"Mom, what is this?" Qin Linyang, who was two years old, spoke very fluently. He held his mother's hand in one hand and his father's hand in the other, and looked around curiously on the street.
Qin Fang was transferred back to the capital this time. Because his position was still to be determined, he was not in a hurry to go back, so he took his wife and son to play along the way. Of course, they couldn't play for too long, but half a month was fine.
Qin Linyang had never left Yunxiang County. Although he had been to the county town of Yunxiang County, the number of times was very few, and he was young, so he had long forgotten it. Moreover, Yunxiang County has a small population and the county town is remote, so there are few people and it is far less lively than here.
Yang Haiyan followed her son's words and looked at it: "That should be a clay figurine, do you want to take a look?"
"Yes."
So the family went to the clay figurine stall.
Clay figurines can be molded on the spot, and the one who molded the clay figurines was an old man.
Yang Haiyan said: "Son, what do you want to mold?"
Little Qin Linyang said without thinking: "Little General, there are also me, father and mother."
The old man asked jokingly: "Little Master, what is Little General?"
Little Qin Linyang said: "Little General is my friend, a good friend."
Yang Haiyan laughed: "It's the horse he raised, just mold a horse for him. By the way, old man, I see that the clay here is all colored, and the horse can also be molded into a colored horse, right?"
The old man said: "Of course, Madam, please speak."
Yang Haiyan said, "Those horses are date red, you just need to mold them into date red."
The old man's craftsmanship is very good, and he is very fast at molding clay figures. It doesn't even take an incense stick of time to mold the little handsome man. The date red little handsome man is very lifelike, just like a real horse, although it is a little small.
"Wow..." Qin Linyang's eyes lit up, "It's the little handsome man."
The old man was naturally happy to see that the clay figures he made were liked by others. He patiently and kindly reminded: "This one is still soft now, you can't touch it, it will take half a day to harden."
"Huh?" Qin Linyang didn't understand.
Yang Haiyan said: "This handsome boy is sick now. If you touch it, it will hurt. You need to rest for half a day and the illness will be cured. Do you understand?"
When Qin Linyang heard this, he was reluctant to touch it: "Blow it... the pain will fly away..." Although he couldn't touch it, he felt happy just by looking at it.
After the handsome boy, the clay figurines of the family of three were also made. The clay figurines were colorful and bright in color, and looked very lively.
After the clay figurine stall, the family of three visited several places. There were no famous places and historical sites in ancient times, and the ancients did not have the concept of traveling, so the family of three mostly focused on eating.
After half a month, they ate a lot of delicious food. Half a month later, at the end of April, they arrived in the capital.
The Qin family already had a house, a manor and fields in the capital. Local officials are different from Beijing officials. Local officials are evaluated every three years and moved, but Beijing officials are not. If nothing unexpected happens, they will stay here for the rest of their lives until Qin Fang retires.
The Qin family's house is not far from Du Ke. Although it is not in the Du Mansion, it is separated by two streets and is also around that area. That area is a good location, and it is not easy to buy a certain house.
The Qin family had a maid come in advance, and the house was cleaned. After taking Qin Fang and his party to the capital, they went directly to the Qin Mansion.
The servants of the Qin Mansion came from the Yunxiang County General's Mansion, so they naturally recognized their masters. They were happy to see their masters coming, otherwise it would be hard to wait for their masters every day.
There was movement in the Qin Mansion, and the neighbors got the news. Moreover, since someone came to clean the house, everyone also asked about the news. Because the house was bought by the Du family, everyone always thought that it was the Du family's house. Only today when the Qin family came, they found out that it was not the Du family. After all, the Du family is from the capital, but the people who moved in had a lot of luggage, and it was obvious that they came from far away.
So everyone went to ask curiously. But of course, the Qin family didn't know these things.
Qin Fang and his friends were not in a hurry to travel, and they traveled along the way, so they were not tired when they arrived in the capital.
Little Qin Linyang looked around curiously. The Qin Mansion was not as big as the General's Mansion. Compared with the simplicity of the General's Mansion, this place was a little more gorgeous. "Mom, where is this place?" He asked curiously.
Yang Haiyan said, "This is our home. We will live here from now on."
"Home?" Qin Linyang blinked, still not quite understanding, but the child didn't think about that. To him, wherever his parents were, that was his home.
Yang Haiyan said, "Yes, this is our home. You will live here and grow up here. Come on, I'll take you to find the way and build a small park for you." Children in ancient times had no fun, unlike nowadays, when children of this age start playing in children's parks. When he was in Yunxiang County before, he didn't build a park because he was still young and he wasn't sure when he would go home. Now that he's here, it's just the right time.
"Small park? What?" Qin Linyang was a very curious child and wanted to know everything.
