At that time, Xu Qinyu heard the little girl calling her auntie, not to mention how excited she was. She couldn't hold back. She hugged the little girl and nibbled on her cheek twice, making her a little embarrassed, so she stammered and told her, "Aunt, Auntie, this is Xiao Xiaoqi, who took it away."

She hadn't spoken for too long, so she couldn't help stammering, but she also told Xu Qinyu what she had done.

Xu Qinyu seriously told Sister Qian, "Don't be afraid, if anyone bullies you in the future, you can tell your aunt, your grandmother and your little aunt, here, no one will bully us anymore, so Don't be afraid, Sister Qian." The little girl watched her family die, and she felt a shadow in her heart, even if she was bullied in this rural area, she still didn't dare to resist.

Sister Qian looked at Xu Qinyu with red eyes, and finally fell into her arms and cried, crying until her small body twitched.

Xu Qinyu didn't stop her, hugged the little girl and patted her back silently, letting her vent.

Later, Xiaoxiao brought the headband of Sister Pei, and hurried away again.

After that, when Sister Qin went out to play with her friends, she would occasionally say a word. The boys were very happy for her when they learned that she could speak.

Xiaoxiao was very panicked when she learned that she could speak, and she was worried, worried that Sister Qin would tell Xu Qinyu that she had robbed her of her headband and bracelet, and Xu Qinyu told her mother, so Xiaoxiao had not been there for a while. Dare to play with Sister Qian, and hide when she sees her.

Sister Qin is more attached to Xu Qinyu, and brother Feng is actually quite attached to Xu Qinyu. He is the seventh prince, and he was only two years old when he was exiled. When he came to the border town, Xu Qinyu also made delicious food for him. In his heart , Xu Qinyu is probably closer than Wen's.

Although the two brothers and sisters were excited to see Pei Weixuan, they were also a little recognizable. After all, they hadn't seen each other for more than a year.

The two children are also very smart, even if Feng Ge'er was only three years old when Pei Weixuan left, he still remembers it.

Sister Qian shouted and her uncle stood beside Xu Qinyu. Brother Feng was born dumb and couldn't speak, so he just followed Sister Feng and quietly hid behind Xu Qinyu, revealing a small face carved in pink and jade to look at his home. the fourth brother.

Pei Weixuan was not surprised when he heard Sister Qian call him, just nodded and said that both Sister Qian and Brother Feng had grown taller.

After calling out the two little guys, Pei Weixuan looked at Ning Jie'er again, "Ning Jie'er has grown taller too."

Wen Shi smiled and said, "The children are well-fed, they've grown taller, and you've lost weight. You can eat the noodles that Yu Niang cooked for you."

"it is good."

Pei Weixuan glanced at Yu Niang, then sat down and started eating the noodles.

The noodles are firm, the noodle soup is light, the fried poached eggs are tender, and the yolks are still sweet. He likes sweets when he eats eggs, she always remembers it.

The bean sprouts are crisp and tender, and after a bite, the stomach and the body feel comfortable.

He hadn't eaten food made by Duo Yuniang for more than a year, and in those overseas countries, he often dreamed of food made by Yuniang, and the appearance of Yuniang calling his husband.

Thinking of this, Pei Weixuan's eyes darkened.

Xu Qinyu cooked a big bowl of noodles for him, and the whole family gathered around him to watch him eat noodles, but Wen said, "Ning Jie'er, take Brother Feng and Jie Qian to bed first, you four Brother is tired from the boat, so after a while, you should wash up and go to sleep."

Ning Jie'er nodded and led Jie Qian and Brother Feng back to the house.

Wen's family let the children go to bed first because when Brother Xuan finished eating, she wanted to ask where Brother Xuan had been for more than a year.

After Pei Weixuan finished eating the noodles, he took the bowls and chopsticks to wash the noodles and put them back in the cupboard. The hot water on the stove was still burning.

When he saw Mrs Wen looking at him, he knew that some things could not be hidden, and after thinking for a moment, he told Mrs. Wen and Yuniang, "I have worried my mother and Yuniang for more than a year. I went out to sea with the caravan and went to a place called Erniang. Lai's country."

Xu Qinyu thought she had heard it wrong, and she was stunned.

"Fourth brother, what did you say you did?"

Pei Weixuan said calmly, "Go to sea."

Mr. Wen still didn't quite understand what it meant to go to sea, and was a little dazed.

