Chapter 40: I'm Scared to Death
Wei Dongshu looked at the two snow monkey-like girls on the ground, and cold sweat began to break out on his forehead: "Yuan Xi, what are you doing here?"
Yuan Xi spread out his hands and smiled casually: "It's nothing, it's a snowball fight." Do you want to play with your father and second uncle?"
Can you have a blue nose and swollen face after a snowball fight?! Second Uncle You has been lying to you for so many years, but it is the first time he has heard such a careless explanation, and his nose is almost crooked. A brisk walk stood in front of Yuan Xi, and wanted to raise his hand to give Yuan Xi a solid slap, but was stopped by Wei Dongshu.
Wei Dongshu knew that Wonxi had caused trouble, but he couldn't let outsiders be rude to his daughter. It's better to have a bad reputation as a calf protector than to let outsiders teach people a lesson at home.
A few maids hurriedly helped You Wan and You Huan up and patted the residual snow off their bodies, and the two sisters saw their father coming, as if they saw the big tree supporting their waists, and cried. One high and one low voice, like a duet.
Wei Dongshu looked at Yuan Xi helplessly: "Why do you have such a heavy hand in a snowball fight? Quickly make amends to the second uncle. ”
Second Uncle You turned his back and stared at the young girl in front of him, with a hint of suspicion in his heart. I only heard my sister You Shi say earlier, this girl's temperament has changed greatly, and she is unusual, and she didn't believe it at first, but today she can be regarded as a teacher.
Yuan Xi pretended to be a child, and said with a smile: "Dad, why should I apologize? What can't I do when I play? Just like when the two older sisters were playing, they threw the fox fur cloak that their grandmother gave to the second sister and stepped on the ground, saying that we were wood, and that they were my aunt and grandmother. But I won't take it seriously, isn't it just fun! Second uncle, are you right?"
Yuan Xi spread out his fur cloak, and there were several mud footprints printed on it.
"This is a new gift from my grandmother to the second sister, and the second sister was not willing to wear it once, so she was trampled like this. Yuan Xi looked at the You family sisters and said sarcastically: "Two sisters, it's nothing for you to rush to try them on, it's too much to step on, right? How many steps do you have to step on at home? Our family doesn't have the habit of ruining things, after you step on it, we have to wash it and wear it again." ”
The two sisters, You Wan and You Wan, stopped crying in an instant and began to feel empty. Second Uncle You was also choked, so it seems that his daughter was rude first. Second Uncle You looked back at Wei Dongshu and only felt that his face was a little gloomy. Wei Dongshu is a well-known filial son in the business circle, and he especially loves his mother. Now it is his two daughters who practice the old lady's reward, and practicing the reward is equivalent to practicing the old lady, so Wei Dongshu's face, can it be good-looking?
Yuan Yue also smiled: "Second uncle, don't be surprised, the sisters have been so light and heavy, the summer before last, Sister Wan also secretly pushed the third sister down in the goldfish pond, making the third sister like a chicken in soup, Sister Wan stood on the shore and almost fainted with laughter." ”
Second Uncle You's face turned even bluer, and he scolded his two daughters: "Kneel!"
You Wan You Wan bent her legs, bowed her head and knelt on the ground without speaking, but gritted her teeth and squinted at Yuan Xi, and Yuan Xi only did not see it.
Wei Dongshu saw that Second Uncle You went down the stairs first, and he didn't want to pursue it anymore, but he was slightly relieved: "That's it, it's not a big deal for the children to fight and make trouble between them, let their little sisters solve it themselves." ”
Second Uncle You was also anxious to make the five million taels of jade business, so he laughed and said, "Yes, let them make trouble by themselves, the children are older, and there will always be endless lawsuits." ”
"Second uncle, I heard that you want to buy my family's jade rough stone?"
Second Uncle You was a little stunned by Yuan Xi's question, but then remembered that she also has her own shop now, and asking this is just to show her ability. Second Uncle You held his belt and looked a little meaningful: "Yes, this time it is a big businessman who prays for the country, and people are willing to pay five million taels, which is not a small amount." ”
"The second uncle is in the middle, how much can he get?" Yuan Xi's question stunned Wei Dongshu, it is said that the middle bridge eats kickbacks, which is a common thing, but wouldn't it be embarrassing to ask it so blatantly?
Second Uncle You smiled wryly: "What did the third girl say? I am your second uncle, what kind of kickback is not rebuked." ”
Yuan Xi sneered: "Second uncle, you can't even eat kickbacks, what's the point of this business?"
Second Uncle You endured the embarrassment, swallowed his saliva and smiled: "Third Miss has really changed, she understands everything." However, this time, your second uncle is not trying to make money, the money is all earned for your family, five million taels of silver, enough for your family to eat for several lifetimes. ”
"It's only five million taels, I'm afraid the second uncle's kindness will be in vain. Yuan Xi smiled and stroked his sideburns: "Mrs. Lan just called her niece over, saying that it was Lord Lan's meaning, and asked her father not to buy and sell the jade rough stone for themselves, and leave it for use." ”
"This ...... What does this mean?" Wei Dongshu wondered, he didn't seem to have any friendship with Lan Chengjie, even if his daughter recognized Lan Chengjie as his godfather, he shouldn't openly meddle in his own business, right?
