Chapter 137: Hiring
After Fang Dao left, only Steward Cai was left in the study.
His eyes were steady, and he had stood for so long, barely the slightest change.
"I don't know what Junshi Cai thinks?" Liu Feng has a great dedication to double marriage, so when he asked, he was looking forward to it.
"The master has already agreed, and I ask my uncle to give a dowry earlier." Speaking of this, Steward Cai's eyes, who had always been steady, finally fluctuated a little.
Looking at Liu Feng with some complications.
He is the old butler of the Cai family. When he was young, he was a little girl next to Cai Mao, looking at Cai Mao's sister, Cai married Huang Chengyan, and then he was the one who watched Cai Da and Huang Yueying grow up.
Now, these two young ladies he has seen since he was a child are actually married to the same person.
Steward Cai felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. So it's more complicated.
Although Liu Feng saw the complexity in Steward Cai's eyes, he did not delve into it. just nodded and said, "You go back and tell Master Cai, I will immediately order someone to prepare the dowry." β
"No." Steward Cai said something when he heard this, bowed again, and walked out. He was just ordered to come and tell Liu Feng Cai Mao's intentions, and now that it has arrived, it is time to go back and resume his life.
Cai Da, Huang Yueying. Liu Feng's mind showed a beautiful face, as well as a face with fair skin although he was masked.
These two men will be his wives in the future.
From Xinye, Liu Feng knew that he would never be able to escape political marriage. But from the Na Fei family, to today's Cai family, Huang family.
It's already a world of difference, to be a man, to be a hero, to take a wife, of course, you have to be a high-ranking family.
Regarding political marriage, Liu Feng has no ridiculous complaints in his heart.
Don't talk about the so-called feelings, only talk about beauties, then Cai Da is also a national beauty.
Thinking about it, Liu Feng stood up calmly, got up and walked towards Cai Yu's room.
It was still meal time just now, but this moment it was a little mistaken. But when Liu Feng came to Cai Yu's house, Cai Yu still didn't eat.
Dressed in green clothes, it sets off Cai Yu's snow-white complexion. Kneeling in his position, one hand supporting his chin, his eyes full of boredom.
This posture is very naughty.
In every way, she is a beauty.
"It's finally here, I'm hungry." It was originally boring, but the moment Liu Feng stepped in, Cai Yu seemed to be a different person, and after muttering a sentence, he immediately ordered the maid next to him: "Serve food." β
"Yes." The maid answered and walked out.
"No way, who makes things too much?" Liu Feng said with a smile and walked to the seat next to Cai Yu and sat down.
Cai Yu glanced at Liu Feng when he heard this, and his amorous appearance was very seductive.
"By the way, today there is news from your brother, who is my future father-in-law. Let me give the dowry. You say, how should this dowry be ordered? Is it better to be richer, or is it generally better? Liu Feng thought of the dowry and couldn't help but have a headache.
This kind of hiring should be decided by the elders. But now that Gan is far away in Xinye, Liu Feng has no choice but to make his own decision.
"It's like a normal hire. Cai's gold and silver will not be spent in a few lifetimes, and there is no need for scenery. When Cai Yu heard this, he quickly made a choice for Liu Feng.
Liu Feng thought that it was reasonable to think first, the Cai family and the Huang family were not small clans like the Fei family who needed gold and silver to help the clan's power rise.
They are the true high-ranking families.
Liu Feng nodded, and he had a plan in his heart.
After having lunch in Cai Yu's house, Liu Feng returned to the study. After sitting down, he ordered the soldier to go find a servant.
The little official's name is Jiao Xiang, a native of Jiangxia. It was Yi who personally discovered and promoted him. Although he is only in his twenties, he is sleek and quite calm.
Liu Feng planned to send this person to prepare the dowry and escort the dowry to Xiangyang.
Soon after, Jiao Xiang walked in. The face is calm, the eyes are sharp, and the steps are not hurried.
"Meet my lord." After approaching Liu Feng, Jiao Xiang greeted him.
"Hmm." Liu Feng snorted, looked at Jiao Xiang, and said, "I will appoint you to prepare the dowry and escort you to Xiangyang." β
"The lord wants to get married?" Jiao Xiang immediately sensed what Liu Feng meant, and couldn't help but be shaken, this is a big deal, whether it is for Liu Feng himself or Jiang Xia.
It is a lifelong event for Liu Feng, and for Jiang Xia, it also has extraordinary significance.
If there is a big wedding, there will be a son-in-law, and if there is a son-in-law, there will be a queen. Although Liu Feng is still young, just over twenty, there is a queen, and there is no queen is a completely different concept.
It means that the power created by Liu Feng can continue, which is an extremely serious issue.
Jiao Xiang couldn't help but straighten his body, and asked in a deep voice, "I don't know who it is?" β
Although he was asking, Jiao Xiang didn't think that the woman Liu Feng was going to marry was a high-ranking family, and no one in Xiangyang knew that Liu Feng and Liu Biao were just face-to-face.
They are two forces in a stalemate. As a native of Xiangyang, those who can negotiate marriage with Liu Feng should be ordinary scholars.
Despite this, Jiao Xiang is still honored by this mission.
"Xiangyang Cai's, Huang's." Liu Feng spit out these words very calmly.
