Several brothers and sisters have left, which has already made Brother Yun anxious, and he listened to what his mother said about eating and sleeping...... These things are done every day, and I have long been not interested, Yun Ge'er stopped doing it as soon as he heard it, shouting to express his resistance, struggling to slip out of Qiu Chen's arms and legs, wearing only a pair of cotton knitted socks and no shoes, and running out with a pair of little fat legs as soon as his feet touched the ground......

Qiu Chen already has some understanding of Brother Yun'er's unique language, and when he heard this, he still couldn't help laughing, but he was able to immediately understand the meaning of the little thing, and looked at the little thing on fire above his head with a funny smile, and said deliberately: "Daddy and brother and sister have gone to the front yard, let's not go, will my mother accompany Yun'er to sleep after eating?" ”

The little thing was a little dumbfounded, blinking his eyes and being stunned, he suddenly got up, threw himself into Qiu Chen's arms and shouted: "Brother, sister, daddy!" Look for! ”

Brother Yun watched the tall second uncle and cousin come, watched his father and brother and sister come back, and was happily not knowing who to play with, in a blink of an eye, the second uncle left, and his father and his two big brothers and brothers and sisters also left in a gust of wind, just now the house was full of liveliness, and in a blink of an eye, only he and his mother were left!

Qin Zheng naturally had no objections, and nodded slightly. Qiu Chen hurriedly cleaned up Ah Fu Aman a little, and sent Ah Fu Aman and Jun Wen Junshu to follow Qin Zheng to the front yard!

Looking at Junwen Junshu and Afu Aman in a blink of an eye, Qiu Chen smiled and said: "In this case, let the four of them also go over, it is rare to talk about the matter of Mobei, let them follow and have a long insight!" Lin Xu is the second uncle of the in-law in the hearts of the children, and he has some impression with Mr. Xu, Mr. Xu arrives at home, and the children naturally have to see it.

After all, that large territory was personally led by Qin Zheng to the territory, and few people may be more familiar with the land of the desert north than him. He was able to go over to meet Xu Changwen and talk about the situation in Mobei, which would naturally help Xu Changwen, and Qiu Chen would naturally not be unhappy.

And he said, "Just send lunch over, I'll eat it at noon!" ”

Qin Zheng frowned slightly, and after thinking about it for a while, he seemed to remember who Xu Changwen was, nodded and said, "He Lin...... I'm going to get acquainted with it, I'll see you in the past. ”

Qiu Chen smiled and straightened his clothes for him, while telling him about Xu Changwen.

Qin Zheng saw the deed of surrender that their brothers and sisters said, got up and went into the clean room to wash and come out, changing into a bamboo-blue homely robe.

Qiu Chen got up and walked to the door of the house to welcome the three of them in, removed the coat for Qin Zheng, and let him into the house, Junwen Junshu stepped forward to meet his uncle, Qin Zheng asked with concern about the smooth journey of the two people, Junwen Junshu answered one by one, Afu Aman also came up to meet two cousins, the four children lived together for a few years, and the relationship was naturally deep, and they soon became intimate. Junwen Junshu asked Afu Aman about his studies, and Afu Aman asked about Junyan, Junzhang, and Junli, and asked Liu Jiaao about the situation of those little friends, such as bolts, Shanzi stones, etc., and the chatter was endless.

Not long after noon, Qin Zheng took Ah Fu Aman back around.

Lin Xu left, Qiu Chen no longer sat in the hall, took Junwen Junshu into the back room, let Junwen Junshu sit on the chair under the kang, she herself took Brother Yun to sit on the kang, while instructing the girl to send melons and fruits snacks up, let Junwen Junshu eat the mat, while talking about the affairs of the family, the parents and the Zhuangzi workshop......

As soon as he heard that Mr. Xu was in the front yard, Lin Xu was surprised for a moment, and immediately became happy, quickly got up and said goodbye to Qiu Chen, and hurriedly left Mu'en Courtyard and went to the front yard with a mother-in-law instructed by Qiu Chen.

Xu Changwen is Lin Xu's enlightenment teacher, he once took care of Lin Xu a lot, and he taught him wholeheartedly, Lin Xu has always been deeply moved, although Xu Changwen has been away for five or six years, and he is thousands of miles away, Lin Xu has never forgotten this gentleman, and has never broken the correspondence.

