Qiu Chen looked over when he heard the sound, and sure enough, there were two people standing on the dock, one in an indigo robe was Qin Zheng standing with his hands in his hands, and the other next to him was wearing a purple robe and shaking a fan, which one was not Yang Jingyong, the king of Yong! Qiu Chen was overjoyed in his heart, and was thinking about how to ask him about durian, so he sent it to the door by himself!

When the painting boat was about to dock, Hanguang suddenly pointed to the dock through the window and said, "Madam, look, Master Hou is back!" ”

After playing for more than half an hour, the sun was in the west, and Qiu Chen ordered the painting boat to return.

Mrs. Liu is very skillful, steaming flower buns at home is a well-known skillful hand, and at this time she also helped pinch a few flowers and small animals to come out, Wang Jingshu was surprised to see it, praised again and again, and followed Mrs. Liu to learn.

Song Xi'er couldn't bear to sit and talk, so she ran down to the stern of the boat to fish. Qiu Chen took the coconut, ordered someone to bring goat milk, sugar, and eggs, and pondered on the spot to make coconut milk cake.

Although Mrs. Liu was born in a villager, she was kind and generous, and gradually became familiar with it, and she lost that little restraint, talking and laughing, and soon became comfortable and casual.

Gifts were exchanged here, and a few people sat on the boat of the painting boat, and the painting boat was offshore and rowed towards the center of the lake. Qiu Chen, Mrs. Liu, Wang Jingshu and Song Xi'er, tasting the snacks brought by Wang Jingshu, drinking coconut water, and enjoying the lake scenery with the lake breeze, it was really pleasant.

Qiu Chen quickly figured out, how to hand over a letter to King Yong, and see if there were any other tropical fruits...... Java, Malaysia, Indonesia, but a place rich in durian, her favorite durian, she has never seen it since she came!

This time, since Java has brought fruits in, the Song family can also get some, then, there must be one in King Yong's mansion! Since there are coconuts, are there other fruits?

Since I came to this world, it has been seven or eight years, because of the inconvenient transportation between the north and the south, it is extremely difficult to transport the fruits from the south, not to mention the coconuts that are extremely difficult to produce, even oranges are very rare. In addition, some modern and very common tropical fruits, such as bananas and mangoes, are all rare, which makes Qiu Chen, who likes these fruits, more than depressed.

"Oh, that's a rarity!" A look of surprise appeared on Qiu Chen's face.

Song Xi'er smiled and waited for Wang Jingshu to offer a gift, and then ordered the little girl to lift a bamboo basket, and said with a smile: "I can't handle needlework and cooking, I just got some fruits, said it was shipped from Java, what is it called, take two, give my aunt a taste, just be my heart!" ”

Qiu Chen immediately asked people to put the dim sum on a plate and serve it.

Wang Jingshu opened the second and third floors again, and said with a smile: "The lower two layers are the two dim sum I made...... When my aunt brought me a lot of rare things, I would make two small snacks, and I didn't know if they would suit my aunt's taste. ”

"I like this kind of bright work!" Old Mrs. Liu said with a smile. Qiu Chen also nodded again and again, took the circle hat and put it on for Mrs. Liu to put on, and tried it, but it was very suitable, naturally it was a joy, and it was a compliment.

Wang Jingshu pursed her lips and smiled: "The handiwork is clumsy, just if your aunt doesn't dislike it." ”

Liu was naturally amazed when he saw it, Qiu Chen couldn't help but admire when he took it, looked back at Wang Jingshu and said with a smile: "Do you know that I can't be a female celebrity with this hand, so I specially honor my mother's relatives for me!" ”

Wang Jingshu held it in her hand and said with a smile: "I heard that my aunt is here, Jingshu has no other filial piety, so I tried to make a ring hat, and I don't know if it is appropriate for my aunt to wear it!" ”

After the salute, they each sat down, Wang Jingshu ordered the girl to hold a suitcase, open it, the first layer is an autumn fragrance embroidered with a continuous circle hat of longevity, the handmade meticulous embroidery is exquisite, and it can be seen that the female red is extremely good.

