Time flies, and Li Xingran is nine years old.
On Li Xingran's ninth birthday, the Li family had three happy events.
Li Ruiheng and Li Ruijin both got married at the same time.
Li Ruiheng's wife, Hou Mingzhu, was originally the youngest daughter of the wealthy Hou family in the capital.
Li Ruijin's wife, Wang Jiaren, is the eldest daughter of the largest jewelry and jade merchant in Beijing.
However, Li Ting had already discussed it with his two in-laws and decided not to hold a large celebration.
Because of the special relationship between the Li family and the emperor, extravagance and waste were not advisable.
Neither of the in-laws had any objections.
When they learned that their daughter and the son of the Li family were in love, neither family objected.
The Hou and Wang families are not short of money, but they lack connections in the imperial court.
Seeing his daughter and the son of the current Grand Tutor and the former Grand General of the State fall in love, he couldn't stop smiling.
However, both companies are still quite sensible in their actions.
It also encourages children to pursue higher education.
Hou Mingzhu's two older brothers are quite famous for their talents at Tingquan Villa.
His academic skills are now proficient enough; he will likely pass the imperial examination next year and be promoted to a higher official rank.
Li Ting also secretly asked Luo Nanchuan to take good care of the children of these two families.
Luo Nanchuan dared not disobey.
He would give guidance to the students of the Hou and Wang families every day.
Those students have also made progress, gaining knowledge and courage; all that's left is the exam.
The day of Lai Shui Heng and Lai Shui Chin's wedding happened to be Lai Sing Ran's birthday.
So the families gathered together for a simple meal.
Although there was no grand banquet, the elaborate procession of the ten-mile-long red bridal procession was still quite impressive.
The betrothal gifts were earned by Li Ruiheng and Li Ruijin over the past few years, and Li Ting and Xu Ningyou also took a lot from the Li family's warehouse.
The bride was welcomed according to the same standards as when Li Ruizhang got married.
The bride's dowry was also very generous.
However, Li Xingran knew that her two older brothers had spent a lot of money.
Li Xingran teased her two older brothers before their weddings.
"Tsk tsk tsk, he's already treating his wife like the apple of his eye and the heart of his soul before he's even married her."
"Sister, don't laugh at us. You're going to do your wedding for your two sisters-in-law. Tell me, what gifts are you going to prepare for them?"
"We've been prepared for this for a long time. We can't let our two wonderful sisters-in-law suffer any injustice."
When Li Ruiheng and Li Ruijin saw the gift their younger sister planned to give, they were actually jealous.
It turns out that in addition to 10,000 taels of gold, Li Xingran also gave away a spiritual energy cultivation bead in a Qiankun bag.
It seems that these spiritual energy cultivation beads are enough for his wife to cultivate to the Mahayana stage.
Now they don't need to worry anymore.
"Second brother, third brother, you must let my nephew and niece arrive as soon as possible, otherwise, I will have given away all my spiritual energy cultivation beads."
Li Xingran said with a worried expression.
"Don't worry, little sister, we'll definitely have two kids in three years. Just get your gifts ready!"
The two brothers took advantage of the situation and ran away.
Looking at the gifts in their own spaces, the gold was placed into their respective wives' dowries.
On the day the two merchants' daughters married into the Li family, people from the capital came out to watch the spectacle.
The people were filled with amazement and praise.
The girls from both families must be of exceptional character and appearance to have caught the eye of the Li family.
You should know that there is no one with bad character in the Li family.
Small merchants in the capital were willing to do business with the Li people because they rarely haggled and were not picky about prices.
Li Ruiheng and Li Ruijin got married, and Huo Shan also returned.
Before the Lunar New Year, Li Ting had informed Huo Shan.
Xu Yushan and Ren Wuyou also came down from Tianji Mountain and arrived in the capital.
Looking at the large family, Li Xingran was overjoyed.
Fortunately, my parents were very supportive, and I didn't die in the fire when I was nine years old.
Sherry is now a grown woman.
Gu Shenge moved out and started her own household two years ago.
He is now the best qin (a seven-stringed zither) instructor in the capital.
He had countless apprentices.
He would occasionally return to the Li family home, bringing Li Ting and his wife some novelties.
Chen Sanduo went to the Ministry of Works and replaced Li Ruizhang in his position.
Zhang Changgong was promoted to the position of prime minister.
Xiao Sheng knew that Li Ruizhang would definitely not be willing to be mentioned.
Once he becomes prime minister, he won't have as much time for cultivation, nor will he be able to spend much time making tools according to the blueprints given by Li Xingran.
The day before Li Xingran's birthday, Xia Deqing arrived in the capital with his entire family.
Under Xia Deqing's governance, the barren land in Crescent Province has been improved in recent years.
In the past, half of the land in Crescent Province was barren, but now it is full of fertile fields.
People are now living a life where they have enough to eat and wear.
The people of Crescent Province are deeply grateful to Xiao Sheng.
Upon learning that their superior was coming to the capital, many people asked Xia Deqing to bring gifts to Xiao Sheng.
The gifts were ordinary, mostly food that is easy to store.
Some people even wrote letters of thanks and entrusted Xia Deqing to deliver them.
The children made a painting.
The girls sewed clothes.
These are the most honest and simple people's gratitude to Xiao Sheng.
Xiao Sheng was thrilled when he received the gift from Crescent Moon Province.
This gift is more valuable than gold and silver jewelry.
This gift demonstrates that the people of Crescent Province live a stable and prosperous life.
Xia Deqing truly deserves the title of a man destined for the emperor! His ability to govern a region is truly outstanding.
Xiao Sheng hosted a banquet at the palace for Xia Deqing's family and some officials from the Crescent Province.
The dishes were all new to them; they were delicious dishes made by Li Ruiheng and Li Ruijin according to Li Xingran's recipes.
Xia Deqing praised it highly and even asked Xiao Sheng for the recipe, planning to promote it back in Xinyue Province.
After having a meal at the palace, Xiao Sheng led Xia Deqing and his entourage on a tour of the Nan Chen Kingdom's palace.
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