In this era, three wives and four concubines were legal.
Zhou Qiang never thought about marrying just one wife.
There is no capable man who does not have three wives and four concubines. (The same goes for future generations. It’s normal to have a wife at home and several lovers outside. It’s not illegal anyway, it’s just immoral.)
In Bailu Village, Bai Jiaxuan and Lu Zilin only married one daughter-in-law. Because their conditions were limited, they did not dare to marry more.
Now, Zhou Qiang's condition is to marry five or six wives, which is normal and should be taken for granted.
Therefore, Tian Xiaoe wants to marry.
In "White Deer Plain", Tian Xiao'e's fate is very bad.
First, he was sold to an old Guo Juren by Tian Xiucai, who was a martial arts scholar, not a civil scholar.
On the way to sell it, they were robbed by bandits and taken to the mountains.
Although Tian Xiao'e is a weak woman, she is soft on the outside but strong on the inside, with a strong temper. She insists on forcing her to die and does not let the bandits bully her. She also successfully marries into Guo Ju's family.
But Guo Juren was too old, and he was powerless when it came to matters between men and women. He bought Tian Xiao'e not to carry on the family line, but for other things.
Guo Juren often beat and tortured Tian Xiao'e to satisfy his perverted desires.
Tian Xiao'e's life was beautiful on the surface, but when she took off her clothes, she was left covered in bruises.
After that, Heiwa came to Guo Ju's family to work as a long-term worker.
Tian Xiao'e and Hei Wa hooked up, but they didn't live a good life either.
Finally, he followed Heiwa to Bailu Village, but was disliked by Bai Jiaxuan and was not allowed to live in Bailu Village.
He could only live temporarily in a broken kiln outside the village.
However, after a few days of stability, Tian Xiao'e began to suffer a more tragic fate, and was finally stabbed to death by Lu San.
In the old days, there were many women like Tian Xiaoe.
Society has progressed.
Some bloody social phenomena are much less common.
Without further ado, let’s get down to business.
Tian Xiaoe, Zhou Qiang definitely wants to marry.
In addition, in this Wangzhuang, Wang Ju's daughter, if she is good, will also marry.
When Zhou Qiang thought of this, he suddenly felt uneasy, as if he was having trouble marrying Wang Ju's daughter.
Zhou Qiang said: "These two girls are good, you all took the trouble."
"That's right." The two matchmakers smiled. After all, their hard work was not in vain. They were about to get twenty yuan of wedding money.
"Do their families have any requirements?" Zhou Qiang asked calmly.
"There are no requirements. Tian Xiao'e's father wants a hundred yuan as a gift." Matchmaker Li spoke first.
"The bride price is easy to talk about. Tian Xiao'e looks good. What is her family like?"
"Tian Xiucai's family is in Tianjia Village outside Guan Guan. There are several brick kilns in the family." After Zhou Qiang's detailed questioning, Matchmaker Li explained everything about Tian Xiucai's family.
"Boss Zhou, I won't hide it from you. Tian Xiucai's family probably won't give much dowry." Although Matchmaker Li didn't meet Tian Xiucai much, she still figured out who Tian Xiucai was.
"Dowry is nothing." Zhou Qiang didn't care, "This Tian Xiao'e sounds good, and she can be considered a daughter from a scholarly family. I'm attracted to this woman. Next, just do whatever you have to do."
"Okay, okay, congratulations to Boss Zhou." Matchmaker Li immediately beamed.
"Haha." Zhou Qiang smiled heartily, "You go to Lao Fan and get twenty yuan. You can also ask Lao Fan to handle the rest."
"Okay, thank you Boss Zhou for the reward!" Matchmaker Li walked away with a proud look on her face. When leaving, he looked at Matchmaker Zhang who didn't speak.
Zhou Qiang looked at Matchmaker Zhang and said nothing.
"Well." Matchmaker Zhang hesitated, "Boss Zhou, Wang Juren has a request."
"explain."
"That's right, Wang Juren's second son wants to do business with you."
"Oh? What business?"
"That's the potato strips. The Wang family also wants to open a potato strips shop." After saying this, Matchmaker Zhang felt a little guilty.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows what Wang Juren’s request means.
There was no smile on Zhou Qiang's face. He smiled coldly, "Are you not just opening a store, but you also want my formula?"
"This can't be done." Matchmaker Zhang said weakly.
"Hmph!" Zhou Qiang snorted coldly and immediately turned his face, "I can't reach for this woman from Wang Ju's family. You go out and don't come here again!"
"Oh, that's unfair, Boss Zhou, I just want to pass on a message." Matchmaker Zhang also wanted to explain a few words.
But Zhou Qiang didn't give her a chance and asked the guards outside to pick up Matchmaker Zhang and throw her out.