Wang Jingshu and Song Xi'er got on the boat, and when they saw Mrs. Liu, they naturally bowed again, Qiu Chen prepared a blood bracelet and a piece of Shoushan stone thin landscape paperweight, and Mrs. Liu gave Song Xi'er and Wang Jingshu a meeting gift respectively.

Wang Jingshu smiled bitterly when she said this, Qiu Chen couldn't help laughing, beckoned the two of them to get on the boat, and she turned around and went to the staircase of the boat to greet her.

Hearing this, Song Xi'er raised a red little face, blinked her big black eyes and smiled: "Sister, I'll tell Sister Jingshu to come and accompany you, she is always afraid of making you tired...... Hehe, I knew you were in such good spirits, I came early! ”

Qiu Chen leaned on the window, waved to the two of them with a smile, and said, "I'm here, just wait for the two sisters to come over, let's swim in the lake together!" ”

There was nothing to say, and there was a burst of laughter outside, Qiu Chen turned around and looked at the window on the other side, and saw that Wang Jingshu and Song Xi'er had already crossed the open space one after the other, went up to the terrace, and were coming up to the painting.

Looking at it like this, whatever she says at this time is a void of heart, and it can be automatically interpreted by the old lady into another meaning! Embarrassment!

Hmm, Qiu Chen was babbling and mouthful, but he still decided to shut up and say nothing.

"Mother......" she wanted to say that she really wasn't defending a man. But she only opened her mouth and screamed, and before she could say anything, Mrs. Liu looked at her with a smile and said, "Well, well, my mother knows, my mother knows." The two of you are affectionate and affectionate, and your mother is happy and relieved! ”

She wanted to tell herself, what to twist, but she couldn't help but feel that her cheeks were hot and feverish......

Qiu Chen just said that because he wanted the old lady to feel at ease, why did the old lady say it, and she became her protecting Qin Zheng? Or defend your own man in front of your mother? It's such a shame that there is wood! For a while, I only felt that my blood was rushing, and my face was red.

Mrs. Liu smiled and patted her daughter's hand, and said with a smile: "Well, the official can't help it, let alone the emperor's will...... I understand this, you don't have to explain it for your son-in-law! ”

Hearing the old lady say this, Qiu Chen couldn't say anything except feeling moved and warm, he only smiled and leaned on the old lady's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Your son-in-law has been guarding me, that is, you just received the holy decree two days before you entered Beijing, and ordered him to go to the suburbs to watch the people repair the river......

Qiu Chen smiled and nodded, and then heard Mrs. Liu say again: "You married into the capital, although I didn't tell your father, I have been thinking about it, I am afraid that you will be wronged and have a bad life." Even if your eldest brother and sister-in-law came to see and told us, we still couldn't let it go, and when we came back and saw it, we felt relieved. Although I haven't seen my son-in-law yet, I can see that you are living comfortably. ”

Mrs. Liu sighed: "Our family is a rare girl, you don't have sisters, it's not bad to have two godsons." ”

Qiu Chen led Mrs. Liu to the second floor of the painting boat, sat by the window on the second-floor boat, looked at the lake outside, and told the old lady that he recognized Wang Jingshu and Song Xi'er as his sister, "...... I went to Beijing without relatives, and the two girls were very good, and they also signed a contract with me, and they recognized their sisters with a smile, and now they are frequent and intimate, but they are like sisters. ”

Thinking like this, Mrs. Liu retracted her thoughts and asked instead: "You have guests to take care of them first, don't worry about me, I'll just go back slowly." ”

Liu nodded, too, the boat she was on when she came was two floors, and there were seven or eight boatmen in front of and behind her. This kind of boat, which is like a house, is more than twice as big as the one I sit on, and if it is really put into the river, it will not use dozens of boatmen!

