Your Majesty, please resign again

Chapter 107 Happy arrival!

Zhang Heng fled back to Taixue, hoping to live a peaceful life for a few days.

Although business is his old profession, it always reminds him of his day and night life as a social animal in his previous life.

Of course, reading is tiring, but the happiness of acquiring knowledge is unmatched by social animals.

Just a few days after returning to Taixue, he became busy again.

This time it was nothing but news from Mrs. Zeng.

She sent a message, saying that she had contacted the Zou family and that the matchmaker between the two families had hooked up and was preparing to hold a meeting between the two families.

Mrs. Zeng asked them to go to Zeng Mansion quickly.

Zhang Jun did not dare to delay, so he quickly took his two younger brothers and rushed to Zeng's mansion.

Mrs. Zeng was beaming with joy.

There have been many happy events recently.

First, the marriage contract between the daughter and Zhang Heng has been initially finalized, and then the replacement with the Cao family has been finalized.

Zhang Heng did say that 10% of the shares were worth two million yuan, but Mrs. Zeng actually didn't quite believe it.

Because two million yuan was a sky-high price in the Song Dynasty.

It can be said that in the Song Dynasty, there were not many families with assets exceeding 2 million yuan.

A flimsy 10% share is said to be worth two million dollars, which is really a fantasy.

However, during this exchange, the Zeng family received various assets worth 400,000 yuan in a solid manner, which made Mrs. Zeng overjoyed.

Four hundred thousand dollars!

Zeng Gongliang inherited the family's property, and after years of painstaking management, the family's assets are worth two to three hundred thousand yuan. And this 10% share can be exchanged for so much assets. How could Mrs. Zeng not be happy?

However, she also knew very well that based on the assets exchanged this time, the Zeng family would only be able to obtain only 200,000 yuan.

The remaining 200,000 yuan was actually given as a profit by Zhang Heng. Zhang Heng put it nicely, saying that the teacher had come forward in exchange for it, so he deserved so much.

But she had a clear mind. The 10% of the shares Zeng Gongliang received was actually the value of his appearance. Taking an extra two hundred thousand yuan was actually inappropriate.

But she still took it, but she didn't want to keep the money for her family.

This time, Mrs. Zeng planned to throw in at least 100,000 yuan for the marriage between Zhang Shu and the Zou family.

This hundred thousand gold will be spent on Zhang Shu's marriage.

Of course, although the procedures such as accepting gifts, accepting gifts, collecting taxes, and welcoming people in person cost a lot, they can be done in a grand manner with only a few thousand dollars.

The main thing is to allocate assets for it, such as fields, houses and stores.

Mrs. Zeng chose a large courtyard worth 40,000 to 50,000 yuan and has already begun to decorate it.

Mrs. Zeng carried out an overall renovation, including the renovation of the main building inside and the flowers, plants and trees in the garden in the yard. She was not sloppy at all.

The rest of the new furniture should also be equipped, so it will cost about 60,000 to 70,000 yuan.

In addition, he set up several profit-making shops, so the one hundred thousand yuan was spent.

Next is the wedding between Zhang Heng and his daughter. Although it is still a few years away, Mrs. Zeng will not treat her daughter badly.

She plans to give Zeng Youwei a dowry worth at least 150,000 yuan.

One of the considerations is to let Zeng Youwei gain more respect from Zhang Heng.

Mrs. Zeng didn’t want to keep the money in the Zeng Mansion because she didn’t want Zhang Heng to see clearly the Zeng family and make Zhang Heng think that the Zeng family only cares about profits.

Of course, there are incentives for this idea.

Recently, Zeng Youwei kidnapped the Zeng family's accounting office and went to Zhang Heng's Lin'an Trading Company.

So Mrs. Zeng privately chatted with her daughter about the Lin'an Trading Company. Unexpectedly, it aroused Zeng Youwei's vigilance, and what she said was unclear.

Mrs. Zeng actually felt uncomfortable - her daughter wasn't married yet, and her elbow was turned outward!

But she soon became happy, because this was exactly what she had been taught - as a wife, you should seek care for others.

Although Zeng Youwei's explanation was not complete, the shrewd Mrs. Zeng had a glimpse of the huge potential of Lin'an Trading Company, especially the soap that she had recently promoted.

Mrs. Zeng asked her steward to buy a batch of soap. After trying it, she knew that the soap would become popular throughout Bianjing.

Then Mrs. Zeng knew that it would only be easy for her husband to accept a disciple whose net worth would surpass that of the Zeng family in the future.

