Qian Yixiu and Jumping sat by the back door waiting for Brother Monkey and Dashan Mother and Son to go to fetch pearls.

The sun was blazing, and it didn't take long to dry the wet ground. The big courtyard was empty, and it was next to the foot of the mountain, and Qian Yixiu didn't feel how hot it was.

The lotus leaves grew out last month, covering the surface of the lake, like a green umbrella that has been opened, some floating on the surface of the lake, and some pavilions standing on the blue waves, like layers of green waves. Among the lotus leaves, there are many pink and white lotus flowers. Some are blooming, some are budding, and some have only a few petals. As soon as the wind passes, the lotus leaves dance, and the lotus flowers sway.

It's beautiful.

Qian Yixiu enjoyed the beautiful scenery, but she didn't feel that the waiting time was unbearable. About half an hour, Brother Monkey and Dashan ran back. Qian Yixiu opened the door and put them in, took out the purse from Brother Monkey's arms, and only pinched it, and there were a lot of pearls inside.

She put her purse in her arms, patted Brother Monkey's head and said, "It's really capable, you just wait to wear a silver collar." Then he led them to the hall in the small courtyard.

Qian Sangui was sitting on the Luohan bed listening to Qian Hua's report, and when he saw Qian Yixiu coming in, he waved his hand to let Qian Hua out.

Qian Yixiu let the animal house sit at the door and play, but actually asked them to guard the door.

She closed the door and pulled out the pearls from her purse. Qian Sangui saw that his granddaughter's chubby hand had eight pearls on her hand, all of them were round and moist, three of them were slightly larger, and the other five were also a little bigger than peas.

Qian Sangui picked up a slightly larger bead and took a closer look, the bead was pale pink, and under the rays of sunlight shining in, it was brilliant, and there were faint traces of gold threads in the soft pink.

Qian Sangui had also seen good pearls when he was running darts in his early years, and he felt that the quality was not as good as this. He looked at the other pearls again, and the other two larger pearls were pure white with a few strands of gold thread floating inside. Slightly smaller five beads, two pure white, two pale pink, and one pale blue.

Qian Sangui's face sanguished, and he squeezed his granddaughter's small hand tightly with his big hand, and put it in her ear and said, "Xiu'er must not say anything about picking up beads, except for you and grandpa, no one can say it, including Jinwa and your grandmother." The tea you found is already more expensive than gold, if you go out and pick up this kind of high-grade pearl again, you and Brother Monkey will be in danger, and the mountains behind our house will not be peaceful. ”

Qian Yixiu also thinks so. Although Xiao Zheng is too smart, he is young in the end, and he is afraid that he will inadvertently leak his mouth. Grandma Wu is timid, if she knows this secret, she will definitely be nervous, let her enjoy it and don't put pressure on her anymore.

I really read it right, Qian Sangui is a good grandfather, and the first thing that comes to mind is the safety of his granddaughter, not to make a fortune with pearls. Looking at his stern face, he thought that he was lucky not to get the big beads that caused trouble back, otherwise he would definitely not even be able to sleep.

She said obediently, "Okay, let's not say that Xiu'er picked it up, let's think of another origin." ”

Qian Sangui hesitated for a moment and said, "As for the origin of the pearl, the master has a way, so don't worry about Xiu'er." ”

Qian Yixiu talked about the distribution of these beads again, "Of these beads, I want to keep two for my aunt as a dowry, leave two for emergency at home, and sell four for Yinlou." ”

Qian Sangui thought for a while and said, "Leave a small bead for Aunt Xia as a dowry, and a big bead for Jinwa." Keep another big one for you to take to your in-laws' house later, and sell the rest. If you buy more land at home, your grandmother won't be so picky and afraid to spend money. ”

Qian Yixiu said in his heart, he still has more excellent beads left in Dongtian Pond, and there are still good things in Shixi Mountain waiting for Brother Monkey to get when he grows up, there is really no need to ask for these things. The duke said selflessly, "Xiu'er and my brother are still young, don't want to, they will be sold for money, buy land for the family, buy people, and when we are older, our family's foundation will be thicker, and we will have better things than this bead." ”

Qian Sangui still stubbornly took out two big pure white beads and stuffed them into his purse, "These beads are worth a lot of money, or it is difficult to buy them if you have money, keep them for you to pass on to future generations in the future." Xiu'er is a proper and good baby, and your brother and your beads will be kept by yourself. The family's money is spread out, which is more secure. ”

He also said, "The price of the big beads is uncertain, even if it is a small bead, one will not be less than a hundred taels of silver." Selling one big bead and four small beads, the master estimates that it can be sold for at least a thousand taels. Take some out and give your little aunt a dowry, and sell some land...... It's best not to sell it in the county seat, but to sell it in the provincial town, it can be sold at an affordable price, and it is not easy to be seen by acquaintances. ”

Qian Yixiu also felt that he should go to the provincial capital to sell, and there was a Baoji Silver Building in the provincial capital, and it was good to have a strong reputation. And she has long wanted to go to the provincial city to have fun.

hugged his grandfather's neck and said coquettishly, "Xiu'er wants to go to the provincial capital with grandpa to sell beads." ”

Qian Sangui nodded happily, "Okay, take Jinwa with you too." Thinking that I haven't been to the provincial capital for more than ten years, I feel a lot of emotion.

