Chapter 188: Passing Lives, Temple Fairs

Aman liked the birthday gift from his mother very, very much, and he didn't wash his face when he put on his clothes, so he didn't let go of his back. Aman smiled slightly beside him, and his eyes did not leave the schoolbag on Aman's body, but he didn't cry or make trouble, and Qiu Chen couldn't help but feel distressed when he saw it - the child was too obedient, it would make people feel distressed!

After everyone washed up, Qiu Chen took out a cross-body schoolbag, the same deerskin texture, but Aman's schoolbag was a backpack, small and exquisite, and there were delicate and beautiful embroideries. Ah Fu's bag is slightly larger and more rustic, without so much fancy embroidery.

Even so, Ah Fu was overjoyed, his two eyes completed the crescent moon, and he rubbed his schoolbag for a while, and took the initiative to come up for the first time, hugged Qiu Chen and kissed him. Seeing this, Aman was not far behind, and shouted and pounced on him and sent his own kiss.

Liu Jiaao, the Lin family happily gave Aman a birthday. In the capital, Liao Wenqing was full of joy and radiance, and was loudly instructing frankincense: "Go, contact An Lu, tonight in Fengrui Garden, I want to entertain Tang Gongzi." ”

Frankincense responded without hesitation, turned around and left, but was stopped by Liao Wenqing again: "Wait...... Well, you see An Lu and ask, see if Tang Gongzi has free in the past two days, if not, let An Lu convey it, saying that we will leave for Anyang in two days. The day of going south is near, and I can't stay longer. ”

Frankincense quietly listened to Liao Wenqing's addition, and responded respectfully again, then turned around and left quickly.

Myrrh poured a cup of tea, sent it at the right time, and said with a smile: "This time I entered Beijing, the young master really went smoothly......

Liao Wenqing glanced at the myrrh, and said in a good mood: "Thanks to Tang Gongzi, we can so smoothly win the Zhuangzi in the eastern suburbs and the five shops on the front porch street...... With that, wait for the return of the south...... By the end of February at the latest, our workshops and shops in the capital will be open. At that time, not only the capital, but also the North Third Road, all of them will be taken down just around the corner! ”

Myrrh grinned: "At that time, our Liao family will not only be the top spot in Anyang Mansion and Nanzhili, but the entire Jiangbei, no, the entire Ming Dynasty, will look up to my Liao family!" ”

Liao Wenqing looked at the little guy's arrogant and arrogant appearance, couldn't help but snort and laughed, raised his hand and knocked a shiver on the forehead of myrrh, and scolded: "It's just a matter of stopping me from saying this, but it can't be like this." ”

Myrrh rubbed his head aggrievedly, pouted and was about to say something, when Liao Wenqing raised his eyes and didn't know where to look, and said quietly: "No matter how strong we are, we are just a businessman, in this world, although the merchant is rich, but it is also the weakest, and if he shows his wealth, anyone can pounce on it and take a bite!" ”

Myrrh, who was about to complain about his grievances, was a little stunned, he heard the young master's words clearly, but he couldn't understand it for a while.

Since the young master took over the Liao family's business, but in a year, the profit has increased several times, not to mention, it has also expanded to the south of the Yangtze River, and now the workshop shop in the capital is about to open again, it can be said that the ambition is full of pride, just when the young master won the five shops on the front porch street, he was not also very happy, why, this blink of an eye, just said this kind of frustrating words?

Besides, although the Liao family is a businessman, they can climb the Yunfu in Anyang, and there is that Tang Gongzi to rely on in the capital, although he is not as good as frankincense bends, but it can also be seen that Tang Gongzi is not an ordinary person in the capital, with this kind of dependence, what is the son afraid of?

Liao Wenqing retracted his thoughts, turned his eyes back and saw the little guy next to him who was still holding his head and looked stupid, he couldn't help but smile and shook his head, and advised: "You don't have to worry about anything else, just remember, whether it's in the capital or back to Anyang, give me peace and self-control, be a man with my tail between my legs, don't cause trouble for me without knowing the depth of the level." ”

I didn't understand what I said, and although the young master had a smile on his face, his tone was unquestionable, and he hurriedly agreed: "Yes, yes, the young master doesn't know how to be small, and he is the most honest!" ”

Before the words fell, another tremor knocked on the door of myrrh's brain, Liao Wenqing scolded with a smile: "You monkey, don't play tricks with me." You kid is honest, I know how to do it, do you ...... duty?"

"The small one must be duty, must be duty, young master, don't knock it again, it will be even more stupid to knock again!" Myrrh reassured, Liao Wenqing shook his head with a smile, lowered his head and drank tea.

