Lady of Fortune, Jiao Niang

When Qi Ming returned home, he was silent, except for his family's knowledge, and did not disturb others.

He is no longer the little boy that no one knew at the time. He held the case leader twice in his hand, and the Qi family did not cover it at all. Every time he celebrated with a big banquet, he basically knew the Qi family. There is a star from heaven.

If someone recognizes Qi Ming, most of them will come up and watch, and then ask for a calligraphy or something next to him to go back, hoping that this will also make their children feel angry.

Especially when it comes to the New Year, everyone is willing to ask for auspiciousness, Qi Ming looks like a mascot to them, and is always willing to get close.

This time, Qi Ming honestly retracted in the carriage, and got out of the car at the door of his house. The first thing after going in was to ask for peace in Liu's yard.

Qi Yun and Ye Jiao were also with the Liu family, waiting for him to go.

Ye Pingrong was the guest and was led to the front hall, where someone brought hot tea cakes.

Ye Pingrong came to the Qi family not long ago, but most of them were Ye Jiao who went directly to the front office. He came in a hurry at the time, and he was accompanied by a small Huaning tail. Ye Pingrong hadn’t looked at the Qi family carefully, and now look at it. Now, I just feel that the surroundings are quiet and the small servants are well-behaved. Although they are not rich and powerful, they are also strict in family rules.

This made Ye Pingrong feel relieved.

Then Father Qi came out to see him, and Father Qi looked at him with a loyal and honest look, and his speech and manners were also honest, and Ye Pingrong became more concerned.

Before going to rest in the small yard arranged, Ye Pingrong saw the Liu family again, and after a polite conversation, he finally felt relieved to the Qi family.

Perhaps others have long forgotten how Ye Jiao got married, but Ye Pingrong remembers the twists and turns of his sister's marriage.

Of course, this matter was caused by Ye Erlang and Ye Ersao. The Qi family’s three matchmakers and six recruits are not too small, and the things that should be done are the same, and even bigger than others. Ye Jiao’s life is also watching It's better, but Ye Pingrong will still be a little worried.

Even if there is no Chongxi level, it is easy for farmers to marry high girls.

He always wanted to support Ye Jiao, rather than letting him come out and disturb Ye Jiao's life, because Ye Pingrong worried that the Qi family would be bad for Ye Jiao.

Even if Qi Yun treats her well, the family members' hardships are not something that an ordinary woman can bear.

Ye Pingrong followed Chu Chengyun, and he could be regarded as having met many lord's people, even if the powerful people treated his daughter-in-law harshly.

What about the royal family?His own princess was decayed by the queen's body, and Ye Pingrong could also inquire about this.

However, the Qi family is very good. Jiao Niang is a high-married woman, but looking at Qi's father and Liu family, she can tell that she is from Nanning.

After my sister came, life is also getting better. Now the Qi family is getting better and better, Ye Pingrong thought, he also has an errand now. After all, someone in Ye Jiao's family can rely on, and the life of the little girl will be smoother in the future.

Just thinking about it, an entourage came in and saluted Ye Pingrong.

It was Liu Rong who used to follow Ye Pingrong, but the prince couldn't be guarded by someone by his side, so Liu Rong stayed behind. Ye Pingrong only brought two subordinates who were used to it.

Right now, Ye Pingrong lives in the small courtyard where the Qi's family welcomes guests. He looked at his entourage and said, "Can someone follow?"

"No, a few officers only followed to the gate of the city, and they dispersed after we left the city."

Ye Pingrong nodded. In fact, what he was worried about was that the county prince in the city would come to the door. Whether it was temptation or flattery, it was always a trouble. Now looking at the county prince is still interesting. If there is no strong follower, it can be considered as a problem. See by eyesight.

Ye Pingrong next to him didn't ask any more, waved his hand to let them go down, and then blew out the candle to rest.

When I woke up, it was already bright and it was lively outside.

Today is New Year's Eve, and Qi's family is busy.

