Chapter 269 Pledges

Xu Sheng's shrill voice was like coals, scorching and scorching Wen Gongzi, a gentle and elegant rich son, sweat soaked his clothes in the blink of an eye, and he fell to the ground in embarrassment, and kowtowed to Yang Jingyu again and again to plead guilty.

"Young Master Wen doesn't have to be so polite!" Yang Jingyu's face was mildly relieved, his eyes raised to look at everyone present, and sighed, "So-and-so said, this time everyone is working together for their own lives to build the river, and so-and-so is just to be a leader...... It seems that a certain is not worthy of your trust and trust? ”

Wen Gongzi had already gotten up, and when he heard this, he almost knelt down again. But he was held by Xu Sheng's hand, Wen Gongzi turned around in a panic, and saw Xu Sheng's words in a hurry: "Wen Gongzi doesn't have to pay attention to these false courtesies, or quickly signed the pledge letter, so as not to delay others to come up and pledge." ”

Wen Gongzi nodded tremblingly, picked up the pen again, trembled his hands, and trembled to rewrite a pledge deed. The little chamberlain dutifully read out again: "The Wen family pledged 10,000 taels!" ”

Everyone here was surprised, 10,000 taels! According to the price of the land auctioned a few days ago, thousands of acres of fertile land can be bought. Although it is not that the slightly larger merchants can't take out the 10,000 taels, but for these hard-earned hard-earned money to be forced to take it out, everyone is naturally reluctant and resentful...... It's just that, at this moment, they have nothing to do except honestly pledge donations!

Yang Jingyu glanced at Wen Gongzi, who was hanging his head and wiping his sweat, snorted, turned his eyes and arched his hand towards everyone present: "A certain still has some important business, and he is out of company!" ”

After saying that, he ignored the noisy greetings of the merchants of the congregation, turned around and walked out the back door, and left.

As soon as Yang Jingyu left, the remaining guards, large and small, and the guards with knives completely lost their gentleness, and they all stared at everyone with fierce eyes, and the guards around the room were even more half-sheathed, holding the handle of the knife, solemnly, as if looking at the people present who did not have long eyes, and the blade was about to fall on whose neck.

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“…… Mrs., the second master is okay and has pledged 5,000 taels...... After the disaster, the people who gave the porridge recognized at least 10,000 taels, and we recognized 5,000, or because we didn't have a shop...... It is said that the fourth son of the Guo family pledged 10,000 taels, and the third son of the Liao family even pledged 20,000 taels...... "Yuliang finally explained the matter clearly.

Qiu Chen let out a long breath, and hurriedly got up and walked back, while instructing Chen: "You go to the kitchen, see if there are any ready-made hot meals, and get some for the two of them!" ”

Chen hurriedly agreed, and went out of the small side hall with Qiu Chen, and divided into two roads, Qiu Chen went to the backyard, and Chen went to the kitchen.

Being able to pay five thousand taels of silver to get this matter over, Qiu Chen was relieved. I don't know the Guo family and the Liao family...... Thinking about it, the Guo family and the Liao family have strong financial resources, 10,000 taels or 20,000 taels of silver, and they can't hurt their muscles and bones for these two families, so it shouldn't be difficult to do it, so I don't think about it anymore.

Chen brought a plate of steamed buns and two dishes to Yuliang Qin Li from the kitchen, the two of them thanked each other happily, and ate a steamed bun with one of them, and Qiu Chen had already taken the silver ticket from the backyard and turned it back.

Qin Li immediately took Yuliang to say goodbye, and before going out, Qiu Chen told Qin Li: "After picking up the second brother, you and Shen Hu should come back too!" ”

Asked Qin Li and Shen Hu to inquire about the news before, but he couldn't take care of it in a hurry, but at this time, letting the pledge was the best result that Qiu Chen could think of, and when he relaxed, he naturally thought more. Qin Li Shen Hu is Qin Zheng's guard, and there are few people in the capital who can recognize him, in case the people around the third prince Yang Jingyu recognize him, and then find her side along the vine, who knows if Lu Dao will bring trouble to Qin Zheng.

Qin Li's eyes flashed, and he agreed repeatedly, lifted Yuliang on the horse, and urged the horse to go.