Tang Wenyong, the person who followed Qin Zheng, was previously said to be a member of the Tang family who was the right attendant of the Ministry at the time. really arrived in the capital, or until yesterday, Liao Wenqing vaguely noticed that something was wrong.

There are not many others in the capital, but it is well known that there are many officials in the clan. Not to mention the first and second grades, it is a super-grade prince, and you may be able to meet three or five when you go out. The right servant of the ministry is just from the third grade, to the lower prefecture and county, which is a great character from the third grade, but in the capital where the princes and clans are everywhere, it is really not enough to see from the three products. This is what Liao Wenqing learned by chance yesterday that he suddenly thought of when he saw Tang Chong, the household servant who was in charge of the appointment and dismissal of officials in the world, and a large family of people actually lived in a small courtyard with grievances.

Just imagine, the Tang family can only live in a small courtyard with three entrances, and Tang Wenyong is not a long-term concubine, so he can actually take out 50,000 taels of silver at once and do a partnership business with him...... If there is nothing in the middle, Liao Wenqing will not believe it at all. You must know that 50,000 taels of silver is enough to buy a good mansion outside the east gate of the best Lu in the capital. If it is said that the Tang family is low-key and does not provoke right and wrong, they are crowded in such a small house, and they can take out 50,000 taels of silver to do business...... It also doesn't make sense.

Moreover, after becoming suspicious of this matter, Liao Wenqing was suspicious when he looked at Tang Wenyong again. Although they entered Beijing together, the two parties were separated outside the capital, and after entering the city, it has always been Anlu who came forward to contact them, and they were still waiting in an inconspicuous teahouse, Tang Wenyong, as the landlord, never showed up again. Besides, if Tang Wenyong is really Tang Chongzi's nephew, or a concubine, how can he have so much influence, and he will help him buy Zhuangzi and shops in just a few days, and they are all extremely rare, and the price is fair......

It's just that he has just entered the capital now, and he is not familiar with the place, so it is impossible to further find out Tang Wenyong's origin. Moreover, according to his contact, Tang Wenyong does not seem to have any ill will towards him, and Tang Wenyong can take 50,000 taels of silver and hand it over to him, just counting on him to make money for him, and he will not do anything behind his back.

That's it, seeing that the day of going south is approaching, and he can't continue to stay in the capital, so he ignores Tang Wenyong's life experience for now. Let's wait until I return from the south, and then I will visit slowly.

Unlike the capital, which is calm on the surface but has been surging undercurrently, Liujiaao's Lin family on the sixth day of the first lunar month has really become a paradise.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he got a beautiful schoolbag as a birthday present, and Aman was already very happy, and thought that this was the end of it. After all, in this era, in addition to the birthday of a year-old child, it is not a good thing for a child to be born, at most, the family will give a small gift, and then eat a bowl of longevity noodles. It is said that there is a very helpless reason for this custom, that is, because the medical level of this era is too low, and the mortality rate of young children is very high, therefore, children are not born, which is also a metaphor for not letting God know the growth of children, so as to pray for the health and longevity of children.

There was no accident at breakfast, the Daxing family rolled out the longevity noodles and sent them up, and the others just left, and there were not many noodles in front of Aman, but they were one to the end, which meant a long life and a hundred years old.

After breakfast, Qiu Chen smiled and said to Afu Aman: "Today is Man'er's birthday, and my mother will prepare a table of delicious food for you at noon, and Man'er will make her own decisions and invite your best sisters and brothers to come over as guests." ”

Ah Fu Aman was a little stunned when he heard this, and after a while, Aman came back to his senses, blinked his eyes, and still looked at Qiu Chen in disbelief and asked, "Mother, really, can Man'er really invite his favorite sisters and brothers to come over as guests?" ”

Qiu Chen nodded with a smile and gave the little girl an affirmative answer.

Ah Man jumped up all of a sudden, turned in a circle, and then remembered to run over, hugged Qiu Chen and kissed him several times in a row, and then smiled and pulled his brother Ah Fu to go out.

She can make her own decisions and invite people to come over...... How great, how remarkable!

Laughing and watching Afu and Amanle run out of the city, Qiu Chen began to make a birthday cake. Yesterday the cake embryo was baked, and today we just need to whip the cream to make a piping. No pigments are used here, so red hawthorn paste with golden osmanthus powder is used to make the sun, candied roses are used to make red flowers, and washed pine needles are used to make a small version of the small pine tree...... Although the ingredients are patchworked, the cake is actually very beautiful.

Qiu Chen looked at the almost fifteen-inch birthday cake, and nodded very proudly, the materials she used were really natural and pollution-free, and no amount of money could be bought in modern times!

