Chapter 3 Heli Shang
Just after the slight summer heat, the cicadas on the date tree outside Li Sanniang’s boudoir began to chirp “Zhi Zhi Zhi Zhi” as soon as the sky was bright enough.
Although the family is taking care of Li Sanniang’s health after a miscarriage, Second Sister-in-law Li is still pregnant, and Mother Li has another job of stabilizing the mother-in-law. Sister-in-law Li is also a little stressed by taking care of the food and drink of so many people at home. of.
I don’t know whether it’s because time travel can strengthen the physique or because the original person Li Sanniang is a young lady with good health. This is already the seventh day after the miscarriage, and the lochia is not clear yet, but it may also be Li Sanniang. The decoction prescribed by my father has taken effect. Although I am not as energetic as a normal person, I don't feel tired or tired.
I am very grateful to Emperor Wu who traveled through time for greatly improving his trousers, so that he no longer has to wear crotchless trousers that leak air.
But women's sanitary products are really rudimentary. A band less than three fingers wide is filled with burned plant ash, and is tied around the waist with a thin rope. This is the ancient version of sanitary napkins.
Although Li Sanniang understands intellectually that burned plant ashes are relatively clean, she really misses the sanitary napkins in modern society.
Li Sanniang has to think about it. It is best to win unlimited usable sanitary napkins in the lottery after the first task is successful.
Li Sanniang is only eighteen years old and has no plans to get married or have children in the future. How come she has had menstruation for more than twenty years!
Li Sanniang first touched the little Luzhu'er's sleepy and rosy face next to her, lowered her head and kissed her forehead, then quietly went to the cabinet next to the bed to find a clean menstrual belt. Replace the menstrual belt stained with lochia that was used last night.
It is simply intolerable that this thing should be reused!
Put it away carefully and put it in the wooden basin under the bed. Li Sanniang quickly got dressed and wanted to go to the kitchen to get some hot water for washing.
Before she could reach the kitchen, Mother Li came towards her carrying a bucket of water.
"Sanniang, what are you doing up so early?"
Mother Li said, motioning for Li Sanniang to go back.
"Auntie, come here by yourself. I'm in good health, and I'm not a porcelain man. I still want to make breakfast with my sister-in-law." Just tidy up, you should take good care of yourself now."
As he was talking, he had already entered Li Sanniang's boudoir. Coincidentally, the little Luzhu'er on the bed happened to be half sitting and rubbing her eyes. She looked so cute. I wish I could hold her in my arms and kiss her sweetly.
Mother Li put down the small wooden bucket and hurriedly sat by the bed, half-hugging Luzhu'er and smiling: "Grandma's little sweetheart, why don't you sleep more?"
Seeing Luzhu'er The child was taken care of. Li Sanniang quickly took down the wooden basin next to the bed, poured hot water into it, and asked whether it was hot or not. It was warm. She soaked some of it with a small towel on the wooden shelf and handed it to Mother Li. , I just washed my hands and face.
Mother Li wiped Lu Zhuer's hands and face, then picked up the small skirt on the hanger on the other side of the bed and helped her put it on.
By the time Mother Li helped Lu Zhuer comb her two little hairdos, Li Sanniang had already helped her sister-in-law set the dinner table.
Although it is not the home of Zhongmingding Food, the Li family still eats at separate tables in the early morning. They are full of corn porridge and home-made side dishes. Except for the four little ones who go to the academy and the little Lulu, each of them has an egg. , only the pregnant Li Ersao and Li Sanniang, who had just given birth, had eggs to eat.
After all, it is impossible to raise chickens in the city of Chang'an. Except for the well in the backyard, which is convenient for drinking water, other ingredients have to be bought at the market.
However, every morning on the streets outside Bahang City, some villagers from the villages outside the city come to set up small stalls selling vegetables and eggs produced at home. The government office only charges one copper plate. Distributed to those who maintain hygiene and sweep the streets.
Therefore, the eggs at home are eaten first by those who need them.
After dinner, Li's father and the second brother Li said that they would go to Fang Zheng's place to ask questions, but the eldest brother Li had gone to work as early as the fourth watch.
Mother Li also had a family that she had promised to give birth to, so she packed up and left.
The four little ones helped put away the dishes and chopsticks in the kitchen, then put on their schoolbags and went to the academy with their companions.
