34, Chapter 34 (1/2)

The two of them had been fighting on the bed for a long time, until Yang Haiyan was pressed down by him and her whole body was in pain. Qin Fang protested and let her go. Although he let her go, Qin Fang turned over and hugged her tightly: "Yanyan, you are seventeen years old this year." He always remembered that by this time next year, they could have their wedding night. But just thinking about it, he felt uncomfortable down there. This little girl was born to torture him.

After lying on the bed for a long time, they slowly got up after Qin Fang calmed down a little.

For breakfast, they had fish porridge. The fish was a New Year gift from Han Zhen and Yang Dahua yesterday. If you can get fish on this day, it is either bought at a high price or caught by Han Zhen himself by breaking ice in the river, but it should be the latter. They sent a lot of fish and a chicken, one as a New Year gift, and the other to thank Yang Haiyan for taking care of Yang Dahua during those days.

Between friends and relatives, we should pay attention to courtesy and reciprocity, and we can't just take advantage of others blindly.

After breakfast, Yang Haiyan started to make a tiger doll. She first had to draw the appearance of a tiger on the cloth, and then embroider it. Yang Haiyan couldn't draw a real tiger, she didn't have the ability, so she could only take shortcuts and draw a Q version of a little tiger.

After drawing the tiger, she began to embroider it. After embroidering both sides, she stuffed cotton into it. In ancient times, cotton was expensive and difficult to buy. So she made a little tiger doll, about 40 cm tall, and didn't use much cotton, so it wouldn't look extravagant. After she finished it, she thought about it and remembered the modern backpack, which is to say, the book basket that ancient scholars carried, so she made two straps on the tiger's body, so that it can be used as a backpack decoration, which is very suitable for a boy of the young master's age.

In the afternoon, Yang Haiyan was done.

When Yang Haiyan was making the doll, Qin Fang was reading a book. Seeing that she was rubbing her neck, he stood up and went behind her: "I'll do it."

Yang Haiyan let go of her hand: "Thank you, husband."

This is the first time Qin Fang massaged and rubbed your shoulders. You don't know how much strength to use, so you use it lightly at the beginning: "Is this okay?"

Yang Haiyan: "Too light, a little harder."

"How about this?"

"A little harder."

"This way..."

"It hurts, be gentler, be gentler... It's so comfortable, yes, yes, that's it, husband, you are great."

Nanny Lian and several other maids were outside. Listening to the suspicious voice inside, even though they were a little old, they blushed unconsciously. And thought to themselves, fortunately there are no young maids at home, they are all old women like them.

After a while, Yang Dahua came, accompanied by Han Zhen.

Yang Dahua showed Yang Haiyan the flower doll she embroidered to hear her opinion. The flowers embroidered by Yang Dahua are all pretty good, or in other words, simple things like flowers cannot reflect a person's embroidery skills. Of course, if the embroidery skills are particularly good, that can also be reflected.

Yang Dahua doesn't talk about embroidery skills, but the flowers are also vividly embroidered, which is better than being attentive. She embroidered the branches and leaves of the flowers, which looks a bit more delicate.

When Yang Dahua saw the little tiger puppet embroidered by Yang Haiyan, and the two straps, she also prepared to make two: "These straps are like students' book baskets."

Yang Haiyan: "That's what I think."

County, Yonghe Marquis Mansion.

"The Marquis is back... The Marquis is back..."

The prince was happy to see his father coming back, and hurried out to greet him: "Father is back."

Yonghe Marquis is 42 years old this year. At his age, there is a 26-year-old prince, which shows that he married and had children relatively early. Yonghe Hou married and had children early because the old lady of the Hou Mansion was worried about his offspring. If something happened on the battlefield... Therefore, Yonghe Hou married and had children early.

Yonghe Hou was very strong, different from the gentleness of the prince, who looked like the marquis's wife. He had just rushed back from the capital, and he was exhausted. As soon as he came back, he said to the prince: "Come to the study." On December 23, as soon as the Hou Mansion had an accident, the prince sent someone to send a message to Yonghe Hou in the capital. Yonghe Hou rushed back overnight after receiving the letter. He never thought that such a big thing would happen during the time he was away from Yongzhou.

