Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 227
Mai Xiang didn't expect that Ziju's trip to the Wan's family to attend the banquet would be the result, but after thinking about it, it seemed that she had expected it. Ziju wanted to marry a rich man for a long time.

It's just that Mai Xiang didn't expect that she would enter Wanjia in this way. To be honest, Mai Xiang admired her desperate courage.

Ye Dafu took Zhao and Mai Huang back to the countryside the next day after Wanjia's congratulatory banquet. He was really ashamed to live in the city, because he felt extremely ashamed of his daughter, if he At that time, if he didn't take Ziju with him, or told his wife to watch Ziju more closely, this matter might not have happened.

Yu Shi and Dachun also took Ziju back, they were anxious to go back to find the man to withdraw the marriage.

Mai Xiang originally wanted to go back, but Huaici was going to take the Imperial College entrance examination and needed a quiet environment to read, and he had to go to Ji's house almost every day, so he couldn't go back to the countryside with Mai Xiang, and naturally he couldn't. I hope Mai Xiang will come back.

One day, when Mai Xiang accompanied Huaici back from Ji's house, she saw Mrs. Wan talking to Mrs. Liu in the room. Seeing Mai Xiang, Mrs. Wan smiled and asked, "Girl, what are you up to these days?"

"What business can I have? Is Madam Wan looking for something with me?" Mai Xiang asked.

"This child is really impatient. You Madam Wan said that she misses you, and I came to see you specially today. I have been waiting for you for a long time. You stay with you Madam Wan, and I will go to see your little brother." Are you awake?" Shi Liu gave Mai Xiang a look with a smile.

Mrs. Liu didn't know the purpose of Mrs. Wan's visit, but she knew that it had nothing to do with her, so she might as well be more sensible and make room for Mrs. Wan.

"It's nothing serious. It's just that I haven't seen you for a few days. I still miss you. I happened to look through the old things today and saw that this string of red coral bracelets should be suitable for you. The south side bought it for me, try it."

After Mrs. Wan finished speaking, she took out a small box from her embroidery bag, took out a string of red coral bracelets, and put them on for Mai Xiang.

"No need, Mother Wan still keeps it for herself, it's too precious." Mai Xiang took a closer look at the bracelet. The color is bright red, the beads are very neat in size, and it emits a luster from the inside out, which is obviously just as good. thing.

"Look, such a bright color is just right for your little girl's hands. What is my old lady doing with it? The bottom of the box has been pressed for more than ten years, and it should see the light of day." Granny Wan held the Maixiang He took a closer look at his hand, admiring while watching.

"Then thank you, Madam Wan."

"Girl, why are you being polite to me? In two years, you will be my grandson-in-law."

As soon as Mai Xiang heard this, it was hard to answer, so she smiled.

"Girl, is this your painting?" Mrs. Wan asked, pointing to a painting on the wall, and changed the subject.

Mai Xiang looked at the picture of the golden pheasant, it was the first meticulous painting Mai Xiang drew under the guidance of Ji Xiaolan, she was naturally reluctant to throw it away, and hung it up like a treasure.

"I just started learning, and I can't draw well."

"I look very good. I heard from your mother that you often go to see his master with brother Yuan. Did he teach you to draw?" Old Madam Wan was very surprised when she heard that Mai Xiang said that she had just learned it.

"Mr. Ji is also my master, he likes Gongbi painting very much." Mai Xiang said.

"Oh? Girl, I heard that your master is a very busy person. He has to teach Brother Yuan's homework and also teach you how to draw. You two are really blessed."
"I was just painting for fun. When I went there that day, I happened to meet my husband painting fans, so I learned from him. Master is really busy, so we don't dare to bother him too much." Mai Xiang wisely It blocked old lady Wan's desire to plead for Wan Zhigao.

Of course, Mrs. Wan understood what Mai Xiang meant, thought for a while, and asked, "Mai Xiang, I'm here today to ask, your aunt and cousin have been back for more than ten days, what is your family? How did you plan?"

"Mother Wan, this is a matter of my aunt's house. I really don't know what they think. I haven't been home these days."

Mai Xiang has heard that Yang Dalin is not very willing for Ziju to enter Wan's family as a concubine, but Dachun and Ziju have made up their minds, and Yang Dalin can't stop her.

It's just that the process of withdrawing the marriage seems to have encountered a little trouble, because the man proposed to pay 20 taels of silver in compensation, but Dachun quit, and the two sides are at a stalemate.

"Girl, are you dissatisfied with this marriage?" Mrs. Wan clearly felt the alienation in Mai Xiang's words.

"Nurse Wan, I don't care if I'm satisfied or not. Everyone walks their own way and lives their own lives. No one can replace another."

"You child, alas, it would be great if she could understand half as well as you. To be honest, I can agree with this matter, and it is mostly because of you."

"Mother Wan, she is her, I am me, what you want to do is your own business." Mai Xiang was a little displeased.

