Chapter 176

After being hired at the end of the month, the wedding date was set in October.

There are too many things to prepare for a big wedding. Qiao Wei doesn't have her mother by her side, and aunt Luo lacks the experience of getting married in the city. So the fourth lady takes on the responsibility of running the wedding.

The first is to make wedding clothes.

In the past, women's wedding dresses were sewn by themselves, but gradually, this tradition has been lost. Except for the poor women who can't afford to hire xiuniang, they have to sew their own wedding dresses at home. The better conditions are that they go to xiulou and ask someone to do it.

The fourth lady invited a familiar embroiderer. The embroiderer's house is famous in the capital. She has made clothes for the fourth lady for more than ten years. She has no choice in embroidery work and vision, but the price is expensive.

"A set of one hundred liang?" Qiao Wei's hair blowing is 600000 yuan in modern times! What wedding dress is so valuable?

Xiuniang said with a gentle smile: "the price starts at one hundred Liang. Different styles and materials have different prices."

"That's too expensive! Why don't you give me one hundred Liang and I'll make one for you? "

Embroider Niang is bluffing a Leng a Leng, isn't the eldest young lady of Uncle mansion? How How can you give up a hundred taels of silver?

Xiuniang has no worries about food and clothing all her life. How can she know how hard it is when she can't afford rice? When she and her two children nearly starved to death, Qiao Wei would like to break a piece of copper into two pieces. How could she afford to spend a hundred taels of silver to make a suit that can only be worn once in her life?

The fourth lady hid her face and said with a smile, "I don't want to see who you married. It's Qiao's respectability and his respectability to go out."

Qiaowei said: "when he knew me, he didn't know I was a poor man!"

Having said that, I still let xiuniang measure herself.

Xiuniang has never seen a figure like Qiao Wei's, but it is rare for her to be as symmetrical as Qiao Wei. Her waist is full, her chest is beautiful, her buttocks are cocky, her abdomen is flat without any fat, her arms are slim, her legs are straight and slender. How can it be like having a baby? Her daughter is only fifteen years old, and she is not yet slim.

After measuring the size, xiuniang took out three atlas, one is pattern, one is cloth, one is garment style.

The painting is vivid.

Qiao Wei opened the cloth atlas and said, "why don't you cut the cloth into small pieces and stick them on? Isn't it more intuitive than drawing? "

Xiuniang smell speech, Mou son is a bright: "this idea is good, how did I not think of before?"

Some guests are used to it and don't say anything, but some of them can't rub the sand in their eyes and argue to return the goods.

If you can stick the cloth on it, no matter whether the finished product is satisfied or not, at least you can choose the right material?

Xiuniang thanks Qiaowei and exempts 10% of the handicraft fee for Qiaowei.

If you open your mouth, you can save more than ten taels of silver. The fourth lady chuckled: "how do you grow melon seeds in your head? So many ideas? "

Qiao Wei put out her hand: "I have to ask my parents. I'm like this."

Qiao Wei finished reading the atlas, but the materials were all pretty good, but she was not satisfied with the style and pattern.

"Here it is, here it is." Qiao Zheng came in with a pamphlet and said, "your mother painted all these by herself in those years. She made a set, but the rest didn't work. Look, do you like it?"

Qiao Wei opened the album, her mother's painting, is really amazing, the clothes seem to fly up from the paper, each piece is beautiful, xiuniang can't help but look over her head, eyeground shows a strong surprise and desire.

"Miss Qiao, can I have a look at your atlas? You will not be charged for today's clothes. "

Qiao Wei joked: "it's too cheap to buy me a picture book for just one dress, isn't it? With this atlas, your business in xiulou can double. Believe it or not? "

Embroider Niang bit to bite lip: "how much money, Qiao girl makes a price!"

Qiao Wei said: "my mother's things are priceless, do not sell."

Are you kidding? With such a precious thing, she doesn't know that she has an embroidery house?

"That's it." Qiao Wei pointed to one of the wedding dresses, "if you can't remember, I'll copy it for you."

"I'll do it, I'll do it!" Qiao Zheng volunteered to imitate the style chosen by Qiao Wei and give it to xiuniang.

Xiuniang just looked at the pattern, and her heart was crisp. I really don't know how gorgeous it would be to wear it on her body.

