When Chi Qiu appeared in the old town, Ran Dazhuang, Erhu, Sanlin, Zhang Kuan, and Tian Jing all surrounded him, and Ai Bao'er hid behind the crowd, but her eyes looked at Chi Qiu with some apprehension.

Everyone has heard of the bloody case of the Chen family's manor, after all, it is only a few miles away, and the town is talking about this matter today, and there are also well-informed people who know that the hero who killed the murderer is their Chi Da shopkeeper, more people still don't believe it, and from time to time a few hands stretch out from the crowd and pinch Chi Qiu's arm, as if they want to confirm the truth of the rumors through this.

"Don't catch it, it's all green!" Chi Qiu was very dissatisfied, because at first someone wanted to confirm it, but then the hand that came over became more and more slender, and there were those who turned into grasps, and the atmosphere of the old town was really different. "I did it yesterday, but there are also people who help from it, one pick three is okay, if it's one pick eight, I don't have that ability." After all, this is a long-faced thing, and Ji Qiu also enjoys it.

"Can't you see it, the shopkeeper of Chi Da can be civil and martial." Ran Dazhuang shouted.

Pool big shopkeeper? This is a good title, and Chi Qiuman likes it.

It's just that he looks at the front and back, but Chi Qiu knows that most of these people are watching the excitement, and he has not yet reached the point where he raises his arms and shouts, and the clouds are crowded, which can be seen from the changes in the old town this day, although all kinds of work are still continuing, but obviously the progress has slowed down.

Human nature, Chi Qiu doesn't plan to delve into it, and he is not a savior, he can be full with a bun and keep breaking it, about the management of the old town, let Chi Qiu feel that it is not a good thing to meet with Brother Cai tomorrow to talk about it, Brother Cai is the mayor of this town.

Ai Bao'er, who looked at the side carefully, looked at herself with a pitiful and pleading look, her gray face was full of uneasiness and guilt, and Chi Qiu secretly gestured with her fingers, which meant that it was okay, and she took a long breath.

"You're a little slow at this!" This was the first thing Chi Qiu said after most people left, and he seemed dissatisfied in his words, and even revealed a kind of ruthlessness.

The crowd was a little speechless, many of them did not have the consciousness of work, this consciousness is not a "hard work" can be explained, but for the new problems that occur in the workshop, it is easy to be at a loss, so subconsciously waiting for the "supreme instructions".

After a period of silence, everyone explained in a gossip, some were labor problems, some were site selection, like Sanlin made a sample first, and wanted Chi Qiu to make a decision, so he stopped.

Everything is difficult at the beginning, Chi Qiu can understand, yesterday a lot of words, because the appearance of the first flower did not make it clear, so Chi Qiu simply asked everyone to put down the work at hand and go to the town, along the way, everyone consciously kept a distance from Chi Qiu and Ai Baoer,

Ai Bao'er asked in a low voice, "Was it the eldest lady of the Chi family yesterday?" ”

Chi Qiu smiled and said, "What's the matter?" Isn't it? ”

Ai Bao'er sighed: "Isn't it, I'm all your people, it's nothing more than being shaved a few times by her and scolding a few prostitutes." ”

"Don't think too much about it, the first flower is the object of my marriage." Chi Qiu glanced at Ai Bao'er: "Can you get along with her?" ”

"What?" Ai Bao'er frowned, okay

It's like I don't understand Chi Qiu's words.

Chi Qiu didn't see her concerns from Ai Bao'er's expression, but had a look of surprise, Chi Qiu didn't understand very much, hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but say directly: "Can you get along with her?" I had the idea of letting her come to the workshop and be in control. ”

Ai Bao'er was stunned, her face full of astonishment.

Chi Qiu squeezed her hand: "I think so, don't mind, in fact, she doesn't understand anything now, but if she doesn't understand, she can learn, the best learning is to contact from the beginning, we just have a little eyebrows here, let her come over, you can learn and do it at the same time." ”

"I'm just the handmaiden of the Chi family? Life and death are all in her thoughts, how to talk about getting along with the wife of the Chi family. Ai Baoer replied earnestly.

"What?" When Chi Qiu saw Ai Bao'er's look of seeing aliens, he couldn't react for a while.

"You forget, my red deed is in your hands, I am a maidservant, what to talk about getting along with the eldest woman, as long as she doesn't sell me."

"Huh!" Thinking too much? Ji Qiu couldn't turn his brain around, as if it was such a reason.

