Qiu Chen picked it up and saw that there was an apricot yellow cloth strip sewn on the golden lock, and two words were embroidered on it: heavy nine. It coincides with the children's birthdays and the names of Jiu'er.

The child is born 100 days ago, also known as 100 days, or 100 years old, and when the child is 100 days old, the child gradually becomes stronger, no longer as fragile as when he was born, and no longer dies easily, so it is celebrated. On this day, put on a longevity lock for the children, also called the name lock, which is generally sent to the temple or Taoist temple to open the light, and some let the monks and Taoist priests give a Buddhist and Taoist name, engraved on the lock, and the words of auspicious blessings, which means that the child will be locked for a long time, and the meaning of blessing the child will be long and long, and the meaning of health and peace will be blessed.

The nurses hugged the child and went up, Qin Xiuyi picked up Chang'er and Liang'er, hugged a grandson with one hand, looked at it again and again, and couldn't close her mouth with a smile. Li Shi stretched out his hand and hugged Jiu'er, praised a few words with a smile, and took a red gold inlaid treasure longevity lock for Jiu'er to put on, while saying: "This is what I went to worship in front of the Buddha in Tieji Temple, let the children wear it." ”

The couple brought together the three children to welcome them out, picked up Qin Xiuyi and Li at the gate, and a large group of brothers, brothers-in-law, and sisters came in, all the way to the flower hall of Mu'en Courtyard, the triplets had already been packed up, and they were carried by the nurse and grandmother, and the aunt and uncle were still held by the nurse to see the ceremony, Qin Xiuyi hurriedly stretched out her hand: "Hurry up, bring my grandchildren over and let me see." ”

As soon as they were packed, a report came from the front, saying that the old lady had already set off from the Guogong Mansion and would arrive in two quarters of an hour at most.

Qin Zheng took a closer look, put Wei Zi on the right side of Qiu Chen's bun, and picked a bean green flower for Qiu Chen to put behind the bun. Then he held the mirror to Qiu Chen with a little pride, and Qiu Chen couldn't help laughing. A few of the girls who were waiting in front of them had already obediently retreated into the distance, bowing their heads one by one, but their shoulders were shaking, and they couldn't help laughing.

The girls next to her all pursed their lips and lowered their eyes and chuckled, Qiu Chen couldn't help but turn his head and glared at Qin Zheng, and his eyes turned back to fall on the Wei Zi peony that Qin Zheng was holding in his hand, the color was purple, dignified and luxurious, but it was not strong, so he nodded helplessly.

Qiu Chen glanced at it and casually let the little girl rest on the dresser. But a hand stretched out, picked out Wei Zi from a few peonies, held it in front of Qiu Chen and said, "This one is good, I'll save it for you!" ”

The little girl was holding a large glass sea with several small peony flowers in bloom.

Qiu Chen simply freshened up, wore a narrow waist gown with jade-colored silk and silver silk embroidered magnolia flowers, a stand-up collar and narrow waist and small wide sleeves, and a long skirt of true blue gold wealth and ruyi dark pattern pleated lake silk, and a purple brocade curtain of baby drama character stories, and swayed with jade leaves on his head.

Early the next morning, Qin Zheng didn't go to the yamen, got up and still took the children to the teaching field to practice, came back to wash and change clothes and have breakfast, and began to go back to change the clothes of the guests.

She didn't know many people in the capital, so if she pulled each other, at most let Zhao Yuzhen and Chang Jiayi consider a few people and send them to the Li family to choose. She is just a sister-in-law, and she can't care about her sister-in-law's marriage. The easiest person to complain about this matter is not her close relatives, and she doesn't want to find this trouble.

Qiu Chen looked at Qin Zheng, who didn't care, and sighed in his heart, but he didn't say anything more.

Qin Zheng didn't care much, and said lightly: "Just look at it." Seeing that the Chinese New Year is over, you already have a lot of affairs, and you still have children to take care of, don't be tired of yourself. They're still young, so there's no need to worry. ”

The two little girls obviously didn't know much good things, and they liked and envied Aman's clothes and even playthings, but they didn't salivate and beg for them, let alone steal them...... One tie, one embroidery, exchange your own things, even if the value is disproportionate, it's not bad.

