It's those days of the month again, half-dead, that's all!

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Fortunately, Yufeng and Qingxing exercised accounting and bookkeeping when they were in Liujiaao, and now they are no weaker than those old shopkeepers and stewards who have accumulated years in the accounts. There is an account room and a steward in the front yard of the Jingbei Hou Mansion, and the accounts that have been calculated by a few hands are finally summarized to Qiu Chen, and she is much more light.

After the winter solstice, it looks like the New Year is about to be faced. At the end of the year, it is the time for the accounts of Zhuangzi, shops, workshops and other places to be summarized, not only to assess the results and benefits of the year that is about to end, but also to plan the budget for the new year's task goals.

Yun Jichen and Liao Wenqing settled in the guest house of the Hou Mansion in Jingbei for two days, and Qiu Chen also cooked a few dishes to entertain old friends as he said before. The next day, the two came in to quit their jobs, went to Gyeonggi to inspect the shops and trade routes, and then returned to their hometowns for the New Year.

In the middle of her sleep, someone approached her vaguely and fumbled to take off her cotton clothes and pants...... The familiar breath and feeling made her rub closer, find a comfortable position in the familiar embrace, and fall asleep soundly again.

Listening to the three watches handed over from afar, Qin Zheng hadn't come back yet, Qiu Chen couldn't stand it anymore, and fell asleep in a daze leaning on the pillow.

Turning back again, Brother Yun had no playful companions, and he became sleepy, Qiu Chen coaxed him to sleep, handed it over to the girl's mother-in-law and took him into the warm pavilion to settle down.

The rise of the three children playing, Brother Yun, who was yawning before, lost his sleepiness at all, and threw the box and gadgets all over the kang. When it was approaching, Qiu Chen had to bluff, shouted at the three children, and asked the girls to pack up their things and send them to the warehouse, while letting the girls look at Brother Yun, she personally sent Afu Aman back to their respective rooms to sleep.

This kid has a habit of opening the box, as long as the box is opened, what is inside, but he doesn't care much about it.

Aman had obviously seen it all, and Aman skillfully opened a box, took out a few boxes, and piled them up in front of Brother Yun, grinning happily and drooling, and struggling to open the box......

The two children were followed by a large group of girls, carrying a full nine large boxes and lining them up in the room where Qiu Chen lived.

Back in the house, Qiu Chen sent someone to see Afu Aman, and he took Brother Yun straight back to Mu'en Courtyard. Cleaned up for Brother Yun, changed into a soft and comfortable home cotton jacket and cotton pants, let him play on the kang, washed himself, changed his home clothes, and Ah Fu ran in happily.

Qiu Chen responded with a smile, but didn't say anything more, the couple took the topic, took care of the jubilant Brother Yun, and went all the way back to the house.

"Kids!" Qin Zheng smiled disappreciatively, and said, "I also collected some things for the children from Nanchen, and it will be almost in March or April after the new year!" ”

As she spoke, she smiled and said, "I'm not embarrassed to say in front of so many people, as soon as the two children heard that they had brought a lot of things, they couldn't walk!" ”

Qiu Chen listened to his arrangement, and didn't say anything more, but instead talked about where Yun Jichen and Liao Wenqing came from and where they came from.

As he spoke, he knocked on the frame of the car window and said to the guards outside the car: "Send someone to follow the third master and see what he does on weekdays." ”

Qin Zheng nodded, "I think so too." ”

Qiu Chen raised his eyebrows slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Although the officials are recruited by the officials, it is not a bad way out. ”

Just thinking about it, I heard Qin Zheng say in a low voice: "But the third child said a few words to me, saying that he couldn't study and wanted to participate in the six-part official examination after the year......

Qiu Chen sighed and felt distressed again. She is a wandering soul outside the world, no relatives, no reason, no friends, even Qin Zheng, a native of the world, has no friends, not to mention, even the family has someone close to him.

When those people saw Qin Zheng, they more subconsciously avoided fear, and no one dared to post it to be intimate or anything.

Although Qin Zheng has a high rank, after all, he is young and low in the clan, and those who sit with him, or those who eat old books, or study and go to school, in the Qin clan, except for Qin Zheng, there is no one who is martial arts, Qin Zheng is familiar with the desert wind and sand, and the battlefield soldiers; Those people are familiar with the wind and snow, and the poetry is sung...... They don't match each other at all. Moreover, Qin Zheng has practiced hard since he was a child, and looking at his current writing skills, he studied very hard back then, and he didn't play together like ordinary children at all. At the age of fourteen, he joined the army again, and it is normal to have no feelings with his brothers in the clan and the brothers in the family.

