The old man was dressed in rags, his clothes didn't cover the cold, his lips were purple from the cold, but he unbuttoned his clothes tremblingly, wrapped Wen Qing in it, and used his own body temperature to warm the frozen Wen Qing.
The smell on the old man's body was really bad, but Wen Qing was very grateful. Even though he couldn't eat enough, he still picked her up as a burden. She sighed in her heart, there are still many good people in this world.
With a thought, she took out two golden beans from the space, held them in the palm of her hand, and later "accidentally" let the old man see them, and exchange them for some food and clothing. Before she came, she chose the space cheat, and it really came in handy. This space is the golden finger of the heroine that was taken away in the last days, and it is filled with a large amount of materials collected in the last days, just in time for her to use in this life.
The old man held the baby in his arms, so he didn't stay outside, and carried her back to his place of residence, a ruined temple.
Put Wen Qing on the haystack, and then the old man lit a fire in the center of the temple, and the ruined temple with air leaks from all sides gradually became warmer.
"Baby, drink some to pad your stomach first, and later grandpa will ask for some rice soup to feed you."
The old man's surname is Qi, he has no children, he is a widow and a widow, and now he has picked up a little baby. Although it is a female doll, it makes him feel as painful as a granddaughter after having a baby.
Wen Qing drank a couple of sips from the broken bowl, and then stopped drinking. If she drank too much, she would pee. She didn't think she could change her clothes now. Wearing wet clothes in this winter would kill her.
Old man Qi muttered to himself, "This baby is so worry-free, she doesn't cry or make trouble, why did your parents throw you away so cruelly?" He touched Wen Qing's swaddle again, "Look at the material It's also from a wealthy family, so you can't afford to support it, right? Could it be that some rich family had to let you go there because it was in trouble?"
Wen Qing took advantage of him turning over his swaddling clothes to reveal his little hand, and when he opened it, a golden bean was exposed.
"Huh? This is..." Old man Qi was startled for a moment, then shocked, quickly put away the golden beans, looked left and right to see if there was no one, and then heaved a sigh of relief.
"Looking at it this way, you are indeed a child of a poor family. Since your parents have bothered to leave you money, they should not throw you away. Anyway, it is fate that our grandparents met. The old man will definitely take good care of you, and maybe we can be with you in the future." Parents meet…”
The old man babbled, the fire was warm and warm, Wen Qing couldn't hold back his drowsiness, and gradually fell asleep.
When she woke up again, Wen Qing found that she was no longer in the ruined temple, but a farmhouse. Old man Qi also changed out of his tattered shirt full of patches for a brand new blue cotton padded jacket, and was standing in front of the stove cooking.
The sweet smell of rice filled the air, and Wen Qing couldn't help swallowing. Old man Qi saw that she was awake, and smiled cheerfully, "Are you awake? Grandpa will cook porridge for you, and I will eat it for you later."
Well, it was porridge. In the end, all Wen Qing drank was rice soup. She was too young to eat porridge. But just drinking rice soup is not enough. After a few days, old man Qi brought back a sheep and boiled milk for her. Although the goat's milk has a strong smell, there is no way to do it, and I have to bite the bullet and drink it in order to survive.
She did have milk powder in her space, but she was afraid of frightening her grandfather by taking it out, so she had to guard Baoshan as a poor person.
Under the careful care of old man Qi, Wen Qing grew up gradually. The old man also took her to the scholar's house in the village to give her a name, still named Wenqing, but with the old man's surname Qi, Qi Wenqing.
The old man Qi has been starving for many years, and his body has long been broken. If Wen Qing's two golden beans did not improve his life, he might not be able to survive that winter. But even so, Old Man Qi didn't live long. He passed away when Wen Qing was two years old.
Before his death, he handed over Wen Qing to the Xiucai family to be raised, and also handed over the rest of the money to the Xiucai family. He knew that Xiucai's family were kind people, and they would not treat Wen Qing harshly, so he could feel at ease.
But Wen Qing didn't stay at the scholar's house, she had a plan, but she was too young and couldn't bear to leave grandpa alone, so she didn't leave. Now the only concern has passed away, so Wen Qing left Xinghua Village after old man Qi passed the first seven years.
Her space can be entered by people. She secretly climbed into a bullock cart going to the city, and then entered the space, so that when the bullock cart moves, she will also move. When she arrived in the city, she got into a carriage in the same way and was taken to the pier by the carriage. Then I followed the boat all the way to Guangzhou...
Wen Qing promised Xu Wenqing to change the status of women in the world. This matter is easy to say, but it is not easy to do. How can the thousands-year-old tradition of male superiority and female inferiority be changed? It is necessary to use some special means.
To overthrow the rule of the feudal dynasty and establish a modern country where men and women are equal is the most fundamental way, which is simple and crude, but it is simply unrealistic to do so. The economic base determines the superstructure. The people of the Qing Dynasty were still in the era when the small-scale peasant economy depended on the sky.