Qiu Chen saw that Brother Yun was thrown a few, so he got up to block it, took Brother Yun and hugged him in his arms, and said to Lin Xu: "Your Mr. Xu went to Beijing to report on his work, and he happened to come over in the morning, I left him in the front yard, you go to meet first, you can talk in the small flower hall, or you can take Mr. Xu to your room in the guest house to talk...... Send a message and I'll have lunch delivered to you!" ”

As he spoke, he raised his hand and threw it, Brother Xu was thrown high, and he caught it steadily, and immediately put aside his unhappiness, shouting and screaming!

Lin Xu smiled and said, "Tell your eldest cousin to do something, and the second uncle will throw you!" ”

Brother Yun was happy to be thrown high by Junwen, and suddenly turned his arms and didn't let him put it down at all, turned to look at Junwen, stretched out his hand and shouted: "Big, cousin, Feifei!" ”

Lin Xu smiled, nodded again and again, reached out and hugged Brother Yun from Junwen's arms, checked it in his hand, and said with a smile: "This kid is really much heavier than Ah Fu when he was a child!" ”

Lin Xu regretted in his heart, he shouldn't have mentioned Ah Fu's childhood, and reminded his sister-in-law of the bitterness of the past, and was thinking about a few words of comfort, but Qiu Chen had already pushed away the bitterness, and said with a smile: "Fortunately, our family's life is better later, so you and Ah Fu and Ah Man will not be cold and hungry again...... Now, seeing you grow up and work hard, I am so content! ”

After a pause, Qiu Chen's smile came out with a touch of bitterness: "Back then, our family lived so hard that we could hardly even eat...... There is no comparison with today's days, and you and Afu Aman have suffered a lot with me! ”

Qiu Chen smiled slightly and said, "When you see Ah Fu later, you will know that Ah Fu is much stronger now than when he was a child......

Lin Xu finally came awkwardly, walked over, touched Brother Yun'er's little fat hand, and touched Brother Yun'er's somewhat unkempt hair, and said to Qiu Chen with a smile: "This kid is much stronger than Ah Fu when he was a child." ”

Qiu Chen smiled and shook his head, this man is really worthy of a family, and even the tricks of teasing children are the same.

Junshu said with a smile: "When my father went back, he said that my little cousin likes to throw high...... And so it was! ”

Junwen also walked over, stretched out his hand to pick up Brother Yun from Junshu's arms, threw it high to catch it, Brother Yun screamed loudly and flew into the air, and after falling down, he giggled happily and laughed...... Happy and excited, completely lost the sense of strangeness.

Qiu Chen's eyes darkened slightly. Junshu's arm was injured when he went north to the border pass, and a large piece of flesh was dug up at that time, although it did not hurt the muscles and bones, but the function of the arm was still affected...... Looking at it now, it seems to have recovered a lot, but it certainly won't be as unhindered as he said!

Junshu's heart warmed, he held Brother Yun in one hand, shook it with his other free hand, and grinned at Qiu Chen: "It's already good, there's nothing in the way!" ”

Qiu Chen also followed with concern and asked, "Your arm ......?"

Yes, as soon as Qiu Chen introduced, without waiting for Brother Yun to call someone, Junshu was the first to can't help but get up and come over to tease, hearing that Brother Yun was stumbling but calling people very seriously, and he liked it from the heart, so he reached out and hugged Brother Yun, threw it like a small burden, and caught it, while smiling and turning his head to look at his aunt and said, "The little cousin looks not tall, and he is quite heavy!" ”

Lin Xu saw Brother Yun for the second time, because of Qiu Chen's remarriage, Lin Xu, the 'original uncle', inevitably felt a little inexplicable when he saw Brother Yun's childhood. Junwen Junshu has no such psychological barrier at all, for them, Ah Fu Aman is their own cousin and cousin, Yun Ge'er is also their own little cousin, they respect and love their aunt, they especially like their aunt's children, Ah Fu Aman and Yun Ge'er are no different at all.

The little thing can already say two words, but the titles of 'big cousin' and 'second cousin' are still a little awkward for him, but it does not prevent the little thing from earnestly trying to pronounce word by word...... Obediently calling people has some joke flavor.

After simplifying the gesture, the little thing finally understood, and called obediently with a small mouth: "Second uncle, big, cousin...... Two, cousin! ”

Qiu Chen patted the little chubby hand of the little thing grabbing her shirt, and said with a smile: "Call someone quickly, second uncle, eldest cousin, second cousin!" ”

Brother Yun opened his big black eyes, looked at Lin Xu with some curiosity, and then turned to look at Junwen Junshu, but refused to speak.

