Chapter 1207: County Magistrate Acts as Matchmaker, Equivalent Exchange

Because of Lu Zhi's words, Lu Gong began to hesitate about whether to marry all three daughters to Su Mingzhe.

After all, if he did something that brought disgrace upon his family, he would not be able to face his ancestors after his death.

It's time to rest.

Lu Susu then asked Lu Zhi who was lying beside her:
"Second sister, do you really not want to marry Su Erlang?"

As the youngest child in the family, Lu Susu has always been naive.

After hearing this, Lu Zhi was too lazy to pay attention to her. She just lay down with her eyes open and looked at the roof of the car.

On the other side, the eldest sister Lu Yu sighed:

"When we girls meet a good man, how can we not want to get married? Your second sister just doesn't want to be Teng's concubine."

In ancient times, when sisters married the same man, the relationship between wife and concubine was not determined according to the requirements of the husband's family or the woman's family.

Instead, according to Zhou Li, a legitimate daughter and a concubine's daughter married the same man, with the legitimate daughter being the wife and the concubine's daughter being the concubine.

If both sisters are legitimate daughters, they will marry the same man, with the elder sister being the wife and the younger sister being the concubine.

If an aunt and a niece marry the same man, the aunt will be the wife and the niece will be the concubine.

Therefore, if the three sisters married Su Mingzhe together, they would all be legitimate daughters, and with Lu Concubine around, Lu Zhi could only be Teng's concubine.

This is the reason why Lu Zhi was unwilling to marry the same man.

After listening to the elder sister's explanation, Lu Susu was still a little confused:

"What's wrong with being Teng's concubine? We sisters will still be sisters after we marry into the family, and we won't need to serve our parents-in-law. As long as we sisters are of one mind..."

Lü Zhi was upset by her sister's words and could not help but scold her:

“Who wants to agree with you?”

……

The team arrived in Pei County.

Magistrate Cao, Lu Ze, Su Da, Cao Wushang, and Zhou Bo were all there to greet him at the south city gate.

The Lu family’s mansion had already been cleaned up.

Su Mingzhe stood at the city gate and said goodbye.

Three days after Lu Shuping made the decision, he held a family dinner to celebrate the new house and invited Su Mingzhe to come and finalize the marriage agreement between the two families.

Su Mingzhe had already discussed the engagement with Lu Gong.

He didn't care whether the three sisters could marry together or not, but he had a special affection for Lu Susu.

Lu Gong also made up his mind that no matter what, he would make Su Mingzhe his son-in-law.

After saying goodbye to Lu Gong and County Magistrate Cao, Su Mingzhe, his elder brother, and two retainers hurried back to Juxian Manor.

According to Qin law, when brothers get married, they must separate their property.

Now that Su Mingzhe is about to get engaged and married, it would be against Qin law if he continued to live with Su Da.

Therefore, the first thing he did when he returned to Juxianzhuang was to separate from his elder brother.

The Black Ice Platform under the First Emperor's command may not be omnipresent and omnipotent.

But local tyrants like Su Mingzhe must be watched by Iron Eagle Warriors.

In order to avoid gossip, the best thing for brothers to do is to separate.

When building Juxian Manor, Su Mingzhe had anticipated this and specially built the manor into East Manor and West Manor, separated by a wall in the middle.

Now that the brothers have separated, Su Da lives in the smaller Dongzhuang.

Su Mingzhe occupied the larger Xizhuang.

Of course, this is only a superficial separation.

After dividing the family property, Su Mingzhe returned to the backyard to comfort Cao, who had been alone in the empty room for several days.

In these two years.

Every time Su Mingzhe went out, the backyard was left to Cao to manage.

Thinking that he was about to marry the daughter of the Lu family, Su Mingzhe felt it necessary to explain everything to Cao.

During the two years that Cao had been following Su Mingzhe, their relationship had always been unclear, which according to etiquette and law was called "illicit sex".

Su Mingzhe once promised Cao that he would give her a status, but not "immediately" or "right away", but after marrying his legal wife.

Now, Cao learned that her husband was going to marry a wife. She felt both anticipation and joy, as well as melancholy and worry.

Qin law states: A man can only take a concubine after marrying his first wife, and if a man wants to take a concubine, he must obtain the consent of his first wife.

In other words, if Su Mingzhe's wife did not agree to Su Mingzhe taking Cao as a concubine, Cao would have no chance of entering the Su family.

Therefore, Cao was feeling very uneasy at this moment and could only hope that his future wife would be a gentle, virtuous and magnanimous woman.

Three days passed in a flash. Su Mingzhe took Cao Wushang to the Lu Mansion for a banquet.