Qiu Chen was suddenly stunned.

Qin Zheng shook his head lightly: "...... I didn't have much to say, and the people didn't have anything to ask me......"

Qiu Chen asked with a smile while protecting him, "Don't you drink over there, why is it so easy to come out?" ”

In the car, Brother Yun was still a little sleepy, rolling around in the carriage, having a lot of fun.

Qiu Chen looked at Brother Yun and yawned twice in a row, and also said goodbye to the Li family with a smile...... Qin Zheng also quickly retired from the men's seat, and the family of three cleaned up neatly and boarded the car to return to the Jingbei Hou Mansion.

This kind of family banquet will not last too long, and it will come to an end at two o'clock in the middle of the unitary hour. The two old ladies first couldn't hold their bodies and left the table, and her daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law naturally followed. Then some children were sleepy, and adults took the children home to settle them, and there was another batch.

Because Qiu Chen was not responsible for entertaining Zhang Luo and holding the child, he naturally sat down in his seat. Because she was young and happened to be sitting close to the south seat, she clearly saw Qin Cheng's ears at the root of her neck, and the edge of her collar couldn't hide two fresh nail scratches......

Only the second Qin Cheng hurried in until everyone was seated and the banquet was about to start. Qin Xiuyi reprimanded him coldly, and let him confess to the elders, and let him go for the time being under the persuasion of everyone.

The Qin family is a big family for hundreds of years, and it is the branch that entered Beijing, and after breeding for more than a hundred years, it has also become a family with dozens of houses. On the winter solstice, men, women and children gather in the Liang Guogong Mansion, which is naturally very lively, and most of them are also very festive......

Qiu Chen and Qin Zheng both liked to hear this, Qin Zheng bowed down and agreed, and Qiu Chen also agreed to it.

Qin Xiuyi pondered slightly, and immediately said, "Then you husband and wife will go back early, don't slack off!" ”

However, after Qin Xiuyi finished entertaining the two old ladies, she turned around and asked about this topic again. Qiu Chen replied as he replied to Mrs. Li.

Qin Zheng's face did not change, and he nodded slightly and said no more.

Qiu Chen replied in a low voice: "When I went out with the children, Yun Jichen and Liao Wenqing came, the two children hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they were a little reluctant, so I simply left them at home." ”

Every time there was such a family banquet, Qin Zheng took care of the two children with special care, for fear that one of them would stab the children with a harsh speech. Yes, after coming in, I saw my wife but didn't see my two children, so I immediately asked when I saw the opportunity.

"What about Fu'er and Man'er? Why didn't you see it? Qin Zheng asked in a low voice.

Brother Yun is almost one year old, he is already more than twenty-five pounds, the two old ladies are old, and after hugging for a while, they were a little out of breath by the lively little things, Qin Xiuyi hurriedly stepped forward to take it, Qiu Chen also took this opportunity to step forward, took Brother Yun over, took a few steps back respectfully, and stood beside Qin Zheng.

Qiu Chen gave a thumbs up, and the little guy's round eyes instantly turned into two crescents with joy.

Qiu Chen, who wanted to keep a low profile, was almost about to cover her forehead, she raised her fingers and made a silent gesture, Brother Yun'er's favorite game is 'Wooden Man', as soon as she saw this gesture, she immediately overlapped her two little fat hands and covered her mouth tightly, stared at Qiu Chen with big eyes, shook her head vigorously, and asked for credit for her obedience!

The two old ladies took Brother Yun over, this kid seemed to have slept, his eyes were round, and he looked around with a smile on his face, and finally found his mother in the crowd, and shouted loudly with his hands open...... Kiss! ”

Qiu Chen looked a little helpless, and he really couldn't make up for it, so he simply didn't participate, took a few steps back, and obediently stood behind Mrs. Li as a good daughter-in-law.

Qin Xiuyi handed Brother Yun over with a smile on her face, but her two hands followed closely behind Brother Yun'er, not daring to leave the ...... at all.

"Hey, it's just a baby under the age of age, how can it be as you say, let me hug ......" the old lady insisted.

