For this level, Qiu Chen didn't care much, although Yufeng and Qingxing were girls, they had grown up in the big yard since they were children, where had they ever seen and heard this, Yufeng's face was red with shame and hated to bury her face in her chest, Qingxing also looked fierce and annoyed, but she didn't hang her head, but raised her willow eyebrows, and glared angrily at the few lewd men.

"Hehe, this is still a prickly ......" A tall and strong black-faced man said with a lewd smile, while speaking, his eyes were still sweeping back and forth on Qing Xing's body, revealing full of obscenity!

"It's a ...... Delicious! Another middle-aged man with a yellow face, dressed as if he was dressed as a scribe, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he lost all his cultivation, revealing the true face of the scumbag, and it was not enjoyable to say, this middle-aged man dressed as a scholar sat on the far side, closest to Qingxing, and reached out to pull the scarf that Qingxing covered half of his face.

Qiu Chen had already crossed the group of people, but at this moment, he suddenly stopped, turned around, protected Qingxing and Yufeng behind him, looked at Qin Li and Zeng Daniu who hurriedly came in from the door, and coldly ordered: "Qin Li, these offended officials and sent them to the yamen!" ”

Qin Li and Zeng Da Niu had just set up a vehicle outside for a while, but they didn't expect this to happen!

It's just that they have their own charters. Hearing Qiu Chen's words, the two did not act immediately, but divided into two ways, Zeng Da Niu turned around and blocked the door of the store, while Qin Li took a step forward, hugged his fist at Qiu Chen and bowed down: "Please Madame, go upstairs, leave it to our brother here!" ”

Qiu Chen also knew that he was afraid that it would not look good next, so he was good at taking Yufeng and Qingxing to continue upstairs. The shopkeeper's Gabba mouth, with a bitter face, bowed his hand to Qiu Chen again and again: "Madam, madam, you raise your noble hand, don't do it in the shop......"

Qiu Chen had a cold face, and before he could speak, Yufeng shouted coldly beside him: "Our wife has been offended in your shop, and if you are held accountable, it will be difficult to escape the punishment, and at this time, I can still take care of those tattered tables and chairs that feel sorry for you...... Or, does the shopkeeper want to let the yamen hold you accountable for harboring and conniving? ”

The shopkeeper opened his mouth, and what else was there to say, a tall and fierce-looking man over there had already taken the initiative to attack and slammed into Qin Li's door with a fist. Qin Li's body did not move, he flew up and slashed one by one, and the man's neck fell to the ground with a soft puff, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead.

The shopkeeper stood on the stairs condescendingly, looking at this scene in horror, where did he dare to say more, and hurriedly took Qiu Chen, Yufeng, and Qingxing upstairs without saying a word. Let's not talk about things or things, he went upstairs to avoid possible culpability, and he was able to avoid disasters, so as not to be implicated and injured.

Before Qiu Chen and the three of them turned around the corner of the corridor, there was a loud bang downstairs, and they had already put down a few more. At first, the people who started were all self-defeating and had some brute strength, but when they met people like Qin Li and Zeng Da Niu, where could they please them, they all took a look, or even fell to the ground without a face, and Qin Li and Zeng Da Niu were definitely stable and ruthless, they were definitely hit with one blow, and those who were hit immediately fell down, or fainted or injured and had no combat power.

These two tables of people are a group, there are thirteen or fourteen people, but at first it was a light enemy, and they were not united, there was no rush up, a few rushed up and stepped forward to help the fist after being put down, the rest of those were also frightened, where did they dare to move, a few pulled their legs and ran out, trying to escape, Zeng Da Niu caught up in a few steps, blocked the door and kicked back one by one, and four did not dare to move and did not dare to run, a big thing was not good, puff puff puff knelt on the ground and kowtowed like pounding garlic and begged. called uncle and grandfather again and again, what family has an old mother, what is a child and so on, and said it endlessly.

Qin Li didn't pay attention to it, stepped forward and knocked out one by one, Zeng Da Niu went out of the car and turned back for a while: "The car is covered!" ”

Qin Li nodded, called the other two family members, and quickly got the thirteen or fourteen people out of the car, loaded them into the car, and divided Zeng Da Niu to take a family member to drive the carriage all the way back to the city. This time, they were not afraid that the carriage would slip and hurt people, and the carriage was driven much faster than usual by them.

