Try to finish on the 15th, if the 15th number is not finished, no later than the 20th.

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What do you mean? What does he mean by that? There was a feeling of uneasiness slowly spreading in my heart. No, no, don't think any more. She shook her head, she was scaring herself. He and she were fine, and they would be married when she was twenty years old. He and she are going to grow old together. They said yes, no one can change their hexagrams!

"In the future, if the eldest brother comes to get the marriage secret, don't ask anything, give it to him quietly."

Qing Shuli was in a daze in the courtyard, what did the words he whispered to her mean before leaving?

The days were spent in eating and drinking, and soon it was the sixth day of the first month. Zhou Boyan's typhoid fever has long been cured, and he doesn't cough anymore. He left Kangxi Town with Gu Shi and eleven brocade-clothed guards.

Qing Shu sealed the opening of the envelope in front of everyone. She beckoned, and Xiaojuan immediately sent a small wooden box. She put the envelope into the small box, locked the box in front of everyone, and then pushed the key in front of Qingyang and the three of them, "I'll keep the box, and the key will be kept by the three of you." ”

Qingyang, Qinghao and Luo Xiaorong scratched their ears and cheeks very much, and finally the three heads came together and muttered for a while, and they seemed to have an idea. After that, they each wrote down their New Year's resolutions, didn't show them to anyone, folded them and stuffed them into envelopes.

Zhou Boyan is the second person to write down his New Year's wishes. What he wrote was not shown to anyone else, and the paper was folded and stuffed into an envelope.

The ink is polished, and Qingshu is the first person to write down New Year's resolutions. The content of the New Year's wishes has been said, and she naturally will not carry anyone behind her back and let others watch. She blew the ink dry, folded the small piece of paper, and stuffed it into an envelope.

Zhou Boyan laughed when he heard this, "It will definitely be realized." "Ah Shu has a shop in the capital, two shops in Jinyang City, and two shops in Kangxi Town. Coupled with the sauerkraut business, red fruit and chili pepper business, there is not much pressure to earn back 20,000 taels of silver a year. As for growing grain of 100,000 stones, it is difficult to say. Because farming is a livelihood by watching the sky and eating.

Qing Shu leaned back in the chair, "Plant 100,000 stones of grain and earn back 20,000 taels of silver." "Grain is harvested in the fields, and silver is harvested in the shops. Her wishes are very realistic, not exaggerated or ambitious at all. She expressed satisfaction with her lack of greed. She smiled and narrowed her eyes, "You can not say it, write your own New Year's resolutions and put them in the envelope by hand, and show them to others next year." ”

"New Year's resolution?" Zhou Boyan pondered for a moment, "That's a good idea. He motioned to the scholar who was waiting on the side to grind the ink, then stared at Qing Shu with a smile in his eyes and asked, "What is Ashu's New Year's resolution?" ”

Qing Hao's eyes turned around the faces of everyone in the room, and he touched his ears in puzzlement.

Luo Xiaorong's reaction was similar to Qingyang's.

Qingyang clearly wrote a big question mark on his face.

After breakfast, Qing Shu ordered someone to bring an envelope, as well as pen, ink, paper, and inkstone. She smiled, "Today is the first day of the new year. Write down your New Year's resolution," she said, picking up the envelope, "and put it here, seal it." On the first day of the Lunar New Year next year, we will open it together to see whose wishes have come true and whose wishes have not. ”

As in the previous two years, the first meal on the first day of the Lunar New Year is the same as that of the master and servant in the house. Six dishes with two fillings of boiled dumplings.

All this qiē is done, that is, boiling dumplings and eating dumplings.

After that, everyone went to the house in the house where the two guns were enshrined and kowtowed. Then he kowtowed to his ancestors in the direction where the general's tomb was located.

This so-called kneeling to worship the gods of all walks of life refers to worshipping the gods of all directions of heaven and earth. This head is swallowed, which is a circle.

Qing Hao and Luo Xiaorong, who were waiting on the side, knelt down, followed by Qing Shu. Later, the people in the house, led by the ancient housekeeper, all knelt down separately for men and women. Everyone kneels down to worship the gods of all walks of life, and asks the gods of all walks of life to bless the family with good health and smoothness, all the best, and the wind and rain of the year.

Qingyang took the incense, lit three incense sticks on the fire, walked over and respectfully inserted it into the incense burner on the offering table, stepped back, and knelt on the blanket spread on the ground.

