When Ye Jiao and Zheng Shi arrived in the front hall, Shi Shi and Shi Tianrui were already sitting and talking.
This is when Shi Tianrui came back after he left the capital. He hadn't seen him for a long time. When Shi Shi saw him, he burst into tears.
Shi Tianrui looked at her and felt distressed and apologetic. When Shi Shi got married, he was still a scholar and he never achieved fame. At that time, he felt that Wen Minsong treated Shi Shi well, and Shi Shi also put his heart on Wen Minsong. Just nodded.
Later, when Shi Tianrui was lifted up, Wen Minsong got better with Shi Shi, who could have guessed that it was a white-eyed wolf who had been approved for his skin.
Until Shi Tianrui left the capital, he didn't know that Wen Minsong acted like this.
Pian Shi's mouth is strict, and he feels that Shi Tianrui's life is difficult to be banished from Beijing, so he never complains. Shi Tianrui is thousands of miles away from the capital, and he doesn't know it at all.
Now Shi Tianrui is also frightened. He has a temperament who is used to taking faults on his body. At this time, seeing his sister crying non-stop, Shi Tianrui clenched his teeth tightly, feeling that he was about to bleed from his mouth, and finally said: "Xiu'er, don't worry, my brother will never let that beast go. You are now... it's my brother's fault. I'm sorry for you, and I'm sorry for my parents."
Shi Shi shook her head, she knew Shi Tianrui's difficulties, and it was the Wen family who was at fault, she didn't have any reason to seek revenge from her own elder brother.
It's just that Shi Shi kept these words in his mouth, but he couldn't say it. He was crying so hard that he couldn't say a complete sentence.
Seeing this, Ye Jiao put the Ruyi she was holding into Xiaosu's arms, then walked over quickly and sat beside Shi Shi.
She has never seen this person cry like this. Even when she was dead, Shi Shi was calm and never so excited. Now Ye Jiao looked at Shi Tianrui with some doubts.
Shi Tianrui was ashamed at first, but when Ye Jiao saw it, he felt more and more uncomfortable. He got up and wanted to say something, but his voice stopped and he turned to look at Zheng Shi.
Mrs. Zheng knew Shi Tianrui's sadness, and Mrs. Zheng herself really wanted to live with her. In addition, Mrs. Shi had feelings for Ye Jiao and Princess Hua Ning. Naturally, the closer she was, the better, she said, "Your sister. It's my sister, we should take care of each other."
Shi Tianrui showed gratitude in his eyes, nodded to Zheng Shi, and then looked at Shi Shi.
But just before Shi Tianrui spoke, Shi Shi shook his head again, patted Ye Jiao's hand to signal that he was fine, then got up, wiped his eyes with a handkerchief, and said in a hoarse voice, "Brother, sister-in-law, treat me well, I I know, but now my younger sister has her own family, and she has an orchard by her side, so she can live on, so I don’t dare to trouble my brother and sister-in-law again.”
Seeing what Shi Tianrui was about to say, Shi Shi looked at Ye Jiao and reached out to hold her.
It was only then that Shi Tianrui thought that he was still in Qi's house, and that his family affairs were not easy to get in front of others' eyes, so he held his mind and said to Qi Yun: "I lost my temper for a while, and I hope Erlang is not surprised."
Qi Yun, who had never spoken, was holding Ning Bao at the moment, and when he heard the words, he said, "It's okay, the reunion of the brothers and sisters of Master Shi is a happy event, and it is normal for people to get lost." Shi Tianrui said, "Master Shi has helped my family a lot, why don't you stay for a quick meal?"
Shi Tianrui also sorted out his mood and said with a smile, "Then I will trouble Erlang."
During the meal, no one talked about what happened just now, but laughed and said some interesting things. In addition, the three milk dolls also came together to ask someone to feed them. Naturally, there were continuous laughter and laughter.
After the meal was over, the Shi family left, and the Shi family also followed. Obviously, there was a lot to discuss with Shi Tianrui.
Ye Jiao said to Qi Yun after they left, "Does Yingxiu really want to live with them?"
Qi Yun asked people to hold Xu Bao first to coax him to sleep, he and Ye Jiao each hugged the dragon and the phoenix, and after coaxing the two little guys to drink water, Qi Yun said: "No, their brothers and sisters will definitely not. Live in a door."
