Chapter Fifty-two: Sidestepping
Chapter 8 (15 points)
Ye Zhuo was overjoyed upon hearing this.
"Alright, I'll continue teaching then." Ye Yuqi felt extremely relieved in her heart.
Actually, he opened this workshop, more than half of it was because of Ye Zhuo's talent in this aspect. It is unknown how this child grew up, looking slender and delicate, no different from other girls, but her hand strength was very sufficient, others need to practice for one or two years, she can do it in two months, and her hands are extremely stable. Moreover, she has a great feeling for jade, holding a piece of jade, she can design an excellent concept based on its quality, texture, color, etc. Ye Yuqi thought that with time and a good teacher, Ye Zhuo would definitely become the most outstanding jade carving talent. So such a child, even if she is a girl, he wants to lead her onto the path of jade carving.
"Come on, I'll show you," he said, picking up a chisel and carefully demonstrating the carving technique.
The warm sunlight of autumn shines on the small courtyard, where the grandfather and grandson are fully immersed in the joy of carving. The kitchen chimney also emits smoke, with Guan Shi, Zhao Shi, Qiu Yue, and Qiu Ju sitting around a square table, peeling vegetables, and occasionally adding firewood to the stove. After the water boils, they prepare to kill the chicken. Qiu Yue and Qiu Ju used to do household chores at home when they were young, and now they rush to work together. Guan Shi points out a few words from the side, while Zhao Shi listens to the chirping laughter of the two maidservants, looking at Ye Yuqi and Ye Zhuo in the courtyard, who are almost gathered together, and a hint of smile appears on her long-silent face.
Half an hour later, the four people in the kitchen finished cooking and laid out a full table of dishes. The whole family had a lively lunch together.
Guan saw the two maidservants busily collecting bowls and chopsticks, not going to fight for them. He pulled Ye Zhuo's hand and said, "Zhuo'er, I'll go out with your aunt in a while to buy some new cotton-padded quilts and household items for you, and decorate that west wing room for you. Are you coming with us or staying at home?"
Ye Yaoqi said, "Don't take Yuezhi out on the streets. Such a big thing as adoption still needs to be discussed with her mother at the Zheng's house." Then he said to Ye Zhuo, "If your mother has no objections, I'll go to the second house tonight and arrange for your uncle and grandfather to come to the government office tomorrow to handle your household registration. We also need to send out some invitations to relatives to come and have a drink, and tell them about your adoption."
"It's still the old man who thinks thoroughly, let's do it this way." Gu Shi patted her hand with a crisp sound, then took out dozens of coins from her pocket and handed them to Ye Zhuo. "Go to Zheng's house later and hire a carriage, don't be stingy with money."
Ye Zhuo took the few dozen coins, his eyes souring, but he didn't decline, and thanked Guan Shi. He also bid farewell to Ye Yuqi, leaving Autumn Jade behind to help Guan Shi clean up the house. Then, he brought Autumn Moon out of the door, hired a horse carriage at the alley entrance, and rushed straight to the Zheng family.
"Huh? Miss, look, isn't that Qian'er, the maid from the mistress's quarters?" Suddenly exclaimed Autumn Moon, who had been sitting by the window.
Ye Zhuo turned his head and looked out the window, and indeed saw Gong Shi's rough servant girl Qian'er from the Gong Mansion, holding a package in her hand, looking around at the street corner for a while before turning into a pawnshop.
She hesitated for a moment and called out to the driver to stop the car.
With a "huh", the coachman brought the carriage to a stop.
Ye Zhuo handed over ten cents, pointed and said "The one who just went into the pawnshop was my family's servant girl. I suspect she stole something from our house to pawn. Can you go in and take a look for me? This ten cents is for you to buy wine with."
Yè Zhēn hired a rickshaw, which cost only five cents. Just as he got off the rickshaw to take a look, he could get ten cents for free, and the rickshaw puller was naturally very happy. After taking over the copper coins and thanking him, he jumped off the rickshaw and walked straight into the pawnshop.
Before long, the maid came out of the pawnshop and got into a carriage parked in front. The driver followed her out and said, "She pawned a pair of golden lotus-shaped longevity vases for 100 taels of silver."
"Jīn lián zǐ fú shòu hú? hái sǐ dāng?" Yè zhēn repeated, immediately furrowing his brow.
This golden lotus-shaped vase was seen by her in the hall of Xinning Temple when she went to offer tea last time. This kind of vase is generally used by wealthy families as a auspicious gift for pregnant women. The most valuable part of it is not its golden body, but the few pearls inlaid on the lotus heart. Even if the pearls inlaid on this pair of vases from Ye's family are not big, they are absolutely worth no less than 100 taels of silver.
She took out the auspicious object for pawn, but the money she got was far less than the value of the object itself. Was the Gong family so short of money? She was now pregnant, and even if she said she wanted to eat dragon meat from heaven, Ye Jiaming would think of a way to get it for her. The slaves who came with her were all paid by the Ye family, including their food and accommodation. Did she have a big expense that she had to pawn this at such a low price?
After thinking about what Gong had done after entering the Ye's house, Ye Zhuo always felt that it was strange and didn't seem like she had married into the Ye's house to live a good life. However, at this time she had already been adopted, and the people of the second branch of the Ye family were no longer related to her. After thinking for a while, seeing that they were almost at the Zheng's house, she put aside this matter and didn't think about it anymore.