After fixing her clothes, Qiao Wei ordered a set of red robes for Wangshu and Jingyun. The construction period is 20 days.

The fourth lady and Qiao Wei are in a hot fight, and the third lady is not willing to be outdone. She goes up the mountain wearing several sets of treasures.

The third master idles around and can't earn any money. His expenses depend on Gongzhong. But how can Gongzhong's money be enough? The third lady knew it was time to plan for her own good life even though she was in the middle of her head.

This is the first time that Sanfu has set foot on the mountain. Like everyone else, he is disgusted and shocked. What he dislikes is the rural environment. What he is shocked is that Qiao's house is so big and magnificent!Phoebe not Phoebe, she did not recognize, but a yard, ah, that full of roses, she thought that spring was coming.

There are beautiful flowers on the fence. Where is this homestead? It's a villa garden.

It's no wonder that my elder brother is so happy that she wants to live here.

"Wei, I came to see you."

During the conversation, the third lady entered Qiao Wei's room. What she saw was the bright and festive bed on the side. The third lady's steps stopped.

How could there be such a beautiful bed? Make her want to be a kiss again

"Three aunts." Qiao Wei said hello politely. She was sitting in the small room of the Babbitt, trying on the earrings given by the fourth lady to the dresser.

The fourth lady also said hello to the third lady: "third sister-in-law, you are here."

The third lady was a little upset when she saw that the fourth lady had already taken the first step. However, she only gave her earrings, nothing else.

She said with a smile: "my niece is going to get married. How can I be an aunt! These are some of my dowry's faces, a set of ruby, a set of pure gold and a set of jade. Let's see if Xiao Wei likes it or not. "

Qiaowei opened the box. The third lady really made a lot of money. Each set was so exquisite. When did the third aunt become so knowledgeable? Don't be the famous Iron Rooster?

"The three aunts' gifts are really valuable." The fourth lady praised.

The third lady is proud, isn't that right? But she took out all the treasures at the bottom of the box: "Wei, have you decided on your wedding dress? If not, I'll introduce you to xiuniang. "

Qiao Wei smile: "already decided, thank three aunts."

"Oh." The third lady was not disappointed, and then said, "did you choose a companion room?"

Roommate?

Qiao Wei searched the key words in her mind. Fortunately, she read a lot of novels in her previous life and knew what these two words meant. She married her husband's servant: "not yet."

The third lady said with a smile: "that's just right. I've brought you two servant girls. They're both smart and on the stage. If you go to the prime minister's house, you won't lose face. Rouge, jadeite, come on in

A maid in pink Bijia and a maid in green Bijia came in.

Qiao Wei's first impression is slender and graceful, and her second impression is graceful and graceful.

Two people stand in front of Qiao Wei's body to settle, graceful ground made a blessing gift: "maidservant has seen big young lady."

Qiao Wei looks at the maid of pink Bijia: "what's your name? Look up. "

The servant girl slowly raised her head: "if you go back to the first lady, I'll call you rouge."

Qiao Wei a smile: "person as the name."

It's as beautiful as rouge.

Qiao Wei smile unchanged: "how old?"

"Fifteen."

Qiao Wei said with a smile: "younger than me."

The maid's head is low.

"What books have you read?"

"I skimmed some of the four books and five classics."

Qiao Wei was surprised and said, "Oh, I've read all the four books and five classics. You have more ink in your stomach than me. You'll follow me to the prime minister's mansion one day. Do you want to add fragrance to the prime minister's red sleeves?"

The shoulder of rouge shakes: "maidservant dare not!"

Qiaowei lightly looked away and looked at the jade with a smile: "what book did you read?"

Feicui didn't dare to mention the four books and five classics, but said: "a woman without talent is virtue, and her maidservant can't read much."

If she is really smart, she has learned to flatter her. Qiao Wei laughs: "I can't be illiterate. I'm just half hanged. The servant girl I brought with me doesn't understand any more. Isn't that a joke? Another day someone will give me an account book. I don't understand a word, and you don't understand it. What do I want you to do? "

Feicui choked and couldn't speak.

Third lady secretly worried, literate you think people are smarter than you, illiterate you think people useless, what do you want?

Qiao Wei was too lazy to beat around the bush with her. She closed the jewelry box and said, "I'll take it, but I can't be too greedy. I'll keep these two best maids for my aunt's own use."