Qiu Chen said with a smile: "This is mainly used for sightseeing in the lake, it looks good and stable." When it comes to real travel, the boat is cumbersome. ”

"Hehe, this ship is ...... steadily" Mrs. Liu looked back and saw that the boat was not the cabin she had seen, but the same as the house on the ground, with eaves, columns, and cornices...... It is full of five corners, and it is no different from a house on the ground. I couldn't help but sigh, "This ship is really beautiful, it looks like a house built on the water." ”

Mrs. Liu was slightly surprised, turned around and looked, no, she just walked up smoothly along the wooden platform and didn't feel that she was standing on a big ship! It's just that just now, the girl kept telling herself how the lake was, and what was connected to the outside of the yard...... I listened intently to my daughter, and I didn't pay attention to get on the boat. However, this boat is much larger than the one she took when she entered Beijing before, and it is not shaky, and she is not dizzy at all, so it is no wonder that she didn't find out.

Qiu Chen couldn't help but laugh and said, "Mother, this place is not like a ship, it is originally a ship!" ”

The Lin clan and Wulan Chunxiang, who were waiting close behind Qiu Chen, couldn't help but cover their mouths and chuckle.

Mrs. Liu didn't feel that she was on the boat, but she felt that she walked to the middle of the lake, and when she looked around, it was all sparkling blue water, clear and clear. I couldn't help but say: "This house is really clever, in such a house, it's like riding a boat!" ”

As soon as he heard that Wang Jingshu and Song Xi'er were coming, Qiu Chen was not polite, but only sent Hanguang and Xuan Bing, who were following him, to greet him, and helped Mrs. Liu all the way into the open sky of the painting boat wharf, and then the open-air platform in front of the open house, which was actually the dock where the painting boat docked, and then walked slowly into the painting boat all the way.

Qiu Chen didn't say anything about taking a boat, just casually talking to Mrs. Liu, walking slowly, and before he could reach the small pier, someone flew in and returned, saying that the girl from the Wang family and the girl from the Song family were here, and they had already gotten off in the second gate and came inside.

Not to mention how Zhou took the materials back to Ruyi Courtyard, but said that Qiu Chen accompanied Mrs. Liu to make a sedan chair to the back garden, and the sedan chair stopped after entering the back garden.

A daughter-in-law who has been a mother-in-law for many years, and it is natural for a daughter-in-law to serve her mother-in-law. Nowadays, there is no need to go to the ground, no need to spin and weave, let alone clean, cook and laundry, but to take care of household affairs, serve your mother-in-law, and find time to do some needlework...... He eats delicacies from the mountains and seas, wears silk and satin, and wears gold and silver...... I don't know how much better it was than the original hard life. She was not dissatisfied, and she had no complaints at all. The sister-in-law can be so considerate, but she just feels that she is simply touched.

Zhou took it and took his little girl back to Ruyi Courtyard slowly.

Mrs. Liu's side was also served by the girl to wash up and clean up, Qiu Chen went in with Zhou, looked up and down, Qiu Chen took Mrs. Liu's hand and walked out slowly, Zhou sent them out, watched the mother and daughter get on the bright sedan chair and leave, just about to turn back, Feng Qing had already taken a small food box over, smiled and bent his knees and said: "Mrs. Uncle, this is what Mrs. told the slave to give to Mrs. Uncle." ”

Hearing what the sister-in-law said, how could Zhou not understand that this was to empty her for her to rest, and while feeling warm to the sister-in-law in her heart, the two sisters-in-law naturally became more intimate.

Qiu Chen smiled, turned around and dragged Zhou to the outhouse, and said in a low voice: "The osmanthus pear paste candy I asked people to match will open our mother's chest and moisten the lungs...... I can't touch the osmanthus now, you can take it back to your yard to boil. Just bring it over and give it to our mother in the evening. ”

Mrs. Liu nodded disappreciatively and said, "Okay, you talk to your sister-in-law carefully, don't delay you." ”

As soon as she heard Qiu Chen say this, Mrs. Liu naturally agreed, beckoned someone to bring her clothes, and kept getting off the kang all the time. Zhou looked at the old lady's anxious appearance, and wanted to open her mouth to persuade her, but was blocked by Qiu Chen with a smile, "Mother, I have some work here, let my sister-in-law stay and watch for me, right?" ”

Accompanying their daughters to be mothers will not refuse, not to mention, their daughters are pregnant, need to take a walk, and need to be particularly careful, when the mother will naturally not be at ease, can personally follow and watch and protect, it is really the most agreeable, not to mention resting, even if you are tired and sleepy, I am afraid that it will be strong.

