Zhishu was not surprised, thanked him again with a happy face, and followed the mother-in-law who brought him in to the front yard to rest and eat.

Qiu Chen waved his hand to excuse him, and said with a smile: "You are in a hurry this way, go down to eat something and rest well, after lunch, I will send the housekeeper to Tongzhou with you to pick up people!" ”

Zhishu was rewarded heavily, and he was not surprised, and he kowtowed again with a smile on his face.

"I'm tired of you making this trip!" Qiu Chen took the purse and handed it to Zhishu, and said with a smile, "Thank you to your second master for me, thank you for taking care of you all the way with Liao Sanye!" Please also tell your second master and Liao Sanshao that when you enter Beijing, you must come over for a few days. ”

Qiu Chen listened smoothly all the way, and he was relieved. smiled and motioned to Chengying to bring a gold silk embroidered purse.

Qiu Chen smiled and shook his head, but he didn't make fun of this question anymore, and changed the topic to ask about some things on the road. Zhishu then introduced it in detail: "...... Second Master Lin and the eldest young master of the Yang family and the second young master did not go with the eldest master Guo and Guo Sishao, it just so happened that our second master and the third master of the Liao family went north together, and the second master of the Lin family and the two young masters of the Yang family went on the same road. I got on the boat in Linqing Town, and went all the way north along the river, because I walked day and night, and walked for a total of 12 days......"

Zhishu smiled, raised his hand and touched the back of his head and said, "Mrs. Lao is worried, the young one has just learned to do errands, and he is still young...... What's that, there's no hurry! ”

"Hehe, I haven't seen you for two years, but you are much calmer...... Counting, you're almost twenty years old, but you're married? Qiu Chen is used to talking to Zhishu casually, and he can be regarded as growing up watching Zhishu, so his questions are natural and casual.

Yun Jichen entered Beijing last year, and Zhishu stayed in Anyang to take care of affairs, but he didn't follow, and the two of them haven't seen each other for more than two years. Goodbye now, Zhishu is taller, his face is much calmer, less jumpy and green, and he has become a little bit of an adult.

Seeing that it was Zhishu, Qiu Chen also felt a little surprised, although Zhishu was just Yun Jichen's little girl, but he had also helped her a lot at the beginning, and his temperament was also simple and sincere, Qiu Chen regarded him more as an old friend in his heart, and did not regard him as a person.

Without waiting for Qiu Chen to call up, he got up neatly and said respectfully: "I haven't seen Mrs. for a long time, it looks like Mrs. is very good." ”

As soon as he entered the door, Zhishu knelt down with a smile and bowed respectfully, "Zhishu greets Mrs." ”

Qiu Chen was overjoyed when he heard the news, and when he saw the person who reported the news, he knew that it was Yun Jichen's little servant Zhishu who rushed to report the news...... Back then, Qiu Chen cooperated with Yun Jichen in business, but he didn't deal with Zhishu a lot, and Zhishu had already been familiar with Qiu Chen, and he was very close to him.

On 16 February, a small servant hurried into Beijing, and when he arrived at the Jingbei Hou Mansion, he sent news that Lin Xu had arrived in Tongzhou and would be able to enter Beijing before noon the next day.

After the turmoil and busyness of making preparations, at this time, Qiu Chen relaxed.

The flower party is ready here, just waiting for the guests to come to the door.

After Qiu Chen returned to the Jingbei Hou Mansion, he and Yixuan Chen Mama and others once again went through the preparations made for the flower party, and made sure that there was basically no omission, seeing that the magnolia flowers in the garden had bloomed more than half, and the forsythia was even more delicate into a string, and then connected into a ball, which was almost extremely prosperous, so he added the post that had been written long ago and sent someone to send it out.

In the middle of February, it was already spring, and the big sweaters that were once necessary for going out were packed up and put into the winter suitcase. The young girl and the little daughter-in-law love beauty, have taken off the heavy cotton clothes and cotton pants, and wear a thin silk cotton jacket with bright colors and well-fitting styles, fully showing the graceful waist style. There are also some anxious people, and on sunny days, they have even changed into lighter jackets, just like the buds and buds that sprout in early spring, flourishing bright and vivid beauty!

