Mrs. Qin's youngest daughter's husband's family is a family on this side of Pingzhou City, the family's surname is Chen, and the generations are scholarly, and the past three generations are all civil officials released by the imperial court.

Because of the distance, the Qin and Chen families are not close, but when Mrs. Qin came to Pingzhou, the Chen family still took out the etiquette and pomp of the local family, and arranged for people to meet the carriages and horses of the Qin State Mansion at the city gate early.

Among the people sent by the Chen family, the leader was a man in his thirties, who looked the same age as Qin Guogong, and next to him stood a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy. This young man is indeed a lot more immature than men, but he can always see a little resemblance to men between his eyebrows and eyes, and he is probably a relative.

Qin Shixiao is at the forefront, he is the most gentle and jade-like person, even if his little aunt was less than ten years old when he got married, and he was not familiar with this uncle's house that he had not been with for a long time, but when he nodded with the Chen family, he was stunned and did not let people see the slightest estrangement.

Qin Shixiao reflexively dismounted, and made a small gesture with the two of them, and on the carriage of the old lady Qin, the curtain was lifted by Mama Lin, and the two of the Chen family made a gesture, and after greeting them, they said: "The old lady has worked hard all the way, my old lady has been waiting in the house for a long time, please come here." ”

The people of the Chen family led the way in front, and the Qin family's chariots and horses followed, and the long line followed all the way to the Chen family's mansion.

Qin Mo curiously lifted half of the curtain and looked ahead, Jiang Changxi and An Zaoyu could also catch a glimpse of the bustle of people coming and going on the street.

"Huh!" Qin Mo suddenly exclaimed: "Sister Changxi, Tianshui Hall!" ”

An Zaoyu followed Qin Mo's guidance, the carriage gradually moved away, and the words on the plaque on the medicine shop also became smaller due to the distance, but it did not affect the recognition at all: "It is indeed Tianshui Hall." Is it a branch? ”

The signage of a store is still very important. A good signboard not only has a reputation, but also countless contacts. Ordinary bosses are not willing to give up or give up a signboard that has both reputation and connections, and Tianshuitang is such a signboard.

"Well, it's a separate church." Jiang Changxi glanced at it, and she seemed to see Qingsong.

"There are still branches in Tianshui Hall." Qin Mo exclaimed: "What a big industry that must be, Sister Changxi, you are still a little rich woman!" ”

Jiang Changxi was amused by her envious and jealous expression, and said solemnly: "Those who do our business don't expect to make a fortune by doing this. ”

Qin Mo originally had the intention of joking, but when she said this, he couldn't help but think of the strange illness in Tianshui Hall at the end of last year, and he had palpitations, and said stupidly: "That's what I said." ”

As he spoke, the walking carriage slowly stopped,

There was a kind voice in front of him, and Qin Mo's maid knocked lightly on the wall of the car outside: "Girl, Chen's Mansion has arrived." ”

Qin Mo was the first to get out, and his brother Qin Shixiao was already waiting outside, raising his hand to take her down.

Behind are An Zaoyu and Jiang Changxi.

The Chen Mansion is a relative's house, there are not too many rules, and the girls are not wearing hats, so they can see the situation in front clearly when they raise their eyes.

Naturally, the old lady of the Chen family did not come out in person, but only sent a grandmother who was waiting for her to come out to greet her. Then there are the daughters-in-law of Mrs. Chen, that is, the little aunt and her concubines.

My uncle rushed back later, and I was afraid that I would lose my manners by delaying the hour, so I was in a hurry and sweated on my forehead.

"Mother-in-law, it's been a hard work, please sit inside." Chen Weisheng gave a long salute and reminded everyone not to let the guests pestle at the door, and comforted his wife who couldn't cry after a long absence.

Chen Yang, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Chen family, was like waking up from a dream, and hurriedly and politely invited Mrs. Qin and her people to enter, and her eyes fell on Qin Shixiao and the three girls who were following behind, intentionally or unintentionally.

The lord of the Chen family undertook the errand of repairing the embankment, and he has been squatting on the embankment these days, and he cannot come back for the time being. Chen Weisheng explained the reason on behalf of his father and confessed a few words.

Old Madam Qin is very reasonable and does not blame. However, the lord was not there, and Mrs. Chen still had to see her, so everyone went to the old lady of the Chen family in a crowd.

Mrs. Chen also prepared tea and snacks and waited, followed by a few girls who were showy, all of whom were her granddaughters.

The sons of the Chen family have a deep relationship, and there are as many as six sons in addition to the concubines. It's a pity that when it comes to grandchildren, there are several granddaughters, and as for grandchildren, they can only sigh.

When Mrs. Chen talked to Mrs. Qin, she was naturally in a polite conversation, and the juniors below were just listening to it boring, so they had to pretend to listen carefully, and occasionally have to deal with one or two questions from the elders.

Old Mrs. Chen looked at Qin Shixiao and the three girls on Mrs. Qin's side, praised them, and said, "This is the second brother, right?" He looks handsome and energetic, I heard that he has entered the official career and has been on the battlefield? ”

The monkey-like discipline couldn't be controlled, so his father simply let him out. By mistake, I came back with a lot of fame. Old Madam Qin said modestly.