Qin Li clapped his hands here, took out an ingot of five taels of silver from his waist and threw it to the guy who was hiding in the corner: "Clean up!" ”

The two guys were also frightened, and got the silver, where is there still half a bad sentence, nodded and replied again and again, helped up the staggered tables and chairs, cleaned up the cups and chopsticks on the ground, and quickly cleaned up.

Unexpectedly encountered such a play, and everyone lost any interest. Especially Yufeng and Qingxing, looking at Qiu Chen's gaze with more fear and caution.

Although these two little girls were born in the compound, they are far better than the girls in the rural villages, but the Liao family itself is a merchant who does not have much social status, not to mention the descendants of the Liao family! They are not familiar with the situation, especially the official situation, even if they do not have much contact with the society, they also know what it is to offend the officials and disobey the officials, and they may not be sentenced to death and exile, but in order to warn and warn the people, they will often put the offending officials on dozens of boards first, and then wear shackles and stand in cages to show the public. The flail is better, usually twenty or thirty pounds, and it is carried for a few days, so that it can finally pick up a life and come back; The standing cage is much harsher, the person standing in the head and neck is stuck in the round hole at the top, can not move up and down, but the distance under the feet is just enough for the prisoner to straighten his back to the ground, the prisoner standing in the middle of the scorching heat and cold, no water and rice, must always straighten the back...... Some of them were weak and died in cages after standing for less than three days.

These things, the two girls have never seen and heard a lot, who is standing in the cage and who is dead. Whoever offended the officials was put in a 50-pound flail and put to death...... Who else went to the flail and didn't die, escaped and came back, but he crushed his backbone, he couldn't straighten his waist anymore, and he could only hunch his waist like a shrimp for the rest of his life......

Since they followed their wives, they watched their wives smile every day, and they were not in a hurry to get angry, let alone lose their temper and anger people, they inevitably relaxed a little. Today, seeing that his wife only said a word, he sent more than a dozen such arrogant strong men to the yamen...... They who were born in a family seem to have come to understand at this time, what is magnanimity and what is means.

Mrs. wasn't good-tempered before, nor was she not angry, but it wasn't a big deal, and she didn't bother to pay attention to it.

As soon as the three masters and servants sat down, Qin Li came in and reported: "Madam, it has been disposed of!" ”

Qiu Chen still had a warm smile on his face, responded softly, and said softly: "Don't be restrained, just stay here with a cup of hot tea to drive away the cold...... Then go down and let the shopkeeper watch the carriage, let our people come in and warm up, and then we have to hurry! ”

Qin Li bowed with a smile on his face and thanked him, "Mrs. Xie is compassionate!" I'd better go down and settle it down first, and then come up for tea! ”

Qiu Chen didn't stop him, and responded with a smile. Qin Li bowed again and hurriedly retreated.

Everyone didn't wait long, but after more than half an hour, Qin Li, who was sitting in the lobby waiting, came up to report that the carriage of the Tang Mansion had left the city gate. It happened that Zeng Da Niu and a few people went to the yamen and came back to meet them, and rushed to the front to report the letter.

After a little tidying up, Qiu Chen took Yufeng Qingxing downstairs to get into the car, and soon after the carriage turned back to the official road, the three carriages came slowly under the escort of more than a dozen guards.

The carriage of the Tang Mansion stopped, Qiu Chen sent Yufeng over to greet him, and the two vehicles were in one place, all the way to Nannuma Lake.

Turning onto the fork in the road leading to Nannuma Lake, there are only a few ruts on the snow, and the snow on the other trees, dead grass and reeds is all intact and preserved in various shapes due to the action of the wind. The snow is not thick, far from being wrapped in silver, the original wax statue, but there is a wonderful snow scene, ethereal and fragile, as if it disappeared in an instant and cannot be traced, even the running horses seem to have lightened their steps, afraid of crushing this illusory beauty.

At the end of the morning, the group finally arrived outside the lakeside pavilion. Because the snow was difficult to walk, I had to clear some of the dry reeds and let the carriage pass, and I had to abandon the winding path of the reeds to find seclusion.

Looking at the big water pavilion that was also shrouded in a layer of snow, Lan Zhi couldn't help cheering as soon as she got out of the car, but this cheer was obviously much more restrained, and it was no longer like a cheer, but just the right expression of surprise, delicate and light, with a little bit of coquettishness and ignorance, in Qiu Chen's eyes, but she lost the original natural vividness of this girl.

