It's the fourth day, and it still hurts......

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Qiu Chen responded with a sullen smile and said in a low voice: "I don't understand the affairs of the court, and I will try my best to deal with the affairs of the family...... I can't help you in the court, but I hope to give you a home that you don't have to worry about. ”

He hugged her into his arms and whispered: "Don't be too wronged yourself, don't be too tired of yourself, I will take care of everything outside!" ”

Listening to every word and everything of his wife, I think of him, so that he will not be wronged, and so that he will not cause trouble...... Alas, such a wife moved him, made him feel guilty, and made him feel ashamed!

Seeing that Qin Zheng frowned and wanted to say something, Qiu Chen funnily pushed him on the kang and said with a smile: "I know you are for my good, but I have to go to such a thing...... Besides, you don't have to worry too much, I asked clearly in advance, and I know in my heart, and when the time comes, I will save the wrong thing and do the wrong thing, and cause you any trouble! ”

Qiu Chen exhaled gloomily, turned around and glared at him helplessly, and sighed: "When we move out to live, there are few people who mutter, if something happens, I won't show up again, isn't that a handle in someone's hand?" A name of unfilial piety is pressed down, are we not wronged in vain?! ”

Qin Zheng moved over at this time, stretched out his hand to gently rub his forehead instead of Qiu Chen, looked at the exhaustion on his wife's face, and couldn't help but feel distressed: "Then Lao Shizi will have a banquet, you won't go if you are too tired, and it's not a thing to fly to." ”

Hanguang came in with a red date longan soup, Qiu Chen drank it slowly, asked for light salt water and rinsed his mouth, Hanguang took the little girl to extinguish the candles on the table and in the corner of the house, and took the little girl to retire.

Qiu Chen washed up a little tiredly, changed into pajama pants and turned back, and sat on the edge of the kang.

After saying these things, I turned back to the room, it was the end of the day, and Brother Yun was already asleep and was carried down by the nurse.

Put aside the matter of these two girls for the time being, and in the evening, Qiu Chen brought the Chen family, the Lin family, and the Wang family, considered the situation of the Liang Guogong Mansion's hospitality, and discussed whether it was necessary to prepare a meeting gift and other matters, and then, according to the list of hospitality, he had a general understanding of the temperament of the ladies and ladies of each family, and he had a good number in his heart.

Yuegui washed her face and came out, Qiu Chen instructed her again, take the time to ask Xiaoxi's thoughts, come back and tell her, she can also look at the arrangement. Laurel obediently came down.

Qiu Chen sat on his chair and sighed silently. Some of the children who were sold were sent out by their parents to beg for their lives because their parents could not support them; But more often than not, like laurel, were bought as objects for money...... Such a home, there is really no family affection worth nostalgia for. Just like Yuegui, if she really sent her home, who knows if her father and mother and eldest brother and second brother will sell her again and exchange her for money to buy a house and land? At the beginning, she couldn't change money for her second brother because she was young, but in the past few years, her eldest brother's children may be in their teens, and she may change her nephew's relatives......

Yuegui looked at Qiu Chen with teary eyes, nodded again and again, and finally knelt down and kowtowed, which allowed Qiu Chen to go into the clean room to wash his face.

Qiu Chen nodded and promised: "Okay, you have taken care of yourself, and if you want to stay, you will stay, and no one will take you away." ”

Yuegui slowed down for a while, then stopped her tears and continued: "Now, the eldest brother and the second brother are married and have children. The year before last and last year, I asked someone to bring some things to the house, knowing that the family was doing very well, the family's house was overturned, and I also bought more than a dozen acres of land, and my brothers and sisters-in-law were quite filial to their parents...... I don't have anything to worry about. Madam, I have sold myself to repay my parents for their nurturing kindness, and if there is any difficulty in the future, I will do my best, but that's it, I don't want to go back......"

Qiu Chen sighed softly, raised his hand and patted Yuegui's hand, took a handkerchief again and handed it to her, letting her wipe the tears from her face.

Changing relatives, this form of marriage due to poverty, not to mention this era, that is, the seventies and eighties after the founding of the People's Republic of China, is still uncommon in some rural areas. In the eyes of his father, boys marry wives and have children to continue the incense, girls are useless, and it is useful to be able to change relatives for older brothers and younger brothers.

Speaking of this, Yue Gui had burst into tears again, and she couldn't cry anymore.

