Dressed as a widow, raising cubs, farming and building infrastructure in Ming Dynasty

Qin Liu struggled for a long time and finally figured it out.

Liu Xuejiang's eldest uncle Liu Lai, his wife Hu, gave birth to his cousin Liu Chengen.Mrs. Hu is known as the eldest wife in the Liu family and is the aunt of the fat cousin Hu Guangsi.

Waiting to see him outside the door was Hu Guangsi's mother, Mrs. Fang, a kind woman who almost became Liu Xuejiang's mother-in-law.

Qin Liu's eyes looked hesitant.She had no impression of Mrs. Fang and didn't know how to deal with it in the future.

Mo Ran behind him saw through Qin Liu's thoughts and said with a smile: "I heard that the girl is married. Her husband's surname is Li and she has two children. Girl, let's deal with Mrs. Fang generously. Listen to what she said. Everything is done by Mo Ran. .”

Qin Liu nodded and looked at himself in the mirror.

The upper body is an azure-colored double-breasted coat with a ring of white fur, the lower body is an azure-colored eight-piece Hunan skirt, the hairpin on the head is held up with a silver hairpin, and the earlobes are wearing a pair of small silver earrings.

Her whole body is very pure, which suits her character as a widow.

Qin Liu had no idea about marrying Hu Guangsi.Her immediate tasks were to survive, to bring Erlang to her side, and to wait for news from Bars.

As for Mrs. Fang who took the initiative to visit her, she could only wait and see what happened.

Qin Liu followed Mo Ran to the main room where guests were waiting, but saw the door of the main room open, and the servants were walking out of the house with a charcoal basin. There were three people standing in the main room, and their faces were unclear for a while.

Qin Liu walked into the house and happened to hear the middle-aged woman chattering.

"This charcoal fire gas is the most harmful to people! My family, Guangsi, is such a good child, but this charcoal fire gas is causing him to fail! Be sure to open the windows for ventilation..."

It was a sunny day outside the house. When he first entered the house, his eyes had to adjust to the darkness. Before Qin Liu could clearly see the people in the house, he heard several exclamations.

"Ah Jiang!"

"Ah Jiang!"

"Sister Ah Jiang!"

"The civilian woman is late, please don't take offense to Mrs. Fang and Young Master." Qin Liu greeted everyone while slowly looking at everyone in the room.

There are three people standing in the room. The leader is a woman in her late fifties. She is wearing a dark blue cross-dress jacket and a green brogue skirt. She only wears a silver hairpin ring. Judging from her appearance, she is also a widow. She should be that Fang. Madam.

To the lower left of Mrs. Fang stood a handsome young man in his twenties and a young girl in her prime, about fourteen or fifteen years old.

The young master was dressed in a sapphire blue straight gown with a palace ribbon tied around his waist. He looked at Qin Liu with bright eyes without blinking.

The dress of the girl in the flower season is more lively. She wears a goose-yellow double-breasted narrow-sleeved coat with a ring of white fur. She wears a lake blue woven gold horse-faced skirt. The double bun on her head makes her particularly playful and cute.

Seeing Qin Liu looking over, the young girl tugged on the young master's sleeve and whispered, "Brother, you can't be rude."

The young master quickly looked away, his jade face turned red with embarrassment, and when he bowed and saluted, he felt a little more embarrassed.

Mrs. Fang stepped forward and shook Qin Liu's hand, tears welling up in her eyelashes: "Six years have passed and things have changed. Ah Jiang doesn't even recognize us now. I am the aunt who watched you grow up. Ah Jiang!”

As Mrs. Fang talked, she felt so sad that she started crying uncontrollably.

Qin Liu's heart felt sour. With red eyes, he helped Mrs. Fang to the chair and slowly comforted her: "Auntie, Ajiang has suffered a brain injury and can't remember many things. Please forgive me. In these years, everything in the family can be restored. Okay?" Mrs. Fang held back her tears, wiped her tears and said, "Back then, your uncle took our family out of Beijing and returned to his hometown in Qin'an. He concentrated on tutoring Guangsi in his homework and tried to make Guangsi win the exam. Who could have expected that? , studying hard on winter nights, your cousin Guangsi and your uncle were both injured by the charcoal gas. Guangsi fell into a stupor, your uncle couldn't hold on, and left before the spring was over. "

As soon as Mrs. Fang finished speaking, she burst into tears again.

Qin Liu finally understood the reason why his fat cousin Hu Guangsi did not come to the Liu family to propose marriage.

It seems that Hu Guangsi was suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning due to burning charcoal for heating in winter, and his brain was not very good. Also, because he lost his father, he was unlikely to win the election, so he was too embarrassed to come to the Liu family to propose marriage.

Qin Liu was filled with emotion when he thought of the upright scribe who questioned his grandfather Liu Jian about the unfairness of officialdom in his dream.

Uncle Hu was an honest official with ideals and pursuits, but he was dismissed from office in a power struggle. He returned to his hometown to teach his son, but died young.

Qin Liu turned his eyes to the young master beside him and asked suspiciously: "Is this cousin Guangsi? Why is it different from what he remembered?"

The young man's white face was swollen red, and he stammered out a few words: "Ah Jiang, from now on, I won't steal your chestnut cake! I, I will make it for you to eat!"

Qin Liu burst into laughter.

Mrs. Fang also shed her tears and said with a nasal smile: "This kid has always missed his cousin Ah Jiang. I told him that cousin Ah Jiang got married long ago, but he never listened..."

Qin Liu breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Cousin Guangsi is quite talented. He is very different from what he was when he was a child."

The young girl on the side smiled with eyes like two crescents: "My brother didn't grow taller before, and he liked to eat and grew fat, like a ball. Now that he has grown taller, he has also lost a lot of weight. I feel more energetic.”

Qin Liu blinked and tried to search for information about the little girl in front of him in his memory.

But the young girl introduced herself: "Sister Ah Jiang, I am Shen Yu. When I left the capital, I still took the forbidden steps you gave me, you see."

Shen Yu held up a piece of mutton-fat jade in her skirt. The tassel under the jade held two beautiful butterflies, which was very novel and refined.

Qin Liu smiled and nodded. Miss Shen Yu had a lively temper, and he was probably trying to persuade her to be quiet and courteous by giving her a walking ban.

"Auntie, cousin Guangsi, and cousin Shen Yu, why don't you stay with me for lunch, and we can catch up on old times."

Mrs. Fang shook her head with a smile, took her hand and said: "You are here alone now, the New Year is too deserted. Today is New Year's Eve, why not come with us to Hu's house to celebrate the New Year together, and make it lively and festive."

Qin Liu was embarrassed but firmly refused.

"Auntie, I'm here for the first time, and I'm a widow. How can I go to someone else's house to celebrate the New Year? Why don't I go to your house to pay New Year's greetings tomorrow, the first day of the Lunar New Year, and ask for some cakes from my aunt to eat? Don't be stingy."

Mrs. Fang's red eyes narrowed with laughter: "If you are not stingy, you must not be stingy!"

The few people exchanged pleasantries again. Mrs. Fang looked at the sun and reluctantly got up to say goodbye. As she walked out, she repeatedly reminded Qin Liu to come over early tomorrow to pay New Year greetings. She had many thoughtful words to say.

Qin Liu responded one by one.

Mo Ran on the side was clever and went to pack some raw meat and cakes for Mrs. Fang to take back as a return gift.

Qin Liu sent them outside and saw Mrs. Fang and Shen Yu getting on the sedan and leaving. Hu Guangsi followed the sedan around the corner and disappeared before returning to the house.