Chapter 126 The turning point of the Qin family lies in...
Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon is round.
Near the northwest border.
Qin Bohong and his group sat huddled at the door of the woodshed, holding their knees together and looking up at the sky lanterns.
"It's the autumn festival."
During the Mid-Autumn Festival and New Year in Dafeng, people are used to putting up sky lanterns to pray for blessings and express their worries.
They went to the post station, saw the travelers at the post station, and remembered that it was the Mid-Autumn Festival. After they settled down, they also exchanged the little money left for a few meat buns, and it was the right time to celebrate the festival.
"Father, I miss my mother." Qin Mingyan leaned against Qin Bohong's arms, and the father and son kept each other warm.
Qin Bohong put his arms around him and said, "Father knows, I have suffered a lot for you."
He touched the child's arm under the cotton-padded coat, and found that he was too thin. Looking at his profile, it was also dirty and dusty, and he couldn't help but feel pity.
"The baby is not bitter." Qin Mingyan quickly raised his head, saw his father's eyes, and lowered his head again: "I just feel a little homesick." Home, where do they have a home?
If the old house counts, it is still a home, but they don't know if they will have a chance to go back.
Qin Mingmu, who was sitting not far from them, looked at the warm side of his uncle and cousin, and couldn't help feeling a little envious in his eyes. Then he looked at Qin Boguang, whose eyes were half closed, and moved a little closer involuntarily.
Qin Boguang was startled for a moment, opened his eyes, saw the eldest son, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Qin Mingmu said: "If Dad is tired, why not sleep in the firewood room? After all, it is very windy here."
Qin Boguang is a little tired. These days, the big men have to take care of the old man and the two younger ones, and they have to deal with the prisoners who are coveted by them in exile.
Just before, they got thick cotton coats to keep out the cold, and they attracted covetous people who wanted to rob them. They had no choice but to stand up and fight, and now their faces are still swollen.
The high-intensity vigilance and fatigue also made Qin Boguang physically and mentally exhausted, but Dad wants to watch the sky lantern, so he can accompany him.
"Father, brother, there is a letter from home." Qin Boqing came quickly with a drawer of oiled paper bags and a gourd, and a thick letter in his hand.
When everyone heard this, they all stood up immediately.
"Father." Qin Bohong supported the old man's hand.
"Go into the house." The old man suppressed his excitement, turned and went into the woodshed.
The firewood room is only illuminated by an air-death wind lamp, which is a good deal, if you want to sleep, you have to blow it out, so as not to overturn it and start a fire.
A group of six people entered the firewood room.
Qin Boqing put down the things in his hand first, and said: "Father, I was outside just now and helped a group of merchants unload their goods. They rewarded me with a pot of wine and a mention of moon cakes."
Qin Yuanshan was stunned for a moment, looked at the package, saw that Qin Boguang opened it, and the mooncakes exuding oil and fragrance appeared in front of his eyes, and he couldn't help but feel hot.
Looking at the two grandsons again, they were both swallowing their saliva, and said: "Today's autumn festival, we will all share one piece, and our grandparents can count it as a festival."
Qin Boguang smiled and broke the moon cake into two pieces, half for each person. He opened the jug again, and the aroma of the wine burst out. He took a sip first, his eyes lit up, and said, "It's a burning knife. Dad, you have a sip too, to warm it up first." Stomach and body."
Qin Yuanshan took a sip, passed it on to his eldest son, and said to Qin Boqing, "Look at what the family letter says?"
Qin Boqing couldn't wait a long time ago. He took a bite of the mooncake, put it on his lap, opened the letter, and began to read. As he read, his throat choked and his hands shook.
Qin Yuanshan was startled when he saw this, took it without thinking, and looked at it quickly.
"Father, what did you say?" Qin Boguang leaned over.
Qin Yuanshan smiled, and said: "It's good news." He handed the letter to Qin Bohong, pointed to Qin Boqing and said, "You said that you are a father, and you are still surprised."
"Father, I, I am a father again. The Gu family gave me a pair of sons, and I have a son." Qin Boqing jumped up, scurrying around in the woodshed, shouting and laughing, and suddenly squatted down again , crying loudly: "The child was born in July, not full-term or twins, she didn't mention it in the letter, I know it must be thrilling, I am useless, and I am not by their mother's side, I am sorry she."
He held his head and patted it hard a few times.
Qin Mingmu quickly pulled his hand down and said, "Third Uncle, you don't want to do this either. Third Aunt gave birth to two little brothers. No matter how hard it is, the mother and child are safe in the end. It is worth being happy. You have to take care of yourself."
Qin Bohong smiled and said: "Third brother, congratulations, a pair of twins, this is a great blessing for our Qin family."
Qin Boqing scratched his head excitedly again, and said: "By the way, Mrs. Gu said, this is the elder brother's eldest daughter, Xi'er, who helped her deliver the baby and saved the three of them. Brother, how can Xi'er be a doctor?"
Qin Bohong was also a little dazed. The eldest daughter left home young, so he was very strange to him. The affairs of the back house had always been managed by his wife, so he was fighting in the officialdom. Naturally, he didn't know much about her affairs, so he was a little Embarrassed, he said: "I also know very little."
Qin Yuanshan said at this time: "It should be learned from Taoist Chi Yuan."
Several people looked over and asked strangely: "Isn't that the Taoist priest? He can also heal?"
