Fenghou

Chapter 341 Elders
Zhang Jun secretly boasted that Chen Qing was knowledgeable about current affairs. In fact, that was what the officials meant. Together with this achievement, he was bestowed with the Duke of the country, and his military position remained unchanged for the time being, or he was promoted by a civil servant.

But the officials hoped that Chen Qing could bring it up on his own initiative, so that the court would look better.

Zhang Jun nodded, "You can think this way, which shows that you are not arrogant. Don't worry, the rewards that the imperial court should give you will not be less than a penny."

"I have no objection to the imperial court's arrangement, and I don't even need to appoint officials and rewards, but I hope to transfer my credit to my generals!"

"and then?"

"Then my soldiers who died in battle will be given double pensions!"

Zhang Jun thought for a while and said, "Your request is not too much. I can temporarily agree to you for the official, but if the official doesn't agree, there is nothing I can do!"

"Everything is up to Mr. Zhang!"

Zhang Jun laughed again: "I know why you came today, let's talk about business!"

He took out a copy of the engagement and said with a smile: "I have successfully proposed marriage for you. The two parties have exchanged the engagement agreement. This is Miss Lu's engagement agreement. I will leave it to you."

Chen Qing took over the marriage contract. This is the marriage certificate for every woman. In fact, Lu Xiu's marriage certificate had been handed over to the Zhang family when she was very young, but after Lu Yihao regretted the marriage, he made a new marriage certificate for his granddaughter.

The exchange of marriage certificates between the two parties means that the matchmaker has succeeded in making a preliminary marriage proposal. Of course, the marriage contract has not been fully finalized, and there are still several steps.

The first is Najib, which is to calculate whether the horoscopes of the two parties match and see if they have the same surname. For example, Lu Yihao may have his ancestor's surname Chen and later changed his surname to Lu. Of course, this is just a joke, but if this is the case, it will not work.

Generally speaking, since the matchmaker's marriage proposal is successful, these worries will not be a problem. If they have the same surname, the matchmaker's proposal will be rejected at that step.

Then the two parties had to arrange for the man and woman to meet, that is, a blind date. This step was also very important. The Song Dynasty generally respected the wishes of both men and women. If the blind date was not successful, the marriage would not be possible.

Therefore, many folk stories, such as the crippled blind date on horseback, the woman with a flat nose sniffing flowers and looking at a man, etc., all appear in this link.

If both men and women have already met, this link can also be omitted.

The next step is the key link, the recruitment, that is, the dowry.

Zhang Jun asked with a smile: "Don't you have any elders in your family? The faraway house is also counted. The elders must do the dowry. I am a matchmaker, so I can't do it for you. It will break the rules."

Where does Chen Qing have any elders?Doesn't this embarrass him?

He shook his head, "The distant relatives may be in the Kingdom of Jin. I haven't contacted them for many years, and I can't find them."

Zhang Jun was a little embarrassed, he thought for a while and then said: "Then do you have any sworn brothers? Parents who sworn brothers can also be counted as your elders."

Chen Qing immediately thought of Zheng Ping, so Zheng Ping's father should do it.

"I and Zheng Ping are in adversity, and we love each other as brothers. Can his father, Zheng Tongquan, be okay?"

"Of course Uncle Zheng Guo can, he is very suitable, then you can discuss it with him and send the betrothal gift to the Lu family as soon as possible. After the Lu family accepts the betrothal gift, the wedding date can be discussed."

"How much dowry do you want? Is [-] bolts of silk enough?"

The [-] bolts of silk were a reward from Chen Qingpo Yang Yao, and there was another [-] taels of silver, which he hadn't had time to go to the inner treasury to withdraw.

Zhang Jun chuckled, "Brother, you are really interesting. Why don't you know things that three-year-olds know?"

Chen Qing blushed and didn't know how to answer, there were many things he didn't know about the Song Dynasty!
Fortunately, Zhang Jun did not pursue his ignorance, and explained to him: "You confuse the dowry with the dowry. The dowry is mainly geese, and then there is a jar of sake, a load of rice, and a bite of pig and sheep. It's about the same. The other party accepts it, and then returns your shoes, socks, clothes and hats, and the marriage is considered settled, and then the two parties have to sit down and discuss."

"Negotiating what?"

"To discuss the date of marriage and the dowry, your [-] pieces of silk may not be able to be given away, because the Lu family may not be able to produce a dowry worth [-] pieces of silk. The dowry and dowry are equal, so the two families have to sit down and discuss , Why do we have to match each other, the reason is here.

Of course, if you are admitted to Jinshi, you don’t have to pay a penny for financial gifts, and the woman also has a generous dowry. The status of Jinshi is the best financial gift. "

"I see. Is there any regulation on the date of marriage? For example, how long must it be?"

