"I didn't expect Mrs. Lin to be such a kind-hearted person."
It's a pity that you are so kind to others, why are you so cruel to me? You obviously know me, but you pretend not to.
As Lin Qingchuan spoke, his eyes fell on Lin Sihu. The young man in front of him was wearing light blue clothes embroidered with bamboo branches. He had a pair of dark eyes. He tilted his head and looked at him curiously. After meeting his eyes,
He wasn't afraid either, but smiled at him.
Ye Chuqiu's heart became nervous again. Lin Sihu had grown up now. He would definitely not recognize him, but he definitely remembered his name. He was afraid of what he was talking about. As expected, he asked Lin Sihu: "What's this?"
The child is quite clever, what is his name?"
"His name is Lin Xiuyuan." Lin Sihu beside Ye Chuqiu spoke up and answered first.
"Lin Xiuyuan?" Lin Qingchuan was stunned for a moment. He remembered his children's names, listed from Big Tiger to Sihu.
"General Lin, Master Qi, you two will chat first, and I will take my leave first."
Ye Chuqiu said, without waiting for their answer, he took Lin Sihu in hand, rubbed oil on the soles of his feet, and walked away very fast.
"Mom, why are you walking so fast?" Lin Sihu almost jogged before he could keep up with her.
Ye Chuqiu turned around and saw that they could no longer be seen, so he breathed a sigh of relief, "Hey, it's your first time to go to school today. Isn't my mother worried that you will be late? These officials don't know when they start talking.
How much time will be wasted? Who knows, every inch of time is worth an inch of gold."
"So that's it." Lin Sihu nodded and continued to follow Ye Chuqiu. Ye Chuqiu then explained: "Sihu, when you are in the city from now on, you have to tell people that your name is Lin Xiuyuan, do you understand?"
"Why?"
"You are now a scholar. Sihu is your nickname. Only family members can call it you. You can't tell others casually." Ye Chuqiu said.
"Okay, I understand." Lin Sihu nodded, remembering Ye Chuqiu's words.
Seeing Qu's private school from a distance, Ye Chuqiu stopped and said to Lin Sihu: "Sihu, mother has offended many people in the county, so why don't you go to the private school by yourself? Mother is waiting in the teahouse there.
you."
She didn't want others to know that Lin Sihu was her son. What if those grain merchants had a grudge and would kidnap him after knowing that he was her son? Although this probability is very low, but since it exists,
It's better to avoid it.
"No problem, mother, just wait for me here and I will come out soon."
After experiencing so many things, Lin Sihu's courage was far beyond that of other teenagers of the same age. After hearing Ye Chuqiu's words, he strode towards the private school without saying much.
Ye Chuqiu went to the teahouse, found a seat by the window on the second floor, and asked for a pot of tea. When the waiter brought the tea, Ye Chuqiu picked up the teacup, and her own image swayed in the tea. Ye Chuqiu had no intention of doing so.
Taking a quick glance, I suddenly felt that something was not quite right.
Hey, I obviously didn’t wear old man makeup today, how did he recognize me?
How did he know that he was Mrs. Lin?
Doesn't it make a big difference whether I wear makeup or not? Or is it because of the clothes?
Ye Chuqiu took out a small mirror and looked at it quietly. It was obvious that there was quite a difference.
Suddenly, she saw a small red birthmark shaped like an almond leaf on the little finger of her left hand, and was stunned.
Is it possible that he recognized himself from the first time he saw her? Did he know that she was his first wife?
Thinking of this, Ye Chuqiu's whole body felt bad. She stroked the small birthmark. It was only the size of a fingernail. Most people would not take it seriously, including Ye Chuqiu himself, who had never let it go before.
In the heart.
After all, this small birthmark is on the side of the little finger and the color is very light. If you don't pay attention, you will ignore it.
However, Lin Qingchuan recognized him immediately!
Obviously she didn't wear old age makeup today, but logically speaking, her current appearance is still far from her previous image of selling food in the city.
Ye Chuqiu couldn't find any reason except that he recognized it through the small birthmark on his little finger.
Ye Chuqiu was thinking about this, and her heart was beating wildly. Sometimes it was beating like a drum, and sometimes it stopped beating, as if it had fallen into an abyss.
What should I do? What if he really recognizes me and wants to force me to be his wife?
Ye Chuqiu had already inquired about Lin Qingchuan with Butler Nie, and knew that his current official position was President Qian. Although he was not a general, President Qian was a sixth-rank official. Compared with the seventh-grade county magistrate Qi Chongjin, he was even more powerful.
He was two levels older, and the garrison in the Dunchuan area was under his control. If he had any ideas, how dare he disobey them?
Now she is at home, and the children listen to her, and she lives a leisurely and leisurely life. But if Lin Qingchuan comes back, wouldn't there be a Buddha on her head?
At this time, the status of women was low, and she was not a person who could not bend. But if she had to serve him in a low voice all day long at home, then she might as well die.
Oh, no, life is precious, and she cannot die. If he really recognizes her and wants to recognize her as a big family, then let him recognize her. The worst case scenario is that she can run away.
Just choose another place to stay.
Without Lin Dahu and others, I am no longer burdened and feel more free by myself.
Alas~
Just the thought of leaving them, leaving this home, and handing everything over to Lin Qingchuan made her feel very reluctant and even a little sad.
