Chapter 80: To Taizhou
Wei Jin desperately lobbied Sihua to join her.
They are still young, and there are not so many restrictions on going out, and they can still go to the market under the protection of domestic servants when they are young.
"Sihua, you come with me. Let's go to Zhangzhou and walk around Taizhou. Let me tell you, I've heard people say that you can see the sea over there, and many people don't know what the sea looks like all their lives, so don't you really go? β
Sihua was a little moved, looked at Wei Jin and Wei Zhan, lowered her head and pursed her lips, and finally nodded: "I'll go with Sister A." β
"Okay, then let's say it, you clean up at home, if you don't know what to pack, go to the fourth aunt and let her teach you."
Wei Zan actually didn't want to bring too many things, she felt that if she bought it on the road at that time, she was half laughed at by Wei Zan after saying it.
"On this trip, we are going to Han's house in Taizhou. The fourth aunt's sister married into the Han family and was the head of the house, so we had to be careful in terms of etiquette and dress. β
Wei Zan can understand what she said, many subordinates of aristocratic families respect Luo Yi first and then others. They went out, not only to represent themselves, but also to represent the face of the Wei family in Ganzhou.
As soon as Wei Zan said this, Sihua began to retreat, for fear that he would lose face to the clansmen if he didn't do something well.
"How can he say it so mysteriously." Wei Jin took her sister's hand and comforted, "There are still more than a month before we pass, I will take you to Fucheng to make a few good clothes, and my sister is beside you, what are you afraid of." β
Wei Zan didn't say it to scare them, so he turned around and went to Mrs. Wei Si and asked her to take the time to teach the two girls etiquette.
Fortunately, they are young, even if they are a little indecent, they are still innocent children, and they will not be disliked too much.
From the second day, the fourth lady called their sisters over and taught them etiquette in the morning and how to talk and treat things in the afternoon.
Originally, Wei Jin wanted to take her sister to Fucheng to buy dresses, but the fourth lady glared at her and said how could she be so casual, so she turned her head and asked someone to invite a needlewoman from the county town to come back, and according to her instructions, she took the maids who specialized in making female red in the mansion to make three or four sets of dresses.
"It's also too tight for time to embroider. You will wear them this time, and when you come back, I will have someone make you some good faΓ§ade clothes. β
The ladies have a set of guidelines for receiving people and things, and the maiden family of the fourth lady has stricter requirements in this regard. After all, the girls of her mother's family are all stared at by the noble families of the imperial capital, but there is a girl who comes to the door to ask for marriage. From princes and dukes to powerful ministers, they are all proud of the girl who wants to be in her family.
The fourth lady only lamented that the time was too short, so that she did not have enough effort to teach these two children well.
However, Wei Jin's cleverness and Wei Jue's calmness made her a little surprised.
Two children who grew up in the countryside, she originally thought that it would be difficult to teach, but she didn't expect that Wei Jin read no fewer books than many boys in the clan, and she was transparent and atmospheric, not to mention that there was no problem at all in dealing with people, but compared to many girls from small families, it was definitely not bad.
And although Wei Jue is not as clever as her third sister, she is calm and can read and draw, even if she is not so mellow and decent when she speaks, it will not seem that she is uneducated.
"It's a pity that these two children don't have their parents to teach them, otherwise they should be better than now."
"That's not sure." When Wei Zan was having dinner at the fourth uncle's house in the evening, the fourth lady sighed during the banquet, "Her father and mother who died early were not scholars, and I heard from the people in the village that the enlightenment of the Wei family sisters and brothers was enlightened by Wei Jin, and it was also her decision to send Dabao to study." If there was a father and mother on it, maybe it would be better now. β
"Buddhism says that people have early wisdom and have a good life, and I think the girl is one of them."
The fourth lady also knew that Wei Jin was not the daughter of the Wei family, but she remembered that she was not very old when she was rescued, even if she had memories after waking up, it was impossible to get to the point where she is now, and only Zaohui could explain it.
"By the way, didn't you say that you want to pass the girl to our knees? Can you tell her? β
The fourth uncle nodded and shook his head again.
"I've told her once before, but I don't think there's a need to rush this time. She can't leave behind her adoptive parents' younger siblings, which is a good thing, which shows that she has a good heart. If I really want to say yes, I still have to weigh it. β
"Then you don't think you need to think about it?"
Fourth Uncle Wei was silent for a while, and said softly: "Don't worry, wait for them to come back from Zhangzhou." In addition, you write a letter to your sister and ask her to help see if it is suitable. β
The fourth lady frowned slightly, and then sighed: "I really like her, I wish she was my daughter, I must raise her well, so that no one can say a word." β
"The fourth aunt can teach her now. This girl is a longing girl, if you treat her well, she treats you better. Look at her second sister, if it weren't for the two flowers who protected them wholeheartedly, she wouldn't have tried her best to pull her brother-in-law's family to make money together after she became developed. β
"That's right." Wei Si and his wife looked at each other and smiled, and stopped talking about this topic.
Turning his head into May, after the Dragon Boat Festival, the patriarch of the Wei clan asked Nayou Fang Langzhong to lead the way, and went all the way south to Zhangzhou.
However, not all roads can choose waterways, and when you arrive in Xiangzhou, you have to change to a horse-drawn carriage and walk for more than ten days to reach Taizhou. After entering Taizhou, you have to change to a sea ship before you can go to Zhangzhou.
It's not that they don't have access to land, but there are many mountains and dangers over there, and there are many young and young girls along the way, and it is not as convenient as taking a carriage as a boat.
When they came out this time, Mrs. Wei asked them to pack their luggage, which was a full seven boxes and occupied three carriages before they were loaded.
In addition to the gifts they brought to the fourth lady and sister's family, there were a lot of bedding, daily necessities, and clothes.
"You're fine on the boat, you can only change it for two or three days. When I went to the inn, I needed to prepare my own bedding every time I stayed overnight. Girls need to be careful when they go out. β
There are some things that the fourth lady is inconvenient to say, but Wei Jin can understand it if she thinks about it carefully. Even modern hotels are still popular to bring their own quilt covers, not to mention the complicated inn staff at this time, God knows if the previous guest in the room you stayed in was dirty.
The fourth lady was not at ease in the end, and sent one of her two big girls, named Lan Xiang, to them and accompanied them all the way to Zhangzhou.
Lan Xiang has followed the fourth lady since she was a few years old, and she knows everything that should be paid attention to, and when she arrives in Taizhou, it is more convenient to have someone who knows the fourth lady's sister to make an introduction. Although Wei Zan also knew the lady, he was a male guest, and the accommodation would not be together.
"Third Miss, Fourth Miss, don't worry. Our aunt's temper is first-class good, and you will know when you see it, she has always loved children the most, and there is no girl in the family who is not taken care of by her. β
Because it is a dowry girl brought by the fourth lady's mother's family, in terms of title, it is still according to the name of the fourth lady's mother's family.
The waterway to Xiangzhou by boat was quite calm, until she entered the territory of Xiangzhou, Wei Zan asked someone to hand her a message, saying that she should be careful at night, there have been water thieves here since ancient times.