In the early morning, as usual, it was the father who woke Zhang Chao up.
I was going to Chang'an today, but my father didn't let Zhang Chao go, and the morning exercise was non-stop.
Bayonets, chopping knives, and pulling strings, thirty times each, Zhang Chao is already a little used to it.
Although I can still barely do it, I can already feel that I am indeed much stronger than before, at least I want to lie down if I don't get tired after doing it.
Qi Niang's eldest daughter Lian Niang sent Zhang Chao a new set of clothes, lacking a round-necked robe, white cloth clothes, black heads, black leather boots, and Zhang Chao's original yellow cowhide brass head belt, which is indeed very dignified.
It's just that the short hair under the hood can't be completely concealed, making him look a little special.
After breakfast, my father asked Qian Gui to drive the carriage to Chang'an.
Qin Qiong's mansion is in Huaide Fang, and Cheng Yanjin is a neighbor.
Huaide Fang is not in the east city, but in the west city, close to the west market, and in the west of the west market, just south of the Jinguang Gate, and the Jinguang Gate is only separated by a group of sages.
This is the mansion given by Li Yuan when Qin Qiongcheng bit the gold when they first returned to the Tang Dynasty, and their status was not high at that time, so it was not given in the East City, which was full of nobles, but in the West City, which was full of rich people.
The gate of the Qin family was originally opened in the fang, but recently Qin Qiong was promoted to the rank of knight, and according to the system, he can already open the door to the outside of the fang, which is also a privilege only for officials above the third grade, and ordinary people can only open the door in the fang.
The gate of the Qin Mansion is very magnificent, the two stone lions at the door are very large, and there are two rows of halberds in front of the door.
However, the gate of this style was closed, and Zhang Chao and his father still went around the west gate of Huaide Fang to enter the fang first, and then walked to the side gate of the Qin Mansion in the Fang Street.
The emperor originally intended to give Qin Qiong a mansion in Dongcheng, but he was used to this.
As soon as they sat down in the hall of the Qin Mansion, a young woman with good manners brought a few pastries and fruits, and another young girl began to make sencha for the two of them.
Zhang Chao picked a pastry at random and ate it unceremoniously.
But he only ate half of it, it was too sweet.
"This is Brahmin cake, don't eat more" Qin Qiong walked out in civilian clothes, saw that Zhang Chao only ate half of it and put it down, and asked with a smile.
Today is a more formal visit, so Zhang Chao knelt down seriously and bent down to bow to Qin Qiong.
The first bow is also a common ritual for the younger generations of the Tang people to meet their elders, and after kneeling, the forehead touches the ground, and then straightens the waist.
This is actually commonly known as kowtow.
If it is a more important occasion, such as going to war, when you say goodbye to your parents, you have to use a head.
The chief first has to kneel on both knees, then kneel slowly, slowly bend down, raise his arms straight above his head, press his right hand on his head, and bend down with his body until the palm of his right hand touches the ground, and then slowly knock his head on the ground, in a circle around his arms, in front of his knees and behind his palms.
The chief can't kowtow and get up, he has to lie there honestly, and he has to hear the words of the person receiving the salute to get up, so that he can get up slowly.
Of course, this kind of chief is a big gift, and it is rarely used.
Generally it is a pause, of course, there are simpler ones are empty heads or hand salutes, as long as the hands are arched in front of the chest, the head is also lowered, and the head touches the hands, without knocking the ground, which is also the most widely used salute.
Of course, there are several simpler rituals, namely arching hands, long bows, forked hands, etc.
Qin Qiong saw Zhang Chao bowing, a little surprised, but also very happy.
"Get up."
Zhang Chao got up, and the two looked at each other.
Seeing that Zhang Chao was so polite, it was originally difficult to say many unhappy words in Qin Qiong's heart.
Originally, he planned to teach Zhang Chao a good lesson today, but Li Shiji was so kind and kind enough to find him a chance to win the medal, but this kid still fled into the mountains, making it look like everyone was going to force him, he really didn't know what to do.
"This pastry is made with Brahmin sugar, it's very sweet, you don't like it."
The Tang people call India Brahmin, and this so-called Brahmin pastry is actually an ordinary pastry with a little cane grain.
In these years, Datang still didn't know how to effectively refine sucrose, and the sugar he ate was mainly maltose, and the rich and noble people used honey.
Sucrose is a foreign commodity, and it is very expensive.
However, Zhang Chao has seen Indians' sucrose in Xishi as early as possible, and the sucrose in Asan Lane is actually very average in recent years, the sugar is not snow-white, nor is it red, but yellow, which is their refining technology, but this is people's unique technology, so sucrose is still a sought-after commodity in Chang'an.
Only those who are not rich or noble can eat it, so the brahmin cake is also rising.
"I'm not a big fan of sweets."
Zhang Chao casually made an excuse, but what he thought in his heart was that if he bought some Brahman candy from a businessman, and then refined and processed it into snow-white white sugar, or more dazzling rock sugar, it was estimated that he would be able to make a lot of money by handing it over.
"Marriage has always been the order of parents, and the words of the matchmaker have never said that the children are allowed to make a private contract for life, you understand" Qin Qiong went straight to the point, and she didn't make any detours with Zhang Chao.
Zhang Chao likes this way of talking, but he also understands that he is just here to wait for the notice today, and it is obvious that he doesn't want to call the shots about his marriage.