Ai Bao'er looked at Chi Qiu with a surprised expression, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion, the whole person suddenly relaxed like pulling out a bone, exhaled carefully, and said in a very soft voice: "Don't worry, I will do whatever the eldest lady says in the future, I will do whatever she says, I will not disobey her, make it difficult for you!" As long as she can accommodate me. ”

Although Chi Qiu has read countless women, and he is also regarded as a group of wives and concubines in the Western Regions, but in fact he has never established any harem, Princess Yao Chi Jinzhu, was too young when she married him, only seven or eight years old, it can be said that she is treated as a little sister, and there is a blood feud of life and death, it is said that Genghis Khan, the motto of life is "Defeat the enemy, take everything he has, ride his horse, and take his beautiful wife and concubine for himself." ”

According to historical records, Genghis Khan's concubines totaled more than 40 concubines, and several queens were appointed at the same time. At that time, the Mongolian culture was very backward, there was no civilization at all, and there was no monogamy, in addition to solving the problem of food and clothing, the rest was to expand their territory and grab more women as wives.

It's the same in the Western Regions, from the small Xiting tribe, to the Shating tribe to the Xiting Empire, in the era of the jungle, he has seen too many people with similar ideas, even in Yanzhou, the surrounding tribes also gave him women as gifts in order to please him.

But Chi Qiu still can't do the point of sharing a bed with a tribal woman who has a life-and-death feud, especially looking at the Yao Chi Jin Zhu who grew up, he didn't have too many thoughts from beginning to end, although she is very beautiful, the title of "Yao Chi Jin Zhu" is worthy of the name, and Chi Qiu didn't touch her, it's not that Chi Qiu wants to be a decent man and gentleman, it is indeed emotionally difficult to touch that "heartbeat".

And Concubine Du and Mingniao almost don't see each other, and the gold and silver beads sent by other tribes, Chi Qiu is only a shallow taste, so it can be said that Chi Qiu so far, his emotional life can be said to be only Yu Chi Mingniao, and this love also has the factor of his true body, which makes him look very lonely in the Wuyue Continent.

"Well, then I'm organic

I'll talk to her. Chi Qiu shook his head helplessly, what's wrong today? Always saying the wrong thing, leaking your mouth, and saying nonsense that you can't figure out what to do, it's really evil.

As he spoke, the people in front of him all stopped, the old town was small, but there was also a bit of a commercial street, and everyone came to a small river across the street.

"Is it there? Which one is better, you say. ”

"Small place, what's good or bad." Ran Dazhuang said.

"Why don't you go to that house?" Zhang Kuan quietly pointed to a two-story small wooden building: "Its signature dish is sesame oil chicken, which is made of secret soybean oil, and then mixed with bay leaves, cumin, angelica, nutmeg and other spices to be boiled over a slow fire, fragrant with oil, especially delicious." ”

"Sesame oil chicken? Hahaha, you are looking at each other's sister-in-law. Someone coaxed, it seems that there is an inside story inside, Zhang Kuan obviously couldn't stand the instigation, his face turned red, and he looked at Erhu.

The two tigers wanted to speak and stopped.

"What, Erhu, and there is still a proposal?" Ji Qiu noticed that his expression was different, and asked with a smile.

Everyone fell silent all of a sudden, and Ai Bao'er whispered in his ear: "This sister-in-law is a well-known and capable person in the town, and she is the sister-in-law of Erhu." She paused, looked at Zhang Kuan and said, "Zhang Kuan wants to marry sister-in-law Hua." ”

It turns out that this is the case, these two tigers are just afraid that they don't want their sister-in-law to marry again, this elm pimple, it's true. "Then go and try the sesame oil chicken of Sister-in-law Hua." Chi Qiu swallowed his saliva as he spoke, is this scholar so detailed in introducing food? Said Lao Tzu is hungry.

patted Zhang Kuan's shoulder: "Go, you lead the way." ”

It wasn't a meal at this time, and most of the people on the first floor were dressed in rags or vendors doing small businesses, who seemed to be drinking tea, and it seemed that they were not in a good mood.

Chi Qiu muttered a little, but he was relieved to think about it, this old town was already a sluggish town, and it was impossible for the wine shop to attract people from Yanhu City to come to the "farmhouse" by relying on one or two signature dishes, and Zhang Kuan's introduction may be exaggerated.