Qiu Chen stepped forward, but Qin Xiuyi didn't use her, he held Brother Yun in his arms and lifted him up to the two old ladies, and said with a smile: "This kid is so energetic, he hasn't been stable for a moment, the two old ancestors still don't hug him personally......"

After getting up, the old lady pointed at Brother Yun and smiled: "This is the elder brother, right?" Hurry up and hug me to be rare! ”

Not long after, Qin Xiuyi followed behind him with Brother Yun'er Qin Zheng, and the three of them arrived together. The house immediately became lively, Qin Xiuyi and the people who arrived early, saluted, greeted, and greeted each other, all the way to the two old ladies, and took the eldest son and eldest grandson to salute together.

Qiu Chen took two steps back without a trace, standing behind Mrs. Li and waiting respectfully.

The two old ladies smiled and nodded in agreement, and talked about other topics.

It just so happened that the girls took the Fushou lotus seed soup and sent it up, Qiu Chen took it personally, and gave it to the two old ladies one by one, and said with a smile: "Ancestor, it's good to look at your own children!" To be more serious, our master will be able to lead soldiers in cavalry and archery, but in terms of reading, our master can't compare with his brothers. ”

Qiu Chen's eyes swept away, and he saw that Li's face stiffened slightly, and sighed secretly in his heart, this old lady is really confused, when she says this, where is flattery, this is simply provoking the relationship between their big house and the Li family, and even with other rooms!

The old lady next to her looked a little younger, and also joked: "Brother Zheng is the smartest among the children in our family, and this little one is also a good one." ”

Qiu Chen hurriedly said: "My brother is close to his grandfather, and when he saw his grandfather, he didn't even want me, his mother." ”

The old lady reached out and shook Qiu Chen's hand, nodded with a smile, and said, "You look like a virtuous person." Where's the brother? Why didn't you see it? ”

One of the old ladies looked at Qiu Chen with a kind face, and looked at Qiu Chen with a smile, and Li Shi was busy next to her and said loudly: "This is the eldest daughter-in-law!" ”

Qiu Chen hurriedly bowed respectfully, calling himself the ancestor.

There were two white-haired old ladies at the door who were supported by their daughters-in-law and mother-in-law and walked in successively, Li saw it, and hurriedly got up from his seat, and greeted him with a smile on his face, and when he walked to the center of the hall, he caught the two old ladies, held the hands of the two, and sent them all the way into the house, sat on the seat of the head, turned around and smiled and said to Qiu Chen who followed him: "This is your ancestor in the third and fourth rooms!" ”

Mrs. Li sat on the chair above the main hall, smiled and watched the people who came in greet her one by one, smiled gracefully and kindly, and asked.

After a while, Mama Lin turned back, whispered in Qiu Chen's ear, and then lowered her hand and retreated to the corner behind Qiu Chen.

Seeing this situation, Qiu Chen didn't go to the door to compete for this 'limelight', and quietly sent Mama Lin to see where Qin Zheng and Brother Yun were, and stood behind the Li family with a smile. When someone came from the clan, she didn't rush forward, but when the Li family introduced her to her, she should salute, greet, and greet, and she didn't slack off.

The Tian clan greeted the door on the west side of the hall with a smile on his face, greeting the ladies of the Qin clan one by one. Xu just stood behind her with a smile, smiling and respectfully accommodating, giving up all the limelight work to Tian alone. The men were greeted by the sixth son, Qin Hao, the third son, Qin Yao, the fourth son, Qin Yun, and the fifth son, Qin Lu.

Qiu Chen frowned slightly, thinking about this person's character, and thinking about it again, this matter is not a big deal after all, so he put this matter aside, smiled and dealt with the Tian family, and took the opportunity of the clansmen's presence to free himself.

Xiangqin Xiangqin, that is, the meaning of intimacy and affection, but it is generally used in the place of Flower Street and Willow Lane, not to mention that the ladies and ladies of the Xungui family disdain to say this kind of ambiguous words, that is, the women in the village, who are slightly reserved and self-disciplined, will not be so loud and have no scruples!

