Du Heng hurriedly got up to open the door, when the study door opened, he saw Tan Ce holding Chengyi tightly with one hand, and hammering the door with the other clenched into a fist.
If you come to pull the door again at night, I'm afraid the little boy will kick it with his feet.
"What's the matter?"
Du Heng asked subconsciously, and before he finished speaking, he noticed that Chengyi standing behind Tan Ce lowered his head slightly, covering his eyes with his small hands and crying.
The child's clenched hand covering his eyes was stained with blood, and Du Heng's heart tightened.
"Is Chengyi injured? Did he fall down?"
Du Heng stepped forward, Cheng saw his father, sniffed and threw himself into his arms.
Buried his head in front of Du Heng's chest, and called out pitifully in a low voice: "Daddy."
Perhaps the small face could be buried on Du Heng's body, covering himself so that no one would see him, and the little guy cried even more sadly , body twitching.
Chengyi has been very obedient since she was a child, and her family members also love her. She has never cried so sadly before.
Du Heng hugged the little boy lying on his body, trembling from crying, he couldn't help touching the back of Chengyi's head under his soft hair.
"Baby, Daddy is here. It's okay."
Seeing Chengyi crying so hard, the other three cubs frowned worriedly and did not dare to speak, as if they had been immobilized.
Du Heng and Qin Xiaoman coaxed the little boy for a while, and waited for the child to stabilize before asking, "What's the matter?" Chengyi raised his head
from Du Heng's arms while sniffling, the little boy's eyes and nose were red The red, thick eyelashes were wet with tears.
Du Heng wiped it gently, and just now he plunged into his arms, and then saw the little guy's face, and found that there was blood on his mouth.
He hastily raised his chin in agreement: "Why is there blood on the mouth? Did you fall down?"
Tan Ce saw that his brother didn't continue to cry, so he said fiercely: "I already told my brother that he doesn't want the little snake lantern, but Yan Yuan insisted on giving it to my brother!"
He raised his eyebrows fiercely.
Only then did Du Heng and Qin Xiaoman understand that it was just a few kids playing with lanterns in the garden, and Xiaohu gave Chengyi his little lantern to play with, and Yan Yuan also wanted to give Chengyi his lantern when he saw it.
But Yan Yuan's lantern was made in the shape of a small snake, Chengyi was a little scared and didn't want it.
But Yan Yuan insisted on letting Chengyi play. The boy was about the same age as Chengyi, with a good physique, but he knocked Chengyi down in the blink of an eye.
"It doesn't matter, the kid fell down and just stood up. Where did the mouth bleed?"
Du Heng rubbed the poor boy who was leaning against him and sucking his
nose . Open Dad and take a look."
Having said this, Chengyi's eyes became hot again, he spread his clenched hands, and there was a small white tooth inside.
"The mouth is not injured, but the teeth are missing."
Chengyi lay on Du Heng's chest and cried sadly: "Every day I dream of a monster with a big mouth. The teeth that grow up are missing! Woo~" Qin Xiaoman heard
Xiao The cub's words were helpless and funny: "Children will lose their teeth when they reach their age. After the deciduous teeth fall out, new ones will grow back. It's okay."
Chengyi blinked: "Really? Daddy."
"Of course It's true, children's teeth are so small, if they don't fall out and grow back, wouldn't they be small teeth when they become adults?" Chengyi pursed her lips, her eyes still clouded with tears: "But, but teeth growing
again If you dream of monsters with big mouths, Chengyi will be afraid."
Du Heng hugged the soft cubs tightly: "Don't be afraid, Daddy sleeps in his arms, and monsters with big mouths won't dare to come."
Watching dragon boats outside during the day, playing with lanterns for a long time at night, and crying again after being frightened, maybe the little guy was also tired, Chengyi was soothed in Du Heng's arms, sobbing and sucking After a while the nose fell asleep.
Du Heng had no choice but to take Chengyi to bed, but Tan Ce was very worried about his brother, and left his little playmate behind, so Babaer ran away with Du Heng.
Yan Yuan looked at Chengyi leaving in Du Heng's arms, he pursed his lips, and wanted to apologize, but was stared at by Tan Ce, who followed his father back to the room to take care of Chengyi, and didn't say anything.
