Although the status of women in ancient times was not high, but it was also a piece of meat on the body of the father, the officers and soldiers were like bandits, they broke into the house and took the girl away, and those who were willing to go followed by themselves, and those who were unwilling to go were forcibly taken away after you were tied. The daughter who has been raised for so many years does not ask her to glorify her ancestors, but how many of them have feelings, which one is not distressed when she is a father?

You said that the emperor wants a beautiful woman, so I will give it to him? Can't I hide my daughter? It's not impossible, but it's almost impossible to hide. The order was given by the emperor, but the executive personnel were grassroots officials in various places, who were very familiar with the local situation, and who had a daughter, they knew very well. In many cases, it is not that every family is looking for a beautiful woman in your family, whether there is a beautiful woman in his family, but I have heard for a long time that whoever has a beautiful girl will go directly to this family.

You can't hide it, and there is another point, in the eyes of the poor, it is a happy thing to be able to live in a magnificent palace, so they are still willing to send their daughters to the palace.

Zhu Jiang has a daughter in his family, who is regarded as a pearl in his palm. No matter what era it is, there is always a difference between the things that the rich and the poor come into contact with, Zhu Jiang is a businessman, rich and smart, and he knows what the poor don't know.

The palace is splendid, but it does not mean that the people living in the palace are happy, at the very least, the eunuchs in the palace are quite unlucky, lacking the most primitive and basic happiness as a man.

There are also beauties selected by the people to be sent to the palace, I really think that these girls can be taken by the emperor, and one day they will be concubines or something? No way! Those who can be concubines are the daughters of princes and ministers. The emperor may not really like these concubines, but if they are not born in a famous and noble family, they are not qualified to become concubines; In addition, the most important point is the political factor, the emperor uses concubines to restrain high-ranking ministers, control the movements of each minister, and prevent rebellion.

When a folk woman is sent to the palace, she is nothing more than a palace maid, and there is no freedom and dignity at all, Zhu Jiang knows this very well.

Half a year ago, the local government issued an order to fill the palace with beautiful women.

Zhu Jiangcha didn't think about eating, he was worried all day long, looking for friends to help him, and trying every means to prevent such disasters from befalling his daughter. But what can be done, disobeying the emperor's order is a dead end. can't hide, can't hide, can't escape, this girl should be dedicated to the palace.

Is there really nothing that can be done? It's not for nothing. The emperor also has to talk about virtue, and he can't rob other people's wives, so if you are married, don't. Zhu Jiang didn't want to send his daughter to the palace, so there was only one way to marry his daughter before the officers and soldiers came to the door.

This leads to a new question: who to marry your daughter? If there is a suitable one, wouldn't it be married early, and the daughter is still hidden in the boudoir until now, precisely because there is no suitable candidate. There were a few families who came to kiss before, but Zhu Jiang didn't like it and refused all.

Zhu Jiang went home and asked his daughter if there was an alternative Ruyi Langjun. Zhu Jinghan is an honest girl, her face turned red when she was asked this kind of question, and she told her father that she had never stepped out of the door, where had she ever met any wishful Langjun? It's all up to Daddy.

Most of the girls in those years were like this, and they would be gossiped about when they ran out to fall in love! People are terrible, and girls who are in free love will probably end up with the reputation of "water-based poplars". Generally just in

Waiting at home, her father and mother will marry whoever she wants.

There is no problem with the daughter, it is all up to her father and mother to arrange. However, time is pressing, and officers and soldiers may come to the door at any time, so Zhu Jiang must find a way to seize every minute and every second to marry his daughter out as soon as possible.

At this point, you can't marry a rich and powerful family, and if you are rich and powerful, you have to pick and choose, isn't it right? Do you have any officials in your family, and how much property do you have? Is your daughter pretty? Is it virtuous? Can you marry? Why don't the two families try to get along for a while and then make plans? This can't work, what Zhu Jiang has to do now is to settle the marriage immediately and let his daughter get the "marriage certificate" first.

In other words, you can skip the wedding, but you have to get a certificate first.

At that time, there was no formal marriage certificate like now, and in the Song Dynasty, it was called "too fine" for the man to make a post, indicating the intention of proposing, and attaching the man's family status, including the birth date and the like, after the woman's family received the post, they should first divinate and see if the eight characters match, if they don't fit, this matter will be pulled down, only the eight characters are suitable, and then they will reply. When the man received the reply, the first thing he did was to calculate whether the eight characters fit or not. In the end, both parties agree, and both parents sign to agree to the marriage, which is considered a marriage certificate.

The requirements for this kind of feudal superstition are very strict, not only to see whether the newcomer's eight characters are suitable, but also to see the whole family, Kefuke's father, Ke's brother-in-law, Ke's seven aunts, and eight aunts, all of them can't work!

The poor don't care much about this, the young man is hardworking and capable, and the girl is diligent and thrifty. is already poor, and if you care about feudal superstition, you really don't think that your children can start a family for the rest of your life!

As for the rich and powerful, they are still very particular about this set of audit procedures, so they came up with another way to make the fortune teller talk nonsense? I'll give you a few taels of silver, and you'll say they're both very suitable; Father Kevke? I'll give you a few more taels of silver, and you'll say she's a wangfu, ok?

