Chapter 21: Before leaving

Wu Shaoying saw that there were few people waiting around Qin Hanzhen that day, and heard that the Niu family planned to add a girl to the family, so he took the initiative to say that he would send one or two people to his niece. If the pen and fun www.biquge.info were according to what he said at the time, the people of the previous year should have been delivered.

But now that it has passed the third day of the Lunar New Year, Qin Hanzhen has not seen a figure yet, so he naturally has doubts in his heart.

Wu Shaoying has real estate in the county, and she also left a few people, originally to take care of her aunt and Mrs. Guan's family. Because Qin Han was genuinely worried, Mr. Qin also sent someone to ask. According to the people over there, there was no special news from Wu Bao's hometown, and Wu Shaoying must be fine. The person who said it was good didn't send it on time, probably because something happened, and it shouldn't matter.

Qin Hanzhen put her mind at ease, thinking that after the Lantern Festival anyway, her cousin would arrive, and now there was a spring red and a green summer by her side, and there was no shortage of people, even if the people sent by her cousin couldn't come, what did it matter?

The male and female servants from the Hou Mansion in the capital have now gradually become accustomed to the life in the third room. The Qin family's mansion is naturally not as good as the Hou Mansion in Beijing, and the old Mr. and Mrs. Qin have been thrifty for many years, and these male and female servants have also had some gossip in private. Uncle Tiger and his wife are not rubbing sand in their eyes, and they are not less scolded. Once I met a manservant who had a relative who was a small housekeeper in the outer courtyard of the Hou Mansion, and he had a couple of words with Uncle Hu, and Uncle Tiger drove him away without saying a word.

Jin Xiang didn't say anything against it, but picked another good one to make up for it. The newcomer's mouth was sweet and bright, much more intelligent than the previous one, and Uncle Tiger tolerated it, but when he saw the golden elephant, it was still a nose that was not a nose, and his eyes were not eyes. The golden elephant doesn't care, just blindly low and small, careful to please. When the people in the Hou Mansion saw him like this, they restrained a little.

What happened in the lower house did not have a great impact on the upper house. A few girls are worry-free. The two deacons are used to seeing the world, and they may not be able to see the current three rooms in their hearts, but they will not show it on their faces. Brother Parrot is the first person among the girls, and the most aggrieved one, she is at ease, and the other girls are not easy to get ahead. Bai Ling is careful and thoughtful, and he is a trouble-free, and Bai Qiao is also very well-behaved. Niu didn't have a good impression of them at first, but after a few days, he changed his attitude, and he was almost the same as the girls who had waited for her before, and they were very generous with money and clothes. Therefore, the main house is the most calm and wave-free.

On Qin Hanzhen's side, it seems to be calm, but there are some waves under the water.

Qin Hanzhen vaguely sensed that Chunhong was not a fuel-efficient lamp, but Xia Qing was smart but not exposed, and she also knew how to measure herself, so she could restrain her a little. But after all, the two of them know each other well, and they are both from the Marquis Mansion in the capital, so they may have to go back to Mrs. Chengenhou's courtyard at some point. It's not a big deal, and Xia Qing won't have a gap with Chunhong, so she has one eye open and one eye closed for many things. Qin Hanzhen's nurse Zhang Ma is a scheming character, and she is more broken-mouthed, easy to trust others, where is Chunhong's opponent? If it weren't for Qin Hanzhen, who was not a real child, and her heart was clear, she was afraid that her house would be in control, and she wouldn't know it.

Qin Han was really not sure what this Chunhong wanted to do, seeing that she had no obvious malice towards Zhang's mother, she was just a little strong, and she just wanted to be the first in everything. As long as she didn't interfere in her own affairs, Qin Hanzhen didn't plan to do anything to her, but she had already made up her mind in her heart, and she would return this girl after arriving in the capital, but it was not easy to return before that. How to say that Chunhong is also a third-class girl in the yard of her grandmother, Mrs. Chengenhou. Grandmother has already rejected a parrot, which can be regarded as a refutation of the face of the uncle and grandmother, and it will be difficult to explain it if there is another one.

Qin Hanzhen watched Chunhong's actions coldly, and once she found that she had some restless small movements, she thought of cutting it off in advance, so that she could not succeed. In a short period of time, it was relatively peaceful. At the same time, Qin Hanzhen also intended to reuse Xia Qing a little, and only asked her to come forward when there was something, but she alienated Chunhong a little. Xia Qing was smart, and he also noticed it, and he was happy to cooperate. These girls who have lived in the inner house for many years, no one will be stupid enough to take the initiative to give up their master's blue eyes.

However, Chunhong couldn't see the situation clearly, and only regarded Qin Hanzhen as a child, thinking that saying a few good words would coax people to stop her, seeing that Xia Qing was more embarrassed than herself, she still said some sour things in private: "My sister looks honest on weekdays, but I didn't expect that the means of climbing high branches are so good." Make this gentle and kind appearance every day, no wonder the third girl likes you more!"

Xia Qing glanced at her helplessly, didn't say anything, and thought: The third girl is very smart at a young age, and she is not inferior to the big girl in the Hou Mansion in the capital. Chunhong's every move has fallen into the eyes of others, making people play around, and she doesn't know it, even if she has the heart to help her, she can't do it. It's rare, it's rare that you have the blue eyes of the three girls, so it's better not to offend the three girls for the sake of Chunhong. Since ancient times, there will be no good end to being a wall grass, you should keep in mind your identity, recognize your own position, and just do what you have to do.