Zhou Qiang didn't believe that Matchmaker Zhang was wronged.
Matchmaker Zhang must have collected things from Wang Ju’s family. Just now, I have been saying good things about Wang Ju.
This is to team up with Wang Juren to harm him.
People's hearts are unpredictable, and there are always unscrupulous people who want to harm me!
In this era, marriage requires three letters and six etiquette.
However, because Tianjiacun and Bailu Village are too far away.
In terms of etiquette, there is no need to pay so much attention to it.
It didn't take long.
Zhou Qiang took the betrothal gift and set off for Tianjiacun.
Riding a tall horse, followed by thirty guards, all with guns, and several carriages with gifts inside.
The group of them is very fast.
It didn’t take long to get to Bailuyuan.
A few hours later.
They stopped to rest and eat some dry food.
At this time, a guard named Zhang Biao walked up to Zhou Qiang.
Zhang Biao is the captain of Zhou Qiang's escort team.
Zhang Biao is tall and strong, proficient in martial arts and has good marksmanship. He comes from Bailuyuan and is loyal to Zhou Qiang.
"Boss, if you go further, you will pass by the Stone Forest."
"Stone Forest? I heard there are many bandits here?"
"Yes, boss, do you think we should send a few to the front to investigate first?"
"It's time to investigate. Let's arrange for people to go and be careful."
"Yes!" Zhang Biao immediately arranged for someone to go to the front to check on the situation.
Three capable young men rode to the front, one of them looked particularly like a monkey.
After a while.
The three of them return.
Report directly to Zhou Qiang, "Boss, we didn't find anything abnormal ahead."
"It's okay if it doesn't happen. Let's keep going." Zhou Qiang didn't sense an ambush in front of him.
Zhou Qiang and his party passed through the stone forest smoothly.
It is on a hillside about five miles away from the stone forest.
Several strong men saw Zhou Qiang and others passing by.
"Master, they've passed." A minion whispered.
"Well, they are here to welcome the bride. In a few days, they will pass by here to pick up the wife." The head of the family responded. He has a scarred face and a beard, a strong build, two box cannons on his waist, and a machete behind his back.
Zhou Qiang and the others rushed to Tianjia Village outside the pass after a long journey.
They were lucky and didn't encounter any more bandits.
"I'm coming!"
"The people from Guan Nei are here to pick up the bride!"
As soon as they entered Tianjia Village, the villagers gathered around to watch.
They had already heard that Tian Xiucai was selling his daughter.
Soon he arrived at Tian Xiucai's house.
Tian Xiucai had already come out to welcome him, with a smile on his face.
The bride price has been received in advance.
Not a hundred dollars, but a hundred and twenty dollars.
The extra money was used by Tian Xiucai to buy things.
Although Tian Xiucai was greedy for money, he was not very thrifty and still bought a lot of things.
The home looks very festive.
Zhou Qiang dismounted and saluted.
Some etiquette still needs to be followed.
Tian Xiucai enthusiastically welcomed Zhou Qiang in.
It didn't take long.
"The banquet is open!" Tian Xiucai's family set up many tables and hired a cook to cook.
Tian Xiucai's family is going to hold a banquet.
Zhou Qiang and his party took their seats.
The neighbors from Tianjia Village also came.
The meals were sumptuous.
The scene quickly became lively.
Tian Xiao'e listened quietly in the room.
She is getting married.
She was somewhat uneasy.
She had only heard who Zhou Qiang was, but had never seen him before, so she was always uneasy.
Out of curiosity, Tian Xiao'e quietly walked to the window and peeked out.
Among the crowd, Tian Xiaoe saw Zhou Qiang at a glance.
Zhou Qiang is the most dazzling among everyone.
A smile appeared on Tian Xiao'e's face.
Tian Xiaoe was very satisfied with Zhou Qiang's figure and appearance.
Tian Xiucai did not follow Zhou Qiang.
Tianjiacun is too far away from Bailuyuan.
It's too inconvenient to go there.
Not to mention there are bandits on the road.
Before leaving, Tian Xiucai couldn't help but look at Tian Xiao'e a few more times.
Tian Xiucai was greedy for money, but Tian Xiucai was still a little reluctant to let go of his daughter whom he had raised for more than ten years and became someone else's family.
"Father-in-law, I'll bring Xiao'e over to see you in a few days." Zhou Qiang didn't just say it casually. He has the ability to bring Tian Xiaoe here.
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say. Just be nice to Xiao'e. Don't come. It's too far and inconvenient." Tian Xiucai was a little submissive in front of Zhou Qiang.
Zhou Qiang brought thirty guards, thirty horses, and thirty spears!
You can tell at a glance that Zhou Qiang is no ordinary person.
"Dad, I'm leaving, take care of yourself." Tian Xiao'e couldn't help crying.