Yang Haiyan said, "There are skateboards, swings... lots of fun things."
"Wow... I want to play..."
The mother and son walked around every corner of the mansion. The house is actually not big, with only two entrances. Because there are no houses with three or more entrances in this area, they only bought a two-entry house, but for their family of three, this two-entry house is also good enough.
When the mother and son came back after walking around, the servants had already moved all the luggage and sorted it out.
During the meal, Yang Haiyan said, "Husband, let Nanny Lian go to the Du Mansion to say hello. If the Du Mansion has time, we can visit tomorrow. What do you think?"
Qin Fang said, "No problem. I'll go to the palace first this afternoon."
Du Mansion
It didn't take long for the Du Mansion to know that someone had come from the Qin family, because the Du family's servants would come to check from time to time. The Qin Mansion was cleaned in advance and had enough servants, so the Du family didn't send anyone over.
When Nanny Lian came to the door, Mrs. Du was resting, so Nanny Lian didn't disturb her. She just got to know the nanny beside Mrs. Du and went back.
About an hour later, the nanny beside Mrs. Du came to the Qin Mansion and told the Qin family that the Du family would be there tomorrow.
Although Qin Fang has been to the Du family twice, tomorrow is the first time that the Qin family will visit in the true sense. Unlike the previous visits by Qin Fang alone, the Qin family attaches great importance to it, and the Du family naturally attaches great importance to it as well. Therefore, all the Du family members are here. In addition to the family of Du Ke's eldest son, there are also the two married daughters, who will bring their husbands and children back to their parents' home tomorrow. This is a recognition of relatives.
The next morning, the Qin family of three went to visit the Du Mansion.
Logically, Yang Haiyan was a second-rank lady, so it was appropriate for Mrs. Du, the wife of a third-rank minister, to receive her. However, Yang Haiyan was the younger generation and Mrs. Du was the elder, so it was Du Xingran and his wife who received them at the door of the Du Mansion this time. Du Xingran received Qin Fang, and Du Xingran's wife Qu received Yang Haiyan.
"Brother Qin, sister." Seeing them get off the carriage, Du Xingran stepped forward, "Finally, I waited for you to come to the capital. I've been waiting for several years, and it's not easy."
Yang Haiyan was amused by Du Xingran's words. They had only known each other for two or three years. People who didn't know would think they had known each other for a long time, but she didn't laugh out loud: "Second Brother Du." As she said that, she looked at the woman next to Du Xingran.
Qin Fang nodded.
Unlike Du Xingran, who was carefree, Qu was more quiet. Although she was quiet, she was still a straightforward person. She followed, "I have heard of your name for a long time, and today I finally meet you."
Du Xingran hurriedly said, "Sister, this is your second sister-in-law."
Yang Haiyan had guessed it just now, and after hearing what Du Xingran said, she smiled and greeted, "I have met your second sister-in-law."
Just as Qu was about to speak, a child emerged from the carriage, "Mom..." Little Qin Linyang sat in the carriage for a long time, but his father did not come to pick him up, so he got out of the carriage by himself.
Seeing this, Nanny Lian, who was waiting on the side, picked him up.
Yang Haiyan waved to her son: "Come and meet your second uncle and second aunt."
Although Qin Linyang was naughty, he still listened to his mother. Besides, he didn't dare to be naughty in the unfamiliar environment. He said obediently: "Second uncle, second aunt."
Qu: "What a good boy." She gave birth to two daughters and no son. She always wanted to have a son, so she liked little boys very much. Of course, although she gave birth to a son, she also carefully cultivated her daughter.
Du Xingran sighed: "Do you still remember your second uncle? I held you in my arms when I went to Yunxiang County last year."
Qin Linyang shook his head. How could a child have a good memory?
Qu said, "Sister, let's go in first. Everyone in the family is waiting to see you. Everyone says that you are as capable as a man."
Yang Haiyan said, "It's a pity that I don't have three heads and six arms. When everyone sees me, I guess they won't think it's special."
Qu was amused by her humorous words, and she had a good impression of Yang Haiyan. She was not humble and generous. Who wouldn't like such a person?
Because they were all family members, the male and female relatives did not avoid each other, and everyone went to the main courtyard together.
When the group arrived at the gate of the main courtyard, the servant inside said, "The guests have arrived."
The people in the hall looked at the gate when they heard it. Speaking of it, Qin Fang and the others knew each other, so they were curious about Yang Haiyan. They had indeed heard of Yang Haiyan for a long time. Although this person was not in the capital, he was quite famous in the capital. The former maid of the Yang Mansion married a centurion and became a second-rank lady with her own ability. This was not because the wife relied on her husband's success, but because of her own real achievements. So, how could she not be curious?
As the servant finished speaking, Du Xingran and his wife came in with a young couple, and there was a little boy beside them.
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