Chapter 151: Our Lord is Wounded

The little girl also looked less red and wrinkled, became pink and chubby, and was puffing out her fleshy little mouth to eat milk vigorously, and a little hand was unconsciously covering her milk tank, like a puppy protecting food.

"I'm fine. After taking the medicine you caught, I think this confinement is much better than the last two times, my body recovers quickly, my milk is enough, and my body is almost clean! Erkui nodded and smiled.

"Well, that's good. Hehe, this kid has gained a lot of weight and opened his ...... I also know that I am afraid that others will rob me! Although there is Afu Aman, Qiu Chen has no experience with a baby, looking at the soft appearance of the little girl's flesh, it is rare, and he can't help but reach out and touch the little girl's pink hand. The little girl's little hands are not too fat, the flesh is pink, the fingers are thin and long, after being touched by Qiu Chen, she accurately threw away her milk jar, and held Qiu Chen's fingers tightly with her backhand.

"Hey, this kid's little hands are quite strong! The fingers are also long, and when they grow up, they must be skillful......"

If it is modern, the first thing that comes to mind when the fingers are slender is that it is suitable for playing the piano, but in this era, the first praise for girls is their appearance, and the second praise is for their dexterous soul...... What is the piano, not to mention that there is no such thing in this world, it is a traditional guqin and zither and other musical instruments, and it is only used by rich and idle ladies to cultivate sentiment and self-cultivation, and they can't be put on the table.

As a mother, I am afraid that she is happier to hear others praise her child than she praises herself.

Erkui's family was also full of joy, and said with a smile: "Let's say so, this big man, I'm afraid he can't hold the needle and thread, where is the skillful hand......

The two of them chatted for a while, the little girl fell asleep while eating, the second Kui's family put the child away, sorted out the clothes, and Qiu Chen scooped fish soup for her to drink.

The Erkui family held the fish soup and reddened with emotion: "Since I had this child, I have no shortage of good food over there, and now, you have supported you this month......"

Qiu Chen patted her hand and said, "Okay, okay, we're close, I'll treat you as a sister, aren't you far away from saying this?" …… I've heard that tears don't fall during confinement, and if it affects the milk, it will be troublesome. ”

As he spoke, Erkui's family finished drinking the fish soup. Qiu Chen washed his hands again and checked the umbilical cord for the child, and saw that the umbilical cord had dried up and fallen off, and the scar, that is, the child's navel, was also very good, and there was no infection, which made Qiu Chen completely relieved.

In this way, the possible risk period of infection for the mother and daughter during childbirth has finally passed.

Watching Qiu Chen touch the child little by little, watching the child not blink his eyes, the Erkui family felt sour, Begonia is such a good person, but life is very good. Shengzi went to the border, first the news of his death came out, Haitang was almost dead from a disease, and then worked hard to live a prosperous life, and three more people came to the Lin family, saying that it was Xuzi's mother and sister, and that Shengzi and Xuzi were not brothers...... Fortunately, Begonia has the ability, and Xuzi also has a conscience, so there is no embarrassment for Begonia Niang. She has heard a lot about her mother-in-law's uncle driving away the widowed woman for the sake of the family property, not to mention that Xuzi is not a pro-uncle at all!

Later, she said that Shengzi was still alive, but she only said that she was alive, and she would be able to come back in what year and month, but she didn't even have a real letter, alas!

Begonia likes children so much, if Shengzi comes back, she is so young, she can have a few more, and now it is like this......

Qiu Chen didn't know that he was also a pitiful person in the heart of the Erkui family, and after a while, he resigned from the Erkui family and returned home.

Because the little girl was born in October, the two of them gave the child the name of October. The people in the village pay attention to 'relying on the name to make a living', and the nickname is 'stinky child, dog egg', and some of them are already very good in Qiu Chen's sound in October.

When he returned home, only at the end of the hour, Qiu Chen didn't have to go to the East Cross Courtyard, thinking that Lao He was going home, so he took Yufeng and Qingxing and began to prepare gifts for Lao He to return home.

For most of the past six months, Lao He has done his best, almost every day to soak in the pond, the number of lotus roots is small, without spending too much energy, Lao He almost every day out of the fish to catch fish, large and small fishing, select the varieties that are not suitable for breeding, and the rest are stocked in the pond in front of the Lin family. After a few months of accumulation, the number of fish stocked in the pond is basically tens of thousands. Because Lao He fished back not only the fry, but also the half-sized fish, it is necessary to raise it until the end of next summer, and the fish can be caught in batches after the fish are reproductive.

