The governor of Liaodi is similar to the governor of a province in terms of rank, but in fact, the authority of the governor is much greater than that of the governor of a province, and there are two biggest differences, one of which is that the governor has absolute control over the army within its jurisdiction. The second is that the Governor's Office can control the wealth of its territory. In addition, although the officials in various parts of Liao were sent by the imperial court, their daily work was inevitably subject to the jurisdiction of the governor's office. Over the past hundred years, officials in many places in Liaodi have become a family of governors, which has made the power of the governor's office in Liaodi deeper and more stable. Just like a century-old tree, the ground is full of branches and leaves, and the underground is even more intertwined and deep-rooted.

On this day, just after the hour, more than a dozen officials gathered in front of the Governor's Mansion.

Most of these officials were magistrates sent by the imperial court, and there were also some civil officials with relatively small ranks who could not compete with the Governor's Office. Most of them came by car and sedan chair, and they all got off the sedan car a hundred steps away from the governor's mansion, and walked to the governor's mansion to hand over the post and wait.

And some of the direct generals or high-ranking officials of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion did not have to wait, and when they came to the door, they were greeted by someone. Or, these people have to wait in the side hall when they go in, but even so, it is enough to make the envious eyes of a group of petty officials outside the door.

Seeing that from time to time someone came from behind and was ushered into the gate of the Governor's Palace, the officials waiting outside the door looked sideways at the same time, and couldn't help complaining to each other and complaining in a low voice.

“…… Shao Hua, alas, is a close confidant under the Metropolitan Governor, and when he enters, he will be summoned immediately! This kind of person, we can't compare, alas, it's just March, why is this day so poisonous! A man muttered quietly.

The one next to him seemed to be familiar with him, and whispered comfortingly: "Lord Liu wants to open some, the governor has a good temperament, let's meet these people, we can all meet on the same day, and be patient and wait!" ”

That Lord Liu wiped his sweat, nodded, glanced at a man in Tsing Yi standing farther away, and said mockingly: "Thank you Brother Huaida for your comfort...... We are just patient, and we can always see the Governor today. But a little white man dares to come here, I really don't know if I ate the wrong thing and lost my heart! ”

The Huaida brother followed Lord Liu's gaze to the outermost periphery, and couldn't help but show a look of surprise when he saw a young man in an indigo cloth robe standing there. It's just that there was only a flash of surprise in his eyes, but he didn't mock, let alone say anything sour, but after being surprised, he showed a touch of deep thought, and then turned his gaze back, patted the complaining Lord Liu casually, and signaled to the door of the Governor's Mansion: "It's time to call people!" ”

Lord Liu immediately shifted his attention and turned his eyes to look at the gate.

That Brother Huaida immediately flashed to the side, flashed again, and did not move much, but quickly moved away from that Lord Liu.

The gate of the Governor's Mansion is clearly placed here, the tall and bright double-storey gatehouse, the arches and cornices, the magnificence, and the guards at the gate with distinct armor, as long as they are not fools and madmen, they can know that this place is heavily guarded, who will have nothing to do here? What's more, the young man in the indigo cloth clothes looked handsome and graceful, and his bearing was extraordinary, this Huaida brother had sharp eyes, but he noticed that the young man's exposed hands, slender and fair, coupled with a white and handsome face, clearly showed that the person was from a different background, and he was definitely not a crazy fool who 'ate something and lost his heart'...... Let him look at it, it looks like some of the children of the family he has seen. He is the last two Jinshi from the previous two lists, and he has seen some children of the family in the capital, those families who really have a long and profound heritage, the constraints on their children are almost strict, teaching etiquette from an early age, and the children of the real family come out, but do not see luxury and flashiness, but everything likes half-old, porcelain from the previous dynasty, half-old clothes, and even the hairpin on the head, do not love gold and jade things, but like to use some bamboo and wood products, of course, it is best to use old things from the previous dynasty.

Brother Huaida thought about it, and looked at the man in green clothes vaguely, his eyes fell on the dull wooden hairpin above the head of the man in green clothes, and his pupils shrank!

The wooden hairpin on the man's head is black and black, but this Huaida brother has seen it once, this thing is called Canaan incense, produced in Java, it is the best agarwood, and it is really able to sink into the water. And, the Canaan incense hairpin on the head is deep in color and oily all over, not only Canaan incense, but also an old thing that has been inherited for at least hundreds of years!

If his guess is right, just a hairpin on this head will be worth a thousand gold! The point is that this kind of old things that have been passed down for hundreds of years may not be able to be taken out even by people with a lot of money. Only a family with a deep heritage and a long heritage can have it. Only then will the children of other families really use this kind of valuable object!

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and this Huaida brother naturally scolded that Lord Liu's rat eyes, and slowly moved away quietly.

No one knew what he was thinking, and it was only a matter of a few breaths.

After confirming in his heart that the person was extraordinary, he didn't dare to look too much at it, but instead joined everyone else, turned his gaze to the steward who came out of the gate of the Governor's Mansion, hoping that he could be called into the mansion by name.

The steward who came out of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion was dressed in black - although it was not the capital, the whole Metropolitan Governor's Mansion still received all kinds of festive colors, including the clothes of the stewards, servants and soldiers, as a sign of mourning.

As soon as the steward came out, he immediately attracted the attention of all the officials waiting to be seen, and several officials even walked forward, thinking that they would be able to enter the meeting earlier.

Who knows, in the past, it was just a steward who stood on the steps arrogantly and called, but now he was unusual, pushed away a few officials who squeezed up, walked all the way down the steps, passed through a cadre of officials waiting to be seen, and walked all the way to the outermost periphery. There stood a young man who was not tall and thin, wearing an indigo plain cloth and a turban of the same color, with a handsome appearance and elegant temperament.

"Dare to ask, but Qiu Gongzi?" The steward walked straight over and asked respectfully.

The young man also bowed back and said with a smile: "Exactly." ”

"Young Master Qiu, the governor is waiting in the flower hall in the mansion, please!" The steward turned sideways to invite, and the young man bowed politely, bowed slightly, and walked inside.

The young man in the indigo cloth moved, and the two big men standing three or five steps next to him also followed. The steward of the Governor's Mansion had obviously seen a lot, and knew that this was a long-term guard, so he didn't stop him, but only turned sideways slightly in front of him, leading the young man all the way to the gate of the Governor's Mansion.

Entering the gate, Qiu Chen turned his eyes, and saw that in the inverted room inside the gate, there were several door curtains hanging high, and he could see that there were some people standing or sitting in small clothes inside, and he knew that that that there was a place for the Governor's Mansion to greet the entourage.

As soon as Qiu Chen signaled, Qin Li, who was behind him, immediately stepped forward and stuffed a silver ticket with fifty taels of silver into the steward's hand. With a happy look on the steward's face, Qin Li bit his ear and whispered, "Our son-in-law will bother my brother to take care of it." ”

"Well said, well said!" The steward reluctantly suppressed the surprise in his heart, agreed again and again, and raised his voice to call a doorman at the door, and instructed the man, "Lead these two strong men to the east chamber, and serve them with good tea and snacks!" ”

Qin Li's movements just now were all seen by that sect, as soon as he heard this steward's order, he knew that he must have gained a lot of benefits, and he also judged that these people who seemed to be born were all generous masters, this kind of people, they were also willing to take care of them, they didn't expect to compare with the steward, they just asked for a little bit of a star to fall out of the fingers of others, and they were content. With this thought, the man was also very earnest, and greeted Qin Li and Shen Hu with a respectful and polite face, and went all the way to the east wing to settle and wait.

Qiu Chen followed the steward through the sedan hall and hall, and after bypassing a shadow wall of unicorn auspiciousness, he came to the main hall of the Governor's Mansion.

Wu Qiong, the prefect of Fengtian, Liaodi, has already sat in the hall, but he did not do the guest seat, but did the first position on the right hand, Wu Qiong is just the prefect of the fourth grade, the governor of the capital is in charge of the military and political affairs of a province, and he also has a certain degree of autonomy of the high-ranking officials, the gap between the two is very large, and the governor of Huo Dadu let Wu Qiongzuo be the first to start, which is already very humble and peaceful.

Qiu Chen stepped into the lobby of the Governor's Mansion with one foot, raised his eyes, and there was a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a black plain suit, wearing a black veil, with a good appearance and a dignified appearance...... Although the governor of the capital is in charge of the military and political power of a province, he is still a figure in the military attache sequence when strictly distinguished, and this can be called a Confucian general.

After a generous glance, Qiu Chen retracted his gaze, strode into the hall, bowed respectfully and said, "Grass people Qiu Chen greets my lord!" ”

Huo Dudu's face was calm, holding a cup of tea in his hand, and he didn't speak, only slightly raised his eyes to look at the people in the hall.

At this time, Qiu Chen couldn't claim to be the imperial court, but Wu Qiong knew it, and hurriedly smiled and said, "My lord, this is the Mr. Qiu mentioned to you by the lower officials!" Mr. Qiu is a family of medicines, proficient in the art of Qi Huang, and is best at diagnosing and treating poisonous epidemics...... Mr. Qiu came this time to eliminate the epidemic. ”

With Wu Qiong's introduction, Governor Huo raised his eyes, looked at Qiu Chen officially, and said lightly while looking at Qiu Chen: "Eliminating the epidemic is not something that can be done with a word. ”

"Governor ......" Wu Qiong wanted to continue to say something, but Qiu Chen glanced over, making him stop in confusion.

"Your Excellency!" Qiu Chen stood in the hall without humility or arrogance, his expression was calm, with a faint smile habitually in the corners of his eyes, and he said clearly: "This time, Qiu Mou made preparations before he came, and brought a batch of medicines with him, which can be used in an emergency; In addition, there is also a batch of medicines that can be transported over later, and some other local medicinal materials can also be purchased in Fengtian City...... What Qiu wants to explain is that the epidemic is acute and critical, but as long as the medication is correct, the treatment is fast, and the preliminary estimate is that the dosage is not too large...... Of course, Qiu's own strength is naturally as small as a firefly, but with the heart of the governor who loves the people and has a benevolent and generous mind...... Qiu naturally doesn't have to worry about this. ”

Huo Dadu Du raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at the people in the hall, a touch of disapproval flashed in his eyes, and he said lightly: "According to what you say, if I don't stretch out my hand, I will become unloving and unkind!" ”

"The grass people don't dare!" Qiu Chen said lightly.

"Humph!" Huo Dadu snorted, no longer paid attention to Qiu Chen, and turned to look at Wu Qiongdao, "The spread of the epidemic cannot be ignored, since there is a cure for the disease and medicine, then you can take care of the rest of the matter." ”

This can be regarded as agreeing to Qiu Chen's treatment to save people and resist the epidemic. With this sentence, Qiu Chen also achieved the purpose of visiting the Governor's Mansion today.

So, he retired and resigned with Wu Qiong, the prefect of Fengtian.

The two walked far, and a middle-aged man in his forties, also dressed in a black plain robe, walked out from behind the screen behind Huo Dudu, walked straight to the guest seat next to Huo Dadudu, raised his hand and opened the two small brocade boxes on the table, glanced at them disapprenously, and then looked away.

