The two old ladies also regarded Qiu Chen as a kidnapper on the lake beach, and followed with vigilance to see what was going on, and when they saw Qingxing and Chunxiang, two girls with bright dresses and beautiful appearances, greeted them, and picked up Qiu Chen and hugged him, calling them Mrs., they were afraid. Look at this, where are the kidnappers, they are nobles in Zhuangzi!

was full of panic, and when he was still hesitating whether to ask for guilt, he was already surrounded by the little girl. The two old ladies and Chunsheng were taken in by the mother-in-law to wash their hands and faces, and Lao He's eldest daughter-in-law hurriedly took a set of cotton clothes and cotton shoes from her son to change into Chunsheng, and then she would be brought into Zhou's house with the two mothers-in-law.

"Mrs., uncle, someone brought it." Haruka comes in to report.

Qiu Chen held a cup of hot ginger tea and nodded: "Call them in." ”

The two mothers-in-law were in front and Chunsheng in the back, and they were brought into the inner room of the Zhou family.

When the two mothers-in-law entered the door, they saw that the wife who had just been used as a kidnapper by herself had changed into a silk embroidered dress and sat on the kang, looked at it with a slight smile, and knelt on the ground with a bluff, and kowtowed like garlic: "Madam, it's the old woman who has no eyes and doesn't recognize the nobleman......"

As soon as they knelt like this, Chunsheng also knelt timidly, but did not kowtow, just looked at Qiu Chen, who had changed his clothes on the kang, and his eyes gradually shone with joy. This aunt is not a bad person, but also the owner of this Zhuangzi...... Although this aunt spoke so kindly and smiled so beautifully just now, he was still a little worried, could she really arrange a job for herself to feed her younger siblings, and now, he didn't have to worry anymore...... This Zhuangzi is so big, there must be a lot of sheep for him to graze, he herds the sheep well, so that the sheep are full of food and fat...... He will definitely be able to earn enough to feed his younger siblings!

Thinking so, Chunsheng also followed closely behind the two mothers-in-law and kowtowed sincerely.

Qiu Chen shook his head with a smile, got off the kang, and reached out to help the old lady in front of him, Qingxing and Chunxiang also hurriedly helped the other old lady and Chunsheng when they saw this.

Qiu Chen helped Chunsheng's grandmother to sit on the chair, watching Qingxing and Chunxiang take care of the other old lady and Chunsheng also sitting, then sat on the edge of the kang, smiled slightly and said to Chunsheng's grandmother: "You are Chunsheng's grandmother, right?" ”

The old lady sat on the edge of the chair stiffly, nodded hurriedly when she heard the question, and said in a panic: "Return, back to Mrs., the old woman is the cousin of Chunsheng's father...... Chunsheng's father is gone, Chunsheng's mother is gone again, leaving the baby so big...... Alas, my wife should have taken care of it more, but last year there was a great plague, and my old man, son, daughter-in-law, and two granddaughters all fled, leaving me and a two-year-old grandson...... Alas, the old woman is just enough to support her little grandson......"

As she spoke, the old lady gradually became a little more afraid, and introduced herself at length. It's just that the past year has been too sad for this old lady, and as she spoke, the old lady with a shameful face was already choked and wiped her eyes.

Just as Chunxiang withdrew from the court and brought three bowls of hot oil tea, Qiu Chen motioned to serve it directly to the three people who were cold and silent, and said with a smile: "It's all over, and the days will be better in the future...... On such a cold day, you should warm up after eating oil tea. ”

The old lady wiped her eyes in a daze, got up in a panic and thanked her hands, and then took the bowl and ate the sweet and warm oil tea.

Not to mention such a year, it is an ordinary and abundant year, and no one in the Zhuang family is willing to use oil to fry oil tea to eat, not to mention, Qiu Chen's fried oil tea is also added with sesame seeds, dried fruits and other ingredients, strong fragrance and sweetness, the three of them drank a sip and couldn't take it anymore, and drank a small half bowl before they paused. Chunsheng first held the bowl and asked, "Auntie, can I bring the rest back?" …… Well, what's that, little brother and sister must like it. ”

As soon as Chunsheng's words came out, the two old ladies were obviously relieved, and Chunsheng's grandmother also said abruptly: "Mrs. is kind, according to what we say, we shouldn't have to get an inch...... It's just that such a good thing will be ruined if it is eaten by the old woman, and it can be changed back to good if it can be taken back to the little grandson! ”

Qiu Chen glanced at Qingxing with a smile, and Qingxing immediately smiled: "This is rushed away and can't be brought home, you can eat it, later, bring a pound to each of you, and then take it back to give the child a tooth sacrifice without delay." ”

The two old ladies were overjoyed when they heard this, put down the bowl in their hands in a panic, knelt down and kowtowed, and then reluctantly took three or two sips of oil tea and drank it all.

