Lady of Fortune, Jiao Niang

Huamai.

Qi Yun listened to these two words and reflected it for a while before realizing what it meant.

Fluency in pulse communication should mean smooth, like a bead and rolling jade plate, and the main pregnancy.

Originally, Qi Yun was just guessing. After all, the last time Ye Jiao had Xubao was sleepy every day. This time he just gave it a try. Who knew it would be accurate.

Qi Yun subconsciously rubbed his hand on Ye Jiao’s calf, but quickly loosened it, only daring to hold on to it. The chin that was originally placed on the woman’s neck was also quickly lifted, and he was sitting tightly, stiff. Like a stone statue.

Ye Jiao was leaning in his arms, and Ye Jiao could feel the slight changes in Qi Yun.

Especially when Qi Yun's arms were stiff, the original comfortable posture suddenly became stiff. Ye Jiao reached out and touched the man's forearm, feeling that he was not leaning on a person, but like a armchair... …

Ye Jiao couldn't help turning her head to look at him: "Msang Gong, what's the matter?"

Qi Yun's face didn't change too much, his lips were slightly pursed, and his voice was slightly low: "Lady, don't move, you are now at the critical time."

This makes Little Ginseng feel a little strange.

When I was pregnant with Xu Bao last time, I also slept after eating, and I didn't wake up even after I slept. I wished that I couldn't sleep more than 10 hours a day.

At that time, when she was pregnant, her husband was not so cautious.

Why are you so careful now?

Ye Jiao couldn't help but also nervous, put her hand on the back of his hand, and looked at Qi Yun eagerly: "What's the point? Can't move yet... Isn't it something wrong?"

"Anything is not good, no matter where you are, Jiao Niang is good." Qi Yun was afraid that she would say something stupid, and wanted to cover her mouth, but his two hands were pressed by the woman, unable to move, he simply bowed his head and kissed steadily. On Ye Jiao's lips.

This made Xiaosu, who was on the side, immediately lowered her head. She was still happy that the second youngest grandmother was pregnant again. Who knew the two masters were starting to dazzle people again.

But after a long time, Xiaosu also knew what to see and what not to see, and now it was obviously when it was not time to see, she still remembered to cover Xu Bao's eyes.

Although Xu Bao didn't know the reason, he lowered his head and smiled as if he was playing a game with Sister Xiaosu, his round face was shining brightly.

Ye Jiao held his head up and kissed him, and when he waited for his lips to split, he muttered in a low voice: "Then you have to tell me too, don't scare me, it will make you feel sleepy."

Qi Yun looked at Xiaosu and Xubao over there, and then he reached Ye Jiao's ear and whispered, "We were fooling around in the middle of the night yesterday, afraid... for your discomfort."

Oh, this thing.

Ye Jiao didn't worry any more when she heard it, and comfortably put herself into Qi Yun's arms again, and replied slowly: "It's fine, I'm fine."

When Xu Bao last time, both of them were inexperienced and didn’t notice any children. At that time, Qi Yun also had trouble with her. There was nothing wrong. This time Ye Jiao felt her pulse and felt that she was very healthy. Don't take it to heart.

However, Qi Yun still did not dare to neglect. He protected Ye Jiao along the way, for fear that the carriage would hurt her. When Ye Jiao fell asleep, he let Ye Jiao lie on her lap while Qi Yun protected her with one hand. Her waist held her head with one hand, as if lying on her leg was a big baby that was broken at the touch of a touch.

Tie Zi rode a horse to the town after knowing that Ye Jiao was pregnant, and invited Li Langzhong to take a good look at her second grandmother.

In an emergency, Tie Zi didn't care about strolling slowly with Li Langzhong, directly pulled Li Langzhong on the horse, and hurried back home.

As a result, when they arrived at Qi's house, Qi Yun and Ye Jiao's carriage had not arrived yet.

The gray-haired Li Langzhong was turned upside down. When he got off the horse, his legs were trembling. He looked at Tiezi and patted his forehead: "Smelly boy, is this treating someone or killing me?" If you are a man his age, if it breaks down, who will prescribe medicine for you in the future!"

Tie Zi knew that he was wrong, so he laughed and let Li Langzhong take the picture. For fear that he would be angry, he leaned forward to behave with Li Langzhong: "Mister taught me, why don't you beat me to calm down?"

Li Langzhong wasn't really angry at him either. When he was breathing well, he stood up and handed the medicine box to Tiezi: "Come on, it's not my doctor that broke you. Give it to you. Carry it on. ."