Laughing and laughing, Qiu Chen sat on Liu's kang according to Zhou's wishes, pulled Zhou to sit on the chair at hand, and said to Liu's with a smile: "Mother, I came here to see if you are resting, if you have a good rest, I want to take you to accompany me to the back garden to disperse...... I'm lazy by myself. ”

Qiu Chen still smiled, glanced at Zhou Shi with a vague look, and saw that the latter's face did not change much, so he didn't pursue much, only smiled and nodded: "She was brought out by us from Liu Jiaao, and she has been waiting by Man'er's side, and I also think she is careful and thoughtful, so I transferred her to my mother." ”

"This kid is very attentive." Liu smiled at Xiaomei's figure and said.

Mrs. Liu drank the tea and put down the teacup, Xiaomei hurriedly stepped forward to take it, knelt on the edge of the kang, wiped the corners of the old lady's mouth with a handkerchief, and then retreated with the teacup.

As he spoke, he looked at Zhou, and saw that Zhou's eyes were sleepy and faint, so he didn't say anything, but turned to look at Liu and greeted: "Mother, how are you resting?" ”

Qiu Chen smiled and shook his head, "I woke up a long time ago...... If you are sleepy, you will not sleep long. ”

Qiu Chen entered the West House, Zhou was standing under the kang to pour water for Mrs. Liu, and when he saw Qiu Chen coming in, he hurriedly smiled and came up to support him, "Why don't you sleep for a while?" ”

Qiu Chen arranged the personnel matters for the next day's trip, so he got up and went to the west house again, thinking about the time in the afternoon, to see if the old lady was in good spirits, and took the old lady to the back garden to sit and paint the boat for a while. I didn't go far, I felt the feeling of sitting on the painting boat, the old lady entered Beijing and sat on a medium-sized passenger boat on the canal, and Qiu Chen always said that she stayed on the boat for more than ten days in a row, and fell asleep on the ground. Hehe, I just don't know if the old lady will feel floating after sitting on the painting boat...... In other words, the boat is huge, the board is flat and comfortable, the movement is slow and steady, and the lake water is calm, so you basically won't feel shaky!

In two days, Qiu Chen accompanied Mrs. Liu and only saw a small part of the Jingbei Hou Mansion, not to mention that the front yard was left by car, and the main courtyard only saw the Muen Courtyard, and the back garden also looked at the three or four places nearby, and the farther places did not go, Qiu Chen planned to let Mrs. Liu sit on the painting boat and swim in the lake, but he had not had time to arrange......

In this way, Qiu Chen instructed the people who would accompany him the next day, the money, snacks, tea, and other things to be prepared, and just waited for the children to come back from school in the evening and tell the children.

Otherwise, how can the people in the capital have a natural sense of superiority, people who were born in the imperial city and grew up under the roots of the imperial city, no matter how they say it, they are one level higher than the villagers in the mountains!

Qiu Chen laid out the arrangement a day in advance, and asked Junwen Junshu Afu Aman to accompany Mrs. Liu and Zhou's to go shopping, and also to see the prosperity of the capital. Take two people to go around the outside of the palace, even if it is a car for a circle, and when you go back, you can tell the villagers in Zhuang that you have entered Beijing and seen the palace. Even if you can only look at the gates and walls of the palace, it is enough to say that it is also the place where the supreme ruler of this era lives, and it is a great blessing for the common people to be able to see it from a distance.

In this way, they were busy and enriched, and two days passed, and the third day was the rest day of the imperial court's yamen, and the children of Junwen Junshu and Afu Aman also rested as usual.

These, thinking about it carefully, are all laid down and calculated by my sister before and after, and Yang Shuyong sincerely admires my sister.

