Chapter 177: Liao San is back

The small east ear room is steaming, the children's vitality seems to never run out, just after the morning exercise, the brother and sister are not too tired, still talking and laughing lively. Qiu Chen quickly scrubbed the sweat of the children and changed into spare cotton shirts and trousers. Qingxing and Yufeng took the hot cotton clothes and cotton pants of the kang and hugged them tightly in their arms to prevent the heat on the cotton clothes from dissipating. As soon as they saw Afu Aman put on his shirt and pants, the two hurriedly stepped forward, and one of them quickly put on a cotton coat for a child.

The slightly cool bodies that had just been washed off the sweat and put into the soft and hot cotton clothes, the deepened smiles and grateful eyes on the faces of the two children fully proved the comfort and warmth of this moment.

Quickly put on dry cotton clothes, Qiu Chen took the two children out of the east ear room, Qingxing and Yufeng stayed in the house to clean up.

The Daxing family with the Qingjiang family and the Shunzi family had already served breakfast, and Junwen Junshu also washed and changed their clothes and came back. When he came out again and saw a half-sized child, Qiu Chen's gaze moved from the Junwen Junshu brothers, and fell on Lin Xu, who was obviously a little tired, and said with a smile: "You have been practicing for a short time, if you feel tired, just talk to General Qin, reduce the amount first, and then talk about it when you get used to it." ”

Junwen and Junshu all looked at Lin Xu and smiled, Lin Xu blushed slightly, waved his hand again and again in shame and said: "Sister-in-law, it's not in the way, it's not in the way......"

As he spoke, he himself smiled: "...... The past two days have been much better than they were at the beginning. ”

Junshu secretly slapped Lin Xu and said with a smile: "Don't break the skin, don't brace it, don't brace it, General Qin said, it's worth the loss if you hurt your body by bracing it." ”

Lin Xu glared at him headed, and scolded in a low voice: "If you don't hold on, who said that I was strong." I'm just working less in the county school these days, so you don't have as much strength as me! ”

Seeing that they were laughing, Qiu Chen didn't ask any more questions, and beckoned everyone to find their seats and have breakfast.

Qiu Chen and Yang Shumeng sat on the edge of the kang on both sides, Junwen Lin Xu sat on the chair under the kang, and the five small ones all got on the kang, and the family began to eat breakfast lively.

"Second brother, why don't you pack up and go back with the children? Our father and mother haven't seen the children for a long time, and it's time to miss them. Qiu Chen took a steamed dumpling and fed it to Ah Man's mouth, while talking to the second brother.

Yang Shumeng didn't raise his eyelids, shook his head and said, "I don't have to worry about you." After twenty, the workshop stopped, and it was not too late for me to take them back. ”

"But, Brother Guang is home alone, can the family be busy?"

"You brought so many things, almost all the things for the New Year, but what is missing, you also brought enough silver, what can't you buy if you have silver into the city? The rest is the matter of cleaning, those, sister-in-law and Junzhang Niang did it, and I can't help it when I go back. Speaking of this, Yang Shumeng finally raised his eyes, looked at Qiu Chen and said with a smile, "In previous years, my eldest brother and I were busy until twenty-seven or eight, and the family should not spend the New Year at home?" There's nothing going on at home, so don't worry. ”

Junwen also smiled beside him: "Auntie, what the second uncle said is that our workshop is open, and the second uncle will leave again, and you can't be busy alone." Besides, our brother and sister have just been practicing with General Qin for a few days, and if we go to this house, the previous days will be in vain. ”

Speaking of this, Junwen looked at Lin Xu sideways and smiled: "Uncle Xuzi, don't look at me...... You have to concentrate on preparing for the exam now, but you can't get distracted and delay your homework. ”

Seeing that their masters were like this, Qiu Chen no longer insisted, and said with a smile: "Junwen is right, the second brother has the heart to help his sister-in-law share the burden, and the sister-in-law knows the truth, but the most important thing for you at this time is to study with peace of mind. Hehe, you study hard, take the exam well, pass the exam successfully, give your sister-in-law an eyebrow to our family, and replace the lintel...... That's the big deal! ”

Lin Xu's heart was hot when he heard this, his face couldn't help but become solemn, and he agreed again and again.

Talking and laughing with the family, we had breakfast. The children took annual leave, and Qiu Chen originally wanted the children to write in the house, and he also played in the house when he was tired. But the children finally got rid of the constraints of the classroom, and wherever they were willing to be confined in the house, they all shouted to help the family.

