On the way to escape famine, my parents divorced

Chapter 169 A reply from Yan Jiuniang!

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With this first batch of paper, Li Ji Paper Mill rushed to produce three large boxes of paper for Li Shiyue in the next two days.

And because his family had also contributed money and it was his own property, Li Wangshui and his colleagues went to the fields at daybreak. After finishing their work in the fields, they hurried home to eat and then went to work in the paper mill.

This enthusiasm is very high.

If there were not only twelve hours in a day, Li Shiyue saw that they would be willing to work the full twelve hours.

Li Shiyue looked at the paper accumulated in the paper mill and picked out some good ones to put into two boxes.

After packing up the papers and writing a letter, she planned to take Li's mother and others out to build relationships.

The relationship naturally involves Liu Tan, the general of the Xuanjia Army, and Yan Jiuniang, the owner of Xingsheng Tower.

Of course, she also wanted to go to Sanshan County or even better, to the provincial capital to look around for shops. It would be even better if she could open a paper shop in the provincial capital.

Now that we have a shop, we have a fulcrum, so those merchants selling pens, ink, paper and inkstones can come and place orders, right?

By the way, they can also go to the provincial capital to visit Li Wangming, whom they haven't seen for some time. This time's Dragon Boat Festival, Li Shiyue suggested that they spend it with Li Wangshui in the provincial capital.

Otherwise, she would have to go to the provincial capital to pick up Li Wangming, which would be very troublesome.

They set off as soon as they said they would. On the day before the Dragon Boat Festival, at noon, Li Shiyue's carriage arrived in Sanshan County.

She went to Xingsheng Building first. The servant there already knew her. As soon as she entered with the box in her arms, the servant came to greet her.

"Madam Li, please come this way.

The shopkeeper said, when you come, just go over there."

The boy wanted to help Li Shiyue lift the wooden box, but Li Shiyue quickly waved his hand to indicate that he could lift it.

When he met the owner of Xingshenglou in Sanshan County in the house, Li Shiyue bowed to him.

She walked up and opened the unlocked wooden box. Inside were cut papers of various sizes. The large ones were rolled into straight tubes, while the small ones were laid flat and stacked at the bottom of the box.

"Manager Jin, I opened a paper mill at home. This is the new paper I made. I picked out some good ones and wanted to send them to Jiu Niang to try."

Li Shiyue took out another sealed letter from her bosom and handed it to Shopkeeper Jin. "I'll have to trouble Shopkeeper Jin to deliver this letter to Jiu Niang for me."

After saying this, Li Shiyue took out another purse and said, "It's almost the Dragon Boat Festival, and I've troubled Shopkeeper Jin a lot recently. I don't know what Shopkeeper Jin likes, so I hope you won't despise this little gift."

Shopkeeper Jin pushed back the purse that Li Shiyue had placed on the table, turned around and took a thick-looking envelope from the cabinet beside him and handed it to her. He smiled and said to Li Shiyue, "Miss Li, you are telling me something wrong. You and my boss are close friends, and I am doing this to help him share his worries.

This is the reply letter written by my employer to Miss Li, which was delivered to me as soon as the ship sailed in the spring. I had planned to send someone to Liujiatun to deliver it to you after the Dragon Boat Festival.

Since you are here in person, Miss Li, it saves me the trouble of sending someone to make a trip."

Li Shiyue thought that this was the only reply letter, but Manager Jin clapped his hands and the leading servant came in from outside the door. Manager Jin ordered, "Go and bring over all the gifts that the owner sent with the letter."

Li Shiyue was quite surprised when she saw the big wooden box that had to be carried into the house by two servants. "Miss Li, this is a gift from the owner that came with the letter."

Shopkeeper Jin pointed to the box of paper that Li Shiyue brought, and said to Li Shiyue with a smile again: "Don't worry, Miss Li, this box of paper will definitely be delivered to the owner within half a month!"

Although Li Shiyue could lift the big wooden box by herself, it was not appropriate for her to carry it on her shoulders and walk out in front of everyone, as that would be too shocking.

Now, she didn't want to attract attention and just wanted to leave quietly.

Therefore, the two servants helped carry the wooden box downstairs, and then the carriage from Xingsheng Building sent it to Li Shiyue to the place where she and her mother had agreed to meet.

After meeting Li's mother and others, she first went to the most famous Chaxiangji in the county and bought two jars of peach blossom wine. She also bought a bag of good tea and personally delivered it to Xingshenglou.

She told the waiter specifically that the wine was for Manager Jin, and then she went back and bought another cart of wine with Li's mother and the others. The whole family drove the cart and the wine-delivering cart out of the county and headed for the military garrison.

When they were within a short distance of the village, Li Shiyue carried the wooden box filled with papers and followed the cart of the wine shop clerk, going inside together.

The soldier standing guard at the door looked unfamiliar, but Li Shiyue still had the "Xuan" badge given by Liu Tan hanging around her waist, so the soldier did not stop her as a bad person.

She gave her name and said that the box of paper was for Ma San, and left a message: "Deputy General Ma, I made some paper at home and would like to give it to the general for a try."

The truckload of wine couldn't get in either, so Li Shiyue and the wine shop clerk unloaded the wine to the side and then walked back.

After settling the bill with the wine shop clerk, the whole family drove on the official road to the provincial capital.

After hurrying as fast as they could, when it was getting dark, they followed the same route they took last time to send Li Wangming off, and went to a family in a village outside the city to ask for a place to stay for the night.

The old man still remembered Li Shiyue's face, so he let everyone drive in without worry.

The old man was so kind that he took out some fodder and said, "My mule only eats this. It would be unfair to give it to your horse."

After thanking the father-in-law and feeding the horses, the whole family moved into the west wing. Tonight, there was no distinction between men and women. Shitou slept on one side against the wall, and Li's mother slept on the other side. Li Shiyue then slept next to Li's mother, so that they were separated.

Li Shiyue could not wait any longer. With the help of an oil lamp given by her father-in-law and under the expectant gaze of the whole family, she tore open the envelope of the reply letter from Yan Jiuniang that Manager Jin gave her and pulled out a thick stack of stationery, which seemed to be about ten sheets.

"Madam Yan Jiu has written a lot. Come and take a look. What did she write?"

When Li's mother saw the thickness of the letter, she urged Li Shiyue to read the letter to everyone quickly. They had never forgotten that Li Shiyue asked someone to find out about her uncle Li Wangzheng.
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Dear Li Shiyue:
I miss October so much!

When I received October’s letter, my heart was filled with joy, as if I had been basking in the warm sunshine on a winter day.
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Li Shiyue was stunned. Didn’t she know that ancient people were so emotional when writing letters?

She felt a little annoyed when she heard Yan Jiuniang's words, they were really too corny.

To sum it up in Li Xia Tian's words: "Shiyue, the Ninth Lady of the Yan Family really loves you."

Li Shiyue continued reading the letter.

After that, I sent a message and asked someone to find it.
In the past few months, there is only one useful thing, which is that your uncle should have entered.
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