Li Sanniang and Sister-in-law Li washed the dishes and chopsticks with the hot water from the bottom of the pot, took the bamboo basket frame, and chatted with Sister-in-law Li and Sister-in-law Li while working under the jujube tree.
Lu Zhuer is very well-behaved and can play with a cloth tiger for a long time.
Li’s father and brother Li carried pastries from Xiangguiji and soufflés sold by Hu Shang in the West Market. They looked for a ginseng in a brocade box at home in advance and went to Li’s house on Zhuque Street. Uncle Li Mulin's family.
The Li family moved to Chang'an from Lu in the previous generation. Li's father and Uncle Li are cousins, but there were some disputes between the elders, which led to Li's father having a difficult time in his youth and worshiping someone else. As a teacher, he entered the medical profession.
Uncle Li studied medicine with his father since he was a child. His talent was average, but he couldn't handle children. The eldest son of Uncle Li's family, Li Lingxiao, was extremely talented and had a reputation for being smart when he was young. He is now a member of the Imperial Medical Department. A doctor among them, from the ninth rank.
After Uncle Li's father passed away, the two families continued to move together, but the depth of the relationship cannot be said. After all, there was still a human life between them, and they had no contact with each other for nearly twenty years. Therefore, Brother Li and the heirs of Uncle Li's branch are ranked separately, each in his own row.
The marriage between the Wang family and Li Sanniang was probably not because the Wang family was optimistic about this family relationship.
When I arrived at the concierge, I told them their names. After waiting for a while, they were invited in.
Uncle Li was the only one standing at the door of the main hall, waiting for the little girl to get some tea. After chatting for a few words, Father Li explained his purpose.
Uncle Li pondered for a moment and then said: "Sanniang's matter may be easy or difficult to handle, and it may be easy to handle even if it is not easy to handle. Princess Cheng'an's example is there, and the Wang family cannot deny it. I learned from Erlang that besides Wang Dalang, the Wang family is a bit like his father. Wang Xiaolang is not a serious person, not to mention that without the suppression of Wang Dalang and his father, the short-sighted woman of the Wang family is still very good at grasping the lifeblood. "
"Since Sanniang is willing to give up some money, and Dalang has some friendship with Li Lingshi from the household registration department, as long as Fang Zheng is on our side and breaks up with the Wang family, it will be fine. I asked Sanniang to bring my daughter back.”
After hearing that Uncle Li was willing to help negotiate, Father Li and Brother Li breathed a sigh of relief as if a huge boulder had been dropped.
After chatting for a while, the two left Uncle Li's house.
We took a donkey cart back to Changshoufang. Brother Li went to Xiangguiji to buy four kinds of cakes. After getting off the donkey cart, he and Li's father went to Fang Zhengsun Fugui's house. After explaining the matter in detail, Sun Fangzheng thought for a while and only said that as long as the Wang family could agree that the girl would return home and be raised by her mother, he would be able to stamp the letter of separation and then go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to sign the red deed.
As for what Li Sanniang said about the marriage between the young lady and the hairpin queen, it is easy to say that she can just write a deed and leave it at the government office together.
As for Li Sanniang, if she wants to set up a female household, it can be said that she only needs a house in the house.
Not to mention that Li Sanniang was willing to pay the high deposit to the government office, so this matter should be done.
After receiving a satisfactory answer, Father Li and Brother Li said a few good words and returned to the hospital.
At this time, the medical hall has opened its doors. The plaque hanging on the front door is called Herbal Medicine Hall. At this time, two young men taking medicine are taking care of it.
Li's father hurriedly went to sit in the hall. Brother Li went to the back first to say he was coming back, and then went to the medicine cabinet to get medicine for someone.
After a busy morning, Li Sanniang and Mrs. Li put lunch on the table and waited until Father Li moved his chopsticks before the five of them started eating.
Brother Li is the Jinwu Guard and usually does not come back for lunch at noon. Mother Li is Wenpo and probably ate at the master’s house today. The four little ones had lunch at the academy.
In fact, after Emperor Wu ascended the throne, he vigorously developed agriculture and introduced Champa rice from Annan. Merchants from the south brought sweet potatoes and took the lead in eating lunch, slowly from top to bottom from Chang'an. Spread outward.
