Chapter 170: Asking

These days, Lin Xianniang often goes to the east courtyard to talk, Qiu Chen is so busy that she sometimes doesn't care about hospitality, so she follows the Qingjiang family, Yufeng Qingxing, to do needlework and talk. Such a little girl, born in the rich township of Ayaluodui, but because of the sin, she even sat in the bitter cold land of Xinjiang for ten years, and now although she has been granted amnesty and exonerated from the crime, the family is scattered and scattered, and she lives with a mother and an aunt, and there is no one to talk to, and Liu Jiaao is unfamiliar with the ...... Qiu Chen took pity on her life experience, and because of Lin Xu's relationship, he was always a little more polite.

"Fifth sister, don't always be so polite, sit down!" Qiu Chen responded with a smile, took the medicine box into the back room, and handed it to Yufeng to put away. I went into the clean room and washed my hands, and then I came out again.

Lin Xianniang poured a cup of tea and handed it over, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law has a cup of tea to warm up." ”

Qiu Chen took it, stretched out his hand and pulled Lin Xianniang to sit on the kang together, and said with a smile: "You come to me, how can you be busy, sit down, sit down!" ”

said, and instructed Qingxing: "Go to the kitchen and take a look, in the morning I looked at Daxing's steamed lotus leaf jujube cake, and it should be out of the pot at this time!" ”

Qingxing bent her knees and agreed, and hurriedly went.

Qiu Chen turned back to Lin Xianniang and said: "Originally, I thought that I would eat and plant lotus roots, but there are not many lotus root seeds that can be obtained, and it is difficult to produce much...... Thinking about the good lotus leaves in the middle of the pond in summer, I can only use lotus leaves for some use. ”

A hint of surprise flashed in Lin Xianniang's eyes, and then she pursed her lips and smiled: "Sister-in-law did the right thing, but it is just to eat a few pieces of lotus root, not only to change the lotus leaves of the half pond next summer, but also to have lotus seeds after the lotus flowers, and then there are lotus roots...... It's a good deal! ”

Qiu Chen also smiled: "Yes, I think so too!" ”

The two of them were talking and laughing, and Qingxing had already come back with a food box. When I opened the food box, a sweet taste of lotus leaves, glutinous rice and red dates mixed with the heat spread. When the heat dissipated, I saw a semi-circular glutinous rice cake wrapped in red dates in a semi-transparent shape, placed on the green and yellow lotus leaves, small and exquisite, white crystalline, red bright, very good-looking.

Qingxing Xizizi took two small plates and sent them to Qiu Chen and Lin Xianniang, Yufeng took out a clay pot from the kang hole next to her, and poured two cups of almond goat milk for the two: "Eat glutinous rice cakes, it's good to eat with this." ”

Lin Xianniang took a bite of cake, drank another sip of goat's milk, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law knows a lot, and these two girls are also well adjusted." When used together like this, it is really fragrant and smooth. ”

Qiu Chen happened to eat a cake, swallowed it, and said: "I love food, and the two girls I brought have also become gluttonous girls!" ”

As he spoke, he smiled and said to Yufeng Qingxing: "You two also taste it while it's hot, it's not good if this thing is cold." ”

Although Lin Xianniang was born in a noble scholarly family, she was young after all when her family was convicted, and it would be good to survive in Ling Shanwei all these years, and the luxury and wealth of her childhood can only be deeply pressed in the depths of her memory, and she dare not think about it. was pardoned, but those childhood memories suddenly came to life, and they always appeared in her heart and dreams.

Today's plate of glutinous rice date cake is delicate and meticulous, although it can't be compared with the melt-in-the-mouth details in her memory, but it also makes her desire even stronger. She should not get tired of eating, she should not get tired of being fine, she should also not touch the spring water with her fingers, and play the piano with pen and ink when she is idle......

Because of drinking goat's milk, Yufeng brought warm water, waited for the two to rinse their mouths, and then served hot tea again.

Qiu Chen looked at Lin Xianniang. This was born well, before somehow trapped in the Yanyun Valley, so hungry that he almost took off his human form, came to Liu Jiaao, the days were calm and stable, although the eating and drinking were not very exquisite, but it was also good, after a few months, the cheeks gradually plumped, and the complexion also changed from the original withered yellow, gradually moisturized, with blood, the whole person is like a flower in early spring, gradually blooming from a piece of withered yellow, and pumping the buds, as if there is one more sunshine, it can bloom instantly.