Once she got married, she didn't know when she would come back.
The daughter who is married off is the water that is thrown out.
Once you get married, you will no longer be part of the Tian family.
From now on, it will be the Zhoutian clan.
Zhou Qiang rides a tall horse.
In the carriage behind, Tian Xiao'e and a teenage maid named Xiao Tao were sitting.
This maid was bought by Zhou Qiang to serve as Tian Xiao'e's personal maid.
Tian Xiao'e lifted the curtain from time to time to look at Zhou Qiang.
After walking for a while, I also came into contact with Zhou Qiang.
Tian Xiao'e had a smile on her face.
She could feel that Zhou Qiang was very nice and a good man.
You didn’t marry the wrong person.
Stopping for another break.
Zhou Qiang got on the carriage and ate with Tian Xiao'e.
Maid Xiaotao went out to eat.
"Come, Xiao'e, let's have a bowl of steamed buns." Zhou Qiang and the others brought a lot of food, as well as cooking pots and stoves, which were convenient for eating.
Tian Xiao'e nodded slightly, took it, turned sideways, seemed a little shy, and her face turned red.
Zhou Qiang said a few words casually and went out to eat and drink without staying in the carriage.
At this time, Zhang Biao came over.
"Boss, we have sent people to the front to investigate. Lao Liu and the others found a lot of footprints nearby."
"Oh? Is there an ambush in front?" Zhou Qiang looked forward coldly.
Zhou Qiang had already sensed the murderous aura in front of him.
About fifty or sixty people were lying in ambush in front.
Apparently, bandits were targeting Zhou Qiang and the others.
"I felt there was someone there, but I couldn't find it." Zhang Biao looked serious. According to the information returned from the investigation, I could feel something was wrong, but I couldn't find where the bandits were ambushing.
"Didn't find it?" Zhou Qiang squinted and looked into the distance, "Let Lao Liu and the others go there and take a look. It's easy to hide people there. Remember, don't go directly, go around from the back."
"I understand." Zhang Biao immediately understood what Zhou Qiang meant.
They have a map of the area. The direction Zhou Qiang mentioned is an easy place to hide people.
It's just that I'm a little unfamiliar with this place, so there are some places that I couldn't explore just now.
The five people left quietly.
No riding.
Zhou Qiang continued to eat and drink.
Everyone is also eating and resting.
After a while.
"Boss, the bandits have been found. They are here." Lao Liu is like a monkey, short and thin, but very flexible and a smart guy.
"Go over and kill them." Zhou Qiang casually ordered.
I have killed bandits like this more than once. They are all familiar with the road.
"Yes!" Zhang Biao, Lao Liu and the others made some preparations and quietly approached without riding.
It didn't take long.
The crackle of gunfire rang out.
Tian Xiao'e hurriedly opened the curtain and looked at Zhou Qiang with a worried look.
"Don't worry, it's okay. There are a few blind guys in front of us. They will be dealt with quickly." Zhou Qiang said a few words of comfort, "Do you still want to eat steamed buns? There are still them here."
"Don't eat." Tian Xiao'e's face became much less worried.
Another moment passed.
A dozen horses rushed towards Zhou Qiang.
"Eh? The bandits still dare to charge over?" Zhou Qiang was a little surprised.
It stands to reason that the bandits should have fled in panic when they were counter-attacked. How could they dare to cause trouble to Zhou Qiang?
Zhou Qiang didn't think much, casually picked up a spear and took a few steps forward.
"Crack!" A bandit fell off his horse.
"Pah! Pah!" Bandits were knocked down by Zhou Qiang one after another.
Zhou Qiang's marksmanship is extremely good.
Fighting bandits is just like playing.
Within a few moments, a dozen bandits were defeated by Zhou Qiang.
The guards around Zhou Qiang didn't even have the chance to shoot.
"The boss is mighty!"
“The boss is awesome!”
"The boss is always on target!"
"The boss is invincible!"
The guards couldn't help but cheer.
Tian Xiao'e also looked at Zhou Qiang blankly.
When Zhou Qiang was shooting, Tian Xiao'e heard the noise, opened the curtain and saw Zhou Qiang shooting.
I also saw Zhou Qiang knocking down bandits in the distance with one shot at a time.
At this time, another horseman came from a distance.
"Boss, it's our turn this time!" Someone rushed to beat the bandits.
"What's the hurry? Did you see clearly? Those are Zhang Biao, Lao Liu and the others!" Zhou Qiang scolded.
"What? Captain and the others are here? Doesn't that mean there are no more bandits?" The people guarding Zhou Qiang had no chance to fight the bandits.
Zhou Qiang has clear rewards and punishments here.
Kill a bandit and get a piece of ocean.
If you don’t have a chance to fight bandits, you’ll make less money.