Now, Lao He is going home, and Qiu Chen has paid his salary, so he naturally wants to bring him some souvenirs that are not available in the south, and let Lao He's family have something to follow.

The Northland is most famous for its furs and medicinal herbs. Qiu Chen thought about it, Lao He once said that his old woman had a very serious rheumatism because she worked in the paddy fields all the year round, so Qiu Chen brought him two cans of medicinal oil to dispel rheumatism and treat rheumatism, and then brought a medicinal herb to dispel wind and dehumidification. There are also two pearl belts bought back in Huairong and Eighteen Mile Shop, and some spiced jerky baked a few days ago......

There are other things in the south, and there are many things on the road, and it's not convenient, so forget it.

Thinking about it one by one, Qiu Chen took Qingxing and Yufeng to pack up the things, wrapped them in a bag, and Qiu Chen took ten taels of broken silver, plus one hundred taels of silver tickets, and put them in a green cloth purse. Let Lao He carry the silver ticket, and it is enough to leave only ten taels of silver to spend on the road.

After cleaning up here, Daxing's family came in and asked what to eat at noon.

Today, there seems to be a cold snap again, it is very cold outside, and the sky is very gloomy, as if it is going to snow, such a cold day, the most suitable for eating hot pot, so Qiu Chen smiled and said: "Isn't there still a few fish at home, you kill the stewed soup, and then cut the mutton you bought yesterday into thin slices, the thinner the better, and then see what vegetables are at home...... Alas, forget it, you can boil fish soup and cut mutton, and I'll see what dishes you can eat. ”

"Madame, is this a fresh dish again?" Daxingjia said with a smile, "Then later, the slave maid should watch it carefully, and follow the study, and next time I don't have to do it myself!" ”

Qiu Chen got up with a smile and said, "You are wrong, the food you cook by yourself is delicious!" ”

As soon as she heard that there was a new dish, Qingxing couldn't sit still, and followed behind Qiu Chen, but Yufeng had a calm personality, and took the initiative to stay to clean up the house, clean up, and have to guard the kang stove and the fire wall. At this time, coal was not promoted, the rich and noble people still used charcoal, Liu Jiaao is backed by the mountain, and there are branches and dry firewood on the mountain, Qiu Chen also followed the customs, and ordered a few people to send firewood in the village, and did not buy any charcoal. Anyway, she doesn't use a charcoal basin, that thing, even the best carbon, it is difficult to ensure that there is no smoke, in winter, in order to keep warm, the doors and windows are tightly sealed, the air is not circulated, and the charcoal basin is burned, in case of carbon monoxide poisoning, there is nowhere to seek justice.

I went to the kitchen to take a look first, there were Chinese cabbage and green radish that had just been recovered, Qiu Chen took a cabbage and a radish, handed it to Daxing's family, and asked him to pick and wash it, tear the cabbage into slices, and cut the radish into thick slices; After that, Qiu Chen went to the vegetable cellar in the backyard.

The winter in the north is long, and there is no vegetable compensation for the five months of winter, and one winter depends on the radish and cabbage stored in the autumn. Qiu Chen went down to the vegetable cellar, shook the fire fold and lit the candles in the cellar, looked at the stored winter vegetables, and chose a winter melon that was not too big.

Handing the winter melon to the green apricot on the top of the cellar, Qiu Chen was about to leave, but suddenly remembered something, turned around and looked at the cabbage that had been piled up in most of the cellar, and there were thousands of catties of cabbage, and slapped it on his head.

I am always annoyed that there is no vegetable greenhouse here, and I can't eat fresh vegetables all winter, so why didn't I think of a way to make a few more tricks for the vegetables with few varieties!

Not to mention anything else, radish and Chinese cabbage are pickled kimchi, and Chinese cabbage can also accumulate sauerkraut......

Standing in the cellar for a while, although the weather is cold in October, kimchi and sauerkraut are not so easy to ferment, but the room is still very warm, put the vegetable jar in the house to ferment, I believe that you can also develop delicious sauerkraut and kimchi. When he thinks of sauerkraut, Qiu Chen's first thought is squeaky dumplings with sauerkraut oil, slightly sour cabbage and fragrant and chewy oil.

