Xianggong is a big man in men's clothing

As early as last night when Qi Zhongyu went out to entertain the guests, the eldest sister-in-law of the Qi family and the second sister-in-law of the Qi family explained the situation of the Qi family to Lu Dongfu.

As the head of the family, Qi Changle, the head of the village, attached great importance to his nephew's marriage, so everyone in the Qi family, including his son-in-law Tan Hongbo and his two granddaughters, came.

After the meal, everyone gathered together, the younger generation and the children stood on both sides, the table at the front was enshrined with the tablets of Qi Changgui and his deceased wife, while the village chief Qi Changle and his wife Yao Shi sat on the two sides of the table. Sideways, looking at the newlyweds standing in front of them with a smile on their faces.

There were two futons placed under Qi Zhongyu and Lu Dongfu's feet. After everything was ready, Qi Zhongyu and Lu Dongfu knelt on the futons in front of them, took the warm tea from the cook, and first gave their parents a tablet After offering tea, it was the turn of the second uncle and aunt of the village head for the second cup.

Qi Changle took the teacup happily, and said with a smile: "Zhong Yu is married now, so he has to take good care of his wife. The son of our Qi family doesn't want to be famous in the world, but to do things with a conscience. We can understand each other, support each other, and walk through this long life together."

Qi Zhongyu and Lu Dongfu responded one after another, Qi Changle drank the tea and handed a red envelope to each of them with a smile.

When it was the turn of the second aunt Yao Shi, Yao Shi looked at Lu Dongfu with gentle eyes and said, "Second girl, since you are married to Zhong Yu, you are the daughter-in-law of my Qi family. There are too many rules, but there is only one thing, which is to always remember that the husband and wife are of the same heart. When you become a husband and wife, you are equal in status and status. You must share joys and sorrows and go hand in hand. If Zhong Yu bullies you, don't be afraid, you can come If the second aunt complains here, the second aunt and your second uncle will definitely grab Zhong Yu's ear and apologize to you."

These words are extremely partial, Lu Dongfu has long been used to Zhang's patriarchal patriarchy, and today when she heard Yao's protection of her, her eyes turned hot, and she bent her lips and said, "Thank you, Second Aunt, I will do it." .”

Yao shi drank tea, handed Qi Zhongyu a red envelope, and brought the emerald green bracelet on Lu Dongfu's wrist.

She said: "This is a jade bracelet owned by each of our daughters-in-law of the Qi family. If you wear it, don't take it off easily. If you are free in the future, you can come here to chat with your two sisters-in-law and have tea. He is a good boy, and he should be able to talk when we get along."

Lu Dongfu obediently responded, seeing Qi Zhongyu stretching out his hand to her, she lowered her eyes and held his hand and stood up.

She also brought gifts from the bride to the family this time, but she didn't have much silver on her, so most of them were embroidery work made by herself, which was not very precious.

She took out the bundle she had prepared, and gave the handkerchief she sewed to the family members. The quick-spoken second sister-in-law of the Qi family looked at the embroidery on the handkerchief, and said with a yo, "Daughter-in-law Zhong Yu, what's the matter with you?" The embroidery is really good, not inferior to the embroiderers in Siyuan County, and this pattern is exactly what I want, so thank you very much, remember to come and chat with me when you have free time in the future."

She expressed goodwill, and Lu Dongfu responded with a smile, and gave the children the purse she sewed. There were candies and copper coins in the purse. It was not worth much, but it was not bad for children.

After the friendly greeting, the younger generation in the family dispersed. They had something to do, and they had been delayed for a few days to prepare for the wedding. After today's greeting, they had nothing to do, so they left one after another to do their own things.

Qi Changle looked at Qi Zhongyu, and said: "When the ancestral hall is opened at the end of the year to worship the ancestors, then record your daughter-in-law's name on the genealogy. This is a major event, and it must not be neglected."

Qi Zhongyu nodded, and heard Qi Changle continue: "Since you are going to move back to the mountain, the yard can't be too simple, you need to hire more people to build a durable one, but the time is not right now, just in time for the busy farming season Well, all the young and strong men in the village are busy with farm work in the fields, so if they can't find any manpower, they can only go to the county town to hire people. Those people's wages are a little higher than that of the villagers, and their temperament is not safe..."