"Those bandits are yours to beat," Zhou Qiang said.
"Thank you boss for the reward!"
Zhang Biao, Lao Liu and others came over.
"Boss, are you okay?" Even though he knew he was okay, Zhang Biao still asked hurriedly.
"It's okay. Have you been caught alive? What method?" Zhou Qiang asked.
"Already asked, they are bandits from the nearby Bald Ridge." Zhang Biao replied first, then walked up to Zhou Qiang and whispered: "Boss, there are a few people from Wangzhuang among the bandits.
He is the bodyguard of Wang Ju's family.
It was they who leaked our information and set up an ambush for the bandits. "
"Oh? Wang Juren's bodyguard? It seems Wang Juren has no intention of letting me go?" Zhou Qiang said coldly.
A few days ago, Zhou Qiang rejected Wang Ju's daughter.
I thought it would be fine.
Unexpectedly, Wang Juren targeted Zhou Qiang and wanted to kill Zhou Qiang through bandits and swallow up Zhou Qiang's business.
"What should I do, boss?"
Zhou Qiang thought for a while and asked, "Can you find any evidence?"
"Yes. Several people have been captured alive. I heard that there are still letters and oceans sent by Wang Juren, and they are all in the bandit's lair."
"Okay, send a few people to take the captured bandits and the Wang family guards to the provincial capital and find them in the Governor's Mansion." Zhou Qiang decided to report to the officials to solve the problem.
"Yes!" Zhang Biao took the order and left.
Zhou Qiang has gotten to know many powerful people in the past few years.
Thanks to a few meetings with Governor Zhang and generous gifts, he got to know a few powerful people.
Wang Juren's connections are mostly from Zishui County.
It shouldn't be difficult for Zhou Qiang to find people from the provincial capital to deal with Wang Juren.
It didn't take long.
Zhou Qiang and the others continued to set off.
When passing by the stone forest, I discovered another bandit.
However, the bandits discovered this time were all low-class, with few guns and not many people.
You can tell at a glance that they are farmers nearby.
They usually farm and occasionally become bandits.
"Sir, please spare my life!" After a few shots were fired, the bandits all knelt down and begged for mercy.
There are only a dozen bandits in total.
However, they also arrested a few people passing by.
"Help, we are" several people who were caught by bandits hurriedly shouted for help.
"Send the bandits to the government and let everyone else go." Zhou Qiang casually ordered.
Bailuyuan.
finally reached.
I met two groups of bandits on the road.
They were all dismissed by Zhou Qiang.
"Xiao'e, you stay here first." Zhou Qiang settled Tian Xiao'e.
Zhou Qiang had another house in Bailu Town and was not allowed to live in Zhou's house directly.
There will be a big one tomorrow.
The next day.
Zhou Qiang held a grand wedding.
Zhou Qiang is riding a tall horse, dressed in red, wearing a No. 1 scholar hat and a black robe and mandarin jacket. He looks very energetic.
Behind him were fifty or sixty people, all wearing new clothes.
There are also eight large sedan chairs.
There is also a gong and drum troupe.
There are also many dowry boxes, etc.
The sound of firecrackers never stopped.
The scene was too outrageous.
The onlookers were so envious.
"Look at the bride!" the children followed around.
After picking up Tian Xiao'e, he didn't go back to Zhou's house directly, but walked around the village a few times.
There were a lot of people coming, and there were seventy or eighty banquet tables, but there were still many people who couldn't sit down.
We hired a lot of cooks alone.
Xiancao and the others also came to help.
Bai Jiaxuan, Lu Zilin, and Lu San were also busy.
Hei Wa, Bai Xiaowen, Lu Zhaopeng and others were running around and joining in the fun.
There are storytellers, opera singers, and bands.
No one in Bailuyuan has seen such a grand wedding in a hundred years.
"Jiaxuan, Zhou Qiang is really rich this year!" Lu Zilin looked envious.
"That's Xiaoqiang's ability. This family fortune is all earned by Xiaoqiang himself. He is better than us!" Although Bai Jiaxuan also envies Zhou Qiang, he understands that these are all earned by Zhou Qiang's hard work.
"The new wife is here!"
"One sprinkles gold, two sprinkles silver, and three sprinkles, the wife comes through the door."
Tian Xiao'e was happily married back home.
At this moment, Tian Xiaoe felt a little dreamy.
Tian Xiaoe could never have imagined such a wedding scene.
"Worship heaven and earth!"
"Two thanks to Gaotang!"
"Couple greetings!"
"Send it to the bridal chamber!"
"The banquet is open!"
The night of flowers and candles in the bridal chamber.
Tian Xiao'e enjoyed happiness.
Zhou Qiang suddenly felt that he had an obligation to let more women like Tian Xiaoe enjoy happiness.
(End of chapter)
