Chapter 209 There are conditions for goodness

Qiu Chen took Liu with him, and for fear of bumps, the speed on the road slowed down a lot. Moreover, in order not to let the old lady suffer too many bumps, Qiu Chen directly sent Liu back to Yang's shop, she also stayed at Yang's house for one night, and the next morning, she went straight to Nanmarsh Lake from Yang's shop.

Compared with the last time Qiu Chen came over, there have been a lot of changes.

The bluestone on the road is really reliable, and it is much smoother. A large area of reeds has grown around the lake, and a large area of greenery that cannot be seen is abundant, so that those who do not know may mistake it for a large area of rice paddies when they look at it from a distance. Before coming to the courtyard, unlike the previous tranquility and tranquility, before people got out of the car, they had already heard the faint chirping, rattling of chickens and ducks mixed together, forming a noisy alternative chicken and duck ensemble symphony, making this Nanmarsh Lake, which had been quiet for many years, suddenly come alive and lively.

Qin Yong had already reported the letter in front of him, yes, as soon as Qiu Chen's carriage arrived outside the courtyard, Zhou greeted her, followed by two women, an old man and a young woman, without Zhou's introduction, Qiu Chen only looked at the indigo cotton dress of the two people, and the faces that obviously had the characteristics of southerners, and basically determined the identities of the two.

Sure enough, after Zhou greeted Qiu Chen, he introduced the two people behind him to her. The older one is Lao He's wife, whose surname is Ying, Ying. The young woman is only in her early twenties, she looks about the same age as Qiu Chen, her eyebrows are graceful, but her skin is slightly dark, her cheekbones are slightly high, the bridge of her nose is slightly collapsed, her eyes are moist and bright, and she has obvious southerner characteristics, and she is Lao He's eldest daughter-in-law, Zhang. This time, Lao He moved his family over, and he really made up his mind, even the old and the young, and the family of eleven moved here. Lao He has two old families and five children, the eldest son and the second son are all married, the eldest son already has a pair of children, and the second son is the marriage that Lao He went home to handle this time, and there are two girls and a younger son who are not married...... The men went to the lake to plant lotus roots, and the children went to the shore of the lake to dig wild vegetables to feed the chickens and ducks, and they were not at home.

Ying didn't know how to speak, Qiu Chen said a few words to Zhang, and Zhang's answer was smooth, and his attitude was respectful but not flattering, which made Qiu Chen quite good.

Leaving Zhou and Ying to cook at home, Qiu Chen followed Zhang to the lake. There was a small Zhou tied to the dock, Zhang's body jumped on the boat lightly, took a penny to support, and let Qiu Chen also get on the boat, the bamboo pole went to the dock a little, and the boat was as light as a leaf floating on the water, swinging leisurely and going straight to the other side of the lake.

The lake has just escaped the confinement of winter, but there is no turbulence of rivers pouring for thousands of miles, nor is there the surging of thousands of waves of the sea. In winter, the lake freezes, and it is a mirror of silence and flatness; In spring, the lake melts, but it is still undisturbed, like a piece of melted jasper, quietly unfolding in front of you, delicate and moisturizing, but no one can ignore its depth and tolerance.

Qiu Chen was still standing on the boat at first, and soon sat down at the bow of the boat, his hands on his knees, his eyes skimmed over a piece of broken gold on the lake, which seemed to fall on the pale green of the shore near and far, but in fact, her gaze did not stay at a certain point, but she took all the scenes and things in her eyes and moistened her heart.

Inexplicably, in the clear water of the lake, there was such a figure in Qiu Chen's heart. That person seems to be light and sparse, seemingly deserted, but always like this lake, unassuming, not pretentious, quietly there, it will make people feel at ease.

Qiu Chen's eyes seemed to be slightly narrowed by the floodlight on the surface of the lake, but if he looked closely, he could find that in the eyes that were half-covered by two rows of eyelashes, his gaze had already drifted away, and he didn't know where to fall. It's just that her face at this time is serene with some aftertaste......

