Chapter 140 Another Long Journey
At night, Chen Qi sat on the kang in the main room, singing a song to coax her daughter to sleep. The child was used to being held by her father since she was a child, and she still refused to sleep on her own.
Chen Qi coaxed him for a long time, and seeing that Xiao Ming was a little sleepy, her eyes suddenly brightened.
“Daddy!”
Seeing Xie Yuduo pushing the door open, Xiao Ming'er danced with joy and was no longer sleepy.
Xie Yuduo responded with a smile, took off his coat and threw it on the couch, then reached out and took her from Chen Qi's arms.
While rubbing her sore wrist, Chen Qi asked him about what happened in the Wen family study today.
"We were the ones who asked him for help, so why is he bowing to you for no reason?"
Xie Yuduo skillfully controlled his daughter's jumping arms and legs, held her in his arms, and gently rocked and patted her back.
"Master Wen's Academy has been wanting to publish a new edition of the classics with annotations. I heard they've been preparing for several years, but they still haven't had enough money..."
Seeing that Chen Qi understood, he smiled softly again.
"...So, I helped him with a small favor."
Shen Qi shook her head helplessly.
"I heard that Lord Wen is an honest official."
"He is indeed an honest official, so I was the one who brought this up. He was very surprised, and when he saw that I was sincere, he was overjoyed. He kept praising me for my concern for the people of the world, and then he bowed and thanked me."
"How much silver is it this time?"
Xie Yuduo was sitting next to her. Seeing that his daughter gradually quieted down and seemed to be sleepy, he whispered in her ear.
Shen Qi sighed softly.
"Why spend so much just to hire two teachers? If we hired them ourselves, the teachers we hired with that much money could fill the entire street and still have enough space to go back and forth."
"If it's just to hire a teacher, it's not worth it. However, since we've come to the provincial capital to study, if we want to take the imperial examination in the future, we will inevitably have to deal with the provincial education officials. If we spend this money now, everyone in the academic administration will remember the Xie family's name, and all doors will be open to them. So, isn't it worth it?"
Seeing that she was tired from holding the child, Xie Yuduo held his daughter with one hand and rubbed her arms with the other.
"Besides, engraving books is an elegant way to accumulate virtue and do good deeds. People in the world like to worship Buddha and donate money for incense. I spend money to engrave books, which is better than the incense that will be gone after burning. This can also be considered as our accumulating virtue and doing good deeds tomorrow."
Shen Qi sighed softly and patted his hand.
"My dear husband, you have spent so much time and effort, and if these two little brothers can't learn the skills and take the imperial examination, wouldn't that be a waste of your kindness?"
"Yue'er, money is a dead thing. Only by spending it can you know where it can be used. Our two younger brothers will study and become officials in the future, or work in business. Now, if they read a few more pages, learn a few more words, and learn a few more principles, the money will be well spent."
Chen Qi felt very comfortable being rubbed by him. She couldn't help stretching, feeling refreshed, and turned back to rub his shoulders.
"I heard that Lord Wen is a very polite and upright person. He probably thought you were a kind and charitable person. He never thought about the business tricks of the great official."
Xie Yuduo was very pleased to hear these flattering words.
"He's a truly gentle man, with a good temper, unlike his wife, who is so cunning. If his son had a good temper like him..."
He pinched his daughter's chubby chin in his arms.
"...It's not a bad idea to have a child marriage."
This girl has been used to sleeping in her father's arms since she was a child, and she has started yawning.
Chen Qi hit his shoulder harder.
"Sir, you have a good idea. Our daughter is very much like you, lawless. How could she possibly marry a refined young man from a noble family like them? Stop dreaming."
Xie Yuduo snorted softly.
"It's not certain who is dreaming."
Chen Qi couldn't help laughing when she remembered that Meng said today that she was pregnant again.
"If Sister Meng had another son with the same temperament as her, they would be a perfect match. Two lawless children wouldn't be afraid of anyone, even the gods."
Xie Yuduo put his sleeping daughter down, turned around, put his arms around his wife's waist, and pulled her into his arms.