Why should I give up my seat to him when he comes back?
No, she won't do it. Since he didn't expose her, she can just pretend not to know. Even if he wants to expose her, she won't admit it.
From now on, let the children come to the county less often, and tell Magistrate Qi and the others not to reveal the location of their homes, so that he can't come to visit them.
Thinking of this, Ye Chuqiu took out a finger cot and put it on his hand, just blocking the small birthmark.
"Mother~"
As soon as he put on the finger gloves, Lin Sihu came over. Ye Chuqiu calmed down and smiled at him, "You are back so soon? Have you met Mr. Zhao from the private school?"
"Well, I saw him, and he told me to bring pens, ink, paper and inkstones and come back to school tomorrow," Lin Sihu said.
"How did you get into the private school? Didn't they stop you?" Ye Chuqiu asked again.
"I stopped him, but I told him that I was introduced by County Magistrate Qi. My name is Lin Xiuyuan. The concierge let me in and took me to find Master Zhao himself." Lin Sihu replied.
"Yes, my Sihu is now a little adult." Ye Chuqiu touched his head, poured him a cup of tea, and said, "You are thirsty. Drink some tea first. After drinking, we will go find your second brother and the others.
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"Okay." Lin Sihu drank the tea in one gulp, "Mom, I want another cup."
"Don't drink it. It's not good for children to drink too much tea. I'll wait until my mother goes to the street to buy you sugar water." Ye Chuqiu said.
"That's great." After hearing Ye Chuqiu say that he wanted to buy him sugar water, Lin Sihu stopped clamoring for tea.
The two of them went downstairs. Ye Chuqiu paid the bill and left the teahouse. Lin Sihu immediately pulled her towards the stall selling sugar water. The weather was still very hot at this time, and there were actually people selling rock sugar water on the street.
The method of making ice is not uncommon nowadays. There are people selling rock sugar water in Dunchuan City. They use wooden barrels to fill the ice water. The outside of the barrels is covered with a thick layer of straw to prevent the temperature from losing.
, even the lid was covered with a thick layer of cloth.
"Here are two cups of sugar water." Ye Chuqiu said to the vendor.
"What flavor do you want?" the vendor asked.
"What flavors are there?" Ye Chuqiu asked.
"Grape flavor, apple flavor, plum flavor, which one do you want?"
Ye Chuqiu: "Yeah, there are quite a lot of flavors. Give me a cup of plum flavor."
Lin Sihu: "Me too."
The vendor quickly took a bowl, opened the small porcelain jar in front of him, scooped two spoonfuls of prunes from it, then opened the lid of the wooden barrel in front of him, poured a spoonful of ice water in, and made a cup of plum-flavored rock sugar water.
alright.
Ye Chuqiu took the sugar water and took a sip. It actually tasted like white sugar and vinegar. The plums were made from candied fruits, so the flavor couldn't come out even after soaking for a while. However, it was ice-cold and cool. It was quite refreshing after drinking it in this hot weather.
Relieve summer heat.
"It's delicious." Lin Sihu on the side finished drinking the sugar water and drank the candied fruits in it. Then he looked up at Ye Chuqiu and said, "Mom, I want another bowl."
"Young Master, we also have ice jelly noodles here. Would you like a bowl?" the stall owner said in a timely manner.
"Yes." Lin Sihu nodded hurriedly. He hadn't eaten ice jelly yet, but it sounded delicious.
When the stall owner heard that there was business, his smile became even more enthusiastic. He opened the lid on the other side of the barrel and scooped out a bowl of bouncy jelly. Then, he poured sugar water on top of the jelly.
, added a little vinegar, a little raisins, peanuts, etc., it looks no different from the ice jelly noodles of later generations.
"Wow, it's so delicious." Lin Sihu took the jelly and couldn't wait to scoop a mouthful. His eyes immediately lit up. Then, he scooped another mouthful and brought it to Ye Chuqiu's mouth, "Mom, you can try it too.
, it’s delicious.”
Ye Chuqiu opened her mouth and took the jelly from him. After eating, she agreed with the taste, "It is indeed delicious." The jelly was more delicious than she expected, so she said to the stall owner: "Here.
I’ll have a bowl too.”
The mother and son sat at the stall and finished eating the jelly. Lin Sihu was still a little unfinished, "Hey, the city is so nice, and there are such delicious jelly. It's a pity that the eldest brother and the others can't eat it. I really want to bring them a bowl."
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"This is simple, we can just go back and do it ourselves." Ye Chuqiu said.
"How to do it?" Lin Sihu was a little curious.
"You can make it with jelly seeds. Let's buy some later."
"But if we make it, it won't be ice cold."
"This is simple. If the stall owner can make ice, of course we can too."
Ye Chuqiu said, and walked over to pay. Two bowls of sugar water and two bowls of jelly cost fifty cents, which was much more expensive than Ye Chuqiu imagined.
She thought that if there was no obstacle like Lin Qingchuan in the city, she could also ask her children to come over and sell ice drinks. Isn't it the method of making ice? Ice can be made with saltpeter. This method will be used by future generations who like to read novels.
Almost everyone knows it.
It's a pity that making ice is no longer a secret nowadays, but it's still okay to use it to make a little money.