my grandmother

Pingjiang City.

Li Jinzhu raised her foot to ask the steward of the Hong family who had brought the message. The steward hurriedly waved his hands, nodded and stepped back.

"You can't do it now! The eldest lady, stay here! I can't do it for the younger one. I'll leave you." The steward retreated all the way to the entrance of the courtyard before turning around and moving forward.

Li Jinzhu stood in the corridor, watching the steward go out, took a step back, touched the back of the bamboo chair, and sat down slowly.

Li Yuzhu came out of the house and saw Li Yuzhu coming out. Sister Mei, who was leaning against the bottle door and stretching her head to listen for the sound, also ran over and stood at the foot of the steps, looking from Li Jinzhu to Li Yuzhu.

"Sister?" Li Yuzhu pulled a small bamboo chair over and sat next to Li Jinzhu.

"I heard it all! Is our grandma going to be a princess?" Sister Mei held the spatula in her hand tightly.

"In my heart," Li Jinzhu looked at Li Yuzhu, paused and then continued: "I am very panicked."

"I'm a little scared." Li Yuzhu suppressed her voice subconsciously.

"Is this a good thing?" Sister Mei looked at the two of them, feeling unsure.

"This is one step to reach the sky." Li Jinzhu said in a low voice.

"It's A'nan who will be the princess, but not us. Are we going to the capital as well?" Sister Mei thought a little more.

"We're not going. It smells like paste." Li Yuzhu sniffed.

"Ouch! I'm cooking!" Sister Mei turned around and ran away.

This paste smells so bad that I'm afraid the pot will burn out!

Li Yuzhu approached Li Jinzhu and asked in a low voice: "Do I have to go back to Lijiaji?"

Li Jinzhu thought for a while and shook his head, "The steward just now said that he made a special trip to report to us, and there are two other routes to Lijiaji and Hong's. Tang Wengweng and the others must have known about it and waited for them to come. In case they come Let’s go back and we missed it on the way.”

Li Yuzhu hummed, not knowing what he was thinking of, and was in a daze.

Li Jinzhu looked at her and saw that she hadn't come back to her senses for a while, so she patted her gently and said, "What are you thinking about?"

"No, it's nothing." Li Yuzhu lowered his head and frantically sorted out the string wrapped around the soles of his shoes.

Li Jinzhu looked at Li Yuzhu clearly, thought for a while, and said nothing.

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After seeing off Li Xuedong and Mr. Gao, Mr. Shao hurried into the nearby school, called out Ni Rushi, pulled him to hide under the tree in the corner of the yard, and laughed in a low voice: "What a joy! The Fourth Lady's marriage has been decided!" "

"Fourth Lady? A-nan?" Ni Rushi was startled, but then he came to his senses.

"Don't call me by your first name!" Mr. Shao corrected hastily.

"So fast? Didn't you say that you would only receive letters every year?" Ni Rushi was very surprised.

"Speaking of which, it is indeed best to wait until you pass the exam to be a child student and settle down with the second lady, during or outside the year." Mr. Shao smiled, "But now, there will be some benefits soon, or, Prince The husband and wife have also fallen in love with our fourth wife, or the prince is keeping his promise in the palace, either of these two is very good!"

Mr. Shao couldn't help laughing.

"The fourth lady is very lucky at first glance." Ni Rushi had a complicated expression.

Before the fourth lady's marriage was finalized, he thought that his marriage to the second lady was conceivable. Now, he suddenly felt that this marriage was his wishful thinking.

"What's wrong?" Mr. Shao looked at Ni Rushi.

"It's nothing." Ni Rushi concealed it.

"You go back, it's best if you go in person and say congratulations to the second lady in person, or ask your mother to come." Mr. Shao patted Ni Rushi and suggested with a smile.

For Ni Rushi, it was only right that he was about to reach the sky in one step, and it seemed like he was in a dream.

Ni Rushi was silent for a moment, looked at Mr. Shao, shook his head and said, "I don't think it's good. Neither I nor my mother is worthy enough to say congratulations."

"It's okay for you." Mr. Shao turned around very quickly, "Yes, coming to the door to congratulate you is really too deliberate. I am too happy. If you don't talk about it, we will leave for Hangzhou the day after tomorrow. , You don’t have to work too hard these days, take a good rest, otherwise, let’s leave early, set off tomorrow, and have one more day’s rest in Hangzhou.”

