On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 274 Discussing Marriage
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Li Ji went to Yuhang with the Xiao family.

It should be said that the Xiao family set off first, and Li Ji quickly caught up from behind.

He now has to get along with the soldiers at the guard station in order to reduce casualties during the war, so he can only take advantage of the Lantern Festival to rest for five days.

Fortunately, he rode a horse and worked hard from dawn to dusk. Three days was enough for the round trip.

If we took a carriage instead, five days would only be enough for one round trip.

When Mrs. Li saw all the Xiao family members coming, she felt a little guilty inexplicably when she saw a room full of Xiao family members.

Nowadays, people value having more children and bringing happiness, but when she was young, because she was jealous, after marrying her husband, she had nothing to do for three years, so she reluctantly agreed to let her mother-in-law let her husband take over the house.

Who would have known that Aunt Mo's belly was so full of ambition that she soon became pregnant, and then gave birth to her eldest son.

She was deeply afraid that Aunt Mo was too good at giving birth, so she could only choose Zhu Zhu, a young and beautiful maid next to her, to be her husband's wife, and asked Zhu Zhu to add something to Aunt Mo's tea.

I really don’t want Aunt Mo to give birth to children one after another. Wouldn’t that make her look like she’s not living up to expectations?
Fortunately, she and Zhu Zhu also became pregnant soon, and both gave birth to sons.

But she didn't take those messy medicines for herself and Zhu Zhu, but she couldn't get pregnant again.

This made her feel very uncomfortable.

Because her mother-in-law told her at the beginning that she specially asked someone to look at the faces of all the maids around her, touch their bones, and tell their fortunes before she selected Aunt Mo, saying that she would be good at giving birth.

It was said that Aunt Mo was fertile and could bring hordes of heirs to the general's palace.

It's a pity that she was so afraid that Aunt Mo would have another son that she drugged her, which kept the general busy these years.

Even though two more aunts were added later, there was no movement in her stomach.

But now she sees that the Xiao family has many children, even Mrs. Liu, who is so old and has a big belly, really makes her envious and jealous.

As a result, there are not many guests in my family now, and it seems that Li's house is sparsely populated.

Mrs. Li simply called her aunts to join in the fun, and deliberately introduced Aunt Mo to the Xiao family: "Third miss, this is the eldest son's biological mother, Aunt Mo."

Although Xiao Xiao and the others lived in Narcissus Pavilion these days, they did not stay in the house honestly. Instead, they went out early and came back late.

This is what Mrs. Wu said to Mrs. Li. It was a rare trip to Yuhang, so she wanted to go out and broaden her horizons.

Mrs. Li also specially asked the coachman and the mother-in-law to follow them out, for fear that they would cause trouble outside. Fortunately, they were quite peaceful. The mother-in-law said that apart from shopping, they only went to Yahang to inquire about rental houses.

Therefore, this was really the first time Xiao Xiao saw Aunt Mo. She stepped forward and bowed politely: "Xiao Xiao has met Aunt Mo."

She would not look down upon Li Yan just because her biological mother was a maid.

On the contrary, I feel that Aunt Mo can give birth to the eldest son of a concubine and raise her. Now the relationship between mother and son is good, and she can still live a healthy life under Mrs. Li's hands, which shows that she is definitely a smart person.

When Aunt Mo saw Xiao Xiao, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, took a step back and said with a low eyebrow, "Third Miss."

She is a concubine and cannot receive full courtesy.

Seeing that none of them were tit for tat, Mrs. Li thought that Xiao Xiao was really timid. She thought her name was a good choice and hoped that she would remain so timid and cowardly in the future, so that she would be less worried.

During dinner, men and women were divided into two tables, with a screen in the middle. Li Yan was very afraid that Old Man Xiao and the others would not be used to being served by servants, so he personally poured them wine and food.

General Li didn't even see his attentive son, and felt a little sad. Why didn't he receive such treatment from his boss?

He was also puzzled. Of the five girls who came today, Miss Xiao and Miss Lin were the more outstanding ones. Miss Xiao San was round and childish, so why did his boss fall in love with her? She?
However, he was overjoyed to have a peaceful dinner together, exchange invitations, and agree on a date for the appointment.

"The two families are far apart. There are too many betrothal gifts, and it is inconvenient on the road!" In the end, Mrs. Li still wanted to make a fuss: "How about converting the betrothal gifts into silver notes?"

Now she felt in her heart that being far away would be beneficial. She would save the trouble of having to go through a matchmaking process and just ask the matchmaker to make the appointment.

Moreover, the Xiao family does not understand the rules of a wealthy family, so even if they give money, they may not be able to buy a decent dowry.

If the Xiao family were greedy and kept half of the betrothal gift, then Xiao Xiao's dowry would be shabby enough.

The cloth she prepared for her daughter-in-law who had not yet entered the house was a rare and good material.

Gold and silver jewelry are all booked in advance and carved with exquisite workmanship, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive.

As for the future daughter-in-law's family, I heard that my mother-in-law started preparing for the dowry after she gave birth to a daughter. I heard that eight craftsmen took eight months to carve the bed made of fine huanghuali and covered with thousands of carvings of flowers, birds and animals. It just happened.

There is also the Arhat bed with huanghuali inlaid with colorful flower patterns. It is also made of tenons and tenons. It is elegant, solemn and very elegant.

Not to mention those pens, inks, paper and inkstones, curtains, quilts, clothes, shoes and socks, it was even more meticulous work.

That is the style of our young lady and the daughter-in-law she wants.

She could only imagine how many relatives, friends and family members of her husband's colleagues would be envious when she showed off her dowry.

But the Xiao girl came from a poor family, so how could she prepare a neat dowry?

Boss Xiao agreed: "That's okay."

He was also worried that Mrs. Li would fool them with a betrothal gift that was not worth it. As long as she had money, she would not be able to buy a decent dowry.

Once the banquet was over, Li Yan sent them back to Narcissus Pavilion.

Now he and Xiao Xiao can be regarded as an unmarried couple with status, and everyone has a tacit understanding that they should walk at the back to talk.

"It's only the beginning of Xu Shi," Li Yan didn't know what to say to her. Thinking that little girls like to go out and play, he said, "Today happens to be the Lantern Festival. There are people holding dragon lanterns and people walking on stilts outside. The people who perform various plays and watch lanterns and guess riddles are very lively. They won’t leave until midnight at least. How about we go out for a walk? "

Xiao Xiao hesitated after hearing this. According to the laws of time travellers, in such a busy time, the heroine will definitely encounter something when she goes out.

For example, a lamp is on fire, or an assassin or a kidnapper is coming.

No matter what happens, you will encounter a rotten peach blossom.

But Xiao Sanlang kept his ears open to listen to what they were saying. He immediately turned around and asked curiously: "Is it really lively?"

Xiao Xiao only hates that people nowadays eat dinner too early. They eat before five o'clock. They have eaten for almost two hours and it is not yet seven o'clock.

I also blame Li Yan for speaking too loudly and letting the little one hear him. Can he not be curious?
She could only hope that the adults would be more reliable and refuse, so she asked hypocritically: "Grandpa, grandmother, father, mother, second uncle and second aunt, do you want to go out for a walk?"