In March, it is the time when the warm wind blows the tourists drunk, and the willows are green and the flowers are red.

Relax your mood, don't think about the worries of the future, don't think about the pain of parting, the weather is not hot or cold, the wind blows the face cold, the goose yellow and green on the side of the road is lightly smeared, and the grass is idle and the flowers are starry, it is a good season to travel leisurely.

Qiu Chen has been nervous and worried all the time these days, and he has been tossed for most of the day today, but he was finally able to clean up at this time, sitting in the carriage, leaning on the pillow, and fell asleep after a while.

Outside the car, Qin Zheng and Tang Wenyong were walking in front of the greeting team on horseback with a child, and a hare was dazzled by the flowers and scurried out of the bushes. Qin Zheng subconsciously stretched out his hand...... Then he laughed at himself. He came to greet his relatives today, wearing an auspicious suit, and he didn't bring a bow and arrow weapon at all!

Ah Man sat in front of Tang Wenyong, his eyes were excellent, only a little slower than Qin Zheng, he saw the gray-yellow hare, and immediately raised his little fat finger and shouted: "Rabbit! Uncle Don, catch it! ”

Tang Wenyong was driving his horse slowly, and the warm sunlight shining on his body was really comfortable, making him feel a little drowsy, and he was suddenly awakened by Aman's scream, and then his face darkened.

What is Uncle Rabbit Don called?

He said that he was like a rabbit......

Qin Zheng also heard the ambiguity in Aman's words, turned his head, and finally couldn't hold back, and sneered.

Tang Wenyong was already embarrassed, but he couldn't deal with a milk baby, right? Qin Zheng's smile finally made him find the punching bag, turned his head and glared at him fiercely, and scolded: "What are you laughing at, I haven't practiced martial arts, I can't catch what's funny, but someone is known as a thousand enemies, but even a little hare dares to walk around in front of you, and I'm embarrassed to laugh!" ”

Qin Zheng didn't argue with him, but just smiled and said to Afu Aman: "I'm in a hurry today, I can't stay, after entering Beijing, I'll take you to Xishan to hunt!" ”

Ah Fu and Aman shouted in unison, and Aman turned around and pulled Tang Wenyong's clothes unconsciously: "Uncle Qin will take us to hunt, and Uncle Tang will come with him!" ”

As soon as he mentioned entering Beijing, Tang Wenyong became more and more irritable. That lifeless and bloody place, if he could, he was willing to never go back, even if the desert wind and sand were raging and the cold was unbearable, he felt better than the capital.

In the desert, sorrow can be weeping loudly; Joy can be indulged in laughter; You can also ride a horse at a gallop, swing a knife and bend a bow to shoot eagles...... Where is it like the capital, you must be cautious and cautious every step of the way...... It's physically and mentally exhausting!

Thinking of these, Tang Wenyong felt panicked, and he couldn't care about arguing with Qin Zheng anymore, hugged Ah Man in his arms, let out a long shout, shook the reins of the horse, and galloped out of the horse!

"You ......" Qin Zheng didn't expect him to be willful at this moment, and shouted in vain, Tang Wenyong didn't pay attention to it at all, and drove the horse galloping away, throwing off a little dust!

Several guards dressed in auspicious suits separated from the team and chased after them like arrows and meteors. Qin Zheng raised his eyes to look at the people and horses galloping away, and then looked back at the welcoming team behind him, after all, he was not worried about Tang Wenyong, and explained to Qin Li and Qin Yong, and also drove the horse to catch up.

The people in the greeting team behind stared at each other with big eyes and looked at each other, and no one knew how to greet the groom halfway to the bridging party, and the groom ran away?

Fortunately, Qin Li and Qin Yong appeased everyone in time, and reported the matter to Qiu Chen, Qiu Chen only sighed, and ordered the convoy to move on.

The procession to welcome the relatives walked slowly, and when they arrived at Linqing Town, it was already twilight.

The Qin family had already chartered the largest inn in Linqing Town, and the Lin family and others, who had come with the dowry in advance, had already arranged the room in various places. Qiu Chen and his entourage came over, they didn't care about anything, first asked people to break up their buns, removed the cumbersome clothes on their bodies, sat in the bathtub and soaked for half an hour, and drank two glasses of water, only then did they feel that the whole person was alive again.

got up from the bathroom, wore a set of pomegranate red short jacket pleated long skirts embroidered with passionflowers, let the girls dry their hair, loosely tied it behind their heads, only used a white hosta to run through, sat on the couch, took the hot tea sent by the laurel, and then asked the two children and Qin Zheng and Tang Wenyong.