But it is estimated that only the people in Chang'an City are willing to eat three meals a day.
Before eating, Father Li motioned to Brother Li to tell everyone about his visit to Uncle Li's house and Fang Zheng's house in the morning.
Later in the afternoon, I will give a few coins to the boy on the street to help bring a message to the Wang family. Tomorrow, everyone will go to the Wang family to discuss Li Sanniang's reconciliation with Li and bring Xiao Luzhu'er home.
Li Sanniang hurriedly divided the bowls and chopsticks and said, "Ah, I will go with you when the time comes. After taking the divorce letter, I went to the government office to sign the red deed. Just in time, I have made a decision with the Wang family. I can't decide Lu Zhuer's marriage alone."
The dowry given by my family when my son got married, some of it was used in the years after my son got married, but it was only the income from the twenty acres of land outside the city and the profit that was given to him on the cabinet at home. As for Yuan San’s share, the money that Aye and Aniang gave me back then is still there, so it should be enough to pay the deposit at the government office.”
Father Li nodded and agreed.
Lunch consists of boiled sweet potatoes, homemade side dishes, stewed fresh vegetables bought at the morning market, a big pot full for Guan Baoer to eat, and mung beans cooked by Mrs. Li in the pot Soup.
After Emperor Wu came to the throne, he started the road of seawater salt drying, which was a government business. The technological innovation brought white snowflake salt, which only had a salty taste but no bitter taste. Therefore, Ordinary people at home are willing to add salt to their dishes to season them.
Li's father is a doctor himself, so he knows that people who don't eat salt will lose their strength, but eating too much salt will not do it, and they will also get sick.
Therefore, the home-made side dishes will never be as salty as other restaurants. They are very salty and palatable, and they are delicious just as they are.
The Li family has the habit of taking a nap in the afternoon. Accompanied by the cicada's cicada sound on the jujube tree, Li Sanniang also fanned Little Luzhu'er to sleep with a cattail leaf fan, and then Li Sanniang also fell into a drowsy state. Go to sleep.
In less than half an hour, Li Sanniang woke up. It should be said that the mung bean soup cooked by her sister-in-law was so delicious. She just drank one more bowl. If she drank more, it would have been earlier. wake up.
After solving the urgent problem, seeing that little Luzhu'er showed no signs of waking up, I still woke her up cruelly, fearing that she would be sleepy after sleeping too much during the day.
I just gave Lu Zhuer some warm water, and when I was carrying her out, I saw Sister-in-law Li drying the herbs collected from the village in the yard.
Although Brother Li goes to the village outside the city every half month to collect some herbs, and he also teaches villagers who often go to the mountains, including Sister Li’s family, how to simply prepare the collected herbs, he is not a professional after all. , most of them still need to be concocted by yourself.
Li Sanniang walked over and gently used some strength to lead Sister-in-law Li to the bamboo chair under the jujube tree.
"Second sister-in-law, please have a rest. The sun is still shining brightly at this time. You can help me look at the dewdrops while I go and dry the herbs."
"This is my third child, and I have nothing to do when I am idle. You are the most precious person to me."
"You are the tenth child, and you are also the most precious person." Sister-in-law Li came out of the kitchen with a tea tray and joked. arrive.
Not even a quarter of an hour after the three of them sat around the bamboo table, Mother Li came back with a basket.
Li Sanniang quickly stepped forward to take Mother Li's basket and put it in the kitchen, where she would boil water to boil the tools after dinner and sterilize them for next time use.
"Auntie, how are you? I see there are ten red eggs in the basket." Li Sanniang asked curiously as she brought a cup of tea to Mother Li.
"It went very well. This is not the first time for Mrs. Zhou's family. She sells meat in her family. She eats well and has good health. She was born in just a few hours. She is a healthy little girl with abundant fetal hair. Look at it. That's a good look." Mother Li picked up the tea cup and drank it in one gulp, and said to the three of them.
“These three brothers of the Zhou family were all the ones who delivered their babies when I was young. Now so many years have passed and I have delivered their babies seven or eight times. I finally have a little girl. I’m so happy. I was given a bunch of copper plates on the spot." After saying that, Mother Li took out a wrapped cloth towel and took out the copper plates strung with a string.
"The old man from the Zhou family was so happy in the yard that he even asked me to go have a drink when he was one month old."
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