The father and son entered the kitchen, and Yonghe Hou said: "Sit down."

The prince sat down a little nervously: "Yes."

Yonghe Hou glanced at him. He taught this son with all his heart. He was good at kung fu and upright. He was never timid on the battlefield and could kill the enemy at the age of twelve: "What is the specific situation about the barbarian kidnapping Wang Tao this time?" Ni Wangtao, the name of the young master.

The prince said, "It was because I didn't manage the mansion well that the barbarians got in."

Marquis Yonghe shook his head: "If the barbarians want to get in, they naturally have thousands of ways, and you can't prevent them. Tell me what happened this time."

The prince said slowly: "Yes... This is what happened..."

Marquis Yonghe listened and didn't speak for a long time. When the prince was about to ask, he spoke: "You did nothing wrong in this matter. As a border guard, no matter what happens at home, you can't lose sight of the military camp. You ordered the people in the mansion to search extensively, causing the barbarians to be nervous, and secretly asked Xiao Ao and Qin Fang to search again, and you went to the military camp to guard it yourself. This is indeed not wrong."

The prince listened, and he was happy to get his father's approval: "What does father mean?"

Marquis Yonghe continued: "What about the back?"

The prince continued: "The barbarian stayed in the county for three days before leaving. During these three days, Wangtao's life was in danger at any time, so... The son remembered that his father taught that when two countries are fighting, the old, the weak, women and children must not be hurt. However, The son could not just watch Wang Tao in danger and wait. Therefore, the son sent his confidants to the Manzi tribe. If Wang Tao was really captured by them and threatened the border, the son would also have something in his hands. Hostage, although this matter is a dirty trick, but tit for tat.

However, the son did not tell General Qin Fang and others about this matter. After all... it was not a matter of honor. "

Marquis Yonghe nodded: "There is nothing wrong with treating others in their own way and being prepared to fight back. What else?"

The Crown Prince: "Secondly, my son chopped off Manzi's head and hung it at the entrance of the military camp. It seemed that the matter was over, which made everyone think that I had vented my anger. But in fact, it was not the case. My son had sent some people to secretly approach the Manzi military camp. From Manzi's point of view, we are celebrating the New Year right now, but over there... we are just waiting for the son's instructions to act at the beginning of the year, and the son plans to catch them off guard. "

After hearing this, Marquis Yonghe nodded and shook his head: "Actually, there is a better plan for this matter. Of course, this is just my idea. Maybe my plan is not as good as yours. You have to listen to it. ?”

The prince was curious: "My son is all ears."

Marquis Yonghe: "My plan is that if you catch the barbarians, the other party will not know at all. If you disguise yourself as a barbarian and take their identity document or identity symbol and sneak into the barbarian camp at night, you may attack them then." It's more convenient. But this matter is dangerous. If they are found out, it will be difficult for these people to escape. "But Yonghehou is famous for his toughness and ruthlessness. If it were him, he would choose his own plan. Once successful, the barbarian will be severely traumatized.

Crown Prince: "I will think about father's plan."

Marquis Yonghe: "One more thing. I met with the new emperor this time. Although His Majesty did not take away my military talisman or mention the military talisman, he mentioned something to me in a subtle way. How many people would he send as a gift? When we come to Yongzhou, the commander in the military camp will definitely make some moves. As for who to move, we will discuss it later and wait for the emperor's decree. "

When the prince heard this, he frowned and said: "Is the emperor trying to infiltrate his own people in Yongzhou? If the emperor sends people here, it's hard to say whether those people can be managed well or not. I'm afraid they will slowly infiltrate into the military camp. By then... Yongzhou military camp It belongs to the emperor."

Marquis Yonghe sighed: "We all understand the emperor's meaning. This is good. At least the military power has not been taken back, which has saved the face of our Marquis Mansion. Our Ni family has guarded here for generations, because Yongzhou is far away from the capital, so we have been here in all dynasties. If you don’t want to take part in the heir apparent, just let our Ni family return to the capital.”