When the big cake was ready, let the green apricots be put in the West House, and also prepared five or six kinds of small snacks, dried fruit preserves, and the three daughters-in-law of the Daxing family also tried their best to make a table full of dishes with children's tastes. Qiu Chen also mixed two kinds of honey water with rose dew and honey osmanthus, which can be regarded as a drink for the children.

By the end of the day, all the hospitality had been prepared, just waiting for Fu'er Man'er to come back with the little guests.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the sound of chirping to come in from the front yard, and soon, a large group of children entered the second courtyard.

Qiu Chen greeted him with a smile, his eyes saw the children who were also flashing with eyes, excited and worried, and greeted the children into the house with a smile, but when he saw a yellow and thin little girl in the children's pile, he was slightly stunned, and then resumed a warm smile.

"Embolis, Ganoderma lucidum, Shanzi...... Come inside! Qiu Chen called the children's names one by one and beckoned them into the house, and her hand touched the children's heads, or cold cheeks, when her hand fell on the head of the yellow and thin little girl, she obviously felt the little girl shrink a little, Qiu Chen smiled, "This is Cai Wei, right?" It's the first time Cai Wei has come to the house, don't be afraid, hurry up and get inside! ”

Aman flashed his big eyes, looked at the smile on his mother's face, and relaxed, came over to hold Cai Wei's little hand, and said glutinously: "Cai Wei come in quickly, don't be afraid, my mother is the best......"

Qiu Chen stood at the door of the house and smiled, shaking his head slightly, forget it, she let Chunhong come to work in the workshop, and it is nothing for Ah Man to play with Cai Wei. When the Wang family had an accident, Cai Wei was just a five-year-old girl, what could she remember! This child has no mother since he was a child, and now he has no grandparents and father, so he can only follow Chunhong, a stepmother, and he is weak and sickly...... A poor boy too!

Perhaps, if the children get along well, they can resolve that period...... This!

Putting aside the unexpected arrival of the little guest, Qiu Chen beckoned Yufeng Qingxing to serve the melon and fruit snacks, and she also followed over to settle the children.

Ah Fu took the children to wash their hands in a very hostish manner, and then moved the chairs on the kang and sat down. As soon as Aman saw Qiu Chen, he ran over, took out many strange things from the bag behind him, and offered treasures to Qiu Chen: "Mother, you see, this beautiful bird feather was given to me by stone; This beautiful stone was given by a bolt; This wooden pony was given by Ganoderma lucidum; This ......"

Looking at a bunch of miscellaneous things, Qiu Chen did not show the slightest dislike, she didn't value the value of these things, the joy of her own daughters that she valued could make her daughters happy and happy, better than getting any gifts.

Qiu Chen listened patiently and carefully to Aman's offering, and then hugged Aman and said with a smile: "The children have given Aman so many gifts, have you thanked you?" ”

Aman twisted his small body a little shyly and nodded vigorously: "Of course thank you!" ”

"Okay, Man'er has really grown up and is becoming more and more sensible." Qiu Chen touched Aman's still soft and yellow hair, praised it with a smile, and then hugged Aman on the kang and said with a smile, "Today is Aman's life, so if you can come to give Aman a life, Aunt Haitang is very happy." So, I have prepared a lot of delicious ...... for you."

As soon as they heard Qiu Chen say that it was delicious, most of these children were familiar with it, and they immediately burst into cheers.

Qiu Chen didn't say much more, beckoned the children to eat snacks and fruits first, leaving Yufeng Qingxing to take care of it, and she went out of the house by herself.

Walking out of the house, Qiu Chen greeted Lin Xu and Chengzi, who had just rushed over, and said with a smile: "Today, Man'er is over, let them go over with a group of little ends, and let's go to the front yard for dinner." ”

Lin Xu and Chengzi agreed with a smile, Lin Xu said: "Man'er is over, and I, who is an uncle, must also show my heart!" ”

After speaking, looking at Chengzi, the two of them smiled at the same time, and resigned Qiu Chen and entered the house.

Qiu Chen looked up at the somewhat gloomy sky, and secretly sighed, adults are busy all day long, and they don't feel that time flies, it seems that only when they see the growth of children, they will be surprised that time flies - in a blink of an eye, she has been in this world for almost a year!

I remembered the appearance of the four walls of the house I had just woken up and saw...... It still sent chills down her heart. Fortunately, in the past year, she has not achieved nothing, she has built a house, bought land, opened a workshop, and has a deposit...... Pick the corners of your lips and smile a little smug. She came here, and it can be regarded as a small achievement. Moreover, it took only a year, which seems to be much better than Hyundai's struggle to buy a house and a car at the age of nearly 40!

