Hearing these news, Chen Qi was very angry, the red turban thieves were so large-scale secret activities, obviously there must be people in Guangzhou City who would be thieves, and the status was definitely not low, he really didn't expect that after so many years of careful self-care by his grandfather, coupled with the compound fertilizer and soil pesticides he had made himself in recent years, the grain output had increased greatly, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, with plenty of food and clothing.

But when I think about it, no matter what dynasty in that world, there will never be a shortage of careerists in the world, and it is not unusual for them to do anything for boring ambition and for the so-called realization of self-worth.

In the next month, the red turban thieves have been besieging the city, the battle is very fierce, Chen Qi took Chen Xiaoyi to the city wall secretly to see many times, the tragedy of the battlefield is not comparable to the battle of the rivers and lakes, especially the people who were wrapped in the red turban thieves, the old and weak, women and children, who had no ability to resist died under the arrows of both sides, the blood flowed like a river, the corpses were piled up like mountains, and countless lives disappeared quietly like mustard.

Every time he saw this, anger and sadness filled Chen Qi's chest, but he forced himself to look at it all, this world is not the previous life, this world is cruel, he needs to arm himself with a cold heart.

One day Chen Qi came down from the city wall, and Chen Xiaoyi suddenly knelt in front of him, "Little young master, I want to ask you for something." “

"What's the matter?" Chen Qi was surprised.

"I want to marry Sister Chunxiu, please let the little master fulfill it. “

"You want to marry Chunxiu?" Chen Qi was surprised, calculating his age, Chunxiu was seven or eight years older than him, which was not a good match in the eyes of the world, "Does she like you?"

Chunxiu is her mother's dowry maid, she grew up taking care of Xiaoyu since she was a child, and naturally has some feelings, her mother has always been worried about her marriage, after all, she is an old girl in her twenties in the eyes of the world, and she used to point out a few objects for her, but she couldn't look down on them, and finally she didn't do it.

"I thought.... Be... Yes, she gave me... I'm sacheting. “

Chen Xuan looked at Chen Xiaoyi in surprise, but he didn't expect this fool to take a flower silently, but why did he choose the spring show, is it because he lost his mother since he was a child and lacked maternal love.

"Well, as long as my mother agrees, I don't have a problem. Chen Qi nodded and said, "Xiaoyi, you are going to get married, this name is too earthy, it doesn't sound good, how about I change it for you?"

"Uh..." Chen Xiaoyi scratched his head and didn't know why the little young master suddenly said this, but he still nodded in agreement, "Little young master, I listen to you." ”

"You see that you are tall and big, with big shoulders and a round waist, like a big bear, your name is Chen Xin," Chen Qi nodded, very satisfied with his name.

"Chen Pi?" Chen Xiaoyi was puzzled.

"It's a very strong bear, a very strong bear, very compatible with you, very domineering. ”

"Oh, I'll listen to you. Chen Zhen smiled innocently.

Chen Qi returned to Chen's mansion, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Xiao Xiang'er waiting for him anxiously.

"Little young master, where have you gone, the young lady suddenly fell ill and fell into a coma, and the master asked me to look for you everywhere. “

"What?" Chen Qi was shocked, "Mother has always been in good health, how could she suddenly fall ill?"

"The slave doesn't know, but I've already invited a doctor, little master, hurry up and take a look. “

Chen Qi went straight to the courtyard where his mother lived, and saw his grandfather Chen Shou pacing in the courtyard with a gloomy face.

"Grandpa, is my mother okay?" Chen Qi couldn't salute and asked anxiously.

"Calm down!" Chen Shou reprimanded, "What kind of physique does the eldest husband want Mount Tai to collapse in front of him without changing his face, panic?" But looking at Chen Qi, who was pale, his words softened again, "Doctor Song is diagnosing and treating, he is a famous gynecological saint in Lingnan, your mother will be fine, just don't be impatient." ”

"Yes, grandpa," knowing that he couldn't help much, Chen Qi could only keep pacing in the courtyard.

Without making people wait too long, an old man in a cyan robe walked out of his mother's boudoir, seeing that his face was indifferent, it didn't seem to be bad news, Chen Qi relieved his heart slightly, but he still stepped forward to ask, "Doctor Song, how is my mother's illness?"

"It's okay, it's okay," Doctor Song said with a smile on his beard, "Congratulations, congratulations, young lady This is a happy vein, it's been more than three months, congratulations to Lord Taishou for adding another child." ”

"What? Ximai!" Chen Qi was stunned, by the way, this year is the year of the imperial examination, and his father Chen Zong's household registration has been moved to Lingnan, so he can only take the township examination in Lingnan, the township examination is in April, and Chen Zong only left in May to "study abroad", and the day is right. However, his mother was suddenly pregnant, and he wanted to have a younger brother or sister, Chen Qi was a little confused, and his heart was inexplicable.

