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Chapter 371: Unstable Factors (I have been busy going to the hospital and doing some notarization work at home recently. I just returned to Tianjin and haven’t done it yet, so I just coded it but haven’t been able to update it. Today I will post the latest Once all the code words are posted, it will probably be very intensive and a lot of updates.
Well, I apologize to everyone for the recent disappearance. Thank you to all those who came to care about Xiao Wu's health recently. I have been online on my mobile phone and did not respond to some messages in time. I am really sorry. The results of the medical examination at the hospital were not very good, and I conservatively estimated that I would have to undergo treatment in Tianjin for several months. Because the recent medical treatment really made me feel bad, I hid myself for a while.
No matter what, we should face it positively. Now that we have obtained the wireless network card, although we won’t have time to stay online for Chapter 371 Unstable Factors, it shouldn’t delay updates, leave messages, etc. Xiao Wu tried his best to find time to concentrate on it. )
Now that it was decided to go to Borong's house to celebrate the New Year, Hehua started to pack her things. What she wore at home was not the most important thing, because there was really no good thing to buy in the county here. Hehua decided to change the clothes inside. For the rest, I wrote a letter asking Xiaoxiu to help Qi Jintang and herself customize them. When the time comes, I can wear them all, and the rest can be worn as well.
The most important thing is to prepare annual gifts for Sun Jianyu and his wife, Borong and his wife, and several children. Moreover, Qi Jintang said that Sun Jianyu's wife is now pregnant, and Hehua plans to prepare things for the children as well. Come out and check the situation like this, and either give it directly, or keep it at Xiaoxiu's place, and let Xiaoxiu help deliver it when the child is born, so as to avoid the delay of reporting and sending gifts later.
Qi Jintang has also been busy these days, preparing for the winter and New Year celebrations in various parts of the city. Especially this year, a shelter has been built in the city to house homeless people or orphans who usually live on the streets. They picked two people, and among those who were relatively honest, they used the relief money allocated by the court to buy firewood and rice. Chapter 371 The unstable factors gathered together to spend the winter.
He Hua actually came up with this idea, but she didn't want to interfere too much in Qi Jintang's work, so she put an article about the Beijing Tzu Chi Hospital that she had read before on the table. While Qi Jintang was writing a letter home in his room, Just saw it.
When Qi Jintang had an idea, he first went to discuss it with the two masters. Both masters thought it was a good idea. This solved the problem. They usually distribute the money according to the old rules, but some people don't know how to use it at all. They eat and drink as much as they can after getting the money. , and finally when the New Year came, there was no money to celebrate the New Year, and people froze to death and starved to death every year.
Qi Jintang got the master's approval and mentioned this idea to others in the Yamen. As expected, everyone nodded in agreement. Although some of them did have the intention of helping the people, it has to be said that after such things happened in previous years, , if you die behind the scenes, it’s fine if the patrolman sees you first and drags him out and buries him. But if he dies on the street and is seen by the people, he can’t hide it and not report it. It will inevitably affect the local officials. Performance appraisal.
And now this method, as long as it is well controlled, can actually save money than in previous years. Secondly, these officials do not need to do it themselves. They can only leave it to the servants below to watch. Naturally, they find it convenient.
As a result, it didn't take long for a deserted temple to be built and repaired. The main hall was left unused, and the left and right side halls were converted into residences, and men and women were placed separately.
This is what Qi Jintang is most worried about. Before he left, he came here to explain that he should be careful with the lights and braziers every night, and not to cause trouble. He arranged the servants in the yamen in shifts, and people came to watch them every day. After gathering the rice and noodles for the New Year, I told the officials who stayed there to be more careful, and entrusted them to two masters, I felt a little relieved.
Hehua's things have been almost packed. Although he has been taking things away one after another, he still packed two big boxes. Hehua can only comfort himself. After all, Qi Jintang is also a county magistrate. If he goes out without such things, he will It's too shabby.
After packing her things and taking some time off, she realized that several girls in the family, except Miao'er, had recently been courting her intentionally or unintentionally. At first, she thought it was for New Year's red envelopes, but later in the evening she heard Qi Jintang ask about them. Only then did those people understand the thoughts of those little girls.
