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Zhao Zhen listened and nodded repeatedly. To put it bluntly, Mr. Dong saw things thoroughly.

Dong Laodao said with a smile: "I just lived longer and saw more. Lao Tao went back today and took out the thousand-year-old peach wood. He carved the embryo of the ritual implement today and opened the altar on a day to consecrate it, so as not to delay the high officials in exorcising evil spirits." "

With that, Dong Laodao was about to leave. Zhao Zhen said: "Old Taoist, don't be anxious. In addition to telling you these things today, I have one more thing to ask of you."

"What's the matter? Officials just speak."

Zhao Zhen said: "Old Taoist, Hu Cheng from Hujiazhuang is my wife's brother. Now that Sanniang is getting married, she is worried that there will be no female dependents to take care of her at home, so she asked me to find a match for Hu Cheng. I thought about it carefully and found that there are two people in the county who are suitable. This The first is Jin'er, the daughter of the head of the Lin family, and the second is the daughter of Grand Duke Liu of Taohua Village who moved here with her family some time ago."

"Sanniang prefers the daughter of Taigong Liu's family, but I heard that Taigong Liu only has one daughter. He wants to raise a daughter to support him in old age, but I'm afraid my father-in-law won't agree. I'd like to ask the old man to be a matchmaker and go around the two families to see which one is more suitable. suitable."

After hearing this, Dong Laodao smiled and said: "Lao Tao is the best at securing matchmakers and pulling fibers. As for these two people, Lao Tao has seen them in the Taoist temple, and they are really good. However, I am afraid that this Jin'er will not work."

Zhao Zhen asked hurriedly: "Why is this?"

"I'm afraid this Jin'er already has a sweetheart."

Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "Let me listen to what the old Taoist has to say, and I will see if it is a good match."

"It's none other than Bao Xudu, head of Daguan Renzhuang."

"What? Can Jin'er like this inferior product?"

Dong Laodao waved the dust fly in his hand: "The word fate is the most wonderful thing. Lao Dao met Miss Jin'er three times in the hotel, and Bao Xu was the one accompanying her twice."

Zhao Zhen said: "In this case, only Liu Taigong's daughter is suitable. But if it is really a bride-in-law, it will be troublesome. Let's go and see if we can make this couple happen."

"What's so difficult about this? The high officials are waiting for my good news." With that, he said goodbye to Zhao Zhen and returned to Lingguan Hall.

Zhao Zhen called Bao Xu and looked him up and down. He is still a burly man with a height of nine feet and a black body, with his eyes exposed and his lips exposed, with a ferocious face like the bottom of a pot. How could Jin'er fall in love with him.

Bao Xu was stared at by Zhao Zhen and asked, "Sir, what are you calling me for?"

Zhao Zhen said: "What's going on with Jin'er?"

Bao Xu actually blushed and said cowardly: "It's nothing, I just said a few words more on weekdays."

Zhao Zhen laughed and said: "If you two are interested, how about I ask Mr. Dong to propose marriage for you? She is just a maid, so I am afraid she is not worthy of you?"

"Deserving of it, worthy of it..."

Seeing Zhao Zhen looking at him jokingly, Bao Xu lowered his head and remained silent.

Zhao Zhen stopped teasing him and said: "Haha, since brother is sincere, I will let my wife talk about it. Let Coach Zhang accept Jin'er as an adopted daughter, so it will not humiliate brother. Brother, please clean up and wait. Be a groom.”

"Thank you, the official, for your support."

"I'm waiting for you, brother, you don't have to be like this."

After sending Bao Xu to train his soldiers, Zhao Zhen returned to his mountain residence humming a tune. Cheng Wan'er was seen making clothes in the hall, while Hu Sanniang looked on boredly.

When Cheng Wan'er saw it, she said, "Mr. sir, I am so happy when something good happens to me." Hu Sanniang also looked at Zhao Zhen curiously.

Zhao Zhen said: "Sanniang asked me to find a match for Hu Cheng yesterday, and today I called Dong Laodao to come to the village. Only then did I know that Jin'er has already been married. It is Liu Taigong's daughter, and Dong Laodao thinks she can do it. I'll give you the news in a day or two."

Cheng Wan'er said: "Which one does Miss Jin'er prefer? You never see it on weekdays."

Zhao Zhen said: "It's no one else, but everyone in the village is worried about Bao Xu."

"Ah, how could it be him? These two people seem to be a bit inconsistent."

Zhao Zhen said: "What I'm saying is that I'm going to ask my teacher Zhang to accept Jin'er as a foster daughter. In this way, the two of them can be considered a good match."

