In previous years, the Shangyuan Festival was promulgated by the queen, and the concubines and princesses, county lords and wives of the palace went to the harem to participate in the banquet presided over by the queen. This year, the emperor personally issued an order, and there must be an unusual reason for it.

Seeing off the palace people who passed the decree, Xia Qingyun said that he was unwell and went back to the room first. Qingmei saw that her expression was pale and her eyes were blue, knowing that she hadn't slept well last night, she took a pillow and put it on the soft couch by the window.

Xia Qingyun doesn't have the habit of taking a nap, but sometimes when he is tired, he will recline on the couch and read a book for a while and take a nap.

The warm winter sun in the afternoon shines through the bright tiles of the window lattice, slanting over the soft couch, casting a light and shadow like water waves on the ground. A line of light smoke rises from the stove, and the fragrance exudes a light fragrance.

The tired body and mind gradually relaxed, the eyelids sank and sank, and finally came together, and the book in his hand slipped on the couch without noticing, and after a while, the breathing gradually became shallower and longer, and he fell asleep.

Qingmei walked over lightly, helped her cover her with a fine quilt of rose powder, and lowered the curtains a little, so as not to wake her up when the light and shadow came over later, shining on her face.

This sleep was extraordinarily heavy, and it was already Shen Shi when he woke up, and his mother didn't know when he came in, leaning against the window and embroidering a pair of white silk soft-soled shoes. Xia Qingyun rubbed his eyes, called his mother softly, and showed a lazy smile.

"Awake?" There was love and a little worry in the mother's eyes. When she came in just now, she saw that Xia Qingyun was still frowning in her dream, with a crystal teardrop hanging from the corner of her eye, and she didn't know what happened to this child recently. It seems to be full of thoughts.

Xia Qingyun sat up, the fire cage in the room was burning brightly, his body was covered with sweat, and his face was red. The mother put the soft shoes on the kang table and stood up on the edge of the bed. The baby in her womb is almost six months old, and because it is twins, her belly looks like the size of a normal pregnant woman of seven months.

Xia Qingyun hurriedly stretched out his hand and helped his mother sit down beside him. The mother stretched the quilt up, "It's easiest to catch a cold when you just wake up, so cover it a little first." ”

"Hmm. I know. Xia Qingyun fainted. took the soft-soled shoes on the kang table and said with a smile: "I saw that my mother made several pairs for my younger brother, and the milk doll grows fast, I'm afraid it will grow up before I have time to wear it." ”

The mother smiled and whispered: "On the first day of junior high school." I accompanied my wife to ask for a 'Kuixing Child' sign in Jietai Temple. Maybe in a few months, Madame will be happy. I made a few more pairs to prepare. ”

Xia Qingyun also chuckled. The spirit was lifted a little, and he ordered Qingmei to brew two ginseng teas.

"Qingyun, these days, I see that you are not as lively as you used to be. But if you have anything on your mind, you might as well talk to your mother. ”

When eating, my mother felt that Xia Qingyun's expression was wrong. Twenty-eight years old should be the age of youth and liveliness, but she has always been depressed recently.

In the past, in the mountains of Beixi's hometown, she was like a little swallow all day long, flying up the tea garden on the mountain for a while, and then flying to the workshop at the bottom of the mountain, with brisk steps, humming mountain songs in her mouth, and smiling more delicately than flowers all day long.

