When Qi Ming came home, he was silent, and he didn't disturb others except his family knew.
He is no longer the little boy who no one knew at the time. He held the case twice in his hand, and the Qi family did not hide it at all. Every time he held a big banquet to celebrate, everyone around him basically knew about the Qi family. There is a heaven descending Wenquxing.
If someone recognizes Qi Ming, most of them will come over to watch, and then ask for a calligraphy treasure or something next to him to go back, hoping that this will also make their children feel bookish.
Especially during the Chinese New Year, everyone is happy to ask for auspiciousness, and Qi Ming is like a mascot to them, always willing to get close.
This time, Qi Ming huddled in the carriage honestly, and didn't get off until he got to the house. The first thing he did after entering was to greet Liu's yard.
Qi Yun and Ye Jiao were also there with the Liu family, waiting for him to go.
Ye Pingrong was a guest and was led to the front hall, where someone brought hot tea and cakes.
Ye Pingrong came to Qi's house not long ago, but mostly Ye Jiao, who went directly to look for him, came to the front hall once. He came in a hurry at that time, and there was a little tail of Hua Ning beside him. Ye Pingrong never looked at Qi's house carefully, now look at it. I only feel that the surroundings are quiet and the servants are well behaved. Although they are not rich and powerful, they are also strict in family rules.
This made Ye Pingrong feel relieved.
Then Father Qi came out to see him. Father Qi looked like a honest and honest appearance, and his speech and demeanor were also honest, and Ye Pingrong became more and more concerned.
Before going to the arranged small yard to rest, Ye Pingrong saw the Liu family again. After a polite conversation, he finally felt relieved about the Qi family.
Maybe others have long forgotten how Ye Jiao got married, but Ye Pingrong remembers the twists and turns of his sister's marriage.
Of course, this is the fault of Ye Erlang and Ye Ersao. There are no shortage of three matchmakers and six hires in the Qi family. They should do the same thing, even more grand than others. Ye Jiao's life is also watching. It was better, but Ye Pingrong was still a little worried.
Even if there is no Chongxi layer, it is easy to suffer hardships just by marrying high-ranking peasant women.
He always wanted to support Ye Jiao, and would rather end the relationship between Ye Er's family than let him come out to disturb Ye Jiao's life again, because Ye Pingrong was worried that the Qi family would be bad to Ye Jiao.
Even though Qi Yun treats her well, the family's sparring is not something an ordinary woman can stand.
Ye Pingrong followed Chu Chengyun, and it was considered that he had seen many lords, even the powerful ones treated their daughters-in-law harshly.
Even if it is to the royal family? Ye Pingrong was able to find out about the fact that his own princess was degraded by the queen pit.
However, the Qi family is very good, Jiao Niang belongs to the high-married family, but looking at Qi's father and Liu's family, you can see that they are from Nanning.
After his sister came, life was also better. Now the Qi family is getting better and better, Ye Pingrong thought, now that he has an errand, after all, Ye Jiao's mother's family can be depended on, and the life of the little sister will be smoother in the future.
Just thinking about it, a follower came in and saluted Ye Pingrong.
It was Liu Rong who always followed Ye Pingrong, but the prince had to be guarded by someone, so Liu Rong stayed, and Ye Pingrong only brought two subordinates who were used to it.
At this moment, Ye Pingrong was living in the small courtyard of Qi's family. He looked at his entourage and said, "Can someone come?"
"No, a few officers only followed to the gate of the city, and they dispersed after we left the city."
Ye Pingrong nodded. In fact, what he was worried about was that the county magistrate in the city would come to his door. Whether it was temptation or flattery, it was always a hassle. Now that the magistrate looks at it, it is still interesting. Eyesight to see.
Ye Pingrong, who was next to him, didn't ask any more, waved them to go down too, and then blew out the candles and rested.
When I woke up again, it was already bright and lively outside.
Today is New Year's Eve, and the Qi family is busy.