Ye Jiao still remembered that on New Year’s Eve last year, the whole family would gather together to make dumplings. Just after lunch today, she took Xubao to him early, and she saw that the Liu family had already made people open. Up.

There were a lot of things at the end of the year, but most of them were sweeping the house, rewarding the people with money, or finishing off the chores at the Zhuangzi shop, it didn't take the women to come forward.

But on New Year’s Eve, the cooks got busy, rolling out the skins and fillings, and they were preparing before dawn. When Ye Jiao passed by, they had already prepared the stuff, and just waited for the owner to make a bag. .

And making dumplings is not only for making dumplings, but also for getting together to talk and pass the time.

Liu looked at Ye Jiao and asked her to sit there, but did not let her do anything: "The Dalang family is going to clean up the tea soup. It happened that no one was looking at the stone. Jiao Niang, just stare at the two children. No need to touch your hands."

Ye Jiao turned her head and saw Fang's staring at the copper kettle on the stove with a thick red rope tied to the waist of the stone, sitting on the chair, staring at herself eagerly.

The other end of the rope was tied to the leg of the table, probably because he was afraid that he would run around and bump it. Even though the wife was watching, Fang was still worried, so he tied him.

The Liu family felt helpless, but didn't say anything. After all, the stone was too lively, and it was a disgusting temper. It was normal for the Fang family to be more worried if one couldn't get it right.

But when Liu clan saw Ye Jiao's expression of "So it can still be like this", he suddenly felt something was wrong.

Ye Jiao washed her hands, took off her cloak, and sat on a stool beside her, holding a stone to play with Xu Bao.

Xu Bao didn't recognize birth, and since the last time he saw the stone, Xu Bao seemed to remember him. He giggled when he saw the stone and reached out to touch his face.

He touched the stone and laughed with Xu Bao. From time to time, he would carefully touch Xu Bao's soft hair and poke Xu Bao's forehead.

In Shitou's heart, this fat brother was very pitiful, and he studied until late at night.

I was in charge of my mother anyway, but the fat brother had to be stared at by the cold second uncle... miserable.

This made the stone very modest. When kneading the dough, he let his younger brother pinch it, and let him play with a cup first.

But Xu Bao was still young and didn't understand the meaning of stones, so he took the cup, held it in Chubby's hand, and then threw it on the ground.

Wow!

The sound of the broken cup frightened Xu Bao. Before anyone could say anything, he shed tears first, burying his face in Ye Jiao's arms and couldn't come out.

Ye Jiao couldn't laugh or cry for a while, she reached out and patted his back: "You fell something and didn't say whether it was yours. Why did you cry first?"

Xu Bao still didn't understand Ye Jiao's words, he just groaned twice, and was aggrieved.

Ye Jiao felt that her chest was wet, thinking that there were so many tears in the cubs...

Liu clan felt extremely distressed, chanting "Smashed Safe, Smashed Safe", patted his hands clean and went to coax Xu Bao and the stone.

Shishi was actually scared, but when he saw Xu Bao crying, he immediately felt distressed. He felt that the fat brother was too pitiful, and he had to study and cry, and he was very tired.

When Ye Jiao put the two of them in the small wooden bed aside, the stone seemed to comfort Xu Bao decently. Xu Bao was unwilling to lie down. Although the tears were still falling, he quickly fell into the greatness of turning over. In the career.

Xu Bao grew a little fatter because of Ye Jiao's feeding well, and he was full of energy, but every time he wanted to turn over, he had to work hard.

Hey, Xu Bao soon couldn't even remember crying, and he wanted to turn his mind over.

Shishi sat aside and watched his chubby brother humming hard. Such actions made Shishi feel very inspirational inexplicably, and he clapped his hands to cheer Xu Bao.

Ye Jiao took the opportunity to make two dumplings for the occasion, and then went to look at the two little guys again.

When the dumplings were ready to be served, Xu Bao had already slept on the bed.

