"The Wang family is so generous!" Xie Wengshan took the gift list, laughed, handed it to Xie Wengming, and said, "Second brother, third brother, do you think this marriage can be done?"
The gift list was clearly written: twelve pairs of white jade, eight hundred taels of gold, one clump of pearls, and one hundred bolts of silk. Even Xie Wengming, who also came from a wealthy family, was stunned by such a precious gift and frowned and asked: "
Who does the Wang family have their eyes on?"
Just as Xie Yun was about to answer, Xie Wengshan had already waved his hand and said, "Wang Ji, that old fox, must have seen Yu'er last time and remembered it. Is he asking for a marriage for his eldest grandson?"
"Exactly." Xie Yun replied hurriedly, "The one coming from the Wang family this time is his eldest grandson Wang Zimao. He is the same age as Zhiwen, and he is quite talented. My father meant..."
Yu'er's name is Xie Muyu, and she is Xie Yun's only daughter, Xie Zhiwen, and the sister of Xie Zhiwu. Xie Zhiwen is a man, and he is already so beautiful. It is obvious that Xie Muyu's beauty is so beautiful that it is no wonder that he is favored by Wang Ji.
"Yu'er is still young, so I'm not in a hurry to agree to him." Xie Wengshan shook his head and said, "Since the Wang family and the people from the north came so quickly, we might as well let them meet the boy named Liu from the Xiao family and make arrangements.
It will be tomorrow. By the way, what will the boy named Liu do?"
Xie Yun thought for a while and said: "I heard from the maids that he did not touch Ninglu and Ningshuang, which is rare. However, he saved a little boy in the town this morning, and his skills are really good."
There are many eyes and ears of the Xie family in Moling Town. No matter what happens, Xie Yun will know it immediately.
Xie Wengshan thought for a long time and then clapped his hands and said: "I have three thousand soldiers of the Xie family, but I only lack a general. I must do everything possible to make him useful to my Xie family!"
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There is a small garden in the back house of Xie's family, and there is a small building in a corner of the garden. The small building has carved beams and painted beams, and the benches, tables, flower stands, and low couches in the building are all made of sandalwood, exuding a hazy light fragrance.
A string of wind chimes hangs in front of the four-pane window, and the breeze blows by, making a crisp sound of "ding-ding-ding-ding-ding". This is clearly a boudoir of a daughter's house.
On the scroll-eared writing desk by the window, the pen, ink, paper and inkstone have been moved aside, but there is an exquisite bamboo cage in the middle. In the bamboo cage, two little white rabbits are munching on fresh vegetable leaves. In front of the writing desk, a man
The slim girl in a pink dress holds her chin in her hands and looks at the white rabbit in the cage in trance.
Suddenly, I heard a maid behind me say softly: "Miss, the second young master is here."
"Oh, second brother is here?" The girl turned around after hearing the sound, revealing an extremely beautiful face, with skin as white as snow, skin as thick as gelatin, and a pair of bright eyes shining like black gems.
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Through the opening of the bead curtain, a handsome young man walked in with great enthusiasm and asked curiously: "Little sister, why do you stare at these two little things every time I come in?"
These brothers and sisters are Xie Yun's two children, Xie Zhiwu and Xie Muyu.
Xie Muyu said quietly: "Second brother, these two little white rabbits stay in the cage all day, do you think they are not happy?"
"You are not a fish, how can you know the joy of fish? Little sister, what kind of care are you taking?" Xie Zhiwu smiled and suddenly stared at the bamboo cage and said, "However, these two rabbits are all white, they are very rare, and
I don’t know where they got them from.”
Most hares are gray or khaki, which makes them easy to hide in the grass. If they were white, they would have been captured by natural enemies. Therefore, white rabbits were very rare at that time. But these two white rabbits were taken by Liu Ziqiu and the villagers in the mountains.
Captured by chance, Gao Xiuer liked it very much. If Liu Ziqiu hadn't insisted on it, he wouldn't have given it to the Xie family.
In fact, Liu Ziqiu also thought that there must be many children in the Xie family, and it would be most suitable to give them this white rabbit as a pet. In addition to the pair of white rabbits, the wind chimes in front of the window are also Liu Ziqiu's masterpiece. To be honest, they are not unusual at all, they are all made of
It was made of small shells picked up on the beach, but this creativity was rare at the time.
Xie Muyu lost consciousness for a while and said: "Second brother, do you think they look like the jade rabbit next to Chang'e in the Moon Palace?"
Xie Zhiwu smiled and said: "Chang'e is just one jade rabbit, but the younger sister has two. No wonder they all say that the younger sister is more beautiful than Chang'e in the Moon Palace."
Xie Muyu said angrily: "Second brother, you are talking nonsense again. Have you ever seen Chang'e?"
Brothers Xie Zhiwen and Xie Zhiwu are both good-looking and well-read poetry and books, but they have very different personalities. Xie Zhiwen is strict and follows the rules, but Xie Zhiwu is free and humorous, and is a sunny boy.
Seeing the cute little girl, Xie Zhiwu couldn't help but said: "I have never met Chang'e, but my little girl's reputation has spread far and wide, and she came to ask for her hand in marriage today."
Xie Muyu didn't answer, but turned around to look at the pair of white rabbits.
Xie Zhiwu said in surprise: "Little sister, why don't you ask whose son the son is?"
Xie Muyu said calmly: "Marriage matters, parents' orders, matchmaker's words, what do you ask him to do? Sister Xiangwen is willing to enter the palace? In the end, it's not..."
