lcionline Chapter 205: Busy supporting the family in the foreign land
Chapter 205: Busy supporting the family in the foreign land
The next day was a cloudy day, and late autumn brought a hint of chill.
A man came to the door, someone Wei Miao had seen before.
"Excuse me, is this the Wei Mansion?"
Uncle Wu looked at the man in front of him who was well-dressed and looked quite wealthy. The servants following him were also dressed simply, and it was obvious that they came from a wealthy family with a good background.
Uncle Wu didn't show what he was thinking, "This is the Wei family."
Uncle Cai was about to say something else when he heard the door open behind him. He turned his head and said in a lost voice:
"Master Nine."
Uncle Zeng Bao naturally recognized the butler beside his father and nodded slightly.
"Long time no see, Uncle Cai." Xiao Qian said in a lively voice.
Uncle Cai secretly groaned in his heart. The young master asked him to come, but why didn't he tell him that the Ninth Young Master also lived here.
If he knew, he would have prepared some gifts for the Ninth Young Master.
"Are you looking for the Wei family?" Uncle Zeng Bao took the initiative to speak.
Uncle Cai then remembered his purpose today and quickly said to Uncle Wu:
"My host came uninvited the day before yesterday and had dinner at your house. Today I came to thank you."
Uncle Wu was in a dilemma.
Uncle Zeng Bao looked at Wei Miao who was yawning behind Uncle Wu and said:
"Ah Miao, his master is very wealthy. I heard that a meal costs at least one thousand dollars. I saw that he ate a lot the day before yesterday. If your family does not accept it, it will be a loss of face for Mr. Zeng Si, and it will be a big sin."
It was the first time that Wei Miao heard Uncle Zeng Bao speak in a sarcastic tone. He was surprised, and then he heard him say that Zeng Baoyi cost a thousand dollars for a meal, and he was stunned.
"Is Mr. Zeng Si also a big eater?" she asked.
Xiao Qian helped his young master into the Wei family's courtyard and said in a mocking tone:
"Do you know where the name Zeng Siye came from? It was given to him by the old Buddha himself. Many royal relatives in the past did not live as rich and respectable as the fourth master..."
Uncle Cai heard this early in the morning and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He thought to himself that he should finish the task quickly and leave.
He didn't dare to offend Jiu Ye, the evil star. Seeing that he was in a bad mood, he wondered if he had a nightmare again at night.
Uncle Cai smiled apologetically and asked the servant behind him to put down the gift. After hesitating for a few seconds, he gritted his teeth and said to Wei Miao:
"Young Master, my master asked me to tell you that if you have an authentic work of Wang Xizhi, his price will always be twice as high as Master Jiu's..."
Under Uncle Zeng Bao's dark eyes, Uncle Cai fled with a group of servants.
He didn't breathe a sigh of relief until he got on the car. The servant beside him asked in confusion:
"Uncle Cai, isn't it just a gift to a poor man? Why are you so scared?"
Uncle Cai looked at the servant as if he were a distant relative of his. He kept his curses to himself and said after a while:
"You just arrived, you don't know how terrifying the Ninth Young Master is."
The servant thought about how Uncle Zeng Bao would fall down when the wind blew and how he needed someone to support him when walking, so he said indifferently:
"I think he's just an ordinary sickly person."
Uncle Cai looked at the servant as if he were a fool and signaled the driver to drive.
Back then, the master was persecuted and fled to Japan. The sickly teenager used ruthless means to maneuver in the intricate network of relationships and various schemes to save the master and the Zeng family. . .
Even the old abbot of the ancestral temple treated him differently. He had heard from his master himself that the old monk was not an ordinary person.
Now he is no longer the young boy he used to be. His methods have become more skilled and experienced. If he really wants to settle a dispute with the Fourth Master, I am afraid that not even a bone of the Fourth Master will be left.
Uncle Cai closed his eyes and rested, not intending to explain any more to these people.
Wei Miao looked at the table in the main room filled with ginseng, deer antlers, silk cakes, and gift boxes from the Gold and Silver House.
Wei Miao said to Wu Ma:
"Give them all to my mother, so that she will be happy. As soon as she was born, Ah Xi earned a lot of money for her."
A'Xi was the name given to the cub yesterday, which echoes Weidong's name.
Yesterday was the third day of the baby's bath. Although the ceremony was not carried out according to the rules, Lu Pingsheng, Wu Ziyang and others did not come empty-handed and brought valuable gifts.
I received three small golden locks that promised longevity.
Sister Gui secretly told her that when the cub is one month old, White Rose will also come.
After hearing this, Wu Ma thought of Xu A Yu's love of money and agreed readily. She went in first with the box from the gold and silver shop.
In Wei Miao's study, Xiao Qian moved a stool and sat at the door, holding needle and thread in his hand, actually making a forehead protector.
She said it was specially for people who are in confinement after childbirth, and it is windproof.
In the study, Uncle Zeng Bao looked at Wei Miao with a slightly serious expression.
Wei Miao was also a little confused, holding an unopened letter in his hand.
"Did the old monk give it to me?" she asked.
Uncle Zeng Bao was also very puzzled, but after Master Zhishang gave birth to a child in the Ziwei family, he went straight back to the temple and never went out.
Even when he went there, he only got this letter to be passed on to Wei Miao.
The old monk had always told him that Wei Miao was the one who broke the impasse in his family, but he never mentioned the reason.
Wei Miao watched Uncle Zeng Bao leave, stared at the letter in his hand, and tore it open.
After reading the above content carefully, his eyes lit up slightly.
Is the old monk sure that she won't refuse?
The next day, Wei Miao saw Wei Ada and Uncle Wu busy putting many things in the house into the cellar, and she also wanted to help.
Wei Ada refused, "You should go with Adong to see Axi."
When Wei Miao heard this, he felt it was strange, as it sounded a bit like something someone from the court would say.
Ah Xi~~~~
Wei Miao entered Xu Ayu's room, and Wu Ma just brought her some chicken soup.
Xu Ayu finished the chicken soup in two or three gulps and said to Wei Miao, "Ah Miao, come and take a look. Your brother's eyes look exactly like yours."
These days, Wei Miao rarely saw the cub open his eyes, and he was delighted after hearing this.
As a result, he faced the kid with his eyes closed.
"Mom, he's hiding from me!" Wei Miao complained.
Xu Ayu comforted her, "All cubs are like this, crying and laughing one second, and sleeping the next."
Wei Miao didn't believe it at all. Cubs are the most sensitive animals. When they don't know good from evil, they use their instinct to feel the natural aura of each person.
Wei Miao curled her lips and decided to get down to business.
"Mom, I asked the telephone company to install a telephone in our house."
Xu Ayu might have heard about the incident when she went to Zeng's house in the middle of the night to answer a phone call, so he agreed readily this time.
"After my mother is done with her confinement, she can continue to earn money for Mr. Zeng's family's meals. Five dollars is nothing."
Speaking of money, Xu Ayu thought of Uncle Xu and asked his mother:
"Ah Miao, Uncle Nong should still buy the house. Do we have to pay back the money we borrowed?"
Wei Miao spread out his hands and said helplessly:
"Amanong, make your own decision. I'm not thinking carefully."
Ever since rescuing Xu Ayu, Wei Miao has decided not to force things on a daily basis.
Uncle Xu and the others obviously have a grudge that neither she nor Xu Ayu can untie.
The only thing that can be solved now is lots of fish.
But the world is so big, where can one little girl be among all the fish?