Qiu Chen looked at Yang Shumeng, the brother and sister had the same heart, and laughed at the same time.

"We have been raising fish in the pond for a year, we haven't caught them seriously, and now it's about to be the New Year, so we should catch some out......" As soon as Qiu Chen spoke, the children's eyes were instantly lit up, and the children of all sizes met each other's eyes, endured the excitement in their hearts, and stared at Qiu Chen, waiting for her to continue.

"None of us have ever broken the ice to catch fish, and neither can a few of you small ones, the ice in the pool is solid, and it is not easy to break the ice......" Qiu Chen paused when he said this, and then said with a smile, "In this way, you go to the front yard to ask General Qin to see if they have any experience in ice-breaking fishing, and I will go to the East Cross Courtyard to ask if anyone has broken the ice to catch fish, so many people, you can always find one or two out, and then call a few people, and hand them over to you to take...... However, now I can say that when you go fishing, you must take care of each other, and if you can't catch the fish, don't drop yourself into the ice hole. ”

Junwen Junshu hurriedly got up and promised: "Auntie, don't worry, we will take care of our younger brothers and sisters." ”

Qiu Chen saw Lin Xu's face full of envy and loss in a blink of an eye, and couldn't help but smile: "Although the second brother should study with peace of mind, he can't study to death." You go to study, find someone after a while, chisel the ice, and let Junyan Junzhang come over and call you, our family has raised fish for a year, and it is also a big deal to fish at this time, and everyone in our family should go and see! ”

The loss on Lin Xu's face immediately dissipated, and his face was full of joy like other children.

The agreement was decided, and the family happily came out of the backyard and went to the front yard and the east cross yard according to the agreement. Yang Shumeng looked at his sister, who was as happy and excited as the child, shook his head, and took Chengzi to the East Cross Courtyard to arrange the work of the soap-making workshop.

As soon as Qiu Chen went to the East Cross Courtyard to ask, Lin Zi and Brother Quan walked out of the crowd with red faces and grinning: "Auntie, both of us have done things like smashing ice and catching fish. ”

Qiu Chen turned his head to look at Lan Ying and Qingshan's family, and several people all remembered the incident that these two boys made in the spring, and they couldn't hold back their laughter almost at the same time.

Qingshan's finger pointed at the two boys with a smile: "Just these two naughty boys, when they were young, they really did a lot of chasing dogs and chickens, and it is estimated that they have even dug out the mouse holes in the mountain, such as smashing ice and catching fish, so I will look for the two of them, and I am sure that it is right." ”

Lin Zi blushed, and muttered a little unconvinced: "It's not just us, but Da Zhuang and a few of them have also done it...... Well, and Brother Zhan Xiang, the first time I caught a fish when I was a child, I followed him! ”

Liu Zhanxiang slapped Lin Zi's neck with a smile, and scolded with a smile: "It's not bad for me to take you to catch fish, but I didn't freeze myself!" It's so nice to let you catch fish without going to work, and what's not to be happy about. ”

Lin Zi opened his mouth and looked at Liu Zhanxiang, who still had residual power, but still shrunk his neck and stood aside obediently, silent.

Qiu Chen laughed with everyone, nodded to Lin Zi and Brother Quan, and said, "Okay, you two can't just think about catching fish, hurry up and arrange the work, find a few more people, find the guys you need, and meet at the gate in half an hour." ”

Being able to catch fish, although they were laughed at by the big guys, Brother Quan and Lin Zi still couldn't hide their excitement and responded in succession, and hurriedly turned back to call their workers to arrange the day's work.

Qiu Chen turned back, and as soon as he came out of the East Cross Courtyard, he saw that the Junwen brothers and sisters were standing in the courtyard with Qin Yi and Qin Li'an, and a group of small ones were excitedly surrounding Qin Zheng and Qin Yi, listening to Qin Yi and Qin Li's arrangements with trust on their faces.

Let the children go to the front yard to ask, but Qiu Chen said casually, looking at this, Qin Yi and Qin Li really know how to break the ice and fish in winter. This made Qiu Chen more or less surprised, but after thinking about it for a while, he was relieved. They had been stationed in the north with Qin Zheng for nearly ten years, so it was not surprising that they would be more familiar with these fishing and hunting things, after all, winter fishing was more common in the north.

Thinking of the spectacular Chagan Lake winter fishing he had seen in the northeast, Qiu Chen couldn't help but be a little curious about how Qin Yi and Qin Li's ice-breaking fishing were arranged. Her small pond is small, and she can't use that kind of method of fishing under the ice at all, I don't know what method Qin Li and Qin Yi have to fish? Is it the same as Lin Zi and Brother Quan'er's soil method?

