The wealthy man who wears books

Qin Huai felt a tremor in his heart, his legs softened, and he leaned on Zhong Xin's back, and was supported by his hands behind him, and walked towards the sliding pole reclining chair.

He knew in his heart that Zhong Xin's question, which was full of mystery, must not be simply guessed from its literal meaning.

If I really think that the phrase "Share the flowers bloom and be rich" is some kind of emotional hint from him, then there is really no cure.

Obviously, Zhong Xin was using the so-called Four Seasons Brocade as a reminder to himself that if he wanted to be like a fish in water in the Zhong family, and the flowers bloom undefeated, he needed a flower grower like him to cooperate behind him. The richer the harvest, the more abundant the other party's harvest will be.

Although I don't know what he is looking for in himself, but maybe the background of being a big house and the speculation that he might have a secret recipe are the reasons why he chose himself.

Of course, there is also the experience that must not be revealed in Baolun Temple, which is probably the reason why he wants to unite with himself and even control himself.

While thinking, Zhong Xin had already gently placed Qin Huai on the reclining chair.

When he squatted down, put the sliding pole on his shoulder, and stepped on the path back to Bochunyuan, Qin Huai suddenly leaned forward slightly, and opened his mouth to Zhong Xin who was waiting for his answer.

"Uncle once said that Sishijin is in the south, just like a girl married into a wealthy family. She has four colors in a day and changes at any time. If you want to stand firm in that deep house and compound, you must have a well-raised and educated girl." Flower people take good care of them."

Zhong Xin in front of him didn't stop at all, but nodded very lightly, as if he was satisfied with his answer.

Qin Huai gritted his teeth, and finally spoke again.

"But uncle knows that my current status in Zhong's family is a widow in mourning. I will definitely leave after the uncle's funeral is over and the official family has a result. So the flowers in this deep house are in full bloom. Whether it is good or bad, after all, it has nothing to do with me, and Uncle Lao is worried."

Zhong Xin in front of him seemed to be slightly startled, and then said nothing, but Qin Huai faintly felt that his steps were getting faster and faster.

Seeing the three of them walking through a bamboo forest, there is a courtyard not far in front of them, but it is the residence of the third young master Zhong Li, Shu Qiuyuan.

Qin Huai was thinking about Que'er's rioting in the living room a few days ago, so he couldn't help but look at Shu Qiuyuan twice more.

Although he didn't have any deep friendship with the third young master, he always felt that compared with the rest of the Zhong family, he was a pure and infatuated character.If I hadn't had the idea of ​​getting away, as the elder sister-in-law, I should have gone to see him who was injured out of emotion and reason.But for now, forget it.

It's just that Qin Huai has always been sharp-eyed, and in the blink of an eye, he happened to see Zhong Jiu, the patriarch of the Zhong family, standing in front of the gate of the third young master's courtyard.It's just that he seemed to be a little apprehensive. He raised one hand in the air for a long time, but he didn't ring the gate of Zhongli's courtyard for a long time.

Qin Huai subconsciously let out a "huh", but Zhong Xin in front of him heard it, turned his head, and saw Zhong Jiu's figure in his eyes.For a moment, a look of doubt flashed in Zhong Xin's eyes.

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The three of them arrived at the gate of Bochun Garden. Qin Huai had just gotten off the couch when he was surprised to find a group of people rushing out of the courtyard.

The leader was the new girl in charge, Bi'er. She was smiling all over her face, but she was accompanied by a shy and reserved boy.

When Qin Huai saw the young man, he couldn't help but startled slightly, it turned out that the thin young man in a brand new long gown was actually Ju Sheng who was always dressed as a servant.

At this moment, Bier tugged at his sleeve with one hand, and held a new set of clothes with the other, quickly walked to Qin Huai and Zhong Xin, and said with a sweet smile:

"Congratulations to grandma for her adopted son, and congratulations to Qi Ye for becoming the head of the family. Double happiness comes to Po Chunyuan within a day. Even we are servants, and we are all happy for grandma and Qi Ye. Because Bi'er heard about it This kind of happy event is decided in private, so I asked someone to buy two sets of new clothes outside according to the size of Qi Ye and Ju Sheng. People often say that a good horse must be equipped with a good saddle. You have to have decent clothes too."

