After that, Qiu Chen first asked Junzhang's grandmother how her body was, how she ate, how she slept, and what old diseases she had, and heard that Junzhang's grandmother also had back and leg pain, so she smiled and instructed Chunxiang: "I remember that I brought a few jars of cold and dampness medicine and wine to the old man today, and you go and get two jars." ”

Then he turned back to Junzhang's grandmother and said: "Now my second sister-in-law has added a small one, and the life of the family is becoming more and more prosperous day by day, you can always take good care of your body, and the second sister-in-law will be filial to you in the future." ”

Saying that there is a heart, the listener has an intention, and the melon face and the wooden stiff face who have moved to the corner and are standing on the corner have heard this and looked at each other, and they both saw some kind of calculation in each other's eyes. Looking at the situation today, people made it clear that they didn't want to see the two of them, but they were polite to the old woman. As this sentence says, the old woman lives well, and they can get more good things in the future......

Zhao's little sister obviously spoke neatly, and now she also figured out some tastes, watching the two sisters-in-law eat deflated, her heart was secretly happy, and her face smiled very brightly, and she smiled according to her own mother: "Yes, mother, you take care of it well, and our sisters can always be filial and honorable......

Zhao Shiniang is an honest and wooden person, and she was full of emotion when she heard this, but she only nodded again and again, and couldn't say anything.

Qiu Chen saw that what should be said at the end of the year, so he asked about the livelihood of Junzhang's two aunts. Knowing that they are all farming and farming for a living, Aunt Junzhang's family even has only two acres of land, and the remaining more than 20 acres are tenant fields, and only two or three layers of harvest can be left every year. Although last year's floods and plagues were not experienced, the crops in the field had reduced the harvest after all, and most of them relied on wild vegetables to supplement their hunger in winter and spring.

Qiu Chen's eyes turned, and when he saw that there was no difference in the melon face and the stiff face when it came to the matter of Nayin's exemption from forced labor, he knew that the two of them must have also received the help of the Zhao family. It's just that, compared to Aunt Junzhang's continuous thanks, these two people kept silent, as if the Zhao family had only taken out the silver as it should be.

Asked again, Qiu Chen was very surprised to find that Aunt Junzhang's house was not far from the Zhuangzi he had newly bought in Qinghe, only less than ten miles apart, and after pondering for a moment in his heart, Qiu Chen smiled and said, "Since you are the eldest sister of my second sister-in-law, it is not much different from my eldest sister...... I heard a news recently, just in the west of your Zhuangzi Hu Jiaji, someone put a big Zhuangzi, this year the field is not to go out to tenant, but open to recruit the old style of farming, food and housing, there is about 1,800 yuan per month, if the eldest sister you are interested, you might as well go home and discuss with your brother-in-law, if you decide to go, let the second sister-in-law give me a message, I will send someone to send you over. ”

After a pause, Qiu Chen said again: "The surrounding area of that Zhuangzi has experienced epidemics, and there are many poor manpower, this year is to recruit long-term workers, and next year is to recruit tenants." It's just that this family is different from others, and the tenants only need to collect five to sixty percent, and the tenants are given cattle and farm tools, and the reason why they recruit tenants this year is also because they think that the land is thin, and they will be fertilized and raised for a year, and next year the tenants will get their hands on the fertile fertile land. Moreover, as long as the tenants wished, the master also gave the seeds, and the things grown were also sold for sale...... If you don't talk about anything else throughout the year, you can still have enough food and warm clothes. This, the eldest sister can also go home to discuss with her brother-in-law, if you have the heart, let the brother-in-law pay more attention when he goes to work, if the news is true, it is okay to really move the family over, and if you share twenty or thirty acres of land, how can you earn more than ten taels of silver a year, which is better than before the eldest sister. ”