That's it, unexpectedly came to this era of underdeveloped productivity, there is no convenience of electrical appliances, there is no smooth modern transportation, there is no television, there is no Internet, and there is no modern woman to let it go freely...... But the mountains and rivers are beautiful, the air is fresh and good, and there is the warm family affection of father, mother, brother, sister-in-law and nephew, and a pair of such excellent children...... She doesn't seem to be at a loss!

Laughing, shaking his head, waving away the sudden exclamation in his head, Qiu Chen carried a small cake to the front yard.

In the Xili room, it is not surprising that Qin Zheng is still sitting on the kang, but not the initial upright sitting, but I don't know when it started, this strict and solemn and well-known Jingbei Marquis also likes to lean on the pillow to make himself more comfortable.

Seeing Qiu Chen come in, Qin Zheng raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with a much more natural smile on the corner of his mouth: "What, isn't it for Xiaojie?" Why do you have time to come to me? ”

Qiu Chen raised the snack box in his hand and said with a smile: "The child's life is just an excuse, just let a group of children go freely and lively, I made a small cake for you to taste, and it can be regarded as accompanying me through the 'difficult days'!" ”

A child's birthday, a mother's difficult day? It is said that when the man left, she was pregnant with Liujia, presumably with the poverty and poverty of the Lin family at that time, she suffered some sins at that time!

The smile on Qin Zheng's face was solemn, and then it unfolded again, and he responded silently.

Qiu Chen took the cake out of the snack box, and when he saw the beautiful cream decorating on the cake, Qin Zheng showed a slight surprise, and then his expression was soothed. This woman loves to eat the most, and she can always think of something different, which is not surprising.

"This is something I pondered for a long time, and eating this raw is more interesting than eating longevity peaches! Moreover, the texture is soft and sweet, the elderly and children love to eat, and it is easy to restrain it. Qiu Chen said as he raised his eyes to look at Qin Zheng, and his eyes turned into a crescent moon with a smile.

Qin Zheng was a little dazzled by this smile, but he keenly saw a hidden decline under this brilliant smile!

What is the purpose of this decline in her heart? It's for that...... Men?

The Lin family is now prosperous, the workshop is getting bigger and bigger, and the family is peaceful and happy...... Apart from this reason, Qin Zheng couldn't find any other answer.

Qiu Chen didn't notice Qin Zheng's staring and contemplation for a while, he only smiled and took out a small red candle from the dim sum box, inserted it in the middle of the cake, and said with a smile: "We just mean it, if anyone has a birthday, they will put a red candle according to their age and light the ......."

Qiu Chen's eyes were crooked, and he couldn't see the emotions inside, his voice paused slightly, and then he opened a brighter smile, lowered his eyes and said, "The candlelight is bright, bright and warm...... Isn't it particularly cozy? ”

Qin Zheng silently stared at the flower-like smile of the woman opposite, but intuitively read a deep loneliness, decline, and ...... from this dazzling smile A long and endless nostalgia!

As he was talking, Lin Xu and Chengzi also walked in, Qiu Chen took a breath, raised his eyes to look at Lin Xu and Chengzi and said with a smile: "Come on, come on, I'm ready, let's taste this cake too...... I've put a lot of effort into it, but I can't just cheapen those little leather monkeys! ”

Lin Xu and Chengzi are also half-grown children, and they are full of enthusiasm for these new things, as soon as they heard Qiu Chen greet him with a smile and greeted Qin Zheng, they also came over and sat on the edge of the kang. Chengzi took the fire and lit the candle on the cake according to Qiu Chen's instructions.

The flickering candle flame was indeed bright and warm as Qiu Chen said.

Just looking at this little candle flame, Qiu Chen lowered his eyes, folded his hands, and his lips moved slightly......

Qin Zheng and the others only thought that Qiu Chen was silently praying for something, and they were a little surprised, what was the use of praying not to the statue of the god, but to a piece of snacks and a small candle?

They didn't know what to say, Qiu Chen was singing silently in his heart in a voice that only he heard: "Happybirthdaytome...... Happy birthday to me......"

No one knows that Qiu Chen's birthday in modern times is also the sixth day of the first lunar month!

After singing silently twice, Qiu Chen opened his eyes, raised his head, blew out the candle with a pop, and then, with bright eyes, smiled at everyone and said, "Okay, let's start eating cake!" ”

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Capital.

The frankincense was gone, and it was not until it was dark that it turned back to the inn. As Liao Wenqing expected, frankincense sat in the agreed teahouse until dark, and he didn't see An Ran. Liao Wenqing expected this early in the morning, so he didn't say anything, and only arranged for frankincense to continue to wait on the second day. After waiting for two days, frankincense finally waited for An Gong, but he said that he had bought a good Zhuangzi shop, and said that his young master wanted to invite Tang Gongzi to a banquet, but An Rong refused without hesitation, saying that Tang Gongzi's family affairs were busy and he really couldn't get out, and politely asked Frankincense to tell Liao Wenqing that their son had something to say, please Liao Wenqing don't have to be polite, the matter of going south is important. He also said that he asked Liao Sangongzi not to resign, and he would talk about it when he returned to the capital.