"Lady of the proprietor, look, it's here!" Zhang's joyful voice came from behind him.

Qiu Chen came to his senses, blinked his eyes, and only then did he remember where he was, his cheeks were slightly red, he took a deep breath, and hid his impetuous thoughts, and then responded: "Hehe, yes, over there, they seem to be busy, and none of them have raised their heads!" Let's not delay them, let's go quietly! ”

Zhang nodded in response, no longer squeaked, only gently rocked the oar, and rowed the boat silently.

It was still Lao He, because he had to watch the group work, he was the first to see Qiu Chen, and hurriedly greeted him with a smile. Qiu Chen had also already stood up on the bow of the boat, and when he saw Lao He, he inevitably greeted him. Lao He introduced his three sons and two daughters-in-law, and after that, he simply came to Zhang's boat, led Qiu Chen, and pointed out to her which piece of lotus lotus was planted, which piece was used to pick lotus seeds, and in the distance there were chicken head rice and water chestnut, and a water chestnut was planted on the beach on the shore of the lake......

Qiu Chen's face was full of joy when he heard this, but he nodded again and again, and Zuihou gave Lao He a sentence happily: "I will hand over this piece of water to Master He, if you want to fatten Master He to speak, I don't care about the rest, I just wait to eat it with peace of mind." Lotus seeds, chicken head rice, water chestnut ...... But it's all good! ”

The three sons and two daughters-in-law of Lao He's family were a little overjoyed and a little incredulous, but Lao He was familiar with Qiu Chen, and he was not surprised at all when he knew Qiu Chen's temper, but he smiled and agreed: "The lady of the owner is assured to hand it over to Lao He, and Lao He will definitely not let the lady of the east family down." When the summer is over, the owner can bring the young masters and ladies to enjoy the lotus and eat the tender lotus root, as well as water chestnut and tender lotus seeds, chicken head rice, and the tender ones are the most sweet. ”

Qiu Chen nodded: "There is also a lotus belt...... That thing may have to wait until next year, though! ”

This time, even Lao He showed a look of surprise, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect the lady of the owner to even know about the lotus root...... That's also a good thing, vegetarian fried cold salad is good, and eating it in the summer season is the most heat-clearing and defeating fire, dispelling dampness and removing heat. Hehe, the new lotus root just planted this year really can't pick the lotus root, and next year, you can eat it as soon as spring next year. The new lotus root ribbon in spring is the most tender and sweetest! ”

"Okay, I'm patient, I can wait!" Qiu Chen smiled.

Qiu Chen followed Lao He to take a look at the situation of various aquatic crops, and by the way, he imagined the beauty of various harvests, and it was almost noon. Still rowed by Zhang, carrying Lao He and Qiu Chen back. Yang Shuyong took more than a dozen helpers and Lao He's sons and daughters-in-law to bring lunch when they went out in the morning, so that they would not come back to eat at noon, so as not to delay time and delay the planting season.

Back on the shore, Zhou and Ying had already prepared lunch, and Qiu Chen ate it briefly. Lao He took out the remaining silver money from the purchase of lotus root seeds, and handed over the detailed accounts to Qiu Chen. Qiu Chen asked Qingxing to collect the account silver taels, took out another package, and handed it to Lao He: "Master He, here are two hundred taels of silver, one hundred taels is your salary this year, and one hundred taels is the settlement fee I gave you." Of course, this 100 taels of wages is only the part of the advance, our lake, I am with my mother's family 55 shares, and I will take out 20 percent of my 50 percent to you...... Hehe, I don't dare to guarantee how much this income is! ”

Lao He looked at the small package on the table, his eyes were a little red with excitement, and he waved his hand again and again and said: "The lady of the owner, you can't help it, you can't help it, the salary you give is enough, how can you take Anjiayin again, let alone take another share of the money!" ”