Qian Yixiu also said that he could raise such a good pearl, and the lotus seed monkey brother in the pond also liked to eat it, and the lotus root that would bear it would definitely not be bad. Then, he talked about some plans for buying land and digging ponds.

Qian Sangui looked at the quality of this pearl, and then thought of the tea that was worth a thousand taels, and had already decided that the place where Brother Monkey took his granddaughter was definitely unusual. Brother Monkey likes to eat that kind of lotus seed again, he can't be wrong.

Qian Sangui was originally an adventurer, and he was bold, otherwise he wouldn't have gone to dart. After thinking for a while, he agreed, and said, "Don't say that the lotus seeds were picked up by Xiu'er from the mountains, just say ......."

Grandpa Sangui is also an old fox, Qian Yixiu smiled and nodded his little head.

felt that the Wu family was coming back soon, so Qian Yixiu left the hall. Qian Sangui went to the bedroom on crutches, he opened a large box next to the bed, and took out the small bag containing Qian Yijin seven years ago at the bottom. He sat on the bed and opened the quilt, and inside was a little dress worn by a little baby boy, and when he saw the delicate buckles of the little clothes, he had an idea......

Qian Yixiu went back to the hut, plugged the door and climbed under the bed. There was a small hole in the corner of the bed that contained a small bowl with a missing mouth, and in the bowl was her "map". She took out the small bowl and stuffed the purse containing the beads into it.

Crawl out, pat the dust on your body, and then look at the mud sticking to the skirt and small shoes, this look of the little lady should be unhappy when she sees it. She went to the kitchen to scoop water to wash her face and hands, and went back to the house to change into the newly made bean green silk clothes and pants and small green embroidered shoes. The mirror straightened the head of the bag, and two small yellow flowers were placed on the hairpin.

Seeing the little beauty in the mirror, Qian Yixiu couldn't help but send a flying kiss and two autumn waves to the person in the mirror.

She went to the little lady's studio in the east wing. The little lady stopped what she was doing and looked at her daughter with love in her eyes. Although her daughter's little face was as white as jade, she still habitually wiped it with a handkerchief, picked up her little face and said softly, "Well, my mother's embroidery should be like this." ”

Wu came back, and she saw that her husband was not sitting on the Luohan bed in the hall as usual, but sitting in the bedroom with a small brocade quilt and small clothes in a daze.

"Why did you get this thing out?" Wu asked.

Qian Sangui whispered, "It's okay today, I think of Jinwa's life experience again, and I want to take out those old things again." As a result, I really saw that the name was coming," he shook the small clothes in his hand, "and found a few beads in the clothes. At first, we rummaged through the quilts and clothes, and only found those few silver cakes. But I didn't notice the buckles of the little clothes, and those buckles were wrapped in beads. ”

Qian Sangui spread out his hand, and there were six round and crystal pearls in his palm.

Although Wu didn't know much about the goods, he could also see that this bead was a good thing, and he was overjoyed.

Qian Sangui said, "I thought about it, except for leaving one for Aunt Xia as a dowry, the remaining five were sold in the provincial capital." ”

Wu said, "If you are in charge, you should sell three beads, and you should also keep one for Jinwa and Xiu'er's family." ”

Qian Sangui said, "Jinwa and Xiu'er left one for each person, and I have already asked Xiu'er to take it and put it away." ”

Wu Shi exclaimed, "Xiu'er is still a child, how can the head of the family put such a valuable thing in her?" ”

Qian Sangui thought that her granddaughter had hidden the beads in the pile of rocks on the night she came back, and she didn't know where she had hidden those two beads now. couldn't help laughing and said, "Xiu'er is a shrewd baby, more appropriate than many adults." He also said, "These beads can be sold for a lot of money, let's take some money out to buy a dowry for Aunt Xia, and buy more fields and land for the rest, and a few more people." Jinwa will inherit the incense of our Qian family in the future, and Xiu'er is our closest bloodline. In the future, the family's property will belong to the two of them, and when they grow up, half of the family will ......"

After dinner, when the family was still gathered around the table, Qian Sangui came out with five beads. said, "I bought this bead in the hands of a foreigner when I was running a dart, and I was afraid of losing it so I sewed it in my jacket, and then I forgot about it when I was injured." Today, when Manjiang Niang was sorting out the old jackets, she actually found them again. He also said very sadly, "Why did I forget about this so much?" If we had found and sold them earlier, our family wouldn't have had such a hard time before. ”

These words were discussed between him and Wu.