Liao Wenqing was not surprised to get this news, but he was even more sure that Tang Wenqing had a problem with his background. However, just as Tang Wenqing meant, he and Yun Jichen had been planning for more than half a year about going south, and it was very important, and it was really negligent. So, I didn't delay any longer, packed up, and left Beijing directly on the second day to embark on the return journey.

Since Aman's birthday was celebrated on the sixth day of the first lunar month, the Lin family has also started a busy new year.

On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Qiu Chen went to Zhuangzi to inspect the ground moisture. Lin Xu wanted to follow, but she persuaded him to stay at home. At the end of February, Lin Xu is going to enter Anyang Mansion to participate in the government test, and there will be more than a month to complete the full battle, since the Spring Festival, Lin Xu has taken Chengzi to Pan Jiaqing every day to discuss knowledge, Pan Jiaqing also proposed to let him crack and compose, although Qiu Chen does not approve of fatigue tactics, but it is best to be less distracted at this time.

Qin Zheng also proposed to go and see the Lin family's fields, Qiu Chen originally wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, he still didn't say anything about refusal. Seeing that the sky is warm and windless, it is not a bad thing to simply bring Afu Aman and a group of girls and boys, and let the children go to the fields to see and run.

At a glance, the wheat seedlings in the field were still withered and yellow, lying on the ground and lifeless. But when I got closer, I could see that a layer of fine and crisp buds had emerged from the place where the wheat roots were attached.

Be more careful, on some sunny and leeward slopes, the snow has just melted a few days ago, but there have been scattered small seedlings, perhaps because of the cold, the surface of the leaves of the young seedlings is not verdant, but carefully turn the leaves over, you can see that the back of the leaves is green and brittle, which is gratifying.

Qiu Chen not only brought the children, but also brought two little golden mastiffs, after the two little ones came to the Lin family, they fed their hearts, ate finely, grew very fast, almost half of their size than at the beginning, and no longer so soft and powerless, more and more lively, like two golden hairballs, following behind Ah Fu Aman, running crazy in the wheat field, spreading joy!

After running for a while, Qin Yi and Qin Li rode out of the mountain and turned back after a short time, and caught a lot of hares, pheasants, and turtledoves back...... I played until I had fun, ate until I was full, and then I returned from the Zhuangzi.

When he came back from Zhuangzi, it was not too late, Qiu Chen washed up a little, and went directly to Lan Ying's house.

Lan Ying worked as a steward in the Lin family, but Man Hoard's father and Man Hoard's father never came to work because they had to take care of the family's fields. This year, Daxing is going to Nannuma Lake to assist Yang Shuyong, Yang Shuyong has to take care of the workshop, and the affairs of Zhuangzi are temporarily out of manpower.

As soon as I entered the courtyard gate, I saw the two of them repairing various farm tools in the yard. Mancang was busy with work in the county, and he only arrived home on the twenty-ninth day of the year, and left early in the morning after the second day of the new year. Although he brought a lot of things back to Manho's father, Qiu Chen felt that there was some unhappiness in Manho's father's smile!

"Uncle Dachuan, you are so diligent, you have started picking up the guy's business so early!" Qiu Chen has become more and more accustomed to the way rural people greet each other, and greeted him with a smile as soon as he entered the door.

Liu Dachuan raised his head, squinted slightly, smiled and turned into chrysanthemums, and said, "Begonia, come on, come on!" ”

Saying that, Liu Dachuan and Man Ho both stood up, and Liu Dachuan greeted Haitang and continued: "Didn't you say that you went to see Zhuangzi? Came back early...... What do you think? Wheat, okay? This year, if there is no accident, it will be a big harvest year! ”

Qiu Chen smiled and nodded with Man Ho, and said with a smile as he walked towards the house with Liu Dachuan: "It's okay for me to look at Mai Miao'er...... To thank you, it is really a good year, and the folks have a good time! ”

Lan Ying and her mother-in-law Wang heard the sound from the house and welcomed them into the outhouse, Wang reached out and pulled Qiu Chen into the inner room, and kept pulling Qiu Chen on the kang, and beckoned Lan Ying to bring Qiu Chen snacks and fruits, make tea, and be busy.

