Chapter 20 Qiqiao Festival
The Li family was watching in Xuandu. They donated five taels of silver and another five taels of silver. Over there, Li’s mother and brother Li also invited the statue home and spent another five taels of silver. , not counting the money for the sesame oil given by the Taoist boy at the door when delivering the incense, I spent fifteen taels of flowers in Xuandu.
Finding inner peace is really not an ordinary commodity. Li Sanniang once again put her money making on track.
Although Li Sanniang didn’t have to pay for the money, Li Sanniang still felt heartbroken.
Tasks must be done, systems must be upgraded, children must be raised, and money must be earned!
The four members of the Li family went home in a donkey cart after clearing their doubts and inviting the statues. However, in the room where the master of Xuandu Temple was explaining the doubts of the believers, a man with chicken skin and white hair came out from behind a screen that the pilgrims didn't notice. The Taoist priest comes.
"Guangxi, what do you think of that girl's appearance?"
"Master, he is similar to a saint. He is a kind person with bright eyebrows and a golden light of merit."< br>
"It seems that the fortune of the Tang Dynasty has not declined but increased, and the country is long-lasting."
The Li family did not know this. Mother Li, who returned home excitedly, hurriedly asked the second brother Li to take care of it. In the side hall next to the main hall, a spacious place was cleared next to the altar table where the memorial tablets of Li's father's biological parents were enshrined. The walls were carefully cleaned, and then the statues of the gods that had been invited back were enshrined.
The second brother Li was very active, he cleaned up quickly with his hands and feet, and hung up the statues respectfully.
Finally, Li’s father took the lead and first lit incense on the statue of the god, and then on the memorial tablets of Li’s parents. This was the end of the process.
Sister-in-law Li came out of the house and told Father Li that the four little ones had gone to her parents’ house to practice martial arts and were expected to come back in the evening. Father Li had also written ten words for each of them to punish them for fighting. Okay, let’s put it in the main hall.
At noon, Sister-in-law Li specially cooked a vegetarian meal. Only Sister-in-law Li, who was still in confinement, ate a meal with fish soup and eggs.
I had just finished eating, and the rain, which had not fallen all morning, started to fall.
Fortunately, Sister-in-law Li and the boys had already put away the drying herbs in the morning as the weather was not good.
The family was just about to chat a few words, but Li Gui, the young boy, led Mr. Zhou next door to the door under his umbrella.
"Doctor Li, I am rude and disrespectful in coming here."
As he said this, Mr. Zhou bowed to Li's father.
Father Li quickly stood up and returned the courtesy. Seeing that Mr. Zhou had something to talk about, Brother Li stayed behind. When Sister Li served the tea, he, Mother Li, Sanniang Li and little Luzhuer evacuated. Sister-in-law Li went to see Kogoro at her house.
"Mr. Zhou is serious. We have been neighbors for many years. What's rude? Please take a seat and have tea."
After a lot of polite words between adults, Mr. Zhou finally got to the point, "We have been neighbors for many years. , I won’t play riddles with Dr. Li. There is a rumor that your third wife saved the life of the young man from the Dali Temple Shaoqing’s family. Is this true or false?”
Father Li swallowed his tea and thought to himself? , ah, after two or three days, this gossip finally reached my ears.
Father Li put down his tea cup, cleared his throat, and replied with pride on his face: "Haha, where did Mr. Zhou hear it from? It's indeed the truth. My Sanniang happened by chance. I just saved the young man from the Qian family.”
“Dr. Li is a humble man and a great teacher. Sanniang has studied medicine with Dr. Li for many years and has become more and more sophisticated in her medical skills.
I remember that Sanniang was following you in the front hall for medical treatment when she was seven or eight years old. She was really amazing.
That’s just right, so I’ll just say it bluntly. My elder brother wants to return to his hometown, and I also want to return to my roots. For a shop that has been operating in Chang’an for such a long time, my family plans to reserve the front door. The remaining rooms are planned to be split and sold.
Lao Wangtou has bought the western half. Does Dr. Li have any interest in the eastern half? "
Hearing this, Brother Li couldn't hide the joy on his face. He glanced at Father Li and asked, "Mr. Zhou, how much is the price? ”
Seeing that Brother Li had gone to inquire about the price, Father Li did not speak again.