Qiu Chen walked a few steps, stood still in front of the water pavilion, looked at Lan Zhi with a smile, lifted his skirt and walked towards him quickly with a smile on his face: "Aunt Begonia!" ”

When Lan Zhi arrived, Qiu Chen reached out and took Lan Zhi's hand and shook it, nodded with a smile: "It's okay, your hands are not cold." Let's go talk first, and see the scenery inside! ”

When she arrived in front of Qiu Chen, Lan Zhi seemed to have regained her original innocence and innocence all of a sudden, nodded her head with a smile, stretched out her hand to take Qiu Chen's arm, and entered the water pavilion side by side.

As soon as you enter the door, there is a foyer, and directly opposite the door is a large carp playing lotus Suzhou embroidery double-sided embroidered perspective partition. On one side of the wall, there are a few low brocade piers, and the rest is nothing else, and it looks a little empty. Lan Zhi has learned the rules these days, and followed the Wu family to learn to manage the family, and naturally she also uses her heart for the layout of the house. She has also seen those covered by screens in the corridor, but they usually put some flower stands, desks, etc., and then put a few pots of flowers and plants or playthings to decorate, so as not to look too empty.

Chen greeted the door with a smile, and saw the two of them come in and bent their knees to salute, the girls waited for the two of them to go to the big clothes, warm clothes and hand stoves and other things on their bodies, Mei Zi and Ling'er took out two pairs of delicate embroidered satin cotton from the cabinet next to them and dragged them, waiting for Qiu Chen and Lan Zhi to change. The satin embroidered slippers add a layer of silk cotton, and also add a little wedge heel, which is soft and comfortable to wear, and does not look draggy, which is very similar to wearing high-soled shoes.

Lan Zhi changed her shoes, walked a few steps cautiously with her skirt, and stomped her feet lightly, and a thin face full of smiles bloomed: "Aunt Begonia, what do you think of this, it's really easy to wear, comfortable and cheap." Unlike thin-soled embroidered shoes, you will be embarrassed when you step on hard things! ”

Qiu Chen also changed his shoes, looked at Lan Zhi's doting smile, and took Lan Zhi's hand and walked inside. When she bypassed the double-sided embroidered screen, Lan Zhi glanced back and saw that Chen was directing the girls to open a few doors from the wall and put her and Qiu Chen's clothes inside.

It turned out that it was not that there was no arrangement, but that the arrangement was hidden in the shadows...... It's like those cupboards that are piled up everywhere, and I don't know where the wonderful dexterity is!

Qiu Chen took Lan Zhi around the screen, and said: "This water pavilion pays attention to the law from nature, and originally intended to be barefoot...... However, if it's cold today, the guests you invite are all reserved and shy little girls, I'm afraid no one is willing to run around barefoot. That's how I came up with this thing...... Oh, try your feet, is it warm? ”

Qiu Chen pulled Lan Zhi to stand still and asked with a smile.

Lan Zhi's eyes widened in surprise, and she nodded her head again and again: "This floor is really hot...... In such a house near the lake, what I am most afraid of is dampness and cold. It's warm and dry, and there's no moisture at all! That's nice! ”

Qiu Chen smiled, pulled Lan Zhi and continued to walk inside, and when he crossed a half-human-high wooden wall, he felt that his eyes lit up, and suddenly he looked over, and saw that there were no tables and chairs in the huge hall. In the middle of the hall, there is a wool carpet with bright colors and complex and rich colors, and there are more than a dozen low tables in the semicircle around them, and the brocade cushion is the seat behind the low table, and there is a rectangular pillow on both sides of the brocade cushion that is slightly higher than the pillow and slightly larger, which is confessed to relying on only use. On the four walls of the room, there are some low cabinets that are not too high, and there are only a few pots of daffodils on them, which have just budded and have not yet bloomed, but the clumps of emerald green add a little vividness and freshness to this bleak winter day.

Qiu Chen pulled Lan Zhi to sit on a brocade mat, and said with a smile: "It's cold, don't say it's cold when you sit high, it's tiring to hold it...... In this way, laughing, drinking, and feasting, the bottom is hot and baked, and people are much more comfortable. Whether it's a poem or a game...... There is also a hired luthier who will order the music from you...... It's rare for you to have a guest, and you have to have a good time! If you think about what else you can use, it's still too late to say at this time, so send someone to prepare for it first. ”

"Oh, Aunt Begonia, you think really thoughtfully...... Let me prepare by myself, not even half of yours, I can't be more satisfied than I can't be satisfied, where is there anything to ask for! Lan Zhi said, sat up straight, made a gesture of blessing, and said with a smile, "I thanked Aunt Begonia here...... Oops, it's so comfortable, people don't want to get up. ”

The two girls who came with Lan Zhi laughed softly behind her. Although that Mama Qiu also came with her today, her words and deeds were very different from the last time. didn't care about the east and west, but followed Lan Zhi with great dignity and elegance, and there was no more than half a word of overstepping the control.

