Qin Xiao opened his mouth to explain, but when he noticed the old woman's eyes, his heart moved slightly and said nothing.
"Old Qin wants to get married?"
Qin Xiao smiled, "It was just Brother Liu's joke just now."
He only said that it was someone else's joke, but he avoided answering the Queen Mother's question. There is no confession, and no denial.
A layer of something floated in the empress dowager's faint eyes, wrapping the light color in it, making people look unreal. Then he turned his head and took his gaze away from Qin Xiao.
"Lao Qin has made many contributions to the Nanling Dynasty. Now that Nanling is in a state of peace and security, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and there is also Lao Qin's contribution. Since you have been removed from your armour and stayed in the capital, there is nothing wrong with finding someone to settle down. Qin Laoruo It is intentional. After returning to the capital, the Ai family can take care of the old man Qin and choose people from the noble ladies of the family. Although you are almost sixty years old, it is not difficult to find someone based on your status and status. As for the little widow, there is nothing wrong with it. I have to pay attention to it. I am not worthy of Qin's identity. If I bring people back, I'm afraid of laughing and making him the laughing stock of his colleagues in the DPRK and China."
She said a lot of things in one breath, and her tone was flat and flat, as if she had no special emotions, but if you listen carefully, you will find that her words are a bit messy and inexplicably blunt.
The old lady Liu didn't listen so carefully, only knowing that the old woman had said a long speech, exclaimed, "Usually speaking, it can be short or short, as if it costs money to say a few more words. It's really rare to hear it. You said a long passage like this in one breath. If it is so good in normal times, it would be interesting to talk to the heavens like that."
After that, I looked at the empress dowager and then looked at Qin Xiao, and nodded clearly, "Old Qin has made a lot of contributions to Nanling, and he has escorted you to Xinghua Village all the way. You should treat him better. You should think about him. "
The empress dowager's face continued to flush, her calm and calm eyes fluctuated, she couldn't help but anger, she stared at the old lady Liu and was about to refute.
Suddenly, she was dragged by the old woman and ran forward two steps, interrupting everything she wanted to say.
"Here, it's here. Counting the second field from the front, the fields of our Liu family are on the left and right. Alas, Zhixia and Zhiqiu are already throwing seedlings, I have to go and help." The old woman said in a rush. Mrs. Gong, who talked, has already started to walk towards the ridge, not forgetting to tell the old woman who is still standing on the side of the road, "The ridge below is relatively narrow, so don’t go down if you wear a brocade suit, so that you don’t get your clothes dirty, and I’m also afraid of your feet. If you slip and fall, the empress dowager’s face will be lost once the time comes."
The old woman stepped on the narrow ridge with her little feet, unabated, and walked steadily, as if walking on the ground.
The empress dowager stared at the back of the old woman behind her, her jet-black eyes sparkling with anger. If she really treated her as the queen mother, she wouldn't dare to speak to her like that!
She was fine, she ran away as soon as she had finished speaking.
"When it's there, I'll go down and work," Mr. Liu and Qin Xiao also caught up from behind, but did not put Qin Xiao next to leisure, "Take off your shoes, go with me and go to the fields with me if you just stand there. It's a joke to watch from the side."
Qin Xiao really dragged his shoes on the side of the road, and walked barefoot into the field, without the air of a general, "You are just asking me to help you."
The old man and old woman didn't plan to let him go at first, or they couldn't bring the queen mother over.
For him, it's like hanging his favorite carrot in front of a donkey. Can the donkey be led by his nose
The old couple are both good at it.
Father Liu heard Qin Xiao's complaints, and laughed, "Our family has more than ten acres of land, even if we have so many people, it will take two or three days to finish our work. When spring broadcasts, we have to grab time and work at home. We must be dispatched together. The faster we plant, the better the survival of seedlings."
Many villagers in the surrounding fields are already planting seedlings. Listening to the two of them, they laughed and inserted them in loudly. "The seedlings are planted in the spring, and the harvest is good in the autumn. At that time, it was the happiest time. ."
"Although it is said that our village can be said to have no worries about food and clothes, no one is willing to lose the work in the field, especially the rice fields. Older Qin has eaten rice in Xinghua Village, right? Isn’t it better than eating in other places? Is it much more delicious? Just take this, we have to serve the seedlings finely."
"No, I'm used to eating the rice we grow ourselves, and then I'm really not used to eating the rice sold outside. My grandson still yells, let the family get two more paddy fields, saying that they need more variety."
"How else would those guys in Xiapo Village draw water from our side? It's just for gluttons."
The roar of laughter resounded across the entire Qinghe River, alarming the people on the other side of the river, vaguely hearing the dialogue here, and yelling towards this side.
The people in the two villages were separated by a green river, and they were chatting enthusiastically, laughing and cursing constantly, and the liveliness and joy was extremely contagious.
The anger in the empress dowager's heart unknowingly dissipated in this atmosphere, looking around the entire field, she saw busy figures in her eyes, everyone with a smile on their faces. They are indeed working hard, but they are also happy in this kind of work.
Because there is hope for life.
Such a vivid expression was completely different from the numbness she had seen too much in the palace.
She was honored throughout her life, enjoying the scenery that ordinary people could not expect, but at this moment, she actually envied these people in front of her.
Coarse cloth and gray clothes, muddy, but can laugh unscrupulously.
The sky is sunny, soft golden light is spilling down the fields, and the gentle breeze is blowing from the front, bringing the fragrance of the soil in the rice fields, all of which are the breath of life.
The empress dowager softened her expression unconsciously with the laughter one after another, interspersed with the childish shouts of the children.
Seeing Old Lady Liu and others busy in the field, she unconsciously lifted her foot and walked over.
The embroidered sole stepped on the ridge, the width of the foot could be put down. It was indeed very narrow, but the physical feeling of stepping on the soft soil made her feel inexplicably happy.
A new stimulus that had never been seen before suddenly came to my heart, and I just felt like I couldn't stop it.
"Oh! Why are you coming down? Look at the hem of your skirt, it's all covered in mud!" The old lady in Tianli glanced at the figure walking slowly, first her eyebrows jumped, and then she opened her eyes. "Forget it. If it’s dirty, go back and wash it. Do you want to help? You don’t know how to plant seedlings. Just help throw the seedlings on the edge of the ridge! This is the easiest."
"Don't make any noise, I'm walking, you're bluffing beside you, in case I accidentally fall down, I can only ask you!" Eyes fixed on the narrow ridge in front of her, the Queen Mother straddled every time Every step was cautious, and his expression was nervous and excited.