Xi took the royal boat out of the Qinghe wharf, and immediately coaxed Qinghe County, listened to the family to take a ride, and received a reward, and the county officials, eunuchs, and gentry came to congratulate one after another.

Xiang's family sat in the Qi family hall, drinking plum soup, while listening to Mrs. Wang's mouth foaming at the mouth about her experience of facing the saint, and laughed uncontrollably, "Mrs. Wang, where did you see that the emperor was the emperor at that time?" You have to see it earlier, why don't you kowtow to the emperor a few more times? ”

Qi Su Niang laughed, "Granny Wang is already very eye-catching, I was so scared at the time, I was afraid that if one was not good, she said the wrong thing and made the emperor angry, but I didn't expect the emperor to reward her." ”

Mrs. Wang's face smiled like a chrysanthemum, and she took out the five taels of snow-white silver from her arms, held them in the palm of her hand and looked at them again, "I don't have to say, this silver can't be used, my wife will go home and offer it to the god cabinet, and three pillars of incense will be worshiped a day." This is given to my wife by the emperor, and when my son comes back from Yangzhou to see me, I will tell him that this will be the heirloom of our family from now on."

Qi Su Niang and Xiang smiled at each other, and sent Wang Pozi proudly, Xiang sighed: "I don't know how Lianxiang is doing in Yangzhou, even the big boss has sent people to inquire about the affairs of Qinghe Cao in the past two years, and she has also brought a few letters, but she is not in front of her." I heard that the world in Yangzhou is flashy, and Yangma Su opera is carried into the house one by one. Outside with guests to drink and feast, most of them are also women in the river house. The one who is right with the poem only says that it is a prostitute. It's a serious woman in the house, and most of them go to women's school, and they form poetry clubs......"

Qi Su Niang was speechless when she heard it, and she only felt that Yangzhou was really Cao, Jiangyao, and a big town in the south of the Yangtze River. She shook her head and said, "I didn't listen to her in the letter, or even the big boss was not interested in doing this" and sighed, "Or she just couldn't bear to say it......"

Qi Su Niang sent Xiang Shi to the door, Xiang Shi paused, seemed to hesitate for a while, took a unilateral one from his sleeve and put it in Qi Su Niang's hand, and said softly: "You can try it." With that, he got into the sedan chair.

Qi Su Niang held the one-sided side, stood in front of the door, looked at the eaves of the Tianfei Palace on the hill from a distance, stood for a long time, and walked back to the inner room. In the inner room, there is still a color of mahogany inlaid with silver furniture, and the vermilion double happiness cloud brocade curtain is an old thing because of the water that has fallen several times, and there is a little less beautiful meaning.

Qi Su Niang sat on the side of the dressing table, opened the makeup box, put the letter between the one party and Qi Qiang in one place, took out the blue cloth lotus branch household money bag and put it aside, and slowly counted the private gold and silver in the box.

A few days later, it's April. In April, there is a hazy drizzle in the south of the Yangtze River. Qi Su Niang took the dried underwear on the warm cage, sat on the edge of the bed and tidied up, seven or eight underwear were about to be folded, Qi Su Niang inadvertently raised her eyes, and suddenly saw a person standing in front of the door of the inner room.

Qi Su Niang was taken aback. Look intently. But it was Chen Yan standing in front of the door. On his body, the stone blue, eight pythons, five-clawed yangwenwen, golden heron, and the official robe were soaked bright by the drizzle. On the ground, there was a circle of raindrops on the edge of the big hat with a white crystal top. will not fall. There was a shallow puddle of water around the soap-colored boots.

Qi Su Niang was surprised and delighted. Put down your hands and bandeau on the ground. Catch up. "Brother Chen. Why did you come back without any news? Fast. I changed my clothes. "Between words. And he stretched out his hand and took off the hat on his head. Chen Yan's slightly uneasy face was revealed.

"Su Niang......" Chen Yan held Qi Su Niang's hands to undress her. Keep your head down. He said softly: "The emperor decrees." Ask me to be suspended at home. Behind closed doors. Leave for postponement ......"

Qi Su Niang was startled. exclaimed: "Brother Chen." What did you provoke the emperor? His hands touched Chen Yan's cheeks. He looked down and looked at him urgently. "The emperor didn't let you suffer from flesh and skin?"

Chen Yan was frightened when he saw her. Hurriedly hugged her and said, "No." You can rest assured. The emperor didn't beat me. The emperor just asked me to go home and stay. Not allowed to go out. Nor can they be promoted to the board of directors. There was a pause. Said slowly: "I think." I can't do it as an official......"