People in this era do not know that there are countries overseas. The end of the sea is not the sea. The meaning of going to sea is fishing.

Wen Shi couldn't help but said, "Why did Brother Xuan go out to sea? Didn't he follow the caravan?"

Pei Weixuan said: "Mother, I sailed with the caravan. There are other countries overseas. I went to a country called Erlai. The people there are different from ours, with blonde hair and blue eyes, and the culture and food are completely different."

He just went to Erlai, and did not continue to sail far away, otherwise he would meet other countries.

Xu Qinyu heard it clearly and took a deep breath.

She never expected the fourth brother to go out to sea.

In the environment of this dynasty, the navigation system is not developed enough, and the ships can only travel according to the wind and sails, and even the ships may not be big enough, so the fourth brother actually went to sea like this? Looking for a foreign country? She didn't know what to say, she could only say that the fourth brother was lucky and didn't encounter a big storm, otherwise there was really only a dead end.

Wen didn't know the dangers of sailing, she just didn't expect that Brother Xuan went to sea for more than a year.

Pei Weixuan didn't plan to say too much. He simply told Yu Niang and Wen Shi, "We have some crops in Erlai, potatoes and sweet potatoes, as well as seeds of peppers, tomatoes and other crops."

Xu Qinyu's whole person is going to be stupid.

Fourth brother went out to sea to find these crops!

She remembered that before the fourth brother went to sea, she knew that there was a snowstorm in the north. When cooking, she also nagged with the fourth brother, saying that she had mentioned in some isolated travel notes that there are overseas and countries, and those places have high yield per mu. , the fourth brother asked her what the crops looked like, and she drew them with a charcoal stick to show the fourth brother.

So the fourth brother went out to sea to find these crops?

But she only told the fourth brother about potatoes and sweet potatoes, not peppers and tomatoes.

Thinking about it, it's unlikely. The fourth brother just went to sea with other caravans. I'm afraid it's just a coincidence.

But no matter if it was a coincidence or what the fourth brother did, she couldn't help but feel happy. Those were potatoes and sweet potatoes. The yield per mu was as high as four or five thousand catties. If Dashengchao could plant potatoes and sweet potatoes on a large scale, even if they met In the year of disaster, as long as there is enough food at home, we will not starve to death and escape from famine.

For people who are used to eating beans, potatoes and sweet potatoes will only be delicious food, and they will not dislike their single taste.

On the contrary, potatoes and sweet potatoes are made in various ways, and the taste is very good. Potatoes can be used as a staple food or a dish. Sweet potatoes are sweet and glutinous.

And the fourth brother also came back with peppers and tomatoes, and said that there are other crops. The peppers alone are enough to surprise Xu Qinyu. She can only use cornel instead of cornel to make spicy dishes, but the taste of cornel is still worse. If there are peppers, the taste of the dish will be more prominent.

In addition, there are tomatoes, which also occupy a very important position in the ingredients or seasonings of cooking.

Although these crops could not be planted for a while and it would take time, Xu Qinyu couldn't help but be happy.

Wen didn't know what these crops represented, but was worried about something else, "Brother Xuan, is it dangerous to go to sea? Do you want to continue going to sea in the future?"

It will take more than a year for this trip to the sea, and she is still a little worried.

Xu Qinyu also looked at the fourth brother.

This trip to the sea is considered good luck for the fourth brother, and she is also worried.

Pei Weixuan said: "I won't go out a second time for the time being. If it is allowed in the future, there may be some trade with overseas." This is just his idea, and it will take a lot of effort to realize it.

Xu Qinyu couldn't help but think, it's not a loss to be the prince, he can see the economic and benefits that the maritime trade can bring to his country, but the fourth brother is right, the conditions are indeed not mature enough now.

In addition, trade with overseas must be permitted by the imperial court. Like the fourth brother who secretly went to sea for a long time, it would not be good if the imperial court noticed, and the fourth brother was exiled as a prince, which might affect the entire caravan.

Xu Qinyu couldn't help but want to sigh, if the fourth brother can become the emperor, maybe the grand dynasty will usher in a prosperous dynasty.

Wen Shi asked again what they encountered when they went out to sea, and whether the sea was dangerous or not.

Pei Weixuan also said that it was fine, and that he would be fine if he didn't encounter a big storm.

When he went out, he encountered several storms. He would look at the weather and avoid them. Only one time he did not dodge, but he also survived without any danger. But when he came back, it was smooth. He didn't encounter a big storm, just The wind was not right, so it took a long time to sail, and it took a few months to get back to Dasheng.