After playing for a long time and crying again, it was very exhausting, and he slept very deep.

Shi also rubbed his eyes and fell asleep next to Xu Bao.

Ye Jiao didn't quarrel with them, wrapped it in the quilt, and let her mother-in-law stare at them. Then she went to eat.

Ye Pingrong had the reunion dinner with them. He and Qi Ming were sitting together.

It’s not that Ye Pingrong doesn’t want to eat with his sister. One is that Ye Jiao is now married to the Qi family, and she is the daughter-in-law of the Qi family. Second, they are all in pairs. He and Qi Ming are bare-bones. , It is appropriate to put them together.

When speaking at dinner, Ye Pingrong only said that he was doing things for the court, but he did not disclose anything about the three princes.

Although the Liu family didn't know how old he was, as long as he was an official, it was good and a support.

She couldn't help looking at Ye Jiao with a smile, thinking that this daughter-in-law married very well. It's really a blessing behind.

When the dumplings were on the table, Ye Jiao took the chopsticks and thought for a while, inevitably recalling the grand occasion when she ate dumplings last year.

At that time, the little ginseng didn’t understand the auspicious words in it, so he said everything he ate, but one in one, which made Qi Saburo on the side want to eat too much. Unknowingly, he ate a plate and scattered. He hummed straight while sitting.

At this moment Ye Jiao thought in her heart, she would just eat less, but when she really looked at the fat dumplings in vain, she couldn't stop being greedy, and she was afraid of eating those with colorful heads. Wait. After a while, he carefully clipped one into his mouth.

After chewing, the little ginseng raised his hand to his lips in silence, then put it down again, silently, even Qi Yun didn't notice it.

However, there are not only dumplings on the table, but also many dishes and soups.

When Qi Yun and Ye Jiao were eating together, he had become a habit to take care of his wife. At this time, he also put a chopstick fish into the bowl, and used the chopsticks to carefully pick out the fish bones before putting the fish to Ye. Jiao.

The small ginseng is also welcome, and eat the fish directly into the mouth.

After all, this is something they happen every day, so naturally they didn't feel anything unusual.

Fang's eyes looked a little hot.

Naturally, Qi Jia Dalang loves the Fang family very much, but Qi Zhao has a very straight personality and is often busy with things in Zhuangzi. The two husbands and wives rarely get together for dinner.

Whose lady doesn't like making Xianggong more pampering?

I might not have thought of this in the past, but now seeing Qi Yun taking care of Ye Jiao's sweetness, Fang's thoughts are on his mind.

It's just that Fang knew that his mate was a straight-tempered, so winking must be useless, so he gently kicked his calf under the table.

When I thought that Qi Zhao turned around and asked her: "Miss, what did you kick me for?"

In a word, Fang's face flushed and he wanted to screw him.

Liu Clan could guess some of Fang Clan's thoughts, coughed slightly, and took the chopsticks and vegetables to Father Qi.

When Qi Zhao saw it, he understood that it was the mother who was reminding himself, and hurriedly took a chopstick to Fang.

However, he had to choose braised pork.

The roasted meat is very good, the sauce is bright, and it has three layers. It is especially appetizing when you look at it, but Liu sighs.

Her eldest son is good at everything, hardworking, loyal, and pure in heart, but sometimes he has no vision.

Fang hasn't touched meat for a long time, especially when it comes to the Chinese New Year, for fear that one or two will grow on her body. After this meal, she has not eaten a bite of the meat on the table.

As a result, my son stupefiedly picked the fattest piece of meat on the table and passed it to her. Isn't this making people unhappy?

But what surprised Liu's was that Fang was not only not annoyed, but had a smiling face.

Even though Fang was cautious about his body shape, he didn’t eat this and that didn’t, but the piece of meat that Qi Zhao had picked up, she immediately put it in her mouth and laughed while eating. Although Qi Zhao didn’t know what Fang was happy about, look When the lady was happy, he was happy, and he gave her a few chopsticks and dishes, and Fang ate them all.

