Dai Qingyun smiled and said, "Aunt Qin, what did you say about me just now?"

Mrs. Qin smiled gently, "I just said that you saved Zhou'er, you, but the nobleman of our Qin family, Mrs. Wei, do you think so, haha."

"Yes, yes, I knew from the first time I saw Yun'er that this girl is different." Mrs. Wei quickly echoed.

When Dai Qingyun saw that Aunt Qin wanted to defend herself, her heart warmed.

After a few chats, the banquet began.

Dai Qingyun and Zhao Baiyu sat together, gossiping softly, "Is that next to Mrs. Wei the daughter of Wei Shu?"

Zhao Baiyu nodded, "Yes, don't you think she looks a lot like Wei Fu?"

She looks like Xiaojiabiyu, but those eyes are full of calculations.

In this short time, Dai Qingyun has almost listened.

Miss Wei is sixteen years old, and she has not yet married.

As for the two Young Master Wei, they are twins, and they are fifteen years old, so I heard that they are a bit arrogant and domineering.

Mrs. Wei made some official remarks in the official position, which probably means that everyone who is a newcomer will cooperate with each other and how the Fengxian County will be governed.

Mrs. Wei was talking on it, and some ladies and ladies far away were also gossiping.

"I heard that Mrs. Wei is picky because Miss Wei hasn't engaged so far. I don't know if she really wants to find a good husband for this daughter, or if she is deliberately delaying it."

"Oh, it would be a crime to delay on purpose."

"Okay, you two don't hesitate to speak, and be careful when others listen to you."

Dai Qingyun complained secretly in her heart, sorry, I have already heard it.

Zhao Baiyu also whispered, "Miss Wei is a bit pitiful."

Zhao Baiyu didn't take Dai Qingyun seriously as a child at all, and the two gossiped like a pair of girlfriends who had forgotten their age.

"No, Miss Wei must have some means." Dai Qingyun said.

Although one should not judge a person who met for the first time, Dai Qingyun has a strong intuition, and this Miss Wei is not a vegetarian.

Just at this moment, she was circling among those ladies and ladies, her posture was generous and decent, and her smile was like a flower, which is not something ordinary people can do.

"By the way, I saw Miss Qian talking to you just now. Could it be that she is really interested in your second brother?" Zhao Baiyu asked in a low voice.

Dai Qingyun looked at the seat where Miss Qian Er was sitting, and replied, "I don't know."

Soon, the banquet was over, and everyone moved to the garden.

While everyone was chatting, Mrs. Wei finally said the purpose of this banquet.

"Everyone, my master said that the people who came here today are all important people in our Fengxian County. Although the county is safe and sound now, everyone knows that the emperor just issued an imperial decree last month, asking us to strengthen the embankments and reservoirs everywhere. , to prevent a natural or man-made disaster.”

Mrs. Wei said with a smile, and then changed into a sad expression, "But everyone also knows that my master is just here, and the silver in the county storehouse is only a little. , manpower is also a problem.”

"The news is true. Alas, repairing the embankment will cost a lot of money." Zhao Baiyu said with a frown.

"Isn't it? What do you mean by Mrs. Wei's words? Could it be possible that you also want us to donate money?" said a lady at the same table.

The other lady hurriedly said, "That's what it means. Otherwise, why are you inviting so many people with great fanfare today?"

"Well, it's just that this time I don't know how much silver taels we are asked to donate."

Dai Qingyun was a little surprised when he saw that they were disgusted, and asked Zhao Baiyu, "Didn't you call everyone to donate money to repair the roads before? Why are you so unwilling this time?"

"I forgot that your family has only been in the county for two years. The county magistrate before the county magistrate Liu has already called everyone to repair the embankment, but it cost a lot of money, and repairing the embankment requires manpower. Without paying wages, the county government directly made a roster, and every household had to repair the embankment."

After Zhao Baiyu finished speaking, he waved his fan a little bored.

Dai Qingyun wanted to say something else, but heard Mrs. Wei say with a smile, "Why do you all disapprove of this? Is it because we are afraid that we will enrich ourselves?"

"Everyone can rest assured that this matter was promulgated by the emperor himself, and we will not do such dirty things."

Although no one paid attention to her, Mrs. Wei still smiled.

She doesn't care about the female guests, after all, there are also male guests at the banquet today, as long as the master says, they dare not refuse.

After all, they want to live under the nose of the Wei family. The first thing they do when they first arrive in Feng County, they will not know what to do.

All the female guests present pretended not to hear. After all, if I acted like a bird and accepted Mrs. Wei's words, I would offend others in disguise.

Mrs. Qin raised her eyes and glanced around the crowd, she smiled and said, "I just don't know what the magistrate of Wei is going to do to build the embankment this time?"

It has to be Aunt Qin, Dai Qingyun secretly thought.

It is good to have a strong family background, and the waist is very straight.

Seeing that other people were all relieved at the moment, it would be easy for Mrs. Qin to speak first.

Don't worry about offending people.

"It's like this. Didn't Feng County repair the river embankment once before, and we need to strengthen the reservoir this time, so the master and the others have discussed it, and it will be the same as last time. What do you think, Mrs. Qin?"