"There is no rule about this, as long as it is an auspicious day, and some special circumstances must be avoided, such as the death day, mourning period, etc. I guess you should be able to leave after you get married."

"Can I bring my new wife to take office?" Chen Qing asked the most critical question.

Zhang Jun glanced at him and said: "You have no problem now, but if you are promoted to Jiedushi, you will face a choice, either you put your family members in Lin'an, or the imperial court sends a supervising army."

Chen Qing nodded silently, and the two said a few more words. Chen Qing thanked Zhang Jun's matchmaker again and again, and got up to leave.

Zhang Jun sent him to the door and said with a slight smile, "I am not a matchmaker for nothing. According to the custom in my hometown, you have to give me eighteen hooves as a token of gratitude!"

"Why do you want to send hooves?" Chen Qing asked puzzled.

"I'll run errands for you!"

Chen Qing laughed loudly, "Okay! It must be delivered!"

Chen Qing got into the carriage and left, Zhang Jun watched him go.

At this time, the eldest son Zhang Shi appeared beside his father and asked curiously, "This person is the notorious demon Chen Qing? I think he is very gentle and refined!"

Zhang Jun sighed slightly, "It shows the heart of a Bodhisattva if he can do the thunderbolt trick. He kills the enemy to comfort the people, do you understand?"

"My boy understands. The other sword belongs to Emperor Shenzong. Is it wrong for me to keep it by my side?"

Zhang Jun looked at his son lovingly, and said with a smile, "That's not Emperor Shenzong's saber, it's just one of the swords in his collection. It belongs to the palace curiosities. This kind is popular among the people. Don't worry so much. Just keep it if you like it." Let's go!"

"Thank you Daddy, the boy really likes it!"

Of course Zhang Jun knew that this was Chen Qing thanking him in disguise. The sword ranked fifth in the collection of swords in Emperor Shenzong's collection. It was cast by Zhang Yajiu, a famous swordsmith in the Tang Dynasty. It is the most precious treasure in the world.

"Keep it for yourself, don't give it away easily, even if you put a price tag of tens of thousands, there are still people willing to pay for it."

Zhang Shi was taken aback, "My child remembers!"

It was still early, and Chen Qing came directly to Zheng Ping's house. The Zheng family was happy to have their third grandson. There were lights and festoons inside and outside the house, and one could feel the joy in the house when they walked to the door.

There was a large group of children standing at the door, and from time to time a housekeeper came out to distribute money and candies. The children rushed up and ran away with happy faces.

"Butler Zhang!"

Chen Qing stopped the housekeeper. The housekeeper knew Chen Qing, and immediately stepped forward with a smile on his face, "So it's General Chen, long time no see."

"It's been a long time, please let me know the housekeeper."

"General Chen doesn't need to report, please come in!"

When Zheng Ping heard that Chen Qing was coming, he hurried out with his infant son in his arms.

He said excitedly: "Old Chen, come and see my son, he looks exactly like me!"

"Let me see!"

Chen Qing stepped forward to take a closer look, and couldn't help but laugh. Small eyes, a big fat face, and a face full of joy, isn't it just a miniature version of Zheng Ping?
"Really, if others want to recognize it or not, what's the name of the little guy?"

"It's still debating! My father named him Zheng Ning, my elder brother named him Zheng Jing, and my second brother named him Zheng Jing. To be honest, I don't even like it. Think of one for me."

"Zheng Ning and Zheng Jing are like the names of little ladies. They are not grand enough. Zheng Jing will make people think that they are not serious, and they are not very good. You have to be sincere, why not be called Zheng Cheng!"

"it is good!"

Zheng Ping's eyes lit up, he gave a thumbs up and praised: "The name Zheng Cheng is magnificent, even if I, a father, named my son, I must use this name."

Chen Qing smiled and said, "I have something to do with your father!"

"I'll take you there, is there any food?"

"I ate on the way."

Zheng Ping said unhappily: "You are really polite. I have eaten on the way, and I am afraid that my family will be poor? Hey! I am too lazy to talk about you, come with me!"

He handed the baby to the wet nurse and led Chen Qing to the backyard.
Everyone sat down in the back hall, Zheng Tongquan asked the maid to serve tea, and said with a smile: "Could it be that General Chen doesn't even have an elder?"

"I have a few distant relatives in the Kingdom of Jin! I haven't contacted them for more than ten years. It's better not to look for them."

Zheng Tongquan nodded, "Since you regard me as an elder, that's my honor, no problem, I'll make a dowry for you, you don't need to prepare the dowry, I have a ready-made dowry at my house, when will it be suitable for my nephew?"

On the way, Chen Qing specifically asked Huang Li that the day after tomorrow and the day after tomorrow are good, so he thought for a while and said, "The day after tomorrow, then!"

　Monday, please give me a reward!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)