His gaze turned away very casually, but his body shook, and then he suddenly turned back, and with a solemn face, he reached out and took out a cylinder from the small brocade box that was not much bigger than his finger.

"Shhh It's this! The middle-aged man exclaimed in a low voice, attracting Huo Dadudu's attention, and at a glance, Huo Dudu was also stunned, reached over, took the small cylinder, glanced at it for a moment, rotated the cylinder, and the cylinder that was originally the size of a finger slowly became longer, and finally doubled.

The two of them looked at each other, and even got up and walked to the door of the hall, put it on their eyes and measured it, after a while, the two of them turned back, and before they sat down, the middle-aged man raised his hand to open another larger brocade box on the table, and there were two light blue carved glass bottles side by side in the box, which were brilliant and clear, and what was beautiful!

The two of them didn't seem to be too surprised by this kind of thing, but after a brief look at it, Governor Huo Dadu asked, "What do you think?" ”

The middle-aged man's fingers were still sliding over the glass bottle, his brows were slightly furrowed, his expression was unconsciously solemn, and he said cautiously: "It is said that there are only two places where this kind of object can be obtained, one is the internal creation bureau. The other is the Jingbei Hou Mansion! ”

Governor Huo raised his eyes and pondered for a moment, then said: "Everything in the internal bureau has a place to go, but it is the Jingbei Hou Mansion, and it is said that a small number of objects are released from time to time!" In any case, this person was able to come up with such two objects, which shows that he has a solid family background, and he is really attentive to this matter! ”

The other was silent for a moment, did not speak again, but nodded in agreement.

Qiu Chen, who had left the Governor's Mansion, didn't know anything about this matter. She didn't pay much attention to this, the reason why she went to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion to meet was just to straighten things out, and the province's real implementation of the anti-epidemic disease was hindered by something, which delayed her business. As for what Huo Dudu thought of her, she didn't care at all.

Qiu Chen and Wu Qiong left the Governor's Mansion together, and after that, the two parted ways at an intersection. Wu Qiong returned home to prepare for the arrangement of manpower and arrange the allocation of grain and rice, while Qiu Chen rushed to the coppersmith shop to get his own customized items.

Just before the hour, Qiu Chen rushed back to Zhuangzi.

In the afternoon, she first asked people to make a preventive decoction in a few of her own villages, and distributed them to the villagers according to the population. Wu Qiong's errand and government soldiers also arrived, a total of 200 people, divided into 20 squads, with Fengtian City as the center, the radiation dispersed, one by one to check every village, every Zhuangzi, to find out the sick situation clearly, accompanied by Qiu Chen's manpower, brought the pills that were made in a hurry, and distributed them according to the condition when they encountered the patient. Qiu Chen herself is in a team, and she is mainly responsible for inserting nasogastric tubes or rectal drugs for people with serious conditions, and using drugs by unconventional means. And have people bring the patient back. - On the outskirts of Zhuangzi, there was a warehouse that was used to store grain, and the room was wide and there were several rows in succession, which was replaced at this time, and temporarily became the place where the patients were under the system.

Qiu Chen ran with the people for five days in a row before he ran over the disaster-stricken and epidemic-stricken villages in Liaodi, and gathered all the patients on her Zhuangzi for collective treatment. In this way, it is also conducive to the control of the disease and the isolation of the virus.

After these people are gathered, they are regularly sent to the hospital, medicine, and food, and cleaned and disinfected on time...... With the use of various measures, some of them quickly improved.

The situation in those villages on Zhuangzi was also settled by Wu Qiong, the prefect of Fengtian. The reason why the victims were not resettled wholeheartedly before, firstly, was that the Yamen's financial endowment was limited, and secondly, the death of Emperor Jingshun was also delayed for some days. Now, Qiu Chen has taken out a large amount of grain stored in several Zhuangzi in the past few years at a time, although they are all coarse grains such as corn, dried sweet potatoes, and dried potatoes, they can also fill their stomachs, which is much stronger than starvation, and much better than going to the field every day to dig grass roots and peel tree bark.

Of course, the distribution of grain and medicinal herbs is different in nature with the addition of officials and soldiers. What the people are grateful for is no longer Qiu Chen or a certain person, but for the court and the emperor.

It just so happened that the new emperor ascended the throne, and the people all rejoiced, and word of mouth spread that as soon as the new emperor ascended the throne, he had the people of the world in his heart, and the common people who had been infected with the plague were really the holy lord from heaven and blessed the world. The common people think very seriously, when the old emperor was in before, they suffered a disaster and didn't even see a grain of rice, as soon as the old emperor died, the new emperor had not yet ascended the throne, so he sent people down to distribute grain, practice medicine and administer medicine, and the contrast was stark, and the people were naturally particularly grateful.

On this day, the officials brought the summoned strong workers, shouldered the cart, and sent corn, dried sweet potatoes, and dried potatoes to Dahe Yingzi Village, along with Shen Hu, who came to deliver medicine several times. The patients in the village have been transported to the concentration point, and Shen Hu came over to check on the side to see if there are any missed patients or new patients. In addition, a few jars of old vinegar were also sent, which should also be distributed to each household together with the preventive decoction, and the vinegar was smoked and killed. There is also the cheapest soap, which is not distributed universally, but the hygiene of each household is checked, and the house is cleaned up neatly, and the soap is distributed as a reward.

In the courtyard under the old willow tree at the head of the village, the whole village, young and old, regardless of gender, gathered here, the reason for this is that the people are happy with the distribution of food, and the other is because it is a relatively easy way to check whether there are sick people in the family. Each person can only receive his own rations, and no one else can collect them on his behalf, so everyone has to come and go. There was a doctor with him, and after checking the faces of the villagers, he was able to check if anyone was sick.

Shen Hu and a few people also had to go around the village, checking the health status of each household, and at the same time, to see if anyone was sick but hiding it. The reason for such an inspection is also that there is a precedent for concealment, that person concealed a trip, hid at home and did not dare to see people, he himself almost died of illness, not to mention, and the whole family was also infected.

Some of the people who received the food hurried home, and some gathered in the courtyard to watch the excitement.

Several young men carried their own and their families' rations on their backs, and gathered together with happy faces, chattering and talking. One of the stunned boys said angrily: "It's better to be the new emperor, as soon as you become the emperor, you will send us food, medicine and medicine, unlike the old emperor, no matter whether the people live or die, ......"

"Shut up!" An old man next to him scolded and scolded very seriously, "You boys don't want to live anymore with their mouths full of feces?" That's what you can say? ”

After being scolded, several young people stopped talking nonsense, but they were still a little unwilling.

A middle-aged man next to him also opened his mouth to teach a lesson, but instead of simply scolding, he gave an example: "You few stunned young people think about it, if others scold your father and mother, scold your ancestors, can you spare him?" ”

"Of course not! Whoever dares to scold my father, mother, and ancestor, I will beat him to death! The stunned boy who was talking nonsense just now jumped up for the first time, waving his fists as if he was going to find someone desperately immediately.

Several old people shook their heads with a wry smile, scolded, and turned home with food, and several young people also realized, including the most stunned, and then looked at the soldiers on the courtyard, and seemed to understand something, and they didn't stand for long, and they also went home with food.

They were busy and methodically distributing grain and rice, practicing medicine and medicine to eliminate the disease, and after the grain distribution was completed, the epidemic was initially controlled. There have been no new deaths for three consecutive days, and Qiu Chen wrote an excerpt for Qin Li and Shen Hu to send back to the capital. At the same time, Wu Qiong, the prefect of Fengtian, who presided over the disaster relief and anti-epidemic affairs on the surface, naturally had to report on the excerpt.

The two folds, one bright and one dark, arrived in the capital, which happened to be the time when the new emperor Yong'an Emperor ascended the throne.

On the first day of the new emperor's accession to the throne, he took out the excerpt of Wu Qiong, the prefect of Fengtian, and shared it with the hundred officials. Emperor Yong'an issued a decree to reward, and the reward was not only Wu Qiong, the prefect of Fengtian, but the heaviest reward was given to Huo Chengzhi, the governor of Liaodi, and Huo Chengzhi was awarded as Ping Liaobo, and Xuanping Liaobo entered Beijing as a reward.

As soon as this will was made, all the officials had their own hearts and minds, and each had their own understanding. Some people can't help but secretly speculate, is the new Emperor Yong'an going to attack the Huo family?

No matter what, the will was still transmitted to the Liaodi Governor's Mansion by Pegasus, but Huo Chengzhi did not hesitate, after receiving the order, he cleaned up a little, and set off for Beijing the next day.

The entry of the metropolitan governor into Beijing does not affect the affairs of Qiu Chen's side, but in the yamen, because the metropolitan governor Huo Chengzhi entered Beijing, the government affairs are temporarily handled by Wu Qiong.

Liaodi into Beijing, fast horses gallop only four or five days to arrive, Huo Chengzhi really did not hesitate, less than four days, a little more than three and a half days to the capital, the afternoon into Beijing, the first time to enter the palace to meet.

After Emperor Yong'an praised and praised Huo Chengzhi, Emperor Yong'an rewarded a lot of gold and silver silks, and then left Huo Chengzhi to use the imperial meal, and then let him go home to reunite with his family.

At the end of April, there were no new cases in Liaodi, and the first battle against the epidemic was successful.

At the beginning of May, Huo Chengzhi, who was awarded the title of Pingliaobo, was left in the capital by Emperor Yong'an and was crowned a scholar of Wuyingdian University. Huo Feibai, the son of the Huo family, gave the command of the second product and sent him to Songjiang, set up the Jiangnan Naval Division, and supervised the construction of sea ships.

The Liaodi Metropolitan Governor's Office was withdrawn, and Zhao Heihu, the former Xuanwu general of the Gyeonggi Kamikaze Battalion, was appointed as the commander of the Liaodi Metropolitan to take charge of the affairs of the Liaodi military aircraft. The officers under the former Metropolitan Governor's Office were rotated and dispatched, either to the northwest or to the southeast...... Scattered distribution everywhere, but there were many promotions, but the military generals who were originally subordinate to the Huo family were completely dispersed.

Soon, Hu Yunchen, the governor of Nu'ergan, went to the fold and asked for the rotation of the soldiers led by the institute, and Emperor Yong'an gladly agreed, and ordered to adjust the military generals of Nu'ergan at the same time, and also ordered to reward Hu Yunchen as a Pingyubo, but he was not transferred, and still let him be stationed in Nuergan.

At the end of May, when the epidemic situation in Liaodi was completely lifted, Qiu Chen took a detour to Shanxi to check the post-disaster reconstruction situation here when he packed up his bags and turned around. After all, she transferred a large amount of grain over, and she had changed a lot of land here with her intention or whatever, so it was reasonable for her to come and take a look.

She did not take the road of turning back to the south and then turning west, but went north from Fengtian, and then went to a few Zhuangzi further north to take a look, and then turned west, intending to cross the Xiaoxing'an Mountains, turn west and turn south through the grassland, and cross the Great Wall to Shanxi.