Qiu Chen held Wang's hand and said, "Auntie, you're welcome, I'm not an outsider!" ”

Wang smiled dazzlingly: "You are busy every day, and you haven't been here for many days." If you don't come, you won't have any fruits for the New Year...... Don't worry about it, let your sister Lan Ying be busy, let's talk. ”

Qiu Chen was no longer polite, he responded with a smile, said a few words to the Wang family, and then turned to the topic: "Uncle Dachuan, aunt, I came here today to ask you to help me!" ”

As soon as she said this, the four members of the Liu family, young and old, all straightened their faces and looked at them together.

Wang said: "You kid, what do you need to be an uncle, just ask, what do you ask for!" ”

Liu Dachuan nodded and agreed: "Your aunt is right, you treat our old couple no worse than hoarding begonias, and we also treat you as our own children in our hearts, just say what you have to say, don't be embarrassed!" ”

Qiu Chen smiled and nodded: "Uncle and aunt said so, I'm not welcome...... This one, there are not enough manpower, and my eldest brother and second brother and I can't split it in half, no, I pondered and pondered, so I came to ask the uncle and aunt...... The land rented by the family last year has been withdrawn, and the remaining four acres of land are not needed by the uncle and Brother Manchu, so the uncle and Brother Manchu have to give me one to help me take care of the Zhuangzi. ”

Speaking of this, Qiu Chen paused, giving the four members of the Liu family a time to digest the news, and after a while, seeing that the look of surprise on everyone's faces faded slightly, she continued to smile and said: "If it is a good year, take out one percent of the harvest in the field." If the year is in arrears, it shall be exchanged for silver according to the harvest of the usual year...... As for using fertilizer and employing people, I don't care about anything, whether it's an uncle or a full hoard, just say it, and I'll let people arrange it. ”

The four members of the Manchu family looked at each other for a while, and finally reached an agreement in eye contact, and the joy on their faces no longer concealed.

Liu Dachuan, as the head of the family, at this time, it is naturally him who speaks: "Begonia, if you have something to say, I will pick up the four acres of land at home alone, and there is nothing to do with the hoarding, go and help you, and take care of it, and he is not alone to plant those lands, where can I find you to replace the grain and silver......

Qiu Chen didn't wait for Liu Dachuan to finish his politeness, and directly interrupted with a smile: "Uncle Dachuan, you are polite to me." Brother Man Hoard can help me take care of Zhuangzi, I can trust it, it's much better than going by myself...... Hehe, okay, even if this matter is settled, I finally don't have to worry about eating or sleeping anymore. Brother Man Hoard doesn't have to worry, the land on Zhuangzi's side has been rented out, and Brother Man Hoard can take the time to go over and see it a few times. ”

Liu Dachuan nodded again and again, and said with a smile: "Okay, the land will be handed over to you Brother Manchu to watch, you can rest assured." ”

After negotiating the matter of taking care of Zhuangzi, Qiu Chen let go of a matter of concern and went home with ease. While thinking in her heart, she should also go to Fucheng to see next, the workshop over there is to be built, she also plans to buy a house in Fucheng, and when the workshop in Fucheng is built in the future, there will be more when she goes to Fucheng, and Lin Xu has completed the government exam, if he has excellent grades, he should enter the government school from the county school. At that time, it will be convenient to have a house to live in.

Although Qiu Chen is busy, everything is smooth.

Liao Wenqing, who was far away in the capital, also embarked on the return journey on the ninth day of the first lunar month.

In the first month, although the Spring Festival is over, it is still cold in the north. The river was frozen and unmelted, and Liao Wenqing's master and servant could only take a car when they left Beijing. On the second day out of Beijing, just after passing through Liangxiang, and heavy snow hindered the trip, the master and servant of the Liao family delayed for three days in a small town called Liuzhong before continuing to set off.

This heavy snowfall was heavier than the one a few days ago, and as far as the eye could see, the fields and mountains were everywhere white. Just after the New Year, after such heavy snowfall, there were very few pedestrians on the road. The white snow covered the fields and mountains, and also covered the road, and the horses dragged the cart with difficulty in the snow half a meter deep, and often took the wrong road because the road was not recognized, Liao Wenqing was so anxious that his mouth was full of foam, but he was helpless.

The group was impatient and helpless, rushing day and night. Even the Lantern Festival is spent on a rickety and bumpy carriage.

Liao Wenqing, who had suffered a lot, couldn't help but sigh, the last time he followed him north, he tasted the bumps on horseback, and he could barely support it. This time, he had a deeper understanding of the difficulties of being a trader. However, thinking of Liu Jiaao and thinking of that bright and vivid smile, these tiredness and hardships seem to be nothing.

With the rapid expansion of the Liao family's business, Liao Jiacheng has completely handed over the Liao family's business to his third son, Liao Wenqing, and the family's doubts about him personally and the opposition to his marriage have gradually decreased. This trip to the south, the soap-making recipe was auctioned off, and then the business in Jiangbei was taken care of, and when the workshops in Fucheng and the capital were built, the Liao family's business will definitely be able to make a big leap...... At that time, taking advantage of this business leap, it must be possible for the mother, who is no longer so resolutely opposed, to agree.