I don't remember who said that a real beauty can give birth to a different kind of beauty in a sack...... Lin Xianniang in front of her is exactly like this, but she is a very simple primrose-colored jacket and sandalwood skirt, without complicated embroidery and exquisite jewelry, but it is still difficult to hide her beauty.

Lowering his eyes, Qiu Chen secretly sighed, such a color, in such a small mountain village...... There are no Haode relatives in the village, but there are now two real sons living in her family...... According to the little guy Anren, those two are not married!

Thinking of this, Qiu Chen's heart jumped slightly. Looking at Lin Xianniang's gaze again, she looked at it a little more secretly.

After eating the glutinous rice cake, Lin Xianniang and Qiu Chen naturally talked about Lin Xu.

Lin Xianniang said: "Seeing that the sky is a little gloomy, if it snows again, it will be difficult for Brother Xu to come back from the mid-year vacation." ”

Qiu Chen shook his head with a smile: "The county school will have a holiday on the eighth day of the first month, and if I go back this time, Brother Xu won't come back in a hurry." It doesn't hurt to snow at this time, and when we enter the Layue Gate, the snow will not melt and be compacted, and when the time comes, we will pull the plow to pick it up. ”

"Climb the plow? What's that? Lin Xianniang asked curiously.

Qiu Chen described the plow climbing, and then said with a smile: "The one that runs best on snow and ice, faster than a car!" ”

"Sister-in-law knows so many things! My sister has never heard of ......."

Qiu Chen smiled and looked at Lin Xianniang and said: "Sister forgot, my mother's family is to catch a big car, my father and brother go out a lot, these are still things I heard them say when I was a child, they are all objects that are only used in the northeast, no one uses them here, and it is normal that my sister has not heard of it." ”

Talking and laughing, soon it was lunch time, Lin Xianniang said goodbye, and Qiu Chen didn't keep it, only let Yufeng go out, and put a few steamed haode glutinous rice cakes for Mrs. Lin to take back to taste.

Sending Lin Xianniang outside the second gate, Qiu Chen turned around, raised his hand and rubbed his somewhat swollen head. I have nothing to say like this, and I have to carefully consider and calculate every word, I am really tired, my body is not tired, and my heart is tired.

In the following days, I watched the workshop rush to make a batch of products every day, discussed the exchange of gifts with Daxing, and Lan Ying considered preparing for the bonus benefits at the end of the year, and dealt with various medical problems raised by Tang Wenyong from time to time, and from time to time to entertain Lin Xianniang, who came to chat......

In the busy, after a few more days, seeing that he was about to enter the wax moon, Qin Zheng's wounds had basically healed, and there was no need to bandage them, but none of the five masters and servants in that group mentioned when they would return to Beijing.

Qiu Chen was puzzled, but he didn't ask. Thinking about it, no matter what, these people will eventually go home for the New Year, and how late they can be! That being the case, why should she bother to ask too much, as if she was picking up someone!

However, although Qin Zheng's injury was healed, he didn't go out during the day, and only walked around in the morning and evening when the children went out to exercise. Qiu Chen occasionally wondered, this didn't have the demeanor of a military general at all, so she threw it away, she was too busy to worry about it.

One day in November, the New Year's gifts that need to be walked around have been prepared, the family's New Year's clothes, shoes and socks have also been made, and even the helpers' New Year's gifts have been set, just waiting for the time to pull them back and divide them. Qiu Chen finally got rid of the busyness of many days, and was finally able to take a breath.

After breakfast and sending the children to school, Qiu Chen leaned on the kang, leaning on a large pillow, holding this month's entry and exit accounts. There is a pot of hot tea on the kang table next to it.

She was born in science, and she was very good at mental arithmetic when she was in school, and she was very busy these days, and she was too lazy to use an abacus.

In less than half an hour, she finished reading the book. The second brother's bookkeeping skills have been practiced. Although the words are not good-looking, the accounts are very refreshing, and it is not easy to make a mistake without a single account.

He sat up, put the account book back on the kang table, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it slowly. was about to take a copy and continue reading, when he heard Shunzi's family talking to Yufeng Qingxing in the outhouse.

"Madame is in the house, isn't she?"

"Yes!" Yufeng replied and led Junko's family into the back room.