He frowned and pondered, in fact money is not a problem, after all he still has a lot of savings on hand, the real trouble is the manpower hired from the county.

Today Daqi Kingdom is not as prosperous as before. Although it looks prosperous on the surface, disasters have occurred frequently in the past ten years. Siyuan County, a southern county, also has many more refugees from the north. They are a few years ago, or even a decade Those who fled famine and came here should have been resettled by the imperial court, or sent back to their hometowns.

But today's saint is over [-] years old, and he is no longer wise and wise. In recent years, he has loved Concubine An even more, and he seldom goes to court. Even Prime Minister Fu rarely sees the saint several times a month. The great eunuch Zhou Xiang covered the sky with one hand, seeing the decline becoming more and more obvious day by day, several princes who were in their prime couldn't sit still anymore, their subordinates made frequent small movements, and even the whole officialdom was not peaceful.

It works from top to bottom, the people above fight with gods and gods, and the people below have a big appetite. Corruption is common and cannot be suppressed at all.

Therefore, the people at dawn suffered disasters, and their lives were very miserable. It is because of the geographical location of Huainan Road that they can still be stable and peaceful. It was suppressed by the imperial court in time, so that there was no chaos in the whole country.

Hey, the more Qi Changle thinks about it, the more uneasy he becomes. He has been teaching in Siyuan County for many years, and there are countless students under his school. There are more than a dozen students who are officials in the capital alone. They have not broken contact with their master all these years. From the patchwork of letters they sent, Qi Changle realized that the current world is not stable. It is like a fire. A powder keg that is about to be ignited, and it will explode completely at some point.

By the time……

"Second uncle? Money is not a problem. As for the hired people, I have a way to manage them properly."

Qi Zhongyu interrupted his contemplation, Qi Changle came back to his senses, thought of those rootless refugees in Siyuan County, and said: "I know your ability, but one thing more is worse than one thing less, how about this, I will call you two Brother, go find some people, he has been doing business in Siyuan County all year round, and the people he knows must be more secure, we can hire more people at a time, and build the yard earlier, so as to avoid long nights and dreams."

Qi Zhongyu responded, Qi Anye, the second son of the Qi family, is a powerful businessman, and half of the matter would be resolved if he stepped forward. As for the money for building the house, Qi Zhongyu planned to go up the mountain to hunt prey today. Last time he went to the deep mountain to hunt a tiger. Let's change the species this time and hit a black bear.

She has profound martial arts skills, and the extremely dangerous deep mountains are no different to ordinary villages for her. There are many wild animals in the mountains, and she can take whatever she wants, as long as she remembers not to dry up the marshes, fish and burn forests and hunt.

After the matter in the yard was settled, she and Lu Dongfu had lunch at the second uncle's place, and then proposed to go back to rest.

Qi Changle understood their newlyweds, and was more happy to see them stick together, so he waved them away.

Lu Dongfu returned to the courtyard next door, couldn't help covering her mouth and yawned, Qi Zhongyu said: "There's nothing to do in the afternoon, just lie on the bed and take a nap, I just happened to go up the mountain to hunt, and I probably won't be back until a day or two, you You don’t have to wait for me to come back to eat tonight, you can make something yourself, or go to the second uncle next door to have a meal.”

Lu Dongfu didn't care about Cengfan's words, but asked worriedly: "Are you going to the mountains?"

Qi Zhongyu smiled and said: "I am a hunter, but I feel more at ease on the mountain. After Sanchao returns to the gate, the yard will be built. I always have to prepare the money for the laborers in advance."

Lu Dongfu was clutching at the hem of her clothes, and building a house required a lot of money. She had already spent a lot of money when she got married, so she should work hard to share the family expenses.

So after she watched Qi Zhongyu go away, she went back to the room and found the needle, thread and fabric, which were left over from the last time she made a purse, but she could sew a few more delicate handkerchiefs, and then sell them in Siyuan County Yes, it should be enough for a few days.

The husband and wife acted separately as soon as they got married. To work hard for the future life, Lu Dongfu was full of fighting spirit for the first time, and even the style of embroidery has improved, becoming a bit more dignified.

