Chapter 146 She's slept with a man!
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After eating and resting for a while, they paid the bill and, amidst the cheerful chatter of the proprietress, Li Shiyue led everyone out of the restaurant and headed towards the rice shop.
Until evening, everyone was buying various items.
They don't plan to go back to Liujiatun tonight; they plan to stay in Sanshan County and go to the county government office early tomorrow morning to find the clerk in charge of land purchase!
Zhou Lanhua and the others who stayed in Qingsong Town should have already driven back to Liujiatun.
They learned about a reputable inn from the restaurant owner's wife, and upon arrival, they booked two rooms: one for Li Shiyue and her two sisters plus Erdan's mother, and the other for Li Wangshui and his group of men.
However, the inns in this city don't have heated brick beds (kang) for sleeping; they have regular beds.
Thankfully, Li Shiyue has a strong constitution, otherwise even several quilts wouldn't be enough.
When Li Shiyue woke up the next day, she heard Erdan's mother speaking, and her voice was somewhat nasal and muffled.
Li Shiyue quickly poured Erdan's mother a cup of hot water: "After we buy the land, we'll have to go to the pharmacy to buy some medicine to keep on hand."
Our village is far away. If someone gets a headache or fever, even if my mother is a doctor, she'll still need medicine.
Erdan's mother thanked Li Shiyue, drank some hot water, and felt her throat was less dry. She quickly nodded, "Yes, we have to buy this medicine. I need to prepare more for Erdan. With the medicine, I won't panic."
After checking out of the hotel and taking a carriage out of the inn, the group bought some pancakes from a breakfast stall outside and then went to the county government office to wait for their turn.
Once the yamen opened, Li Shiyue took the "Xuan" character token given to him by Liu Tan and entered the county yamen. After that, he smoothly negotiated with the clerk about where to buy the property, paid the money, signed the contract, and paid the taxes. He was very pleased with himself.
It's always easier to get things done if you have connections everywhere.
That roe deer wasn't given away for nothing; we got such a great deal for free. We'll have to treat Liu Tan well from now on. He really knows there are benefits to be had!
As Li Shiyue and Hu Cao discussed, the plot of land at the head of the riverbank was purchased under Li's mother's name.
The large plot of land along the riverbank was written in her name, while the plots for Li Wangming and Shi Tou were the two plots of land directly opposite each other on either side of the road at the village entrance.
Zheng Meiniang's idea was that if things went well in the future, she would like to pick up her old skills again and open a pork shop. So she bought three plots of land, right next to the one with the stone, one plot for each member of the family.
Li Wangshui and his group followed closely in Li Shiyue's footsteps. Those with more money bought both the village entrance and the riverbank, while those with less money only bought the village entrance.
Before leaving, Li Shiyue took out a purse from his pocket and handed it to the Registrar, then bowed and thanked the Registrar for helping him write the contract.
You have to pay this money; money makes things easier everywhere.
Seeing that Li Shiyue was so cooperative, and weighing the purse in his hand, the clerk smiled and said, "Haha, if you ever need anything from me again, just come and find me."
This clerk also wanted to get along well with Li Shiyue. After all, someone who could hold a "Xuan" token must have some connection with the Xuanjia Army. He wanted to get promoted, and even if he couldn't, having connections was still a good thing, wasn't it?
After completing this important task, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and felt that there was finally hope for the future!
Especially Ma Zi and Mo Zi, these two held the contract and looked at it from left to right. Although neither of them could read, just looking at this piece of paper that they didn't recognize and seeing the red seal on it made them feel comfortable.
"I own property now!"
If my mom knew, she'd be overjoyed!
Ma Zi thought of his parents, and as he faced the wind, his nose tingled and he felt like crying.
The third dog was even more sentimental, and at this moment he was already covering his face and squatting on the ground crying.
"Waaah... I... I'm living like a human being now! Waaah..."
At this moment, Li Shiyue really didn't know what to say, so she didn't say anything and just stood there waiting for the three of them to calm down.
Finally, the group drove their cart, laden with all sorts of New Year's goods, out of the county town and headed back to Liujiatun.
I was filled with trepidation when I came, but now I'm eager to go back, and also overjoyed.