Tiezi immediately turned the medicine box on his back, and reached out to ask Li Langzhong to go to the lobby.

When the two of them entered, Fang Shi was taking his wife around to see Zhuangzi in the front hall.

Because the Chinese New Year is about to come, the tenants on Zhuangzi also have to give out some money. Qi Zhao is really insensitive to numbers, and in the end he has to rely on Fang's help.

Fang is very good at doing this. She values ​​silver and money very seriously, and never gives even a copper plate randomly. She is careful and careful, and every money can be counted accurately.

When Tie Zi and Li Langzhong came in, Fang had just counted the last money.

Seeing them coming together, Fang could not help standing up and asking, "What's the matter? Is the second disciple uncomfortable?"

This made Zhuangzi's manager nervous. Now Qi Yun's wine shop is closely related to her husband Qi Dalang's Zhuangzi. Selling grain to the wine shop to make wine really increases the Zhuangzi's income. Naturally, the Zhuangzi manager hopes that Master Qi Er can A healthy life is only one hundred and forty years old.

Tie Zi hurriedly said, "No, the second young master's body is very good, this time it is a good thing to invite a doctor to come."

Fang stunned for a moment and looked at Li Langzhong, but Li Langzhong remained silent.

The woman is careful, and soon Fang sees the doorway. The good things that can hire a doctor are mostly women’s pregnancy. It’s just that it’s usually hard to get pregnant. When it’s not stable, you can’t talk casually, so as not to bump into the joy, thinking about this, Fang immediately asked the steward to go back first, and he hurried to the backyard to invite her mother-in-law over.

Not long after, the carriage finally returned to Qi's house, but no one came down from it for a long time.

The coachman was a little puzzled, and was about to ask, but when the curtain was lifted, Xiao Su got out of the carriage with Xu Bao first. She looked at the coachman and said, "You go back first." Then he took a string of copper plates to the coachman. When rewarding money.

The coachman was busy and left with a smile. Xiaosu hugged Xu Bao, who was already asleep, and wrapped the young master tightly with a blanket to avoid the wind. Then he walked back to the yard quickly.

In the car, Ye Jiao was rubbing Qi Yun's legs.

Just now because Ye Jiao slept with his legs, Qi Yun was motionless again. When the carriage stopped, Ye Jiao sat up and felt comfortable, but Qi Yun's legs were already numb.

After rubbing for a long time, I didn't feel any pain, but it was still a little sour and tingling, and I felt mixed feelings when I touched it.

Ye Jiao pressed his leg and whispered: "Msang Gong, if you feel uncomfortable next time, just say, wake me up, don't always wrong yourself."

Qi Yun smiled at Ye Jiao, but said nothing.

Xiao Renshen couldn't help but look at him: "Why didn't you agree?"

On the other hand, Qi Yun stretched out his hand, gently embraced Ye Jiao's body, and said slowly: "I was staring at you just now, and I was fascinated, so I forgot the discomfort on my legs."

Ye Jiao was neither shy nor dodge upon hearing this. Instead, he leaned over, examined Qi Yun's face carefully, and then laughed: "Meanwhile, you are also pretty. If I stare at you, I'm afraid I will be fascinated."

The appearance of men being praised by others is often not comforting, at least Qi Yun doesn't think there is anything to praise about a good skin.

This face was bestowed by his father and mother, and the praise of the face is also to praise his father and mother for treating him well, so that he gave birth to a good face, it would be better to praise him as the shop can make more money and make him happy.

It's just that when Ye Jiao said these words, Qi Yun was extremely helpful.

He leaned over to kiss Ye Jiao's cheek, but he moved slightly, and felt soreness on his legs, which made Qi Yun directly freeze his figure.

Ye Jiao patted him: "It's better to go for a walk, Xianggong, you can't get through when sitting like this." After saying that, he wanted to lift the curtain and go out.

But Qi Yun grabbed her and slowed down: "Jiao Niang, wait a minute, I'll go down first... help you."

Ye Jiao sat obediently at the door of the car, watching Qi Yun get out of the car with a tangled expression, and then smiled and helped his men get out of the carriage.

However, Xiao Ginseng doesn't feel how weak she is now. On the contrary, she feels that her husband needs more help.

When the two people who both wanted to help each other had their arms entangled in one place, and they were helping each other to move forward, they happened to ran into Qi Zhao who had also just returned home.

