The snowflakes are as big as a seat, this sentence is exaggerated, but when the snow falls heavily and urgently, there is still a strong wind howling during the period, blowing the dense snowflakes into a ball, and the world seems to be completely surrounded and covered by snowflakes...... At such a time, it seems that it is impossible to describe one of the hundred snowfalls.

With such a strong wind and snow, you can hardly see the road ahead, if you are traveling for a long time, you should find a place to avoid and then walk, but Qiu Chen and his party are walking on the road, not in front of the village, not in the back of the store, not to say, there was only a little more than an hour away, as soon as it stopped, it was very likely to delay for a day or two. After all, after heavy snow closures, it is also difficult to find a path; The snow was so thick that the horses' hooves and wheels got stuck in it, and they couldn't walk.

There is no way, the only thing they can do is to insist on continuing to rush through the wind and snow, and strive to get home as soon as possible on the premise of ensuring safety.

When the snow came, Qiu Chen put down the tarpaulin roof on the carport, put blankets on the backs of the horses, and the people who drove the carts and rode the horses also wrapped cotton cloaks, and wrapped their heads and faces with scarves, revealing only their two eyes outside...... Looking at the people and horses who were moving with their heads sideways in the wind and snow, squinting their eyes to avoid the wind and snow, Qiu Chen secretly pondered, now that the technique of optical glass has matured, he will make a few pairs of windproof glasses when he goes home...... Well, a few pairs are made for people and horses.

Affected by the wind and snow, the speed of travel was extremely slow, from more than ten miles north of Anping County to Liujiaao, it was originally only an hour's journey, they took nearly three hours, the sky was completely dark, and the tired group rushed back to Liujiaao.

Yang Shumeng personally led people to welcome him in, only had time to hug Aman, kissed him, and hurriedly led the horses into the scrubbing and serving, otherwise, the horses were very easy to get sick. Qin Li, Zeng Da Niu and others also brought in hot water to bathe and change dry and warm clothes.

Qiu Chen and the children didn't suffer much, after a little washing, Man'er went to reunite with his brother Ah Fu and his cousins to talk, while Qiu Chen rushed to the medicinal herb warehouse, grabbed a few pairs of prescriptions to dispel wind and cold, and handed them to the girls to boil in the kitchen, and gave them to a few people who were rushing today, so as to dispel the cold and prevent colds.

When it was over, he told the kitchen to stew mutton bone soup and give everyone two bowls to drink. Mutton is warm, and adding a little pepper is the best food therapy to dispel wind and cold. With these, I can sleep well on the hot kang at night, and the cold and fatigue of the journey will all dissipate.

When I got home, no matter the wind and snow were raging outside, the house was as warm as spring, and the family was eating hot pot around the kang. Because the population is increasing, a square table, two pots, and all kinds of ingredients are placed on a table under the kang, and one person holds a bowl of dipping sauce, sandwiched a thin layer of mutton, or green vegetables, watery mushrooms, etc., and dips a few times into the pot with a tumbling head, dips a little small material and puts it in the mouth, which is called a fresh and fragrant mouth, and I can't stop it.

No one paid attention to how many ingredients were eaten, but I remembered adding soup to the pot three times, and it took a dozen bites of all sizes to finally eat enough. Junwen Junshu took Chengzi and Shanzi Stone back to rest, leaving Junli and Afu Aman, crowding around Mrs. Liu, talking and laughing with the old lady.

After laughing and laughing, Qiu Chen took Ah Fu Aman back to the room to sleep, and Yang Shumeng also took Jun Li back to the second to go in.

Zhou said with a smile: "I just sweated all over, and it was windy and snowy outside, so don't drag him, let him stay here and sleep with me!" ”

Since marrying into Yangmen, Zhou has always been gentle and virtuous, and has won the respect of the family. There is nothing to say to Junzhang and Junli, what is not worse than what the Zhao family did, leaving Junli Yang Shumeng naturally has no opinion. But Junli pouted, and his small body was close to Afu Aman and refused to leave.

Qiu Chen smiled and said, "Junli and Afu Aman didn't kiss enough, then Junli followed his aunt to sleep, okay?" ”

Junli's eyes lit up, and his smiling face nodded again and again.

Zhou raised his hand high and fell gently, slapped Junli, and laughed: "You stinky boy, you don't want to see your aunt yet!" ”

Junli hung his head a little embarrassed, but he held Afu Aman's hand but refused to let go.