"Back to Mrs., the Hou Ye and the Second Master have come back with the little lady and the little master, but they are drinking and eating upstairs by the river in front. …… Hou Ye instructed that if the wife is not tired, she will also go over to eat! Lin replied respectfully on the side.

Qiu Chen lowered his eyes and took a sip of tea, not taking advantage of what he had just said, and instead asked, "Are all the people who greet the relatives settled?" ”

Lin smiled knowingly and said, "Mrs., don't worry, the entourage is properly settled." They were all in the courtyard on the other side, and there were still two or three hundred steps from this side. There are only the wife, the Hou Ye and the second master living in the courtyard here, and they are all served by their own people, and there is no need for an outsider! ”

Hearing Lin's accentuated tone on the word 'outsider', Qiu Chen nodded knowingly, took a sip of tea, ordered someone to take a cloak with apricot blossom white embroidery and a begonia obliquely out of the begonia to drape, and went out and walked straight upstairs in front.

Linqing Town is adjacent to the Grand Canal that runs through the north and south, the river bank is built with bluestone, on the embankment is a long street paved with bluestone, one side of the long street is facing the river, and the other side is the row of restaurants and inns......

Most of these riverside buildings are two-storey and three-storey wooden buildings, the ground floor is the storefront lobby, crowded next to each other, the façade is mostly decorated with water ripples and fish scale patterns, and some roofs even use decorative shapes such as boats and sails, and there are powder walls and blue tiles that integrate the styles of the north and south, horseback riding walls, brick carvings, stone carvings, wood carving patterns, all reveal a kind of riverside culture through and blending characteristics.

This inn has already been fully chartered, and even the guys who do the rough work in the kitchen have been sent away, and they have all been replaced by their own subordinates. Yes, Qiu Chen walked over with two girls and two mothers-in-law, and the courtyard was not too big, only the red gauze lanterns hanging under the eaves of the hanging flower gallery swayed a layer of hazy joy in the wind blowing from the river.

Walking through the courtyard, Qiu Chen came to the front upstairs, and walked up the narrow and steep wooden staircase.

“…… Uncle Tang is like a pig dragon, he will cry when he eats! ”

"Sister, don't talk nonsense!" Little Brother Ah Fu gently reminded his sister.

Aman was not convinced, and pouted: "That's it, that's it, it's true." Brother, you haven't seen it, Mr. Mu took me to see Zhu Polong, and when Zhu Polong eats, he will cry while swallowing it......"

Qiu Chen sweated, thinking about Tang Wenyong, who was crying while eating, he couldn't help sighing, turned around and told the girl's mother-in-law to wait at the staircase, she bypassed a rich peony flower screen and walked in.

The huge third floor has been cleaned up, the four walls are white, the furnishings in the room are simple and elegant, even the bottles on the table, Qiu Chen glanced at it, they are all Ru kiln celadons, and he knows that it must not be a thing that a restaurant can take out, so he is too lazy to take a closer look, and only slowly walks to a pair of big and low couches set up by the window.

Tang Wenyong and Qin Zheng sat by the window with their two children, Qin Zheng was helping Ah Man wipe the soup on his hands, Ah Fu was sitting obediently on one side eating alone, and Tang Wenyong was sitting on the other side, leaning on a big pillow and staring out the window with a sideways face. Qiu Chen's direction couldn't see his expression clearly, and he couldn't see whether he was in tears, but just a silhouette already made people feel infinitely lonely and melancholy.

Being born in heaven signifies an innate noble identity, and at the same time, it is necessary to accept all the troubles that this identity brings. There are no fathers and sons in the heavenly family, and for the sake of the high, lonely chair and the rights it brings, those people can have no scruples about family affection......

Qiu Chen stood silently for a moment, then raised his legs again and walked over slowly.