The land of Liaodi is open, the mountains and forests are dense, there is the open and open-minded atmosphere of the northern frontier, after crossing the Xing'an Mountains, the vision in front of you suddenly opens up, there are no high mountains, dense forests, but the endless vast grassland, but the remaining recklessness, straight to the edge of the sky. There are also mound-like hills, gently undulating, and the horizon forms a gentle curve, soft and beautiful.

The grassland in May is already a thick and light green, the pasture grows vigorously, the colorful flowers compete to open, dotted on a vast grassland, from a distance, it looks like a colorful brocade is spread on the reckless field, the color is gorgeous, beautiful.

In the distance, there are white sheep moving slowly like clouds, becoming a moving scenery on the colorful tapestry, and it makes people feel leisurely and fulfilling. There are shepherds who shake their whips, shout in harmony, or sing a long and loud tune......

After Beirong was flattened, the remaining Beirong people also moved northward and westward, and there were almost no Rong people on the edge of Liaodi and on the grassland outside the mouth. Some of the servants and Tatars who had been encroached upon in their ancestral homes returned here, some were grazing their own cattle and sheep, and more were employed by the Han people to herd cattle for others, in exchange for sheep and grain and rice to support the family every year. At the very least, it can provide food and clothing for the family, so that they will not starve and freeze. Employed by others, in general, they are still their own people, and they do not need to be sold into slavery, and the Han owners treat them with respect, which is much better than the original Beirong people who treated them completely as human beings and arbitrarily enslaved them like cattle and sheep. All these shepherds are very satisfied, because when the song is sung, it is particularly cheerful and pleasant, and the loud and distant song only pierces the clouds, leisurely, full of longing and prayer for a better life in the future.

When he arrived at the grassland, Rouge seemed to be very excited, and without Qiu Chen's drive, he had already galloped with his hooves on his back, like a red wind, whistling, and ran out in the blink of an eye.

Horses, especially good horses, love nothing more than they can gallop between heaven and earth. Undoubtedly, there is no better place for horses to gallop than the grassland, where horses can gallop freely, dripping and drunk.

Qiu Chen was also shocked, and then he was also infected by rouge, and he was excited and happy, and he jumped up unconsciously. After her body leaned back, she quickly stabilized, fell down, held the reins tightly with both hands, and lay her whole body on the horse's back, although guarded, not nervous, but relaxed, letting her body rise and fall with the horse's galloping body.

At this moment, man and horse seem to be integrated, both man and horse are extremely happy and joyful, and the community will be this kind of self-galloping joy and arbitrariness.

"Shout, cheer, Malay ......" A loud shout came from the opposite mountain bag from afar, Qiu Chen's heart was shocked, and he hurriedly controlled the reins in his hand with both hands, trying to communicate with Rouge, making it slow down, or turn around to avoid it.

Qiu Chen has seen the scene of galloping horses in modern times, at that time, the wild horses on the grassland almost did not have a large population, but the number of horses raised by human captivity was very large for a period of time, and later, thinking that the society was developing, there were fewer and fewer horses, and everyone went to raise cattle and sheep with higher economic value, and the horse herd became smaller and smaller, and the scene of thousands of horses galloping gradually disappeared.

She had the pleasure of seeing it once, when she was still a little girl, and she watched from afar, and the sky was like thunder and tide, rolling and unstoppable. More than a dozen wranglers followed the horses around the herd with long poles, controlling the direction and speed of the horses...... The magnificent scene of galloping horses and the majestic sense of power are deeply engraved in her heart.

Hearing the loud shout, she also heard the faint sound of rolling thunder, which was as majestic and turbulent as she remembered, even stronger and louder...... Being able to make such a loud noise, it is easy to judge that the number of galloping horses is probably not tens or hundreds, but probably tens of thousands, or even more.

The horse's hooves galloped, like the tide rushing like spring thunder rolling, at that moment, the heavens and the earth were shocked and resonated with it.

Rouge is a good horse of the horse, and the owner is in touch, Qiu Chen urgently pulled the reins, it immediately understood, plus it also heard the sound and vibration of the horses rushing, better than Qiu Chen understood the power and danger, the instinct of survival also let it know how to dodge, ran a few steps along the way, turned a corner, and ran out diagonally.

Behind a man and a horse, followed by Chengying and the others who were chasing, the horses were slightly inferior, and the speed was also half a beat slower, seeing that the lady took the horse to turn the direction, they also turned and ran out for a distance, only then did they notice the sound and vibration of the horses galloping, and they were all moved.

The group galloped until they reached a steamed bun-shaped hillside a few miles away, and then they took the horses and sat on the horse's back, condescendingly watching from a distance.

They didn't wait long, far away, rolling spring thunder came from the sky, the horizon between heaven and earth, crows and crows, and the dust raised obscured the blue sky and white clouds, and obscured the daylight.

The roar shook the heavens and the earth, and also shook everyone's eardrums and hearts, and in this roar, the ears roared, and the heart seemed to be uncontrollable, beating violently with the roar, as if it was about to jump out of the throat in the next moment!

Everyone did not change color, even Qin Li, Shen Hu and others, who had experienced the baptism of blood and fire on the iron-blooded battlefield, couldn't help but change their faces.

The horses rushed closer and closer, like black clouds, and like a raging tide, surging, devastating, sweeping away all obstacles......

The crowd was far away, a mile away, and the horses were shocking and discolored, but they could not hurt them. While seeing the horses clearly, several people also clearly saw that more than a dozen horsemen were followed on both sides of the horses, all holding long horse-bearing poles, driving the horses that sat down, closely following the horses and running at high speed, and then, looking for the horses they were optimistic about in the run, and using the horse-lasso and lasso-lassoe to lassoe the horses.

This is the most primitive and always traditional way of catching wild horses. After the horses are lassoed, they must be tamed, and after the horses are domesticated and ground away from the wildness, the horses can be driven by people and ride and pull carts.

Far away, I couldn't see the faces of those people clearly, but what was surprising was that the people who set the horses this time were not the usual adult men with strong physiques, and a few people did not hold the horse poles, but carried the lasso horses, looking thin, with narrow shoulders and thin waists, but they were young men who had not grown up.

"Whose child, at such a young age, recklessly ran to lass the horse, what can I do if I miss......" Qiu Chen muttered to herself, neither she nor the people around her heard what she said.

In the blink of an eye, the group began to move, manipulating the lasso or lasso in their hands in an attempt to latch the galloping horses.

On several occasions he missed and was dodged by the horses, but one of the thin teenagers managed to put the lasso around the neck of a black horse. The black horse did not want to lose his freedom, and galloped harder than before, trying to shake off the rope around his neck, and the young man with the noose was dragged to his body, and he rolled forward, and fell off the horse......

This sudden scene made people shout in shock.

Qiu Chen exclaimed even more, and subconsciously drove Rouge to take a few steps, but fortunately, Qin Li and Shen Hu next to him pulled the reins of Rouge from left to right.

"Madame, no!" Qin Li shouted loudly.

Qiu Chen couldn't hear what he was shouting, but he also understood what he meant, and when he woke up, he was also ashamed and afraid of his loss of control that almost caused major consequences.

Zheng nodded emphatically, and Qiu Chen also shouted: "Don't worry, I won't!" ”

As he spoke, Rouge stepped back and stood at the top of the mountain bag again, looking down condescendingly......

After just a few breaths of effort, the imaginary boy who was almost impossible to survive did not die under the horse's hooves, but went north to the black horse under the covers. It was also because the young man was wearing a striking sky blue robe, the robe was clean and clear blue in the surging horses, like a piece of crystal, and like a piece of fine jade, so eye-catching, which made Qiu Chen notice him, and at this moment, he saw the young man escape for the first time, somehow, Qiu Chen was overjoyed, and he choked in his throat and burst into tears.

The herd of horses is menacing, they come quickly, and they pass quickly.

Watching the horses gradually run away, the few horsemen scattered on both sides and gradually slowed down.

Qiu Chen wiped his face, waved his hand, and beckoned: "Let's go, go over and take a look, they seem to have a few good horses!" ”

Before, those people were all one person and one horse, and the horses ran away, but there were at least four or five horses empty around the ten or so people, needless to say, it was also known that it was the wild horses in those people's traps, which successfully separated from the horses and stayed.

Horse set, since ancient times is a game of heroes, which cannot be completed without a true warrior. Of course, it is not enough to be brave, you also need excellent riding skills, quick eyes, and hand-eye coordination...... All kinds of skills are extremely demanding and indispensable.

Running down from the hillside, the horse speed was extremely fast, plus the rouge was already fast, and it was one step ahead of others, yes, without waiting for Chengying Qin Li and the others to drive the horse to keep up, Qiu Chen had already driven the horse to run a long way. Seeing that Mrs. was rarely interested, and there was no danger, Qin Li, Chengying and the others did not stop them, they only tried their best to drive the horses to keep up, and fulfilled their responsibilities as close guards.

Driving Rouge down the hillside, in the distance, Qiu Chen saw that those horse-runners had gathered in one place, turned around, and happened to come in the direction of Qiu Chen. The two sides gradually approached, and Qiu Chen immediately found that those sturdy people were wearing the clothes of the people, and several thinner teenagers were actually wearing Han riding clothes. Among them, the figure of the young man in the sky blue robe gave Qiu Chen a faint sense of familiarity.

Her heart suddenly lifted, and she subconsciously drove her horse to speed up, and rushed forward for another fifty or sixty paces, and the two sides were getting closer and closer, four hundred steps, three hundred steps...... Qiu Chen's eyes widened in disbelief, staring closely at the young man in front of him who was riding on the back of a black horse and was talking and laughing loudly, it was actually Lin Xu who left Beijing half a year ago to study in the Northland!

Uncle and sister-in-law actually met unexpectedly on the grassland, and this was the case again, Qiu Chen was afraid, and Lin Xu couldn't help but take the lead. Of course, it was behind the people, and the other teenagers were Fourth Young Master Guo and a few little guys...... The Han people are relatively thin and weak, and the fourth young master Guo and Lin Xu are both scholars, even if Lin Xu has practiced boxing for many years, he only makes his body strong, and he has not gained much attainment in martial arts.

That's it, Lin Xu actually set a horse, and successfully hit a black wild horse, the horse has high and long legs, and has a well-proportioned physique, Qiu Chen, a person who doesn't understand horses, also knows that it is a good batch of horses. Although it can't be compared with Qin Zheng's big dark horse and her rouge, it is also a rare good horse. At least it's much better than Lin Xu and Guo Si's mounts.

Uncle and sister-in-law met, after suffering Qiu Chen's lesson, recounting the feelings after parting, Qiu Chen knew that Lin Xu spent this winter in the pastoral area, as far as Qierjisi in Mobei, which originally belonged to the Warat tribe, after Beirong was defeated, it also impacted the Warat tribe, so that the Warat tribe, which originally had a large area of rich pasture, moved north again, and most of the Beirong who fled were captured by the Warat tribe and became their slaves.

Lin Xu and his entourage, this trip to Mobei, saw the fierceness of the grassland people, and also saw the bold hospitality of the grassland people...... Of course, with their approval.