Anyang Zhuangzi, there are also river, there are also road, four Zhuangzi three convenient transportation, the only one is not very convenient, Qiu Chen was in Anyang when he also allocated money to build a road, just like Nannuma Lake, it was originally an inaccessible swamp lake, since Qiu Chen bought it, built the road, repaired the farm, raised fish, raised ducks, and also repaired the beautiful lakeside pavilion, now, Nanmarsh Lake has become the most famous outing place in Anyang. Liao Wenqing took over the management of the water pavilion, arranged a cook, and fished out the lotus root, water chestnut, fresh fish, and fat crab in the lake nearby to entertain guests, and the business was excellent. Not only are there dividends every year, but also the profits of fish and shrimp lotus root and other lake products, which can also increase the income of Nannuma Lake a lot. Similarly, because of this, the reputation of Nannuma Lake has become greater, and all kinds of lake products, chickens, ducks and sheep meat, eggs and milk are also very popular, and they have benefited a lot.

Yang Shuyong is the kind of honest and honest person, in fact, he is also a person who is good at learning, and he found that although the gap is somewhat shocking, it is more full of motivation. These days, he went to the Zhuangzi every day to see the layout of the crops in each Zhuangzi, to see the complementarity of animal husbandry and farming, as well as the seedling planting market and fruit and vegetable market set up in Tongzhou...... Different seasons attract a large number of merchants with different needs, and the things produced by themselves are snapped up without going out, not to mention that a distribution center has also arisen, and the surrounding people and farmers have also benefited. Even the small Taoist temple with the head of the village was stained, and the incense was much more vigorous.

He thought that he took good care of the Zhuangzi and Nannuma Lake in Anyang, but after looking at the Zhuangzi on his sister's side, he realized that the Zhuangzi he managed were still too conformist, and he only knew how to farm and grow food...... Even the cultivation of peppers and tomatoes is a precedent set by my sister, and I have not made any changes in the past three years. Now look at the Zhuangzi in Beijing, grain, vegetables, melons and fruits, and even fish, shrimp, chickens and ducks, etc., all of them are carefully calculated, and the Zhuangzi with the same acres of land, as far as he looks at Mao, estimates that the income is at least twice as high as that of the Zhuangzi in Anyang!

Yang Shuyong has followed Zhao Jiu to Zhuangzi the next day, it has become a routine, earlier than the children go out in the morning, riding a horse to run to Tongzhou Zhuangzi every day, there is no concept of hard work at all, but every night back is very excited.

With Mrs. Liu and Zhou's company, talking about family life, enjoying the scenery, taking a walk, and even listening to Mrs. Liu talk about the ancients, I feel that the days are full and warm. The belly is still growing day by day, but the worry and confusion that have been hidden have faded a lot unconsciously.

After a break, I took a sedan chair and turned back to have lunch and rest. After taking a lunch break, I accompanied Mrs. Liu to the back garden for a walk......

Qiu Chen guessed as soon as she saw the direction in which the little thing was running, and there were girls and mothers-in-law following, and she was not afraid of bumping into the little thing. Children run and jump, love to play and make trouble, and their bodies are strong.

She couldn't go far, Mrs. Liu was old and not enough, but she stopped after walking two or three places, Brother Yun originally took Mrs. Liu's hand to introduce her grandmother, and watched her mother and grandmother stop to rest, the little thing was not tired, and she took the little follower Ban Kanghe to the garden outside to play. I didn't drink enough pomegranate juice in the morning, and I kept thinking about it, and when I arrived in the garden, I naturally remembered the pomegranates in the Pomegranate Pavilion, and I pulled Kanghe and ran over to pick pomegranates.

After dealing with these things, Qiu Chen called a bright sedan chair, helped Mrs. Liu to sit, and went to the back garden to take a look together.

