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The mother-in-law at the bottom looked at her eyes, and said with a smile: "This sister is really kind-hearted, Mrs. is so interested in rewarding her today, so my sister will thank her for receiving the reward, otherwise, it will sweep away Mrs.'s interest!" ”

Qiu Chen took a sip of tea, pursed his lips and smiled, but did not speak.

When Yuegui heard this, she was naturally overjoyed, but she was a little embarrassed, blushing, rubbing her hands and saying, "Madam, the slave just thinks it looks good, and I don't want ......."

Qiu Chen looked back at her with a smile, and looked at the many pairs of crystal earrings on the upper layer of the box, all of which were silver wires, delicate and cute, so he said with a smile: "Okay, don't follow along, you big girls, pick one by one!" Yuegui, Hanguang and Xuan Bing are not there, you and Chengying will pick one for them! ”

"Oops, these water spirits are so good, so transparent, and there is not a trace of impurities......" Yue Gui praised with a smile next to her.

I have to say that Qin Zheng still has a bit of vision, these crystal jewelry for Afu Aman, the price is not too high, but it is rare to be crystal pure, and it matches the children's clean and bright temperament, which is really just right.

Qin Zheng went south to Nanchen and brought back a lot of good things, Qiu Chen just looked at the list, and simply checked it to let people enter the warehouse, she didn't love these things, and she realized that there were a lot of jewelry, so she didn't think about using them. Before entering the wax moon, Qin Zheng told her that she wanted to use it, and took a small box to go, she only thought that Qin Zheng was exchanging gifts with colleagues and nobles, but she didn't expect to take it and send it back with customized jewelry. There are also these crystals, but they have never been seen, presumably Qin Zheng saw them in the Silver Building, and settled down together.

As for the box of red gold inlaid jewelry in front of her, it must have been customized for her.

Shaking his head, Qiu Chen turned to open another box, and when he saw it, it was crystal jewelry. The yellow crystal is bright and bright, the pink crystal is dreamy and charming, the purple crystal is mysterious, and the blue crystal is clear...... There are also colorless crystal carved jewelry, which is particularly clear and transparent, like an ice sculpture, and has a unique charm in your hand. Looking at this box jewelry, most of them are tags, fan pendants, presser feet, bracelets, etc., and you know that these are things for children.

Qiu Chen hadn't done anything yet, and a room of girls and mothers-in-law let out a high and low admiration.

As soon as it was opened, the light in the room seemed to be much brighter all of a sudden, everyone subconsciously squinted their eyes, and in an instant, they folded up their spirits to look over, and saw that in the seemingly small flat box, the bottom of the box and the lid of the box were actually filled with jewelry, and the jewelry with red gold inlaid with red gems was dense and dense, but they were displayed in an orderly manner, the gold was luxurious, the best rubies were almost pigeon's blood, and the red was gorgeous and red, brilliant and gorgeous, and it dazzled people's eyes vividly.

Qiu Chen signaled, Qingxing took Chengying to take the box personally, held it to the table in front of Qiu Chen, and opened the box according to Qiu Chen's instructions.

The two mothers-in-law got up and held the box, and the tall mother-in-law said with a smile: "Mrs. Hui, this is the jewelry that Jingbei Hou personally went to the small store to customize." If you send it as promised, please check it out to your wife, if it fits! ”

Qiu Chen smiled and raised his hand: "The two of you are already tired from running on a cold day, so you don't need to be so polite." ”

The two mothers-in-law had an offensive smile on their faces, and one of them was holding a silver-wrapped horned luodian rosewood box in his hand, and it was inconvenient to salute, so he hurriedly put down the box in his hand and knelt down respectfully and kowtowed.

"Madam, these two are Mrs. Ma and Mrs. Xiang from Longfu Yinlou." Qing Xing smiled and introduced Qiu Chen.

The two mothers-in-law were both plain green lake silk long jackets, and the taller ones were tied with a black horse-faced skirt embroidered with a railing of dried branches and plum blossoms; The shorter one tied a pleated skirt with sauce-colored azure embroidered seasonal flowers, all of which were coiled in a round bun, and each saved a gold hairpin that was not heavy but very delicate, and applied powder to his face, and a touch of rouge, looking clean and neat, but it definitely did not make people feel frivolous and enchanting...... As soon as he saw such two people, Qiu Chen immediately thought of modern professional women, who were generous, capable and shrewd, and couldn't help but have a good impression.

Silk and satin villages, rouge shops, and jewelry shops gold and silver buildings or something, because they have to receive many female guests, the official eunuchs sometimes send people to call the people in the shop to buy goods or choose patterns and styles, etc., because the big shops have hired a smart, clean and eloquent daughter-in-law as a partner to entertain female guests, or go in and out of the house.

As soon as this side was cleaned up, Qingxing had already brought in two young women in their twenties who were neatly tidy.

The girls and mothers-in-law have been waiting for a long time, so they naturally understand that Qiu Chen is thin-skinned, and seeing that she can't hold it anymore, they also endure a smile, and each consciously divides the labor and puts away the new clothes.

