Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 65 The Matchmaker Is Very Nervous

Small people like Liu Mu don't even have the qualifications to give gifts, even tribute.

In the name of Princess Changping.

Peng Hai looked at Liu Mu for a while.

"Very good." Peng Hai then nodded: "The miscellaneous family will spread the word for you. There are rare incense washes in the warehouse, and the miscellaneous family can choose a few boxes."

"Please." Liu Mu hurriedly led the way.

Zhenxiangxi is not sold to the outside world, except for favors, it is for favors.

With Peng Hai's status, he knows many things, such as who is the real owner of the scented washing workshop, and its original origin and so on.

Peng Hai didn't want to use it himself, as the head supervisor of the harem, he also had his own favors to protect.

All the concubines in the harem have a lot of power behind them. These people are not short of money, but there are some things that money can't buy.And there are a lot of scented baths in the harem, so Peng Hai wants some that are not in the harem account books and are under his control.

Whether he is exchanging money or favors, this is not Liu Mu's concern.

Peng Hai picked out twenty boxes, and took away 200 yuan of loose pieces with agarwood and other top spices, but left behind a gold cake weighing nearly a catty.

Liu Mu dared to keep the golden cake.

"Hmph, look down on miscellaneous family?" Peng Hai looked angry, but Liu Mu was still pushing.Peng Hai nodded slightly, put the piece of gold in his belt and said in a low voice: "Yesterday morning, the sage decided to allow you to be engaged. Chang'an City will know about it in less than an hour."

This is important information, Liu Mu hastily pricked up his ears and listened attentively.

"The prince's mansion washes the horses. Green materials, fragrant washing, the man's great matchmaker."

Just saying this, Peng Hai shook his sleeves, turned around and strode away, the little eunuch had already loaded the carriage with the scented wash.

Watching Peng Hai go away, Liu Mu asked Li Bi: "Let me ask you, who is the horse in the Prince's Mansion?"

"Wei Zheng." Li Bi only spit out these two words.

At this time, there were two people washing horses in the Prince's Mansion, one was Li Jing's younger brother Li Keshi, and the other was Wei Zheng, but Li Bi only mentioned Wei Zheng.

What is the origin of Wei Zheng?

Liu Mu really knew that he was a small official in Yuan Baozang's hands back then, and later voted for Li Mi, but he was from Walan.But it is not the same as Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin and others.

Li Ji was still called Xu Maogong back then. He had established a large territory back then, but he was still an independent force. It was Wei Zheng who went to persuade him to surrender.Li Ji missed his old relationship, but according to Wei Zheng's words, he gave all the credit to Li Mi.

If Li Yuan didn't know the inside story about this matter, it would be Li Ji's fault.

So Li Bi has zero affection for Wei Zheng.

Seeing that Liu Mu was silent, Li Bi said from the side: "Four years ago, my elder brother, Li Shentong, and the eldest princess were defeated in Xiangzhou and captured. He went to follow Li Shentong. Wei Zheng was one of them when he was captured."

"En." Liu Mu just said grace.

Li Bi said again: "My elder brother, Li Shentong, and the eldest princess were all under house arrest, and they were given food in prison. But Wei Zheng went to serve as a housekeeper for Dou Jiande."

"Oh." Liu Mu was surprised, really surprised.

In the era of the Tang Dynasty, people were still very loyal, especially Li Shentong, whom he relied on, was still under house arrest. He became an official of the enemy. No matter what the official was, it was not a glorious thing.

Liu Mu stuffed the small willow stick into his mouth again and bit it: "It seems that this prince knows about washing horses. Green materials and incense washing are my business. And he also intends to prevent me from finding a suitable man. Media, this is to punish me."

"What should I do? I'll go to Chang'an and lead someone to ambush him secretly, looking for an opportunity to break his leg." Li Bi suggested.

"Is there a better way? Breaking the leg seems to be more trouble than good." Liu Mupi responded with a half-smile.

Li Bi shook his head: "I have no official position, but I have a title. I just need to pay him a little money for beating him, and I have nothing to do with the rest."

"Hmph." Liu Mu snorted coldly, "Where are the three matchmakers?"

"Who cares about the three matchmakers, or they are dead." After that day, Li Bi didn't bother to think about the three matchmakers.Liu Mu thought about it again: "Go find a matchmaker, one that is famous all over the world. Also, send someone to buy some small cups, the size of your fist is suitable."

When Liu Mu returned to the house, he still didn't have an iron pot in his hand.

I found a big-mouthed casserole with a smooth bottom, and what Liu Mu wanted to make was a kind of braised pork, also called Dongpo stewed pork.

The meat is placed in the pot, and it takes an hour to simmer, which is about two hours in modern times.

In less than half an hour, the matchmaker arrived, and she was pulled over in a carriage.

The matchmaker got out of the carriage, and her legs felt weak when she saw the yard.

Not to mention Sanyuan, the matchmakers in Chang'an and the surrounding counties don't know the Liu family.Those three matchmakers no longer have the qualifications of official media, and no one dares to ask them to be a matchmaker.

Before reaching the door, the matchmaker knelt down on the ground with weak legs.

He didn't dare to be helped, and managed to get into the kitchen, where Liu Mu was watching the two cooks process the pork according to his requirements.

In fact, braised short ribs are absolutely indispensable, and they must be colored with sugar.

"Small, little gentleman." The matchmaker was very upset when she saw Liu Muzui.

"Just one thing, it's unlucky for the wedding of something in our Guanzhong. You know that my son has a scented wash, and many people will use scented washes as one of the dowry items. Let me let you make an idea to make it auspicious, The second is to prevent the craftsmen from accidentally violating taboos, after all, it is a happy event for the couple to get along well for a hundred years."

"Yes, yes, you are thoughtful."

"After finishing this matter, I will give you a box of expensive incense from Chang'an's noble family."

"Yes, yes, thank you, Mr. Xiaolang." The matchmaker was relieved when she heard that she was not a matchmaker.

Right now, there are still four people in the Liu family who are waiting to be married, but the matchmakers who dare to take over the job, she is really afraid, afraid that if things are not handled well, she will lose her job forever.Even offending a big family, the consequences would be disastrous.

This well-known matchmaker in seven miles and eight towns is indeed a professional.

Explain in detail the auspiciousness and inauspiciousness of this happy event.

After the matchmaker sent her off, Li Dejian and Li Bi came to Liu Mu: "What good idea do you have?"

"It's very simple. Change all the molds for all the agents in Sanyuan and Jingyang. Get those that are unlucky for marriage but don't affect the lives of ordinary people. Especially the fragrance washes that have to be made into two pieces. , three yuan, etc. This is called San, which is very unlucky."

"Well, good trick."

"Then tell the agents that door-to-door real-name reservations are accepted. We will make very auspicious styles for those scented washes for weddings, and we can engrave the names of men and women on the scented washes."

Li Bi didn't agree with Liu Mu's idea: "It's not worthwhile to carve so many models."

(End of this chapter)