Qiu Chen almost burst out laughing, raised his hand to touch Brother Yun'er's soft hair, and smiled and gestured to the little thing: "This is your second uncle, that's your cousin Junwen and cousin Junshu!" ”

Lin Xu sat opposite Qiu Chen, the closest, and saw Xiao Dou Ding'er, who was standing on his sister-in-law's knees and turning his eyes, and said in surprise: "This, this is Brother Yun?" It's so big! ”

As he was talking, a fleshy little figure ran out of the west room, ran all the way to Qiu Chen's side, rushed over and hugged Qiu Chen's legs, and then turned his head and turned his eyes to look at the three people sitting in the room.

Lin Xu bowed again, and Junwen Junshu also knelt down and kowtowed to say goodbye again, and then they each sat down and started talking again.

Talking all the way, Qiu Chen took the three teenagers back to the main room in the backyard of Mu'en Courtyard. Qiu Chen instructed the girls to bring warm water and waited for the three of them to wash their hands and faces, and then sat down.

"How are your grandparents? What about your father and second uncle and aunt? Seeing the two nephews, Qiu Chen naturally asked about the situation of everyone in the family. Junshu looked at Junwen, smiled and listened quietly to the eldest brother's question back to his aunt, only adding a sentence and a half sentence if there were omissions.

Qiu Chen turned his head to look at Junwen Junshu on the other side, these two children have been reading for five years, not only have they faded away from the ignorance and youthfulness of their youth, but also faded away from the unique appearance of rural teenagers.

Lin Xu looked back at Junwen Junshu, and the three of them all laughed.

Qiu Chen's eyes were moist, he raised his hand to wipe the corners of his eyes, and said with a smile: "Okay, it's all good." You didn't know in advance that Fu'er Man'er didn't ask for leave yesterday, and she still went to Tangfu to attend classes today...... However, I will come back after the morning class. Knowing that you arrived last night, those two children were so excited that they wouldn't let them ask for leave, but they were afraid that they wouldn't have any intention of going to class in Tangfu! ”

Lin Xu's size has already surpassed Qiu Chen's by nearly a head, the three young men who have been insisting on exercising in the morning and evening are not only tall, but also very strong, where can Qiu Chen hold one hand, the three of them knelt down and kowtowed, and then stood up with a smile and followed Qiu Chen's strength, Lin Xu reached out and helped Qiu Chen's arm, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law's complexion is not bad, is her body good?" What about Fu'er Man'er? ”

Qiu Chen stepped forward and grabbed Lin Xu, and with his other hand hurriedly pulled Junwen, and said in a continuous voice: "You three stupid children, what are you kneeling on, hurry up, let's go into the house and talk!" ”

The three children walked over quickly, and stopped in unison after three or four steps, Lin Xu took the lead and was about to kneel down as soon as he picked up the hem of his clothes, and Junwen Junshu naturally followed suit.

"I've seen my aunt!"

"I've seen my sister-in-law!"

The two people met across half the courtyard, they were both slightly stunned, Qiu Chenyang's face was full of joy At the same time, his feet suddenly accelerated his pace, and hurriedly greeted the three people, shouting: "Brother Xu? Junwen Junshu ......"

I haven't seen him for a year, Lin Xu and Junwen Junshu have grown taller and stronger, and the former young man Junwen has a slightly blue chin, and he already has some manly taste; Lin Xu Junshu is of the same age, and has grown a lot taller, the three of them are slender and straight, like pine and bamboo, wearing a plain and elegant robe with a hat, really graceful, outstanding character, Qiu Chen looked happy and proud. Such a talented and outstanding good boy is all from their family!

Fortunately, it didn't take long for someone to rush in to report that the second master and the young master had arrived. Qiu Chen couldn't wait in the house, lifted the corner of his skirt and walked out of the house, and went straight out to greet him, Chengying hurriedly carried an oil-paper umbrella and followed, and the master and servants walked out all the way along the verandah, and greeted the three handsome young men who strode him in at the gate of Mu'en Courtyard!

Qiu Chen stood under the eaves of the porch, looking at the drizzle of the cow and was slightly distracted, so that the drizzle would not affect the hurry, but it couldn't be too big!

