Regardless of whether the Xu family's matter was accidental or man-made, the Qin family would not take it. If it was an accident, then Miss Xu's reputation did need to be protected, but if it was man-made, if Miss Xu was rejected today, there might be Miss Zhang, Miss Yang, and so on tomorrow. Therefore, Qin Fang and Yang Haiyan accepted this matter calmly.
However, this matter was kept secret from Qin Shouye. With Qin Shouye's character, he was not capable of taking responsibility for this matter.
Therefore, the division of the family is just a way to protect Qin Shouye. If the family is divided, the people behind the scenes will see that Qin Shouye has not done anything, and those who have ulterior motives against Qin Fang may not start with Qin Shouye. In addition to Qin Shouye, there is also Qin Shoucheng, who cannot be implicated.
Speaking of Qin Shoucheng, it is already March now. He did not pass the examination for the title of Tongsheng. The first time he took the imperial examination, the young man was too nervous and could not even last half of the first test. It was not because of poor health. He had been practicing martial arts every day in the past few years, so his physical fitness was excellent, but his mental quality was not good.
After listening to the teacher's advice, Qin's father and mother decided to let Qin Shoucheng study in his hometown, which meant that they and his wife would not come here for the time being.
Since the couple could not come, the Imperial Grain Factory was handed over to Uncle Qin San to manage, and Daya's husband was promoted to assist in the management.
The weather in mid-March was still a little cold, but it was obviously much more comfortable than in winter. On this day, Uncle Hong brought in a middle-aged man. This middle-aged man was an old carpenter in the woodworking workshop. Yang Haiyan often asked him to make things, so she was quite familiar with him.
The old carpenter did not come alone, he also brought two young apprentices. The two apprentices were each carrying something, which was covered with cloth, and no one knew what it was.
"The old carpenter is here?" Yang Haiyan heard it and knew that what she wanted was ready. She stood up and said, "Madam Lian, pick up Lin Yang and let's go take a look."
Aunt Lian: “Ah.”
Of course, little Qin Linyang was not held by Nanny Lian, as she was too old to hold him for long, so a special maid was hired to hold him.
Qin Linyang likes to go outside very much. It has been cold recently and he has been locked in the house for a long time. Today, he can go out for a rare time. His hat and scarf are untied, and his little head keeps turning around, looking around curiously. But his little feet cannot walk yet, otherwise he would have to go out and run around by himself.
The old woman said: "The young master is very lively when he is outside."
Yang Haiyan glanced at her son and said, "This kid is very naughty."
When little Qin Linyang heard his mother's voice, he smiled at her. His chubby little face puffed up, and Yang Haiyan wanted to kiss him a few more times. But... don't drool. She wiped the child's saliva with a handkerchief: "Mom made something for you. From now on, you can play in the yard by yourself."
Little Qin Linyang blinked his eyes. Although he could only say a few words, he could vaguely understand that his mother seemed to want to give him something. Suddenly, his little mouth smiled even more happily.
Yang Haiyan laughed and scolded: "Silly."
Nanny Lian said: "Madam, please don't say that. Everyone was like this when they were young. The little boy is much smarter than other children." Nanny Lian was the head of the military mansion. She loved Qin Linyang as much as Yang Haiyan and doted on him the most on weekdays.
Yang Haiyan said: "Mammy, you are looking after your own child, how can you think it is your daughter's?"
Nanny Lian replied, "Of course not, our little master is a girl." Nanny Lian had also seen many children. In her opinion, the little master was really a girl, with a good temper, and rarely cried, unless he was deliberately made to cry by Xijun. But Xijun raised his hand and stopped crying immediately. Speaking of which, Nanny Qin felt that their Xijun had a problem, and he would always make the little master cry from time to time.
However, besides being well-behaved and having a good temper, the little boy is also in good health. He is almost twelve months old, and she has never seen him get sick, so he is very lucky.
Arriving at the hall, the old carpenter and his two apprentices saluted Yang Haiyan: "Hello, Madam." The common people in Yunxiang County always called Yang Haiyan Madam. They didn't know the difference between Madam and Madam. They were used to calling her Madam. Moreover, they didn't know about Yang Haiyan's rank. Of course, Yang Haiyan didn't care about this.
Yang Haiyan said: "Master, you don't have to be so polite. Let me see your things."
The old carpenter stood up and lifted the cloth covering the two things. Ancient people might not have known what they were, but modern people can recognize them. One is a baby car and the other is a baby stroller.
The car is for Qin Linyang to play with. He can sit inside and hold the steering wheel, but of course, someone needs to push him from behind. The walker is for Qin Linyang to learn how to walk. He is almost twelve months old and it is time for him to walk.
Because it is for children, the old carpenter made it very carefully.
Yang Haiyan: “Only two?”
