She hasn't felt Jiang Mao's dealings or prevarications yet.
If Jiang Mao could pretend for the rest of his life, then why should she care whether Jiang Mao treated her sincerely or not.
Anyway, in this relationship, she is the one who makes the profit.
What she sees every day is Jiang Mao's outstanding appearance.
What she felt was Jiang Mao's gentleness and patience.
How many women in the world can have this kind of experience?
She had to thank her brother-in-law. She had made her brother-in-law and Uncle Zhu worry a lot about marrying Jiang Mao.
Li Xiaolan's happiness is clearly written on her face. Not only is her face rosy, she also smiles with everyone she sees.
The fact that she was in this state made everyone in the Li family breathe a sigh of relief.
That night, while Li Qiao was trying on the new boots Li Xiaolan had made for him, he talked about the current situation of the canal.
After Governor Jiang took office, he actively contacted the prefects of various provinces to learn about the food growth situation in the southern provinces this year, while training the naval camp.
At present, there are no water bandits on the Grand Canal, but the naval battalion is a new branch of Dasheng. Governor Jiang attaches great importance to it. He understands how he rose from the prefect to the governor, so he works hard every day and does not dare to slack off. .
As a patrol censor, Meng Yue went to Jiangshu Province with Governor Jiang.
But after the Grand Canal was opened to navigation, Meng Yue and another patrol censor left the Governor's Mansion and began to check the situation along the canal.
This tour has reached now.
Meng Yue has not returned to Beijing yet.
After Tao Zhu tried on the new boots Li Xiaolan made for him, he put the boots away and said, "Sister-in-law Meng has already taken a fancy to a house. She will wait until Meng Yue returns to Beijing at the end of the year to take a look at it. If Meng Yue agrees, then we will Bought that house.”
"Although Meng Yue is tired from traveling outside, the Meng family will enjoy happiness."
Meng Yue's current salary is 500 taels of silver a month, which is much higher than the salary of an ordinary fifth-rank official. For example, Xu Ying's monthly salary is 400 taels.
The reason for such a high salary was that Sheng Hong was worried that the censor would take bribes and spread false news to him when he was out patrolling.
Therefore, the salary he gave to the imperial censor was a full hundred taels higher than that of other fifth-rank officials.
Meng Yue left a small half of her monthly salary for daily expenses and purchasing local specialties for the seventh prince, and the rest was reserved for her family.
More than half a year has passed, and the house that the Meng family liked has changed from a small courtyard with two entrances to a large house with three entrances.
If Meng Yue stays in this position for a few more years, the Meng family will no longer have to work in the Li family to earn money, and can be the master and wife at home with peace of mind.
However, if this is the case, it will be very painful for Meng Yue and the Seventh Prince.
Who can bear to be gone for more than half a year?
"On what day will Meng Yue return to Beijing?" Tao Zhu asked while gesturing to Li Qiao to take off his new boots.
"It should be the 27th or 28th of the twelfth lunar month. It's been cold these days, so it's hard to travel. It will take a few more days."
Li Qiao had received a letter from Meng Yue before and was quite familiar with Meng Yue's whereabouts.
Hearing this, Tao Zhu sighed softly: "This time I left the capital, Meng Yue stayed outside for too long."
"The new imperial censorship is established. Meng Yue needs to be familiar with the situation in various places, so the time away from Beijing is a little longer this time. It will be better in the future."
Li Qiao explained.
"Then you have to stay outside for at least half a year, right?" Tao Zhu asked.
"Absolutely, it will take three or four months at the earliest."
When Tao Zhu heard this, he sighed and said nothing more.
When will this pair of miserable people end their life like the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl?
On the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month, although the temperature was still very low, the wedding of Li Xiaoshan and Liu Geer was held as scheduled.
The Li family has a new husband, and it's a little more lively than before.
Brother Liu is already very familiar with the Li family. Since the engagement, he has been reporting to the Li family almost every day.
Therefore, he is not as restrained as Fan Yuanyuan was when he first got married. He has a cheerful temperament, coupled with his cute appearance, he can chat with everyone, so he is everywhere in the house.
As the saying goes, do as the Romans do. Knowing that Fan Yuanyuan had set up a scholarship for the academy not long after she married into the Li family, he was not to be outdone and expressed that he also wanted to set up a scholarship.
His brother-in-law's free private school is currently in progress, and he wants to set up scholarships for these free private schools.
Li Qiao temporarily rejected Brother Liu's kindness.
He has too many free private schools. If each one offers scholarships, even if they are given once a semester, it will be a lot of money.
Besides, the Li family doesn't marry someone back just for the new husband to spend money. If word spreads, the Li family will be embarrassed.
Brother Liu saw that he couldn't defeat Li Qiao, so he could only give up for the time being.