Therefore, it is a good way to emulate Wu Zetian as a female emperor. During the period of Wu Zetian, although the status of women has not changed fundamentally, it is much better than other dynasties. Women can show their faces, enter the court as officials, and even raise faces and keep male pets... What men can do, women can do, Even the emperor is a woman, who dares to say anything
However, the atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty was relatively open, and Wu Zetian spent a lot of hard work to become emperor. In the more conservative Qing Dynasty, it was even more difficult for her to become emperor. But no matter how difficult it is, how do you know you won’t succeed if you don’t try
Her going to Guangzhou this time is not the ultimate goal. Her ultimate goal is to go overseas, travel around the world, and find a more reasonable excuse for future rebellion, oh no, reform.
Therefore, Wen Qing did not stop after arriving in Guangzhou, but boarded a ship to Nanyang and started an overseas trip.
She has space, food and clothing, and wherever she goes, she searches for local specialties, such as emeralds and jades from Southeast Asia, gems and crops from America, guns and steam engines from Europe, etc. Anyway, her space is infinite, as long as Take everything you like, of course, with money.
It took her nearly fifteen years to travel almost all over the earth. During this period, she not only gained huge wealth, but more importantly, increased knowledge and experience. These invisible gains are her most precious wealth.
In the forty-fifth year of Kangxi, Wen Qing, a wild phoenix in distress, finally returned to the Qing Dynasty, and the Nine Dragons Seizure had already begun.
In Xinghua Village, cicadas are singing, and the summer wind is refreshing. A few urchins are playing in the stream beside the village. Suddenly, there is a regular "click" sound, and a carriage comes from the entrance of the village.
A well-dressed handsome young man jumped out of the carriage, cupped his hands and asked, "Excuse me, where does Li Changchun and Li Xiucai live?"
When the urchins saw a stranger for the first time, the other was respectful and polite, and looked like a nobleman, they didn't dare to answer, they pushed and avoided each other.
The boy, Wen Qing who just came back from overseas, grabbed a handful of candy with a smile, distributed it to several children, and asked, "Can you tell me where Li Xiucai's home is?"
The children were overwhelmed by the candy, and became bolder. They laughed and led her the way until they reached the door of Li Xiucai's house, and then shouted, "Grandpa, your family has guests!" Then they ran away laughing. .
Hearing the reminder, Li Xiucai's family hurried over to open the door, but saw a young man he didn't know standing outside the door.
"Who are you?"
"Grandma Li, I'm Wenqing! Qi Wenqing, I lived next door to your grandpa when I was young."
The Li family was surprised and happy, and hurriedly welcomed Wen Qing in, "Oh, it's really Wen Qing! This face still looks like when you were a child! Where have you been all these years? Your grandfather disappeared just after the first seven years. , everyone in the village went looking for it, but they couldn't find it after searching for several days. They all said that your grandfather hated you, and took you away when he came back on the first seven days... "
Wen Qing smiled and said, "I'm sorry, everyone. I was carried away by a kidnapper, and then I was exiled in Guangzhou. By chance, I went to Nanyang with a ship that went out to sea. Afterwards, I went to many places. I just came back this year. I remember it early. , vaguely still have some childhood memories, and after many inquiries, I finally found this place... "
Wen Qing explained the whereabouts of these years in a few words. She has been missing for fifteen years, and she must fill in the blanks of these years, otherwise her origin will be unknown.
When the Li family heard this, they sighed in their hearts that the child was abducted and exiled overseas. They were afraid that she would think of sad things, so they didn't ask any more questions.
Wen Qing politely declined, and presented the presents one by one, all kinds of gems, pocket watches, dioramas... all kinds of rare things filled the table, and the Li family looked straight at them. When he came back to his senses, he shied away, saying it was too expensive and so on.
"Grandpa Li, you just accept it. This thing is considered rare and worthless. When you were young, you took care of our grandparents and grandchildren. This kindness is nothing."
The Li family couldn't shirk it, so they had to accept it. Wen Qing stayed in Xinghua Village for a few days, repaired old man Qi's tomb, paid for the village to build a village school, and asked the Li family to complete the household registration before leaving north.
The target this time is the capital city.
The drizzle in early autumn was already a bit chilly. Wen Qing was walking on the streets of Beijing in a windbreaker, a pair of boots, and a transparent umbrella.
Her foreigner's attire has attracted the attention of many people, and the rate of return is 100%. Wen Qing didn't care, she was dressed like this on purpose so that people could see her identity as a "returnee".
The appearance of Wen Qing's body is really good, it can be said that the country is all over the country, although the clothes are strange, but it looks tall and heroic. Pedestrians on the road only looked at her, and head-butting tragedies happened from time to time. This scene was also watched by several nobles on the third floor of the Hongyun Building.
"Brother Jiu, is this a French woman? The clothes she wears are very similar to Zhang Cheng's tuxedo."
"Zhang Cheng has blond hair and blue eyes, and so must the French woman. This woman has black hair and black eyes, so she should be from the Qing Dynasty. However, I am more curious about the umbrella in her hand. I have never heard of such a transparent material!"
"Since you're curious, just go down and ask her where she bought it!"
"Old Ten, don't be abrupt. She is unknown, so let's observe for a while."
"Brother, you are too careful, why don't you just ask? Wait, I'll ask!"