novelden Chapter 143 He is in trouble now
Chapter 143 He is in trouble now
"Joey, go to the government office and get the marriage certificate." Xia Zhaofeng came out of the private room and saw Judge Cao waiting at the stairs, so he told him frankly that he had taken a liking to this young man.
"Yes, sir, please wait a moment." Judge Cao hurriedly rode on horseback to get the marriage certificate. He was happy that he could help Xia Zhaofeng solve his problems.
"Sir, the marriage certificate is here." Without having time to adjust his breathing, Panic Cao Tong held the marriage certificate, pen, ink and ink in both hands and handed it to him.
"Well," Xia Zhaofeng went to another empty private room and wrote his daughter's date of birth, his own name and Liu's name on the marriage certificate. After he finished writing, he handed it to Cao Tongpan, "You ask Yang Biao to fill in his name."
"Yes, sir!" Judge Cao took the marriage certificate and watched Xia Zhaofeng's back as he left the restaurant. He could feel that he felt very relaxed when he left.
"Yang Biao, can you do me a favor?" Pan Cao walked into the private room a little hesitantly. Seeing his clear eyes looking at him, he thought that the young lady was a very easy-going person and would not harm him.
"It's like this, the man just now is my brother. He was very kind to me, but he is in trouble now." He was anxious and spoke quickly. Judge Cao swallowed his saliva, and seeing that he was still looking at him, he guiltily shifted his gaze. There was still some unfinished tea on the table, so he picked it up, drank it in one gulp, and continued speaking with gritted teeth.
"The emperor has a son who was named the King of Jin and wanted to force my brother's daughter to marry him. My brother thinks that the King of Jin has a problem with his character and does not want to marry his daughter to him, so my brother now wants to find someone to stop the King of Jin from thinking about it." If this matter is not handled properly, the King of Jin will also take Yang Biao's life. At this time, Cao Tongpan regretted more and more, thinking that he should not drag this young man into the water.
"So the person you are looking for is me?" Yang Biao understood. This Prince of Jin was also a bully, but the power he relied on was the emperor and his father, which made his backing more powerful than that of Sun Xuanli and Ji Runze.
"Well," Judge Cao lowered his head. He didn't dare to look at Yang Biao.
"What's in your hand?" Seeing that he was holding not only pen and ink, but also something unknown, he reached out and took it. It turned out to be an ancient marriage certificate, with the woman's birth date and parents' names already filled in. "Xia Weiwei." It was her, the girl who had helped him before.
"Give me the brush." Seeing that the woman was Xia Weiwei, Yang Biao did not hesitate. He took the brush, dipped it in ink, and filled in his information and his parents' names.
"Well, Yang Biao, thank you!" Judge Cao held two marriage certificates, one of which he would keep in the government office for filing, and the other one would be given to Xia Zhaofeng.
"You're welcome. You can come to me anytime if you need me." Yang Biao smiled and waved his hand. It's just a name, no need to thank me.
Seeing that he was still smiling, Cao Tongpan thought that he was still young and didn't know what his signature meant today. He bowed deeply to Yang Biao and left with mixed feelings, holding the marriage certificate.
"Hmm," I looked at the marriage certificate in my hand. Am I getting married in ancient times? Why doesn't it feel like getting married in modern times?
"Master, this is the cash flow for last month." This place was very close to his Yuanyang Golden Tower, so Yang Biao went to the Golden Tower. As soon as he entered the inner room, Shen Chuan used the lock to open the cabinet, took out a large stack of silver bills and handed them to him.
"Well," Yang Biao took the silver note and counted it carelessly. The profit of Kaijinlou was huge. The turnover in just one month reached more than one million taels of silver.
When he stuffed all the banknotes into his arms, he touched the marriage certificate inside and sighed. Now that he was already here, he might as well go and see how jade was made. He had been taking exams for three days and his head was dizzy. He wanted to change his mind.
"Master, the characteristics of this craft are to apply art according to the material, to make clever use of waste materials, to remove dirt and knots, to turn flaws into advantages, to make clever use of colors, to carry out relief, round carving, hollow carving, inlay and assembly, etc." Shen Chuan led Yang Biao to the jade workshop and introduced him to the production process of waste jade.
"Yeah," Every time he came to Jinlou, Shen Chuan would teach him jade craftsmanship. Yang Biao felt that he was now a qualified jade craftsman and had learned so much knowledge.
"You go and do your work first, I just came here to take a look." He had just finished his work and was nearby, so he came here casually to take a look. He didn't come here specifically to learn jade craftsmanship.
In just a short while, he became a married man. He stood up and went to his residence. He had two houses with nine entrances on this road section. One was given to the families of six restaurant staff, one was only occupied by eight cleaning servants and two doormen. He also had several houses that were uninhabited. Those houses were only occupied by people who bought them for cleaning.
"Master!" The doorman was a little surprised to see that he actually came here on foot, but he still kept in mind the rule of not asking things that should not be asked. After greeting him, he opened the door and let Yang Biao in.
"Yeah," Yang Biao responded perfunctorily. Seeing that he was still following him, he waved his hand and told him to go on with his work.
When Yang Biao walked into his room, he picked up a long bench beside the wall, put it on the ground after entering, stood on the bench, took out a brick from the wall, and originally wanted to put the silver bill in it, but after thinking about it, he only put in the marriage certificate and put the brick back to its original place.
Yang Biao had just finished his exam today. He hadn't taken a shower for three days, and his clothes were smelly. He felt uncomfortable all over, so he asked the doorman to prepare bath water for him.
After the concierge poured the water, he went directly into the big wooden tub and took a quick bath. Perhaps because he did not get enough rest in the examination room, he felt sleepy and fell asleep on the bed after getting out of the water.
"Yang Biao," the next afternoon, Judge Cao came to Xingning Street to look for him again, this time to ask for something, "Didn't you sign the marriage certificate yesterday? You should also send someone to deliver the betrothal gifts to the Xia Mansion."
"Gold bracelets, gold bangles, gold shawl pendants are necessary, and also..." Judge Cao took out the betrothal gift list he had written earlier and wanted to discuss them one by one with Yang Biao.
"I don't know anything about the betrothal gift, why don't you ask Lord Cao to do it for me?" Yang Biao interrupted him and took out all the banknotes from his pocket. He didn't want to do it himself, he was just helping, doing it for the King of Jin to see. It's not a real marriage, anyone can give the betrothal gift.
"Well, okay." Judge Cao took the thick stack of silver bills. Since Yang Biao was young and didn't understand these things, he would handle the matter.
"This is the engagement letter from the woman, please keep it." Judge Cao took out the engagement letter given by Xia Zhaofeng and handed it to Yang Biao.
What did an engagement letter in ancient times look like? Yang Biao curiously took the engagement letter from the ancient woman, which listed in detail the contents and amount of the dowry, including gold and silver jewelry, calligraphy and paintings, antiques, houses, fields, slaves, shops, etc.
Yang Biao couldn't help but smack his lips. The ancients needed to prepare a lot of things to marry off their daughters. No wonder Su Che married off five daughters and ended up with a mountain of debt.