Chapter 362 Marriage
Zi Mo served tea to the sisters, and served refreshments. Curls of cigarettes were lit in the cloisonné enamel unicorn incense burner in the corner of the room, spreading the cheerful atmosphere in the room.
"Big sister, my mother is already helping me prepare my luggage. It's my first time traveling far and I don't know what to prepare. My mother asked me to ask big sister." Xie Zhiqian said.
"I don't know what to prepare." Xie Zhiying also asked shyly.
"It's nothing more than basic necessities, food, housing, and transportation. We'll go there for five days, two days on the road, and three days in Huangzhuang. Think about it, what do you need to prepare? You need to bring bedding, and you will get used to it with your own. Needless to say, the inner and outer clothes , There will be food on the Zhuangzi, but the dishes and tea sets for daily use should be used by ourselves, and we will bring an extra carriage later, so that everyone’s things can be loaded in a carriage.”
Xie Zhiwei counted the luggage with her fingers one by one, Xie Zhihui recorded it with a pen, and after she finished speaking, she had written a whole sheet of paper, she glanced at it and said with a click of her tongue, "It's still the elder sister who knows more, if it's me, I can't remember any of that."
Just as she was talking, a maid outside came in to report, "Miss Hai is here, and so is Fifth Young Master."
Xie Zhiwei hurriedly brought his younger sisters out to greet him, and seeing Hai Muqing coming in holding Xie Mingxi's hand, he said with a smile, "Why is my brother so naughty and went to my cousin?"
The marriage between Xie's family and Hai's family is scheduled for April 18th. Recently, Hai's family has been preparing the dowry.
Xie Zhiwei thought that Haishi probably didn't have much money in his hands now, and if he was preparing a dowry, he didn't know how to prepare it, so he picked a few good horses from the materials that Yuan's natal family gave her this year, and bought a hectare of land and a The pastry shop gave it to her, saying it was for a future brother or sister.
Hai's didn't want it at first, but later she heard that there were brothers and sisters in the family, and she knew where it came from, so she didn't refuse any more. After Xie Zhiwei left, she said to her mother, "If the Hai family also wants to follow the Xie family In this way, if you don’t even pay attention to such yellow and white things as money, if you don’t fight in the nest, and only fight with the outside world, how come it is today!”
As for the long house, since Hai’s parents passed away, the brother and sister have been oppressed in Hai’s house, and they have no money left. Otherwise, why would they want to live in Xie’s house when the wedding date is coming?
On the same day, Hai Shi went to look for his elder brother and gave half of the little money he had saved to him, about one or two hundred taels of silver, she said, "Can the Xie family not know what my brother and I are like now? There's no need to slap the fat guy with a swollen face. I don't care what other people do, the eldest house doesn't dislike it, and the fourth master doesn't dislike it either, so I don't care."
Hai Muxian was shocked when he heard this. Those relatives of the Hai family scraped off their brother's wallets. Xie's family is still giving farm shops to his younger brothers and sisters, and he is relieved that his younger sister can marry into such a family.
Afterwards, Hai Muxian didn't have any desire to be independent any more, and worked hard wholeheartedly. He knew that right now, he had to work harder and get a good score in the exam in the future so that he could give his sister some support.
Xie Zhiwei welcomed Haishi and his younger brother in, the maids served tea again, Haishi brought it in his hand, and seeing that it was the top-quality Dahongpao, he couldn't help but look at Xie Zhiwei again, this is the eldest daughter of a serious and aristocratic family, this respect Rong is afraid that even the princesses in the palace may not be able to compare.
"Sister, mother said that you promised to take me to play in Huangzhuang?" Xie Mingxi didn't know what a top-quality Dahongpao was, and after sitting upright for less than two breaths, he arched into Xie Zhiwei's arms, Xie Zhiwei hugged him, and smiled He tapped lightly on his forehead, "I never said I wouldn't take you there, what's the rush? Did you study hard these days?"
