Seeing that several people at the table were stunned, Zhu Kui raised his glass and said in detail: "My second brother is asking to marry the eldest granddaughter of the Zhang family. My third brother is asking to marry Yuan Tan's younger sister. I wonder if the two families are willing to marry me?" He drank it all in one gulp, tipped the glass back, and looked at the other person for his answer.
Personal friends are personal friends, but Zhu Kui has a very good personal relationship with Lu Guang and Zhang Hong. However, in recent years, the Wang's Trading Company under Zhu Kui's name has expanded too fast. If you don't ask for the escort, you will definitely encounter water bandits, and the ratio of oil to water will be different from that in the past.
Zhang Hong changed his mind, stood up, and said with a smile: "My niece has loved heroes since she was a child. She is a good match for Youping and Qin Jin. I will call my uncle."
When Gu Yong on the other side saw this, he was also going to wait to see how the Zhang family was doing before speaking.
On the other side of the banquet, Zhang Hong said a few words in Zhang Yun's ear, and Zhang Yun looked surprised. He put down his cup and chopsticks, said a few words to the people on both sides, and then stood up and came together.
"Are your nephew's words serious?" Zhang Yun asked bluntly.
"Isn't this a child's play, Mr. Zhang, what do you think?" Zhu Kui also asked bluntly. Seeing that the other party was silent, he thought for a while and couldn't help blurting out: "Wuliangye, how about a long-time secret recipe as a betrothal gift?"
This is a new secret recipe that Zhu Kui has experimented with again in the past two years. The new koji is purified using secret methods such as using bamboo as a guide tube to make the wine more fragrant. The purity can reach 30 degrees, which is nearly twice as high as the usual white dry wine.
Although the output was small, the price was high, and it became Zhu Kui's largest income besides private salt.
Sure enough, Zhang Yun's expression changed suddenly when he heard this, and soon his expression returned to normal.
"You're welcome, good nephew!" He glanced at Zhou Tai, made excuses, and said, "Your second brother is a talented person, and he is a good match for my Ying'er. Is there any reason for such an old man to be inappropriate? It's just that it's best to ask Ying again. It’s her own opinion.”
Zhang Yun agreed that this was within Zhu Kui's expectation. The secret recipe for wine making was only one of them. Who didn't know that everything about the Zhu family in Moling was conquered by four young men including Zhu Kui. Zhou Tai was a talented person. After killing Han Sui Although this figure also resigned and came back, his talents as a general are also known to the world. Giving away a granddaughter may lead to greater benefits in the future.
He was a good match, had potential value, and had a secret recipe for brewing wine. The benefits were enough, so it was natural to choose a closer relationship with Zhu Kui.
In fact, most women from wealthy families are destined to marry and contribute as much as they can to the prosperity of the family.
"Mr. Zhang, please wait a moment!" Zhu Kui said, then stretched out his hand and said to Zhou Tai and Gan Ning: "Second brother, third brother, take the dagger from you."
He took the daggers from the two of them and said to Zhang Yun, "Mr. Zhang, this is the dagger that my second brother carries with him. I will give it to Miss Zhang as a token of love."
Zhang Yun asked the housekeeper to take it over and send it to the female family members' banquet next door.
In ancient large family banquets, the female family members did not celebrate in the same room as the guests, but celebrated in another room, even if Zhang Ying was the granddaughter.
Zhu Kui and Zhang Yun talked for a while. A maid nearby had heard it and ran to the next door to inform Zhang Ying. So when the housekeeper just passed the corridor, he saw a girl with cut-in buns, red lips and white teeth, hiding evasively. Watching secretly from the door curtain.
Zhou Tai is tall and mighty, a resolute and handsome young man. He only has a faint scar on his forehead, but when viewed from another angle, it also reveals the beauty of blood and fire on the battlefield.
Seeing that she knew everything, the housekeeper didn't say much and handed the dagger over with a smile: "Miss, I asked my slave to give it to you. At the same time, I asked what do you mean?"