Ye Jiao still remembered that on New Year's Eve last year, the whole family had to get together to make dumplings. After lunch today, she hugged Xu Bao early, and she saw that Liu's family had already opened up. .
There are many things at the end of the year, but most of them are cleaning the house, rewarding the subordinates, or finishing the chores at the Zhuangzi shop, but the women do not need to come forward.
But on New Year's Eve, the cooks were busy, rolling out the skin and making stuffing. They were preparing before dawn. By the time Ye Jiao passed by, she had already prepared everything, just wait for the owners to pack a bag at last. .
And making dumplings is not just for making, but also for getting together to talk and pass the time.
Seeing Ye Jiao coming over, Mrs Liu called her over to sit, but didn't let her do it: "Dalang's family is going to clean up the tea soup, it just so happens that no one is looking at the stone, Jiao Niang, just stare at the two children. You don't have to touch your hands."
Ye Jiao turned her head and saw that Mr. Fang was staring intently at the copper pot on the stove, while Shishi had a thick red rope tied to his waist and was sitting on a chair, staring at herself.
The other end of the rope was tied to the leg of the table, probably because he was afraid that he would run around and bump.
Liu Shi felt helpless, but he didn't say anything. After all, Shi Shi was too lively, and he had a stubborn temper. If he didn't like it, he could get out on his own. It was normal for Fang Shi to be more worried.
However, when Liu Shi saw Ye Jiao's expression, "It turns out that it can still be like this", she suddenly felt that something was wrong.
Ye Jiao washed her hands, took off her cloak, and sat on a stool beside her, holding the stone and Xu Bao to play with them.
Xu Bao didn't recognize him, and since the last time he saw Shi Shi, Xu Bao seemed to remember him, giggling when he saw Shi Shi, and reached out to touch his face.
He just let him touch the stone, laughing with Xu Bao, and from time to time, he would carefully touch Xu Bao's soft hair and poke Xu Bao's forehead.
In Shitou's heart, this fat younger brother was very pitiful, and he studied every day until late at night.
After all, my mother is in charge of me, but my fat brother will be stared at by the cold second uncle... miserable.
This made Shishi extremely humble. When kneading the dough, he let his younger brother knead it, and he took a cup and let his younger brother play first.
However, Xu Bao was still young and didn't understand the meaning of stones. After taking the cup, he held it in his chubby hands, and then threw it on the ground.
Whoa!
The sound of the cup shattering startled Xu Bao, and without waiting for anyone else to say anything, he started to shed tears and buried his face in Ye Jiao's arms.
Ye Jiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry for a while, and reached out and patted his back: "You fell something, and you didn't say it was your fault, why did you cry first?"
Xu Bao still couldn't understand Ye Jiao's words, he just snorted twice and felt aggrieved.
Ye Jiao felt that her chest was wet, thinking about the human cub crying a lot...
Liu Shi was very distressed, and chanted, "Smashed peace, broken peace," and patted his face cleanly, and went over to coax Xubao and Shishi.
Shitou was actually frightened, but when he saw Xu Bao crying, he felt distressed immediately, feeling that the fat brother was too pitiful, and he was very tired to read and cry again.
When Ye Jiao put the two of them on the small wooden bed, the stone comforted Xu Bao in a decent manner, while Xu Bao was unwilling to lie down. Although the tears were still falling, he quickly devoted himself to the greatness of turning over. in business.
Because of Ye Jiao's good feeding, Xu Bao has grown a little fatter, and is full of energy, but every time he wants to turn over, he has to work hard.
Lou chi chi, Xu Bao soon couldn't even remember crying, and he was thinking about turning it over.
Shitou just sat on the side and watched his chubby younger brother humming and working hard. This action made Shitou feel inexplicably very inspirational, and he even clapped his hands to cheer Xu Bao.
Ye Jiao took the opportunity to make two dumplings for the occasion, and then went over to look at the two little guys again.
By the time the dumplings were ready to be served, Xu Bao had already fallen asleep on the bed.