And my husband has very high expectations for this disciple. He thinks that once he wins the Jinshi and has his support, he will just be the governor of a state and maybe he can take a look at Zhongshu.

In other words, my future son-in-law may not only be rich, but also very expensive!

If such a person thinks that the Zeng family is stingy and only cares about profit, then if he becomes really rich in the future, then his daughter may not be wronged if she marries him.

Therefore, Mrs. Zeng did not want her daughter to be wronged when she married in the future, so if her parents' family gave her a larger dowry, her daughter would naturally have status.

Of course, these considerations are just a mother's calculations. The so-called parents' love for their children has far-reaching plans.

Mrs. Zeng is a far-sighted person, so she is very willing.

Of course, there are some unknown ideas in it, such as the greater Zhang Heng's future, the more he can support her children.

Mrs. Zeng did not think that Zeng Xiaozong had much potential, nor did she think that her second son could support the Zeng family. The youngest son was younger and could not see much.

Now that this son-in-law is young and has already shown signs of success, it is natural to treat him well. When he becomes successful in the future, he will naturally take care of Zeng Xiaozong's brothers.

As soon as the Zhang brothers arrived, Mrs. Zeng hurriedly explained the situation to the three brothers: "I will go to the Zou family tomorrow to take care of myself. I have prepared all the gifts I need for taking care of myself. Your teacher will also go with you tomorrow."

, this is definitely enough in terms of face.

In addition, Najib and Nazheng Zou's family said that they can do it together, which saves a lot of effort. This can be arranged at the beginning of next month. Try to complete the wedding before the Chinese New Year. The garden I prepared for Zhu Zhong can probably be kept up...

…”

Mrs. Zeng introduced her in a crackling manner, and Zhang Heng was confused.

"Um... I want to ask, what are these things?"

His question immediately made everyone laugh.

Zhang Jun quickly explained: "The third brother has never been exposed to these things since he was a child. Our parents died young, so no one asked us to participate in the happy events in the village. I am the only one who has participated in it when I am older. The second brother and the third brother are actually both

I don’t quite understand.”

Mrs. Zeng smiled kindly: "It doesn't matter. After all, you will understand after experiencing your second brother's happy event.

The teacher’s wife then explained to you that the so-called acceptance means that the man’s family invites a matchmaker to propose marriage to the woman’s family. After the woman’s family agrees to propose marriage, the man’s family prepares gifts and goes to the woman’s home to propose marriage. We have already invited a matchmaker to discuss the matter.

Okay, just prepare gifts and go propose marriage tomorrow.

As for Najib, after the man retrieves the woman's name and horoscope, he will ask for good luck in his ancestral temple. After getting the good omen, the man will prepare a gift and notify the woman's family, and then decide whether to get married.

If the ancestors agree, that is the step of accepting the betrothal. To accept the betrothal is to send a betrothal gift. Once the betrothal gift is given, then the matter is considered completed. The last step is the so-called marriage, which means welcoming the groom in person.

Go to the bride’s house to welcome her.”

Zhang Heng suddenly broke out in sweat: "Is it so complicated?"

Zhang Jun said with a smile: "This is still simplified. In the Tang Dynasty, there were six steps, as well as asking for names and asking for dates.

When asking for a name, the groom's family asks a matchmaker to ask for the girl's name and date of birth. When asking for a date, the groom's family decides on a wedding date, prepares a gift and tells it to the girl's family, and then asks the girl's family for permission.

The complete sequence is to accept the invitation, ask for the name, accept the invitation, accept the invitation, ask for an appointment, and personally welcome, which are called the six rites."

Mrs. Zeng smiled and said: "Ju An is indeed very knowledgeable. Even I don't know much about these two."

Zhang Heng breathed a sigh of relief and said: "There is also a master who is taking care of it. If I were to go, it would really be a joke."

Before dawn the next day, Mrs. Zeng woke everyone up, and then arranged for bathing and changing clothes. After that, a long line of people came out carrying burdens, followed by several carriages. On the carriages were Zeng Gongliang and Zeng Gongliang.

Mrs. Zeng, the rest of the carriages were also filled with gifts, and Zhang Heng and the brothers followed the carriages.

Zhang Heng looked at the long dragon that stretched for hundreds of meters and couldn't help but gasped: "Does it need to be so ostentatious?"

Mrs. Zeng, who was in the car, opened the curtain and said with a smile: "This is not ostentation. You always have to give enough face. If it is really ostentation, it will have to stretch for several miles."

