Chapter 413： Catching a son-in-law

Ying Bao was thinking in his mind:

  Two more people are needed in the kitchen of the house, and there are also two maids in Grandma’s house, a housekeeper who specializes in housekeeping, and a nimble outside housekeeper.

The coachman must also have two, and the younger brother must have two boys and a master.

After this calculation, there will be more than a dozen servants alone. In the future, not only will these dozen people have to be paid monthly, but they will also have to make clothes for them all year round. They will also have to have all the daily necessities, including three meals a day. Basic conditions.

Yingbao suddenly felt that the money he had saved was a bit insufficient.

She slapped her forehead in distress.

By the way, the second cousin also needs to be accompanied by two young men. These young men cannot be old. They must be raised by the master's side since they were young so that they will not rebel against the master when they grow up.

“Little madam, the food is almost ready. Do you want to have a dinner now?” Chef Liu asked with a smile.

Yingbao nodded: "Okay, let's bring the food to the table now. I'll go to the backyard to invite people."

Originally, the servant should go to the backyard to answer these questions, but the cook couldn't leave, and the two little girls had to serve tea and water in the backyard, so Yingbao had to come to the kitchen to check in person.

Soon the guests were seated at the banquet, with men at one table and women at another.

The vegetables and drinks on the table are all produced in Dongfu, as are the fish and shrimp. Only the pork and mutton are purchased by Jiang Quan at the street market.

Everyone ate the dishes and found them very delicious, much better than those cooked by their own cooks.

Especially fruit wine and juice, which were deeply loved by Mr. Luo. He couldn’t help but drink a few more glasses and got a little drunk.

He chuckled and patted the shoulder of Jiang Jie who was sitting next to him, and said with a big tongue: "Ajie, I, I am optimistic about you. When the results are released, I will betroth Zhao and Zhao'er to you!"

Jiang Jie blinked, his face gradually turning red.

Luo Zhao, who was sitting at another table, also heard it and pursed his lips and smiled.

But Luo Yue beside her turned pale, tears welling up in her eyes.

Mrs. Luo was very embarrassed when she heard her son's drunk words. She coughed lightly and said, "Chun Niang, where did you buy this juice? I feel refreshed all over my body after drinking it."

Chun Niang smiled and replied: "This is homemade. If the old lady likes it, I will cook a few more jars for you to try later."

“Oh, that’s really troublesome for my sister-in-law.” Wu Jiang answered quickly, secretly cursing her husband for being troublesome.

When it comes to marriage matters here, how can the woman speak first? If the groom's family doesn't like her, won't her daughter's reputation be ruined?

Alas, since the husband has mentioned it, no matter what, the family has to make a good plan.

After all, Jiang Jie is an outstanding child, and the Jiang family has won the trust of the Holy Father. He will definitely have a bright future in the future.

It is much better for your daughter to marry into such a future upstart family than to marry into the aristocratic families of the previous dynasty.

Wu Jiang glanced at Ying Bao again.

The beautiful girl looks like a picture just sitting there, and she doesn't know which wealthy family she will marry in the future.

It’s a pity that my son is still young, otherwise.

Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly saw his concubine on the verge of crying, and couldn't help but frown.

This little girl, isn’t she also having thoughts that she shouldn’t have? By acting like this in someone else's house, are you trying to give her a good face?

Go back home and give her a good beating.

Can she imagine a young man like Ajie?

Wu Jiang took a sip of juice and said to Yingbao with a smile: "Yingbao, after Ajie releases the results, let's go to Xiangshan to pray to the Buddha and fulfill our wishes. The temple there is so efficacious that every September, even saints will go to observe it. Woolen cloth."

“Okay.” Yingbao nodded.

In September, he and A Niang really had to go to the scenery around the scenes. When you returned home, he could also tell them.

If her younger brother stayed in Beijing to serve as an official, she would bring her grandparents over and let them see what the capital was like.

After dinner, everyone said goodbye and went home. Yingbao sent some flowers to Mrs. Luo and Director Luo, and left Mr. Wu and Mrs. Wu to stay at his home.

Mr. Wu and his wife happily agreed because they wanted to see if there were any houses for sale around so they could visit easily in the future.

The day of releasing the results soon came.Jiang Quan took Li Xu and Jiang Jie to see the list.

There was a sea of ​​people outside the Gongyuan, all of whom came to see the list.

There were many family members of wealthy businessmen and ordinary officials among them, and many of them planned to capture their son-in-law.

When the auspicious time comes, the gate of Gongyuan opens, and several government servants come out carrying yellow notices and post them.

Suddenly the crowd became commotion. They squatted at the gate of the Gongyuan, wearing red flowers on their heads and red silk papers wrapped around their waists. After receiving the rankings on the list secretly given to them by the Yamen servants, they ran out as fast as they could.

The more houses they visit, the more reward they will receive.

A good job that comes only once every three years must be earned enough.

Jiang Quan saw at a glance that his little cousin's name was ranked third in the first class, and he couldn't help but exclaimed: "Ajie! You are third in the first class! Third place!"

His voice attracted the attention of all those who were looking at the list.

Suddenly, two or three people in brocade robes came over to say hello: "Brother, who is Tanhualang?"

Jiang Quan hugged his little cousin and laughed: "You are the Tanhua Lang!"

Jiang Jie awkwardly broke away from his second cousin, pointed at the list and said, "Let's see what Mr. Li's number is."

Li Xu has good literary talent, and he has made great progress under the guidance of Mr. Wu.

Since Jiang Jie won the first and third place, Li Xu must not be far behind, and the second place should be adequate.

As expected, Li Xu won the fifth place in the second class.

Jiang Jie was very happy.

 If my younger cousin can get the first or third grade, it will be safe for him to stay in Beijing and become an official. He can also benefit from it. It will not be a problem to settle down and buy a house in the capital.

but

Why do these people keep dragging the little cousin and Li Xu? Are you trying to rob someone?

"Hey! What are you doing? Why are you dragging my Ajie?" Jiang Jie pushed a few people away with all his strength and said angrily with his hands on his hips: "What does dragging look like? You don't treat guests like this!"

A few people accompanied him and said with a smile: "I am Zhang from the Ministry of Households, who is in charge of the family, and I invite you to be a guest at home."

"I am from the wife of the king in the east of the city. I would like to invite you gentlemen to come to my house to enjoy the chrysanthemums."

“I am from the Zhao family in the west of the city.”

Jiang Quan waved his hand proudly: "I'm not free at the moment, we also have guests at home."

"It doesn't matter." One person put the name cards into the hands of Jiang Jie and Li Xu respectively. After thinking for a while, he put another one to Jiang Quan: "I also ask you gentlemen to show their appreciation tomorrow. I have three young ladies in my family who are all waiting to be married. Beautiful as a flower”

Before he finished speaking, he was pushed aside by two people next to him.

The two people also put the invitation cards in their hands into the hands of the three of them, "Invite your husband to come to our house as a guest."

Finally, Jiang Quan and a servant finally pulled Jiang Jie and Li Xu out of the crowd and immediately ran to their carriage.

After getting in the car, a few people breathed a sigh of relief.

Emma is so scary!

It turns out that there is indeed a way to catch a son-in-law under the ranking list.

Among those who came to capture the son-in-law, there were many nobles from well-known families, including a steward of a third-rank official's family, who also came to invite the newly promoted Jinshi to his home.

Of course, they also select people. One is to select young Jinshi who are ranked high, and the other is to select young and handsome Jinshi. Even if they are the same Jinshi, it doesn't matter, as long as they have a handsome face. (End of chapter)