Chapter 32: New Year's Gifts
When Qin Hanzhen went to the long room to visit the patient, in Qin Jinchun's house, he heard the grapes talk about the latest news in the second room.
Qin Bofu forced his eldest daughter Qin Jinyi to come to Chengenhou's Mansion in person to make amends to her sister, but Qin Jinyi refused, and said that her leg injury was not healed and she couldn't get out of bed, so angry that Qin Bofu wanted to slap her daughter on the spot, but was stopped by Xue's life. Xue still felt sorry for his eldest granddaughter in the end, afraid that Qin Jinyi's leg injury would not be healed, and she would be disabled in the future, so she insisted on letting her raise her for a few more days, and when she could get out of bed, she would go to the long room to coax her sister. Qin Bofu couldn't resist his mother, so he turned around and got angry at his wife.
Xiao Xue's is now hiding in his own room and pretending to be deaf, blind, and mute, and he no longer bothered to pay attention to family affairs, and has long been discouraged by his eldest daughter, and only cares about his youngest daughter's condition every day, and others ignore it. Qin Bo came back and was angry at her, she went in one ear and out the other, and she didn't take it to heart at all. Qin Bofu punched the cotton, he didn't even react, he was very depressed, and he couldn't beat his wife for no reason, so he had to run to the study to sulk. I heard that he is now friendly with two colleagues in the yamen, and they are both the ones who are depressed, so he even lost his temper, and from time to time he went to eat and drink together as a companion, and he didn't care about the affairs in the yamen as before.
Qin Jinchun was in no mood to care about her father's work, and was only worried that her mother would be wronged at home alone: "It's all because of me that my mother is worried that she is sick." How can I be happy when I am alone here, but my mother is left alone at home? I better go home early? I can be a companion to my mother and relieve her boredom. If someone bullies her, I can say a few words of justice for her. ”
Qin Jinhua hurriedly said, "Don't say that." You're back, and it's not enough for someone to have a little finger. Those are all elders, what can you do with them? It's better to keep them in our house with peace of mind. Now that it's the moon, you eat well here, dress warmly, and no one will block you. Although the eldest aunt said that she was inevitably angry at home, there were people waiting for her by her side, as long as she didn't take those bad things to heart, who could snub her? She knew that you were doing well in our house, and her heart was happy. As soon as I was happy, maybe my condition would get better soon. When the New Year comes, we will take you into the palace again to greet the Queen Mother, the concubines, the ladies in the palace, and the Crown Princess, and get more good rewards. If you can get the Queen Mother's praise for you, even if you go home at that time, you don't have to worry, you have to coax your second uncle and grandmother and eldest uncle, and you don't dare to make you feel a little angry. Whoever wants to get along with you, they can scold you first!"
Qin Hanzhen smiled beside him: "I don't think it's difficult." Aunt Fu is also an old acquaintance of the Queen Mother, she used to go to Cining Palace, and she must know the Queen Mother's preferences. When the fourth sister was cured, she went to the east courtyard more, and asked Aunt Fu to teach her old man face-to-face, teach the fourth sister some more tricks, and save the fourth sister from going to the palace to catch the blind when the time comes. ”
Qin Jinchun pursed his lips and smiled a little embarrassedly, and took Qin Hanzhen's hand: "Thank you Third Sister for reminding me." The old aunt treats me very well now, and Ming'er came to see me once, and made me delicious vegetarian snacks. I regret a little that when I was still living in this mansion, I didn't get close to her old man. ”
In the past, when the two rooms were not separated, Qin Jinchun's parents lived in Fuguiju, his grandmother Xue lived in Xinzhai, and the east courtyard where Aunt Fu lived was on the side, a few steps away from each other. However, because Aunt Fu and Aunt Zhang lived together, the Xue family didn't like the latter, and they didn't want to see their mother-in-law, so they simply didn't allow their children and grandchildren to get close to the East Courtyard. Qin Jinchun was a simple girl at that time, where did she think so much? Naturally, she only had to obey orders. It wasn't until she came back to her senses that she began to regret it.
Qin Hanzhen said: "It's okay, Aunt Fu is physically tough, and she is willing to be close to you." You'll have to go and see her. If you are embarrassed to tell us anything on weekdays, you can also tell her. You're not an outsider to her, and besides, she hasn't seen anything from her old man, and maybe she can give you an idea. It is better for you to have an elder who can discuss things than to have to figure out for yourself when you encounter difficulties. ”
Qin Jinchun's current situation, although it has improved compared with before, there are still many unsatisfactory points. She lives in a long house, and there is only one mother in the second room, Xiao Xue's can still be relied on, but Xiao Xue's is not the one who can support her daughter, and she may not have any ideas in case of trouble. On the side of the long house, although Qin Jinhua and Qin Jian are good to Qin Jinchun, they are both juniors, and they can't do many things. Qin Hanzhen doesn't live under the same roof again. In comparison, Aunt Fu can still count on it. The old lady has a clear mind and can distinguish between good and bad, and she may not be able to have big ideas, but she asks her more for advice on everything, and it is always okay to be safe.
Qin Jinchun responded with a smile. In fact, she thought that even if she lived with Aunt Fu, it would be fine, she just couldn't let go of her mother Xiao Xue, and she couldn't watch her mother stay in the second room and suffer. Now, although there is hope, it still makes people feel at a loss. Sometimes Qin Jinchun really hopes that she will marry out earlier, marry a kind and kind person, the family will be secondary, and she will not seek to be rich and rich, if the other party is willing to let her take her mother over to support, she is willing to give up her life for them.