Lin Xu didn't elaborate on this, but only picked a few pleasant things and told Qiu Chen, saying that he had a brother on the grassland, and he was the son of a small clan leader of the Warat tribe. Because Lin Xu brought the pills with him saved the life of the young mother, the two formed a deep friendship, and in winter, Lin Xu and the uncle and nephew of the Guo family have been living in that tribe.

Lin Xu also said that he was going south to return to his hometown this time, and he was also preparing to go to the disaster area in Shanxi to have a look, and then return to Anyang. Unexpectedly, I met a group of wild horses and set horses on a whim, but I met Qiu Chen and his party. In addition to the uncles, nephews and entourage of the Guo family, several other people with a strong body were all slaves given to him by Lin Xu's brother-in-law, two were fierce Warat people, two were color-eyed people, and even one was a white-skinned and blue-eyed Caucasian person, Qiu Chen didn't understand what nationality they belonged to, they all spoke Warat dialect, Qiu Chen couldn't understand it, and after the initial surprise, he didn't pay much attention to it.

Master Guo was waiting in front, the two people and horses met, all the way to the herdsmen's gathering point where Master Guo was, and they met again after a long absence, and it was this kind of coincidence, so they naturally rejoiced and greeted each other, Qiu Chen saw that Master Guo had a frosty face, and seemed to be much older, knowing that he was working hard for Lin Xu, he was naturally grateful.

However, the two sides have been in a relationship for many years, and there is no need to be too polite, Qiu Chen kept his gratitude in his heart, got together for a meal, and talked to each other about the aftermath, especially the affairs of the capital, Master Guo asked a few words, and did not ask more.

After a day off, the group continued southward on the second day.

Gradually walking out of the pastoral area, Lin Xu and Guo Si both wore plain clothes. Although the people can get married and funeral on the 27th, it is better to be cautious. After all, not long after Emperor Invesco made a big trip, and Qiu Chen accompanied him all the way, so he naturally had to be cautious in everything.

A few days later, the group arrived in Shanxi.

Shanxi has few land and many people, the land is not fertile, and the people are far from being rich. A few years ago, Shanxi excavated peat, which is what is called a coal mine in modern times, but because of the large smoke of peat burning, it was not accepted by large households, and it was only used by small households or workshops, and it could not be sold for money, only local people dug some for their own use.

This time, as soon as Qiu Chen got the news, he allocated food and medicine, and asked people to come over and give grain to the people on credit, and offset it with the harvest or land in the next two years.

Of course, this disaster also reminded Qiu Chen of the richest coal deposits in Shanxi. Taking advantage of this opportunity, she sent people to buy large tracts of barren mountains, mainly to find coal mines.

In these places, there is no soil on the surface, and coal is directly exposed to the surface, so it is easy to mine it by building roads and hiring labor. As long as the road is open, you can see the benefits back then. Qiu Chen, the giant of the coal mine, knows too deeply, those coal bosses in modern Shanxi, which one is not worth hundreds of millions!

Of course, with the coal mine, she also has to develop supporting appliances, such as a coal stove connected to a chimney, such as a water heater connected to a heating ...... Also, coking, and then ironmaking, and even steelmaking...... Qiu Chen doesn't know much about those industries, but after coming to this world for ten years, she has already abandoned the slightest contempt for the wisdom of the ancients, and the reason why many things have not appeared is not that the IQ of people in this era is not enough, but that no one has given an inspiration, she believes that as long as she gives an inspiration and a hint, soon, these things will be realized one by one. And she is the one who inspires. At the same time, with her current financial resources, she can also be the original investor.

She can now invest a lot of money in projects that are destined to pay off handsomely.

Of course, according to the convention, she still does not eat alone, and as for the candidate who can be pulled into the chariot by her, the best and most useful one is the one who is now called a widow.

The disaster situation in Shanxi is not more serious than that in Liaodi, and because the climate in Shanxi is much warmer than that in Liaodi, and even if Qiu Chen sent a batch of grain, the situation here is much better than that in Liaodi, and there is no obvious epidemic.

Qiu Chen and Lin Xu walked around for a few days, and Qiu Chen also met with Zhao Jiu and others sent before, learned about the situation of buying land, and knew that the purchase of land was very smooth, and he had won more than ten barren mountains and wastelands at a very low price. Qiu Chen immediately instructed Zhao Jiu to recruit laborers and start building roads as soon as possible, so that there would be a coal mine that could produce coal in late summer and early autumn. When the time comes, the last batch of iron and coal furnaces will be customized. This winter, she already imagined that a new type of heating tool would quickly spread to the public.

Stayed in Panhuan in Shanxi for more than ten days, the season has reached the end of May, the winter wheat that has been promoted year by year has been harvested, the autumn grain has been replanted in the field, some have planted corn, and the interplanting field has been adopted, the corn that is one foot high is growing very vigorously, and the farmers are waiting for these seedlings like serving children, looking forward to the autumn harvest.

When Qiu Chen and his party traveled thousands of miles, finally set foot on the road to their hometown, and finally saw the crooked neck tree at the entrance of the village, Qiu Chen and Lin Xu couldn't help but be full of excitement, the two glanced at each other, and saw that each other's eyes were red, but they both smiled sincerely.

Their uncle and sister-in-law, it seems that there are few times when they go in and out together over the years, and there are few when they get together, but the love between them is not cold, and the relationship is not estranged.

From that time he walked out, Qiu Chen was out of control, first cooperating with the Liao family of Huichun Tang to make medicines, and then began to purchase and fry Luobu hemp tea...... A family that used to have four walls and no overnight food, no one expected that now it was not only the rich party, Qiu Chen also married into the capital, married the most heroic Jingbei Marquis in the world, became the wife of Jingbei Marquis, and was also awarded the title of Anning County Lord.

Lin Xu has also learned a lot, and he has already made a name for himself, and this autumn, he will go to Zhengding Mansion to participate in the township test. He is confident that he will pass smoothly, and at that time, he will become a lifter, and he will be able to participate in the spring meeting in the capital next year...... After years of hard work and accumulation, he has worn away some of the unwillingness to fail to participate in the test, and all that remains is full of confidence.

I came back, the countryside after many years of absence, and the folks who had been away for many years.

Qiu Chen, who was still dressed in men's clothes, sat on the horse, looked around, looking at the familiar mountains, stones, grass and trees, full of joy and excitement to return home after a long absence.

Once a visitor from outside the world, I don't know when, has made this quiet mountain village his home, his hometown. Here, there are the mountains, rocks, grasses and trees that she is familiar with, the native sounds that she is familiar with and attached to, and the fathers and villagers who are close to each other.

The uncle and sister-in-law glanced at each other, and involuntarily drove the horses to speed up.

Lin Xu rode the black horse he had brought back from the wild horse herd, and he named it Lightning. Black lightning.

He is taller than Rouge, and his legs are also long, and he once competed with Rouge, and he was able to overwhelm Rouge by half of his horse. Of course, there is a reason why Qiu Chen's riding skills are slightly inferior, and it has also been proved that Lightning is a very good horse. Rouge is a big horse, not to mention traveling thousands of miles a day, lightning can compete with it, and it has proven its strength.

Qiu Chen didn't care about this result. After seeing Lin Xu's one-handed skills, she already knew that this shy and blushing child had grown up and surpassed her a lot. As a sister-in-law, Qiu Chen, who is more like a mother, is only relieved and not unhappy at all.

On the contrary, it is rouge, always holding his breath, every time he has the opportunity, he gives the dark horse lightning a small loss, and whenever he has the opportunity, he always wants to surpass the black lightning and be ashamed.

At this time, Rouge rushed to the front again. Qiu Chen didn't control it this time, and let it spread its hooves and gallop back.

After surpassing the black horse lightning, Rouge had no distractions, and seemed to be aware of the scenery and road in front of him, and seemed to be also happy to go home, and he actually sighed and hissed, and the speed of the horse's hooves suddenly accelerated again, and he rushed in the direction of home.

A few Tang pear trees at the head of the village were approaching, and Qiu Chen was about to hold the reins to control Rouge to slow down, but found that Rouge seemed to sense what she was thinking, and the speed automatically slowed down, and when she reached the Tang pear tree, she almost stepped on.

Qiu Chen was taken aback, and then suddenly he was stunned.

- "Someone's coming! Someone's coming! ”

Two abrupt shouts sounded from the pear tree, and when Qiu Chen raised his eyes to look over, a few half-sized children slipped out of the treetops like monkeys, and a few came out of the bushes and trees on the side of the road, their clothes were stained with dust, and there were leaves and grass clippings hanging on their heads, but the children ignored them, only looking at Qiu Chen and the entourage behind her with a pair of big black eyes, full of vigilance, curiosity, and envy and worship of a few tall horses!

Looking at the children, Qiu Chen smiled, turned over and dismounted, and took out a bag of candy from the horse's coat and handed it to the child at the head. This kid is the monkey who has just climbed the tallest and shouted the loudest, wearing only a bull-nosed calf pants, with a naked upper body, dark skin, but not too thin, and his small arms and legs are quite strong. Six or seven years old, just grew his head, his hair was scattered and draped on his head, and he only tied a small pigtail on the top of his hair, like a shuttlecock with chicken feathers, which looked particularly funny!

While handing out the candy, Qiu Chen asked in a harmonious voice, "Whose family are you?" What's your name? ”

"Huh? Why do you speak Anping? The boy seemed to be a little puzzled, how could this stranger on a tall horse in front of him speak their native language? Unlike those who came back with the son and miss of the Lin family a few days ago, they all spoke the official dialect of the capital, which was incomprehensible.

When he left home, he returned to his hometown, and his native accent did not change, and his sideburns declined......

I have been away from home for less than five years, and when I walked to the village, I was already treated as a stranger by the newly grown children!

Subconsciously touching his cheeks and sideburns, Qiu Chen smiled to himself, gathered his mind, and said with a smile: "I asked you first, you answered me first, I will answer you!" ”

"Okay!" The child was slightly stunned, then nodded happily and agreed, and said loudly, "My father's name is Qian Da Niu, my mother's surname is Liu, I don't know what her name is, people in the village call her Da Han Niang on weekdays...... What, I was born in the Great Cold Solar Term, and my father named me Da Han! ”

Qiu Chen suddenly looked at the Tao boy in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh.

Yuxiang was the first batch of people hired in her medicine workshop, and she was Qian Daniu's daughter-in-law, who gave birth to a child in the winter of that year...... She doesn't quite remember the solar terms, but it is the tenth winter wax moon, and the big cold solar term probably can't be wrong. What made her sigh was that when she came to this world and opened a fried medicine workshop, Yufeng and Qian Daniu had just gotten married, and in a trance, their children were so old!

"I answered you, and you should answer me too!" Da Han stared at Qiu Chen and shouted, as if answering his question or not was a matter of life.