Daddy can be Zhang Chao elsewhere, but it is obvious that the marriage matter is unwilling to let go, which is not only his right but also his obligation in Daddy's eyes.
Zhang Chao is still young, how do he know what kind of woman he is looking for to accompany him for a lifetime, but he will live a lifetime, so he feels that he has to check for Zhang Chao.
"Marry a wife and marry a virtuous person, and take a concubine."
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Qin Qiong said slowly, "Marrying a wife is a lifetime, so first of all, a woman must be virtuous, filial, and capable."
Secondly, you have to be in good health, you must be strong and strong, not the kind of wind that will fall down, and only by being strong can you have more children and spread more branches and leaves for the Zhang family. ” Zhang Chao smiled bitterly, Qin Qiong almost didn't directly say that she wanted to pick up a thick waist and a big ass.
"You have to be right to marry a wife."
The conversation stopped abruptly.
"You have no official status and no honor now, you can only marry one wife, and you can't accept concubines, and marrying a wife is even more important."
Zhang Chao could only nod, nodding helplessly.
Last night, Zhang Chao knew that Qin Qiong had already helped him say a family, it was said to be very good, good in all aspects, family lineage and appearance, but Dad just refused to say which girl it was.
Now Zhang Chao is waiting for Qin Qiong to uncover the mystery as soon as possible.
In case Qin Qiong really found him a landlord lady with a thick waist, Zhang Chao felt that he would have to find a way to make this marriage yellow in the end.
"That girl is good, and her family background is good."
Qin Qiong took a sip of tea, "Actually, you are not a stranger. ” "I've seen that girl" "Of course not, how can a girl from a big family show her head at will.
But you've met with the girl's father, and you received a hundred taels of gold from someone last time. ” Hold a big grass, could it be the Cui family Zhang Chao was really surprised, he never thought that the girl Qin Qiong found for him was actually from the Cui family.
"Choi Cong's daughter" Qin Qiong glared at him, "Of course it can't be, it's Cui Shanfu's daughter."
For Qin Qiong, of course it couldn't be Cui Cong who he personally went out to find the person he was looking for.
Cui Cong is just a side branch of Qinghe Cui, and now he is just a restaurant shopkeeper of the Cui family, how can such a person be worthy of Zhang Chao "Cui Shanfu" Zhang Chao is also drunk, why is he still involved with Cui Shanfu.
In the last contest with the Cui family, although Zhang Chao took advantage of the power and borrowed the tiger skins of several princes as a banner, which was regarded as a pit for the Cui family, Cui Shanfu is also a famous family, and the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse.
Speaking of which, Cui Shanfu is still the cousin of Emperor Li Yuan.
"Why, you still don't look down on the Cui family" Although the Cui family is not as good as before, it is also one of the five surnames and seven sects.
There are five surnames and seven sects, which are second only to the Guanlong nobles, and the influence of the family's reputation is even higher than that of the nouveau riche Guanlong nobles.
"Marrying a wife should marry a woman with five surnames, do you know how many people want to marry five surnamed seven sects" Qin Qiong snorted dissatisfied.
"The Cui family can agree to marry their daughter to such a farmer as me" Zhang Chao feels that there is always something wrong with this matter, Cui Shanfu is a relative of the emperor, or a famous family, Qinghe Cui's Zhengzhou house, and now he is still an official in the Qin Palace, no matter how down, he will not marry a hillbilly Zhang Chao is not Qin Shubao's own son, just a righteous son.
Cui Shanfu was really willing to marry his daughter to Zhang Chao, and even this marriage was originally brought up by Cui Shanfu.
When this fact was told by Qin Qiong, Zhang Chao couldn't believe that when he became a sought-after Huang Bun, Cui Shanfu, who had five surnames and seven sects, actually took the initiative to marry his daughter to him "Could it be a concubine" After thinking about it for a long time, Zhang Chao only thought of one possibility.
That is, Cui Shanfu may have a lot of daughters, and this daughter who is going to marry Zhang Chao is still a concubine's daughter, or even a maidservant or something.
This kind of concubine gives birth to a maid and gives birth to a daughter, and the status is not high.
If it is used to marry Zhang Chao, in order to get closer to Qin Qiong, Baocheng and other upstarts, it will not be a loss.
"It's a concubine."
How is this possible "Little Lady Cui is ranked thirteenth in the Cui family, a real daughter of the Cui family."
Cui Sanniang is indeed the daughter of the Cui family, but her mother died early, and later Cui Shanfu remarried.
Therefore, although she is a concubine, her stepmother is the daughter of Taiyuan Wang, which is also from five surnames and seven sects, and she has several children after passing the door.
"Cui Sanniang is the daughter of the Cui family, and her mother is the daughter of the Zheng family in Xingyang."
Qin Qiong's meaning, although Cui Sanniang was brought up by her stepmother, she is not so favored in the Cui family, but she is a real daughter, although her mother died early, but her uncle's family is also one of the five surnames and one of the seven sects of Xingyang Zheng.
"How old is Little Lady Cui this year?"
"Eighteen."
Zhang Chao said in his heart, sure enough, he is a child raised by his stepmother, he is eighteen years old, and he is not married yet.
"Eighteen is not married, could it be that Cui Xiaoniang has any disability" "Nope."
"Nope" Zhang Chao couldn't figure it out, Cui Shanfu really took his daughter to marry him a poor boy He had some indigestion t1706231537: