Concubine

Chapter 60 Marrying a Concubine
The old man looked at Yang Qiuchi with squinted eyes, and nodded vigorously. From this appearance, the old man should be the father of his concubine.

Matchmaker Wang smiled and said to Yang Qiuchi: "Young Master Yang, I brought you this girl. She is from Linqing Prefecture, Shandong Province. Her surname is Qin and her name is Zhihui. See if you like it."

Judging from Yang Qiuchi's delighted eyes, Matchmaker Wang knew that this marriage was a good one, so she felt reassured, so she stopped showing off her tongue and said, "Master Yang, let's say that this girl is better than you. Take a look, do you think so?"

Yang Qiuchi's heart was beating wildly, and he wanted to sneak another look at the girl, but he was a little embarrassed. Hearing Wang Matchmaker say the girl's name, he weighed it in his heart: Qin Zhihui, Zhihui, "Chu Ci" said: "Yuan has Zhixi Liyoulan", from the name, this girl must be noble and intelligent, with many talents and ingenuity.

Seeing Yang Qiuchi standing there in a daze, Mother Yang smiled and waved to the matchmaker Wang, who walked up to Mother Yang and bent down.Mother Yang asked softly in Matchmaker Wang's ear: "Is she a young girl who has never left the court?"

The matchmaker exaggeratedly exclaimed: "Of course it's the big girl of Huanghua, how can I find a second marriage to deceive you! If not, your boss will slap me!"

Qin Zhihui blushed when she heard this.Yang Qiuchi was also happy.

Yang's mother smiled and said: "Okay, that's good!" After thinking about it, she asked the old man carefully: "Old man, how much do you always want for our marriage?"

The old man squinted his eyes and sighed: "Hey~! What do you mean by money or not? My girl is one in a million. If my family is not too poor, I would not want to be a child for others. Don't you think so?"

"That's it, that's it." Mother Yang responded with a haha.

"However, to say one thousand and ten thousand is to make a good family for the child. If she can treat her, just don't wrong the child. As for the gift money... Mother-in-law, I think you are also a straightforward person. Let me just say, If you succeed, you will fail." After finishing speaking, the old man raised a finger.

"100 taels?" Mother Yang asked cautiously.

The old man nodded: "Not too much, look at my girl..."

Before Yang's mother could answer, Yang Qiuchi had already said: "Not much, not much!~" 100 taels is only 10 yuan, and he married a young wife, who is still so beautiful, and a big girl with yellow flowers, one word—— value!
Mother Yang scolded her son with a smile, "Look at you, there are no rules, and you are so anxious." In fact, Mother Yang also liked it very much, and asked Yang Qiuchi, "How is it? Son, do you want more of this girl? "

Yang Qiuchi rushed to express his opinion just now, and now Yang's mother asked again, Yang Qiuchi felt a little embarrassed, so he looked at Feng Xiaoxue and asked, "Xiaoxue, what do you think?"

Feng Xiaoxue chuckled: "You chose, why are you asking me?"

"Then aren't you older? If I don't ask you, who should I ask?" Yang Qiuchi has watched so many movies and TV shows, and he still knows the distinction between wives and concubines.

Feng Xiaoxue blushed, leaned over, looked at Qin Zhihui carefully again, and nodded: "I think it's pretty good, handsome and gentle, I think it's good, I don't know what your husband thinks?"

Yang Qiuchi hit the snake and hit the stick: "Since the lady has agreed, then it's settled!"

"Okay! My Matchmaker Wang has made another marriage!" Matchmaker Wang said with a smile, and took out a piece of paper from her bosom, "Since it's agreed, let's sign the deed.

The only procedure required for taking a concubine is to sign a concubine contract. As early as the Tang Dynasty's "Tang Law Shuyi", there was a stipulation that "marrying a concubine is still a marriage contract". From this point of view, it is a bit like buying a maid.

After signing the deed, Yang's mother took 100 taels of silver from the back room and handed it to the old man, who typed the receipt.Mother Yang sealed a red envelope of three taels of silver to the matchmaker, and wanted to keep the old man and the matchmaker for a wedding. The old man said that he would rush back overnight, and there were still no one to take care of him at home. After explaining a few words to Qin Zhihui, he happily left Yes, the matchmaker talked for a while, smiled and Mimi left.

Yang Qiuchi has been secretly looking at his concubine, this little girl is now his own, and he is overjoyed.

Yang's mother pulled Qin Zhihui over, looked up and down carefully, and said with a smile: "Son, we will be a family from now on, don't worry, our Yang'er is kind-hearted and will treat you well, your sister Xiaoxue, that is, your eldest grandma , is also a kind-hearted person, and will not treat you badly."

Qin Zhihui raised her head slightly, glanced at Yang Qiuchi and Feng Xiaoxue, blushed again, nodded lightly, and said, "Mmm~!" During the words, a trace of imperceptible sadness floated across her brows, and Yang Qiuchi's heart One move, this little girl must have something on her mind.

It was late autumn now, and the weather was getting colder. Seeing that Qin Zhihui was wearing thin clothes, Yang Qiuchi remembered the tiger skin he had pawned. Now that he had money, he should redeem it and make a tiger skin winter coat for Qin Zhihui.

He took out the pawn ticket from his arms, handed it to Mother Yang, and whispered something in Mother Yang's ear.Mother Yang smiled and nodded, took the pawn ticket and went out.

Feng Xiaoxue asked curiously: "Husband, what did you and mother say? Where is mother going?"

"I asked my mother to redeem my tiger skin from the pawnshop, and then make a winter robe for Zhihui."

"My husband is really thoughtful." Feng Xiaoxue praised.

When Qin Zhihui heard that she was going to make clothes for herself, and they were made of tiger skin, she raised her head and wanted to refuse, but she didn't know what to say.Feng Xiaoxue guessed what she was thinking, and said with a smile: "Sister, this tiger skin was made by our husband himself." Glancing at Yang Qiuchi, he smiled, "This must be warm on my sister's body!"

Qin Zhihui shook her head: "I'd better give it to my sister, I have clothes."

"You're a member of his Yang family now, and it won't make sense if he doesn't make you a new dress." Feng Xiaoxue said with a smile.

After a while, Mother Yang came back from outside and said, "It's all right, I gave the tiger skin to the tailor shop, and I can pick it up tomorrow."

While talking, someone knocked on the door, Feng Xiaoxue was about to go out, Qin Zhihui stood up first and said: "Grandma, let Zhihui open the door." After finishing speaking, she walked out of the living room in a few steps.

Mother Yang looked at Qin Zhihui lovingly, and nodded, "Very well, she knows the rules."

The person who came in was the squad leader of Songzhi County, Neiya. After seeing the ceremony, the leader said: "Master sent me to ask if the marriage of Mr. Yang is settled. If so, our master will personally replace Yang. Lord, you take care of the family affairs."

Mother Yang was taken aback, and asked Yang Qiuchi nervously: "Son, what should I do?"

Yang Qiuchi smiled, and said to the long follower: "The marriage is settled, but how dare you let the county magistrate handle it himself? We will simply set up a banquet and invite the county magistrate to enjoy a glass of wedding wine."

The long follower bowed and said: "Congratulations to Mr. Yang for the happy marriage! I'll go and answer the question now. The master said that if the marriage is settled, you don't have to worry about everything, Mr. Yang. The county magistrate is in charge of all the marriage affairs! Please leave!" He made another bow, stooped and exited the living room, turned around and left.

(End of this chapter)