Listening to Qiu Chen's words, the eldest sister of the Zhao family was full of joy and almost didn't know how to say it, but the younger sister of the Zhao family reacted faster, folded her hands, and recited the Buddha a few times in a row: "Amitabha, the eldest sister's days are finally hopeful this time, not to mention that people contract fertilizer land and cattle and farm tools and seeds, even if they are fifty or sixty percent of the tenants, it is also worth the past." Twenty percent more than one acre of land falls, and thirty acres of land is enough for you not to starve. ”

The eldest sister of the Zhao family nodded her head again and again, wiped the corners of her eyes, and hurriedly stepped forward to bow to Qiu Chen and thanked him: "Junzhang aunt, I'm stupid and stupid, and I can't say anything, but I remember your heart." ”

Qiu Chen hurriedly got up to support her, and said with a smile: "As I said just now, the eldest sister of the second sister-in-law is also similar to my eldest sister, and besides, I haven't done anything, so don't be polite to me." ”

However, Junzhang's aunt's family is better, the family has more than 20 acres of land, although it is not rich, but in addition to self-sufficiency, there is a little surplus every year...... Moreover, Qiu Chen also saw that compared to the eldest sister of the Zhao family, compared to the Zhao family's heavy mind, but also a little cautious, this youngest person was much more clever in his eyes, and explained his situation in a few words, but did not make any requests, only said that her mother and eldest sister would have a better life in the future, and she went to the biggest heart disease.

The conversation was very pleasant, and Qiu Chen also took advantage of the words to say: "I am the only girl in the family, and I always think that the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law are like sisters on weekdays, but I didn't expect to see the two of them today and talk so speculatively...... Even if it's rare to come here, why don't you just go to Anyang City with me for a few days......"

The eldest sister of the Zhao family shook her head again and again and said: "Aunt Junzhang, I understand your kindness, but there are four children in the family, and my mother-in-law will take care of me for the day I have come out." My mother-in-law is not in good health, so if she is tired and sick, she will be in trouble......"

The little sister of the Zhao family also smiled: "Thank you for your good intentions, I won't bother today, I also have two children at home, and those living creatures that I raise...... When I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely visit you in the city. ”

Qiu Chen's eyes turned, and he saw that the old lady of the Zhao family also nodded in agreement, so he took the opportunity to say: "Since your family is inseparable, I will force you to stay, and I don't have to worry about your life." In this way, it is rare for me to meet such a speculative ...... today Chunxiang and Yuegui, you go to Mama Chen, tell her to send me the gift I gave to the two sisters of the Zhao family, and the little bit of heart I gave to the old lady of the Zhao family, and then let the car be prepared in front of you, and send the appropriate people to send the old lady and the two sisters back! ”

Chunxiang and Yuegui bent their knees and hurriedly went, and the mother and daughter of the Zhao family just exchanged a few words here, and the two girls turned back, but with more Chen's head, Chunxiang and Yuegui plus two little girls walked in with various colors of satin, cotton and boxes.

As if deliberately showing off for others to see, Chen stepped forward and respectfully saluted Qiu Chen, and then said: "Madam, according to your instructions, I prepared two jars of medicinal wine for the old lady of the Zhao family to dispel cold and dampness, the two ends of the jacquard cocoon silk table, the four ends of the Songjiang three-shuttle cloth table, the two boxes of Anyang Lao Shengkui, and two Beijing-style Fushou dotted emerald silver hairpins, and six emerald silver rings; The two aunts and wives of the Wang family and the Gu family were respectively the two ends of the jacquard cocoon silk table, the two ends of the Songjiang cloth table, one Lao Shengkui box, and two silver hairpins of flowers and cordyceps. In addition, one end of the cocoon silk and one end of the Songjiang cloth were prepared for the two uncles and wives of the Zhao family. Just now, there has been a word outside, three cars have been prepared, and proper manpower has been arranged to send the old lady, aunt and uncle back! ”

Qiu Chen nodded, and Chen immediately took the four girls to take the colorful thing out of the luke.

