How could Wang Xi ask Chang Ke to help her move flowers and plant weeds?

She took the ice jelly made by the chef and treated Chang Ke.

The crystal clear ice jelly, poured with caramel-colored maple icing frosting, is decorated with red honey beans, green melons, yellow mangoes, and white fragrant pears. It is kept in a well, filled with glass bowls, and it is sweet to the heart, cool to the heart, and the heat has dissipated a little.

"It's delicious!" After Chang Ke said that, he couldn't help but eat another big spoon.

Wang Xi pursed his lips and smiled, "It's our snack, made from lycola seeds, but you can't eat too much, and lime powder is added. Every time I eat it, I feel like I'm taking poison, but I still love it. I can't help but eat it a few times every summer."

There are also some in Beijing. However, Chang Ke didn't know that there was lime powder in it, and she was not good at eating it with half a bowl of ice jelly, nor was she not good at eating it. Finally, she thought about it and said that it was the same as Wang Xi. Since everyone has eaten this way for so many years, it probably doesn't matter if she eats less, right?

She happily ate the remaining half bowl of ice jelly.

The two talked about the housewarming banquet again.

As Chang Ke said, only Miss Wu Er and Lu Ling were invited, Miss Pan, and Miss Six of Bo Mansion was mostly polite words, and they might not be able to come over. Just say hello. She would come if she wanted to come, and she would not force herself if she didn't want to.

According to Wang Xi's temper, she would not ask Miss Bo's Six, but she agreed to Chen Luo to help him inquire about Chen Ying's marriage. It is very necessary for these ladies to get to know each other. Not to mention Miss Bo's Six, like the ladies in the Marquis' Mansion in Xiangyang, they have to leave a post.

The two of them ate the mung bean cake made by Mrs. Wang Xi and discussed the person they wanted to invite.

Wang Xi felt a little irritated.

The matter of Doctor Feng has not yet been settled, and it will not be a matter of time for the shopkeeper to promise Chen Luo to hire an aide. It is impossible for him to inquire about Chen Ying's marriage to be done overnight. Shi Zhu will have a banquet for Princess Fuyang tomorrow. Shi Zhu said earlier that this is a good opportunity to meet the noble girl in Beijing. The ladies of the Yongcheng Marquis' Mansion should dress up beautifully to support her. Whether it is good for her marriage or her connections after she gets married, she thought of finding an excuse to squat in her small yard to escape the summer heat.

Thinking of this, she remembered what Chang Ke said to her just now, and couldn't help but say curiously: "When was the second lady's marriage decided? Why didn't it be announced? Did she just say it or was it going to be decided?"

I just said that there were repeated repetitions of the constellation, but it would be reasonable to say nothing. If I had already decided to make a date, the marriage would not be changed. If I didn’t say it, no one would go to watch the fun when I settled, and the two families would not have a good time, which would be a bit unusual.

Chang Ke originally came to talk about this to Wang Xi, but was frustrated by Wang Xi's bowl of ice jelly on the left and a plate of mung bean cake on the right, and he forgot about this.

She quickly lowered her voice and leaned into Wang Xi's ear and whispered: "It was the media that my eldest sister's mother-in-law helped her. The family's surname is Huang. Although her father-in-law is only a sixth-rank military officer, she is also a martial artist and has a lot of money. The second sister is engaged to her second sister's second son. She is said to be a martial artist at a young age. The eldest aunt is very satisfied. The eldest uncle and grandmother didn't say anything. However, the second sister had a few times. But the eldest aunt was determined to let her second sister marry her. She probably wouldn't make a big fuss before she made a formal decision."

Wang Xi had never met the eldest lady of the Yongcheng Marquis' Mansion. He didn't know what kind of personality she was, so he naturally couldn't say anything about this marriage.

Compared with the Yongcheng Hou Mansion, the Huang family's family is indeed lower.

But neither the Marquis of Yongcheng nor the Grandmaster said anything, which made people think too much.

Wang Xi asked the second son of the Huang family how he looked, how old he was, and what kind of people there were in the family.

Some of Chang Ke could answer, while others could not answer, but she said one thing: "The Huang family is said to start a business in the rice and grain business. It is said that their family had business dealings with the Qingyun Hou Mansion in their early years, so they made a lot of money. Otherwise, one of their family members would not have allowed their descendants to study and practice martial arts and become officials."

Wang Xi's heart moved.

Chang Ke was in the Hou's Mansion, so he naturally didn't know about business.

But she was influenced by the eyes.

All the salt is used to transport this thing from south to north, and transporting grain to Jiubian through the canal to be too much, so all the grains are given to merchants. The merchants bear the loss of grain transport themselves, and then take the grain to Jiubian to exchange for the certificate of salt for sale, and go to the salt transport envoy to exchange official salt and sell it to the people.

During this period, I don’t know how many articles there are to be done.

If the Huang family had the Qingyun Marquis Mansion back then, it would not be surprising to make a fortune.

Just thinking about it this way, I am afraid that the Qingyun Hou Mansion will make more money.

Wang Xi thought of a national uncle in this dynasty who made a big profit by replacing the military jacket of the Ministry of War with inferior products.

Compared to this uncle, the methods of the Qingyun Marquis' Mansion are obviously much higher.