Qin Huai didn't expect this girl to be so ruthless. Seeing that Lao Qi had an identity, she immediately changed her face.Especially since she is Erfang's confidant, at this moment she can't see the slightest estrangement at all, she is worthy of Zhong Xiu's favorite general.

Before he could speak, Bi'er had already delivered the shirt to Zhong Xin.

Zhong Xin straightened his body slightly, glanced at the clothes for a while, then turned his gaze to the side, and spoke in a calm tone.

"Lao Qi hasn't been in charge of this family for a day, and his clothes have been replaced with new ones. I'm afraid it's not my style in Po Chunyuan. Although you have good intentions, it is too much work, and it is a bit hasty. Let others see, Or think that Lao Qi has no skills and only knows how to use clothes to show off, or treat me like a nouveau riche, who just has an idea and hurriedly sticks it on his face, for fear that others will not know. You Say, but isn’t that the truth?”

That Bi'er was holding a set of clothes in her hands to show off, but Zhong Xin poured cold water on her head, and her face turned red and white, white and red again, and she was completely lost in front of everyone. face.

Hearing what Zhong Xin said, Ju Sheng on the side became even more nervous on his already shy face, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to unbutton the new gown, and said anxiously:

"Since that's the case, I'll take off this clothes quickly!"

Zhong Xin didn't say yes or no, but walked to Qin Huai's side, and gently held his arm, "I'll help my sister-in-law to go in first."

The two of them walked towards the courtyard, and Ju Sheng took off the long gown in twos and twos, and put it in Bi'er's hand with some embarrassment, and hurriedly followed Zhong Xin Qinhuai into Bochun Garden.

For a moment, there were only a group of servants left who either covered their mouths to laugh or whisper, and only held Bi'er with two clothes in their hands, neither entering nor standing.

After a while, she slowly put on a smiling face again, only handed the clothes in her hand to the little girl beside her, and said to everyone:

"You have all seen what happened just now. Qi Ye was originally from a poor background. He didn't pay attention to these clothes, but that's all. The only thing is, he used to eat in the big kitchen, but now he has three meals a day, but he must If you come to the small kitchen, you will be treated the same as grandma, so don't forget."

Seeing that she had just been dismantled by Zhong Xin, everyone was extremely embarrassed, but she was able to return to normal in a short period of time, and they couldn't help but secretly admire her.

Later, everyone went back to their residence, but Bi Er asked the little girl to send the two clothes to her room.

When the moon was in the middle of the sky, Bo Chunyuan was completely silent.Bi'er locked the door, took out a pair of scissors, and cut the two brand-new gowns into hundreds of strips.

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In the past few days, from top to bottom, from the inside to the outside, the Zhong family has begun to prepare for the funeral of the young master according to the highest standards.

Since it was a 'big funeral', one can imagine how busy the whole family was.Among them, Zhongyi and Zhongxin were especially busy.

On Zhong Yi's side, he mainly handles the comings and goings of guests from the clan and many prominent families and wealthy businessmen.

On Zhong Xin's side, he not only took over the power of Zhong Ren in Bochun Garden, but also was entrusted by the eldest wife, He Yiru, to take care of many miscellaneous matters in the back house, or matters related to the front house. stand up.All of a sudden, all the intricate, small and piecemeal things were arranged by him from top to bottom.

Originally, he was humble and a coward, and everyone in the Zhong family looked down on him.At this moment when he suddenly gained power, he was faced with such a heavy burden, naturally there were too many people waiting to see his jokes.

Unexpectedly, after a few days of busy work, everyone saw that although he was not as overbearing as Zhong Ren, he said what he said, but he was thoughtful in his actions, foresight and foresight. But they were all resolved by him one by one.

So at this moment, those people who wanted to see a joke all changed their tunes one after another, not only praising the eldest lady for her unique vision and accurate reading of people, but also saying that the seventh master is worthy of being the seed of the old master of the Zhong family, and he is a good embryo in the first place , It turned out to be buried.

Such rumors spread quickly in the Zhong family, so Zhong Yi saw off the guests at night, and just as he returned to his room, his second sister Zhong Xiu called the room.

