concubines, they can be engaged immediately." I have a number in my heart, and I don't say much, anyway, there are not many others in the capital, and there are many scholarly families in this official eunuch's house, and I found a few more, and there are those who agree to take concubines, but the woman is not satisfactory, either it is too ugly, or I can't understand Zuo Gongzi's poems, and I don't know what is right, or I only say it's good, but I can't say what is good. I gave up on all of this, searched and searched, and finally found a family that not only appreciated the son's literary talents, but also agreed to take a concubine after the son of Zuo was married. Before I could tell you. The people I was looking for before figured it out again, and came to us again and said that they could agree to take concubines in the future, so there are three families in total. Hey, hey, pick for yourselves. ”

Zuo Gui's father was overjoyed, he found three in just two days, it was really unexpected, it seems that how the medical skills are, people will not be able to see them for a while, and how is the literary style, as soon as you make a move, you will know if there is. Thanks to his son's good literary talent, why didn't he notice that he still had this ability before? Haha, it seems that Guangzong Yaozu is counting on his son. Originally, I wanted to make do with finding a daughter from an official eunuch's house, but now it seems that I can't be so hasty, I must find a satisfactory daughter-in-law. It's best to find a family that will help your son's career in the future.

Zuo Gui's father was thinking in his heart, but he didn't know that Zuo Shaoyang had no interest in being an official at all, and he didn't know that his expectations for this glorious ancestor could only be a dream.

Zuo Gui's father asked, "Which three?" ”

"They are all from Lifang in the north of the city, the Gao family, the Li family and the Sun family. They are all ancestors or current officials in the capital. In terms of official position, the Gao family is the first, his father's official residence is in the Taimiao Mausoleum, from the seventh rank of the official, the Li family is the eighth grade, the last of the Sun family, it is only the second-class general affairs of the exile Ling Shi ......"

Zuo Gui's father said categorically: "Forget about this unpopular official, don't consider it." ”

"Okay, then choose between the Gao family and the Li family, the daughters of these two families are good, I have seen them, in terms of appearance, the Li family is more beautiful, but I listen to it and think that the Gao family's literary style is better, not only said the allusion of the son's hanging words, but also shed tears when I saw it, and I appreciate the talent of the son very much. He also commented on the poem that Gongzi wrote about Chang'an, saying that it was the layout of Chang'an and the grand occasion of the early dynasty, and he also said a lot of words of admiration, I can't remember it, anyway, they are all good words. By the way, the daughter of another family also pointed out a small flaw in Childe's poem. ”

Zuo Shaoyang said strangely: "Really? What's wrong? ”

"She said that the last sentence of Gongzi's poem 'one star and five gates west' should be about the scene of entering the Taiji Hall in the early dynasty, and there are only three gates in the Taiji Palace, and it seems inappropriate to say that there are five gates."

Bai Juyi is a poet in the late Tang Dynasty, at that time the Daming Palace has been repaired and opened as the emperor's early dynasty place, this poem is actually written by the ministers into the early dynasty of the Daming Palace, and the Daming Palace is five door holes, so the five doors written in the poem, the early Tang Dynasty Li Shimin period was in the Taiji Palace, and the Taiji Hall only had three doors at the beginning of Zhenguan, namely the Chengtian Gate, the left Yong'an Gate, the right Changle Gate, and later expanded to five gates. Zuo Shaoyang didn't know this detail, so he didn't modify it.

Hearing this, Zuo Shaoyang was embarrassed and said: "I made a mistake, no, no, it should be my friend who wrote it wrong, he may not have actually been to the back of Miyagi, so I don't know how many doors it is, I guess it should be five gates, so I wrote it." ”

Zuo Gui's father smiled: "This shows that the girl has read your poems carefully, and also pointed out your fallacies." - Whose family is this girl? ”

"Her family is a famous old miracle doctor, the granddaughter of the old doctor Zhen Quan of Zhen's Medical Hall."

Zuo Shaoyang's eyes widened in surprise: "Old Doctor Zhen's granddaughter? Is it the one with a thin neck, a big mouth, and no eyebrows, but the one who wears jewelry? ”

Shopkeeper Bao was happy: "The granddaughter of the Zhen family is a little cold. Huh"

Zuo Gui's father said: "Don't say that the appearance is beautiful, at least it must be dignified, even if it is too ugly." ”

The shopkeeper Bao hurriedly said: "That's not it, one of the three of you has this, but this is what the matchmaker said, I haven't seen their granddaughter before, this time, I really feel that I am not worthy of the son, and it is also because of this, so after meeting, I didn't count her family in it." Besides, their family won't let them take concubines. ”

Zuo Shaoyang breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that if he married such a woman as his wife, he was afraid that he would have nightmares every day, and he looked like he was rich, which made people look very unaccustomed to it.

Zuo Gui's father nodded: "Then let's talk about the Gao family and the Li family first, who will we see first?" Why don't you see the Gao family first? ”

"Whatever. It's okay to take a look at them all and then decide. Zuo Shaoyang said with a smile.