After visiting the patient, Qin Hanzhen said goodbye to his sisters and returned to his home. Before she got out of the garden, she listened to the girls and mothers-in-law talking about it, saying that Su Ning had sent something over again.
Qin Hanzhen hurriedly changed his route and went in the direction of the main courtyard. When she arrived at Niu's place, she was looking at a list: "Are you back? The fourth girl's condition is fine, right? It's been a few days of medicine, don't delay the New Year." ”
Qin Hanzhen said with a smile: "I see that the fourth sister's complexion is fine, there is nothing wrong with it, but the weather is too cold, and I am afraid that her condition will recur, so I asked her to raise her in the house for a few more days." The Laba Festival will be fine, and the New Year will never be delayed. However, to the outside world, it is still said that she is still sick, so she can save the second room an excuse to pick up people. ”
Niu Shi thought so: "That's right. The good things that the eldest sister in the second room has done, everyone outside knows about it. At this time, the storm is on the cusp, and the four girls must not be asked to go back. Otherwise, the shameless mother and son in the second room forced the four girls to come forward to make a scene and wiped off her sister's affairs, wouldn't the four girls suffer in vain? The three grandparents and grandchildren are very thick-skinned, and when this matter passes, they may see that the fourth girl has the blue eyes of the princess, and they will force her to beg the princess to be a matchmaker for her sister. is a small matchmaker, the crown princess has a noble status, and she can point out a family to Jinyi's girl casually, and she can't refuse the second room. But why? Whose child is not a precious egg? Why should he spoil Jinyi's girl? Isn't that a disaster for the good reputation of the crown princess?"
Qin Hanzhen burst out laughing when he heard it: "Grandmother is right, no." ”
The corners of Niu's mouth curled, and he pointed to the list and said, "Guanglu, this kid is so polite, this is his New Year's gift for honoring your grandfather and me this year." I told him a long time ago, don't be so expensive. He is a child, and it is not easy to support such a big stall as Suning. On weekdays, I send things here every few months, which is enough to toss, and so many cars of things are sent in the next year. I see that the furs, game, and medicinal herbs on this top are all excellent, and he can keep them for himself, and if he can't use them up, he can sell them for some silver, and he can also support the family business. Although he is now a county king and has a fief, how big is Suning? How much silver can he give him a year? He is not young, and when it is almost time to start a family, even if he does not think about himself, he must think about his children and grandchildren. ”
She said to Qin Hanzhen: "You also wrote to him, persuade him to send less things to Beijing." Forget about the palace and his Lao Tzu, we are here, and we are not even his teacher, but a distant relative, why bother being so swaggering?"
Qin Hanzhen blinked: "I'll write to him in a while." ”
Niu nodded, and picked up a thick letter from the small table at hand: "This is written to you." I don't know what was written, it's such a thick stack. ”
Qin Hanzhen took the letter with a dry smile and said, "This is not ...... He is conducting farmland experiments on the fiefdom, do you want to study how to control the saline-alkali land? I have also built a few experimental fields on our family's Zhuangzi, and we can exchange ideas and exchange ideas, and we can also avoid some detours. ”
Niu Shi frowned when he heard this: "I can't listen to these nonsense words you said. Once upon a time in the northwest, our family was a family of squires, with thousands of acres of land in our hands, and we didn't really go down to the ground to figure out how to farm. You two young people are somehow so interested in these things. ”
Zhao Mo sent it with the New Year's gift, as well as his homework in the last month. Niu asked people to put everything away. Qin Bai entered the palace today, and I am afraid that he will use lunch in the palace. Qin Hanzhen accompanied the Niu family to have a random lunch at home, and when he returned to his own courtyard, he took off his coat outside, and couldn't wait to tear up the envelope, open the letter and read it.
Most of what Zhao Mo said was some daily trivial matters, his daily life, study and life, the affairs of the county palace, farmland experiments, and so on. Although they are all trivial, looking at these familiar and trivial words quickly calms people's hearts. Qin Hanzhen nested on the kang, leaning on the soft pillow, carefully looking at Zhao Mo's letter, and occasionally saw a witty remark, he couldn't help but smile.
After writing about Zhao Mo's daily trivia, he began to ask about her life after returning to Beijing. Whether the weather is cold, whether the homework is hard, whether you get along well with your family, relatives and friends, whether you have met new friends, etc. Last time, she mentioned to him in the letter, saying that the eldest aunt and her family were coming to the capital, and he was also happy for her, and eagerly asked about the situation of Qin Youzhen's husband's family. However, he also said that Qin Youzhen's husband was admitted to the imperial examination, and now it seems that he has reached the critical juncture of promotion. Yongjiahou Mansion is said to be a relative, and it is not like Chengenhou Mansion is a serious mother's family, so it is estimated that they will be evasive. Zhao Mo comforted Qin Hanzhen, if he really encountered this situation, he didn't have to feel sad, this is also human nature.
Qin Han said sincerely, she didn't recognize that aunt at all, let alone the other party's husband and children. Whether they are close to the Yongjiahou Mansion or estranged, what does it have to do with her? How could she feel sad?
Qin Hanzhen shook his head, continued to read the letter, and then suddenly sat up and his eyes widened.
Zhao Mo actually said that he received a letter from the prince of the East Palace, mentioning that the princess heard about the dispute between Qin Jinyi and Qin Jinchun's sisters, and she admired Qin Hanzhen very much, and praised her several words in front of the prince. When he read it, he was overjoyed.
Qin Hanzhen only felt a little inexplicable, she didn't do anything big with Qin Jinchun's sisters, what did the crown princess praise her for?