Cheng Wan'er said: "What did the officials say? I'm talking about looks. How can Bao Xu be worthy of Jin'er when he's tall and thick?"

Zhao Zhen took out Dong Laodao's words and said: "The word fate is indescribable. Madam, just make it happen."

Cheng Wan'er stopped her sewing and said: "This matter needs to be done sooner rather than later. I will go to Teacher Lin's house right away. In terms of looks and knowledge, Miss Jin'er is also the most outstanding in the county. She is indeed inferior in terms of status. If With Teacher Zhang taking her as her adopted daughter, she is considered to be a good candidate for being an official in the county. "

With that said, he got up, took Qingzhu and Danju, packed up two plates of fruits, and went to look for Mrs. Lin at Coach Lin's home.

Hu Sanniang said: "Ms. sir, didn't you say that Liu Taigong's family wanted to recruit a wife?"

Zhao Zhen said: "Sanniang, don't worry, this Dong Laodao is the most eloquent. Since he said there is good news, he can't be wrong. I see Sanniang is bored, why don't you go out for a walk?"

Hu Sanniang said: "Ms. sir, I can only ride a horse and use a sword, but I can't do this kind of sewing." After saying that, he pushed the bamboo basket in front of him aside. Zhao Zhen glanced at it. On the white fine silk, there were random things. There is something embroidered on it, and the stitches are like centipedes.

Zhao Zhen said: "Since Sanniang loves practicing martial arts the most, you can follow me to the school to practice martial arts every day from now on. The leaders of the military villages in each place have their own abilities. Competing with fists and kicks on weekdays can also improve your martial arts skills."

Hu Sanniang said: "My lord, I heard that Wu Sanniang, the wife of Luan Tingyu in the county, is also commanding troops in the army. I also want to command a group of soldiers and have a living doing daily drills."

Zhao Zhen said: "Sanniang, Luan Tingyu and his wife are in the army together and can take care of each other. How can you go to the army? If you really want to train soldiers, there are more than ten women's armies in the county who have been on the battlefield. They are all good at horseback fighting and can charge into battles and defeat the enemy. These people are Wu Sanniang sisters. Because of their inconvenience in the army, they were placed in the silk shop in Xixi Village. "

"I heard from Wang Qiao, the manager, that these people are hard-working, but unfortunately they are really not good at female workers. How about I recruit these people into the village, and they are not required to do the cleaning work. From now on, I will practice martial arts with you and patrol the manor. Go on patrol. How about fighting as a guard?"

After hearing this, Hu Sanniang smiled happily, stepped forward and hugged Zhao Zhen's arm, saying, "Ms. sir, let's go to the silk shop now. I don't want to wait any longer."

Zhao Zhen listened and said with a smile: "It's already noon, it's not too late to go after lunch."

When Hu Sanniang heard this, she sighed and said to her female servants Taozhi and Liuzhi: "Go and see the kitchen. Is the food ready?"

The two looked at each other, and Taozhi said: "Madam, the eldest lady hasn't come back yet."

Just as he was saying this, Qingzhu pushed the door open and came in, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Madam Lin has left your wife to stay in the house, and asked me to come back with a message. Please invite your Majesty and Sanniang to have a meal. It doesn't have to be equal."

Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "Okay, you can go and take care of your wife. After dinner, Sanniang and I will go to Xixi Village so that you don't have to worry."

Qingzhu responded, turned around and went out.

After the meal, under Hu Sanniang's urging, Zhao Zhen tidied up and the two of them rode to the silk shop.

After seeing the ceremony, Wang Qiao saw Zhao Zhen and Hu Sanniang together and asked, "A high official, do you want to make clothes with Mrs. Hu?"

Zhao Zhen said: "But it's my fault. I forgot for a moment. Manager Wang measured Sanniang. As the weather gets warmer, he picked some good materials and asked all the ladies to pick and make two new clothes."

Wang Qiao responded, took the tools, personally measured the dimensions for Hu Sanniang, and recorded them.

While measuring, he asked: "Since the official didn't come here specifically to make clothes, I wonder why?"

Zhao Zhen said: "Sixteen women were sent to you earlier. I wanted them to learn some crafts, but now it seems that I have made a mistake. These people have been practicing martial arts since they were young, and they have been performing arts in the streets. Now they are learning to walk." It’s really too late to learn how to use needles and threads. I will pick them up today and practice martial arts with Sanniang.”

Wang Qiao heard this and said: "Officials, these people are never lazy at work. They rush to do the lifting work. They have small needles and threads in their hands, but they don't know what to do with them. Now they can hold swords and guns again. , I don’t know how happy these sisters are.”

"Master, wait a moment, I'll go to the backyard to call them." With that, Wang Qiao went to the back.