Qi Dalang is still very happy today. This year's snow is thick, and the new year's harvest is definitely good. Zhuangzi's income is much higher than in previous years. Qi Zhao walks with wind.

But as soon as he entered the door, he saw two people walking forward slowly.

Qi Zhao's heart tightened immediately, and he immediately stepped forward, holding the arm of his brother who was always weak and sick in the impression, and asked: "Erlang, is there something wrong with him?"

Qi Yun was taken aback: "Big Brother, I didn't..."

"Walk around, I will help you in, and my younger siblings can help you from a woman's house." Qi Zhao said as he tightened Qi Yun's arm.

Qi Yun wanted to explain, but Qi Zhao was not gentle at all when he took him away. He walked extremely hard. The soreness on his legs made Qi Erlang hiss and couldn't say anything.

Then, he was dragged to the front hall by Qi Zhao, half-supported and half-drawn.

Ye Jiao looked at her free hand blankly, then at the two brothers who had already gone away, and hurriedly speeded up to catch up.

When the three of them entered the front hall, they saw several pairs of piercing eyes.

Ye Jiao was taken aback, and the feet who had stepped into the threshold subconsciously retracted, but Qi Erlang finally explained clearly to Qi Zhao, turning around and grabbing Ye Jiao's hand.

Fang's reaction was quicker. He got up and took Ye Jiao's arm on the other side. He smiled and said, "Wait for a long time. It's cold outside. Come in, come in." Then he looked back and asked. Said, "Where is Xu Bao, didn't you come together?"

Ye Jiao just entered the door and asked in a low voice, "He is asleep, I will let Xiaosu carry him back first. Are there other things between my sister-in-law and my mother? Why don't I go back to the yard with my husband..."

"It's okay, we are here waiting for you." Liu clan smiled and waved, "Come on, Jiao Niang sit next to me."

Ye Jiao let go of Fang's hand upon hearing the words, and pulled Qi Yun to the Liu's side.

Li Langzhong immediately stepped forward, arched his hand, took out the pulse pillow, and then smiled and said to Ye Jiao: "Second young lady, please stretch out your hand."

Qi Yun let go of Ye Jiao's hand, and Xiao Renshen obediently placed his wrist on the pulse pillow.

Li Langzhong sat down, put his fingertips on Ye Jiao's wrists, squinted his eyes slightly, and stood up with a smile not long after: "Congratulations to the second grandma, the second master, this is undoubtedly a good pulse, and it will be more than a month."

As soon as he said this, Qi Yun felt that his waist was no longer sore, his legs no longer hurt, and the whole person was beaming.

Liu's smiled and took Ye Jiao's hand, patted it gently, and said, "Okay, very good, Liu Ma, prepare a reward for Li Langzhong." After the tears were gone, just wipe it off with a kerchief, with a smile on his face.

The Fang family and Qi Zhao also came up to congratulate them, especially the Fang family. They looked at Ye Jiao enviously, thinking that the blessing of the younger brothers and sisters is really no one, and they can't be envious.

It's just that Li Langzhong did not leave immediately. Instead, when both the Liu family and the Fang family were asking about Ye Jiaohan, they gently said to Qi Yun: "Second Young Master, take a step to speak."

Qi Yun had a smile on his face, but he immediately condensed with a smile after listening to Li Langzhong's words, but he did not alarm others. Now everyone's eyes were concentrated on Ye Jiao, and Qi Yun and Li Langzhong came to the side and no one noticed it.

After confirming that no one was paying attention to this place, Li Langzhong said softly: "Second Young Master, Second Young Grandma has a slightly different baby."

When Qi Yun heard this, he immediately tightened his expression, his voice a little hard: "Why, unstable?"

Li Langzhong hesitated and shook his head: "It's not that it's unstable, it feels stable, but it's slightly different from the usual pulse. Now the month is shallow, and there is nothing to tell, but this month I still have to take care of it, don't bump It’s good, it doesn’t hurt to be more careful."

He said half and left half of these words, but did not say full.

After all, the pulse diagnosis is based on experience, and more is just guessing, and the specifics will be known after waiting.

However, Qi Yun nodded his head with a serious expression, and didn't dare to slack off.

From this day on, Ye Jiao's life was relaxed.

There is no need to worry about things at home. There are people to help prepare for the New Year. Even the clothes and washes usually need to be moved, and Qi Yun will help her take care of it.

Early that morning, Qi Yun chose clothes for her, wiped her face with a wet kerchief, and helped her put on her shoes and socks. Only then did Qi Yun help her out for two laps.