"Fighting on the battlefield, the sword is not long-eyed, and it is really modest to say that it is a mistake." Mrs. Chen's eyes were full of envy, but she didn't show it. She gave birth to three sons, and the daughters-in-law she married were more useless than the other, and she was stunned to give birth to a grandson, so why didn't she envy and worry.

"This girl is really smart, or you can educate her."

"You're praising the wrong person." Old Madam Qin beckoned the three girls to come and see Mrs. Chen, nodded to Qin Mo and said, "This is the girl in my family, just count her as the skiniest, jumping up and down all day long, where is there a girl." ”

"This is the girl from Anguo Mansion, this is the girl from Suianhou Mansion." Old Madam Qin passed An Zaoyu and Jiang Changxi one by one: "This is a good girl, my family is far behind." The three of them had a good time, so they went out with me for a walk and saw the world of Pingzhou City. ”

Qin Mo saluted obediently, and then revealed his true form, pouting and coquettishly saying, "Grandmother, I don't follow what you say." It's clear that you are biased, and you like Ah Yu and Sister Changxi, so let's say I'm not good first. Grandmother An and Grandmother Jiang also said that I am really temperamental, frank and cute. ”

The words made Old Madam Qin and Old Madam Chen laugh, and Old Madam Qin said angrily: "Leather monkey, they can just say this, don't be ashamed to panic if you say it yourself." ”

Qin Mo was not afraid, but said proudly: "Anyway, I'm good." I was raised by my grandmother, and I am a good grandmother. ”

Old Madam Qin shook her head and said to Old Madam Chen, "Look, there is no shame. ”

Old Mrs. Chen naturally praised Qin Mo, with kindness on her face, and she said kind words, but she couldn't tell if she was sincere or fake.

After seeing the boys and girls brought by Old Madam Qin, Old Madam Chen naturally wanted to talk about the boys and girls on her side.

Chen Zhujun has six sons, the second, third and sixth are all born to Mrs. Chen, and they are descendants. The eldest and fourth and fifth are all born to aunts, and they are all concubines. Chen Weisheng is the third in line.

The six sons of the Chen family all became relatives, except for the sixth daughter-in-law, who had a difficult birth when she gave birth to a child, and both mother and child were mourned, the five daughters-in-law of the Chen family, the eldest daughter-in-law gave birth to a son, and the rest were daughters.

Speaking of this, Mrs. Chen also held her breath in her heart. There is no other reason, just because the only grandson in the family was born to the eldest son's daughter-in-law, which made the eldest son's room very angry. If it weren't for the fact that her own mother-in-law and the mother-in-law of her two daughters-in-law were all tough, and the third son was the most competitive, I was afraid that the head of the Chen Mansion would have to be done by someone else.

Today, the son of the eldest son's family is also there, it is the young man they saw at the city gate before, named Chen Yi, I heard that he just passed the Xiucai examination last year, and he is also a slightly talented and talented, and he was pushed out and talked to Qin Shixiao for a while.

As she was talking, the nurse brought the seventh girl in her swaddling clothes over, and the room was lively again.

When it was time for lunch, Chen Yang came over and said that lunch was ready, and asked everyone to move to the flower hall for dinner.

Although it was a family, most of the men of the Chen family were at home, and they won a table, so they took Qin Shixiao to the other side to eat and drink. The female dependents came out with two more tables, and Mrs. Qin naturally shared a table with Mrs. Chen, her aunt Chen Qin, and several other daughters-in-law of the Chen family.

After lunch, Mrs. Chen was sympathetic to the tiredness of the guests, and did not arrange any trouble, so she arranged for the guests to go to the cleaned up courtyard to rest, and the Chen Mansion was a little quieter after a long time.

The three girls were placed in the west courtyard. There is a Xifu begonia planted in the corner of the courtyard, which is the time when the flowers are blooming. Qin Mo asked the little sisters for their opinions, asked them to make hot tea, and the three of them sat on the stone bench under the begonia tree, enjoying the flowers and drinking tea.

"It's really not a human thing to do to go to relatives, and my face is stiff with a smile." Qin Mo rubbed his cheeks vigorously, as if his face was really stiff.

An Zaoyu couldn't laugh anymore at this time, so she sighed fiercely and said, "It is said that three women have one play, and this Chen Mansion is afraid that it is not enough to set up three stages." ”

Jiang Changxi smiled lightly, took a sip of tea and slowly said, "It's okay." ”

Qin Mo's face was incredible, and he arched his hand and said seriously: "Sister Changxi, you can still laugh, admire and admire." ”

Jiang Changxi smiled silently and did not speak.

Qin Mo couldn't stay idle, took a sip of tea, quenched his thirst and became bored again: "There is Tianshuitang in Pingzhou, sister Changxi, have you ever been to Pingzhou?" ”

Jiang Changxi shook his head. Although she is the person in charge of Tianshui Hall, in fact, it is Qingsong who handles all the affairs of Tianshui Hall. Like where to open a branch hall, who is stationed in which place of the branch hall, these are all weighed by Qingsong, and she rarely interferes.

"It's a shame." Qin Mo thought he had found someone who was familiar with the famous places in Pingzhou.

An Zaoyu saw her thoughts, pouted, and said, "It's not easy to find someone who knows Pingzhou well." "There are so many people in the Chen Mansion, just pull one of them and take them all over Pingzhou City, okay.