Xu shook his head with a smile, but Tian greeted him with a smile as if he had just seen Qiu Chen, took Qiu Chen's hand and said affectionately: "Sister-in-law, what you said is too polite!" I know that my sister-in-law is very hard working with her three children and the people in charge of the house, so naturally I can't let you suffer two more burdens. But it's not that my sister is disrespectful, why does my sister-in-law have to take more effort to come over, let's sisters talk, kiss and kiss! ”

Although the concubine is the same as the maidservant, but after all, the Xu family is a concubine who has given birth, and she is the mother of Yixuan Yiheng, Qiu Chen naturally couldn't accept her salute loudly, turned sideways slightly, and said with a smile: "Let the third aunt and younger siblings suffer!" ”

The second young grandmother, Tian, straightened up and pouted at the back of the Li family's mother and son, but the third aunt Xu turned to Qiu Chen with a respectful face, and bowed deeply: "The eldest young grandmother!" ”

The third aunt and the second young grandmother respectfully saluted and greeted the Li family, and the Li family did not stop, only nodded slightly, and then held Qin Hao's hand and walked in high.

Seeing this, Qiu Chen guessed that the Li family's housekeeping rights had still not been taken back, and when he arrived at the main courtyard hall, he saw the third aunt and the second young grandmother coming out together.

After a while, the Li family cleaned up, and the sixth son, Qin Hao, also came over, and respectfully escorted the Li family out to the main courtyard hall where the banquet was held. Qiu Chen maintained a proper smile and followed behind slightly half a step behind.

The car entered the second gate all the way, and there was already a warm sedan waiting here, Qiu Chen got out of the car and took the warm sedan chair, and went all the way to Hanlian Yuan to meet Mrs. Li. This time, Mrs. Li's expression was still a little gloomy, but it looked better than the previous two days, and Qiu Chen was inconvenient to ask. Mrs. Li also asked Ah Fu Aman, Qiu Chen told her that someone from Anyang had come, and a flash of clarity flashed in Li's eyes, so he didn't ask any more.

Qin Li and Qin Yong escorted the car, all the way from the Jingbei Hou Mansion to the Liang Guo Mansion, which was almost one-third less than the usual time, and it was not yet the end of the Shen Dynasty.

On the winter solstice, the vast majority of people stay at home to spend the holiday with their families, and in the middle of the Shen Shi, there are few pedestrians on the street.

Yun Jichen glanced at Liao Wenqing, agreed with a smile, took a child by himself, and sent Qiu Chen out of Songfeng Courtyard instead. Qiu Chen pulled Afu Aman and whispered a message, then waved his hand apologetically, boarded the sedan chair and went out.

Smiling, Qiu Chen turned his eyes to look at Liao Wenqing and Yun Jichen: "In this case, then entrust their brothers and sisters to you!" …… You've come all the way to ...... Hehe, I'm not going to be polite to you. It's cold, it's winter solstice, I'm afraid there's no fun outside, so you're at home! ”

Although he already knew the answer, Qiu Chen still asked, and sure enough, Ah Man couldn't wait to agree, Ah Fu was a little slower, and he also nodded in agreement.

Sighing slightly in his heart, Qiu Chen turned his eyes away and looked at Afu Aman, although the brother and sister didn't say anything, it could be seen from the bright eyes of the two children and the joy that they couldn't hide that the brother and sister were extremely willing to Liao Wenqing's construction.

She was slightly stunned, and then looked at the past, the once beautiful peach blossom eyes are still beautiful, but they are not as uninhibited as before, and the rest is only gentle as water, and indifferent as water.

As he spoke, a touch of distress in Liao Wenqing's eyes was fleeting, and it was so fast that Qiu Chen almost thought he was dazzled.

Liao Wenqing turned his eyes over, looked directly into Qiu Chen's eyes, and said with a gentle smile: "I, we haven't seen Fu'er Man'er for a long time, why don't you go alone and leave Fu'er Man'er to accompany us?" ”

Although it may be a little embarrassing to take Afu Aman to the Liang family's family dinner, it is definitely much better to go early than to go later and become the center of attention. Therefore, Qiu Chen wanted to explain to Liao Wenqing.

"Wen Qing ......," Qiu Chen shouted.

As soon as he opened his mouth, Man'er immediately cheered, and Fu'er also showed a happy face, but still turned her eyes to look at Qiu Chen.

has already applied for the middle of the time, and if you don't leave, the family banquet over there in the Liang Guogong Mansion is really not in a hurry. Facing the expectant eyes of the children, Qiu Chen was about to say something to stop him, but Liao Wenqing, who had been relatively silent, smiled and said, "Okay, uncle take Man'er with you!" And Fu'er! ”