Therefore, there is a reason for the fortune teller to say nonsense, he tells the truth, and he always spoils other people's good deeds, and when people are annoyed, they may still hold a grudge against him and beat him up. He had to talk nonsense to make money.

Eh, eh, it's far away. What we are talking about now is that Zhu Jiang is anxious to get a "marriage certificate" for his daughter, he can't pick the rich and powerful, there are many things, he has to pick a poorer one, easy to talk to. But he never dealt with the poor, and he didn't know a few poor people. Most of the friends he made were rich people, and the sons and brothers in the family either studied and took scientific examinations, or spent all day drinking and traveling in the mountains and rivers, and no one married his daughter. Zhu Jiang now just wants to pull someone to get the certificate with his daughter, but he can't find anyone.

On this day, He Xiucai went out to meet friends, and he often got together to recite poems and answer correctly, and consider the words. Coincidentally, when He Xiucai went home, he was passing in front of Zhu's house. Zhu Jiang was still leaning on the door frame and chanting: "Is there anyone, is there still anyone, but I'm in a hurry!" Whoever my daughter marries, who to marry! Officers and soldiers will come in a few moments! Looking up, He Xiucai came over. Zhu Jiang was secretly happy in his heart: Well, that's it!

In such a small area, among the scholars, there are only a few hardworking and talented; Among the businessmen, there are only a few who are more successful, even if they have never met, they have been famous. He Xiucai and Zhu Jiang don't have any friendship, but they both know that there is such a person. In the past, He Xiucai met Zhu Jiang, and he would dot it

head, to show respect for the elders. The two met several times.

Now that Zhu Jiang sees He Xiucai again, it is like seeing a quick-acting heart-saving pill. He Xiucai saw Zhu Jiang standing at the door, and before the juniors could say hello, Zhu Jiang, the elder, greeted him first, "He Da Xiucai, where is this going?" ”

He Xiucai said: "Hello uncle! I just came back from a trip to Bundy! Yo yo Chek fuss, dies and big guys, shake it up! ”

Belch...... No, do it all over again. He Xiucai told Zhu Jiang that he had just gone out to meet a few friends, chatted, made a pair, composed a few poems, read books, and was usually tired of studying, that is, to relieve boredom with friends.

Zhu Jiang invited He Xiucai into the door, "Come on, there is a more boring one here, uncle." ”

It was difficult to resist the enthusiasm, He Xiucai said that it was not early and it was time to go home, and the people had already followed Zhu Jiang in and sat down at the table. He Xiucai also wondered, this Uncle Zhu Jiang, I have met a few times, but he has no friendship, he is a businessman, he doesn't like to talk to me about poetry and books, and I can't teach him how to make money, why is he so enthusiastic to invite me in for tea today?

Zhu Jiang smiled, chatted with He Xiucai without a partner, and during the period, he also instructed his subordinates to cook, preparing to leave He Xiucai to eat.

He Xiucai was the second monk of the Zhang, and he was puzzled, "I was flattered by my late life, but I didn't know your ......, "What are you going to do, uncle, if you need anything, just say okay?" It's okay to make a couplet for you, or it's okay to draw a picture, otherwise I'll be embarrassed to eat and drink in your house.

Zhu Jiang also pretended to be stupid, "Huh? I? I'm fine! I just want to have a chat with you over tea, oh, yes! You young man, I'm afraid you won't be able to talk to this old man like me. Come on~ go and invite Miss. ”

In this way, he pretended to be idle and chatted, and asked his daughter Zhu Jinghan to come out to meet He Xiucai. After introducing each other, chatting a few words, and enlivening the atmosphere, Zhu Jiang found an excuse to leave, giving the two young people full and free space to play.

Zhu Jiang is still smart! I was so anxious that I couldn't do it, and my thinking was still very clear when I started doing things. Hit the door past an unknown person, and you directly stopped and shouted, "Boy, come here!" Marry my daughter! "Doesn't that just scare people away? This kind of thing is not urgent, so you have to take it slowly, step by step, first politely invite people into the house, don't talk about business, just gossip, find a suitable joint, and then call your daughter out, still don't talk about business, just gossip.

He doesn't get down to business, but he does it all. As long as these two young people can talk and look at each other, won't this be done?

This is Zhu Jiang's wit. I went out first, so let these two young people talk nonsense, it doesn't matter what they talk about, as long as they don't hate it, they can catch up with everything they talk about; When you meet a nasty person, it's too much to say half a sentence. After a while, Zhu Jiang came in again and said that the meal was ready, and He Xiucai would be left to eat, if He Xiucai insisted on leaving, it would mean that it was not in tune and he couldn't force him to come; As long as He Xiucai is still willing to stay for dinner and is willing to talk to Zhu Jinghan a few more words, this matter will be done!

He Xiucai and Miss Zhu Jinghan, both of whom are honest children, have reached the age of marriage, but they have not yet dealt with each other. As soon as I came into contact with the opposite sex, my heart sprouted. And Zhu Jiang also asked Zhu Jinghan about her marriage the day before, but her father didn't say it, but Zhu Jinghan had unconsciously regarded He Xiucai as the object of her father's introduction. There is a touch of ambiguity between words and deeds, and the talented woman is good-looking, and she hits it off.