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Liu Jun was very humble today, Lu Xueqi was not allowed to show up according to etiquette, he sat honestly in the hall, watching his father and Lu Weizhang chatting together, he listened with his ears pricked up, but only heard the polite words of the two.

After a while, Lu Weizhang asked Liu Jun to chat in the study.

Lu Weizhang's house is very large, and the study is more elegantly arranged, although Lu Weizhang failed the imperial examination and turned to scriptures, but his study is full of several large shelves of books, and it can be seen that many of them have been read, not just as a scene.

Entering the study, Lu Weizhang took out a jar of wine from the cabinet in the back. It seems that he is going to have a good drink with his son-in-law and have a good relationship.

Lu Weizhang patted the wine jar, "This jar of wine was buried under the peach tree in the backyard in the year Ah Qi was born, and it has been eighteen years, and I just dug it out again." When I buried this wine, I was going to drink it at the banquet when Kiki got married, but today I dug it out in advance and prepared for us to drink it together. ”

"Okay." Liu Jun didn't know what to say, and it was the first time he had married a daughter-in-law. "Otherwise, I'll tell my uncle about myself and my family first."

Lu Weizhang waved his hand and shook it, "No need, it's all in the same town, I know the situation of your family very well, the gentry family, the farming and reading heirlooms, your grandfather moved from outside when he was young, married a wife and had children here, and the Liu family in Xiwan has been here for decades." Although the family is not a rich family, the family style is very good. There are also more than 100 acres of fertile land, which is less than the above, but more than the bottom. ”

Liu Jun was silent, speaking of which, the two families can be regarded as a good match, one is the gentry and the other is a Confucian businessman. The Liu family has two talents and a child, a family of cultivation and reading. After the Lu family's official eunuch, he now turned to business, and his family is well-off, but he lacks fame.

"I'm not the kind of person who hates the poor and loves the rich, and I don't have high requirements. The conditions of our two families are right in Yemen. If it hadn't been for that accident, our two families would have gotten married. Creation makes people, but it can be regarded as a good thing, and now it is a good thing to tie the knot in Qin and Jin. Come, let's go first. ”

Saying that, he picked up the wine glass, Liu Jun smiled and also picked up the wine glass, and touched it lightly, and his eighteen-year-old daughter Hong drank it all, full of sweetness and fragrant mouth.

There was only a plate of broad beans with wine, but the two of them ate it with relish.

Lu Weizhang continued, "I also heard that you are now an inspector, and you are acting for the time being, but with the appreciation of Zhao Bingxian and Mei Gong, it is just around the corner to remove this code word and become an official inspection." Although the inspection is only a miscellaneous petty official, since you can be appreciated by Zhao Bingxian and Mei Gong, your career will definitely be smoother. ”

"The gift you sent today is very rich and pompous, and the neighbors and neighbors on the left and right are praising it, and I am also very happy. I'm not greedy for your bride price, the Lu family lacks everything else, but there is no shortage of money. I'm glad that your family is not a rich family, but you took out a bride price of several thousand taels at once, this is your Liu family values our Lu family, and we Qiqi, I am very pleased. The daughter has been raised for a lifetime, and she is very reluctant to be a father. But the woman is not staying, and staying here and again will become an enemy. I also only hope that my daughter can marry a husband who loves her and cherishes her. You're good, you're good to Kiki, I'm relieved. Now that I want to marry into your Liu family, I can be relieved. ”

Lu Weizhang drank a few glasses of wine, and he talked more.

"Don't worry, although you sent these bride prices with great fanfare, I will let them be sent back to the Liu family when Qiqi gets married. In addition, I have prepared a rich dowry for Kiki over the years, and I won't hide it from you now, anyway, I have no heirs, and this business may have to inherit a nephew from the clan as an heir in the future. This family business still has to belong to the Lu family in the end, but I also prepared a dowry for Qiqi, a lot. ”

Lu Weizhang has two major regrets in his life, one is that he failed to be born in the imperial examination, and he didn't even get into the show, so he could only pay for a prison student in the end. The second regret is that I only gave birth to a daughter in this life, and I don't have a son. Although after doing business, the business is going well, and now he has earned a lot of family business, but he has no children to inherit, and he can't help but regret it after all.

With only such a daughter, he is naturally very precious, but it is a pity that his daughter fell in love with Liu Jun, and he would not marry, and Liu Jun was originally a martial artist, and now he is a military attache of Jiupin, so it is naturally impossible for him to recruit the Lu family. According to tradition, in the future, the Lu family's property cannot be given to their daughters and sons-in-law, and it will eventually have to be passed on to their own people.

Therefore, the dowry that Lu Weizhang prepared for his daughter was quite generous, after all, she was the only daughter.

"Kiki's dowry includes granges, shops, workshops, as well as gold and silver, calligraphy and painting jewelry, etc., with a total price of 100,000 taels of silver." Lu Weizhang snorted wine and stretched out his index finger and raised it high.

This dowry can be described as quite rich, rich and scary. In fact, Zhao Weizhang used half of the Zhao family's property to marry his daughter. Half of the family property left behind is mostly the most important shops of the Lu family and some manor properties. One hundred thousand taels of silver may not be anything for a wealthy family like the four major families in Macheng, but for a squire family like Liu Lu, this is a lot of silver.

Liu Jun's family originally only had about 100 acres of fertile land, and when the sister-in-law Mei married into the Liu family, the dowry was 40 acres of land and two shops, which was already a very rich dowry. And now, Zhao Weizhang actually wants to marry a dowry of 100,000 taels.