He is the youngest son of the Nanping Palace, his father is the prince, and he is the brother of the current emperor.
In the capital, he has a high status, and everyone must give in to him, adults hold him close and love him, and children are not allowed to make him unhappy.
He has always been a little arrogant and doesn't take people seriously. In Feng's home, Feng Xiaohu, whom he knew from childhood, told him every day that the Qin family was very stubborn and had a beautiful little brother.
Qiuyang County is a small remote town, not as much fun as in Kyoto, he heard too much and became curious, so he followed Xiaohu to Qin's house, and he really got to play together, and also met the beautiful brother that Xiaohu said.
Chengyi is really cute and has a good temper.
Every time he ate cakes, he would feed Tan Ce and Xiaohu to eat cakes.
He was a little envious of their kindness, and wanted to get closer to Chengyi.
Seeing a beautiful lantern today, he specially chose the most special little snake lantern to give to Chengyi, but Chengyi actually wanted Xiaohu's most common little white rabbit lantern, which can be found all over the street, instead of him being big and majestic The unique little snake lantern.
How could Yan Yuan have suffered such humiliation in the capital? He just gave any little thing, and those playmates only fought for it. They had never rejected his children, let alone carefully selected by himself.
He felt that something called self-esteem was stimulated at once, so when Chengyi told him that he didn't want the Little Snake Lantern, he stuck his neck and wanted him to hold it, but he accidentally bumped into him .
He was also startled by Chengyi's fall, he wanted to help him, but he didn't expect that Tan Ce and Xiaohu ran so fast and helped Chengyi up before they grabbed him.
He didn't know what to do, but he cried when he saw Chengyi being lifted up.
He was very flustered, he really didn't want to bully Chengyi, he yelled in a hurry: "Why are you so squeamish!"
Tan Ce was very angry and yelled at him: "Brother is bleeding! You are so squeamish! "
Before he saw it clearly, he saw Tan Ce pulling Chengyi to find Uncle Du.
Then he saw that there was blood on Chengyi's mouth and hands, and his deciduous teeth had fallen out.
Seeing him crying so sad, he was very upset, but his self-esteem, pride and panic made him not know what to say.
"Uncle Qin, let's take the two of you back. It's getting late."
"Is Chengyi going to be okay?"
Feng Xiaohu was still worried about Chengyi. Although he knew it was getting late and he should go home, he couldn't help but walk out look back.
"Don't worry, it's fine, you'll change your teeth when you grow up."
Qin Xiaoman sent the two children out of the house to take a carriage: "Come back tomorrow to play with Tan Ce."
Feng Xiaohu said happily Say hello.
Qin Xiaoman noticed that Yan Yuan, who had been lowering his eyes slightly, seemed very unhappy when he kept silent.
When children play together, it is inevitable that there will be friction at the starting point when there are too many people, and bumps and bumps are all normal things.
Children will soon forget their unhappiness and play together again. Adults should not be cautious because of a little bump from a child.
"Xiao Shizi, don't take today's matter to heart, Chengyi is fine, and will be happy and stubborn in the future."
Yan Yuan glanced at Qin Xiaoman: "Then can I come with Xiaohu to find Chengyi and Dance?" "
"Of course."
Hearing this, Yan Yuan pursed his lips, turned around and climbed into the carriage.
When Qin Xiaoman went back, Du Heng had just wiped off Chengyi's face when he was asleep, washed his feet, packed them up and put them in the bed.
Tan Ce has been quietly at the side, helping pass the handkerchief, taking the shoes, running up and down.
Seeing his brother getting into the bed, he also climbed onto the bed, leaned over and put his cheek against Chengyi's cheek, leaned into his ear and said something before he got out of bed.
He was also tired, and wanted to go back to the small room to sleep. Du Heng originally wanted to carry him back to the room, but the boy refused to let him. He asked Du Heng to stay in the room with his brother, and he went back to the room with his servants to sleep. .
Du Heng is also very pleased that the little boy is so sensible.
"Send it away?"
Qin Xiaoman nodded, his eyes still on Xiao Chengyi on the bed.