Qiu Chen smiled and pushed the little burden forward, and said, "Master He, we have also been together for a year, and Master He must know what kind of temper I have." I treat Master He as my own family, and I believe that Master He can let me eat lotus seeds and fresh lotus roots, and also make me earn money in this lake...... In the future, planting this piece, harvesting the seed, and fertilizing it will all be handed over to Master He, and you will be in charge of it, if you have anything to do, you can directly find the eldest brother, and the eldest brother can't do it, and I ...... I just thought, when we plant the Nanmar Lake with lotus leaves and lotus leaves, water chestnut and seeds, and wait until the summer is green and green, and the red lotus reflects the sun, our Nannuma Lake will no longer be a barren lake and muddy land, and when the time comes, wow, maybe how many literati and artists will come to our lake to enjoy the lotus poems......"

Lao He was excited by the bright prospect described by Qiu Chen, his face was already black and red, and he couldn't tell if he was red, but a pair of small eyes were shining brightly, and the wrinkles around his eyes were getting deeper and deeper, almost like a knife carved on them.

After explaining to Lao He, let Qingxing collect the leftover silver and accounts handed over by Lao He, Lao He didn't wait to send Qiu Chen, and hurriedly took a boat to look at the lotus root, chicken head rice and other things. Qiu Chen asked Ying and Zhang again, but what was missing, but Ying was a straightforward and honest person, only smiled and shook his head again and again, looking at Zhang. Zhang said with a smile: "The lady of the owner, although our family has traveled far this time, we have taken care of it well on the road, and almost all the big and small things in the family have been moved. Madame doesn't have to hang on to it. ”

Seeing Qiu Chen nodded, Zhang said again: "The lady of the East family, there is no shortage of things, that is, the eldest son of my family, who was originally at home, ready to be enlightened this year, and now that he is here, everything is fine, but there is no school here and no husband, and the children are afraid that they will not be able to catch up." ”

Qiu Chen said: "There are few people here, and the conditions are limited, so I am afraid that I will not be able to build a private school for a while." However, our hometown is next to a private school, and my husband was invited by our family. There are also many good schools in Fucheng. In addition, this is not far from Yang's shop, and you can also send your children to my parents and go to school...... Well, it's not difficult, you can discuss it with your family to see where to send your child. Decide on a grown-up, just give me a message, and I will send someone to pick up the child and send him to school. ”

Speaking of this, Qiu Chen looked at Zhang and Ying and said with a smile: "It's not difficult to go to school, but I'm afraid that you two won't be reluctant to let your children leave!" ”

Ying hurriedly waved his hand, and Zhang also smiled and said, "The lady of the owner said that she was laughing." As the old saying goes, jade can't be made without cutting, and children can't become a tool without training, and my mother-in-law and I both understand this principle. ”

Qiu Chen's jaw nodded approvingly: "Well, this is your mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who understand things. ”

After sending away the Ying family's Zhang family, Qiu Chen chatted with the Zhou family a few more words, told her about Junwen's reluctance to marry in the near future, and chatted for half an hour, Qiu Chen resigned from everyone and took the carriage back to Anyang City.

Daxing had already received the letter and was nearly ten miles away from the West City Gate.

The carriage stopped for a while, and Daxing got into the carriage and drove the carriage for Qingjiang, talking to Qiu Chen while talking.

On that day, Hu Yanxun sent away his entourage, and no one knew what he said to Lin Xu, but in recent days, after Yu Liang got into his heart, he vaguely listened to Lin Xu's self-talk, although the words were incoherent, but after Daxing learned to Qiu Chen, she roughly strung it together, and guessed what Hu Yanxun and Lin Xu said.

As the car approached the city gate, Qiu Chen lowered the curtain and sat quietly in the carriage leaning on a cushion, slowly summing it up in his heart. Hu Yanxun said those words, she didn't believe a word. It's just that she is very strange, Hu Yanxun almost ignored her mother and son before, and didn't pay attention to it at all, she took the initiative to break up in two is not in line with his heart, why did she do so many things? Still have such a hypocritical attitude towards Lin Xu?