"Okay." Raising his hand to touch Da Han's head, Qiu Chen smiled: "I am also from this village, this is my home, I will naturally speak Anping dialect!" ”

The child's eyes widened, and he looked back at his little friend, several children exchanged glances with each other, and seemed to be breathless, and then turned back again, Da Han did not hide the suspicion on his face at all, looked at Qiu Chen and said, "Are you from this village?" Why haven't I seen you...... They, they don't even know you! ”

"Haha......" Qiu Chen couldn't control his laughter anymore, turned around and looked at Lin Xu, who also got off the horse behind him, and then looked at Chengying, Qin Li and the others further back. As for Lin Xu's foreign entourage, standing far away, they stood with their heads bowed one by one, covering most of their faces, and their hair was wrapped in a headscarf, yes, the relatively strange appearance was not seen by the children, otherwise, it is estimated that the children will go to see it, and no one can care about interrogating her!

After laughing once, seeing that Da Han and several children were blushing, and gradually showing a touch of annoyance, Qiu Chen could only stop laughing, but the smile on his face did not converge, and he didn't answer, but asked: "You are eight years old this year, in fact, you are not even seven and a half years old!" ”

Da Han was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then wondered: "How do you know?" ”

Qiu Chen smiled: "Back then, I saw you when you were born, why didn't you know?" The reason why you don't recognize me is that when I left home, you were still young and didn't remember! ”

Da Han blinked his eyes and looked back at his friends, they were all a little incredulous, and they couldn't refute it, and they were stumped for a while.

Seeing that the door of the house was in sight, Qiu Chen didn't want to grind with a few children anymore, so he led the horse, passed a few children, and walked straight to the village.

After walking out more than a dozen steps, Da Han led a group of naughty boys and chased after him again: "Wait, wait!" ”

"Well, what else do you have to do?" Qiu Chen stopped and turned back to ask.

"I thought about it just now, the only people in the village who are away from home are Aunt Begonia of the Lin family and Uncle Mancang of Brother Bolt's family, I have seen Uncle Mancang, and you can't be Aunt Begonia, are you scolding us?" Da Han stared at Qiu Chen with suspicion on his face, and his eyes glanced at the candy in Qiu Chen's hand.

The old man said that he would send candy as soon as he met to shoot flowers!

The children are innocent, and these children are even more simple and straightforward, what they are thinking, the expression on their faces is very good, Qiu Chen looked at the guardedness and suspicion on the children's faces, and couldn't help but laugh again.

"Okay, if any of you don't believe it, you might as well follow me to have a look!" After speaking, he stopped rubbing with a few children, recognized the stirrups and got on the horse, and continued to walk towards the village.

After walking a few steps, two people ran out of the village in the distance, rushed to a dozen paces in front of them, fell to their knees with a pop, kowtowed with joy on their faces, and said, "Daxing has seen Madame, Madam, you can come back!" ”

As he spoke, Daxing got up from the ground after kowtowing, walked a few steps forward, and Tiqiu Chen grabbed the horse. Behind him was a guard who came back with Aman, and when he saw that Daxing had snatched Qiu Chen's reins, he paused slightly, and then turned around and took Lin Xu's reins to lead.

Qiu Chen simply dismounted again, and said with a smile: "I'm back!" How is it at home? ”

"Okay, okay, all right!" Daxing replied while answering, "I received the news of my wife's return trip a month ago, and my uncle and eldest lady sent someone to follow suit, all the way from Qingshui Town to Changqing County...... But seeing that the days passed, I didn't see the lady coming, but the uncle and the eldest lady were in a hurry. The eldest lady had to go to find Mrs. in person several times, but the uncle persuaded her, saying that Mrs. was well guarded, and Mrs. was not an ordinary person, so she would be fine...... It's easy to talk about it, so I persuaded the eldest lady to stop. ”

Seeing that although Qiu Chen was a little dusty and tired, his spirit and complexion were not bad, Daxing relieved himself and reported the situation at home in the past few days to Qiu Chen.

Qiu Chen detoured to the grassland along the way, and then went to Shanxi, where he was delayed for several days, although he took a long detour and was tired of the journey, the things to be done were extremely smooth, and he did not encounter any difficult things, yes, he also ignored the worries of his family. Listening to Daxing talk about it at this time, I couldn't help but feel ashamed.

In this era, there is no advanced communication system, there is no complete postal system, and the transmission of information is extremely slow and difficult, that is, she, stained with Qin Zheng's light, is relatively easy to transmit, and it is not to the point of being willful, sometimes, she is not very good at using the power of Qin Zheng's subordinates when it is not particularly urgent...... Of course, this time she also thought that she was about to get home, and she could surprise her family...... But I didn't want to, the family had already received the news that she had left Liaodi, but because she had lost the message on the detour, she was naturally worried.

Knowing that he was not thoughtful, Qiu Chen felt guilty in his heart, but there was no need to say more at this time, he only smiled apologetically: "Our family bought land in Shanxi, I stopped by to take a look!" ”

Anping belongs to the south of Zhili, located in the south of the capital, and Liaodi is almost symmetrical existence of two points, from Liaodi back to Anping, if you say that you went to the capital by the way, it is still reasonable, but it is said that you went to Shanxi by the way...... No one believes it. It took more than 1,000 miles and more than half a month, so there was such a way?

However, Daxing is a person who keeps his duty, listening to what the master said, although he still disagrees with it somewhat, but the master can explain to him like this, which can be regarded as giving him face, so he didn't ask more, but said with a smile: "Madame must be tired all the way, and when I get home, Madame will rest and rest with peace of mind!" ”

As he spoke, Qiu Chen and Daxing didn't notice a few naughty children, but Da Han kept following him, and after seeing Daxing come out to salute, several boys had already roughly recognized Qiu Chen's identity, but they were still a little confused, the person in front of him was obviously a man...... Although it's very good-looking, it can't be Aunt Begonia? Aunt Begonia is a woman! Also, how does Uncle Daxing call 'madam'? Isn't Madame a woman?

Full of doubts, he couldn't help it, Da Han kicked and caught up a few steps, and while following Daxing in a hurry, he asked: "Uncle Daxing, isn't your Lin family's wife Aunt Begonia?" How do you call him Madame? ”

Daxing glared at a few leather monkeys and scolded: "She was originally our wife, why can't she be called?" How many stinky boys do you dare to call Aunt Begonia? As soon as you go home and tell your father and mother this, you can wait to eat the boiled bread! ”

Eating boiled bread is a humorous way of saying being slapped and beaten.

Obviously, although Daxing had a serious expression, he didn't really get angry with a few children, but he still had some love for these naughty boys, otherwise he wouldn't be so joking.

"Ahh Da Han was stunned suddenly, looking at Qiu Chen, who was smiling, and Daxing, who had a cold face, he was stunned, and he reacted for a while, and couldn't help but feel annoyed.

Turning around, a few boys looked at Qiu Chen and his party who had already walked towards the village, muttered a few words hurriedly, spread their feet and ran back to the village past Qiu Chen and the others, and shouted excitedly as they ran: "Aunt Begonia is back, Aunt Begonia is back......"

Their parents always call Aunt Begonia, and after hearing too much, 'Aunt Begonia' has become a specific title. Although they had just said something, none of them paid any attention to it.

These leather monkeys rushed into the village with a shout, and soon, the news of Qiu Chen's return spread throughout the village.

No matter what they were busy with, people put down their buddies and got up and walked out the door to greet them.

Although Qiu Chen has been away from home for nearly five years, the Lin family has always been there, the foundation laid by Qiu Chen has always been, the pharmaceutical workshop, the soap making workshop have always been, there are fruit trees on the mountain, and the village has a wide road leading to the official road...... These are all left by Qiu Chen back then, and after these years of development, the life of the people in the village has become more and more prosperous and rich. There is enough food and clothing, and the family has a surplus.

Today's Liujiaao is no longer the poor mountain village of the past, every family has built a new house, men, women and children are well fed and warmly dressed, and some of the first to enter the workshop have accumulated a lot of money and bought land and property in the surrounding villages.

The school was built with the funds of the Lin family back then, and several gentlemen were also hired...... Over the years, there are no children in the village who do not go to school, Da Han and a few Tao boys are still young, and they have not been sent to the school, but the older children have not run around, and they have all been sent to the school to read and write, not to mention what fame is sought, at least, after the literacy will be counted, it is easier to be reused in the workshop. If you can get a messenger in charge, the monthly money will be dozens of taels of silver a year, not to mention, after doing a good job, there will be a reward, the Lin family has been rewarded since the beginning of the business, as long as you do a good job, the reward at the end of the year is even more than the monthly silver of a year, or even several times more. This can be seen in the houses of several early risers, which are significantly better than those of the rest of the village.

Qiu Chen followed Daxing and the two of them all the way into the village, and when they heard the message of Da Han's several leather monkeys, the people who came out gathered more and more, and they all came to the entrance of the village.

"Third grandma, look at your old body and bones!"

"Uncle Okawa, you look younger than before I left!"

Qiu Chen greeted the villagers as he walked. Compared with when she came to this world at the beginning of the year, after experiencing more handover and entertainment in the capital, Qiu Chen's ability to talk and deal with people has been greatly improved, and because of a long absence, she really feels very cordial to these villagers in this village, and the smile on her face and sincere words and voices are not separated at all, nor are she in the back of a high position, she is still affectionately called, greeting with a smile on her face......

This made the villagers who hugged the 'county lord' a little disappointed, this person looked the same as before leaving, dressed in general, and wore the men's clothes he used to wear, not full of pearls, no life robes...... There is no such noble momentum at all!

However, Qiu Chen's laughter and words also eliminated the estrangement and estrangement caused by the separation, and soon, the villagers put aside that little disappointment and sincerely welcomed their relatives and friends home. Refusing to leave one by one, they unconsciously followed Qiu Chen and his party around and behind, hugging them all the way around the orchard that had grown, bypassing the pond that was still clear and overgrown with blue lotus red lotus again, all the way back to the two courtyards side by side of the Lin family, and all the way into the east courtyard of the Lin family.

"Mother!"

"Mother!"

Two crisp calls came, Man'er hugged the chubby Brother Yun, ran out of the east courtyard of the Lin family, and ran towards Qiu Chen, Brother Yun opened his hand and pounced after two or three steps, Qiu Chen hurriedly let go of the hand of Lan Ying's mother-in-law who had just come out, and opened his hand to catch Brother Yun.

"Hmm, you stinky boy is sinking again!" Qiu Chen, who was shaken by the fall before he stood firmly, hugged Brother Yun tightly, patted the little guy's buttocks and smiled.

Brother Yun smiled, but his arms did not relax, just hugged his mother's neck tightly.

Man'er patted his younger brother's back unhappily, and said angrily: "You stinky boy, you don't want a sister when you see your mother!" ”

After speaking, he no longer paid attention to his younger brother, only reached over to hold his mother's hand, and quietly probed his mother's pulse to make sure that his mother was in good health, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and took his mother's arm, and walked home with his mother.

"Where's your second uncle?" Qiu Chen didn't go home, but he also knew that Yang Shuyong was still taking care of Da Zhuangzi in Nannuma Lake and Qinghe. Yang Shumeng took care of Liu Jiaao's workshop and small Zhuangzi as usual. She also knew very well that according to Yang Shumeng's temperament, as soon as she heard that she was back, she might come faster than the children, but she didn't see it at this time, so she naturally couldn't help but ask.

"Second uncle has gone to Qinghe!" Aman replied crisply.