Seeing the stunned eyes of the Zhao family, Qiu Chen took a sip of tea and said with a faint smile: "Let the girls help load it into the car, and it will save you from moving it later." ”

After speaking, she didn't look at the sneering faces of the Zhao family, and turned to the Zhou family: "Sister-in-law, you are the general manager today, what kind of gifts have been prepared in our family, do you want to go and see?" ”

Although Zhou is simple, he is not stupid, so he naturally heard such a clear gesture, and hurriedly got up with a smile and beckoned to go out to arrange. The little sister of the Zhao family was thoughtful, got up and said, "I just rested in that room, and I still have clothes in that room, eldest sister, you go over with me to clean up!" ”

The sisters of the Zhao family wanted to follow the concubine, Qiu Chen turned his face, looked at the old lady of the Zhao family and said: "This little thing is for your aunt today, if there is anything too late to get the money right, this silk and cotton cloth can be used for emergencies, you have seen my second sister-in-law this time, see that she is doing well, you should rest assured, go back and just take good care of your body, in the future, the second sister-in-law will naturally be indispensable to always honor you." ”

The old lady of the Zhao family nodded again and again, and interjected with a smile on her face: "Junzhang aunt, you can rest assured, our two families will definitely be filial to the old lady and let the old lady live a long life!" ”

Qiu Chen put down the teacup and said lightly: "What am I worried about?" However, I look at the second sister-in-law, and the second sister-in-law will do whatever I am happy about, and give a little something, but if the second sister-in-law is unhappy, she will even be sad...... I don't need to ask in person, but I just sent someone to the yamen to say that the crime of disobeying the high hall and treating my mother-in-law harshly is at least a 3,000-li exile! ”

The smile squeezed out of the melon strip face froze in an instant, and his face instantly turned pale. Mu Zhuang's face was even more stiff, and coupled with the color of Tie Qing, it was like a zombie......

The two stiffened for a moment, but the stiff face reacted first, although the expression was still stiff and restrained, but he could barely speak, and he saluted Qiu Chen awkwardly: "Mrs. Gu, what, I'll also go outside and look at the car, the old lady is not in good health, if it is not appropriate, I am afraid that I will not be able to stand it." ”

After finishing speaking, he fled and walked out, his melon face was half a beat slower, and he hurriedly bent his knees with his hands crossed, and said in a loud voice: "I'm going to see it too, I'm going to see it too, I'm going to ......see it too" After speaking, he hurriedly chased after Mu Zhuang's face.

When the hurried footsteps of the two were far away, Zhao's mother and daughter breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Zhao held the hand of the old lady of the Zhao family tightly and patted it gently, comforting the old lady who was also a little restrained and nervous, and looked up to Qiu Chen and said, "Sister, I owe it to you." ”

"Second sister-in-law, as long as you don't blame me for being more than a substitute." Qiu Chen's face softened, he stood up, and said with a slight smile, "I came here and almost forgot about business." Just now, my father, my second brother and a few children discussed and named Xiao Liu'er, but Junzhang decided in one sentence, saying that it was under Junli, and the etiquette was heirloom, so it was called Junyi. ”

The old lady of the Zhao family whispered twice, and praised again and again: "Etiquette heirloom, good to listen to and talk, Junyi is good, Junyi is good!" ”

Zhao also showed a look of joy and satisfaction, leaned over and poked Xiao Junyi, who was still asleep, and said in a low voice: "Junyi, you have your own name!" ”

Seeing that the mother and daughter both eased their colors, Qiu Chen smiled at the old lady of the Zhao family: "It's rare for the old lady to come back, I guess there are still intimate words to tell my second sister-in-law, so I won't bother here." Second sister-in-law, you also heard what Mama Chen said just now, the old lady and their return home are all ready, you can just let people send them out after you finish speaking. ”

The Zhao family and the old lady of the Zhao family both nodded yes again and again, Qiu Chen smiled and nodded to the old lady of the Zhao family, Shi Shiran took the two girls who came back to serve, held the teacup, the box and everything, and walked out of the main room of the west courtyard slowly.

When I came to the door of the main house, I saw the Zhang family in Zhao's house standing a few steps away from the house, as if she was avoiding what was wrong, and the anger that had just been suppressed by her surfaced again.

