Li Xiaoqi sent Zhao Liushun and Chen Yuanda and others away, stood at the door of the flower hall for a while, and then easily went into the inner courtyard.

Seeing that Li Xiaoqi was empty, Wisteria came in with a bag of things and reported: "Fifth Master, this is sent by Dongcheng Hejia Lacquerware Shop in the afternoon, saying that the Fifth Master ordered something there." Li Xiaoqi hurriedly motioned to Wisteria to open the baggage, Wisteria opened the baggage, and saw the little person wrapped in the baggage, startled, no wonder the burden was wrapped so rigorously, it turned out that there were two naked little people in it, although it was only a large shape, and the details were not depicted, but it could still be seen that it was a beauty with long legs and a thin waist, the face was portrayed very delicately and beautifully, the hair was made of real human hair, black and shiny hanging down to the crook of the legs, the eyebrows, eyelashes and lips were protruding, lifelike, Li Xiaoqi picked up the doll and marveled, The craftsmanship of this era is truly amazing.

Li Xiaoqi moved her hands and feet, and sure enough, as she requested, her arms, legs and feet could be bent and moved, Li Xiaoqi studied it carefully for a while, and handed the two puppets to Wisteria with a smile and ordered: "There are two things, one is to dress up these two dolls well, comb their hair, and open the small box to see if it is a small hairpin or something." Wisteria hurriedly opened it, and sure enough, it was full of more than a dozen gold-filled jewelry, Wisteria handed the box to Li Xiaoyi, Li Xiaoqi looked at it, and then said: "Make two more sets of clothes, from the inside to the outside, there should be no less, dress up well, find a box to pack, the seventh day of the first month is the birthday of the lord of Roujia, let Mama Zhang and Mama Lu send it to King Ning's mansion early in the morning." ”

Wisteria took the two dolls, twisted his hands and feet curiously, and couldn't put it down, Li Xiaoqi looked at it and said with a smile: "Just leave it to those little girls to get it, I still have something to tell you." Wisteria hurriedly wrapped the two dolls, looked at Li Xiaoyi, and waited for her to speak, Li Xiaoqi continued: "The second thing, I want to open a weaving workshop after the year, this account, you help me take care of it, this must be careful, every money goes out, what is it used for, how much work is done, how much material is used, there must be a detailed source, and I will let Zhang Gouzi take care of the things outside." Wisteria hesitated and asked in a low voice, "The eldest lady circled the front yard, isn't she preparing for the weaving workshop?" ”

"The big lady's weaving workshop belongs to the big lady, let's do ours." Li Xiaoqi replied with a smile, Wisteria looked at Li Xiaoyi, lowered his hand and agreed, without asking any more questions.

Three days before the winter solstice, Su Zicheng and Lv Hua and Lv Feng accompanied the big \ / Fa to the outside of the city to worship the ancestors and worship the world, Li Zongliang and others also took a break to return to Willow Hutong, Li Xiaoqi gave himself a holiday, and was busy with the weaving workshop at home.

Mr. Fan leisurely rested at home to read idle books to entertain himself, Yan Er Aunt looked at the opportunity, accompanied by a smile on her face, carefully found Mr. Fan's yard, first asked diligently for a long time, Mr. Fan looked at the book, and answered for a long time 'um', just waiting for her to say something, Yan Er Aunt gossiped for a long time, and said with a tentative smile: "Uncle, look, Yueting is not small, the eldest lady and Mingwan have decided on this family matter, and Yueting should also be determined to be a family matter." ”

"Well, that's right, do you have a fancy to anyone?"

"If you don't like it, we don't want to climb high, it's okay to be a similar person, I've watched it for more than half a year, then Wei Shuisheng is still passable, and his character and age are also worthy of our Yueting, what do you think?" Second Aunt Yan looked at Mr. Fan expectantly, Mr. Fan's hand that was flipping through the book stiffened for a moment, let out a long sigh of relief, looked up at Second Aunt Yan and asked, "You have told Xiao Wu about this?" What does Little Five mean? ”

"Look at what the uncle said, how can I talk about my relatives with an unmarried girl? Besides, the aquatic surname Wei is not, it is surnamed Li, how can a sister come forward in the matter of the elder brother? There's no such reason, isn't it? Second Aunt Yan explained with a smile, Mr. Fan's face was a little gloomy, staring at Second Aunt Yan, and asked in a slow and gloomy voice, "You usually tell them that way?" ”

"Usually not usually, this is the right reason, where the whole world goes is not a man in charge of the family, how can there be a sister who takes care of her brother's family affairs and her brother's family? What's more, it's not a surname. Aunt Yan muttered unconvinced, Mr. Fan clenched the book in his hand tightly, his eyes gradually narrowed, stared at Aunt Yan for a long time, and suddenly smiled: "If I promise you, this thing will not work, you will only complain that I am not dedicated, I see, you still go to find Wei Shuisheng to mention this family by yourself, this face is shameless, our Fan family does not want it, you have guarded for the second child for all these years, I only respect you, I can't ignore the family affairs of Yueting, tomorrow I will find a few good families, your mother and daughter pick well, pick it is my blessing, If you can't pick it, you will worry about the family matter of Yueting in the future, and I will do my best. ”

Second Aunt Yan's face was flushed, she stood up suddenly, her chest rose and fell and she gasped a few times, and snorted heavily, "Don't think I won't dare!" As he spoke, he rushed out angrily.