However, she was really confused about who to bring. After some calculations, the girl planned to take Miao'er and Bai Zhi, and then Hong Min and his wife, and Qi Jintang's side would take Ma Chao with them.
In this way, Ma Yong and his wife were taken care of at home, and Hong Yuan was with the Hong family. At any rate, they had an older person to take care of them, and they got through the last year. Let Xiao Zhen take care of him in his room.
Early the next morning, while everyone was almost there, He Hua made it clear who she would take with her. Bai Zhi was naturally filled with joy after hearing this. Hong Min and his wife were also very happy, and Miao Er didn't know either. Whether he didn't take it seriously or he still felt that he would definitely take her with him, neither of them showed any expression, and they were still doing the work at hand.
Xiaozhen's look was inevitably aggrieved. In her opinion, although she was not as good as Miao'er, compared with those who came after her, she was naturally closer to Hehua. Who knew that Hehua didn't take her with her, but had to take him with her? Two-year-old Bai Zhi couldn't accept this for a while.
He Hua was afraid of what others might have in mind, so she gave a few more instructions: "Hongmin and his wife are coming with us. At least the eldest son of your family is not young anymore. He can support the family and lead his younger siblings to celebrate the New Year. The Ma family and his wife will stay." Take care of the house, and also take care of the two girls at home, and Sister-in-law Wang and her family will have a peaceful New Year. Xiaozhen is here alone, so you can help me take care of her."
Sister-in-law Wang naturally responded, rubbing her hands and saying, "I listen to grandma, and the little real girl will be handed over to the slave. Grandma can rest assured.
In the afternoon, Hehua woke up from her nap and saw no one in the house. She could only hear faint voices outside, so she opened the bed curtain and listened, but it was Miao'er and Xiaozhen talking outside.
"Sister Miao'er, I am convinced that grandma will take you there, but why didn't you take me with you? We went to Zhu's house together to follow grandma. I know that I can't be as stable and good at handling things as you, but I can't She can't even compare to that little girl Bai Zhi!" Xiao Zhen's voice was full of grievance, and she seemed to be choking up and holding back her tears.
"Silly girl, in terms of closeness, naturally we are closer to grandma, but you also have to think about grandma. We and grandma are the most caring people in the family, and grandma trusts us the most. Then if we take both of us You left and left you here at home? Grandma left you to take care of you because she didn’t trust anyone else. She trusted you and thought you could do a good job. Think about it for yourself. Son?" Miao'er's voice was as gentle but convincing as ever. As soon as she finished speaking a few words, Xiao Zhen's sobbing voice gradually stopped.
"Sister, you're right. I didn't expect it." Xiao Zhen thought about it carefully for a while, nodded with conviction and said, "If that's the case, then I'll feel better."
"Silly girl, of course it's like this. This morning you didn't listen to grandma and specifically asked Sister-in-law Wang to invite you to spend the New Year together. It's not because she's afraid that you'll be alone. Grandma keeps you here because she trusts you, and secondly she's afraid that I also want to practice with you. I'm afraid there will be more important things to explain to you bit by bit in the future!" Seeing that Xiaozhen had taken his words to heart, Miao'er explained further, "Grandma and we both After such a long time, you should know what kind of person grandma is. She loves you so much, so you have to live up to your expectations."
Xiao Zhen has put most of the depression behind her now. The knot in her heart is not whether she can play with him, but the fear that He Hua will not treat her as one of her own. At this moment, Miao Er untied her. He felt better immediately, and he didn't feel there was anything wrong with staying. Instead, he felt that if He Hua hadn't trusted him so much, he wouldn't have given him the job of looking after the house. He stood up and said briskly: "I I went to the kitchen to see if there is anything to eat. I was thinking about this all the time at noon, and I didn’t even take a few bites of the meal. Now I feel my stomach growling!" Then he went downstairs in a hurry.
Miao'er watched her running away with her pigtails shaking, and couldn't help but smile and shake her head, and said softly with some helplessness: "This girl..." After saying that, she turned around and went inside to boil some water and prepare Lotus to get up. When my son was washing his face, he saw that Hehua was already sitting on the bedside with his clothes on. He walked in quickly and said, "Grandma got up earlier than usual today."