Baba'er, the third lady, watched her beloved jewelry locked into the drawer. She roared in her heart: she took my jewelry, but she didn't do anything about it. Black heart!

Qiao Wei knew what the three ladies had done, and bullied her, feel shy, and refused to do so. She wanted to put two eyeliners around her, so that she could show her face in front of the prime minister through her eyes. If the prime minister looked at the room, the three room would come. It's best to give birth to a son and a half for the prime minister, so Sanfang is barely a relative of Ji's family.

"Oh, it's gone!" Qiao Wei suddenly reaches out her hands to hold it, but she doesn't hold it. She looks at the floor in frustration and looks for it.

"What's missing?" Asked the third lady.

Qiao Wei said: "the face of the third aunt."

"Poof --" the fourth lady couldn't help laughing.

The third lady left in black.Qiao Wei took out the head that the third lady sent to play for a while again: "people are not individuals, but things are things."

The fourth lady said angrily, "you are not a loser."

Qiao Wei also does not cover up, pick eyebrow way: "that can't?"? Who wants to take advantage of me, next life

The fourth lady could not help laughing: "your mother has never suffered losses, but she is not as cunning as you. You are a fox, aren't you?"

She's just a fox. The fox doesn't have to marry or wait on her parents in law. She's full and the whole family is not hungry. How comfortable she is!

……

What happened to the servant girl reminds Qiao Wei that she needs a companion.

Those who do rough work can go outside and buy a few, but they have to know the root and the bottom.

Qiao Wei called bi'er: "I'm going to the prime minister's house. I want to ask you if you want to go with me?"

Bi Er nodded: "yes."

Qiao Wei's fingers gently knocked on the table: "you think clearly, the prime minister's house is a family with big rules. It's not more comfortable than the workshop. Everyone in the workshop likes you, but when you go to the prime minister's house, maybe everyone will crowd you out."

Bi'er thought about it and nodded: "I know. I've thought it over. I'd like to go with my wife."

More Qiaowei didn't ask, bi'er is not a child, she knows how to weigh the pros and cons, if she wants, she is also very happy, her mouth may be very dangerous words, but if bi'er really go, how can she not protect her?

"Go ahead and let Qi Niang come in."

"Good."

Bi'er comes out of the villa and meets Xiao Wei who has cleaned the basket at the gate of the workshop. Xiao Wei sees her coming out of the villa and asks, "what's the lady looking for you for?"

Bi'er said truthfully, "let me follow you to the prime minister's house."

Xiao Wei ah a: "that, that this side how to do?"

Bi'er said: "Madam has her own arrangement. By the way, Xiao Wei, do you want to go? I see that my wife is short of hands. If you go, you will not earn less than you do in the workshop. "

Xiao Wei lowered his head: "I can't go."

"Why?" Bi'er is surprised.

Xiao Wei said, "I want to support my family."

There are so many bandits to support. When he leaves, they have nothing to eat.

"Bil." Xiao Wei opened his mouth low and his face turned red.

"What's the matter?" Bi'er asked with wide eyes.

Xiao Wei's face became more and more red No, nothing. I'll go first. "

Bi'er looks at his back and stomps his feet: "idiot!"

……

In the middle of the order, Qi Niang heard Qiao Wei call her, took off her gloves and apron, and went to the villa: "madam, you call me?"

Qiao Wei nodded: "how are you and GUI?"

Seven niangs say: "old appearance."

Qiaowei said: "I'm going to leave you here, GUI. Shall I take you away? If there is any impact. "

"No!" Realizing that she might answer too quickly, Qi Niang added, "he can't influence me."

Qiao Wei faintly smile, seven niangs turned to leave the room.

A GUI suddenly flashed out from one side and hugged her: "I heard you leave me with your wife. It's very kind of you, Qi Niang."

"You let go!" Seven niangs low scold.

GUI wronged: "seven Niang, I know wrong, I will never go to drink, never leave you alone, you forgive me, you and Zhong Ge'er move back."

"You think so well!" Qi Niang broke off his arm and went into the workshop without looking back.

GUI: "Qi Niang! Seven niangs

The news of Qiao Wei's marriage soon spread. Within three days, all the townships knew that the capable little widow was going to marry. It was said that she was married to the prime minister.