The two got off the car and knocked on the door. Mrs. Liu heard the sound and came to open the door, and as soon as she saw Ye Zhuo, she warmly held her hand and said, "Ah, it's Zhuo'er! I heard you're engaged to the Xie family? In the future, you'll be the young mistress of a wealthy family, you must take care of your maternal uncle's family!"
Ye Zhuo came here, just to clarify the changes in this matter with Zheng Shi and the Zheng family. At that time, he did not hide anything, walking inside while smiling and saying, "Auntie, the eight characters of the Ye and Zheng families do not match, so the engagement is off."
"?" Liu's eyes widened, "Incompatible eight characters? Quit?" Seeing Ye Zhuo didn't seem to be joking, her face changed in an instant, and after a while, she said, "I was going to say, wait until you become Mrs. Xie, and then help my family's Fangzi say a good marriage, I didn't expect you to be so unlucky."
Ye Zhuo's expression didn't change as he walked further in, and continued: "It wasn't just that. When my stepmother heard that the Shuai family had broken off our engagement, she said that my eight characters were incompatible with those of the child in her womb, so she made a big fuss at home. That's why the second branch of the family adopted me into the main branch."
"Adopted into the main house?" Liu's voice was loud enough to blow off the roof, and she grabbed Ye Zhuo with a force that could leave purple marks on his hand. "Is what you're saying true?"
Ye Chou withdrew his hand and nodded, "It's true."
"You fool!" Liu shouted, "Can you let them adopt you into the main house? The main house is so poor, why did you agree to it? Are you going to make a scene? Are you going to scare them to death? What are you afraid of? Even if that GONG family's daughter is the daughter of the bookkeeper, if you shout this out, she'll end up with the reputation of being an evil stepmother."
She asked them repeatedly if they had gone through the adoption procedures at the government office, and if they had informed their relatives and friends. If not, it's still not too late!
Ye Zhuo looked at Liu Shi, not making a sound. Liu Shi's words seemed to be out of concern, fearing that Ye Zhuo would have a hard time. But she understood that Liu Shi was probably anxious and regretful because she could no longer bring benefits to the Zheng family in the future.
"What's going on? What's wrong?" Zheng Shi was originally in the house doing needlework, heard Liu Shi's shouting voice in the courtyard, and rushed out.
"Mother, I'm fine. It's just... " Ye Zhuo repeated what he had said earlier.
"Has she been adopted into the main house?" Zheng's reaction was completely different from Liu's. Upon hearing this, she seemed to have let out a sigh of relief, "I've always been worried that your grandfather would use your marriage as a bargaining chip with others. Later, I heard it was settled with the Xie family and I still had some misgivings about it. Although Xie Er is not bad, his mother is not easy to get along with. In the past when attending banquets, I've seen her several times, she looks down on people of lower status. If you were to marry into the Xie household, who knows how much humiliation you would suffer in the future? Now it's good that you've been adopted into the main house, your uncle and aunt are kind people, they will definitely help you choose a good marriage. Although it may not be as wealthy and prestigious as the Xie family, they will certainly treat you with sincerity."
"You..." Liu heard Zheng's words and was so angry that she couldn't catch her breath, pointing at her and saying, "I'm telling you, you're also getting old, but still so naive? Can Zhuo'er, who has been adopted into the main house, get a good marriage? Where did your temper go in the past? In my opinion, you should go to the Ye family to make trouble..."
Yue Zhuo interrupted her with a frown, "Aunt, this matter cannot be taken back now."
"I won't make a fuss, I think it's best if Zhu'er is adopted into the main house." Zhengshi didn't even look at Liu Shi.
"Fine, you two don't listen to advice, just wait for regret then!" Liu saw that the mother and daughter were both calm and collected like nothing was wrong, while she was the only one anxious and frustrated, so she threw down this sentence and turned around to leave.
Ye Zhuo watched Liu Shi leave, then turned her head to Zheng Shi and said, "In the past, she was polite to you because of me. Now that I've been transferred to the main house, we're poor, so in the future, it's likely that..." She didn't finish speaking.
"Zheng's family didn't care that I could make a living with my embroidery, but they wouldn't even give me a grain of rice. If she dares to show me attitude, I'll definitely cause trouble for her in front of your uncle. Your uncle has always felt guilty towards me."
"Mother, you're still so young and beautiful, don't you want to find me a stepfather?" Ye Zhuo stepped forward and hugged Zheng Shi's arm, saying with a smile.
"This child, dares to speak out!" Zheng's wife scolded her with a glance, but still explained, "Your aunt has mentioned it vaguely twice, I didn't take it seriously. These days, I'm living quite well, and don't want to serve men again." She asked again, "Your paternal grandfather... oh, now they should be your parents. Are they good to you? And what about your paternal aunt..."
Ye Zhuo then told Da Fang's attitude and what happened with Zhao Shi.
"That's good, I'm relieved. If you're not comfortable there, just tell your mother and she'll rent a small house outside for us to move into." Zheng gently stroked Ye Zhuo's face, speaking with affection. It wasn't that she didn't want to move out with Ye Zhuo right now, it was just that Ye Zhuo following her would be improper, and would cause trouble when they got married later on.
"Uh-huh, I will." Ye Zhuo nodded. After chatting with Zheng for a while longer, he stood up and prepared to head back to the main house of the Ye family.
As soon as she walked to the door, she heard Zheng Fangjing's voice. Zheng heard it and looked at the sky, saying strangely, "The sky is still early, how can they be done now?"
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