Yu Tinglan was leaning on the bed with a bored look on her face, she lit a cigarette when she saw Zhong Yi entered the room, but she was too lazy to talk to herself, she just lay on the side and flipped through the newspaper, she suddenly felt angry .

At this time, her body was getting bigger and bigger every day, and she was already impatient, but now she puffed out her stomach and said loudly to Zhong Yi:

"I'm pregnant now, and I'm most afraid of the smell of cigarettes. Even my sixth son is addicted to cigarettes. Whenever I come here, I never touch the cigarette case. As a father, you are really ashamed to smoke!"

Zhong Yi glanced at her, frowned, and finally put out his cigarette.

Yu Tinglan sneered again, "Look at your impatience, it seems that this child has nothing to do with you. Let me tell you, I went to a foreigner's hospital today, and the doctor said that the position of this child seems to be wrong. I am very worried about the risks during childbirth, and I have already told me that I need to know the blood types of you and me, just in case, and I am afraid that blood transfusions will be required during childbirth."

Zhong Yi let out a "huh" and dropped the newspaper, "When the time comes for a blood transfusion, I'll just draw my blood. I don't know what blood type I want."

Yu Tinglan probably found this useful, so she gave him a wink, and was about to say something more when Zhong Xiu's phone call came in.

When Yu Tinglan heard that it was Zhong Xiu, she asked Zhong Yi to come and answer, and she muttered to herself.

"I haven't seen any brothers and sisters who are like you. They talk endlessly about themselves every day. I know it's the brothers and sisters. I don't know. I just thought it was some Miss Miss who drank foreign ink. I come to look for you every day."

Zhong Yi frowned upon hearing her words, but ignored her, and just talked to Zhong Xiu.

After talking for a while, Zhong Yi's expression became more and more gloomy, and he didn't make a sound, just nodded slowly into the microphone.

The two chatted for a few more words. Seeing that Yu Tinglan had gone to the living room, Zhong Yi suddenly lowered his voice and said:

"According to me, since Lao Qi's seedling has grown so strong, we can't let it grow any longer. Once it grows into a climate, with deep roots and thick leaves, it will take a lot of effort to move him. Why don't we just choose the opportunity these few days Add fertilizer to the seedling, let him do good things with that sister-in-law, let's catch the rape in bed, let the two of them stink to the end, and never try to turn over again! Then the official side will write some articles at the right time, the cause of the eldest brother's death , it will naturally be related to the adulterous relationship between these two people. When the time comes, I don’t believe that the two of them can stand still. If everyone falls, even if there is a secret recipe hidden in the big room, they will eventually run away. !"

Zhong Yi's words could not be more clear, but he didn't know what Zhong Xiu said, so Zhong Yi shook his head and said:

"I don't think there's anything wrong with it. Think about it. When the eldest brother was alive, the filth of the big house was already known on the street. And the cause of his sudden death now is also related to taking drugs indiscriminately, so everyone In the room, if the widowed sister-in-law's uncle committed adultery during the funeral of his deceased husband, everyone would be surprised, but they would not find it surprising. Furthermore, even if the two of them claimed that they were drugged and framed, it would be very difficult to catch the adulterer. The bed is undeniable, and secondly, it is not new for people in the big room to take medicine, even if they try to make excuses, no one will believe it, but it will only become darker and more stinky, does the second sister think that this will not kill the two of them? ?”

Yu Tinglan was coming in while combing her hair at the moment, and she frowned and asked, "Why did you make a phone call with Xiu'er and kill someone? What you brothers and sisters said is really incomprehensible."

Zhong Yi glanced at her, turned around, and said in a low voice: "That's it, it's settled. You have always been careful, so you should think about it more. Don't make mistakes. As for the person who does things, it is yours." From the beginning to the end, it is naturally appropriate, you just need to give some more instructions."

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Qin Huai has worked very hard in Bochunyuan these few days.

Although adopting Jusheng as a adopted son means that Zhongren and him have descendants, they can fulfill the duties of a filial son, and Jusheng alone should bear the responsibility of guarding the spirit, burning paper and crying for the spirit.

But after all, during the 'Great Funeral', the wife and son originally had their own duties. As a widow, Qin Huai, according to the rules at the time, was busy from five o'clock in the morning until the third o'clock before he could rest for a while.

