Chapter 163: Miss Qi Visits
The housewarming should naturally be congratulated, but there is no hostess in the fourth room, and the move is so hasty, so naturally there is no way to set up a banquet at home to entertain the guests who come to congratulate.
Xu Qijin had already recovered from the accident in the ancestral hall, thought of this early, counted a few silver tickets in advance, and asked Gao Bo to go to Tianxianglou to book a few tables of banquets. Then he reported to Master Xu Si, and Master Xu Si came back to his senses and asked his subordinates to take their posts and send them to their friends who helped.
The new courtyard is not as big as the previous one in Xufu, and the two sisters, Xu Qijin and Xu Qirong, live in the West Chamber, and they don't feel crowded. Xu Qirong took the maids to pick out two light blue ice silk yarns from the warehouse, and carefully cut the covers. Then he selected two cyan horses, cut them and pasted them on the main house where Master Xu Si lived.
As he was sticking to it, he saw Yu Qiu facing a woman who did not apply fat powder and looked like she was twenty-four or five, walking inside, followed by a shrewd maid with shrewd eyebrows and eyes, carrying a basket in her hand.
Xu Qirong put down the scissors in his hand that he was about to hand to Yu Xia, was a little surprised, and looked at the person who came quietly.
Yu Qiu hurriedly introduced: "This is Miss Qi, who lives next door to us. The girl is not empty, Shen's mother asked the maid to lure people over, and the fifth lady accompanied her. ”
It is approaching the day when the Du family will send the dowry gift to the door, and there are so many things in the house, Xu Qijin naturally has no time to embroider the purse, and only more than half of it will be embroidered at this time. At this time, it is natural to rush to embroider the purse!
Yu Qiu said to the woman again: "This is the fifth lady of my family. ”
Xu Qirong raised his eyes at Qiu Nong: "Hurry up and make a pot of tea." Then he led the visitor to sit down next to the small stone table under the porch, and said to Miss Qi with a smile. I just moved here, and I discussed it with my sister in the morning, and I plan to visit you again tomorrow. But he frowned secretly in his heart. I knew in advance that I would ask people about the temperament of the neighbors around her, this woman is twenty-four or five years old, but she is still a young lady, and I don't know if she has a good temperament.
Miss Qi looked very hearty, asked the maid to put down the basket, and then took Xu Qirong's hand and said with a smile: "You just moved over." Naturally, there are many things, and I should meet you later days. I'm an anxious person, and this house has been empty for a long time. I heard that someone had moved in, so I was anxious to come and see it. It can be seen that I have come to the right place, spare me for more than 20 years, and I have never seen such a peugeot little lady! ”
Xu Qirong didn't expect someone to be able to say polite words so beautifully. I was a little stunned at the moment. pursed her lips and smiled, and then said, "Miss Qi is embarrassed." ”
Miss Qi waved her hand, indicating that she was not saying kind words: "You will know when you live here for a long time, I have never told lies to bluff people." It's good that you are here, there is only a little lady in the Chen Mansion nearby, and I can't tell them to go anywhere. Other ladies and wives always like to educate me, so that I don't even have anyone to talk to. It's good now, it's okay for us to enjoy the flowers together. ”
Xu Qirong pursed his lips and smiled. Because I don't know the details of this woman, what she says to women. Nor should it be promised. However, this Miss Qi is very enthusiastic, and the two chatted for more than an hour before Miss Qi reluctantly took the maid to leave.
Qiu Nong hurriedly presented the thank you gift that Shen's mother had prepared earlier. The thank you gift is two malachite silk hairpins, which are very practical, if Miss Qi doesn't like it, it is convenient to reward the maid or give it away.
After the others left, Qiu Nong uncovered the layer of silk covered with the basket, and couldn't help but sneer, Xu Qirong saw this and leaned over to take a look, and was also happy, the thing that Miss Qi gave was more real, it was two baby palm-sized Buddha statues cast in silver. Tell people clearly, if you don't like it, it's not a troublesome thing to melt it directly into silver naked.
Mother Shen smiled: "This Miss Qi is really as good as everyone says." ”
Xu Qirong sighed.
Shen's mother immediately talked about the news she inquired about: "This Mrs. Qi went early, this Qi master is a Jinshi in Qiande for five years, and he is bent on winning the champion and earning back a life for his mother who died early." Therefore, after the death of Mrs. Qi, Master Qi did not marry his stepfamily, and he didn't care about the affairs of the family, just studying.
Therefore, the Qi family was made into a miasma by several cousins of Master Qi, and the family property of the Qi family was also fooled by several uncles and brothers, and Miss Qi was almost sent to be a concubine when she was twelve years old. This Miss Qi is also ruthless, seeing that her father was forced to this role and did not react, she simply came forward directly and drove the few houses in the family out of the house.
And because the family was having a hard time, he made the decision to sell the main house and took Master Qi to rent a small yard outside. He started a business with his maids, and earned five shops by selling rouge gouache, and only moved to this Zhuangyuan Lane three years ago. ”
Xu Qirong was only full of admiration in her heart, that Miss Qi's situation was not better than her, but with her own ability, she lived such a life now, which can be seen that she is a heroine among women.