Qiu Chen laughed to himself: "Mama is calculating, make a list, I'll take a look!" ”

Chen responded with a smile, and said with a smile: "Tang Mansion and Gu Mansion will also send one each, Mr. Tang also likes to eat dried shrimp or something." ”

Speaking of dried seafood such as fish maw, shrimp and dried fish fillet, it is more special, it is supreme delicious in the eyes of those who like it, and there are also those who are not used to eating that smell of sea, so they are bored. In this era, because it is not easy to go to sea, the output of the sea has increased, and there are few recipes for making dried seafood and delicacies, so many people are not used to the taste of seafood. As far as she knows, Qin Xiuyi and Yang Jingyong like this taste, Wang Jingshu looked at Wen Jing, but she is also a person who loves to eat and can eat, but Song Xi'er likes this taste, but she is too lazy to think about it herself, and she can't make it taste when she takes the recipe back and asks the cook to make it, so she simply said that she can eat it in Jingbei Houfu in the future, and she doesn't want her own cook to do it. Because of this, Qiu Chen didn't send her those things.

Qiu Chen quickly browsed it, and said to Chen: "Mama considered it, divided the lotus root, lotus seeds, water chestnut, and chicken head rice into several parts, and gave them to the Guogong Mansion, the eldest princess's mansion, the second aunt and the fourth aunt, and the two sisters' houses...... There are also Yongwang Mansion and Fuwang Mansion, one for each family. Well, add some fish maw, dried shrimp, and fish fillets to the Guogong Mansion, Wang Shangshu's Mansion and Yongwang's Mansion! ”

After that, Chen took the list of gifts brought by the Yang family to Beijing this time, Qiu Chen took it and took a look, most of them were the specialties of the family, as well as the clothes, shoes and socks made by Mrs. Liu and the Zhao family of Zhou for themselves and Brother Afu Amanyun, and even the children in the belly, as well as the special flavors of the food made at home, what peanut candy, sesame chips, and mountain wine made last autumn. In addition, there are many dried seafood products on the sea shop, and there are also many mountain delicacies produced in Yunshan Mountain.

Zhao Jiu wanted to go to Zhuangzi to check the ripening of crops and the preparation for the autumn harvest, so Yang Shuyong followed. Qiu Chen felt sorry for him from the fatigue of the journey, but he knew that his eldest brother was also a person who was used to doing work and couldn't be idle, so it might be even more uncomfortable to sit at home and sit idle. simply didn't stop him, let him go, and only told Zhao Jiu to take care of his eating and drinking, and don't let his uncle be tired.

After sending the children away, Qiu Chen asked a few family questions, and wrote another letter, telling Qin Zheng about Mrs. Liu and her eldest brother and sister-in-law entering Beijing. Of course, piggybacking also said that her situation was very good, and she slept deliciously, so that Qin Zheng didn't have to worry about her. He also asked Qin Zheng about his situation, where he lived, whether he ate well, whether he lacked things, etc...... Then take it out and ask Ping'an to send someone to Qin Zheng.

After breakfast, Junyan Junzhang Junli followed Zhixian Zhide to the front yard to follow Mr. Liang to class. After picking up the three children last night, Qiu Chen sent someone to greet Mr. Liang, and asked the messenger to bring a hundred taels of silver tickets, which can be regarded as a bundle for the three children. Can't let Mr. Liang suffer in vain. The children can't go back in a day or two when they come to Beijing, so naturally they can't delay their schoolwork because of this. Fortunately, Cheng Dù, who is Junyan Junzhang, is enough to follow Mr. Liang in class.

So, there was an extra pomegranate juice drink on the breakfast table, and the children also had one each, and there was nothing they didn't like. Brother Yun also repeatedly told his mother that he still wanted lunch!

However, they won't say anything about it, after all, it's not a big deal, as long as the son-in-law doesn't care, why should they worry about letting their daughter be wronged.

Mrs. Liu looked at the girl who rushed up to pick pomegranates at Hulala, looked back at Zhou, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law glanced at each other, and at the same time showed a relieved and helpless smile. Pregnant people tend to crave something suddenly, and they can't help themselves. Seeing her daughter acting so casually, it can be seen that her daughter is living a very comfortable life after remarrying, and her son-in-law should be good to her daughter, which makes both of them happy. But Qiu Chen's casual and almost willful behavior also made the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law a little helpless.

