Chapter 144: Guest
Three days later, the Huang family wanted to come to the Yongcheng Marquis Mansion to make a small decision.
The third room gave the second room two days to pay the silver, and the implication is that if you don't give the silver, when the people of the Huang family come to make a small decision, don't think about living in peace.
Wang Xi smiled and said, "The third wife is also a teachable person!" ”
"Not really!" Mama Wang said with a smile, "It may have been because of some scruples before, after all, I still have to beg for food in the Yongcheng Marquis Mansion." ”
Wang Xi bowed his head and went to Mrs. Tai's side.
Mrs. Tai put plasters on her temples, lay on the bed sickly, saw Wang Xi, took a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes, and said, "I am really miserable." When I was young, I was tortured by the old marquis, and when I was old, I thought that I should be able to enjoy my old age in peace, but I had to be angry with my juniors. What a life I've been living here! ”
Wang Xi wanted to say, "Isn't this what you asked for", but considering that she is her elder, she is afraid that if she says this, the old lady will be so angry that she will be in trouble, so she endured it and endured it, but she didn't say it in the end, but just personally brought a cup of tea to Mrs. Tai.
Mrs. Tai knew that Wang Xi was blaming herself for not giving Chang Ke a head, and explained: "It's not that I don't know that this matter is inappropriate. But at this point, I can't just take care of her, right? The Huang family is a good family. It's better to be able to marry one than to have two marriages that don't come to fruition, right? ”
Wang Xicai didn't bother to talk to her about this, and said with a smile: "Tomorrow Dr. Feng will leave for Shuzhong, I have some things I want him to help bring back to Shuzhong, the Huang family will make a small decision, I won't go to watch the ceremony." ”
Mrs. Tai didn't expect Wang Xi's attitude to be so tough, and said in a daze: "The Huang family will come to make up their minds until the day after tomorrow, and Dr. Feng will leave tomorrow ......."
Wang Xi interrupted Mrs. Tai's words and said, "After Dr. Feng left, he entrusted the shop to the big shopkeeper. The big shopkeeper took over the shop, and the warehouse and the counter had to be counted. The big shopkeeper asked me to be a middleman. ”
This is a very obvious prevarication.
Whose business took over after the people left?
But Mrs. Tai didn't hear it, thought about it, and said, "That should be." That Dr. Feng's Jimin Hall is quite big, and it has also been famous in the capital in recent years, if only your family could take this shop next. ”
There was another sentence she didn't say.
In her heart, Wang Xi will definitely marry into the capital, the people of the Wang family are so far away from here, and the vicinity of the capital is either Huangzhuang or has long been occupied by some meritorious families, and there are few shops and fields for sale? Wang Xi's dowry has become a big problem. If Jimintang can be used as Wang Xi's dowry at that time, Wang Xi's marriage will be more decent.
She felt that she had to ask someone to bring a letter to Wang Xi's mother about this matter, so that Wang Xi's mother could plan for Wang Xi well. Wang Xi, this ignorant little girl? I don't need to talk to her more.
Waiting for Wang Xi to return to Liuyin Garden? Chang Ke was waiting for her in her hug.
See her? Chang Ke immediately stepped forward, with a slight smile on his face, and said, "Mrs. Tai promised to compensate our family?" Did you know? ”
"I see!" Wang Xi sat down with her under the grape trellis in the yard? Bai Guo personally served them refreshments, and she said, "The second wife's two thousand taels of silver shouldn't be a problem, right?" ”
Chang Ke doesn't care? "I think it's more important for Mrs. Tai to promise to give my brother a bundle of repairs. My mother and father had long wanted to send my younger brother to study at the best Sanwei Academy in the capital? But where is it not only the bundle of expensive repairs? Still need a referral? It happened that this happened in the second room? My father begged my uncle? My uncle agreed to recommend my brother to study. I think it's better than anything else! ”
Wang Xi gave Chang Ke a thumbs up and said, "It's better to give him a fish, it's better to give him a fish." This is indeed the best compensation. ”
Seeing her approval, Chang Ke smiled comfortably and said, "Okay?" In this way, we and the second room can be regarded as tearing faces. It's also just the right time for my parents to see the attitude of my uncle and aunt? I can plan more for our brother and sister. Are we alright? Only later can they be taken out of the house for retirement. ”
Wang Xi nodded again and again? Seeing that Chang Ke was in a good mood, he simply invited her to go to Baishiqiao with him as a guest.
Chang Ke was quite surprised.
Wang Xi smiled and told her his prevarication in front of Mrs. Tai, and said with a smile: "You don't think I really went to Jimintang to be an intermediary, right?" But what if we make a small decision for the Huang family that day? Just floating outside like a kite for a day is too much to give them face, and it's too miserable. Of course, he went to Baishiqiao to blackmail Master Chen, and he still owes me a meal! ”
Chang Ke has been really hurt these days, thinking of the soft Ali, she can't help but be moved, and then thinking of Chang Yan's pride that day, she can't help but say: "Okay!" That day we went to Shiraishibashi for a delicious meal. You can't just eat some Huaiyang cuisine anymore. This time, I ordered a duck, steamed donkey meat, dried fried small yellow croaker, Sixi meatballs, Fushou elbow, ......"