"I have been studying hard all the time, and my master still praised me today, and I have improved my handwriting." Xie Mingxi's eyes seemed to have small hooks, and Xie Zhiwei said in the hook, praise me, praise me!
Xie Zhiwei didn't disappoint his younger brother, rubbing the top of his head, "Really? That's really great, Zi Mo, go and bring that ingot of Hui ink that I just got to Fifth Young Master!"
When the ink was brought over, there was a burst of fragrance, it was the best pine smoke ink.
Seeing this, the sisters of Xie Zhihui hurriedly asked their maids to go back to get the reward for Xie Mingxi, Xie Zhiwei waved his hand, "He is a child, don't give him so many good things, I mean it, if you all come along, let him My heart is used to being big, so it’s not good.”
Xie Mingxi himself doesn't care, anyway, he has never been short of good things.
The three sisters Xie Zhihui got Xie Zhiwei's words, and they all hurried back to prepare. This time going out is no better than going to Famen Temple to enjoy incense and follow the elders to do a ritual. It is very inconvenient if you are not well prepared and have shortfalls outside.
It is not suitable to travel all the way if you bring too many things.
Only Haishi was left in the room. Xie Zhiwei asked her why she came, and Haishi smiled, "It's nothing, I'll just come over and ask, if you go out, what can I do for you?"
"How is my cousin's wedding gown?" Xie Zhiwei smiled while talking, holding up the teacup to cover half of her face, she was still a little shy to make such a joke.
As expected, Haishi's face turned red, and he threw the veil towards Xie Zhiwei, "You're still making fun of me, I'm kind enough to ask you. If you make fun of me again, I'll leave!"
Hai Shi said pretending to stand up, Xie Zhiwei hurriedly grabbed her with both hands, "Good aunt, don't be like this, my niece and aunt are just playing around!"
"The more you talk, the more inappropriate it becomes. If you are careful, I will tell your mother!"
Mother Qiu came in and said with a smile, "Miss Hai, don't have a relationship with the girl. The girl is not like this in front of people on weekdays. She only talks about these jokes when she doesn't see her. Besides, Miss Hai is not Are you about to become a member of our family? It’s all a matter of time, chatting and laughing in the boudoir, just for fun!”
Heishi naturally understood this truth, she was just joking with Xie Zhiwei, the two talked for a while, and Haishi got up to leave.
After she left, Mother Qiu whispered to Xie Zhiwei, "These days, Miss Hai is doing embroidery work in the house, and it's still a bit cold, so she asked for some charcoal, but it turned out that the charcoal at home is in charge of the second wife's side. The accompanying room was sent with black charcoal, and when it was ignited, the room was filled with black smoke."
Xie Zhiwei was displeased, put the teacup in his hand on the table, and asked, "What did mother say?"
"I'm afraid the eldest wife doesn't know yet."
"Mother is still a little softer, and asked someone to send a few baskets of silver frost charcoal over, and then give orders. I remember Mrs. Hong, who is in charge of the charcoal fire, will deduct three months' monthly money. If this job can't be done well, change it. Let her go to the sweeper, and pick up Mrs. Chun, who is in charge of the sweeper, to manage the charcoal fire."
Nurse Qiu took a deep breath and persuaded, "Why bother, girl, this offended the second wife to death!"
"Mommy doesn't know what's going on here. Now the housekeeper is in charge of the house. As Mommy said just now, the cousin of the Hai family is already a member of the Xie family. I was curious just now, she is so busy, How to come back must be trying to test my attitude, she is afraid that she thinks that the eldest wife is in the middle of vain and obedient, if she does not want to offend the fourth wife, she must offend the second wife, there has never been a matter of pleasing both sides, we can only seek a fair and just one."
Today's update! Normal update will resume tomorrow.
Lu Yan: For the sake of working so hard during the Spring Festival, girls, do you have a monthly pass?
(end of this chapter)
Foll𝑜w current novℯls on fre𝒆web(n)ovel.co(m)