"Manager Xu, please feel free to speak."
Patriarch Pei vaguely guessed it.
At this point, Xu Lian no longer tried to hide his feelings. "I want Zhaoxi. Please, Uncle Pei, give Zhaoxi to me and make her my woman."
The words of tigers and wolves... He gradually adapted to the language of this world and became good at using it.
Simple, direct, clear...
The head of the Pei family pondered. Now that Zhaoxi had broken off her engagement with Fang Shaoze, he planned to make some arrangements to marry Zhaoxi to a family in the county.
In this way, the Pei family can expand to the county town and no longer be limited to the remote place of Luzhu Town.
However, Xu Lian also wanted Zhao Xi, which made him feel embarrassed.
If he agreed to Xu Lian, then his Pei family's plan to expand into the county would fail.
If Xu Lian was rejected, it would inevitably cause him to feel resentful, and the Pei family would no longer be able to connect with the mining inspector, which would be an immeasurable loss.
So, he was in a dilemma and didn't know how to reply to Xu Lian.
Pei Heng was surprised, "Brother Xu, my father just said that he would give you a few concubines, but you said that you were not in good health, and some time ago you asked me to hunt a tiger bone to make wine."
Xu Lian explained, "Actually, after drinking tiger bone wine, my health has gradually improved... I just don't want a concubine's daughter, I only want Zhao Xi, so I said that."
"I see."
Pei Heng suddenly realized, and then he laughed, "Originally, Zhao Xi and you had an argument, and I thought you two were not getting along. I didn't expect that you were also thinking about Zhao Xi in your heart. I didn't see it."
Xu Lian said, "Actually, I told you about it when you came to my mine to drink a few days ago, but you didn't take it seriously."
Pei Heng laughed, "At that time, Zhaoxi and Fang Shaoze were engaged, so of course I couldn't bring you together. Now that the engagement is over, I think you are a better match for Zhaoxi than Fang Shaoze. Fang Shaoze is too young, and he is as gentle as a puppy. How can he conquer my Zhaoxi? You are different. You can be gentle or strong. Zhaoxi is afraid of men like you."
Pei Zhaoxi looked at her brother coldly. Although she didn't want to admit it on the surface, she knew in her heart that her brother was right and his analysis was very accurate. She really hated, loved, respected and feared Xu Lian.
"What do you, the Pei family, mean by this?"
The old mayor Su Qing was very dissatisfied, "Could it be that my son is not as good as a small mine manager!"
Xu Lian had tolerated him for a long time, and immediately said coldly, "Who do you think you are to compare with me?"
Su Qing was stunned. He didn't expect a mine manager to dare to speak to him like this. He was furious and asked, "Do you know who you are talking to?"
Xu Lian sneered, "I know very well, isn't he the head of the Su family, isn't he the retired old mayor, is there any other identity that I don't know? Tell me so that I can broaden my horizons."
Seeing Xu Lian's fearless look, Su Qing's anger disappeared. It was like a bucket of cold water was poured over his head, and he calmed down instantly.
Knowing his identity, yet still daring to talk to him like this, is Xu Lian stupid
This Xu Lian is obviously not stupid, so there is only one possibility, that Xu Lian has some support that he doesn't know about!
Considering the polite attitude of Pei father and son towards Xu Lian, this Xu Lian is probably not just a manager of a mine.
In this remote Green Bamboo Town, what kind of support could make the Pei father and son so polite and not afraid of him as the mayor
He thought about it and a white shadow flashed through his mind. Could it be...
Thinking of this, his heart trembled, his face changed, and he looked at Xu Lian deeply.
"My words were inappropriate, don't take it to heart, Brother Xu."
Su Qing bowed and apologized. Although he had a bad habit of showing off and looking down on others, he was not stupid, otherwise he would not have been the mayor for so many years.
Everyone in the Pei family was stunned. They didn't expect that the old mayor Su Qing, who was furious just a moment ago, would suddenly give in.
"..." Xu Lian was also confused. The people in this world have really strange personalities... Love and hate happen in an instant.
Xu Lian could only bow and say, "Old Mayor, you are too polite. I was a little impulsive, please don't take it as an offense."
"Haha, Brother Xu is also a man of character, very much to my taste!"
Su Qing laughed and said, "I heard that you are friends with my brother-in-law, so we are also a family, so let's talk it out."