“…… Our family was poor, there was no land, my father and mother gave birth to seven children, only four lived, I was above two brothers and one sister, and I was the youngest. The brothers were older, and because they were poor and couldn't marry a daughter-in-law, the eldest sister was changed to marry a mute and married a daughter-in-law to the eldest brother. The second brother is much older than me, and I couldn't change my relatives, so I was sold out to be a girl, and I got five taels of silver, and told the second brother about the daughter-in-law......"

Qiu Chen nodded, pulled her up, sat down on her feet, poured a cup of tea into her hand, and then patiently listened to her slowly talk about her life experience from many years ago.

Yuegui took Qiu Chen's handkerchief and barely wiped the tears from her face, but she still knelt on the ground, choking and said, "Madam, I never told you about the family......

Qiu Chen's anger froze, he pulled out his handkerchief, and while wiping the tears on her face, he said, "You girl, what are you doing...... Don't cry yet, get up and talk well! ”

After wiping it twice, she simply didn't wipe it, let the tears linger like that, and whimpered while intermittently: "Madam, don't drive me away...... I'll stay with you and won't go anywhere......."

Yuegui, who has always been gentle and submissive, did not obey this time, stubbornly knelt on the ground, took a few steps forward on her knees, hugged Qiu Chen's legs, and the tears couldn't stop rolling down, she raised her sleeves and wiped her eyes indiscriminately, but the tears couldn't be wiped dry, and they kept flowing.

Qiu Chen frowned slightly, stretched out his hand and pulled Yuegui: "If you have anything to say, you can say anything, kneel down in the cold day and do nothing!" I just asked, and I didn't mean to blame you! ”

Although these children are not obvious to them, she knows that they have been away from home for many years, and they do not miss the poor and poor home and their family. Yuegui and Xiaoxi also asked someone to bring things and silver money to the family, Qiu Chen knew it, because it was human nature, and it was all the girls' legitimate monthly money or something, and she didn't care about it if it didn't involve any private property. Because of this, she thought about asking if Yuegui had the desire to leave the country, and to her surprise, Yuegui not only denied the opportunity to leave the country, but also did not hesitate at all.

Although he thought of this possibility, Qiu Chen was still a little surprised when he heard Yuegui say this.

Yuegui looked a little frightened, raised her eyes to look at Qiu Chen in a daze, and saw that Qiu Chen's expression was calm, his face was gentle, and there was no hint of shame, so she knew that Mrs. was really planning for her, and her heart couldn't help but be hot, and she knelt down on her knees and said, "I'm not leaving, I'm willing to follow Mrs. ......."

Yuegui and Xiaoxi are different from Chengying, they are all girls from ordinary people's families, and they are slaves and maids when they can't survive at home, so Qiu Chen asked such a question. If she still wants to go home and live the life of ordinary people, she won't blame it, but she has to change the scope when she thinks about others, so she can't think about the guards in the house.

Qiu Chen nodded silently, and then asked, "What do you think about in the future?" Do you want to get out of the country and live, or continue to stay in the house? ”

It is not easy for such a child to point out who they are afraid of, she still thinks more about it, and chooses a few alternatives for her to choose from, which is not all-inclusive.

Yuegui has been serving her since she bought it, at first glance it is a little gentle, not brilliant, but it is better than being loyal, simple and kind, like Xiaoxi, so that Qiu Chen slowly let go of his heart and completely rely on trust. Hearing her say this, Qiu Chen also believed that she was not prevaricating or lying, she really didn't think about marriage. So he nodded and said no more.

Yuegui blushed with shame, but she still tried her best to make herself look generous, raised her eyes and looked at Qiu Chen calmly, "The slave is still young, I haven't thought about this!" ”

Qiu Chen nodded and said gently: "I remember that Xiaoxi is the same age as you, according to the rules of our house, you should marry when you turn eighteen years old the year after tomorrow...... What do you think? ”

Yuegui raised her eyes in surprise, and nodded for a moment in response: "Madame has a good memory, the slave maid was born in March, and she will be seventeen in the spring of the New Year!" ”

Qiu Chen wiped the hand oil, raised his eyes to look at Yuegui, and suddenly his heart moved, and asked, "After the New Year, Yuegui is also seventeen, right?" ”

After explaining this matter, Qiu Chen explained the costumes and utensils he used that day to Mama Lin and Chengying to take care of it, and Mama Lin felt that she was not disliked, and happily responded to Chengying.

