Chapter 202 Preparation

When I woke up, the light in the room had dimmed.

The room was silent, and Qiu Chen was stunned for a moment in the darkness before he woke up. She is still here, but because she is in Fucheng, she is less accustomed to the breath of two children.

Somehow, at this moment, Qiu Chen especially thinks about the two children and that home. She secretly said to herself in her heart that after visiting the eldest master of the Guo family, she would go home, relax herself, and accompany the two children.

Taking a breath and suppressing the thoughts of the children in his heart, Qiu Chen got up.

Qing Xing walked in from outside when she heard the sound, took a cotton jacket and put it on for Qiu Chen, waited for Qiu Chen to enter the ear room and wash his face, and said, "Second master, they just came back." The people from the workshop also came back, and just now Sister-in-law Chen came over and asked, when will the meal be served......"

Qiu Chen wiped his face and said with a smile: "Okay, you go and tell your sister-in-law Chen, let's set the meal now!" ”

Saying that, he instructed Qingxing: "You call Chunxiang over, you go to the front yard and tell the second master, let him eat first, and come over after eating." ”

Qingxing pouted, and went a little reluctantly.

Qiu Chen saw her expression out of the corner of his eye, but he didn't say anything. There were only two girls before, Qingxing and Yufeng, and Yufeng was very humble to Qingxing when she was in trouble, so this girl's temperament became more and more impetuous. It's just that seeing that she has been in contact with Chunxiang more in the past few days, this girl will taste it. Qiu Chen rubbed his brows and sighed, no wonder he said that where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and there are all kinds of conflicts of interest.

Putting aside the trivial matters of these girls, Qiu Chen lowered his eyes and picked up the flower dew on the dressing table, poured a few drops into the palm of his hand, and gently patted it on his cheek.

The face in the mercury mirror is delicate and slender, the skin has lost its original dull yellow and pale, the skin is even and smooth, because when I first woke up, there was still a faint pink on the cheeks, so that the facial features that were not particularly outstanding were vivid.

It's been a year, just like being familiar with life here and getting used to the children around, she is no longer the original horror and awkwardness of this completely unfamiliar face, but every time she sees such a face in the mirror, she still has a sense of distance.

Raising his eyebrows, he made a few expressions, as if confirming that he was facing himself, Qiu Chen slapped the lotion on his face again, Chunxiang had already walked in with his hands down, and bowed his knees and said, "Madam!" ”

"Well," Qiu Chen sat down in front of the dressing table, took a sandalwood comb and handed it to Chunxiang, "Just put it in a bun." ”

Chunxiang agreed, standing behind Qiu Chen with a comb in hand, first combing her long hair slowly, and then dividing it into several strands and curling them one by one on the back of her head. Qiu Chen looked in the mirror at Chunxiang's little hands that had not yet grown up and skillfully curled up strands of hair, and he had to sigh in his heart, such strands of hair are complicated, but they are much more delicate and obedient than the strands of hair, and the bun that comes out is not only beautiful, but also firm.

lowered her eyes, picked a white jade pear hairpin in her makeup, and asked Chunxiang to save it in her hair for her. Chunxiang took off the cloth on Qiu Chen's shoulder, and carefully picked up the sticky hair on her body, then took a step back respectfully and said to Qiu Chen, who turned around: "Madam, the slave maid has asked two mothers-in-law to ask, the current head of the Guo family is Guo Xiaoquan, the eldest master of the Guo family." There are two cousins of the same generation of the eldest master, both of whom are attached to the eldest master Guo, and each takes care of a Zhuangzi. Master Guo has one wife and two concubines, four sons, the eldest son, the second son and the fourth son are all concubines, the third son is a concubine, and the biological mother Ning died shortly after the birth of the third son. It is said that Master Guo was very fond of the Ning family back then, so he also loved the third son. In addition, the third son has been sick and weak since he was a child, not only the eldest master Guo, but also the eldest lady is also very fond of the third son, and the three sons who are more than the first sons, as long as the third prince says, there is no way to promise it. It's a pity that the third son's body and bones are still worse day by day, and he is almost seventeen years old, but he has not married...... According to Mrs. Liu's muttering to me, she said that she only got a letter a few days ago, and this third son is only afraid that he will not live to be twenty. ”

Qiu Chen's eyebrows raised slightly, and then slowly fell. Why did she always smell weird when she heard about the third son of the Guo family?