The three children were stuffed into the quilt after washing, each wearing only a small vest and small pants, with bare arms and legs, and refused to stay in the quilt at all.

After Qiu Chen finished washing, he walked out of the ear room and saw Aman's two little girls, Meizi and Ling'er, standing under the kang, one of them pulling a quilt corner, as if he wanted to give three small covers, but he laughed together. These two little girls are still younger, and they haven't taught much, and they usually do some simple work as instructed, but the details are poor, not to mention the jade phoenix and green apricots, even the laurel and spring fragrance are far behind.

sighed secretly, these two little girls should be taught, and they should also take care of a big girl for Man'er...... After the year and the year, it was time for Afu Amand to sleep in separate rooms, and she couldn't take care of it as well as before.

Yufeng and Qingxing suffered a lot along the way, and were pushed by Qiu Chen to rest early. At this time, Yuegui and Chunxiang waited for Qiu Chen to come out of the bath, and when they saw such a scene, Yuegui stepped forward, took the quilt from Ling'er's hand, and covered the three small ones, while comforting: "Little master, little miss, cousin young master, cover the quilt, if you don't cover the quilt, you will hurt the wind, but it will be troublesome!" ”

The three little ones are happy, where are they willing to listen, Aman took the lead and rolled into the kang with a smile, and Yuegui couldn't reach it when she stood under the kang. Yuegui was still going to go to the kang to persuade her, but Qiu Chen sat down in front of the dressing table and said lazily: "Don't pay attention to them, let them make trouble...... However, if the wind hurts, let's go build a snowman and build a snow wall tomorrow, and they won't have anything to do, so let's stay in the house obediently! ”

This is more effective than anything else, the three little ones immediately stopped making noise, Aman jumped up, ran to the edge of the kang, clapped his hands at Qiu Chen and shouted: "Mother, mother, I want to build a snowman, I want to build a snow wall!" ”

Qiu Chen didn't look back, looking at Ah Man jumping up and down in the mirror, as well as Yuegui and Mei Ziling'er who were standing under the kang and were scared to protect them, and said lightly: "If you don't go to bed quickly, Ming'er won't be able to build a snowman and build a snow wall...... It doesn't work if you don't catch a cold! ”

Ah Man's face drooped down with joy, pouted, shook his hand, and obediently pulled the quilt himself and got in. The little devil star who took the lead was obedient, and the two boys, Ah Fu and Junli, were also very aware of the bed. It didn't take long for the three little heads to get together again, muttering about what they had seen and heard about Man'er's outing.

Qiu Chen dried his hair from Chunxiang and combed it through, and then sent a few little girls to leave only a lamp on the kang cabinet and go down to rest.

Lying down in the quilt, Aman's little girl slipped into Qiu Chen's quilt like a little loach, grabbed Qiu Chen's arm, twisted her body and shouted for Qiu Chen to tell a story. Ah Fu and Junli were also sleepless, blinking their eyes full of eagerness, Qiu Chen smiled, pulled the corners of the quilt for the three little things, and began to tell the story: "It is said that the four Tang monks and apprentices traveled all the way west, and on this day they came to a deserted mountain and wilderness that was uninhabited......"

In the story of Sun Wukong vs. Red Boy, the children gradually breathed steadily and evenly, Qiu Chen blew out the lights and quickly fell asleep.

Early the next morning, the children ran to the morning exercise again, looking at the excitement of the little faces, Qiu Chen didn't understand their little thoughts, but he didn't poke it, only let the girls take small leather jackets and small leather boots to arm the children, and send them out.

After washing, Qiu Chen asked, "How were Qin Li and them last night, did they have frostbite?" ”

Chen Shi smiled and said: "Those few bodies are strong, Mrs. doesn't have to worry about them, but the stone is a little runny, and I stopped me just about to get out of the body, and I have already fed the pills...... It's okay to think about it! ”

Qiu Chen nodded, and said, "The child will inevitably panic alone...... I'll go over and see, if it's okay, I don't have to hold him down...... It's hot in the house, sweating and then picking your head at the doors and windows, but it's not good! ”

Chen responded again and again, and quickly picked out a long gown with green and yellow dark patterns embroidered with hundreds of butterflies and flowers, put it on Qiu Chen's body, and wrapped it in a fox fur cloak, and personally accompanied him to Erjin. Just as Qiu Chen guessed, the stone was only a little runny, Qiu Chen hugged him, wrapped it in his cloak, came three times, and on the kang in Qiu Chen's house, took Afu Aman's toy out to play with him.