I ran to Zhuangzi, and before I knew it, it was mid-February. Whether the weather is fine or rainy, it can't be stopped, and it gets warmer day by day.

That's it, that's it, just let this stinky boy run rampant for a while.

This kid made a move, Qin Zheng's eyes were full of fire, staring at the little fat paw and almost reaching out to tear it off, and even throwing the stinky boy out...... However, he couldn't bear to turn his eyes to see his wife's sleeping face, and the expression of complete relaxation and peace on her face.

Standing under the kang and looking at the nest in his wife's arms...... Maybe it was the movement of him coming in that made him sleep a little unsteadily, a little fat paw subconsciously groped, and finally landed on the former bottle to freeze, rubbed, hold, the fleshy little mouth moved, and then just hugged Huhu and fell asleep......

Qin Zheng left for a while after practicing, went to the front yard, and when he turned back, he saw that the place where he was sleeping had been occupied by his chubby son, and his quilt was placed at the end of the kang, which was set against the backdrop of the mother and son who were next to each other, which looked particularly bleak.

Qiu Chen hadn't seen the child for several days, and after the previous incident of his son not recognizing his mother, he was able to hold his son in his arms again at this time, and he was reluctant to let go...... The two of them took a bath together in a daze, and then Brother Yun fell asleep with Qiu Chen.

At this time, after Brother Yun made a little temperament, he was very close to Qiu Chen, except for a while when he practiced on the school field, he was confined in Qiu Chen's arms at other times and refused to let go......

Brother Yun was originally assigned to live in the west house shortly after Qin Zheng returned home, and the lives of Qin Zheng and Qiu Chen were not affected too much by the middle hall and the living rooms on both sides.

After returning from the school, Qiu Chen and Qin Zheng took Brother Yun to send Afu Aman back to the house first, and told the girls and sons before leaving.

The night was dark, and instead of riding a horse, she walked around the school yard a few times, moving slowly, waiting for her husband and children to finish practicing and turn around together. It was not the first time that the guards had seen their wife come to the school, and they were no longer shocked, and after being slightly surprised, they continued to exercise separately. Presumably, after a long time, they will also get used to the situation where the ladies and girls join in the competition.

Holding Brother Yun in one hand, Afu Aman sat next to him, and opposite her husband Qin Zheng...... The family was affectionate and warm, and ate dinner warmly, and after a little digestion, Qiu Chen changed his clothes and went to the school field with the children to exercise.

Qiu Chen stroked the little thing in his arms, watching the little thing stop going too hard, from a little hedgehog to a fragrant soft little bun, and closer than usual, the little face rubbed against her body, stretching out his arm almost completely on her body...... Just now, all the sourness, grievances, and grievances are gone, leaving only the warmth and softness of the heart, and the happiness and satisfaction that overflow and do not want to hide and hide at all.

Brother Yun, who had been holding back for a long time, couldn't help it for a long time, but he cried too hard just now, and he was a little embarrassed to see his mother and want to be close, and he was pouting and holding his strength and didn't know how to turn back, hearing his brothers and sisters cheering, he subconsciously followed the slap and laughed, and laughed once, only to realize that he didn't know how to climb into his mother's arms, and was leaning on his mother's arms...... Well, the smell of my mother's person is always fragrant, and he likes it the most.

Ah Fu Aman heard Qin Zheng's words just now, but he couldn't believe it, listening to his parents' discussion, the two children dared to be sure that what they heard was true, yes, before Qiu Chen's words fell, the two children clapped their hands and cheered.

Qin Zheng nodded.

Qiu Chen showed a slight surprise, and then smiled: "Then dare to be kind, and take Brother Yun back to see, my father and mother haven't seen him yet!" ”

Qin Zheng suddenly said: "It's warm, take you out of Beijing for a walk, if you want to go home, go back and have a look!" ”

Qiu Chen looked at Ah Fu, then looked at Ah Man who didn't feel at all, raised his hand and touched Ah Fu's shoulder, but didn't say anything. When Ah Fu said this, he must have thought of Liu Jiaao, that home, and even those neighbors and friends.