Ye Jiao blinked: "Why?"
Qi Yun took the handkerchief and wiped the corners of the two children's mouths, but looked at Ye Jiao and said, "Now that Shi's family has established a female household, he can buy the property by himself, so there is no need to go to Master Shi to help. Besides. This is how people get along with each other. After they get married, they are two families. Even if they are sincerely close, they cannot always live together.
Little Ginseng didn't quite understand these things, but she could hear that Shi's family still wanted to live alone.
Qi Yun continued, "You don't need to worry too much, Jiao Niang, Shi Shi is a smart person, and he must have figured it out early. Now that Master Shi is here, there is someone to support her, and there are Zheng Shi and Princess Hua Ning. , even if she walks sideways in the capital, no one will care."
Seeing that Qi Yun had said this, Ye Jiao was relieved, and there was a smile on her face, she leaned over and kissed Qi Yun's face, saying, "No wonder you put Xu Bao away, these words can't be let down. He heard."
Even though Xu Bao has a pure mind, he has a very good memory, and he can remember everything he hears. These sophisticated people still have to avoid children, so as to avoid learning early and messing up their minds.
Qi Yun smiled and was about to speak, but saw Ning Bao staring at Qi Yun with a pair of clean eyes.
It was only then that Qi Erlang realized that his eldest son had escaped, and there was a second son here...
In terms of intelligence, Ning Bao did not lose to Xu Bao at all, and even surpassed him.
Qi Yun reached out and squeezed Ning Bao's chubby face, and asked, "What is Ning Bao doing to see Daddy?"
Ning Bao blinked and didn't answer, but turned his head and hugged Ruyi in Ye Jiao's arms without letting go.
Ruyi and Ning Bao have never been separated, they have been in the same place since the mother's womb, and they are naturally close, feeling her brother hug her, Ruyi held her head up for Ning Bao to hold her, giggling on her face, and patted Ning with her little hand Bao's back looks very happy.
After all, the child was young, and it didn't take long for him to learn to speak. Qi Yun didn't know what Ning Bao was thinking, so he didn't ask any more.
Ye Jiao did not follow, but went to look at the medicinal flowers that Zheng brought.
These flowers were carefully selected by Dong's, and most of them could not see the effect of the medicine, so she got rid of Zheng's and sent them to Ye Jiao.
Ye Jiao saw a lot of flowers and plants when she was still a little ginseng. People here didn't recognize it. He knew that it was inseparable. Even if the names were different, the things were the same, and the medicinal effects were the same.
This time, most of the medicinal herbs are for nourishing purposes, and there is only one plant, which is strange when you look at it.
The colors are beautiful, the leaves are slender, and the flowers are actually gradient colors, from red to yellow, which is particularly beautiful.
But when Ye Jiao saw it, she recognized that the medicinal flower was Muwan orchid.
The color is like the evening glow, the flowers are magnificent but poisonous, and the leaves can detoxify the flowers.
And this flower is not a huge poison that can poison people, and it can even be used as medicine, which is good for the body.
But that is to use other medicinal materials to dilute the toxicity. Otherwise, if you eat it directly, you will suffer from abdominal pain in mild cases, fainting due to suspended animation in severe cases, and stagnant breathing.
Ye Jiao wanted to throw this flower away, but when she thought about her husband's body, she would be able to use it when she was not in good condition, so she changed her mind and said to Xiao Su, "Keep this flower alone, and surround it, don't let it go. Let people approach." Then Ye Jiao's voice paused slightly, "Don't let Xiao Hei come to eat it, this flower is poisonous, and people can't bear it."
Xiao Su immediately said: "Second Young Mistress, don't worry, I will be careful."
Ye Jiao nodded, and then she stopped looking and asked someone to move other medicinal flowers out of the pots and transplant them into the flowerbed.
Among them, Ye Jiao, who was good for the body, thought that when they grew up, she would pinch a few flowers to make a purse, and bring them to the three children to ensure their safety. Xiao Su asked her to take her to the small kitchen.
Then Ye Jiao called Feng Xiucai again, and asked Feng Xiucai to draw the outline of these flowers. When they were all finished, Ye Jiao returned to the room with a stack of drawing paper.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Qi Yun reading the account book.