Well, Zhang Heng admitted that he was ignorant.

It's not too far to walk all the way to Zhengmen. Fortunately, it's autumn, so we won't be sweating all the way. After leaving Zhengmen, we reach the Zou family.

The Zou family had been waiting at the door early.

Generally speaking, as a woman's family, you can be a little more reserved. No one will say anything if you stay in the hall and wait. But today Zeng Gongliang came in person, so Zou Yaozhang naturally didn't dare to trust her.

"The great scholar is here, Zou Jiapeng is so brilliant! Welcome!"

Zou Yaozhang's face blossomed with a smile, and he felt very proud. Many people from the Zou family came today, and everyone's face was bright.

Zeng Gongliang smiled and said: "The in-laws are serious. The parents of the three middle brothers died young. I am their teacher and their closest elder. You can just treat me as your in-laws. You don't need to call me a bachelor. Just call me

It would be nice to be with the in-laws."

Zou Yaozhang was even more happy, nodding his head repeatedly and saying: "Yes, yes, let's call them in-laws! Just call them in-laws, come on, in-laws, let's go inside and talk!"

Zou Yaozhang invited Zeng Gongliang and his wife in, and then came to invite Zhang Heng. He smiled and said: "Gong Xie Yuang is here, please invite Mr. Xie Yuang too."

Zhang Heng said quickly: "Don't you dare, please please."

A group of people entered the lobby. Zeng Gongliang spoke to Zou Yaozhang on behalf of Zhang Shu. In fact, they only talked for a few words. The rest of the time was spent talking about other things. Everyone would not leave in front of them like an ancient ceremony.

The process is almost the same.

Generally speaking, with Zeng Gongliang coming to the market, many procedures have become simpler. Of course, Mrs. Zeng is also very well prepared, and the other party cannot find faults. On the contrary, she has given enough face.

The etiquette of the Zou family sang through the gift list prepared by Mrs. Zeng. Zhang Heng saw that Zou Yaozhang and his wife were both smiling very happily. People are not short of money, but they value face. Mrs. Zeng was so well prepared, so naturally they

I feel very proud.

It's just that they still feel a little regretful - it would be great if their daughter's partner was the third eldest son of the Zhang family. After all, he is Duke Xie Yuangong. After the Spring Festival, he will probably be a Jinshi!

However, Zeng Gongliang also tried to save face for his disciples by pretending to accidentally talk about the academic affairs of the three disciples: "The Zhang brothers are actually pretty similar academically.

The third child couldn't control his temper and wanted to give it a try, but he didn't expect to be lucky enough to get Xie Yuan.

The academic performance of the eldest and second child is actually better than that of the third child. They can participate in the next class and it will probably not be difficult to get a Jinshi..."

Zou Yaozhang was overjoyed when he heard it. It was one thing for him to inquire about it himself, but it was another thing to tell him personally from Zeng Gongliang.

Zhang Heng clearly felt that all the clan members of the Zou family had fiery eyes, not only staring at him, but also at his eldest brother. Their eyes were like those of a female goblin eyeing Tang Monk's flesh.

Zhang Heng secretly chuckled in his heart.

The campaign continued, and when it was about time, Zeng Gongliang asked Najib the time of the campaign, and then the two parties formally exchanged Geng Tie, and the matter was settled.

Have lunch at Zou’s house.

Although Zhang Heng was the youngest and not the protagonist today, he was the one who drank the most.

Today's protagonist is of course Zhang Shu, but Zhang Shu has no identity after all.

The center of the banquet was actually Zeng Gongliang, but Zeng Gongliang's official position was too high, and others did not dare to come up to toast him. Zhang Heng had the status of Xie Yuangong, but he was also an informal official. This status was the most suitable for getting close to him.

So even though Zhang Heng tried his best to stop the drinking, he still couldn't stand up to the Zou family's thousands of troops. As expected, he drank too much again.

But it was a happy event after all, so everyone didn’t stop it, instead they were all smiles.

Zhang Heng saw that something was not going well, and he became really drunk after drinking more. He quickly used the urine escape trick, asked for the direction of the bathroom, and stumbled there.

It's just that Zhang Heng felt that he was not drunk yet. In fact, he was already drunk. He asked for directions, but he stumbled when he walked. It was also because the Zou family was too big. After turning two turns, he completely lost it.

The direction is just like a headless fly.

Zhang Heng knew he was lost and wanted to find someone to ask, but after wandering around the huge courtyard for a long time, he couldn't see anyone. He thought he might have gone to a hidden place and taken someone else's opportunity.

