Chapter 18 Establishing a Female Household
Li Sanniang was also very surprised that the Qian family was so generous. One thousand taels of silver plus fabrics, cakes and other gifts were really not a small expense.
Should we say that wealthy families only have money to build things?
Li Sanniang is very envious in her heart. Being rich is an enviable existence in any time and space.
Although Mother Li said in front of everyone that the money was given to Li Sanniang by the Qian family alone, it was only for Li Sanniang, not the Li family.
However, Li Sanniang felt that it was too difficult to find a suitable house in Chang'an City at this time, let alone that she wanted to raise Lu Zhu'er alone after setting up a female household.
So, Li Sanniang brought the small silver box and knocked on the door of the eldest brother Li's sister-in-law and the second brother Li's sister-in-law. Except for the second sister-in-law Li who still needed to take Xiao Wulang with her during the confinement period, they all gathered with Li's father Li. In my mother's room, a second family meeting was held.
Li Sanniang mainly elaborated on two points. First, He Li returned home and wanted to set up a female household with Lu Zhuer. He just had to go to the government office with Li's father tomorrow to go through the formalities. But the small house he bought was not conducive to raising Lu Zhuer alone, so he still wanted to continue living in the Li family.
Secondly, since he and Lu Zhuer need to continue to rely on the Li family, they must consider the survival needs of other people in the Li family. Li Dalang will be fifteen after the Chinese New Year, and he can see his wife soon. If it's quick, we may see him get married next year, and he may have children the year after that. Therefore, a separate courtyard is crucial for Li Dalang as he reaches his age.
Speaking of this, Brother Li said that he had no plans to let Li Dalang get married and have a son so early, saying that it would be too late to wait until Li Dalang was almost 20 and crowned.
After listening to Brother Li's words, Li Sanniang said, "Even if we have to wait until the elder man reaches his twenties before considering marriage, we should give him a courtyard earlier. After the new year, the elder man can be regarded as a middle-aged man, not a child." Well, doesn’t the eldest brother still have martial arts requirements for him? Then he should be given a courtyard.”
Everyone present heard this and thought to themselves, after all, Li Sanniang was right.
"Aye, Aniang, that's what I thought. Since I got such a sum of money by chance, I thought about using it. I used this thousand taels to buy my current and I came to the yard where Lu Zhu'er lives and asked Chen Yalang that Mr. Zhou's family next door wanted to sell part of the house. He said that his family didn't plan to settle down in Chang'an City and wanted to return to his hometown. They only planned to keep one. I’ll add a few houses and plan to sell the rest.”
Before Li Sanniang finished speaking, Brother Li said at Sister Li’s signal: “Then I’ll take advantage of you and get this money.” We are borrowing Aye and Aniang’s money. Dalang’s mother and I will put together another five hundred taels and ask Mr. Zhou if we can buy a few rooms.”
“Three. Both mother and eldest brother are right. It seems that the life of Chang'an City will get better and better in the future. Even if the city has been expanded three times, the houses in this city are still expensive. Erlang and Sanlang are only three years younger than Dalang. The preparation is the best. I can’t afford much, but three hundred taels can still do it. It would be good to buy an extra room.”
Father Li and Mother Li felt very happy when they saw that their three children did not fight over each other, nor did they blindly take advantage of money. After all, it was not a matter of neighbors fighting over a room. Rarely seen.
Father Li and Mother Li looked at each other and nodded. Mother Li looked at the three brothers and sisters with a smile and said: "You three are all born to me, but Sanniang is born to me and you." Aye got this old girl unexpectedly. Your sister is more than ten years younger than you, and she has been smart since she was a child. It is inevitable for me and you, Aye, to feel a little more pain when Emperor Wu comes to the throne, although the girl's life is getting better and better. , but the world is difficult and the constraints on the girl are greater after all. It is not easy for Sanniang and Li Gui to raise Lu Zhuer alone. Who else can she rely on besides us? "
When Li Sanniang heard this, she thought of a sentence, "Parents love their children, and they have far-reaching plans."
"Auntie, son."
Li's mother raised her hand to signal Li Sanniang to wait a moment. Then she continued to look at her two sons, one daughter and her eldest daughter-in-law and said, "You can help each other. You have not forgotten the friendship you had when you were young just because you have your own families. No one wants to take advantage of the family. My mother-in-law is very happy." I'm glad that I didn't teach you how to read, read, and reason in vain.
Sanniang earned this money by her own ability. Dalang, you have just taken up the post of Jinwu Guard and you have a lot to deal with. Your family can't help you in this regard, so you have to rely on yourself.
Erlang helps the family take care of the hospital and medicine cabinets all day long, and goes to the countryside every ten days to collect medicinal herbs. On weekdays, your eldest brother is busy, and you help educate most of the children at home.
It’s not easy for Dalang’s daughter-in-law. You guys just sit in the clinic and I’m away from home for two out of three days. My wife relies on Dalang’s daughter-in-law to take care of everything in the house.
Erlang’s wife is not here, but my mother-in-law also remembers her kindness.
So, you Aye and I have long discussed using money from the public to buy a few more houses nearby so that the children can live in them in the future. Since Sanniang is willing to pay for the small courtyard she lives in now, it is still worthwhile to add this thousand taels to buy a slightly larger courtyard.