What is Hu Yanxun doing this for?

said that she was thinking about family reunion and beauty, but she absolutely didn't believe it. So, what is Huyanxun looking for?

Thinking about it, he didn't have a clue, Qiu Chen rubbed his swollen sideburns, and simply threw these away first, ignoring that person's affairs first, or calming Lin Xu's emotions first, and letting him rest assured that he would finish this college exam!

All the way into the city, back to the forest house, the sky is also approaching dusk. Daxing sent Qiu Chen down, and hurriedly rode to Guo Mansion to pick up Lin Xu.

Shunzi's family greeted Qiu Chen into the Sanjin Courtyard, and brought hot water to the mother-in-law, Qiu Chen washed, changed the fine cotton jacket group at home, and sat on the kang, and the Shunzi family came up again to ask, "Madam, yesterday I received a letter and said that Mrs. is coming today, early in the morning, the Daxing housekeeper sent someone to the dock and bought a bucket of anchovies and a few mandarin fish, all of which are fresh." Shall we eat fish tonight? ”

Qiu Chen nodded with a smile, and the Shunzi family asked again: "Madame, what do you have to tell the Chen family?" ”

Qiu Chen took a sip of tea, smiled and waved his hand: "Speaking of which, the Chen family is a serious learner, much better than me." Just tell her and let her watch and do it! ”

"Madame's words are too humble, the dishes made by your guidance, which time is not a family boast, Chen also said, I learned a lot with Madame!" Junko's family smiled and flattered.

Qiu Chen smiled: "Since she has learned a lot, she should be able to make it even more delicious." Go, your second master comes back, you come in and report me. ”

Junko's family agreed and withdrew.

Qiu Chen drank a cup of tea, told Qingxing to take out the clothes and other things that the old lady of the Lin family brought to Lin Xu, and when the Shunzi family came in and returned, he immediately took Qingxing to the second courtyard.

Stepping into the door, Lin Xu had just washed up, and when he saw Qiu Chen, he immediately showed a happy face, hurriedly greeted him, and said with a long salute: "Sister-in-law has worked hard all the way!" ”

"I went to Yang's shop yesterday, and I went to Nannuma Lake today, and I came from there, it's not hard!" Qiu Chen said, sat down on the main hall, and happily told Lin Xu about the various things in Nanmar Lake, "This old He, we are using it right, not only did we buy a lot of seedlings this year, but also brought our family members over, this is to live here with peace of mind." I also read it, Lao He's family is haode, and the three sons and two daughters-in-law are all diligent and simple villagers, and they know how to be polite...... Well, with them, our Nanmarsh Lake has entered the summer, and there are large red lotus and blue lotus to see. Lao He also said that in the summer, we can eat tender lotus roots, tender lotus seeds, as well as chicken head rice and water chestnut...... When the time comes, let them take a boat to take you and Afu Aman to the lake to pick by yourself, and also feel the artistic conception of the lotus leaf field. ”

was also said by Qiu Chen's phone call with a hint of longing, and nodded with a smile: "Last year, there were a few lotus pods in the pool in front of our door, and Afu Aman was rare and reluctant to eat them, but this year there are more knots, and they can really eat by the two of them, they know, and they don't know how to rejoice!" ”

The uncle and sister-in-law gossiped a few more words, and Qiu Chen confessed the burden brought by Mrs. Lin, and took Qingxing back to the backyard.

Lin Xu sent his sister-in-law to the corridor, Qiu Chen stopped with a smile and said, "You have been in class for a day, and you are very tired, don't be so polite to your sister-in-law, hurry back and rest, and have dinner." We bought a few live mandarin fish and anchovies today, and I asked them to do it. After eating, rest early, don't stay up too late, don't rest well, and it will be difficult to concentrate in class tomorrow. ”

Lin Xu nodded his head contradictoryly, he wanted to say something, but he opened his mouth but didn't say it. Seeing Qiu Chen enter the Sanjin Courtyard, turn the eaves corridor and enter the house, Lin Xu still stood in the corridor for a while, and then returned to his house with a depressed expression.