There is an offering table in the open space in the courtyard. On the ground in front of the offering table was a fire, and on both sides of the fire were two bars full of spiky grains. There is an incense burner on the table, and there are two plates of fruit, four plates of dim sum, a plate of sweets, and a plate of dumplings that have just been boiled out of the pot.

Before the sun rises, the Hou Mansion begins to carry out a series of rituals such as worshipping gods and worshipping ancestors.

In the sound of crackling firecrackers, the new year was ushered in.

Like last year, Zhou Boyan sat with Qingyang, Qinghao, and Luo Xiaorong to make dumplings. The difference is that Qingshu was pulled by Qingyang and was responsible for rolling the dumpling wrappers for them. Xiaoyu is responsible for making noodles, Xiaojuan rolls dumpling skins like Qingshu, and Lichun is responsible for handing things to everyone.

At 10 p.m., smoke curled up. When it was dark, the people who had gone to the general's tomb returned. Everyone used overheated rice and closed the door. Most of the men in the house gathered around the fire to chat, and the women basically gathered in the dining room to make dumplings.

Zhou Boyan took Qingyang, Qinghao and Luo Xiaorong to board the carriage, the housekeeper followed, the brocade guards followed, and the two carriages left the Hou Mansion.

Lunch was served, and the carriage was ready. The things to pay respects to the general's tomb are also ready, such as burnt paper money, chicken, duck and fish, meat-filled dumplings and wine.

The performances outside were dispersed, and the people in the Hou Mansion were in place. The kitchen was busy, two cold dishes, six stir-fried dishes, and two stews were ready, and the master's lunch was completed. In addition, the mother-in-law and the four little girls are preparing the lunch of the people in the house, two cold dishes, two stir-fried vegetables, and two stewed meat dishes, which are very hearty for their subordinates.

It was lively in front of the Hou Mansion for more than an hour. The head of the juggling class received a reward of forty taels of silver from the Hou Mansion, and three silver peanuts from the three red-mouthed young masters, and led people to the next performance venue with a smile without seeing their teeth. This place is not a big town, and the appearance of Nahou Mansion looks very ordinary, and it looks no different from the ordinary big families in the town. He thought it would be good to get a reward of twenty taels of silver at most. Unexpectedly, the housekeeper handed out a full forty taels of silver. He was naturally full of joy, and deliberately let the people under him perform for a while.

Previously, Xiaoyu had a pimple in his heart, saying that he didn't want to get married. With her acquiescence, Steward Zhang took a few handfuls in front of Xiaoyu very diligently. Xiao Yu was already interested in Steward Zhang, and finally nodded. Since both parties are willing, she, who is the master, is in charge, and the two of them are married, and they will be married in the summer.

Qing Shu smiled, the brush was re-dipped in ink, and he lowered his head to write.

Xiao Yu blushed, thanked him in a low voice, put away the needlework and left quickly. She has always been thin-skinned, and she is most afraid of the young lady making fun of her. If she insists on guarding Miss, Miss may not be able to make fun of her!

Qingshu said, "Don't rub it off, go quickly!" While you haven't married yet, you can have a good time and laugh with your sisters. How can you be happy, with me to support you, what are you afraid of? When you get married, I don't care if you have a husband and a gentleman come out for you. ”

Xiaoyu was moved, but insisted on staying by Miss's side.

Qing Shu sat at the table, holding a pen and dipping it in ink, and when he looked up, he saw the little fish sitting in the corner doing needlework. She couldn't help but shake her head, "Xiaoyu, you don't need to serve here, go up and watch the excitement." ”

At the end of the day, the gongs and drums in front of the Hou Mansion were noisy, and the whistles, cheers and applause continued, spreading far and wide.

Qing Shu herself is not much interested in juggling and lion dance performances, but it is rare to have a lively time, she ordered it to go down early in the morning, and anyone who has nothing at hand can go out to watch the excitement. If she leaves an unpopular position, the housekeeper will make arrangements, and she doesn't worry about it. As for the reward, she had instructed the butler to watch and give it.

The juggling class has arrived and is making preparations. Outside, there were a lot of townspeople who were joining in the fun, adults were talking and laughing in groups of threes and fives, and children were running around in front of the adults.

Zhou Boyan lay down and slept in his clothes. He took off his wrinkled coat, took the clean clothes handed over by Gu Shishi, put them on, and quickly freshened up. At this time, Qingyang, Qinghao, and Luo Xiaorong were looking for them together. So, he was rushed outside the mansion by the excited Qingyang three.