He glared at Qing Xing with disgust again: "Don't call people in yet!" ”

Qiu Chen was surprised, and in a blink of an eye, he saw that the girls in the house had lost the clothes that were full of interest just now and turned to congratulate her, originally, she was tired because of Princess Fu'an and Liao Wenqing, and her reaction was much slower, and she didn't feel anything, she was congratulated by a group of girls and mothers-in-law laughing and coaxing, and her cheeks couldn't help but heat up, but she still gave everyone a big and generous glance and said: "The family's things, the left pocket is just the right pocket, what is there to congratulate!" ”

Not long after Qingxing went out, she turned back with a smile, and came to Qiu Chen to congratulate: "Back to Mrs., people said that they didn't send the wrong thing, and Hou Ye personally ordered it!" ”

The reason why the masters and servants say this is not that they feel that they send things to the wrong place in the silver building, but they are afraid that there are some unsightly people who hold the name of the silver building to send things.

Qiu Chen responded: "Go, the good student told people, don't you also send an errand money, under the root of the New Year, everyone is busy in the shops, and there is a lot of delay in this trip!" ”

Qingxing is in charge of her private treasury, and she knows best whether she has jewelry or not, and when she heard Qiu Chen's words, she immediately gave an affirmative expression. Immediately, he automatically asked, "Madam, I'll go and have a look." If it's really our family, bring it in again. If it's not ours, send them back. ”

Qiu Chen was very puzzled when he heard the report, and looked back at Qingxing and Chengying: "There is no jewelry!" ”

The people in the needlework room here haven't left yet, and there is a mother-in-law outside who leads the people from Longfu Yinlou in.

Qiu Chen took the girls to see them one by one, stitches, embroidery, color matching, and size...... Qiu Chen just glanced at it, and handed it to the girls to check it with a smile.

However, after a little more than an hour, Qiu Chen finished dealing with family affairs. Turning back to Mu'en Courtyard, the needlework room brought new clothes to the couple, their children.

Mama Chen agreed, went to supplement the list and came back, and went to supplement rice, noodles, fish, meat, cloth and other things. In the second half of the morning, when Qin Zheng came back with the children, he would go to the list of condolences, and these things would have to be used.

Shaking his head secretly, Qiu Chen said: "After the New Year, we have to add some new people to our house to come in to serve, and Mama is worried about it, so let's pick it from these people's homes first!" ”

Besides, it was just some food and clothing plus a few taels of silver, but those people broke their arms and legs, and even threw their lives thousands of miles away......

Those people followed Qin Zheng on the expedition, all of them were personal soldiers, although the casualties were not large, but there were also dozens of disabled deaths. These people were injured and died to protect Qin Zheng, she naturally can't forget those people, and she can't forget the bereaved families of those people, sympathize with these people, and also set an example for the top and bottom, as long as they do their best, they will not be treated badly.

Chen hurriedly responded: "This is Mrs. compassion!" ”

Before, the normal annual routine had already been issued. On this day, Mama Chen took a list and gave it to Qiu Chen for consideration, which was a list of the elderly and orphans who were going to send condolences. Qiu Chen browsed through it and saw that there was almost no change. So he said: "Those who followed Master Hou on the expedition last year, those who are disabled and those who have not returned, add them." Five taels of silver were added to one of the wounded, and five taels of silver were added to the two that did not return. In the future, let's do this every year! ”

It's the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, and the merchants who are farther away have already gone home for the New Year. Even if it is close to convenience, it is basically no longer purchased, and it is time to sell the inventory in hand for the New Year. Qiu Chen continued his habit in Anyang, and at the end of the year, he would distribute bounties and New Year's goods according to the achievements and merits of the year, the shopkeepers, the stewards of Zhuangzi, and the people up and down the house. For the elderly and the lonely, they will also prepare some gifts to send to the door.

Seeing that the Spring Festival is approaching day by day, Qiu Chen's busiest days have passed.

After sending away a few grandfathers, Qiu Chen received the news from Chengying. It is said that Liao Wenqing returned from the Jingbei Hou Mansion yesterday, and he never came out of the Liao family's house. Qiu Chen was silent for a moment, and could only ask to watch carefully, then put aside the matter, pack up, and go to Songfeng Courtyard to deal with family affairs.

Yesterday the children had already participated in a round and today they went to watch. Qiu Chen deliberately stared at the children and put on thick warm clothes. He also told the little maid-in-law who followed him to choose a shelter from the wind and not choke on the wind.

This year, a large-scale ice opera performance will be held in Xiyuan on the first day of the Spring Festival, and these days will be rehearsed in Xiyuan. And the ice hockey game by King Yong, King Fu and others will also be held after rehearsals. There were three yesterday and three more today. There are a total of 12 teams, fighting in turns, the first round is the knockout round, after eliminating six teams, the second round is a draw game, which is still a knockout system. The remaining three teams will decide the three.

After breakfast, Qin Zheng took the children to participate in the ice show.

The Liao family originally had a house in the capital, and during the plague in Huiqing and County before, the Liao family went to the capital for refuge. The people sent by Chengying went to the Liao family's house to star.