Standing in the cellar, looking at most of the cabbage, Qiu Chen swallowed his saliva, rushed out of the cellar, handed over the winter melon to the Daxing family, and went to the warehouse to find some dried mushrooms, dried bamboo shoots, and fungus, and handed them over to the Daxing family for soaking treatment, and she kept sending Qingxing to the front yard to call Qingjiang and Daxing to help.

The Daxing family, the Qingjiang family, and the Shunzi family are all very curious, and their own wives are excited, and the soles of their feet are windy, what do you think of? However, the three of them inquired once, but Qiu Chen only smiled and said 'pickles', which dispelled the curiosity of the three women.

Pickles, in this era, almost every household is pickled, each family will have a big urn, in autumn, will be the radish, spicy vegetable gnocchi, Pi Lan and so on under the heavy salted storage, there are no vegetables in the winter days, the people who are rich, will put a little oil to fry the pickles, the days are poor, go directly to the pickle urn to catch some pickles, on the dry food, vegetable dumplings is a meal.

Although these people were the servants of Liao Mansion before, they ate better than ordinary Zhuang households, but there will still be many times in winter when they can only eat pickles, without him, just because there are too few winter vegetables in this era, too rare, and only eat cabbage and radish every day, and pickles have become an indispensable spice dish.

Yes, as soon as they heard Qiu Chen say that it was pickled vegetables, the three women lost interest.

However, the Daxing family still reminded Qiu Chen: "Madam, our family has pickled vegetables!" ”

In fact, the Lin family not only pickled pickles, but also because there were many workers to eat, pickles were also pickled much more than ordinary people, and there were more than ten large urns on the wall in the backyard, all of which were full of pickles, radish, spicy cabbage gnocchi, Pilan, ginger, and even radish tassels, and spicy cabbage tassels were pickled in several jars. These dishes are washed and washed, and fried with a little meat oil, which is a supreme delicacy in the winter when there are no fresh vegetables.

Qiu Chen couldn't tell them at this time that the pickles he pickled were completely different from the pickles in their impressions, so he only waved his hand and said, "I know the truth." ”

took Qingxing Yufeng and busily went to the warehouse to bring out two large water urns. Rinse with clean water and scald with boiling water before moving the vat into the back room and waiting to dry.

Over there, Daxing and Qingjiang also brought radishes and Chinese cabbage from the vegetable cellar. Qiu Chen stepped forward to take a look, they were all cabbage and relatively small green radishes that were not too tightly wrapped, such vegetables and radishes were easier to pickle, Qiu Chen nodded with satisfaction, and sent Daxing and Qingjiang away. Qiu Chen took Yufeng and Qingxing to clean the cabbage and green radish, cleaned and dried, and then put it in a large vat, spread a layer of vegetables and a layer of salt, and finally found two pieces of bluestone to press on the vegetables and cover them. The first step of pickling kimchi is complete.

Then, they plucked the cabbage from the old leaves outside, put it directly into the vat without cleaning, compacted, filled the gap with the cut cabbage, and put two clean bluestones on the top of the cabbage, and then poured in the boiling water that was dried thoroughly, the water surface exceeded the vegetable by about ten centimeters, sprinkled with a little salt, and then used the oilcloth prepared to cover the mouth of the tank tightly, tie it tightly, and prevent the air from entering. All that's left is to wait for the cabbage in the vat to ferment, and after about twenty days, you can taste the delicious sauerkraut. Of course, if it is invaded by miscellaneous bacteria, it is not sauerkraut, it is stinky vegetables.

After all this, the work can basically come to an end, because the initial pickling on the kimchi side must be marinated for at least two hours, and the excess water in the dish can be marinated before it can be seasoned.

It just so happened that the three members of the Daxing family also prepared the mutton, vegetables, and dry goods arranged by Qiu Chen.

Qiu Chen took Yufeng and Qingxing to take out the copper hot pot that had not been used once from the warehouse, cleaned it, and put it in charcoal to ignite. After the charcoal in the pot burned until there was no smoke, it was brought into the inner room and placed on the kang table, and then another kang table was taken and the meat, vegetables, and dry goods that had been prepared were set up on the same table.