The old carpenter replied: "You said you would make two of each, and there are almost two left. I'll bring these two to you for your review first."
Yang Haiyan touched the stroller and baby car for a few steps and found that they were very smooth and would not rub the child's skin. But this was not enough, she said to Aunt Lian: "Go and get the red set from the embroidery workshop."
Aunt Lian watched Yang Haiyan do it, so she naturally knew what it was: "Please wait a moment."
Soon, Aunt Lian brought the red cloth thing. Then Yang Haiyan wrapped the thing on the stroller and baby car. Not to mention, the seats, steering wheels and other places were even safer after being wrapped with the cloth.
The old carpenter said: "Madam is really thoughtful."
Yang Haiyan said: "No, it's still you who are doing the work. The other two have to speed up the work. I am useful." As for what? Of course, it is to make money. The Royal Grain Processing Factory didn't make much money. The franchise fee and agency fee were all used to build roads. The gross profit in the first year was also used to build roads. Last year was the second year. Originally, they made money, but since the first year was used to build roads, the road in Yunxiang County was not built yet, so they continued the next year. Anyway, the family had enough money, her monthly salary, plus the production of the farm, so Yang Haiyan didn't hold on to the gross profit of the Royal Grain Processing Factory in the second year.
For this, the emperor bestowed a lot of rewards.
Now that she had a son, Yang Haiyan began to spend time on the child. She made two baby cars and two baby strollers, one for her son and one to send to the capital, intending to ask the emperor if they wanted to open a royal wood furniture factory together.
After packing the stroller and baby car, Yang Haiyan took the baby from the mother-in-law's arms and put him in the stroller: "Baby, this is your toy, do you like it?"
Qin Linyang can't walk yet, but he likes to walk on the ground. Once he is on the ground, he needs to pull others to walk. Yang Haiyan felt that it was too tiring to help him walk, so she thought of a stroller. Now she put him in the stroller, so he won't get tired no matter how he tosses and turns. He can sit in it when he is tired. There is a cushion made of thin cotton cloth inside, and the cushion is tied to it.
In short, this stroller is very simple, just like the modern strollers on Taobao, it is a round stroller, but it is made of wood, and the wheels below are also made of wood. The seat of the stroller is made of leather, which is also very soft and will not hurt the baby.
As soon as Qin Linyang got into the walker, he held on to it with both hands and started walking. He could walk anywhere without falling, and he didn't need an adult to help him. This gave him the freedom to move freely, which is what every child who can't walk likes the most.
Yang Haiyan squatted in front of him: "Baby, do you like it?"
Qin Linyang also did not forget that this was given to him by his mother. When he heard his mother asking, he clapped his hands happily on the stroller and shouted loudly: "Mom... Mom..."
Yang Haiyan smiled and said: "If you like it, then go ahead. Come, let's go to Grandma's place and let her see our baby's scooter."
Yang Haiyan walked in front, took a few steps, turned around and waved to her son, "Baby, come here."
Little Qin Linyang was holding the stroller and chasing after his mother. Needless to say, the little guy was very strong and didn't feel tired after walking for a long time. Later, when he was tired, he sat in the stroller and let his mother-in-law push it from behind. He was happy even sitting in it. This was probably the joy of children.
Seeing this, Aunt Lian couldn't help but say, "This thing is really erotic, but it's very easy to imitate. Even an ordinary carpenter can learn to make it after just one look. If Madam wants to take it out to do business, she can only make a small business."
Yang Haiyan said: "We don't take business from poor families, we take business from rich families."
Aunt Lian asked, "I don't understand what you are saying."
Yang Haiyan said: "If we sell this thing in the capital, the people there are rich and they are cooperating with the emperor, so no one dares to copy it."
Aunt Lian understood it immediately, it's like potato flour and sweet potato flour.
While talking and laughing, they arrived at Liuxinyuan.
Qin's father and mother are not back, and there is not much change in the military mansion. Grandpa Qin hangs out with Niu Da every day, cultivating various seeds and working in the fields. Grandma Qin has a great-grandson now, and her life has added a bit of fun.
Grandma Qin saw Yang Haiyan coming with her great-grandson from a distance. She walked out of the yard quickly and saw her precious great-grandson sitting in a wooden toy. She was very curious: "What is this? Oh, this toy is really small."
When the people stopped, the stroller stopped too, and Qin Linyang's friend stopped sitting and stood up. Standing up was not enough, he proudly held the stroller and walked to Grandma Qin, patted the stroller, and then looked at Grandma Qin proudly.
Yang Haiyan smiled and said: "This is called a walker, it's for him to practice walking."
Grandma Qin said: "This thing is really useful. With it, he can walk without anyone's help."
When little Qin Linyang saw his grandmother looking at him, he thought for a moment and suddenly said, "Car... Car..."
