The north wind on the river is whistling, and it has entered the wax moon. Anchored in Yangzhou city tower is two floors high, there are twelve zhang long, eight zhang wide, the honor guard of the top three grade officials is majestic, and the six grade river mark next to the general official ship is lined with discoloration.

Cui Hao stood at the bow of the boat, watching Qi Suniang board the official ship of Beihe Governor's platform and walk back to his cabin. Since he had no inner dependents, several cages in the cabin had been placed properly, and he turned his head and said, "Prepare to sail." ”

Two thick leather curtains hung from the hatch, and the glass lattice windows on the four sides kept the cold wind out. Qi Su Niang looked happy, doing embroidery work while contrasting: "I never expected that Master Cui was also transferred to the green camp of the river mark in Dagukou, Zhili, and he could go on the road with us." ”

A rough voice sounded outside the boat, with a thick tone, "Brothers, hey, seeing that it is winter, this river is about to freeze, and you are not allowed to go ashore and delay on this way!" Escort my wife to Tianjin and give you an account of our lordship. We're not the pacesetters of the river, we can't pull down and ride rabbits - no one is steady, let's give Lao Tzu and me two little ones to wear a horse coat - more rules! When you arrive in Tianjin and go ashore, Lao Tzu invites you to drink and watch plays in the tea garden and sleep in the hot quilt! ”

Bi'er covered his mouth and smiled, "This pro-soldier commander Lord Zhao is really an authentic Tianjin person." One side poured water: "How far are Tongzhou and Tianjin?" Three hundred and fifty miles of waterway, when there is a tailwind, the boat sails at dawn, and it arrives before dinner time. Fortunately, Master Cui also went, and there was only one Xiaolian on the ship, and the rest were all from Tianjin. The time that the master has been in office is too short, and the slave and maid are really not at ease. "Hold a cup of tea for Qi Su Niang," Ye must know about this, but fortunately, Master Cui has no family, so he got on the boat with a few boxes on his shoulder. ”

Qi Su Niang looked at the window, "You can still sail in the south, after Huai'an, I am afraid that it has been frozen in Shandong." ”

Bier smiled: "Grandma, don't worry, Tianjin is a good place by the sea." Or take an ice raft, or go out of the port by sea, you can always get there,"

The official ship sailed along the Cao River, from Yangzhou to Tianjin Zhigukou, Qi Su Niang did embroidery work every day, and stood at the cabin window to look at the river pacesetter boats that followed around.

Cui Hao's daily please be free.

Seeing that I arrived at the Dezhou Wharf in Shandong, the river was closed and stopped.

The cold wind was blowing. It's noon. In the self-owned river mansion, Zhao put the commander's subordinates and soldiers to order hot wine and food by the dock. Delivered to the ship.

The four corners of the copper charcoal basin were lit early, and the red and prosperous charcoal fire millet Niang was doing embroidery work. While laughing with Bill, he talked about getting married to Chen Yan in Texas back then. An authentic voice sounded outside the leather curtain. "The lower official greets his wife."

Qi Su Niang smiled: "Lord Zhao, please get up." Discuss it with Master Cui, understand? Ice raft or out to sea? ”

"Back to Mrs. Di's words. There are still boats in the old road of the Yellow River in Shandong, and the officials plan to go to sea from Fan County. From Bohai Bay into Tianjin Zhigu Kou. Enter Tianjin City through the Haihe River. There was a pause in the voice. The next official came to say goodbye. The mother-in-law in Li Mansion in Dezhou City handed over the sticker. Send one for the next trip. A good table is the current land, another four baskets of whitebait, and twelve loads of fruits. Said it was for my godaunt and grandmother to eat bits and pieces on the way—"

Qi Su Niang suddenly laughed: "What about the local people?" Where is it? Come in, please. ”

Two decent women dressed in brocade cotton robes entered the leather curtain. Qi Su Niang called out in a stack, "Bi'er." Invite the sisters-in-law to come to the warm ground to talk. Tea. ”

The two mothers-in-law in the Li Mansion in Texas pounced on the snowflakes on their bodies, came to the cabin, smiled and kowtowed, "The slaves and maids greet the godaunt and grandmother." I haven't seen each other for seven or eight years, and my godaunt and grandmother are still the same as when they got married. ”

Qi Su Niang looked at these two mothers-in-law and looked familiar, they were the cronies of the godmother Liu's side, and hurriedly asked Zhi'er to hold them up, asked them to sit down and drink tea, and said with a smile: "When the godmother opened my face to me, the two sisters-in-law waited on the side, and now they don't see the old age, but they are becoming more and more energetic." Godfather and godmother have always been good? ”