They didn't know that the prime minister was young and promising. They only felt that he was very old when he was a senior official. He must be a rotten old man. Some people envied him, some people regretted him, and some people mocked him.

Two dog son Niang fork waist, stand at the door of the family, spit everywhere scold: "have seed you also go to marry! You kick off your man and go to find an official! You're the kind of woman who takes off her clothes to see if people pay attention to her! "

The village was full of excitement, all about the little widow on the mountain.

The friends of the private school also heard the news, and the children's world was much simpler. As soon as they heard that Jing Yun's mother was going to marry a rich official and move to a big house in the capital, they were envious.

In the backyard of the private school, Jing Yun sits cross legged on the ground, trying to auction things used by the prime minister.

"This is the cup that the prime minister has drunk. Drinking water from the prime minister's cup can refresh your mind, keep your mind active, and keep you awake all day. It's the most suitable cup for hard-working students. The starting price is two coppers. Now we start to ask for a price."

"Three coppers!"

"Five!"

"Ten!"

"Fifteen!"

"Fifty!"The onlookers gasped bitterly and jumped from fifteen to fifty. It's so powerful!

The man who shouts 50 is the son of a yuanwailang. His nickname is a pang. He is also a senior client of Jingyun. Jingyun does his homework every month. Jingyun speaks well for him in front of the teacher. Jingyun covers him up to prevent him from being bullied. He has the privilege of touching Xiaobai every day. His wealth is big and he doesn't care about dozens of coppers.

But the private school was not only the son of one of its members, wailang. Another VIP customer, Xue Doudou, choked up with him: "one hundred!"

Xue Doudou is a special customer. He enjoys everything that fat can enjoy. Besides, he also adds the following benefits: no punishment for violating school rules, no responsibility to doze off in class, enthusiastic afternoon tea (leftover snacks in the morning) and once a month with Xiaobai. Painter: Jing Yun.

Fat is not willing to lose to Xue Doudou, a pat thigh: "one or two!"

Xue Doudou doesn't speak any more. I'll buy a broken cup for one or two silver. You're good!

"One or two silver once, one or two silver twice, one or two silver three times." Jing Yun hit the stone with a hammer, "deal, the prime minister's cup is yours."

Fat happily out of the money, can't wait to open the water bag, the cup full, a big drink, smack smack, how strange taste?

Qiaowei rummages around the room. Qiniang brings water into the room and sweeps: "what are you looking for, madam?"

Qiao Wei frowned: "the cup is gone."

Seven niangs warm voice way: "which cup? I'll help you find it

Qiao Wei said: "it's the one Xiaobai picked up for the night pot."

……

Jing Yun took another thing out of his bag: "this is the face cloth used by the prime minister. My mother said it's called a towel. Washing your face with the prime minister's towel can make you beautiful. It's most suitable for students who are not confident in their appearance. The starting price is ten coppers."

Jing Yun looks so beautiful. Did he use the prime minister's towel? All of them thought so, and soon someone yelled, "fifteen!"

Twenty

"Thirty!"

"Forty!"

"A hundred!"

"Two hundred!"

It seems that there are many students who are not confident in their appearance

"Five Liang!"

The ugly Xue Doudou, who was always despised by Wangshu, gritted his teeth and yelled out the sky high price.

My friends are quiet. Er Gouzi's chin almost falls off. His family doesn't earn five Liang a year. It's a real loser

Jing Yun calmly said: "five two times, five two times, five two or three times, deal, the prime minister's towel is yours."

Qiaowei continues to search the room.

"Seven niangs way:" a cup just, I return to send one to come over for you

Qiaowei said strangely, "no, I found that the cloth is missing, too!"

Seven niangs: "what cloth?"

Qiao Wei: "Pearl's diaper."

Xue Doudou happily paid the money and took the prime minister's face cloth. Is the cloth so hard for Mao?

He put it on his face and wiped it. A breeze blew by, and the smell was a little ecstatic

After that, some things were auctioned off, because Jing Yun and Wang Shu will soon be transferred to other schools. In the future, no matter how rich they are, they will not have the chance to buy "prime minister" things, so they all lose their families.

"This martial arts secret book is mine!"

"Mine!"

"You have no money!"

