The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 74 Matchmaking
Hearing what Liu Xianglian said, Mu Xu also felt that it was reasonable. Among the four families of King Xue of Jia Shi, only Wang Ziteng was the envoy of the Jingying Jiedu.Although the historian is said to be a double lord, the Shi brothers are just idle jobs in the court. From the few words of Shi Xiangyun in the original book, it can be seen that the historian is now in decline.As for the Xue family, it was originally a counting party, but it was only counted because the ancestors of several families had some friendship and later married with several families.

After talking about the official protection talisman, Liu Xianglian said again, "After I arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, I also had people investigate the salt merchants in Yangzhou. Not only are they rich and powerful, they are also extremely powerful in the Jianghuai area, and they have recruited all kinds of desperadoes."

Mu Xu nodded, "What is the relationship between the eight major salt merchants? Is it monolithic?"

Liu Xianglian shook her head, "These people are also intriguing, but when fighting against the government and the small salt merchants below, they have always huddled together."

"Then if we want to defeat them one by one, which one do you think we should start with first?"

Liu Xianglian blurted out, "The Huang family."

Mu Xu's eyes lit up, "I would like to hear the details."

"Knowing that my lord is going to Jiangnan, I have sent people to inquire about the details of these eight families. They all rely on big trees. I can't find out who their backers are at the moment. I only know that the Zhao family, the Ma family and Zhen Yingjia are among them. The relationship is quite close." Liu Xianglian talked eloquently, "And this Huang family used to be backed by Wang Zhixin, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of household affairs. took Wang Zhixin's youngest son as his wife."

Mu Xu continued his words, "So now the Huang family is anxious to find a new backer."

Liu Xianglian nodded, "My lord, it's exactly like this."

Hearing Liu Xianglian's words, Mu Xu's heart was suddenly enlightened. No wonder the Huang family had long ago donated the other courtyard as an imperial envoy. Bribing himself through Mo Qing, he didn't expect their family to find him as a backer.

In this way, this Huang family can be used by me, but I still have to look at the situation. Thinking of this, he told Liu Xianglian, "Send someone to investigate the situation of the Huang family and see what they are doing now." After thinking about it He added, "There is also the situation of Mo Qing, the magistrate of Yangzhou, and Yangzhou Wei."

"Yes, I'll do it now."

After finishing their official business, the two began to gossip again, Liu Xianglian also specially congratulated Mu Xu for getting married, and there was a sense of envy in her words.Mu Xu remembered that in the original text, this guy was tricked by You Sanjie to become a monk and became a Taoist priest, and suddenly had an idea, but he still had to ask clearly, "What does Brother Liu want from his future wife?"

Hearing Mu Xu's question, Liu Xianglian said, "As long as you have a good family background, you can manage the house, and you are good-looking."

This answer surprised Mu Xu, he thought that this guy would marry a stunning woman just like in the original book.He doesn't know that people's thoughts are changed by the environment. In the original book, Liu Xianglian said that she wanted to marry Jue Se because his family was in decline. Only those from a small family want to marry a stunning woman to maintain their last face as a child of an aristocratic family.

But this life is different, because of Mu Xu, he stepped into the officialdom early, you must know that when his father was alive, he was only a small sixth-rank military officer.So now he wants to marry a woman with a good family background.

Hearing what he said, Mu Xu felt confident, and said with a smile, "How about I be a matchmaker for Brother Liu?"

Liu Xianglian was overjoyed, and quickly agreed, but she couldn't help but ask Mu Xu which girl she was referring to.

Mu Xu wanted to tell him the result after he had the result, but couldn't help his pestering, so he said, "I said the same thing, it may not be possible?" Seeing him looking at him eagerly, he had no choice but to tell the truth, "I said It's the concubine of Jia's big house, Jia Lian's sister."

Knowing who Mu Xu was talking about, Liu Xianglian agreed after a little thought.He knew Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu, and from the looks of the two of them, he could tell that Jia's daughter must be good-looking.Although she is a concubine, let it go. If he wants to marry, the Jia family still looks down on him?So he begged Mu Xu to make it happen.

