On February 13, the second elder of the Yang family and the eldest brother and sister-in-law rushed to Liujiaao. Although Qiu Chen is remarried, his mother's family has both parents, so he naturally wants to come to marry. Qiu Chen was afraid that Old Man Yang would be stubborn, so he sent someone to pick it up in advance, but Old Man Yang Liancheng dug it back, and when the time came, he went over by himself, so he didn't need to pick it up. Fortunately, although it was not too early, it was finally over, which made Qiu Chen secretly relieved, and at the same time, he was naturally happy.

As a begonia is a second marriage, but for her Qiu Chen, it is the first time to marry, and it is a pity not to have the blessing of her mother's family!

On February 15, news came that the team that came from the capital to collect and give dowry gifts had arrived in Linqing Town. On the 15th, he abandoned the ship and loaded the car in Linqing Town, and set off from Linqing Town early in the morning of the 16th, and arrived at Liujiaao at two o'clock.

Qiu Chen was slightly surprised when he heard the news that even the moment was so clear, there were still dozens of miles to go, what did he do when the time was so accurate? Could it be that this is also the style of the capital?

Chen Shi saw her expression and knew the reason, and explained in a low voice: "Madam, the levy is a big deal, the royal levy is to let the Qin Tian Supervisor calculate the time, and most of the noble families also ask the Qin Tian Supervisor to calculate and determine the day and time, this is a big deal, but I don't dare to make a mistake." ”

Qiu Chen was sweating in his heart, but on the surface, he had to nod casually, indicating that he knew what he knew.

Chen Shi said: "Ming'er will recruit people at two o'clock, as matchmakers and celebrants, Lord Yun and Lord Tang will definitely come with them, and at that time, Master Guo and the two uncles we invite here will greet them together, and the people will naturally have Daxing Zhao Jiu and Qin Yong to greet them, and the girls and mothers-in-law will have slaves and maids and Wang Lin to take care of them...... Eating food must be prepared tonight, the front hall, the small flower hall, and the east and west wings are all packed up, and they must be arranged......"

"Mama Chen, you can just look at those things, you just tell me, what do I need to do?" Qiu Chen's hair was dizzy when he heard the chaos, and he quickly interrupted Chen's words and asked directly.

Chen Shi was stunned, looked at Qiu Chen and said with a smile: "What Mrs. said is that Ming'er, you are the master, look at what I said is useless...... The two young grandmothers of the Tang family, Mrs. Wu and the Guo family, are coming over, and there must be some other families coming, so just talk to the wives and grandmothers in the room. ”

Oh, the woman to be married can't show her head at this time, she must be chaste and virtuous...... Good, good Zhenjing and virtuous lady!

The two discussed, and naturally it was still the Chen family who took the girls and the mothers-in-law to get busy. Everyone was busy today, but Qiu Chen was free and didn't be pressed into the potion anymore...... I went to the conservatory leisurely, and came back to write two big characters and read the book for a while...... However, before going to bed, Chen still brought the medicinal soup and ointment to Qiu Chen's face and hands...... After the worst of the time, I also drank a decoction for maintenance. Qiu Chen lost his temper at all after being tossed, and he didn't know how to go to bed and sleep after the worst episode.

It seems that since Old Man Mu gave her soul, her sleep quality has been very good...... It seems that it was good before, Qiu Chen prides himself on having a big heart, and he won't be unable to sleep for the sake of a little thing.

What if you can't sleep or eat? It doesn't work, does it? It's better to eat and drink enough to nourish your spirit and face it bravely!

Early in the morning of February 16, the Lin family was no longer busy in the past, but it could be seen from the neat and clean clothes and happy faces of the family that the happy event was coming.

Qiu Chen got up as usual, went out and walked around the pond twice. It's just that when I go home on this day, I don't need Qiu Chen to ask for water, hot soup has been prepared in the ear room, first soaked in goat's milk, then cleaned with water, and then bathed with Qiu Chen's special fragrance. The faint fragrance of plum blossoms quietly dispersed, with a slight cold and arrogant, Qiu Chen liked this taste very much, the girls knew her preferences, and only dropped a few drops of fragrant dew, the taste was like nothing, not strong, Qiu Chen did not refuse, obediently soaked two bubbles and three bubbles...... I felt like I was about to become a kimchi, so I got out of the tub.