Tomorrow Erlang will go and ask about Mr. Zhou. "
"The house we have now was earned by my own efforts when I was young. Sanniang also bought my house. Your grandma and I don't need you to contribute money to buy a house. You also can. You have to remember that you are taking advantage of your little sister! Wait until a hundred years have passed since my mother-in-law and I shared this equally. "
"Aye, I remember my little sister well, Aye, don't say that, you and my mother-in-law want to live a long life, so that we can be filial. "
After Brother Li said this, Li Sanniang and the others quickly agreed.
"Haha, as long as you are willing, a person's lifespan has its own destiny. ”
"Auntie, since I have to live with Luzhu'er at home from now on, I feel that I should also pay some money to the public account every month like the eldest and second brothers."
"Just follow me. Sister-in-law, let's discuss it." Finally, Li Sanniang left the small silver box with one thousand taels and went back to sleep with An Xin.
The next day, the sun was shining brightly, which was a good day to do things.
Li Sanniang took the deed of the house she bought in Datie Alley, the divorce letter, and the Luzhuer marriage agreement. Li's father took his household sticker and the house deed and went to the Ministry of Household Affairs to find Li Lingshi. Within half a month, I turned in these and established a female household!
Then he moved Luzhu'er under his own household sticker. It's complete!
As soon as the official seal was stamped, an electronic male voice that only Li Sanniang could hear echoed in his mind, "Congratulations to the host for completing task three. The reward has been placed in the backpack. Please collect it from the backpack."
At this moment, Li Sanniang understood why many outstanding women in modern society are keen to buy their own houses. After all, with a house, you can have your own household registration book, and the head of the household is yourself. This feeling is really not bad!
After finishing these things, Li Sanniang and Li's father went to find Li Lingshi, thanked him emotionally again, and asked for the address of Li Lingshi's home, planning to send some gifts to his door later.
On the way home by donkey cart, I went to find Sun Fangzheng again at the gate of the square, bought four gifts, thanked him again, and made an appointment to invite Sun Fangzheng to a wine shop tomorrow. Last meal.
Li's father said to Uncle Li, just wait until he comes back to thank you alone, so that Li Sanniang doesn't have to worry.
Li Sanniang discussed with Father Li on the road that today is also a good day and it’s time to celebrate. Why not buy two roast geese and a pot of wine, and wait until the family gets together in the evening? Eat it.
Father Li all agreed.
As soon as the donkey cart arrived at the door of the hospital, the neighbor Aunt Wang came to greet her. Before Aunt Wang came closer, the Zhou family's wife and the Sun family's wife, who were sitting on the street chatting, were holding needles and threads in their hands. Came over.
Unfortunately, they are all old neighbors, and some of them have watched Li Sanniang grow up. Living in this world, as long as you are not powerful, there will always be some interpersonal interactions that you cannot escape.
Father Li was most troubled by the gossip of these ladies. He gave Li Sanniang a helpless look, picked up the roast goose, bowed to the ladies around him, and then went straight to the hospital, leaving him with a small wine bottle. Li Sanniang with an awkward smile on her face.
One asked, "Whose house was so grand and grand yesterday?"
The other said, "Why did you bring so many gifts to Li's house?"
Also Someone asked, "Sanniang, are you really divorced with dewdrops on your face?" When the lady asked this question, she even got a blank look from the grandmother next to her. It's a bit like you just know it in your heart, so why do you have to do it? What about embarrassing people in front of others?
Li Sanniang put away the helpless smile on her face and thought to herself that the human heart for gossip has really not diminished across time and space.
But this lady who exposes others' shortcomings is quite rare.
Although divorce is not a praiseworthy thing in modern society, it is not shameful.
After all, what's the use of forcing two people who can't get along to have to face each other for the sake of face?
Nowadays, even though there are many upper-class people from Princess Chengan to rich families and girls who have returned home to raise their children, it is still a new thing among ordinary people, and everyone is curious. There is nothing wrong with that.
But you have to look at the girl in question on the street and ask someone on the forehead, why is it embarrassing? It's just that you are jealous of the Li family. You see that their good life is not as good as other places. Li Sanniang and Li Guijia are the only clues. I can let you talk about it.
Li Sanniang turned around and took a closer look at the lady who asked this question. She was wearing a dark-colored headscarf and a modified short brown t-shirt. Her skin was not white, and she had many wrinkles, but she was not short. Li Sanniang had not yet remembered who she was. , Sister-in-law Li came over.
“Oh, ladies and gentlemen, please let our Sanniang go. I still have a lot of things waiting for Sanniang to do for me at home, but I don’t have time to chat with the ladies. It’s all going to take a while. It’s time to make lunch, ladies, why don’t you go home and do your work?”
With that said, she was about to take the small wine bottle Li Sanniang was carrying and go home.
Li Sanniang stopped Sister-in-law Li who was about to pull her home, turned around and faced the aunt who had just exposed her, looked at her from head to toe, then back from toe, and said slowly: "Auntie, please forgive me. Although Sanniang is still young, I really don't remember which neighbor you are? Yes, I, Li Sanniang, have returned home with my daughters Lu Zhuer and Li. You must have also seen my elder brother Aye Aniang. The second brother came back after collecting the dowry for me. When the aunt asked this question, the third mother thought, maybe she was also worried that her children would get divorced? Let's grow old together."
The aunt was left there with an embarrassed look on her face. The others saw that there was no excitement and turned around to go home and light a fire to cook. ,
"Why are you being so serious with this kind of person?"
"Huh, sister-in-law, I just can't stand the way she catches up with me and laughs at me, it's so annoying."
"You, you, you , you still have such a bad temper!”
I hope you don’t encounter villains in your life and work!
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