Qin Zheng looked up, and after seeing Qiu Chen in a festive dress, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes. I didn't expect such a beautiful woman to wear a red dress and a red dress without a sense of disobedience...... On the contrary, after wearing the happy clothes, I lost my usual coldness and alienation, and I felt fresh and vivid and cordial.

Hooking the corners of his lips and revealing a happy smile, Qin Zheng said, "You're here?" Tired? ”

"It's okay, not tired!" Qiu Chen smiled and nodded, walked over, took a brocade cotton cushion and sat next to Ah Fu, and immediately a small servant brought a set of clean tableware up and served fragrant tea. Another servant came up silently and waited for Qiu Chen to clean his hands, Qiu Chen waved away the waiters holding the balm, and watched the waiters retreat silently, almost without any sense of existence.

Turning around, Ah Man broke out of Qin Zheng's arms, flew into Qiu Chen's arms, hugged Qiu Chen's neck and shouted: "Mother, you look so good today, such a red dress is the same as Man'er!" ”

Qiu Chen smiled and pressed his daughter's cheek, placing her on the other side of him and letting her eat by herself.

Without waiting for her to look up, she heard a chuckle and said, "The little girl is right, my sister is beautiful in this outfit, at least five years younger!" ”

Qiu Chen raised his head angrily and said with a smile: "According to what you say, I have always been very old before?!" ”

Tang Wenyong was lazy and relaxed, holding a thin porcelain wine glass in his hand, he took a sip gently, and said with a lazy smile: "Where, where, my sister was also very young before, but after wearing this red dress, she looks better." ”

Qiu Chen glanced at him, pursed his lips and ignored them.

She just lamented his loneliness, this kind of person has grown up in that environment since birth, and has long been adapted to and accustomed to that kind of fighting, where can he be sentimental and uncomfortable? Perhaps, he would not be able to live without that environment!

No longer bothering with the boring person, Qiu Chen concentrated on ordering Afu Aman to eat. The waiter brought a bowl of milky white porridge, and Qin Zheng personally took it and brought it to Qiu Chen: "This is camel milk porridge, which is gentle and nourishing." ”

Qiu Chen took it, nodded with a smile, and thanked him habitually.

After drinking a bowl of porridge, Afu Aman was also full. Qiu Chen beckoned the maid and sent the two little ones back to wash and settle.

The porridge bowl was removed, and a delicate shadow celadon wine glass was served.

Qiu Chen waved away the waiter, took the wine jug and sifted the wine, took it up and slowly drank half a glass, the warm amber wine entered the mouth, slid down the throat, like the finest velvet, full of warmth and mellow fragrance, after the mouth was fragrant, it was the warmth of the throat, esophagus and even the heart, so that the whole person instantly relaxed, comfortable as if every pore was stretched.

"Good wine!" Qiu Chen put down the wine glass, raised his head and said to Qin Zheng and Tang Wenyong, "A thousand acres of tidal flats have been acquired over there......

"A thousand acres? Is it too little? Tang Wenyong frowned slightly and interrupted and asked.

Qiu Chen shook his head: "It's a lot, let's not boil the sea for salt, instead of needlessly getting a lot of land to attract attention, it's better to make a lot of money...... A well has been drilled and is being washed. When the well is washed, you can pump brine and boil salt. At that time, the salt pans on the tidal flats will also be done, but it will be a trick, and what we want is well salt. ”

Tang Wenyong heard a lot of smiles on his face, and when he heard this, Zhengse asked, "What is the quality of the well salt that comes out like this?" What is the yield? ”

Qiu Chen raised a confident smile, looked at Tang Wenyong and said, "Don't worry, the well salt produced here is definitely better than the well salt in Zigong, fine and white like cotton sugar." At present, this is the first well, according to the news reported back in the past few days, the brine reserves are abundant, and a well should be no problem to produce 6,000 stone a year. We can drill at least a dozen salt wells on 1,000 acres of land, and at that time, it will not be a problem to produce 200,000 or 300,000 stone a year. It is comparable to the output of a sea salt field of tens of thousands of acres. ”

After saying this, Qiu Chen also ate almost, and drank the wine warmly several times, the slightly drunken wine made her cheeks faintly red clouds, but her eyes were bright and lovely, moist, as if the black glass soaked in water, faint brilliance flowed, and her spirit was different from all women, Qin Zheng pinched a wine glass and said silently, but her eyes couldn't help but be attracted by the woman who seemed to be glowing, and her eyes, which had always been cold and ruthless, showed a touch of tenderness and appreciation at this time.