Qiu Chen looked at Lan Zhi who was smiling happily, and then glanced at Mama Qiu who was standing respectfully, Lan Zhi was still lively, still loved to talk and laugh, but she didn't have the recklessness and recklessness she had before, and it seemed to be unconventional, but in fact, every action and every sentence was not rude. It seems that Lan Zhi's teaching has worked well, which should be exactly what the Tang family and the Wu family want to see.

After all, Qiu Chen couldn't help but sigh secretly. That's fine, that's fine. For her daughter, whether she is delicate or lively, her father and family are spoiled, and there is nothing bad about it, but she married someone else's family, and her mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and concubine are ...... Even including the husband who has probably never met, no one will unconditionally indulge you and spoil you, get married, no matter how old you are, what background you are, you will be an adult, you can't do anything well, you can't think about it, you have to be careful everywhere, 'Aunt Weng...... Providing for care, like a parent...... If there is an order, listen to it. If you sit down, you will stand, and you will be ordered to go...... Make the whole tea tray and arrange the spoon. Fragrant tea soup, carefully handed to the ...... The deeper the night, the more you will go to your sleeping place. Settle each other, return to the house, every day is average, the dynasty is similar...... 'These women's code of conduct, nowhere can be by their own heart and anger, everywhere self-denial, everywhere forbearance......

Thinking like this, Qiu Chen himself became depressed. A little girl like Lan Zhi is trying to change herself to adapt to the rules of survival in this world, can she do it?

Accompanied Lan Zhi to talk for a while, seeing that it was almost mid-time, and it was estimated that the invited guests were also about to arrive, Qiu Chen left the two big girls Chen and Yufeng Qingxing in the lakeside pavilion to take care of them, and he only took Meizi and Ling'er along the wooden plank road to Zhuangzi.

Along the way, Qiu Chen walked very slowly, admiring the reeds covering the snow and the lake on the other side as he walked. It's cold, the edge of the lake has formed a thin layer of ice, showing a faint blue-white, go inside, you can see in the distance, the depth of the lake has not been frozen, the blue lake is calm like a blue jade, quiet and pure, revealing a coldness.

The snow does not turn cold into snow. The snow has stopped, and the temperature is significantly cooler than yesterday, so soon the whole lake will freeze. In another half month and 20 days, the surface of the lake will be frozen, and the ice will be thick enough to be able to chisel ice for fishing.

Thinking of ice fishing, Qiu Chen inevitably thought of Liujiaao's pond again, and kept thinking about fishing and stepping on lotus roots, but he was too busy to do so. Forget it, there are lotus roots and big fish in Nanmarsh Lake, and the fish and lotus roots in the small pond are dispensable, so simply put them until next spring to be civilized, and then go into the water to fish and dig them!

stopped working in the lake, and Zhuangzi suddenly became relaxed. Without the crowds of vehicles waiting in line to buy fish and lotus roots, Zhuangzi also restored the tranquility of the village.

Qiu Chen walked all the way to the gate of Yang Shuyong, but he didn't see a single figure. Standing at the head of the door, Qiu Chen turned his head to look, and was about to step into the door, when a half-grown boy ran out of the gatehouse, came to Qiu Chen and knelt on the ground, and kowtowed before Qiu Chen could react.

"Chunsheng has seen his wife, kowtow to his wife!"

Qiu Chen blinked, looking at the kid who raised his face after kowtowing, the skinny kid in the spring is now tall and strong, and his dark cheeks bulge slightly, showing the baby fat that he should have at his age...... It's a big change. If it weren't for this place, if it weren't for this kid running out and kowtowing by himself, Qiu Chen wouldn't have dared to admit it at all.