However, she was not interested in the tragic battle in the backyard, she only thought about how to impress Guo Xiaoquan so that he could happily agree to the professor's guidance of Lin Xu. It's not useless to let Chunxiang inquire about the Guo family, at least let her know that the seemingly calm and harmonious backyard of the Guo family is very deep, and she still doesn't have much to do.

After Chunxiang finished speaking, Qiu Chen basically made a plan in his heart. From the words of the shopkeeper Guo that day, she could hear that the Guo family also attached great importance to pharmaceutical prescriptions, and since there was no intervention point in other places, she had to consider using prescriptions to impress that Master Guo.

After the master and servant finished speaking, Qing Xing brought the Chen family over for dinner.

Chen put the food on the table and retreated, Qingxing took chopsticks for Qiu Chen, served them diligently, and replied: "Just now, the slave maid has already transferred Madame's words to the second master, and the second master said that he will come over after eating." ”

Qiu Chen nodded, motioned to Qingxing to serve her soup, and ate dinner silently.

After removing the food and taking a sip, Qiu Chen sat on the kang and took a pen and paper to collect suitable prescriptions from memory. Before a prescription was written, Lin Xu came over.

Qiu Chen put down his pen, smiled and asked Lin Xu about his experience and interesting things about this day, and then asked: "There are still two months left, and the second brother is going to enter the provincial capital to participate in the hospital examination, I don't know what your plans are?" ”

Lin Xu's face turned slightly red. Since the end of the exam, he has been calling friends to hang out every day in the past few days, but he has put aside his studies.

After snorting for a while, Lin Xu said: "What my sister-in-law reminds me is that my younger brother will take care of his heart tomorrow and study at home with peace of mind." ”

Qiu Chen was slightly stunned and laughed: "Second brother misunderstood. Although it is not bad to study hard, but you have been studying hard a few days ago, and you should have taken a proper rest. What's more, meeting friends and making classmates in writing, as long as the people you make friends are of good character and moderate, it is not a bad thing...... I want to ask, there are still two months left before the hospital exam, is the second brother thinking about going directly from Fucheng to take the exam, or going back to the county to study? ”

Seeing Qiu Chen's amiable attitude, but his expression was solemn, Lin Xu also put away his skewedness, and replied: "Sister-in-law, my brother thinks, there are still two months of college exams, go back to the county to study, and the curriculum is not much involved, it is better to find some questions to solve more problems...... If so, it would be better to be able to find a gentleman to give you some advice. ”

Qiu Chen nodded and said, "Since you have a plan in your heart, then study with peace of mind and solve the problem, as for the matter of Mr., I am also inquiring, and I will find a Mr. for guidance as soon as possible." ”

Lin Xu was slightly stunned, then his face was full of joy and gratitude, and he got up and saluted Qiu Chen: "I've made my sister-in-law tired again." ”

Qiu Chen accepted his salute calmly without avoiding it, and said with a slight smile: "I am your sister-in-law, who will worry about if I don't worry about you?" Although you should study with peace of mind, you should not show your impatience in front of Yao Gongzi and Han Gongzi. I looked at it coldly, these two are both good behaviors, if they don't go home, you can also just leave them to live in our house, and when the day comes, I will go to the provincial capital with you to take the exam, and I also have a companion! ”

"Well, what my sister-in-law said is that my brother wrote it down." Lin Xu hurriedly responded.

The uncle and sister-in-law chatted a few more words, and Qiu Chen sent Lin Xu back to rest.

After sending Lin Xu away, Qiu Chen quickly sorted out two prescriptions. One is the human pill she has been planning to make since last year, and the other is also a summer seasonal medicine, Shuanglian Qingwen San.