As he spoke, he glanced at his mother with some reproach, which made Qiu Chen very consciously, because he did not write to his family in time, which made the family worry, Qiu Chen knew that he was at fault first, and his heart was empty at this time. At this time, she was not easy to admit her mistakes and ask for forgiveness, so she could only nod in response and turn to greet the villagers.

When they arrived at the gate of the Lin family, Lan Ying, Qingshan's family, these people in the workshop, who could temporarily put down the work at hand, also greeted them. In the crowd, a woman in her thirties walked at the front, greeted her with excitement and joy, and shouted, "Sister, you're back!" But it was Qiu Chen's second sister-in-law, Zhao.

Qiu Chen took two steps forward, held Zhao's hand, his heart was excited, but he had a bright smile on his face, and looked up and down: "I'm back, I'm back, how is my second sister-in-law?" What about the two boys? ”

Junli is the second son of Qiu Chen's second brother, Junyi is the third, Junli once studied in Beijing with Junyan Junzhang, and before, he came back with Afu Aman. Despite this, Qiu Chen always felt that these two were still children, so he didn't ask Junyan Junzhang, who was studying abroad with Ah Fu, at this time, but only asked the two little ones.

"Hehe, those two boys went to school." Zhao replied with a smile, "I didn't know that you would come back at this time, if I did, I would have asked for leave with my husband and ran back." ”

As soon as he heard this, Qiu Chen himself figured it out, not to mention Junli, the youngest Junyi is seven years old, and it is time to go to school and be enlightened. I always have the impression that those brothers are still children! As the years go by, the children grow up unconsciously, and they grow old unconsciously!

The blue brick paving in front of the Lin family is a large field, but at this moment, it is also crowded by the crowd with three layers inside and three layers outside, and the water is impassable.

Most people stopped there, and only the villagers who were particularly close, such as the third grandmother, such as Lan Ying's mother-in-law, followed Qiu Chen's mother and son into the gate of the Lin family.

Lan Ying and the others greeted each other and hurried back to work. Several close villagers talked for a while, and also took the initiative to get up and say goodbye, and the guards stayed at the door, and at this time, there were only a few Qiu Chen's mother and son left in the house.

After seeing Man'er and Brother Yun'er, and seeing the triplets brought back by Yufeng when he arrived in the house, Qiu Chen was full of joy and excitement at this time, hugging and kissing one child after another, and he was reluctant to let go.

"Sister, you must be very tired all the way, this time back home, you can always bring the child with you, and you are not in a hurry for a while, you better go in and wash and comb and change into comfortable clothes!" Zhao rolled up his sleeves and walked out of the clean room, smiling and persuading.

Qiu Chen touched the children one by one, and then turned around and walked into the clean room to bathe and wash. Although she washed her hands and face before, after all, she was covered with dust, Brother Yun was still young, and the triplets of a few months were more weak, so she had to wash herself for the sake of the children, so that she could get closer to the children.

After washing and combing and changing clothes, Junli Junyi also came home from school, and he was very happy to see Qiu Chen. Looking at the two nephews who had grown a lot taller and were more sensible and polite in their actions, Qiu Chen's eyes were also full of relief.

In the evening, Yang Shumeng rushed back. When the brother and sister saw each other, they were naturally happy again.

The next day, Yang Shuyong Zhou, together with the two elders of the Yang family, also rushed over together, and the family reunited after a long absence, gathered together, and there was no need to say much about the joy and joy. Only in the evening, Mrs. Liu and sister-in-law Zhou went to a no-man's place, and they secretly asked Qiu Chen why he suddenly went home? But with my uncle?

Qiu Chen naturally couldn't say that the situation in the capital had changed, and he didn't dare to say that she went to Liaodi to fight the epidemic, but she just said that the newly bought Zhuangzi was going to be inspected, and she didn't feel at ease if she didn't see it with her own eyes...... After a while of explanation, Mrs. Liu and Zhou responded suspiciously and did not continue to ask.

Qiu Chen went home in a low-key manner, just thinking about reuniting with her relatives, but the news of her return to her hometown still spread, from the next day, the squires and officials of Qingshui Town came to visit one after another, and then, the officials and squires of Anping County and Anyang Mansion also came to the door, there were too many people coming, and they all brought all kinds of gold and silver treasures, Qiu Chen was not easy to accept, so he simply asked Daxing and Qin Li Shen Hu to take people at the gate to undertake, should serve tea and serve tea, should have rice, she is not seen, and the gift is not accepted.

In the past few days, the number of people who came to visit him gradually decreased, Qiu Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, took out the special products and gifts of the capital that he brought back, and took Aman and Brother Yun to visit the old people in the village.

After the initial excitement, in June, the weather became hotter and hotter, and Qiu Chen finally completed the inextricable social exchanges, accompanied the elderly and children with peace of mind, and enjoyed the joy of being with his family.

On this day, the weather suddenly changed, and the summer day, which had been sunny before, suddenly accumulated heavy dark clouds, and after the rumbling of thunder, heavy rain poured down.

Qiu Chen and Zhou's two sisters-in-law, Zhou's and Zhao's, hugged a child and sat under the eaves of the porch to watch the rain. Mrs. Liu was also there, sitting on a wooden couch, holding Brother Yun in her arms.

"On a June day, the child's face changes when it is said! I don't know where Junwen Junshu and Fu'er's boys are, and if they are sheltered from the rain......" Mrs. Liu looked at the rain curtain outside, sighed softly, and paid attention to Brother Yun in her arms, not letting him put his little hand into the rain.

Qiu Chen looked at the two sisters-in-law, the three of them looked at each other and smiled, Zhou smiled and comforted: "Mother, don't worry about them, they are not young anymore, and the people who follow them are also reliable, so there will be nothing wrong...... You didn't see that Brother Xu was back, and those boys were about to come back. ”

Qiu Chen smiled and said, "It's time to come back...... Mother, it's raining here, but it's not necessarily raining on the children's side, maybe it's going to be very sunny at this time! ”

"Also, it's raining across the road, it's raining across the road, it's raining on one side, and it's going to be sunny on the other side! The children go far away, and they don't come with us anymore! Mrs. Liu was relieved and babbled on and on.

Qiu Chen looked at Zhou and Zhao, and the eyes of the three of them showed a touch of sadness and worry.

Old man Yang Liancheng and Mrs. Liu are old, they are nearly seventy years old, although after Qiu Chen's decoction treatment, the old diseases of the two old people have improved much and eased, Yang Liancheng's legs are not very painful, and Mrs. Liu's asthma is much better, as long as you pay attention to not catching a cold, it is easy not to cough or wheezing. The family background is getting better and better, eating well, dressing well, and nourishing properly, the body and bones of the two elders have always been good, but as the years go by, the old people are getting older, and the aging is still becoming more and more obvious year by year. Especially this time, goodbye to the second elder, the old man Yang Liancheng walked a few steps and had to sit down to rest, and the aging of Mrs. Liu was more obvious, she loved to nag, and sometimes she was confused, and she didn't remember the events of the previous day the next night. A question can often be asked many times over and over again, and the children look sad, but they also feel helpless.

No matter how rich the family property she earned, no matter how skilled she was, the miracle doctor lived at home, but there was no way to stop her parents from aging day by day.

As children, they can only watch their parents grow old day by day, their actions become more and more inflexible, and their brains become more and more confused...... Although the reincarnation of birth, old age, sickness and death has been like this since ancient times, when it really comes to one's own family, there are few who are not uncomfortable or sad.

Watching the two elders aging irrepressibly day by day, Qiu Chen also wanted to accompany the old man more and more, while the old man's body was still strong, and he did his filial piety. If you can, take the old people out for a walk, just like many children in modern times, take their parents to travel, see the beautiful rivers and mountains, lakes and mountains, the old people are in a good mood, and their bodies and bones are good. At least, when the old people really leave, the children can have more good memories with their parents and less regrets.

Just sighing, Qin Li hurriedly walked in with a tung oil umbrella across the courtyard. Hand a letter to Qiu Chen.

It must not be a trivial matter to make Qin Li in such a hurry. Qiu Chen stretched out his hand to take the letter and take a look, his heart jumped suddenly, but his face was still calm and indifferent, and he smiled and quipped Qin Li: "Seeing that the person who wants to be a father, why can't he hold his breath?" ”

Qin Li touched his head, completely lost his usual cleverness, grinned and did not excuse himself. He has been married to Qingxing for nearly four years, and Yufeng and Qin Xiao's children can be picked up, but Qingxing has no news, although he is not in a hurry in his mouth, he is undoubtedly looking forward to it in his heart. A few days ago, Qingxing suddenly vomited, and after a check, she was actually pregnant for nearly three months, Qiu Chen felt sorry for Qingxing and was reluctant to scold her, but she caught Qin Lilai and scolded her. It's been a few days, and he still snorts him from time to time, Qin Li is not only not annoyed, but full of joy. If you can have a back, it's worth it no matter how many times you are scolded!

Qiu Chen really didn't make a Qin Li this time, he just subconsciously joked to relieve the tension in his heart! ——The letter was not sent from the capital by Qin Zheng, who she was familiar with, but from Yungui in the southwest, and the envelope on the surface was worn to show the long journey of this letter. Qiu Chen, the handsome and beautiful plum blossom Xiaokai above, recognized it, but it was from the hand of the eldest son Ah Fu.

Ah Fu and Jun Yan Junzhang went out to study all the way, and they went to Jiangnan. Why did the letter come from Yungui? How did a few children get to Yungui on the southwest border? This is not the modern era of later generations, even the most border places have roads to figure out, and it is not much different from the mainland. In this era, Yungui is known for its high mountains and dense forests, dense forests, swamps, plague miasma, snakes, insects, rats and ants...... The most terrifying thing is that there are all kinds of ethnic groups living in the deep mountains, many of which are still uncivilized and live a life almost savages; Even if the civilized nation has a lot of witchcraft and trickery, each ethnic group has completely different national beliefs and habits from the Han people, and also has all kinds of taboos.

Holding back the worry that suddenly rose in his heart, Qiu Chen tore open the thick waterproof paper envelope and took out a few neatly folded letterheads from inside.

Seeing the 'all right, don't read' at the beginning of the letterhead, Qiu Chen breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked down, the ease that had just appeared on her face gradually disappeared, and was replaced by an indescribable expression-

At the end of the letter, he suddenly changed his words and wrote a few short sentences: "When I met the old man Huyan again in Yunnan, I was the person I met in the capital last year. The frontier can still meet the deceased, naturally happy, and after talking, he learned that his son served as a commander in Yunnan and was a second-grade military attaché. What surprised him even more was that the old man Huyan was actually a person from Anyang, and even his son Huyanxun had served in Anyang before, and he was also familiar with the second uncle......

At the end of the letter, Ah Fu also wrote: He is about to embark on the road home, and if there is no delay, he will be able to reach home at the end of July and early August. At that time, there will be no delay in spending the Mid-Autumn Festival with my mother, younger siblings, and my family......

Qiu Chen has no waves on the surface, but his heart is turbulent. Since Ah Fu mentioned Huyan's father and son, there must be a reason...... Qiu Chen didn't need to think much about it to know the reason, it should be Ah Fu who knew his life experience. Anyway, Ah Fu was about to come back, and he didn't stay in Yunnan, nor did he say anything, which made Qiu Chen secretly relieved.