It seems that Zhang Yun still loves this eldest granddaughter very much and does not force her blindly.
The white gauze was flying. The girl rolled up her sleeves and took the dagger in her hand. She looked at it carefully for a while, then suddenly chuckled shyly, took off a sachet from her body, handed it to the man standing aside, and said, "Here is this."
You." Then he ran away.
The housekeeper brought the sachet back to Zhang Yun, and finally gave it to Zhou Tai. The matter was settled...
Then, Zhu Kui turned to Gu Yong and handed Gan Ning the dagger. He also wanted to marry the Gu family and marry Gu Yuan, but Gu Yong could not make the decision and needed to go back to discuss with the clan leader and uncles.
The betrothal gift also included a newly experimented formula, which was sugar making. According to the impressions in later generations' memories, after several attempts, the slightly white jaggery was finally made, without the astringent taste of commercial sugar. It was a unique secret recipe. Not only Jiangdong
The family is so greedy that even some business houses in the Central Plains have heard about it and want to buy this formula.
As for the wine and sugar formula, Zhu Kui had no intention of keeping it privately. He could throw it out if there was enough profit. This would have no impact on the great cause and could improve people's livelihood. After all, although he was selling it exclusively, the price was still low.
And it would be bad if you really don't give others a share of the pie and seriously make people angry.
After the birthday banquet was over, the guests went home. There was also a branch of Wang's Trading Company in Wu County, so the three of them slept there.
Lu Guang rolled up his robe and got on the carriage. Just as he was about to ask his coachman to start, a carriage came to a stop at the side door. Gu Yong, who was in his twenties, stuck his head out and shouted: "Brother Lu Guang, can you tell me something?"
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Seeing that it was Gu Yong, Lu Guang quickly welcomed him and said: "Brother Gu Xian is interested, why not? Come here quickly."
The two of them rode forward in a Lu family carriage, followed closely by the Zhu family's empty carriage.
In the car, Gu Yong said: "Brother Lu, what do you think of today's events?"
"What's the matter?" Lu Guang pretended to be stunned, and then said suddenly: "You mean that the Yangzi Marquis asked his two sworn brothers to get married and take care of the two families. What's the surprise? Since he gave such generous terms, the Gu family
There is absolutely no reason to refuse.”
"As for the others, it's just a countermeasure that since last year, we and three other families have joined forces to suppress the Moling Zhu family and prevent his influence from expanding beyond Danyang County."
"Of course these little brothers can see it, but they just don't want to come to my Gu family this time instead of your Lu family. You must know that it was your brother Lu who was the first to pull him out, and that's why we are in today's situation. This sugar production, wine making
How puzzling is it that the Lu family was not considered first when making the recipe?" Gu Yong said provocatively.
Lu Guang sighed, but there was no trace of dissatisfaction on his face. What he really thought was unknown, but he just replied: "But it was Lu who didn't resolutely persuade the elders in the clan at the beginning, thinking that he, Zhu Kui, was going to do something for him by publishing a book.
They were also worried about the change of position of the No. 1 family in Jiangdong, so they resolutely suspended many transactions with Wang's Trading Company. They wanted to use this to force him to reveal the secret recipe for papermaking, but they didn't want him to compromise at all and not even treat me anymore.
See, every time we talk, we only talk about romance and nothing else."
Seeing the bitter look on Lu Guang's face, Gu Yong smiled and did not refute. After the carriage had gone a long way, Gu Yong asked for the last time: "Has anyone from the Yuan family in Runan ever come looking for you?"
"Yes, yes, but I don't care. No matter how much the people of Jiangdong compete, they can't let outside families interfere. Even if the Yuan family has a big feud with Zhu Kui, it has nothing to do with me." Lu Guang decided with one word, this is Jiangdong.
It is an unwritten rule for a large family to stick together as a group, but they can fight within themselves, but they cannot involve outside families, otherwise they will attack them as a group.
After hearing this, Gu Yong nodded and agreed. It seemed that Runan had approached his Gu family, and the Gu family also rejected Yuan.