Wang Xi picked up Xiangye who had jumped past her and rubbed the cat's chin, making Xiangye slump and meowed at her. Then she said, "The Qingyun Marquis' Mansion has been the national uncle of two terms. Even if it is not the richest person in Beijing, I am afraid it is one of the best."

"That's right." Chang Ke was a little surprised that Wang Xi would say this. She nodded, "Their family can fight. My grandfather said that only war is the most profitable. Look at Pinghou Mansion, there are so many people, but every girl in their family has a dowry of 5,000 taels of silver when she goes out of the house, and her son gets married for 3,000. There are more than 1,000 acres of sacrifice fields in the capital alone. So their family has suffered a lot, but there are also many people who say sarcastic words."

Wang Xi was stunned and said, "Can the people of the Qingyun Marquis' Mansion fight?"

So did their family’s money come from doing business or from war?

Chang Ke smiled and said, "Aren't you surprised why the girl in their family was a dowry of 5,000 taels of silver, and her son only got married for 3,000?"

Wang Xi disagreed and said, "The girl's family is already suffering. The dowry of our girl in the house is higher than that of her son. What's so strange about this?"

Chang Ke was ashamed and said, "I thought it was the case with the only one of the Qingping Marquis Mansion. I didn't expect that your family would be like this. But when I grew up, I only met you two families. Other families didn't talk about other families anymore. I just said that our family only paid 500 taels of silver from the daughter of the marriage, but the son got married was 1,500 taels."

Wang Xi smiled and said, "How old are you? Are you going to see more things in the future? I will gradually become less interested."

Chang Ke nodded.

But I don’t know that although she has been around for the rest of her life, she has only met these two families.

Of course, later she and Wang Xi were not included, and she always felt that she and Wang Xi were both a loss to the Wang family.

She talked about the Qingyun Marquis Mansion: "Miss Bo Liu was originally from Gansu. Miss Bo Liu's grandfather used to be a guerrilla general under the command of the Wu family of the Qingping Marquis Mansion. He became the general of Shandong due to military merits. Miss Bo's great-grandfather was appointed as the general of Shandong. She was appointed as the governor of the Five Army and became a master of Bo, so she led her family to settle in the capital. During the Emperor Xiaozong of the Emperor, Miss Bo's grandmother was qualified to be elected to the palace, first a beauty, then a concubine, and finally made her queen.

"The Bo family then became a prominent figure in the dynasty.

"But the Bo family has become famous and not relied on their status as the uncle.

"Miss Bo Liu's grandfather was also a martial artist. That year, the Qingping Hou Mansion fought with foreign soldiers in Jinchuan, and seven generals were lost in a row and ten cities were lost. The emperor was furious and sent Miss Bo Liu's grandfather to hold him accountable. Who knew that after Miss Bo Liu's grandfather went there, he was surrounded by foreign soldiers with the Qingping Hou.

"Miss Bo Liu's grandfather was so angry that he seized the seal of the Qingping Hou and changed his generals temporarily. Not only did he break out of the city, but he also seized six cities in a row when the court did not send out one army and one soldier. He directly drove the foreign people to Tufan City and was named the General of the West by the late emperor.

"The Tufan people have not invaded the Central Plains for so many years, which is the credit of Miss Bo Liu's grandfather.

"It was just that the Qingping Hou Mansion was in full swing at that time, and Empress Dowager Bo was named the queen. In order to avoid suspicion, the Bo family did not show off. Many people did not know that the Battle of Jinchuan was actually the general of the Marquis of Qingyun.

"Old Master Qingyun was seriously injured because of this battle. He had been ill for several years and went there.

"Ms. Bo Liu's father also firmly established himself in the Governor's Office of the Five Army.

"So the Qingping Marquis Mansion always looks a little unhappy when meeting the Qingyun Marquis Mansion."

When Chang Ke said this, he laughed a few times, then continued: "When my grandfather was alive, he often nagged the Bo family, saying that 'the king would not give him any orders'. Old Qingyun Hou was cunning and treacherous. Who knew whether he would hit Tufan City or slaughter the Tufan royal court? Otherwise, why would the Bo family be so rich?

"But I think my grandfather must be jealous of Lao Qingyun's greatness. He can win money even if he can win a wife and a son.

"Miss Bo Liu's two uncles have hereditary fourth-rank commander positions, and one of his uncles has also been a martial juren!"

No wonder the emperor dared not attack at will.

Wang Xi, according to Xiangye's intention, scratched Xiangye's belly, and squinted her eyes and was about to fall asleep. Then she handed the cat to the little maid who took care of it and said to Chang Ke: "If this is the case, the second lady's marriage is not bad! That family is the second son, so she doesn't need to be a housekeeper, and it just happens to be her temper."

Chang Ning's temper is indeed not suitable to be the eldest daughter-in-law.

Chang Ke said: "I just don't know if the Huang family is still in contact with the Qingyun Marquis' Mansion now? But my eldest sister is a stable person. Her mother-in-law is a matchmaker for her second sister. She should know. Since she knows, she will definitely not let Chang Ning suffer. I don't know what Chang Ning is making trouble.

"If I were my aunt, I would have to hold her in the house and not let her come out.

"If she said something inappropriate in front of Princess Fuyang, it would be even more embarrassing."

Wang Xi also felt so.
Chapter completed!