Then, she immediately instructed Yuegui, who followed, to take the two girls to pick pomegranates, and she couldn't wait to drink pomegranate juice.

"Let's have people pick this pomegranate, peel the seeds out and squeeze the juice to drink, and if you can't drink it, you can make wine, I tasted pomegranate wine once, but it was very delicious!" As he spoke, Qiu Chen's eyes lit up, and he swallowed two mouthfuls of saliva unconsciously.

Although the days are better, and the family also uses the messenger, Zhou has never been used to doing work, and she can't be idle for a while, and she can't be used for housework at home, cleaning, cooking, laundry, or something, she is always doing needlework, watching the products in the lake go into storage or something, and she can't be idle. At this time, when he heard Qiu Chen say that he had a job, Zhou was not only not annoyed, but suddenly became interested.

"Well, what a method, tell me quickly!" Zhou was immediately interested.

Qiu Chen's eyes suddenly lit up, and he grabbed Zhou's arm and said: "Sister-in-law, I have a notice, at first I was myself, my body was heavy and lazy, since you and your mother are here, there is a way to digest these pomegranates......"

Mrs. Liu nodded, and Zhou also said beside her: "It's a pity!" ”

Qiu Chen said: "I also picked it, but there are still a lot of them in the back garden, and it will be bad if I can't finish eating it, so just let it hang on the tree!" ”

After saying this, Mrs. Liu pointed to the pomegranates on the pomegranate tree and said, "This is a pomegranate that has exploded, it's time to pick it!" If you don't pick it up, it'll be bad! ”

Qiu Chen was secretly bright, this is probably saying that the sunshine is sufficient, and the sugar content in the dates is relatively high, so it is naturally sweet. Even rainy days, firstly, it is not conducive to the accumulation of sugar in the process of fruit ripening, and secondly, even rainy weather with high humidity, it is easy to cause fruit decay and rot.

said, slowed slightly, and continued: "Of course, it also depends on the year, if the dates are red and even rainy, it is best not to dry them, and the dates that come out are not sweet, and they are easy to be bad." It is best to have a sunny day all the time, and the harvested dates are the sweetest, not bitter or bad, and the most delicious. ”

Liu glanced at his daughter, and said with a smile: "Since you are planning to dry the dates, then you are not in a hurry to pick them early, wait until the tree is red and then pick, or simply wait for the leaves of the date tree to fall, after a frost, and then pick them off and dry them a little, the dates will be extra sweet." ”

Qiu Chen changed the subject: "Mother, you know a lot, tell me when is the best time to pick this date?" I picked them in August last year and last year, but the dates I dried were not sweet enough! ”

"You're not ashamed of this child, my mother just said that...... Well, our son-in-law, our son-in-law! Old Mrs. Liu smiled to comfort her daughter, and Qiu Chen and Zhou laughed again.

"Son-in-law?" Qiu Chen grasped the old lady's speech disease, causing Zhou and Mrs. Liu to laugh at the same time.

Mrs. Liu was still a little uncomfortable, looked at her daughter, hesitated slightly, and said, "Son-in-law...... Well, you are such a child, I don't know if other people's sons-in-law are used to looking at you! ”

As soon as he heard Mrs. Liu's hesitation, Qiu Chen knew the reason, and immediately mentioned it with a smile.

She is an old woman with a crop and is called Brother Zheng with others? It's not that you've lost your respect!

Before, when Mrs. Liu first saw Qin Zheng, she always called Qin Gongzi, and after the two of them got engaged, they all called Brother Zheng when they spoke, and later knew Qin Zheng's true identity, Mrs. Liu inevitably had a kind of awe in her heart, although she was her own son-in-law, but how could she also be Hou Ye! Master Hou, in the eyes of the common people, he is really a character in the eyes of the clouds, too high, too awe-inspiring! What's more, the Marquis of Jingbei conquered northern Xinjiang, repelled the Beirong people, opened up the territory and expanded the territory, and avoided the war in northern Xinjiang for many years...... That year, the people's taxes were reduced, and the Marquis of Jingbei was a real hero in the hearts of the people! Truly admire the characters who are grateful!

