Chapter 830 Five Years Later (19) Xing Yu
Dewdrop stepped off the carriage into the wind and snow. As soon as she got off, she saw Li San Niang waiting for her at the door with a cloak.
"Mother!"
Li San Niang took a few steps forward, first taking Lu Zhu'er's hand and feeling that it was warm before she felt relieved. She then responded to Lu Zhu'er with a "yes" and quickly unfolded the cloak in her hand and put it on Lu Zhu'er.
"Should we go home and change our clothes?"
"If you don't go, we'll go straight to the West Market to find your Uncle Xing. We agreed to go collect our family's dividends today."
"Mother, let's go straight there."
It's perfect timing to buy some food at the West Market and then go to Grandma's house. Last time I went home, Xiao Liu said that Da Huang was about to have puppies. I have to go and see how Da Huang is doing.
Also, Mother, shall we go and buy another roast goose?
Last time I promised Xiao Liu I'd come eat roast goose.
Li San Niang had no objection to Lu Zhu'er's words. Besides, it was just a roast goose, nothing particularly valuable.
Given Li San Niang's current wealth and status, her salary has already increased significantly.
Not to mention that Li San Niang had put a lot of money with Xing Yu. In recent years, not only has the maritime trade of the Tang Dynasty flourished, but the Silk Road on land has also become extremely prosperous.
Since the Tang Dynasty defeated the Eastern Turks that year, and with the rise of gunpowder, it has developed many advanced firearms that were ahead of their time.
Every large and small country surrounding the Tang Dynasty yearned for Chang'an, and they were all very subservient to the Tang Dynasty. Very few countries wanted to start another war.
In such a stable environment, commerce naturally flourished.
The number of merchants traveling from the Abbasid Caliphate to Chang'an via the Western Regions increased several times over. The rise of a trade route brought wealth to the entire population along that route.
In recent years, Li San Niang has received a considerable amount of dividends from Xing Yu every year, so how could she not afford to support Lu Zhu'er's desire to buy a roast goose?
Without further ado, the group boarded the carriage, and the eleventh brother pulled the reins, turning the carriage around and heading towards the gate of the neighborhood.
Meanwhile, Xing Yu, whom Li San Niang had mentioned, was sitting at the table, rapidly calculating accounts on an abacus. Xing Niangzi, heavily pregnant, entered the room carrying a tray.
Xing Yu quickly got up to take the plate from Xing Niangzi's hands, "Wife, why do you need to do such a small thing?"
"Let either of you do it. You're carrying two children now, how can you be so reckless?"
With her belly protected, Xing Niangzi sat down in the specially made cushioned armchair with a backrest, guided by Xing Yu. Even after Xing Yu scolded her a couple of times, Xing Niangzi didn't show any anger on her face. She knew that Xing Yu was just worried about her health.
Originally, after giving birth to Xing Erlang, Xing Niangzi had not conceived for several years. She thought it was because she had reached a certain age and had not been able to get pregnant for several years. However, she never expected that Xing Erlang would be attending school for two years when she suddenly became pregnant again.
Xing Yu was very happy about Xing Niangzi's pregnancy.
Although the child in the body he transmigrated into was originally his child, it was all just someone else's memory. He truly integrated into the Tang Dynasty after arriving in Chang'an and meeting his fellow villagers, including Li Sanniang. Only then did he realize that he was not alone.
Therefore, the child that Xing Niangzi is carrying now can truly be considered a child he obtained in the Tang Dynasty.
Given this, how could Xing Yu not be nervous about Xing Niangzi's arrival?
Earlier, Xing Yu had specially invited the busy Li San Niang to come to Xing Niangzi's home to examine her pulse and have a prenatal checkup. "Sister-in-law, you have taken good care of yourself this time. In addition, although this pregnancy was several years after the birth of Erlangjun, it was precisely during these years that you took good care of your health."
Don't worry, there won't be any problems.
After hearing what Li San Niang said, Xing Yu's worries subsided somewhat.
Xing Niangzi, standing to the side, glared at Xing Yu reproachfully. She then thanked Li San Niang with a hint of embarrassment, saying, "Medical Supervisor Li, I'm so grateful that you've gone to such lengths to come and examine my pulse at my master's request."
Sigh, I've been feeling perfectly fine, but he just has to worry about this pregnancy.
As she spoke, Xing Niangzi glared at Xing Yu. Xing Yu, however, was good-natured. Even though Xing Niangzi spoke to him like that in front of others, he still smiled. Not only that, he also casually peeled nuts from the table and put them into a dish. Judging from his appearance, it was clear that he was going to give them to Xing Niangzi.
Li San Niang naturally wouldn't stir up trouble between the couple. Instead, she went along with Xing Niangzi's words: "What you're saying is true, sister-in-law. I and Master Xing are business partners. If Master Xing hadn't thought highly of me, Li San Niang, why would he have thought of letting my family invest in such a good business?"
Sigh, no matter how busy I am, I can still find time to take my sister-in-law's pulse.
"Sister-in-law, please don't stand on ceremony with me. If you need anything in the future, just come to the maternity ward. If you need to find me, just come to my door."
After saying that, Li San Niang paused and then added, "Sister-in-law, I moved out of my home with my daughter Lu Zhu a while ago. Although we still live in Changshoufang, we are no longer on that street."
My family has moved to the East Third Street area. If you're looking for us, you can go there.
As Xing Yu helped her sit down, Xing Niangzi looked at the account book on the table and knew that Xing Yu was discussing the profit sharing. Then Xing Niangzi remembered what Li San Niang had said when she came to take her pulse last time.
"My lord, why did Medical Supervisor Li move out of the Li family's residence?"
I remember that we used to send all our holiday gifts to the Li Family Medical Hall and Herbal Medicine Shop together. Back then, I noticed that Dr. Li got along very well with my brother and sister-in-law. How come things have changed so much in just a few years?
Xing Yu took two plates of pastries from the tray and pushed them in front of Xing Niangzi. After pouring Xing Niangzi a glass of water, he sat down and slowly said to her, "Sigh, isn't every family having its own troubles?"
Things were good before, but some people just couldn't share the good times and the bad.
After carefully considering the situation of Li San Niang's family, Xing Niangzi looked up at Xing Yu and asked, "Is it about the problem with Li's second sister-in-law?"
"Oh my? My wife is truly amazing! I didn't say anything, and you already figured it out!"
Madam Xing laughed and gave Xing Yu a reproachful look: "A few years ago, I asked Dalang to deliver holiday gifts to our family to the Li family. When he came back, he said that the second sister-in-law of the Li family who received him only stared at the gifts we sent. She even opened a box on the spot."
We brought two gifts; the one in the box is a hairpin I specially chose for Physician Li to wear as jewelry.
Madam Xing shook her head, looking unconvinced, and continued, "How can such a stingy sister-in-law be on the same page as Li Yijian, who is now a female official?"
Perhaps it was because of her second brother that Dr. Li had been lenient with her in the past?
Therefore, it is quite understandable that Dr. Li moved out of the Li family home.
"It must be that Li's second sister-in-law did something to displease Doctor Li, and in order to avoid conflict within the family, Doctor Li had no choice but to move out of the house with his children."
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