"This is a big yard on the east side. Although there is no well in the yard, if you don't mind the trouble, you can spend money to drill another one yourself. After all, the pomegranate trees in the yard are growing well, and there must be underground water.
This half of the yard is also close to your backyard. As long as you open a hole in the west wall of your house, you can directly connect to this yard.
Our family has lived carefully over the years. It will be repaired every year, and it will be no problem to live in the house for another ten or twenty years.
The price is three thousand taels. If you agree, we can go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to apply for the red deed tomorrow!"
Hearing Master Zhou's price of three thousand taels, Brother Li's heart trembled, thinking that he couldn't buy it anymore.
Although the price offered by Mr. Zhou is a bit high, Li Erlang estimates that Mr. Zhou's half of the yard can be sold for 25,600 taels now. But if Mr. Zhou wants to sell it at a high price, he only needs to find Guan Ya. The wealthy merchants from Jiangnan who were eager to settle in Chang'an were not short of these five or six hundred taels of silver.
Brother Li didn't say anything anymore, looking at Father Li's attitude to see if he decided to buy it.
"Mr. Zhou, we have been neighbors for many years, do you think this is feasible?
You are going back to your hometown. I remember that Mr. Zhou's hometown is in Shanxi, although it is not a long way from Chang'an. It's far, but it's not close either.
Our Herbal Medicine Hall prepares everything from colds and diarrhea to anti-hemorrhage medicine for fifty people, and also gives him a ten-year-old ginseng, which is half of the yard for Mr. Zhou. Can you sell it to my Li family for two thousand five hundred taels?”
In terms of value, a wild ginseng can be worth three to four hundred taels of silver, but wild ginseng is not often available, and it is a life-saving thing. It is impossible to say whether Mr. Zhou lost or the Li family made a profit. Mr. Zhou was very happy, otherwise he would not have been able to leave Jin to build such a large family business, so he just nodded and agreed.
"Sure, I took advantage of Dr. Li. We will find an escort to return home at the beginning of next month. Dr. Li can make a deal with me before the end of this month."
< br>Li's father and brother Li responded to Master Zhou's question again and talked about how Li Sanniang treated Qian Xiaolang, and then they parted ways.
Brother Li went to Mother Li and the others with a happy face to tell them the good news. After looking around, he saw five women and Kogoro from top to bottom in his house.
After happily sharing the good news with everyone, Brother Li returned to the medicine cabinet still unfulfilled.
"That's good. I've been to Mr. Zhou's yard once. His daughter-in-law felt uncomfortable and asked me to go and massage it. The yard is quite neat and tidy, and there are two tall trees growing there. It’s a pretty old pomegranate tree.”
Mother Li bit off the thread of the menstrual belt that had just been sewn on her hand, and said to Li Sanniang and the others with a smile.
"Hey, why did I bite it off with my teeth? Don't you have small scissors? I always use my teeth. Why did I buy these small scissors from the salesman? Isn't it just a waste of copper coins?"
< br>"You, you, I know, I know, I won't bite you next time. You want a better menstrual belt. If you don't know how to make it yourself, you will drag your sister-in-law to do it for you."
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"Hey, grandma, aren't I learning? Right, sister-in-law, look at the narrowing acupuncture technique you taught me, I have learned it."
Sister-in-law Li smiled and said nothing, looking at Li Sanniang and her daughter are talkative.
This person, it’s rare to be proficient in everything. People’s energy and time are limited. When you spend time and energy on something, it will be difficult to spend energy on other things. .
For example, Li Sanniang, who should have learned how to cook as a female worker when she was young, ended up studying medicine with Li’s father and prescribing prescriptions. After she got married, she slowly learned to manage accounts and manage her own yard. Food and drink, but female workers are still not very good at cooking.
Just like now, to make a kapok-backed menstrual belt, you have to ask Mother Li and Sister-in-law Li for help. I learned acupuncture from Sister-in-law Li for a few days, and my fingers were filled with needle holes. The distressed Sister-in-law Li simply didn't need her to do anything, saying that she had done it for her in her spare time, and asked Li Sanniang not to torment her delicate fingers.
