Li Ji was picking mushrooms in the woods with his two sisters.
It has been raining in Shangyong for the past few days, but today it was a rare day. Li Ji took his two sisters into the woods early in the morning. The three of them were carrying bamboo baskets on their backs and holding a basket in their hands.
In the past, young ladies from noble families in the capital city now follow the locals and identify a lot of edible mushrooms in order to make a living, and from time to time they supplement their families.
"I didn't expect to pick so much in just one morning."
Li Mingjin was very happy when she saw that the baskets of the three siblings were almost full.
The youngest Mingyue nodded happily, she really likes picking mushrooms.
The days of living in a high-walled compound in the capital have gradually faded away. Nowadays, although I live a simple life, the sky is high and the clouds are wide, and my whole family is here. I am very happy to be able to run and jump in the wilderness on all sides every day.
Seeing that the two sisters were happy, Li Ji also smiled. Seeing that the baskets were full as expected, he said, "Then let's go home."
As soon as the three brothers and sisters came out of the woods, they were stopped by several people.
Mingjin took a closer look and was so frightened that he hid behind Li Ji, trembling. Mingyue also swooped and hid behind his brother.
Li Ji opened his arms to protect the two sisters, and also blocked the hand that the other party extended to the two sisters.
"Xiang Ergui, what do you want to do?" He looked at Xiang Ergui and others with disgust on his face.
Xiang Ergui looked at the trembling sisters and laughed loudly: "Why don't I do it? My brother misses his little wife, so I will bring him to see her."
Xiang Dafu, who was on the side, was drooling and smirking at Li Mingjin. He shouted "little lady, little lady" and raised his legs to walk towards Mingjin.
Li Mingjin and Ming Yue were so frightened that they screamed: "Don't come over, don't come over!"
Li Ji protected his two sisters and retreated into the forest: "Xiang Ergui, shut up! Who is your little lady? If you talk nonsense again, I will tear your mouth apart!"
"What nonsense am I talking about? Didn't my aunts all come to propose marriage to my cousin? My cousin has fallen in love with your Mingjin. You said that your family has been exiled here and that you will be sinners in your life. If you marry
If you give it to my brother, he will become a good citizen. What's wrong with that? My family has a lot of land, and your family can enjoy the good life."
"My sister is still young and won't marry! Marry whoever you want to marry!"
"She's not too young either. She's just the right age. After being raised at home for a few years, she's become familiar with the family and learned to take care of my cousin. It's just right to wait until she grows up in a few years to consummate the marriage."
"Bah, don't talk nonsense. Marry whoever you want, my family won't agree!"
"He said his family wouldn't agree?"
Xiang Ergui and the servants who followed him laughed loudly, and the stupid Xiang Dafu also laughed with his mouth watering.
"Let's go." Li Ji saw that Ming Jin was shaking badly, but he wanted to pull her away, but was stopped by Xiang Ergui and his servants.
Mingyue was so frightened that she shouted: "Brother, brother, come quickly!" She shouted at the top of her lungs.
Li Zhi and Li Xi were cutting firewood in the forest and ran down. When they saw their younger brothers and sisters being surrounded by people from the Xiang family, they were furious.
He rushed up with a machete.
"Xiang Ergui, what are you going to do? Take your stupid brother away quickly, or don't blame us for being rude!"
"You're welcome? You're welcome, what are you going to do? Do you dare to kill me?"
Li Xi was very impulsive and took a step closer: "You think I don't dare? My family has been exiled here. No matter how bad it is, it will be like this. You are different. If I kill you, you will have to go to the underworld to wait for reincarnation. What the hell?
Maybe it won’t be reincarnated into the animal realm.”
Xiang Ergui paused for a moment, then laughed again: "If you don't want your father and uncle to die on the dam, just do it. My family has someone in the government."
"you!"
Li Xi wanted to push him to the ground and beat him up, but Li Zhi stopped him.
"What a mediocre person. That cousin of yours is just an aunt in someone else's house. Although my family is in trouble, if you ask around, you will know that I still have many old relatives in law in the capital. It is not difficult to kill a Xiang family.
If you don’t believe it, you can give it a try. If you dare to try, the family your cousin married may not dare to try."
"Don't scare me. I haven't seen anyone from your capital. Besides, the water far away from the capital can't quench your thirst for nearness."
"Who said you can't quench your thirst? I'll beat you up today!" Li Xi jumped up and was about to rush forward.
The two sides were about to start a fight. The fool Xiang Dafu also laughed and wanted to catch Mingjin. Mingjin was so frightened that he screamed again and again.
"Master Li! There is a letter from Beijing." Suddenly a voice came like the sound of nature.
Both sides turned to look. Li Zhi's eyes lit up when he saw that it was the shopkeeper Bai of Jixiang Drug Store. Li Xi and others couldn't help their surprise and ran towards him.
"Is it a letter from Jingzhong?"
"Yes. I also sent a large package of things with the letter. Please take it back and show it to your grandparents."
"It's a small effort. Since I see you here, I won't go to your house. Your grandfather has taught my son his homework. He has made great progress these days. I will bring him to thank your grandfather next time."
After Shopkeeper Bai finished speaking, he glanced at Xiang Ergui and turned to leave.
"Master, aren't we going to chase you?"
"I heard that Jixiang Pharmacy has a good reputation. Forget it, let's go home first." Xiang Ergui took his cousin who was yelling at Mingjin and went home with all the servants.
Li Zhi and others suppressed their excitement and called Ma and others who were working in the fields back home.
Except for Li Dianshou's brother who was serving on the dam, the whole family gathered in the house, looking at the large package coming from Beijing and not daring to do anything.
After a long while, Li Shimian opened the letter with trembling hands.
When he read the letter, he burst into tears: "God bless my Li family, God bless my son!"
Ma, who was leaning over to read the letter, couldn't help crying and collapsed on the ground: "My son..."
It was dark, and Li Dianzang dragged his tired body home. When Li Dianzang heard the news, he couldn't believe it.
The two brothers took the letter and read it over and over again, then asked the old parents beside them: "Mom and dad, are you sure the letter was written by Sister Ning? Is this... has my sister given birth to a son? I asked last time, and my sister is pregnant.
The fetus was not born?"
"The news I got from them is that Sister Ning misses her mother so much that she went with her." Mr. Ma glared at the two stupid sons.
this……
"Look, what this letter says is that the great-aunt who was born one month premature is your sister. Based on these days, when our family was in exile, Xinrou had already given birth to my grandson for more than ten days.
"
"Why didn't Sister Ning's nanny say anything?"
"At that time, I couldn't even say a word in that situation. I can still say this."
Li Shimian finally had a smile on his face since he was exiled: "I confirmed with your mother that it is Sister Ning's name. According to the letter, her brother and sister should have been adopted by a fisherman's family."
"But why? Even if I am afraid that my sister will delay my sister... Zhang Fu's future, the child is the blood of the Zhang family?"
Li Shimian snorted: "It's not just Zhang Fu's future, there is another one in the Zhang family palace. The three sons of the Zhang family are not short of flesh and blood."
Ma sat aside and wiped away tears: "I have pity for my sister Ning. How difficult it must be for her to have her mother gone and be abandoned by her father's family at such a young age." She sobbed loudly.