Rebirth Red Mansion Planting Farms

"This……"

Qiaoer was hesitating on this side, Mrs. Zhou smiled and saw him with pink cheeks, she liked him very much, she just treated him like her own son, put her arms around him and smiled and said: "What's the matter? According to me, I will agree now." That's right. It's just that the old saying says that your parents are not traveling far, so I'll let you go back today, let you and your grandparents and aunts know, and you can come back to me tomorrow, okay?"

Qiao'er nodded helplessly, Madam Zhou was overjoyed, she took him by the hand and told someone to bring over two freshly picked Yanqiu gourds, Yanqiu watermelons, and Yanqiu muskmelons from Zhuangzi, and ordered the servants to send them to his home later. go.There is nothing wrong here, so I still ordered Qiao'er to go back to Zhou Fuxiang's place, leaving only Mingyue and telling her something else.

Seeing that the opportunity is rare, Qing Ping hurriedly decided to send Qiao'er out by herself, seeing no one, she pulled her away and said: "Miss, what can I do now? According to my idea, it's better to just drop this matter. "

Qiao'er said: "I originally had the same idea, but it was just because of my wife's opinion, and it was hard to refute it. It's just that... I just thought about something carefully, and I can't decide on my own, so I still have to ask my sister what she thinks." .”

Qing Ping stopped, the two of them hid behind the rockery and asked her: "What's the matter?"

Qiao'er said: "I heard from my wife that my sister is also going out with Master Fu, is there such a thing?"

Qing Ping nodded with a smile, and Qiao'er said again: "Since that's the case, it's okay for me to go out with you. With my sister by my side, I can cover up everything for me. Yan Qing only said that I'm not used to getting close to people, let him If you give up the idea of ​​sleeping together, you can fool around."

Qing Ping was stunned, and hurriedly said: "How did this happen? Miss, has she forgotten the situation outside? Let's not talk about wearing a sinful body, the old uncle and brother Qin in the city don't know what is going to happen, Besides, when grandma is here, there are many high-ranking officials and dignitaries who come and go, and some of them have seen the girl, if you meet a familiar face, what should the girl do?"

Qiao'er knew that she would say such a thing. Among the girls around her mother, only Ping'er was the one who liked her the most, and only Ping'er was the most loyal and reliable person. Then she took Qingping's hand and said with a faint smile: "Sister didn't say these things, and I knew them all in my heart, but since I left my hometown that day, I never looked back. Now it's rare to have the opportunity to go back to Beijing, I think Let’s go to Rongning Street to have a look again, don’t worry, sister, I won’t go into the alley, just take a look from afar.”

Qing Ping fell silent immediately, her lips and teeth opened and closed for a long time but she didn't know what to say, so she could only touch Qiao'er's forehead with a sour smile.This child was taken care of by her wholeheartedly. When her grandma was there in the old year, she had no time to take care of him because of a miscarriage.The nurses and maids in the house didn't have to worry, she was afraid that her sister would suffer behind her back, so she had to take care of Qiao'er's affairs by herself, so as to prevent the nurses and maids from making trouble.Fortunately, Sister Qiao is a smart person. Although she is down and out, she still has the blood of Rong Guogong's descendants in her bones, inheriting the essence of her mother. She is no longer the boudoir lady who needs her to take care of her, and she is no longer the one who coughs when she sees the wind The delicate daughter.

There's nothing wrong with that, at least life has to go on.Laughing as if mocking herself, Qing Ping smiled after a while and said: "If you really want to go, I'll just accompany you."

Qiaoer smiled and pursed her lips, turned around and followed Qingping out from behind the rockery, still going out through the second gate.The golden crow falls to the west, the afterglow is sprinkled on the bluestone steps, Qing Ping stands at the moon cave gate, watching her go further and further, her thin figure is set against the steps, stretching even more slender.I don't know why, I just feel the tip of my nose sore, and I was caught off guard and burst into tears.

After going back, Qiaoer told about the Zhou Mansion entrusting her to follow Zhou Fuxiang to Beijing for the exam. Grandma and the others really didn't want to, and they all said: "I can't go, that time Aunt Li went to the city to buy goods, and when she came back, she said There is a lot of noise in the city, and the daily curfew is strictly checked. For some reason, it can be seen that the affairs in your house have not stopped. If you go out now, don’t you want to kill yourself?”

Qiao'er laughed and said, "That's not necessarily the case. My wife told me that I should only accompany my brother to read and write every day, and I don't need to do anything else. Besides, I travel in men's clothing, so if I meet you, I will treat it as if I don't recognize you." , I missed it in two strokes."

Grandma was still worried, and refused to nod left and right.Seeing that everyone was eating, Qiao'er didn't want to talk about it anymore, so she just laughed a few words, but didn't say much.After dinner, grandma was afraid that she would miss this matter, so she dragged her into the room several times and told her carefully, but said she couldn't go.

Qiao'er smiled and said nothing, Zhi Ye and Qing'er slept together, the two of them met and muttered for a while, Qing'er shook her head with a smile and said: "I can't do this, I really let you go without saying a word, turn around Grandma and father and mother can't scold me to death."

Qiao'er hurriedly covered her mouth, and said with a low smile: "After all, you are a straightforward person, and you never shy away from speaking. Everyone who is careful and yelling should know. Good sister, no matter what this time, only you You can help me. You don’t need anything else, don’t you send embroidery to Du’s Village every day, as long as you secretly wrap my clothes in it and bring them out, I can go away.”

