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He Hua followed Qi Jintang and almost laughed out loud when she heard these words. She quickly pulled the handkerchief and lowered her head to cover it up.
The corners of Qi Jintang's mouth also twitched, and he put on a smile and said: "Cousin, I am young and I don't even recognize the elderly people in my family. Please forgive me if I am rude."
"It's okay, it's okay. Our Qi family is a large family. My family moved out from our hometown a long time ago. It's normal if you haven't seen it." He took out a few yellowed envelopes from his arms and handed them to Qi Jintang. , "This is the correspondence between your father and my father back then. Didn't your father ever mention it to you? Maybe you can remember it after taking a look."
Qi Jintang took the envelope, took out the letter inside and read it carefully. Sure enough, it was his father's handwriting. So he was basically sure that this was indeed a distant relative of his family, and not someone who rented a house and opened a business to eat and drink. Liar, if you look carefully at the text of several letters, they basically contain content such as sending money for relief from your family. It seems that your family's conditions are not very good.
He Hua asked the girl to get tea and fruit plate, and was also looking at the family of five. The man looked to be in his forties, his beard was slightly gray, and his face was full of dust. He was probably wearing the best clothes. The clothes were gone, but they were still badly worn without pudding, but fortunately they were all washed clean. The woman next to him looked slightly younger than him, but had dark skin and rough hands. She looked like someone who was used to doing a lot of work.
The three children stood obediently behind their parents. Although their faces were a little awkward and curious, they didn't look annoying at all. They even made a good first impression of the family.
"Everyone sit down and talk slowly. Since we are relatives, don't be so formal." Hehua smiled and asked everyone to sit down. He stretched out his hand to pull the woman to sit next to him, and then motioned for the three children to sit down. There were only two of us, so we went to my eldest brother’s house during the Chinese New Year, thinking it would be more lively. If we knew that my cousin and cousin-in-law were coming, we wouldn’t have gone out, and it ended up causing a lot of trouble.”
"No, it's okay. Chapter 386 The opening of the rental house is because we came too suddenly. We should have written a letter in advance..." The woman spoke a little nervously. Stumbling.
After sitting down and chatting for a while, Hehua basically understood the situation of this family. His cousin's name was Qi Yongzheng, he was Master Qi's distant cousin and a branch of the Qi family. They had separated in the early years, and they had some contact at first. After the old man of his family passed away, contact with him gradually stopped. Qi Yongzheng was illiterate and didn't know a few Chinese characters. Because he spent all his savings treating his family's old man, he took his wife and children around to earn a living. My daughter-in-law, Wang, is a country girl who is honest and hard-working. The eldest son is sixteen years old, the second son is ten years old, and the youngest daughter is eight years old. They all looked down and said nothing. Qi Yongzheng said that the three children followed their parents everywhere after they were born. I haven't lived a peaceful life for a few days.
This time, the family was originally passing by and heading south, but they met a fellow villager whom they had known in the early years and chatted for a few words. The fellow accidentally mentioned that when he returned to his hometown a few months ago, he heard that the Qi family had another civil servant. , now he is the county magistrate in the south.
The two continued to talk in detail, and they mentioned that the county grandpa's name was Qi Jintang. Qi Yongzheng thought about it, and the name sounded familiar, like the son of his cousin from his hometown. As a result, the whole family inquired about the situation and found Qingxi County after asking about the location. I went to the Yamen and asked about the residence of the county magistrate. I knocked on the door at the back and found out that his name was indeed Qi Jintang and that he was from Qijia Village in the north. Everything was right, and Qi Yongzheng felt at ease.
Wait for Qi Yongzheng to say it. Bai Zhi came in and said that dinner was ready and asked where the lotus flowers were.
"Just put it in the flower hall, and bring in a few more charcoal cages to make the room warmer." He Hua said and then ordered Banxia to lead the three children down to wash their faces and hands and prepare for dinner. He accompanied Wang to the back. He asked her to take off her cotton-padded jacket, wash her hands and go directly to the flower hall to prepare for dinner.
At the dinner table, Qi Jintang drank some wine with Qi Yongzheng and asked about various past events at home in the early years. Hehua and Wang chatted some gossip about life at home. The three children all bowed their heads to eat honestly, and they seemed to be keeping to themselves. people.
After dinner, Hehua went out to figure out how to settle her cousin's family. However, now that there are two new servants in the house, the house is a bit full. Seeing this, Miao'er suggested: "Grandma, I have an idea for you. How about listening to it?"
"Say it!" Hehua had no other options at the moment. She couldn't put her relatives in the inn when her masters had gone home.
