Fucheng is a relatively prosperous county, there are more guests from the south to the north, and the county magistrate Zhu Xusheng has a good relationship with the local gentry. In the evening of this day, he sent his henchmen to He's house to invite He Zhuang to come over and discuss something.

He Zhuang just got a beauty, and this beauty was not investigated, and he was not deeply involved in the world, a pair of watery eyes looked at him for help, he felt that his heart was about to break, and he couldn't wait to hold her in his arms to comfort him. If it weren't for the fear that the two of them hadn't yet had a round house and scared the beauty, he wouldn't have known how to relieve his sorrows with soft words, and he would have loved it.

He asked what he wanted to know, and heard that Ye Zhiqing had nothing to do with Gao Shiliang, so he thought that her stepmother must have designed to get rid of her, but he didn't expect to cheapen himself in vain, if he wasn't afraid of revealing her whereabouts, He Zhuang couldn't wait to send a generous gift to Yang Kaishan's steproom and express his gratitude.

Zhu Xusheng waited for Hezhuang in the county Yahou Hall, and only then did he meet: "This official has encountered a difficult matter, and he has to ask He Yuan to consult in detail." ”

"My lord summoned me so urgently, but if there is someone who can help, He is duty-bound." He Zhuang has a lot of money in his hands, every time the county magistrate needs his help, in the final analysis, it is a matter of money, and it is also a matter of mutual benefit for him, what is the difficulty of him, Zhu Xusheng raised his hand.

Zhu Xusheng really showed embarrassment this time: "Have you heard of General Zhou stationed in the southeast?" ”

He Zhuang is a layman, and he has also traveled a lot of places, and he has also heard a little about the guards in various parts of the dynasty, and he said strangely at the moment: "General Zhou has been stationed on the southeast coast for a long time, does he have an old relationship with the adults?" ”

Zhu Xusheng said: "Lord Zhou has nothing to do with this official, but this official seat is General Zhou's father-in-law, Lord Yu. The teacher recently passed his birthday, General Zhou sent his eldest son back to Beijing to celebrate the birthday of the teacher, the entourage sent by the Zhou family to fight the front station has arrived in the county, and General Zhou will arrive in the county tomorrow night, the official invited you to come, just want to discuss with you, how to entertain General Zhou at that time? ”

"I don't know how old the major general was that week?"

"Two out of twenty. The officer thought that General Zhou Shao had been in the barracks for a long time, should he find someone to wait, but ...... The flowers in Willow Lane are all vulgar powder, and they can't be put on the table. And the official has no suitable candidate at hand for a while, you have more ways than the official, can you think of a way as soon as possible? ”

He Zhuang also knew about Zhu Xusheng when he took in the daughter of the Yang family's Shentang, but when he saw that he was as anxious as an ant on a hot stove, he couldn't help but say: "You don't know, General Zhou is a powerful person, if he can climb his house, it will be beneficial." Don't listen to the rampant Japanese in the southeast, but I heard that there are often maritime merchants who bring some rare things over, and the price of transporting them to Beijing is sky-high. ”

Zhu Xusheng's words made He Zhuang's heart moved.

He made a small fuss in Fucheng, and also did some trafficking between the two places, and he was rich in hand, and he donated an idle official who did not enter the stream, which can be regarded as a rich party. But if you really want to go out of Fucheng County and go to Beijing to compare, I'm afraid it's not as good as ants.

Men are ambitious, and He Zhuang is no exception.

He struggled several times in his heart, and finally spoke: "I'm here...... There really is a suitable candidate. ”

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In the backyard of the He family at night, it was much quieter because He Zhuang was not there. Every night, the women in the backyard are waiting for it, looking forward to the little girl carrying the lantern and luring He Zhuang over, so they do not hesitate to bribe the long entourage around He Zhuang behind their backs.

Ye Zhiqing lived in the guest house, and she kept lying on the bed after dinner, and she didn't know what she was thinking. Green Ju and Ziju stayed next to her, talking about the things in the He family's backyard, such as Mrs. He's likes and taboos, and the habits of the aunts in each house, which can be regarded as intimate and thoughtful preparations for her to enter the He family's backyard.

He Zhuang went to the county office, and when he came back, he entered Ye Zhiqing's courtyard.

Mrs. He and the concubines in each room have their own eyeliner, and since Ye Zhiqing was brought back, she doesn't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at the courtyard where she lives in a place she doesn't know. Seeing that He Zhuang came back without even changing his clothes, he went directly into the courtyard where she lived, and was busy delivering news to his respective masters.