"You can call him Brother Zheng, or Qin Zheng!" Qiu Chen hurriedly said.

Mrs. Liu was amused by her, looked back at her girl with a big belly, and couldn't help but sigh: "Look, the mothers of several children are still playing children's tempers...... I don't know ...... Qin either."

"Exactly!" Qiu Chen smiled and agreed, turned around and shook Mrs. Liu's hand, and said with a smile, "Mother, you can stay here for a long time when you come back, and give more guidance to your daughter...... You can't just think about your son and daughter-in-law, and ignore your daughter! ”

Zhou smiled and agreed: "Why don't you say that there is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure!" There are a lot of things for the elderly! ”

Qiu Chen raised his eyebrows slightly and looked back at Zhou, and said in surprise: "Oh, our mother is really a god, you can know it at a glance, this date is not exactly the same as our mother said!" ”

Sure enough, when Mrs. Liu saw these fruit trees, she became happy. Pointing to the jujube tree, he said: "This jujube is delicious at first glance, just like the one at the back of your grandmother's house, the jujube is round, and the two ends are slightly concave...... Such dates have thick flesh heads, and dried dates are the best, not rotten or bad, and they are particularly sweet. ”

In August, the ginkgo, pomegranate and jujube trees are ripe. The trees are adorned with red dates, cracked pomegranates, and ginkgo biloba that is gradually turning yellow, and the clusters are pressed heavily on the branches one by one, and the eyes are full of fruits, and they are festive to look at.

There was no pond in this garden, and two ancient ginkgo trees were circled in the corner, and some more flower trees and fruit trees were planted, and there were two opposite ginkgo trees, one was a pomegranate tree that was a hundred years old, and one was an old jujube tree with a diameter of more than one foot, and the jujube tree grew slowly, with a trunk diameter of more than one foot, and the age of the tree was less than a hundred years.

Smiling and patting Zhou's hand, Qiu Chen relied on Zhou's reassuring and accompanied Mrs. Liu to the small garden behind Mu'en Courtyard.

Qiu Chen secretly sighed, the mother-in-law of this era is really used to being respected, and such words are really easy to cause contradictions between sisters-in-law! At the same time, I am also glad that Zhou's gentleness and suppleness and his attention to these details.

Zhou smiled very softly, turned to Qiu Chen's side, grabbed her arm and helped her walk slowly.

Zhou smiled back gratefully, and hurriedly stepped forward to support Mrs. Liu, who waved her hand and said, "My body is convenient, I don't need your help, you can help your sister, her body is heavy!" ”

It's not that Qiu Chenxian is in a beautiful house where he lives, nor is it that Qiu Chenxian shows off his good conditions, but he just wants the old lady to see if her daughter lives well, eats well, and dresses well...... Mothers sometimes don't say or ask, but they will silently observe these details to measure and judge whether their children are doing well or not.

Qiu Chen stood behind Mrs. Liu, smiled at Zhou, and said, "Sister-in-law, let's take a walk with my mother...... Let our mother see what her daughter's house looks like! ”

Mrs. Liu smiled and said, "It's okay, you are young, and it is normal for you to feel good, but I am old and unconscious......"

After turning around, Zhou took the lead in coming over to say goodbye, and saw Qiu Chen accompanying Mrs. Liu around the yard, and hurriedly smiled: "I haven't slept in bed for a few days, I slept too heavily last night, and I got up late......"

Stepping into August, the weather was still slightly cool in the morning and evening, Qiu Chen accompanied Mrs. Liu out of the house together, and walked around the Muen Courtyard, telling the old lady how to enter the first and how to enter the second, this is the small flower hall, this is the study, this is the house where Brother Yun lives......

When I got up early, I went to the Westinghouse to see Mrs. Liu, and there was no special concern and comfort, but when I saw the old lady's kind smile, and saw the old lady's ruddy face and good spirits, Qiu Chen felt relaxed and cheerful.