But these Qin Se and Ming have nothing to do with Qi Ming.

Qi Jia Saburo was eating dumplings silently, lamenting that he was alone, and babbling, he still had to take the exam and study hard. His mother said that he won’t tell him a kiss until he gets a scholar...for his wife, he has to take the exam. Just go up.

When the meal was over, everyone went back to the yard and prepared to watch the year.

Xu Bao was taken away by Mrs. Liu to take care of him, and Ye Jiao went back to the room with Qi Yun. After a little washing and cleaning, Ye Jiao sat in front of the mirror and took off her hair bun. He smiled at Qi Yun's blurred reflection in the mirror. Asked: "What did you say to your third brother just now?"

Qi Yun stood behind Ye Jiao, picked up a hair comb, helped her pass her hair, and replied: "It's nothing, ask him about his studies. Saburo will have an exam in the college next year. This step is not easy. It's not much bigger than the previous two times. In addition to learning, it also depends on luck. In the end, it all depends on his ability. I was sloppy, so I asked a few more questions, which was considered an urge."

"He will definitely be admitted." Ye Jiao said with a firm tone, taking off the earrings.

Qi Yun stretched out his hand to help her rub her earlobe, a little curious: "Why are you so confident? I thought that even Saburo himself would not dare to directly guarantee that he would pass the exam."

Ye Jiao raised her head and looked at him with a soft voice: "Sabur was taught by Xianggong since he was a child. I believe in Xianggong. You can definitely teach a champion."

In Xiao Ginseng's heart, Qi Yun is the most capable person in the world.

Even though Ye Jiao didn't know how Qi Ming's knowledge was, Qi Saburo had Qi Yun staring at him since he was a child, and he was naturally able to pass the exam.

Ye Jiao has always been confident in Qi Yun.

Hearing this, Qi Yun couldn't help lowering his head, grabbing the woman's shoulder, and gently kissing her earlobe, with a smile in his voice: "Lady, do you know what the champion is?"

"I don't know, anyway, the mother said that the best candidate in the test is the champion... Xianggong, you wait." Ye Jiao couldn't help but hide behind Qi Yun's breath.

But the man was standing behind her, and the more he hid, the more he got into his arms.

Feeling that this person was biting his ear again, Ye Jiao stretched out his hand and pushed him: "Mother said that at the end of the year is to keep the year old, stop making trouble, we have to wait for the gun.

Hearing the words, Qi Yun slightly let go of her, and took a deep breath. Only then did he regain a peaceful smile, and pulled Ye Jiao to sit on the soft couch aside.

The candlelight was beating, the night was dim, and the charcoal fire in the room was very warm.

The two of them sat facing each other, but Ye Jiao felt a little bored after a while.

Normally, when the two were in one place, Qi Yun was thinking about what to do, either playing chess or drinking tea. It was always Qi Yun who came up with the idea, and Ye Jiao just had to wait.

But this time, Qi Yun didn't say anything, didn't do anything, and just stared at her. Ye Jiao felt boring after a long time.

She leaned on the couch with her chin in her hands, looked at Qi Yun, and muttered, "Msang Gong, do something."

Qi Yun also leaned over, reached out and touched the tip of Ye Jiao's nose, and asked her, "What do you want to do?"

Little Ginseng thought for a while, but couldn't think of a good idea.

But what Qi Yun wanted to do now was only one thing. Finally, his son went to bed early, and the two of them could hide themselves and wake him up without worrying, Qi Erlang didn't want to let go of the opportunity.

After he got down, he took a book from the bookshelf beside it and put it on the couch.

Ye Jiao saw that it was the book again, and she could feel the cover with her eyes closed.

Qi Yun's face was serious: "It's still early when we arrive, so it's boring to sit like this, so let's play a game."

Ye Jiao blinked and looked at him: "What game?"

"Jiao Niang, you can turn a page at will. We will study which page to go to, okay?"