"Your second wife is sitting in confinement, so you have to take care of it all the time, and your sixth young master, you also have to take care of it all the time, how can you leave your wife and the little young master alone just because of others' words?"

Although Qiu Chen has a good temper on weekdays, but after all kinds of experiences, she doesn't know that she is far from the modern kind of dedication with bookishness and some simple scholar temperament...... Once this cold face is cold, there is a persecuting momentum that is not angry but powerful, where is the honest woman of the Zhang family can endure.

Before he finished his sentence, Zhang had already knelt on the ground with a puff, and kowtowed again and again: "It's a small mistake, Mrs. Gu forgives." The little one only thinks that his uncle is the master after all......"

Originally, seeing Zhang's kneeling down and being scared, Qiu Chen felt that he had passed it, but when he heard a sentence of defense behind her, the anger that he had just suppressed before was provoked again: "Your master is first of all the second sister-in-law, second brother and three children, followed by the old lady and the eldest brother and sister-in-law, and the other people are guests, we are respectful and polite, but if the things they explain are not conducive to the master's family, then you can not listen." The guests are also divided into distinguished guests and evil guests, and you will see clearly in the future, no matter when, unless your wife willingly sends you away, as long as there are outsiders, you can't leave your wife and the little master......"

Speaking of this, Qiu Chen paused slightly, squinted his eyes and stared at Zhang, who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "It's just a matter of thinking about your first offense this time, and you will be punished for two months." If there is a next time, it is useless to keep someone like you, it is better to simply call Huang Pozi to send out the deed, and then let her pick a loyal person to summon! ”

At the beginning of the sentence, Zhang's family was still like an amnesty, and after hearing the most reluctant, the bluffing almost flew away, and he kowtowed again and again: "Mrs. Gu spares her life, and the slave will definitely serve the second wife and the young master with all her heart in the future, and you will never dare to do anything unsatisfactory!" ”

"Remember your words today!" Qiu Chen responded lightly, gave Chunxiang a look, asked her to pull Zhang to get up, and said, "Take advantage of this moment to clean up your body, fold up your spirits, and go in later, don't let the second sister-in-law see the description and worry about it...... Let me say it again, the second sister-in-law and Xiao Liu'er are good, your reward is indispensable. If so......"

Zhang's legs were weak and he almost knelt down again, but he was held by Chunxiang and could only bow down again and again to promise: "Mrs. Gu rest assured, the little one will serve with all her heart, and she will serve with all her heart!" ”

Qiu Chen raised his feet and walked out of the west courtyard without saying a word. Standing at the gate of the West Courtyard, she didn't look back, but exhaled softly.

Today, she had a seizure, not only to clear Zhao's worries, but also to clear her own worries. If the Zhao family understood in his heart, with this shock, he would not have those careful thoughts in the future...... In that way, she can get along well with her second brother and Junzhang brothers, so that there will be no gaps because of Zhao's provocation.

Of course, in order to prevent any quarrels between relatives in the future, she should take care of some things clearly when she goes back from here.

After sending off this most embarrassing group of guests, the Yang family could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

After being busy and noisy for most of the day, everyone was tired, and there was no extravagance in dinner, just a few light dishes to eat. The children went back to sleep with their mothers early, and Qiu Chen also lived with the second elder as a matter of course, but this time he didn't have to squeeze a plate of kang with the second elder, but slept in the Xili room in the second entrance of the main courtyard.

Qiu Chen took Ah Fu, the mother and son took a hot bath successively, Chen took Chunxiang and Yuegui had already cleaned up the bed, and the tent was also placed, Qiu Chen took Ah Fu to the kang, the mother and son talked for a while, and Ah Fu, who had been bumpy and tired for a day, fell asleep.

Qiu Chen wore a light blue pigmented cocoon silk coat and embroidered shoes on the thin floor to the east room where the second elder lived.