Ah Fu still remembers the days when he was in Liujiaao, he choked on a chopstick and gave it to Qiu Chen, and said with a smile: "On the hillside behind our house, there is a large area of camellia, and it should grow tall this season." ”

The children were more fresh, and tasted the taste of the dishes that were very different from the usual ones, which made them a little more interested.

Qiu Chen's favorite dumplings are spring flavors, rich and fragrant wild vegetables, and full of wildness.

When she came back after washing her hands, Mama Lin had already brought the girls and mothers-in-law over for dinner. This time, Qiu Chen went to Zhuangzi and brought back a lot of toon buds and pepper sprouts, and this meal added several dishes with the taste of spring. There are the most common toon omelets; There are deep-fried pepper sprouts with strong fragrance; There are also shepherd's cabbage and spring artemisia dug up from the sunny slopes...... Purple cabbage pork balls dumplings, garlic lard choking spring artemisia, with a strong game, bright and strong, mellow and lively, some people may not like it, but as long as you like it, you will love it extraordinarily!

Ah Fu Aman didn't have so many thoughts, so he naturally went to the kang and went to him, Qiu Chen felt sour, stood under the kang and looked at it for a while, turned around and ordered to eat, and went into the clean room to wash his hands.

didn't have much emotion, the mother and the son had already returned to the house, Qin Zheng took Brother Yun to take a bath and change clothes, the grandfather and son sat on the kang, both wearing half-dried hair, one with long hair like a waterfall, one yellow and fluffy like a little lion dog, the small one sat in the arms of the big one, and was holding small hands and lying on the kang table drawing something, not focused, even Qiu Chen brought the two children of Ah Fu and Aman in, and none of them looked up.

Qiu Chen patted Ah Fu on the shoulder, pulled his son and daughter one by one and walked in, standing between Ah Fu and Ah Man, Qiu Chen suddenly found that at some point, Ah Fu, who was once no taller than her legs, had crossed her shoulder, and his size was almost the same as her. And Aman's little girl, who was just a little bean and couldn't walk very steadily, has now reached her chest-high position...... Suddenly, she suddenly found that the children had grown up! She came to this world, and in a blink of an eye, it has been a full five years!

The guilt in Ah Fu's eyes faded, replaced by deeper perseverance, and nodded solemnly in response: "My son has written it down!" ”

Qiu Chen raised his eyebrows slightly and was stunned, smiled and reached out to rub Ah Fu's head, and said with a smile: "It's enough for you to have this heart now." You are still young at this time, you can watch and listen to these things more, but you are not in a hurry to share my worries at this time. When you grow up, or become an official, or cloth cloth farming, you can use these general affairs to deal with, you listen and watch more at this time, and then deal with it in the future, you can get twice the result with half the effort, which is much stronger than when you are worried about it at this time. ”

Ah Fu stood next to him and said with a little shame: "My son is useless, and he can't share his mother's worries!" ”

Qiu Chen's heart was softened by the little girl's rubbing, turned into a puddle of water, raised his hand, touched his daughter's cheeks and hair, and said with a smile: "At this time, spring is in the middle of the year, and there are many things to do in the Zhuangzi to prepare the land, select seeds, and prepare for seedlings...... I'm going to see ...... In this way, it is just to see two Zhuangzi, and people are sent to other places, otherwise how can they come back in three or four days, and they will not be able to turn around in a month. ”

Qiu Chen sent Yixuan's mother and son out of the gate of Mu'en Courtyard, turned around, and Afu Aman also freshened up, changed his clothes and turned back. Qiu Chen stopped, waiting for the two children to come closer, Aman was still lively, jumped over quickly, hugged Qiu Chen's arm, and his whole body was attached to Qiu Chen's arm, and called softly: "Mother, why have you been there for so many days......