Towards noon, it was gloomy morning, and suddenly a light rain began to fall.

Xu Changwen did not object, responded with a smile, got up and sent Qiu Chen to retire and hurriedly went to prepare. Xu Changwen watched his slender figure disappear into the shadow wall, and then stood silently for a long time, then sighed softly and turned back to the small flower hall.

Qiu Chen was overjoyed when he heard this, and told Xu Changwen: "Mr. Xu, sit down for a while, I'll settle down, and when Lin Xu arrives, you teachers and students will have a good talk!" ”

After talking for a while, someone from outside finally came in to report, saying that the people who went to Tongzhou had already picked up the second master and the young master, and they had arrived outside the city, and they would be able to enter the house in half an hour.

Listening to Xu Changwen's description, Qiu Chen could feel his pride and pride, as well as a man's self-confidence after some achievements, and he was no longer so worried about the upcoming trip to Mobei. Perhaps, for men, they would rather go through hardships and dangers than be quiet and mediocre.

“…… Before the war, although Huairong Town was set up as a county, it was not as populous as Qingshui Town, with only more than 400 people at the least. Now, in just three years, the town has expanded several times, with many shops, countless houses, and a booming population...... When I left, the population of Huairong Town had reached 600 households, more than 4,000 people, and the number of merchants and merchants was almost the same. ”

Xu Changwen talked about the changes in Huairong Town in recent years, which has rapidly developed from a border town that was affected by the war and people's livelihood to a transportation and trade hub connecting the inside and outside of the border area.

The two sighed and looked at each other with a smile.

However, seeing that she has a good complexion and a peaceful bearing, I can probably guess that she is doing well now...... He is about to go to Mobei, this time the mountains and rivers are long, the road is long, and he does not know the return date. She can live comfortably, and he can also avoid a lot of worries.

The years are like water, and what passes is not youth and beauty, but it takes away the delicate and shyness that he has always been obsessed with...... After all, a lot has changed! After all, it's a missed and can't be turned back!

Xu Changwen gradually calmed down the excitement of meeting at this time, and carefully looked at the woman next to him, her appearance was still the same, as if the years had passed but she was particularly fond of her, and there were not many traces, but the original shyness and grace have faded, and now she is dignified and generous, and her bearing is graceful and Qinghua, and she can no longer see the shadow of the country girl back then.

Qiu Chen shook slightly, and then smiled and said, "Yes, the years are like water, and in the blink of an eye, they have all grown up." ”

Speaking of this, Xu Changwen paused with a smile, was silent for a moment, and said: "Although we haven't met, we haven't broken off our correspondence...... Judging from the letters, Lin Xu is not only gratifying in learning, but also increasingly calm and introverted...... After this year, Lin Xu turned eighteen years old and was also an adult. ”

Xu Changwen was obviously very happy, but he was not surprised, and nodded with a smile: "I received Lin Xu's letter a year ago, and he mentioned that he would enter Beijing after the New Year, but at that time, I didn't expect that I would suddenly receive an imperial order to enter Beijing." ”

As he spoke, he arched his hand slightly, Qiu Chen smiled and said: "It's really a coincidence, Mr. went to Beijing to report on his work, my second brother is also going to arrive today, you teachers and students haven't seen each other for several years, but you can reunite." ”

After a moment of silence, Qiu Chen cheered up and said with a smile: "Mr. Xu has been promoted, although he is remote, he is more likely to show his ambitions, and Begonia is here to congratulate Mr." ”

Xu Changwen really went there to take up his post, not to mention that the kind of place that had just been recovered for a few years was far from being stable in the Central Plains, and even such a harsh climate would bring many variables that could not be encountered...... I haven't seen each other for a few years, and after this meeting, it's hard to say whether there will be a chance to meet again, thinking of this, Qiu Chen can't help but feel melancholy and sadness, diluting the joy of the reunion of the old people.

Because Qiu Chen has been reading Di Bao all these years, he has some understanding of some major events in the court. and Lin Wei, far away seven or eight hundred miles north of Huairong Town, is further north than the place where Qiu Chen arrived at the Qin Zheng garrison, and it is the Beirong territory under Qin Zheng's troops...... Because there was no clear map in this era, Qiu Chen subconsciously compared the modern map and speculated that the location of He Lin should be in Outer Mongolia, which is still relatively northern. Not only far away from the Central Plains, but also deep into the desert, into the real Mobei grassland.

