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Chapter 181 Arranged Marriage Kills People

The seventh day of October.

After a cold snap, a sunny day ushered in.

When Chen Chu was on duty, he saw a carriage parked not far in front of the capital's official office.

Can't help being curious: "This carriage has been here every day for five or six days, right?"

Baoxi, who was on duty today as a guard, immediately showed a mysterious look, and gossiped, "My lord, this is the carriage of Xu Zhener, the little girl of the Xu family."

"Xu Zhen'er?" Chen Chu felt that the name was familiar, but couldn't remember who it was.

Baoxi immediately cleared up the confusion and said: "My niece of Xu Yuhou in Tongshan, sir, have you forgotten? At the beginning, Madam and Zhang Duijiang's wife were a matchmaker, and they promised Commander Yang that they would marry each other."

"Oh~ it's her."

Chen Chu naturally remembered this matter.

At that time, Xu Zhen'er looked down on Yang Dalang, who was still white, and spread the news about it, so Mao'er lost her temper with Xu Wan'er once.

"Why is she here?" Chen Chu asked curiously.

"I came to look for Brother Yang, but Brother Yang lives in the barracks all the time, and she can't get in, so she came here to control the government and block people."

"Oh, so it is."

Yang Dalang served as the commander of the army at a young age, he can definitely be called young and promising, it seems that he has also attracted the attention of Xiaoniang.

Chen Chu smiled and shook his head, "What's the matter with people blocking the door all day, Baoxi, go to the camp and ask Dalang to come over."

"Yes!"

The end of the hour.

Wearing black oil chain armor, Yang Dalang strode into the lobby of the capital's government office with his head held high.

"My lord, what is the purpose of recruiting your subordinates?"

Under the hall, Da Lang clasped his fists and saluted.

Chen Chu waved his hand, turned away the rest of the people, and said with a smile, "Da Lang, what happened to Xu Zhen'er outside?"

"Hey, what can happen."

Seeing that there was no one else in the hall, Yang Dalang sat down on the chair carelessly, and complained: "She started writing letters every day last month, and I haven't answered them. I don't want to come to Caizhou these days."

"What do you think?" Chen Chu got up from the big case, went to sit in another chair beside Da Lang, and asked in a brotherly tone.

"I don't think so, this kind of woman is boring."

Da Lang saw a cup of cold tea on the tea table, no matter who left it, he picked it up and took a sip.

"Baoxi, call someone to serve tea."

Chen Chu gave instructions before saying: "You decide this matter yourself. But Goulan is not a long-term shelter after all. When you are old, it's time to find a woman to start a family. When you go back, there are hot meals and hot soup, and there are people asking for warmth. It's a pleasant day! Hey."

"Show off again~"

Dalang curled his lips, but sighed: "Goulan has its own beauty. Besides, I am not as lucky as you. My sister-in-law has suffered and experienced hardships with you, and you will naturally live a stable life. Little sister-in-law When we were with you, our life was still tight. Speaking of it, even when you and Mrs. Cai San were on good terms, we couldn't talk about being rich."

Baoxi came to serve tea, Dalang stopped the conversation, and only after the former went out, he said in a low voice: "Brother Chu, how Miss Cai San treated you that night in the Caiwei Pavilion, my brothers all saw it." Li, you should at least give a name, it has been so ambiguous, it is too wronged."

Only Da Lang dared to say this to Chen Chu.

At the same time, it also showed a change in their views on Cai Wei.

In the eyes of Dalang and his group, no matter whether you are famous or not, as long as you treat us well, you are a good person and one of your own.

"What about you, why are you talking about me again?"

Chen Chu shook his head helplessly. It's not that he doesn't want to give Cai Wei the title, but Cai Wei wants the title of Mrs. Chen, so why give it?

"Hey, I'll take care of my own business."

"How do you solve it?"

"I'll go and ask her what she wants."

"Alright, talk about it, don't worry."

"Don't worry, I know what to do."

In a short time, Dalang walked out of the government office of the capital, and walked forward to meet the carriage.

The little maid who was guarding outside the car saw that the master who had been waiting for several days finally appeared, so she hurriedly whispered something into the car.

"Miss Xu, what on earth do you want to do? You've been stuck outside the government office all day, and now the brothers are laughing at me." Da Lang stood outside the car and said in a low voice.