The little ginseng did not speak, but stared at the book.

Qi Yun thought she was ashamed, so he coaxed softly: "Yesterday Jiao Niang said that she would supply me, but she hasn't made it yet.

Who knows, Ye Jiao actually looked up at him solemnly: "I can turn it over, but if the page is too difficult to open, the Xianggong is weak and unable to do it, so you can't force it. Your body is important."

Qi Yun:...

Soon, Ye Jiao realized that it seemed that she shouldn't directly say that the acquaintance failed.

Because what happened next proved that Xiang Gong obviously could do it, but it did, and she almost bit her lip in love.

Fortunately, Qi Yun told her that Xu Bao was not in the room today, and Little Ginseng was relieved, and his voice was so small that he couldn't hear him clearly.

And when the firecrackers sounded, Ye Jiao was lying on the bed in a daze, with water in her eyes, reaching out to support Qi Yun's shoulder, and her voice was a little fuzzy: "Msang, the firecrackers are going off..."

"Why don't it matter, we will have another round later, and then we can see it again."

"... Then don't move, I'll take it easy."

"No, Jiao Niang said that I can't make it, so we should practice more."

Small ginseng:...

In the end, Ye Jiao didn't even see the cannon fire. He just went to the window to check it out when the fireworks were burning, and then fell asleep with his arms around Qi Yun.

When she woke up again, it was already bright.

Qi Yun obviously woke up earlier than she did. The charcoal stove in the house had been reignited and it was warm, and when Ye Jiao opened the bed, he saw Qi Yun, who was already neatly dressed, sitting at the table drinking tea.

Seeing that she was awake, she wanted to come over, but the door was buttoned.

Qi Yun paused and closed the door of the inner room first, then walked over and asked, "What's the matter?"

"The Third Young Master has just arrived and sent thirty large characters, and he also said that he would like to thank the Second Young Master for his advice. He must work hard and live up to the Second Young Master's expectations."

Ye Jiao in the inner room knew that when she was keeping the old age yesterday, Qi Ming over there was afraid that she had written all night long.

There was a smile on her face, and when Qi Yun came over, she said to Qi Yun: "San Lang is really hardworking, this is a good thing."

Qi Yun nodded and replied calmly: "It's good, he can only repay his efforts now. It is natural for him to write more of this character."

"The Xianggong man is really nice." He always thinks about restraint and teaches his younger brother all the time, which is really a good example of a good brother.

Qi Yun accepted the compliment with a smile, lowered his head and dropped a soft kiss on Ye Jiao's forehead, and said softly: "Jiao Niang take a rest, I was tired yesterday." He was thinking, next time. It takes moderation.

Who knows, Ye Jiao stretched out his hand and touched his waist, softly replied: "Miangong should take a rest, I am not tired, you are tired."

Qi Yun's ears suddenly reddened, and he straightened up hurriedly, coughing lightly.

Fortunately, Xiao Su came in holding Xu Bao, Xiao Pangdun was howling with his throat, and when he saw Ye Jiao, he suffocated his mouth and stretched out his hands. He looked hungry.

Ye Jiao hugged him over to feed him, Qi Yun took the opportunity to go out first, and the early morning chill made him awake a lot. Qi Yun tightened his fur, and then went to the study to get some books.

But as soon as I walked out of the corridor, I saw Guanshi Song who was spinning around in a hurry outside the courtyard gate.

Guan Shi saw him, and immediately got his spirits. He trot over, trying to say something, but he was patient, and bowed a salute: "Happy New Year to the owner, happy New Year for the owner."

Qi Yun saw that Guanshi Song was afraid that he might be looking for him in an urgent matter, but he also replied.

Such greetings are not only about etiquette, but also for wishing the new year good luck.

When the two people finished greeting each other, Guan Shi couldn't help it anymore, his voice lowered: "Master, something happened to the caravan."

Qi Yun frowned slightly and turned sideways: "Go, go to the small room and say."