Sure enough, as soon as they entered, the proprietress Sister-in-law Hua, who couldn't squeeze out a smile because of the bad business, was stunned at first, and then showed a happy smile, and didn't call Xiao Er, she picked up the corners of her lips to entertain, and when she saw Zhang Kuan and Erhu coming together, Sister-in-law Hua's face was a little stunned, and finally she had a good eye to take a look at Chi Qiu, obviously seeing that Chi Qiu was different.

Different from the perspective of sister-in-law Hua, Ai Bao'er immediately made the eyes of those tea guests widen as soon as she appeared. She is already tall and outstanding, and she has a reputation as a flower in the old town, coupled with the moisture given to her by Chi Qiu in the past few days, so that the previously dull complexion flashed like a young woman.

Some forgot that they were pouring tea in their hands, and they were stunned for a moment and were scalded by the overflowing hot tea, which attracted a burst of laughter from others; Some swallowed their saliva fiercely, stared at her graceful figure and drank frantically, pouring even empty cups into their mouths to suppress their thirst.

There are a few more exaggerated, and they can't wait to rush up and take a bite, and their eyes are shining, exposed

Uncontrollable jealousy.

Seeing this, Chi Qiu was proud, after all, Ai Baoer's brilliance has his credit, and seeing other men jealous or envious of their own women can largely satisfy their vanity.

"Drink your tea with peace of mind, be careful to choke to death when you drink water!" Sister-in-law Hua pointed to the hall on the first floor and said a few words, and the tea guests returned to normal.

The sister-in-law is not small, in her early thirties, with a simple appearance, a typical mixed-race face, a beautiful eyebrows and melon seed face, and three camouflage embroideries on the left and right faces, which are the hallmarks of some Suojin women.

This kind of dress will also be deliberately depicted by many Chinese women, just like lipstick, color, if compared with other women in the old town, it is cleanly dressed, Ai Baoer said that she is capable, at a glance.

They are all neighbors, they know each other, there are not so many restraints and proportions, the sister-in-law is holding Ai Baoer, the two seem to be very close, go upstairs first, listen to them, and there is a kind of tone that Chi Qiu doesn't know very much, I guess the two of them are still fellow villagers? Chi Qiu then remembered that Ai Bao'er was from Huaifang, they didn't wear skirts and pants every day like Chinese women, the two stood together, almost as tall as they were, and their legs were straight enough and long enough, but Sister-in-law's hair was tied into a bun at the back of her head and a golden ornament was inserted to make her a little more extravagant.

The second floor is both the sister-in-law's bedroom and there is a not too big Accord, in fact, it is not an Accord, it can sit several tables of people, but now there are no other guests, everyone picked a position by the window, everyone sits down, the water of the stream downstairs is not far from the cold spring left, not wide, crystal clear, a winter depression in the distance, far less than the Jiangnan scenery that Chi Qiu yearns for, but there is also a quiet peace; The environment of the two-story small wooden building, coupled with the distant view of the Caige Villa, makes people feel refreshing and happy!

Ai Bao'er was pushed to Chi Qiu's side by everyone, and Chi Qiu was not pretentious, and asked, "Is there anything you want to eat?" ”

"That's naturally sesame oil chicken." Ai Baoer also has a generosity that is different from that of Chinese women, and now sister-in-law Hua is a fellow villager, and she is even more bold and playful.

"How big?"

Who is Chi Qiu, Sister-in-law Hua still knows, the town is so big, Ai Bao'er was ransomed, her man went to the town to start a workshop, and sent money to everyone to clean the street together, not to mention anything else, the latter item alone, Sister-in-law Hua was the first to agree, and naturally had a good impression of Chi Qiu, gestured with her hand, and said with a smile: "It's so big." ”

"Chickens for a few years?"

"It must be big and fat, you can rest assured."

"Then this dish is recommended by Zhang Kuan, order two, I'm afraid it won't be enough to eat." Chi Qiu was not polite to be the east, and also helped Zhang Kuan to support the scene by the way, looking at Zhang Kuan with some playfulness, a little "Brother, I can only help here".

However, he didn't get the gratitude that Chi Qiu imagined, and the faces of Sister-in-law Hua, Erhu and Zhang Kuan were a little unbearable, and they turned away, what does this mean? Could it be that Erhu and his sister-in-law are not clear? Chi Qiu secretly thought, today is the hit

Is it evil? What's wrong with it?

"Great!" Sister-in-law Hua shouted at Xiao Er: "Two sesame oil chickens." ”

"Great!" Xiao Er on the side of the stairs also shouted: "Two sesame oil chickens!" ”

It didn't take long to hear the sound of catching chickens in the yard downstairs, I went, it was really a farmhouse, it was really original.

