Chapter 183 A Sweet Dream
The birth made the family very busy, and they even hired three midwives.
But the delivery process was not as dangerous as Li Runrun thought and her family thought.
As if blessed by God, Li Runrun gave birth to a pair of children before long.
The three midwives were all on high alert, not daring to be negligent, and in the end they were happy that it went so smoothly.
To be honest, Li Runrun is also a blessed person.
A loud baby cry came from the room, and then stopped.
When the baby was wrapped up and brought out, Li Da was the first to approach. However, instead of looking at the baby, she asked the midwife, "How is my daughter? Is she okay? She was born a little too quickly. Is she okay?"
"It's okay, I'm fine. My wife is tired and fell asleep."
Li Da then went to look at the small and wrinkled child. Suddenly, his nose felt sore and tears streamed down his face.
She hurriedly wiped her tears and kept saying, "Okay, okay."
The midwife asked Li Da to hold the baby, and Li Da carefully picked one up.
A little baby was hugged out from the other side.
Li Mutou took a look and wanted to reach out and hug him but didn't dare.
In the end, it was Li Bai who held the baby.
The two children are very well-behaved. They go to sleep after eating. If they cry, it must be because they are hungry, have urinated or defecated.
Usually he opens his eyes wide, looks around, and stretches his hands and feet from time to time.
The whole family loves him very much.
Li Mutou looked at the child who was getting more and more beautiful as he grew up. He liked him more and more and reached out to tease him.
He casually said, "His eyebrows and eyes look like the prince."
The room, which was originally filled with laughter and playfulness of the children, suddenly became quiet.
Li Da slapped Li Mu on the back of his head and quickly changed the subject: "What are we having for lunch?"
But the change of topic was a bit awkward.
Li Mutou knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he stood up and left without saying a word.
Even Li Bai looked at Li Ruanruan cautiously.
Zhili Ruanruan didn't take it seriously. She held the child and coaxed him gently, with a gentle smile in her eyes.
She gently poked the baby's face: "There's no need to be shy about it. It's his child, so it's inevitable that he'll look like him."
After a pause, Li Ruanruan said, "This border is thousands of miles away. I think he will never set foot here in his lifetime, so what is there to be afraid of?"
Seeing that Li Runrun was not forcing herself but had truly let go, Li Da thought that perhaps his daughter had let go of everything the moment she decided to escape from the Marquis' Mansion.
Hearing this, he smiled and said, "To be as capable as the prince, he is also a good seedling of our Li family."
Li Da said again: "Give the child a name."
Li Mutou wasn't far away either. When he heard about naming the child, he came over as well. He sat on the footstool beside the bed and propped up his chin, looking at Li Ruanruan: "Do you want the surname Li?"
Li Da knocked him on the head and said, "What else should your surname be? Of course it should be Li."
Li Mutou's eyes were full of anticipation: "What's that called Li? Li Huahua, Li Erniu."
Li Da slapped him on the head again and said, "You are the only one in our family who can't read a single word. Your father and I can read and write. Let's see what name you choose. Is it difficult or not?"
Li Mutou didn't feel any pain when he was beaten. The boy was very rough and said, "So what? Dad, you gave me Mutou. A humble name is easier to raise."
Li Mutou teased the child and softened his voice again: "Is that so?"
The child kicked his legs and laughed.
Li Mutou was surprised and pointed at the child: "Dad, he laughed, he can actually laugh."
Li Da was completely convinced by the wooden Li Mutou: "He is a human being. Of course he can laugh, cry, and eat. And when the time comes, he will even talk and walk. You will be shocked."
Li Mutou chuckled, scratched his head, and said, "Isn't he just a child?"
"You grew up from a child too."
"Hehehe, they will definitely be more capable than me by then."
Li Mutou said happily.
Li Bai just stood aside and laughed.
Li Ruanruan glanced at Li Mutou and reached out to touch his head: "Aren't you also a child?"
"I'm not a child anymore."
"Then you are my brother too."
When Li Ruanruan said this, Li Mutou felt sweet and lay on the bed: "Then I admit it."
Li Ruanruan smiled and looked at the two little babies on the bed.
So he said, "Dad, you give the girl a name. I'll give this boy one."
Li Da nodded: "Then I must look through the book carefully before taking it."
