Chapter 219: Choosing a Relative (1)
"Nuo'er's words are not unreasonable, but if you directly marry Qian'er to the Qin family, I'm afraid that a few sisters will say that I'm a big lady with partiality, or that's it, invite Qin Sangongzi over tomorrow, let's let Qin Sangongzi take a look at a few girls who have not come out of the cabinet, and let him choose himself, so as not to marry the two and never fall in love again, and then do bad things with good intentions." The eldest lady smiled indifferently, seemingly thinking about a few concubines.
"Hey, although it sounds a bit ridiculous, but if you think about it, this is also the fairest way, that's okay, a few of their concubines can be matched with people like Qin Sangongzi with lanterns, where to find it, Ming'er will let Qin Sangongzi come and let him choose himself. Xu Nuo'er smiled and nodded.
Xu Xiangye, who had been bowing his head and eating silently, also nodded, and this matter could be regarded as a promise.
In fact, Qin Yuanwai's ancestors are all friends with the Xu family, only in Qin Yuanwai's generation is a little declining, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, everyone understands this truth, and the eldest lady of the Qin family is the mother of the palace, although she is not very favored, but after all, where is the identity, the Qin family is really not eye-catching.
Originally, Mo Xingchen wanted to take Xu Yue'er back to the house, but this time it was so lively, Xu Xing'er couldn't give up the whole opportunity to go back to the house with him, Mo Xingchen promised her to take her back after watching the play tomorrow, so he went back to the palace himself.
Early the next morning, the people of the Prime Minister's Mansion got busy, sweeping the dust, pruning the trees, and putting up lanterns to welcome the Qin family to come over for a blind date.
Qin Yuanwai's family was also very enthusiastic, and prepared a car of meeting gifts, first, to show the importance of this blind date, second, to prove the Qin family's financial resources, and third, to let the neighbors see that their Qin Mansion was generous.
Prime Minister Xu Cheng took his family to the gate to greet him, and the two families said a few words politely, and then entered the courtyard together.
Qin Sangongzi is really a talent, and he is suave and upright. The four concubines of the Xu family were all dressed in new clothes, and they had seen Qin Yuanwai one by one.
The second lady Xu Qian'er and the third lady Xu Ying'er are quite scheming and know how to show their sweetest side to everyone. The two smiled lightly and prepared to give tea to the Qin family.
Although the fourth lady Xu Wan'er is talented and beautiful, she has an arrogant personality, she is neither willing to flatter or flatter, nor does she like to flatter, and she is also the most forgotten member of the Xu Mansion on weekdays.
In Xu Nuo'er's memory, only this fourth sister, who is less than three years younger than her, has not bullied her, and seems to have helped her a few times, but this fourth sister does not enter the door on weekdays, and the two have few opportunities to meet, and she really has no special impression.
"Qin Yuanwai, these are my three concubines who have not left the cabinet, because the Xu family and the Qin family are generations of friends, so we don't treat you as outsiders. Prime Minister Xu Cheng said very enthusiastically.
"Prime Minister Xu can afford to look down on my Qin family, that is the blessing of my Qin family, the young ladies of the Xu family are all slim and slim, and we are really afraid that we are not worthy of the young ladies of the Xu family. Qin Yuanwai was very modest and authentic.
"Where is this, Qin Sangongzi is a talent, Yushu is in the wind, Xu likes it from the heart when he sees it, I really hope that the little girl can get the favor of the third son. "Prime Minister Xu Cheng really fell in love with this prospective uncle at a glance, and his tall and handsome appearance is really likable.
And he has already heard that the three sons of the Xu family are both civil and military, and such an uncle is in the heart of Prime Minister Xu.
"Thank you, the prime minister raises love, the dog can become the prime minister's fast son-in-law, it is simply the creation of the Qin family, this little son is high-spirited, and he is unwilling to gain fame, otherwise he would have been mixed with his eldest brother and second brother in the army like an official and a half-job. Speaking of this, Grandpa Qin Yuan is a little sorry, his third son is better than the eldest and second son, who is talented and martial, but he is arrogant and unwilling to gain fame, which makes him very headache.
"Wan'er, the gardeners outside said that there are a few flowers that are going to fail, so let you go and take a look. Aunt Xue came in from outside and walked up to the fourth lady with a smile.
"Oh, I see, Wan'er is going. Xu Wan'er walked up to the eldest lady and Master Xu and said a few words, then turned around and left.
Xu Yu'er, who was watching the play on the side, couldn't help sneering, the three younger sisters were also the fourth sister, and they had outstanding appearances and good temperaments, but they were separated by coincidence?
Although the remaining three sisters and four sisters have decent makeup and are dressed beautifully, they always feel that they are too vulgar.