The prince thought for a while and suddenly had an idea: "If the emperor is willing to let his people infiltrate Yongzhou and conquer Yongzhou's soldiers and horses, then let Wang Tao follow Wen."

Marquis Yonghe hesitated for a moment: "It's better to wait until the emperor's people arrive." Marquis Yonghe's mansion abandoned Wu and followed Wen. He was still a little reluctant to give up, "Okay, please retreat first."

"yes."

The prince returned to the yard and saw his wife talking to the children. He put away his irritable thoughts for a moment. As long as my wife is well, this is enough.

As soon as the first grade of junior high school passed, the second grade of junior high school came, and in a blink of an eye, it was the third grade of junior high school.

On this day, Qin Fang and Han Zhen rode horses, Yang Haiyan and Yang Dahua rode in a donkey cart, followed by Aunt Lian, and the driver of the donkey cart was Kunshi.

The closer she got to the Yonghe Hou Mansion, the more nervous Yang Dahua became. If so, when she was still in the Yang Mansion, she would not be nervous when going to other people's homes. Because she was a maid at that time, she just followed her. However, she didn't have the opportunity to go to other people's homes. But now, she is Han Zhen's daughter-in-law, and she is worried about embarrassing Han Zhen, so she is nervous.

Yang Dahua looked at Yang Haiyan next to her and saw her face was calm.

Yang Haiyan was indeed not nervous. After the banquet at General Ao's Mansion, she was not nervous at all about going to Yonghe Hou Mansion. However, she didn't like going to Yonghehou Mansion, or in other words, she didn't like walking around. She doesn't like the ancient bureaucracy, the ancient class distinctions, and the system that requires you to salute when you see someone. This was the reason why she didn't fall in love with any of the nuns in the palace.

She is not from ancient times, and she does not care about getting involved with imperial rulers. It's better for Qin Fang'an to be the captain of thousands of people. In this area of ​​Yongzhou, he has a little power. When he is about the same age in the future, he will retire from the army and return to Qin Fang's hometown to be a master. For someone like him who returned from the army at the border and was once a soldier of imperial rank, he should not feel too comfortable returning to the countryside.

The donkey cart stopped, and a strange voice was heard saying: "Captain Qin Qian, Captain Han Centurion, you are here."

Qin Fang and Han Zhen dismounted, and Qin Fang said: "Chief Guard Cheng." Qin Fang knew the Chief Guard Cheng, and he was a confidant of the prince. On that day, it was the prince's confidant and the guards of the Yonghe Hou Mansion who searched for the young master in the county town, deliberately making the noise louder, hoping that the barbarian would reveal his flaws, and then he and General Ao would search secretly. ‌So, Qin Fang knows him.

Guard Chief Cheng said: "You two, General Ao is already here."

General Ao lived in the county town, and it was only a short walk to the Hou Mansion.

Aunt Lian had already got off the donkey cart: "Mrs."

Yang Haiyan got out of the donkey cart, held her hand, and stepped down on the small stool. Next was Yang Dahua, who was helped down by Grandma Lian. After all, Yang Haiyan had a higher status than her and was not suitable to hold her up.

Captain Cheng: "Guys, please."

A group of people entered the Hou Mansion, and there was a nun waiting inside: "Qin Ru, do you still recognize the old slave?"

Yang Haiyan smiled and said, "Of course I recognize you. I haven't seen you for a few days. You are in such good spirits." It was the nanny beside the Crown Prince's wife, whom she met at the General's Mansion that day.

Mammy said: "I knew you were coming, so I didn't dress up." Then she said to Yang Dahua, "Is this Mrs. Han? You've had a hard time coming all the way here."

Yang Dahua also smiled: "It's not hard, thank you for your concern." Although she was not as good at etiquette and rules as Yang Haiyan, and she was a little nervous, she could still cope with it. After all, when I was in Yang Mansion, I often met powerful nannies.

Next, Mammy took Yang Haiyan and others to the inner courtyard, and Guard Chief Cheng took Qin Fang and others to the prince's side.

