After all, they had already accepted the invitation, and in a few days, they were planning to fly kites outside the city and casually visit Deming Temple to offer incense. They wanted the abbot to check if their birth charts were compatible.
"It's the County Magistrate's daughter."
Chu Zhiwen was surprised, "Haven't you decided not to look for a family too distinguished for Ah Zhang?"
"This County Magistrate isn't the former County Magistrate Xu, his surname is Yang. I've inquired about him; he too is a scholar from a poor family who passed the imperial examination and was assigned to our county as the County Magistrate."
"That's not right," Chu Zhiwen shook his head. "I remember Ah Heng saying that those assigned to Jiangnan as officials either had bought their positions with silver from the Ministry of Personnel or had strong connections. Since you said he's from a poor family, where would he get the silver or connections? Could it be corruption?"