Xie Zhiwu was in the rebellious stage of his youth. He didn't take his sister's words seriously. He waved his hand and said, "You are the darling of my grandfather and father. If you don't want to, they will never force you. Although this person today is the direct grandson of the Wang family,
But he has a good skin, and he knows nothing about poetry or prose. Sitting in the hall with his eyes only staring at the dancers in the hall, he is still not as good as the big man who came yesterday."
Xie Muyu raised his head and glanced at the wind chime in front of him, with a calm expression on his face, and said: "People are not judged by their appearance. That big man is said to be nine feet tall, but he can come up with such a small thing. The direct grandson of the Wang family is not familiar with poetry, maybe just in front of his eldest brother
It's just a shame. There are so many guests coming to the house one after another, so I think something big is going to happen. The second brother should not only care about the younger sister's marriage, but also care more about the family..."
"The Xie family will belong to the eldest brother in the future. I don't want to think about it." Xie Zhiwu was most afraid of bringing up this topic. Before his sister could finish speaking, he had already "escaped" as fast as he came in, just as furious as when he came in.
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At this time, the Ninglu sisters also got the information that Liu Ziqiu wanted. In fact, it was not difficult. They only had to go back to the yard where they originally trained and inquired, and they found out that four more sisters had been transferred out to serve two of them respectively.
There were distinguished guests, one of whom was the son of the Wang family of Wu County. It is said that one of them was very anxious and had sex in broad daylight. Speaking of this, the two sisters felt somewhat resentful.
The sisters Ningshuang Ninglu were full of hope, but little did they know that Liu Ziqiu was not sure whether the Xie family would let them go.
Liu Ziqiu frowned tightly. No matter how dandy a young man from an aristocratic family was, he would rarely do anything promiscuous in the daytime. Thinking of the dozen or so knights with ferocious faces, Liu Ziqiu had already vaguely felt that there was something else going on. But now he really
There is no good way but to remain unchanged in response to changes.
Fortunately, the wait did not last too long. On the evening of the next day, the Xie family sent someone to say that Mr. Xie and Xie Yun had returned and invited him to the banquet. Liu Ziqiu had already known that Mr. Xie and Xie Yun had not left.
He happily went to the Xie Family Courtyard without telling anyone, but ordered Ah Fu and the three of them to covertly handle it.
As soon as he entered the hall, Liu Ziqiu was stunned.
Sitting on the main seat is an old man in his sixties, accompanied by the Prime Minister Xie Yun. This old man must be the old man of the Xie family. There are also three deputy chairpersons who are guests, and two of them are already sitting behind one person.
One of the guests is young and elegant, and should be the son of the Wang family. The other is a tall man with a beard, wearing a brocade coat wide open, and has a very rude image. Naturally, the remaining last seat is reserved for him.
Liu Ziqiu originally didn't care where he sat. But when Xie Zhiwen took the wind for him the day before yesterday, he did not allow Ah Fu and the three of them to enter the hall, saying that this was the rule of the Xie family and no servants were allowed to enter. But now, it is clear that the Wang family's young master is behind him
There were four servants standing there. The big man with the beard was even more exaggerated. He actually brought more than a dozen followers. They were the same people who rode horses in the bustling city of Moling Town yesterday. Not only that, the Wang family young master and the followers behind the big man with the beard were all carrying swords.
This shows that the Xie family's rules are only made for him, which is simply naked discrimination!
Liu Ziqiu couldn't bear this, and his expression changed at that time. In fact, he misunderstood. The Xie family did have that rule, but today he met two people who refused to abide by the rules. Mr. Xie put the overall situation first, so he had to agree to take them with him.
Follow in.
But I heard the big man with the beard say in a weird voice: "Mr. Xie, who did you invite? You didn't tell me for a long time, but you are so angry. Could it be that he is a creditor of the Xie family? Haha, haha..."
Liu Ziqiu was about to leave, but he heard this guy's voice was familiar, but couldn't remember it for a moment, so he couldn't help but calm down, and said coldly: "Thank you, old man, I heard the sound of wild dogs barking outside, so I wanted to find him.
I'm just using a dog-beating stick to defend myself. I came late for some reason, so I hope I won't be guilty!"
Before Mr. Xie could speak, the bearded man had already laughed loudly: "Boy, you can't even lie. Where did the wild man in Xie's courtyard come from..."
Halfway through his words, he suddenly realized that Liu Ziqiu seemed to have something to say, so he stood up and said angrily: "You..."
"I'm hosting a banquet for you all today, and I hope you can give me some thin noodles!" Mr. Xie coughed twice and said, "Xie Yun, please introduce me so that everyone can get to know each other and make friends."
Xie Yun had dealt with Liu Ziqiu and knew that although he was a martial artist, he knew etiquette well and was highly respected by the villagers. However, he didn't know why he looked gloomy today and was not able to deal with this big man from the north. But this was Xie Yun's.
However, he wanted to fulfill his duties as a master, so he had to force out a smile and said: "This is Mr. Mao, the prince of Wu County, this is Lu Da, the righteous man from Shandong, and this is Liu Ziqiu, the leader of Changshan Village."
Wang Zimao laughed and said: "Who do I think I am? It turns out that I am just a little upright uncle. I am not a nephew who is rude. How can such a person be in a dignified society?"
Luda suddenly stood up, clasped his fists and said, "Mr. Xie, you don't want us to cooperate with him, do you?"
Liu Ziqiu swung his sleeves, walked towards Luda, and sneered: "Cooperate with you? You agree, but I still don't agree! Don't think that I don't know who you are!"