incense as a medium

Chapter 73
More than two years passed like a fleeting moment, during this period, Qi Ding thought of countless ways to train willows and egrets, but she dismissed them lightly.

In the end, all she could do was to rely on her status as an elder to let Liu Bailu wait for dinner at night, and walk through the streets and alleys in the middle of the night to buy snacks with her, or to do laundry and cooking.

For the rest, she just wanted to pick the bones, but Liu Bailu used to be the No. 1 girl in the capital, not to mention the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, the housekeeper is also good at financial management, laundry and cooking, perfect and can't find any faults Come.

And in the past two years, Liu Bailu took the time to visit the shop given to him by shopkeeper Feng.Unexpectedly, this shop looks small and exquisite, but it is a very prosperous shop.

Because Qi Zheng was present at Qi Zhen's funeral, according to the clan's rules, the clan's funeral required money from the clan, and because Qi Zhen was a sinner, he didn't know when he would be able to move back to his ancestral home, so he was temporarily buried in the Passed Yongkang Pass.The nearly [-] taels of silver that were spent were all paid by Qi Zheng.

So Liu Bailu got some money from his private house when he got married, including the money collected from Shuangjiang, some of it was used to buy dozens of acres of land, some was kept for emergency use, and the other part was all put into the teahouse. After these two years With the rectification of the teahouse, the income of the teahouse was [-]% higher than before.

As for why Liu Bailu didn't use money to do business with Qi Peiyun, hmph, Qi Peiyun has money to do business but no money to see a doctor for his father, so does the money belong to him?What's more, Qi Peiyun and Kang Yibang are so close, and the final flow of the money can be known without guessing. She doesn't want to give the money to add strength to the fifth prince, and she doesn't want to add to Kang Yibang's credit book.

And Ying Mo, who ran around for half a year, exhausted countless energy, failed to rescue his father in the end, and could only let the pressure of various merchants put his father in prison.And she still didn't give up on Qi Peiyun, relying on her identity as a merchant's daughter and her familiarity with various places, especially the west line, she stuck to him almost all day long.

No, in autumn last year, Qi Peiyun and other merchants formed a caravan to go to the west to do business with white people, and Ying Mo also went along with shamelessness.

In the blink of an eye, it was the Chinese New Year season again, Jingren's 28th year passed slowly in a heavy snowfall.

Just after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the snow that had just stopped for four or five days began to float again, covering the sky like cotton, but in a short while, the yard that had just been cleaned was covered with a layer of white snowflakes again.

The thin Qi Pei'an has grown rapidly in the past two years, her body is like a wicker, she is as thin as a piece of paper, holding a big broom in the yard, she shakes it three times, If it wasn't for the broom, she might have been blown away by the wind.

Sitting on the edge of the kang, Liu Bailu embroidered flowers and glanced out of the window, and said to Qi Ding who was sleeping with his eyes closed, "Mother, is Pei An going to be sixteen?"

"Where do I remember so much?" Qi Ding said without opening his eyes, "If you have time to take care of others, why don't you go and ask why Pei Yun hasn't come back yet. It was just autumn when I left, and I agreed to come back for the New Year Come back during the Chinese New Year, no, the Lantern Festival is over, and there are still no people."

Liu Bailu frowned. She always felt that things were not that simple. Looking at the snowflakes outside, she suddenly remembered the heavy snow in Jingren's 25th year. That year was just after the new year, which was the first month of 26th year. , the Tatars invaded Xiongtang County.

Liu Bailu suddenly covered his heart, Xiongtang County will be fine, right?
Seeing the needle as thin as a hair pierce into the freshly embroidered pink peach petals, Qi Ding suddenly sat up straight and said, "Be careful! This is a birthday present for my niece! If it is broken, it will not be able to keep up!"

Liu Bailu smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, mother, I will be able to catch up with my birthday in May."

Liu Bailu lowered his head again and continued to embroider. If he hadn't wanted to embroider a kang screen for Qi Ding's niece as a birthday gift, he might be the one sweeping snow outside now.

However, she glanced at the snow outside the window again, feeling uneasy.

However, Qi Ding looked at the pink color and began to think: "When Pei Yun comes back, I will take off my clothes. Have you prepared any clothes for me?"

Qi Zhen passed away. According to the system, they had to mourn for three years. In fact, it was 27 months. Qi Zhen passed away on October 26, Jingren 29, and the date of service was the [-]th of the first month of Jingren [-]. Tomorrow.

It doesn’t take much movement to get out of the clothes. Just replace the white lanterns and other decorations at home with something more festive on an auspicious day. As for the clothes you wear, you can also abandon the plain clothes and change them into colors such as bright red, willow and green. .

Liu Bailu picked out a thin thread and said, "I prepared three sets of clothes for my mother, one set of turmeric, one set of purple, and one set of bay red. I don't know which one my mother should wear? If you are not satisfied, you can wait until April. The daughter-in-law will make new clothes for the mother."

Qi Ding heard something, and asked: "You have money on hand? If you have money, why don't you give it to Pei Yun for business? Why do you let Pei Yun borrow it? If you have money at home, why are you making money for nothing? ?”