Qiu Chen straightened up and looked over: "What's the matter?" ”

"There is a person from outside, claiming to be the commander of the city guard." Junko's family replied, "The man said two words, and asked the lady to prepare, saying that the lady would arrive after noon." ”

Qiu Chen frowned, waved his hand and sent Shunzi's family away, and Yufeng also retreated.

That day, Lin Xu had told her when he was leaving, and he would leave the things he had told Hu Yanxun to do. Lin Xu said that when he returned to the county school, he would write a letter to Hu Yanxun to explain...... It's been ten days, is Lin Xu still writing to the past, or does Hu Yanxun disagree......

If Hu Yanxun comes back, Liu Jiaao's people are more familiar with him than her, and if Lin Sheng's return to the house is caused again, it will be difficult for her to clear up with him. There are also Yang Shuyong and Yang Shumeng......

While pondering, Yufeng turned back, "Madam, what do you want to prepare?" ”

Qiu Chen came back to his senses from his stupor, took a secret breath, shook his head and smiled: "This ...... We don't know each other, and we can't prepare. Forget it, you don't have to worry about this, get busy! ”

Yufeng agreed and withdrew. Qiu Chen slowly got down from the kang, put on his shoes and walked slowly around the house, returned to the kang, poured himself another cup of tea and drank it, only then did he feel that his heart was stable, and he no longer paid attention to the accounts, took the cloak and went out of the house.

Before, she didn't expect Hu Yanxun to suddenly come to the door, nor did she expect Qin Zheng's injuries to be almost healed and not leave...... Now, Qin Zheng has not left here, but Hu Yanxun suddenly came to the door...... It seems that she has a lot more to do.

Walking along the eaves to the front yard, when he was about to walk to the Moon Gate, Qiu Chen's mind flashed...... Or, she can do this......

Qin Yi walked in from outside the house, bowed down and replied to the two people who were playing chess on the kang a few times apart: "Anyang Mansion Guard commanded the servants to send someone over to spread the word and come to visit in the afternoon. ”

Tang Wenyong rubbed a chess piece, raised his eyebrows and said, "Anyang Mansion Guard commands the affairs...... Looks like you just got transferred, right? It turned out to be in Ling Shanwei's ...... A good shot ......."

Qin Yi bowed down and said, "Yes, the fifth master remembers clearly." It was raised from Ling Shanwei Xiaoqi, called Hu Yanxun, and this time the merit was raised to the fourth level, and he took the initiative to request to be transferred to Anyang Mansion. ”

Tang Wenyong looked back at Qin Zheng and said with some doubts: "This person ...... At first, it seemed that there was no foundation, why did the news come to the door so quickly. …… Could it be that the second child of the Yun family leaked the news? ”

Qin Zheng sat upright and said with a normal expression: "No." ”

Tang Wenyong touched his chin, nodded and said, "Hmm...... Slowly, Hu Yanxun has just arrived, and he is not familiar with the Yun family at all, even if he is familiar, there is no reason why the Yun family does not move, but he puts the news to him. ”

Qin Zheng nodded at the chessboard: "Play chess!" ”

Tang Wenyong grinned, waved his hand to make Qin Yi retreat, and said, "Yes, it's just a four-grade affair, it's coming, what can you Jingbei Marquis do!" ”

Qin Zheng raised his eyes and glanced at Tang Wenyong, raised his hand and dropped his hand, and then began to lift his son calmly. Tang Wenyong was anxious all of a sudden, and hurriedly pushed Qin Zheng's hand: "Hey, hey, when did you do it...... Didn't I work this part......"

Qin Zheng didn't pay attention to his harassment at all, Shi Shiran lifted more than a dozen chess pieces in a row, and then sat upright, took the teacup next to him, and slowly took a sip of tea.

Tang Wenyong waited for a long time with a blank and sad face, and then closed his eyes, pretending to be invisible and seeking a turnaround on the other side. For a long time, his face was full of joy and he played a chess piece. Qin Zheng didn't think much about it, and then followed a son, and the two of them went back and forth, and quickly took more than a dozen steps......

Tang Wenyong's mind turned to the side, looked at Qin Zheng and said, "Are you really planning to spend the New Year here?" ”

Qin Zheng was silent for a moment, raised his eyes to look at the window lattice pasted with mulberry paper, and said lightly: "At this time, it is not appropriate to return to Beijing." ”

The relaxation on Tang Wenyong's face was gone, and he said a little heavily: "It's the same...... You're good to be hurt this time, and you're able to get out of that predicament...... It's just that you stay here and you can't hide it. I'm afraid I won't be able to hide it for long......"