When I saw the Crown Prince's wife again, she looked much thinner than when we first met. Her son was kidnapped for five days. She didn't know how she survived these five days, and she lost weight visibly from her body. But when she saw Yang Haiyan and Yang Dahua, her eyes were filled with gratitude.

Mr. Jiang arrived early and was beside Mrs. Shizi at the moment.

Yang Haiyan: "I have met the prince's wife in person, and she is very pleasant."

Yang Dahua: "A civilian woman has met the Crown Prince's wife, and she is very pleasant."

Mrs. Shizi went over, supported one person with one hand, and helped them up: "You two are welcome, come and sit here quickly."

Compared to the dignified and graceful appearance in the General's Mansion that day, today is much more cordial.

After Yang Haiyan and Yang Dahua took their seats, the Crown Prince's wife said: "Lan Ping, there are guests at home. Go and ask the young master and the girl to come over to see you."

"yes."

After a while, a little boy and a little girl came in. The little girl held the little boy's hand and said, "Mom."

Mrs. Shizi waved her hand: "Come here quickly, I have seen this Qin Ruren and this Mrs. Han. Their husbands are Wang Tao's saviors."

When the little girl and boy heard this, they bowed respectfully to Yang Haiyan and Yang Dahua: "I've met Qin Ruren, I've met Mrs. Han."

Ordinarily speaking, this girl and the young master have high status, so naturally they don't have to bow down to Yang Haiyan and Yang Dahua. But it makes sense that Mrs. Shizi asked Qin Fang and Han Zhen to salute because they had saved the young master's life.

Yang Haiyan quickly got up to avoid it, and Yang Dahua also got up, but because she was pregnant, she was slower.

Yang Haiyan: "This is the first time I met a girl and a young man. I didn't know what they liked, so I made little dolls myself. I hope the girl and the young man won't dislike them."

The young master blinked: "What little doll?" Between Yang Haiyan and Yang Dahua, he naturally looked at Yang Haiyan. This is probably because children like beautiful people.

The little girl stared at Yang Haiyan curiously.

For children, as long as they receive gifts, they are happy.

Mrs. Shizi looked at it and couldn't help but shake her head.

Yang Haiyan looked at Yang Dahua: "Sister Dahua."

Yang Dahua took out a package: "I have the girl's gift here. Can the girl open it by herself?"

The little girl looked at Mrs. Prince. After Mrs. Prince agreed, she opened the package. When she saw the flower doll inside, her eyes really lit up. She had received real flowers and handkerchiefs embroidered with flowers before, but this was the first time she had seen such a flower doll. "Mother." She looked at the Crown Prince's wife.

Mrs. Shizi smiled and said, "What should you tell Mrs. Han?"

The little girl said crisply: "Thank you, Mrs. Han, I like your gift very much. But what are these two straps for?"

Yang Dahua said: "This can be carried on the back." As he said that, he helped the little girl carry it on the back, "That's it."

The little girl carried the little flower on her back and turned her head to look. Although she couldn't see what was behind her, she could still see some of it.

The prince's wife said: "This is quite new. The students' quilts are book baskets, while my daughter's quilts are flowers."

The young master looked at the flowers. As a young man, he didn't like the flowers. But: "What about my gift?" Didn't I say that he and his sister both have it?

Yang Haiyan smiled: "Yours is here. It belongs to this package. I gave it to you. Do you want to open it yourself?"

The young master took the initiative and said, "I'll open it myself." He opened the package in twos and twos, and then said, "Wow... wow... it's a little tiger." As he said that, he picked up the little tiger doll. "It's a little tiger, I like little tigers." As he said, he saw the strap, "Quick, quick, I'm going to carry it." In front of the boy, there is nothing that a little tiger can't solve. of.

Seeing that her son liked it so much, Mrs. Shizi couldn't help but said, "You guys are really thoughtful." One gave her daughter a flower doll, and the other son gave her a little tiger doll. "This doll is very interesting. How did you come up with it?" She had never seen such a doll before. When she saw it for the first time, not only children would like it, but even older people would probably like it.

Yang Dahua said: "This is what Haiyan thought of. She is smart, and it's thanks to her tips that the civilian woman has."