But weeping faintly came from inside the car, and then a coquettish and timid voice sounded, "Brother Zhen, I just said something that shouldn't have been said at the time when I was feeling unwell and depressed. How about a few words?"

"Where are you going to talk?"

"Brother Zhen, if you are free, please get in the car and talk."

"Oh?"

Yang Dalang looked at the carriage meaningfully, he laughed, and said, "That's fine."

Then jumped on the shaft.

After a while, the carriage started and slowly left the city. Finally, it stopped in a forest five miles outside the city.

"Tell me, what do you want?"

"I don't want anything from my family, I just want to be with brother Zhen."

"Hehe, that's easy to say"

On the same day, Chen Jingyan's wife, Mrs. Tan, and sister-in-law, Mrs. Cheng, arrived in Caizhou.

Mao'er finally breathed a sigh of relief after meeting with the two wives in his own courtyard where Chen Jinyu was temporarily placed.

In the past few days, Yunong accompanied Chen Jinyu at night, and Maoer would visit her from time to time during the day to calm her down.

Tan, who dotes on her daughter very much, sees that Chen Jinyu is haggard after a few days, and often sits alone in front of the window looking at the desolate autumn scene in a daze for a long time, Tan can no longer bear to be harsh.

Originally wanted to stay for two days and returned home.

But I didn't want to, the day before the departure, there were rumors in the city that Ma Bangde, a rioter, was fighting with bandits near the North Shangguan Road.

The return journey is uncertain, so Tan can only continue to stay in the Chen family's other courtyard.

Afterwards, well-informed officials at all levels learned that Mrs. Tong Zhi, the appointed wife, had arrived in Caizhou, so they sent their family members to visit and express their goodwill.

Once this happened, Mrs. Tan simply changed her plan and stayed in Caizhou, so as to familiarize her husband with the situation in advance and inquire about the official news of Caizhou, and plan to return home only after her husband officially took office.

Unexpectedly, when Chen Jinyu, who was originally depressed, learned about this, her mood improved, and sweet dimples appeared on her beautiful face again.

As someone who has experienced it, Mrs. Tan became even more worried when she saw this.

that compartment.

Cai Wei said that she didn't care about such trivial things as Chen Jinyu, so she really ignored it.

After moving out of Chen's house on the third day of October, Cai Hua, who had been delayed for a while by 'handling the matter of Hou Zhai and Chen Jinyu', finally freed up to do things.

Fourth day.

The batch of 'storytellers' that Cai Wei recruited and formed were immediately scattered in Zhuangzi everywhere.

Chen Chu obtained thirteen farms near Caizhou from Zheng Yi, one of which was used to accommodate family members who fled from Bashan and Jiuzhai, and the other one, Li Maotou, the former steward of the Zheng family in Xiaxi Village, had been beheaded by him.

The remaining eleven villages have never taken the time to investigate and deal with them.

Cai Hua's people went to these Zhuangzi.

It was still the old routine, using storytelling as an activity popular among the common people to break into the village and take the opportunity to inquire about news.

Among the eleven farms, the former stewards of Zheng's family, someone heard the news of Li Mantou's death and fled early.

But most people still fantasize about working for the new owner.

On the seventh day of October, the storyteller collected information about the misconduct of the stewards and gave it to Cai Wei. On the same day, he borrowed Mao Dan from Chen Chu and a team of personal soldiers to go to various villages in a murderous manner.

Killed six people in charge in one day.

The rest either fled or were dismissed.

Although these stewards were all slaves and no one was wronged, such a big movement still alarmed the Caizhou government office.

The relationship between Cai Wei and Chen Chu is not difficult to inquire about. Naturally, Bai Renli did not dare to arrest anyone, so he could only send someone to the capital control office to tell Xiaoyi, "Master Chen, pay attention!" '

In just a few days, the reputation of Tongshan poisonous woman and seductress spread among the rascals.

Cai Wei didn't care about this at all, and even explained it to Chen Chu plausibly, "This move is not only to vent your anger on the farmers in your village, but also to let them appreciate the kindness of the master. Let them know the rules of doing things. Only the combination of kindness and strength is the way to control people."

Later, Cai Wei recruited a new steward from Tongshan.
She seemed to figure out what Chen Chu was thinking. This group of people were all from Min Zhuang, a soldier who was injured and disabled during the Tongshan Defense War.