Old man Yang threw off his hands and didn't do anything one day, thinking that at this time he might be the most relaxed person in the entire Yang family, and after dinner, he went to the gate to take a cool ride with the old people in the village. Liu himself sat on the kang and counted the accounts of the day with Yang Shumeng by the light.

Qiu Chen handed over a stack of gift slips in his hand and put them on the kang table in front of Yang Shumeng: "This is what I have seen sent from several families recently, and the things are locked in the south of the east chamber of the first entry, Ming'er will take a look at the list!" ”

Yang Shumeng raised his eyes and looked at each other with Liu, Yang Shumeng picked up the list that Qiu Chen put down, and said to Qiu Chen: "Sister, these people are all under you, and you will have to walk around and pay tribute in the future, you can bring these things back, and the people in our family don't need these things." ”

Qiu Chen sat next to Liu Shi opposite Yang Shumeng, and said with a smile: "Second brother, don't say it, let our mother put it away." It's not necessary to walk back and forth at this time, seeing that Junwen Junshu is going to marry a daughter-in-law shoulder to shoulder, and it is not bad to be a dowry when the time comes. Besides, several children in our family study hard, maybe they will be able to show off in three years, and the old man will change the door of the old Yang family, and then those county lords and squires will not be in a hurry to come and go......"

"I'm not in a hurry to kiss me, but what you said about this reading and scientific examination is the right thing, accept your words, if there is really a future, our old Yang family will also change the door!" Liu said with emotion.

Qiu Chen said with a smile: "Mother, you can take care of your body and look at it, these children in our family are all sensible and knowledgeable, I dare not say that all of them can become famous and famous, but whether it is scientific research or business, after all, they can't go the wrong way, plus they can endure hardships and know how to make progress, they will definitely be able to do something." You and my father, just wait for the grandchildren to have a chance to honor your two elders! ”

After talking about this matter, Qiu Chen simply took the abacus and account book brush handed over by Yang Shumeng, and Yang Shumeng reported the number, and after she checked the account books one by one, she immediately added them one by one and recorded them in the account books. With Qiu Chen joining, the account books that had made Yang Shu anxious before were quickly sorted out.

Yang Shumeng's face was relaxed but he couldn't hide his tiredness, packed up the account books, abacus, paper and pens and other things, yawned and said: "Mother, sister, I won't accompany you, I'm going to rest, it's finally in the past." ”

As he spoke, he walked out, and when he was about to leave the inner door, he paused and turned his head again, and said to Qiu Chen: "Sister, I'll go back tomorrow." It's not appropriate for you and me to be at home, don't say it, Junwen Junshu also has to concentrate on reading, don't distract their hearts. ”

Seeing that Qiu Chen seemed to disagree, Yang Shumeng hurriedly said: "You can also see that our family has a father and mother in charge, and everything inside and out is very proper, and I don't need to watch the children serve the confinement child, so I am uncomfortable staying at home." ”

After speaking, without waiting for Qiu Chen to say anything, he smiled and waved his hand and strode away.

Liu patted Qiu Chen's hand and said, "Just let your second brother go back, it's enough for him to stay at home for more than ten days, it doesn't make sense for a woman to be confined and a man will do nothing at home." ”

Hearing what Liu said, Qiu Chen thought about it and stopped insisting, but changed the topic and asked, "Mother, I've always wanted to ask you something...... My sister-in-law hasn't heard from me for more than ten years? But is there something ahead that I don't know about? ”

Liu shook his head without hesitation: "It's nothing to say. A few years ago, the family was tired, your eldest brother and second brother were often absent from home for ten days and half a month, and they were so tired that they couldn't move when they came back...... Alas, Junyan is ten years old in a blink of an eye...... These days, I'm also thinking, now that your eldest brother and sister-in-law are in one place every day, if you can add another bite, no matter the boy or daughter, it's good. ”

Qiu Chen heard that there was nothing wrong with Zhou's health, but it was only because there was less time to get together that he did not have any more children for more than ten years...... Today, Yang Shuyong and Zhou are not too old, and it is not impossible to regenerate. Of course, in her opinion, having the three boys of Junwen, Junshu, and Junyan is actually enough, and it doesn't matter if she adds more people or not.