Pei Weixuan also explained to Wen and Yu Niang that the fact that the caravan brought back these crops should not be publicized.

Some things can be told to them, and some things have to be hidden from them, otherwise it will only make them worry every day.

Wen Shi and Xu Qinyu knew what was at stake, so naturally they wouldn't talk nonsense to the outside world, for fear of attracting the attention of the imperial court.

After Pei Weixuan finished speaking, after hesitating for a moment, he took out a hairpin from his arms, the begonia-colored glazed hairpin that seemed to flow with golden light, and a cloth bag. He poured the contents of the cloth bag onto the wooden table. There are several strings of glass bead bracelets and a wrench. They are all made of glass with different colors, but none of them are red, and there is no golden light flowing in the glass beads. He bought these strings of glass bead bracelets in Erlai. Yes, for the rest of the family.

Wen's eyes were suddenly attracted by the glazed hairpin and these glazed beads bracelets, and he muttered, "What is this, it's so beautiful."

Even if there are already crafts such as filigree inlay, gold and silver inlaid, and chisel, you can still make very beautiful jewelry and objects, but there is no green, blue, and no glass craftsmanship. It is still this colorful glass. The hazy transparency and beautiful colors make it impossible for anyone to look away.

Even Xu Qinyu, who had seen all kinds of glaze and glass products, couldn't help holding her breath when she saw this hairpin.

This hairpin is really beautiful. The texture is thick but hazy and clear. The color of the begonia is intertwined with the golden light inside, as if alive.

Pei Weixuan's eyes fell on the wooden hairpin on Yuniang's hairpin, and handed the glazed hairpin with golden light and begonia color intertwined throughout the body to Xu Qinyu, "These are Erlai's handicrafts, and they can also be used as jewelry. The root hairpin was given to Yu Niang."

In fact, the glazed jewelry sold by Erlai Country has no hairpins, only bracelets and fingers.

Although the hairpin was used by Yu Niang to watch how the glaze was fired, it was also his selfishness. He wanted to give Yu Niang a hairpin, a unique hairpin.

Before Yu Niang could take the hairpin, he stretched out his hand and handed the bracelets and wrench to Mrs Wen, "This is for Niang and Ning Jie'er and Qin Jie'er, and the wrench is for Feng Ge'er, but it's a bit big. You can take it when Brother Feng is older."

Wen's subconsciously took over these things.

Xu Qinyu was not polite to him either, took the hairpin and thanked the fourth brother with a wide-eyed smile. He also took off the wooden hairpin on his head, inserted the glass hairpin between the hairpin, and asked with a smile, "Fourth brother, does it look good?"

She is not absolutely gorgeous, but her little face is bright and bright, her eyes are flowing and smart, and she is also bright and charming.

"nice."

I don't know, his voice sank two points.

But Wen's and Xu Qinyu didn't pay attention, Xu Qinyu touched the glass hairpin.

She and Wen Shi knew in her heart that neither this hairpin nor these bracelets could be taken out.

Liuli crafts have not appeared in Dasheng yet. If they are in the world, they are rare and rare treasures. There is something involved, the two in the palace will not let them go, so even if they are assigned to the frontier as commoners, their family can only be careful.

Unless these glazed crafts can be brought to the world in large quantities, they can take them out.

At this moment, Xu Qinyu and Wen Shi thought that Pei Weixuan's caravan went to sea for these Liuli and used it to make money. As for the crops, Xu Qinyu thought that he might be talking about it at will, so when the fourth brother saw these crops overseas, he told the caravan and brought some back.

Mrs. Wen planned to put away these strings of glass beads and fingers. When she told Ning Jie'er tomorrow, Ning Jie'er was getting older, and she would also discuss with Ning Jie'er about anything at home.

After putting away the things, Mrs. Wen told Pei Weixuan about the matter between Mrs. Zhu and Mrs. Zhu.

Pei Weixuan didn't expect such a coincidence, but it was a good thing that my grandmother and great-grandmother could still meet.

Wen's family also told his son about everything else in the family. The biggest thing that happened in the family was not only wishing the old lady Yu Niang to open a restaurant, but also the diarrhea last summer.

After listening to Mr. Wen's remarks, Pei Weixuan knew that the protection against diarrhea was not what the magistrate Yang thought, but what Yu Niang thought.