Qin Zheng squinted his eyes slightly, and his gaze fell from the window lattice and landed on the pot of daffodils on the windowsill.

Fuzhong will also offer a few pots of daffodils in winter, but what he has seen are all raised by florists, do a good job of modeling and matching pots, and the daffodils are in full bloom, and he has never seen such a trouble-free one, so he directly sent the daffodils that have not yet sprouted, and the white and unsurprising water bowl contains two white and fat daffodils, and people who don't know may think that they put two heads of garlic!

It's been two days, and the daffodils are like they're asleep, and they haven't even seen a bud......

Blinking his eyes, Qin Zheng said, "It's okay, after many years, there will be a way to break the predicament...... The healing of the wound is not important. ”

Tang Wenyong's eyes lit up, and he simply threw the chess pieces in his hand onto the chessboard, eagerly put them up, and asked, "What is the way to break the difficulty?" Speak it up and listen to it! ”

Qin Zheng squinted his eyes and looked at the messy chessboard, Tang Wenyong smiled, simply stretched out his hand to mess up the chessboard, and raised his voice to greet An Rong: "No more, no more, clean up the chessboard!" ”

An Lu glanced at Qin Zheng, stepped forward quickly, and removed the chessboard and chess pieces.

Tang Wenyong also took the teacup, simply leaned next to Qin Zheng, and said next to Qin Zheng: "Tell me quickly...... Maybe I'll be able to give you an idea! ”

Qin Zheng glanced at him and said, "Everything has been decided, there is no need to move again!" ”

"Huh? You ......" Tang Wenyong shook his head stupidly, retreated to his side, leaned on the big pillow, stretched his legs and feet, took a sip of tea, and said, "If you don't go back, I won't go back." It's here to spend the New Year with the farmers...... It is said that there are also many interesting customs in the village. ”

Qin Zheng frowned, lowered his eyes and ignored it.

The land of fish and rice, a rich place, may have social fires, temple fairs and other things. In such a small village as Liujiaao, this is about to enter Layue, and there is no movement in the whole village, where it looks like there is something. However, looking at the woman's busy steps every day, it seems that she has made a lot of preparations...... I just don't know what to prepare.

It is said that on the way to the grassland, she was very free, drinking like the men, and singing a song casually......

He also saw the cunning of her picking a horse, and the direct gaze when she first saw him......

But in this family, what he sees is always a gentle smiling face, unhurried, dignified. seems to be the housewife who knows the most rules and etiquette...... Except, when he was in unbearable postoperative pain that day, she comforted him softly...... She called him 'Liansheng'!

"It's dead again...... You're boring! Tang Wenyong muttered, put the teacup in his hand on the table, jumped off the kang, and said with a smile, "Don't be stupid with your wooden hair, I'll go look for the Yang family and see what she's doing...... No, it's also haode to find a book where she is, it's better than being stupid with you! ”

While speaking, Tang Wenyong had already lifted the curtain and walked out. Qin Yi forced his hands to stand aside, raised his eyes to look at the person on the kang, and lowered his eyes to stand quietly.

Qiu Chen entered the front yard, and as soon as he walked a few steps, he saw Tang Wenyong walking towards him.

"Tang Gongzi? This is the ...... But what's the matter? ”

"Oh, it's boring to stay with that wood in the house, I want to ask you, but what books are there to relieve boredom!" Tang Wenyong is casual. After coming to the Lin family to get acquainted with Qiu Chen, this person turned out to be a very casual temper.

Qiu Chen smiled: "What books can I have there, but they are medical books bought from a few bookstores......

Speaking of this, Qiu Chen suddenly remembered the codex...... Tang Wenyong also took a fancy to that thing at that time, but she rushed to buy it first.

However, she didn't want to give away that thing.

After a pause, Qiu Chen smiled and said, "I was just thinking about going over and talking back to General Qin, otherwise, you can pass on a message!" ”

Tang Wenyong knew what Qiu Chen was saying as soon as he heard it, and he was about to nod his head, but suddenly remembered the wood...... That 'Lian Sheng', this milk name, except for a few people who are very close to them, it is said that only the old lady of the Qin family called it so at the beginning. ……

Shaking his head, Tang Wenyong smiled and said, "It's all here, you better go in and say it yourself." I didn't bother to pay attention to the man. Let's go, when it's done, I'll go to your place and see, what books are there! ”

As soon as the thought flashed, Tang Wenyong turned back and followed Qiu Chen back.