In the evening, the four little ones who came back from Mrs. Li's parents' house were all very tired and droopy. Even Li Silang didn't have the energy to greet little Luzhu'er who had led Xiao Huang to greet him.
Li Sanniang smiled at Sister-in-law Li, her gloating look made her even good-tempered Sister-in-law Li want to imitate Mother Li and point her finger on her forehead.
After yesterday's heavy rain, the weather is getting hotter and hotter. Sister-in-law Li is picking mung beans and wants to make another pot of mung bean soup today to clear away the heat.
After all, early this morning, Brother Li drove the four little ones who were very tired yesterday on a donkey cart to go to the countryside to collect medicinal materials from Sister-in-law Li’s parents’ house. He waited for them to come back in the evening, and they were probably tired again. The four little ones were so tired.
Little Luzhu'er has a good temper and is still here with Mrs. Li, helping to pick mung beans. It's hot, and even Xiao Huang stays in the nest under the jujube tree and doesn't move.
Li Sanniang was packing pills, patches and distributed medicine bags with her mother.
Yes, since Father Li and Mr. Zhou discussed buying half of the yard of Mr. Zhou’s house yesterday, Brother Li and his boy were busy working on the fifty portions of medicinal herbs with different effects. Brother Li is not here today, so Li Sanniang and Mother Li are busy working.
After noon, when everyone in the Li family had eaten and was about to take a nap, Li's father came back under the scorching sun.
Father Li was not idle this morning. He first collected all the money, took the household sticker, and went to see Mr. Zhou next door. After seeing that there was nothing wrong with the house, he went to the household department to make a transaction and signed the red deed. He also invited Master Zhou to come over for another meal, and said that the promised fifty medicine packs were already being prepared and would be delivered together with ginseng in a few days, so as not to delay Master Zhou's return to his hometown.
Zai Jun came again and drank some wine. As soon as Li's father came back, he handed the house deed to Li's mother. He drank another bowl of mung bean soup to relieve his sweat, then went back to the house and lay down. It will probably take a while before I can get up and sit in the hall.
He thought that Li's father would get up and sit in court in the afternoon, but in the end, Li's father called Li Sanniang to go to the household department to transfer the ownership. It was Li Sanniang who used the thousand taels of silver to buy the small courtyard where she and little Luzhu'er now live.
Li Sanniang now has two house deeds!
In the evening, the four little ones who had been busy all day followed Brother Li back from the countryside. They all lost their energy and were very tired.
Li Sanniang felt that Brother Li’s method of punishment was quite good, compared to parents who only know how to educate and yell at their children.
The next day is the Qiqiao Festival. Sister-in-law Li bought white noodles in advance and planned to make Qiaoguo at home.
In fact, it is a kind of pasta that extravagantly puts some oil and eggs, kneads it into dough, puts it into a specific mold after proofing, prints various beautiful and meaningful patterns on it, and bakes it in a pot with oil.
Every festival, the East and West Market is the busiest place in Chang'an City, but when it comes to festivals like this, Brother Li will definitely have to work overtime and come back very late. The four little academy, in this kind of festival There is no holiday.
Father Li and brother Li are at home, one is attending a consultation and the other is taking medicine. Second sister-in-law Li is still taking Xiao Wulang during the confinement period. Sister-in-law Li has to take care of the food and drink of the whole family. Mother Li has not been delivering babies recently, so she is exclusively at home. Serve the second sister-in-law Li during her confinement period.
Li Sanniang is still in good health after giving birth, but she is still drinking the prescription prescribed by Li's father to replenish her health. Every time she goes out, she has to go out for something, and the rest is to take Lu Zhu'er at home.
Luzhu'er is taking Xiao Huang with her at home.
Therefore, a group of more than a dozen people could only gather together after dinner in the evening, place a piece of incense and candles in the yard, pay homage to the Weaver Girl, make a wish, eat sweet fruits, chat and enjoy the cool air.
By the way, I didn’t think that when I was a child, but when I grow up, I think that Cowherd is a voyeur.
Friends, during the day I was blowing the air conditioner at 26℃ at the company, and at night when I went home and the temperature was 27℃ all night, I got irritable bowels, and I put a hot water bottle on my belly on a hot day. Can you believe it? ?
Everyone must pay attention to blowing the air conditioner appropriately.
(End of this chapter)