Today, Qi Yun has a lot of business inside and outside the capital, and it seems that they are all scattered. It is also that Qi Erlang has quietly pinched several important places.
The wine in the capital, the restaurants outside the capital, the transportation by water and land, the caravans at the border, all these are enough for ordinary people to eat for a lifetime.
However, Qi Yun is still slowly developing everything he has, especially the caravan, which is not only his own industry, but also Chu Chengyun's expectations. Every time he has a task, Qi Yun will naturally not slack off.
Now what he is holding is the account book of the caravan. The caravan will come back in a few days. This time they don't have to go to Qi's hometown, but will unload the goods in the village outside the capital. It is more convenient to rely on the waterway. But before they came back, Qi Yun had to figure out what to bring next time out, and everything had to be prepared early.
But after seeing Ye Jiao coming back, Qi Yun closed the account book and put it aside, stood up and walked over to meet Ye Jiao, smiled and said, "Have you all been tidy up?"
Ye Jiao nodded with a smile, looking left and right, and asked, "Where are the children?"
Qi Yun and Ye Jiao went to wash up together, then sat down on the soft couch, and said while pulling over the couch: "I played for a while just now, and then I saw that it was too late, so I asked someone to take them to sleep."
Little Ginseng was a little puzzled: "Xubao said he wanted to sleep with me before, why, he changed his mind?"
Xu Bao didn't change his mind, he still wanted to sleep with Ye Jiao, but Qi Yun told him about Ning Bao's recent fondness for playing with the little wooden sword. Xu Bao immediately started to sleep with his younger brother and sister, for fear that his younger brother and sister would be fooled. After learning martial arts, I will not be able to study happily with myself in the future.
I'm afraid that at this moment, the dragon and the phoenix are still forced to listen to their brother's ramble.
However, Qi Yun didn't make it clear, just said: "He can do whatever he likes, it's not easy to be restrained."
Ye Jiao wasn't ready to ask any further questions. She was cutting out the heart of the candle with scissors, and then picked it out with a silver stick to brighten the candle light. Start writing seriously.
Qi Yun looked at it, went down and took another candlestick, put it in one place, and asked, "What is Jiao Niang writing?"
Ye Jiao didn't raise her head, and replied as she wrote: "The medicinal flower Chunlan gave me, I asked Mr. Feng to help me draw it, and I marked the name and effect on the side, and I brought it back to Chunlan, so that she didn't know Yingcha. already."
The ability to recognize medicines like this is extremely precious. For example, an experienced pharmacist will not teach him unless he is facing his own apprentice.
But Ye Jiao was able to tell others so openly, which was rare.
Qi Yun thought about it for a while. The left and right Mrs. Dong were the shopkeepers of their own pharmacy. Only by recognizing the herbs clearly can they help the world and save people. This is a merit and a good deed.
But looking at it, Qi Yun saw a bunch of round characters on the paper.
Ye Jiao learns things quickly, and her comprehension ability is good, but these words have become more and more round as they are written every day.
Seeing that she was writing slowly, Qi Yun said, "Jiao Niang, do you want me to help?"
Ye Jiao shook her head, still focused on writing, and said softly, "No, Chunlan knows what my handwriting looks like. She knows me when I write it, and won't laugh at me."
Qi Erlang sat on his side, with his elbows on the couch, his chin resting on one hand, and smiled when he heard the words: "The word Jiao Niang is interesting and naturally likable, no one will laugh at you."
After Ye Jiao finished writing one, she put it aside, and then looked at Qi Yun: "Sanlang said that my words are ugly."
Qi Yun smiled and stretched out his hand to help her sort out the paper, and said lightly, "That's because he has a problem with his vision. I don't think he will say it now." It is still placed in the east wing, and the same is true for adding a few more boxes.
However, Ye Jiao was not fooled by Qi Yun's words. She looked at the words she wrote and felt that it was indeed different.
Xianggong said it was interesting, that was because he thought he was fine with everything, but he should not take it out to outsiders.
Holding the words carefully, Ye Jiao looked a little worried: "Xu Bao showed me the words he wrote before, and they were round. Wouldn't you write them like me in the future?"