Qiu Chen found the leek flowers pickled in autumn again, smashed garlic, sesame paste, tofu, and of course, the oil and spicy seeds she made herself were indispensable, and they were placed around the hot pot one by one, and when they were eating, each person prepared them according to their own taste.

Just as he was preparing, the sound of clappling footsteps, Aman was the first to rush in, followed by Meizi and Ling'er, two little girls.

Qiu Chen put down the small plate in his hand, leaned over and hugged the little girl who was running red, took off his gloves and touched his little hands, "Ho, our little hands are hotter than my mother's!" ”

Aman grinned, pointing to the small leather jacket on his body and the small leather boots on his feet: "Man'er is warm!" ”

"Hehe, it's good to be warm, it's easy to catch a cold when it's cold!" As he spoke, Qiu Chen kissed him, and then he took off the little leather jacket on the little girl.

At this moment, Junwen Junshu walked in with Junyan Junzhang and Ah Fu, looking at the little girl Ah Man who was stuck in Qiu Chen's arms, and they all laughed. This little girl is flexible in the school, and when she comes home, she loves to pester her aunt (mother's mother) and coquettish!

greeted the five boys, big and small, took off their coats, washed their hands and faces, and then Junshu Junwen moved a chair and sat under the kang, while Qiu Chen took a group of children of all sizes on the kang, around the hot pot that was burning brightly, and started eating!

The first time the children ate hot pot, it was full of freshness, besides, the hot pot made by Qiu Chen's full monitoring, the thick soup of fresh fish, the fresh and good mutton, and all kinds of small ingredients, were really delicious and fragrant, and the children quickly liked this way of eating, and the little faces were red and fluttering, and the tips of their foreheads and noses were sweating.

Qiu Chen saw them like this, but he was afraid that the children would sweat and then come out of the house and be blown by the wind, so he quickly asked the children to unbutton the padded jackets on their bodies and dissipate heat. I began to think about it again, a few days ago, I still remember to knit a scarf and hat for the children, but after going to Anyang City for a few days, I didn't see any woolen yarn for sale, so it seems that I have to give up for the time being. It is possible to make a few hats for a few children out of lambskin...... Well, the style, a few boys will make Lei Feng hats, and Aman little girls will make a rabbit hat with ears.

I was thinking about how to make scarves and hats for the children, when I heard Junko's voice coming in from outside: "Madam, someone outside the door is asking to see, a carriage, followed by two people!" ”

Qiu Chen was stunned, since Shunzi said so, naturally he didn't know anyone who came...... drove the carriage to her door, in addition to Yun Jichen and Liao Wenqing, there were also people from the Rejuvenation Hall, she really couldn't think of which one it would be for a while.

So, Qiu Chen asked, "Have you asked for your name?" ”

“…… No one has said it! Junko choked up for a moment before answering, apparently forgetting to ask.

Junzi is honest and simple, but he is too honest. If it is Daxing and Qingjiang, they will definitely ask the identity of the person who came!

Alas, a person always has strengths and weaknesses, and she can't ask everyone to be so thoughtful and comprehensive!

Shaking his head, Qiu Chen was about to get up, but Junwen had already stood up: "Auntie, you sit down, I'll go ahead and have a look!" ”

Qiu Chen looked at the slight sweat on Junwen's forehead, and still shook his head: "You take them here to eat...... Since you're looking for me, I'm going to have to check it out! ”

As he spoke, Qiu Chen had already gotten off the kang, put on his shoes, took his cloak from the hanger and walked out.

Afraid that the children would catch a cold and cold, Qiu Chen himself was also very careful. Although she has many high-quality drug formulas in her hands, there are many that cannot be made under the conditions of this era, and the children are in danger of catching a cold, so she herself tries to be careful as much as possible......

Standing in the outhouse and drying it for a while, I felt that there was no sweat on my body, and it was not so hot, so I wrapped my cloak, put a hood on my head, and went out with a hood belt.

Shunzi was still standing at the second gate waiting, and when he saw Qiu Chen coming out, he wanted to say something in a little surprise, but was stopped by Qiu Chen waving his hand: "It's better to ask if you don't know!" Just remember it later! ”

Junko is best at feeding horses, and this lack of manpower has made him take on the job of Menzi, which is not his forte, and it is not his fault to be thoughtful.

Straight out of the gate with Shunzi, Qiu Chen saw a gray light carriage parked on the side of the door at a glance. The car was half-new, and it was still covered with a layer of long-distance dust, but when he saw the big black horse pulling the cart, Qiu Chen's eyes couldn't help shrinking.

