Marrying into a poor family

Lu Jiu and Zhang Shaohua are not much different in age, but Lu Jiu has always been a loner and doesn't like to associate with Zhang Shaohua, a hypocritical person.

Zhang Shaohua was filled with hatred for Lu Jiu.

He had been restrained since he was a child, and was required to study and behave in accordance with the standards of his grandmother. Especially, the grandmother came from the palace and was a pretentious person because she had breastfed the emperor.

Her mantra is that our Zhang family is different from others, and we must do a better job so as not to make people laugh, thereby affecting the reputation of the emperor and the queen mother.

There is another rebellious Zhang Shaohua living in Zhang Shaohua's heart.

But he didn't dare to make a mistake, and Lu Jiu's appearance often tempted the Zhang Shaohua in him to rebel.

Lu Jiu was too wanton, too dashing, too dazzling. He had a beautiful appearance and a sweet mouth. Not to mention others, even the women he had slept with had never forgotten him, and none of them had anything bad to say about him.

This is also the reason why Zhang Shaohua came to Qijiang County to entertain guests and wanted to place the place at Yun Niang's place.

He even felt the pleasure from Yun Niang which was more important to him than Lu Jiu.

He was thinking wildly, but Lu Jiu had already successfully chatted with Eunuch Zhao and the county magistrate.

Lu Jiu was good-looking and had a sweet mouth. He didn't have any of the bad habits of young men from aristocratic families. Not to mention county magistrates and eunuchs, he could talk to women and roadside vendors without any grudges.

When Eunuch Zhao came here, Lu Jiu went to the capital, and it was the first time the two met. By chance, Lu Jiu told Eunuch Zhao some interesting things about the capital, who was missing the capital, and made Eunuch Zhao reveal a long-lost smile.

Lu Jiu hung out in restaurants and tea shops and heard a lot of new things. He talked casually and got closer to Eunuch Zhao.

The county magistrate and Lu Jiu were naturally familiar with each other. Lu Jiu had often had meals with the county magistrate before and made some unsightly transactions.

Huang Xiu and Hu Zi stood aside quietly listening and observing all this, and couldn't help but admire Lu Jiuye for his ability to deal with Eunuch Zhao and the county magistrate with ease.

Hey, why did Mr. Lu Jiu ignore Mr. Zhang Shaohua?

The two of them couldn't help but glance at Mr. Zhang who was looking unhappy. Sure enough, people are very irritating. Master Lu Jiu didn't come. He was still a handsome and noble man. But when Lu Jiu showed up, who could compete with him?

Huzi touched the incense stick lightly with his finger and thought to himself: For a figure like Master Jiu, we are probably the only ones who will not be overshadowed by him.

Lu Jiuye is the dazzling sun, but Xiao Chenyu is like a big tree, silent but powerful. He is working hard to grow up silently, and one day he will become a towering tree that can protect everyone from wind and rain. Therefore, no one can ignore the big tree in front of them after looking up at the sun.

"My sister really has no choice today. After all, her father-in-law is in a hurry, and there is a funeral in my sister's family. She is a prostitute and can't think of a way. Finally, after I came back, we discussed it together and wanted to use this method to borrow money. Borrowing the happiness of the neighbors and receiving everyone's blessings and happiness, this donation is a better gift to the Queen Mother, don't you think so, Eunuch Zhao?"

Eunuch Zhao, who was a little unhappy at first, became happy after Lu Jiuyu Canlianhua's explanation.

Of course, someone handed me the ladder and it was time to get down, otherwise what else could I do? Even if we want to deal with Qin Xiang in the future, we can only look for opportunities in the future.

"Oh, it's really difficult for Mrs. Xiao Er." Eunuch Zhao also pretended to be considerate and said.

Lu Jiu naturally didn't believe it, but his face showed gratitude.

The things delivered today look lively, but in fact there are not many. Of course, this is also not much for the four major families in Dancheng. It is already a scary situation in Qijiang County. Qin Xiang was so generous because last year Lu Jiu's father's merchant ship brought back a lot of spices. This year Qin Xiang spent a lot of money to charter a ship and went with Lu Jiu's father. Naturally, Lu Da was the one who pledged the goods. Leading the team in person, he worked hard to select goods for Qin Xiang, and also tried his best to negotiate prices, making others think it was his own business.

The things given were only part of Qin Xiang's possessions, but outsiders didn't know that and thought they were all her belongings.

Lu Jiu added: "My sister has just started her own business, and there is indeed nothing at home. However, she also said that Eunuch Zhao is running errands for the Queen Mother, and there is no reason to push things to Eunuch Zhao to worry about, so before I come back, she Send people to Dancheng to collect the items needed by Eunuch Zhao, but there are not enough items in Dancheng, and it will take some time to go to further places to buy."

I have never met such an obedient person in all the time I have been out.

Lu Jiu also said that when he came this time, firstly, his sister was at home alone and had to observe filial piety, so she couldn't handle such a big matter.

The second thing is that she has no money, and I brought the money to her.

The meaning of these words is very obvious. The list of goods that Eunuch Zhao made for Qin Xiang exceeded Qin Xiang's ability. Her family was depleted and now she has to borrow money.

Moreover, she didn't say a word "no", she just heard these things from others.

The county magistrate lowered his head to drink tea, and a coldness appeared in the corner of his mouth. This Qin Xiang was really not easy to mess with.

He had a crazy idea in his mind: If he couldn't be offended, why not keep him?

Immediately, he slowly raised his gaze, and across the smiling face of Lu Jiu, he saw Eunuch Zhao's reserved but helpful smile after being flattered.

Finally, it fell on Zhang Shaohua's awkward face, which looked disdainful but wanted to participate, but didn't know how to interrupt.

The next moment, the county magistrate saw Zhang Shaohua's eyes involuntarily looking to the side. He followed his gaze and saw that it was the servant of Qin Xian's family, the young man named Huzi.

It turns out that Zhang Shaohua still has this intention?

But in the blink of an eye, a series of plans had a preliminary outline in the county magistrate's mind, but the details still needed to be discussed with the master.

Lu Jiu invited Eunuch Zhao to drink and have a banquet. Zhang Shaohua finally found the topic and said that he had arranged a banquet in Liuye Lane and invited everyone to come.

Lu Jiu held a string of fragrant beads in his hand, looked sideways at Zhang Shaohua, and suddenly smiled and said: "Is it Yun Niang's house? That's fine. Yun Niang's specialty dishes are indeed outstanding. I haven't eaten them for a long time, and they are even better. It’s missing.”

The donated items were placed in the courtyard where Eunuch Zhao lived in the back house. Huang Xiu and Huzi stayed behind to count the goods that were being delivered one after another with Eunuch Zhao's people, until they were exhausted.

When Eunuch Zhao was carried back drunk after lunch, Huang Xiu and Hu Zi were still busy.

Huzi basically acted from the side, so he was very idle and couldn't help but look around.

He was stunned when he saw a woman walking in from the courtyard door.

The woman was holding a tray in her hand, which probably contained hangover soup. Behind him were two maids, each carrying a basin and washing supplies.

Huzi saw the woman walking along the corridor towards the main room where Eunuch Zhao had just entered, and hurriedly pulled Huang Xiu to show him.

Huang Xiu only saw a back figure and asked Hu Zi with a puzzled expression.

Huzi glanced at Eunuch Zhao's men not far away, then whispered into Huang Xiu's ear: "I'll talk to you later when I go out."