Looking at him like this, it is very different from the boldness of the past, and Mu Xu also finds it funny.I had no choice but to agree to him, to help him inquire about Jia Lian's tone first, and let him go back and wait for the news first, so Liu Xianglian left hesitantly.

When he left, Mu Xu didn't delay, and immediately ordered someone to invite Jia Lian.

After a while, Jia Lian came to see him. After Mu Xu asked him to sit down, he thought about it and decided to tell the truth, so he asked directly, "I don't know if the concubine sister in the elder brother's family was ever married?"

Jia Lian was about to decline when he heard him call him elder brother, when he suddenly heard him ask about his concubine sister, he figured it was after Yingchun, his first reaction was, did Mu Xu fall in love with Yingchun?After thinking about it, he felt that the possibility was not high. Although he didn't know what he meant, he still replied directly, "Never."

After answering, he was still quite blushing, because if Mu Xu hadn't asked today, he would have forgotten about this girl long ago.Now that I think about it, I realize that this girl is old enough, and I feel ashamed for a while, regretting that I didn't care enough about my sister and my younger brother in the past.

Mu Xu naturally knew the real situation of Yingchun, but it was difficult to explain clearly.Now that he heard that Yingchun was not married, he said along the way, "Then what do you think of Brother Liu Xianglian?"

"What do you mean, sir?"

Mu Xu nodded to confirm, "I want to be a matchmaker for the two of them, I don't know if Shixiong thinks it is feasible."

Jia Lian thought in his mind that now that Liu Xianglian has a household of five ranks and has a close relationship with Mu Xu, there is no need to worry about his future in the future.Moreover, I and him are considered old acquaintances, he has always been a good person, this is not only good for Yingchun, but also can watch and help me in the officialdom in the future.

After thinking about it, he also felt that this marriage was a good one, but when he thought of his father, Jia She, he couldn't help hesitating.He hesitated and said, "My lord said that this marriage is very good, and I can trust Liu Xiandi's character, but my father..."

Hearing Jia Amnesty, Mu Xu also frowned a little. After all, this is ancient times, where parents' orders and matchmaker's words were emphasized.In any case, Jia She couldn't get around this matter. The reason why he wanted to facilitate this matter was because Yingchun was in the original time and space, and his end was too miserable.Another thing is that she and Liu Xianglian are quite suitable.

As for someone calling her Er Mumu, in his opinion, it was just because she had no one to back her up.We must know that Yingchun is good at playing chess. A person who is good at playing chess must have his own hills and valleys in his heart.Taking Liu Xianglian as a person, he would naturally not treat her like Sun Shaozu in the original text.

Jia Lian also kept thinking about it in his heart. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this marriage was a good one. It would be a pity if it was blown away because of his father.Suddenly, he thought of the old lady at home, if he asked Brother Feng to go to the old lady to blow some air, it should be possible.Thinking of this, he made up his mind to write to Jingli as soon as he got back.

So Jia Lian told Mu Xu his idea, and Mu Xu thought it was good. After all, Jia's family hadn't built the Grand View Garden at this time, and Jia Amnesty was not short of money, so he probably wouldn't sell his daughter.Besides, there is Jia Mu pressing down, so I think it should be possible.

Both of them were very satisfied at the moment, and Mu Xu felt that he not only helped Liu Xianglian talk about their close relationship, but also did a good deed, freeing Yingchun from the miserable fate of the original book.

And Jia Lian also felt that if this was done, as the elder brother, he would not only find a good home for his sister, but also find a good helper for himself in the officialdom.

After agreeing on this matter, Jia Lian was also afraid of long nights and dreams, so he hurriedly said goodbye to Mu Xu, intending to go back and write a good letter immediately, and send someone to the capital.

After Jia Lian left, Mu Xu was in a good mood and headed towards the backyard.As soon as he arrived in the backyard, he saw Xiangling and an old woman sitting in the yard talking, and knew that Xiangling's mother, Zhen Fengshi, had arrived.

(End of this chapter)