Gu Shishi nibbled on an apple, and vaguely replied that he would have to wait for half an hour. The owner of the juggling class is very good, and knows that the Hou Mansion is the largest household in the town, so he specially sent someone to report it, and went to the Hou Mansion to perform in front of the first time, and the time was at the right time. He disposed of the apple in his hand in two bites, ran to wash his hands, dried them, and ran to the bed to serve.

Zhou Boyan pushed away the quilt on his body, "The juggling class is almost here!" "I heard from Qingyang that this year, there was a juggling class in Kangxi Town that could perform lion dance, and today they will perform lion dance in front of the big families in the town. The day is between midnight and midday, and the night is at midnight. Qingyang They are looking forward to it, and they said hello to him yesterday, and they will watch the lion dance performance together in front of the house today.

Gu Shishi stood up, swallowed the flesh in his mouth, and replied, "Hui Gongzi, there are still two quarters of an hour to go." ”

The second day, the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve. Zhou Boyan's typhoid fever recovered well. After breakfast, taking the decoction, and reading more than a dozen pages of the book, he was urged by Gu Shi to lie down. He slept for about half an hour, and when he woke up, he saw Gu Shi sitting at the table munching on apples, and he asked, "What time is it?" ”

A quarter of an hour later, Zhou Boyan went back with a smile on his face.

Qing Shu smiled at him a few times, shook his head, and did not speak.

Zhou Boyan raised his eyebrows slightly, "What are you so happy about?" ”

She raised her head, glanced at the man opposite with crooked eyebrows, lowered her head, and took a bite of the apple forked on the bamboo fork, feeling that the apple was sweet to her heart all of a sudden.

The vines transplanted in her yard are two years old, and they will be able to bear fruit in the next year. I think I can make more fruit wine next year. In the orchard, it is transplanted in the spring, and it will bloom and bear fruit the following year. Thinking of this, she browned her eyebrows. The younger brother is sensible and enterprising, the whole family does not have to worry about food and clothing, the family is getting richer day by day, and there is a man in front of her who is in love with her, she is naturally happy.

Although the three vines in the mountains are very fruitful, after all, the fruits are limited, and even if she makes fruit wine, the fruit wine that can be made can not exceed 120 catties at most. If you deduct what your family drinks, the number of people you can give away is naturally not much. Moreover, this year's fruit wine, when she entered Beijing in October, she brought some gifts, and now the only ones that can be squeezed out to send Zhou Boyan are these fifteen altars.

On the sixth day of the first month, the time to get together is so short. Qing Shu pursed his lips, "There are fifteen jars of two-pound fruit wine, remember to bring it when you leave." When the purple fruit trees in the orchard can bear fruit, more fruit wine can be made. At that time, you will be able to give away a hundred or hundreds of altars, and you will no longer look "childish".

"Okay." After a while, he added, "I returned to Beijing on the sixth day of junior high school, and I won't be able to come back in a short time. You have to take care of yourself. "When he returns to Beijing this time, he will no longer be merciful. Power is a good thing, even if he himself has no ambition to climb up, but in order to protect himself and the people around him, he must grasp and grasp a power or person that is beneficial to him. With Mingji's trip to find the "goddess", not only the queen mother can't wait, but it is estimated that the uncle can't wait either. This time, his uncle couldn't lose, he had to help his uncle win the battle and completely defeat the Queen Mother.

Qing Shu had no objection, "Otherwise, let's go after lunch!" I'm sure I'll be able to get back before dark. "If it weren't for the rule of burning paper for the Chinese New Year's Eve left by her ancestors that could not be abolished, she would definitely not let Qingyang go out to suffer in the cold.

Zhou Boyan seemed to think of something and said, "Tomorrow will be the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve." This year's weather is colder than last year's, so it's best to go early and return early before dark. What do you think? ”

The four-toothed bamboo fork is very convenient to use. Zhou Boyan and Qing Shu each forked the cut apples and ate them.

The peeled two apples have been cut into small pieces and served on a white porcelain plate. Qing Shu wiped the fruit knife with a white cloth towel, wiped his hands again, took the bamboo fork sent by Xiaoyu, and handed one of them to Zhou Boyan.

The three maids agreed in unison, turned around, pushed the door open, and ran fast. In the small kitchen, the three of you push me, I push yours, and no one wants to send a fork over. In the end, Xiao Juan mentioned yì, Xiao Yu and Li Chun agreed, and the three of them passed guò rock-paper-scissors to divide the winner. The defeated little fish shrunk his neck, took two clean bamboo forks from the cupboard, and sent them over with a worried face.

