Chapter 140: Qu Wu's Banquet
Early the next morning, Qu Wu brought two bottles of liquor, prepared a few gifts, and went to Mingyue Restaurant with Zi Yan, first chartered a room, ordered dishes, and let Zi Yan wait in the restaurant after preparing these, and went to the dock to see the grain loading situation.
More than half of the ten boats of grain have been loaded, if this progress is followed, they can leave Yingdu early tomorrow morning, Qu Wu saw that the grain purchase was smooth, as if he saw the smiles of the hungry people of Wu State.
Back at Mingyue Restaurant, Qu Wu and Ziyan sat in the lobby waiting for the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Mi Hong and Mr. and Mrs. Ye.
At noon, Mr. and Mrs. Mihong first came to Mingyue Restaurant.
"Mr. Mi, Mrs. Mi, thank you for coming." Qu Wu and Zi Yan hurriedly stepped forward to say hello.
After Qu Wu and Zi Yan accompanied Mi Hong and his wife into the private room, Qu Wu chatted with Mi Hong and his wife, while Zi Yan continued to wait for Ye Xiu and his wife in the lobby.
Qu Wu took out a small gift and gave it to Mi Hong and his wife.
Mrs. Mi took it and said to Qu Wu: "Mr. Qu, we are not outsiders, don't you mind if I open the gift package and take a look, because I am too curious about all your things."
Qu Wu smiled and nodded.
Mrs. Mi opened the shoebox first - two pairs of leather slippers, and Mr. and Mrs. Mihong were very surprised to see it, not to mention that shoes can be made so exquisitely, this kind of shoes is also the first time to see.
"Mrs. Mi, these are the slippers I brought from overseas, and I wear them at home."
Mrs. Mi couldn't put it down, and said good things and good things again and again.
Then she opened another larger cardboard box, and there was a dressing mirror, and Mrs. Mi was so surprised that she didn't know what to say, because the mirror image seen in the dressing mirror was delicate and not distorted at all, and it was much clearer than that of the bronze mirror.
"Wow, Mr. Qu, this thing is really a treasure, how can the person who shines it out so vividly and vividly, not bad at all?"
Qu Wu was just about to answer, but saw Zi Yan leading Ye Xiu and his wife in, Qu Wu could only say to Mrs. Mi and wait for Ye Xiu and his wife after waiting for him.
When Ye Xiu and his wife came in, Mrs. Ye happened to see Ye Xiu reflected in the mirror held by Mrs. Mi, and when she saw the reflection that was not different from her husband, she thought it was another Ye Xiu, and she screamed in fright, Mrs. Mi heard her loud cry, and the mirror in her hand almost fell to the ground.
"What's that? Why is it so scary? Mrs. Ye Xiu asked Mrs. Mi while trembling, she had forgotten the minimum etiquette.
"Mrs. Ye, I'm really sorry to scare you, this is just a mirror, the same as the bronze mirror." Qu Wu hurriedly reassured, and as he spoke, he took the mirror from Mrs. Mi's hand and handed it to Mrs. Ye.
Mrs. Ye took it and looked at it, it was indeed just a mirror, but it was many times stronger than the dark and obscure bronze mirror: "Wow, this thing is amazing, so bright and clear." Mrs. Ye sighed.
Mrs. Ye looked at it and handed the mirror back to Mrs. Mi, and then everyone returned to normal. Then Qu Wu introduced everyone to each other and exchanged courtesies, because Mi Hong was in business, in the era of heavy agriculture and light business, businessmen didn't seem to have much influence, so Ye Xiu didn't know him, let alone know that in fact, Mi Hong was an official and businessman, and Mrs. Ye didn't know Pan Hong.
After Ye Xiu and his wife sat down, Qu Wu took out the gift for Ye Xiu and his wife, and handed it to Mrs. Ye with both hands: "Mr. Ye, Mrs. Ye, what I brought from overseas at this time is not a tribute. ”
"Is it the same mirror as Mrs. Mi?" Mrs. Ye Xiu asked in surprise.
"Yes, there are two other little things."
"Can I take a look?" Mrs. Ye asked.
"Absolutely."
Mrs. Ye impatiently unpacked it and took it out to see that in addition to the mirror, there were two crystal clear glasses and a beautiful lighter. Ye Xiu and his wife were dumbfounded, this glass was as bright as a crystal without any impurities, the two of them couldn't put it down while holding this cup, and said in a loud voice: "It's so beautiful, thank you." ”
And the lighter Mr. Ye picked up and looked at it, I don't know what it was, Qu Wu reached out and took it, and with a snap, the blue flames immediately skewered out, making Ye Xiu and his wife open their mouths wide in surprise.