Sent away Qin Li Yuliang, Qiu Chen turned back and felt tired and sore, rubbed his legs, Chen hurriedly stepped forward to help her, Qiu Chen smiled and waved his hand: "No need to help, it's not so exaggerated......"

turned in, and smiled again: "Those few people probably didn't eat well at noon, Sister-in-law Chen went to the kitchen, and quickly asked them to prepare some hot dishes, prepare some hot water, wash well, and quickly eat something hot." ”

Chen looked at Qiu Chen and agreed with a relaxed smile, and said, "It will take a while for them to come back, I will send my wife back first, and then go to the kitchen without delay." ”

Qiu Chen didn't say anything more, and went to the backyard with Chen.

Chen helped Qiu Chen to walk in with his hand, and said with a smile: "Madam, if you don't know the way, you still think there is something happy when you see it......

Qiu Chen glanced at Chen, and said with a smile: "Isn't it a happy event!" Such a big figure has been passed on, who knows what about the road, with some silver, people can be safe and secure is better than anything else. When people are safe, what is the silver, and it will be earned slowly in the future. ”

Chen Shi smiled: "That is, my wife is so big-hearted that she doesn't take five thousand taels of silver seriously!" Resting at someone else's house, I don't know how to cry and wipe my tears! ”

Qiu Chen smiled and didn't say anything more.

Is it useful to cry and wipe your tears? It is useful to cry and wipe her tears, she also cries, knowing that it is useless, why do you cry!

The master and servant went all the way back to the backyard, Qiu Chen put down his heart, and fatigue surged up like a tide. Since she received the letter in the middle of the night last night, she has not fallen asleep, and she has ridden a horse in the morning to rush over, but she is anxious to hold on to it.

Chen's Shangkang laid out a futon for Qiu Chen, and said with a smile: "Mrs., put on your clothes and sleep for a while, and when the second master comes back, I will come over and tell Mrs. to get up." ”

Qiu Chen couldn't hold it anymore, so he obediently took off his coat, put on a thin cotton jacket and pants and lay down, and Chen covered her with a quilt, and fell asleep in less than a moment.

When Lin Xu was traveling in Nanhu, he didn't know that Qiu Chen had rushed over, and sent Yuliang to go out with Guo Mingsui's little servant, and thought about going to Guo's house to borrow it temporarily, and when Yuliang came back, he told him that his wife had entered the city with a happy face, Lin Xu was relieved all of a sudden, and then felt distressed. From Liu Jiaao to Anyang Mansion, it takes at least three hours, and the sister-in-law rushed over so quickly, presumably in the middle of the night!

Liao Wenqing sent frankincense home to get the silver ticket, and also asked him to take an extra five thousand taels to come, and when Yuliang said that Qiu Chen had entered the city, Liao Wenqing's silver ticket was not used, and he was also distressed and worried, but he couldn't say this, so he could only keep it in his heart, and planned to go to the official hat alley to visit him first when he was done.

In the line, the silver ticket was delivered, and everyone did not stay longer, and they all resigned and left. Because the situation at home is different and the roads are far and near, there is no swarm of bees, and they come out of Nanhu one after another.

Liao Wenqing, Lin Xu, and Guo Mingsui, Guo Mingsui is the closest to home, and the person who takes the silver ticket is not as fast as Yuliang. After the settlement was over, the three of them resigned from the line together.

Outside the line, there were their respective family members who picked it up, and Guo Mingsui arched his hand to Lin Xu and said: "Brother Min Wenxian, greet my sister-in-law on my behalf, and come to greet my sister-in-law another day!" ”

Lin Xu bowed his hand, Guo Mingsui said goodbye to Liao Wenqing again, and went straight back to Guo's mansion with the little girl's family.

Lin Xu turned his head, and Liao Wenqing said, "Let's go, I'll go back with you to have a look!" ”

Liao Wenqing often came and went in the Lin family, and Lin Xu didn't think it was strange, so he let Liao Wenqing hold his shoulders and walked straight to the two carriages parked at the door.

When the two were about to board the car, Huai'an, the chief housekeeper of the Liao family, hurried over and said to Liao Wenqing urgently: "Third young master, hurry up and go home, my wife is sick!" ”

Liao Wenqing and Lin Xu were both startled, Liao Wenqing's face turned even whiter, followed Huai'an and walked a few steps, remembered Lin Xu again, turned his head and arched his hand to Lin Xu: "Minwen, you go back, I'll visit you another day!" ”

Lin Xu hurriedly said: "Brother Wenqing, even if he goes, my aunt's body is important!" ”

Liao Wenqing was worried about his mother's condition, so he didn't care about saying more, and left in a hurry with Huai'an. Lin Xu also took Yuliang to board the car and turned back to Guanhat Hutong with Qin Li and Shen Hu.