Without making a sound, Qiu Chen walked slowly along the eaves of the corridor, and stood under the eaves of the corridor closest to a group of people, quietly listening to Qin Li's arrangements.

It was Qin Yi who was speaking: "...... Filial piety, filial piety, the two of you are responsible for taking the basket, and when the fish is caught, you are responsible for picking up the fish and putting it in the basket. ”

When Afu Aman heard the arrangement, he immediately straightened his waist and agreed in a proper manner: "Yes!" ”

After Qin Yi finished arranging, his eyes swept over the group of children around him, and the children he saw immediately gathered their minds and stood up, really like soldiers waiting for the battle order. His gaze swept around, and Qin Yi waved his hand and said, "Everyone, do your own thing, let's go!" ”

The children responded respectfully and cautiously in unison, and the next moment, they scattered in all directions, especially Junyan and Aman, who shouted excitedly while running, and the solemnity of that moment just now disappeared in an instant.

Qiu Chen couldn't hold back his laughter, and stretched out his hand to hold the pillar to avoid falling out. The soldiers who are in such a mess...... It seems that the days of exercise are not enough!

Her smile finally caught the attention of the children. Aman and Afu ran towards her first, and Aman threw himself into Qiu Chen's arms and reported very conspicuously: "Mother, General Qin said, let me and my brother be responsible for picking up the fish, no matter who catches the fish, we will pick it up." ”

Ah Fu also followed closely and said: "Well, I must be optimistic with my sister and never let a fish escape!" ”

Qiu Chen looked at the little faces of the two children who were flushed with excitement, leaned over to touch and kiss them one by one, and encouraged them with a smile: "Okay, my mother believes that Afu Aman is very good and will definitely be able to do a good job." Later, my mother will go to watch the battle! ”

"Uh-huh!" The two children nodded their heads repeatedly.

Ah Fu took Ah Man's little hand, took a step back, and said solemnly to Qiu Chen: "Mother, we have to hurry up and move the basket." Can't be delayed because of us! ”

"Well, go ahead!" Qiu Chen agreed with a smile, then shook his fist and said, "Son, daughter, come on!" ”

Afu Aman grinned, and also shook his little fist in response: "Come on!" ”

The children were busy running around with their duties, Qiu Chen watched the children run everywhere and couldn't see it, only then did he retract his gaze, Qin Yi and Qin Li had already walked over from the courtyard.

"I'm causing trouble for both of you again!" Qiu Chen said with a smile.

Qin Yi and Qin Li's faces were somewhat confused. This group of temporarily gathered 'little soldiers' really didn't give them face, and it was okay in front of them, but when they turned around, they were completely gone.

Qin Yi nodded with a dark face, Qin Li had a smile on his face, raised his hand and scratched his head, "Madame is polite." Our brother is idle...... Hehe, since I left the northern frontier, I haven't broken the ice and caught fish elsewhere! ”

Qin Yi also said humbly: "It's just that the pool is a little smaller, if it's a big lake and a big net is set up, then it's called a good one, and one net can produce thousands of catties of fish!" ”

Qiu Chen showed a slight surprise: "Is there really that kind of net?" I've seen it in a book, and it's said to be an ice-down net...... I've never been able to figure out how the net goes, when it's tightly frozen! ”

With so many questions, Qin Yi was a little clumsy.

Qin Li smiled and said, "That's true. The net was huge, and it took dozens of strong men to pull the net together. ”

It seems that the winter fishing at this time does not have a horse-drawn winch, and it is still limited to the use of manpower!

Qiu Chen said with a smile: "We just bought the Nannuma Lake more than 100 miles away from here, the lake is huge, there are more than 100 acres of water surface, next year, next year's winter fishing, we can also use the big net of dozens of people!" ”

All three laughed as they spoke. It's just that the three of them all know in their hearts that next year, it may be too small for Qin Yi and Qin Li to still be here.

After explaining the affairs of Lin Zi and Brother Quan to Qin Yi and Qin Li, Qiu Chen said goodbye and went back to the backyard. There was a lot of noise about catching fish, but she didn't expect to catch many fish, after all, the water surface was limited, and the fish stocked were also limited.

Back in the backyard, Qiu Chen sent Qingxing to the East Cross Courtyard to call Lan Ying.

Seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming, many young children and elderly people in the village can't even eat a meal of white-flour dumplings. She also thought about sending some white noodles to those families who were extremely poor, had little food and clothing, and had old people and children. It's not that she's noble, it's just that she doesn't want her eyes to see that there is a tragic thing about freezing and starving to death. Speaking of which, it's just to please yourself in a good mood.

Lan Ying was enthusiastic about the scene, Qiu Chen immediately clapped his hands and shouted as soon as he said his plan, and he didn't need Qiu Chen to worry about it, he would come down with a big package.

Qiu Chen saw that she was about to leave when she stood up, and hurriedly stopped her and instructed: "Don't make a noise about this matter first, just count the elderly over sixty years old and children under the age of three in the whole village, and when we come back, we will discuss and discuss the number, and then there will be no difference." ”

Lan Ying responded with a smile: "Don't worry, this is a good thing for you to live and not forget your fellow villagers, but a great good deed, I promise to do it properly, and you must not do this good thing on a business trip." ”

After discussing it here, Qiu Chen took Qingxing Yufeng to the warehouse with the account page, and looked at all kinds of grain, cloth, cotton and other things stored in the warehouse. Zhuangzi harvested a season of autumn grain, which was stored a lot of miscellaneous grains in the grain storehouse, but the wheat and white flour were all used first and bought first, and there was not much storage. The old people and children in the village are counted as five catties per person, which is also a large amount. In addition, there are many people who sell grain in the past year, and the price of grain will always be cheaper than when the harvest is too old to pass. It's better to take advantage of this time to buy more grain and noodles to come back, because this matter needs to be used now, and so many people in the workshop will eat after the New Year, and it will save you another trip to buy it.

It just so happened that there was a white flour item in the New Year's goods that were originally going to be distributed to the helpers, and now I hurriedly sent someone to the grain store where the grain was ordered to inform them, and then add some more amounts.

There was a lot of cotton and some cotton cloth, but it was not enough, so I had to send someone to buy some more.

After this verification and calculation, more than half an hour has passed, and it is estimated that it is time for those fishing outside to take action, Qiu Chen rubbed his swollen forehead, pointed to the account books and abacus and other things and smiled: "Put these things away, let's go out and see if they have caught any fish!" ”

Yufeng and Qingxing are both twelve or thirteen years old, which is also the age of fun and activity, Qingxing immediately nodded and agreed when she heard it, and took the abacus account book and sent it into the house, Yufeng took Qiu Chen's cloak and came over, waited for Qiu Chen to put it on, and said: "Madam, you take Qingxing with you, I will stay in the house and watch the stove." ”

Qiu Chen looked at her and smiled, and said, "Just put more charcoal in the stove and seal it......"

Yufeng still shook her head and said: "The stove seal is not burning for a long time, the slave and maid look at it, and there is exactly how much water, and when the young master and the young master come back, they will have to use hot water." ”

In the blink of an eye, Qingxing returned from the back room, smiled and said, "It's all put in the kang cupboard and locked." Let's go, maybe we'll catch a fish by now! ”

Yufeng took Qingxing's cotton jacket and handed it over: "You go with Madame, I'll stay in the house to watch the stove, and when the young masters and young ladies come back, they will use hot water to ......."

Qingxing's face flushed, and she hung her head and said, "Or I'm watching the stove at home......"

Yufeng pushed her out and said, "You can go, it's not that I don't know how to watch the excitement, you just go and come back and talk to me." ”

Qingxing was still a little hesitant, raised her eyes to look at Yufeng, and walked out embarrassed.

Yufeng pushed her again and said in a low voice, "Go quickly, don't let Madame wait for you." If you want to feel sorry for it, just let me eat the fish tail at noon, I love to eat the fish tail! ”

As soon as she heard this, Qing Xing laughed again, bent her eyes and nodded: "Well, the head and tail of the fish are all for you to eat!" ”

Qiu Chen couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips when he heard it at the door. These two girls, also fish head and tail, most of the fish in the pond are estimated to be small fish the size of a palm, stew in a pot and eat, where can you tell the head and tail of the fish!

The moon is nine cold days, the sky is very clear, the sun is high in the sky, but there is not much temperature in the white and miserable.

Qiu Chen came out of the warm room with Qingxing, and a gust of wind swirled, and the master and servant couldn't help but tighten their cotton clothes.

I went all the way out of the backyard along the eaves of the porch, and there was no one in the front yard. Qiu Chen didn't stay with Qingxing, and kept walking out of the door.