In the evening, Qiu Chen talked to Qin Zheng about the two sisters-in-law, and couldn't help sighing: "...... The heart looks fine, and there is no big problem. ”

After Qiu Chen and Zhao Yuzhen saw it, they naturally praised it for a while. Then the girl held a plum blossom-shaped box, and said with a smile: "The trial dim sum in the kitchen is here, you hurry up and try it, if it tastes bad, let them change it!" ”

After nearly a stick of incense, the three of them turned back. Yiting's craftsmanship is really good, and she has laid a good network for everything, and there is a glass bead in the middle - the network is delicate and beautiful, and the beads are brilliant, and the combination of the two is more and more gorgeous and beautiful, exquisite and beautiful.

Aman naturally responded happily, and took two people to leave Qiu Chen and Zhao Yuzhen happily, and went to Jixiuxuan to choose silk threads.

Yihuan could only nod shyly, but in the end she said: "I can embroider, why don't I embroider a new purse for you!" ”

Choose the color of the silk thread and prepare the right length according to the need......

Aman was naturally overjoyed, and when he looked at Yihuan's appearance, he also guessed that she couldn't play the line, so he took her hand again, and said with a smile: "That's right, let Aunt Yiting play the line, and the two of us will help her divide the line!" ”

So, Yiting immediately rejoiced: "I will fight the ropes, and I will fight even if the longevity is extended!" ”

Yihuan Yiting has never had a chance to encounter this kind of thing, let alone have the opportunity to get it, when she heard Aman's words, she was inevitably a little moved. It's just that Yiwan is a little frustrated, her nurse can only embroider, and the embroidery she learned can still show her hands, but she can't. On the contrary, Yiting's biological mother was good at playing the ropes, and she worked the connections in order to compete for favor, and later, she naturally taught them to her daughter.

As he spoke, Aman tugged at the beads, as if talking to himself: "If anyone knows how to tie the ropes, I'll let her pick the best-looking one...... Alas! ”

Then he lowered his voice, leaned in front of Yiwan Yiting and said: "Don't hide it from the two aunts, these beads are made by my mother, but I don't know how to play at all, this is about to be the New Year, and I am also worried!" ”

Aman grinned and said, "It's okay, right?" ”

Yihuan couldn't help but sigh this time: "It's so beautiful!" ”

The colorful and colorful glass beads instantly attracted Yiwan Yiting's attention, and Ah Man secretly breathed a sigh of relief and gave Qiu Chen a smug look.

Qiu Chen glanced at her quietly, the little girl grinned, untied a purse from her skirt, poured out more than a dozen glass beads of various colors, and pointed to Yiwan Yiting and said: "Two aunts look at these, I have monochrome on my head, and it is better to have various patterns in these ones." ”

Even if the value of jadeite has not been discovered at this time, the Chinese people are more respected by nephrite, and the price of such a superb jadeite is not comparable to glass beads. Don't say it, Aman also said that red gold is gilded.

Glass was originally used internally, and it was extremely rare and valuable. Since Qiu Chen's method of burning glass was taught to the interior manufacturing department, the process has been much simpler, and the glass is easy to obtain, and gradually there are more and more of them, and it is naturally not as precious as before. Of course, the less valuable is the monochrome glass (glass), especially the green glass, which is the easiest to obtain and the lowest price. Multi-colored glass and special glass are still rare.

Hearing her ask, Ah Man thought about it for a while, and said with a smile: "Where is the jasper, but it is a gilded glazed hairpin, with a play, it is not distressing to lose it!" ”

Aman usually goes in and out with his brother and brother, and he doesn't have much experience getting along with little girls of the same age. She is only wearing a homely dress today, but since she entered the door, the eyes of these two 'aunts' have been staring at her, and Aman is a little unhappy in her heart, but she is not easy to shake her face.

Yiting looked curious, and couldn't help but praise: "Xiaojie's hairpin is beautiful, but I haven't seen such a transparent thing...... But Jasper? ”

Aman also combed a double bun, next to the bun each holds a red gold inlaid treasure cordyceps hairpin, the lily made of red gold is paid with a green belly grasshopper, the golden is brilliant and luxurious, the emerald color is full of dripping, crystal clear, looks like jasper, but far more clear than jasper, the color is also brighter, and the jade is vivid. It also echoes the bamboo leaf green embroidered plum blossom pattern jacket worn by Aman, lining Aman's white and greasy skin like jade and snow, and his eyes are bright and smart.

Aman smiled and agreed, but did not move. Yiwan Yiting looked surprised, but she didn't take the initiative too much, and sat patiently.

Qiu Chen smiled and said, "Your two aunts came to help me prepare Ming'er's banquet, and it happened that the big kitchen was preparing the dim sum that Ming'er wanted to use, and I will hand it over to you." ”

After talking for a while, Aman took people to the back garden to set up the venue, and got the news that Zhao Yuzhen and the two aunts came to the door and turned back. Seeing Zhao Yuzhen and Yiwan Yiting, they generously came forward to salute.

