Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

Let’s say Zong Zhen was reprimanded by Su Mu, and when he left, he still stayed in the private room for a long time. When he thought of so many brothers falling into the hands of the inspection department, if Master Mei enforced the law impartially, it would be six or seven lives. If it were to be ruined like this, it would feel as if a big rock had weighed on his heart, making him unable to breathe.

As a moderate salt lord, Zong Zhen was already a seasoned veteran. Although he was a little flustered, he didn't give up just yet.

Taking another sip of wine, I thought to myself, people in the officialdom are difficult to get close to, but it is not difficult to deal with, as long as you walk the right way.

If officials, especially local officials, say that they want to serve the country and the people, that is also a lie.Some people travel thousands of miles to become an official only for money, while others want to gain political achievements, so that they can rise to the next level.

Su Mu dismissed his bribe just now, he didn't even blink his eyes when he saw the golden gold, obviously he is not a money lover.Then, I just want to make a difference in the officialdom.

However, he is a small inspector and a military officer, no matter how clean he is, he has no chance of being promoted.

This Nine-Rank Inspection doesn't like money or fame, so what exactly do you want to do?

Zongzhen couldn't figure it out no matter what.

But he didn't know that it's not that Su Mu didn't love money, but he really looked down on this mere tael of gold.As for reputation, even if the reputation of inspector Mei is growing, it has nothing to do with him, Su Mu.Speaking of Su Ziqiao, a majestic poet of a generation, a close minister of the emperor, what does this reputation mean to him?

After scratching his head for a long time, and remembering that he couldn't explain to the family members of those private salt dealers, Zong Zhen felt distressed.

At this time, the lady proprietress of the inn came in with a smile, and Yifu said, "I've met Zong Daguan."

This mother-in-law Zong Zhen knew her, "So it was you, what's wrong?"

The proprietress of the inn said: "Master Zong, I heard that there is a girl in your family who is waiting in the boudoir, but if you agree to her, she will be another good candidate in old age."

"There is a girl. You are very well-informed about your wife." Besides running the inn, the proprietress of the inn also works part-time as a matchmaker. She is probably eloquent and well-known in the matchmaker circle. Thank you for the matchmaker money.

Zongzhen was already in a bad mood and was about to drive her away.But there was a sudden movement in his heart: Mei Xunjian seemed to be very old, and he had no family members around him, so he must have never been married.This person has to have some hobbies, some love money, some love power, and some are lustful.If this person does not love money, then he is lustful.

This person is afraid that you are not interested, as long as you are interested, there is a way.

The proprietress of the inn heard Zong Zhen say that there is a girl, she looked happy, and said: "So that the officials of Zong know, the Liu family in the south of the city knows, the family runs a cloth shop. The third child of their family happens to be 16 years old this year..."

Before he finished speaking, Zong Zhen waved his hand, and suddenly sneered and said, "A merchant who sells cloth is also worthy of marrying my sister. Although my younger sister is not very good-looking, she has a gentle personality and a clean net worth. I, Zong Zhen, can also stand on the stage. No matter what. My sister has to find a husband who is a student, or has a half-job to be a husband. This is not disrespectful. With a little thought, if this thing is done, there will be another 20 taels of money for the matchmaker."

As he said that, he stuffed an ingot of two taels of silver into the proprietress' hand, then turned his head and looked in the direction of Su Mu's yard.

What kind of person is the proprietress of the inn, why doesn't she understand what Zong Zhen is thinking, and she exclaimed with a smile on her face, "Master Zong has good eyesight! Although the inspector Mei is a little older, he is born with a good-looking talent. Let's look at the inspector's growth , there are always a few thousand taels a year. Don't worry, this matter will be covered by me, and I will do it."

After finishing speaking, he firmly grasped the ingot of silver and ran towards Su Mu's yard like a gust of wind.

Regarding Zong's matchmaking money, she vowed to get it.

When the proprietress of the inn ran away, Zong Zhenxin was still a little apprehensive, so he settled the bill, walked towards home with his hands behind his back, and was going to talk about it with his wife again.

Zongzhen's parents died early, and there was only one wife, four sons and one younger sister in the family. If he hadn't relied on his courage to smuggle salt, he would have been overwhelmed with so many mouths.

After walking on the street for a long time, someone suddenly came up and whispered in his ear, "Brother Zong."

Looking back, it was the brother who smuggled salt together, "What's the matter?"

The man said: "Brother Zong, the Lianshan Society cooperated with us this time, and lost several brothers, but they are unwilling to let go. They are waiting at my house and want to talk to you. At the same time, there are also Baigan Society and Tiger Walk. people."

"There are so many people, okay, I'll go and have a look." Zong Zhen felt a little bad, so he nodded and followed the brother into a small courtyard.

There was a table of wine in the main room, and there were six people sitting there, all of whom were old acquaintances who smuggled salt together.

Zong Zhen cupped his hands and said with a forced smile, "Everyone is here."

At this time, a member of the Lianshan Club jumped up, pointed at Zongzhen and yelled angrily: "Surname Zong, you used to keep bragging in front of us, saying that the inspector Mei of the inspection department should give you some face. Let us Then I believed your words, avoided other familiar routes, and took the waterway guarded by the inspection department. Now, six or seven people fell into the hands of the surname Mei. You have to come up with a charter for this matter, otherwise, we Today is not over!"

"Er Dong, sit down!" At this moment, an old man shouted angrily.

This person is the boss Bai of the Lianshan Club.

Hearing the boss's angry shout, the man called Erdong sat down angrily, still staring fiercely at Zongzhen.

"Boss Bai." Zong Zhen hurriedly cupped his hands.

Boss Bai held Zong Zhen's hand and said with a chuckle: "Brother Zong, I heard that you are a righteous man and a famous knight. Someone Bai has heard about your reputation. Is there something wrong with this? What misunderstanding?"

The people from Baigan Club and Tigers also laughed at the same time: "There must be a misunderstanding, Brother Zong is a man we can trust, sit down and eat wine, drink wine."

Boss Bai: "That's natural, they are all Jianghu brothers. If you don't believe Brother Zong, Bai will not come here to speak in person. Brother Zong, tell me what happened?"

Zong Zhen sat down, feeling bitter in his heart.Indeed, as Er Dong said just now, the blame for this is that he cares too much about face and likes to brag.When the wooden raft was released last time, inspector Mei somehow let him go, and even said some words of admiration, which made his reputation among private salt dealers exposed.

Therefore, the people from the Lianshanhui took it seriously and wanted to cooperate with Zongzhen to take the waterway of the inspection department.

Zongzhen's cowhide had already been blown out, and he knew it was not good, but he didn't want to lose face, so he agreed.

But I didn't want to, even people and goods were detained.

Boss Bai looked polite, but listening to his tone, if Zong Zhen didn't give an explanation this time, he would not give up.