Du Heng stepped forward to stop Qin Xiaoman: "I just saw that one of the lower deciduous teeth fell out. Chengyi has never had a tooth replacement before, so he must have been frightened.
" I’m all scared.”
“I’ve already comforted Xiaohu and Yan Yuan.”
Du Heng: “That’s good.”
At night, Du Heng and Qin Xiaoman took their children to sleep, although Xiao Chengyi’s sleeping appearance was very good, but they hadn’t talked to each other for a long time. The two who slept with the cub didn't sleep well.
In the middle of the night, the little guy thought he was dreaming and babbled a few words.
Du Heng hugged the cub into his arms, patted his back to comfort him for a long time.
The next day, Chengyi also woke up early, with a small hole in her mouth, and she couldn't help but want to lick her tongue, but it felt uncomfortable.
He was in Du Heng's arms, and he had already slept with his father and younger father last night, but he was even more clingy when he got up today.
Du Heng looked at the little baby in his arms slumped against his body, and reluctantly hugged him to eat breakfast.
The child's squeamishness is also brought up by pets.
After eating breakfast, Du Heng was really delayed and had no choice but to go to the front office, so Cheng Yi turned and went to Xiao Dae's arms again.
"Daddy said that you don't have to go to Nanny Tang's class today. How stubborn do you want to be?"
Chengyi thought for a while: "In the study."
"Tan Ce is in the study with brother!"
Qin Xiaoman nodded and sent the two cubs off After going to the study, he arranged for the kitchen to make some refreshing soup for the little guy to eat when the weather gets hot in the afternoon.
He had just come out of the kitchen when he heard the servants say that Xiao Shizi had come.
Qin Xiaoman's eyebrows twitched slightly. It was so early in the morning, and when he saw the brat walking away yesterday so arrogantly, he thought he would never come again.
When I saw it at the door, I found that Yan Yuan came alone, led several maidservants, and carried several boxes.
"Uncle Qin, I'm here to look for Chengyi."
Children often play together, and the elders don't let anyone address you as an adult, general, and husband, but call them uncle, younger uncle, and madam to show their closeness. Yan Yuan came from the capital, so he is proud I will not call anyone uncle or uncle easily.
Today is unprecedented.
"Why do you bring so many things?"
Yan Yuan rubbed his hands together: "I want to apologize to Chengyi, he didn't like the little lanterns I gave him yesterday, I don't know what he likes, so I brought more for him to see Look."
"If you don't need all these things, he'll be happy with a little cookie."
Yan Yuan didn't answer, Qin Xiaoman sighed slightly: "Go, Chengyi and Dan Ce are both in the study."
Hearing this, Yan Yuan ran in briskly.
"Why are you here?"
Tan Ce heard the knock on the door, and thought it was the kitchen delivering food, but he didn't expect to see Yan Yuan when he opened the door.
"I'm here to find Chengyi."
Fearing that Tan Ce would not let him in, he immediately said, "I apologize to him."
Chengyi poked his head out when he heard the voice, and saw Yan Yuan.
"Brother, let Xiao Shizi come in."
Yan Yuan hurried into the study with the things he brought, put the box on the table, and pushed Chengyi: "I didn't mean it yesterday, and I didn't I really want to say that you are not good, so don't be angry."
"I know you don't like the little snake lanterns, but I don't know what you like. When I went back, I asked my mother, look, I gave these to you again. Your apology."
He beckoned, and the five or six small boxes brought by the servants were brought in, and then they withdrew.
Chengyi looked at the things piled up in a small room, and he quickly said: "I'm not angry, Shizi brought too many things, and Tan Ce and I can't use that much." Seeing that Chengyi still doesn't want his things
, Yan Yuan pursed his lips tightly. He tossed and turned and couldn't sleep last night, and urged his servants to come over with him when it was still light, but Chengyi was still unwilling to forgive him.
"Then if I choose one, I'll take it as my intention to accept the son."
Cheng Yan Yanyuan looked disappointed, and said again.
Seeing this, Yan Yuan immediately became happy: "Yes! Good."
He hurriedly opened the box and asked Chengyi to choose.
The things they brought were all kinds of things, such as golden locks, jade and pearls, books, pens, inks, papers and inkstones, puppet, cuju and rattle... There was even a box of delicate crab cakes.
