Chapter 226 My dear child, don't be afraid! Mother is here!
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Li's mother and the others were lucky; they managed to enter the city before the city gates closed.
However, by the time Li's mother and the others arrived at Li's paper shop by carriage, it was already completely dark.
Li Shiyue had exceptional hearing. When she and Li Shiliang were having dinner together in the courtyard behind the paper shop, they heard voices coming from the paper shop entrance and the distinctive "uh-huh" sounds of their donkey.
After putting down her chopsticks, Li Shiyue said to Li Shiliang and the others with a look of surprise and joy, "My mother is here!"
Before Li Shiliang and the others could react, Li Shiyue had already turned and headed towards the entrance of the paper shop.
When they arrived at the door, Li Shiyue indeed saw Li's mother and Zheng Meiniang standing in front of the paper shop!
"Mother! Brother! Aunt! Sister!"
Li Shiliang and the others followed Li Shiyue, running up to her. "Aunt Chun! We were just saying when you'd be arriving!"
"That's right, Mother, you should have arrived in the afternoon, why are you only arriving now?"
I thought you were going to stay overnight outside the city and wouldn't be able to get there today.
If I had known you would arrive tonight, I would have gone to the city gate to meet you.
At this moment, Li Xiatian gave Li Shiyue a wink. Zheng Meiniang saw it and called out to Li Xiatian to quickly unload all the things they had brought from Liujiatun from the donkey cart with Li Shiliang and the others so that they could carry them into the shop.
While everyone was moving things, Li Shiyue took out her purse and handed it to Zhao Min, who was also rolling up her sleeves and wanting to help move things.
"Sister Min, don't bother. Here, could you go to the noodle shop across from our shop and order three pots of noodles, plus ten catties of mutton?"
If you don't have enough money, just have Chef Sun cook it first, and I'll send it over to him later.
Zhao Min listened to Li Shiyue's words and took the purse before leaving.
When Zhao Min returned to the paper shop after ordering soup noodles and mutton from the noodle shop, Li Shiyue already knew from Li Xiatian why they were late.
"...That was quite a grand affair."
Those powerful and wealthy people are truly different from us.
Seeing the envy in Li Xiatian's eyes for power and wealth, Li Shiyue smiled and said to Li Xiatian, "Sister, next time I go to the General's Mansion, I will take you to meet Madam Jiang. She is truly a wonderful person."
Those powerful and wealthy people are just people too, and they're really no different from us.
It's just that I have some things on hand.
Sister, who knows if you won't become that kind of person in the future?
"Then you won't need to make people give way on the road. Everyone can walk on this road, right?"
Li Xiatian was only a little envious; she didn't really think that there was anything wrong with her family being from the countryside.
After listening to what Li Shiyue said, she didn't pay much attention anymore and turned her attention to the backyard of the paper shop.
After looking around, Li's mother asked why Li Wangming was nowhere to be seen.
"Mother, you've come at an inopportune time. Uncle was here just a quarter of an hour ago."
He helped us organize the goods at the paper shop today. We were planning to wait for you, Mother, to come so we could have a meal together and then take you to the inn to stay.
But we waited and waited, and it was getting dark, and you still hadn't arrived, so I had my second uncle go to stay at the inn first.
"Eat first, then I'll take you there. You'll be able to see your second uncle then."
After explaining this, Li Shiyue added, "This time, my second uncle still booked a private room on the second floor of Yuelai Restaurant for us in advance. However, this time it was on the other side, not the flower room or anything. It was called the Green Bamboo Room."
The private room on that side was even bigger, big enough to fit two large tables, which was more than enough for Third Brother and the others.
Tomorrow we'll close the shop for a day, get a good night's sleep, have lunch, and then stroll around the streets. In the evening, we'll go there to eat and watch some things.
My second uncle said there's a show to watch tomorrow night too. Everyone's been busy with the harvest, so let's have some fun this time.
Li's mother nodded in agreement with Li Shiyue's words, and then turned to Li Shiliang and Ma Zi and said, "Third Aunt has taken Xiaoya to stay with Erdan's mother. They'll be together these few days, so don't worry."
I've already given instructions regarding Lan Hua; if anything happens, someone will definitely help her.”
After talking to Third Aunt, Li's mother said to Ma Zi, "Your family is large, so it's not a big deal. You're all in the same village. If something happens to your family, we can't just ignore it. You and Yan Niang should just take good care of the shop."
As they were talking, Chef Sun from the noodle shop, along with his eldest and youngest sons, each carrying a bucket of noodles, stood at the door and called out.
Shi Tou and Li Qiutian each carried a bucket of flour, while Li Shiliang carried the other bucket into the shop.
"I'll go back and get the mutton for you right away."
Just as Chef Sun was about to turn around after saying that, he turned back and said, "Want some mutton soup? You can add some firewood to the stove and simmer it. It won't be bad by tomorrow morning, and you can drink it."
Three buckets of noodle soup, ten catties of mutton, and one bucket of mutton soup were added, and in the end, only half a bucket of mutton soup was left.
Zhao Min and Zhao Yan had gained some understanding of Li Shiyue's appetite over the past few days, but tonight, seeing Li's mother and the others, they were still somewhat shocked by how much Li Shiyue and his family could eat.
Neither of them expected that, apart from Li Shiyue herself being a big eater, everyone else in Li Shiyue's family was also a big eater.
Li Shiyue and Li Qiutian emptied the entire bowl of noodles and ate it all, leaving not a single noodle behind.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the city, Yan Jiuniang also met Yan Xuefei and Li Mingfeng.
"My sweet baby!"
Upon seeing Yan Jiuniang's face, which was two shades darker from the sun, Yan Xuefei's cry of "My darling" became choked with sobs. Hugging Yan Jiuniang, tears streamed down her face in no time.
Yan Jiuniang, who was originally overjoyed to see her mother, now had a look of sadness on her face before the smile had completely faded.
Watching from the side, Li Mingfeng quickly reminded Yan Xuefei, "This is a wonderful day, a day for you and your mother to reunite. Junior sister, please don't do this. Ninth Sister is worried about you."
After hearing Li Mingfeng's words, Yan Xuefei finally let go of Yan Jiuniang. Seeing the sadness on Yan Jiuniang's face, she raised her sleeve to wipe her face, when Li Mingfeng handed her a handkerchief.
Yan Xuefei didn't think much of it and quickly wiped away her tears with a handkerchief.
"My dear child, don't be afraid! Mother is here!"
This time, Mother will definitely make your father suffer!
As for Yan Jiuniang's father, the Prince of Zhenbei, he had already returned to the prefectural city three days ago after completing his border inspection.
At that moment, he was sitting in his study drinking tea when suddenly the Prince of Zhenbei sneezed. The head steward standing behind the Prince of Zhenbei heard the noise and stepped forward respectfully to ask, "Your Highness, the night breeze is getting a bit chilly. Should we close this window?"
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