Tang Wenyong also swept away his previous decadent state, revealing a faint look of excitement: "300,000 stones...... That's great! ”

300,000 stones, that's tens of thousands of taels of silver!

A pound of coarse salt is 15 wen, and a catty of fine salt is 25 to 30 wen...... 300,000 stone of fine salt, that's nearly 100,000 taels of silver with white flowers!

In addition, the dividends from the glass manufacturing and soap workshops that I got before...... He can also earn more than hundreds of thousands a year. With these silver taels, how can the few who rely completely on the support of his relatives compare with him?

Tang Wenyong was immersed in his imagination of the future, and didn't see Qiu Chen hugging Aman and Qin Zheng hugging Afu, bypassing the screen together and going downstairs.

Handed over the child to the maids and sisters-in-law to hold, Qiu Chen tied the cloak, took Aman and wrapped it tightly in the cloak, and walked to the backyard together.

"When Ming'er boards the ship, the ship will not be bumpy. You have a good rest tonight, this time you get on the boat, it is estimated that the boat will not stop docking, time is tight, you have to rush to Beijing on the 16th! Qin Zheng hugged Ah Fu behind Qiu Chen and instructed in a low voice.

Walking to the door of the backyard, Qiu Chen stopped. The Wang family, the Hu family and the others also came up, wanting to take the child in Qiu Chen and Qin Zheng's arms, but Qin Zheng didn't stop, raised his feet and went straight into the courtyard.

Qiu Chen was slightly stunned, Lin Shi took a step from behind, approached Qiu Chen's ear and whispered, "Madam, this ......"

Qiu Chen came to his senses, stabilized his face, and said calmly: "Master Hou sent the little young master back to the room." You beckon someone to prepare water for the little young lady to bathe! ”

After speaking, Qiu Chen hugged Aman and entered the backyard calmly and generously.

Seeing this, Lin Shi could only press a slight strange feeling in his heart, turned around and instructed the girls to serve hot water and prepare for bathing for the two children.

Qiu Chen hugged Aman two steps behind and entered the room, Hu Shi hurriedly stepped forward to take Aman, Qiu Chen waved his hand to no avail, only Yuegui came up to untie her cloak.

All the way into the inner room, I saw that Qin Zheng had already put Ah Fu on the kang and was untying Ah Fu's outer robe.

Ah Fu was slightly unaccustomed, standing on the edge of the kang, hanging his head slightly, his arms hanging stiffly at his side, and the tight corners of his lips and slightly red face, betraying the tension in his heart.

In such a situation, don't say that Qin Zheng's quasi-stepfather is his biological father, and it is extremely rare in this era of 'holding grandchildren but not children'. Coupled with Qin Zheng's cold and solemn temperament, it was really embarrassing for him to be so meticulous, and of course, it also moved Qiu Chen's heart.

Don't look at anything else, just see if this man can do this...... If she marries him, she will marry the right one!

"Uncle, brother, you are walking so fast!" After Aman was put down, he immediately rushed towards Qin Zheng and Ah Fu, and then lay on the edge of the kang, blinking at his uncle and brother.

My brother is not as tall as my uncle standing on the edge of the kang......

Qiu Chen walked over, took Ah Fu's robe, beckoned the mother-in-law and the girl to come forward, and hugged Ah Fu and Ah Man to bathe.

"You go to the shower obediently, go to bed early, we will take a boat tomorrow morning!" Qiu Chen coaxed the two children.

Qin Zheng also stood aside and said in a harmonious voice: "You bathe and sleep, tomorrow when you get on the boat, I will take your nets to fish!" ”

"Oh, fishing? How to fight? Ah Man asked curiously.

Ah Fu also looked at Qin Zheng with bright eyes, his eyes full of joy and expectation.

Qin Zheng touched the two children and said, "I can't say this tonight." You obediently go to the bath, go back to sleep with Mama, and I'll take you there as soon as you get on the boat tomorrow morning! ”

Afu Aman bowed and said goodbye with some reluctance, and followed the girls and grandmothers.

Qiu Chen watched the two children go to the clean room, turned around, and Qin Zheng was standing behind her, with his hands behind his back, watching her interact with the children with soft eyes.

