Qin Liuxi left after seeing that the matter was over. As for the Tongxin mutton-fat white jade match returned by the Wen family, she didn't even look at it, let alone covet it.
Mrs. Xie, on the other hand, looked at the box, pointed at it and said, "Mother, the engagement has been cancelled, what about this token?"
Since an object that can be used as a betrothal token is naturally valuable, the Qin family was not defeated at that time. Although Qin Mingmu was a concubine, he was also the first male grandson of their generation and the eldest grandson of the concubine, so he made a face for him. I didn’t give too bad a token either.
Now that they have returned it, if this token were to be sold on consignment, it would cost a few hundred taels less.
Old Mrs. Qin could see what Mr. Xie was thinking at a glance. She clasped the box and said, "Since the engagement has been broken off, there is no need for any more tokens. It's just a jade pendant."
She handed it to Nanny Ding and said, "Keep it, it will be useful in the future."
When Xie saw this, her eyes were a little red, as if someone had taken a large sum of money out of her purse, and she was very heartbroken.
What was being returned was the marriage of the eldest son of their second wife. Why should she, the aunt-in-law, keep the returned token, right?
But she was dissatisfied in her heart and dared not say a word.
"Mother, how accurate do you think what Xiyatou said? Then the girl from the Wen family used this excuse to break off the engagement, right?" Ms. Xie muttered.
Old Mrs. Qin leaned on the big pillow and said lazily: "Whether it is an excuse or not, it doesn't matter anymore. The marriage has been called off, can you still regret it?"
"My daughter-in-law is just unhappy. The girl from the Wen family is ordinary in appearance, but she is just the daughter of a fourth-rank official. She was considered a high achiever to marry our family. Now we see that our family is in ruins. We just came to break off the engagement, we were really blind at the beginning."
Old Mrs. Qin raised her eyelids: "The Wen family is kind enough to break off the engagement without even exchanging the marriage contract. Look at Mei Niang, the girl has given birth to two children, and she still gives up and goes home."
Xie pursed her lips.
"People's hearts are cold, and real in-laws have to draw a clear line and avoid them, let alone these are just prospective in-laws who have exchanged tokens?" Old Mrs. Qin understands, she can't get angry, she just feels sad in her heart, feeling that others have once again taken practical actions Wake her up.
The Qin family is indeed different from the past.
She closed her eyelids again and said: "Don't mention this matter again. Even if the Wen family doesn't come to break off the engagement, the girl is old enough and we really have to talk about marriage. Ming Mu doesn't know what the situation is over there, and the Qin family is like this, how can it be A decent betrothal gift to marry him as a bride?"
It's all about fate, just look at the future.
Ms. Xie didn't care, she just felt sorry for the couple.
Far in the northwest, Qin Mingmu was walking forward with a basket of stones on his back. Suddenly he felt a sore heart, tears forced out of his eyes, and he knelt on the ground with his legs.
"What do you do? If you can carry it, carry it. If you can't, just go home and eat milk." The supervisor came over with a whip and whipped it in the open space, picking up a mouthful of sand.
Qin Mingmu gritted his teeth, forced down the sourness in his heart, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, stood up with shaking legs, and walked forward again.
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Qin Liuxi followed Mrs. Wang into her room. From the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Wan Yiniang's skirt and flashed back to the wing. He curled the corners of his lips calmly.
Aunt Shen served tea to the two of them and retreated to the door.
Mrs. Wang asked: "Can you determine your eldest brother's horoscope accurately?"
"If it's the hour horoscope given by grandma, it's not 10% but 80%."
When Mrs. Wang heard this, she sighed and said: "When your eldest brother was born, your second aunt complained that he was sick. I took Aunt Shen to take care of him. At that time, the zodiac signs were correct. What kind of lie did you make? Don’t spread the word about his pure Yang destiny, and it will save him from difficulties in getting married in the future.”
"I won't be rude." Qin Liuxi curled his lips and said, "Don't worry, he is not destined to die alone as a widower. There will always be a girl who is compatible with him. It just depends on the opportunity. "
Mrs. Wang hummed and sighed: "In your generation, your eldest brother is the only one who has reached the age, so we got engaged. In fact, we only agreed in May this year. But I didn't expect that before the marriage certificate could be exchanged, something happened at home." . I thought the Wen family was kind enough not to break off the engagement, but I didn’t expect to come now."
"The Wen family is indeed kind, otherwise you would have come to cancel the kiss when you left the capital."
Mrs. Wang choked, gave her an angry look, and said: "Our family is like this. It is natural for people to want to break off the engagement, but after the engagement was broken off, I feel unhappy after all. Don't say more in front of your grandmother and second aunt, so as not to worry about it. The thorn is getting deeper and deeper."
Qin Liuxi said slyly: "Don't worry, I'm not free enough to gossip with them all day long."
"You kid." Wang raised her finger and tapped her.
Qin Liuxi said: "Brother and the others will come back, don't worry."
Wang's heart skipped a beat and she looked over. She had already brought tea and drank it. She suppressed her joy and said hello.
It would be nice to come back.
Qin Liuxi put down his tea cup and said, "I changed the golden statue of the Patriarch in the temple before. I have been busy these days. I may go to Ningzhou Fucheng in the next two days. I'm afraid I won't be at home for some days."
"You have to leave home again?" Ms. Wang said, "Then you have to take someone with you, right?"
"I will take Chen Pi with me when the time comes. Don't worry, it's not a big deal." Qin Liuxi said: "I will go out in a while to visit someone. He is the mountain chief of Zhihe Academy in Licheng. I will give Xiaowu and Qin Mingqi They want a degree.”
"Is it the mountain chief?" Wang didn't expect that she still had such connections, so she said, "Then I'll prepare a gift for you to take with you."
"No, I will take care of it myself." Qin Liuxi explained again, "I have known him for a long time, and I know his preferences better than you. In the future, during the holidays, you can just take care of the etiquette."
Wang nodded.
"How is the preserve shop going? Is there any obstacle? Is there enough money? If not, I still have it here, and the eight hundred taels you gave me before are still there."
"We have selected a shop. I went to see it in person. The location is pretty good and not big, but it has a backyard. But we haven't made preserves yet, so we opened the stall first and stayed there. The profit is good and we will continue to expand." Wang said with a smile: "Now it's just a matter of finding people and selecting materials for production. It's slower, but that's how business is. You can't rush. The most important thing is to find clean and tidy craftsmanship. people."
Qin Liuxi heard the words and said: "I heard from Qi Huang that my eldest aunt has been fired from her job. Why don't you call her back to help you? It will save you money and just give her a salary."
"Yeah, that's a good idea. I'll talk to her later. Your third aunt and your second aunt are still busy at home, so I can be free. I'm a bit tired, but I won't think about it when I'm busy." Wang's eyebrows were clear and she said: "As I told you before, what can you think of doing with that little private money? You can only find a smaller shop with this little money."
"No, I have a shop."
"Seriously? Where is it?"
"Shou Xifang, a coffin shop."
Wang's smile froze at the corner of her mouth: "?"
(End of chapter)