"Okay." Ni Rushi nodded.

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Li Xiaonan and Mrs. Wei Si's big boat of the Wei family quietly set off south.

Of course, when the Wei family's mother-in-law passed the word "quietly", Wan Qing complained about it.

Prince Rui's son's marriage, at least in Jianle City, has always been ranked in the top three on the gossip list. After he retired from Prince Rui's palace, he was even more ranked at the top of the gossip list. The moment Li Wenliang stepped into the Ministry of Etiquette, there was at most one hour. Everyone in the capital knew that the Crown Princess had fallen into the Li family.

From that moment on, the alley around Li's house was filled with all kinds of people poking their heads.

With the tacit understanding of the parties involved and the audience, the matter of Lady Wei Si accompanying Li Xiaonan on her journey south started 'quietly'.

Along the way, Li Xiaonan's eyes were opened.

As long as her eyes can see, there is no unintentional idler.

For the first time, Li Xiaonan understood the difficulties faced by those in power. It was simply impossible to see the real world.

When Li Xiaonan arrived in Pingjiang City, officials from the Ministry of Rites had already arrived. After being baptized along the way, Li Xiaonan obediently accepted the arrangement of He Chengze and Hong Bo, the general manager of the Villa, and moved into the He family's Villa Ye Wan Maple Garden in Pingjiang City.

The small courtyard of the Li family really couldn't isolate the countless good people and people who tried their best to catch up with her and pay homage to her.

Li Jinzhu and Li Yuzhu followed their mother-in-law into the Wanfeng Garden, passed through several doors, and meandered along the hand corridor. Li Yuzhu looked intently at the surrounding beams and flowers, as well as the girls who immediately bowed their heads when they saw them, and the busy servants who were hidden among the flowers and plants. Next to Li Jinzhu, she asked in a low voice: "Sister, A'nan" Are you going to live in a place like this from now on?”

Before Li Jinzhu could answer, the woman in front turned back and said with a smile: "A place like this will not be in the eyes of the prince. Even the first lady and the second lady will not be able to live in such a simple place in the future."

Li Jinzhu patted Li Yuzhu gently. Li Yuzhu understood and pursed his lips tightly.

They are entering a world they can't even imagine.

It's not them, it's Grandma.

Li Xiaonan was sitting in front of the window listing what she wanted to write. When she heard the announcement, she hurriedly stood up and went out to greet her.

"Eldest sister! Second sister!"

"Ah Nan!" Li Yuzhu saw Li Xiaonan and took a few steps to meet her.

Li Jinzhu stopped and looked at Li Xiaonan carefully. He wanted to laugh but couldn't.

"I'm very fine! Let's go into the house and talk." Li Xiaonan pulled Li Jinzhu into the house.

The room is pleasantly cool.

"Where's Wan Qing? And Ah Wu and the others?" Li Jinzhu looked at the little girl standing in the room with her hands down and asked in a low voice.

"Wan Qing went to the Weaving Department to look at materials, and Yu Ting and A Wu went to Linhai Town. The eldest sister is sitting here." Li Xiaonan pushed Li Jinzhu to sit on the couch, pushed Li Yuzhu to sit opposite Li Jinzhu, and took the hand from the little girl. After tea, put it in front of the two of them.

"Wan Qing will follow you from now on? What about A Wu and Yu Ting?" Li Jinzhu asked with concern.

Although she didn't know if it was useful for Awu and Yuting to follow Li Xiaonan, but they could follow Li Xiaonan, and she seemed to be able to let go a little bit.

"Yuting and Awu said they would follow me from now on. Sister, don't worry, I'm fine." Li Xiaonan sat down next to Li Jinzhu.

Li Jinzhu looked at Li Xiaonan and swallowed the words on his lips.

When A-nan says it's okay, it doesn't mean that everything is okay, but that they can't help her with her difficulties.

"Ana, have you met the princess? Is the princess nice to you?" Li Yuzhu leaned forward and asked in a low voice.

"Of course I've seen it, of course it's fine." Li Xiaonan smiled.

"What about the prince?" Li Yuzhu breathed a sigh of relief and then asked.