After coming back, Ye Jiao leaned on the soft couch and lazily looked at Qi Yun behind the desk and smiled: "Msang Gong, you are so used to me, I'm afraid I won't do anything in the future."

Qi Yun was flipping through the account books. Hearing the words, he looked up at her and curled his mouth: "Why, don't you like it?"

The little ginseng thought for a while: "I like it, but it's boring to be just like that."

On the other hand, Qi Yun picked up the account books, walked over and sat down beside Ye Jiao, and said softly: "Li Langzhong said that these few days are important times. Although you are in good shape, you can't be careless, and you are planning to make a lot of noise outside the New Year. There are many hands, if you bump into it, it will be troublesome."

Ye Jiao tugged his sleeve: "But you always have to take care of me..."

"I used to be the one who took care of me, but now it's time for me to take care of you." Qi Yun kissed his wife's forehead and whispered softly, "but you don't have to worry. After the New Year, we will go there when we find it. Living in a garden on the mountain, your month is getting big at that time, so you are not afraid to move, you can do whatever you want by then."

Ye Jiao nodded immediately, with a smile on her face.

It didn't take long for her to feel sleepy. She rubbed her eyes and lay on the couch with a slight lean, and fell asleep with a square pillow.

On the other hand, Qi Yun took the quilt to cover Ye Jiao, and told Xiaosu to look at some charcoal basins from the side, not to let the smoke smoke, and then left lightly and turned to the small room on the side. .

As soon as I entered, I saw Guanshi Song was already waiting inside, and he would salute when he saw Qi Yun.

But Qi Yun stopped Song Guanshi's movements as soon as he raised his hand, and then the man strode to the table and sat down, his voice was much faster than usual: "Say things directly."

Guan Shi also knew what Qi Yun was anxious about now. He used to look at the books in the study for his young master, but since the second youngest grandma was pregnant again, Qi Yun moved the things back to the room. , Even when I went out, I took my second young grandma with me, and couldn't separate for a moment.

The young master will come out for a while only when the second young grandma is sleeping, naturally, time is running out.

Guan Shi immediately waived all the polite words and said directly: "I have prepared the money needed to open the shop, I have also found a neat shopkeeper, and prepared an escort. As long as the location is selected, I can set off immediately."

Qi Yun nodded: "Don't worry about the location. Once it has been settled, just go and take a look."

Ye Pingrong previously mentioned three shops in his letter, most of which were shops owned by the families of the deported Beijing officials. Although the imperial court still prevents officials from doing business, it is common for officials to have shops in their homes. This time Chu Chengyun cleaned up the court. The old forces reprimanded many people, and the stores in Beijing became empty.

Among them, Qi Yun fancyed the pavement that originally belonged to Master Yu Shitai.

This grown-up has no deep foundation, and he rushed to cash out after reprimanding. The price is naturally negotiable, and the location is good. Across the street is Linxianlou, the most prosperous restaurant in Beijing, where the wine shop will make business easier.

Guan Shi hesitated for a while before asking, "Master, who should I look for?"

Now, Qi Yun is thinking about Ye Jiao, and Song Guan knows that he is too old, and he may not be able to bear the burden of going back and forth.

Qi Yun was chosen a long time ago: "Tiezi has been with me for a long time, and I have learned a lot. Now let him take someone over and see."

In fact, with Ye Pingrong's help, there is no need to send someone specifically for the affairs of Xiang Kan Shop.

It's just that Qi Yun has the heart to train Tiezi, and this time he is to give him a chance to go out and meet the world alone, go there, and know how to deal with it.

Guan Shi also nodded when he heard the words: "Tiezi is a safe one, but if you go out, you may not be able to use a nickname only for such a close person, so you should also have a big name."

Qi Yun nodded when he heard the words, and called Tiezi in.

Tie Zi was originally standing at the door, and he could hear the words clearly. Without asking Qi Yun, Tie Zi said, "Second Young Master, I have no name."

In fact, in the village, most people are called by nicknames. When they grow up, they are called Wang Wu Zhao Si according to the ranking. Normally, they will not be named.

Just like the Ye family, Ye Pingrong's name was changed after he went to the battlefield. Because of his merit in killing the enemy, he got blue eyes.And that Ye Erlang is still only Ye Erlang.

Tie Zi's original surname was Su, and he was the sixth child in his family, so he was called Su Liulang, but now thinking that the master is about to change his name, he was naturally willing, so he looked at Qi Yun blankly.

