Chapter 170 Here, Second Uncle, you can use these as you please!
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"The Dragon Cavalry Army?"
Looking at these three words, Li Shiyue truly knew nothing about the "Dragon Soaring Army." She wondered if she could go to Xingsheng Tower to buy information to find out where the Dragon Soaring Army was located, which general commanded it, and which faction it belonged to.
However, as Li Shiyue continued reading, she saw that Yan Jiuniang had thoughtfully explained everything.
It turns out that the Longxiang Army was a rebel army under the command of Li Huaixian, the military governor of Youzhou. As for Li Wangzheng, who should have been in the army to suppress the rebels, why did he join the rebel army?
Yan Jiuniang explained it this way: "...According to the caravan manager, during the rebellions in various places, the fighting was chaotic, with one day's defeat and the next day's victory, and soldiers were captured from each other. Your uncle must have mistakenly joined the rebel army at that time."
However, the caravan manager had only heard this from the cook, so its veracity was still unknown.
"October. Now that the rebels have surrendered, give me some more time, and I should be able to find out where your uncle is..."
After saying all that in the letter, it was a message written only to Li Shiyue, and she didn't read it aloud to everyone else.
"As long as I'm alive, that's enough! I'm alive!"
With tears in her eyes, Zheng Meiniang repeated this sentence to Li Shiyue. She was saying it to Li Shiyue, but in fact, she was also saying it to herself.
"Mother!"
Li Qiutian and Li Xiatian each grabbed one of Zheng Meiniang's arms, "Good! Good! It's good that my brother is still alive! Who cares where he is in the army? As long as he's alive, that's enough! That's enough!"
As soon as Li's mother finished speaking, Zheng Meiniang could no longer hold back, and large tears streamed down her face. Li's mother also covered her mouth and began to sob.
Looking at her mother and Zheng Meiniang, who were both crying their eyes out, and Li Qiutian and Li Xiatian, who were trying their best not to cry, Li Shiyue could only let out a long sigh and stare at Shi Tou, who had heard her sigh and looked over.
Regardless of the circumstances, at least through Yan Jiuniang's network of connections, we had a chance to get some information about Li Wangzheng, which is a good thing, a great thing!
“Mother, Aunt, regardless of whether the man with the scar on his eye from Henan that Ninth Sister mentioned, who came from the kitchen staff, is actually my uncle, we finally have something to look forward to!”
This is a good thing!
Even if that person isn't my uncle, Jiu Niang's business is all over Da Long. If we live well and wait, I believe we will eventually see my uncle return home!
Besides, once our paper shop is up and running well, who knows if we can expand to the Youzhou army's territory? Then we can find out about our uncle's whereabouts ourselves!
After much persuasion, Li Shiyue finally managed to coax Li's mother and Zheng Meiniang to go.
It wouldn't be accurate to call it deception; she genuinely considered that if the paper business grew and became more successful, she could attract merchants to purchase her products by lowering prices, and also ask traveling merchants to help her gather information.
Perhaps we can find some information about Li Wangzheng in this?
Before dawn, the old man's rooster had already climbed onto the roof and started crowing.
Before they left, the old man gave them a few zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) wrapped in glutinous rice.
This glutinous rice isn't cheap, so Li's mother told Li Shiyue to leave some extra copper coins. After all, they couldn't just eat these carefully wrapped zongzi for free, could they?
Li Shiyue listened to his mother's advice and left some extra copper coins as a token of gratitude to his father-in-law.
They ate zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) and set off on the official road. When they arrived outside the prefectural city, a long queue had already formed.
The whole family waited until the sun was high in the sky before entering the city gates. They then drove to the same inn where they had stayed last time, only to find that it was fully booked.
With no other option, the whole family had to ask around and look for a place in the nearby houses. They finally found a small restaurant, which was basically a family-run inn.
The shop owners live on the first floor, and there are four or five rooms on the second floor that can be rented out to other people; it's a small restaurant.
However, the rent here is much cheaper than that of a proper inn.
Therefore, Li's mother did not hesitate to spend money and specially rented a room for Shi Tou, thinking that when she brought Li Wangming back, Li Wangming could come out and live with Shi Tou, so that the money would not have been wasted.
After Shi Tou escorted Li Wangming to the prefectural school last time, Li's mother asked Shi Tou if the rooms where the students lived in the prefectural school were neither particularly good nor particularly bad.
Two people share a room, each with a bed and a cabinet—that's all; it's very basic.
Li's mother felt she had wronged Li Wangming in every way, so this Dragon Boat Festival, she finally agreed to Li Shiyue's suggestion that the whole family take advantage of the occasion to deliver gifts to people and visit Li Wangming in the prefectural city.
Incidentally, if it's suitable, we could also open a paper shop in the prefectural city, which would be a way to find a business opportunity for the family.
After resting for a while in the small restaurant and drinking some water to quench their thirst, Li Shiyue and Shitou left the restaurant and headed to the prefectural school. She had already made a promise to Li Wangming last time that if she didn't write to him, it meant that his family was coming to find him.
If a letter is sent, it will inform him of the day he will be taken home.
Therefore, Li Shiyue thought that Li Wangming should be waiting for them at the prefectural school.
But when she and Shi Tou arrived at the gate of the academy and gave their names to the gatekeeper, the gatekeeper said that Li Wangming had left early in the morning and had not returned yet.
Li Shiyue didn't dare to leave, so she and Shi Tou ordered two cups of tea at a tea stall near the entrance of the academy and waited.
She thought she would wait for half an hour. If Li Wangming didn't return by noon, she would leave a message for the gatekeeper and ask Li Wangming to meet again at a later time.
However, Li Shiyue was lucky. After only a quarter of an hour, she saw Li Wangming carrying a bundle on his back and other items in his hands as he returned to the prefectural school.
"Second Uncle!"
Upon hearing the clear shout, Li Wangming turned around with a look of surprise and followed the sound, only to see Li Shiyue standing up and waving at him from beside the tea stall.
"October! Stone!"
"Second Uncle, why did you buy so much stuff?"
"I didn't receive your letter, but I thought you would be able to come, so I asked my classmates about good snack shops in the city and bought some zongzi. It took me quite a while to get back."
Seeing that Li Wangming's cheeks were full, Li Shiyue knew that he had been eating well and had not skimped on food and drink to save money. So she happily took the food box from Li Wangming's hand, paid for the tea, and led Li Wangming to the small restaurant where they were staying.
Upon seeing Li's mother, Li Wangming looked at the place where Li Shiyue and the others were staying and said to her with a look of regret, "Sister-in-law, it's all my fault. If I had known, I should have booked a good inn for you first!"
After putting down their belongings, the whole family sat down and chatted about their recent situations. Li Shiyue also brought out the paper that she had specially brought for Li Wangming.
"Here you go, Second Uncle, feel free to use these as you please!"
We have plenty!
Next time, I'll bring some better ones; you can give some to your teachers and classmates.
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