Interstellar female dressed as country dude

"Young Master Wei?" Xie Ling was taken aback by Wei Qiong's look, and a red cloud appeared on his face.

"Sorry, I was in a daze just now, and I didn't hear what you said clearly." Wei Qiong said.

"I, I mean... this... this bracelet is of good quality... worth at least three hundred gold." Xie Ling repeated it again, not daring to look at Wei Qiong.

"Thank you." Wei Qiong smiled slightly and put the bracelet aside.

For a while, the two were in the same room, and there was an extra beautiful atmosphere in the air.

Wei Qiong is a young and middle-aged talent in Beijing, and the conditions in all aspects are naturally excellent. Xie Ling naturally admires him a little.

However, the admiration is the admiration, Xie Ling still knows it in his heart.

This kind of man who is good in every way will not match him as a brother.

Unless...unless you are concubine with him...

However, his elder brother had already said that he would not marry him as a concubine, so he and this Young Master Wei Qiong were destined to have nothing to do with him.

Xie Ling's heart was clear, and all kinds of thoughts turned around, but they were all let go.

When he raised his head again, his eyes were clear, without any ambiguity.He only smiled lightly and said: "Young Master Wei, you don't need to say thank you, your Wei family and my Xie family are already on good terms, and identifying this jewelry is just lip service, and it doesn't take much trouble."

After finishing speaking, he picked up another pair of opal gold earrings and looked at them carefully, with a very serious expression.

It made Wei Qiong a little ashamed, and paid more attention to this brother.

Wei Qiong was about the same age as Xie Huaiyu, but because he studied well, his parents placed high hopes on him, so he did not get engaged for a long time.

Wei Qiong's parents are ambitious, and they just want to wait for him to pass the exam and then choose a good one for him.So in the past 20 years, Wei Qiong has been clean around him, and there is no one around him.

However, although Wei Qiong is not engaged, it is not Xie Huaiyu's temperament that rejects beauty for thousands of miles.

There are many banquets in the Wei family, and Wei Qiong often attends them. He is approachable and approachable. He has met several ladies from various families and is considered familiar with them. Although he doesn't have a preference for any one, he can still say a few words.

"This opal earring is pure gold, but there is a crack on the back of the opal, and the quality is ordinary, only worth twenty gold." Xie Ling handed over the earring.

Wei Qiong stretched out his palm to pick it up, but Xie Ling's fingers accidentally scratched his palm.

Xie Ling didn't react much, and didn't even realize that he had bumped into the other party.

However, Wei Qiong trembled slightly invisibly, as if the place Xie Ling touched was on fire, it rushed to his heart.

He stood up abruptly, startling Xie Ling.

Seeing Xie Ling looking up at him inexplicably, Wei Qiong blushed, feeling that this small tea room, like a steamer, was really too hot.

"Today... I remembered that there is something important to do at home." Wei Qiong made up a reason and said, "Put this box with you first, and I will come back next time."

After finishing speaking, before Xie Ling could say anything, he left the tea room without looking back.

Xie Ling was left alone, looking at the box of jewelry inexplicably.

Xie Ling thought about it, but he didn't know what was the most important thing, so this normally calm Mr. Wei ran away as if to escape.

He shook his head, took out a piece of rice paper, checked the jewelry one by one, and wrote the corresponding price on the paper.

After writing, dry the rice paper and fold it into the box.

The next time Wei Qiong comes over, even if he is not in the store, all the jewelry in this box has been checked for him.

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Besides, when Wei Qiong returned home empty-handed, his mother and siblings were taken aback, thinking that the box of jewelry was lost.

Hearing that he actually put the box of jewelry in the store, Wei Qiong's mother, Wei Jiangshi, complained to him: "How can you put such precious things in the store, what if someone drops them. Such gold and silver things should be kept under my nose, if I knew you were so unreliable, I should have taken it myself."

"It won't be swapped, the shop is owned by the Xie family." Wei Qiong explained.

However, Wei Jiangshi was still very worried in his heart, and kept talking about it, a little bit reluctant.

Although the Wei family has a high family background, it is not a wealthy family like the Qi family and the Xie family.His family is also a three-bedroom family, and his income is limited, so the gold and silver jewelry are also very precious.

Therefore, this matter was read all the way to the dinner table. In front of Wei Houye and Mrs. Wei, this Wei Jiangshi repeated it again, saying that Wei Qiong is not young, but still ignorant.

Wei Qiong has always done things properly and is not that kind of reckless person.

Today's matter is really a bit strange.

