Chapter 305 Another Time Travel

When they returned to the Li family home, Li's eldest sister-in-law took the wooden box that Nineteen was carrying and asked Li's third sister-in-law, "What is this? It's quite heavy."

Li San Niang took the cloth handed to her by Lu Zhu'er, and while wiping her hands, she said to Li Da Sao, "It was given to me by the family I visited today. It's a set of white porcelain teaware."

Let's take it apart and use it; it'll be good for when our family has tea together.

Sister-in-law Li understood. She knew that the Li family clinic had been open for so long, and her father had been practicing medicine for decades. Indeed, patients and their families often brought slightly valuable gifts to their door.

Sister-in-law Li thought that since Li San Niang was also a doctor, it was normal for someone to give her some gifts.

After playing with the dewdrops for a while, it was time for dinner.

The most unexpected and delightful thing is that Brother Li actually went home early today.

"Brother, it's been a while since you had dinner with us."

Brother Li washed his hands, picked up the dewdrop beside Li San Niang's legs, and threw it into the air with a forceful throw. Then, when it fell to the height of Brother Li's neck, he caught it again.

This went on several times, making the dewdrop laugh heartily.

Li's mother came in from next door, and as soon as she reached the edge of the yard, she saw what her eldest brother was doing. She immediately became furious.

"Boss!"

Put the pearl down quickly!

How old are you!

Tiger Head is already at the age where he could easily get married, and he's practically a grandfather himself, yet he's still here teasing the child without any sense of propriety!

Li's mother ran over in just a few steps and carefully snatched the dewdrop from her elder brother Li's arms.

"Grandma's precious darling, were you frightened? Your uncle really has no sense of propriety."

"Grandma, Uncle is so nice. Zhu'er likes it this way."

Brother Li scratched the back of his head and stood still, listening obediently to his mother's scolding.

Little Silang, who had been watching with envy, jumped out and walked to Brother Li's leg, hugging his thigh and pleading, "Uncle, I want one too. I'm bigger than Dewdrop, I'm not afraid, Uncle, please carry me and let me fly."

Brother Li laughed twice more, then slipped his hands under Xiao Silang's armpits and tossed him into the air with a "whoosh," catching him as he fell. He repeated this several times, filling the courtyard with Xiao Silang's joyful laughter.

After dinner, when the family gathered in the main hall chatting, Li Erxiong took out a book and handed it to Li Sanniang.

"Here, the manuscript you gave me, I found a bookstore, and they were quite quick, they gave me a sample copy in just a few days."

"Look, if it's correct, I'll place the order and have them print it."

Li San Niang quickly put down the fruit in her hand and took the book handed to her by Li Er Xiong. The book was bound with thread, with an indigo cover and the words "Introduction to Midwifery" written in large regular script on a vertical page. She then carefully read it.

As she flipped through the pages, Li San Niang was astonished. Was another fellow time traveler starting to flap their little wings?

Li San Niang remembered that she had given her manuscript to Li Er Xiong more than ten days ago, asking him to help her find a bookstore or printing company to see if she could print some books at her own expense.

Why was knowledge previously only accessible to the upper classes?

One of the most important reasons is that books are expensive.

Before movable type printing, every book was handwritten, which increased costs and made books expensive.

Later, after Emperor Wu ascended the throne, someone invented woodblock printing, which enabled wealthy families with children to have access to books.

Even the pamphlets published quarterly by the Imperial Medical Bureau came from the official printing press.

But Li San Niang never expected that movable type printing technology, which was already fully developed, already existed.

Li San Niang wouldn't believe it if you said that no one from the time traveler intervened.

"Second brother, how come you've produced a sample copy so quickly? It's only been a few days since I gave you this manuscript."

Li Erxiong knew that Li Sanniang would ask this question. You see, when he took this manuscript to the bookstore and asked, they said that as long as he was willing to pay money, he could immediately get a number.

Brother Li paid the money, and within a few days he received this sample book, which greatly surprised him.

"We just don't have any news on this. I don't know which clever person came up with the idea of ​​carving out the characters one by one in advance, and then assembling them for typesetting... The people at this bookstore say that this is called movable type printing."

Li San Niang flipped through the pages one by one and saw some blank pages. Li Er Xiong also looked up and saw them, and explained to Li San Niang: "They said that if you want to print the patterns you drew, it will cost more money and you will have to wait for some time. After all, they also need to find craftsmen to carve them before they can be printed, which takes a lot of effort."

Li San Niang expressed her understanding and asked Li Er Xiong, "This money was well spent, it was worth it."

Is the money I gave my second brother enough?

"I'll get some more for my second brother later. Take those technique manuscripts I wrote earlier; help me print some too. Perfect timing, we can distribute them together with this book," Li Sanniang said, waving the book in her hand. "It'll be cheaper for everyone to learn together."

Brother Li was curious about what the two were talking about, so he reached out and took the book from Li San Niang's hand to read it.

"Thank you for your trouble, Second Brother. I will treat you to a feast later to reward you."

Brother Li smiled but didn't reply. However, he felt comforted, knowing that Sister Li hadn't overlooked his efforts.

"I've been away from home for a while, so I didn't know you had done something so big."

If there's anything I can do for you, please don't hesitate to ask.

"Hehe, I know, don't be polite with me, elder brother."

...

While the Li family appeared to be enjoying a harmonious and joyful atmosphere, every household in Chang'an City experienced its own joys and sorrows.

The Xing family's study.

Xing Yu was reading a book under the lamp. Although it was printed vertically and the font was traditional Chinese characters, the contents were Buddhist scriptures.

Ever since Xing's son was found on the night of the Emperor's birthday, Xing's wife has had this new hobby: copying Buddhist scriptures.

"They've already figured out movable type printing, and all I have is a supermarket. Shouldn't I expand? Otherwise, I'll fall behind my fellow time travelers."

As Xing Yu was thinking about these things, she heard a knock on the door, and then her wife came in carrying a tea tray.

"My lord, please have a bowl of pear soup."

...

The back of a shop in the West Market.

Chang Siyuan, dressed in a short brown robe, sat at a round table, reading a book by the light of a lamp. The title on the cover of the book was the manuscript written by Li Sanniang, "The Introduction to Midwifery".

"Oh my, isn't this the job of a midwife? Managing women's childbirth."

This Li San Niang, was probably an obstetrician/gynecologist before she transmigrated?

...

Daming Palace, Xuande Hall.

Emperor Wu was also looking at the list of extraordinary people that Xue Yao had recently presented by the lamplight. Looking at the notes on the seven or eight more people with unusual characteristics, Emperor Wu thought to himself, "They've finally put in the effort."