The few grandmothers that Chen picked for her at the beginning were all good, and the Zhao family and Wei family, who were full of blessings, were all dedicated; The Lin family and the Wang family she stayed by her side love to talk and laugh, and the other is rigorous and respectful, both of which are good, the only deficiency is that the Lin family is a little too flamboyant at times...... Such a character is not restrictive, and it is her master's fault to cause trouble. Of course, she will not give people the opportunity to correct their mistakes again and again, the opportunity must be given, but it also depends on whether it can be corrected...... This is the first time she has officially mentioned the Lin family, it is natural to be able to change, if there is a recurrence, she can't keep her anymore, so she can only arrange an idle job for her to be raised in advance.

Qiu Chen looked at her and nodded slowly.

Mama Lin's expression was dazed, and she hurriedly responded respectfully: "It's the slave maid who has lost her temper for a while, and she doesn't choose what to say, don't worry, Madame, there will be no next time!" ”

After washing his hands and taking the cloth towel that Mama Lin respectfully handed over to wipe his hands, Qiu Chen said gently: "Mama, don't blame me for cutting your face in front of people, those words are just said by other people, you are the intimate Mama by my side, these words must not come out of your mouth!" ”

Qiu Chen sighed secretly, and ordered Mama Lin and Yue Gui to enter the clean room and wait.

Mama Lin, Yuegui and the others all gathered their minds and responded respectfully.

Qiu Chen's gaze swept over the girl in the room, her voice was not loud and gentle, but she said unusually clearly: "No matter what happens outside, no matter what other people are doing, there must be no such words in our house...... Although, my grandfather and I moved to live in this mansion, but we are still connected by blood with the Guogong Mansion, breaking bones and tendons. I should contribute to the affairs of my own family......"

Mama Lin hurriedly lowered her hand and agreed.

Qiu Chen glanced at her and said lightly: "Mama, I'll say this once here, don't take it as an example!" ”

Speaking of this, seeing that the smile on Qiu Chen's face was slightly cold, Mama Lin quickly stopped her mouth and said with a smile: "The slave maid is distressed for Mrs., the output in our shed is not enough to distribute, Mrs. raised her hand, I am afraid that even the division of Mrs. and the little son will be taken away!" ”

Mama Lin grinned: "The slave maid is just a blessing from the lady...... If it weren't for Madame's lavish efforts to make up for that side, how could that person be willing to ......?"

Qiu Chen glanced at the silver snow-white ingot, and said with a smile: "Since it was rewarded by Madame, Mama will take it." ”

“…… Mrs. Li rewarded the slave maid with a silver ingot of five taels, which has never happened before! Mama Lin said as she held a plain white silver ingot with a handkerchief to show Qiu Chen.

Before noon, Mama Lin turned back from the Liang Guogong Mansion and reported back to Qiu Chen, Mrs. Li was overjoyed with the list sent by Qiu Chen, and even said that she had blocked the big head for her.

Zhao Jiu is now in charge of all matters in Qiu Chen's Zhuangzi. In the winter, there is nothing else to do in Zhuangzi, this fresh vegetable is what he manages every day, he can pick and send it every few days, which varieties can be sent and how many quantities are basically in his heart, Qiu Chen asked, he will send the next batch of fresh vegetables to the time, variety, and quantity of a detailed number. Qiu Chen considered it, set a quantity for each variety, ordered Yuegui to copy a list, and sent Mama Lin to Liang Guogong's mansion to show Mrs. Li, so that Mrs. Li could read and consider, and she could add or subtract some more as appropriate.

This is the case in this era, the concept of clan is extremely important, and it must be taken seriously, it does not matter if the brothers have differences behind closed doors, as long as the door is open to outsiders, then they must work together. 'Fighting tiger brothers and going into battle father and son soldiers', the longer Qiu Chen stays in this era, the deeper he understands.

Being annoyed by the laughter of the two of them, Qiu Chen stomped his feet, turned around and went out, and asked Zhao Jiu to call him to go down, and some of the fresh vegetables on the Zhuangzi should be reserved. Since Zhuangzi put up a greenhouse on the shelves, in addition to eating at home, every time he sent food, Qiu Chen would ask people to reserve it for the Liangguo Mansion and the Yongwang Mansion, and the amount reserved was not much, only enough for a few main masters. However, this time, Mrs. Li set up a banquet and invited the officials and ladies in Beijing to show off, so naturally a lot of fresh vegetables and fruits will be used. Qiu Chen is not stingy, this kind of thing will naturally not be searched, send some over, not to mention supporting the façade of Liang Guogongfu and Mrs. Li, it can also make people understand that although she does not live in Liangguo Mansion, there is no estrangement between the two sides.

