Qi Su Niang sat on the edge of the bed with a black lacquered three-column shelf, grooming her wet hair, looking at Chen Yan's tired face sleeping on the chair, she opened her mouth to speak, and was speechless.

The sound of crackling fire came in through the open right wing door, and the pine torches were propped up on the courtyard wall, and a flash of fire was scattered in front of the door. The room was dark and dreary, and Chen Yan, who was already asleep, let out rough breathing. Qi Su Niang looked at the top of the tent, slowly stretched out her hand to stroke the bed tent, and touched the slightly raised lotus branch pattern with her fingertips, which was sewn by Chen Niangzi for her son's long trip to the exam.

The fragrance of dirt and hay floated in the air, and in the distance, Qi Suniang seemed to hear the sound of the rushing waves of the Cao River, and the sound of Chen Yan's breathing brought her to sleep little by little......

In the middle of the night, Qi Su Niang was suddenly woken up by a loud noise, immediately sat up from the bed, and shouted urgently: "Brother Chen?"

Chen Yan got up from the ground and said busily: "It's okay, Su Niang, don't be afraid, I fell down." ”

The torch outside was not extinguished, Qi Su Niang opened the bed tent, and by the faint light of the fire, she could see the embarrassed image on the ground, and she couldn't bear it. Qi Su Niang got out of bed in her clothes, stood up with Chen Yan in her arms, and said softly: "Brother Chen, you will set off for Qinghe tomorrow, and you can't stand it." You go to bed, I'll lean back on the chair, and when you're gone, I'll sleep again. ”

Chen Yan shook his head again and again, and said, "When I patrol the river on weekdays, I have slept in the field, and there are rooms, chairs and quilts here, which is excellent." You don't have to worry about me, go back to bed and be careful of the cold. As he spoke, he sneezed twice in a row.

Qi Su Niang looked at him silently for a long time, the faint light of the fire could not illuminate Chen Yan's face, and she could only hear his gentle persuasion, "Don't worry about me, you are still young, your body is very weak, go back to bed quickly......"

Qi Su Niang turned around and walked back to the bed, lay down again, and heard the sound of the chair moving, and Chen Yan also fell asleep.

The light of the pine torch was getting darker and darker, and Qi Su Niang tossed and turned on the bed, counting Chen Yan's breathing one by one, but she still couldn't sleep. She quietly opened the bed tent and poked her head out. Chen Yan held the quilt in his arms and rested his long legs on the table. He seemed to be sleeping very deeply, but he was constantly moving because of the discomfort of the bending of his body.

"Chen ......" Qi Su Niang said softly, the wind suddenly became stronger, blowing out the last glimmer of the torch, the sound of the waves of the Cao River echoed, boom, boom, listen to Qi Su Niang's ears, as if the gentle singing in the ancient Kunqu Opera, although it is pleasant and moving, but it is not with her in the end. The bed tent embroidered with lotus branches slowly drooped down, hiding the silent sigh.

Only when the North Star rose, there was a rooster crowing in the distance, and Qi Su Niang, who had not slept all night, didn't care that the sky was still dark and dreary, and got up and put on her clothes. She walked to the table, helped Chen Yan, who was unconscious, to get up to the bed, coaxed him to take off his shoes and socks, and lay down on the bed. As soon as Chen Yan touched the flat and soft bed, he suddenly muttered in his mouth, turned over, and fell asleep.

Qi Su Niang smiled lightly and covered the quilt for him. She was about to leave, when she suddenly saw a little gray mark on half of Chen Yan's exposed face. She turned her head to look at the dust on the floor next to the table, stretched out her sleeves to gently wipe it off for Chen Yan, and then took off his coat on the bed rail, beat the dust clean, and hung it up again. She glanced back at Chen Yan, then went out of the room and closed the door.

Chen Yan woke up from sleep, it was already three poles of the sun, he looked at the quilt on his body, the bed under him, and then looked at the window illuminated by the sun, and was greatly frightened. He jumped out of bed in twos and threes, and was hurriedly dressing, but heard a knock at the door. A burst of rice poured in, Qi Su Niang walked in, looked at Chen Yan and smiled, and said, "Brother Chen, have you slept well?" ”

Chen Yan nodded again and again and said, "Okay, okay." Seeing Qi Su Niang put two hot cakes and a pot of hot vegetable porridge on the table, she couldn't help but smile and said: "Su Niang, we brought rice noodles back from Gaoyou City yesterday, and you made them today." But where did this dish come from? ”

Qi Su Niang smiled: "You just eat it, don't care where it comes from?" He tilted his head and said, "It can't be that I stole it." ”

Chen Yan laughed and sat down to eat, but was pushed by Qi Su Niang to the yard to wash.