In the evening, Qiu Chen got a letter from Chunxiang, and the next morning, he sent someone to tell Yu Liang, and at noon, he sent a car to pick up Lin Xu, Qiu Chen wanted to take Lin Xu to buy some things for the exam, and let Yu Liang tell Lin Xu to say hello to Master Guo early, and lunch would not be used in Guo's mansion.

After breakfast, Qiu Chen counted the accounts brought back by Lao He and handed them to Qingxing for accounting. In the middle of the day, she cleaned up neatly, and still wore a very plain milky white skirt, a moon-white narrow gown, up and down her body, only a very small sachet hung on her waist, and a red gold aromatherapy ball the size of a peach pit was placed inside. I saved a transparent and smooth hosta flower resin hosta in my hair, and only patted flower dew and lotion on my face, without powder, let alone rouge. However, after more than a year of maintenance, Qiu Chen's face is very different from when he first came, no dull yellow and rough, white and delicate, revealing a healthy pink. Qiu Chen couldn't help but sigh, Begonia's skin itself is really good, and it is young, there are no wrinkles and spots, this kind of healthy and young skin looks good without makeup.

When Qiu Chen went out, Qin Yong and Shen Hu still followed the guards.

The group took the car, first went to the street not far from Guo's house to wait, just arrived at the end of the time, Lin Xu took Yuliang out of Guo's mansion, got into the carriage, Qiu Chen commanded, the carriage turned around and walked towards the most prosperous Fuqian Street.

Fuqian Street and Tietasiqian Street are the two most prosperous commercial streets in Anyang Prefecture. But relatively speaking, the shops on Fuqian Street are more like famous stores, unlike the Iron Tower Temple, which is complicated and redundant, full of small shops and vendors, which is more close to the people.

The car went up Fuqian Street, walked for a while, and stopped in front of a shop.

Lin Xu jumped out of the carriage first, and then turned around and waited for his sister-in-law to get out of the car, then he looked up at the façade of the store, and saw three shops on the street, the façade was atmospheric and deep, and there was a plaque hanging on the lintel, which read: Shangji Spice Shop!

"Sister-in-law wants to buy spices?" Lin Xu asked suspiciously.

Qiu Chen smiled and said, "I thought of a fragrance recipe a few days ago, which can refresh my mind." Let's see if it can be matched, if it is complete, wouldn't it be right for you and Han Gongzi to use it! ”

Lin Xu arched his hand and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law is worried again." ”

The two wanted to follow into the store, and saw that the façade of the three large open rooms was connected throughout, and on the right side of the door were placed two pairs of official hat chairs and two small tables, and a tall flower stand was placed in the corner of the wall, offering a pot of green orchids that did not bloom.

Qiu Chen nodded secretly, this spice shop would have many kinds of fragrances contaminated with it, if there were blooming orchids, not only would the orchid not be visible, but it would be easier for people to distinguish the taste of spices. It is just right to offer this pot of flowerless orchids.

When the young man saw the guests entering the store, he hurriedly greeted him with a smile and greeted politely: "This lady, this son, what kind of incense do you want?" The small shop has just arrived at the good Shenshui Canan incense and Venus red sandalwood, do you want to give the two of you a small one to get started? ”

Qiu Chen didn't pay attention to the young man, his eyes swept over the multi-treasure grid on the opposite wall, and he saw that there were boxes and bottles in each grid, and there was no incense, but only looking at these incense vessels, or high-grade porcelain, or exquisite jade, the handmade refinement was delicate, and it was enough to make it and the spices contained in it be extraordinary.

Sweeping his eyes, there were three men and a steward in the lobby, and only a young man with a small servant was watching the incense, and he didn't see any other guests, let alone the female dependents. Qiu Chen estimated that such a store would usually set up a reception room for reception when female relatives or distinguished guests came to the door.