There are always girls left behind in this house, constantly guarding and taking care of some, and the illness of the stone will worsen.

The heavy snow overnight completely turned the world into a world covered in silver. The vast mountains and rivers, there is no difference in color, only the vague shape outline remains, the height is staggered, undulating continuously, and it really responds to the few sentences of "only the remaining recklessness" and "the original Chi wax elephant".

As a result, the roads were covered in snow, and even the local residents who were born and raised could hardly find the direction of the path under such a thick snowfall. As a result, the real mountain village was quiet because of this heavy snowfall.

Only the Lin family's East Cross Courtyard workshop is still busy. The workers in this village will naturally not be affected much, those workers who are far away from home, seeing the heavy snow, many of them did not go home at all, so they rested in the shed in the east courtyard, anyway, the Lin family manages two meals a day, and the workers who live there will even serve breakfast, and the workers will not suffer back and forth in the wind and snow.

Qiu Chen placed the stones and let Ling'er take care of them, and then took the girls to start packing up the items they brought back yesterday. These things were obtained by Qiu Chen in Anyang, and some were brought back by Man'er from the south, as well as when they went to Nannuohu Lake and Yang's shop, Yang Shuyong and Old Man Yang brought them, and several large cars were temporarily placed in the shack in the backyard last night, and they had to be cleaned up in a hurry today. Fortunately, the tropical fruits brought back by Man'er will not be fresh when they grow.

The neighboring Lan Ying family, the third grandmother's house, and several gentlemen's families were assigned one by one and sent someone to send them. The remaining items should be stored in the warehouse, and the cellar should be stored in the cellar...... After having breakfast in the middle, Qiu Chen was busy all morning before tidying up.

Before lunch, Mr. Ding, Mr. Yuan and others came over to thank them, and briefly talked about the children's academic situation before they went back to eat.

After settling down, Qiu Chen became idle, occasionally going to the glass kiln to have a look, sometimes making a small work, and then usually going to the greenhouse to take a look, take care of the vegetables and flowers, and think about what to cook......

The next day after returning to Liujiaao, Qin Li sent a letter from Qin Zheng, the letter, as usual, said something about his daily life and travel in the capital, and brought the situation in the capital with a few simple strokes, and specially explained at the end of the last day, asking Qiu Chen to go to the courtyard of the original landlord Liu in the west to pick a few girls to come and serve.

Qiu Chen seemed to understand and thought about the letter for a while, and then called Chen over.

"What's the difference between the girl in the west yard and the people in our family?" Qiu Chen went straight to the point and asked.

Chen was stunned, a little embarrassed, and didn't know how to explain it.

After pondering for a while, Chen replied, "...... It's just a girl's mother-in-law, Qingxing Yufeng is also very attentive to her service, she is a good girl, but after all, she hasn't gone through any big scenes...... What's more, most of the girls over there were the sons of the Yue Guo Mansion back then, and they all practiced kung fu, and a few of them were reasonable. ”

Qiu Chen raised his eyebrows, already clear in his heart. The reason why Qin Zheng told her to pick a few girls to serve must have been because she had already learned about what she had encountered in a restaurant outside the city before. I just don't know if it's Qin Li or ...... Forget it, she has the Chen family by her side, if Qin Zheng wants to know about the Dao, I'm afraid that she won't even want to hide it from Qin Zheng at all.

After asking and understanding, Qiu Chen was very interested, waved his hand and directly ordered Chen: "You go to the West Courtyard and pick a few to serve...... Well, it doesn't take much longer, Fu'er will be separated after his childhood, and arrange a girl for one of them, I'm here...... You look at it, you don't need too much, we don't have much to do in our family, and we don't need many people. ”

As soon as these words came out, Chen Shi showed a relaxed face, smiled and agreed, and said, "Little young master, little young lady, pick a big girl next to you, and add a grandma?" When you are older, you can teach you more etiquette, and you can deal with it calmly. Mrs. here to pick four big girls, and then two more grandmothers, okay? ”

Qiu Chen frowned slightly, he wanted to say something, but he didn't say it after all, he only waved his hand lazily, signaling Mama Chen to look at it herself.

Chen said again: "The young master ...... over there."

Qiu Chen frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "There is no one around Junli yet, just follow Afu Aman." ”

Chen's eyes flashed and he nodded.

Qiu Chen had little patience with these people, and after explaining, he put down one thing in his mind and went straight to the backyard with Qingxing and Yuegui.