Shen's mother sighed: "It's a pity that the reputation of being tough has spread out, except for the broken people who want to eat soft rice, who is willing to marry her into the door?" but delayed a lifetime of marital happiness. ”
Xu Qirong shook his head: "A character like her shouldn't be confined to the boudoir. ”
As he was talking, a little maid came to report: "Mr. Ye and Mrs. Ye are here." ”
After the ancestral hall was opened that day, Doctor Ye and Mrs. Ye knew that something big had happened in the house. Vaguely hearing the doubts about the life history of Master Xu and Master Xu, Ye Lin immediately remembered that Master Xu Si asked him if there was any other way to identify the living and the dead except for the bone test, and then he suddenly realized.
immediately took Mrs. Ye to resign to Princess Pingtai.
Princess Pingtai knew in her heart that these two people were Hua Weijing's people, so she didn't keep them, but only asked, "What does Master Hua mean?" ”
Where did Ye Lin and Mrs. Ye have time to ask Hua Weijing for instructions, they hesitated immediately, and in the end, it was Princess Pingtai who made the decision and bought a three-entry courtyard for the two of them near the Silver Ingot Bridge, and the two immediately moved in.
However, Xu Qirong and Xu Qijin, who didn't know what to do, saw that the two of them came to say that they would come directly to them if they had anything to do in the future, and they were moved in their hearts.
Now I heard that the two of them came to the door, and hurriedly took the maid out to welcome them.
After meeting, Ye Lin first checked Xu Qirong's pulse, and then nodded: "Fifth Miss's voice has improved these days, and she is not as rough as she was at the beginning." But you should also pay more attention to stewed pears every day. ”
Xu Qirong nodded: "Yu Xia pay attention!" ”
He asked again: "How is Mrs. Ye's body and bones lately?" ”
Mrs. Ye held her forehead with her hand, looking sick, and when she heard Xu Qirong ask, she pulled her pale lips and smiled: "Miss Chengwu is worried, she has gotten a lot better." I'm an old problem, but it's just a day-by-day. ”
Hearing this, Ye Lin lowered his eyes and lost his complicated expression.
Mrs. Ye hooked the corners of her mouth at Xu Qirong.
Xu Qirong no longer mentioned this topic.
Mrs. Ye said again: "The rouge that Miss Fifth gave me last time is very good to use, I don't know where I bought it?" ”
Xu Qirong thought about it and remembered that he still gave Mrs. Ye two boxes of rouge before Qixi Festival: "I made it myself, and I can't do it anymore when the flowers are withering at this time, but there are still some leftovers from what I did before." ”
Mrs. Ye said, "Then I'll go to Miss Five's boudoir with Miss Five to get it!" ”
Yu Xia was about to say that the rouge was placed in the treasury and was not in the boudoir, when Qiu Nong pulled his sleeves and stopped him. Xu Qirong smiled and nodded, asked the maid to serve Doctor Ye for tea, and personally helped Mrs. Ye to walk to her boudoir. Qiu Nong followed, and as soon as he turned the corner, he turned his feet and went in the direction of the storehouse.
There is no incense in Xu Qirong's room, and the smell is refreshing. As soon as she sat down, Mrs. Ye said her intention: "The Changping Medical Center on the other side of the Silver Ingot Bridge, does the fifth lady know?" ”
Xu Qirong nodded, when my sister was on the line of life and death, she wanted to set up that big plan, which was to ask the leather shopkeeper of Changping Medical Center to help.
Mrs. Ye saw Xu Qirong nodding, and continued: "Yesterday, I passed by the Changping Medical Center, and I saw the news of the transfer posted outside the door, and I wanted to ask the fifth lady to pay for it, and then ask my husband to be the shopkeeper and doctor of the Changping Medical Center. It can be regarded as a serious livelihood for our husband and wife. ”
"Huh?" Xu Qirong was a little surprised, Ye Lin and Mrs. Ye were not people without money in their hands, the Changping Medical Center was just a small medical hall, as far as she knew, it didn't involve any forces, why did they find her in such a tortuous way? Besides, Doctor Ye had a good conversation with her father, if she really wanted the Changping Medical Center, wouldn't it be more convenient to find her father directly.
Mrs. Ye pursed her lips, and the expression on her face was a little mocking: "If Fifth Miss wants us and our husband and wife to stay, it's better to do it as soon as possible." In a few days, Miss Fifth wants to see my husband and wife, so she has to go to Jiangzhou. ”
Xu Qirong's eyes widened, Jiangzhou, Yi family!
"What do you mean, ma'am?" Xu Qirong had a bad guess in his heart.
Sure enough, Mrs. Ye said: "Since I gave Miss Fifth the antidote, Miss Five should know that I am on the side of Miss Five, but my husband may not be." There is a good errand in Jiangzhou, and my husband has already agreed. ”
Xu Qirong's heart jumped: "The Yi family has already had an accident?" ”
Mrs. Ye was a little surprised, glanced at Miss Five, and seemed to smile: "Miss Five really knows a lot." ”
Having said that, the facts couldn't be more obvious, that Ye Lin is still Hua Weijing's person! Xu Qirong was a little puzzled, since this Ye Lin was Hua Weijing's person, what had he been doing in her Xu family for so long? Does the Hua family have anything else to do with the Xu family?
The instinctive jealousy of Hua Weijing made Xu Qirong shudder, and his tone was a little non-negotiable: "I'm afraid I can't agree to you about this matter." Since Doctor Ye is his person, I can't keep him by my side. Moreover, this is not a question of whether I will stay or not, Doctor Ye has already agreed to go to Jiangzhou, how can he make Doctor Ye change his mind? (To be continued......)