After playing for a while, and crying again, it was all exhausting, and he slept very deeply.
Shi Shi also rubbed his eyes and fell asleep next to Xu Bao.
Ye Jiao didn't quarrel with them, she wrapped the quilt and let her mother-in-law stare at her before she went to eat.
This time, Ye Pingrong ate the reunion dinner with them. He and Qi Ming were sitting together.
It's not that Ye Pingrong doesn't want to eat with his sister. First, Ye Jiao is now married to the Qi family, and she is the daughter-in-law of the Qi family. Second, they are all in pairs, so he and Qi Ming are naked. , it is appropriate to put them together.
When eating and talking, Ye Pingrong only said that he worked for the court, and did not reveal anything about the third prince.
Although Liu Shi didn't know how big an official he was, as long as he was an official, it was good, and it was a support.
She couldn't help but look at Ye Jiao with a smile on her face, thinking that this daughter-in-law was married very well, she was really blessed.
When the dumplings were on the table, Ye Jiao thought about it with her chopsticks, and inevitably recalled the grand occasion when she ate dumplings last year.
At that time, the little ginseng did not understand the auspicious words in it, so he said everything he ate, but he ate one of them, which made Qi Saburo, who was on the side, want to eat a lot of luck, and unknowingly, he ate a plate and scattered. He hummed while sitting.
At this moment, Ye Jiao thought to herself that she should eat less, but when she really looked at the chubby dumplings, she couldn't help being greedy. After a while, he carefully clipped one and put it in his mouth.
After chewing, the little ginseng silently raised his hand to his lips, and then put it down again, so quietly that even Qi Yun didn't notice it.
But there are not only dumplings on the table, but also many dishes and soups.
When Qi Yun and Ye Jiao were eating together, it had become a habit for him to take care of his wife. At this moment, he also took a chopstick and put the fish in the bowl, and used the chopsticks to carefully pick off the fish's bones before putting the fish meat to Ye. Jiao.
The little ginseng is not polite, and eats the fish directly into the mouth.
After all, this is something that happens to them every day, so naturally they don't feel anything out of the ordinary.
Fang Shi, who was watching from the side, was a little hot.
The great man of the Qi family is naturally very fond of Fang, but Qi Zhao has a very straight personality and is often busy with Zhuangzi's affairs, so the two couples rarely get together for dinner.
Whose wife doesn't like to let Xiang Gong dote on him more
You might not have thought of this in the past, but now seeing Qi Yun taking care of Ye Jiao sweetly, Mrs Fang started to think.
It's just that Mr. Fang also knew that his husband was straight-tempered, so winking must be useless, so he gently kicked his calf under the table.
Who would have thought that Qi Zhao would turn his head and ask her, "Miss, what are you kicking me for?"
In a word, Mr. Fang's face flushed, and he could not wait to pinch him.
Mr. Liu could guess some of Mrs. Fang's thoughts, coughed lightly, and gave Qi's father the chopsticks.
When Qi Zhao saw it, he understood that it was his mother reminding him, and hurriedly picked up a chopstick for Mrs. Fang.
However, he had to choose the braised pork by accident.
The meat was cooked very well, the sauce was bright and the three layers of streaky flowers made it very appetizing, but Liu Shi sighed inwardly.
Her eldest son is good at everything, diligent, loyal, and pure in heart, but sometimes he has no eyesight.
Fang shi hadn't touched meat for a long time, especially during the Chinese New Year, for fear that she would grow one or two more on her body.
As a result, her son actually picked the fattest meat on the table and gave it to her. Isn't that making people unhappy
But to Liu's surprise, Fang was not only not annoyed, but had a smile on his face.
Even though Mrs Fang was careful about her body shape, she didn't eat what she didn't eat, but she immediately put the piece of meat that Qi Zhao brought into her mouth, eating and laughing. Although Qi Zhao didn't know what Mrs Fang was enjoying, but look at it. When the lady was happy, he was happy, and gave her a few chopsticks, and Mrs. Fang ate them one by one.