After entering the house, Qiu Chen told Hu Yanxun about his visit in the afternoon, glanced at Qin Zheng's expressionless face, and said, "The Lin family next door was convicted and exiled to Ling Shanwei, and that lord was born in Ling Shanwei and was able to get acquainted with the Lin family......

When Tang Wenyong heard this, he got up from the chair, arched his hand, and said to Qiu Chen: "I just remembered that there was something wrong, I will come when I go." ”

After speaking, without waiting for Qiu Chen to respond, he turned around and walked out.

Qin Yi also retreated silently, and only Qin Zheng and Qiu Chen were left in the room.

Qiu Chen blinked his eyes, and then realized that these people were evasive. She didn't feel the need to carry the words herself.

Qin Zheng raised his hand and pointed to the other side, motioning for Qiu Chen to sit down and say.

Qiu Chen was not polite, he sat opposite Qin Zheng across the kang table, and continued with a deep groan: "I really don't hide it from the general, my second brother was the youngest son of the Lin family back then, and not long after he was born, the Lin family was convicted, and the Lin family entrusted it to my father-in-law and husband to bring him here." After that, my father-in-law went out and couldn't come back, and my husband was also killed at the border by his husband, and my second brother and I didn't know about these things, but the Lin family was pardoned and found here, so I learned that there were such hidden secrets......"

Qin Zheng looked at Qiu Chen, stopped when she heard her say this, and responded lightly, motioning for her to continue.

Qiu Chen said again: "In the last ten years, the second brother was taken to Fucheng by the lord of the house, saying that he had been seriously injured at the beginning of his army, and the Meng Lin family was able to save his life...... I just didn't expect that the lady to visit ......"

Qiu Chen said, these words are all true, except for concealing that Hu Yanxun is Lin Sheng's matter.

Speaking of this, Qiu Chen paused, calmly met Qin Zheng's gaze, and continued: "I don't understand these things, I want to ask the general, now that the Lin family has been amnestied, if so, if the matter of the second brother is known by someone with a heart, will there be anything wrong?" ”

Qin Zheng had a fire rising in his heart at this moment, but he couldn't find anyone who had a seizure.

The woman in front of her didn't know before, caring for her young uncle is what a good woman and a good sister-in-law should do. She's clearly not wrong! What's wrong is whether the father and son who went where they went were really dead!

He also told Tang Wenyong just now that it doesn't hurt to heal from his injury, and he already has other ways to get out...... In the blink of an eye, the woman had a problem for him!

When the Lin family had an accident, he was already more than ten years old, and he knew the scene at that time relatively clearly, but he was just a victim of the party dispute. Although the Lin family was full of disasters at the beginning, Lin Xu escaped and was considered a criminal of the imperial court, but now it has been amnesty, although the Lin family's case has not been turned over, the Lin family has been pardoned. If the Lin family really stayed in this small mountain village, no one in the DPRK and China would have any more trouble. But if it is...... Those who deal with him will magnify this little flaw countless times to make trouble, and maybe, it will tire her up...... They are mother and son.

After pondering for a moment, Qin Zheng spoke: "Have you ever thought about how to deal with this matter?" ”

Qiu Chen looked at Qin Zheng and said with some hesitation: "I think, I want to stop Lord Huyan...... If there is no visit from Lord Huyan, whether it is our mother and son, or the Lin family, it is just a village in a small village, and no one will notice. Even if someone knew that both families were women and children, they would probably not attract much attention......"

A hint of appreciation flashed in Qin Zheng's eyes, but he didn't express his position immediately.

He turned to the window, his gaze falling on the bare daffodils. Seeing him like this, Qiu Chen only waited quietly and didn't dare to disturb.

Although she didn't really look for him today for Lin Xu's business, this matter has always been her hidden worry. Although she and her children did not know, she was the one who hid the culprit...... is Haitang's father-in-law, no one cares if she knows it or not, and no one cares if the children are innocent. In this era, there are many things about 'sitting'!

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I sat until two o'clock in the middle of the night and wrote these ...... It's a bottleneck!

In addition, today and tomorrow I will take the child to the provincial hospital to see the eyes, I want to stay overnight, there is no way to code the word, and tomorrow's text will come back to the code, so tomorrow morning is not updated, changed to the evening.

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