The official matchmaker was also a matchmaker. Although a matchmaker only relied on her mouth to turn white into black, she spent her days running around and building bridges. Naturally, she was more knowledgeable.
She did not train her eyes for nothing. Even without personally touching the cloth in the servant girl's hands, she could tell that the material was not ordinary. In Qing 'an Prefectural City, this kind of cloth could only be found in the top-notch cloth shops.
She felt very strange in her heart. What exactly had happened to these two sisters in the past few months? The last time she came, their family's situation was still very difficult. Not long after, even the little servant girl was dressed in silk and satin. The price of the silver hairpin in her hair was probably more than her annual salary.
In this way, even the servant girl in their family was treated like a young mistress. It was normal for them to look down on Master Su's family.
However, seeing that it was almost the end of the year, she still needed to matchmake a few more couples to reach the required number. She raised her head to look at Liu Ruyi and said, "Miss, you can't ask for too much. Marriage is about matching families. We can't reach a higher level. If you still don't understand, the next time you come, it won't be me."
The official matchmaker's words were vague, but Liu Sister Ruyi understood. The next time it wasn't her, it would be the officials.
If it was a few months ago, even they would have a headache over such a matter. But now, this kind of threat had no effect.
Liu Ruyi saw Li Yi walking over and greeted him, "Hubby, you're back."
The official matchmaker also turned his head and saw the handsome young man walking over. Hearing Liu Ruyi's greeting, he immediately understood that this must be the woman's husband. Looking at the situation, he must be marrying into the family.
This young man was handsome. It would be a pity if he married into the family.
"How much betrothal gift is the Su family willing to offer?" Li Yi turned his head to look at the official matchmaker and asked with a smile.
Hearing this, Liu Ruyi's expression changed. A dangerous light flashed in her eyes as she looked at Li Yi.
"Husband." Liu Ruyi tugged at his sleeve and shook her head.
She and Liu Ruyi had depended on each other since they were young and had a deep sisterly bond. To her, she naturally did not want Ruyi to marry someone she did not like.
The official matchmaker was stunned. Judging from the scholar's attitude, there seemed to be room for negotiation. A hint of joy appeared on his face as he said, "You can rest assured. Master Su's family is rich. I believe the betrothal gifts will definitely satisfy you."
"If the Su Family is willing to pay ten thousand gold taels as a betrothal gift, this matter is not impossible to discuss." Li Yi was still brooding over the previous matter.
"What?"
The official media couldn't believe his ears and repeated, "10,000 taels of gold?"
Seeing Li Yi nod his head, the official media was stunned on the spot, looking at him with a strange expression.
10,000 taels of gold? Did she know how much money that was? Even an emperor marrying a princess would not need so much as a betrothal gift, right?
She had originally thought that such a small family would not be able to see much. Even if the betrothal gift was a bit too much, she could go back and discuss it with Master Su. It was not impossible.
But 10,000 taels of gold — even if the Su Family sold themselves ten times over, they would not be able to gather that much!
Hearing Li Yi's words, Liu Ruyi's pretty face was also a bit stunned. She knew that he was probably just messing around, so she smiled and did not say anything else.
Liu Ruyi glanced at him and the coldness on her face disappeared.
"Haha, young master, please don't joke around. Ten thousand taels of gold, who in the entire Qing 'an Prefecture would be able to take out such an expensive betrothal gift?" The official agent's mouth twitched as he spoke with a fake smile.
10,000 taels of gold was a huge sum of money to anyone. Perhaps there were many people in the Qing 'an Prefecture who could take out this much money, but only a fool would use 10,000 taels of gold as a betrothal gift.
"Then I can only apologize …" Li Yi said regretfully. "I hope this official matchmaker can make things convenient for me. You don't have to worry about my wife's sister's marriage in the future."
Although his sister-in-law's temper was not very good, she was beautiful and skilled in martial arts. If she could not be sold for a good price, wouldn't it be a great loss?
"I'm afraid that won't do. Scholar, you are taking things for granted."
The official matchmaker sneered, thinking that this young scholar looked arrogant. Women of the right age had to marry. This was a rule since ancient times. She was only an official matchmaker and did not have such great power. She said in a strange tone, "Men and women should get married when they are of age. This lady is not young anymore. It is the right thing to do to get married as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will not be good when the higher-ups punish you."
"How dare you speak to the County Lieutenant like this!"
Old Fang took the piece of cloth from Xiao Huan and was about to leave when he heard the strange voice of the official media. His brows involuntarily sank as he strode over and said.
He had been with Li Yi for the past two days and stayed in the yamen. Most of the people he came into contact with were the yamen runners and he had learned some things from them. Although this was not the yamen, this woman dared to laugh at the son-in-law. If the yamen runners were here, they would not let it go so easily.
The official matchmaker was still sneering in her heart when she was suddenly startled by a big man who walked over and scolded her.
When she came to her senses and was about to scold him, she suddenly remembered that he had just said "County Lieutenant". She was shocked again. She had long heard that the previous County Lieutenant Zhou had been removed from office and a new County Lieutenant had come to the yamen, but she had never seen him before. Could it be this young man in front of her?
Although she still had some doubts in her heart, she thought that no one would dare to fake this kind of thing. She looked at Li Yi with a slightly respectful expression and asked, "You, you are the County Lieutenant?"
Li Yi took out the County Lieutenant's waist token and waved it in front of her.
"Ah, it's all my fault for offending you just now. Please forgive me, Your Excellency!" Seeing the waist token, the official matchmaker had no doubts in her heart and immediately said with a panicked expression.
Before Li Yi spoke, she said again, "Don't worry, Your Excellency. This girl's marriage will be decided by herself. There will be no official matchmaker in the future, and the higher-ups will not send anyone to urge her."
Thinking of what she had just said to the County Lieutenant, the official matchmaker wanted to slap herself a few times. At this moment, she hurriedly said to make up for it.
Although she did not have such power as an official matchmaker, as long as she revealed a little of the County Lieutenant's intention, those people would definitely not dare to make things difficult for the County Lieutenant's family.
At this moment, Li Yi felt that it was not bad to have the identity of a County Lieutenant. At least it would make many things more convenient. He waved his hand to the official matchmaker and said, "You just said that after getting married, where should we go to register?"
"Don't worry, Your Excellency. After going back, I will take care of this matter properly." The official matchmaker said very sensibly.
Who would have thought that this sister would be so lucky to have a relationship with the County Lieutenant? If she had known earlier, she would not have dared to put on such an attitude just now.
After being reminded by the official matchmaker just now, Li Yi realized that marriage also needed to be registered in this era. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that he and Ruyi had actually been an illegal couple for so long …
Liu Ruyi's gaze froze when she saw him calmly talking to the official matchmaker about this matter, and the expression on her pretty face became slightly absent-minded.
After registering with the government, they would be a real couple …
Registering with the government required the birth date and horoscope. Li Yi converted it according to his birthday in his previous life. When he turned around, he saw Ruyi standing there in a daze. He stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her eyes. He asked doubtfully, "Ruyi, why are you in a daze? He's asking for your birth date and horoscope …"
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