Perhaps because they were in high spirits, they rushed back to Liujiatun before noon.
However, before the carriage stopped, they saw a horse-drawn carriage loaded with goods parked at the village entrance.
As Li Shiyue passed by this unusual carriage, he saw the driver talking to Old Man Liu.
Li Shiyue intended to just walk away, but unexpectedly, Old Man Liu saw her and called out to her: "Shiyue, Shiyue?"
Without getting off the cart, Li Shiyue sat on the cart and asked Old Man Liu what was wrong.
Old Liu pointed to the coachman on the carriage and said to Li Shiyue, "This is the coachman from the Prince of Zhenbei's Mansion. He said he's here to deliver New Year's gifts to Qin Tao's family."
Look at this…”
The coachman was quite polite. He cupped his hands to Li Shiyue and explained, "I am a disciple of the heir of the Prince of Zhenbei. My master sent me to deliver New Year's gifts to Qin Tao's family in Liujiatun. Please give me directions."
After Li Shiyue returned the greeting with a cupped hand, he asked, "Is the Crown Prince related to Qin Tao's family?"
The coachman paused for a moment before hurriedly explaining, "No, no, it's because one of the young master's maids is from this area, which is why she sent me to deliver the gift."
Our Crown Prince is kind-hearted and so considerate to those around him; in previous years, even the head maids received such gifts.
Li Shiyue simply nodded, pointed out the location to the driver, told him the exact location, then said something to Old Man Liu, flicked the reins, and drove off.
But as soon as they left, Li Shiyue's eyes met Li Qiutian's!
The two sisters looked at each other, and everything was understood without words.
Who would have thought that Prince Liu Shu would actually send gifts to the maidservants around him?
After delivering all the belongings to each household, Li Shiyue and the others finally returned to their own homes.
Li's mother, Zheng Meiniang, and Li Wangming were already waiting for them in the courtyard. The group unloaded everything from the cart, putting things in the house where they belonged and in the kitchen where they belonged, each in its proper place.
Then, once inside the house, Li Shiyue took off his leather hat and quickly took out the rolled-up land deeds from his pocket.
"Mother, Aunt, Second Uncle, here, this is for us!"
While Li's mother and the others were admiring the land deed, Li Qiutian couldn't hold back any longer. She quickly said to Li Qiutian, "October, do you remember that day when we went to the garrison and met the prince and Li Chunli outside? I told you that she looked a little different than before?"
Li Shiyue certainly remembered, she nodded, not quite understanding why Li Qiutian brought this up now.
Li Qiutian's words caught the attention of Li's mother and the others. Putting down the land deed, Li's mother and Zheng Meiniang also looked at Li Qiutian.
Li Xiatian went straight to the point and asked, "Sister, what's wrong? Why is Li Chunli acting differently?"
Li Qiutian sighed and said, "Back then, when I told you she was different from before, you thought I was just envious of her clothes and insisted on dragging me to the silver shop to buy jewelry."
But that's not what I meant, I meant she..."
Li Qiutian stopped talking. She looked somewhat awkwardly at Li Wangming, who was standing behind her mother and listening to her, and Shi Tou, who looked silly next to Li Shiyue.
Even if Li Shiyue was slow to react, once she combined the two factors, she could guess what Li Qiutian meant.
She was somewhat incredulous, so she shouted, "No way? Impossible! Isn't she younger than me?"
"This...this...can't be right?"
Li Xiatian was extremely anxious, scratching his head and trying to figure out what was wrong with Li Chunli.
"What? What? Sister, what happened to her? Oh dear, tell me quickly!"
"Alas, she's no longer a young lady!"
Li Xiatian still didn't understand. She repeated the question blankly, "Not the little girl anymore? How come she isn't?"
Thinking of the coachman he had just met at the village entrance, who claimed to be from the Prince of Zhenbei's mansion delivering gifts to Qin Tao's family, Li Xiatian said again, "Ah? She's someone's maid, what's the big deal?"
My mother said, "What's so good about being a maid? It's just a job of serving others."
Seeing that Li Xiatian still didn't understand, Li Shiyue said directly, "Sister, you mean Li Chunli has slept with a man!"
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