One is a good medicine for heat stroke and heat stroke; The other is an effective drug used to treat symptoms such as wind, heat and cold in summer, severe chills and mild fever, and the production process of the two drugs is relatively simple, and the production conditions are not high. Another feature is that the prescriptions that Qiu Chen took out, except for the original Poria cocos ointment, which were used for maintenance, were all relatively low-cost prescriptions, which ordinary people could afford, and the promotion would be fast, and the benefits would be fast, and they would not attract the attention of the top level of the society too much.

After writing it, Qiu Chen read it carefully again to make sure that there was nothing wrong, so he instructed Qingxing to pack up the pen and paper, and she folded the two prescriptions by herself and put them in a purse for later use.

After the prescription is written, Ming'er will start to make some medicines, and the preparation will be done.

Rubbing his head, he got up and got off the kang and came outside the house. The spring breeze on the face has no coldness, only a slight coolness, not only does not make people shrink, but blows away the impetuousness and turmoil of the day, leaving only a full of peace.

With the faint yellow light of the lantern under the corridor, Qiu Chen slowly paced in the yard, his eyes inadvertently swept over the begonia tree in front of the window, and he was surprised to find that clusters of young shoots had been drilled out of the bare branches of the begonia tree before. The buds that have just emerged are very small, and the largest leaf has not yet fully unfolded, but it makes people feel a vigorous vitality and hope.

She just arrived here last year, and she was busy with food and clothing for the whole family, and missed a beautiful spring day. However, in her opinion, to enjoy the beautiful scenery of spring, there is no need to chase and find, a begonia in the courtyard, a weeping willow outside the door, watch a bud bloom, watch a young bud stretch and grow, and you have already seen the spring color.

He went back to the house happily, and after a little washing, Qiu Chen went to the kang to rest.

Before she closed her eyes and fell asleep, she was happy and relaxed, and she already had a more complete plan for what would happen next.

After breakfast the next day, Qiu Chen handed over the prescription to Shunzi, and asked him to go to the Huichun Hall to catch the medicine according to the prescription, and by the way, go to Yunzhongxian to bring a message, if Yun Er comes back, please come over.

Lin Xu came over and told Qiu Chen that he had already asked Yao and Han when he went back last night, Yao Yunxiu was going home, and Han Jingyu was willing to stay and review his homework with Lin Xu. Qiu Chen nodded, Yao Yunxiu has already married after all, and it is said that his wife is pregnant, and it is normal for people to go back and see. So he immediately ordered Qingxing to prepare a table gift and prepare Yao Yunxiu to bring it back when she went home.

After finishing all this, before Qiu Chen was free, there was a bustle in front of the door, and it was the eldest brother Yang Shuyong and the old lady of the Yang family, Liu, who came over together.

Although the mother and son of the Yang family came a little suddenly, Qiu Chen still greeted Lu with joy and personally helped the old lady of the Yang family, Liu, to go inside. All the way in, the Shunzi family and the Chen family and others all smiled and greeted each other, and when they entered the third entrance, Qingxing and Chunxiang stepped forward to pick them up, and they were both surprised and happy to see the Liu family. She heard her two sons say before, and she also knew that the life of her daughter was on fire, and she saw it with her own eyes today, and she realized that her daughter's life was far better than she imagined.

Liu patted Qiu Chen's hand with a look of relief, and said with a smile: "This house is good, neat enough, and thoughtful!" ”

Qiu Chen smiled and said, "I can only buy a house like this right now...... In fact, the house is enough, but there is no garden, and there is not even a place for activity except for the house and the courtyard wall. ”

Liu said with a smile: "What this is said is that in our village, if you want to walk around and walk a few steps, you can see the river and the fields, the sky is high and the earth is wide, and you feel that your heart is open when you look at people." ”

Yang Shuyong followed behind his mother and sister, listening to the conversation between the two, just smiling and shaking his head. My sister is how to coax my mother to be happy.