Soft plain white Hangzhou silk underwear, middle clothes, and then silk stone blue upper and red bottoms, all embroidered with Qiu Chen's favorite lines to outline the pattern, low-key and delicate and elegant, and wore a jade-colored embroidered wide-sleeved jacket with a branch of plum blossoms obliquely. The hair bun is also meticulously coiled into a popular high-spine bun, and the red gold hairpin of the white jade character story is curled, and seven cordyceps red gold inlaid pearl flowers are saved, and the middle of the bun uses the yellow beeswax hibiscus sent by Qin Zheng, and Wang also wants to pick up a white jade golden toad lotus hairpin to wear on Qiu Chen's head, Qiu Chen hurriedly waved his hand: "Okay, that's all!" ”

The pile on her head is red gold and jade beeswax, which is already heavy enough, and if she wears a few more, her cervical spine will rebel before night. I don't know if it was because Begonia hung his head and did too much needlework before, Qiu Chen always felt that his neck was a little sour...... Well, in modern times, she also has cervical spondylosis, so there is no need to complain.

Wang glanced at Chen, and even the Yufeng Qingxing who was standing behind him couldn't help but chuckle. Qiu Chen lowered his eyes and simply ignored it.

Chen took out a pair of red gold earrings with white jade character stories from the makeup, and said to Qiu Chen: "Madam, is this pair of earrings good?" ”

Qiu Chen glanced at it and nodded resignedly. Chen immediately took out a pair of gold silk sheep fat jade character story bracelets and put them on Qiu Chen. After that, there was a set of carved white jade character story forbidden steps...... Qingxing took another pair of red gold and silver cordyceps embroidered shoes for Qiu Chen to wear, and this set of clothes was finished.

The makeup on his face, Qiu Chen didn't need anyone's help, and insisted on painting it himself. Wearing so much jewelry and a brightly colored dress, she couldn't pursue light makeup, so she had to put on a thin layer of powder, lightly swept the eyebrows, slightly traced the wings of the nose, fainted her cheeks, pursed her lips, focused on eyeshadow and eyeliner, and a fairly refreshing and clean makeup was completed.

"Mrs. is just looking at it today!" Qing Xing couldn't help but praise beside her.

Qiu Chen glanced at her, looked back and saw the instantly joyful face in the mirror, and was a little stunned for a while.

Dowry, dowry, today is a dowry, if there is no accident, March 19, she should get married......

After two lives and two lifetimes, is she finally going to get married, is she going to enter married life?

Looking at the youthful face in the mirror with happy cheeks and smart eyebrows, Qiu Chen was confused for a while and sighed for a while......

I don't know where the Wu family rested last night, but at the end of the hour, they arrived at the Lin family.

The Zhou family and the Zhao family cleaned up neatly, welcomed them outside the second gate together, and welcomed the Wu family in. Qiu Chen was waiting with a smile in the third entrance door, and saw Wu walking in with a maiden woman from a distance, and took two steps out with a smile.

"Ouch, don't you dare to work today to pick me up, let's go, I'm not an outsider, let's sisters go into the house and talk!" Wu smiled and exchanged salutes with Zhou and Zhao, and came forward to greet Qiu Chen. Lan Zhi also stepped forward gracefully from behind, and Wu took Qiu Chen's hand and took Lan Zhi straight into the main room of Sanjin. I went to the West House to see the second elder of the Yang family, sat for a while, and then followed Qiu Chen into the east room to sit and talk.

"Well, it's still beautiful today, and it looks brighter...... You don't have to be so plain all the time! Wu praised Qiu Chen's attire and said with a pun.

Qiu Chen smiled and nodded.

Wu is for her good, she has not been used to dressing in bright colors, and she doesn't like to wear jewelry, it is normal for her to wear filial piety before, in addition to the widow status after filial piety, it is also necessary to dress plainly, but after marrying into the Qin family, everything before is like turning the pages of a book, no longer want to stop reading, and then wear too plain, it is inevitable that people will be laughed at for being shabby and petty, or unlucky. Before he passed the door, Qiu Chen already felt all kinds of discomfort with his in-laws.