He knew in his heart that Yu Niang was not the original second girl of the Marquis of Dechang, but he wasn't surprised, but he was still curious about her origins. Will there be a day when she suddenly arrived and then left suddenly?

Thinking of this, Pei Weixuan's heart seemed to be tightly grasped by something, and he was almost out of breath.

After Wen Shi finished speaking, she said, "Then I used to have the morning meal with your great-grandmother tomorrow. She has been talking about you these days."

"it is good."

Pei Weixuan lowered his eyes, covering all the emotions in his eyes.

Xu Qinyu also plans to let Brother Cheng go to the restaurant tomorrow to put up a notice that he will take a rest tomorrow, but if he wants to rest the day after tomorrow, then it's better to rest in advance, and the notice is also clearly written.

It was late, and the hot water had already been boiled, so Wen asked his son to bring water into the house to wash.

Xu Qinyu also said to Pei Weixuan, "Fourth brother, then I'll go back to the house to sleep first, what the fourth brother wants to eat tomorrow morning, I'll make it for you."

"You can."

As long as it is made by Yu Niang, he likes it.

Xu Qinyu thought about it, the fourth brother has not eaten the custard buns she made, and plans to make some dairy products for the fourth brother tomorrow.

He Laobo will definitely continue to deliver milk and fish to her tomorrow, and the fish will be kept tomorrow for Brother Cheng to make fish balls in the restaurant. After selling these, the milk will be left for the family to eat, just as he will leave for Ma Liu tomorrow. Go back and make more custard buns for Ma Liu to eat on the road.

Before Pei Weixuan went to wash up, he took out a thousand taels of silver from his body and gave it to Xu Qinyu.

This is what he asked for from Huo Ye. Huo Ye was in charge of the black-armored guards. He still had some money in his hand, and he asked for it.

When Huo Ye gave it to him, his face twitched in pain, and he muttered, "This is all the rest of our net worth. Fortunately, you have learned how to cook Liuli, otherwise, where would we have the money to recruit troops to buy horses."

Seeing the thousand taels of silver, Xu Qinyu couldn't help but exclaimed, "Fourth brother, did the caravan pay so much?"

Although it is going to sea, one thousand taels of silver is a lot, and the guards in ordinary caravans only have dozens of taels a year.

"Yes..." Pei Weixuan was a little helpless, "Although the restaurant makes a lot of money, you should keep these bank notes, and you can use them if you want to open a larger restaurant in the future."

Yu Niang's heart seems to be only cooking, opening a restaurant and making money.

Xu Qinyu took it, she knew that the Wen family would not ask for the thousand taels of silver notes, even if the fourth brother gave it to the Wen family, the Wen family would only give her to let her save it.

When Wen Shi saw that Brother Xuan gave the silver note to Yu Niang, he was stunned for a while, but he didn't think much about it, but a strange feeling spread in his heart.

Even if Brother Xuan gave her the silver note, she would definitely give it to Yu Niang.

It's just that Brother Xuan gave them to Yu Niang on his own initiative, and what Brother Xuan gave them were all bracelets and fingers, and only Yu Niang gave them a hairpin.

Could it be that Brother Xuan treats Yu Niang...

Wen's heart is inevitably overjoyed. She likes Yuniang, and naturally she wants Yuniang to be her daughter-in-law. It's really good that Brother Xuan is interested in Yuniang. As his son looks cold-hearted, she thinks that his son is like this. will never fall in love with anyone.

Just looking at Yu Niang, it seems that he really treats Brother Xuan as the fourth brother.

Forget it, let's take a look, anyway, even if Brother Xuan really likes Yu Niang, she is still based on Yu Niang's mind.

Pei Weixuan took the water and went back to the house to wash up, Xu Qinyu also went back to the house to wash up and fell asleep, and after a while Ning Jie'er also went back to the house to sleep with her.

Since Mrs. Zhu lived with the old lady, Mrs. Wen took Brother Feng to sleep, Jie Ning took Sister Qian to sleep, and Yu Niang slept in her own room.

Now that Pei Weixuan came back, he naturally wanted to sleep in the same room with Brother Feng. Mrs. Wen took Sister Qian to sleep, and Sister Ning went back to sleep with her.

Xu Qinyu thought that as the family grew larger, it was time to buy a new house, but it didn't need to be too big. First, buy a house with two entrances. The Laixi Lane in front was basically a house with two entrances and three entrances. People can live there, and Ning Jie'er has grown up, so she should have her own room.