Qi Su Niang breathed a sigh of relief. He said angrily: "What's the matter? I was silent for a while. Scared me.

You didn't want to be the chief official, the emperor won't let you rule the river, let's go back to Gaoyou's hometown, the family has a house and land, can you starve the two of us? Glared at him with a smile, "Go away, you have a ** on you, carefully wet me." ”

Chen Yan hurriedly let go, honestly raised his head and stretched out his arms, and asked Qi Su Niang to undress him. Qi Su Niangfang took off his official robe for him, and was about to turn around and go to the suitcase to pick up his old homely clothes, but was hugged by Chen Yan from behind, "Su Niang......"

Qi Su Niang looked back at him, "What's wrong?" ”

Chen Yan buried his head on Qi Su Niang's shoulder, and after a while, he said vaguely: "You can't make a fate......

Qi Su Niang smiled, "You're worried about this?" Do I look like an official fan on weekdays? Stretched out his hand and pushed Chen Yan's head, "Go away, you're so heavy, come over and get dressed, be careful of catching a cold." ”

Qi Su Niang led Chen Yan to the suitcase, opened the box and took a half-used fine kudzu coat for him to wear, and said with a smile: "Say, what's the matter?" ”

Chen Yan looked at her face and said cautiously: "Of the twenty-two dilkes in disrepair that I alleged in my recital, the emperor went up to see twelve of them, and all of them were repaired. The emperor reprimanded me severely, saying that I couldn't find out the truth, interfered in river politics, and drove me back to think about it, but there was nothing else to do. ”

Qi Su Niang saw that although he was careful on his face, his tone couldn't help but become more and more relaxed, and seemed to smile slightly, glared at him, and tied his belt for him, "Rejoice?" The embankment was repaired? Are you proud? ”

Chen Yan blushed, hugged Qi Su Niang, and stammered: "When I return to my hometown, I will ...... I went to Gaoyou City to sell paintings, make western seats, and saved up money to buy two girls to come back and wait for you, so that you would not suffer hardship. ”

Qi Su Niang couldn't laugh and twisted his arm hard, "You are too bold, how many people have you offended for this?" If these twenty-two dikes were not repaired before the emperor's inspection, even Lord Zhang, as the governor of the river, would not be able to escape the crime of negligence, let alone the masters of those people. ”

Chen Yan cracked his mouth in pain, but he didn't dare to scream, and said with a smile: "Zhang."

In white, I greeted him before I played the song. Instead of letting him go, I'd better go. With him, when those people impeached me, they didn't dare to fabricate their methods, and they could only say that I was asking for bribes, and that would have to be in our family. Seeing that Qi Su Niang's face was getting better, she hugged her into the inner room and sat on the edge of the bed, "Only Gaojiayan will definitely not be able to make up for it, with it, the crime of lying about bullying the king and killing the head and stealing the house will not be pressed on my head, and I can repair it before the flood season." The twenty-two embankments were all repaired, plus Gaojiayan, and it was worth it to change a six-grade official. ”

Qi Su Niang also had this calculation in her heart, and she was very happy. She has long been impatient to be an official's wife, thinking about Gaoyou countryside every day to live in peace, at ease, is four villages and eight neighbors, and no one says a word, which is like in Qinghe, go out and take one more step, you can be talked about for half a month.

Chen Yan saw that she was really not annoyed that he had lost his official position, and he was very happy, he did not hesitate to do this, but he was afraid that Qi Su Niang would lose his life and become the wife of an official family, so he was annoyed with him in his heart, and he felt worried from time to time. Now I must be even more happy in my heart, and said with a smile: "I just told Yundian History about this in the hall, and now the affairs in the official office are entrusted to him." He was also making money up and down, waiting for me to be promoted, vacating the official position of the magistrate for him, and now let him take the first step, so as not to let others go. The emperor returned to Beijing in May, and it was necessary to go to Gaojiayan to patrol the embankment. While speaking, he took her hands and buried his head in her palms to kiss them, causing Qi Su Niang to push him with a smile, "It's so itchy, how can you talk about it and make trouble with me." ”

Chen Yan picked her up, took her into his arms, and said softly: "I don't know how, I'm really happy in my heart, I have to be so close to you." Qi Su Niang giggled and fell into Chen Yan's arms, Chen Yan lowered his head and stared at Qi Su Niang, "In the past two years, in addition to the official affairs of the county, I have gone out from time to time to check on the river workers, and I have snubbed you." When I return to Gaoyou, I don't have to be promoted to the director of the church anymore, I go out on business, go to the dam to patrol the embankment, and I will guard your life......"