Chunsheng is the youngest, but the speed at which he drinks oil tea is not slow at all. He was the first to finish drinking the oil tea, and he still took a spoon and carefully scraped the bowl, and then put it down, and looked at the empty bowl one by one...... This appearance, if it weren't for Qiu Chen's face, I'm afraid that this kid would have licked the bowl with his tongue a long time ago.

After drinking oil tea, Qiu Chen asked something again, and the two old ladies and Chunsheng answered with less restraint, and their language was much smoother.

Qiu Chen smoothly got to the bottom of the situation in Zhuangzi in Qinghe County, and only then did he realize that the river workers were far more stringent than the previous restrictions......

The two sons of another old lady were also drafted, and her husband was also drafted because he was under the age of 60...... Speaking of the husband, the old lady cried and mourned...... The two sons are in the prime of life, but I am afraid that the fifty-eight-year-old man will not be able to survive...... It was so cold, and those young men were conscripted to build the river, and I heard that many times they had to be soaked in water...... I heard that many young people can't stand the illness......

The old lady babbled and turned upside down, hearing one sentence at a time, but she didn't know the real situation at all.

In order to prevent the people from escaping, the river construction site is very strict, not to mention the young men who were requisitioned are not allowed to leave, and their families are not allowed to visit, although they are separated by only one hundred and eighty miles, and even only a dozen miles away, but once the husband is conscripted into the construction site, the news is completely closed, how the family is, the people do not know, whether the people are alive or dead, and the family has no way to find out......

This season, the river has just opened, and it is no exaggeration to say that the river is cold and biting...... Qiu Chen listened to the old lady's crying, and his heart was heavy. Many of these people had the life she had taken from the plague of death last year, and now ......

It's just that these things are not something she can interfere with, and what she can do is to try her best to take care of the old and weak women and children in the Zhuangzi.

After a few words of general relief, Qiu Chen took ten catties of noodles and one catty of oil tea for each old lady, and sent someone to take Chunsheng home to pick up his younger brothers and sisters.

After sending the two old and two young people away, Zhou, who had been silent, couldn't help but sigh: "Our family can now pay the silver for ransom, otherwise, your two brothers...... And our father was inevitably recruited...... It turns out that they have also been requisitioned, and when they come back, it is not a human sin! People don't treat people as people at all! ”

Qiu Chen smiled and patted Zhou's hand to show comfort, and said, "Sister-in-law, don't think about the past, now our life is getting better day by day, and the children are also positive, and your father and mother will not suffer like that in the future." ”

Hearing Qiu Chen mention the children, Zhou also showed a pleased smile: "This is all stained with your light...... Hehe, the kids too. I think Afu Aman is the most promising, you look at such a little bit of a person, how much is polite and sensible......"

At the mention of Aman, the smile on Qiu Chen's face froze. These days, she tries to find something for herself to do, to keep herself busy, to be tired, and to fall asleep at night...... But when it comes to Aman, she is still worried about her worries, and this worry and concern have not faded away because of the passage of time, but more and more days have passed, but as the days go by, she has been able to hide this concern in her heart and not reveal it.

Zhou Shi watched Qiu Chen's face change, and when Qiu Chen remembered that he was widowed, he hurriedly smiled and changed the topic: "You must be tired from being busy this day, you rest for a while, I'll go to the chicken coop and duck shed to have a look." ”

Qiu Chen smiled and shook his head, followed Zhou Shi off the kang together, put on his shoes and walked out together: "You go to see the chicken coop and duck shed, and I'll go to the lake beach to have a look...... I just saw a few herbs, and I didn't see how many of them...... If there are too many, when the water chestnuts are dug up, let those people dig medicinal herbs, and they can also earn some money, and fool the green and yellow days of spring past. ”

Zhou nodded, "I'll go with you!" ”

Qiu Chen refused with a smile, took Zhou to do her business, and took Qingxing and Chunxiang out of the door.