Miao'er stretched out her hand to hang the bed curtain and looked at He Hua questioningly: "Grandma, do you want to get up now, or do you want to get up later?"
"Has the girl figured it out?" Hehua asked Miao'er.
Only then did Miao'er realize that what had just been said outside had been heard. She nodded without concealing anything and said, "The slave nodded a few words and she figured it out."
He Hua smiled, lifted up the quilt, got out of bed, pulled on her shoes, walked to the fire cage, took out the warm clothes and said, "That girl is just a shallow plate. Everything is placed outside, and everyone can see and understand it. In this way It’s not a bad thing, but sometimes it’s inevitable that you’ll get into trouble yourself, so you can teach her more when you have time.”
"Yes!" Miao'er responded and came over to help Hehua get dressed, but she also asked with a little confusion, "Grandma, can you take Bai Zhi with you? After all, she is still young and may not be considerate in everything she does."
He Hua had her own plan. When Miao Er asked about it, she just said: "I think that girl Bai Zhi is sincere and doesn't have so much fuss. You have been telling her to behave in the past few days. As long as she doesn't cause trouble when she goes out, she should be alone." Well, there's no need for her to do anything to add color." After that, he added, "Are the clothes made of ripped cloth the past few days okay?"
"I sent it to you a while ago. I went back to grandma at that time. I'm afraid grandma has been so busy recently that she forgot. You asked the slaves to distribute it." Miao'er said, pulling the charcoal with a tongs.
"Bring out a few more pieces of cloth, and find someone to make two more sets of clothes for you and Bai Zhi, so as to give Hong Min and his wife two more outfits. I have to take care of my dignity after going there." He Hua said and thought again. After a while, he said, "Get a few more pieces of material from the warehouse and cut them roughly according to the stature of other people in the family. During the Chinese New Year, each person will be given two pieces of ruler. You can do whatever you like, so as not to say anything about me. I'm partial, but don't talk about it for now. Just buy the clothes you need to make.
Miao'er vaguely understood the meaning of lotus, but she didn't dare to speculate casually, so she took the key to the warehouse and went down to clean it up herself. She brought a lot of fabrics to show to Hehua, and asked her to pick out the designs and colors, and found out the winter clothes she had made a few days ago. Take the measurements at the right time and make arrangements to make the clothes.
After Miao'er went down to explain the work, Banxia was the first to complain: "How can we make clothes so quickly in such a few days? With so much work done a year ago, my sister doesn't feel comfortable following grandma. , the people below us are almost losing their limbs. Besides, we just made two sets of winter clothes a few days ago. Even if we go out with you, we don’t need to change so many clothes!"
Ma Yong's family stretched out his hand and tugged on his daughter's skirt, but he followed the topic and said half-heartedly: "Miss Miao'er, it's not that we don't want to help, but we are really too busy in the new year. Besides, our craftsmanship is not good. It's better to use an embroidery workshop outside. If the work is not done well, the material will be wasted and it will delay your wearing."
Miao'er looked at the mother and daughter with no expression. After seeing their eyes flinching a little, Miao'er stood up and patted the ruler on the table and said, "I put the things here, and I also said everything." It’s clear, if you feel you can’t do it well, just take the things and go back to grandma.”
After hearing these words, Ma Yong's face darkened a little, and his voice couldn't help but raise a little higher: "Miss Miao'er, I know that you are from Grandma's side, but there is no need to use Grandma to suppress everything. People, the Chinese New Year is less than half a month away, you have to be considerate of us, right?"
"Stop talking about these useless words. Grandpa and grandma are not at home to celebrate the New Year. Whatever you are busy with is for your own family. Or do you think that your own affairs are more important than what grandma ordered?" Miao'er glanced at her. He said with disdain, "I don't mind replying to grandma like this."
Ma Yong's family was speechless immediately and said with a dry smile: "I just complained to the girl in private. Don't take it to your heart. Just put the things away. We will try our best to get them out."