Looking back at him calmly, Qiu Chen smiled and said, "Xie Lu, thank you for taking them all the way......"

Qin Zheng looked at Qiu Chen fixedly, and there was a disapproval in his soft eyes: "They will be my children in the future, shouldn't I take them?" Don't say that again! ”

Qiu Chen looked at the man in front of him, and suddenly a very inexplicable feeling rose in his heart, this is a man, a man with responsibilities!

Looking at Qin Zheng with his mouth slightly open, after a while, Qiu Chen unfolded a smile: "Well, I wrote it down." ”

He has worked hard for their marriage, and he is doing it well. She also has to work hard, for the sake of their marriage, and for her own happiness.

He walked out, and Qiu Chen then saw him off.

The girls didn't follow up very knowingly.

Walking to the gate, in the quiet night, only he and her stood in the red halo. Qin Zheng stopped and looked at the woman beside him, dressed in red, with light and cold eyebrows and eyes, because of this happy body, they became fresh and warm.

Such a woman will be his wife, bear birth to him children, and join hands with him for the rest of her life...... Looking at the beautiful face in front of him that was slightly stained with a flush, Qin Zheng's heart softened and warmed, as if some hollows were filled with warm and soft liquid, which made people intoxicated and dizzy.

He unconsciously reached out and grabbed her shoulder, she raised her head slightly, looked at his dark but implicitly fiery eyes, and subconsciously reached out and grabbed the robe on his waist, looking for her own support from his body, otherwise, she was afraid that she would be too nervous to stand on her feet and fall out......

Slowly lowering his head, in Qiu Chen's line of sight, the other party's eyes, nose and mouth gradually enlarged, so large that they deviated from the best imaging area and became blurred......

She subconsciously lowered her gaze and wanted to dodge, but a big hand held her chin at the right time, lifting her face slightly with force.

Opening his eyes a little flustered, Qiu Chen met his dark and smiling eyes.

"You, it's not early, you have to hurry tomorrow, you should go back and rest!" Qiu Chen spoke nervously, fortunately, he just stuttered, and quickly straightened out his thoughts, and the tension in his body was relieved a lot.

The corners of Qin Zheng's lips spread to the sides, and the smile in his eyes gradually became stronger. Such a woman is what he wants, even if he is so nervous, he can still quickly calm down and calm down......

Without warning, the thumb swept over her lips, bringing a slight itch and a completely strange sensation. Qiu Chen's sanity and calmness that had just gathered collapsed instantly, and she only felt a bang, and a fire broke out on her cheeks, instantly burning her entire face and even her neck.

"You, don't you ......" Qiu Chen subconsciously wanted to blame the other party's actions, but he couldn't say anything because he was nervous.

"What do I want?" Qin Zheng asked in a low voice, but he suddenly approached, and when he asked in a low voice, his lips replaced his thumb and pressed her lips.

Soft, warm with a hint of wine......

I wanted to leave as soon as I touched it, and I stopped when I tasted it, but I pasted it and felt it like in my memory...... No, it was several times better than what he remembered, but he almost instantly lost the self-control and calmness that he was proud of!

Kissed?

There was a strange and unfamiliar feeling on his lips, and Qiu Chen's brain gave a very accurate judgment. Then, she thought: no matter how much she listens and watches, but there is still no way to replace practical experience, where is there any feeling of weakness in her legs?

It's just that those soft and clean lips are really good...... Perhaps, she didn't taste it?

The brain was spinning, almost a moment, Qiu Chen's brain had already flown around like a complicated thought, and then, just as Qin Zheng restrained himself from retreating, Qiu Chen's hand hooked Qin Zheng's neck, stood on tiptoe and pecked him on the lips quickly!

One touch away, taste and stop.

Then, she took a few quick steps back in quick succession, making sure she was at a safe distance, and then she stood still.

Qiu Chen raised his head, his face flushed, with a slight gasp, his eyes looked at Qin Zheng brightly, and he said with a smile on his face: "Invest in it with a peach and repay it with a li, and give it a reward!" ”

After saying that, he didn't stay any longer, turned around, hurried his steps, and fled back to the house.

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Visiting a relative's house...... That's all for today, and for more tomorrow......