But in the past few days, Bi'er sent by the second room was really unexpected, and she did her best.As the maid in charge, she cooperated with Zhong Xin and Qin Huai to assign all the maids and women in Po Chunyuan very neatly, busy but not chaotic, she is indeed a good housekeeper.

Especially when she saw that Zhong Xin and Qin Huai Jusheng were busy every day until late at night, they barely ate a little for three meals during the day.Therefore, she personally arranged a small kitchen, and every night, she made a supper table for the three of them alone, with all kinds of delicate side dishes, porridge and various snacks.

And in addition to these, the kitchen must cook the same sugar water every day, or stewed lily with osmanthus and lotus seeds, or snow fungus, peanuts and red dates soup, which changes every day.After the sugar water is boiled out, let it cool in the air again, and drink it at night, which can not only relieve the heat, but also relieve fatigue.

Therefore, even Zhong Xin, who is always restrained, would drink two bowls at night.

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In the past few days, Qin Huai was busy, and he was vaguely expecting that after Zhong Ren's funeral, the official results would come out sooner, so that he would have a bright future.

But at the same time, he was a little confused about his emotions, and often when he saw Zhong Xin, he would suddenly feel a little out of his mind.

Because Qin Huai found that Zhong Xin these few days seemed to be very different from the one who always bowed his head and lowered his eyebrows in front of him before.

Several times, when there was no one around and only the two of them were burning incense in the mourning hall, Qin Huai accidentally met Zhong Xin's eyes.

And it was his eyes that made Qin Huai feel an indescribable strangeness.

It seemed to be a weird look with scrutiny, thoughtfulness, and even some persecution. Every time he met it, it would make Qin Huai feel inexplicably nervous in his heart. It was like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, being targeted by a ruthless butcher. Same.

But occasionally, in the same eyes, Qin Huai seemed to see another kind of expression in it.

That kind of expression is like the admiration or love that a florist can't help but see in his eyes when he is guarding a pot of flowers.

Although Qin Huai couldn't tell what it contained, he knew what was in it, and it always reminded him of a painting inadvertently.In other words, it reminds me of the little bit of carmine on the brows of the person in that painting.

It was a very hot day, almost the hottest day of the year.

The Zhong family had been busy all day, and at night, everything finally quieted down.

I don't know if it's because the heat is too heavy. Everyone in each house feels that they can't sleep. Most of the yards are lit, and many people even go outside to escape the heat.

Zhong Yu and Qiu Molin also stayed at Zhong's house to take care of some affairs in the past few days, and at night, sometimes they went back to Qiu's house, and sometimes they would stay at He Yiru's place.

On such a hot day, Qiu Molin washed his face several times, but still felt stuffy, so he told Zhong Yu to go out for a stroll in the garden.

Zhong Yu was upset because of the woman's arrival, seeing him chattering aside, she was already extremely tired, and hearing him say that she wanted to go out for a stroll, she let him take care of herself.

Qiu Molin was secretly delighted, and when he arrived at the garden, he pulled up his feet and sneaked towards Bochun Garden.As he walked quickly, he pressed the wonderful thing in his arms from time to time. He just felt that the weather is so hot today, and the little sister-in-law must be very angry. If he suddenly appeared, it would be a good thing tonight. .

The more he thought about it, the more beautiful he became, and he couldn't help humming the little tune of Shibamo.Unexpectedly, just halfway to the scene, I heard a faint voice of people.

He was puzzled, so he hurriedly hid behind a flowered wall, but saw that the voices were the two wives of the second bedroom and the third bedroom, together with Zhong Xiu, Zhong Yi, and Zhong Zhi. He heard what they said, and they were going to go to the uncle together. Qiuyuan visits the third son Zhongli.

Qiu Molin only hoped that these people would hurry over, so that he could hurry up and go to Bochunyuan to do business.After finally waiting for these people to go far away, they copied the path and came towards the back door of Bochun Garden.

At this moment, the small kitchen is preparing supper for Qin Huai and others. The kitchen is in full swing, and the last few side dishes are being prepared.

And the stewed sugar water was left to dry on the well platform outside early in the morning, covered with a gauze net, to borrow a bit of the unique coolness there.

A petite and slender figure came over, and as usual, looked carefully at all the vegetables and vegetables.In the end, he set his sights on the sugar water on the well platform.