"Hehe, Tongxi agreed," Chen Shou reacted first, and rarely smiled, "Fu Bo, go and send Dr. Song to give double the consultation fee, which will be counted as happy money." ”

"Chen is too polite, and the old man is ashamed. ”

"Slow," Chen Qi stopped him, "Doctor Song, although my mother is pregnant, she is in good health, how can she be in a coma for no reason?"

"This," Doctor Song was a little embarrassed and hesitated, "The young lady seems to have been in contact with some forbidden things recently, which has caused hyperactivity and injury, and she is pregnant, and she is too tired to fall into a coma, so she is good at cultivating her life, but the old man has not found these forbidden things, ashamed, ashamed." ”

"Thank you Dr. Song for your doubts, the kid understands, you go slowly. ”

After Dr. Song left, Chen Shou naturally didn't want to stay outside his daughter-in-law's boudoir for a long time, and the red scarf thieves were very anxious to besiege the city, so he was busy with affairs and left.

"Sister Qiushi," Chen Qi ordered with a serious face, "throw away all the perfume in your mother's room, and don't let your mother touch the perfume before giving birth." ”

"But, young master, young lady, she is very fond of these perfumes. Qiu Shi hesitated, she was one of the four maids that her mother married from her mother's family, and she was used to calling her Miss. The four personal maids brought by his mother from the Huang family were named after spring, summer, autumn and winter, and Chunxiu gave them to Chen Qi, Xia Rong died of a sudden illness last year, and he was released to marry early on the winter solstice, leaving only one Qiu Shi.

"This," Chen Qi didn't know how to explain, "just say that I said it, those perfumes smell too big, and it's not good for the fetus in the womb, so it's best not to use them for the time being." ”

Of course, Chen Qi made the perfume in order to make money, and of course to please his mother by the way, but only then did he realize that he had made a major mistake.

The principle of perfume production is very simple, extracting essence and pollen from flowers, people who love beauty have known to do this for a long time, but many years have passed, and no further perfume has been invented, because it is missing an important link, adding fixative.

The odor molecules in ordinary flavors and pollen volatilize quickly, the fragrance is not lasting, and the fixative is also a kind of fragrance, but the molecular weight is large, the volatilization is slow, and the smell is long-lasting, such as benzoin, sandalwood oil, musk, etc., after adding the fixative, the perfume can last for a long time and slowly emit the fragrance.

Among the spices that can be used as fixatives, musk is economical and easy to obtain, so it is naturally the first choice, but musk is very unfriendly to pregnant women, and it may lead to miscarriage in serious cases.

Discovering his mistake, Chen Qi hurriedly remedied, ordered people to print many instructions on the taboo of perfume use, and prepared to send people to those who had already bought perfume one by one after the end of the war, and apologized, of course, the instructions did not mention the existence of musk, but tactfully reminded that the smell of perfume is too strong, too irritating, and too much inhalation is harmful to the fetus. In the future, every customer who buys a perfume will be presented with a manual.

The mother of the child came unprepared, but the Chen family, which has been in a solemn atmosphere recently, showed a hint of joy, and everyone was much more relaxed, maybe this is a good sign, half a month later, according to Chen Qi's strategy, when the red turban thieves were sleepy and lacking, the navy attacked the enemy camp at night, and the red turban thieves were defeated.

The next day, Chen Shou finally had time to go home, and after lunch, Chen Shou called his grandson to the study.

"Grandpa, why did you call your grandson?"

"Xiao Yu, I called you here to share the old man's worries," Chen Shou said, "The red turban thieves have been defeated, except for a small number of people who fled into Wuling, most of them were captured, there are fifty or sixty thousand people, and the old man is distressed by this." Killing them all is naturally not possible, this move will hurt the peace of the heavens, but in order to feed these captives, countless grains are consumed every day, and although the treasury is full, it cannot be fed in vain, and the money and food needed for post-war reconstruction must have cost a lot. ”

"Grandpa don't have to worry, this matter is easy," Chen Qi said, "send people to lure them with commutation and exoneration, encourage the thieves to denounce each other, bite each other, find out the leaders of the thieves and the most heinous ones, behead the public, and deter the thieves." ”

"The remaining red turban thieves found out the old thieves from the original and those who were evil but did not die for their crimes, and sentenced them to prison without forgiveness for life, and dragged them out to build water conservancy for the benefit of the village. ”

"In the end, the rest is the innocent people who were carried, most of the families are in the two counties that were breached, they are all Lingnan people, the villagers naturally can't be embarrassed, send people to escort them back to their hometowns, and order people to count the fields in the two counties and distribute them to them, so they will naturally settle down quickly. ”