Chapter 33 Hengshan and Snow
Hengshan County was covered in snow in January. Liu Qin was already a four-year-old man, so he always wanted to go out for adventure in the yard alone.

Then he was caught by Liu Qing and slapped a few times. The eldest young master of the Liu family burst into tears with snot and tears streaming down his face.

Young Master Liu cried until he hiccuped. He looked at his mother who came out and complained, "Mom, my sister hit me, why didn't you do anything about her?"

"Your sister is the wife of a top scholar. No one in the entire Hengshan County can control her!" Madam Ouyang said with a smile, warming her hands.

Liu Qin wiped her nose and cried out with tears in her eyes: "Can the wife of the first place winner beat a child? From now on, I want to be the first place winner's wife!"

"I think you are just too tough!" Liu Qing was so angry at his brother that he laughed and rolled up his sleeves as if he was going to beat him up.

"Daddy! My sister is going to hit me again." Liu Qin's face changed and she ran out covering her butt.

Looking at Young Master Liu running away, Liu Qing and his mother couldn't help but laugh.

Madam Ouyang turned to look at her pretty daughter and asked with a smile, "How is the wedding dress going?"

In ancient times, most women made their own wedding dresses.

There is a description in "The Peacock Flies Southeast":
The mother said to her daughter, "I just received a letter from the Lord of the Palace. He will come to pick you up tomorrow. Why don't you make some clothes? Don't let the matter get in the way!"

The girl was silent, she covered her mouth with a handkerchief and cried, her tears falling like a river. Move my glass couch and place it under the front window. Hold the knife and ruler in the left hand, and the silk in the right hand. In the morning, she made an embroidered skirt, and in the evening, she made a single silk shirt.

When Liu Qing heard this, she felt distressed. She regretted very much that she did not learn the housework seriously when her mother taught her. Now she was making her own wedding dress and needed to ask the embroiderer from Hengyang City for help.

“There are still many more.”

Madam Ouyang looked at her daughter and couldn't help but pat her hands. She gently advised, "Don't worry, there's still time."

"Yeah." Liu Qing nodded, and for some reason, his originally anxious heart calmed down.

Just then, Liu Zhengfeng walked in holding his son in one hand and dragging a wooden box with the other.

Young Master Liu's eyes sparkled and he smiled happily. He looked at Liu Qing and shouted, "Sister, sister, this is a gift sent back by Senior Brother!"

This silly kid probably forgot who spanked him just now.

When Liu Qing heard that it was sent back by Ou Zanghua, she ran out immediately. When she saw the wooden box in her father's hand, she stopped and called out with a slightly red face.

"Hahahaha you!"

Liu Zhengfeng nodded at his daughter, but was reluctant to say anything to her, so he handed the wooden box over.

Liu Qing returned to the room with a smile. After opening the wooden box, the first thing she saw was a letter and two sets of head jewelry, including a center-picked hairpin, a split-center hairpin, a full crown, a top hairpin, a bun, a flower tin (headband), a hairpin, a hairpin, earrings and a series of other accessories.

She took out the letter, opened it and read:

Qingqing,

Seeing a word is like a face, showing a letter is like a meeting.

The sky will clear up soon after snowing, and I wish you peace and happiness.

Paper and ink are limited, please turn the page if you want to say more

With a "puchi", Liu Qing couldn't help laughing. The senior brother was just like before, always able to make her laugh easily.

She obediently turned to the next page:
I wish I were like the stars and the moon, shining brightly every night.

Liu Qing's eyes were a little dazed. She held the page to her chest, as if she could feel her senior brother standing in front of her, personally putting the hairpin on her.

"Cough cough." Old Liu on the side couldn't bear it anymore and coughed.

Liu Qing was startled and glanced at his father embarrassedly.

Old Liu sighed and asked, "Didn't my disciple mention me at all?" "No."

Liu Qing had just said a word when she saw her father's eyes darken. She quickly added, "No, I haven't finished reading it yet!"

"Then you continue." Old Liu nodded, leaned back in his chair and waited.

Liu Qing turned the pages nervously. She was really worried that her senior brother would not mention his old father.

Fortunately, Ou Zanghua has always been meticulous. Except for the two pages written to Liu Qing, the rest are greetings to Old Liu and Mrs. Ouyang.

He also told Liu Qing that one of the two sets of head jewelry was chosen by a master's wife.

The gift from Master Liu Zhengfeng was a fragment of Songs of Taoist Bai Shi, which included four songs: Yangzhou Slow, Linglong Sifan, Dianjiang Lip and Partridge Sky.

Liu Qin and Mi Weiyi also prepared gifts. Liu Qin gave Huarong Dao, while Mi Weiyi gave Ou Zanghua’s own insights into the Hengshan Sword Technique.

At this moment, Lao Liu looked at the music score in his hand, and couldn't help but smile, "Zang Hua still understands me!"

Liu Qing took out a stack of papers, handed them to Liu Zhengfeng and said, "Dad, this is from Senior Brother to Senior Brother. Senior Brother said he would show it to you first and you can decide whether to give it to Senior Brother."

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Liu Zhengfeng carefully put the remaining fragments of "Songs of Taoist Bai Shi" aside, took the stack of papers and began to read them.

The more Lao Liu looked, the more surprised he became, and for a moment his expression became much more serious.

Liu Qing continued to give out gifts, including the Huarong Road given to Liu Qin. The little guy was very interested in it, but didn't know how to play with it.

She also took out two sets of head jewelry and shared them with her mother.

Madam Ouyang looked at the finely crafted hairpin and said with some emotion, "As expected of a craftsman from Jiangnan, the workmanship is finer than ours."

"Mom, which one do you like?" Liu Qing looked at this, touched that, with a smile on his face.

"Mother can't even use all the head ornaments and jewelry your father gave her, so why does she need Canghua to give her more?" Madam Ouyang smiled and shook her head, pushing them all to Liu Qing and said, "Just think of them as gifts from mother."

"Thank you, mother!" Liu Qing did not bother to be polite with her mother and happily put away both sets of head jewelry.

She had some anticipation, and when her senior brother came back, she would bring a set to pick him up.

I just don't know when the elder brother will come back.
At the same time, the sand ship that Ou Zanghua was riding on also encountered trouble.

Due to the cold weather in the north, the surface of the Grand Canal began to freeze after leaving Liaocheng. When it reached Linqing, the ice was too thick to sail.

On both sides of the canal, many people were breaking the ice.

This scene is very inhumane, but it was a very common thing in ancient times.

As the old year has passed and the new year is approaching, snow is flying in the mountain city and the north wind is strong. The corvée walks by the river and cries, the sand is cold and the water is frozen and hurts his bones.

This is the scene described.

Ou Zanghua looked solemn and suddenly slapped the armrest.

Qu Feiyan was startled. Looking at her master's serious expression, she, who was always eloquent, did not dare to speak.

"Let's go!" Ou Zanghua sighed. This chess game is too big and he is not even qualified to be a chess piece now.

With a sense of melancholy, Ou Zanghua got off the sand boat, stored the boat at the dock, and would pick it up later.

This kind of deposit is naturally not safe for ordinary people, so after Ou Zanghua completed the custody, he revealed his identity as a top scholar and told these people that he would be very angry if the boat was gone when he returned.

The dock dealer was confused. He thought he could make a lot of money just now, but before he could even laugh, he was slapped down by the other party.
(End of this chapter)