"You're gone, too?"

It was not ah Pang and Xue Doudou who quarreled, but the other two black sheep.

One of them took off the gold lock hanging around his neck: "I'll buy it with this!"

"I have a long life lock, too!" The other one took off his own lock, which was made of jade.

Wangshu looked at the golden longevity lock and sucked hard.

"Do you want a gold lock?" Jing Yun asked

Wang Shu nodded.

Jing Yun asked for the jade lock.

Wang Shu

……

For the upcoming wedding, the prime minister's house was decorated with red silk, red lanterns were hung under the corridor, Magnolia was moved away and replaced with beautiful peony, a cluster of pink, a cluster of red, a cluster of purple, the serious mansion gradually covered with a layer of festive color.

Liu Ge'er goes to luomei courtyard to greet Mrs. Ji. In the courtyard, several smart maids are setting up ladders to replace the octagonal lamp under the corridor. The original lamp is a brown frame and a white lampshade. The lampshade is painted with ink green plum, which has a kind of fresh and elegant beauty. Now it's also an octagonal lamp. The frame is deep vermilion, and the lampshade is colored, painted with black Several interesting figure paintings, each lamp just finished a story.

The tassels of the lamp are red, pink or blue. The breeze is blowing gently. The tassels are swaying. Suddenly, the dead yard has a young color and a childlike taste that even Liu Ge'er can feel.

"Is it going to be new year, grandmother? It hasn't snowed yet. " Liu Ge'er went to his grandmother and said doubtfully.Mrs. Ji's rattan chair was moved from the corridor to the courtyard. She looked at the servant girls hanging lanterns, smiling. When brother Liu asked her, the smile on her face did not go away. Brother Liu only felt that her grandmother's smile was warm and happy, which was not in her memory.

Mrs. Ji touched his little head and said with a kind smile, "it's not the new year, it's you who want to have a sister-in-law."

"Sister in law?" Liu Ge'er doesn't understand.

With a smile on her face, Mrs. Ji patiently explained, "it's your elder brother's wife. Your elder brother is going to get married."

"Like father and mother?" Asked brother Liu.

Mrs. Ji nodded: "yes, just like your parents."

"Will big brother come back to live in the future?" He's afraid of big brother.

Mrs. Ji said with a smile, "not only your elder brother, but also your elder sister-in-law, your little nephew and your little niece. They are as old as you, but you are an uncle, so you have to take care of them, you know?"

"I see." Liu elder brother son obediently nods, in the mansion is lonely, can have the small partner, he is also very happy.

Rong's mother led the carpenter to move a pair of wood in.

"Is this the cabinet?" Asked Mrs. Ji.

Rong's mother replied, "it's the bed. The one you ordered will be installed soon. Where do you think it's better to install it? East or west

"Put it in my room." Mr. Ji is humane.

Rong's mother said with a smile, "it's OK. I'm tired of playing. I'll have a rest in your room."

"Is it for me to sleep?" Liu elder brother son opens big Mou son to ask.

Mrs. Ji smiles and caresses his shoulder: "brother Liu likes it. Grandma will let someone make another one for you."

It's not for him. Brother Liu is disappointed.

……

In Daliang Dynasty, the marriage custom started from accepting the offer (to be hired) to welcoming (to be married), and both men and women were not allowed to meet each other. Otherwise, it would be regarded as bad luck. Ji Mingxiu's daily life turned into going to court obediently, missing his wife and children, going underground obediently, missing his wife and children, and sleeping obediently, missing his wife and children.

If he doesn't come, Qiao Wei is Qiao Zheng's own. Qiao Zheng accompanies his daughter day by day, but he is addicted to loving his father.

But it's really just fun. I can't count on him to run the wedding. It's all up to the fourth lady to run around, plus Qiao Wei's own contribution.

Qiao Wei sits in the room and draws up a list of guests. According to the custom of rhinoceros village, the woman also has to have several tables before she gets married. She has to think about who to invite.

She wrote and raised her eyes to look at Qiao Zheng who looked at her smirk and asked, "you just married me, don't you miss me?"

Qiao Zheng said, "I will think about it."

Qiaowei put down her pen and squinted: "well I'm not going to marry, am I

Qiao Zheng thought, "you'd better marry. If you don't, no one will find your mother."