Forced to be a concubine, I went to my husband's place to become a wealthy merchant

Chapter 173

Ye Xi studied many patterns, all of which were about Pixiu, so she copied them and carved a small Pixiu toy.

She also gave it a layer of paint, which she learned from the carpenter, in order to protect the wood carving from moisture and corrosion.

When Dongju heard that it was made for an adult, she consciously asked the housekeeper for the best sandalwood for Ye Xi to make it. This kind of sandalwood also exudes a faint fragrance.

In about half a month, Ye Xi's Pixiu wood carving was completed. Because she felt sorry for the fine sandalwood, she only made one the size of half a palm, which could be used as a paperweight.

Wei Jue was very happy when he received it and couldn't let it go.

Hearing that it was a paperweight, he kept it on his desk and would smile foolishly every time he looked at it.

This was told to him by Xue Jiu. He was shocked for a long time after hearing it.

When Wei Jue thought that his life would remain peaceful forever, his life was broken by a letter from home in the capital.

Duke Wei Yuan said in the letter that he had been transferred to the local area for two years, and he had submitted a memorial to the emperor, begging him to transfer him back to the capital.

This should be accomplished in about three months, so let him prepare well and avoid any accidents during this period.

Wei Jue could understand his grandfather's painstaking efforts. When his father and elder brother were still guarding the border, he was too proud to pursue a title and instead took the imperial examination.

Fortunately, he fulfilled his mission and passed the imperial examination at the age of sixteen and entered the Hanlin Academy. It was a happy thing for everyone, but within two years, his father and brother died on the battlefield, which brought us the peace we have had these years.

My grandfather was devastated and fell seriously ill. While Wei Jue was taking care of his grandfather, he came up with the idea of ​​inheriting his father's business.

His grandfather had won the title of Duke of Protector of the Country because he had laid down foundations for the founding emperor, and his father and brother had sacrificed their lives on the battlefield to defend their country.

As a man of the Wei family's generation, he should shoulder the responsibility of defending his country, so he joined the army.

After two years in the military camp and having studied the art of war, he soon stood out.

I thought he would go to guard the border, but how could his grandfather bear to let his only grandson take risks again, so he reported to the emperor that if there was any trouble at the border, his old bones would be of use, implying that he didn't want his grandson to take risks.

The Wei family was not the only military family in the Zhou Dynasty, so there was no need to let the people of the world think that the royal family was heartless, so Wei Yuan's request was granted.

So after Wei Jue came out of the army, he entered the officialdom again, but his position was still related to the military. However, he did not stay in the capital for long before he was transferred to Suzhou.

As Wei Yuan grew older, his only grandson was often not around, so he naturally felt very unhappy.

Therefore, he wrote to the emperor and asked him to transfer him back to the capital on the grounds that he was old and wanted to see his grandson more often. In fact, there was another reason, which he did not mention. This is a story for later.

Wei Jue’s first reaction after reading the letter was to think of Ye Xi. They were probably going to have another quarrel.

His grandfather's letter said that it would take about three months to accomplish. He thought that he would have to leave even if Ye Xi disagreed, so instead of having a cold war with her for three months, he might as well wait until the day was almost up to bring it up.

Originally he had a good plan, but one month later he made another discovery that forced him to tell Ye Xi in advance.

When he found out that Ye Xi wanted to do her own business in Suzhou City, he knew that something was wrong. First of all, he didn't like her showing up in public, and secondly, they were about to leave, so a quarrel between the two was about to break out.

"Why don't you let me do business? How have I bothered you?"

Ye Xi just wanted to try out one of the shops, and what she wanted to do was to make the things she carved herself.