But with Fan Yuanyuan, his second sister-in-law who also came from a merchant family, he took this matter very seriously.
Everyone in the Li family works, but he doesn't hold any position. Although the Li family doesn't care, he can't ignore it.
He really wasn't cut out for work, and, to be honest, he didn't want to work.
His fingers were white and tender, and even his nails were covered with beautiful gemstones. He didn't want the gaps between his nails to be stained with dirt, nor did he want his fingertips to bleed with needles.
But he can donate money.
He has always been very generous in this regard. In the past, when there was a disaster at home, his grandfather and father would open a warehouse to store grain.
He will also donate some money.
Since his brother-in-law doesn't allow him to set up scholarships now, then...then he should support those students with outstanding academic performance.
If he helps some poor students more, that would be a good deed.
Li Qiao didn't expect Brother Liu to be so persistent in this matter, but he wasn't short of money, so he refused again.
As a result, Li Xiaoshan came to see him the next day, saying that Brother Liu had cried aggrievedly last night and felt that he treated him and Fan Yuanyuan differently.
Li Qiao: "..."
OK.
Liu Geer provided funds for students with excellent grades in the free private schools in Nayuanhe Province to take the imperial examination.
On the twenty-seventh of the twelfth lunar month, it snowed again, and the Li family happily prepared to celebrate the New Year.
There is a new husband in the family this year. Fan Yuanyuan and Li Yuan are also pregnant. The little ones are growing up vigorously. There are many happy events in the family. This New Year must be celebrated.
In the afternoon, the seventh prince went to give the eldest prince a New Year's gift.
When he arrived, the eldest prince was sitting in the study studying Sheng Shiyu's homework. Since he had nothing to do, he did not leave. Instead, he sat down to drink tea and listen to the conversation between father and son.
There are several bright red plums in the house, which add a bit of liveliness to the study that smells of medicine.
Half an hour later, the eldest prince's exam finally ended.
He put down the book in his hand with a satisfied look on his face and stretched out his thin hand towards Sheng Shiyu.
Sheng Shiyu hurriedly lowered his head.
He chuckled lightly, rubbed his youngest son's little head, and then said: "You have worked hard during this period. Please relax this year and continue studying until the fourth day of the Lunar New Year."
"good."
After hearing this, Sheng Shiyu's eyes suddenly brightened.
Today is only twenty-seven, so he can play for six full days!
In the past, only the younger brother from the Li family took the initiative to invite him to go out to play. This time he had to think carefully about how to invite the three younger brothers from the Li family back.
"Go down, I'll talk to your uncle."
The eldest prince raised his hand and flicked his forehead, signaling him to leave.
Sheng Shiyu responded loudly again, and then went out happily.
The Seventh Prince looked at his obviously cheerful back and sighed with emotion: "Brother, are you too harsh on Xiao Yu? If you are older than the Chinese New Year, you can let him play for two more days."
"I know. But who makes me useless? He must be so good that he can crush other emperors and grandsons, then my father will consider me."
The eldest prince spoke calmly.
He knew he was sorry for his little son.
But there was no way, Sheng Shiyu had to drag his good-for-nothing old father along with him.
When the Seventh Prince heard this, he pursed his lower lip, then lowered his eyes. He turned the delicate white porcelain tea cup in his hand without speaking.
"you're not feeling OK?"
The eldest prince tilted his head to look at the seventh prince's face, and slowly walked out from behind the desk in a wheelchair.
"It's okay." The seventh prince raised his eyes and looked at his eldest brother. He smiled slightly, put down the tea cup in his hand and prepared to stand up: "Brother, I have something else to do. I'm going back now. I'll come back tomorrow."
"What can happen if you return home?"
The eldest prince raised his hand and motioned for him to sit down: "There are no big cases in the Criminal Department, and there is no one in your back house. What big thing can happen to you now?"
"I want to improve the free private school system."
"real?"
"Of course it's true." The seventh prince said and laughed again: "Since this has been done, it should be done well. Don't end up scattering the money and not being able to get it done."
"Okay, go ahead. If there are any changes, let me know tomorrow."
The eldest prince stared at his smiling face for a few seconds, and then laughed softly.
The seventh prince said hello, then picked up his cloak and left.
It was already dark now, and he had just watched his elder brother question his younger nephew for too long.
He put the cap of the cloak on his head and slowly walked out of the eldest prince's mansion.
There were servants inside the house who swept away the snow, but not outside.
The entire street was covered with pure white snow, and the shimmering light of the snow was against the night, making the night thinner. Just as a slight cold wind blew over, he tightened his cloak.
a little cold.
The snow has accumulated up to the ankles, and it makes a crunching sound when you step on it.