Lan Zhi'an sat quietly on the chair under her hand, watching Qiu Chen talk to Wu with a smile. It can be seen that the etiquette taught by the Tang family and the Wu family has been very effective.

At this time, Lan Zhi also interjected with a smile: "Aunt Begonia is so good-looking today, I don't want to call me aunt, I want to call me sister." ”

Qiu Chen smiled and looked at Lan Zhi, who had lost a little weight, just right to get a baby fat, but still retained the fresh and tender spirit of youth, and a pair of autumn water eyes smiled with a touch of coquettishness...... Every place is so just right, delicate and beautiful has lost its natural interest.

Sighing in his heart, Qiu Chen smiled and glanced at Qing Xing, handed over two glass bottle spray lotions that were not much bigger than his thumb, and handed them to Lan Zhi: "You try this, it's my new flower dew in winter." ”

Lan Zhi took the flower dew with joy on her face, sprayed it gently, fanned it with her hand and sniffed the taste, and said in surprise for a moment: "The two are actually different...... One is Lamei, and the other is ...... Is it a red plum? ”

"Hehe, Lan Zhi's art of tasting fragrance has gained again!" Qiu Chen leaned on the Wu clan and praised.

Lan Zhi smiled and lowered her head to play with the two straight bottles of incense, and because of joy, she regained a little liveliness and agility.

Without saying a few words, Mrs. Guo Jianing also arrived with two young grandmothers, Xu and Jin. Qiu Chen got up and walked to the door of the house to welcome the three of them in, everyone saw each other, and before they could sit down, there were Mrs. Ling of Anding County, the eldest grandmother and second grandmother of the Liao family, and Mrs. Zhu Yuanwai of Anding County...... Many people who Qiu Chen had never seen came to visit, and more people who had dealings sent their mothers-in-law and subordinates to send congratulatory gifts...... There was a busy and noisy inside and outside, and a little girl walked in quickly in front of her to report: "The team sent for hire has arrived at the door." ”

The laughter in the room stopped in unison with this sound, and everyone looked at the little girl together, and the little girl was almost unstable, but soon, everyone's eyes turned to Qiu Chen together.

The Ning family is the oldest, but he stayed in the West House to talk to the second elder of the Yang family, no matter how old or young they are, they are all peers in this room, speaking of which, Qiu Chen's grade is the highest, and even the Wu family is also one grade lower.

At this moment, Wu broke the silence with a smile, and said with a smile: "Two moments, it's really half a point is not much, half a point is not a lot!" ”

Qiu Chen didn't feel anything, but when he was looked at by so many people with an ambiguous smile, he also felt a little uncomfortable, and couldn't help but feel dizzy in his cheeks.

Fortunately, Qingxing brought Hanguang and a few little girls with a plate of fruits, which relieved Qiu Chen's embarrassment.

Zhou hurriedly greeted everyone with a smile: "Come, come, let's eat the fruit and wait for the dowry later!" The Zhao family also followed a few wives from Anping City around him.

Everyone also turned their eyes away in amusement, looking for a topic, and inserted the sliced fruit into their mouths with a silver fork on their plates.

In this season, most of the fruits ripened in autumn have been rotten, which are preserved by secret methods, and they have lost more water and are shriveled and unpalatable, and the new fruits have not yet come down, and it is also the time when the green and yellow are not connected, there is such a plate of sweet and delicious fruits to eat, even if the ladies and ladies of the rich and noble families are here, they can't help but want to eat a bite at this time. This food, someone tasted it.

"Hey, it's a cucumber...... This one is Sydney......"

"This red is persimmons, I got a few last summer, I didn't expect there to be ...... at this time"

"Is this a cold melon? How can there be cold melons on this day? ”

The crowd whispered or exclaimed, and they began to talk about it, which also attracted more people's attention to the fruit platter.