Brothers Lu Ze and Lu Shizhi, who were welcoming guests at the door, saw Su Mingzhe arrive, and they bowed from a distance, smiling and said:

"Brother Su, you are finally here. My father has asked you several times!"

"Thank you for your concern, Lord Lu."

Su Mingzhe handed over the gift list and the butler called out the names.

Lu Ze personally led Su Mingzhe into the living room.

As mentioned before, Pei County was the county seat of Sichuan County. It not only had a large population, but was also extremely prosperous and bustling.

As a result, there are many famous and talented people living in this city.

A newly promoted "public official" like Su Mingzhe might be one of the most important figures in other counties, but in Pei County, he can only be considered a well-known figure.

Su Mingzhe entered the hall and greeted his familiar friends one by one. Finally, he came to Lu Gong's desk and bowed.

"Congratulations to Mr. Lu on his new home. May you be blessed with good fortune and prosperity from now on, and may you enjoy the fragrance of the four seasons!"

"Thank you, thank you, please take a seat!"

Lu Gong instructed Su Mingzhe to sit below Magistrate Cao.

Su Mingzhe and County Magistrate Cao had frequent interactions. The two, one white and one black, one light and one secret, controlled more than 50% of the power in Pei County.

It can be said that except for the governor and commander of Sichuan County, Su Mingzhe and Magistrate Cao are invincible within a radius of 200 miles.

With such huge power and interests involved, the friendship between the two sides can be described as irreconcilable.

Seeing Lu Gong greeting other guests, County Magistrate Cao tilted his head and smiled at Su Mingzhe:
"Brother Su, I heard that you are going to marry Miss Lu?"

Su Mingzhe understood the meaning of the string and smiled, clasping his fists:
"My dear parents, I am still in need of a matchmaker. Would you be willing to help me?"

When County Magistrate Cao heard this, he immediately stroked his beard and smiled:

"I don't dare to ask for my ears, but I have my own wish!"

"In that case, I'll leave it to you, sir!"

Su Mingzhe laughed. He had wanted to ask Magistrate Cao for matchmaking after the banquet. Now that Magistrate Cao asked about it on his own initiative, it seemed that Lu Gong had brought up the matter first.

This father-in-law is so awesome!

Just as Su Mingzhe was wondering how many daughters Lu Gong would marry to him, County Magistrate Cao suddenly whispered:

"Brother Su, it's almost the end of the year. This year, the county governor requires Pei County to escort the treasury taxes, grain, and corvée labor to Xianyang. I wonder if you are willing to make this trip!"

It is true that there is no gain without pain!

When Su Mingzhe heard that Magistrate Cao actually asked him to escort treasury taxes, grain, and corvée labor, his face began to turn green.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that the Qin Dynasty built many highways, which seemed to lead to all directions.

In fact, the government has stipulated that only the military is allowed to use the Chidao.

The government's teams transporting taxes and grain were not allowed to take the expressway and were only allowed to take the official road.

The official roads of the Qin Dynasty were like a pile of shit. When it rained or snowed, they became so rotten that it was impossible to walk on them.

Besides, it was only a few years since the Qin Dynasty unified the world.

There were bandits everywhere, and some remote areas were even plagued by miasma and plague.

In the plot, Yi Xiaochuan escaped into a remote path on the way to Xianyang, then contracted the plague and killed Lu Susu.

Liu Bang used Gao Yao and Yi Xiaochuan as scapegoats because two corvées were missing from the escort team, which led to various stories later.

After thinking for a long time, Su Mingzhe remembered the original plot and raised his glass to clink it with County Magistrate Cao:
"My parents have given me the order, and I will serve them wholeheartedly and do my best to serve them!"

Now, Qin Shihuang is still alive, and it is not the best time to rebel.

Therefore, in order to achieve great things in the future, Su Mingzhe must now build a good relationship with Magistrate Cao.

What's more, Su Mingzhe also wanted to go to Xianyang to see what Concubine Li looked like.

"Serious words, serious words!"

Magistrate Cao also knew that assigning the task to Su Mingzhe was a bit of bullying.

However, who could blame the most powerful person in the entire Pei County? The one in front of him is Su Erlang.

In his opinion, if Su Erlang in front of him couldn't complete the task, it would be useless to ask for others.

Fortunately, Su Mingzhe agreed.

Magistrate Cao raised his glass repeatedly and invited Su Mingzhe to drink with him.

To outsiders, this is the best evidence of their close friendship.

Seeing this, Lu Gong, who was sitting in the main seat, silently made up his mind.

(End of this chapter)