The three of them entered the house, Qiu Chen helped Liu to sit on the couch, took the tea sent by Qingxing and handed it to Liu, while looking at Liu's face and said: "Looking at my mother's face, my face is good, this year's spring has begun, and I didn't have old diseases, right?" ”

Liu smiled and said: "No, no, after my mother took the medicine you dispensed, she has already recovered, and she has not been sick this winter or spring, which is much better than in previous years." ”

"That's good." Qiu Chen nodded with a smile, glanced at Yang Shuyong again, and said with a smile, "Mother will come back to stay for a few more days, and when I arrange the things here, I will take you back to Liujiaao to live for a few days." Afu Aman always said that he missed his grandmother. ”

Yang Shuyong smiled and didn't speak, and Liu smiled: "Okay, why not...... However, this time I came to discuss something with you......"

Qiu Chen chuckled in his heart, glanced at Yang Shuyong, and didn't see any clues, so he had to listen to Liu with a smile and continue.

“…… Ago, Jiang Si'er's family came to our house...... Do you remember Jiang Si'er's family? She is the best matchmaker in the village around us. She came to our house and told her that she was the second daughter of a big family in Qinghe County, and said that she was good and a good person, and she came to Fucheng to buy New Year's goods at the end of the year, and she fell in love with our family Junwen, and wanted to marry us......"

Qiu Chen's heart rose high with Liu's words, and then flickered to the ground, and then interrupted worriedly: "Mother, have you responded?" ”

Liu glared at Qiu Chen with disgust, and said with a smile: "Seeing that you are in a hurry, we are so confused?" We didn't say death in this matter, but we said that I don't know if you told Junwen about your family, and we were vague for the time being...... Then, I asked your eldest brother to go to Qinghe County to inquire. Your eldest brother went for a day, and saw the house of the Cheng family, which occupied a whole street, a large number of houses, and could not be counted in and out, and it was said that the big business of the Cheng family alone was one or twenty shops, and there were dozens of acres of good fields...... He also said that he had a good reputation for starting a family, and he was quite good at living, and there was nothing to bully others or be unkind to the rich......"

Qiu Chen was anxious when he heard this, and once again interrupted Liu's words: "Mother, marrying a daughter-in-law is not marrying a daughter, it doesn't matter if someone is rich or not, the key is that the girl is good." As the saying goes, a good daughter-in-law has three generations of good children and grandchildren, Junwen is the boss, and she will support the family in the future, and this daughter-in-law will be the director of the family in the future, but she can't be ambiguous. ”

Thanks to hearing a lot of gossip from major families these days, Qiu Chen has also gone online when he talks about things.

Liu patted Qiu Chen and smiled helplessly: "What you say is reasonable. You don't have to worry, we didn't say yes. I didn't fall in love with your father, your eldest brother and sister-in-law, but I came to discuss with you, if you don't agree, how can we talk, the family can't do anything, try not to offend people, and become enemies. Another said that Junwen is seventeen years old after the New Year, and he is not young anymore, so if he can't start a family, he should also say goodbye. These three media and six hires, one by one, go down one by one, and every year and a half can't be done...... One year, one and a half years, Junwen is almost nineteen, and it is just right to marry! ”

Qiu Chen was stunned when he heard it.

She has always regarded Junwen as a child, and subconsciously always feels that teenage children are too young to talk about marriage, fifteen or sixteen years old, and in modern times, parents are still nervous to guard against the age of early love...... But when she heard Liu say this, she suddenly realized that there are many people who marry relatives at the age of fourteen or fifteen in this era, not to mention that Junwen is already seventeen years old, although it is a virtual age, in the context of early marriage and early childbearing in this society, it is not small, it is time to say that the relatives are worried about marriage.

"Begonia?" Liu Shi shouted slightly puzzled.

"Huh? Hehe, mother, don't let you say that, I have always treated Junwen as a child, I really haven't thought about it......" Qiu Chen suddenly came to his senses, and hurriedly smiled and said, "Well, you are right, Junwen is at this age, and he should worry about marriage." However, mother, eldest brother, my opinion, our family is getting better and better day by day, and we will not worry about having a good girl to say goodbye in the future, so there is no urgency for family affairs. In addition, after all, it is to say goodbye to Junwen, let's discuss it with Junwen and ask Junwen what he means...... If Junwen also wants to marry, then we'd better find a way to let Junwen see ......"