Qiu Chen slept very deeply this night, and it was already dusk when he woke up. Qiu Chen moved, and one person lifted the door curtain and walked in, and said with concern: "Madame is awake?" "But it's Yufeng.

"You've arrived...... What time is it? Qiu Chen saw Yufeng and asked, and then asked.

"We arrived at the beginning of Shen Shi, and Madame slept deeply, so she did not alarm Madame...... It's the beginning of the unitary time. Yufeng laughed in a low voice while serving Qiu Chen to get up.

Qiu Chen nodded: "Is Brother Xu back?" ”

Yufeng leaned over and took the shoes for Qiu Chen to put on, and said with a smile: "The second master has come back a long time ago, when we arrived, the second master had already eaten and rested, Yuliang said that the second master didn't sleep well last night......"

In that case, Lin Xu was the only one in Anyang City, and it was normal for him to be worried and unable to sleep.

Qiu Chen asked what he should have asked, so he was relieved, got up and went into the ear room to freshen up, and when he came out again, the light was already in the house, and Chunxiang had already put away the futon on the kang. Qiu Chen sat in front of the dressing table and asked Yufeng to comb her hair, and Chen came in from outside the door and asked when dinner would be served. Lin Xianniang also followed.

"Fifth sister, sit down!" Qiu Chen tilted his head sideways and let Lin Xianniang sit down, and asked Chen again. "Brother Xu'er?"

Chen smiled and nodded: "The second master just got up, and a classmate came to pay a visit, and the second master accompanied him to talk in the second study!" ”

Lin Xu also has his own friends who come to the door and walk around!

Qiu Chen smiled and ordered: "I haven't left this hour yet, I think it's time to stay for dinner, you go and watch a few decent dishes be served, wine ...... Also prepare, listen to Brother Xu'er's orders! Just let Yuliang watch it, don't let them drink too much. ”

Chen repeatedly promised to withdraw from Lu to make arrangements.

Qiu Chen turned her head, combed her hair by Yufeng, and talked to Lin Xianniang in the mirror while looking in the mirror: "Fifth sister has a good complexion, but she looks like she has lost a little weight?" Isn't the business of the shop very good? ”

Lin Xianniang walked over, sat on the drum bench next to the dresser, and said with a smile: "Because many families went out to take refuge before, and now they have come back, it is inevitable that they will move back and forth with each other, and the dim sum will be better than in the past...... My sister came over on both sides, and it was almost a day, and I didn't know ...... my sister-in-law came back in advance."

Come back......

Qiu Chen smiled slightly: "I was also a little anxious, I came back suddenly, and I didn't tell you...... Besides, where are there so many courtesies in our own family, and if your business is good, I will be happy for you! ”

Qiu Chen's hair was simply tied at the back of his head, and he didn't wear jewelry, he walked around the house with Lin Xianniang, moving his sore legs and feet, Chen took Yufeng Chunxiang and put dinner on the table, Qiu Chen and Lin Xianniang went to the kang, and greeted Yufeng, Chunxiang and Chen: "These meals, the two of us can't finish them, you can eat together, there are more people to eat." ”

Chen looked at Yufeng and Chunxiang, the three of them agreed in unison, Chen sat on the upper side of the lower kang, Yufeng and Chunxiang moved two chairs and sat under the kang, and accompanied Qiu Chen and Lin Xianniang to dinner.

A word came from the front yard, saying that Lin Xu's classmate had drunk a little high, and the second master had left someone to live at home.

Qiu Chen instructed Yufeng to let Shunzi's family take the futon and go to the front yard guest room to decorate, light a fire and bake it in the house, and Yufeng agreed to go.

Qiu Chen thought about it for a while, but he was still a little worried about Lin Xu, so he cleaned up a little, took a bamboo root carved cordyceps hairpin from the makeup box and put it in his hair, and asked Lin Xianniang to go back to the house to rest, she put on a coat and took Chunxiang to the front yard.

In the west room of the second courtyard, Lin Xu and a young student in his twenties were a little drunk, Lin Xu blushed and smiled, listening to the big tongue on the other side.

