suspected wife

"Why did you bring so many things?"

Qiao Mingjin watched Zhou Yanqing's servant carrying many things from the car into the door, and asked with a frown.

Zhou Yanqing glanced at her and said, "How many are there? If it weren't for Zhou Wenxuan in the car, I could have brought some more. Isn't this the Mid-Autumn Festival soon? I think you must have no time to go to the city I bought it, and I’ll bring you more food and drink by the way.”

Looking back, I saw Qiao Mingjin frowning, still hesitating to speak.

Then he said: "What are these things worth? They were all sent by the stewards of the Zhuangzi. They were not used at home, and they were used everywhere as rewards. I gave your pulley to my family in the capital. Listen It is said that there are quite a lot of rewards given to my family in the palace. It’s just that I can’t give you one or two. How can these things compare with those things? This time I brought you a few pieces of fabric. Let’s make some clothes for the kids to wear.”

After Zhou Yanqing finished speaking, she looked at Qiao Mingjin, tsk tsk tsk, she was still dressed in dusty homespun clothes.

When did the woman standing with him, Zhou Yanqing, wear clothes made of this kind of fabric?

It's the rough envoy in his mansion, and the material of the clothes is much better than the one on her.

Tut tut.Bai has grown a face, when will he know how to dress up?

Qiao Mingjin followed his gaze and took a look at himself, then gave him a hard look, then turned and walked into the courtyard.

In the countryside, the mother of one child is always busy, and she is expected to wear Shu brocade and Hangzhou silk?

Zhou Yanqing didn't care about Qiao Mingjin's gaze at all, and was quite happy.This woman sometimes doesn't look like a normal woman.The face is faint, like reading a thousand sails.This occasionally caused her to stare back, and she could still appear a little angry.

Zhou Yanqing shook her head and smiled, and followed into the courtyard...

At noon, after the wages were paid, Master Guan and the craftsmen he brought also took their leave and went back.

The helpers in the village were also very excited when they got their wages. After receiving the money, they happily went back to their own homes, which made their children happily follow up and ask some conditions that were not too excessive.

Yue Lao Er and Yue Lao Si came to thank Qiao Mingjin in person after receiving their wages before going back.

Zhou Yanqing watched the two servants pay their wages.He didn't leave after lunch at Qiao Mingjin's house, just teasing Wan'er in the yard.

Ming Qi also got to know him well, and the two children played picking up stones for Zhou Yanqing to see.

After dinner, Yun Jin, He's father and son, He Xia, He San and others bid her farewell and went home.Two days ago, Mrs. He and Xiao Yunluan had gone back first. Qiao Mingjin was afraid that Yunjin and the others would be delayed on the road for too long and would not be able to get home before dark.So he let Yunjin drive the ox cart at home.

Yun Jin looked at some snacks that Qiao Mingjin brought him in the car, gave him a few pushes, but seeing that the push did not go away, he accepted it.

"Sister, then I'm going back. Zhongqiu, if you want to go back to Yunjia Village, I will drive an ox cart to pick you up."

"No need, cousin. If I go back, I will borrow a bullock cart from sister Xiu. You don't need to pick us up."

"Oh. That's fine, then we'll be back now."

"Uncle Biao, goodbye, come again." Xiao Wan'er waved her hand at Yunjin.

"Okay, Uncle Biao will be back in two days. You have to obediently listen to your mother..."

Qiao Mingjin and her two children stood at the door and watched the bullock cart drive away...

"The ox cart is still too slow. If it's a horse cart, it may take less than an hour to reach Yunjia Village." Zhou Yanqing said leisurely standing behind Qiao Mingjin.

Qiao Mingjin glanced at him and said, "Wouldn't it be faster to ride a horse?"

"What do you mean?"

"Horse carts are very fast. However, there are still many ox carts in the countryside. Those who are rich will also buy donkey carts. Cows and donkeys are labor-intensive, and they also carry a lot of weight. Like before, I sent firewood and fat mud to the city. You can’t pull that much with a horse-drawn cart. Besides, the ox and the donkey are also very docile, and the country people can handle it.”

Zhou Yanqing nodded.

"Besides, carriages are also expensive, and our country people don't know how to choose horses, so maybe they can't buy them? Half a year ago, there was still a war, so how could it be so easy to buy horses?"

Zhou Yanqing looked at her and curled her lips, and said, "You really want to keep that silver as a family heirloom? Isn't that enough money for you to buy a carriage?"

Qiao Mingjin gave him a sideways look, and said, "I want to buy it now, but it doesn't mean I can't afford it. It's just that I don't know how to drive a carriage, second, I'm afraid I won't be able to control it, and third, I'm afraid that we country people won't have the means to buy it." horse."

Zhou Yanqing smiled very proudly: "Others can buy it, but it doesn't mean that I can't buy it. Let alone a car, even if there are many, your sixth master can buy it for you."

Qiao Mingjin's mouth twitched.

"Since when did Master Liu become my family?"

Zhou Yanqing glanced at her and said, "Whenever you want to be your family, Sixth Master, I will be your family whenever."

Qiao Mingjin was stunned.

Glanced at his face.

Zhou Yanqing was still complacent. Seeing Qiao Mingjin look at him, he also looked back.I blinked my eyes twice before reflecting.

What did I say just now?

I couldn't help feeling annoyed.