Mr. Fan closed his eyes, exhaled and sulked, raised his voice to call Lao Changtou, and told him to invite the eldest lady to come over, not long, Fan Lady came in with the jade inkstone, Mr. Fan waved his hand back from the jade inkstone, looked at the Fan lady and asked, "Your second aunt took a fancy to Wei Shuisheng, did she tell you?" ”

"As I said, I can't show up for a girl who hasn't gone out, so I pushed it." Mrs. Fan replied gently, Mr. Fan closed his eyes and thought about it, nodded and asked, "Have you told Xiao Wu about this?" ”

"What are you doing with her? She is also a girl who hasn't gone out, how can she ••••••" Mr. Fan opened his eyes and stared at Mrs. Fan, staring at Mrs. Fan's words and swallowing back, Mr. Fan said coldly: "She is a girl who is not married, how can she take care of her brothers' affairs, not to mention that Wei Shuisheng is surnamed Wei!" Isn't that so? Mrs. Fan nodded hurriedly, Mr. Fan looked at Mrs. Fan, his cheeks twitched a few times, and he sighed dejectedly: "I said you bitterly for my father, you can't listen to a word, why do you listen to the words of those ignorant women in the house?" ”

Mrs. Fan looked at her father and didn't dare to answer for a while, Mr. Fan hated that iron was not made of steel and scolded Mrs. Fan: "Where have you read that book?" Mrs. Fan's aggrieved tears rolled down all the way, and she choked up and said: "Father, my daughter has read women's books and filial piety since she was a child, which one doesn't say that?" Obey the father at home, marry the husband, and obey the son when the husband dies, and the woman shall not be self-explanatory••••••"

Mr. Fan's arm slowly drooped, and seeing that his daughter was speechless for a while, Mrs. Fan choked with tears and became even more sad: "My father has loved me since I was a child, I grew up so big, my father didn't even say anything heavy about me, since I arrived in this Kaiping Mansion, my father •••••• I don't know where Xiao Mi is good, I know that she dresses like that every day and runs around, how much gossip she causes?" You often say that a woman's words and deeds are related to the reputation of the family, and Mo has accidentally caused the reputation of the sisters in the clan to be damaged, and the girl of the Yao family in the next village had a scandalous incident, and the sisters in the clan were difficult to marry, and the brothers could not be said to be close to each other, and my father did not teach me about this? What is this? There is such an aunt and grandmother, the family voice of the Li family, what other family voice does the Li family have? Mrs. Fan looked up at Mr. Fan and asked, Mr. Fan looked at her speechlessly, her question, he couldn't answer, he forgot, she only read the Nüshu and the Book of Filial Piety! Mr. Fan slowly leaned back in the chair, looked at Mrs. Fan, and said slowly for a while: "I told you, Xiao Wu is not an ordinary woman, you don't treat her as a woman, you treat her as a monster, but you can't treat her as an inner house woman like you!" You say that is only for ordinary people like you! ”

Mrs. Fan stubbornly overlooked her head and didn't say a word, Mr. Fan looked at her daughter with all tastes, and smiled bitterly: "You are really similar to your mother, you are also as good as your mother, okay, I won't talk about you, Zong Liang is a good man with affection, righteousness and responsibility, your mother was the same for everything back then, and the Book of Filial Piety prevailed, presumably you are the same, that's good, just the same, you listen, no matter what Xiao Wu does, it won't damage the reputation of the Li family, the Li family was born in a mountain bandit, and there is nothing discredited, you are the same, they are all people who fall into the grass, what kind of scholarly fragrance, It's long gone, the family affairs of the five brothers of the Li family, you can rest assured, Xiao Wu \ / will not let anyone interfere, you can rest assured, as for you to have children and daughters in the future, you want to climb a good family, I am afraid that you still have to play the signboard of Xiao Wu to succeed, I don't need to say more about this matter, in another three years or two years, you will also have eyes, you will be able to see it then, you can rest assured! Mrs. Fan listened to her father's words blankly, Mr. Fan took a deep breath and waved his hand: "Okay, you go back, and, from tomorrow, don't go to the Li family, you are an unmarried girl's family, and you are filial piety, go to the Li family every day, and your Nüshu filial piety is not in line, besides, it also saves Xiao Wu from the reputation of your sisters, from tomorrow, you abide by the rules of Nüshu, just do needlework at home, don't go anywhere." ”

Mrs. Fan's face was pale and gray, and she looked at her father with trembling lips, Mr. Fan's eyes had calmed down, and he looked at his daughter and said lightly: "If you recognize your way, then stick to the end and go." Mrs. Fan stood up, shook her body, looked at her father and wanted to speak, but she didn't know what to say with her mouth open, she stood for a long time, and then retreated all the way out of the yard, Yuyan hurriedly stepped forward to help her walk more than a dozen steps, Mrs. Fan took a breath, turned her head to look at Yuyan, and commanded in a low voice: "You go to find the uncle, just say that I want to see him, and I will see him now!" Yu Yan nodded in amazement, and was about to send her back with Fan Lady, but Fan Lady pushed her hard: "Go quickly!" Yu Yan was pushed back by Mrs. Fan, took a few steps back, stabilized her body, didn't dare to ask more, and hurriedly carried her skirt to the east courtyard of the Li Mansion.