A wave of joy rose from the bottom of his heart, Qiu Chen unfolded a smile on his face, stuffed the hand stove to Ling'er beside him, leaned over and stretched out his hand to pull Chunsheng up, not afraid that the little boy had mud on his hands, he took his hand and looked up and down, while smiling with satisfaction: "Well, yes, yes, this is less than a year of hard work, and I have grown so much taller...... It's got the look of a young man. ”

Chunsheng's face was full of joy, and he hung his head with a little shyness and embarrassment, but he didn't shy away from letting Qiu Chen look at him, listening to Qiu Chen's happy and relieved words, he couldn't help but reddened his eyes, and choked up: "It's all Mrs. To's blessing, if it weren't for Mrs. Tuo's shelter for our brothers and sisters, maybe our brothers and sisters would be gone at this time......"

Qiu Chen's heart was sour when he heard this, but the smile on his face was still there, and he took out a handkerchief to wipe Chunsheng's eyes and said, "What about your younger brothers and sisters?" Are you all right? ”

At the mention of his younger siblings, Chunsheng became happy again, nodded again and again, and said, "Well, it's okay, they're all fine......

As he spoke, he turned around and ran into the gate to walk through the hall, and for a moment he pulled one of the two children out with one hand: "Come to winter, Yu'er, this is the wife that my brother told you, it was this wife who took us in and saved our lives...... Quick, kowtow to my wife! ”

Qiu Chen was saddened by the little boy who was being surrounded by Ke Jin, and he couldn't cry or laugh. Without waiting for the two ignorant children to kneel down, Qiu Chen bent down and held one in one hand, and had already pulled the two children away, looking at a child who was four or five years old and a child who was two or three years old, Qiu Chen couldn't help but think about Ah Fu and Ah Man when he first arrived...... At that time, Afu Aman was not as good as these two children!

"You call Donglai and Yu'er, right?" Qiu Chen asked kindly.

The two children timidly agreed, not glancing at their brother.

Qiu Chen smiled and touched the heads of the two children, and said to Chunsheng: "It's very cold here, can you come into the house with me and talk?" ”

Qiu Chen's invitation with such a smile on his face, Chunsheng was naturally a hundred willing, just looking at himself and his younger siblings, although he had tried his best to clean up, but compared to his wife's clothes, it still looked a little sloppy, yes, it was inevitable that he was a little hesitant.

Qiu Chen didn't care if he agreed or not, he asked, pulled Donglai with one hand and Yu'er with the other, and went straight through the courtyard and entered the main house of the second courtyard.

Yang Shuyong got the letter and hurried back from outside, looking at Qiu Chen leading the two children, he was stunned and smiled: "I thought you brought Afu Aman!" ”

Although he said this, Yang Shuyong did not dislike the three Chunsheng brothers and sisters, and leaned over to pick up the youngest Yu'er and entered the house all the way.

There was still no one in the house, it was empty, but fortunately it was clean and tidy.

As soon as he entered the house, Yang Shuyong led Qiu Chen to the inner room, and said with a simple smile: "Zhilu said that you are coming today, I have already burned the kang, and it is still hot at this time." Quickly take off your shoes and go to the kang, and the kang is warm! ”

Qiu Chen went to the kang according to Yang Shuyong's intentions, and asked Ling'er Meizi to wash their hands and faces with the three Chunsheng brothers and sisters, and also took off their shoes and sent them to the kang.

Yang Shuyong personally poured hot water and brought it over, let Qiu Chen wash his hands, and Meizi and Ling'er made tea and sent it over, along with several boxes of snacks brought by Qiu Chen.

Qiu Chen opened a dim sum box, revealing the neatly placed chestnut cakes and walnut cakes inside, picked it up with a smile and handed it to the three children: "This is a dim sum made at Auntie's house, can you taste it!" ”

The three children have never eaten such a good thing when they were young, so where will they feel that it is not delicious. Chunsheng took it, but he was not in a hurry to eat, but after watching his younger brothers and sisters taste it, he ate it in a big gulp, showing a smile on his face.

Qiu Chen watched from the side, his heart was sour, Chunsheng himself was just a child, so he knew how to take care of his younger brothers and sisters, and he was reluctant to eat delicious food, it seemed that he wanted to leave it for his younger brothers and sisters to eat. Alas, the children of the poor are in charge of the house, if so!

Raising his hand and touching Chunsheng's head, Qiu Chen smiled and said, "Don't just watch your younger brothers and sisters eat, you can eat yourself...... Auntie brought a lot of them this time, enough for your younger brothers and sisters to eat, you don't have to keep them for them! ”

was told in person, Chunsheng was a little embarrassed, nodded with a slightly red face, and ate the walnut crisp in his hand one by one.