"There is a courtyard behind the garden. Ma Yong and Hong Min's family live in the east courtyard. Only Sister-in-law Wang and her family live in the west courtyard. It would be better for Sister-in-law Wang and her family to move out and live in the wing room on the second floor. Then let that courtyard live directly for Mr. Biao and his family, and then find someone to seal the door in the middle of the east and west courtyards tomorrow, and open a second door on the wall of the west courtyard that opens to the corridor, which will also be convenient for Mr. Biao. When the family comes and goes, they are relatives after all, so they always go through the same door as us, just in case something happens to them and it is inconvenient."
"There is no main house in that courtyard, how can we accommodate relatives?" He Hua's face darkened when he heard this, "It is better to temporarily place them in our courtyard, and the east wing upstairs and downstairs are also occupied. Although it is a wing room, it is not after all. The place where the servants live is arranged like this for the time being. I will think of other ways tomorrow." I thought to myself, now that there are more and more people in the house, it is not a problem to live in such a mess. I will go out to see it tomorrow. Look, if there is a suitable small courtyard near the back door, it would be better to rent it or buy it to accommodate the people who live in it.
After finishing the instructions, he asked the people below to clean up the house. Hehua led Miao'er to open the door of the warehouse. After looking for bedding, he picked out some clothing materials. Anyway, he should make some clothes for Qi Yongzheng's family.
He Hua then accompanied Mrs. Wang to see the house that had been tidied up, and then said a little embarrassedly: "The place at home is small, and my eldest brother just bought two houses for servants. When I came back, it was still a mess. I can only express my grievances." My uncle and aunt will live in the wing in our courtyard for just two days. When I find a place, I will move all the servants out and make a yard for my cousin and cousin."
"No grievance, no grievance!" Mrs. Wang said repeatedly, her eyes couldn't help but look at the furnishings in the room. Although there were not many things, the furniture was all smooth and clean, and the bedding was fluffy and soft, which was better than The places where I lived before were much better, and the quilts were all as white as snow. She reached out and touched it, and found that the bedding was actually made of satin. Her rough hands were afraid of being scratched when she touched it, so she quickly retracted her hands.
"The rooms of my cousin, my cousin, and my cousin are upstairs. The two cousins' rooms are on the first floor. A girl will come to bring hot water later. It's not early, so my cousin and aunt should have a rest early." Come on, there’s still plenty of time in the future, let’s talk tomorrow.”
Qi Jintang and He Hua were a little tired from traveling for several days. After settling Qi Yongzheng's family, they all took a hot bath and got into the bed that had been warmed for a long time.
He Hua rested her head on Qi Jintang's arm and said, "Looking at my cousin and my aunt's family today, they are much better than I imagined. They look like down-to-earth people who have endured hard work and done heavy work. What do you think?"
"Yeah." Qi Jintang replied absentmindedly, "You can just arrange it as you like."
Hehua turned over and lay on his chest, talking about her plan: "Now there are several servants in the house, and the house is really not enough to live in. My cousin's family can't always live in the same courtyard with us. This is not a common thing. , I was thinking about whether we should rent a house near home or buy two small courtyards, and move all the servants out, so as not to be crowded at home, and not to mention the chaos, there are too many people talking and talking about things. Not safe."
"Well, whatever you think is good." Qi Jintang's voice was a little low, her nose was filled with the fragrance of lotus hair, and there were a few naughty hairs that were brushing towards her face while she was breathing. She was still lying on the bed with the upper half of her body. His chest... His hands had involuntarily wrapped around He Hua's slender waist, and he just hummed and agreed casually to what He Hua said.
Hehua didn't feel anything was wrong, and she planned wholeheartedly: "I plan to recruit people to try to do the work after the beginning of spring, so I just asked my cousin and aunt to help me, so as not to cause you any trouble, and I'm here It's not a big deal, it doesn't matter if you do good or bad. As for the two cousins, I heard from my cousin that they are not literate yet. Although the older one is already sixteen, he should still learn to read and read. That's good. Let's invite a gentleman to teach at home. Let Ma Chao learn from him when he has nothing to do. That child seems to be very talented. My cousin stays in my room. I usually teach a few words. Miao'er and Xiaozhen can teach. She needles and threads without delaying anything. You..."
Before she could finish her words, she felt Qi Jintang's hands slip into her clothes, and the hot palms of her hands pressed against her lower back, making her tremble. She raised her hand and hit his chest and said, "Let me tell you business. What are you doing!"
"Well..." Qi Jintang buried his face directly into Hehua's shoulder, "Don't do anything, just sleep..."
"You're so clumsy when it comes to sleeping..." Hehua saw that he was talking about sleeping, but his hand didn't stop at all. He kept stroking it along the waist and back, making her couldn't help but soften, and hummed, " You won’t be tired even after driving for several days…”
Before she could finish her words, Qi Jintang kissed her back. The bed curtains were suddenly lowered, leaving only the candlelight swaying slightly in the room.
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