Qing Shu peeled the apple seriously without raising his head, and ordered, "Go and get two bamboo forks." ”

Zhou Boyan was unmoved, and didn't even give a look.

Xiaoyu, Xiaojuan and Lichun frolicked into the house. Seeing the people and scenes in the house, their frolicking stopped abruptly. The three of them were stunned, and stood at the door one by one, not knowing for a moment whether they should step forward to serve or withdraw.

Zhou Boyan ate the orange slowly and methodically. Qing Shu was seriously peeling the second apple. The first peeled apple is lying on the plate at the moment.

Outside, there was the sound of maids frolicking.

At this time, Qing Shu took a clean empty plate and sat back in his place. She peeled another orange and pushed it towards him on an empty plate. Then, he took an apple, took the fruit knife on the table, and peeled it seriously.

He held her hand along with Tangerine, his eyes full of smiles. Seeing that she was about to turn her face, he immediately let go of her hand, took the peeled oranges, and ate them one by one.

Qing Shu was not happy to hear it, but he knew in his heart that what he said was right. As for today's matter, if she left a maid by her side, Zhou Boyan would definitely be much more restrained, where would she stare at her with undisguised hot eyes. So, she answered awkwardly, reached out and took a large orange from the plate, and lowered her head to peel it. Peeled off, she reached out and handed it to him.

Fu Huan, who went out on leave, didn't know that he was recorded by his master, and he was happily nibbling on chicken legs at an inn somewhere.

"Why don't you leave someone around? Even though it is in your own home, it is always inconvenient to have no one to send in front of you. His tone couldn't hear anything, but he made a note of Fu Huan in his heart. He can't control the heads of Qing Shu's maids, but Fu Huan is the person he sent to Qing Shu, so he can naturally manage and punish him.

Qing Shu then spoke, "I'll let them go to eat." ”

Zhou Boyan saw that Qing Shu was neither moving nor silent, and said in his heart: Sure enough, the fun or something, it doesn't go so smoothly. Disappointed, and worried that he would be kicked out, he naturally changed the subject, "Why yourself?" Where have all the maids gone? ”

Qingshu: "......" She wanted to ask if you didn't have long hands, but she didn't say it and held back.

After the eviction order, Zhou Boyan didn't dare to make another attempt, immediately retracted his gaze, and let his voice reveal a little weakness, "Ah Shu, peel an orange for me!" He felt that it was very interesting to let his favorite Ah Shu occasionally peel an orange and feed him or something.

Even if you don't look at it, the gaze that falls on your body is too hot, and it's hard to ignore it. Qing Shu moved uncomfortably, shook the hands on his knees, Huo Di raised his head, glared at him, immediately looked away, and said, "The illness is not healed, what are you running around?" Hurry back. ”

The corners of Zhou Boyan's lips were slightly hooked, staring at the woman sitting opposite him, who was calm but couldn't help but have a red glow on her face, and his eyes were a little hotter. Waiting is also an ordeal! Although he was willing, from time to time there would be a depressed feeling creeping up in his heart. He was eager to marry the woman in front of him home immediately. But she wouldn't agree, and he couldn't break his promise. Helpless, helpless, that's why there is a depressed love xù to patronize him from time to time.

Qing Shu felt that this person's eyes expressed that he wanted to eat her and not any orange. Her face was hot and she felt uncomfortable. I wanted to glare at him a few times as a warning, but for some reason, I unconsciously staggered my eyes and didn't dare to look at him again. She struggled to suppress the speeding thumping of her heartbeat, and warned herself not to blush.

Zhou Boyan didn't say anything, just stared at Qing Shu so directly.

Qingshu: What does "......" mean by this person?

Zhou Boyan glanced at the oranges and apples in his plate, "Yes, oranges." After that, he didn't move, just stared at Qing Shu.

Qing Shu saw it, took the empty teacup and put it aside, pushed the fruit bowl towards him, "Does your throat still hurt?" Is it OK to eat fruit? ”

He would sit opposite Qing Shu, and it was not too hot, and he drank the honey water that Qing Shu had prepared for him in a few sips.

Zhou Boyan didn't come to Qingshu on purpose. He was bored staying in the house, and Gu Shishi kept nagging in his ear like an old mother, which made him more and more annoyed, so he came out for a walk. However, as I walked, I involuntarily walked to the side of the women's inner courtyard. Finding that the door of the inner courtyard was open, he stepped in. It wasn't until he walked into the courtyard where Qing Shu lived that no one came out to stop him, and he was unhappy in his heart.