Is this because he drank two extra glasses at noon?

He hurriedly looked away, pretending to be calm: "Cough... Hey, where is this Wan'er? Wan'er? Little Wan'er..."

Qiao Mingjin shook her head when she saw him walking into the yard calmly.This guy, did you drink too much at noon?open mouth.

Qiao Mingjin followed into the yard, and saw Zhou Yanqing sitting on a wooden stake watching her daughter and Ming Qi play with stones.

"Aren't you going back?"

"I will go back later. We have a carriage."

Qiao Mingjin shook her head and decided to leave him alone.

He went straight to the firewood house and brought out a bundle of straw, ready to rub the straw rope.

Some of their straw ropes were sold to Yuanwai Liu, and some to Zhou Yanqing. During the rest of the time, the construction site was used a lot.This straw rope can be used at home from time to time, and now there is a lot of straw. In a few days, she bought the four acres of land.We can also harvest grain in autumn, and we can get a lot of straw, and we have to use up all the straw in the woodshed for the next year.

That Zhou Yanqing glanced at Qiao Mingjin, thought for a while, and walked towards her.

"So that's how the straw rope was twisted?"

Zhou Yanqing stood aside and watched Qiao Mingjin pick up a few straws with both hands, rub them together, and a length of straw rope came out.

I was very curious, and squatted on the side to imitate, but rubbed for a long time.The straw rope was loose and not sticking together, so I couldn't help but feel discouraged for a while.

Qiao Mingjin glanced at him amusedly, and said with a smile: "Where does your sixth master do this kind of work? Don't do it, you don't have to waste my straw there. I sprinkled water on this and beat it yesterday. You have to be trampled on."

"This straw rope has to be sprinkled and beaten? Isn't it just ready to use?"

"No." Qiao Mingjin said a few words.

"It looks simple. I didn't expect there to be such doorways."

Seeing that Qiao Mingjin didn't raise his head, he said, "Do you want to buy a carriage? It's convenient for you to have a carriage. It's more convenient to go to your mother's house if you have anything to do. It's not good to get up early and stay late with a child. Your two younger brothers Xiumu came back You can hire carriages and horses in the city, but I’m afraid it’s inconvenient when you go back to the city. After the workshop is completed, if it’s not convenient for Zhou Guanshi to come over, in case there is something urgent in the workshop, you can also arrange for someone to drive a carriage to take him to the city. Send me the letter."

Qiao Mingjin buried her head in thought for a while, but said nothing.

Zhou Yanqing glanced at her.Asked: "Are you afraid that you bought a carriage and drilled holes in the village?"

Seeing that Qiao Mingjin was still silent, he said again: "I don't think you are someone who cares about other people's opinions that much?"

"I don't care about other people's eyes, but it doesn't mean I like to deal with a lot of trouble."

Zhou Yanqing seems to have realized something.

Staring at the back of Qiao Mingjin's head for a while, the woman was still the same, with only a wooden hairpin stuck in her thick black hair.Seriously, keep those silver coins as family heirlooms?

Then he said: "When you bought the carriage, just say that I left it for you. If you have something to do, ask Yun Jin to come to the city to discuss with me. It will be convenient for you to send news to the city or buy something. Very. You don’t have to worry about horses. Although it has been controlled for a few years, the war has ceased. There are also many horses eliminated on the battlefield. Good horses may not reach Qingchuan, but horses for general family use are still easy to buy. I don’t want it to travel thousands of miles a day. Originally, 50 taels of silver was enough for a horse, but it may be a little more expensive now, but you should be able to buy slightly better ones for about a hundred taels. It’s not too expensive..."

"I'll pay the horse money."

Zhou Yanqing glanced at her: "Are you still afraid that I won't be able to get out? Well, you can get out if you get out. Then I will give you my carriage and I will make a new one. When someone asks , even if I lent you my car for your family, no one will say anything."

Qiao Mingjin thought for a while, then nodded in response.

She really needs a faster vehicle.She also said that it would take half a day for a distance of more than ten miles, which is really a toothache.It's too inconvenient to make a pass at this time.

After the matter of the horse was settled, the two sat on the small benches, one was rubbing the straw rope, and the other was watching intently.

After a while, Qiao Mingjin thought about it, and then asked again: "Is there any shop in the city to buy it now?"

"You want to buy a shop?"

"Well. I still have some money. I gave some to my natal family to help buy some fields in Yunjia Village. But after all, it depends on the sky, and no one can say it in the future. So I want to see if there is a shop to buy it. I usually collect some rent, and the water flows smoothly. It’s better to leave it to the children in the future.”

"You're thinking too far."

"An adult can live in any way... I'm just afraid that the child will be wronged. I have to think more about the child."

Zhou Yanqing glanced at her again, feeling a little uncomfortable for some reason.

After thinking about it, he said, "If you don't need to manage it yourself, but just want to buy it for rent, then you will have more choices. I'll ask you when I get back to the city. Then I'll send you a letter."

"En. Thank you, Saturday Lord."

"Yo, how did you become so polite?"

Qiao Mingjin glanced at him and smiled.

"You should smile more, you look pretty when you smile." Zhou Yanqing felt that the distance was so close that he could see the tiny fluff on the woman's face.

Qiao Mingjin felt a little hot on his face when he heard this, and hurriedly lowered his head to rub the straw rope. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)