Xia Qingyun sighed slightly, lowered her head and chose the thread on the little shoe, "Mother, I dreamed last night, and I dreamed of the wooden house where our family used to live, and my mother boiled a pot of porridge, and I drank it separately with Huayun Qiuyun. ”

She looked out the window, as if she was talking to her mother, and as if she was talking to herself, "Brocade clothes and jade food may not be happier than clear porridge in a wooden house." ”

The mother looked at her deeply, "You grew up in the southwest since you were a child, and when you first come to this icy and snowy northern country full of dead trees, you will always feel a little uncomfortable. In our Beixi, the apricot blossoms on the mountain are about to bloom at this time, and everywhere is verdant and green, and the mood is naturally much more comfortable. After sixteen years, the lady and the lord finally found you, even if you feel bored, you must endure it and do more filial piety in front of them. ”

"What my mother said is that Qingyun understands." She took a sip of ginseng tea and asked, "My mother will give birth in a few months, and the child will inevitably cry at night. ”

"Okay, listen to you." The mother smiled and patted her hand, anyway, the capital is not far from the river, and it is a day's road to the left and right. Besides, Xia Qingyun still has business over there, so he can't run at both ends.

The mother and son talked for a while, and Mrs. Zhenguo sent Chunxiu to find it, saying that the palace had sent a few new brocades, and asked Xia Qingyun and her mother to pick a cut spring coat.

Xia Qingyun said with a smile: "Mother, let's do it, I still have something to tell Huayun and them, so I won't go." ”

Chunxiu helped her mother out, Xia Qingyun asked Qingmei to find Huayun and Qiuyun, and called Qinglian, Qinghe and Qingteng from the treasure pavilion. The fruit forest farm in the river opened on the sixth day of the first month, but the class did not officially start until the end of the Shangyuan Festival, so the three Qinglian were not in a hurry to go back.

Both Huayun and Qiuyun have grown a lot taller than before. Hua Yun had already surpassed Xia Qingyun's size, studying and practicing in the Hejian Farmyard, the muscles on his body were much stronger than before, and he already looked a little like a strong and upright youth. Qiuyun also took off the youthfulness of the little girl, and gradually showed the delicate figure of a girl.

Xia Qingyun beckoned them to sit down, and asked with a smile: "Huayun, Qiuyun, you have been in the capital for some days, and now that the New Year is over, do you want to find a academy in the capital to study, or do you want to go to the agricultural academy in Hejian to learn some practical skills?" ”

Hua Yun and Qiu Yun didn't think about it, and said together: "Of course, it's to go to the farm!" ”

They don't want to be officials, so they don't need to read those sour articles, they might as well learn some practical things in the farmhouse, and in two years, they will be able to help in their own tea gardens and tea houses.

Xia Qingyun expected them to say this, so he smiled and said: "The farm yard in Hejian is different from Yuzhou, in addition to literacy and arithmetic, you also have to learn tea art, piano art, pot art, etc. Although the students who are admitted to the examination can only learn one of them, but you are different, I hope you are not afraid of hardship, every technique can be learned steadily, even if you can't improve, at least you have to be rough. ”

Hua Yun pursed his lips, his eyes revealing the stubbornness of a young man, "Eldest sister, if you want to learn, you must be good at learning, Qiuyun and I will not disappoint you and your parents!" ”

Xia Qingyun smiled, "That's good, you guys clean up, and tomorrow we will go to the river with the children of Yuzhou." ”

Qiuyun asked, "Eldest sister, do they want to go?" ”

Xia Qingyun smiled: "I forgot if you didn't mention it, and I haven't informed them yet." She instructed Heixing to go to Hua's house immediately, and if the four Hualing sisters and brothers also went, they would have breakfast and set off together.

An hour later, Heixing came back with Hua Sedum, and Hua Sedum first went to the front to greet Mrs. Zhenguo and Xia Qingyun's father and mother before coming to the study.

As soon as he saw Xia Qingyun, he smiled and said, "The county lord has heard about the Cloud Tower?" ”

Xia Qingyun was surprised: "It reached the capital so quickly? But what are you talking about? ”

Hua Jingtian replied with a smile: "There is a guy in Zhuangzi who happened to return to the capital and brought me the news. Although the government refuted the rumor that Aunt Nine had changed hands and the new owner had broken the old and established a new one, some people privately said that it was Aunt Nine who offended people and smashed the store. (To be continued......)