With three children, the house was much more lively, Qiu Chen talked to Yang Shuyong about the plan for Nannuma Lake next year, the two elders of the Yang family, and Junwen and Junshu, who were going to take the county exam in the spring...... chattered all the way, until it was past noon, and the three children were not allowed to go back after lunch, so they accompanied Qiu Chen to eat on the kang.

Donglai and Yu'er became sleepy, so they covered a quilt at the end of the kang and slept on. Qiu Chen began to ask Chunsheng: "There is no need to herd sheep in winter, do you want to take your younger brothers and sisters to live at your aunt's house?" ”

I thought that Chunsheng would agree without hesitation, but I didn't expect the little boy to shake his head unexpectedly Qiu Chen, blinked his eyes and said, "Auntie, I can't go with you...... Although the sheep cannot be grazed in winter, they still need to be fed every day...... Also, there are two ewes in the flock who have their cubs, and they are going to give birth to lambs a year ago, and they need to be served with heart, and they can't do without people's ......."

Qiu Chen laughed in amazement, looked up at Yang Shuyong and said, "There is no one else to feed the sheep?" ”

Yang Shuyong said with a smile: "There are two more people, but this kid is the most attentive, he always puts his younger brothers and sisters in the gatehouse on weekdays, and he basically stays with the sheep except for eating and sleeping!" ”

Qiu Chen's eyes showed a hint of approval, and he looked at Chunsheng and said, "What a good boy!" ”

Chunsheng hung his head embarrassedly when he was praised, and Qiu Chen said again: "Auntie brought those two ewes...... My aunt also has sheep at home, as well as deer and roe deer, so I'll leave them to you to feed when the time comes, okay? My aunt has a lot of older brothers and a younger sister at home, and you and your younger siblings have someone to play with, and as long as you feed the sheep well, you can follow your brothers to school and read and write! ”

After some reassurance and temptation, Chunsheng undoubtedly agreed.

In the middle of the day, Qingxing came from the water pavilion to spread the word, saying that the guests had already taken their leave. Qiu Chen also got up and took the Chunsheng brothers and sisters who had packed their few luggage to the Linhu Water Pavilion.

Lan Zhi drank the wine, and because of excitement and joy, her face was red and fluttering, and her eyes were exceptionally bright. When he saw Qiu Chen coming, he greeted him with a happy face, chattering and chattering about the amazement and joy of the young ladies and girls, saying that the little girls thanked her again and again when they got the embroidered slippers before leaving, and that the little girls almost all asked her about the origin of the snacks and dishes......

Looking at Lan Zhi, who couldn't hide her face, Qiu Chen just listened with a smile, and after a short rest, the two cleaned up and took the girl to get in the car and go back to the city. The stalls left behind were handed over to the Chen family, with the two Lin family's mothers-in-law and several Tang family's mothers-in-law, to clean up and take care of them, and after they were tidy up, they could go back.

Lan Zhi invited a guest to make a face, and the lakeside pavilion of Nanmar Lake is also a little famous. After the invited ladies and girls went back to talk about it, their families certainly knew that there was such a chic and quiet place to enjoy the lake scenery in all seasons. There were two young ladies who were invited but didn't go because the snow was not good, and they couldn't help but regret that they missed such a fun and beautiful banquet in vain......

Qiu Chen ignored these, and after taking Chunsheng home, he gave it to Shunzi's family, took it to take a bath, and took a few children's clothes left in the city, and picked six or seven new ones for them to wear. It's clean and tidy. With the help of the carriage that came to deliver the glass, the three children were sent back to Liujiaao.

Qiu Chen didn't go back, watched the people install the greenhouse, began to raise seedlings, went to Bali Zhuangzi again, bought some flowers, and put them in the greenhouse together. Then pay attention to the vegetables and flowers in the greenhouse every day, so that you can keep yourself busy, so as not to be entangled in the slowness of time and the uncertain return date of the full child all the time.

After all, the snow did not fall much, and after two days of cold, the sky cleared, and the snow disappeared that day. The warm sun is shining, and in this early winter season, it is warm for a few days as if it has reached a small spring.

Qiu Chen's worries eased slightly, in such weather, Man'er came back all the way, and there was less cold and less sin on the road.