The two mothers-in-law smiled happily: "Grandma Godaunt still remembers the slaves and maids. The old lady is now in the office of Zhili Tongyongdao, and has been talking about the godaunt and grandmother, and receives the New Year's goods sent by the godaunt and grandmother every year, everything is excellent, and it is said that the godaunt and grandmother are more intimate than their own daughter. ”

Qi Su Niang heard these mothers-in-law skillfully, and couldn't help laughing: "Where can I compare to the godsister in the house, waiting in front of my godfather and godmother all the time?" It's just some ordinary things, it's worth nothing, just to show my filial piety. Today, the house is out of the way. The godfather was promoted from the Texas prefect to the Coopers platform, which was also two or three years ago, and I am afraid that the term of office is about to expire? ”

The mother-in-law sighed and said, "Don't hide it from my aunt and grandmother, the master's evaluation is all superior, and he was supposed to be promoted again." When it came to the big time, His Majesty saw it once, Xu did not get the joy of the emperor when he spoke, but he still stayed in office, and he was still doing Taoism in Tongyongdao for three years. ”

Qi Su Niang was stunned for a moment, but laughed, "It's a good thing to be able to see and answer." The emperor knows that his godfather is a loyal and diligent official, and there will be no bad things. Since the godfather and godmother are in Tongzhou, I can finally kowtow and say goodbye. Changing the subject, "Why didn't the sisters-in-law come to work with them?" ”

"My godaunt also knows that our grandmother's family is a big Texas family. Our grandmother's room was thin, her parents were gone, and only one of her younger brothers was in her mother's house, and now she is only fourteen or fifteen years old. There are many rights and wrongs in the mansion, and the slaves and maids are not good to talk to their godaunts and grandmothers. Even the slaves and maids, plus the men in our house, there are seventeen or eighteen in total, all guarding the old mansion. The little uncle in the house over there called, although the slaves and maids were useless, they could rush over and suppress the position, which could be regarded as a strong person. ”

Qi Su Niang was stunned and smiled, knowing that it was a matter of the godmother Liu family, so it was inconvenient to ask more, so she rewarded the two mothers-in-law and sent them ashore. He also rewarded four baskets of fish and six loads of fruits to the personal soldiers under General Zhao, and the other half was sent to reward the river pacesetters.

Within a few days, the official ship left the port of Fanxian and headed for Tianjin Wei along the sea border of the Qing Dynasty. Although the weather is cold, because of the ice on the river, there are many large sand boats on the sea that carry passengers and goods. From time to time, you can see the big flag on the sand boat, and the big book "Zhili Cao Song".

The world is tearing and tearing down

It covers the northern land, but the air of the spring sun has gradually emerged, and Qi Su Niang finally arrived at Tianjin Zhigukou in the New Year.

Although there was no food to eat in the winter, the busy sea transportation provided food and clothing for the people. Weng Bai stood on the wharf of Zhigukou, looking like a gang of Cao Gang wearing a single coat and a red belt, sweating profusely to carry goods back and forth, and after a while, his whole body rose white.

The childishness on his face had receded, and he carried three baskets of whitebait with one arm, drank the trumpet in his mouth, and commanded the Cao Gang to help the people unload the goods. His face was full of smiles, but his eyes were full of gloom and gloom.

The sound of horses' hooves rushed to the pier with the head of Beihe River, "Get out of the way!" Get out of the way! Lord River Governor is here! ”

Weng Bai stepped forward to greet Chen Yan, looked to the sea, and saw that the official ship of "Beihe River Chief Chen" entered Zhigu Port.

The girls cleaned up in the back cabin, Qi Su Niang put the embroidery into the basket, walked to the glass window to look at Chen Yan and Qi Qiang's figures, and felt that the official ship was slightly shocked, and it was already docked. The barge was lowered, and footsteps sounded, "The lower official greets Lord Dutai." ”

Wearing a leather cloak and wearing an embroidered sun-patterned finch official robe, and a sapphire warm hat on his head, the third-grade high-ranking official hurriedly opened the curtain and entered, "Su Niang." Chen Yanxian hurried over from the yamen.

He grabbed Su Niang's hand and looked at her carefully, as if he wanted to say something, but he just sighed and hugged Qi Su Niang, who was full of tears in his eyes.

The large garden of the back house of the Dutai Mansion on Guzhi Street is sparse and open, and a layer of ice has formed on the open surface. Although the garden was white, a little cold wind blew away the fiery red plums. Qi Su Niang and Chen Yan walked hand in hand in the Meilin Snow Path, and the two looked at each other with a smile from time to time, but they didn't say a word.