Mrs. Wei saw that Wei Qiong's mind was impetuous, and there was always a trace of absent-mindedness in her expression. She exchanged a glance with Wei Hou Ye, and then asked, "Qiong'er, tell your aunt, what happened in this jewelry shop today?" baby?"

Wei Qiong didn't expect that Mrs. Wei would be alarmed by this matter, so she smiled wryly and said: "It's not a big deal, but there are too many jewelry, I couldn't wait, so I came back first. That shop belongs to Xie's property, Xie's My brother Xie Ling is in the store, and he is the one who will inspect the jewellery, there will never be such things as dropping the package, please rest assured, uncle and aunt."

"That's a coincidence..." Mrs. Wei said with a smile when she heard this, "I didn't expect that the Xie family is all talented. Xie Ling looks soft and weak, not as powerful as his brother and sister-in-law, but It’s also a do-it-yourselfer.”

"Xie Ling is indeed a smart brother." Wei Qiong said hastily: "I see that he is very familiar with this jewelry, and he must have worked hard in the shop. He is really a man who is soft on the outside and strong on the inside."

Before Mrs. Wei could say a few words, she was shocked when Wei Qiong praised Xie Ling severely.

He doesn't know how many talented women and elder brothers in Beijing he knows.Even a talented woman who is well-known in Beijing like Wen Xiu'e has never heard him praise her like this.

However, he didn't go to the jewelry store today, he behaved strangely, and even praised Xie Ling.

At Madam Wei's age, she has already become a fine person.

Hearing Wei Qiong say a few words like this, he smiled slightly, and joked to Wei Jiangshi: "I see that Qiong'er is growing up too. Now that she is famous and famous, it's time to start a family and start a career. Don't be in a hurry, you mother. As an aunt, I will make decisions for him."

At this time, Wei Jiangshi also smiled and said: "Worry, why not worry. It's just thinking about this important matter of marriage. You can't give in. You must find a girl from a good family. Sister-in-law, you have a lot of face and are accurate in judging people." , if there is anything suitable, I will take care of my Qionger."

Mrs. Wei smiled, nodded and agreed.At the dinner table, Wei Ling and the other juniors also laughed secretly, and looked at Wei Qiong gossipingly.

Look at this, this cousin's marriage should be arranged.

After dinner, Mrs. Wei took Wei Jiangshi for a walk.Wei Ling asked Wei Qiong quietly: "Third brother, congratulations, it seems that a sister-in-law will be added to the family soon."

"Don't talk nonsense." Wei Qiong said a little shyly: "It's just a few jokes from my aunt, you still take it seriously."

"Speaking of which." Wei Ling smiled softly: "In this famous family in Beijing, does my cousin have someone he likes? If there is someone in his heart, he should speak it out quickly, so as not to be wrong and say it instead. It's someone else's girl."

When Wei Ling said this, a figure of a person appeared in Wei Qiong's heart.

The man's skin was as white as jade, and his peach blossom eyes were shining brightly.At the beginning, he looked a bit dumb, but unexpectedly, he had an idea in his heart.

But I've only met two sides, and it seems a little too soon to talk about liking.It's just a little bit of goodwill, and when I think about marrying this person, I have some expectations in my heart.

In the back garden, Mrs. Wei took Wei Jiangshi's hand and said, "Now that Ling'er is almost settled, I feel relieved. Speaking of Qiong'er's marriage, I really take it to heart. The next time I hold the Qixi Festival banquet, I will always look after him."

Mrs. Wei Jiang thought that Mrs. Wei was considerate, and she was very grateful in her heart, and said: "Sister-in-law, you have always been the safest in handling things. Take a look at this family in Beijing. Which girl is the best and is the best match for Qiong'er?"

Mrs. Wei just smiled when she heard this, patted Wei Jiangshi's hand and said: "Actually, there are quite a few families in the capital with a strong family background. But those families are the only ones who are powerful. .”

"The Qi family only has Qi Qinyue as the only son, so there is no need to think about it. The Qi family, the Liu family, the Wen family and the Xie family are the best."

"But speaking of it, after the Qixi Festival banquet that day, I think Xie Ling, the direct brother of the Xie family, is docile and has a brother as a backer at home, which is very good." I went to a jewelry store and met him by chance, isn’t it a great fate? I see that Qiong’er seems to be interested in him, if we marry back home and we marry Xie’s family, wouldn’t it be the best of both worlds.”

Mrs. Wei said it beautifully, but Wei Jiangshi's face froze when she heard it, showing a bit of embarrassment.

