As Zeng Mohan said, Zeng Yuanzhi obviously didn't expect He Zhi to come to congratulate him on his birthday, and he was almost overjoyed to see her. After that, Wei Lai naturally couldn't insert the greetings, so it was not until the greetings were over that the Zeng family seemed to find out that He Zhi was still with such a new face behind him.

"Who is this?" Zeng Yuanzhi looked Wei Lai up and down, the appearance of the strong saber was obviously very different from the dress of the scribes with wide robes and wide sleeves of the Zeng family, and it was quite out of place to stand here.

When Zeng Mohan heard this, he stepped forward and introduced: "Dad, this is Wei Lai, the loyal general of the Dingbei Army, who came with Ah Zhi. ”

General Zhongwu is a fourth-grade official, and Taishou is also a fourth-grade official, so Wei Lai and Zeng Yuanzhi are at the same level. Of course, General Zhongwu is a loose official, but Taishou is a real position, if it weren't for Wei Lai still leading the black-armored cavalry in the Dingbei Army, this official position would have no meaning except for the name. But Rao is like this, it is rare for Wei Lai to be a fourth-grade official at such an age.

Zeng Yuanzhi thoughtfully looked at Wei Lai and He Zhi, but he didn't ask much, he just stretched out his hand and stroked the long beard under his chin, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, the hero is a young man, and General Wei can come to the cold house, it's really brilliant." ”

Wei Lai didn't like these humble words, and always felt a little more polite and a little less sincere. Of course, she is not familiar with the Zeng family, and she doesn't care if they are sincere or not, so she just politely returns with a gentle smile at the moment: "Lord Zeng is polite, it is an honor to be a guest in the house." ”

probably saw that Wei Lai didn't like such politeness, and Zeng Yuanzhi didn't say any more kind words. But it happened to be dinner time, so the room got together for dinner.

After the meal, He Zhi and Wei Lai were politely arranged by the Zeng family to go to the guest room to rest. I don't know if it's a coincidence or if they have concerns, but they arranged the room of the two of them a little farther away.

"Wei Lai, can you accompany me to Yuzhou City tomorrow?" Before entering the house, He Zhi suddenly said to Wei Lai.

Wei Lai blinked, not knowing why Miss He suddenly became interested in shopping again. Just as he was about to ask, he heard He Zhi continue: "We came in a hurry this time, and we didn't prepare anything. The day after tomorrow is my great-uncle's birthday, so I always have to find a congratulatory gift. ”

Wei Lai suddenly realized when she heard this, she really didn't expect the congratulatory gift for a while. It's really that she has been in the bitter cold land of Beizhou for a long time, and it was Marshal Wei's birthday at that time, and it was just a time for everyone to get together to eat and drink. As for the birthday gift, there are really no good things in that place in Beizhou, because I have never seen anyone prepare it, at most I just said after drinking, "kill a few more Hu people to make a congratulatory gift to the marshal".

Of course, with such a human exchange now, it is really impossible to say that you don't prepare a congratulatory gift. Wei Lai is not a person who is not familiar with the world, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll come to look for you tomorrow." ”

He Zhi responded, and then entered the house, and before closing the door, he also told Wei Lai: "I am tired from rushing for days, Wei Lai, you should rest early." ”

Wei Lai nodded and replied, "I know, so are you." ”

Then He Zhi closed the door and went to rest, but Wei Lai stood in front of her door for a while, and then went back to the guest room arranged for her by Zeng's family.

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The next day, the sky was clear and the wind was smooth.

Wei Lai got up early in the morning, but he first practiced his knife in the courtyard in front of the guest room for a while. When the hour was approaching, he went back to the house to freshen up, and then Shi Shiran went to the guest room in the next courtyard to find He Zhi.

It's a pity that Wei Lai seemed to be a little late when he made an appointment last night. Because as soon as she stepped into the courtyard door, she saw from a distance that the two brothers and sisters of the Zeng family were already standing in front of He Zhi's door, and the brother and sister seemed to mutter, and then raised their hands and knocked on the door.

The door of the guest room soon opened, and inside the door was He Zhi's shallow smiling face. It's just that she didn't expect that the people outside the door were actually Zeng Mohan and Zeng Yuwei, so she was rarely stunned for a moment, but her smile remained unchanged after coming back to her senses: "Mohan, Yuwei, why did you come here so early?" ”

Zeng Mohan coughed lightly, and Zeng Yuwei intuitively stepped forward to explain: "Sister He, tomorrow is my uncle's birthday, and there is nothing to do around today, I think that you have never been to Yuzhou City before, so I want to invite you to go out for a walk." ”

He Zhi was going to go out today, but she went out to prepare a congratulatory gift for Zeng Yuanzhi, and if she walked with the Zeng family, I am afraid it would be inconvenient.