Qiu Chen asked Lan Zhi: "This thing is cold, you can eat a few less pieces, I'll bring you two later, go back and eat slowly." ”

Lan Zhi smiled and squinted, almost leaning on Qiu Chen: "Aunt Begonia, I really want to stay with you!" ”

Wu Shi heard his daughter's words on the other side, and couldn't help laughing: "Okay, you can stay, the province is naughty with me every day!" ”

"Okay, I'll send someone to clean up the house...... Qiu Chen answered with a smile and unequivocally, and patted Lan Zhi's hand again, "In the future, we can still wash the flower dew and pollen together, how good!" ”

Everyone didn't hear Lan Zhi's initial words, but they turned their eyes because Wu's voice was a little high, but they heard Qiu Chen's two words clearly, and they all laughed along with it.

Laughing, Chen came in from outside to report: "Madam, the grandmothers sent by the Liang Guogong Mansion are waiting outside." ”

Qiu Chen nodded, stood up, bent his knees slightly at everyone present, and said with a smile: "I'll go outside to see you, I'm snubbing you." ”

Everyone knows that although Qiu Chen is to be married, she is in charge of this marriage or family affairs alone, and at this time, she got up to meet the guests of her mother-in-law's family, and no one thought of any rules and etiquette...... Is that what a widow marries to herself?

Walking to the floor-to-ceiling dressing mirror placed in front of the fan, Qiu Chen stopped, looked at the hairpin and placket in the mirror, Yufeng gave her a slick of her sideburns beside her, Qiu Chen's expression was calm as usual, and Shi Shiran walked out.

Qiu Chen did not stay in the hall, but went straight through the hall and entered the west room. The second elder of the Yang family still lives in the Xili room, and Ah Fu lives on the couch in the west room. At this time, the weather is still a little cold, and there are two smoked cages in the corner of the house, and the room is warm and not cold, just right.

Qiu Chen came in, saluted and greeted the Ning family, and sat down next to the Ning family on the chair where he started, and made a look, Yufeng bent his knees in response, exited the door, and went to greet the four mothers-in-law in person.

However, after the tea effort, the four mothers-in-law followed Yufeng and bypassed the fan and came to the west room.

Two mothers-in-law, dressed in autumn-colored brocade jackets and indigo skirts, stood in front, wearing red gold things on their heads and hands, which were bright and shining. Behind them stood two women in green clothes and green skirts wearing only a red and blonde hairpin, with very different demeanors and appearances.

Hanguang stood behind Qiu Chen, leaned over and whispered in her ear: "The first two are the two grandmothers beside the Duchess of the Kingdom, and the first two have never seen each other, they should be the grandmothers invited by the palace." ”

Qiu Chen nodded, Hanguang's introduction coincided with her guess. Look at the two mothers-in-law wearing red gold in ayaluo, this local tyrant looks more like an upstart than her! After thinking about it, Qiu Chen was relieved, the Li family was born in a declining family, compared to Qin Zheng's mother's Yue Guogong, although the name is the Guogong Mansion, but the difference in value is not a little bit. One step behind and becoming an inferior step-room...... The others can't fight, and there is no way to fight, and it's normal to fight for luxury clothing, isn't it!

The four mothers-in-law entered the west room, their expressions were a little arrogant, but fortunately they didn't dare to go too far, walked to the couch and paused slightly, Yufeng introduced beside them: "This is our old man, the old lady, this is Mrs. Guo Jianing, and the aunt of our wife." ”

Chen was standing next to Mrs. Liu, Ning was sitting opposite, and Old Man Yang was sitting on the upper hand.

The four mothers-in-law swept their eyes, the first two seemed to be a little contemptuous, but the last two kept looking respectful and unmoving.

After a little hesitation, the first two mothers-in-law still took the lead and knelt on the ground, kowtowing to say goodbye: "Say hello to the old lady and the old lady." Greetings to Mrs. Ning! ”

The three of them received the gift of four mothers-in-law, and Liu hurriedly smiled: "Quickly help up a few old sisters-in-law, I came from the capital on such a cold day and from afar, and I was tired along the way!" ”

Chen smiled beside him: "Our old lady is kind-hearted and so compassionate!" ”

As he spoke, he took out four purses from his sleeves and handed them to the four mothers-in-law: "The Sun family, the Qian family, and two grandmothers, this is the old lady's reward for you, you are tired." ”

Chen's title is not respectful, but Chen is the confidant mother-in-law of the former wife, and then became the nurse of the eldest son of the Guogong Mansion.