Mrs. Wan didn't say anything after hearing this, she already knew Mai Xiang's attitude.However, since then, she has come to see Liu Shi and Mai Xiang every other day or two, and usually comes with Wan Baocai, occasionally staying for a meal, and occasionally bringing Mai Xiang A little gift, such as clothes, rings, earrings, flowers and other small things, although Mai Xiang didn't like it, but the other party said "the elders can't refuse", so Mai Xiang had to reluctantly accept it.

On this day, Mai Xiang and Huai Ci were planning to go out, Huai Ci took a fancy to a piece of land outside Xizhimen, and was going to take Mai Xiang to have a look, so that he could make a decision when he came back.Unexpectedly, when the two were about to get into the carriage, Mrs. Wan and Wan Baocai brought Wan Zhigao in.

"Brother Yuan, Mai Xiang, are you two going to Mr. Ji's?" Old Madam Wan asked first.

"No, we have other things to do." After Huaici finished speaking, he glanced at Wan Zhigao beside him.

"Your elder brother said that he is idle at home. He wants to follow you to meet Mr. Ji, and also listen to Mr. Ji's class. When do you think you have time to take him there?" Mrs. Wan had no choice but to speak directly. .

"Yes, Second Brother, I often hear people say that Mr. Ji is a person with excellent eloquence and literary talent. I admire him very much. I have always wanted to find a chance to meet him, but it is a pity that I never met." Wan Zhigao also laughed at the side. .

In fact, he didn't want to see Huai Ci at all, he didn't like this feeling, it seemed that he was begging the younger brother whom he had dismissed in the past.This exchange of roles made him very upset, but no matter how upset he was, he couldn't go against the intentions of Mr. Wan and Mrs. Wan.

"Brother, I really have other things to do today. Also, Mr. Ji is very busy, and he doesn't have time to explain the scriptures to me right now. He just revises the article for me." Huai Ci said.

"Forget it then, you go to your business." Wan Zhigao said hastily.

He just didn't want to ask Huaici anymore, he didn't like this humble feeling.However, he was also a little disappointed. He didn't expect that he would put down his body to beg this only younger brother, but the other party would refuse if he didn't want to.

"That's fine, Brother Gao, you can also write an article when you go back, and send it back tomorrow morning, just in time for Mr. Ji to revise it for you." Wan Baocai said.

"Grandfather, I can't do this. I'm too embarrassed to bother him with my own articles, and I can't even open my mouth for elder brother's articles. He is not a professional teacher, he is busy."

"Brother Yuan, why don't you talk about it? If you don't tell me, will the master know who wrote it? Brother Yuan, listen to Mammy's persuasion, there are only you two in this family, and we can't accompany you all the rest of your life." , in the future, no matter whether you two are officials or in business, you two brothers must rely on each other and support each other, so that you can go further and the Wan family will prosper." The old lady Wan started a family relationship Card.

"Mommy, if I said this in three years, I might still listen to you."

"Nizi, you don't even listen to us, what do you want to do? Now that your wings are hardened, is it because you don't pay attention to anyone? Don't you think about it, without Wanjia, can you have you?" Wanbao He blew his beard in anger, he somewhat understood why Wan Chengyao was always so angry by this grandson.

"Grandfather, without Wanjia, there would be no me, but I have done enough for Wanjia. What did my elder brother do all these years, what did I force? What did I compare with my elder brother? At that time, who of you would have thought Brothers have to support each other, the eldest brother only has me as a younger brother?" Huaici was furious, thinking of the humiliation he suffered back then.

"What do you mean by that? What do you mean that you have done enough for the Wan family?" Wan Baocai didn't believe his grandson's words at first, but when he saw Wan Zhiyuan clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth to hold back, he couldn't help it. Also a little suspicious, is there something else he doesn't know?

Seeing Wan Zhiyuan's expression, Mai Xiang didn't understand anything. She walked up to him and held Huai Ci's hand without avoiding suspicion. He held Mai Xiang's hand instead, and said, "I'm fine."

Seeing this, Wan Baocai looked at his wife. Mrs. Wan also shook her head. She didn't even know where the grandson's resentment came from.

After thinking about it, Mrs. Wan walked up to Huai Ci and said, "Brother Yuan, you also know that you were not born to your wife. Since ancient times, there has been a difference between concubine and concubine."
"There is a difference between a concubine and a concubine. If this is the case, I will not go to talk to my elder brother, and my brother does not have to come to talk to me." Huaici's heart was bleeding, and the Wan family said it easily because of the difference between a concubine and a concubine. Sent away all his grievances and humiliation over the years.

"You, you, you stubborn bastard, you, you..." Wan Baocai was once again speechless in Huai Ci's anger, and had to walk away.

Since then, Mrs. Wan and Wan Baocai have not visited the door for a long time.

After all, Ziju's marriage ended, and a month later, a sedan chair carried Ziju into Wan's house. By this time, Huaici had already entered the Imperial College, and Mai Xiang had returned to Huangye Village.

(End of this chapter)