As soon as I got out of the gate, different from the cold wind blowing in my face, there were many people standing on the bank of the pond, the old people and children, not to mention, and even the young daughters-in-law and daughters-in-law who rarely went out on weekdays also came out a lot, all crowded in a far corner, giggling, and their faces did not know whether they were shy, excited or blown by the wind, and their cheeks were stained with a striking plateau red, which made these girls and daughters-in-law look particularly simple and have a different kind of loveliness.

Qing Xing was choked by the cold wind, and coughed twice before relieving herself, but she didn't care about herself, but stepped forward to stop Qiu Chen and said, "Madam, the wind on the edge of this pool is very hard, you better put on your hood!" ”

Qiu Chen nodded with a smile, lowered his head slightly, Qingxing quickly pulled the hood of the cloak for Qiu Chen to put on, and retied the strap, looking at the villagers who were holding their hands with their necks shrunk, Qingxing raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "Madam, you stand under the porch, and the slave will go back and get you a hand stove!" ”

Subconsciously wanted to say no, but then thought of Afu Aman on the ice, if the hand stove came, the two children could also hold warm hands, so they responded to Qingxing's meaning: "Take two." Go see Miss Xiao too, don't freeze. ”

Qingxing agreed and turned back, Qiu Chen stood under the porch of his house, looking at the crowd on the pond embankment from the wind, and then looking at the ice through the gap in the crowd. The situation on the ice was not clear, and I could only see a number of people standing together, all gathered together, and the sound of knocking could be faintly heard, thinking that the ice had not yet been chiseled.

To dig through the ice, you have to put down a net or some kind of tools, and it will take some time to catch the fish...... It seems to have come out a little early!

Qiu Chen didn't think about it, and Qingxing trotted all the way and ran back with two hand stoves. took a hand stove and put it in Qiu Chen's hand, let her hold it, and he also carried a hand stove, followed behind Qiu Chen, walked out of the gate hole, and walked towards the pond.

The pond embankment near the Lin family is higher, and a bluestone step was built in order to be cheap. There is also a platform protruding from one side of the stairs, which becomes a very simple small dock, which Qiu Chen is preparing to dock for a small boat. This year, there are few lotus roots, and there are not many lotus seeds, so there is no purchase temporarily, and this small and simple pier has been empty and useless.

When the master and servant approached, the people standing on the shore saw them, and immediately many people rushed to say hello, Qiu Chen also stopped and smiled and greeted the people, and then went down the steps and walked carefully to the smooth mirror-like ice.

When it reached the ice, the cold wind was more violent, Qiu Chen squinted slightly, tightened his cloak again, and then carefully controlled his center of gravity and walked forward.

At this point, Qiu Chen had accurately found the Junwen brothers who were crowded in the crowd, Junwen and Junshu were standing side by side, both hands pressed forward...... Thinking about it, the two of them were holding Ah Fu and Ah Man in their arms.

Walked closer and patted Junwen, Junwen found the aunt standing behind him, and hurriedly greeted with a smile, and Ah Fu in Junwen's arms also saw his mother, and immediately took Qiu Chen's hand with a smile on his face and walked forward: "Mother, come and see, you can't see it behind you, the ice has been chiseled, Qin ...... The master has already taken the net down...... It's going to fish soon......"

Ah Fu's little hands were a little icy, Qiu Chen hurriedly rubbed them with both hands to warm them for a while, and then stuffed the hand stove in his hand into Ah Fu's hand and let him hold it. As soon as he turned around, Qingxing had already squeezed over and pulled Aman into his arms, and the other hand stove was also held in Aman's hand.

This girl doesn't have to bother to do things, she just has a jumpy and lively temperament!

After setting up Ah Fu Aman, Qiu Chen looked at Junwen Junshu again, and Junyan Junzhang who was standing further inside, and turned back to Junwen and said, "It's too cold here, you guys also go back and add a cloak!" ”

Junwen and Junshu glanced at each other, smiled together, and Junshu said, "Auntie, don't worry about us." We're warm in our leather jackets, and it's not cold at all......"

Junwen also smiled: "Auntie, we didn't do anything just now to look at Afu Aman, it's time to go up and help, maybe you're still sweating during the activity, it's not cold, don't worry!" ”

As they spoke, they greeted each other with a smile and grin, squeezed into the crowd, and went to the ice cave to help.

Junwen and Junshu all know the importance of good and bad, and since the brothers have said that there is nothing wrong, Qiu Chen no longer worries. He only held his breath quietly and held Ah Fu next to Qingxing Aman, and looked at Qin Yi, Qin Li, Lin Zi and the others who were busy by the ice cave.