It's just that when they saw the Chen family at once, the Sun family and the Qian family were a little surprised, shouldn't this person be in the Jingbei Hou Mansion? Why did the people from the Hou Ye Mansion arrive earlier than the people from the Guogong Mansion? Moreover, looking at Chen's demeanor, words and deeds, they were all a little suspicious, and they walked for more than 20 days and walked to the wrong door and went to the Jingbei Hou Mansion.

Moreover, isn't the reward the last reward? Why did you tip as soon as you opened your mouth?

With the heavy purse in their hands, both Sun and Qian were secretly surprised, but they didn't expect the legendary poor people to be so generous. Of course, the house I saw all the way when I just came in was really cramped, not to mention the century-old mansion like the Liang Guogong Mansion, even the average official eunuch family is much stronger than this. As for the bright glass inlaid in the windows, as for the half-used brocade cloth on the chairs...... They were all inadvertently ignored.

After getting the reward, the four grandmothers naturally knelt down and kowtowed to thank the reward. Anyway, they are servants, Mrs. Liu is the master, and the name is here, what they can't do can only lose the face of their Mrs. Li.

However, this time, Mrs. Liu didn't let them kneel, and when she saw them bending their knees, she hurriedly sent Chen, Yuhe and others around her to come forward to support them, and moved four footstools over to put them on the lower hand for the four grandmothers to sit.

With Chen here, they knew that they couldn't find anything wrong with the etiquette, so they bowed their knees and sat down on the footstool.

The four of them were a little puzzled in their hearts, the second elder on the couch and Mrs. Ning were all introduced, so who was the young woman sitting down again? This age is similar to the woman to be married, but this bearing, this appearance is not the same, doesn't it mean that with two children, the poor family before couldn't even eat their stomachs? How is it possible to have such a youthful and delicate skin? How can there be such a dignified and elegant demeanor?

Besides, I'm hiring her today, she's a person to be married, even if she is remarried, she shouldn't be here!

The four of them were secretly puzzled in their hearts, but a room full of people seemed to have forgotten Qiu Chen, and no one introduced them to them at all. They thought about asking, but they couldn't open their mouths for a while.

Let's get down to business first. Sun took a delicate carved sandalwood box from behind, held it in both hands and handed it to Chen, who handed it to Mrs. Liu, who pushed it to Mrs. Ning, and Mrs. Ning opened the box and took a list from it and looked at it.

Here, Mrs. Liu asked the four grandmothers with a kind face. Although Mrs. Liu couldn't count or read, after all, she had lived for most of her life, and she still had some homely skills...... Mrs. Liu was almost finished asking, and Mrs. Ning answered again.

Mrs. Ning folded the list in her hand, put it back in the box, and said with a smile: "Look at this list is also considered to be attentive, and there are a lot of etiquette...... It is rare to find a pair of live geese, at this time, the geese have not returned to the north, and it is not easy to catch the live geese and send them over! ”

Downstairs, Mama Sun smiled and said: "Yes, the slaves and maids heard that it was rare at the time, and later I learned that it was the goose that our eldest son personally went to catch." ”

Don't call the Hou Ye the eldest prince...... Ning smiled slightly, lowered his head and drank tea.

Old Mrs. Liu didn't know much about the exquisiteness of these noble families, but she believed in Ning's words, and since Ning said so, she could be relieved. smiled and nodded: "It's hard for that kid to have a heart!" ”

Mrs. Ning smiled and said, "You don't have to say anything about the eldest son of your family, but I heard that several other sons of your family are not martial arts?" ”

The smile on Sun's face froze for a moment, and he turned around and quickly exchanged glances with Qian, who smiled and nodded: "Back to Mrs., yes, the fourth son of our family has been weak since he was a child, and he has not been in martial arts." However, the fourth son's book is very good, and the gentleman in the family is praising it every day, saying......"