Yu Liang hurriedly walked to Lin Xu's side, leaned over and said, "Second master, my wife is here!" ”

Lin Xu was excited, and hurriedly got up and went out to greet him, and Lin Xu's classmates still shouted: "Brother Min Wenxian, where are you going?" Is this a brother who can't drink and run away? ”

Lin Xu stopped and staggered for a moment, and said hurriedly: "Brother Shenyan, don't talk nonsense, where is the younger brother going to escape, it's my sister-in-law who doesn't worry about us coming, I have to go to meet ......"

This Zhou Shenyan is a classmate of Lin Xu's friends in Fuxue, and he also knows a little about Lin Xu's family situation, and knows that Lin Xu's sister-in-law is like a mother, and also respects the virtuous and gentle sister-in-law of the Lin family.

Qiu Chen walked in, and saw that the two of them were both drunk and red-faced, and their steps were unsteady, and he hurriedly beckoned Yuliang and Zhou Shenyan's little guy to help him, and he saved Zhou Shenyan from saluting him, and let the little guy help him into the west room.

"Sister-in-law, I'm tired of you again!" Lin Xu said in a low voice of concern.

Qiu Chen patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Okay, don't be polite to your sister-in-law now, go and accompany your classmates...... I see that you have drunk a lot, and you have dispersed, I will let people boil sobering tea, bring it to you, drink it, go to bed early! ”

Lin Xu promised again and again, and Qiu Chen stopped entering the house, turned out, and went back to the backyard.

Qiu Chen was worried that Lin Xu was drunk, and Yuliang was too young to take care of him, so he sent Shunzi's family to guard the past.

The night was peaceful, Lin Xu and his classmates drank the sobering soup and fell asleep, but they didn't toss much.

Early the next morning, Zhou Shenyan got up early and had breakfast before leaving. Lin Xianniang also had breakfast and went to the shop.

Lin Xu came to the backyard and talked to Qiu Chen about the aftermath, especially before and after he went to Xingyuan to pledge donations. It's okay to be in front, when Lin Xu said that the wife of the Liao family, Gao's serious illness, Qiu Chen was heartfelt, and hurriedly called Yufeng, asking her to go out of the river to talk to Daxing, and inquire, what is Gao's illness and what is the situation now?

After Lin Xu finished talking to Qiu Chen, he took a small jar of chili sauce and a jar of kimchi brought by Qiu Chen from home to Guo's house. Master Guo's body has recovered a lot, and Lin Xu's classes in the Guo family have resumed.

Not long after, Daxing, who had sent Lu to inquire about the news, came back and told Qiu Chen about Gao's condition: "...... Yesterday's pledge somehow reached Gao's ears, and he fell ill again in fright, but he has been treated...... According to Wen Langzhong, who is the best at internal medicine in Huichun Hall, Mrs. Liao's condition is not optimistic, even if her condition is stabilized, she cannot go to the root, and she is very entangled. ”

Qiu Chen frowned slightly, pondering in his heart, whether it is heart paralysis or chest paralysis, they all belong to the category of modern heart disease. Listening to Gao's symptoms, it is quite like coronary heart disease...... To treat coronary heart disease, she made a few small bottles of fast-acting heart-saving pills, and also had a few long-term prescriptions such as salvia tablets...... It's just that when it is obvious that Gao is very hostile to himself, he took the prescription in the past, and Gao knew that he would not use it at all, and Gao did not know how to use it...... If you know it again, you will be angry, in case it causes illness......

Alas, if Liao Wenqing came over yesterday, she would have told him that he would take the pills and ask Wen Langzhong if it was suitable, and then find another excuse to send it to Gao. It's a pity that Liao Wenqing didn't come again......

"Can you know Lu Dao, why did the wife of the Liao family have this disease?" Qiu Chen asked with a deep groan.

Daxing's eyes flickered a little, and he said: "Say, it is said that the wife of the Liao family was tired when she went to Yunfu as a guest......

Yunfu!

Qiu Chen suddenly froze.

In Yunfuzhong, she saw Liao Wenqing's mother Gao for the first time, and it was in Yunfuzhong that she was instigated by the eldest lady of the merchant, and Gao gave her a facelessness, and she didn't wronged herself to accompany any smiles...... Come to think of it, Gao's had a bad attack in Yunfu that day, and he went home and had a heart attack! Well, after a long time, there is still her factor in it!

In such a situation, knowing that Gao was seriously ill, she couldn't say anything if she didn't go to see it. So, I instructed Daxing to find two boxes of bird's nest and ejiao in the warehouse, and went to Liao Mansion to greet them. did her best to be polite, as for whether the other party appreciated it or not, she didn't want to pay attention to it.