Qi Yun thought for a while, and said: "Iron, black gold, righteous, not as good as a single name Zheng?"

Zheng, Su Zheng.

Tie Zi turned the name around in his head, then immediately laughed, and bowed to Qi Yun: "Master Xie."

Qi Yun smiled, called Tiezi over and told him a little bit, and asked Guan Shi to pick him up a few capable people, and he would enter Beijing after the New Year.

Within a month or two of this trip, Qi Yun asked Tie Zi to go home and spend the New Year with his parents.

After Tiezi left, Qi Yun said to Guan Song again: "I asked you to investigate the Lu family property, but has there been a result?"

Guan Shi nodded his head: "It is clear that his family does not have many properties. He had some before. He just sat in the mountains and sold a lot of farm noodles. Now there is only one store in the city, selling some pens, inks, papers and inkstones. Considerable."

Qi Yun didn't speak, just tapped his fingertips on the table, and then said, "Are there our shops around?"

"Yes, there is a tea shop, not big, it's next door."

Qi Yun heard the words and said: "Well, tell them that you don’t need to open it in the New Year. It will be changed to a bun shop. If it is changed, it will reopen. It will be more serious. Please come over for the dragon and lion dances. If I don’t have enough money, I can make up for it. When it opens, I will find a few shopkeepers who can scream and double the money."

Guan Shi couldn't help but say: "Second Young Master, although the place is in the city, it is remote and there are not many people coming and going. It may be enough to open a tea shop and rest, but this bun shop should still be opened in a densely crowded place. A place is good for a living."

Qi Erlang said with a faint expression: "I didn't expect it to make money. As long as the Lu's shop is closed, the steamed bun shop will not be opened."

Song Guan was taken aback beforehand, and then after a little thought, he understood what Qi Yun meant.

The Four Treasures of the Study requires quietness and elegance in order to be patronized, but if there is a bun shop next to it that yells to oneself every day and smells fragrant, I am afraid that the literati and the ink guest will not be happy to come again.

After a long time, it must be unsustainable.

Guan Shi thought to himself, it seems that this Lu family really provokes his second young master, otherwise he won't stay half-hearted.

But Guan Shi stopped asking about many things, but left after checking the account with Qi Yun.

Qi Yun left the small room immediately, preparing to return to the bedroom.

Counting time, Ye Jiao should wake up at this moment. Qi Yun had no Lu family bun shops in his mind. He just thought about her own sweetheart who said she wanted to eat eel soup, and she didn’t know how to make it in the small kitchen. No more.

But from afar, Qi Yun saw Mrs. Liu standing in the corridor.

She seemed to have been waiting for a while, and when she saw Qi Yun coming over, she greeted him with a smile, and said, "Second Young Master, this is the lady who asked me to bring this."

"What is this?"

"The lady went to the temple early this morning and asked for a peace symbol, saying that it was brought to the second young grandmother and the second young master to bless them all."

If it was before, Qi Yun would definitely not believe in this. If it was really useful, then his mother's peace and blessing would almost fill up the drawers, and he was still sick, thinking that the gods and Buddhas could not manage the trivial matters of the world.

But now he is thinking about Ye Jiao, and he believes those who didn't believe it before. After taking it, he said to Mrs. Liu: "Go back and thank you mother for me, so that we have accepted it, and we must always take it with her."

Granny Liu responded, did not stay much, turned and left.

Qi Yun opened the door and entered the bedroom.

Ye Jiao was not awake at this moment, lying on the soft couch to sleep peacefully.

Seeing him coming in, Xiao Su stepped out, Qi Yun sat beside Ye Jiao, stretched out his hand and gently brushed away the broken hair on Little Ginseng's face, revealing the pink face.

Qi Yun smiled, lowered his head and kissed her gently, but didn't bother her much. He quickly retreated and sat aside so as not to disturb Ye Jiao's dreams. When she saw Ye Jiao's mouth groaned. After falling asleep again, he lowered his head and pulled off the purse that was tied around his waist.

This purse has been hung by Qi Yun for several years. It has ears made by Ye Jiao on it. It is the original one. It looks crooked, even if the ears made by Ye Jiao are much better now, Qi Yun is not willing to change this. .

And the stuff in the purse, as Qi Yun thought, was the amulet that Ye Jiao had asked for before.

But when he opened his purse and was about to put in what Liu had asked for, he saw a piece of black in it besides the amulet.

Qi Yun reached in and pinched it out, and saw that it was a piece of hair.

Slender, soft, and feels like silk.