Before noon, Qiu Chen turned back from the backyard, and Mama Chen followed her into the house with a smile on her face, waiting for Qiu Chen to wash her hands and face, and remove the big clothes on her body, Chen said: "Madam, I have already brought people back, bring them over to show Mrs. at this time?" If the wife doesn't match, let's go back and change it. ”

Qiu Chen drank tea and nodded, and Chen immediately turned around and went out, but after a cup of tea, he brought in more than a dozen people from outside, including girls and mothers-in-law, all standing in the hall in a regular manner, waiting for Qiu Chen to pass by.

After getting the report, Qiu Chen asked Qingxing to take a small jacket with clear water and green to wear, came to the hall, walked to the upper hand and sat down, Chen stood beside her and whispered: "Madam, according to your wishes, a total of twelve people have been selected to come...... The girls are all over fourteen years old. The mother-in-law is an old man who has gone through things, and she is not too old, if she meets the master's wishes, she can serve for a few years! ”

Qiu Chen drank a cup of tea slowly, listening to Chen's slow explanation to her, hearing this, he raised his eyes and saw more than a dozen girls standing neatly in the hall, all of them with their hands hanging their heads, their bodies were upright, and none of them looked around, nor did they make any small movements...... A little careful observation will show that these people's postures are neat and uniform, and the position of their hands and the angle of their heads are surprisingly consistent. Not to mention the clothing and hairstyle, although there is no uniform dress, they are all clean and regular, regardless of the girl's mother-in-law, the hair is combed without mess, and the clothes on the body are even more clean and tidy, and there is hardly a wrinkle in sight, let alone traces of oil. …… No matter what the character and work skills of these people are, just this rule and this bearing, not to mention the girls in her family, Yufeng Qingxing, is herself, and there are many places to be ashamed of.

Qiu Chen was secretly speechless, and finally hid the surprise in his eyes. Since coming to this world, not to mention the small mountain village of Liujiaao, that is, the official eunuchs of Anping County, Anyang Mansion, and even Zhengding Mansion, she has seen and encountered it, and she feels that there is nothing inferior to others...... Now that she just saw a few girls, she instantly understood what the bearing of a family was!

This kind of thing is not something that can be formed at one time, and it often has to go through decades or hundreds of years of accumulation and precipitation...... Alas, forget it, she has lived for decades in her two lives, but she has never produced any melons and fruits with the family in her two lives...... Now, what she is about to join is the family of the founding ministers of the Ming Dynasty, a real family of hundreds of years, she does not have that bearing...... No, she's not the kind of person who drills the horns of the bull!

As long as she is not rude in big things, it will be a joke on the official face!

After his mind flashed, Qiu Chen's face changed slightly, and he quickly regained his calm and indifference, and did not speak, his eyes slowly swept over the people in the hall, and he basically looked at everyone's appearance, and then lightly signaled to Chen: "Let them come forward one by one to introduce themselves." What is the name of the surname, how old is it, what is it good at, what is the family, and where was the errand before...... Well, let's do that first! ”

Chen smiled, lowered his hand and agreed, turned around and instructed the people, "Did you hear what Mrs. said?" What to say...... Well, let's start with dysprosium! ”

The first girl on the left hand in the front row responded, took a step forward, raised her head slightly, but did not look at the level of her eyes, only looked at the position at Qiu Chen's feet, her speech speed was not hurried or slow, her voice was not big or small, but she definitely introduced herself neatly and without any delay: "Slave Chengying, fifteen years old, surnamed Yue, is the son of the Yue State Mansion, and then follows the Hou Ye to serve." His father is the head of the martial arts of the Hou Mansion in Jingbei, his mother is in charge of the needlework room in the backyard of the Hou Mansion, and there is a younger brother and a younger sister at home, the younger brother serves in the study in the outer courtyard of the Hou Mansion, and the younger sister has not received an errand...... The slave knows a few kung fu, and she has also learned female red from her mother, and she can do general needlework. ”

Next, the seven girls introduced themselves. In addition to the initial Chengying, the rest are Hanguang, Steamed Snow, Spiral Ice, Yuanhong, Shui Han, and Xihe. The seven girls have all practiced kung fu without exception, and they all have their own strengths. Chengying and Hanguang good needlework; Steamed snow combs your hair; The spinning ice will play all kinds of colors; Yuanhong, Shui Han, and Xihe will make dim sum, debate tea, and flavor respectively. Moreover, all of them are literate, able to write and count.

One by one, they are all all-round talents in civil and military affairs!