This chicken is going to be killed, and when the other dishes are ordered, there is no such situation, Chi Qiu ordered enough dishes: "So much first, it's not enough, let's talk about it, you have more wine." Chi Qiu looked at the people around him: "Da Zhuang, you can arrange the wine, I don't drink much, and I will ride back later." "Don't drive when you're drinking, don't drink when you're riding.

"Good!" Da Zhuang said casually: "Let's have two jars." ”

Sister-in-law Hua responded with a smile, said hello and went to the kitchen to star, today's table is not young and old, her joy is beyond words.

Xiao Er served a few side dishes, and Chi Qiu said, "Take me around, I'm curious, I seem to hear the sound of catching chickens just now, is there a chicken nest here?" Chi Qiu glanced at Ai Bao'er, and the two went downstairs.

"What's wrong?" Before she reached the top of the stairs, Ai Bao'er asked, "Is there anything wrong with your eyes?" ”

Chi Qiu couldn't help pinching her face and said, "I'll talk about it later." When he arrived on the first floor, Chi Qiu asked, "What's wrong with this Zhang Kuan and Erhu, why do they seem to be a little bit out of place?" ”

When Ai Bao'er heard this, it suddenly dawned on her, and the two went outside together, and there was indeed a chicken nest on the first floor near the side of the creek, where two women were killing chickens.

Ai Bao'er saw it, as if hiding something, pulled Chi Qiu to the other side, it turned out that there were four tiger brothers, there were many men in the family, and they took more military salaries, they were all good at the beginning, the four of them became relatives, and there was some surplus, so their family opened a wine shop in this small building.

It's a pity that in the big war a few years ago, the eldest and the fourth died in battle, plus the second child who died in the battle before, and the second tiger family was left with him alone, but there were still three widows and five girls, and the days were tight all of a sudden.

One of the two women who killed the chicken was the eldest daughter of the old family, and the other was the fourth aunt.

No wonder she came here to talk.

In the old town, there are several characteristics, the first is that there are many boys and girls, because many of them are the families of mercenary groups.

The second is that most marriages are for buying wives, which is similar to Ai Baoer.

The people in Hejian are not unhappy to marry their daughters to be soldiers, because almost all men in Hejian have to serve, especially in the Yanhu Foreign War, so whether a man is a soldier or not is not an important factor in marrying a wife.

But everyone is not happy to marry their daughters to the mercenary group, or go to the mercenary group because they can't marry a wife. Because in everyone's impression, the people of the mercenary group are all outliers who like to kill, either the family conditions are very poor and they need this income, so most of the family members of the mercenary group are good women, or the woman's family asks for a hammer and sells their daughters.

Ai Baoer and Erhu's two siblings are the latter.

The second tiger used to be very profligate, married a fireworks woman, and the third and fourth brothers were both bought women.

This bought wife

Son, what right do you have, if your husband dies, you have to live with her husband and brother, and no family will let them remarry freely. The fireworks woman who Erhu married back before saw that his family was suddenly in trouble, so she ran away.

Erhu is not worried about not having a wife, the two younger siblings were bought with money, and when Xianggong died, they all belonged to Xianggong's brothers.

The sister-in-law is a little different, these years in the second tiger's house, quite prestigious, housekeeping, taking care of in-laws, these two tigers also learned from the sister-in-law how unwise it is to marry a fireworks woman, and has long regretted it.

After the fireworks woman ran away, Erhu didn't bother to chase, and naturally accepted the two brothers and sisters, but the sister-in-law is different here, the sister-in-law was met when the big tiger went to Huaifang to fight, and became a relative in Huaifang, belonging to the Ming media is marrying, according to the convention, the sister-in-law is widowed at most, even if she remarries, the Erhu family can't say any gossip.

Sister-in-law Hua is also a loving person, and when she saw that her husband's family was in difficulty, she stayed and continued to open the wine shop, neither remarrying nor accepting Erhu.

And what about Zhang Kuan? I wanted to marry my sister-in-law, but Erhu was not happy. It is said that the sister-in-law of Hua likes Erhu more, but after seeing that Erhu accepted two younger siblings, she didn't want to mix, so the three of them were consumed.

Chi Qiu patted his forehead and sighed, obediently, fortunately, he observed his words and feelings, otherwise he would take it for granted and talk nonsense, and the embarrassing thing would befall him again in the afternoon.

The two talked for a while, heard the shouting of the serving, and then returned to the second floor.

(End of chapter)

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