Only then did I see clearly, the ice cave was very large, estimated to be two or three squares, and in the cold weather, there was a thin layer of mist on the slightly swaying turquoise blue water.

Qiu Chen watched Junwen Junshu walk towards the ice cave, and his heart couldn't help but pinch up. With such a large ice hole, if you accidentally slide down, I am afraid that it will be difficult to pull it up again......

"Why does Master Qin always stir up and not catch fish?" Ah Fu's voice sounded in confusion, and Qiu Chen realized for a moment that he was only worried about the safety of those people, and he really didn't pay attention to the fishing.

Qin Yi and Qin Li are not unsuccessful, with them watching, she must not have to worry too much about the safety of these personnel.

Suppressing the worry in his heart, Qiu Chen looked over intently, and sure enough, he saw Qin Yi and Qin Li holding a shovel net with a wooden handle, taking turns to stretch the net into the water and stir it, but he didn't catch a single fish.

Stirring like this, won't some fish be scared away? Qiu Chen was also puzzled.

Looking at Qin Yi and Qin Li again, after removing the nets, they all stared at the shaking water and did not move.

After almost two cups of tea, Qiu Chen couldn't help it, and even when the others couldn't hold their breath, Qin Yi held the net in both hands, shoveled into the water violently, and quickly picked it up, and after a period of dazzle, Qiu Chen didn't see Qin Yi's movements clearly, and then he saw two big fish on the ice crackling and jumping, the cyan back of the fish was like an ink line, and the silver-white fish scales were shining in the sun, emitting a dazzling light.

"Oh......" There was a cheer mixed with a sound of surprise and surprise.

"There are really fish!"

"Such a big fish, it's seven or eight pounds!"

"How can there be seven or eight catties, the big one is at most five catties, and the small one is just over three catties......"

The person before teased indiscriminately: "Just your hand that grabs dung, when do you know how to read it?" ”

Ah Fu Aman shouted and jumped, and after a moment, he stuffed the hand stove into Qiu Chen and Qingxing's arms, and Aman shouted: "Brother, hurry up, catch the fish!" ”

Ah Fu was not slow, put down the hand stove, and followed Ah Man to run to the two big fish. Qiu Chen was startled when he saw that the two children were very anxious, and he wanted to run over from the ice cave, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to pull Ah Fu.

This anxious movement was a little bigger, her feet were unstable, holding Ah Fu's small hand in her hand, her feet slipped, her body completely lost its center of gravity, and she fell backwards uncontrollably.

In an emergency, Qiu Chen didn't care if he would fall, so he held Ah Fu tightly in his arms with both hands, and actually closed his eyes and let himself fall out......

The expected pain of the fall did not appear, and Qiu Chen's uncontrollable body seemed to be blocked by something, and he slid back for a short time before he stabilized. I opened my eyes in a daze, and what came into my eyes was an indigo satin fabric...... Then I looked up, and I met a pair of dark and bottomless eyes, and there seemed to be a little faint concern.

With the blink of an eye, Qiu Chen came to her senses, and the faint warmth behind her also reminded her that it was Qin Zheng's arm that prevented her from falling.

Qiu Chen hurriedly turned his face and made sure that Qin Zheng was using his right hand, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then hurriedly struggled to stand up, he was still lying on someone's arm at this moment, which in the eyes of others, was no different from lying in someone else's arms!

It's just that as soon as she exerts force on her feet, it slips again...... Her hands were still holding Ah Fu tightly, and she was in such a half-fallen posture, still on the ice, and she couldn't use any strength under her feet!

The arm on her back moved slightly, and a force steadily supported her back, and Qiu Chen stood up with strength. Stabilizing his body, Qiu Chen first looked down at Ah Fu in his arms, and after making sure that Ah Fu was ignorant and not frightened, he stabilized his mind, took Ah Fu by the hand, and turned around to thank Qin Zhengfu.

"Thank you......" Qiu Chen thanked him, but vaguely addressed Qin Zheng.

There are many people around, Qin Zheng's identity is sensitive, so it's better to pay attention.

"You move your legs and feet, see if you have a sprain!" Qin Zheng did not respond to Qiu Chen's thanks, but reminded him.

Qiu Chen raised his legs and feet slightly, making sure that it was okay, shook his head, and hurriedly turned his gaze to find Aman. Just now, she only had time to grab Ah Fu, but Ah Man ran out.