Miao'er didn't bother to say anything more to her. She took the last small baggage in her hand and went to the backyard to find Sister-in-law Wang. When she entered the door, she saw her taking a ruler to measure the child. She thought she wanted to make a new blouse during the Chinese New Year. Although Lotus flowers were also made, but the mother should also want to express her feelings.
"Sister-in-law Wang, what are you busy with?" Miao'er stepped into the room.
"Miss Miao'er is here, hurry up and sit by the brazier. My house is not as warm as grandma's house. Don't freeze." Sister-in-law Wang put away the ruler in her hand, reached out and gently pushed her son on the back and said, "Hurry up and call Then go find your father."
"It's okay, I'll just tell you something and leave." Miao'er put the baggage in her hand on the table, opened it to reveal the materials inside, and said, "Grandma said she's going back to my uncle's place for the Chinese New Year, and she plans to have many of us go with her. I wanted to make two sets of clothes, but they were a little tight at the time. Xiao Zhen and I could barely get them out. But Aunt Hong was having a hard time making clothes for us, and Bai Zhi’s own needlework was not so good. Great, I can only trouble Sister-in-law Wang."
After hearing this, Sister-in-law Wang said without any hesitation: "This is not what it should be. What can I say? What did grandma say to do?"
Seeing that she agreed happily, Miao'er pointed to the baggage and said, "The shape and size of the clothes, as well as the needlework supplies are all in the baggage, so I'll trouble you."
"Miss, you are so polite. I will rush out as soon as possible in the next few days." Sister-in-law Wang nodded repeatedly, checked that everything in the bag was ready, then wrapped it and put it on the edge of the kang. Seeing that Miao'er was about to leave, she hurriedly tried to persuade her, " The girl can’t stand it anymore?”
"No, grandma still has a job there."
After Miao'er came out, she quietly stood in the corner of the room and did not leave immediately. Then she heard the voice of Sister-in-law Wang's son in the room: "Mom, do you want to do some work?"
"Yes, I'm in a hurry to get the work arranged by grandma!" Sister-in-law Wang's tone was a little apologetic, "When mother finishes doing this, if she still has time, can I make you new clothes?"
Sister-in-law Wang coughed twice and said: "My father and my grandmother even gave me clothes. Now the half-grown boy is running around so fast. This year's new clothes will definitely not be worn next year. You just get used to it." What new clothes does he want to wear?"
Sister-in-law Wang seemed to sigh, and then said after a while: "From the time the child was born to now, I, a mother, have never made him a new set of clothes. I have been changing your old clothes since he was a child. It's so easy this year." The situation has improved, although my father and grandma have rewarded me, but it’s not my mother who did it, right?”
After hearing this, Mrs. Wang's man's tone immediately softened: "I'm not afraid that you will be tired!"
Sister-in-law Wang's son immediately said: "Mom, when it's my birthday next year, you can make me new clothes! I have all the clothes for this year's New Year!"
When Miao'er heard this, she nodded secretly. My grandfather and grandma really have a good eye for people, and this person is indeed an honest person.
After returning, Miao'er naturally reacted differently to the two families.
Hehua didn't show any surprise, she just nodded to show that she understood, but she was thinking in her heart that after the New Year, she would still have to recruit two more people to work.
After Qi Jintang came back in the evening, Hehua didn't mention what happened to Ma Yong's family. He only said that the family still didn't have enough manpower and whether they should hire two more servants.
Qi Jintang didn't pay much attention to this. When He Hua mentioned it, he nodded and said, "You take care of everything at home, so of course I listen to you. Especially if I want to open my own shop next year, these people really won't be able to support it."
"You don't have to open a shop here. My elder brother and sister-in-law over there will take care of you." He Hua got into bed early because of the cold and wrapped herself up so that only her little face was exposed. She didn't know what to write under the lamp. Qi Jintang thought about it for a moment and said, "I'll ask my eldest brother and sister-in-law to help me buy servants from the two families. Do you think it's okay?"
After that, he added as if he was worried that he would be unhappy: "We are not familiar with this place, and we don't know whether it is good or bad to recruit people. Moreover, if the people who are hired are related to someone in the county, it will be troublesome in the future." , it’s better to ask big brother for help, it will save us some trouble ourselves.”