But these Qin Se and Ming have nothing to do with Qi Ming.
Qijia Saburo ate dumplings silently, bemoaning the suffering of being alone, and muttering, he still has to take a good exam and study hard. His mother said that he will only kiss him when he is a scholar... For the sake of his daughter-in-law, he will also be admitted. Just do it.
After eating, everyone went back to the courtyard to prepare for the New Year.
Xu Bao was taken away by Mrs. Liu to take care of her, while Ye Jiao went back to the room with Qi Yun. After washing and tidying up, Ye Jiao sat in front of the mirror with her hair in a bun, looking at Qi Yun's blurred reflection in the mirror, smiling. He asked, "What did you say to the third brother just now?"
Standing behind Ye Jiao, Qi Yun picked up the hairbrush and helped her to straighten her hair. Hearing the words, he replied, "Nothing, ask him about his studies, Saburo will be going to the academy next year, this step is not easy. Big, no more than the previous two times, in addition to learning, it also depends on luck, and in the end, it depends on his ability.
"He will definitely pass the test." Ye Jiao said firmly, taking off her earrings.
Qi Yun stretched out her hand and rubbed her earlobe, and was a little curious: "Why are you so confident? I think even Saburo himself would not dare to directly guarantee that he would pass the exam."
Ye Jiao raised her head and looked at him, her voice soft and soft: "Sanlang has been taught by you since he was a child. I believe that you will definitely be able to teach a champion."
In the heart of the little ginseng, Qi Yun is the most capable person in the world.
Even though Ye Jiao didn't know what Qi Ming's knowledge was, Qi Sanlang had Qi Yun staring at him since he was a child, so he was naturally able to pass the exam.
Ye Jiao has always had confidence in Qi Yun.
Hearing this, Qi Yun couldn't help lowering his head, wrapped his arms around the woman's shoulders, and gently kissed her earlobe, with a smile in his voice: "Ma'am, do you know what Duke Yuan is?"
"I don't know, anyway, my mother said that the best candidate for the exam is the champion... Mrs. You wait." Ye Jiao could not help but hide from Qi Yun's breath.
But the man was standing behind her, and the more he hid, the more he digged into his arms.
Feeling that this person bit her own ear again, Ye Jiao stretched out her hand and pushed him: "Mother said that at the end of the year, we will keep the year old, don't make trouble, we have to wait for the cannons to be fired."
Hearing this, Qi Yun released her slightly, took a deep breath, and then regained his peaceful smile, pulling Ye Jiao to the soft couch beside him and sitting down.
The candles flickered, the night was hazy, and the charcoal fire in the room was very warm.
The two just sat facing each other, but Ye Jiao felt a little bored after a while.
Normally, when the two of them were together, Qi Yun thought about what to do, whether it was playing chess or drinking tea. After all, it was Qi Yun who came up with the idea, and Ye Jiao just had to wait.
But this time Qi Yun didn't say anything or do anything, just stared at her, and Ye Jiao felt boring as time passed.
She rested her chin on the couch in both hands, looked at Qi Yun, and muttered, "Xiang Gong, do something."
Qi Yun also leaned over, reached out and touched the tip of Ye Jiao's nose, and asked her, "What does Jiao Niang want to do?"
The little ginseng thought for a while, but couldn't think of any good ideas.
But there is only one thing Qi Yun wants to do now. Finally, his son went to bed early. The two of them can hide and wake him up without worrying about it. Qi Erlang is indifferently not ready to miss the opportunity.
He got off the bed, went to the bookshelf next to him, picked up a book, and put it on the bed.
Ye Jiao looked at it and saw that it was the book again. She could feel the cover with her eyes closed.
Qi Yun's face was serious: "It's still early when it's left and right, it's boring to sit like this, why don't we play a game."
Ye Jiao blinked and looked at him: "What game?"