"It's just that Xie Ling is the eldest son of the Xie family. Letting him marry Qiong'er as a concubine seems a bit wronged. I'm afraid the Xie family will not agree." Wei Jiangshi said.

When Mrs. Wei heard this, she also understood that the Wei Jiang family should despise Xie Ling.

After all, what she meant just now was to let Wei Qiong marry Xie Ling as his wife, but Wei Jiangshi deliberately said that she was a concubine.

Marquis Wei originally intended to marry the Xie family, and wanted his eldest son to take Xie Ling as his concubine.However, after he hinted at Xie Huaiyu, Xie Huaiyu tactfully declined, saying only that his younger brother would marry as his wife in the future.

Xie Ling didn't even want to be the concubine of the future Marquis, so how could he be Wei Qiong's concubine?

Speaking of which, although Wei Qiong has fame, he has no official position.Even the appointment of an official this autumn, relying on the shade of the Marquis, is just a small start from a seventh-rank official, and the future is uncertain.

Mrs. Wei letting Wei Qiong marry Xie Ling is really a win-win solution.One is to marry the Wei family and the Xie family to make them stand firmer. Then the benefits of the Xie family cannot be missed without the Wei family.

The second is that if Wei Qiong has the support of Wei Houye and Xie Boye, his official career will be smoother in the future, wouldn't it be beautiful?

However, Wei Jiangshi has high expectations for Wei Qiong, because Xie Ling is a brother, and he doesn't want Wei Qiong to be his wife.

"Sister-in-law, Wen Xiu'e, the eldest daughter of the Wen family, seems pretty good to me. She is well-known in Beijing for her talent and demure demeanor. I don't know what kind of husband Mrs. Wen wants to find for her?" Wei Jiang looked. He glanced at Mrs. Wei and said tentatively.

Mrs. Wei sneered in her heart, thinking that Wei Jiangshi really didn't know how to judge people.This Wen Xiu'e is so spoiled and sharp-tongued, it is most unsuitable for her to marry into the family and disturb the family.

Besides, Mrs. Wen didn't like Wei Qiong at first, after all, as Wei Qiong's third wife, it's still a bit worse for Wen Xiu'e's eldest daughter.In the future, even if Wei Qiong was reluctantly selected because he could not find other candidates, he would not respect him sincerely.

So he said to Wei Jiangshi: "Wen Xiu'e is loved very much by her family. Her mother told me last time that she would like to keep her for two more years. I think Qiong'er is not young, so it's better not to delay."

After hearing Mrs. Wei's words, Wei Jiangshi didn't ask any more questions.It's just that although there is a smile on the face, it is not so sincere after all.

After returning to the courtyard, Wei Jiang complained to her husband Wei Han: "In the past, I thought my sister-in-law was a thoughtful and kind-hearted person, but now it seems that she is nothing more than that. They don't care about our lives."

Wei Han has an honest and gentle personality, gets along very well with his elder brother in the family, and respects his sister-in-law quite a lot.Hearing Wei Jiangshi's complaints, he frowned and said, "Stop talking nonsense, my sister-in-law is upright, how can she be as you said. Besides, our family is the Wei family. She is for the benefit of the Wei family, not for the good of us all." , you must have misunderstood her."

"How could it be a misunderstanding?" Wei Jiang said aggrievedly: "You heard her mention Qiong'er's marriage at dinner today. I was quite happy at the time, thinking that she might choose a match for Qiong'er." As a result, she told me later that Qiong'er should marry that brother from the Xie family."

"Which of the families with better conditions in the capital will marry their own son as his wife?" Wei Jiang said, "How can this brother have a woman who is easy to raise? It would be shameless to say it. Her own son and concubine They are all married women, but they want me, Qiong'er, to marry a brother. Isn't it because of the relationship with Xie Jiala, but at the expense of my Qiong'er's happiness."

Hearing this, Wei Han faltered a few times and said: "Don't think too much. The two children under my sister-in-law got married early. Wasn't the situation of the Xie family still unclear at that time? Besides, what about the Xie family? Isn’t the eldest son of his wife married a brother too? The sister-in-law must think that Xie’s brother is good, so she wants to talk to Qiong’er. If you don’t want Qiong’er to marry your brother, then you should make it clear to the sister-in-law, let How many more girls will she find for you?"

"Why didn't I say that!" Wei Jiang sighed, "I like Wen Xiu'e, the daughter-in-law of the Wen family, and I told my sister-in-law about it at that time. But she said that Wen Xiu'e might stay for two more years, let me see again." Look at others."