Suddenly I heard a whirring sound, as if there was a faint muffled sound of thunder.

I suddenly became curious and stumbled over, the sound getting louder and louder.

After turning a door, the source of the voice suddenly appeared:

But I saw a woman dressed in a strong suit gently extending her fist among the plum trees in a yard and swinging out. It seemed slow, but there was a rumble of thunder.

Zhang Heng was immediately stunned.

The woman clearly saw Zhang Heng, stopped, and suddenly looked at Zhang Heng calmly.

Zhang Heng felt as if his eyes were being attacked by a sharp sword, and couldn't help but close his eyes.

When he opened it again, the woman had disappeared, as if she had never appeared.

Zhang Heng immediately turned around and left. This time, a servant came towards him.

Zhang Heng quickly caught him and said that he was a guest who had lost his way. The servant quickly took him to the hall.

But there was no urine escape, and this time he was really drunk.

When he woke up, it was already half the moon.

No matter how good the wine is, drinking too much will cause you to get sick. Zhang Heng hit his head, feeling as if his head was about to split.

In a daze, I always felt that there was something important that I had not remembered, so I was very upset and said that I had missed something because of drinking.

However, Zhang Heng has always been good at comforting himself. He has a principle that if something is not remembered, it means it is not important.

Since it's not important, just forget about it.

The next day Zhang Heng went back to Taixue. This period of time was really wasted, as he was engaged in business and his second brother's marriage.

Fortunately, there was nothing to do with Zhang Heng in the next few days, and Zhang Shu and Zhang Yu went to the Nazheng in the next few days.

Zhang Heng stayed in Taixue and continued his studies. According to Zhang Jun's return, he said that the betrothal gift prepared by Mrs. Zeng was very comprehensive, and the Zou family was very satisfied.

In addition, Zhang Jun also told Zhang Heng that Mrs. Zeng took them to see the wedding room prepared for the second child. It was a quite large courtyard with three entrances. It was larger than the one sent from Kaifeng Mansion before. Quite a few.

The key locations and the building materials inside were all of the highest quality. At a glance, you can tell that the garden was built by a wealthy family or a high-ranking official, but Mrs. Zeng gave it some special care.

Zhang Shu hesitated and said, "This gift is too heavy. Isn't it difficult to accept it?"

Zhang Heng knew that this was Mrs. Zeng's feedback for the share exchange profit, so he smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, since it is a gift from the teacher's mother, it is the teacher's mother's wish. Take it, and then I will give some shares of Lin'an Commercial Bank." Just give it to the teacher, and take it from the second brother’s share.”

Zhang Shu immediately felt at ease when he heard this: "Okay, just take it from me!"

Zhang Heng smiled and nodded: "When will the wedding date be decided?"

Zhang Jun said with a smile: "It's the end of September now. The teacher's wife said that it's almost time to prepare for a few months. She asked someone to check the date and said that the third day of the twelfth lunar month would be a good day. The Zou family also thought it was feasible, so they decided on this date. Already."

Zhang Heng thought about it and realized that it had only been two months, which was very fast. He was also happy for his second brother: "Our family finally has a happy event, and we must do it this time!"

Zhang Jun said with a smile: "How can we say it's finally? Since we entered Bianjing, we have had many happy events."

Zhang Shu also laughed: "Isn't that right? The first happiness is to open an egg-filled cake stall, the second happiness is to become a teacher, the first happiness is to buy the first small house, and the first happiness is to hear Bian Jing. It’s a joy to receive the second house as a gift from the teacher. It’s a joy to receive the third house as a gift from the Yamen. It’s another joy to get the third house as a gift from Yuan Gong... I can’t count them all. These are happy events that come one after another. One thing, this is just a small happy event for me at best!"

The three brothers looked at each other and laughed.

That's indeed true.

Ever since I came to Bianjing, happy events have come one after another, almost making people dizzy.

Zhang Heng suddenly became full of pride and pointed to Jiang Shan: "This day can be better!"

Zhang Xun said very satisfied: "This life is already very good."

Zhang Shu also said proudly: "Well, these days will get better and better. When I marry my daughter-in-law, she will bring a dowry of thousands of dollars, and she will be well-off and have three wives and four concubines..."

"Crack!"

Zhang Shu was almost knocked to the ground.

Zhang Jun glared at him.

Zhang Heng was beside him, patting his thigh and laughing so hard.

Here you go, eat and drink well everyone!

(End of chapter)