Qi Yun didn't think it was a difficult task, and said slowly, "Don't worry, that kid Xu Bao is very diligent, and it is the easiest thing to do to practice calligraphy. When he is older and his arms are strong, then three days a day will come. Ten large characters can be recovered in one month."
Ye Jiao opened her eyes slightly: "Thirty articles a day? Wouldn't it be too many."
Qi Erlang looked at Ye Jiao and replied, "Don't worry, Xu Bao will only be happy, not too much."
Qi Ming studied reading, which was taught by Qi Yun since he was a child, and there was nothing to do next to it, so he regarded reading as a hobby.
Shitou's reading is also Qi Yun's first step. Because of Qi Zhao and Fang's expectations, Shitou will be patient and walk on this road. It is impossible to say that he likes it.
But the little chubby pier of his own is different, he likes it from the bottom of his heart.
Thirty big characters are punishment for others, but for Xu Bao, it's called a reward. Not only will he not be sad, but he will happily write it, and one less article will cause trouble.
Ye Jiao also thought of this, smiled with a curved corner of her mouth, and started to write.
Qi Yun went to bring over the dessert plate on the table outside. Inside was the chestnut cake sent by Hua Ning. It was sweet and glutinous, with the sweet smell of chestnuts. It was soft and smooth. Recently, Ye Jiao eats it every day. The top two.
Seeing Ye Jiao writing with concentration, Qi Yun reached out and broke a piece of chestnut cake and fed it to Ye Jiao's mouth.
The little ginseng eyes still stared at the paper, and the expression did not change, but the mouth opened naturally.
He took the chestnut cake in one mouthful and swallowed it in his mouth. Qi Yun couldn't help laughing at the bulging cheeks.
Then he broke off another piece and fed it to her, Ye Jiao still ate it with her mouth open.
Soon, three chestnut cakes entered Ye Jiao's stomach.
At this time, Ye Jiao had also finished writing the last one, put down her pen, and then noticed that Qi Yun was staring at her and smiling.
Little Ginseng looked at him puzzled, and then realized that there was a chestnut smell in his mouth.
She was stunned at first, and then a little pity.
Qi Yun was puzzled: "Jiao Niang doesn't it taste good?"
Ye Jiao shook her head and muttered in a low voice, "It's delicious, but when I eat it, I ate it without figuring out the taste. It's a waste."
Qi Yun has a temperament who doesn't like to eat and drink very much, so he can't understand where his wife's distress comes from.
But he felt that Ye Jiao's appearance was very interesting at the moment, got up, walked in front of Ye Jiao, lowered his head slightly, reached out and rubbed his wife's face.
Ye Jiao was willing to suffer, she stood up and pinched his earlobe, and the two fell on the bed laughing.
But she couldn't sleep at the moment, Ye Jiao ate chestnut cake again, even if she had washed up just now, she had to get up and rinse her mouth again, otherwise her teeth would be damaged.
Ye Jiao had already started yawning when she was ready to lie down again.
Qi Yun hugged her, patted the woman's back lightly with his hand, and said in his mouth, "Xu Bao likes to study, but I see that Ning Bao doesn't like it very much, if he really wants to study in the future. What if you want to practice martial arts?"
It's not that martial arts practice is bad, but that studying and taking office is what most parents expect from their children today, and there are really few people who practice martial arts.
Ye Jiao didn't have so many worries, closed her eyes slightly, and said slowly: "He's happy, his life is his own, what they want to do is determined by themselves when they grow up, I won't help them choose."
Qi Yun's hand paused for a moment, and then touched Ye Jiao's back, with a smile in her voice: "Miss is transparent."
But this time Qi Erlang didn't get a response, because Ye Jiao had already closed her eyes and fell asleep, looking peaceful.
Qi Yun also closed his eyes, and it was the next day when he woke up.
But there was a smell in the room that I couldn't ignore.
Qi Yun touched the side and felt empty, so he sat up, stretched out his hand to lift the bed tent and said, "Jiao Niang, did you stew any more soup?"
But what was handed to Qi Yun this time was not a bowl of soup, but a pitch-black medicine.
The bowl was full, with the familiar aroma of medicine, and it was still steaming.