Retracting his gaze, Qiu Chen smiled slightly, twisted a small silver bean from his purse and threw it to the young man, and said, "Don't want these ordinary products, you just pick up the well-hidden things in your store and take them out and take a look!" ”

After receiving a reward of half a tael of silver, the smile on the young man's face almost squeezed out his eyes, and he agreed one after another, leading Qiu Chen to the back: "Madam, please go this way!" ”

Qiu Chen glanced at Lin Xu, Shi Shiran followed the young man through the store, walked to the back, and when he came out of the back door, he found that this Shang Ji spice shop was far from being as simple as the three stores outside. In the garden, the stacked stones and flowing water, the pavilions and pavilions, the flowers and trees are sparse, and the water is also led to make a small waterfall on the stacked stone rockery, a small pool under the waterfall, the water is clear and quiet, there are red and yellow koi carp swimming freely in it, there are wooden small curved bridges to cross on the pool, people walk on the curved bridge, one side is the stacked stone waterfall, the other side is the blue and quiet small pool swimming fish, a static and moving, contrasting with each other, unique ingenuity.

As the young man walked all the way through the small garden, Qiu Chen smiled and pointed to the small pavilion with four corners of the cornices on the stacked stones and said, "It's just the right spring day, and your garden is really interesting, so why don't you sit in that pavilion!" ”

The young man won the reward, and there was no one who didn't agree, he promised again and again, leading Qiu Chen to carefully step on the stacked stone path, and from time to time he turned around to remind Qiu Chen to be careful with his feet. When Qiu Chen arrived in the small pavilion, the young man confessed again, ran down quickly, brought a pot of hot tea and two chair cushions over for a while, placed Qiu Chen and the two to sit, and ran down quickly, this time it was a little longer, about a tea time, and he held two carved wooden boxes.

This time, the spices that the young man took out were also good, and the quality was comparable to that of the female general who came to the door that day, but there were more varieties.

Qiu Chen looked at the incense slowly, and asked the young man as if chatting: "I heard that you have the most complete spices in the store, why don't you seem to buy many incense?" ”

The young man laughed with him, and replied wholeheartedly: "Madame is right, the owner of the small shop has his own caravan, and this spice is slightly more complete than the others. The small shop has a special door-to-door service, so many ladies and ladies of large families watch incense at home. In addition, it is close to noon, most of the customers have gone home or entered the restaurant to eat, and there are fewer people in the other shops. ”

"Oh, that's what I wanted!" Qiu Chen nodded with a smile, and said, "You said that many ladies and young ladies from big families use your family's incense, which ones?" You say it and listen to it, and it will save me the weight of buying it back with others. ”

Although the young man didn't quite understand that weishenme incense couldn't be used heavily, he still tried his best to answer Qiu Chen's inquiry: "There are many people who use incense in our store, and those who call the general affairs come to the door, the small ones don't know, and the small ones only know some people who come into the store to see the incense." Among them is the second young grandmother of the Guo family; Grandma Liu, the new commander of the Servant Mansion......"

When Qiu Chen heard this, he interrupted the young man and said, "Hey, I heard that the new commander, Lord Huyan, is not married, where did this grandma come from?" ”

The young man smiled, his eyes swept slyly over Qiu Chen and Lin Xu's faces, and he lowered his voice and said: "That lady really didn't marry, this matter is not a private matter, and several of our families in Anyang are thinking about marrying their daughters into the mansion." Speaking of this Grandma Liu, it is said that she is the favorite concubine of Lord Liu, but there is no grandmother in charge of the house, so this Grandma Liu is in charge of the inner courtyard, and she is called Grandma Liu inside and outside. However, this Grandma Liu is really favored, but she is an aunt, she wears it, obediently, what is really expensive, what is used to burn money...... Speaking of this Grandma Liu, she is also a big family in a small shop, and she will come here several times a month, and it will cost hundreds of taels of silver when she comes back. In addition to the small shop, Grandma Liu's favorite places are jewelry stores and silk villages, and she loves to weave gold satin and red gold inlaid jewelry......