Qiu Chen admired in his heart, but his face did not show too much emotion, nodded and motioned for the girls to step back, and then the five mothers-in-law stepped forward to introduce themselves. Four of them are surnamed Wang, Zhao, Liu, and Wei, and are the servants of the former Yue Guogong; The other Lin family, like Chen, was Qin Zheng's mother's personal maid at the beginning, and later became Qin Zheng's mother. These four people are probably between thirty-five and forty-five years old, with rich experience, but their bodies are all healthy, and they are the best to teach and guide grandmothers.

Qiu Chen quickly dispatched everyone.

Chengying, Hanguang, Steaming Snow, and Spiral Ice followed her; Yuanhong gave Ah Fu, Shui Han gave Ah Man, and Xihe gave Junli. five grandmothers, she left Lin and Wang by her side; Fu'er pointed to the past of the dignified and calm Zhao family; The beautiful and young Wei gave Aman; Liu gave Junli.

After this distribution, Chen took all the girls and mothers-in-law to settle down. Qiu Chen called Chunsheng over and discussed with him, and in the future, he would work with Chengzi, give him one or two per month, and his younger brothers and sisters would take care of him, and Chunsheng agreed without saying a word. And Qiu Chen allocated Chunsheng's younger brother Donglai and sister Yu'er to the care of the Daxing family and the Zhao Jiu family, and the Lin family subsidized 500 yuan per month for living expenses.

After the girl's mother-in-law's affairs were dealt with, Qiu Chen also put it aside, and simply said a few words to Yufeng Qingxing, there was still Yufeng in charge of her house, and Qingxing was in charge of the accounts. As for Chengying, Hanguang, Steaming Snow, and Spinning Ice, they were not assigned work for the time being, but just let them practice and familiarize themselves with the situation.

After arranging this matter, Qiu Chen took another opportunity to tell Chen about Yufeng and Qingxing alone, and dragged her to inquire with Qin Li and Qin Yong. As a result, within two days, Chen turned back with a happy face, Qin Li and Qin Yong were very satisfied, and only said that the wedding should not be arranged until after the marriage of the Hou Ye and his wife.

Qiu Chen was satisfied when he heard this, and he was able to take the initiative to push his marriage date after the master's wedding date, which was either a great good or a great hypocrisy, and Qiu Chen would rather believe that it was the former. If this is the case, these two men at least have enough respect for her.

Chen and Qiu Chen finished reporting, but the more they laughed, the more they laughed, clapped their palms, smiled from ear to ear and said, "Mrs. doesn't know what to do, my trip to the matchmaker today can be regarded as an eye-opener." I originally wanted to discuss it with Qin Li and Qin Yong, but I didn't expect that as soon as I finished speaking, Zeng Da Niu and Shen Hu came over and pulled me to the death...... It's really impossible to refute. Now they have recognized a lot of words, and the wall in the house is no longer red and willow green, but replaced with a calligraphy and painting written by Zeng Daniu himself. Although begging has to eat, Yinling was able to deal with it calmly and unhindered all the way.

Old Man Wang was leaving, but this medicine for calming and concentrating had been taken from the distant sea, and he looked at it carefully and calmly among the corpses and maggots. This person was carried down, and Qiu Chen took Yufeng and Xian Ye with full authority.

Speaking of this, the smile on Chen's face couldn't hold on, paused, and said: "Shen Hu and Zeng Da Niu are both poor people, and no one in the family worries about them, if you can get your wife to point out a marriage, how can you come back when you come out......

Qiu Chen hung his head and discussed in the group, and finally decided to save the water and various indicators outside the store, etc., and drank alcohol.

The lazy and idle days passed quickly, as if in the blink of an eye, October and November had passed, and after entering the Layue Gate, the flavor of the New Year became stronger day by day.

This winter's snow was followed by two or three more snowfalls in October, but not as heavy as that one. In addition, the weather is very cold, and after a day of snow, it will freeze, and although the road is slippery, the travel is better. The Lin family also temporarily repaired two carriages, and after unloading the wheels, they made a climbing plough for the horses to pull, but they could run fast, much lighter than the carriage.

After Qin Zheng returned to the capital, Qin Li would send a letter almost every three or five days, talking mostly about the scenery of the capital, and also about his daily life, but he hardly mentioned anything in the court. It seems that for the auspicious and peaceful years ago, the newspaper has lost the previous tension and slaughter, and has become a song of praise.

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That's it, I'm so sleepy that I can't hold on......