Thinking about it, Xu Qinyu fell asleep in a daze.

The next day, she woke up still a little stunned. She put on her clothes and went out, and found that the oil lamp in the kitchen was on. When she saw that it was Pei Weixuan, she smiled and said, "Fourth brother, why don't you sleep a little longer when you come back?"

Xu Qinyu hadn't washed yet, just woke up, her eyes were a little hazy, and there was still the mark on her face that she pressed on the quilt.

Pei Weixuan raised his lips and smiled, "If I can't sleep, I wake up."

He had already boiled the hot water and filled the water tank in the kitchen. The firewood in the yard had not yet been split, for fear of disturbing everyone.

Xu Qinyu murmured: "Fourth brother has suffered so much on this trip, and he should rest more when he comes back."

After speaking, she remembered the crops like potatoes and sweet potatoes yesterday, and asked Pei Weixuan, "Fourth brother, what are you going to do with the crops you brought back from overseas?"

Can't be sold as seeds, right? Could it be sold directly to the court? After all, it's not the fourth brother's caravan, so the fourth brother shouldn't be able to call the shots, right? In fact, she didn't want the caravan to sell these things to the imperial court. The main thing was that even if they were handed over to the imperial court, the new emperor and the empress dowager could slaughter the victims at will. I'm afraid they won't pay much attention to these two crops, but don't destroy them. What a pity they had in their hands.

It is better to find someone to try planting on the southwest side first, just a boat, and bring back Liuli. There should be not many crops brought back. It will definitely take two years to really implement large-scale planting.

Pei Weixuan said: "The owner of the caravan should be planning to find someone to plant it first."

Not many of these crops have been brought back, so they can only be planted by the people on the island first, and the Southwest should be in his hands when he can plant a lot of them.

But before that, he had to go to a workshop to make glaze, and he had to make money first.

So he can't stay at home for long, and it's time to join Huo Ye and the others in a few days.

Hearing that it was the owner of the caravan that let them plant first, Xu Qinyu was relieved.

Before these things were planted in large quantities, she couldn't ask her fourth brother to help her negotiate business with the owner and buy these ingredients, so now Xu Qinyu can only wait, even if she is itchy, and she will wait for the next two years. You can eat with these ingredients.

Xu Qinyu chatted with the fourth brother for a while, and went to the Wen family to find brother Cheng, and together with brother Cheng, drove the donkey cart to the restaurant.

After going to the restaurant, Xu Qinyu wrote a notice and posted it, the restaurant is closed today, and the day after tomorrow, there will be fish balls and fish heads for sale at night.

The head of the house is too small to make too many chashu and custard buns, but it is more convenient for the restaurant to steam dozens of them at a time.

Soon, Uncle He brought fish and milk, as well as other river freshness such as shrimp, crab, and eel.

Xu Qinyu kept it all and made it for the fourth brother during the evening meal.

The extra shrimp, crab and eel can be made into salt and pepper flavors, and the snails can also be made from the meat to be dried and cooked in salt and pepper flavors, which are all brought to Malu for the group of officers and soldiers to eat.

It's a pity that the capital is a little far away, and it takes several days to walk by water, otherwise she would have asked Ma Liu to help her family with some food she made.

Now that the weather is getting hot, these foods will go bad in two days, and they can't be delivered to the family.

When eating in the morning, Xu Qinyu made custard buns, milk steamed buns, cooked a pot of brown sugar yin rice porridge, fried tofu, fried leeks, snails and water bamboo slices.

Chao Shi was eaten by the whole family, and Xu Qinyu first asked Cheng Ge’er to send the Chao food cart to the old lady Zhu.

Pei Weixuan, Wen's family, and Ning Jie'er have already gone to Zhu's old lady's side. Zhu's old lady knows that Pei Weixuan will return, and she is very excited when she sees her daughter's grandson for the first time. He said a lot.

When the morning food was delivered, the whole family began to eat the morning food.

Pei Weixuan had never eaten the brown sugar yin rice porridge and custard wrapped milk steamed buns from Chaoshi, and he had never eaten the pickles and fermented bean curd that came with them.

Needless to say, only Yu Niang can make such delicious food.

Xu Qinyu could see that the fourth brother actually liked sweets, and he drank three bowls of brown sugar yin rice porridge in one go.

After eating and drinking, Pei Weixuan and Xu Qinyu sent the kitchen utensils back to the restaurant.