The two little girls were rarely able to attend parties and banquets, and they were naturally happy and excited to have the opportunity. Listening to the sister-in-law say so gently, the worry and fear in my heart also weakened slightly, and after looking at each other, I finally was more eager and excited, and nodded shyly in the end.

Qiu Chen smiled, looked at Zhao Yuzhen and said, "Mrs. Chang has already made an appointment with me, and Ming'er will bring a few people over to play for a day." It's all familiar to you, and when the time comes, you will bring your two younger sisters with you. The young girls and grandmothers get together, just to talk about the needle girl red, or just like we are doing today, talk about snacks or something, with your three sisters-in-law with you, you don't have to be afraid of anything, just talk like this. The next sentence is what I said to Yiwan Yiting.

"Ming'er didn't invite too many people, but a family and a few people who were close to each other came to get together. The older ones were accompanied by their wives, and the third siblings and younger sisters were tired of greeting the young ladies and girls for me. Speaking of this, Qiu Chen's eyes swept around the faces of the three of them, and saw that Zhao Yuzhen's expression was faint, but Yihuan and Yiting were both happy and worried, both the surprise of taking on a heavy responsibility for the first time, and the worry and nervousness of not believing in their own abilities, and their faces changed.

Qiu Chen knew some of the situation in the Guogong Mansion, and he was really a little surprised, after a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, he smiled gently, and as soon as the topic changed, he turned away from the topic of dim sum and talked about the triplets for 100 days.

Zhao Yuzhen looked at Qiu Chen, and both of them sighed secretly. Although Da Shengkui's dim sum is more expensive, it is nothing for people with good family backgrounds, not to mention eating every day, it is indispensable for New Year's holidays. Zhao Yuzhen's father is a four-grade Beijing official, and his family background can only be said to be average, and Da Shengkui's dim sum is not less. The dignified Guogong Mansion, the real home of Zhong Ming Ding Food, but the young lady only ate once in her mother's house during the Chinese New Year......

Yihuan was a little older, and her temperament was more silent and quiet, listening to Yiting's words, a trace of embarrassment flashed on her face, and she lowered her head silently.

"Da Sheng Kui...... I know, I ate at Mrs. once during the Chinese New Year last year! Yi Ting blinked her eyes and said with a grin, looking innocent.

Zhao Yuzhen tasted a piece of pumpkin condensed milk cake and praised it repeatedly: "The dim sum here is delicious." It is said that Da Shengkui's dim sum is a must, but I think my sister-in-law's dim sum here is even better. ”

"Eat more if it's delicious. These things are easy to restrain and eat, so it doesn't hurt to eat more if you like to eat! Qiu Chen smiled gently. turned around and beckoned Zhao Yuzhen to come over for tea and snacks.

Yiwan Yiting looked at each other, smiled and whispered thanks, and then reached out and twisted a piece of dim sum to eat. At the entrance of the dim sum, Yi Ting's eyes widened, blinked a few times, looked up at Qiu Chen, and bent her eyes with a smile: "It's delicious!" ”

Turning his gaze back, Qiu Chen smiled and said to the two little girls, "Hurry up and eat." ”

As he spoke, he glanced back at Hanguang, Hanguang immediately stepped forward with a smile, the two grandmothers looked at each other, and they were also happy, and they thanked the luggage, and happily followed Hanguang down.

Qiu Chen looked at the situation of the two girls, and inevitably sighed secretly, his expression was two gentle, and he commanded with a smile: "Look at my confusion, the two grandmothers are of this age, so they don't need to serve here, go down and have a cup of tea." Your young lady won't have anything with me, my sister-in-law has designated to take a good look at it for you, and I won't let your young lady lose a cold hair. ”

Yihuan is one year older, only fourteen years old, Yiting is only thirteen years old, and they are all children, how can they not be tempted when they see such a delicate and beautiful dim sum. However, these two people don't go out much and see few people, so they are inevitably a little shy. It's a concubine again, and I've been ignored since I was a child, so it's inevitable that I'm a little cowardly and cowering, looking at the dim sum and obviously moving, but I didn't dare to step forward, I subconsciously looked at each other, and then turned my eyes to look at the grandmother behind me.

Although the Li family did not abuse these concubines and concubines, they were only supplied according to the portions, and with the exploitation and deduction everywhere, the things that the children from the concubines got could only be regarded as food and clothing, and the rest, the boys were better, and there were more opportunities to go out when they were a little older. The girl can only stay in that square inch of land, pointing to the supply in the house to survive, not to mention that Qiu Chen's exquisite dim sum is famous in the noble circle of the capital, it is just ordinary dim sum candy How many times can they see it?