Tan Ce shuttled among the piles of curiosities and gifts, and was a little dazzled: "It's as much as what Yunduo sent over!"
Yan Yuan asked sharply, "Who is Yunduo?"
Tan Ce raised his hand: "He is a playmate from our hometown in Luoxia County. He is very good to my brother!"
Yan Yuan hurriedly said, "As long as Chengyi doesn't get angry, I am better than him to Chengyi!"
Chengyi hugged a book to copy Seeing Chengyi
finally accepting his gift, Yan Yuan was very happy: "Chengyi, please choose another one!"
"This album is already very good." "
"Okay then." Yan Yuan brought the crab cakes over: "Leave the cakes for us to eat together, okay? I specially asked Jujuzhai to make them. I know a lot of delicious cakes, and I wanted to buy them for you. But there is none in the county, and I will buy it for you when I return to the capital."
Chengyi nodded her head.
Yan Yuan hurriedly opened the food box and took a piece of crab cakes to pass to Chengyi. Seeing that the pastry was bare for his brother, Tan Ce quickly took out a handkerchief, snatched it from Yan Yuan's hand, wrapped it up and gave it to Chengyi .
"If you do this to my brother, his hands will get dirty and the crumbs will fall on his body. It doesn't matter if we are boys, my brother is a little brother." Seeing this,
Yan Yuan nodded: "Then I will tell you You've learned it."
Chengyi took a bite of the Crab Chowder, and Yan Yuan quickly asked, "Is it delicious?" "
Yeah."
"Chengyi, don't call me Shizi anymore, you can call me Yan Yuan."
" Good."
Yan Yuan suddenly laughed.
Tan Ce was also biting into the crab cakes, he ignored Yan Yuan, he felt distressed when he saw that his brother's eyes were not completely swollen from crying for a long time yesterday, and his eyes were still a little red.
If Yan Yuan hadn't come to apologize to his brother today, then he would never be stubborn with him again, and when he grew up, he would stab him with a big knife to avenge his brother.
But now my brother forgives him, so forget it.
He closely observed his brother's every move, and saw that he ate cakes even smaller than before, so he couldn't help asking: "Does brother's mouth hurt?"
Chengyi shook his head: "It doesn't hurt, it's just that a baby tooth is missing. I feel a little uncomfortable."
Tan Ce was terrified when he thought of how much blood he lost yesterday.
In the past, I mischievously jumped off a rockery and fell to the point where my knee was broken and hurt. He couldn't walk for two days and didn't bleed any better. But my brother bleeds so much, it must be painful, but I'm afraid he won't worry. tell him.
"Kiss will make you feel better."
Tan Ce lightly kissed Chengyi's cheek like his father and younger father usually kiss him and his elder brother.
Yan Yuan sat beside her, slightly widening her eyes.
In fact, there is not only one child in his family, but there are also younger brothers and sisters who are concubines, but he is currently the only one in the family of concubines.
Although the palace taught brothers and sisters to be harmonious and close, that was only superficial kindness. It was the first time he saw such good brothers as Cheng Yi and Tan Ce, he was both surprised and envious.
"What are you doing!"
Tan Ce covered his mouth and pushed Yan Yuan back, his eyes opened wider: "I agree with you too!" "You are not allowed to kiss
my brother! He It's my brother, not yours."
Tan Ce put his waist down to protect Chengyi behind him: "Daddy said, except for a boy named Tan Ce, no other boy can kiss his brother's face!" Yan
Ce Yuan pursed his lips slightly, sat back a little, his ears were a little red, and said aggrievedly: "Tan Ce, you are so fierce."
Tan Ce snorted.
The summer in Qiuyang County is as hot as usual. Yan Yuan stayed in the county for more than a month, almost spending time with Tan Ce Chengyi and Xiaohu. The boys don't spend much time together.
Even if she couldn't see her every day, Yan Yuan brought Chengyi some snacks in different ways every day.
There was a letter from the capital, saying that it was the scorching heat of Qiuyang County, and I was afraid that Yan Yuan's body would not be able to bear it and would take him back. When Yan Yuan first arrived in Qiuyang County, he was eager to go back to the capital immediately, but now that he is familiar with the county, he is reluctant to leave.