Qi Peiyun went out this time and said that he had a big business, but he didn't have much money on hand, and he borrowed 3000 taels from the bank. If he made money and came back, most of the money would have to be paid back to the bank's interest.

Liu Bailu glanced at Qi Ding, concealed the sneer at the corner of his mouth, and thought for a moment before answering: "My daughter-in-law only has three or fifty taels of money, and I still have enough money to make clothes for my mother, but doing business for my husband is a drop in the bucket." .”

Qi Ding pouted uninterestedly, she had seen Liu Bailu's dowry list, and there was a tea house on it, she went to see it, what money can a small place make?
"Then make me four sets of hang silk clothes. I want high-quality materials. Don't fool me with ordinary materials. By the way, Pei Yun also needs to prepare a few sets of good clothes. He is always running around outside. The clothes are not good." Qi Ding leaned back on the big pillow.

"Yes." A piece of high-quality Hangzhou silk costs four or five taels of silver, and four sets of clothes can be made at a cost of two to thirty taels. Liu Bailu agreed without batting an eye.

Qi Ding suddenly felt powerless. In the past two years, Liu Bailu's soft temper made her lose her temper at all. No matter what she told her to do, she agreed softly, and turned around and did well. As if he was a villain.

If it was like the time when they just got married, Liu Bailu occasionally retorted a few words, showing a bit anxious look, Qi Ding would have a sense of accomplishment, such stagnant water, no matter how much he beat, scolded and mowed, he always had the same expression It made Qi Dingshi feel powerless and boring.

After tossing and turning all night, Liu Bailu couldn't fall asleep.

Qi Dingshi's sleep was always so deep, Liu Bailu got up several times and stood at the window and pushed the window to look out, but it didn't disturb her in the slightest.

Just after midnight, the ground trembled suddenly, and Liu Bailu was shocked. She dared not forget that night three years ago, when the ground trembled so violently!

Liu Bailu's composure could no longer be maintained, she turned around and ran to the bed, shouting, "Mother! Mother! Enemy attack!"

"What?" Qi Ding suddenly turned over and sat up, stepped on the ground with bare feet, felt the vibration of the ground and listened outside, covered his mouth and yawned without any movement, said: "Sleep, sleep , it's all right."

"But what if the city breaks down?" Liu Bailu was still worried. The fact that the entire Xiongtang county was being used as bait had left a huge shadow in her heart.

Qi Ding sneered and said: "If Yongkang Pass is so easy to break through, Kang Yibang should commit suicide and apologize. Sleep well, it will take a few days before the city is really broken, not to mention that since there is a fight outside, you can still escape from the city No?"

Seeing that Qi Ding turned over and fell asleep extremely calmly, Liu Bailu opened his mouth wide and looked outside in disbelief.

In fact, we can’t say how calm the Qi Ding family is, but I have lived in a place like Yongkang Pass for more than ten years. I have experienced a lot of big and small battles, and I am used to it. The harassment is also constant, and midnight sneak attacks like tonight will happen every one or two years. In the first few years, Qi Ding was really afraid for a while. Things go away.But for so many years, Yongkang Pass has only been breached twice, and Kang Yibang will definitely lead the Yongding Army to drive the Tatars out of Yongkang Pass in less than an hour each time.

So there is really no need to be as worried as Liu Bailu.

Qi Ding slept comfortably, but Liu Bailu read Buddhist scriptures all night.

After dawn, the snow stopped, and Qi Pei'an came to ask Liu Bailu to go out to buy vegetables. In the market, I heard the sound of horseshoes outside the city gate, shouting and killing, and there were bustling crowds in front of me. Let Liu Bailu know that these people I'm really used to this kind of war, and I'm numb to this kind of enemy attack.

Even though he was terrified of Zhan Randa from the bottom of his heart, Liu Bailu quickly adjusted his mood, and accompanied Qi Pei'an to buy vegetables and go home.

As soon as she entered the door, Liu Bailu turned over and closed the door tightly, and the heavy door latch fell down. As soon as she turned around, she saw a sneer flashing in Qi Pei'an's eyes, and after a closer look, Qi Pei'an shrank his shoulders and drooped. Let's start, where is the half difference?
Could it be that she was wrong?

Just after noon, the snow began to fall again, and the sound of siege could be heard in the distance. Liu Bailu was restless, but when she saw the calm Qi Ding and Qi Pei'an who were still working, she forced herself to hold back. Holding a volume of Buddhist scriptures, he recited silently.

The fight outside lasted for five days and five nights, and the atmosphere in the city, which was calm at first, became more and more tense as time went by.

ten days later.

The Tatars still hadn't retreated, so Qi Ding panicked, grabbed Liu Bailu's arm and said, "Don't you have a tea shop? Go outside and find out what's going on!"

Liu Bailu was also a little anxious. She nodded and went back to her room to get her cloak and was about to go out, but at this moment she heard the panicked screams of passers-by outside: "The Tatars are besieging the city!"

　Do you think the house will be consummated after the service?Hmph, collection, tipping is not enough, how can it be so simple?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)