Out of the corner of Qiu Chen's eyes, he caught a glimpse of Lin Xu, whose face turned pale, and asked again: "This lord seems to be very expensive, otherwise he can't afford to spend so much money on this Grandma Liu!" ”

The little guy smiled, and said lightly: "This little one doesn't understand." However, the lady had also accompanied Grandma Liu twice, and each time he didn't spend less money......"

Speaking of this, the young man changed the topic and lowered his voice: "It is said that the lady is about to marry an adult in the province, and it is said that the matchmaker has run away a few times, and even the eight characters of his birthday have been combined...... Well, this is still Zhang Tiezui in front of the gate of the Iron Tower Temple, who was drunk and leaked......"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Lin Xu suddenly stood up and scolded sharply.

The young man looked at Lin Xu in astonishment, and bowed down again and again to plead guilty: "This master, the little one has heard people say this, and he also casually relieved the boredom of the ladies and sons...... The little one knows it's wrong, please atone for your sins, please spare the little one! ”

Qiu Chen calmly stretched out his hand and pulled Lin Xu's sleeve, pulling Lin Xu to contain his anger a little, and then turned around and smiled at the young man: "That's it, that's it." You don't have to plead on these things, so you don't have to ask for sin. Oh, you put these things on me, and I'll settle the account! ”

The panic and pleading on the young man's face froze, and he knelt in front of Qiu Chen with a puff, and before Qiu Chen could react, he really kowtowed, and he didn't need to be pulled by anyone, he got up neatly, smiled, and bowed down and said, "Little Mrs. Xiexie." These incense sticks, the small ones can only be sold, not silver, and the small ones will go to our shopkeeper, and our shopkeeper can give some silver to the lady...... If the chief steward is here, he can give more ......."

After saying this, the young man forced himself to bow down, turned around and left, and hurried down the pavilion with a smoke.

Qiu Chen slowly turned his head, poured a cup of tea with a smile and handed it to Lin Xu: "Dissipate your anger, those words were just heard by the young man from elsewhere, it's useless for you to be angry with him!" ”

"Sister-in-law!" Lin Xu shouted with some disapproval.

Qiu Chen smiled gently, raised his hand and patted Lin Xu's arm and said, "Well, I know, I know." That man is different from others......"

Speaking of this, Qiu Chen's gaze swept away Qingxing and Chunxiang, and the two of them bent their knees vigilantly, got off the pavilion, and stood at the intersection on both sides.

"Drink saliva first." Qiu Chen watched Lin Xu take a sip of water from the teacup, and then continued in a gentle tone, "You just saw that that young man kowtowed to me to thank him, and took the initiative to find their shopkeeper to give us money...... That's not the use of the little bounty I gave before. But because I just said something for him, I showed kindness to him. And if you scold him and look at him angrily, he may be angry with you......"

Lin Xu opened his mouth to say something, but Qiu Chen raised his hand to stop him, still saying gently: "Sister-in-law is not saying that what you did is wrong, nor is it accusing you. I'm just telling you that to be nice to others is to be kind to yourself. Even if people are close relatives, they need to be close to each other in order to maintain, if one party speaks ill of each other, ignore it, and live or die...... Think about it, can the two sides be okay? ”

Seeing that Lin Xu had gradually subsided his anger, his face became confused and solemn.

Qiu Chen patted his hand and said in a harmonious voice: "I'm talking to you today, which can be regarded as a temporary idea." Whether it was when we had no food and clothing and needed relief from our neighbors and villagers, or now that our days are getting better and better, I have always adhered to the principle of being kind to others. As long as I can help, I will try my best to help, and I will try my best to pull a handful if I can...... It may also affect you and Afu Aman. I am telling you this today to tell you that the premise of being kind to others is that the other party also has good intentions. If the other party is suspicious, and we are still bent on being kind to others, we are really the same as Mr. Dongguo. ”

Lin Xu lowered his eyes, and gradually even lowered his head.