It was late in August, when Nanping Wang's patrolmen came back from their return trip to fish him back.
The children were a bit inseparable, Nanping Wang looked at the little boy who was out of the city with him silently, and even showed some signs of crying. He was surprised and felt that he had picked up the wrong son.
After one or two months, I found that Yan Yuan's temperament had changed a lot. He was so domineering and arrogant in the palace of the capital, and looked unattractive to everyone, but now he would be reluctant to part with his playmates, and he even talked about going back to the capital. In order to send someone to bring back some good things, the arrangement was very thoughtful.
The King of Nanping was overjoyed. He brought him out in the first place because he didn't want him to be spoiled by pampering in the palace. He wanted to see the outside and temper his temper. But his temperament has improved, and he has achieved his goal by different routes.
In August, on the new land of the wasteland in Qiuyang County this year, flax blossoms and flax spit out like white clouds are intertwined, forming a particularly gratifying scene.
The early mature flax and cotton can already be picked one after another, and the farmers are extra careful to harvest the first batch of crops on this wasteland.
The sandy land is barren, the soil is not rich, and it is the first year of planting, so the harvest in the field is not optimistic.
The yield of an acre of newly opened wasteland is no more than half a stone to one stone, and it is already a groundbreaking harvest to reach the number of one stone.
Only the two mu of land cultivated by Qin Xiaoman himself has achieved this output, and it is actually because of a lot of fertilizer that the harvest can be achieved.
But even if the harvest was not much, the farmers cheered very much. After all, this is a new land, and it would be good to have an output in the first year. How could they expect it to be the same as the land that they have carefully managed all year round.
In September, the grain production was sent to the government office as usual, so it goes without saying that this year's grain production has increased again.
In addition to the original traditional crops such as rice and corn, there are also flax and cotton that are different from previous years.
This year, 300 mu of wasteland in the county has been opened up, of which 200 mu are planted with flax and cotton.
A total of 120 shi was produced, including 80 shi of flax and 40 shi of cotton.
The county government collected 30% flax, 24 shi, and cotton 12 shi. Although the amount is not much, the high price of cash crops can actually cover a lot of grain production.
Besides, this is still the first year, and it will definitely get better and better in the future.
In the summer of each year, the county opened several new shops ahead of time, including cotton shops and flax shops. When the autumn harvest comes, ordinary people's flax and cotton can be sold directly in the shops.
Du Heng was busy with this before the autumn harvest. He invested in several shops and chose one to open a flax shop.
He grew rapeseed at home in the early years, and he still has some understanding of these crops that can extract oil.
The oil extracted from flax is expensive, and now the price is high outside, and a catty of sesame oil costs more than one or two taels of silver.
One stone of flax can extract forty catties of oil, that is to say, one stone of flax can earn forty or fifty taels after oil extraction.
But this is the gross income. In fact, after planting, oil extraction and many other manual calculations, a stone of flax is determined not to earn such a great price.
For this reason, after several calculations, the purchase price of the flax shop collected from the field without the oil extraction process is between two taels and three taels of silver, and the exact price naturally depends on the fineness and quality of the flax.
As for cotton, the cloth shop is willing to accept it, and the price has its own conclusions.
The county magistrate, a merchant in the county, intends to support this business, and boldly invests in this little-known business, opening shops one after another.
The flax cotton of the common people has land to sell, and the price is high, so they are happy to keep the good seeds for themselves, and plan to plant them next year.
This is what Du Heng wanted.
It's just that he also has a problem. Qiuyang County is poor, and there are not many people who can afford the oil produced by flax. After all, the cheap food like cold melon can be sold in the county, but it is fine. More expensive food will not work.
Now the big households in the county are looking at the county government to find a way out. If there is no way out and they do business at a loss, the merchants will definitely close their shops.
When the shops are closed at that time, the flax and cotton of the common people cannot be sold, and no one will continue to plant them, and everything is in vain.
Du Heng made some calculations, such a good thing had to be exported to those prosperous and prosperous places.
As for how to circulate it out, we still have to figure out a way.
Just when Du Heng was at his wit's end, a particularly unexpected letter came.