Liu and Yang Shuyong listened to Qiu Chen's words very carefully, and then Liu looked at his eldest son, nodded and said, "What Haitang said makes sense. I think it's better to discuss this matter with Junwen. Find him a daughter-in-law, and you will live with him for the rest of your life. ”

Yang Shuyong had no objection, and nodded happily.

After discussing this matter, Yang Shuyong didn't stay long, and after letting Liu stay, he hurriedly said goodbye and left. He still has to go back to Yang's shop, talk to Old Man Yang about the situation, and then rush back to Nanmar Lake. These days, Zhou took a few daughters-in-law to take care of those eggs, ducks and eggs every day, and he couldn't sleep peacefully, not to mention other things, he had to go back and watch some of them.

After sending Yang Shuyong away and settling the Liu family, Qiu Chen sent Daxing to take a famous post and send it to Guo's house.

Then she began to think about what to prepare for the gift. The Guo family is a big family that has lasted for a hundred years, and it is rare, and she can't take it out at all. After thinking about it for a while, she still asked Qingxing to prepare a few bath sets, and when Qin Yong retrieved the distillation equipment, she would make a few bottles of flower dew.

Of course, the flower dew does not need too high-end spices, dried roses, chrysanthemums, jasmine, plum blossoms are good, the effect of these essential oils is also good, the effect is relatively soft, there will be no hidden dangers.

These things are just superficial courtesy, as long as they are not rude. The heavy gift she prepared was already in her purse, the two prescriptions she had written last night.

She tried her best to prepare, whether she could get the approval of that Master Guo and let him agree to teach Lin Xu was not something she could decide. She did her best, and if it wasn't a big deal to find other suitable gentlemen, she wouldn't be too upset.

After calming down, Qiu Chen relaxed. This relaxation is a sudden inspiration. Whether it is a riddle or a ballad, there is no shortage of simple but extremely vivid originality in the folk. These original things may not be exquisite in terms of words and sentences, but they are absolutely vivid and appropriate, and they are full of interest from life itself.

With this thought, Qiu Chen's first thought was Liu. So she found Liu with a smile, and really let her dig up more than 20 riddles with local flavor. For example, 'flax is planted on the high mountain, and the riddle (also on the human body) is hidden in the flax field: lice appear on the head', and 'a black dog opens his mouth (on the house) to the grandfather, and the riddle is a chimney'......

Not to mention anything else, Qiu Chen didn't guess anything else except a garlic, but the mother and son couldn't do it. Qingxing and Chunxiang were also attracted by the laughter, the two girls were not very old, but they also knew a few riddles, and Qiu Chen also recorded them one by one. Qingxing went to call the Shunzi family, the Chen family and others again, and collected a lot.

The family was happily searching for riddles in their memories, and went to Guo's Mansion to turn back. To Qiu Chen's surprise, Master Guo was not at home, and the post on Guo's door was only said that he would hand it over for them, and there was nothing else, even if Daxing handed over a tael of silver, he only asked that Master Guo's trip would not take too long, and he would be able to return in two or three days at most.

In this way, Qiu Chen had no other way, so he simply began to look for other suitable gentlemen in advance.

When it was close to noon, the shopkeeper of Yun Zhongxian sent someone over to deliver a message, saying that Yun Er Gongzi would be able to come back today, and at the latest, he would come to visit Lin's house early tomorrow morning.