Suddenly, an old plant in front of me, or because of the snowflake covering, the flowers are extremely shallow, and they bloom quietly in the beauty of the garden. Qi Su Niang struggled to pick up her toes and gently touched a petal with her middle finger. The two grains of snow on the petals melted into water in an instant, and flowed down Qi Su Niang's fingertips gently, and it was actually warm.

Chen Yan stretched out his hand and folded the tall plum blossom and sent it to Qi Su Niang. Qi Su Niang pursed her lips and smiled, Chen Yan was stunned and stared at her with a smile.

From the prison of the Criminal Department to the study of the Qianqing Palace, one after another questions never made him waver. He is no longer the actor in Qinghe County who is panicked because she quit her marriage, because she went to Beijing, and because her brother became the manager of the Ninth Master Mansion.

Under the lonely lamp in Qinghe County, he looked at the letter of divorce, full of sadness, the food and clothing in the palace are much richer than Gaoyou? Brother Huang's predecessor is more decent than the wife of an eight-rank petty official, right?

He was too far away for too long, Su Niang didn't remember him anymore......

Under the lonely lamp, the wishful golden hairpin in the pear box glows with lonely light. Su Niang obviously said that she liked it......

Or is it because she can't look down on this golden hairpin in her eyes now?

If you can't keep it, let her go......

The divorce letter was not written for a long time, the green kudzu cloth cotton clothes stacked on the corner of the bed were sewn by her with a needle and thread, the lotus branch pattern on the bed net was carefully embroidered by her, and there were two pairs of shoes in the pillow box that she had newly made and not worn, and he especially remembered the slight coarse calluses on her hands......

So, he believed, and he never wavered.

Chen Yan smiled and stretched out his hand, smoothed Qi Su Niang's slightly scattered bun, and put the plum blossom hairpin on her for her. Ruyi golden hairpin and plum blossom reflect each other, and they are not as good as Qi Su Niang's smiling face.

"Su Niang, Tianjin Wei is not Yangzhou, the people are martial arts, the ladies are not good at those poems, you can move around as much as you want." Chen Yan smiled slightly, and said to Qi Su Niang: "Lianxiang is far away, she still has to live by herself, so you don't have to worry about the affairs in the mansion anymore." ”

Before Qi Su Niang could nod, the cloud board outside the middle door rang.

Chen Yan hurriedly left the back house to do business. Qi Su Niang looked at his back and sighed slightly, "If I had known, I wouldn't have been stupid and would have spoken to him more...... I didn't have time to ask my brother ......"

Qi Su Niang was enjoying the scenery alone, while wondering why Qi Qiang went to Shandong on an errand and didn't come to pick her up. Zhi'er walked over with two big red stickers, but it was the wife of the leader of the Zhili Cao Gang and the wife of the Cha family, the chief merchant of the Changlu Salt Farm.

Qi Su Niang looked at Bai Tie'er, stopped on the stone path for a while, and thought: "I remember that the Song family donated five grades, but his wife did not have an official title, I am afraid that she is not the wife of the main family." ”

Zhi'er hurriedly said: "Grandma is right, the slave maid has also heard that this Song Da master's wife has passed away, and several concubines have not given birth to a son and a half daughter for him, and now-now it seems that Weng Gongzi is regarded as his own son--I value it very much-"

Qi Su Niang glanced at Zhi'er, "I heard it from Liancao Mansion?" It's also a shame that even the big boss has always valued Weng Bai, otherwise how would you know this? He even heard about the things in the capital, and said these things in my ear. ”

Zhi'er grinned, "Grandma......"

Qi Su Niang looked at the post in her hand, "This Mrs. Ru will not come to ask for peace after all." I couldn't help but sigh, "I thought that Weng Bai was just childish, and it would be fine after a while, but now it seems that he is serious." The Song family really values Weng Bai.

”

Zhi'er followed Qi Su Niang and slowly walked out of the garden, carefully looking at Qi Su Niang's face, "I heard that this most favored Mrs. Ru, whose name is Dao Sheng, is still an old person who went out in the uncle's mansion, and it is also a little related to grandma, not as good as other families-"

Qi Su Niang heard the sound of Bi'er beckoning the people in the Hetai Yamen to place the cage from a distance, and finally stopped, turned her head and said to Zhi'er: "Your sister Bi'er can mention Weng Bai on weekdays

Zhi'er shook her head, "I haven't mentioned a word, and the slave maid still wants to laugh with her, but she doesn't dare." Bi'er looked at Qi Su Niang and said cautiously: "Grandma, the slave maid heard Brother Xiaolian say that that Gongzi Weng looks like a real person......

Qi Su Niang sighed, "I'm only half-guessing about Bi'er's thoughts, what's going on?" - Please come to the house in three days. ”

Guys, I've finally written the fifth volume, call pink-