Before he could straighten out his emotions, the young man had already hurriedly led a middle-aged man in his forties over. This is exactly what the young man said about the shopkeeper Xin. This shopkeeper Xin is naturally much more sleek than the young man, and he greeted Qiu Chen very warmly, then waved his hand very generously and gave Qiu Chen a nine-percent discount, and saved more than thirty taels of silver.

Qiu Chen was not polite to him, signaled Qingxing to take the silver ticket and settle the account, and left the Shangji spice shop with Lin Xu's farewell.

Walking out of the spice shop, Qiu Chen didn't go home, and took Lin Xu to eat at the Yunzhongxian Restaurant on Fuqian Street. Lin Xu didn't know the taste of the food, so he barely picked up a bowl of rice, and then quit Qiu Chen and went back to Guo's house to take classes.

Qiu Chen was not in a hurry to go home, and took Qingxing Chunxiang to go shopping on the shop street of the dock for an afternoon, and it was close to evening, and then he turned home.

In the evening, when Lin Xu returned home from school, his expression was much calmer, and he couldn't see too much depression and sadness. After eating, Qiu Chen found Lin Xu and chatted about the situation at Guo's house in the past few days. Qiu Chen also talked about the things at home, including the interesting story of Ah Fu Aman, including the completion of the backyard expansion project at home, and even the matter of Erkui's family also told Lin Xu, Lin Xu listened calmly.

Half an hour later, Lin Xu looked at Qiu Chen and said calmly: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, my younger brother will study hard, take the exam with peace of mind, and won't think about it anymore." As for the rest, let's wait until the hospital is finished! ”

Qiu Chen smiled and nodded: "Okay." If there is anything, tell your sister-in-law in time. ”

Lin Xu nodded and sent Qiu Chen back to the backyard.

Next, Lin Xu really returned to his normal routine and state, in addition to going to Guo's house to attend classes every day, he came back to ask Qiu Chen to say a few words and went back to his room to study, day and night.

Qiu Chen went to the workshop, stared at it for two days, and then sampled some of the finished soap products to make sure that the quality of the products was qualified, so he was relieved.

During the period, the Guo family invited Qiu Chen to come to the door as a guest, Qiu Chen went, and the eldest lady of the Guo family took out a deed, which was drawn up by the old man Guo himself, the deed of the Guo family's Lin family's cooperative business, the deed explained that the Lin family provided prescriptions, the Guo family produced raw materials for processing and sales, and the net profit Guo family and the Lin family were divided fifty-fifty. The profit is settled every six months.

Qiu Chen was not surprised, nor did he push back, and signed generously.

After finishing this, it happened that a yard behind the Lin family was for sale, Qiu Chen got the news and went down directly, and found a craftsman to open up the two courtyards, and the gate of the back yard was opened on a street behind, and it was still retained, so it was regarded as the back door of the Lin house. The house rested for a while, and the small courtyard next to the back door was reserved for the Erkui family to live in. Going out of the back door and walking up to a street corner is a good private school, which was opened by an old showman, and has a bit of a reputation. At that time, the mountains and stones can be sent to school there.

After all this, half a month has passed. Qiu Chen sent a car back to Liujiaao to pick up Afu Aman, Junwen Junshu brothers, Chengzi, Pan Jiaqing, and Erkui's family as promised, and went to Anyang Mansion.

Let the Shunzi family take people to help Erkui's family settle down, and Qiu Chen placed the children. Afu Aman naturally still followed her to live in the Sanjin Hospital. Junwen, Junshu, Junyan, Junzhang, the four brothers and Chengzi lived in the second hospital. Pan Jiaqing, like Qin Yong and Qin Li, naturally lived in the guest room of the first courtyard. After the arrangement, the children had dinner and rested early after a bumpy day.

Qiu Chen commanded Qingxing Yufeng Chunxiang to pack her luggage, the children have arrived, and their academic performance is also good, then, they will set off tomorrow and travel along the river by boat, as for the destination, Qiu Chen has already decided, but he has not told the children yet. Just let her keep this secret and surprise the children!