After this matter was finished, Liu began to ask what the sister-in-law of the Zhou family said to Qiu Chen, and talked about the temperament of the Zhao family, especially the 'best' of the two daughters-in-law of the Zhao family...... It's honest to say that it's good, but it's not good to say that it's right and wrong, and it's good to not understand......

Qiu Chen didn't say much about these words, he just listened silently, and from time to time he responded to the peace, and Liu would continue to babble.

The mother and daughter talked for half an hour, and the night was late, so Qiu Chen instructed Yuhe and her mother-in-law to prepare hot water for the old lady to bathe, and she went back to the Xili room to settle down.

After a good night's sleep, Qiu Chen also rested. After eating in the morning, Qiu Chen, Yang Shumeng, and Zhou set off together, but they were divided into three ways. The poplar turned back to Liujiaao; Zhou's went to Nannuma Lake, and Qiu Chen learned about the situation of Nannuma Lake yesterday, the water chestnut has been harvested again, and it is now in the interval period, and every two days, Nannuma Lake will pick the first batch of water chestnut at the same time, picking gourd rice and lotus pods. Qiu Chen decided to take the children to Anyang City for two days, and then go to Nannuma Lake to participate in labor two days later.

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At the same time, the capital is relatively busy compared to Qiu Chen's side, but Lin Xianniang, who is in the remote courtyard of Yongwang Mansion, has a very quiet and lonely life.

It has been more than half a year since she left Anyang City, and she wanted to climb the dragon and phoenix and climb the high branches, so that she could help Lin Xu do something with her own strength, and more importantly, help the Lin family redress their grievances and revive the family's reputation.

But really following the side of the noble man of Tianhuang, looking at the person who was as delicate as a flower a moment ago, in the blink of an eye, it became a cold corpse that was wrapped in a strip of cloth and carried out, whether it was good at piano and chess before, or the poetry was beautiful, there was not much difference at this point. Because, she suddenly understood that her self-righteous beauty, her self-righteous difference, her self-righteous good snacks, in the eyes of that day's nobles were nothing at all, or many of them were no different in the eyes of others, but they were all things, happy to tease a few times, unhappy to kick to death and just carry out the coffin, not even a thin skin coffin...... The look of dragging your hair and bare feet to be carried out of the canopy is no different from dragging a dead dog out of the cane and burying it!

In this way, she has not been able to get the blue eyes of King Qi, and several times she was brought over to see King Qi, but what she saw was King Qi's drunken dreams and deaths, and his wandering appearance...... King Qi seems to have forgotten her existence for a long time, and after watching it countless times, she finally completed the most valuable plaything, that is, to give her away, just to exchange for the corresponding chips!

From that place where she sang songs day and night to find joy every night, she was sent into this lonely courtyard where she only saw the sky in all directions, and then lived a life of isolation. The only thing that moves in the courtyard is probably the shadow of the sun, from morning to dusk, day after day, and maybe year after year.

Just when she thought that she would be like this for the rest of her life, a heavy rain fell that day, and after the hot heat was swept away, Lin Xianniang also came out of the stuffy house and walked along the moist bluestone road in the small courtyard to dissipate the depression in her chest and feel the rare coolness of summer.

I don't know if it's because this moment of coolness is rare, plus the blue sky above her head makes Lin Xianniang's mood happy, or whether the loneliness and emptiness that no one cares about for a few months makes her relax her vigilance, and as she walks, she can't help humming a Mobei folk song that she once heard in northern Xinjiang-

“…… The eagle's home is in the vast blue sky, and the home of Maxima is in the vast Mobei grassland...... I want to be the eagle spreading its wings and soaring above the white clouds; I want to be that horse, and I want to be on the vast desert grassland......"

------Off topic------

I went home to make dumplings with my mother, and I came back late, so I stayed up until a little bit and wrote these, so I watched them first.

There will be no accidents in the morning.