Just when she was looking forward to it, just after Qin Li could barely bear her daily expectant and disappointed gaze, on October 14, lunch had just been set, Qiu Chen was eating alone, and the sound of Shunzi's house outside rushed in: "Mrs., madam, the little lady is back, the car has arrived at the door......

Qiu Chen's rice bowl and chopsticks in her hand almost didn't know how to put them on the table, and she couldn't care about the noise at all, jumped off the kang, and ran out as soon as her shoes arrived.

Qing Xing was taken aback, her face was full of joy, and she hurriedly pulled a cloak from the clothes rack and chased it out, "Madam, put on the cloak, be careful of the wind and cold!" ”

Where can Qiu Chen care about her, at this time, he can't wait to give birth to two wings to fly over, and even the long thin cotton skirt seems to be in the way, but after all, he didn't forget his form so much that he completely ignored the image, and slightly lifted the skirt to make his steps a little smoother and lighter......

Running all the way out of the second gate, I saw a small carriage with a blue curtain driving in from the gate and stopping in the courtyard.

Qiu Chen, who was galloping over, saw the carriage, but when he saw it, he seemed to be immobilized, and suddenly stopped, staring at the carriage and stunned outside the corridor. In the car, is it her daughter, is it her man'er? Have you grown taller? Skinny or fat? Do you remember her? Have you forgotten about her......

Qingxing was unprepared for Qiu Chen's sudden stop, couldn't retract her momentum, and almost hit Qiu Chen's body with a poke and poke, breaking the door frame of the corridor, finally stabilizing her figure, she took a slight breath, and then stepped forward to drape Qiu Chen on her body, while tying Qiu Chen's cloak belt, she reminded: "Madam, the wind is the coolest under the eaves of the corridor, and Mrs. Mo is still standing here!" ”

"Huh? Well! Qiu Chen came back to his senses in a daze, smiled, and unconsciously raised a smile on his face and walked quickly towards the car.

The car stopped, the curtain was lifted, and a boy in his teens jumped out of the car first, tall, with slightly dark skin, slightly sparse eyebrows and dark and calm eyes, but he showed a calm and capable man who did not match his age! It's the adult who automatically followed Man'er.

I haven't seen him for a year, and Chengzi has grown a lot taller, although he has not taken off his youth and immaturity, but he has already begun to prepare for the demeanor of a young man.

"Madame!" Chengzi raised a gentle and joyful smile, bowed to the ground, and solemnly bowed.

Qiu Chen hurriedly stretched out his hand and pulled up Chengzi: "Hurry up, hurry up...... Chengzi has grown up! ”

Chengzi stood up and said with a smile: "Madam, the little lady is also back!" ”

A sentence reminded Qiu Chen, nodded slightly, and hurriedly turned around, a chubby little girl on the wheel, wearing a big red jacket and pants, combing two girls, was tilting her head and blinking her eyes to look at her, and her slightly pursed mouth showed her unhappiness!

"Man'er......" Qiu Chen shouted, stepped forward and hugged the little girl's chubby body.

"Mother......" Man'er called crisply, and the tears of the mother and daughter were summoned, and the little girl couldn't speak anymore, hugging Qiu Chen's neck and sobbing and crying. Qiu Chen was also in tears, hugging Man'er tightly, as if he was afraid that someone would snatch her daughter from her arms again.

Qingxing, who followed over, and Chen's Yufeng, who rushed over after hearing the news, couldn't help but reddened their eyes and touched the corners of their eyes. There is hardly a moment in the year when Mrs. does not hang on to the little lady...... This time, the little lady is back, and the wife can finally stop worrying.

After crying for a while, Qiu Chen and Man'er's mother and daughter stopped crying under the persuasion of everyone, Qiu Chen didn't need anyone else, took a handkerchief and carefully wiped the tears on Man'er's face, and wiped his face indiscriminately. I got out of the car without letting go of Man'er, and then I remembered something, and my face was full of anger, and I reached out to pick up the car curtain.

Man'er looked at his mother's face and changed instantly, looked back at Chengzi, the two looked at each other and smiled, Man'er hugged Qiu Chen's neck and smiled: "The master really guessed ......"

Qiu Chen had already lifted the curtain, but the small carriage was empty, and there was no old figure that made Qiu Chen grit his teeth with hatred.