Mrs. Wei looked at Mrs. Qin and said with a smile.

"What, isn't this just stealing money in disguise? It's really greedy." Second Miss Qian complained suddenly, but her voice was deliberately lowered, so that not many people heard it.

Only Dai Qingyun and Zhao Baiyu who were close to her heard it clearly.

"What are you talking about, mother hasn't spoken yet." Miss Qian reprimanded her sister, signaling her to stop talking.

Second Miss Qian curled her lips and saw Dai Qingyun as soon as she turned her head.

She took two steps back and walked to Dai Qingyun's side and said, "I didn't have a chance to talk to you during dinner just now, now I'll ask you again, did you tell your brother what my mother said last time?"

When Zhao Baiyu heard this, she took two steps away wisely, but her ears were still turned towards the two of them.

"Second Miss." Dai Qingyun said with a smile, "Aren't you afraid that this matter will be heard by others?"

Second Miss Qian looked around and saw that they were all listening to Mrs. Wei, and said, "It's okay, isn't my sister also looking for a son-in-law? I can also make my own decisions about my marriage."

Dai Qingyun sighed secretly, and had to say that the Qian family doted on their daughter very much.

Just as she was about to speak, she heard a voice of disapproval from the crowd.

"Mrs. Wei, this is not an appropriate move. Some families only have one or two laborers. If they all come to repair the embankment and have no wages, how will they live?"

Everyone looked at the woman who spoke, it turned out to be Ms. Shi from the Shi family of the tea shop.

She stood up, saluted slightly, and said neither humble nor overbearing, "Madam, please discuss with the county magistrate again. Repairing the embankment is for us. This is a good thing in itself. If it is the same as before, wouldn't it be a good thing?" Isn’t it making the life of the poor more difficult?”

After hearing this, Dai Qingyun couldn't help raising his eyebrows. His previous impression of Miss Shi was only gluttonous but straightforward.

Unexpectedly, she would dare to blatantly express her opposition to the county government at this moment.

Isn't this the face of Mrs. Wei?
Look at Mrs. Shi, who is drinking tea leisurely, as if what her daughter said is just something innocuous.

"Tsk, is she out of her mind?" Second Miss Qian frowned and looked at Miss Shi.

Ms. Shi's words spoke the minds of most of the people present, not to mention that rich people like them would feel distressed when they donated money, let's just talk about ordinary farmers.

Working in the fields all year round, the hard-earned money is not enough to fill my stomach. If the labor force in the family is brought in as coolies for free, I don’t know how many families will be dragged down.

Mrs. Wei was talking about the good deeds of repairing the embankment and reservoir, but when Miss Shi said this, she turned ugly.

"This……"

Seeing Mrs. Wei embarrassed, Ms. Shi didn't think it was wrong, she still looked at Mrs. Wei.

"Miss Shi, right?" Miss Wei, who had been silent beside Mrs. Wei, suddenly said, "My father is also in a hurry, so he didn't think about the actual situation. Don't worry, Miss Shi, I will definitely tell my father about this matter. After the discussion, can I inform everyone?"

Miss Wei smiled decently, stood up and saluted everyone, "I hope everyone will forgive me."

"Hey, what did Miss Wei say, ha ha."

"This Miss Wei is really nice."

Dai Qingyun saw that everyone's attitudes changed instantly, which was a little funny. Miss Wei just said a word, which not only made her look decent, but also lowered Mrs. Wei's face.

"You really hit the mark?" Zhao Baiyu tsk-tsk beside Dai Qingyun, "If her mother is still here, she must be a remarkable person."

That's not necessarily the case, a person's personality will change from the environment, if Miss Wei's mother is still there, she will grow up carefree like a baby in the palm of her hand.

Dai Qingyun said, "I guess there will be a show to watch in the future."

Mrs. Wei's face was ugly. She pretended to be good at first, but she didn't expect that Miss Shi's sudden question caught her by surprise, and then it was Wei Zhi, a dead girl, who clearly wanted to make herself unable to step down!

Mrs. Wei saw that Wei Zhi said a few words to comfort everyone, she said something to Mrs. Qin beside her and left in a hurry.

Now everyone is talking about Mrs. Wei, as the host, it's fine to just leave like this, and only greet Mrs. Qin, isn't this obviously contemptuous of other people?
"Tsk, I'm just... what are you proud of?"

"I think this Miss Wei is not bad, but it's a pity that such a stepmother has delayed her."

"Two days ago, I saw the other two sons of the Wei family. They were not bad in appearance, but their personalities were so unbearable. I think she taught them carelessly."

"Oh, what a crime."

Wei Zhi greeted the guests with a smile all over her face, and when she heard other people talking about her stepmother, she didn't seem to hear it, but the smile was deeper.

"It's finally coming to an end. You can take me to find your brother later." Second Miss Qian clung to Dai Qingyun's side again, and said with a smile.

"That's inappropriate." Dai Qingyun smiled dryly. Could it be that Second Miss Qian really has a crush on Second Brother?
"I'll just tell him, don't worry." Second Miss Qian almost swore.

On behalf of Qingyun, can I refuse?
But obviously, Second Miss Qian made up her mind to follow her.

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