"Who doesn't know that Wen Xiu'e has reached the age of marriage now, and being taken around by Mrs. Wen clearly does not look like she wants to stay at home." Wei Jiang said very resentfully: "Then Wen Xiu'e is the eldest daughter of the family. Girl, she is beautiful and known as a talented woman. Is there any woman in Beijing who is better than her? She is familiar with Mrs. Nawen, but she doesn't want to plan for Qiong'er at all. I look at Qiong'er's marriage, We can’t point to her either, we have to fight for it ourselves.”

Seeing that he couldn't convince his wife, Wei Han also sighed and shook his head.

Naturally, he doesn't know as much about these back houses as women, but the Xie family has a great career, and the women of the Wen family are quite talented, so he has heard of them all.

With Wei Qiong's status, whether it is marrying Wen Xiu'e or Xie Ling is a good marriage, but this Wen Xiu'e is a woman, and it is better to have children.As a parent, who doesn't want the best for their children?Wei Han didn't say any more.

On the contrary, Mrs. Wei returned to the house and talked about the matter with Master Wei: "I originally wanted to lead Qiong'er and Xie Ling. If you don't like Xie Ling, that's fine."

Lord Wei snorted coldly when he heard the words: "It is a great thing to be able to marry the Xie family. Seeing that the second prince has gained face in front of the Holy One, anyone with a discerning eye can see the relationship between the Xie family and him. Thank you Huai Yu only has a younger brother from the same mother, how can he treat him badly in the future? Wei Jiang is a housewife and was born in a small family, so she doesn't understand these things. I will go and talk to the third child in person in a few days."

Mrs. Wei laughed when she heard the words: "If it weren't for the fact that the first and second children had already engaged in marriage, and Shen'er was only fourteen, the age difference is too big, I would be willing to let Xie Ling be my daughter-in-law. In this way , our relationship with the Xie family will be even closer, and with the marriage of Ling'er and the second prince, the Wei family's prosperity in the future is just around the corner."

"However, if the younger siblings really don't want to, you can't force this matter, lest Xie Ling marry in and have a quarrel with her, and instead end up with a grudge."

Hearing Mrs. Wei's words, Wei Houye felt that there was some truth, thought for a while and said: "If Qiong'er doesn't marry Xie Ling, it's not like there are other ways to get married. Isn't Yu'er also vacant now? Look at Xie Huaiyu's side... There is only one main room, and the concubine's position is also vacant. Why don't you go find out his tone and see how we Yu'er are. Although Yu'er is a concubine, we are talented. The appearance is also good. As the wife of the Xie family, marrying Xie Huaiyu as a concubine is not a bad thing for him."

What Marquis Wei said just touched Mrs. Wei's heart.

Mrs. Wei has always been in charge of the family, and she treats her concubine children well.

Although this Wei Yu was not her own, but she watched her grow up and called her mother, so she had feelings for her.

Wei Ling and Wei Yu are about the same age, Wei Ling married a good man, but Wei Yu has been unable to find a good man because he is a brother, which is really worrying.

Most importantly, Mrs. Wei is a very face-saving person.

If Wei Yu has been unable to find a good husband's family, it will inevitably cause people to discuss, and secretly speculate that she treats the concubine's children harshly.

Wouldn't the image of being modest and fair that she had worked so hard for for so many years come to naught?

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wei simply called the two children over and told them to make preparations. They would go to Xie's house together tomorrow, so as to find out if it would be possible.

Wei Yu was very pleasantly surprised when he heard that his mother was going to take him to Xie's house.

And Wei Ling shook her head secretly, feeling very inappropriate.

Wei Yu loves Mr. Xie too much, but Mr. Xie seems to have no interest in him.

Even if you marry as a concubine, you will not be able to be happy.

However, Mrs. Wei has already made a decision, and she is a child, so she can't question anything.

If he talked too much and disturbed Wei Yu's marriage and offended Wei Yu, he kept silent and waited until tomorrow.

The next day, Wei Ling and Wei Yu got dressed early and waited for Mrs. Wei in the front hall.

When Mrs. Wei saw the two of them, she saw that Wei Ling was wearing a goose-yellow gauze dress, which was quite plain.On the contrary, Wei Yu was wearing magenta clothes and a lot of jewelry, then she shook her head secretly and said to the two of them, "You two change your clothes, Ling'er wears that maroon silk shirt, and put your head on your face. Put it on. Yu'er, you wear that aqua blue silk blouse with only a white jade hairpin."

Wei Ling and Wei Yu looked at each other, feeling a little surprised.