Qi Su Niang smiled slightly, "Okay, I always follow you, let's live quietly in the countryside......"

Chen Yan smiled happily, kissed Qi Su Niang's face, stroked Qi Su Niang's body with both hands, Qi Su Niang hugged Chen Yan's neck, and heard Chen Yan's heart beating heavily all at once, and her heart was full of looseness......

Outside the window, the drizzle was still falling.

Chen Yan's hand slid outside Qi Su Niang's button, suddenly slammed into the ground, got up suddenly, picked her up, and strode outside, suddenly startling Qi Su Niang, who was already emotional, "Where is this going?" ”

Chen Yan smiled: "It's raining just right outside, let's sit under the eaves and watch." As he spoke, he walked outside the door and looked left and right, "It's best in front of the window, I'll carry you." ”

Chen Yan hugged Qi Su Niang and strode through the eaves corridor, from the inner room to the door. Qi Su Niang was surprised and laughed, and hugged Chen Yandi's neck tightly. He opened the door of the room with one foot and put her into the chair in the room circle, Qi Su Niang giggled, "It's so heavy...... Put the chair out first......"

Chen Yan laughed, "No matter how heavy you are, I can afford to lift it." Reaching out and grabbing the two ends of the circle chair, her face turned red, crooked, and even the chair was lifted out, Qi Su Niang hugged Chen Yandi's neck, laughing breathlessly.

The circle chair was placed under the eaves in front of the window. The yard was quiet, and the little white flower fell asleep in the chicken coop.

Chen Yan held Qi Su Niang in his arms, sat on the chair together, and looked at the sky without saying a word.

Rain drifted down from the sky, as if it were nothing, scattered in the green vegetable fields under the vegetable shed, seeping in.

The thick aroma of tortillas wafted out of the stove, and the bucket on the derrick swirled slightly, twisting and turning again.

Gentle moisture seeped out of the dark earth, clinging to the rain with the wind, spreading away, infiltrating all things in heaven and earth, but finally there was no trace.

When the sky was dark and the lights were on, Qi Su Niang nested in Chen Yan's arms and fell asleep slowly, especially when he heard him whispering in his ear: "Su Niang...... Su Niang......"

On the fifth day of the fifth month of May, the Dragon Boat Festival, drizzle.

Qi Suniang stood at the door of the stove room and covered her mouth and laughed, watching Chen Yan lift the steamer from the boiling water of the iron pot, her hands were so hot that she couldn't do it, and she was panting and pinching her earlobes and jumping all over the ground.

Qi Su Niang giggled, pulled Chen Yan, scooped cold water in the water tank between the stoves and flushed his hands, and said with a smile: "Look at your greed, I haven't looked at it for a while, so you go and carry the steamer down, and I don't know how to get a cloth to pad." ”

Chen Yan's face was full of grievances, "I used to do all this work when my mother was here, but I forgot about it in less than a few years." As he spoke, he raised his hands and blew his red fingers desperately.

Qi Su Niang pulled his hand down, soaked it in the basin, and said with a smile: "Where have you ever been in the kitchen in the past few years, it's right to forget the light, it's strange not to forget the light." ”

Chen Yan laughed, kissed Qi Su Niang on the lips, and said with a shy face: "Su Niang, I'm hungry, I want to eat that fat stuffed zongzi." ”

Qi Su Niang couldn't take him, so he let him stand in front of the water basin, turned around and opened the steamer. As soon as the steamer was opened, a sweet smell filled the room with the white steam.

The two-foot square three-layer bamboo basket is full of small foot dumplings tied with colored yarn, the first layer is five walnut nut glutinous rice dumplings, the second layer is five red dates, longan black rice dumplings, and the third layer is Chen Yan wants to eat sesame fat glutinous rice dumplings.

Qi Su Niang picked up one with chopsticks and put it in the bowl, opened the colorful dumpling rope with Zhang Xiaoquan Zizi, while whistling, she peeled off the leaf skin with chopsticks, picked it up with a smile, and put it on Chen Yan's mouth, "It's hot, eat the tip first." ”

Chen Yan's face was full of joy, and he was about to open his mouth, when he suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves in a hurry, and suddenly stopped outside the courtyard gate, and in a blink of an eye, the courtyard gate was slammed, "My lord, Lord Chen, it's not good, open the door quickly." "It sounds like the voice of Yundian History.

Chen Yan and Qi Su Niang were both shocked, and Chen Yan was puzzled: "He has always been calm, why is he so anxious?" Glancing at Qi Su Niang, "I'll open the door." ”