Before Daxing left, Qiu Chen told him to see if he could see Liao Wenqing's little servant frankincense or myrrh, and sent a message to Liao Wenqing and asked him to take time to come over. Qiu Chen spent a long time, but he still felt that he couldn't bear to watch Liao Wenqing worry about his mother's condition, if Liao Wenqing came over, he would still hand him the pills he had made and let him ask Lang Zhong to use them for the Gao family.

Although these drugs can not cure coronary heart disease, but several prescriptions such as Danshen tablets can be adjusted and maintained, and quick-acting heart pills can be used as first-aid drugs, the efficacy has been verified by countless cases, and it is much more convenient and fast than those decoctions that are boiled now, at critical moments, time is life, this sentence is more applicable to patients with coronary heart disease, and if the rescue is delayed for a while, it is very likely to lose their lives.

Daxing took the order and went back. The Liao family accepted the gift sent by the Lin family, but they did not see frankincense and myrrh, nor did they see Liao Wenqing, saying that Gao's condition was serious, and the three sons of the Liao family stayed in their mother's yard every day, and they had no time to see guests.

Sending Daxing away, Qiu Chen sighed. That's all she can do, and there's nothing she can do.

After all, the Liao family is a family of medicine, and the family has superb medical skills, and there are several hired Lang who have excellent Chinese medicine skills...... Perhaps, it's just that she thinks too much and worries too much!

After relieving himself, Qiu Chen put the matter aside for the time being, and she was the only one at home for lunch, and still beckoned Chen, Yufeng, and Chunxiang to accompany her.

After lunch, I took the medicinal herbs that Daxing had bought and started to make medicine in the Xili room. The amount of medicine produced is not much, but the procedure cannot be simplified at all, in order to keep the prescription confidential, there is no way to use someone to help, so she can only go from crushing to spinning pills alone, and the whole process is operated one by one, and when it gets dark, only a little sample of each is made. It was packed in a delicate small blue and white porcelain bottle, corked with wax seals, labeled the bottle, put it in a wooden box, and walked out of the Xili room in his hand.

Yufeng and Chunxiang have been at the Lin family for a long time, and they also understand some rules, the most important of which is that when their wife is making medicine, they do not allow others to enter or approach. So, the two girls sat in the east room doing needlework.

Seeing Qiu Chen coming in with a box, Yufeng and Chunxiang hurriedly put down their needles and threads to meet them.

"Put it in the cupboard!" Qiu Chen handed the box to Yufeng, and followed Chunxiang into the ear room to wash.

Yufeng carefully put the box into the cabinet, locked it with a lock, turned around and poured a cup of hot tea, Qiu Chen had already washed up and walked out. Yufeng just handed over the tea that had just been dried, Qiu Chen drank it in one gulp, sat in front of the dressing table, and Yufeng simply curled her hair in a bun, and was about to kick her shoes on the kang to rest for a while, when she heard Chen shouting outside the door: "Madam!" ”

Qiu Chen's movements on the kang stopped temporarily, and he sat crookedly on the edge of the kang and shouted, "Come in!" ”

Yufeng smiled and opened the curtain to let Chen in, exited the east room, and went to the second room to guard.

"Madam, Qin Li just asked me to send you a message, saying that the Hou Ye also went to Anyang City with the third prince, but obviously, the matter of the third prince calling the squires and wealthy families to pledge was not mentioned to the Hou Ye......" Chen said this, glanced at Qiu Chen's face, and then lowered his voice and said, "The Hou Ye sent a message, and told Madame to rest assured, the third prince will stay in Anyang for a few days at most, and he will go south to Yi County Hui County to inspect, and he will also live in Yi County to inspect the river workers...... On this trip, Hou Ye will also accompany him, which can be regarded as handing over the errand to the third prince......"

Qiu Chen drank tea, quietly listening to Chen talking about the news from Qin Zheng, lowering her eyes, she couldn't see what her eyes were, but her heart was thinking quickly.

Now, with Qin Zheng here, there is still something to rely on, Qin Zheng returned to the capital on this errand, Yun Yizhou also went to Zhengding Mansion, Tang Yanzhang and Wu Yunqiao are a little rusty after all...... She still restrained the family to be as low-key and quiet as possible, waiting for the third prince with a gloomy and lustful personality to leave.

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