"Stop, stop, stop!" Wang Xi despised her and said, "What are you doing here!" In addition to being expensive, I don't think it's very special. No, it's not as expensive as a bowl of bamboo mushroom soup. What season is it? When Yungui's mushrooms are on the market, you should also eat assorted mushroom soup, crab porridge, scallops, abalone, and the like. Where are you ordering, you are saving money for Lord Chen. But I see that people like Lord Chen can't live on a living on money, so don't save him. ”
Chang Ke laughed wryly.
Wang Xi went to help Chang Ke pick out clothes and jewelry, and after sending away Dr. Feng's master and apprentice, they dressed up beautifully and went to Baishiqiao the next day.
It's a little different from the last time I came. In addition to swings, flowers and trees, the white stone bridge also added some fish and birds.
When I entered the door, I heard the parrot calling "There is a guest", "There is a guest".
It added a bit of anger.
Ah Li rushed out of the courtyard like a small firecracker, threw himself into Chang Ke's arms and shouted "Aunt Chang".
Chang Ke hugged him in his arms and kissed him again and again, and asked him gently: "Did you call Aunt Wang?" ”
Ah Li glanced at Wang Xi shyly and shouted "Aunt Wang" in a low voice.
It's really favoritism.
Thanks to the fact that she has been asking the kitchen to make delicious snacks for him, this time she also brought a lot of mille-feuille crisps and mille-feuille rolls.
She teased him with a snack: "If you don't say a few nice words, I won't give you something to eat." ”
Ali looked at it with a blank eye, but said in his mouth: "Uncle told me that I have grown up and begun to read and write, and I can no longer just ask for other people's things to eat." I, I call you well, but not for your food. ”
Look at this insincere look.
Wang Xi laughed, thinking that Baishiqiao had come to the right place, not to mention Chang Ke, it was her, and she was also happy.
Liu Zhong walked out with a smile around the shadow wall, and said, "The two young ladies are going to spoil Ah Li, he has been looking forward to it since he heard that you are coming!" Alley, you come down and walk by yourself. Miss Chang is tired, don't be tired of her. ”
Ali obediently slipped out of Chang Ke's arms.
Chang Ke didn't interrupt when Liu Zhong was teaching Ah Li, he slipped down with a smile, touched Ah Li's hair, and followed Liu Zhong into the courtyard.
Wang Xi looked left and right and asked, "What about Lord Chen?" Today he has a treat, why is the owner not there? ”
Liu Zhong glanced at Wang Xi and said, "Lord Chen, go get the pike crab you ordered." ”
That tone, as if she was embarrassing Chen Luo, made Wang Xi can't help but reflect on whether she took everything that the Wang family could get too seriously, and she only asked Dr. Feng to bring some northern medicinal materials back to the elders of the family this time, is it too distracted?
Fortunately, Chen Luo came back soon, with Wei Huai who he saw last time behind him, and he was still holding a wooden basin in his hand, seeing Wang Xi and Chang Ke, he opened his mouth in surprise, and hurriedly handed the wooden basin in his arms to the little guy who ran out to serve after hearing the movement, and saluted Chen Luo, and said, "Then I'll go back first." If you have anything to do, just have someone bring me a letter. ”
Chen Luo said "um" and asked Chen Yu to send Wei Huai out.
Wang Xi walked over and saw a pot full of pike crabs in the wooden basin, wondering if Wei Huai had helped him get pike crabs, and said, "Just let him go back like this?" ”
Chen Luo made a face, and said a little unhappily: "I got two pots of pike crabs, and he took one pot and left, what else does he want?" “
Wang Xi sneered.
Chen Luo looked at it, somehow, his heart softened, the embarrassment of being ridiculed by Su Tong under the command of Wu Xiang Zuowei just now suddenly dissipated, not to mention, and he was a little embarrassed.
"It's just these people, they're used to eating and taking cards," he explained, "and everything is shared by those who see it, so how can they be kind enough to help me deliver something!" You don't have to give them a good face too much. ”
In this way, the taste of disgust is too obvious.
Wang Xi pursed his lips and smiled.
Chen Luo breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling much happier in his heart, and said, "Don't worry, this time I invited a master from Suzhou to make pike crab porridge, which is more reliable than the master last time." ”
Wang Xi smiled: "Where did you find the Suzhou master?" I have a heart. ”
Chen Luo smiled and did not speak.
After Wang Xi left last time, he went to buy a few cooks on the stove. One of them is also very good at making Soviet-style dim sum. However, there is no need to tell Wang Xi about this matter in such a hurry, and when she comes to dinner next time, she can surprise her.
The more Chen Luo thought about it, the more he felt that he was in a good mood, and he talked to Wang Xi about Shi Zhu's matter: "It's already decided, she will marry the fifth prince if she doesn't marry the third prince." The fourth prince is ready to marry Miss Cousin of the Duke of Wei. In a few days, the decree should come down. ”
"Miss Cousin of the Duke of Wei's Mansion?" Wang Xi turned Wei Guogong out of his memory.
The five military governors are the governors, one of which is the Wei State Mansion.
But this Duke of Wei was different from several other governors. He injured himself in the early years when he pacified the Miao Rebellion, and since the reign of the first emperor, he has begun to recuperate at home, and has long ignored the government and politics. But his exploits were there, and the emperor could not remove him from his post as the governor of the five armies.
He had only one son and one daughter. After his son died, he didn't want his daughter to be wronged, and he never had a stepchild from the clan, saying that when he was about to die one day, he would make a decision by the court and the emperor.
The first emperor and the current emperor are very sympathetic to him.
The only person who can be called Miss Wei Guogong's Mansion is the child born to the daughter of the hereditary commander of the Tan family.