Considering that the eldest brother and sister-in-law worked hard all the way, Yixuan did not stay in Mu'en Courtyard to eat, and brought Zhixian Zhide and Mingwei, who came back from playing with animals, to Ziteng Xuan.

The reason why she helped Yixuan was not so much to help Yixuan, but because of her insistence on a certain concept and standard, but because of the attitude she expressed to Qin Zheng. More of her is for herself, not for Yixuan. Of course, she knew these words in her own heart, and there was no need to say them.

Qiu Chen stretched out his hand to help her, and couldn't help but feel bitter and sigh in his heart.

Yi Xuan nodded solemnly, got up and curtsied deeply, and said, "Sister-in-law, I won't say anything about kindness." I only keep this love in my heart. ”

Speaking of this, Qiu Chen smiled slightly and said, "Changqing, since you have made up your mind, then I will arrange someone to do it...... In a few days, there may be some news coming in, and you will know it! ”

Qiu Chen smiled: "This is not in a hurry, I have something, try to do it the day after tomorrow, if you can, it is good for you to do it yourself or you and Yixuan together." ”

This sentence is very much in line with Yixuan's thoughts, she nodded hurriedly, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law gave corn seeds, and the income from Zhuangzi will increase a lot this year." My sister-in-law took me and Yiheng to open a pharmacy, and the business is getting better day by day...... But we can't always rely on the sister-in-law, won't it become a drag on the sister-in-law after a long time? I also thought about starting my own business...... I've never done this before, and I really can't remember what to do for a while, and I don't know where to start! ”

Qiu Chen smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "We women can't be admitted to the academy, and very few of us are in business, even if we are not as strong and capable as men...... It is inevitable that women rely on men to live, and it is inevitable that they will naturally regard men as their heavens. Therefore, if you want to live comfortably in the future, you can also focus more energy on marrying Zhuangzi and shops, with Zhuangzi shops, your children's marriage and your own life will be better in the future! ”

Yi Xuan smiled and nodded, her expression inevitably showed a touch of loneliness: "Yes, no one has ever told me what my sister-in-law said...... Since I was a child, all I heard was that as a wife, how to be diligent and thrifty, to be filial to her parents, to teach her children, and to serve her husband...... Oh, after a long time, I have been stupid by the word 'virtuous'! ”

Qiu Chen smiled and said, "You are different from me, and it is normal for you to think and do differently." I was born in the countryside, and men lived with a woman and a family of two. I don't think it's the wife's duty to arrange for a man to have sex and take a concubine. I feel that as a woman you have to be faithful and chaste; As a wife, you should be diligent and thrifty, and take care of your family; As a mother, you should love your children and teach them to behave properly, and it is enough to be able to do this. Therefore, I watched your eldest brother watch me and the children live peacefully, and I didn't feel unvirtuous. It's like dressing and drinking water, only you know the warmth and coldness, and it doesn't matter what other people look at and say. ”

Yi Xuan blinked, and suddenly started a wry smile, "Sister-in-law, I really admire you." I've always prided myself on being cool and open-minded before, but when I saw you, I realized that I had too many worries, and I was worried about reputation and reputation......"

Qiu Chen smiled and shook his head: "It's okay, I don't care if you mean anything else." I live our own life with my man, love and harmony are the most important thing, whatever other people say, I don't care! ”

Speaking of this, Yi Xuan suddenly paused, and said with some shame: "Sister-in-law, I just envy you for your deep affection and affection with your eldest brother, and I don't mean anything else." ”

Yi Xuan didn't respond, lowered her eyes and muttered for a moment, and then said, "Sister-in-law, I've been thinking about it these days, I don't need to think about anything anymore." That girl can't be sent away, that's it, anyway, it's impossible for him to be like the eldest brother......"

