Chapter 793 Quick Eyes and Hands
Taking advantage of the fact that she didn't have to get up early the next day, Li Sanniang took the opportunity to carefully study the system rewards for most of the night.
The phrase "sharp eyes and quick hands" literally means having good eyesight and nimble movements.
For Li San Niang, who already possessed heightened senses and eyesight far exceeding that of ordinary people, this ability to see accurately was merely icing on the cake.
If we have to point out a benefit, it's that Li San Niang's dynamic visual abilities have been improved.
In the past, we could see clearly and far, but that was all when looking at still objects;
Now, Li San Niang can not only observe still objects, but also people and objects moving at high speeds.
This is difficult to verify, as it occurs in the middle of the night.
However, Li San Niang decided to go to Li Da Sao's place tomorrow to borrow the bow and arrows that came with her dowry to test them out.
If the agility granted by the "quick hands" skill is real, then it would be a great help to Li San Niang!
If this skill of quick eyes and hands can be developed to the maximum extent, firstly, it can directly raise Li San Niang's medical skills to a higher level;
Secondly, this increased Li San Niang's control over her own safety, giving her greater assurance of security.
Yes, nowadays, thanks to the useful knowledge in Li San Niang's mind, Mr. Bad Guy has arranged for Li San Niang to have a personal female bodyguard (Qiu Xiang), as well as a special groom who also serves as a bodyguard (formerly the nineteenth, now the tenth). In secret, every time Li San Niang goes out, there are five or six Bad Guy spies following her on the street.
To avoid worrying Li San Niang, even when Li San Niang was not at the Li family home, Mr. Bu Ke would arrange for two or three spies disguised as passersby or setting up stalls on the street to be out in the open, while secretly there were five or six more on the roof of the Li family home, or even hidden in the next house, to protect the Li family.
Apart from Li Da Xiong, Li Da Sao, Li Da Lang, Li Er Lang, and Li Er Xiong, whom they knew a little about, no one else in the Li family, including Li's father and mother, knew anything about it.
Never entrust your safety to someone else!
This is something Li Sanniang came to deeply understand after being in the Tang Dynasty for a long time.
Therefore, even though she can't learn martial arts now and has people protecting her, she should still rely on herself for what she can do and what she has.
As expected, Li San Niang, who had finally fallen asleep amidst her excitement, didn't wake up until late the next day.
After lying in bed for a while, Li San Niang finally got up casually, put on a simple, everyday dress, braided her hair into a long braid at the back of her head, tied it with a hairband, and went out.
As soon as the door opened, Qiu Xiang was standing under the eaves. She looked at the light with a smile on her face and asked, "Third Sister, have you rested well?"
Grandma Li just came to see you. She said she saved some food for you, and specially went to Grandma Wang's stall to buy beef-filled baked buns.
Li San Niang, who was already hungry, felt her mouth watering as soon as she heard Qiu Xiang's words. There was a steamed bun shop on West Fourth Street of Changshoufang run by a family from the border town.
The method of preparation is not the steaming method commonly used in the Central Plains, but rather roasting over a fire, resulting in an extraordinary flavor.
Because beef is hard to come by, you really have to be lucky to buy Wang Po's beef-filled baked buns.
That would be great!
My mother must have gotten up early to queue up and buy it. She's so good to me.
"Come on, let's hurry! Mother must have left us some other food."
Li San Niang and Qiu Xiang walked out while talking. "I ate a long time ago. Only San Niangzi is still asleep at home."
Li San Niang didn't take Qiu Xiang's teasing to heart and proudly said, "Of course, I'm a blessed person."
Upon entering the courtyard, the first thing you see is Dewdrop, Xiao Wulang, Xiao Liulang, Xiao Ping'an, and Xiao Huang playing under the tree, along with three dogs that are already about the same size as them: A Da, A Er, and Xiao San (I forgot what I named these three dogs earlier, so this might be a mistake).
"Wait, your mother left some rice in the pot for you. I'll go get it for you."
Sister-in-law Li put down the vegetables in her hand and was about to get up to get them for Third Sister-in-law when Third Sister-in-law Li quickly went over and pressed her down, saying, "I'm already a grown woman, why should I trouble you, sister-in-law?"
I'll go get it myself.
"Sister-in-law, are Mother and the others here?"
Sister-in-law Li sat down without stopping, picking vegetables. "Mother, Qiaolan and Baoya have all gone next door. A few people from the outer three cities have recently come to Mr. Qin's place to learn to read."
Li San Niang lifted the pot lid and found not only baked buns, but also a bowl of red bean porridge with puffed rice, and three or four boiled chickens at the bottom of the pot.
Li San Niang took out a still-hot boiled chicken, wiped the surface dry, and handed it to Qiu Xiang without giving her a chance to refuse: "Eat it, you eat with me, otherwise it won't feel right for me to eat alone."
Without even looking up, Sister-in-law Li chimed in, "That's right, Qiu Xiang should eat too. You only ate a little this morning, so have something to tide you over until lunchtime."
Qiu Xiang accepted the chicken, and sat down with Li San Niang, who had already scooped out a small dish of homemade pickled vegetables, to eat together.
“Mother said we won’t be making lunch today. She asked your second sister-in-law to go outside and order some soup dumplings to bring home.”
They said that in the afternoon, after Father finished writing the invitations, he would instruct your second brother to find messengers to deliver them. Some invitations even required Father and your second brother to deliver them personally.
While eating, Li San Niang could see the children playing in the yard with her eyes, and at the same time, she could hear Li Da Sao telling her about the banquet.
"Sister-in-law, I only have five days off, which is actually only four days."
On the last day, I still had to go to collect my official robes and such, and I also had to report to the Imperial Medical Bureau in advance.
This afternoon, I'm going to the Ministry of Rites to have my measurements taken.
I wonder which day Father would like to hold the banquet on?
I also have a few people on my side who absolutely need to be invited.
When Li San Niang asked about the banquet, Li Da Sao became serious. She put down the dishes in her hand, turned around and sat facing Li San Niang. "You got up late, so you don't know. When I got up today, Mother had already added firewood to the stove, and Father was already in the main hall. Father told me that Mother went to West Fourth Street to buy baked buns."
Father got up early in the morning and was writing down the list in the main hall. Judging from Father's words, it should be scheduled for two days later.
They said they wrote the post in the afternoon and then sent someone to deliver it.
Tomorrow, Mother should go to Jinmanlou to reserve a table.
As soon as Sister-in-law Li finished speaking, Sister-in-law Li Er, with both hands full, entered the yard carrying large and small bags. "Oh my, come and give me a hand."
As luck would have it, Butcher Zhu had one liver left, which I bought, and he even threw in two big bones for free.
When Li San Niang, Qiu Xiang, and Li Da Sao stepped forward to help carry the things, Li Er Sao looked at Li San Niang and said, "San Niang, what a coincidence! I was buying pastries at Xiang Gui Ji and I actually ran into Madam Qian!"
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