"There's no need to see the prince." Li Xiaonan responded with a smile, looked at Li Jinzhu, and changed the subject, "Sister, there are a few things I need to discuss with you. The first is Enyin's matter. Dad and mom don't have to worry about it. , all have rules. In addition to these, our family can also have a county lady, a virtual title from the second rank, which is given to the elders, and a virtual title of the eighth rank, which is given to the juniors or juniors. What do you think would be better for me?"

"Is it okay to give the two for the elders to the cousin and the grandma?" Li Jinzhu asked.

Li Xiaonan nodded.

"That's the eighth grade." Li Jinzhu paused and hesitated for a moment, "Ana, I think it's better to give it to the hall uncle, but your brother? What do you think?"

"Second sister?" Li Xiaonan looked at Li Yuzhu.

Li Yuzhu answered quickly, "Mr. Gao said about this matter. Your eldest sister and I have discussed it several times. If we can be the head of the family, we can give it to the uncle. Mr. Gao also thinks this is good. Mr. Gao said that your brother should If you take the exam yourself, you will still be strong enough to pass the exam."

"My brother has no talent in studying. He can't pass the exam on his own. When Mr. Gao said this, was my brother here?" Li Xiaonan said with certainty.

"Your brother is here. Mr. Gao thinks your brother will definitely pass the exam. Like you, he doesn't think he can pass the exam." Li Jinzhu replied.

"If my brother fails to pass the exam, this favor will only last once." Li Xiaonan said.

Li Yuzhu looked at Li Jinzhu. Li Jinzhu was silent for a moment, "Even if there is no official, that is your brother. There is no one in Pingjiang Mansion to bully him. If there is no official, there will be no one."

"Well, for the county lady, I think it's better to give it to the eldest sister. It seems that the second-ranking cousin, Wengweng, is the same, and the eighth-ranking one is for the chief uncle." Li Xiaonan said.

"I don't have to! How can I be a madam? That madam..." Li Jinzhu was startled.

"The eldest sister is the head of our family. Having an identity is better than not having one. Besides, the eldest sister wants to be in the fine cloth business. Having the title of County Lady will get twice the result with half the effort." Li Xiaonan said with a smile.

"Ana, I was just about to tell you this. Can we still do this business? Mr. Gao said that we all have to be considered powerful officials now, and it is not good to do business anymore." Li Jinzhu said worriedly. This was her biggest worry. , the fine cloth business hasn’t started yet. If she doesn’t do it, who will leave this business to?

"Of course I can do it. The palace has more business. Besides, the eldest sister's business is not to make money for herself, but to bring everyone to make money together." Li Xiaonan said with a smile.

"That's what I think. It's hard for country people, and it's even harder for women. A loom is a way to survive." Li Jinzhu let out a long sigh of relief.

"I want the eldest sister to have an identity, and it's also for this business. I also want our looms to ring in every house in Pingjiang Prefecture, Liangzhe Road, and even Jiangnan." Li Xiaonan took Li Jinzhu's arm.

"Sooner or later, everyone now knows that having a fine cloth loom at home can make a lot of money. We have to ask someone to enter our weaver schools." Li Yuzhu laughed.

"After finishing your dowry, I will go with your second sister to take care of the school. There are too few schools, so we need to run a few more. There is also yarn. Originally, the uncle in charge of the lobby was in charge of the sales of fine cloth. It's getting better, but it still doesn't work. Sister-in-law Yin wants to go out for a walk. She didn't know whether the business could still be done before, so it was delayed." Li Jinzhu spoke faster and faster.

"My eldest sister and my second sister don't have to worry about my dowry. Our family has no money. My cousin Wengweng said that we should collect it from the clan, and the Hong family master also wants to collect some. If I want glory and glory, I don't want it. I just follow it." We just need to have all the rules of Pingjiang Mansion in place." Li Xiaonan said with a smile.

"If you have everything you need, it's not as good as your third sister." Li Yuzhu frowned.

"I'm different from Third Sister. Third Sister's dowry is considered a good dowry, but if Third Sister's doubling is given to me, it's nothing. It's better to follow the rules." Li Xiaonan spread her hands and said with a smile.

"Grandma is right." Li Jinzhu nodded, "The only thing our grandma can rely on is herself. The dowry can't help you, and neither can my sister."

Li Jinzhu stroked a strand of hair on Li Xiaonan's temples.

"I'm very capable, don't worry, eldest sister." Li Xiaonan smiled brightly. (End of chapter)