Yang Haiyan listened and said: "You little rascal, you usually keep your mouth tightly shut when I teach you to call people, but today I mentioned the walker and you already called out."
Little Qin Linyang laughed: "Car... Car..."
Grandma Qin said: "Oh, Grandma Zeng knows, this is the car, your car."
Qin Linyang felt that his communication with his great grandmother was very successful, and then he walked around with the help of his grandmother. The grandmother followed him and wanted to push him slowly. But the child was also a child with a temper, so he opened the grandmother's hand and wanted to walk by himself.
Yang Haiyan looked at him and couldn't help but said: "Let him go. He won't want to walk anymore when he's tired."
Grandma Qin said: "I think he is very happy. He won't be tired in a while."
In fact, when children are energetic, they are beyond your imagination, especially those who are energetic and have a thin body like Qin Linyang. He was playing alone, and Grandma Qin and Yang Haiyan were watching him.
Yang Haiyan thought for a moment and said, "I have to make him some more toys." With a loved one, she really wanted to give him the best and let him have a happy childhood. Although it can't be compared with modern times, she also wants his childhood to be happy. As for the ancient people's enlightenment at a certain age, Yang Haiyan has never thought about it. She doesn't want him to be too stressed. The most important thing for people to live in this world is to be happy. Of course, the premise is that he has the conditions to do whatever he wants.
After walking for a while, little Qin Linyang felt tired, so he sat down. After sitting for a while, he fell asleep in the stroller, which made Yang Haiyan laugh and cry.
However, Yang Haiyan did not let him sleep too long. If he slept too long during the day, he would not be able to fall asleep at night. She only let him sleep for half an hour and then woke him up because it was almost time for dinner.
When the child woke up, he looked around and still remembered his walker.
When Qin Fang came back from the military camp, he saw his son playing alone in the yard. Little Qin Linyang also saw his father and happily walked towards his father with the stroller. He kept saying: "Car... Car..."
Qin Fang: "You have a car at such a young age, that's amazing." He strode to the front of the door and thought it was really good. "Did your mother make this for you?"
Qin Linyang: "Mom... car..."
Qin Fang said: "The car can bark now, but you still can't call daddy. Are you deliberately doing this to me?"
Little Qin Linyang didn't understand what he said, so he turned around, twisted his butt, and walked away again, holding on to the stroller.
Qin Fang couldn't help laughing when he saw his fierce look. He walked to Yang Haiyan and asked, "What kind of toy is this?"
Yang Haiyan said: "I came up with this before. It's for children to learn to walk. I named it Bubuche. What do you think?"
"You have so many novel things in your head, which is quite interesting. With this thing, it will be convenient for him to learn to walk." Qin Fang also likes this walker very much. Children can not only learn to walk in it, but also play by themselves. It looks safe.
Yang Haiyan followed his words and said, "What do you think if you use this for business?"
Qin Fang was stunned: "Do business? Just for the sake of novelty, right? This thing is something that only carpenters can sit on after seeing it. It can make money at first, but it probably won't make money in the future. Besides, the demand is limited, it's just for holding. Besides, this child can take turns to use it. If this child uses it now, he can continue to use it when other children are born in a few years, so it's not a long-term business."
Yang Haiyan: "I don't do long-term business, short-term business is fine. And, look at the Beast Mountain, no one has visited it for more than 20 years, and the trees on the Beast Mountain have no place to grow, so they can be cut down in large quantities. However, the world is so big, it's all the emperor's land, and nothing belongs to the emperor, so, let's do this business with the emperor, what do you think?"
Qin Fang: "... You have tasted the sweetness from the emperor, right?" Fortunately, the emperor is a wise king.
Yang Haiyan naturally valued the emperor's wisdom, so she dared to do it. Moreover, these things have reasonable sources, such as baby cars and walkers, which were all thought up by her as a mother for her son. How reasonable is that. If the source was unreasonable, she would not have thought of it.
Qin Fang said again: "I will write a letter to the emperor, and you can sort out the plan. Also, we have made a lot of medicine in the past two years, and the first batch of medicine will be shipped away soon."
Yang Haiyan was curious: "Where should the drugs be shipped to?"
Qin Fang: "Yongzhou."
When Yang Haiyan heard this, she immediately thought of her former lover Han Zhen: "Are those barbarians over there going to start a war?"
Qin Fang said: "Well, the barbarians have become more and more rampant recently, and I don't know why. Logically speaking, 20,000 barbarians have surrendered, and the remaining barbarians are not to be feared, but why are they suddenly rampant again?"
Yang Haiyan thought about it and thought that it was probably to make merit for her husband. "Don't worry, with the Yonghe Army here, there will be no problem in Yongzhou." In fact, what she wanted to say was that with her husband here, nothing would happen to Qiguo.