"Mother, mother!" Aman Chacha also ran over from the other side, and greeted with a smile as he ran, "Mother, Uncle Liao is here, it's the fish that Uncle Liao helped Man'er catch!" ”

Qiu Chen was stunned, and looked at it, the man who walked over behind Ah Man who was carefully protecting the little girl was not Liao Wenqing!

The corners of his mouth slowly opened and curved, Qiu Chen smiled and took two steps, squatted down steadily, and caught Aman in his arms.

Listening to Aman's chatter and say a few words, Qiu Chen stood up and led Aman one by one.

Liao Wenqing also met Qin Zheng and looked at it with a smile.

"When did you come back? Will this trip go well? Qiu Chen greeted with a smile and familiarity.

After Liao Wenqing came over last time, he soon passed the news again, and followed Yun Jichen to the capital. Before the soap formula was auctioned in Jiangnan, the distribution work in Jiangbei was to be completed, and because the output was not enough, the distribution effect in the capital has not been good. When they went to the capital this time, they thought about inspecting a place near the capital and building a post-soap packaging workshop. At that time, Lin Jiahe will only need to make soap alone and a small amount of packaging in the soap-making workshop that will be built in Fucheng, and most of the product packaging work will be packaged after being transported to the capital. In this way, the labor of the Lin family's soap workshop can be saved to the greatest extent, and the output can be maximized accordingly.

Hearing Qiu Chen's inquiry, Liao Wenqing's bright smile dimmed slightly, and then he shook his head with a wry smile and said, "The land in the capital is scarce, and I have seen a few places, either the area is not enough or the location is not good...... This is the end of the Chinese New Year, and we have to come back. ”

Speaking of this, Liao Wenqing saw that Qiu Chen's face also showed a trace of worry, and hurriedly said: "You don't have to think about it, the time was too tight a year ago, and we only took a few looks, and we didn't look for it carefully." Yun San has a lot of relationships on his side, and he has entrusted someone to continue the search, maybe there will be good news coming back after the New Year. ”

Qiu Chen didn't actually worry about not being able to buy a place to build a workshop, what she was worried about was that the water in the capital was too deep, and no matter what kind of business she had, almost all kinds of wealthy and powerful people would have the support behind her. She couldn't remember where she had read an article about the unspoken rules of commerce in the Qing Dynasty's capital. At that time, if you want to open a shop in the capital, you will find a powerful person to rely on, and the price of attachment is 60% or even 70% of the profit. Merchants invested in people, worked hard and were busy, and the profits in their hands were only three or four percent!

That article may have some moisture, but it can't be too much. Those wealthy and powerful people are not good people, and if they want to rely on the power of others, they have to pay the price. And this price is still begging people to take it, and it has to be something to do, otherwise people will disdain to ask for it!

The Yun family may still be considered a big family in Anyang Mansion, but in the capital, where the first- and second-grade officials are also cautious, the fourth-grade official is nothing at all, not to mention, he is still a fourth-grade foreign official, and no one will look at it.

His mind was racing, but Qiu Chen's face once again raised a warm smile: "Well, it's all the two of you who worry about this, I don't care!" ”

Liao Wenqing also laughed: "Okay, okay, you don't have to worry about it, it's enough for you to just take care of the workshop with peace of mind." ”

Tang Wenyong walked over with a happy face: "This is another blessing today!" ”

Behind him, Anren dragged a basket of slivers, and in the basket were a dozen fish, including silver carp, grass carp, and carp. The weather was cold, and the fish froze and stiffened soon after leaving the water, but it still struggled to open and close its mouth, trembling its tail slightly, and doing the most difficult struggle.

Just looked at it from a distance and felt that the fish was not small, but now that it is close, Qiu Chen's largest silver carp is only a little more than four catties, and it is estimated that such a big fish is still the one that caught half a big fish in the summer, and the small fry that have been stocked for a year are not so big at all.

Liao Wenqing's gaze shifted from the fish basket to Qiu Chen, and he also smiled: "The fish you make is the most delicious, it seems that I can also feast on it today!" ”

Tang Wenyong's gaze shifted from the two people who were talking and laughing, to Qin Zheng, who was standing on the side with a wooden face, and then turned back, listening to Qiu Chen: "The time for these fish to be raised is still too short and not big enough!" However, this is the time when the fish are at their freshest...... Other dishes are just that, stewed fish in an iron pot, and then a fish pot cake! ”

"Hey, fish pot cakes? How is this eaten? Tang Wenyong inserted between the two with an excited face, and looked at Qiu Chen with bright eyes and asked.