Liu Jun couldn't help but be moved, and hurriedly said, "Uncle, you should keep these." ”

Zhao Weizhang interrupted him, "Don't see your uncle again, call your father-in-law." You don't have to excuse yourself, I know you don't really care about these things in your heart. This money is my dowry to Qiqi, and when Qiqi enters your Liu family, you can use this money to find her. If you don't use it, the money will be kept for you and Kiki's son to marry as a dowry, and the daughter to marry as a dowry. ”

"Of course, now that you have entered the officialdom, there must be more places to use money, and I know that you are still in charge of a township group, I heard that now this township group has been transferred to your family team? After that, you will have to pay for these family members yourself, how much is your salary for a month? ”

The salaries of Ming officials were the lowest among the courts, and they were outrageously low.

A Yuelu from the ninth grade has only five stone of rice.

According to the current grain price, grinding rice is eight dollars of silver for one stone, and the monthly salary of Liu Jun's inspection is only four taels of silver, and the county is only six taels.

And in fact, this money is still discounted. Of course, there are still some money for travel expenses and the like when officials take office, and there is also some extra money for officials, but if they are not greedy, it is still very little.

When Hai Rui, a famous official of the Ming Dynasty, served as the head of Chun'an County, his salary was deducted by seven percentages, and what he actually received in a year was 12 stones of rice, 27.49 taels of silver and 360 yuan in banknotes. The money is almost negligible, and what is too hard to wipe the ass has no real value at all. In a year, the annual income of being a Qipinzhi County is only about forty taels of silver, and it is really difficult to support a family of more than a dozen people.

What's more, being an official must have entertainment, and if you want to progress, you have to give gifts, which must be very expensive. Lu Weizhang's father was a sergeant and an official back then, and he knew that it was not easy to be an official. really relied on Dai Lu to live, and nine out of ten officials of the Ming Dynasty would starve to death.

"In the future, if you need money, just talk to me."

These words are atmospheric and bold.

Liu Jun suddenly felt that this father-in-law was still a very straightforward and cheerful person, and he liked this father-in-law a little.

"Now I have more than 200 brothers under my command, and I immediately plan to recruit more than 100 new soldiers in Sai Wan, and then my family team may have more than 300 people, as well as more than 200 war horses, and the cost of supporting so many people and horses is indeed not small. But please rest assured father-in-law, for the time being, I can handle it myself. ”

Lu Weizhang was startled when he heard more than 300 family members and more than 200 horses.

"Jiye, what are you doing recruiting so many family members?"

"Father-in-law, the situation is not quiet, there are thieves and bandits everywhere, the army is in chaos, and we can't rely on the guards, so we can only rely on ourselves. I didn't tell my father-in-law that the teams of the big guys in the east were about to move and might invade at any time. ”

As soon as he heard about the soldiers and bandits, Lu Weizhang felt that the whole person was a little uncomfortable, and instinctively disgusted and afraid, "Then you are on duty to inspect at this time, isn't that?"

"Father-in-law, please rest assured, I have these hundreds of brothers under my command, and there are more than 100 people in the Taiping Post under my control, in addition, Mei Gong and they have already made careful arrangements, so don't worry so much."

"It's too dangerous, or you might as well find something else to do. Even if you want to develop in a career path, you can also find another official position, I will support you with money, and you can use the money to open up the joints and find something else. I'm just such a daughter, I don't want Kiki to be scared all day long, and I don't want her to be widowed at a young age, can you understand me? ”

"I'm going to take the Wuju Township Test in September." Originally, Liu Jun didn't make this decision, but seeing Daddy Lu's worries, mentioning this matter at this time can be regarded as calming his heart.

Lu Weizhang's eyes lit up, this is not bad.

"Okay, I support you, go to the exam well, and tell me where you need money then, and I'll give you the money. At that time, if you pass the martial arts examination, and then you are willing to give some silver, it should not be a problem to find a safe and easy official position. ”

Liu Jun nodded in agreement, which was regarded as dealing with him. Next, Lu Weizhang was naturally in a good mood, pulling Liu Jun to drink cup after cup, Liu Jun was in good condition, but Lu Weizhang was older and couldn't drink. The eighteen-year-old daughter was red and had a lot of wine, and after a while, my father was already drinking high, and he began to talk over and over again.

In the end, Daddy Lu was drunk on the table, Liu Jun put down the wine glass, stepped on a somewhat vain step, and quietly touched the backyard upstairs, he knew that it was Xueqi's boudoir.

When I touched the upstairs, I happened to meet Yaoyao passing by in the corridor, and I was surprised to see Liu Jun actually running here.

"Is Xueqi there?"

Yaoyao blinked, Liu Jun looked at this girl's cute and confused appearance and smiled, passed by her, and by the way, she also reached out and touched Yaoyao's smooth face, and the little girl was directly fixed there, her face instantly turned red, like a monkey's buttocks, and a little heart was pounding non-stop, she suddenly sounded again The last time she peeked at Miss and Uncle outside the door of the county lady's room, when she thought about it, she couldn't help but get hot all over, and she wanted to die!

Over there, Liu Jun had already gently knocked on Xue Qi's door, and entered in a flash, and then there were bursts of tightly suppressed soft shouts from inside. Listening to that voice, Yaoyao couldn't help but move her soft steps again, slowly approached the door, and put her ear on it, listening to it with relish!