This big dark horse is all too familiar to her. Once, she even joked that she wanted it! Later, when I saw that person riding it, I realized that Lu Dao was that person's mount...... Come to think of it, such a beautiful and excellent thousand-mile horse, only such a dragon and phoenix can be worthy of it!

From the big black horse, Qiu Chen's eyes turned to the two black-clothed men who were following the carriage, and sure enough, the two of them took a step forward in unison and bowed to her: "I've seen Mrs. Lin!" ”

Just like the familiar big black horse, these two young men dressed in black with cold and solemn expressions, she is no stranger to them, they are the two close guards beside that person - Qin Li and Qin Yi!

"How are you?"

Recognizing the person, Qiu Chen was stunned, but he didn't care about returning the courtesy, and asked directly.

With these two people there, Qiu Chen didn't need to ask to know who the passengers in the carriage were. It's just that these people didn't go out of Beijing to seek medical treatment for injuries? Why did you come to her house on a cold day? She didn't think that Liu Jiaao, who was located in the remote wilderness of the mountains, was their way!

She thought so, and said the same: "Don't say you're passing by!" ”

Qin Yi and Qin Li hung their heads slightly, and after hearing this, they looked at each other, Qin Li, who was still relatively good at words, arched his hand again and said: "Lin Niangzi, my grandfather is still injured, can you go into the house, and then Rong, and answer Lin Niangzi's question next?" ”

Qiu Chen raised his eyebrows, he wanted to say something, running around with injuries? I didn't go to the hospital with an injury, I didn't go to a famous doctor, what did I do at her house? Even to say, what does it matter to me if your grandfather is injured or not?

However, reason still let her swallow these words, although she was a little reluctant, she finally beckoned Shunzi and Qingjiang and Daxing, who were driven out after hearing the news, raised the threshold, and drove the carriage into the gate. Then, Qin Yi and Qin Li got into the car and helped a man out of the carriage!

The man was very tall, wearing a sable coat, with a big hood covering the top of his head, covering most of his face, so that Qiu Chen could only see the man's jaw...... The once smooth and youthful silhouette now has some more cyan stubble, and the sallow skin of the two pale lips is lined with a heavy morbidity.

Moreover, I once saw that although this man was not very strong, he was definitely thin and powerful, and his body was promoted and vigorous, but at this time, he was still very tall, but he didn't have that vigor and heroism, just getting off the carriage, he actually needed Qin Yi and Qin Li to be half supported and half hugged before he could go!

I haven't seen this person's heroic martial arts, and I haven't seen this person's heroic posture of riding a horse and shooting, perhaps, Qiu Chen won't be too shocked at this time. But what her eyes saw at this time was really too far from her impression, so big that if it weren't for Qin Yi and Qin Li, she would almost think that it was another completely different person!

A general who amazes the battlefield with an iron horse, and a commander of an army who conquers a large territory and conquers a large territory, how heroic, invincible, and resourceful are so heroic, invincible, and resourceful...... But the next carriage in front of me needs to be supported by people, and people who need to move carefully step by step to walk a few steps - what a huge difference!

Such a heroic and high-spirited man has fallen to this step in the field today...... Alas, Qiu Chen was unconsciously a little sad!

Such a seriously injured person, when she came to the door, not to mention that there was still some shallow origin in front of her, even if she didn't know anyone, she couldn't put her mind and drove out of the door without paying attention!

That's it! Take a break, at least, warm up and talk about it!

Thinking like this, Qiu Chen turned around and instructed Daxing to open the main house and quickly burn the kang first, and then get two braziers in.

After speaking, Qiu Chen did not forget to instruct: "When the brazier is burning, there will be no smoke and then send it to the house!" "Don't be kind enough to take it in, there's another carbon monoxide poisoning...... Her family's lives can't be compensated!

Muttering like this, Qiu Chen turned his head and said to Qin Yi and Qin Li with an indifferent face: "Help your master to go to Xili!" ”

After saying that, he turned around and went straight to the backyard, leaving all the people behind, no matter what, I have to get a hot meal for the three people who came all the way to eat first!

She was full of chagrin, and she pondered, not noticing that under the big black hood, the corners of the man's mouth curled up in an almost imperceptible arc.