This move immediately delighted Zhenhuai Army from top to bottom.

Serving as a soldier and fighting will inevitably lead to disability. This move undoubtedly tells the soldiers that Chen Dutong is preparing for everyone's escape.

Later, Cai Hua imitated the organizational structure of Luliuwei and set up self-protection people in each village. These are reserve soldiers.

Set up logistics and business organization. Although there is nothing to sell in these villages right now, Cai Wei knows that Chen Chu will definitely plant rare things in the village in the coming year, which is considered advance preparation.

It was the widow of Lin Feng, a villager from Xilin Village who died in the battle on Wuming Xiaoling in the south of Tongshan, who was recruited to take charge of the logistics.

After Lin Dali, the leader of the Cao Gang, learned of this, he ran to Lin Feng's grave that night and got drunk with joy.

After finishing all these, it is already November.

A series of dazzling operations stunned the cat who was still in Caizhou.

Then Cai Hua never borrowed Luliuxu, but wanted to copy Luliuxu in Caizhou?
Moreover, the people she selected are not only trustworthy by the officials, but also happy by the sergeants.
However, what surprised Mao'er even more was what was yet to come.

November tenth.

Cai Wei invited Mao'er to the other courtyard on Shuyuan Street.

The two haven't seen each other for almost a month, but Cai Wei has lost some weight, and her chin is even more pointed.

"Sister Cai has lost a lot of weight. She has been working hard recently." When Mao'er was talking, she glanced at Cai Hua's chest. She couldn't help thinking jealously, how come this is the only place where she doesn't look thinner!

"Stop being hypocritical."

Cai Wei curled her lips, and threw a stack of household registers that recorded the population of the farm in detail, "There are family members who escaped from the village living in Guniu Village, and I didn't interfere. These are the population registers of the other twelve farms. You can keep them."

"give me?"

The cat opened its cherry mouth in surprise.

Cai Hua was so active in dealing with Zhuangzi, Mao'er thought she wanted to control Zhuangzi.

At that time, the cat was still a bit of a snack, after all, it was her job as the head mother to manage the family property.

No, Cai Wei just threw it to herself so lightly.

You know, the prosperous Luliuxu and the rich and rich fragrance makeup workshop are Maoer's greatest confidence.

The head of the family spends money like water, not counting the greetings and gifts during the festivals, and even the money that is rewarded from time to time is not a small amount every month.

If there is no money in hand, even the maids and servants at home may not have the same heart as the mistress.

So Maoer couldn't figure out how Cai Wei would lose such a large amount of income for nothing.

Cai Hua seemed to see Mao'er's doubts, and said lazily: "I have to worry about this, and I don't have the heart to compete with you for this property, let alone fight and be jealous all day long. I have important things to do."

"A big deal? Is this not a big deal?"

Cai Wei mentioned many times before that "there are important things to do", and Mao'er thought that dealing with Zhuangzi was the big thing in her mouth.

"Naturally not."

Cai Hua giggled, but refused to say what the 'big event' was.

The cat got more and more itchy to be hooked.

It's winter, and the production and operation of Luliuwei has entered a low tide period. Besides, there are Liu Lanzhi, Han Lu and other people trained by Mao'er to help her keep an eye on her, and Uncle Liu and Uncle Yang are taking care of her.

Mao'er thought about it carefully, and felt that there should be no major problem in staying in Caizhou, so she stayed at ease, and wanted to see with her own eyes what the big thing Cai Wei said was.

I didn't want to, but in the end I had to go back to Tongshan because of one emergency after another.

November twelve.

A rare early winter sun.

The eldest son took a rest today, and came to Sajin Lane early in the morning to invite Cuiyuan to go out to play in the city.

Cuiyuan went to ask for leave, and Mao'er couldn't help pursing her lips in joy when she heard the words, "Brother Yao's elm head is finally willing to open up."

Cui Yuan complained a little arrogantly: "It's cold, what fun is there outside the city?"

Looking at the duplicity of Cui Yuan, Mao'er chuckled, took out a few silver coins and stuffed them into Cui Yuan's hand, and said softly: "Go, you are not married yet, if you want to buy something, you can even spend our own money, don't worry." Because a little money is looked down upon by men."