Qian Yijin said thoughtfully, "Grandpa doesn't need to blame himself, this may be the will of God." ”

Qian Sangui looked at his little grandson approvingly, and said, "There are eight beads in total, one for Xiagu, Jinwa, and Xiu'er, and those three have been put away." I thought about going to the provincial capital to sell these five beads after a while, and I also took Jinwa and Xiu'er to the provincial capital to have a look. It is better to read 10,000 books than to travel 10,000 miles, and let them go out and see the world.

Qian Yijin and Qian Yixiu were happy, but Cheng Yue's eyes were covered with a layer of mist, and said, "Jinwa is a male baby, if you really want to go, go there." But Xiu'er can't go, Yue'er can't do without her. ”

Qian Yixiu said all the good things, and Qian Yijin also helped her sister persuade Cheng Yue, but Cheng Yue still shook her head stubbornly.

Qian Yixiu learned from the White Lotus Mother, and said with a pool of tears, "Mother, Xiu'er doesn't go, Xiu'er stays at home with her mother." However, Xiu'er was really sad, and Xiu'er couldn't even sleep when she was so sad. ”

The poor little appearance and tone are like enough Cheng Yue, no matter who sees it, they will be unbearable. Not to mention that Cheng Yue was distressed, others also felt sorry for her and helped persuade Cheng Yue. In the end, Cheng Yue had to tearfully agree.

Qian Sangui also said that he wanted to wait for the king to take his carriage when he entered the provincial capital, which was much faster. If you take an ox cart, you can't get to the time of the day, and you have to rest outside for the night.

The next morning, Qian Sangui sent Qian Hua to Songjiazhuang to ask Steward Wang's father and son to see when they would go to the provincial capital.

The Wu family began to prepare for the three of Qian Sangui's ancestors and grandchildren to go to the provincial capital, and they would have to rest in the provincial capital for at least a few nights. Even if you live in Qian Sigui's house, you must bring some change of clothes, food on the road, and gifts for the fourth room. This time, the Wu clan was going to sit at home, and Huang Tie would accompany them.

And Qian Manxia sat under the eaves to embroider, and taught Qian to embroider and tie the knots.

Yesterday, Qian Xiang sent a letter, saying that Li Zhanqiu would be asked to pick up Qian Mandie to go to the county seat for a few days this morning, and Qian Manxia and Qian Xiaoyu did not go to the big house.

At about the end of the day, Wan Dazhong's father and son came.

Qian Yixiu's eyes widened in shock. Wan Dazhong is not surprising, what is surprising is his dress.

Wan Dazhong, who usually wears a short shirt, actually wore a set of lake blue round-necked arrow-sleeved robes, and his hair was tied on the top of his head with a hosta, which looked even more delicate and straight, and his appearance was dignified. The gift in hand is not the usual prey, but a basket of grapes.

When I saw this dress, I came to meet my future father-in-law and mother-in-law.

This body looks like a male model who walked down from the trapezoidal platform in his previous life. Aunt Xiu'er thought badly, not knowing that he had a few abs hidden in his clothes. The little aunt can find such a decent and capable husband, and she should bless them.

Qian Manxia and Qian Yixiu hurriedly stood up and greeted Wan Erniu, and then Qian Yixiu smiled at Wan Dazhong again, "Uncle Wan is really handsome today." ”

Wan Dazhong's black face was covered with a layer of redness, and he smiled, "Look at what Xiu'er said, Uncle Wan is embarrassed." ”

invited the father and son into the house, Qian Manxia poured them tea with a red face and withdrew, Qian Yixiu stayed in the house very unconsciously. She pretended not to see Wu's hint that she let her out.

After the four of them were polite, Wan Erniu expressed that he wanted to invite the matchmaker to come to the Qian family to talk about the matchmaker for his son.

Wan Dazhong was still afraid that the Qian family would not agree, so he stood up with a red face and made a promise to Qian Sangui and the Wu family. said that if she is lucky enough to marry Aunt Xia, she must cherish it, raise her eyebrows and respect each other, and make her the happiest woman.

Wan Erniu also said that after marrying his daughter-in-law, he would not let his son go out hunting anymore, and he would also hand over the family's wealth to his daughter-in-law to take care of......

The statement of the father and son made Qian Sangui and Wu very happy. Qian Sangui said with a smile, "Second Brother Wan is polite, my daughter-in-law is going to honor her in-laws and serve her husband when she marries back." Being able to find a son-in-law like Dazhong is Aunt Xia's luck, and it is also the luck of our Qian family. ”

The four of them said that they would invite a matchmaker to be a matchmaker tomorrow, and they would get married after two years. (To be continued.) )