After speaking, looking at Yi Xuan's solemn face, Qiu Chen reached out and patted the back of her hand again, "You don't have to be in a hurry, anyway, your mother is living here safely, and you don't need to worry about anything else...... It's about whether you and your children can live comfortably in the future, don't be sloppy, you go back and think about it, and it's not too late to come up with a charter after thinking about it. ”

Looking at Yi Xuan with a smile gently, Qiu Chen said: "No matter how the children grow up, your own life must be comfortable first, so that the children can be better...... In this case, you should pay attention to what you need to be comfortable...... Is it okay to send the person in front of you? No concubines are allowed in the future? Or what...... Take a charter and make it easy to do it! ”

This society attaches far more importance to the so-called 'fame' and 'origin' than it does today. When it comes to the marriage of children, when choosing a daughter-in-law and son-in-law, in addition to character, grandparents, and family background, whether the family is harmonious, whether the parents are sound, and how brothers and sisters are, will be listed as important selection conditions. Failure is insufficient, and it will be considered that life is too hard or blessing is insufficient, not to mention parents and divorce or others, and the reputation and future of children will be affected and implicated.

Qiu Chen sighed secretly and nodded to show that he understood.

Yi Xuan was finally a little moved, her pale face just now floated a touch of blood, her eyes quickly turned red, and a slight light flashed in her eyes, she blinked her eyes vigorously to cover it, tried to hold up a smiling face, called her sister-in-law, choked slightly, took a breath, and continued: "I originally thought that at this age, the children are also older, so I will comfort myself to guard the children and live a good life...... But there's still no way to really don't care, every time, when that person is with those girls, he always feels like a knife in his heart...... I cut a lot, it's already much better than the beginning, and it's been stabbed from the first knife to a blunt knife...... Sister-in-law, I also thought about having a clean place and taking the children to live a peaceful life, but in that case, it will be difficult to preserve the reputation of our mothers, so I will just do it, Mingwei will find her mother-in-law in the future, and the future of virtue and virtue cannot be tarnished......"

"Speaking of which, nothing else is a big deal, you and the children are comfortable, and the most important thing is that the children have a good future in the future. You just have to think about how to live comfortably, and you don't have to think about other people and things. It's nothing else, it's not too difficult to protect you and Yiheng at the moment! ”

As Qiu Chen spoke, his eyes kept looking at Yi Xuan firmly and calmly, not dodging, not dodging, not dodging, just talking indifferently, giving people great peace of mind, and at the same time, it also made Yi Xuan gradually calm down.

Yi Xuan's feelings eased a little, although her face was still pale, her lips were no longer trembling, her eyes were much calmer, she looked at Qiu Chen steadily, and listened to Qiu Chen's expression and said indifferently: "Now that the situation is like this, the Zhai family has pinned their hopes on Zhai Yufu for generations, and it will not ruin his future...... Compared with Zhai Yufu's future, let alone a concubine, it is ...... It's all trifles, too. At the moment, although it is not smooth, it is not difficult to think about his future...... Therefore, it is not a big deal to let the Zhai family send such a person, or even send all the girls away. It's just that you have to think about how you will live in the future, how can we give you this breath again, and let your mother live a comfortable life in the future......"

Secretly praising it, Qiu Chen took a breath, calmed his emotions and voice, and then asked, "It doesn't matter if you have a room or a concubine." The reason why I'm telling you these things today is because I want you to think about it yourself and pay attention to it......"

"That girl is called aunt to the outside world...... After the Lantern Festival, he invited Lang Zhong several times in a row, and several Lang Zhong unanimously confirmed that the woman was pregnant...... "Qiu Chen didn't hide it, and explained the matter concisely, raising his eyes to see Yi Xuan's face suddenly white, his lips were tightly pursed, and he trembled slightly, but he still maintained a calm expression.

Yi Xuan was already mentally prepared, she was not surprised to hear Qiu Chen's words, her expression was still indifferent and calm, and she nodded with a slight smile, waiting to hear what Qiu Chen said next. It should not be a trivial matter to send someone to her so solemnly...... Although, she didn't dare to think how bad things could be!

Qiu Chen let Yi Xuan and the two sit opposite each other at the kang table, Qiu Chen poured a cup of hot tea, pushed it to Yi Xuan from the table, and said while considering the words: "When I sent someone to pick up the Ming Wei sisters and brothers that day, I sent someone to Changqing ......."