There are many aquatic and aquatic medicinal plants, and many medicinal materials such as Xiangfu, Puhuang, and reed root are grown at the water's edge. For example, the underground part of the reed root and incense are used in medicine, before the spring germination or when the first germination occurs, it happens to be the best season for digging, if the stock of Nanmar Lake is relatively rich, it can help those people to make a living. And she and her eldest brother and sister-in-law will not lose money, not to mention, it can be regarded as a cash-for-work, which is much better than directly taking money for relief.

Because most of the plants had not yet germinated in this season, Qiu Chen did not have the keen eyes to see through the things underground, so he took a small hoe and dug around, and the speed was naturally not fast. Still, the results are very satisfying. It is estimated that no one has ever dug up the incense attached to this place, and the stock is still very rich. Although the incense is very small, but the quality is heavy, according to this distribution, it is not a problem for a person to dig five or six catties a day, one catty is collected according to twenty wen, digging incense can earn a hundred and ten dollars a day, and the family can eat and drink enough.

With a sigh of relief and relief, Qiu Chen stomped on the mud on his feet and turned back.

The family had already brought Chunsheng back to pick up his younger siblings, and Qiu Chen watched the two children take a bath and find two sets of clean and warm clothes to wear. It was placed in the wing room where the Zhou couple lived.

Seeing that it was getting late, Qiu Chen did not respond to Zhou's retention and rode back to the city.

The situation on Zhou's side is good, with the method of digging water chestnuts and then digging incense and reed roots, the villagers on the Zhuangzi are not afraid of starvation, and she is relieved.

On the second day, Qiu Chen took a car, escorted by Qin Li and Shen Hu, and went to Zhuangzi in Qinghe County. This Zhuangzi saw it, and went to the Zhuangzi of Pi County, Hui County and Yishui County one by one, and the four Zhuangzi turned down, and Qiu Chen roughly touched the bottom.

In contrast, it is the best situation of Zhuangzi in Qinghe County, although it has suffered from the plague, the population has been lost, but after all, there are more survivors, relatively speaking, Pi County is a little better, the worst is Yishui County, because of the proximity to Yishui, the flood has lost more than half of the population, and the plague that followed has caused the population to lose more than half of the remaining population. However, these days, Yang Shuyong and Daxing have had some effect on recruiting workers, and Zhuangzi seems to have some vitality, which is much better than the situation that Daxing first saw.

In addition to checking the population and people's conditions, Qiu Chen also inspected the layout of the fields, soil fertility, etc.

Qinghe County is red soil, Pi County and Hui County are mixed soils, and Yishui County is a typical sandy soil, which is easy to run water, but it is the best choice for growing potatoes, yams, peanuts and other crops.

After reading it once, Qiu Chen had a number in his heart, so he hurriedly turned back, preparing to rest in Anyang for two days, and accompanied Tang Wu and the children to return to Liujiaao after March 3.

On the night he returned to Anyang City, Yun Jichen came to the door, mixed a meal and smiled to convey the news that Liao Wenqing had given up the idea of becoming a monk. It's just that a few days ago, the body was worn out ruthlessly, and Yun Jichen and Qiu Chen joined forces to get angry again, they left, Liao Wenqing became ill, and after lying in bed for five days, his condition improved and he packed up and went out to inspect the rejuvenation halls everywhere.

When Qiu Chen heard the news, he was relieved, but he didn't feel much anymore.

She and Liao Wenqing finally couldn't go anywhere, and from then on, they were probably more coordinated business partners.

The next day, it's March 3.

In ancient times, the third day of March meant the arrival of spring, the germination of all things, the children released paper kites, the literati were keen on outings, and even women and women could come out on this day to visit the beautiful spring scenery in the suburbs. Perhaps because of the women's outing on this day, it greatly attracted the interest of literati and drifters, and they went out of the city one after another, looking for the beautiful scenery and pleasant scenery, and gathered together in groups of three or five, five or six into gangs, enjoying the beautiful scenery and seeing the beauties, commenting on the passing women, seeing the women who were happy, and the frivolous people who came forward to talk, of course, seven or eight out of ten will not receive any good faces, but there are also occasional circumstances, and they can also achieve three or two pairs of good couples.