After saying that.
Su Qing waved his hand and called Han Du, who was standing at the back and couldn't speak, to the front. He frowned and said, "Why are you always hiding at the back? Brother Xu is here, so why don't you just come and have a word?"
Xu Lian had an idea and decided to say a few words for Han Du. Han Du had been nice to him when they were at the mine before, so he might as well return the favor.
Immediately.
Xu Lian followed the old mayor's words and said with a smile, "Brother Han often drinks with me. I don't know what happened today, but he became so reserved. Is he not feeling well? As Brother Han's brother-in-law, the old mayor should pay more attention to Brother Han."
Su Qing knew that Xu Lian was "pointing" at him, and hurriedly said, "I have been taking care of the town's affairs over the years and have neglected it. I will pay more attention to my family in the future."
Han Du looked at Xu Lian with gratitude, knowing that Xu Lian was helping him and improving his position.
"Brother Xu, next time you see the Mine Patrolman... please give him my regards."
Su Qing obviously had the intention of testing him.
Xu Lian nodded and smiled, "Okay."
Su Qing's eyes flashed, and he was basically certain that this Xu Lian was indeed related to the Mine Inspector. No wonder he was so confident and no wonder the Pei family was so polite.
This made Su Qing look at the head of the Pei family with resentment, and cursed in his heart, "old fox."
The head of the Pei family knew that Xu Lian was related to the mine inspector, but he didn't tell him earlier.
He broke out in a cold sweat. He almost had a conflict with Xu Lian just now. If Xu Lian harbored some hatred in his heart and whispered maliciously to the mine inspector, he would not be able to die even if he had a hundred lives. He might even lose the entire Su family.
You know, for a Yijiao figure like the Mining Inspector, crushing a wealthy family in the secular world is as easy as crushing an ant.
"Since Brother Xu is discussing the marriage of a man and a woman with the Pei family, I won't bother you any more, so I'll take my leave first."
Su Qing chatted and laughed with Xu Lian for a few more words, then left tactfully and went down the mountain with everyone from the Su family.
Seeing Su Qing leave, the hesitant Pei family head said, "Manager Xu, may I ask what is your relationship with the mine inspector?"
Xu Lian certainly knew what the head of the Pei family was thinking. It was nothing more than a question of interests. Is it more beneficial for the family to marry Pei Zhaoxi to the county town? Or is it more beneficial to marry him
Because from the current point of view, the Pei family knows very vaguely about the relationship between Xu Lian and the Mining Inspector, and they are a little unsure about his background. They don't know whether Xu Lian is pretending to be familiar with the Mining Inspector, or is he really familiar with him
Xu Lian thought about it, reached into his arms, and slowly took out the jade token. He did not use his blue jade token, so as not to let others know that he was a disciple of the Yi Sect, but instead took out the purple jade token given to him by the White Fox Mine Patrol.
When he saw the jade token, Patriarch Pei was stunned.
Unexpectedly, Xu Lian and the Mining Inspector had such a good relationship that the Mining Inspector actually left the jade token with Xu Lian!
I never expected that the status of the Mine Inspector in the Yi Religion was so high!
Although I have heard that the mine patrol officer of Green Bamboo Town is of extraordinary status and not comparable to the ordinary mine patrol officers in other towns, I would never have expected that he is at the purple level!
According to the identity hierarchy of the Yi Religion, which is green, cyan, blue, red, black, white, purple, silver and gold, the three major households hold cyan jade tokens, and are people with a bit of status among the lower class. So, what is the status of the purple level in the Yi Religion
This is beyond the understanding of Patriarch Pei!
"When I went out this morning, I looked at the almanac and found that today is a good day to get married!"
Patriarch Pei made a decisive decision, "Let's set the wedding date for you and Zhaoxi tonight, and you can bring Zhaoxi home tonight.
The Pei family would give Zhaoxi a generous dowry, including thirty shops and thirty unused houses in the town; three thousand acres of paddy fields and five hundred cattle and horses outside the town; plus five thousand taels of gold and thirty thousand taels of silver.
There were also some maids, wet nurses, servant girls, maidservants, servants, etc. as dowry.
What do you think, dear son-in-law
So realistic... Xu Lian didn't know what to say, so he could only bow and say, "Thank you, father-in-law."