He got the permission of his parents, and almost the Lin family was not only filial piety, but when the time came, he invited the best official media in Fucheng to go to Liujiaao to propose marriage. The three media and six hires have completed all kinds of etiquette, and it is almost ...... years ago No, I will definitely be able to marry someone into the door years ago!

Thinking like this, Liao Wenqing felt hot, full of yearning, and full of energy. Just looking out like this, I don't even hate the snow in my eyes.

Similarly, there was also a snow on Liu Jiaao's side, but it was not particularly heavy, only above the ankle.

Because of this snow, Qiu Chen's trip to Fucheng had to be postponed for two days, and it could not be done until the tenth day of the first lunar month.

Early in the morning of the eleventh day of the first lunar month, Qiu Chen took Afu Aman in three carriages and went to Fucheng.

This time, Lin Xu didn't ask to follow, and Chengzi also stayed to accompany him. To Qiu Chen's slight surprise, Qin Zheng also said something, and only arranged for Qin Li to take two guards with the car to escort him, thinking that the road was slippery, Qiu Chen did not object, and responded happily.

The shops in Fucheng opened early, and Qiu Chen still went straight to Yunlai Inn when he arrived in Fucheng.

Originally, she thought that there were not many people in the inn for the New Year, but when she arrived at the Yunlai Inn, looking at the dense stalls in front of the inn and the bustling flow of people, she suddenly remembered that it was the time of the Iron Tower Temple Meeting, and the Yunlai Inn was also full of people.

Fortunately, Qiu Chen had his own reserved room in the Yunlai Inn, and Qingxing Yufeng, who had come with him this time, set up a temporary bunk in the room, and the shopkeeper Cheng hurriedly set up a room in the backyard for the guys to sleep in, and gave Qin Li guards and Qingjiang Daxing to live, so Qiu Chen and his party were settled.

Qiu Chen took the children into the room, and the guys quickly brought hot water up, and Qingxing Yufeng waited for the mother and child to wash up and rest for a while. Qiu Chen looked at the two children lying on the window and watching the excitement outside, and said to Qingxing with a smile: "Go and see if they have finished cleaning up, call them after cleaning up, let's go to the temple fair and have dinner...... Let's eat at the temple fair! ”

As soon as they heard that they were going to visit the temple fair, the two children immediately cheered, and Ah Fu even ran to the clothes rack and went down to get the leather jacket, he was short and jumped to the ground, Qiu Chen turned around and saw that the clothes rack was torn by him, and he was so frightened that he hurriedly ran over to pick up Ah Fu, who was rare to be like this, and asked him to take off the leather jacket. Ah Fu also helped his sister to take it down with him, Qingxing Yufeng smiled and put it on for the two children, Qiu Chen also wrapped the cloak, beckoned Qingxing Yufeng to wear it too, and went downstairs together.

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, the lanterns on the street have not yet been hung out, but there are already a lot of lights hanging on the doors and windows of the shops on both sides of the street.

This level of lighting is naturally nothing to Qiu Chen, who has seen the neon lights of modern lights, but for Afu Aman and Qingxing Yufeng, it is already extremely shocking.

Qin Li and two guards, Qingjiang and Daxing, were already waiting at the door of the inn, and when they saw Qiu Chen and his party coming down, they immediately surrounded them, Qin Li hugged Aman, and the other guard hugged Ah Fu, surrounded Qiu Chen and Qingxing Yufeng, and walked towards the crowded street.

Qingxing Yufeng and Ah Fu'a were full of excitement, their eyes were not enough, and they let out a small exclamation from time to time, looking like a dirt bun that had just entered the city, which made Qiu Chen laugh a little.

Gradually, Qiu Chen was also aroused. Although the goods in the night market of this era are different from those of modern times, the bustle and noise are the same. In particular, there are many special goods of this era that have become extinct in modern times, such as moths that are stuck in straw sticks and sold along the streets. Although it is called 'moth', it is not simply a kind of moth, but also cicadas and crickets...... The light is dim, and I can't see what material it is made of, but it is vivid, these flying insects are very delicate, not only wings, bodies, even legs and beards are complete, dyed colorful and green, inserted on the grass mark, the wings are still shaking, as if they are alive, and the next moment they can flutter their wings and fly.