"Nonsense! If you meet what you like, it's decided, how can you decide after reading it all, the daughters of so many official eunuchs in the capital, is it really going to be a family? ”

Zuo Shaoyang was a little embarrassed: "Okay, if the daughter of the Gao family is satisfied, it will be decided." ”

After agreeing, we agreed to meet the next day.

The meeting on the second day was very smooth, although the appearance of the Gao family's daughter was relatively ordinary, but she was knowledgeable, talked elegantly, and talked about poetry with Zuo Shaoyang, which was quite speculative. Zuo Shaoyang asked about the girl's attitude towards concubines, and the high girl replied shyly that she was married to her husband, and she didn't say anything.

Zuo Shaoyang secretly asked Bai Zhihan's opinion, Bai Zhihan also felt that this woman was kind-hearted and should be more beneficial, although Zuo Shaoyang was not very satisfied with the other party's appearance, but after all, this was the first person who could be called a favorite after countless blind dates, so he nodded and agreed.

Zuo Gui's father is also more satisfied with this girl, and after the other party looks at Zuo Shaoyang, he is also very satisfied. The two immediately let the matchmaker get together, and there was no collision, and they were even more happy, so they agreed to get engaged. The bride price is fifty times.

Zuo Gui's father was worried about the long nights and dreams, so he immediately went back to the inn and took fifty taels of silver and sent it to the Gao family for employment.

The Gao family accepted the bride price and agreed on the marriage date.

Unexpectedly, something unexpected happened.

When Zuo Gui's father took Zuo Shaoyang and others, followed the matchmaker and the shopkeeper Bao to the Gao family to ask for an appointment, the Gao family told the Zuo family in a panic that this family would not be married. Immediately returned fifty taels of dowry silver, and apologized vigorously.

Zuo Gui's father was a little angry, and repeatedly asked the reason, but the other party only said that his daughter regretted and disagreed, Zuo Shaoyang knew that this was definitely an excuse, and the Gao family's parents were terrified, something must have happened, but the Gao family refused to say it.

Although Zuo Gui's father was very angry, he also saw that the other party had something unspeakable, anyway, he didn't worry about finding a daughter-in-law under this condition, so he took back the dowry and left.

Outside the door, Zuo Gui's father said with a gloomy face: "What's the matter with the people in the capital?" If you say that you can withdraw from the marriage, do you look down on us? ”

The matchmaker said: "Master Zuo is unwilling to quit this family? ”

"Yes, I said it clearly, why do you want to retreat?"

The matchmaker stomped her feet and said, "Then Master Zuo, you shouldn't accept this returned dowry!" You should go to the yamen and sue them! ”

Zuo Gui's father didn't understand this, and asked, "Sue?" Sue him for what? ”

"Sue him for promising marriage and regretting the marriage! The female family is not allowed to repent of the marriage on her own, otherwise the official will beat him and sentence his daughter to your family! ”

Zuo Gui's father was very surprised: "There is still such a thing? Why didn't you say it earlier. ”

The matchmaker said angrily: "The old man thinks you know, besides, as soon as the people apologized, you didn't say anything, and you accepted the dowry and came out, I thought you were willing to withdraw from the marriage." ”

Divorce is rarely encountered, so the shopkeeper Bao didn't know, and asked the matchmaker: "It's just that the dowry is given, and the marriage letter is not written, is it okay?" ”

"Absolutely!" The matchmaker was very familiar with the provisions of the Tang Law on the marriage contract, and said: "Our Tang Law said: 'Although there is no book of marriage, it is also a matter of receiving wealth. This is called 'Wife of Grace.'" That is to say, as long as the woman accepts the dowry in front of the matchmaker, even if she is married, the marriage cannot be regretted. ”

"What if you repent of your marriage? What are the penalties? ”

"The law of the Tang Dynasty stipulates: 'The penitent has sixty rods, and the marriage is still as promised.'" If the man repents, he is not guilty, and he will not chase the wealth. That is to say, if the man who repents of the marriage is from the man's family, he cannot ask for the dowry, but if the woman's family repents of the marriage, it is different, and if he goes to the yamen, he will not only beat his parents with sixty sticks, but also maintain the marriage contract and award the daughter to you! ”

Shopkeeper Bao stomped his feet and said, "Oh, is it okay to sue now?" ”

"Of course not! If you accept the return of the dowry, even if you agree to withdraw from the marriage, you will not be able to sue again. ”

Zuo Gui's father smiled reluctantly: "Forget it, the twisted melon is not sweet, since they don't want to, forget it, let's look for it again, isn't there still the Li family." ”

"Yes, yes!" The shopkeeper Bao and the matchmaker both nodded again and again, and the matchmaker smiled and said, "Actually, in the opinion of the old man, the daughters of the Li family are much more beautiful than the Gao family, thanks to their regrets, let's marry a more beautiful house, and we will be angry with them!" Giggles"

Zuo Gui's father also nodded yes. So, the group immediately rushed to Sun's house without stopping.

(To be continued)