Hearing Man'er speak, Qiu Chen turned his head, Man'er's eyes were still as red as a little rabbit, but he was already smiling, "The master had already guessed that his mother would be angry, so he left before entering the city...... said yes, there is something important in the capital, and he must rush over, so he won't come to say goodbye to his mother! ”

As he spoke, Man'er remembered the master's weak face, and couldn't help but laugh, and his eyebrows and eyes curled even more with laughter.

Qiu Chen staggered his teeth and said hatefully: "Count that old man running fast!" ”

Everyone held back laughter.

Qiu Chen glanced at the girls who were holding back their laughter with their heads down, and pouted: "If you want to laugh, you can laugh, it's easy to have internal injuries if you hold back!" After speaking, he ignored the laughter behind him and in his arms, and burst into a smile on his face first.

"Okay, after laughing, I took Chengzi to wash and change clothes...... Go and see the clothes in Brother Xu's house, this child is growing up too fast, and the clothes he prepared are not suitable! Qiu Chen commanded, and several voices from the Shunzi family agreed, and took Chengzi to the second wing.

Qiu Chen Gu hugged Man'er by himself, and entered Sanjin all the way without letting go, Qingxing Yufeng prepared hot water with his hands and feet, Qiu Chen carried Man'er into the clean room and bathed Man'er himself. took off Man'er's clothes, and then noticed that Man'er's little girl had also grown half a head taller, and the original chest-length bath bucket was now almost up to her waist.

"Huh...... Mother's Man'er has also grown up......" Qiu Chen touched Man'er's little girl's body that had lost a lot of weight, blinked hard, and suppressed the sourness in her eyes.

The daughter will be four years old after the New Year, and some babies have become little girls, growing taller, and the flesh on their bodies is disappearing little by little...... Of course, Qiu Chen wouldn't think like this at this time, if it weren't for the old man Mu who abducted her Man'er for almost a year, how much could her Man'er lose so much?

With distressed eyes, he washed Man'er's hair and bathed. What made Qiu Chen more satisfied was that Man'er's originally slightly thinned and yellowed hair was much denser and much darker...... If this trend continues, Man'er will have black and smooth hair when she grows up.

This year, I don't know how many clothes Lu Dao prepared for Man'er, at this time Yufeng took a set of pink and green cocoon silk cotton pants embroidered with butterflies, put it on Man'er, and dried her hair little by little, tied it loosely behind her head and continued to dry, and then Qiu Chen still didn't fake the hands of others, and hugged Man'er to the kang, she also went to the kang, holding Man'er and talking, and drinking hot grapefruit tea for Man'er.

Yufeng and Qingxing removed the cold meal and heated it, and added a chicken bean curd to Man'er. Chengzi is tired all the way, so you don't have to come over again, let's eat and rest in Erjin!

A cup of honey grapefruit tea and a bowl of chicken bean curd, and you will be full. Qiu Chen watched Man'er eat absentmindedly, and then the mother and daughter slowly walked on the kang, and after eating, they leaned on the kang and talked.

Of course, it was Man'er who said that she had gone through all kinds of experiences. The little girl unconsciously showed joy and excitement on her face as she spoke: "Mother, you don't know the way, there is a fish in the mountain stream in the south, the cry is like a baby's cry, and the mountain people call it a baby fish, thinking that it is a thing protected by the mountain god......"

"Mother, we saw Zhu Polong...... Ah, it is two feet long, with sharp claws, such a big mouth, and extremely sharp teeth, that it can swallow a calf...... It is said that Zhu Polong is the incarnation of the dragon king, and can master wind, rain, thunder and lightning......"

"Mother, we went to a place where people live in trees...... Their houses were made of branches, and they were built on the branches, and they had to step on ladders to enter and exit......"

"Mother, we saw many butterflies, all over the mountains, covering the sky and the sun...... Mother, I also saw a kind of fruit, full of thorns, soft as grapes when the skin was opened...... Very sweet......"

As he spoke, Man'er's little body rubbed against Qiu Chen's body, and rubbed again, his voice gradually lowered, and it became intermittent, and finally became a low whisper...... It's just that the cheerful expression on the little face is still there......

Qiu Chen was relieved and sad at the same time. Her daughter was also very happy without her, and she saw a lot of ......

It's just, why did the little girl's two little fat hands hold on to her clothes tightly until she falls asleep?

"Mother, I miss you so much......"

A low murmur came out faintly, Qiu Chen was stunned, the corners of his mouth and eyebrows instantly burst into a full smile, and at the same time, tears rushed out of his eyes silently and violently again, and slid down his cheeks silently......