"Mr. Qu, you are really a master, we have never seen or heard of these things." Madame Ye said to Qu Wu.
Qu Wu smiled and said, "After a while, there will be more things that you have never seen and heard of in Mr. Mi's Maoyuan shop."
"Really? Mrs. Mi. Mrs. Ye asked Mrs. Mi in disbelief.
Mrs. Mi nodded politely: "Yes."
It took a while to finally shift away from the topic of these gifts.
"Mr. Ye, Mrs. Ye, Ziyan's mother Chengyu and concubine were friends when they were young, I watched Ziyan grow up, I heard Ziyan say that you need someone to prove Ziyan's identity, so I came to meet you today." Mrs. Mi Pan Hong said.
"Oh, that's the case, Mrs. Mi, before our Ye family and the Zi family married, because of well-known reasons, our Ye family quit the marriage, and later our Ye family proposed to King Mu to renew that marriage, and got the recognition and support of King Chu Mu, so the house and property of the Zi family were entrusted to the Ye family, so the idea of our Ye family is very simple, that is, to let my Ye Zhi and Zi Yan re-engage, but the common wish of our generation." Ye Xiu said.
Zi Yan and Qu Wu listened to Ye Xiu's words, and they were a little stunned in their hearts, this Ye family obviously used to bring out King Mu to suppress them.
"Mr. Ye, do we want to separate these two things and say that marriage is one thing, and the house is another, and these two things are not necessarily related." Mrs. Mi said.
"Mrs. Mi, there is no inevitable connection between Mingli, but if you think about it carefully, there is no such thing as marriage, how could King Mu entrust the property of his son to our Ye family? What's more, if there is no marriage, how can our Ye family bother to manage the affairs of the family? Ye Xiu said again.
When Pan Hong and Ziyan heard Ye Xiu say this, their faces were flushed with anger, and they were thinking about why the Ye family was so shameless, obviously they were married by themselves, and then they coveted the property title of the Zi family and wanted to take the opportunity to make a profit, but instead regarded the renewal of the marriage as the Ye family's charity to the Zi family, which sounded like the Ye family had made a great sacrifice.
"Mr. Ye, Mrs. Ye, the divorce and wanting to renew this marriage are all things that your Ye family took the initiative to do, and no one in the Zi family agrees or disagrees, so it can be said that this matter has nothing to do with the Zi family at all. Even the Ye family lived in the Zijia mansion without the permission of anyone in the Zi family, so these things have nothing to do with your return to the Zijia mansion, and now the Zi family is sitting in front of you, and you are living in someone else's house, no matter what, what you have to do now is to withdraw from the house. As for renewing the marriage, it also depends on the fate of both parties, not the wishful thinking of your family. Mrs. Mi said righteously.
When Ye Xiu and his wife heard Mrs. Mi's words, they felt that they had no way to refute it, and they were stunned in embarrassment.
"Of course, you have the consent of King Mu, but King Mu did not give you ownership, and you have made a guarantee to King Mu that once Mr. Zibo or Mr. Zibo's legitimate heir returns, you will unconditionally give up the house." Mrs. Mi Pan Hong said again.
Pan Hong's words made Ye Xiu sit on pins and needles, and his face was red and white for a while, and Mrs. Ye saw that this woman actually made the dignified Lord Sikong unable to get off the stage, so she repaid it, and said loudly: "Who are you?" What does the matter between the Ye family and the Zi family have to do with you? ”
"Mrs. Ye, don't be angry, the concubine said before that Ziyan's mother was the concubine's best friend when she was alive, and now Ziyan's family is gone, and the concubine is in charge of this matter as her protector." Mrs. Mi said.
"Protectors? Is there a mandate? Who recognizes your eligibility for protection? Mrs. Ye was annoyed.
Qu Wu and Ziyan knew that Mrs. Ye was messing around and trying to change the topic.
"Mrs. Ye, Mrs. Mi was invited by Ziyan, and of course Ziyan authorized her to participate in the discussion of this matter." Ziyan couldn't stand it anymore and said.
"Zi Yan, as I said before, there are two conditions for returning the Zi family's house, one is that the person we agree with confirms that you are Zi Yan, and the other is that there is a contract document for your house, and now you don't have either, how can we return the house to you with confidence? In the future, if someone else says that they are Ziyan, we will have a great responsibility. Mr. Ye Xiu said.
"Lord Sikong, the old man, as Ziyan's witness, I don't know if he is qualified?" At this time, the door of the private room suddenly opened, and a person came in and said.