She didn't hate Hu Yanxun as much as she did now, and the more familiar she was with the order of this world, the less she could hate and hate that person.

There are too many cases of not returning home for several years, and there is no news coming back, Hu Yanxun's kind of situation, in her cognition, is not respecting Begonia, not paying attention to his wife, in the perception of people in this society, may not be anything at all. Not to mention, Hu Yanxun just accepted a concubine, replaced by someone else, and there are many people who stop their wives and remarry, and no one will think that it is too much of a fault or mistake.

Things have passed, and she has almost forgotten that there is such a person, but for the brothers and sisters Ah Fu and Ah Man, that person will always be something they can't ignore, that is their biological father, and they are connected by blood. She was at a loss for a moment, if Ah Fu asked her when he came back, how would she answer?

"Whose letter? Isn't there something wrong? Old Mrs. Liu noticed Qiu Chen's strange appearance and asked with a little polite concern.

Although she is her own daughter, but now her daughter is also rich and prosperous, and she has become a master, not to mention the old lady, even the old man Yang Liancheng's attitude towards his own daughter has also undergone some subtle changes, still close, still concerned, but always involuntarily with a trace of politeness and caution.

Coming back to his senses, Qiu Chen put up a smile and said briskly: "It's Ah Fulai's letter, the three children are coming back...... Well, the letter said that I could almost come back for the Mid-Autumn Festival! ”

"Alas, the three boys are coming back? It's a great event! Mrs. Liu slapped her face with infinite joy and smiled, and then lowered her head and said to Brother Yun, "Brother misses his brothers, right?" Your eldest brother and third cousin and fourth cousin are coming back! ”

Brother Yun opened his eyes wide, and also slapped and smiled: "Big, cousin, second cousin, go back!" ”

A few days ago, Junwen Junshu had already sent a letter back, and he would be able to get home at the end of June and early July, and he was going to enter Fucheng to participate in the autumn township test. Speaking of which, the children who went out to study are coming back, and the family can't help but rejoice. The Zhou clan and the Zhao clan didn't have much to say, and when they heard that the children were coming back, they immediately prepared bedding, tents, curtains, clothes, etc., and they were busy with joy up and down, and no one noticed the hidden worry in Qiu Chen's eyes with a smile on his face.

I ate fried noodles on June 6, and in a moment's time, the hottest June passed, and I didn't feel the coolness of autumn, but July came quietly.

The brothers, Junwen and Junshu, return home together with July. Although the Junwen and Junshu brothers are no longer tall, they can still see obvious traces of growth when they go out this time.

The brothers were steady and peaceful before, but it is inevitable that some young people have the sharpness and arrogance of some young people, and after going out for more than half a year, the sharpness and arrogance of the two people have converged, and the calm energy is no longer just on the surface, but really enters the bones. Every word and smile, raised hands and feet, are calmer and more indifferent than before, but they are also more confident. Just like after the sword has been sharpened, it is glorious and restrained, but the edge is sharper than before!

The two children brought back a lot of local specialties, but the family preferred to listen to the two brothers tell what they had seen and heard along the way, and listen to some completely marginal legends. In fact, the old people are not really interested in the outside world, they are just willing to express their closeness and support in this way.

Junwen Junshu was also willing to be closer to his family, and rested at home for two days, and then took some souvenirs to visit his former husband, classmates, and friends.

There are also friends of Junwen Junshu who came to visit, and after some back and forth, it was also the end of July. The time for Junwen Junshu's next township test is getting closer and closer.

A Fu and Jun Yan Jun Zhang's brothers also came with a letter during their stay, and the three of them had already crossed Dongting Lake. When they went south, they turned back all the way to the canal, and they thought about crossing the river from the two lakes, to the hinterland of the Central Plains in Henan, and then going to Huizhou where there was Hui ink and rice paper, and going there to visit a few famous Confucian hermits in Huizhou, and then returning all the way, no matter what, they would be able to reach home at the end of July.

The border chaos between Yunnan, Guizhou and the northwest, like snow in June, melted before it landed. It didn't make waves at all.

The border pass is peaceful, the four seas are peaceful, Emperor Yong'an ascended the throne and amnesty inside and outside, and opened a civil and military double Enke. For a while, it seemed that the four seas were leveling down.

After ascending the throne, Emperor Yong'an inevitably divided the concubines. The Ming Dynasty inherited the Song system, and it was simplified, and the harem set up a queen, who was in charge of the six palaces, and the royal honor;

two concubines, assistant six palaces, is a product;

There are four concubines, concubines, concubines, and concubines, and concubines of Chen, and the affairs of the main palace are from one product;

Zhaoyi has six people, who are two grades, and can master the affairs of one house, but there are often low-grade concubines and beauties who live together;

Further down, there are also concubines, from the second grade, six people; Jieyu three products, eight people; Four nobles, ten people;

As a result, there are five qualities of talent; Beauty Six Grades; Mihime Seven Pins...... And so on, there is no limit to the number of people.

However, the Ming Kingdom has been established since its own country, and several generations of emperors do not like women, and the positions established in the harem have never been full. At most, there are four concubines, Zhaoyi and several concubines, and there are almost no concubines below Jieyu.

Yong'an Emperor Yang Jingyong seemed to be quite elegant before, but after ascending the throne, he also inherited the habits of his father and ancestors, and rejected the minister's proposal to elect daughters to fill the harem, but only moved the wives and concubines in the palace into the harem and divided the ranks.

Although the previous Yongwang Princess Wen was not favored, she was born a noble family and was also a decent person, so it was not surprising that she was crowned the queen. The side concubines Li and Ying were awarded the concubine positions, and they were awarded the titles of good concubine and concubine respectively; Lin Xianniang, who has the closest relationship with Qiu Chen, also became a concubine, from the second grade, second only to Concubine and Zhaoyi, the status is not too high, but it is much better than the nameless and no points when she first entered the Yongwang Mansion.

Qiu Chen received the news of the sealing of the harem, but he just smiled and sent someone to send it to Mrs. Lin in the West Courtyard. She herself quickly put the matter behind her, turned back to the children, and took a boat to the pond to pick lotus pods and look for water chestnuts. In July, the lotus seeds and water chestnuts have just grown, they are tender and crisp and delicious, and they are full of sweetness, which is much better than those troublesome things. The key thing is that Lin Xianniang should have thought when she ran away that her journey was destined to be bumpy and more difficult than others, and since she had chosen, she had to keep going. can be regarded as officially recognized, when Yang Jingyu, the king of Qi, was sent to the Yongwang Mansion before, no one thought that there would be such a day, which was already good. Qiu Chen remembers Yang Jingyong's favor!

On July 29, Ah Fu and Junyan Junzhang, who had been away from home for more than half a year, returned to Liujiaao. They also came back with Mr. Tang and the Tang brothers.

reunited with his three younger brothers for two days, and before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Junwen Junshu set off for Zhengding Mansion to prepare for the township test Autumn Festival, and Lin Xu was with them.

The three of them walked together, there was a small entourage to take care of them all the way, and there were guards to protect them, Qiu Chen also specially instructed Daxing to follow and take care of them, and there was a house in Zhengding Mansion, Qiu Chen and his family were very relieved, and they didn't follow. However, the three brothers Ah Fu and Jun Yan Jun Zhang followed, claiming to take care of their elder brothers. Qiu Chen thought that it would be good to let a few children look at the examination room and feel the atmosphere of the big exam, so he agreed.

Just before the children left, Emperor Yong'an crowned his brothers and sisters according to the custom, and rewarded the heroes.

Qin Zheng was able to go one step further this time, and Qiu Chen was not surprised. Unexpectedly, before Qin Zheng was rewarded, she first got a holy decree to be sealed: go to the county lord of Anning to be titled and change the title to the eldest princess of Anning. Ah Fu was awarded the title of Lieutenant of the Fourth Rank of Light Car; Aman was awarded the title of Sipin County Lord, and there was a real seal, which was Qinghe County where Qiu Chen saved the people of a county from fighting the epidemic at the beginning, so Aman's full title is Qinghe County Lord.

That's not all, Qiu Chen's parents, that is, Old Man Yang Liancheng and Old Lady Liu, also have titles. Yang Liancheng is the old man's medal of the pillar country, from the second grade; Mrs. Liu was also awarded the title of Second Lady.

Although the title of the second elder of the Yang family is just an honor, it has also changed Qiu Chen's Zhuang family background all of a sudden. The lintel of the Yang family was changed, and the people at the bottom of the previous year were changed to the noble family.

After getting this will, Qiu Chen almost fainted. The old man of the Yang family and Mrs. Liu were also stunned for a long time before they woke up. To Qiu Chen's great surprise, Old Man Yang was not ecstatic when he came back to his senses, but immediately asked Qiu Chen to write and refuse to be titled.

Old Man Yang said very simply, but Qiu Chen was greatly moved: "...... We are the Zhuang family, who have driven the carriage all their lives, and we are very content to have enough food and clothing, and we are very content, and then we have this unworthy thing, it is too unfortunate to be blessed! ”

Not only did Old Man Yang express his position like this, but Mrs. Liu, Yang Shumeng, Zhou, and Zhao were all the same, and they all expressed their ambition to say that they could not accept this title.

Qiu Chen was full of gratification, took the initiative to pick up the pen for the first time, and wrote a letter to refuse to give her the title of 'eldest princess', and politely refused to give her parents the title of medal. As for the titles of the two children, the grade is not high, and it is basically reasonable, Qiu Chen did not refuse, but sincerely thanked Emperor Yong'an.

The letter was handed over, and before there was a reply, it was time for the children to set off. Ah Fu and Junyan Junzhang sent Lin Xu and Junwen Junshu to Zhengding to take the exam.

After sending the children away, autumn officially began at home, and the most important autumn harvest of the year began.

This year, although there are a few ground movements in Liaodi Shanxi, most areas are considered a good year with good wind and rain. Coupled with the fact that Qiu Chen's Zhuangzi was willing to invest, and the irrigation measures such as water conservancy projects and waterwheels and wells were effective, the crops grew better than those elsewhere, the fertility was sufficient, and the manpower was also diligent, so the yield of this autumn harvest was significantly higher.

However, these are all worried about by the stewards and the eldest brother Yang Shuyong, Qiu Chen does not worry about these, only looks at the harvested tender corn, new sweet potatoes, new mung beans and other things every day, and makes all kinds of food and taste.

Without waiting for the autumn harvest to be completed, Qiu Chen took the children and the second elder to Nanmar Lake. After several years of breeding, although the fish come out every year, they are fed with bait, and there is a continuous replenishment of water sources to ensure the water level, and the fish in the lake have not decreased, but have become more and more. There are also lotus roots, water chestnuts, chicken head rice, etc., and when it is harvest season, Qiu Chen simply takes the old and young to the lake for a vacation.

