Otoharu

Chapter 149
After eating the snacks, Li Meier also followed the three older girls to listen to the class for a while. Mrs. Zhengu didn't teach anything too profound today, she just told a few people about the history of the country's founding.

Li Meier always thought that history books were the most boring and boring, but Mrs. Zhen's words were very simple and simple, and some allusions were told as if they were telling stories. Li Meier listened with great interest.

The dynasty that Li Meier belongs to is called the Great Yan Dynasty, and it has only been established for more than 50 years. She used to hear Mrs. Li talk about it, saying that when her mother was young, when the dynasty was changing, there were uprisings and wars everywhere, and the people were in dire straits. , although the Great Yan Dynasty has been established, Emperor Taizu was good at war. In order to unify the territory, he has been fighting with the surrounding Laos. The life of the people is still difficult. Her old man often went to the mountains to dig wild vegetables , catch voles.

After Taizu passed away and Taizong ascended the throne, he was busy rectifying the government, so the war was finally stopped, the people were able to recuperate, and life gradually became better.

Today's emperor is Taizong's son. He has been in power for more than ten years. The country is basically stable, and the people live and work in peace and contentment.

Li Mei'er didn't know much about the history of the Yan Dynasty before, she only heard some things from her father, but now she listens carefully to Mrs. The founding emperor was amazing.

The whole morning passed quickly, and when Mrs. Jiang came to pick up Li Meier, she was still a little reluctant to leave, but she and Li Yuanxia were young, so Mrs. Zhen asked them to go home to rest in the afternoon, while the three older girls had a rest in the afternoon. There is still an hour of class.

"Sister Mei, let's see you tomorrow." Li Yuanxia's mother, Wu Shi, also came to pick her up. Li Yuanxia waved his chubby hand and said goodbye to Li Meier at the door.

"Sister, come to my house with the child when you have time. Although we are of the same race, we really don't move around on weekdays. I have long wanted to get closer to my sister." Wu pulled Jiang's hand very affectionately. hand said.

She is a very beautiful woman, although she is ten years older than Jiang Shi, she doesn't look old at all, she still looks like she is in her early twenties, I think Li Yuanchun's good looks just follow her.

Wu's husband is a well-known wealthy man in the Li family, and he didn't think much of such a small family as the Li family in the past. After Li Yan was selected as a scholar, he gradually started to have some contacts. It was only when the Jiang family married into the Li family. It's still short, so I'm not familiar with this Wu family. Now that Wu family took the initiative to get close, she couldn't be too indifferent, so she replied with a smile: "I also wanted to make friends with my sister a long time ago, but I was afraid that my sister would dislike my family. A poor family."

"In any case, they are all brothers of the same clan, so naturally they are like brothers. The fifth younger brother is now a scholar. If Qiu Wei can win, then the family background of my sister's family is not comparable to that of merchants like us. , when the time comes, we'll be the ones to climb up." Wu said with a smile, because she is the mistress of a merchant's family, she is naturally very smooth when talking to people.

"My husband's knowledge is still very low. If he wants to be selected, he still has to study hard for a few years, but I also thank my sister Ji Yan." Jiang's words are still humble, and he is very well-measured.

The two of them talked for a while without nourishing greetings, and then they bid farewell and separated.

On the way back, Mrs. Jiang also inquired carefully about the situation of today's class, knowing that Li Meier had studied seriously, so she was relieved.

Li Mei'er studied at Aunt Zhen's for a few days, and it entered November, and the weather became colder and colder. Jiang was afraid that her daughter would freeze when she was in class, so she specially found a hand stove for her, so that when she was cold Then warm your hands.

But Li Meier said to Jiang Shi: "Mother, I'm not cold. Now we all have classes indoors, and the ones burned by Aunt Zhen's grandmother are all good ones... silver silk charcoal, no smoke at all. , but it's warm."

Mrs. Jiang knew that the price of silver silk carbon was extremely high. It cost one tael of silver per catty, which could not be afforded by ordinary people. Aunt Zhuang sent some over before the winter, but the quantity was really not much. The one for Cousin Zhuang, and the rest of Jiang's were sent to Mrs. Li, but Mrs. Li felt sorry for her grandson, so she gave her some more.

Hearing that Li Meier said that Aunt Zhen's place burns silver charcoal every day, she can't help feeling sorry for Mrs. Aunt Zhen's generosity.

"Grandma, Madam asked you to go over and discuss something with you." The mother and daughter were talking when Chuan'er came over to deliver the message.

Mrs. Jiang wanted to know why Mrs. Li was looking for her. Cousin Zhuang was about to give birth this month, but she didn't seem to be moving out at all. Mrs. Li was so angry these days that she almost went to scold Mrs. Zhuang outside her house. , were stopped by Mrs. Jiang, after all, Cousin Zhuang was about to give birth, and if there was any good or bad scolding, it would be a matter of killing two people.

"You tell mother, I'll go right away." Jiang sighed helplessly, and said to Chuan'er.

"You stay in the house obediently. Mother will be back in a while. It's so cold that you are not allowed to play outside." Mrs. Jiang told her good daughter, then got up and went to Mrs. Li's place.

Li Mei'er also wanted to go with her and listen. She knew that her mother was going to talk to her grandmother about Aunt Zhuang, but Mrs. Jiang had been very shy about telling her about it, so she could only stay in the room obediently.

"Hurry up and write a letter to that shameless person, and ask her to pick her up immediately. She is about to give birth, and she really wants to give birth in our family. The movement of this birth is so big. If the neighbors The neighbors heard it, so our family is still a man!" Mrs. Li was really angry, and she slapped the teacups on the table while talking.

"Mother, I wrote a letter at the beginning of the month, and counting the time, my aunt should be here by now." Jiang Shi was also very helpless, and could only say with a wry smile.

"That's shameless, you don't want to leave my daughter alone, if she doesn't come again, I'll throw her out!" Mrs. Li continued to curse with a dark face.

Mrs. Jiang knew that her mother-in-law was speaking out of anger, and her old man couldn't do anything to throw people out, but it was really not easy for Cousin Zhuang to give birth in her house. The people in their house were all acquaintances. You can't hide it from the neighbors, it's okay for Cousin Zhuang to raise the baby at her house, after all, she stays in bed every day and never goes out, and the neighbors have never seen her, but childbirth is not a trivial matter, and she must hire a steady wife, she It is such a dangerous situation, and the doctor is also indispensable. How can people not notice the comings and goings.

"Mother, don't worry, I'll go talk to my cousin first, and see what she means." Mrs. Jiang sighed, and could only comfort Mrs. Li like this first.

(End of this chapter)