People like the Wu family, naturally disdainful of going to the crowded place, let people clear the Fayuan Temple in the south of the city early, early this morning, the Lin family's carriage waited outside the south gate of the Wu family mother and daughter and the two little masters, merged together, all the way to the Fayuan Temple. As for Lin Xu, he had already been invited by Guo Sigongzi to go to the suburbs to participate in the poetry meeting with a group of literati and classmates.

If last year's Yunfu was Qiu Chen's first foray into the ancient social circle, this time she followed the Wu family to Fayuan Temple, which was undoubtedly her first time entering the temple.

For a modern scientist, Qiu Chen is an unpretentious materialist, who does not believe in gods, ghosts, immortals and Buddhas, but is generous and free-spirited, not as cautious as Wu, and will worry about whether his every move is in line with the rules and whether it will anger the gods and Buddhas.

Fayuan Temple has cleaned the temple since last night, and outside the family members of the Tang prefect's mansion, it is the family members of several large families who enter the Buddha to enjoy the scenery.

Since entering the Fayuan Temple, the Wu family is extremely devout to worship the Buddha, Qiu Chen also followed her, and worshiped all the way down, I don't know how many heads I kowtowed, how much incense I put on, even Qiu Chen himself was secretly funny, this messy worship, if the gods and Buddhas know, will they also be confused?

Qiu Chen followed the Wu family to donate sesame oil money, and watched the Wu family light the everlasting lantern for the three children, and somehow, he also took twenty taels of silver out, and asked the host of Fayuan Temple to light a lantern for Man'er...... The monk took the silver, filled an oil lamp the size of a sea bowl with oil, lit it, and slowly rose to the top of the main hall, Qiu Chen's heart suddenly settled down.

At this moment, she suddenly understood why so many people believed in religion and Buddhism, and bowed and worshiped extremely sincerely...... In fact, whether it is God or Buddha, it is just a kind of spiritual sustenance for people.

After the Buddha, a distinguished guest like the Wu family, naturally the presiding abbot personally led it and sent it to the clean room of the Zen room dedicated to entertaining guests to rest and serve tea.

The abbot was very knowledgeable, watched the tea come up, talked a few words, and determined that the Wu family would stay for dinner, so he took his leave. Only Qiu Chen, Wu and the children were left to wash and rest.

The two boys of the Tang Governor's Mansion are at a lively and active age, and they finally came out for a trip, so they were naturally unwilling to sit in the clean room with their mother and sister, and after drinking a cup of tea, they were going to go shopping.

The mother-in-law who came with the Wu family suggested with a smile: "There are three scenes in this Fayuan Temple, which are plum blossoms after the snow, apricot red in spring, and white fruit and yellow leaves in autumn...... When the other two scenes are not shining, the apricot blossoms have just bloomed...... Moreover, the apricot blossoms of this Fayuan Temple have a rare place, all of which are rare red elsewhere, a large piece of apricot blossoms blooms, like clouds and clouds, fiery red, it is very good-looking! ”

Listening to what this mother-in-law said was tempting, the two boys of the Tang family were even more itchy, and they couldn't sit still for a moment, so they simply pulled Wu's sleeves and walked out. Qiu Chen also followed with a smile, Lan Zhi looked excited, but she knew that Lu Dao was guarding and reserved outside, and accompanied Qiu Chen slowly, all the way out of the fine house, and walked to the hillside behind.

When the monk outside the door of the Jingshe saw the prefect's ladies come out, he hurriedly bowed down and asked if he understood that the Wu family and his party were going to enjoy the apricot blossoms, so they hurriedly took a step ahead and bowed down to lead the way.

Bypassing the two courtyards, as soon as I looked up, a large sea of red flowers suddenly jumped into view, and the clouds were steaming and spreading all the way brilliantly, dyeing almost the entire hillside red.

This season, the trees have just begun to germinate, most of the treetops are just bulging out of buds, even the earliest germinating willow trees, but only see the tender yellow, such a large red apricot blossom so gorgeous to the point of arrogance, or people are full of surprise, and then marvel at the magic of this natural force. Even if Qiu Chen, who has seen a lot of artificially planted flowers, he can't help but sigh and praise a little.

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It's too tiring for two days in a row, and it's even later today, dear ones...... Don't slap your face!

Crawl away to continue the code word, and strive to send the second watch as soon as possible.

There will be a second watch today, this time it counts...... Cover your face and run away