Just when He Zhi was hesitating how to push back, Wei Lai finally walked over. Before the two could say a word, Zeng Yuwei rolled her eyes, and said with a smile: "General Wei is also here?" That's right, it's better to go out for a walk together, the scenery of Yuzhou City, the two of you have never seen it, and it just happens to let the seventh brother do his best to be a landlord. ”

One sentence dragged Wei Lai into the water.

Wei Lai, who had just come over, still didn't understand the situation, and at first thought that He Zhi had invited the two of them to accompany him, planning to find an acquaintance to lead the way. However, she has known He Zhi for some time, and when she saw He Zhi's expression of wanting to speak, she knew that this time it was about the two brothers and sisters who came to the door by themselves. It's just that Zeng Yuwei said this, and it was really difficult to refuse because of the situation......

Half an hour later, the four of them appeared in the most prosperous street market in Yuzhou City.

"Zhi, do you want to buy something?" Although some didn't understand why He Zhi didn't want to enjoy the beautiful scenery and ran to the market, Zeng Mohan still asked enthusiastically.

He Zhi's eyes glanced at both sides of the street, although this Yuzhou City is also prosperous, it is far less than the capital. She didn't want to say it at the moment, so she shook her head slightly and said, "It's just a casual look." ”

The eldest lady of Shangshu Mansion didn't look at the bustling bustle of the capital, and made a special trip to the street market of Yuzhou City to take a look? As long as you're not stupid, probably no one will take it seriously. Of course, Zeng Mohan and Zeng Yuwei were not stupid, they naturally knew that it was just a pretext, and then they thought about it, and they probably guessed He Zhi's purpose.

The two glanced at each other and didn't say much, but when they led the way again, the goal became a little clearer. After a while, the four of them entered a jewelry store.

He Zhi came to choose a congratulatory gift for Zeng Yuanzhi, so naturally he wouldn't look at those gold and silver jewelry. It's just that most of the ancient literati and inkmen love jade, so she also set her sights on the jade in the store, and jade pendants are a good choice.

The shopkeeper saw that the leaders Zeng Mohan and Zeng Yuwei were dressed luxuriously and well-looking, so they knew that business was coming, and hurriedly greeted them from behind the counter: "Hello guest officers, I don't know what the guest officers want to see?" ”

He Zhi's eyes only glanced at the jade ornaments, and Zeng Mohan said to the shopkeeper with understanding: "Shopkeeper, if you have any good jade ornaments in your store, take them out and take a look." ”

When the shopkeeper heard this, his eyes lit up - they all said that "gold is priceless and jade is priceless", and the most expensive in his shop was naturally not the gold and silver jewelry, let alone the one that made a lot of money.

On the tray are seven or eight kinds of jade ornaments, jade pendants, jade plates, jade rings, and jade pendants.

He Zhi glanced at it, then reached out and took the only jade pendant in the tray to look at, but her face was faint, and she couldn't see whether she liked it or not. Seeing this, Wei Lai also leaned over and took a look at it curiously, the pendant was originally made of jade, and she didn't know if this jade was good, she only felt that it was crystal clear, and it looked very beautiful.

"Shopkeeper, how much does this pendant cost?" Zeng Yuwei saw He Zhi take the jade pendant, so she turned her head and asked the shopkeeper for the price.

The shopkeeper's eyes narrowed with a smile when he heard this: "The guest officer has a good eye, this jade pendant is the treasure of our store, I want to ...... it at the beginning."

"How much exactly?" Zeng Yuwei couldn't wait to listen to these nonsense, and immediately interrupted.

Halfway through his words, he was interrupted, and the shopkeeper was not annoyed, only smiled "hehe", and then stretched out two fingers and said, "It's not expensive, just two thousand taels." ”

Two thousand taels?! Wei Lai couldn't help but gasp, and the gaze that had just moved from the jade pendant to He Zhi's finger instantly moved back again...... Although this jade pendant looks very beautiful, she can't understand why such a stone can be more expensive than her entire net worth?!

Just when Wei Lai was still frightened by the sky-high price of two thousand taels, Zeng Yuwei had already smiled and said, "Do you like this pendant, Sister He?" If you like it, you might as well let Brother Qi buy it and give it to you, and he should do his landlord's friendship. ”

Zeng Mohan was born with a dignified appearance, and today he specially wore a white robe, and he also held a folding fan in his hand and shook it, looking really a little bit of a handsome boy's demeanor. He only smiled slightly when he heard this, and didn't seem to care about money at all: "Yes, if Ah Zhi is quite satisfied with it, I will buy it and give it to you." ”