Yuan Xi beckoned, Wei Dongshu leaned down, and Yuan Min whispered in Wei Dongshu's ear: "The Queen Mother is suddenly seriously ill, and the news from the palace is not good." The Queen Mother likes jade the most, so Lord Lan and they are all prepared in advance. ”
If Lan Chengjie wanted to ask for his own jade rough stone, Wei Dongshu dared to refuse, but since it was Lan Chengjie's plan for the Queen Mother, he had no reason to refuse. After all, under the whole world, it is not the king's land. What's more, the current emperor is a filial son, and Wei Dongshu can also understand his filial heart.
Second Uncle You saw that Wei Dongshu began to hesitate, and he panicked for a while: "Brother-in-law, five million taels of silver, if you don't earn it for nothing, you can't make it for nothing, the government can only give a few children, and in the end, it's not for nothing?"
No wonder he was in a hurry, the merchant of the country promised him six million taels of silver, and how much rebate he could take depends entirely on how low he can keep the price down. Half of the price of five million taels has been negotiated, and once Wei Dongshu repents not selling, his rebate of one million taels of silver will be lost.
Wei Dongshu thinks there is nothing to ponder, if the official family wants to buy it, how can you choose?
"Second brother, you tell those merchants who pray for the country, this business, Wei can only say sorry. Wei Dongshu rubbed his hands: "Second brother, buying and selling is not benevolent, you call those merchants who pray for me to come, and have a New Year's dinner at home." ”
Wei Dongshu is not stupid, how can he allow Second Uncle You to take kickbacks between himself and the merchants of Qiguo? After this meal, this Second Uncle You can retreat from the business field in a hurry.
Second Uncle You's face was pale, and he only said "sigh" and went back to the study with Wei Dongshu.
You Huan looked at Yuan Xi and Yuan Yue obediently, and squeaked a mouthful of small white teeth. You Wan changed her smile: "Yuan Xi, I didn't know you had such great ability earlier. What I admire most is someone who has the ability, let's not fight and don't know each other, I think, why don't we make friends?"
Yuan Xi glanced at Yuan Yue and said with a smile: "Sister Wan is willing to be friends with us, that would be better." ”
You Wan winked treacherously: "Since we are friends, then we should exchange gifts, are you right?"
Yuan Xi smiled faintly, plucked a red jade plum hairpin from his hair and handed it to You Wan: "Do you like this?"
You Wan took it with a smile, inserted it into You Wan's head, and took out a walnut-sized porcelain bottle from the purse around her waist. As soon as she stretched out her hand, she held the porcelain vase in front of Yuan Xi: "Oh, this is for you." ”
Yuan Yue stretched out her hand to take it, this small porcelain vase was very light and thin, and it didn't seem to contain anything. Yuan Yue pulled off the cork and poured it into the palm of his hand, pouring out a small gray-black ball. I saw that the little ball slowly stretched out a few thin legs, and there were eight of them. When I looked closely, I was holding a spider the size of Hang Baiju in my palm, and it was still alive!
Yuan Yue was startled and subconsciously threw the spider away, but the spider was very light, and it fell to her skirt again.
"Take it away......" Yue Yue was frightened.
The two sisters, You Wan and You Huan, let out a loud laugh for a while, and it wasn't until Yuan Xi reached out and picked up the spider from the hem of Yuan Yue's skirt that they smiled one after the other.
This is just an ordinary spider, since You Wan found out that several little girls in the neighborhood were afraid of spiders, she couldn't help falling in love with this way of wholeing people.
"You're not afraid!?" You Wan almost didn't believe her eyes.
Yuan Xi gently ripped off one of the spider's legs, and You Wan was stunned as if she had eaten a fly.
"I knew that sister, you liked this, so I wouldn't give you a hairpin. Yuan Xi tore off another spider leg and smiled at Ling'er: "Do you remember that one that the son of the shopkeeper gave me the one that was the size of a palm, and each leg was hairy." ”
Ling'er also smiled and said to You Wan: "It's just that our young lady accidentally let it go, and I don't know where to climb, I guess I found a warm pavilion to spend the winter." You don't know, this thing has spirituality, likes to sleep on pillows, and doesn't like to sleep in cages. Don't worry, when we find it, we'll send it to your house. ”
You Wan's face became even more ugly.
Yuan Xi smiled and took You Wan's hand: "Sister, you don't know." It likes to lie on people's shoulders the most, and every time it spits out my cobwebs, it makes me laugh to death. That thing is just like a human being, it lies next to your ear when you sleep, and when you wake up, it crawls over, but it has a spirit. ”
Yuan Xi deliberately gently brushed the fine hairs on You Wan's hands, which were crispy and crispy, as if a spider had just crawled over. You Wan shuddered. A palm-sized spider, crawling somewhere, is even more terrifying than a spider in front of you. What if she was in the guest room where she slept? When she woke up, she lay on the edge of the pillow and didn't scare her out?
Oh my God, is this place still inhabitable?
Yuan Yue forced a smile to follow behind, listening to Yuan Xi say happily: "Sister Wan, do you know? I can only bite, if you use it to trick others, it will definitely be fun." If he was bitten by it, he wouldn't be able to get rid of the swelling in ten days and half a month, and Wang Gongzi would be bitten by it, and his face would be swollen like a pig's head, hahaha. ”
You Wan trembled: "What?