Qin Zheng squinted at Qiu Chen, couldn't help laughing, his hand was soft, and the little thing he was holding also threw himself into his arms, but he was not annoyed, he got up by himself, looked at his father who had a rare smile, and also grinned stupidly.

Qiu Chen looked at Brother Yun'er, who was almost on Qin Zheng's body, and raised his finger to point at his big head with disgust, and said hatefully: "Okay, good, you two sons and daughters, let you two get close!" ”

After sending Mama Qian away, Qiu Chen Shi Ran turned back to the backyard and told Qin Zheng about it. Qin Zheng nodded noncommittally, and replied for a long time: "Our two are at home!" ”

She just sued her, she gave them a good face, but because they were the people who served by Mrs. Li's side, and they were left by Mrs. Li's side, what are they!

Since she agreed to marry Qin Zheng, she didn't plan to compete for anything in that Liang Guogong Mansion, the reason why she showed favor to the Li family, and at the same time looked down on the people around the Li family, was just to try to make the relationship as harmonious as possible, not to expect any benefits, at the very least, don't always cause trouble to cause trouble to her. This Qian really treats himself as a fragrant bait, and he always holds it lukewarmly......

Qiu Chen didn't say anything anymore, and sent someone out with a smile.

Mama Qian opened her mouth for a moment, exhaled and said, "What the young grandmother said is that the slave maid wanted to go wrong...... It's still the eldest and youngest grandmother who is generous-hearted......"

Yuegui was a little stunned, but Qiu Chen lowered his eyes and took a sip of tea, and said with a faint smile: "Mama, why is this so, you are the old man in front of Madame, you are in good health, and you can take care of Madame more for us juniors, and you are also indirectly doing your filial piety for us!" ”

Mama Qian was slightly surprised, looked at the celadon bottle sent to her, paused, and finally took it, and thanked her with a smile: "I'm tired of my grandmother...... How can a slave or maid have such a blessing......"

After talking to Mama Qian for a while, and having a general understanding of the list of guests invited by Mrs. Li, Qiu Chen smiled and motioned to Yuegui and sent a bottle of medicinal wine: "It's cold at this time, Mama's leg pain is probably conscious, I happened to have some medicinal wine here a few days ago, Mama took it back to drink and try it, and drank a cup before going to bed, if you think it is useful, just send someone to say it again, I still have it here!" ”

This kind of thing, no matter what Mrs. Li's purpose is, it is always unreasonable for her to appear as the chief daughter-in-law of the Qin family.

As soon as he heard this letter, Qiu Chen roughly guessed Mrs. Li's purpose. Qin Hao is also sixteen years old after the New Year, and he was not in a hurry to say goodbye, but a few days ago, there was that incident, and Mrs. Li seemed to be planning to do her best to tell him about his family affairs, and give him a marriage as soon as possible.

On this day, Mama Qian from Liang Guogong's Mansion came over and said that a few cold orchids in Guogong's Mansion had bloomed, and Mrs. Guogong specially chose a rest day banquet to invite the officials and daughters of the capital, and asked Qiu Chen to go back in advance to help her take care of one or two.

Yang Jingyong glanced at the slip handed over by An Ruan, and glanced at the brazier that was thrown into the ground casually. Sure enough, his sister couldn't be more worry-free, and these things were handled without leakage. He was also afraid that she had some relationship with the Tang family, and it would be different, who knew that it would be the same as Princess Cheng. It's okay, in this way, it will save him from sharing his mental experience.

Qiu Chen was overjoyed and sighed, the eccentric little girl of the Tang family back then was also going to be a mother. After thinking about it, she sent a congratulatory gift according to Princess Cheng's example. Again, there is nothing in the mouth that touches the mouth.

Within two days, Princess Fu came with good news, after nearly a year of marriage, King Fu finally became pregnant after marrying a side concubine.

Not long after the winter solstice, there was good news in King Cheng's mansion that Princess Cheng, who had already given birth to a daughter, was pregnant again. Qiu Chen discussed with Qin Zheng, and followed the courtiers not earlier or later, and sent congratulatory gifts over no more or less, all of them were valuable things such as gold and jade, and there were no medicinal herbs and cloths that hindered them.