"Yaoyao." Wei Bingcen, who had his eyes closed, suddenly opened them, "Do not speak recklessly."
Wei Jun, however, gave Wei Bingcen a thumbs up: "Dad, this move is clever." His father had said that he actually wasnât faint at the sight of blood; when he was young, he pretended to protect himself, and it worked quite well, so he never revealed this secret, and now heâs using it again.
Wei Bingcen smiled slightly.
"Brother Cen, letâs go back to town." Wei Zhangshi sighed. She came from an average background, just a modest family. Because Wei Bingcen was a concubine-born son, she had the opportunity to marry him. The Wei Familyâs rules were strict, and she truly couldnât get used to it. Every time she came back, it felt like going to war, she felt too tired.
"Itâs impossible today." Wei Bingcen lowered his voice and held his wifeâs hand, "But fortunately, Iâm fainting now, so you donât need to go over there to adhere to the rules. Weâll return tomorrow."
Wei Zhangshi nodded.
"Dad, why did Uncle hit you?" Wei Yao frowned.
Wei Bingcen lowered his voice and answered briefly.
At this moment, outside, they heard the voice of Qiqiao, Wei Yaoâs servant, reminding them that the servant who went to get the medicine had returned.
Wei Bingcen quickly lay down and closed his eyes.
In the backyard, Old Master Wei scolded Wei Bingyi. Although he didnât involve himself in the family business anymore, that didnât mean he was unaware. Regarding the matter of dolls, he didnât agree but didnât stop it either.
Now, for this matter and hitting the younger son, he felt it was necessary to make his stance clear.
"Dad, are you afraid of that Yang Family as well?" Wei Bingyi looked incredulous, "That Yang Family is just a fatherless peasant household. Although they earned the favor of Prince Ba, so what? Prince Ba is part of the Crown Princeâs faction, if he wants to maintain his position, he must win over officials, donât forget, Uncle is in the Court of Judicial, which is an important department. Even if the Crown Prince knows, he has to give some face..."
Old Master Wei frowned at his eldest son.
"Besides, the Yang Family is just a bunch of mud leg farmers, itâs foolish not to make some good money, isnât it?" Wei Bingyi looked frustrated, "Sent the second brother to negotiate, and he kept sidestepping it..."
"Foolish." Old Master Wei clapped the table, "Even if you donât care about the Yang Family, what about that Dao Xuzi?"
"I..."
"He is a Divine Doctor, youâre doing business under his name. If it gets out..."
"How could that be possible?" Wei Bingyi, after being stunned, waved dismissively, "That old man doesnât go to Beijing, and those dolls are sold to women, how could he know? Besides, there are many people in this world doing business under his name, can he control them all?"
"You..." Old Master Wei was speechless with anger, but eventually took a deep breath, "Alright, letâs leave it at that, donât be too greedy, the current earnings are pretty good..."
"Dad, havenât you ever managed a household? Our big family needs to eat and drink. It looks like we earn a lot, but the expenses are also large. Uncle needs some greasing over there, and maintaining this many mouths everywhere needs money. Last Chinese New Year, Uncle mentioned making a move, and it required thirty thousand silver pieces at once, I almost touched Jiejieâs motherâs dowry... Not to mention then, as for now, Jiejie is fine, but what about Yaoyao? She is already sixteen, doesnât her dowry need silver? Who will pay for it? Can the second brother pay? The family still has to cover it, doesnât it?" he said with a pout, "Let him say a word, but he just keeps sidestepping it..."