"Big lady, the slaves are rich! The big lady rewards every now and then, and the slaves save a lot."

Cuiyuan hurriedly backed away, but Maoer deliberately acted slightly annoyed, and said in a soft voice: "You have yours, be obedient, don't push it away! Also, don't call yourself a slave or maid in the future, you will be a slave in the future. I want to be the lady of Yuhou."

Speaking of this, Cui Yuan slightly lowered her head, and said desolately: "The servant girl has been a commanding lady, and she has also been a servant girl."

Mao'er raised her hand to help Cui Yuan straighten her temples, and said softly: "Don't be silly. Your life contract has expired. I, Cui Yuan, am a clean woman from a good family. I have prepared a generous dowry for you. Before you get married, I will recognize you as a righteous sister, and see who dares to make an issue of your origin!"

"Big lady"

Cui Yuan called tremblingly, tears rolling down her eyes.

time.

The Hanchun hall is quiet, the sunlight scatters through the window paper into a gentle halo.

Sitting by the window, Mao'er read the letter from Hutou, in which she kept complaining that her sister and brother-in-law left her in Luliuxu.

It was also the first time Mao'er had been away from Hutou for so long, and he couldn't help but miss the little girl who grew up a little bit.

The winter vacation is coming soon, and we will bring her to Caizhou for a reunion after the holiday.
Thinking of Hutou, Mao'er couldn't help thinking of Cui Yuan.

She treats Cui Yuan like this, besides the real feelings, there are other considerations
The eldest son is the official's confidant brother, he is simple and honest, if he marries an ignorant woman, it's hard to say that it will have any influence on him.

It's not certain that it will ruin their brotherhood.

But the cat knows Cui Yuan's personality.

Since the two of them have a love affair and a concubine, Mao'er is naturally happy to see it happen.

I really thought about it, but I heard the report from the front, saying that Chen Dutong asked the eldest lady to go to Yang Dalang's house in Xinghua Lane as soon as possible.

Hearing that the words were urgent, Mao'er couldn't help being very surprised, and then left the house.

On the way to Xinghua Lane, Maodan told Mao'er roughly through the curtain of the carriage. It turned out that Yang Youtian and his wife came to Caizhou today, and Da Lang was beaten without saying a word.

After Chen Chu rushed over, seeing Aunt Yang crying non-stop, he could only urgently call Maoer to persuade her.

After all, Da Lang was the commander of the first army, so why did Uncle Yang hit him at every turn, but then again, what did Da Lang do to make Uncle so angry?

A moment later, the cat arrived at Xinghua Lane.

As soon as I got off the carriage, I heard Uncle Yang roaring in the courtyard, "Will you marry? Will you marry?"

"If you don't want to marry, if you want to marry your father, go and marry him"

"You jio, I'll beat you to death!"

After the conversation between the father and son, there were voices of Peng Er, Wu Kui and others trying to persuade them to fight.

"Uncle, stop hitting."

"Uncle, sit down and calm down first."

Came to force a marriage?
The cat couldn't help feeling amused, and walked up the steps.

But I heard Uncle Yang continue to scold: "Rabbit man! If you don't want to marry that Xu Zhen'er, why did you want her body! She has already come to the door!"

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The cat couldn't help but stop, his heart skipping a beat.

Before she could digest the news of the explosion, she heard Aunt Yang's sobbing and crying from the courtyard, "Son, I don't know how stubborn you are? Can you still not marry a wife for the rest of your life? Your uncle Yao has already made a decision for the eldest son." My daughter, I am going to get married during the Chinese New Year, and now you are the only one who is as old as you.”

The daylight was dim, and the cat felt dizzy and almost couldn't stand still.

In the courtyard, Chen Chu's voice finally sounded, "Eldest son? Did Uncle Yao ask the eldest son, so he made a random marriage arrangement!"

Afterwards, it was Uncle Yang's words, "Hey? Since ancient times, the words of the matchmaker have been ordered by parents! Why do you need to ask him?"

"Uncle! You will cause problems if you do this! Arranged marriages kill people!"

"Brother Chu, don't talk about others. What's the matter with you? You've been married for two years and you haven't seen any children. Who will inherit the family business in the future! It's only right for you to have a litter of sons with Maoer!"

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(End of this chapter)