Although Qi Su Niang had eaten half a bowl in the morning, seeing that the sky was approaching noon, she also sat down and ate some with Chen Yan. Chen Yan looked at Qi Su Niang, and then looked at the coffin in the courtyard, "Su Niang, I still won't leave today, I will find someone first, and I will do the matter of the eldest mother." ”

Qi Su Niang smiled lightly, and before she could speak, she heard someone in the courtyard shouting: "Acting official, acting official, Su Niang." ”

The two turned their heads to look, only to see Wang Dawhip leading a few villagers to stand at the gate of the courtyard, smiling from ear to ear, Chen Yan hurriedly greeted him, and before he could speak, Wang Dawhip and the others all knelt down, frightened Chen Yan, grabbed it, and said, "Uncle Wang, what's wrong?" The actor can't afford it. ”

Wang Dawhip was pulled up by him, and he was very happy, and said: "Early this morning, before dawn, Su Niang came, which scared me a lot. I knew that the actor - Master Chen was already Gaojiayan Hecheng in Qinghe County, which was really a great joy, and it made a face for our relatives and friends in four surnames and five villages within a radius of ten miles. Su Niang asked me to find someone to dig a grave for her mother to bury, and I heard that you will leave today, no, I came in a hurry. It's too late to call the elders of the clans, so I can only send you a few of them. The rest are all old neighbors in Wangjia Village, and most of them grew up watching Chen Yan, and they all said goodbye.

When Chen Yan heard this, he knew that Qi Su Niang actually got up early and rushed seven or eight miles to Wang's house to pick vegetables and invite someone, his heart was sour, and he couldn't help but be a little stunned, but he heard Qi Su Niang laugh behind him and said: "Uncle Wang, you and all your uncles and brothers come to drink saliva first." ”

Chen Yan hurriedly welcomed everyone into the house, and Wang Dawhip pointed to the push lane behind him: "I didn't expect you to come back at this hour, Su Niang is still going to live for a long time, so I will send these things over first, and make do with them." After that, he beckoned everyone to bring the drawer cabinet, the small mill, the grain bucket, the vegetable seeds, the cotton stalk, and a few cans of home-cooked pickles, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and other things into the house.

After everyone spoke for a while, some of the people who came to eat yin and yang rice looked at the ground outside the village, lit the holes, counted the hours, and set an auspicious day for the tomb to be opened ten days later. Qi Su Niang hurriedly wrapped eighty-eight copper coins as Yin money, and gave a package of food brought from Beijing City.

After finishing the chores and sending everyone out, Wang Dawhip smiled and said: "If the actor is leaving today, I will wait to send him to the mouth to take a boat." After that, he went to squat in the courtyard.

Qi Su Niang hurriedly set up a chair and went to the yard, sent food and hot water, and said with a smile: "Uncle Wang sits wide, I'll pack some luggage for him." With that, he went back to his room.

Chen Yan looked around the house, everything was ready, and the funeral was well prepared. But there was still a damp smell wafting in the room, fresh and deserted. The girl, who was not yet twelve, was busy in the room, packing his belongings. Chen Yan stared at her side face, her eyebrows were still childish, but her expression was as calm as a woman who had passed away. Although her face was a little richer than when she was in the palace, it was still thinner than when she left Jiangning. There were faint black circles under her eyes, some mud on her green cloth shoes, and mud marks on the hem of her wide pants, but they seemed to be patted, leaving only a thin layer of dust.

Chen Yan's body softened from the inside out, and he couldn't help but find a chair and sit down, never wanting to move away again, just staring at the girl blankly. I don't know how long it took, he finally couldn't help but stand up, quietly walked behind Qi Su Niang, and said in a low voice: "Su Niang, you go to Qinghe with me." ”

Qi Su Niang was stunned, turned around, and said in surprise: "Your Majesty, he-"

"The emperor is in the capital, where will he know, Su Niang-" Chen Yan slowly approached, gently touched Qi Su Niang's head, stretched out his arms to hug her, and said softly: "You are still young, we treat you with courtesy, and if you marry after the expiration of filial piety, it is not against the law of etiquette." You are here alone, and I am lonely in Qinghe, I really can't bear to be like this. ”

Qi Su Niang's body couldn't help stiffening because of his approach, and listening to his words, she slowly softened. She leaned on Chen Yan's arms for a long time and didn't make a sound, only felt that Chen Yan hugged her tighter and tighter, "Su Niang, let's ...... together"

Qi Su Niang was silent for a long time, then raised her head and said softly: "Where would the emperor not know?" He values the river so much, so much on you, you can't make him unhappy in these little things. If the emperor is happy, you can go where you want to govern the river, and the emperor will definitely think about the method of governing the river if you want it, for these ......" Chen Yan hesitated for a while, but still wanted to speak, Qi Su Niang smiled again: "If you go to Qinghe, I'm afraid you will soak in Gaojiayan every day, where is there time to take care of me?" Here and there, the same empty house. ”

Chen Yan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly blushed, "If you go, I will naturally accompany you more, if you like arithmetic, I will teach you, if you want to know poetry, I can also teach you, but you are impatient with these, and if you want to be a female celebrity at home, I am naturally happy." ”

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