Mrs. Ning listened with a smile, and Liu and Qiu Chen didn't make a sound, they all smiled and listened to the two mothers-in-law take turns to praise the weak but amazingly talented fourth son.

The two mothers-in-law praised for a while, but they didn't feel that there was anything wrong with what they said, but Ning's drooping eyes were full of contempt.

Is there no one in the Liang Guogong Mansion, why did you send such two idiots over? It is not difficult to see from these two mothers-in-law that the stepwife of Liang Guogong, who regards them as her confidants, is no more than Erer.

After Mrs. Ning asked, she stopped asking about the Liang Guogong Mansion, and changed the topic to ask about the new things in the capital...... After picking up a few things she cared about and asking, Mrs. Liu politely ordered someone to bring four grandmothers down to entertain her.

The four mothers-in-law looked at the woman who had been sitting there without saying a word and had not been introduced, and with doubts in their hearts, they bowed and retreated. They all forgot that Mrs. Li deliberately confessed before she came, and asked them to go to see the future eldest son and wife in her name.

Although Mrs. Li was reluctant to ask her to give a dowry to such a remarried woman, she was still very happy that the eldest son, who had been pressing on their mother and son, could destroy his future reputation and marry a village widow.

How about being able to fight well? What about meritorious service? What about expanding the territory? It's just a martial artist who only knows how to kill people and has no brains.

I really don't know how stunning and enchanting the rural widow is, and she actually fascinated the dignified Hou Ye so much that she wants Ming Media to marry into the door!

A few mothers-in-law here quit the house, and there is nothing to do with the female dependents, and the things in the next employment period were all told by the former matchmaker to Master Guo and Yang Shuyong and Yang Shumeng.

Qing Xing stood at the door with a few little girls with a happy face, and a little uncontrollable excitement, looking up at Qiu Chen from time to time, hoping to give them a chance to go out and see the dowry gifts.

Mrs. Ning smiled and took the list of dowry gifts, and held it up to Mrs. Liu and said: "Not to mention the pair of live geese at the head, the gold, silver, beads, and emerald jewelry at the back, the python carved silk satin silk and silk clothes, sheep wine, fruits, cakes, etc., are listed a lot...... Although there are only thirty-six lifts, according to the list, there is not much moisture, even in the noble family in Beijing, such a dowry is considered a generous appointment. ”

Mrs. Liu frowned and listened carefully, and when she heard Mrs. Ning say this, she laughed: "Since you said that it is a generous hiring, I don't want to cherish anything else, I just hope that my daughter can be treated well when she marries...... Alas, this child has a hard life, and he can't live a hard life anymore. ”

Mrs. Ning smiled happily this time and said, "The old sister is right, don't we mothers just look forward to the children having a good life." Don't worry, old sister, our begonias are married, and they can't endure hardship! ”

Mrs. Liu smiled and nodded: "Accept your auspicious words!" I hope so! ”

As he spoke, Ning smiled and handed the gift slip to Qiu Chen, who was a few narrowers away, and Qiu Chen didn't push back, but took it generously and looked at it. Qing Xing looked forward to it for a long time, and didn't take it out to see the dowry, but at this time, she rubbed behind Qiu Chen with a few little girls, and followed with her head slightly down.

Qiu Chen didn't look closely, and when he swept his eyes, he knew that Mrs. Lu Daoning was not lying. The jewelry on this list is a large string, except for the red gold, which is inlaid with treasures, pearls, and mutton fat jade...... The silk and satin at the back are also some silk, silk storage, woven gold satin, Jiao silk yarn, cicada wing yarn, Ruan Yanluo...... And so on and so forth. There are several antique calligraphy and paintings in the future...... Compared to these, the wine, fruit and pastries at the bottom are nothing.

According to what is written on the gift list, if all these things are packed into the thirty-six lifts, there will indeed not be much leisure. Of course, it's not like some people say, it's not like you can press more and fill it with your hands, and at best it's good to fill it up.

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Hehe, the next appointment and the invitation date are combined, then, the next thing is the wedding...... Applaud and scatter flowers, and finally marry Qiu Chen out of Lu!