After sending the young man from Yun Zhongxian away, Qiu Chen simply relaxed. Speaking of knowing Fucheng, she can use trustworthy people, Yun Jichen is the best choice. Since Yun Er is coming back soon, then she doesn't have to run around like a fly without her head, so she should wait for Yun Er to come back, ask him to introduce a suitable gentleman, and give Lin Xu some guidance on preparing for the college exam. It just so happened that she also asked Yun Jichen to collect some test papers from the college examination in recent years and give Lin Xu a reference. I also want to ask about the temperament preferences of the Nanzhili academic certificate now, especially the articles written by the academic certificate, it is best to get a few of them. Although there is a suspicion of speculation in doing so, in today's imperial examination system, people are selected by literature, and the personal preferences of the examiner are also factors that have to be considered. This is also something that many test-taking students will notice, and some will even take the time to practice because the examiner likes the font.

After eating lunch peacefully, Qiu Chen waited for Liu's nap, watched Liu lie on the kang in the east house and closed his eyes, and then retreated lightly.

Qin Yong had already returned, and he also brought her distillation equipment, although the Guo family was no longer a target that had to be won, Qiu Chen still went to the east wing, equipped the distillation equipment, and began to use rose distillation to extract rose dew.

At dinner time, Yun Jichen's little servant Zhishu rushed over to report the news. Yun Jichen has already returned to Anyang City, but Mrs. Yun left Yun Er at home for dinner, so she can't come over tonight, and she will come over early tomorrow morning. Zhishu also sent a package, Qiu Chen took it and looked at it, and was immediately overjoyed. Zhishu sent nothing else, it was precisely the test papers of the top few convictions she wanted to find in Tuoyun Jichen, and the papers and articles of the original tribute test and the palace test of Zhou Jishen, the current Nanzhili academic certificate, and two of them were a few travelogues and essays made this year, Qiu Chen flipped through them, fortunately, this Zhou Daren's article is very good, with clear intentions, clear arguments, and reasonable evidence, but it is not the kind of article that is gorgeous, full of strange peaks, and too flaunting talent, and the style is relatively neutral and down-to-earth. This style can be regarded as a good thing for Lin Xu.

Zhishu looked at Qiu Chen's happy face, and secretly felt a little happy and proud. Sure enough, what their young master did was thoughtful and proper, and when he saw Lin Niangzi's expression, he knew that he was right.

Qiu Chen rearranged the test paper in his hand and said with a smile: "You go back and tell your young master that the things he sent are very good, and they just solve my urgent need." ”

Zhishu bowed and said with a smile: "If Mrs. Zhilu Dao is used, our young master must also be happy, and it is not in vain...... Madam, our young master also asked me to tell you good news, our son said, Lord Zhou likes Liushu. ”

Qiu Chen's eyes lit up, and then he smiled: "Oh, it's really good news, great news." ”

Saying that, he hurriedly greeted Qingxing: "Hehe, Zhishu sent me such a big happy letter today...... Well, go get one of the things from the drawer in the upper right corner of the kang cupboard in my house! ”

Qing Xing glanced at Zhishu enviously, agreed to hurry into the house, and took out a very small red gold Ruyi for a while, and tied a royal blue silk thread on the Ruyi to make a delicate pendant.

Qiu Chen raised his chin with a smile, Qingxing directly held the Ruyi pendant and sent it to Zhishu, and said with a smile: "This thing has only been left there for two days after Mrs. Made, but let you get the lottery first!" ”

Qiu Chen pointed at Qingxing and said with a smile: "This girl is probably thinking about it, and she is still thinking about when to earn it back, this is preempted by you, it is inevitable that she will be angry, you don't have to pay attention to her!" ”

Zhishu had already received the Ruyi pendant, and he lay on the ground with a happy face and thanked him, and said with a smile while getting up: "Mrs. is the most generous, Sister Qingxing will have opportunities in the future, so there is no need to envy the little one." ”

Qing Xing pursed her lips and retreated behind Qiu Chen with some embarrassment, Qiu Chen asked Zhishu a few more words, and sent him away.

After sending away the Zhishu, Qiu Chen sent Qingxing to call Lin Xu over.

Pushing the burden to Lin Xu, Qiu Chen said: "This is what Yun Er Gongzi just sent over, one is the paper of the top few candidates in the first two academies of sciences. The second is the article of Zhou Jishen in this province. You take it back and read it carefully, and think about it......"