Qiu Chen's eyes were crooked with a smile, but he pursed his lips and shook his head, pulling Ah Fu Aman towards home.

"Mother, I still have to catch fish!" Aman fell into a small body and refused to leave.

Ah Fu also turned his head to look at the still lively fishing scene over there, and he was a little reluctant.

Qiu Chen smiled and touched the faces of the two children, rubbing them with his cheeks, and the faces of the two little ones were frozen, "Mother wants to take these fish home and make fish for Fu'er Man'er and a few other uncles who are guests...... However, my mother can't catch fish, so what should I do? ”

Ah Man blinked, no longer fell down, and said softly against Qiu Chen's cheek: "Man'er helps her mother catch fish, Man'er is very powerful!" ”

Ah Fu looked at his sister and smiled, then looked at Qiu Chen, and said, "I'll help my sister and help my mother catch fish!" ”

Aman turned his head to look at his brother, then at his mother, and nodded vigorously.

Qiu Chen hugged the two children and kissed them, and called Qingxing to tell her to take a good look at Junyan Junzhang and a few little girls, and then led the two children home.

Liao Wenqing walked up with a smile, stretched out his hand to pick up Aman, and pulled his cloak to wrap the little girl in his arms: "I'll carry Man'er away!" ”

Don't forget to reach out and hold Ah Fu's little hand, and said, "Ah Fu is older, go by yourself!" ”

Tang Wenyong stood not far away and looked at Liao Wenqing, who was striding back with Aman, and then looked at Qin Zheng, who had been standing in place, his face was more serious than the frozen pond, sighed and shook his head, walked over, and greeted Ah Fu: "Filial piety, can you help your uncle drag the fish back?" ”

Ah Fu looked at Uncle Liao and his mother beside him, shook his head and said, "Uncle Tang, I'm sorry, I'm too young to help you, when I'm older and you're old, I'll help you when the time comes!" ”

"Ahem, cough ......" Tang Wenyong coughed a few times before he came to his senses, glanced at the woman who was smiling like a flower, and then looked at Qin Zheng who walked over with his hand, sighed, and secretly sighed that his life was miserable, and he was careless in making friends, and he left with An Bin in frustration.

"Let's go!" Qin Zheng stretched out his right arm to pick up Ah Fu, and his left hand reached over to grab Qiu Chen and walked to the shore.

"General Qin, don't worry about me!" Qiu Chen's hand quickly retracted before Qin Zheng could hold it firmly. Joke, although she was just afraid that she would fall, but under the gaze of countless eyes of many villagers, holding hands and walking back, I am afraid that it will not take until lunchtime for the whole village to spread the rumor that the Lin family's lady stole the man's son! Moreover, it can also derive several fragrant versions with detailed plots!

She had to pay attention not for herself, but for the sake of her two children.

Qin Zheng stopped and stood there looking at Qiu Chen, with a hint of innocence on his cold face.

Qiu Chen secretly trembled a little, but on the surface, he looked back calmly and calmly, smiled and whispered: "The general is just recovering from his injuries, so it's better to pay attention." This ice is slippery, and if I fall and involve the general's wound, it will be in vain. ”

said, and didn't forget to quickly add: "I'll be careful, I won't fall!" ”

Qin Zheng stared at her for a moment, and finally didn't insist any longer, nodded, hugged Ah Fu and turned around and walked towards the shore. Liao Wenqing hugged Ah Man and followed with a slight mistake, and said something to Qin Zheng with a smile, and actually left together.

The two of them left with the child in their arms, but Qiu Chen did not immediately follow. She turned to look at Tang Wenyong and said with concern: "What's wrong with Tang Gongzi?" Is it choked by the cold wind, why do you cough like this? Or hurry back, I'll give you a stewed bowl of pear and Sichuan shellfish paste to moisten your lungs! ”

Tang Wenyong subconsciously wanted to wave his hand to refuse, his eyes swept over Liao Wenqing, who paused in front of him, and Qin Zheng, who also stopped and hugged Ah Fu awkwardly, suddenly smiled and nodded: "Okay, okay, thank you Lin Niangzi for caring!" ”

Qiu Chen also smiled brightly, took a step closer to Tang Wenyong, lowered his voice and said, "Each other, Tang Gongzi is too polite!" ”

Stood up straight and raised his voice: "Wen Yong, don't talk, don't stand here and blow the wind, hurry up!" Wen Yong's body has always been delicate, weak and can't help the wind, where can he withstand such a cold wind! ”