The fine white porcelain plate with silk agate contains delicate and beautiful snacks, and the small round cake with golden color is only the size of a copper coin to make the pumpkin pie, which is filled with condensed milk, and when you bite into it, the crust is soft and the filling is sweet, and it is extremely delicious. The ball-shaped balls wrapped in a layer of sesame seeds are taro balls, the glutinous rice peel is wrapped in taro filling, and a layer of sesame seeds is densely rolled, the outer skin is brown and crispy, and the inside is sweet and refreshing, not as sweet as the pumpkin condensed milk cake, but there is a fragrance of taro and soft, which has a unique flavor. The milky white diamond-shaped block is a glutinous rice steamed cake, with jujube paste, the jujube fragrance is rich, soft and smooth......

Qiu Chen changed Liang'er's clothes, washed his hands and turned around, and saw Zhao Yuzhen staring at the three nursing children with good eyes, and couldn't help but sigh secretly, but he didn't bother her, turned around, and greeted the two sisters-in-law: "Yihuan, Yiting, when you two arrive at the sister-in-law, it's the same as in your own room, you're welcome." …… Come, try these two kinds of snacks. ”

Zhao Yuzhen blushed slightly, and was a little embarrassed to hand over Chang'er to Sun, but he was still a little reluctant, followed over, stood next to him, handed over the wet towel instead of the little girl, and after changing the quilt, Sun washed his hands, washed the warm towel and turned his back to wipe his chest, and then picked up Chang'er and started to feed. Zhao Yuzhen was a little surprised, and in a blink of an eye, he saw that Jiu'er's nurse Pi Shi also washed her hands, wiped her chest, and hugged the child to breastfeed. The chubby dolls snuggled up to the nurse's arms and ate hard, and their little arms and legs waved and kicked from time to time, which looked particularly cute.

The nurse Sun hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "Third grandmother, give your brother to your mother-in-law, listen to this cry, it's time to change your clothes." ”

As she spoke, Chang'er suddenly cried, Zhao Yuzhen was the closest, and without hesitation, she reached out and hugged Chang'er, gently shaking and patting gently, very decent!

Children start teething at three and a half to four months, and because of the development of gums, children will keep spitting bubbles or biting things, and some will drool...... If the saliva is not cleaned up in time, it can cause dermatitis and ulcers on the child's neck, so every child wears a small embroidered bib on their chin. Each child is also provided with a soft muslin cloth to wipe their saliva.

Qiu Chen wiped the saliva from the corners of Jiu'er's mouth, while raising his eyes to look at her and smiled gently: "The blessings of the third brother and sister are behind, don't envy me!" ”

She took decoction medicine to recuperate her body from the moment she passed the door, and Qin Yao would come back every ten years, but the small days came on time again and again, which made her depressed every time.

After seeing Qiu Chen's triplets, Zhao Yuzhen couldn't hide it with envy on his face, "Sister-in-law is really a good ......"

These three people came over under the banner of helping, and they couldn't help, Qiu Chen also allocated energy and time to receive and take care of them, and he was really a little helpless in his heart. Fortunately, whether it is Zhao Yuzhen, or Yihuan and Yiting sisters, they are not noisy people, especially Yihuan and Yiting, who have not seen anyone since they were children, and no one pays attention to them, they are all extremely quiet, one is fourteen years old, the other is thirteen years old, but they are still very shy and young, they don't ask or speak, and their faces turn red as soon as they speak. Qiu Chen, who was watching, also sighed secretly.

Although Zhao Yuzhen was born as a concubine, she was keen on poetry and books before leaving the cabinet, and she was not concerned about general affairs. The two Liang Guogong's concubines, the fifth miss Yihuan and the sixth miss Yiting, are interested in general affairs and no one teaches them. Fifth Miss Yihuan's biological mother fell ill when she was five years old, and Sixth Miss Yiting's biological mother was there, but she was not favored, these two people can grow up safely, and it is also Li's generosity, but no one really cares about them. Fortunately, there is an example in the Hou Mansion, regardless of the children, they must be enlightened at the age of six, and the ladies also invited Mr. to teach reading and literacy, learn some "Hundred Family Names" and "Thousand Family Poems", and learn at the age of nine, and have learned "Female Rings" and "Female Four Books" and the like, and then they will no longer attend classes. Speaking of which, it's just a matter of knowing all the words.