"Aunt Xue, these four sisters are really ingenious, how can the gardeners not handle it, she can settle it as a little girl, so what do we Xu Mansion still hire those gardeners, it is better to allocate these silver to the fourth sister and let the fourth sister be fully responsible." Xu Nuo'er laughed harmlessly, but the words he said were indeed very valuable.
After Xu Nuo'er's words, people's attention couldn't help but shift their attention to this unknown fourth lady.
"I don't know how old this fourth lady is this year, how can she still be proficient in cultivating and pruning trees?" Qin Sangongzi asked the fourth sister for the first time.
"My nephew, Wan'er is just fourteen years old this year, this child has a hard life, her mother went early, she has always been taken by the eldest lady, and her ingenuity is very similar to Nuo'er. As soon as the fourth daughter was mentioned, Xu Xiangye couldn't help but talk more.
In addition to Xu Nuo'er, this fourth daughter can be regarded as in his eyes, because she was also brought up by the eldest lady, so her words, deeds and temperament are indeed similar to Xu Nuo'er, which cannot be compared with those two daughters.
"I'll go and see how this sister instructs the craftsmen to heal the trees, and you talk. Qin Sangongzi got up and said a few words, and then walked out of the door.
When he came to the back garden, he easily found the slender figure, the moon-white dress was extremely fluttering and unassuming, which matched her good temperament. The little face that was not smiling just now was indeed smiling like a spring breeze with the craftsmen at this time, bright and bright.
Qin Sangongzi couldn't help but be a little interested in this little girl who was only fourteen years old.
He quietly hid in the woods, and little by little approached Xu Wan'er's location.
"Miss, these yew trees are the master's most beloved treasures, if they can't be cured, I'm afraid we will be kicked out of the Prime Minister's Mansion and ask for food. Several craftsmen looked decadent and full of sadness.
"These trees are all pests and diseases, the key is to get rid of insects, and then use some Chinese medicine soup to water the trees, and they should be able to survive. Taking a closer look at the more and more withered yew trees, Xu Wan'er said with a glimmer of hope.
"Really, that's great, but the bugs are all in the trunks, so how do we find them?" said one of the craftsmen, scratching his head and sighing.
"Haha, of course there is a tree doctor when the tree is sick, and it seems that you are busy and confused, go buy a few woodpeckers, and you need to have long beaks. Xu Wan'er took out a few taels of silver and stuffed it to a craftsman.
"Yes, obey the order, the fourth lady is really a female Zhuge , the little one will do it!" The little craftsman took the silver and ran to the bird market, and after a cup of tea, three woodpeckers with big long beaks were brought back.
They tied the three woodpeckers to different yew trees with ropes, and the people watched from a distance, and after a while, the tree doctor really began to work, and the big long beak was knocking on the trunk, and I saw that one by one the big insects with whirring flesh were caught and swallowed.
People couldn't help but sigh, thanks to the fourth lady's cleverness, otherwise they would not be able to heal these precious yew trees if they were tired to death.
Xu Wan'er found dandelions, artemisia, purslane, etc. to boil water, let it cool and then use it to water the trees.
"Fourth Miss, you are really good, where did you learn this knowledge?" said a little gardener with great admiration.
"I just read some medical books by myself, I memorized them casually, and I haven't tried them a few times, but they should work. Xu Wan'er smiled and crooked, talking with them, she felt real, she didn't need to chew the words, and she didn't need to think twice, so she liked to communicate with her subordinates.
"Okay, you should take a good look at these trees, when the insects are all eaten, their new leaves will grow, don't forget to release the tree doctor when the time comes, they are heroes, you must not eat them, you know?" Xu Wan'er told very seriously.
"Don't worry, we won't be greedy anymore, we won't do the unethical thing of unloading the mill and killing the donkey. Several craftsmen spoke in unison.
"That's good, I believe in you, I have to go back, the rest is up to you, you can do it!" Xu Wan'er didn't forget to cheer everyone up.
Looking at Xu Wan'er's back, one of the old craftsmen couldn't help but shake his head and lamented: "The fourth lady and the eldest lady are all good, but their fate is not good, and now the eldest lady has finally raised her eyebrows, but the fourth miss is not optimistic!"
"No, sometimes I see the second and third young ladies making trouble for her, but fortunately there is the eldest lady covering, otherwise I really can't imagine what it will be like. "One of the little craftsmen was very sympathetic.
"I heard that the Qin family just came on a blind date, will they deliberately separate the fourth young lady? Hey, if you choose those two and don't choose the fourth young lady, how blind will your eyes be?" The little craftsman lowered his voice and said mysteriously.
"That's not, it's not a good thing to look at those two, except for food and clothing all day long, it's just to seduce men, none of them can do it, if you weren't born in a rich family, I'm afraid you would have been in the Qinglou a long time ago. At the mention of those two young ladies, the subordinates couldn't help but scoff.
"Shhhh The old craftsman hurriedly motioned for everyone to stop, the partition wall has ears, and people should be careful when talking in a lot of mouths.