Also carrying the street hawking, as well as the lamps and flowers inserted on the grass label, not much exquisite, but better than the bright and bright color, the shape is chic...... There are also papier-mâché lanterns, simple bamboo strips tied into a layer of oiled paper, and various flowers, grasses, fish and insects are hand-painted on the paper...... There are also birds, cats and dogs that are also tied with bamboo strips and colored silk threads, fluffy, or smart, or naïve and cute, all kinds of colors, but all vivid, all pleasing to the eye!

And to Qiu Chen's surprise, the price of these small handicrafts is very cheap, and generally only one copper plate or two copper plates can be bought. Therefore, at a glance, almost all men, women and children on the street bought a few and saved them in their hair. Just in front of Qiu Chen, an old man in his fifties and sixties, his beard and hair were almost all white, and his sideburns were also holding a moth, a big red lamp grass flower, trembling, taking advantage of his gray hair and smiling face full of wrinkles, he was unexpectedly good-looking!

Qiu Chen likes these things, and the group naturally buys a lot, and after a while, Ah Fu Aman Qingxing Yufeng is full of heads. Qin Li and the two guards were also saved by Ah Fu Aman, and then, Qingjiang and Daxing also saved a moth by themselves without exception. It's Qiu Chen, who really can't stand the red and green lights and grass flowers, but he doesn't reject those vivid moths, Ah Man Little Girl and Ah Fu Little Boy are very eye-catching, and they smiled and inserted a fluttering moth into Qiu Chen!

Not only these, but also jugglers, singing small words, monkeys, and magic at the temple fair...... Not to mention the children, even Qiu Chen gradually became a little forgetful when he saw it.

Of course, the most is all kinds of food, what hemp candy, screw candy, onion candy...... What honey three knives, osmanthus cake...... What sesame fire, champion cake, what sheep's trotters, sheep's head, haggis soup...... There are all kinds of things, steaming, fragrant, Qiu Chen has the most experience in this, from the beginning of the hemp candy, to the back of the haggis soup, they all tasted it one by one, but they didn't buy much, one per person, as soon as they tasted...... Even so, when they reached the most lusk, the group had already eaten and could no longer swallow anything.

I went to the temple fair night market with great joy, and the next day, Daxing took Heqingjiang out of the city to find brokers and went around to see the houses. After finishing it, he drew the drawings of the house he was looking at and brought them back, and told Qiu Chen them one by one. After running like this for two days, three sets of houses were finally determined. Qiu Chen felt that it was not comprehensive to just look at the drawings, so he decided to go over and see it in person. After the last, I settled on a set of three-entry houses near the left side of the Yunlai Inn, separated by two streets from Mao'er Hutong. This house was originally built by a merchant, built only three or five years, three into the regular yard, rare is that there is a garden of nearly three acres of land behind, several old trees in the house also stretch branches, it is said that the merchant built the house before it, was retained by the merchant.

The house itself is good, and a complete set of large pieces of furniture are also there, but after all, it has been idle for half a year, and the wallpaper ceiling has to be repainted everywhere, and the curtains have to be hung when it is cleaned, and small pieces of furniture and various daily necessities have been added...... Daxing took Qingjiang to still find a broker to introduce the civil engineering industry in the city, and started construction immediately.

On this side, the shopkeeper Cheng came forward to introduce a reliable person, and brought some maids and servants over for Qiu Chen to choose.

The three Daxing families were given by Liao Wenqing, and in this era when the population can be bought and sold openly, Qiu Chen is finally going to buy people for the first time.

"Madam, that Mrs. Huang is here!" Qingxing came in to report.

Shopkeeper Cheng sat sideways at Qiu Chen, and said with a smile: "Although Mrs. Huang is not the biggest person in Fucheng, she is the most guarded...... She came out of her hand, and although Madame could rest assured, there would be no unknown origin. Moreover, Mrs. Huang has a good ability to train with one hand, and those who have passed from her hands are also better than other places in terms of advancing and retreating in knowing etiquette. ”

Qiu Chen's palms were slippery, and he could barely hold the teacup in his hand.

She worked hard to build herself psychologically, took a breath secretly, raised her eyes to look at the shopkeeper Cheng and smiled: "Shopkeeper Cheng can be trusted, I am relieved!" ”

After speaking, he instructed Qingxing: "Call her in!" ”

Qingxing promised to go out of the city and bring in a mother-in-law in a moment.

It was the first time Qiu Chen had seen a human trafficker, and he looked at it quietly.

Although Mrs. Huang is called Mother-in-law, she is not very old, she is only in her thirties, wearing an autumn-colored jacket and an indigo blue skirt, her hair is combed neatly, she is holding a gilded hairpin and a lamp grass flower, her dough face, white and slightly fat, with a smile on her eyebrows and eyes, at a glance, she looks very kind.

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I didn't finish the code before midnight.,It's hard to work overtime.,It's just that you can't see it until later...... Bow and crawl away......