But in Jiao Xiang's ears, it was like a thunderbolt from the sky, Cai's, Huang's, and the whole world, these two surnames are very ordinary, but in Xiangyang, and there are only two families of the scholar family.
One is the Cai family, whose protΓ©gΓ©s and former officials are all over Jingchu, a real high-ranking family.
The other is that the prestige in Jingchu is very high, especially within the scholar clan, and enjoys a reputation. It is also a first-class famous family.
And Liu Feng mentioned these two names at once, how could Jiao Xiang not be shocked.
Jiao Xiang immediately sensed the seriousness of the matter, and asked with his fists clenched: "Dare to ask the lord, is it a branch or a sideline?" β
A large family with a long history has descendants and collateral lines. It's not that Jiao Xiang doesn't believe that Liu Feng can marry the daughters of these two big clansmen, but he can't believe that Liu Feng actually wants to hire the two sisters-in-law together.
Double marriage? Oh, my God.
"Of course, it's a branch of the family." Liu Feng didn't blame Jiao Xiang for being suspicious, no matter who he told about this matter, the first thought must be unbelievable, and then he laughed at Liu Feng's whimsy.
In contrast, Jiao Xiang was only suspicious, and he already trusted Liu Feng's ability very much.
Listening to Liu Feng clearly spit out his branches, Jiao Xiang's heart was shaken. But now that this is the case, Jiao Xiang's originally calm surname immediately prevailed.
"I don't know what kind of dowry the lord wants. When to go? Jiao Xiang asked in a deep voice.
"The specifications of the general noble family's marriage. Once you've chosen your dowry, you're ready to go. Liu Feng had been prepared for this, and couldn't help but say immediately.
"No." Jiao Xiang said in a deep voice.
My heart is full of enthusiasm, Liu Feng is getting married, which is exciting news. And the object is still the Jingchu clan.
And one marriage is two, which is for prestige. It has great benefits for the promotion of Jiangxia's power, and it is a first-class benefit.
With excitement, Jiao Xiang took Liu Feng's handwritten letter, took a few entourages, and personally went to the treasury to select the dowry.
In fact, the dowry is a very simple object, and the general marriage of the scholar clan only needs cloth, gold and silver. The difference is only that those who have more money have better cloth, and there is more gold and silver.
and those who had poor financial means used inferior cloth, and had less gold and silver.
Because of Liu Feng's handwriting, the treasury was very smooth, and the number was quickly counted. Jiao Xiang asked Jiang Wan for a group of people to load the dowry into the carriage.
On the other side, he personally took the gift list and returned to Liu Feng's side to resume his life.
From Liu Feng's dispatch of Jiao Xiang to Jiao Xiang's return, it took less than half an hour.
In the study, Liu Feng took the gift list, looked at it carefully, and found that it was indeed not rich or thin. Just right.
I can't help but be satisfied, and I am more and more sure of Jiao Xiang's ability. Now that there is a lack of civil officials, and even Jiang Wan can only rely on Jiang Wan to run Jiangxia County, it is already very good to have Jiao Xiang to be hired.
Thinking about it, Liu Feng put down the gift slip in his hand, thought for a moment, took out a blank bamboo slip from the case, and wrote it with a pen.
After only a moment, he put away his pen. Roll up the bamboo slips and hand them to Jiao Xiang.
"Take my handwritten letter to Xiakou, use this handwritten letter when you see Gan Ning, ask him to prepare two big ships, and send three hundred soldiers to escort you to Xiangyang." Liu Feng explained in detail.
"No." After taking the handbook, Jiao Xiang responded, and then turned around and left with the handbook.
After Jiao Xiang left, Liu Feng slowly got up and walked out of the study, looking in the direction of Xiangyang, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned, with some banter.
I don't know what kind of shock this news will come to Xiangyang?
Liu Biao, what kind of sleepless meal is it?
Liu Feng didn't know, but he knew that Xiangyang would not be calm from now on, and Liu Biao would be unable to sleep from now on.
Cai's, Huang's.
After Jiao Xiang left the Taishou Mansion, he immediately led a large number of entourages and escorted the dowry. went to Xiakou, showed Liu Feng's handwritten letter in Xiakou, and asked Gan Ning for two big ships and three hundred soldiers to guard.
On the big boat, hang up the handsome flag embroidered with the word "Liu", take a boat out of Xiakou, go upstream, and go towards Xiangyang.
Five days later, the team led by Jiao Xiang, who had been interrogated by the navy several times along the way, finally docked at the Xiangyang Ferry.
Xiangyang is a big city by water, and the waterway is convenient. There are many merchant ships coming and going.
At this moment, a large number of merchant ships are moored at the ferry. However, there are not many warships, so the Jiao Xiang team with the handsome flag of "Liu" is particularly eye-catching.
Especially when Jiao Xiang commanded his entourage and guards to pick up a load of bridal gifts with red cloth from these two big ships, this kind of attention suddenly increased a lot.
It is nothing to use a warship, but a person who uses a warship to give a dowry. But it's extremely rare.
Under so many eyes, Jiao Xiang's face remained unchanged, and he knew that even if the dowry was simple, it was a matter of attracting attention.
Cai's, Huang's.
With a gleam in his eyes, Jiao Xiang waved his hand and ordered, "Let's go." β
The team immediately moved and marched towards Xiangyang. Jiao Xiang is even more in the lead.
(To be continued)