Chahar City, Qi Shi Fu

It was past the autumnal equinox, and the days in the north had begun to shorten significantly, and the sky was still dark at dawn, and the afternoon palace was unusually quiet, even if there were servants already working. Qi Buchen sat on a blue and white porcelain embroidery pier, leaned over the silk cloth supported by a large canopy, and carefully embroidered the appearance of the eight immortals crossing the sea according to the best manuscript. Next to him, Hajilanto was in a daze, and Eruri at the desk was reading intently.

Hajran, who was in a daze, suddenly listened to his two sled dogs, Arsalan and Amber, howling incessantly, and the direction was the courtyard gate, the two dogs usually didn't like to howl, Hajlan felt strange and didn't go directly to the courtyard gate. From a distance, I saw Hu San'er, who had a dog, behind the two dogs, trying to pull the leash, shouting in his mouth, and from time to time raising his hand to wipe the sweat of his head that was in a hurry, but he still couldn't stop the howling of the two dogs.

Hajlan guessed that Arsalan and Amber were barking when they smelled strangers, so she looked in the direction of the barking dog, and sure enough, Shochiku, a young boy from Eruri, was walking towards him with a little boy of seven or eight years old who was dressed in the same makeup as him.

When Songzhu saw Hajlan at the door, he hurriedly pulled the little boy to salute and said respectfully: "Gege is good! ”

Jing'er, who was waiting beside Hajlan, hurriedly took a few steps forward and asked, "Songzhu, is there something wrong?" ”

Shochiku said happily that he was looking for Eruri, and he had a happy event to report.

Jing'er listened to Songzhu's words, gave the finch next to her a look, and the finch turned around and went to the study to report to Erluli.

After a while, Erluli came out of the study, and when he saw the little boy next to Songzhu, he asked with a smile: "Mo Ming, what happy event did your young master send you to do?" ”

The little boy named Mo Ming saluted and replied with a smile: "Our young master said that the happy events are written in the letter. After saying that, he handed over a letter, and after handing the letter, he bowed and retired.

Eruri opened the letter and said to Hajilan, who looked curious: "This Mo Ming is the little servant of the eldest son of Li Fu Yin. ”

Before Eruri finished opening the letter, the three Eruri siblings were told to hurry to the main courtyard by the maid ring beside the Nalan clan.

The three brothers and sisters hurried to the main courtyard in confusion, and saw Mama Shulu looking out in the hall from a distance, and when they saw the three of them, they came out and said, "Quickly, the master has sent a letter, and the wife said that she will wait for you to read the letter together." ”

When the three Eruri brothers and sisters heard this, they hurried to the house. When I entered the door, I heard the Nalan clan inside ask, "Erluli, are they here?" ”

"E-niang." Erluli smiled and went into the house to salute.

Qi Buchen and Hajlan also saluted Nalan together, and then the three brothers and sisters sat around Nalan, and Eruri took the letter handed by Nalan, opened it and began to read it.

First of all, Qi Shi reported that he was safe, and the Nalan clan, who was still worried, and the three brothers and sisters of Eruri heard Qi Shi's letter and said, "One qiē is fine, let the family rest assured" A stone in their hearts fell to the ground.

Then he said that the war against Galdan in the west had ended, and the army had been reorganized. Probably because Kangxi felt that Qi Shi's soldiers were brave, and his army was strict, although he did not have any reward for Qi Shi himself, he transferred Qi Shi back to Beijing.

Mama Shulu and Mama Yahuan in the room both had a proud smile on their faces, and Mama Shulu said happily: "Madam, we are going back to Beijing." ”

Nalan smiled and motioned for Eruri to continue reading.

The next thing is to the effect that someone will be sent to pick you up at the end of October, and hurry up to pack your luggage and pack yourself.

After Eruri read the letter, Nalan thought about it and told Shulu Mama to call Actun, who delivered the letter. After Acton came, Nalan asked Acton in detail, and Acton replied with a proud and joyful face: "Reply to Mrs., the master is fine, and the master often summons the master two days before the slave comes...... Well, the lord is busy with official business now, and he can't get out of it, otherwise the lord will personally pick you up and return to Beijing. ”

Nalan rewarded Acton and asked him to take him down to eat and rest. Then he recited the Buddha several times, and happily instructed everyone to re-count the spring and summer clothes and other unused clothes into the box, and then pack up the others, while thinking about what to bring back: "The makeup is all good things, to take away, bulky furniture...... Take it with you, it's not good to throw it away or sell it, it doesn't look good, and there are carriages that can be transported. What kind of dirt should you bring? Alas, I didn't expect to go back at this time, but I didn't prepare for it......"