"Nine ways of medicine, five skills of Taoism, medicine is one of them, he will not be surprised. When he took that girl away, he said that her fate was strange, but her heart was very upright, and she was a born Taoist." " Qin Yuanshan recalled the past, and said: "Actually, the matter has not been hidden from you until now. Back then, he also made a divination for the Qin family, saying that our family will be doomed within ten years, and only Xiyatou will turn the corner."
Everyone was surprised, they had never heard of it.
"The divination is too vague. Even though I was old with him, I didn't dare to believe it completely. At that time, Xi girl's body was weak, and she would suffer from illness from time to time. The old Taoist Chi Yuan came and said those words. I simply asked him to bring Xiyatou back to the old house to raise." Qin Yuanshan talked about what happened back then, and then said: "Seeing that ten years have passed, but the so-called catastrophe has not come for a long time, I will treat him as if he was not sure. So I relaxed my vigilance, who ever thought... Alas, it's a blessing or a curse, and a disaster can't be avoided. I'm the one who made the Qin family implicated, as well as you. "
"Father, what are you talking about?" Qin Bohong said: "There is no one who is not involved. They are all from the Qin family. Everyone is prosperous and everyone is hurt. You must not say that."
"That's right, grandfather, fortunately, it's us men who were exiled, and the female relatives can still return to the old house, where they have a place to stay. Although the life is a bit harsh, they are still a neat and tidy family." Qin Mingmu also said at this time Say something.
Qin Yuanshan was a little relieved, and said approvingly: "You are sensible."
Qin Mingmu got a little excited when he got the compliment, and secretly clenched his fists.
Qin Yuanshan said again: "Ten years of catastrophe came, our Qin family really fell, and Gu's family was frightened and gave birth prematurely, but Xiyatou was the one who rescued her. That old man's words have been answered. It's not like what he said now, Our Qin family's turning point lies in this girl Xi'er!"
Qin Mingyan took a small bite of the mooncake, and was a little surprised when he heard this. His eldest sister, if there is a turning point, will be the lucky star of the Qin family. I don't know what she looks like, and what is her temperament?
Qin Bohong said: "Father, Xi'er is just a girl. I'm afraid it's not satisfactory to say that it's our family's turning point. Maybe the old Taoist Chi Yuan is coaxing you?"
"I wish he was coaxing me." Qin Yuanshan bit the mooncake, chewed it carefully and swallowed it, and said, "Look at our journey of exile, although it was bitter, it was smoother than those people's. Getting the help of noble people twice, it's like someone entrusted you in the dark. Who do you think it will be?"
"Could it be our in-laws?" Qin Boguang asked.
"If it was an in-law, it would have revealed its identity a long time ago." Qin Yuanshan sighed: "I have already arrived in the northwest, but I don't see that in-law, aunt, or friend showing up. I'm afraid they are avoiding suspicion."
Everyone was silent.
Qin Boguang gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "It must be that demon concubine who is stirring up wind and rain in Beijing, and wants to kill them all."
"Second boy!" Qin Yuanshan scolded, and said, "You have to keep your mouth shut, we are down and out now, if someone catches us again, it will be even more difficult in the northwest, your father and I are just bad With one mouth coughing..."
Seeing that the old man was in a hurry, Qin Bohong immediately obediently obeyed him, and took a sip from the jug without caring too much.
Qin Yuanshan breathed a sigh of relief, and said dejectedly: "In a word, from now on, we must be cautious in our words and deeds. In the future, if God opens his eyes, we will always return to the court."
He spoke generously, but the people below were a little hesitant. Could it be so easy? Even if the sin is forgiven, it will only be returned to the hometown, right?
Returning to the court, such a distant matter, but I dare not think too much about it.
For a while, everyone fell silent, and eating mooncakes felt a little tasteless.
Independent small courtyard in the station.
A steward made a cup of tea for his grandfather, and respectfully reported everything.
"Master, we will be able to walk to Yangguan in a few days. After entering the pass, the Qin family and his party will have to find a place to live. I see that they have been sick before and after, and they don't have much money. Let's not worry about it? Zhao Chang handed over the tea, then stood aside with his hands folded, looking at the hook-nosed man on the seat.
If the Qin family were here, they would probably recognize that this was the post station before, and they had met this person once.
Gong Bocheng, the chairman of the Dafeng Chamber of Commerce, has business all over Dafeng, and even cooperates with the surrounding small countries. It can be said that he is the richest man in Dafeng.
"She said that you don't need to be well-prepared. Just save your life. We'll see what happens to them after we get to Yangguan." Gongbo Cheng took a sip of tea, with a hard face on his rigid face, and said, "Go write a letter." In Jingli, let Xue Ying stand out, it's time to be promoted, we can't let only one person dominate, if Mengshi is in trouble, he won't pay attention to the Qin family."
"Yes." Zhao Chang clasped his fists in response, thought for a while and then said: "Master, I'm afraid that Missy is not holding grudges against the Qin family, otherwise how could she only do this?"
"It's also right to hold grudges. The Qin family doesn't have much affection for her. But I think she probably won't hold grudges, so she won't focus on these so-called hate or not. It's too much trouble." Bo Cheng played with the warm jade talisman in his hand, and said with a light smile, "She just doesn't care."
Things you don’t care about, even people, can be discarded at any time.
Three in one, happy weekend!
(end of this chapter)