Li Ruanruan smiled: "I need to think about it too, there's no rush."
Then Li Ruanruan looked at Li Bai and Li Mu Tou: "Then Mu Tou, you give the girl a nickname, and Li Bai, you give the boy a nickname."
That’s how it was decided, just one for each person.
In the end, the two children were given a lot of names.
It was finally decided.
My son’s full name is Li’an, and his nickname is An’an.
My daughter’s full name is Li Tian and her nickname is Tian Tian.
I hope they will be safe, happy and free, and live a carefree life without suffering any hardship.
The whole family thought the name was great.
When Li Runrun finished her confinement, it was already very cold at the border. It is a bitterly cold place after all.
It was either cold and rainy or snowing, and Li Da wouldn't let Li Runrun go out at all.
We hired someone to build a kang at home, which was kept burning all day long, keeping the house warm.
It was too cold outside, and Li Bai didn't let Li Runrun go out.
So Li Runrun spent the entire winter walking around the house, taking care of the children, and reading books.
Limutou sometimes went to the teahouse to listen to books and drink tea. He was also conscripted to clear snow from the grain road by the military camp. He worked there for a few days and made many friends.
Li Da is responsible for three meals a day, and Li Bai is responsible for taking care of Li Runrun and the child.
The whole winter passed slowly like this. The child did not seem to change much day by day, but in the blink of an eye, I realized that the child had grown so big.
When spring finally came, Li Runrun felt that she had gained weight.
In the summer, Li Runrun opened a restaurant on the street. The chef was a hired hand, and the waiter, the shopkeeper, and the accountant were all hired locally.
Li Mutou sometimes helped, and sometimes followed him into the mountains to get some wild goods and good things. Li Runrun did not stop him, but only told him to be careful and come back the same way he went.
If he gets injured once, he is not allowed to go again. This is the rule we made in advance.
Besides, she is the one who is willing to start a business of her own, as her younger brother also has his own life after all.
Lida helps out in the restaurant, and the business is booming.
Li Da never knew before that Li Ruanruan could make so many delicious foods.
As the store attracted more customers, most of them were people from the military camp who liked to come and have a drink. They said that the wine here had a unique flavor that was not available anywhere else, and they even said that she had a unique secret recipe.
It really does exist.
It has a higher alcohol content and warms the body, so it's normal for them to like strong liquor.
Li Runrun didn't become the shopkeeper herself. She hired a burly and strong shopkeeper with a scar on his face, who was able to keep the place under control.
Scar is a hunter from the mountains. He often comes to drink. Li Runrun thinks that being a hunter is unstable and dangerous.
I negotiated with him about a monthly salary of five taels of silver.
The hunter did it without saying a word.
Because he couldn't read a single word, but he wasn't the real boss, he was just there to keep up appearances and maintain relationships with big customers.
The so-called big customers are nothing more than generals holding positions in the army, or local wealthy businessmen who are powerful and influential, or regular customers who come and the shopkeeper will go over to have a couple of drinks, bring them some dishes and a pot of wine to maintain the relationship.
The accountant was a scholar who had fled the war. He sold paintings on the street during a heavy snowfall and his whole family almost starved to death.
Li Runrun asked him to be the accountant, with a salary of two taels of silver a month.
Li Runrun is good at business. She doesn't show up often, but her restaurant is booming.
Now she has to take care of the baby and can't devote her attention to it for the time being. When the baby grows up a little, she will definitely open a winery.
Otherwise there won’t be enough wine to sell.
Li Ruanruan was planning her daily life.
Ye Yunchu also took the imperial examination in Beijing and became the top scholar. However, because he offended Lord Xu, he ignored Xu Wan.
He was not assigned any official position with real power, but was sent to the Hanlin Academy to edit books.
Ye Yunchu was working that day. He drank too late with Gu Yuanqing and the others last night and accidentally fell asleep with his head resting on a book.
He had a dream.
In his dream, Li Runrun gave birth to a lovely daughter. When he got off work and returned home, she was standing at the east courtyard gate to greet him with her lovely daughter, who was as delicate as a piece of jade.
He loved both the big and small ones so much that his heart softened just by looking at them.
Ye Yunchu walked over quickly.
She said happily, "So soft, did you miss your husband? He is back."
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