Since I went to Xie's house today to show off to Wei Yu, Wei Ling deliberately dressed plainly to make Wei Yu stand out, but for some reason, my mother asked him to do the opposite.

After the two of them finished dressing up again, Mrs. Wei nodded and said, "If Yu'er has the chance to marry into Xie's family, she can only be a concubine. Brother Bai is still a new wife, and you are dressed in a beautiful way, isn't it a trick?" annoying?"

It was only then that the two of them suddenly realized, and they felt that Mrs. Wei was more thoughtful, and they needed to learn more.

After such a toss, the three of them drove out.

Sitting in the car, Wei Yu blushed all the time, lowered her head, her brows were bright.

Madam Wei saw it and said: "Yu'er seems to be very satisfied with Mr. Xie. I don't know if today's matter can be accomplished. I see that Brother Bai is generous. If you can get his approval, you can enter the door in the future." Definitely won't be offended."

Wei Yu's face became hot, and she said shyly: "I see that brother Bai is not easy to bear, if I can give birth to a son in the future, the status in Xie's family will be different, so I won't be offended."

Madam Wei frowned and said: "You have to remember that there is a difference between superiority and inferiority. Don't belittle Bai Geer because of his identity."

Wei Yu hurriedly nodded and said, "Yu'er certainly knows that if Brother Bai is willing to accept me, I will definitely be willing to get along with him like a brother."

After about a moment, the carriage arrived at the door of Xie's house, and Mrs. Wei sent someone to send a servant down to pass the news, saying that Mrs. Wei, Wei Ling, and Wei Yu of the Wei family had come to visit.

After a while, the door of Xie's family opened, the carriage drove into the inner courtyard, and the three members of the Wei family got out of the carriage.

Mrs. Wei had already come to the wedding banquet before.

However, Wei Ling and Wei Yu came here for the first time, and when they got off the carriage, they were surprised by the grandeur of the Xie family.

In addition to being at their own house, they have also been to Wen's house before.

The Wen family can be regarded as new ministers, and the family naturally does not have the style of Marquis Wei who has Feng Yin in his hand.However, although the Xie family is only an earl, not as high as the Wei family's title, the house in the family is more luxurious.

Because of Lou's previous preference, the Xie family's old house was renovated only three years ago.

At this time, carved beams and painted buildings can be seen everywhere in the house, and the pictures on the top of the corridor are all painted with gold borders.

Wei Yu was envious in his heart, and couldn't see what he was seeing all the way.

A few people were led into the inner courtyard by the servants, then passed through several houses, and came all the way to the back garden.

Because of Mrs. Wei's noble status, Bai Shu went to greet her in person.

He exchanged a few words with Mrs. Wei, led them to sit in the gazebo by the pool, and ordered Chang Le to go to the small kitchen to make Xie Mansion's best desserts.

Bai Shu was at home today, so he dressed more casually.

She was wearing a silk long gown, without any embroidery, tied at the waist with locks of the same color at will, clean and refreshing.

Mrs. Wei noticed that on the stone table in the pavilion, there was a cowhide drawing with many fine patterns drawn on it, so she asked curiously, "What kind of drawing is this? Are we disturbing Brother Bai?"

Bai Shu shook his head and said: "It's okay, don't be in a hurry. This is the blueprint of Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing. Work will start in a few days. After Zhuangzi has finished repairing, I will invite my wife and two younger brothers and sisters to show their respect and come over to play."

Baishu is also busy these few days. The Baiyu Villa in the suburbs of Beijing is about to start construction, and several craftsmen sent over the blueprints.

Bai Shu was just looking at the blueprints in this gazebo when the guests from the Wei family came.He had no choice but to put down the drawings and receive them first.

As he spoke, Bai Shu spread out the blueprint and explained the things on the blueprint.

When he discussed with Xie Huaiyu yesterday, both of them found it very interesting, and heard Xie Huaiyu give him a lot of opinions.But when I talked to Madam Wei and the others today, it was like a book from heaven.

Girls and brothers like Mrs. Wei have learned calligraphy and painting and simple arithmetic, but for more profound ones, they have to learn "Zhoubi Suanjing", "Heavenly Creation of Things", "Qi Min Yao Shu". ", "Nongzheng Quanshu" and so on to know.

This kind of science, Daxuan's daughter and brother would not be able to learn it, so after hearing a lot of Baishu's words, they only felt that it was difficult to understand, and their minds were confused, and they even looked at him with a little more admiration.

The author has something to say: each of the Wei family has their own plans and selfishness, but they are not considered bad people.