Xu Changwen always had a gentle smile, and when he heard this, he only smiled slightly, and said slowly: "It's not a change...... After a year, I got the promotion paperwork, and transferred me to Han Zhuo Dusi and Lin Wei to serve as the commander, this time I went to Beijing to report on my work, and after His Majesty saw it, I would go to Lin Wei to take up my post. ”

Qiu Chen let Xu Changwen drink tea, held the teacup, and asked with a smile: "Mr. Qian's letter from a year ago is still in Huairong Town, why did you suddenly come to the capital, but what happened?" ”

The girl brought hot tea and retreated to the corners of the hall on both sides.

Qiu Chen bowed his knees slightly, greeted Xu Changwen with a smile, and the two sat down separately.

According to his current identity, Xu Changwen should have met Qiu Chen when he saw him, but since Qiu Chen opened his mouth to call 'sir', it was still an old friendship, and Xu Changwen also bowed with his hand and said: "Madame looks more prosperous in the past." ”

"Mr. Xu!" Qiu Chen smiled and called, "After a long time, Mr. Xu looks fine!" ”

The sound of footsteps woke up Xu Changwen, who was groaning, he turned around sharply to look over, and when he saw the young woman who walked in with a smile, a touch of sadness flashed in his eyes, and then he was full of joy and a warm smile. This gentle smile diluted the absolute loneliness of the back, and finally gradually coincided with the gentleness and elegance in Qiu Chen's impression.

After being slightly stunned, Qiu Chen eased his color, and stepped into the small flower hall with a smile.

This kind of back made Qiu Chen feel a little unfamiliar, especially against the moonlight of the border pass, which was much less gentle and elegant in her impression, and more sharp and cold.

Qiu Chen came to the door of the small flower hall, the girls raised the curtain, and the first thing she saw was such a back. Xu Changwen was standing with his hands in his hands, looking up slightly at the moonlight of the border in the hall. A few strokes, outlining the tall side fortress, the dim back is the steep peaks, over the border fortress, is a large piece of reckless wilderness desert, the moonlight is like water, and like broken silver pouring ground, cold into a piece, but also lonely. Only the battle flag standing on the side plug seems to be fluttering in the wind, which has become the only dynamic in the whole picture scroll, and also declares the courage and perseverance of generations of border soldiers.

A series of fragrant lake silk is directly embellished, only the placket and cuffs are inlaid with black gold silk embroidery, and the soft wings of the black gauze head hang down behind the head, and the body looks more thin and slender when standing with his hands in his hands. It's just that compared with the gentle and handsome before, now it is more upright and tough...... I don't know if it's because of the wind and frost experience at the border.

The whole hall is covered with grass pattern furniture, official hat chairs, square tables, desks, flower stands, and multi-treasure grids...... The shape is simple and elegant, there is no too much carving and inlay, and there are no too heavy materials, and the relatively slender and graceful Soviet-style furniture makes the tone of the whole room light and elegant.

The small flower hall is located in the west wing of the main courtyard, the layout is elegant and comfortable, compared with the graceful atmosphere of the hall, it is more suitable and friendly here, and it is more appropriate and comfortable to receive people who are closer to familiarity.

With a soft smile from the bottom of his heart, Qiu Chen took the warm sedan chair all the way to the front of the main courtyard gate, the sedan chair stopped, Qiu Chen helped Chengying's hand get off the sedan chair, stood up straight, slightly adjusted his clothes, and calmed his mood a little, and walked into the gate of the main courtyard with his feet.

Thinking about it, Qiu Chen felt that there was a light and timeless warmth and tranquility, just like that person's gentle appearance, which made people feel at ease, and this feeling was undoubtedly warm and gratifying.

Such a handsome and gentle person seems to be the first person Qiu Chen saw with a sense of familiarity when he first came to this society, and his gentle bookish atmosphere eased the confusion of being suddenly thrown into such a safe and unfamiliar environment.

Although there were a few more contacts later, and then they met in Huairong Town, they did not leave any impression in Qiu Chen's mind. The handsome and gentle dress in the Tsing Yi Confucian shirt was too memorable, so clearly engraved in her mind, fixed into a frame of photo, indelible.

Thinking of Xu Changwen, Qiu Chen's impression is still that when he first met Liu Jiaao, he was dressed in a Tsing Yi Confucian shirt, handsome and gentle.