Mrs. Shizi looked at Yang Haiyan: "Oh?"

Yang Haiyan said: "When I was in the capital, I saw many lifelike clay figurines on the street, including little boys, little girls, monkeys, etc., so I was thinking that the clay figurines could be shaped into such a plump shape. , can we do this with cloth? So we tried it. "

Mrs. Shizi recalled: "Speaking of which, I played with clay figures when I was a child, and that was more than ten years ago. But you still think about it."

Mr. Jiang said: "When I was a child, my children especially liked clay figurines. They would buy them every time they saw them."

Here, Mrs. Prince deliberately lowered her posture. Yang Haiyan was a knowledgeable person. Yang Dahua and Mr. Jiang Jiang occasionally interjected a few words, and the conversation was quite pleasant. As for the male guests, the Crown Prince chatted with General Ao, Qin Fang, and Han Zhen for a while, and then took them to the stable.

The prince pointed to the horse over there: "This is the BMW I got with a lot of effort. Although it is not a sweat horse, it is considered to be of the highest quality. A sweat horse can travel eight hundred miles in a day, just like our ordinary war horses. It can travel three hundred miles, and the better ones can travel four hundred miles a day. Above that are the horses used to convey military messages, which can travel five hundred miles a day, and these two horses can travel six hundred miles a day."

The horse, which is all black and has shiny hair, looks very handsome.

Qin Fang didn't understand horses before, and he certainly doesn't understand them now. But he is a horse owner after all, so he has some knowledge of the quality of horses. Seeing this black horse, he couldn't help but say: "Good horse."

Han Zhen didn't say anything, but he couldn't help but touched it a few times. Before he could touch its fur, the horse roared with disdain.

It made everyone laugh.

The prince explained: "You have to feed them food. Once they are familiar with it, they will be willing to let you touch them." It seemed that the prince was yelled at a lot. Then the prince said, "These two horses are given to you today. Thank you for saving Quanzi's life. At the same time, I also hope that with these two horses, you can achieve more illustrious military exploits. You must know this kind of BMW , Only on the battlefield can it show its heroic appearance."

Qin Fang and Han Zhen: "Thank you very much, Your Majesty." Since the Crown Prince mentioned the battlefield, they did not refuse.

Prince: "Let's go back and continue discussing things."

after lunch

The three families left. Qin Fang and Han Zhen rode on the horses given by the prince. Yang Haiyan and Yang Dahua each held a box, which was given by the prince's wife.

When they got home, the private guards saw their adults' steeds, and all of them wanted to pet them. However, steeds also have tempers, and when they saw them coming to pet them, they barked at them several times.

Kunshi: "This BMW has a very bad temper. He is not very obedient under adults."

Qin Fang said: "That's not true. I fed it a lot of delicious food in the stable of the Marquis Mansion before getting familiar with it."

Yang Haiyan added: "Isn't that the stupid son of a landlord?"

Aunt Lian was curious: "Madam, what do you think of the landlord's stupid son?"

Yang Haiyan explained with a smile: "It will follow whoever gives it food. Isn't this a stupid son?"

When everyone heard this, they thought this was very reasonable.

Huang Huzi took the opportunity to ask: "Sir, can my subordinates apply to ride your original horses?" Your Excellency has a BMW, can the original horse be used for them?

When the other private guards heard Huang Huzi's question, they all said, "Sir, we also want to apply."

Qin Fang: "..."

Yang Haiyan: "Why don't you buy two more horses? My husband has a horse and Captain Kun also has a horse. Buy two more horses, one for Huang Huzi and the other two, and the remaining one will be used to make a carriage. In March we will If we want to go back to our hometown, we can’t go by donkey cart.”

When Qin Fang heard this, he realized what he said made sense: "Okay, I'll listen to you." But he had to use his wife's private room. No, we have to ask Han Zhen to go to the mountain to scavenge a batch of meat.

Yang Haiyan looked at these black horses and was already thinking about what food to prepare for them. Anyone would love beautiful things, but she said, "Mr. sir, have you given it a name?"