Qin Hanzhen spent a peaceful New Year on the surface, but there were constant small waves underneath. In the blink of an eye, the Lantern Festival has also arrived. The Qin family just ate the Lantern Festival in accordance with the festival, and there were no other celebrations, but the county seat and the village were very lively. During the day, the villagers gathered in one place to twist Yangge, and at night they invited Taoist priests to beat iron flowers. Qin Hanzhen stood on the steps of the upper courtyard, and he could see a fire tree and silver flower in the village from a distance, dazzling.

She sighed secretly, thinking to herself that this was the Iron Flower, right? I had only seen it on TV and the Internet, but I had never experienced it myself. Now I finally have the opportunity, but I can only watch from afar, which is a pity. I hope to see you again in the future.

On the third day after the Lantern Festival, Wu Shaoying arrived.

After he came, he apologized to Qin Hanzhen first: "Uncle Cousin broke his promise, the people who promised to send you before had already arrived at Mizhi, but for some reason, after settling down in the county seat, he suddenly ran away." The person in charge here felt shameless, and he didn't dare to tell you the truth, so he reported to me after the third year of junior high school. ”

Although Qin Hanzhen felt strange, he didn't care much: "It's nothing, in fact, I have enough people here, and it seems a bit too many to add more people." Don't worry about it. ”

Wu Shaoying smiled bitterly, but she felt that she had no face, and she was a little depressed in her heart, and she really didn't understand why the brother and sister who had said it well suddenly changed their hexagrams. Considering their poor situation, he couldn't bear to sue the officials and ask someone to arrest the fugitive slaves, so he had to let them go.

Wu Shaoying rode over from Wubao, only brought two nurses, two long-term followers, each rode a horse, and drove two cars, which can also be called a light car.

In contrast, the Qin family team hosted by the Golden Elephant is much more exaggerated. There are more than 20 carriages, except for the two cars that the ancestors and grandchildren of the third room sit on, and the four cars that the Hu family and the girls and daughters-in-law of the third room sit on, the rest are either pulling luggage, or pulling other unsuccessful servants, and two are specially vacated for the group of people brought by the He family.

Among those girls and mothers-in-law, some people feel that the He family has lost power, and there is no good fruit to eat when they go back to Datong, so it is better to stay nearby and find another job; some people feel that Datong is more prosperous and it is better to go back; and some people see the movement in the Qin family's mansion and feel that following the old lady is more promising than going back to the second room, and they hope to be able to fight an errand. Therefore, those who want to follow the Qin family account for seventy percent. Two cars, just barely stuffed these people. At this time, there is no hierarchy of decency, and it is good to have a position.

The people in the Hou Mansion made a move, of course, not just a carriage. While directing the others to find carpenters and chariots, the carriage of several masters in the third room was repaired and reinforced, some shock-absorbing devices were added, cotton cushions, mattresses, fixed small tables and hidden compartments for collecting things, etc., and considering that the temperature in the early spring in the northwest was still very cold, he purchased special tea stoves, hand stoves, stoves and other things during the journey. Even Qin Han's true ancestors and grandchildren have special family members for eating and drinking on the road.

In addition, there are also rice, noodles, pickles, dried meat and other things, and the medicine that Niu and Qin Hanzhen want to take also brought half a car. The former loves spicy food, the latter uses it to make small pastries for snacks, and there are some medicines, medicinal oils, and incense that may be used on the way...... There were so many of them that he even brought several toilets, which made Qin Hanzhen stunned.

Is this a big family in ancient times so particular about traveling? This is no different from going on the road with all your belongings, right?

Niu's was a little disapproving: "What's the show? Other people's families don't have so many things, and they can also walk thousands of miles, but their family is so exquisite, it's just to show off that his family has money." Do you really want to curry favor, or do you want to give us a disadvantage?"

Qin Hanzhen listened, nodded secretly, thinking that although his grandmother was straightforward, she was an understanding person. She raised her head and smiled at Niu: "Grandmother, in fact, this is all because my grandfather is afraid that my grandmother will suffer on the road, so he will let the financial steward show off, otherwise we won't give them this opportunity." ”

The corners of Niu's mouth curled, and he snorted lightly: "That's right." That's it, I only take your grandfather's affection. ”

In the blink of an eye, it was the second day of February, and the dragon raised its head. The village began to prepare for spring sowing, and Mr. Qin instructed Liu to guard the family business, keep an eye on the tenants' farm work, and entrusted the master book and several masters of the Wang family to help, so he set a date for departure and prepared to go to Datong.

Wang Fulin and Yu Chengzhi came to see each other off, Hu Kun couldn't come because he was far away, and Mr. Qin didn't care. He asked Wang Fulin to give Hu Kun a message, and let him finish his family affairs, so that he could only go to the Qin family's mansion to study. Although there is no teacher's guidance, the Qin family's study still has a collection of books, and it is close to several classmates or senior brothers in the county, so it is convenient to ask for advice, which is better than his wasted time at home. Wang Fulin received the order, and also said with Yu Chengzhi that he also wanted to come and continue to live, and the three of them reviewed their homework together, which was better than building a house behind closed doors by themselves, and the Qin family was quiet. It won't be long before they are ready to take the exam, and if they can get good results, they may have to go out to study and increase their knowledge. Wang Fulin intended to go to Beijing to visit his cousin Wang Fuzhong, and by the way, he saw the world.

Old Mr. Qin instructed them a few words, and then let them say goodbye to Wu Shaoying, and when he turned around, he saw the golden elephant standing in the corner, staring at the young people's eyes shining, and couldn't help but smile dumbly, shook his head, and went away.