Xu Zhi had already gone over to watch as Granny Lu unwrapped the baby. It turned out the baby had indeed wet himself. Granny Lu changed the diaper, and Xu Zhi looked at her little brother's red skin. She couldn't help but reach out and gently touch it. Her eyes lit up, and she said to Granny Lu, "Granny, it's so soft. It feels like tofu."
As Granny Lu wrapped the baby in the blanket, she said, "He's only been born for a day, so he's very tender. He won't be so tender as he grows up."
Xu Rao and Xu Di led the last group of people to evacuate from the city. That same night, Magistrate Qian led a few servants out of the north gate and went into the mountains to Ganzhou. Clerk Li led some constables and yamen runners to organize the evacuation. Because the Li family lived near the west gate, they were among the first to arrive. After arriving, the Li family did not sit idle. They helped to comfort everyone and did what they could. The Li family's children were not spoiled and were able to sit in front of the large stove set up in the open space outside to cook.
The millet porridge that Zhang Zhaoci drank was cooked by Madam Li. The Li family lived nearby, and since they had a child, they brought a lot of fine food. When the guards carried Zhang Zhaoci down the mountain in the middle of the night, Madam Li was terrified. She helped settle Zhang Zhaoci down, boiled brown sugar water for her, and cooked millet porridge early in the morning. When Zhang Zhaoci woke up, she drank the hot millet porridge. At this time, in addition to porridge, Madam Li also boiled a few eggs in the pot.
Seeing that the eggs were cooked, Madam Li took them out and put them in a porcelain bowl. She said to Li Yuexi, "Xi'er, take this to your mother-in-law."
Li Yuexi blushed, stood up, gently patted the dust off her clothes, took the bowl, and walked towards the Xu family's tent. Engaged people can call each other "father-in-law" and "mother-in-law," and Xu Di now also calls Li Yuexi and her husband "father-in-law" and "mother-in-law."
Li Yuexi carried the eggs into the tent. The tent was quite lively inside. Xu Di's injured leg and shoulder didn't stop him from talking. He teased Xu Rao, then Xu Zhi, and bantered with Zhang Zhaoci. When Zhang Zhaoci saw Li Yuexi come in, she said with a smile, "Oh my, our Xu Di's little wife is here! Yuexi, you have to keep a close eye on Xu Di's mouth. He just blurts things out without thinking. That won't do."
Li Yuexi's face flushed instantly. She didn't know whether to come in or not, so she stood at the tent entrance holding a bowl.
Granny Lu couldn't bear to watch any longer, so she quickly went over to take the bowl, pulled Li Yuexi in, and said to Zhang Zhaoci reproachfully, "How can you, as an elder, treat a junior like this? You even complain that our young master talks too much. I think it's because you haven't set a good example for him."
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