On the way to escape famine, my parents divorced

Chapter 296 Shouldn't you at least consider the dowry from back then?

Compared to the joy on Qin Tao's face, Li Chunli's face showed little sign of a smile.

It's unclear whether Qin Tao was only focused on Li Chunli's belly and didn't notice her expression, or whether Qin Tao was too happy and overlooked her emotions.

Li Chunli listened as Qin Tao kept rambling on and on: "Judging by the dates, this baby should be born in September."

Giving birth in September is also good, as the weather won't be as hot then, making it easier for you to recover during your postpartum period.

"Sister Li, you'd better keep this a secret for now!"

Qin Tao patted Li Chunli's hand lightly twice, causing the dazed Li Chunli to look up and meet Qin Tao's eyes.

"Listen to your mother, you must keep your pregnancy a secret from them for now," Qin Tao said, pointing towards the courtyard where Princess Zhao Changying was staying. "Also, don't tell the Crown Prince either."

The maids and servants serving you over there won't be happy that you're pregnant again!
"Once spring arrives and your pregnancy is more stable, we can find a good time to tell you about it."

While Qin Tao was teaching Li Chunli how to survive in this deep mansion of the Prince's mansion by having a baby, Li Shiyue was already lying with Yan Jiuniang, chatting away.

Li Shiyue, who only stayed at the Prince's Mansion for one night, left the city the next day with Li Qiutian and Li Xiatian, carrying many gifts given to her by Yan Jiuniang.

It had only been one night, and Li Shiyue still hadn't found a suitable opportunity to give the Soft Bone Water to Yan Jiuniang.

Fortunately, she and Yan Jiuniang had agreed to come to the prefectural city on the Lantern Festival (January 15th of the lunar calendar), and she would bring her family to celebrate the festival then.

When the time comes, Li Shiyue plans to find another opportunity to send Yan Jiuniang the Soft Bone Water.

Of course, the plan to go to the prefectural city for the Lantern Festival was not only for the festival; Li Shiyue and the others also wanted to take Li Wangming to the prefectural school.

On the way back, they picked up Jiang Huai and went back to Liujiatun together.

As for the Soft Bone Water, it's not that Li Shiyue is stingy and only wants to give it to Yan Jiuniang, but not to Li Qiutian or Li Xiatian.

In fact, since the upgrade, after completing these seven or eight tasks, Li Shiyue has not only accumulated a lot of points, but also a lot of chances to win prizes.

But she never used it. He was thinking that if he saved up for a ten-pull, maybe he could get something good.

As the leader mentioned before, if you have enough points and meet the requirements, you can upgrade to level three and unlock the dimensional shop!

Li Shiyue had been thinking about this for a while, so she hadn't used the lottery chances from the mission rewards and had been saving them up.

So, all she has left is a bottle of unused Soft Bone Water.

It wasn't that she was unwilling to give it to Li Qiutian and Li Xiatian; Li Shiyue was thinking that if Yan Jiuniang really married into Guanlong, the distance would be so vast that they would probably never see each other again.

So, before parting, giving Yan Jiuniang a gift would be a good idea, and this Soft Bone Water would be quite nice.

If she gets any good system rewards in the future, Li Shiyue will naturally save them for the Li Qiutian and Li Xiatian sisters. There's really no rush for this little bit of Soft Bone Water.

Li Shiyue, who had returned to Liujiatun, was not idle either. Even though it was snowing heavily outside, all outdoor production activities had to be stopped.

But there was a kang (heated brick bed) inside, and a stove and brazier for heating, so how could Li Shiyue possibly waste such a precious time?
She then led the people of Liujiatun to start a study class.

Just then, Li Wangming returned, and Li Shiyue naturally started ordering him around again.

Li Wangming started teaching in the same school where Jiang Huai used to teach the village children. He taught them to recognize characters in the morning and to use an abacus in the afternoon.

The people of Liujiatun always listened to Li Shiyue. After Li Shiyue became an official, she even went to a banquet at the Prince's Mansion. No one in the village dared to contradict her anymore.

Even Li Shiyang, who has returned to the village on vacation, now greets Li Shiyue with "Shiyue" whenever he sees her.

The ancestral worship ceremony on New Year's Day ultimately solidified Li Shiyue's position in Liujiatun!

For ten days straight, the people of Liujiatun spent their mornings learning to read and their afternoons learning to use an abacus, keeping them busier than during the busy farming season.

The father and brothers of Sun Xiaodou's maternal family from Sunjiayao, who came to visit relatives in Liujiatun, and the brothers of Zhao Min and Zhao Yan's maternal family from Zhaoyoujia, couldn't find anyone, so they stood in the cold wind trying to figure out what to do.

It was only after they shouted and the noise woke up all the dogs in the village that Li Shiliang, who had come out to see what was going on, called the group over.

"Hehe, I didn't know it was my brother-in-law!"

Come on in and warm up.

I'll ask my husband for leave right away and go to Min's parents' house. Her brother-in-law is coming, so we have to invite him to stay for a meal.

Zhao Min's elder brother didn't actually want to come. It was snowing outside, and even though the snow wasn't heavy, the wind was strong.

In this kind of weather, who wants to go out to visit relatives?

But Zhao's mother urged her eldest brother to drive over and see how Zhao Min was doing in Liujiatun, and whether the little girl was alright.
At that time, Zhao's mother said this about Zhao's eldest brother: "After she divorced and returned home, all her dowry was divided among you. During the time she lived in this house, when was there a day when she didn't do chores?"

She's remarried now. Even just for the sake of that dowry, shouldn't you go and see if she and Xiaoya are doing well?

So, Brother Zhao and Zhao Yan's brother from the same village traveled a long way to Liujiatun, braving the wind and snow.

As for Sun Xiaodou's father and brother, they met Zhao Da and his group on the road. There were only two cars on this road, so they naturally struck up a conversation.
Once they started talking, they knew they were all visiting their daughters who had gotten married, so they came together.
The group, who had been freezing all the way, were welcomed into the house by Li Shiliang. As soon as they entered, in addition to the warm air, they also smelled a sweet aroma. When Third Aunt saw that it was Zhao Min's brother, she picked up the plate of ghee pastries that had just been baking on the stove in front of her and said to Xiao Yanqiu, "Yanqiu, quickly take this to your uncle. He's been traveling all the way, so he should have something to eat."

Seeing this, Li Shiyue, who was sitting at the head of the table next to Li Wangming, clapped his hands and said, "Let's call it a day. Come back at the appointed time this afternoon."

As soon as Li Shiyue said the party was over, everyone quickly stood up to greet Li Wangming and thank him as "Mr. Li." Only then did they turn around to greet Li Shiliang's brother-in-law and the other villagers from outside the village.

Brother Zhao responded several times in a row, and by the time he came to his senses, he had already received the fragrant cakes from Xiao Yanqiu.

Xiao Yanqiu had a good memory, and she recognized Brother Zhao's face, so she sweetly called him "Uncle" and enthusiastically offered him cakes.

Brother Zhao looked at little Yanqiu beside his legs. His chubby little face and smiling expression made him look much better than when he was raised in their home.

Before they could even taste the cakes, Li Shiliang and Zhao Min, who had already walked over, called out to Brother Zhao to go and pay their respects to Li Shiyue.

Who is Li Shiyue?

Brother Zhao, along with Zhao Min's elder brother and Sun Xiaodou's father and elder brother who were accompanying him, naturally all knew about it.

So, the man in his forties greeted Li Shiyue, who was only ten years old, without any awkwardness.

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