Qi Yun raised her head and met Ye Jiao's narrowed eyes, only to hear her say, "Xiang Gong, take your medicine."
Qi Erlang stretched out his hand to take it, raised his neck and drank it first, and then asked, "I drank it yesterday, why do I want to drink it today?"
Since his body is much healthier now, this medicine is also taken every other day. He drank it at noon yesterday, so today is not the time to take medicine in Japan.
If it was someone else, he would definitely not enter it, but when Ye Jiao handed it over, he would drink it even if it was poison.
Ye Jiao put the medicine bowl aside, sat beside Qi Yun and said, "This is a medicinal herb that Chunlan sent yesterday. It is good for the body, but the flowering period is short. I had to have it handled early, and it was fried this morning."
But when Ye Jiao was talking, Qi Yun felt a little hot.
This kind of heat made him a little familiar, he looked down, Qi Yun immediately pulled the quilt to cover his waist, and looked at Ye Jiao.
The little ginseng was not surprised, and said with a smile: "It's not in the way, it's normal to strengthen the body, nourish the kidney and replenish the qi."
Qi Yun didn't speak, just stared at Ye Jiao.
Ye Jiao wanted to ask him what he was looking at, but she was dragged by Qi Yun, and then dropped the bed curtain.
From the tent, a shrill voice came out: "The anger that the girl is provoked should help me dispel it."
The response was a crisp voice: "Well, okay."
The effect of this medicine is very obvious. Qi Yun would have cold hands and feet when the seasons change, but this time it has eased a lot.
After the wall in the middle was flattened, the house that originally belonged to the Wen family and now belongs to the Qi family also began to be bustlingly rebuilt.
Planting trees, moving water to build a house, just a cool house, I don't know how much money it took to make it.
Fortunately, Qi Erlang was not short of money, as long as Ye Jiao wanted, he nodded.
When the little ginseng has nothing to do, he will go around and walk around, and it will be summer when all the construction is finished.
There are few trees in the capital, and the summer seems to be much hotter than in the hometown. Fortunately, the cool house is large and there is running water to cool off the heat, so the family lives in this house.
Now Ye Jiao is no longer the double body that she used to be last year, but now she is fresh, she can use the ice cream, and she can also eat ice cream. She is more comfortable than any other summer.
At the end of July, Qi Ming was promoted to the official position and became the deputy clerk of the sixth grade, and the privy clerk was the former champion Xiao Yuanbai. After all, the two of them were still working in a yamen.
After the promotion came down, Qi Ming asked Liu Si to go to Qi's house and invite his second brother and second sister-in-law to eat, and the place was set in Qi Ming's own courtyard.
Usually Qi Ming came to eat, but this time Qi Saburo was promoted, and it was common sense to treat guests at home.
Qi Yun and Ye Jiao did not take the child with them, but took only Tie Zi and Xiao Su and went on a carriage.
On the carriage, Qi Yun asked, "Who did Saburo invite?"
Liusi was sitting upright at the moment, and when he heard the words, he immediately said: "Go back, go back to the second young master, the third young master only invited a friend."
Qi Yun raised his brows slightly and said, "Colleagues?"
Liusi hesitated and nodded: "That's right."
This made Qi Yun a little gratified. Before, he let Qi Ming move out because he wanted his Saburo to be independent, and he couldn't always rely on himself. Now that he is an official, he has serious errands and should have his own circle.
Now that Qi Ming has been able to make friends with his colleagues, it is naturally a happy event.
It's just that Qi Yun couldn't guess whether this time Qi Ming invited the second place from the Guo family who had a good relationship with him before, or the champion of the Xiao family who would work with him in the future.
As a result, as soon as they entered the gate of Qi Ming's small courtyard, Qi Yun and Ye Jiao immediately stopped, and at a glance they saw Chu Chengyun who was holding his front and stepping on a stool to pick grapes under the grape trellis in the courtyard.
Ye Pingrong, who was standing aside, looked calm, but upon closer inspection, he could see that his whole body was tense, and he was always ready to lie down as a meat pad when Chu Chengyun fell.
Hearing the movement at the door, Chu Chengyun turned his head to see Qi Er and his wife, his face immediately smiled, and said, "Erlang is here, come and sit, these grapes are sweet."