Qing'er was still unwilling, and said with a smile: "How can I give it to you after I take it out?"

Qiao'er said: "I'm waiting for you at the head of the village. Aren't you going to Duxiu Villa? Just drop by."

Qing'er just giggled, and Qiao'er saw that she was crazy, so she couldn't help laughing and said: "The little hoof has been bewitched by something, but it's just a piece of clothing, I think you're proud of it."

"It's not just for the clothes." Qing'er finally stopped laughing, hugged Qiao'er's arm, turned her head and said, "It's just that you are too bold. How scared are you?"

The "little narrow ghost" Qiao'er loved and hated at the same time, reached out and pinched Qing'er, and they both lay down under the same quilt, and they didn't fall asleep until midnight.

In the early morning of the next day, Qiao'er was afraid that Qing'er would forget what she had told her. As soon as she saw Dongfang turning pale, she got up and pushed Qing'er to wake up.While packing his bags lightly, he said: "Remember, don't tell grandma a word before I leave, otherwise my trip will be in vain."

Qing'er agreed with a smile while dressing, but Qiao'er didn't dare to talk about it with Ban'er, so she casually made some breakfast with Qing'er.At that moment, the Gou'er couple also woke up, seeing her two busy in the kitchen, they both said no, took over and added water to make tea.Qiao'er gave Qing'er a wink, and told Wang, Liu and Gou'er to go to Zhou's mansion, then went out in a hurry, and went straight to the village head tree to wait for Qing'er to come.

Not long after, she saw that Qing'er brought a silk package and handed it to her. Qiaoer asked her grandma what they said. government.

Seeing Mrs. Zhou, she said that she was willing to go to Beijing with her brother to catch the exam after thinking about it all night last night. Mrs. Zhou was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked someone to prepare food and other things for him. Seeing that his luggage was light, she called Qing Ping Go and tell Mingyue to pack a few extra pieces of the homely clothes that brother usually wears, and leave them for Qiaoer to replace.There, Zhou Fuxiang had already gone to Mr. Zhou's side to ask for his resignation, and then met with a few gentlemen who came and went on a daily basis.The maids in the house were appointed by Mingyue Danyang, who stayed behind, who was on duty at night, and told her not to cheat while her brother was away, Mingyue handed over the keys inside and outside to Danyang, and instructed her carefully Be careful with candles and such.

There was a lot of commotion inside and outside the mansion because of Zhou Fuxiang's going to Beijing. Someone outside told Mrs. Zhou that the carriages and horses were ready, so Mrs. Zhou invited Mr. Zhou out with her maid and the maid in charge. Take a look and see if there is anything else that needs to be added.When everything was ready and the day was over, Zhou Fuxiang took Qiaoer and Mingyue Qingping two big maids, Sier Wuer and two young servants, Zheng Yue and Huo Zhen's two long followers, and they were divided into two cars. Ma, left the village for Beijing.

Because Baishui Village is close to the suburbs of Beijing, it only took half a day for Qiaoer to come from the city to the countryside, and now it only takes half a day to go to Beijing from the countryside.It was probably because more candidates for the exams went to Beijing in July and August, and almost all the better inns in the city were full. Zheng Yue drove around to search, and finally got off at a relatively simple Wanfu Inn at the end of Wuyi Lane.

He went in first to take care of everything, Qiaoer and Zhou Fuxiang sat in the car and looked out through the corners of the curtains. They saw that there were four or five rooms near the inn for donkeys and mangers, which were used for business trips and donkeys and horses. for.There are two narrow doors on the left and right, and the depth is unknown. There is an ebony sign outside. Zhou Fuxiang asked, "What is this for?"

Qiao'er and Mingyue both shook their heads and didn't know, and Qingping had never seen this before, but after hearing a lot of people talking about it, she understood that the one with the narrow door must be a secret household, for flirtatious prostitutes or lowly actors to stay.It's just that the one sitting next to him is a lady from the government's family, and the other is the son of a wealthy gentry, so I don't want to say more, so I hurriedly changed the topic and asked Zheng Yue why he hasn't come back yet.Just as he was talking, Zheng Yue laughed outside and said, "Come down quickly, we have booked three guest houses in the backyard, and no one is bothering you."

Qingping and Mingyue hurriedly agreed, Si'er and Wu'er came from behind, helped Zhou Fuxiang and Qiaoer down, Zhou Fuxiang turned around and pulled Qingping and Mingyue off the car, and they entered the Wanfu Inn, first went to the living room Register in the book, and each person pays three cents and eight cents of store silver, and one cent and eight cents of mountain silver for taxation.The rooms in the Wanfu Inn are divided into three classes. Zhou Fuxiang and the others live in the first class because they live in an independent courtyard. They leave guests at night and also in the morning. They take their time at noon and go to the inn to rest at night.There are two kitchens in total, one is for the servants of the upper house, and the other is for serving the guests in the lobby. There are more than ten servants running around to serve.

It was the first time for Qiao'er and Zhou Fuxiang to live in an inn, so they couldn't help but feel fresh. After looking around carefully, a waiter in a gray cloth shirt with a white kerchief on his shoulders and an apron on his waist came over and shouted at them. Go to the backyard.