On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 244 Marriage Fraud
Boss Xiao didn't expect that this was not the matchmaker invited by the Jiang family. He thought that the female family members of the Jiang family were dissatisfied with their daughter, so they deliberately staged this to make things difficult for them.

In other words, give someone a show of strength first.

Therefore, he is definitely not willing to hand over his daughter's Geng Tie, and still sits on the throne. It seems that he has just discovered that his tea is so delicious.

Although he didn't know whether it was Biluochun or Longjing, it was given by Mr. Jiang before, and it tasted delicious without spending any money.

Mrs. Liu also suppressed the smile on her face, sat there, took the red date cake from Boss Xiao, and ate it slowly.

The matchmaker didn't expect them to react like this.

At first, the He family said that the woman was from an ordinary family. The two families had been discussing marriage. The chaos in Yuzhang caused the two families to get separated. Now they are reunited and want to continue their good relationship.

It's just that there was some misunderstanding between the two families at first, so she was asked to be vague about her family situation first, and then confess when she got the Geng Tie and wrote the marriage certificate.

The matchmaker was a little hesitant at the time. Isn't this tantamount to marriage fraud?

But the He family first paid her a thank you gift of ten taels of silver and said that when the matter was completed, they would give her a matchmaking gift of ten taels of silver.

Twenty taels of silver is enough for an ordinary family to spend for a year.

The world is not peaceful now, and nothing can make a matchmaker feel more secure than money.

So the matchmaker hesitated for a while and finally agreed.

As the old saying goes, if there are no clouds in the sky, it will not rain; if there is no matchmaker on the ground, there will be no marriage.

Even if both families have agreed, they still have to invite a matchmaker to go through the motions, otherwise it will appear informal.

Among the three matchmaking and six certificates, the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words are very important.

But a matchmaker's mouth, the upper lip is suitable for marriage, and the lower lip is great for killing matchmakers.

It allows a lame young man to ride a horse and look at a woman, perfectly concealing his own flaws.

You can also let a hunchbacked lady sit in a sedan chair to cover up her hunchback, revealing only the hibiscus face that makes people fall in love at first sight.

Therefore, the thing that the He family wants to hide is indeed not difficult for the matchmaker.

After all, the betrothal gift given by the He family was not small, and most people would be reluctant to refuse it.

Of course, she didn't expect that the Xiao family could live in a large courtyard with two entrances before coming here.

She vaguely remembered that the people living here seemed to be wealthy families. How could the Xiao family live here after they escaped from trouble?
But the matchmaker didn't think much about it. She was only thinking about the ten taels of silver that she hadn't received yet, so she smiled and continued to praise the He family to the extreme.

"Okay," Boss Xiao interrupted her angrily: "Our girl is still young, and we want to keep her a little longer. Thank you for making this trip."

He felt in his heart that since the Jiang family wanted to take advantage of his daughter, don't blame him for being rude.

Now that he has a lot of money, and the name on the house deed has been changed to his own, there is no way he will return it to the Jiang family.

He cares more about the inside than the face.

I rushed to my daughters and led the villagers to rescue them in the middle of the night, and I was confident that I could take over the house.

When Mrs. Liu heard what Boss Xiao said, she took out a tael of silver that she had prepared long ago from her sleeve and handed it to the matchmaker. She said politely: "Auntie, it's a waste of time for you to come here. I'll treat you to a cup of tea."

Even if he doesn't agree to the engagement, he still can't offend the matchmaker.

The matchmaker travels around the streets and is a good talker. If she doesn't give some money to seal the seal, she is afraid that she will ruin the reputation of her daughters outside.

The matchmaker was stunned: No, why are you so straightforward? Even if you are not satisfied, you can still make comments?
Although Mrs. Wu didn't know why her eldest brother and sister-in-law reneged on the promised engagement.

But her mind was rarely clear at the moment. Seeing that the matchmaker was still unwilling to leave, she stepped forward and held her arm: "Sister, our eldest girl is also the apple of the family's eye. How can we settle down so easily?" She is also rarely cunning. , she didn’t want to lose this marriage to the Jiang family, so the meaning behind her words was to make the matchmaker come to her house more often to make her appear more noble.

Of course the matchmaker doesn't want to.

Because Mrs. He said that she must get this Geng Tie.

He also said that if the Xiao family didn't agree, he could make some empty promises.

To put it bluntly, they are just painting a big pie. Once the Geng Tie is obtained, those words will be empty words.

It's just that this trick is a bit damaging, and the matchmaker is afraid that if word gets out, it will affect her reputation.

But at this moment, she couldn't care anymore, and immediately said with a smile: "Uncle Xiao, eldest grandma, the eldest son told me privately that he is still preparing the betrothal gift, but time is tight, and he will definitely buy it after the new year. A decent betrothal gift.”

The Xiao family automatically misunderstood.

They also knew that Mr. Jiang had not come back yet, and they heard that he had spent a lot of money to buy medicinal materials.

Many soldiers were injured this time, and Huichuntang allowed them to pay on credit.

It's not that he opened a medical clinic because of his evil intentions, but to save a dying or seriously injured soldier, that really requires a lot of precious medicinal materials.

Therefore, although the Huichun Hall is now full of injured people, the Jiang family not only cannot earn any money, but also put money into it every day.

No wonder the betrothal gift sent by the Jiang family was simpler.

Boss Xiao then softened his expression: "Then why doesn't anyone from the Jiang family come with you?"

The Jiang family is a popular surname in the city.

Therefore, the matchmaker wanted to kill her, but she didn't expect that it was the Jiang family of Huichun Hall.

The main reason is that the two families are not in the same family, and the disparity is too great. Even if she is killed, it will not affect her in that direction.

If he really knew it, the matchmaker wouldn't dare to cheat on her.

But the matchmaker also understood that the Xiao family now wanted to marry the eldest daughter to a family named Jiang.

The matchmakers were a little bit aggrieved for the He family. The He family was a relative of Mr. Inspector Zhao. This time, Mr. He was injured because he was trying to save Mr. Inspector Zhao's son.

At this point, Mr. He was still thinking about Miss Xiao, who had not yet passed the exam, and specially invited him to hire her.

The matchmaker pretended that she didn't realize that Boss Xiao was talking about the 'Jiang family', and said helplessly: "The eldest son is not feeling well, so he can't come."

Mrs. Xiao became anxious and said in less than standard Mandarin: "Then why didn't you tell me earlier?"

The matchmaker also smiled: "Today is a good day for a big wedding, and I don't want to say this..."

Boss Xiao also felt that he had thought too badly of people before. Jiang Yu must be exhausted. Then the Jiang family was worried about him, so how could they bother to come?
He even suspected that Jiang Yu felt that the betrothal gift was too small and was too shameful to come.

Who made Jiang Yu boast in front of him before, saying that he would never neglect his eldest girl as a betrothal gift.

The more Boss Xiao thought about it, the funnier he became, so he took out the Geng Tie from his arms and handed it to the matchmaker: "In that case, let's exchange Geng Tie?"

After changing the Geng Tie and writing the marriage letter, the marriage is more than half done.

The matchmaker had a ulterior motive in her heart, and of course she didn't dare to take out He Dalang's Geng Tie right away. Otherwise, when the Xiao family saw He Yanbin's name written on the man's Geng Tie, they would definitely come to snatch the Geng Tie.

"Girl, you are precious, let me take the Geng Tie first." The matchmaker went to take it with both hands, making up her mind, and later said that the Geng Tie was still at the groom's house and she had forgotten to bring it.