On the occasion of this good news, the Nalan clan gave the servants in the mansion an extra reward, and the whole mansion was a little happy. The next thing in the house is to pack up and prepare to return to Beijing.

Eruri, Qibchen and Hajlan have been in Chahar for so long, almost three or four years, and now they are very reluctant to leave, and they decide to take a good look at the city again, because they don't know when they will come back.

Nalan also agreed to the request of the three siblings. Eruri also found his friend Li Fuyin's eldest son, Li Yuran, and with such a guide who was more familiar with the city of Chahar and had a prominent position than them, they would have a good time.

The first thing they had to go to was a few streets in the city, with Qi Buchen and Hajlan at the head of the cart, and Eruli and Li Yuran riding on horseback. Erluli took the opportunity to thank this friend for getting the news that his family was going back to Beijing, so he sent Mo Ming to send a letter to him, Li Yuran smiled and said that friends should not be so polite.

They walked all over the streets and alleys of Chahar City, market stores, bought a lot of products and objects with Chahar characteristics, and went to see the green mountains and green waters on the outskirts of the city.

At the end of October, the people from Beijing arrived. Nalan was shocked when he saw it: "Why are you here?" Didn't you say that you became a second-class guard and was taught a waiter in the Hanlin Academy? ”

Here is the third brother of the Nalan clan, Nalan Fang.

At this time, the three brothers and sisters of Erluli were all sitting in the Nalan family's room, and they were all taken aback when they heard that the third uncle was coming. At this time, Nalan Fang had already come in in a hurry, and greeted his sister as soon as they met.

Nalan Fang is a young man, he has smoked a strip, much taller than the last time Hajilan saw at the birthday banquet in the palace, and he has grown into a handsome and handsome man!

Nalan Fang sat next to Nalan Clan, and she looked at herself, coughing: "At the end of August, after the army came back, Long Live Lord summoned him and asked a few questions." My brother heard that my brother-in-law had an envoy and didn't have time to pick you up and go back to Beijing, so I wanted to pick you up. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he was slapped on the body by Nalan Clan: "You are messing around again!" As soon as I got the messenger, I became frivolous! ”

"Oh, sister, it's okay, I have a few ......," Nalan begged for mercy again and again, "Hajilan, do you still recognize Na Kechu (Manchu, uncle)?" Seeing that my sister was about to get angry, I quickly changed the topic. When he came in, he saw Hajran, and the three Eruri had stood up when he came in, and they did not sit down until he had sat down. After the quarrel with the Nalan clan, Nalan began to greet the more familiar Hajilan first.

Hajlan wrinkled his nose: "That's out, I've grown up, not stupid." Just now you called me 'sister', of course you recognize you. What's more, we've met several times, and when I was in the palace, I asked you to give me a letter to Amma! ”

Nalan Fang grimaced at her: "Sharp teeth and sharp mouth." ”

Then he greeted Eruri and Qi Buchen, and Eruri and Qi Buchen both shouted in a regular manner: "That gram is out." ”

Next, at the request of Nalan Fang, Eruri accompanied him for a good visit to Chahar.

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They finally left Chahar on the last day of October and set out on their way back to Beijing. A team of carriages, except for the four mothers and sons of the Nalan clan, were the rituals sent by everyone, all kinds of local products, some things purchased by each family, and furniture and furnishings that they were reluctant to discard after coming to Chahar...... And so on and so forth.

All the way to Beijing.

Eighty percent of this road is a newly built avenue in recent years, very stable, along the way Nalan Fang and Eruri, Hajilan play together, he often takes Erluli and Hajilan to temporarily leave the team to see the customs along the way, and Qi Buchen obediently accompanied Nalan.

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One evening, the group quickly arrived at the post station where they would spend the night, and prepared to rest here for the night, and set off early tomorrow morning, and return to their mansion in Beijing before dark.