Qi Jintang finished writing the last word, glanced at the paper, dried the ink, folded it and put it aside, put it next to the bed with the lamp, and said absently: "This is too troublesome!"
When Hehua heard this, she couldn't help biting her lower lip, paused for a moment and said, "So I'm just discussing this with you. If you feel it's inappropriate, let's find another way."
"When we celebrate the New Year, let the eldest brother recommend a suitable person, and we will be able to pick one ourselves soon. This is not about looking for a master. You have to slowly feel around, and it is also your employer. Wouldn't it be better for you to choose the one you like." Qi Jintang Still looking at the thing in front of him, he said smoothly.
"That's true." Hehua nodded, admitting that what he said was a good idea, and couldn't help but reflect on himself.
Qi Jintang took off his smock and cotton robe, and got into bed with a little chill. He took off the home-made jacket hanging on the bedside and draped it over his shoulders. He took out a book under the pillow and planned to read it for a while. He turned around and tucked He Hua into bed. "If you're sleepy, go to bed early. I'll read some more."
Hehua closed her eyes, but she didn't feel sleepy at all. She didn't fall asleep for a long time, until Qi Jintang closed the book, turned off the light and got into bed. She immediately wrapped her around him, put her arms around his waist and asked, "Brother Jintang , tell me, am I too dependent on my elder brother?"
"Why are you thinking about these things? It's not like your usual temperament." Qi Jintang put his arm around her shoulders and said a little strangely, but when he turned around and saw He Hua's serious eyes, he said very seriously, "He Hua, you know I don’t know, but before we got married, my eldest brother once came to see me.”
"Before getting married?" Hehua really didn't know about this and raised her eyebrows in surprise, but she quickly smiled and said, "It must have told you to be nice to me and not to bully me. Every eldest brother doesn't It’s all like that.”
"Of course I said this, but I also said something else." Qi Jintang gently stroked Hehua's long hair, "He said that he knew that you had had a hard time since you were a child, and that you had sacrificed a lot to make your family's life better and better. effort… "
Hehua felt a little embarrassed, coughed slightly and said, "I'm telling you what I'm doing."
"Eldest brother said that his current situation has just improved. You married so early again, so he only bought you a dowry at most, and failed to pamper you and make up for what you didn't get since you were young." Qi Jintang's voice A little low, when he said these words, he couldn't help but think of that night, when Bo Rong called him to the riverside and said he wanted to talk. He initially had the same idea as He Hua, and promised to wholeheartedly meet him before Bo Rong could speak. Treating Lotus, unexpectedly Bo Rong said something else.
"Brother hopes that he can do more things for you in the future, so I hope I won't feel uncomfortable about this, and I hope I can accept his help with peace of mind." Qi Jintang sighed softly when he said this.
He Hua did not expect that Borong would say this to Qi Jintang, nor did she expect that she had put so much pressure on Borong. But now that she thought about it, as the eldest son of the family, he had to rely on his sister's efforts to earn money for study and life. Anyone who is afraid will feel guilty, and the subsequent compensatory psychology will become stronger and stronger.
Hehua lowered her head and rubbed Qi Jintang's chest twice, and asked in a vague voice: "If I ask big brother to do something for me from time to time, will you feel..."
She swallowed the second half of the sentence, but Qi Jintang chuckled above her head, and his chest trembled slightly, "Don't you think I'm looking for him more now?"
He Hua recalled it, and it turned out that it was indeed the case. Whether it was looking for the master, the accident that was handled a few days ago, or the New Year's gift this time, it was Qi Jintang who took the initiative to ask for help from Bo Rong. It seems that there is more to the relationship between the two. My child's secret... Thinking of this, she reached out and poked Qi Jintang's chest, "Why do I feel like an outsider now?" After hearing Qi Jintang's silence, she asked again, "Then how did you answer my eldest brother before we got married?"
Qi Jintang reached out and grabbed her restless fingers, put it to his mouth and kissed her. He put out his head and blew out the lamp, got into bed and hugged her tightly, saying sleepily: "Silly girl, one family doesn't speak the same language." ! ! !
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