Little Qin Linyang was born on April 15th, which means that the military mansion will soon hold a birthday party for him. So in early April, Qin's father and mother came back, but Qin Shoucheng did not. He stayed in his hometown, where his second uncle and second aunt took care of him.
As soon as they came back, they knew that Qin Shouye was engaged. Since they knew it was only a hypothetical engagement, they did not meet the girl from the Xu family.
In the blink of an eye, it was April 15th.
It was the young master's one-year-old birthday in the military mansion, so the military mansion was naturally lively, but only among the family members. As for the guests, they were only Captain Yang's family, Captain Lu's family, and County Magistrate Yang's family.
The most lively part of a child’s first birthday is the “Zhuazhou” ceremony, which is not very popular in modern times, but it was very interesting in ancient times.
Not only is it interesting, Yang Haiyan is also looking forward to it very much.
Yang Haiyan suddenly remembered and asked Qin Fang, "Husband, what did you grab when you did the Zhou ceremony?"
Talking about his own Zhou-Zhua ceremony, Qin Fang said with some regret: "My family was poor back then, and there was no such thing as Zhou-Zhua for children from poor families in our area." What do children from poor families do? Because they have been farmers all their lives, there is no meaning for Zhou-Zhua. In fact, there is no such thing as Zhou-Zhua. If there is a poor family that does Zhou-Zhua, then there must be a connection between the two families.
Yang Haiyan asked: "So what did you do on your first birthday?"
Qin Fang replied: "It's a birthday peach, and the filling inside is sugar."
"Longevity peach?" Yang Haiyan was curious.
Qin Fang said: "It's a steamed bun made of flour, but in the shape of peaches. Grandma put sugar in it, so it's sweet. I remember grandma said that I ate the big peach." He said, and gestured the size of the peach. "In our family, no matter who turns one, they have to eat the peach." However, he is the eldest brother, so when his younger brothers and sisters turn one, he also has a share, and grandma will make two.
This is probably the difference between a legitimate eldest grandson and a legitimate grandson.
When Qin Fang was young, he would eat the whole birthday peach by himself. When he grew up, he would share it with his younger brothers and sisters.
"Mr. Li, Madam, the one-year-old ceremony is about to begin. The old lady invites you over." Nanny Lian came over and said.
Yang Haiyan said: "Here I am. Husband, go and get the child." The one-year-old Qin Linyang is very heavy, so it's better to let him be held by his father.
Qin Fang went back into the house and picked up the girl in bright red clothes.
Today, Qin Linyang is dressed very festively. Now that the weather has calmed down, children don't need to wear too many clothes. He is wearing red pants and red clothes. The clothes are made of cotton, and the top is a set. He also has a hat with a tiger pattern and tiger ears. At this time, Qin Linyang also put on the hat, and he looks like a little tiger.
When they arrived at the courtyard hall, everyone was there, and everyone looked towards the door politely.
"Oh, whose child is this? So cute." Qin's mother was the first to say.
Qin Linyang was used to seeing so many people, so he wasn't afraid. He looked around curiously, then smiled foolishly.
Grandpa Qin said: "Put the child on the mat and let him do the Zhou-Zhua ceremony."
There were many things on the mat, including books, abacus, small wooden swords, gold ingots, silver ingots, puppets, toy wooden horses, tiger shoes, toy cloth balls, purses, silver bracelets, and small silver locks.
The book was brought back by Qin Shoucheng at the request of Qin's mother, the small wooden sword was made by Qin Fang, the gold ingots were given by Qin's mother Fang, the silver ingots were given by Qin's grandmother Fang, the puppet was made by Qin Siya, the toy wooden horse was made by Qin Grandpa, the tiger shoes were made by Qin Daya, the toy cloth ball was made by Qin Sanya, the purse was made by Qin Erya, the abacus was prepared by Qin Shouye, the silver bracelet was prepared by Qin's third uncle and his wife, and the small silver lock was prepared by Qin's second uncle and his wife.
Little Qin Linyang was put on the mat and looked up at his father.
Qin Fang said: "Go grab what you like, it's yours."
Grandpa Qin pointed at the wooden horse and said, "Little bastard, hurry up and grab it. Grandpa made this for you."
Little Qin Linyang blinked his eyes and looked at the people in the circle. There were familiar family members and unfamiliar guests. He found his mother among the crowd and looked at her.
Yang Haiyan walked up to him and said, "Baby, look at all these things. Which one do you like? If you like, go grab it. Then we'll go eat."
He didn't know what rice was, but he knew how to eat. Little Qin Linyang got up from the ground, then staggered to his mother and said, "Mom..." He called out crisply.
Yang Haiyan: "Hey, don't come here, go grab something, grab something and then we can go eat."
Little Qin Linyang threw himself into his mother's arms: "Mom, eat... eat..." As he spoke, he still grabbed his mother's hand.