Many girls in the backyard of the He family were gritting their teeth and cursing "that new fox", but they didn't know that in the room where Ye Zhiqing lived at this moment, the atmosphere between her and He Zhuang was a little tense.

As soon as He Zhuang came back, he told Ye Zhiqing his thoughts, and praised the young general Zhou, saying that she was the age of flowers, a beauty with a hero, and a young man, it was really a match made in heaven.

Ye Zhiqing is not an ignorant child, as soon as He Zhuang opened her mouth, she understood what role she played in this transaction, but it was just a plaything that was given away.

"There is neither the words of a matchmaker nor the life of parents, where is the match made in heaven?" Although she is not a local native, she also knows that in ancient times, marriage must require the nod of her parents, and she is using it as an excuse at this moment.

He Zhuang is an out-and-out businessman, and he pities the fragrance and cherishes the jade in his spare time. When it's really time to make a choice, in the face of interests, the beauty can naturally only stand aside.

"With Miss Yang's reputation, what kind of match made in heaven do you want?"

Seeing that Ye Zhiqing didn't know what to do, his face also turned cold.

"I just have to send someone to send the girl to the head of the Yang family's village, I believe that no one does not know Miss Yang Wanqing, and the Yang family will find a suitable home for the girl if they want to come." What Ye Zhiqing? There must be a way to change your name and surname!

He also mentioned to Zhu Xusheng that he was rescued in the river on the way back, and the family thought that she was dead, and her stepmother was unkind and unwilling to go home.

Zhu Xusheng comprehended, asked for his age and name, and someone had already gone to handle it.

He Zhuang thought that since she was unwilling to go back to Yang's house and called herself Ye Zhiqing, she was willing to change her name and surname.

What Ye Zhiqing is most afraid of is being sent to the Yang family, He Zhuang used this matter to threaten, she knew that this person was already determined to send her out to tie up with this Major General Zhou, although she hated it in her heart, but thinking about those Yingying Yanyan in the backyard of Hefu, she had no intention of staying in Hefu to compete for favor, if there was no matter of Major General Zhou, I am afraid she would not even be able to leave the He family.

"He Ye wants to give me away, and I have nothing to say. Can...... But I'm a weak woman, even if I go to wait for people, I don't want to fall from a good family to a slave......" Thanks to Yang Xue for acting in a certain costume drama, the screenwriter is known for being reliable, and there is a difference between a good family and a slave status. Even if the dynasties are different, you can't generalize about the good and the low.

She also knew that if she showed weakness at the right time, she really had to work hard with He Zhuang, and she would definitely not be able to do well in the end. Sitting there at the moment, I couldn't stop crying, and I looked a little pitiful.

Seeing her crying, He Zhuang couldn't help but sigh: "Are you willing to send you to serve Major General Zhou?" It's not that Zhu Xian Ling has begged me to come here today, and I want to find a suitable person to serve Major General Zhou. General Zhou Shao was born in a famous family, has a noble family background, and has military merits, even if he is a concubine next to him, it is also our high branches. ”

She wasn't so stupid that she had to get along with herself, as soon as the word "we" came out of Hezhuang, she heard a little taste, feeling that he was going to send her to the powerful under the guise of benefit-sharing? He doesn't want to do a loss-making deal!

"Don't worry, if I want to find a good home for you, I will naturally take care of it for you. Zhu County Ling has already sent someone to apply for household registration, and in the future, you will be my adopted daughter of He, and your parents will die to take refuge, and you will go back and ask your wife to prepare something for you to go out. ”

Destination for your sister!

Ye Zhiqing secretly scolded He Zhuang back and forth several times in her heart, but her face was still at a loss and pitiful and helpless: "He Ye won't lie to me, right?" I always have to see the household registration to be reassured. "It's the legal status that makes it easier for her to act in the future.

He Zhuang breathed a sigh of relief: "You kid, how could I lie to you?" "The beauties in their mouths are watching flying, and even the generations are getting older, which is really melancholy.

Early the next morning, Mrs. He sent someone to pick up Ye Zhiqing to the main room, and affectionately took her hand and said a few words of homely life: "You are a child, you are also a lovely child, why is it so hard, you have no parents early." In the future, your father-in-law and I will be your parents! Let Ye Zhiqing fully feel the completely different treatment between the "little wife" and the "adopted daughter".

Not only that, Mrs. He also specially sent the big girl ring around her to wait for Ye Zhiqing to freshen up and bathe, and dress her up. Before evening, Zhu Xusheng sent a small sedan chair to pick up Ye Zhiqing.