The reason why this is the case is that Qiu Chen is also thinking of finding a place that completely eliminates the distractions of the world and relaxes. Since the second elder of the Yang family and Qiu Chen's mother and son won the reward, the officials and squires of Anping County, Anyang Mansion, and even Nanzhili have all heard the wind and brought generous gifts to congratulate them. The calm Liu Jiaao was disturbed by countless vehicles and sedan chairs, and the courtyard at the entrance of the village was full of vehicles, sedan chairs and horses, and even delayed the normal autumn harvest of the villagers. There was no way, Qiu Chen could only take the old and young to avoid Nanmarsh Lake.

And when Qiu Chen finally gave up the troubles and chaos, and was able to accompany the old man to see the lake every day, take the child to pick a bunch of lotus seeds, make a bowl of delicious lotus seed porridge, and swim leisurely in the water and lake, inside and outside the court hall in the capital, it seems that they have gradually adapted to the new emperor and gradually calmed down.

After the rebellion in the southern and western regions of Xinjiang was quelled, the domestic situation was very good. After the new emperor ascended the throne, he burned two fires as soon as he freed his hands.

The first fire is to vigorously promote the cultivation of corn, sweet potatoes and potatoes in the land of the north of the Yangtze River. In addition, officials of the Ministry of Industry were dispatched to Beijing to go to the localities to vigorously build water conservancy and irrigation in one place after another. The model and standard are based on Qiu Chen's Zhuangzi in the capital.

The second fire is to recruit migrant workers to build roads and bridges. Comb through the north and south official roads. In this great project, instead of the customary servitude of the common people, funds were raised, workers were hired, and wages were paid according to the number of hours and hours worked. As soon as this decree was issued, the first money received came from Yunliao Qiu Chen's soap-making workshop, and a whole donation of 1 million taels of silver was donated. Just this amount of silver is enough to repair from the capital to Nanzhili.

Emperor Yong'an also put forward a goal: abundant food and clothing, and the country and the people are safe.

These two vernaculars, which seem to be not on the table, have really been put forward and become a national policy of a country, but under the careful taste, they are the common aspirations of the emperor and the people for thousands of years. However, since ancient times, this beautiful and simple wish has never been truly realized. Even in the year of the prosperous Zhenguan of the Tang Dynasty, or the wealthy Song Dynasty, they have not been able to truly realize the abundance of food and clothing for the people of the country, and there will always be so many people every year due to various disasters or reasons, hunger and cold, or even leave their hometowns and go out to beg.

As soon as this goal was proposed, Qiu Chen, who was making lotus seed cake, was slightly stunned, and then stopped paying attention to it. Liujiaao and even the surrounding villages, because of the Lin family's pharmaceutical workshop, the Lin family's soap-making workshop, and the Lin family's orchard and medicine garden, no matter orphans or lonely old people, there is no longer hunger and cold. But a country is not a small village or a few small villages, a country is too big, and it is very difficult and difficult to make the people of the whole country have enough food and clothing.

Qin Zheng's reward came down, and he unexpectedly took another step. The youngest marquis, several great achievements were suppressed by Emperor Jingshun, Emperor Yong'an gave the right name, crossed the country, and directly crowned the king, since then, the Ming Kingdom has no Jingbei Hou, and there is one more Jingbei king! And it's a one-step prince, three generations!

Regarding this news, Qiu Chen didn't even have any surprises at all, and he didn't pay attention to it. However, Chengying Hanguang and others were overjoyed and deliberately made a few more dishes to celebrate. That's it!

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Qiu Chen and his family spent time in Nannuma Lake. She used fresh ingredients such as lotus seeds, water chestnuts, and chicken head rice that had just been picked from the lake to make several new flavors of mooncakes, which were unanimously praised by her family.

At the end of August, Lin Xu and Junwen Junshu finished their exams, and they did not go home immediately, but waited in Zhengding Mansion to be released.

At the beginning of September, Qiu Chen took the second elder and the children to leave Nannuma Lake and live in Anyang Mansion. After all, Nanmar Lake is remote, the transportation is inconvenient, and the delivery of letters and good news is slower. Anyang has official roads and waterways leading directly to Zhengding, what news is sent from Zhengding, and it can be delivered to Anyang Mansion on the same day. They moved here just to wait for Junwen Junshu and Lin Xu's results.

On the eighth day of September, when I got up early in the morning, the east was a morning glow, reflecting half of the sky.

The morning glow does not go out, and the sunset travels thousands of miles. It's so sunny early in the morning, but it's a sign of heavy rain!

Qiu Chen was overjoyed, turned back to Mrs. Liu and Zhou, and smiled: "This time the sky is full of light when you open your eyes, and you are full of joy, and you will have a good letter today!" ”

Lin Xu and Junwen Junshu's knowledge Qiu Chen knows in his heart, in conscience, the three children are not amazing and brilliant characters, but they all work hard, and their hearts are simple, they are also smart and witty, after so many years of hard study, and there are famous teachers to educate and guide, no accident, the three children should be able to pass this exam, as for the rankings, Qiu Chen didn't care much, and he didn't think about it.

In addition, at the beginning of July, the former Nanzhili Xuezheng was transferred back to the capital and promoted to the Ministry of Rites; Rong Yicheng, the former bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, was transferred to Nanzhili Xuezheng, and was a third-grade official, from an official of the Hanlin Academy, who had no real power, to a local magistrate in charge of the power of a provincial education science examination, and became one of the three Taiwans.

Rong Yicheng's transfer was carried out in the midst of many official adjustments, and it did not attract too many people's attention. Qiu Chen knew that this Rong Yicheng was an authentic descendant of King Yong. With this presence, Qiu Chen basically no longer worries about the township test of the three children, as long as the three children play normally and show their true knowledge, this time the results of the township test will not be at the top of the list, but they will not fall off the list.

At lunch, the family was a little absent-minded, didn't know how to eat, and coped with the past haphazardly.

At the end of the day, the sky changed abruptly, dark clouds overwhelmed the city, and soon after a gust of wind, the raindrops the size of beans crackled and fell. The anxious family frowned, and Mrs. Liu couldn't sit still, so she simply walked under the eaves and looked.

Zhou was also worried and worried, and didn't have the heart to comfort the old lady, Qiu Chen was not too worried, but he didn't go to comfort, but asked people to wear rain gear and go outside the city to greet him.

At two o'clock, two groups of people who greeted them rushed back with the messenger, and when they heard the good news, Qiu Chen found that a heart had fallen to the ground, and it turned out that she had been carrying her heart. The firecrackers had already been prepared, and there was no need to command, and the deafening sound of firecrackers sounded under the eaves of the porch at the gate.

In a jubilant mood, Qiu Chen learned that the three children had passed the township test, and Lin Xu also won the first place in the township test, commonly known as Xie Yuan!

Although Junwen and Junshu did not enter the top three, their rankings were relatively high, both within 20, which is also a very good result.

This time of joy and joy, in the sound of firecrackers, Mrs. Liu happily took out her own silver, rewarded silver, and waited for everyone in the family, one or two for each person. Junwen Junshu and Lin Xu were waiting by their side, each of whom was five taels of silver. Qiu Chen threw out the copper coins and silver bills that had been exchanged a long time ago, and as the firecrackers were scattered, countless people heard the wind and ran to the door in the rain to grab the reward, while shouting congratulations, and there was joy inside and out!

After passing the township examination, the average student packs his luggage and goes to Beijing to prepare for the general examination in April of the following year.

Lin Xu, Junwen Junshu and others didn't have to set off so early, they got to know their classmates in Zhengding City, and went to visit the teacher, and then they turned home.

Before they could return to Anyang, the officials and squires of Anyang found this excuse and all came to the door to congratulate them. Qiu Chen was able to hide before, but this time she couldn't hide, and the second elder of the Yang family and her sisters-in-law would not agree to her hiding. Every day, the house is overcrowded inside and outside, clogging the streets.

When the three children returned to Anyang, the number of congratulators set a new record, and this time it was no longer just the officials and squires who came to celebrate, but also the friends and classmates of the three children, and even the students who did not know each other, all flocked to the door to congratulate and learn from the scriptures, and they were blessed!

Qiu Chen ordered someone to buy thousands of sets of pen inkstones early, but he didn't expect that it was not enough, so he could only send someone to urgently purchase five hundred back, which was enough to cope with the past. Qiu Chen wiped the cold sweat and secretly rejoiced, fortunately, it was three children together, if they came one by one, they would be annoyed to death if they didn't get tired to death!

Finally, there were fewer people who came to congratulate him, Qiu Chen successfully escaped with a few young children, and took a boat all the way down the river, all the way to the south and then to the east, to the fishing village of Haipuzi.

It's September, the autumn breeze is rising, the crab feet are itchy, and there are all kinds of delicious seafood.

Qiu Chen bought the Haipuzi two years ago, and paid money to widen the river of the fishing village and build a wharf. Even the fishermen's small fishing boats have been transformed into medium-sized fishing boats, which are more than twice the size. Today, fishermen are not only fishing in estuarine waters, but also in the sea, and their harvests have increased dramatically and the variety of species has increased.

Qiu Chen took the children on his own boat, all the way down the water, all the way to the sea shop, and brought a few old fishermen as guides, out of the estuary to experience the hardships and joys of fishing at sea.

Qiu Chen didn't join in the fun to watch the nets, nor did she play any sea fishing, what she liked most was to sit on the terrace on the top of the boat, watching the triplets crawl over happily and lively, like the three puppies. The blue sky, the sea, the waves were not rising, and there were flocks of seabirds flying around in the air, some of which landed on the masts, sails, and even on the railing not far from Qiu Chen's side. The three children were very excited to go to catch seabirds, and Qiu Chen didn't care, just let the nurses and mothers watch, and don't let them fall into the sea.

After returning from the sea, Qiu Chen's boat docked at the pier of the Shanghai shop in the twilight.

Most of the harvest is handed over to the fishermen to help with it, and a small part is handed over to the accompanying cooks to make it, and now the life of the fishermen in the sea shop has improved a lot, and every family can live and work in peace and contentment. Therefore, as soon as the big boat docked, the fishermen of the village gathered around to express their gratitude and offer their stored treasures.

Qiu Chen didn't get off the boat, but he asked the steward to go down and took those sea treasures, but he paid the silver at the price of 20% more than the market price.

After returning from the sea shop with a full load, after docking at Anyang Wharf, Qiu Chen took the children off the boat. There were already family members on the shore who had come to meet them in a horse-drawn carriage. Qiu Chen led Brother Yun off the springboard, raised his eyes, and a pair of strong and powerful arms stretched out, took Brother Yun, and took her into his arms at the same time.

"Why are you here?" Seeing Qin Zheng who suddenly appeared in front of him, Qiu Chen was surprised and delighted, and blurted out.

"I'll make a wish......," Qin Zheng responded softly with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

He didn't promise much, but he still owed a lot. He finally got rid of the heavy court affairs, at this time he was not a prince, not a high-ranking official, just a guilty husband, a loving father.

In the afterglow, Qin Zheng hugged Qiu Chen to board the carriage and slowly walked away.

On an official ship not far away, a man stood in the cabin, silently looking at the pair of people who were drifting away, his eyes were deep, and he couldn't tell whether he regretted it or how.

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It's over......

Bow and thank you for being with you all the way!