She lowered her head to do her embroidery work seriously, and when she looked up, the sky was getting dark, and she realized that she had actually embroidered all afternoon.

She was rubbing her sore neck and eyes, and her stomach was growling with hunger. She was about to put down one-fifth of her embroidery work and go to the kitchen to cook, when a seven or eight-year-old boy broke into the yard, running Shouted loudly: "Is my cousin there? My grandma told you to call you over for dinner."

Lu Dongfu walked over quickly and recognized him as the youngest son of the eldest son of the Qi family, a naughty and active boy, she smiled and said: "I am here, thank you for coming, but please go back and talk to Second Aunt Let me just say that I will not go there after I have cooked the meals at home, and I will come to bother you at noon tomorrow."

The boy wrinkled his nose, didn't smell the food, but didn't say anything, nodded and ran back to eat.

Lu Dongfu rolled up her sleeves, went to the kitchen to boil water and made a simple egg drop soup. After eating, boiled water to take a shower, and then lay down on the bed covered with a quilt to rest.

She slept alone tonight, but the strange thing was that she should be used to being alone, but she just felt uneasy and always missed Qi Zhongyu's unusually cold body.

The yard was very quiet, she could hear the chirping of insects outside the house, and she was the only one in this empty yard tonight.

She suddenly felt that the size of this house was terrible. She knew that the villagers of Yuehe were simple and honest. The elders come to disturb you.

But she just felt scared in her heart, more precisely, she was uneasy. She bit her lip and thought: It will be good to get through this night, maybe Qi Zhongyu will come back tomorrow.

She wants to stay by Xianggong's side.

It's all because the house is so big that she is so attached to her husband. When Qi Zhongyu comes back from the mountains, she must tell him to let him build a smaller yard.

But the yard is too small, if there is a child in the future, it may not be enough to live in, Lu Dongfu is seriously entangled.

There was no result for a long time, she pouted her lips, thinking: Anyway, Qi Zhongyu said that he is still young, so there is no need to worry about the children's affairs, let's build a smaller yard, and then fill the house full of children. If it's full, she shouldn't be afraid anymore.

She closed her eyes and fell asleep in a daze. Messy pictures flashed in her dream, and she vaguely saw her standing with Qi Zhongyu, surrounded by many children, calling mother, father, and mother softly. .

She had a good night's sleep, and when she woke up the next morning, she thought that Qi Zhongyu might be back today, so she went to the kitchen to knead noodles to make pastries, and boiled water in a pot to make soup, to nourish the cold Qi Zhongyu. .

It takes a long time to stew the soup. She took the embroidery work and continued to embroider outside the kitchen, occasionally getting up to stir the soup in the pot.

She stewed a lot, and Qi Zhongyu hadn't come back at noon, so she packed a lunch box and took it to the next door for my second uncle and aunt to taste.

Qi Changle is not in the yard, but working in the study, only Liao Shi is instructing the cook, and Yao Shi is teaching the two granddaughters arithmetic.

The Qi family is now regarded as a scholarly family, and the education for girls is different from that of ordinary villagers. They are not required to be proficient in farm work in the field, but other skills, such as dealing with people, housekeeping and arithmetic, etc., must be learned and learned well.

Seeing Lu Dongfu coming, Mrs. Yao said with a smile: "What a coincidence, the kitchen is cooking. If you have any favorite dishes, you can report them to the cooks. Although their cooking skills are far from yours, they are still delicious." tasty."

Lu Dongfu said: "It's all right, I'm not picky about food, this is the goji berry ribs soup I stewed in the morning, it should be almost ready after two hours of stewing, so I brought it here for my uncle and aunt to taste, I hope you like it. "

Yao said with a smile: "I like everything you cook, but it's hard for you to have such filial piety. You go to the kitchen and give this to the cook. When they serve the dishes later, they will serve them in soup cups."

Lu Dongfu should be, and turned to go to the kitchen. When she came back, the village chief Qi Changle had already come out of the study, washed his hands and was about to eat. Seeing her coming alone, he frowned and asked, "Where is Zhong Yu? Why didn't you come with me?" "