"It seems we have to give birth to a brother or sister tomorrow. We can't lose to them. There's no time to lose..."
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A few days later, Lord Wen recommended two respected old gentlemen to give lectures at the Xie family.
The couple prepared a large sum of money as tuition and renovated a school and guesthouse in the garden. They were busy for several days.
Just after finishing his work, Xie Yuduo had to go on a long journey to the capital.
While packing his luggage, he gave his wife some instructions.
"Please bring some autumn and winter clothes too. We have a lot to do this time, so I'm afraid we won't be back until winter."
Chen Qi became more and more unhappy.
"What kind of business would require going to a place so far away from the capital..."
Xie Yuduo knew that she was reluctant to leave and couldn't help but rub her face.
"Yue'er, any business, no matter what kind, as long as it's big enough, will eventually go to the capital. This is the first time, and I want to go there personally to oversee it. From now on, I can let it go and let my subordinates handle it."
"But it's such a long way..."
Xie Yuduo knew she was worried and smiled.
"Your husband is the one who is least afraid of long journeys. Compared to when he was younger, this trip is a shorter one. What's more, the more prosperous the journey, the more prosperous it becomes. Yue'er, don't worry."
He looked at Chen Qi, who still had no smile on her face, so he held her in his arms and kissed her.
"How about you come with me?"
Shen Qi pressed against his chest and shook her head helplessly.
"You've got more things to do when you're out, busier than when you're at home. I won't go. Besides, there's tomorrow..."
She gestured with her hand.
"By the time you come back, she should be this tall..."
Xie Yuduo's heart ached and he hugged the person in his arms tighter.
"I'm going to miss her... and you even more."
"I know."
…
Another five or six days passed in a busy manner. Xie Yuduo was in the front arranging the staff, Chen Qi helped him pack his luggage, and asked Xiaowu who was going with him to take good care of himself along the way. It was not until late July that the group finally set off.
This was a rare long journey for Xie Yuduo since they got married, and his return date was far away. Chen Qi took her daughter to the outskirts of the city. She watched him get on his horse and walk away, looking back every few steps, before she took her daughter to the car and went home.
After returning home, perhaps because of the cold wind in the suburbs, Xiao Ming'er had a fever as soon as she got home, followed by a cough. Chen Qi took care of her personally with a worried heart, and did not take off her clothes, coaxing her to take medicine and sleep day and night. After seven or eight days, seeing that the child was in better spirits, she still asked another doctor to come and see her.
"The young lady had a cold. She's gotten much better after taking the medicine these past few days. She'll be fine if she eats a lighter diet these few days."
After hearing what the doctor said, Shen Qi finally felt relieved.
…
Xie Yuduo has been away from Beijing for several months, and Chen Qi has been very busy at home.
On the one hand, Yu Jing's wedding is approaching, and on the other hand, the two brothers have their studies. She has a lovely daughter in her arms, and she also needs her to take care of the shop in front.
Fortunately, Chen Qi had always helped Xie Yuduo to review documents, and she had a good idea of the family business. Whenever the shopkeepers were unsure about something, they would pass a note to her and let her make the decision.
Xiao Ling often saw Chen Qi correcting documents. She watched her several times and asked her if she could teach her.
Chen Qisu knew that Xiao Ling was determined and would not yield to others. Since she was unwilling to be confined to the rear house, she would definitely want to make a career in the future. So she naturally taught her step by step, and as she became more familiar with him, she could become his assistant.
In the blink of an eye, it was the end of the year. After finishing his work in the capital, Xie Yuduo was eager to return home. He rode a horse back home at full speed, climbing the purple streets in the morning and walking in the red dust in the evening. He returned to Guangling City early. Chen Qi had already prepared various dowries and invited her father-in-law to the provincial capital to preside over Yujing's wedding.
By the end of March, Yu Jing had turned seventeen, and the Qiu family came to marry her.
Ten miles of red makeup, extremely glorious.
Seeing that their younger sister finally got married, the couple breathed a sigh of relief.
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