"Jiao Niang, you can turn a page at random. Wherever you go, we'll study which page well, okay?"
The little ginseng didn't speak, just stared at the book.
Qi Yun thought she was embarrassed, so she coaxed softly, "Yesterday, Jiao Niang said she wanted to replenish me, but I haven't made it yet."
Who knows, Ye Jiao looked up at him seriously: "I can turn it, but if it's too difficult to turn the page, you can't do it because you are weak, you can't force it, your health is important."
Qi Yun: …
Soon, Ye Jiao realized that it seemed that she should not directly say that her husband was not.
Because what happened next proved that Xianggong could do it, but it did, so that she almost bit her lip in emotion.
Fortunately, Qi Yun told her that Xu Bao was not in the room today, and the little ginseng was relieved, and her voice was so fine that she couldn't hear it clearly.
And when the firecrackers sounded, Ye Jiao was lying on the bed in a daze, with water in her eyes, she reached out to support Qi Yun's shoulder, her voice was a little vague: "Xianggong, the firecrackers sounded..."
"It's okay, I'll let it go for a while later, and I'll go to see it later."
"...Then don't move, I'll take it slow."
"No, Jiao Niang said I can't do it, so we should practice more."
Small Ginseng:…
In the end, Ye Jiao didn't see the cannon, she just leaned to the window to have a look while the fireworks were burning, and then fell asleep with her arms around Qi Yun.
When she woke up again, it was already bright.
Qi Yun obviously woke up earlier than her. The charcoal stove in the room had been lit again, and it was warm. When Ye Jiao lifted the bed curtain, she saw Qi Yun, who was fully dressed, was sitting at the table drinking tea.
Seeing that she was awake, she wanted to come over, but the door was locked.
Qi Yun stopped, closed the door of the inner room first, then walked over and asked, "What's the matter?"
"The third young master has just arrived, and he has sent thirty large characters. He also said that he would like to thank the second young master for his advice. He will definitely work hard and live up to the second young master's expectations."
Ye Jiao in the inner room heard the words, and knew that Qi Ming over there was afraid that he had written all night when he was in the new year.
She had a smile on her face, and when Qi Yun came over, she said to Qi Yun, "Sanlang is really diligent, this is a good thing."
Qi Yun nodded and replied calmly, "That's right, he can only pay off for his hard work now. It's for his own good to write more of this word."
"The husband is so nice." He can always think about restraining and teaching his younger brother, which is really a good example of a brother.
Qi Yun accepted the compliment with a smile, lowered his head and placed a light kiss on Ye Jiao's forehead, and said softly, "Tiao Niang, rest for a while, you were tired yesterday." Just be in moderation.
Who knows, Ye Jiao reached out and touched his waist, and replied softly: "I should rest more, I am not tired, you are tired."
Qi Yun's ears suddenly turned red, he hurriedly straightened up and coughed lightly.
Fortunately, Xiao Su came in with Xu Bao in his arms, Xiao Pangdun was howling dryly, and when he saw Ye Jiao, he held his mouth and stretched out his hand in aggrieved, looking at it, he was hungry.
Ye Jiao hugged him over to feed him, while Qi Yun took the opportunity to go out first. The chill in the early morning made him sober a lot. Qi Yun tightened his fur coat and prepared to go to the study to get some books.
But as soon as he walked out of the corridor, he saw Steward Song who was anxiously spinning around outside the courtyard gate.
When Steward Song saw him, he immediately became energetic, trotted over, and wanted to say something, but he was patient and bowed: "Happy New Year to the owner, the owner will be happy and happy in the new year."
Qi Yun saw that Manager Song was afraid that he was looking for him in a hurry, but he also returned a salute.
Such greetings are not only purely etiquette, but also to wish for a prosperous new year.
After the two of them greeted each other, Steward Song couldn't bear it any longer and lowered his voice: "Master, something happened to the caravan."
Qi Yun frowned slightly and turned to the side: "Go, go to the small room and talk."