She didn't feel Jiang Mao's coping and prevarication at the moment.

If Jiang Mao can pretend to be a lifetime, then why should she care whether Jiang Mao treats her sincerely or falsely.

Anyway, in this relationship, it is she who earns it.

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 has to thank her uncle, she made her uncle and Uncle Zhu worry a lot in order to marry Jiang Mao.

Li Xiaolan's happiness was clearly written on her face, not only did she have a ruddy face, but she also smiled when she saw everyone.

In this state, she made everyone in the Li family breathe a sigh of relief.

That night, while trying on the new boots that Li Xiaolan made for him, Li Qiao 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 grain growth in the southern provinces this year, and at the same time trained the sailor battalion.

At present, there have been no water bandits on the Grand Canal, but the Sailor Battalion is a new branch of Dasheng, and Governor Jiang attaches great importance to it, and he understands how he flew from the prefect to the governor, so he is conscientious every day and does not dare to slack off.

Meng Yue, as the imperial historian of Cao, went to Jiangshu Province with Governor Jiang at that time.

However, after the Grand Canal was opened, Meng Yue and another inspector left the Governor's Mansion and began to check the situation along the canal.

This patrol has been patrolled to the present.

Meng Yue has not returned to Beijing so far.

Tao Zhu finished trying on the new boots that Li Xiaolan made for him, and he said while putting the boots away: "Sister-in-law Meng has already taken a fancy to a house, and when Meng Yue returns to Beijing at the end of the year, she will take a look at it on the spot, if Meng Yue agrees, then buy that house." ”

"Although Meng Yue is tired from running around, the Meng family is going to enjoy happiness."

Meng Yue's current salary is five hundred taels of silver a month, which is much higher than the amount of ordinary five-grade officials, such as Xu Ying, whose monthly salary is four hundred taels.

The reason why there is such a high salary is that Sheng Hong is worried that the patrol will take bribes to spread false news to him when he is patrolling outside.

Therefore, he gave Yu Lu, who patrolled the imperial history, a full hundred taels higher than other five-rank officials.

Meng Yue's monthly income was used for daily expenses and the purchase of local specialties for the Seven Princes, and the rest was left to his family.

More than half a year has passed, and the house in the Meng family's picture has changed from a small courtyard with two entrances to a large mansion with three entrances.

If Meng Yue stays in this position for a few more years, then the Meng family will not have to go to the Li family to work to earn money, and they can be the old lady at home with peace of mind.

However, if this is the case, it will be bitter for Meng Yue and the Seventh Prince.

It's been more than half a year since I left, who can stand this?

"When will Meng Yue return to Beijing?" Tao Zhu asked while motioning for Li Qiao to take off his new boots.

"It should be the twenty-seventh or twenty-eighth of the lunar month. It's cold these days, it's not easy to hurry, so you have to delay for a few more days. ”

Li Qiao received a letter from Meng Yue before, and she knew Meng Yue's whereabouts quite well.

Tao Zhu sighed lightly when he heard this: "This time out of Beijing, Meng Yue has been outside for too long. ”

"The patrol imperial history is newly established, and Meng Yue has to be familiar with the situation in various places, so it will take a long time to leave Beijing this time, and it will be good later."

Li Qiao explained.

"Then at least you have to stay outside for half a year, right?" Tao Zhu asked.

"Almost, three or four months at the shortest."

Tao Zhu suddenly sighed when he heard this, and did not speak again.

When will this pair of hard-working people end this kind of cowherd and weaver girl-like days?

On the twentieth day of the lunar month, although the temperature was still very low, the marriage of Li Xiaoshan and Liu Ge'er was held as scheduled.

The Li family has a new husband, which is a little more lively than before.

Brother Liu is already very familiar with the Li family, and since he made a marriage, he has come to the Li family to report almost every day.

Therefore, he does not have the restraint when Fan Yuanyuan first got married, he has a cheerful temperament, coupled with the cuteness of the person, he can chat with anyone, so he is everywhere in the family.

The so-called following the customs of the locals, knowing that Fan Yuanyuan had set up a scholarship for the school not long after marrying into the Li family, he was not to be left behind, and said that he also wanted to set up a scholarship.

His uncle's free private school is now being promoted, and he wants to set up scholarships for these free private schools.

Brother Liu's kindness, Li Qiao temporarily refused.

There are too many free private schools for him, and if each of them has a scholarship, even if it is issued once a semester, it will be a lot of money.

Besides, the Li family married people back, not to let the new husband spend money, if it spreads, then the Li family will be embarrassed.

Brother Liu couldn't see Li Qiao, so he could only give up for the time being.

But with Fan Yuanyuan, the second sister-in-law who also came from Shangjia's family, he attached great importance to this matter.

Everyone in the Li family works, and he doesn't have any position, although the Li family doesn't care, but he can't be blind.

He's not the fodder for work, and, to be honest, he doesn't want to.

His fingers were white and tender, and even his nails were covered with beautiful gems, and he didn't want the nails to be stained with dirt, and he didn't want his fingers to be poked with needles and bloody beads.

But he can give money.

He has always been very generous in this regard, and once upon a time when there was a disaster in the family, his grandfather and father would open a warehouse to release grain.

He would also donate some silver.

Since his uncle doesn't let him set up a scholarship now, what about ...... Then he sponsors those students who have excellent grades.

If he sponsors more poor students, he is also doing good.

Li Qiao didn't expect Liu Ge'er to be so persistent in this matter, but he was not short of this bit of silver, so he refused again.

As a result, Li Xiaoshan came to him on the second day, saying that Liu Ge'er cried aggrievedly last night, and felt that he treated him and Fan Yuanyuan differently.

Li Qiao: "......"

Row horn.

The students with excellent grades in the free private school in Nayuanhe Province were funded by Liu Ge'er to let them take the road of the imperial examination.

On the twenty-seventh day of the lunar month, it snowed again, and the Li family happily prepared for the New Year.

This year, there is a new husband in the family, Fan Yuanyuan and Li Yu'an are also pregnant, and several little ones are growing up strongly, and there are happy events, and this New Year has to 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 to test Sheng Shiyu's homework, and anyway, when he went back, he didn't leave, but sat down to listen to the conversation between the father and son while drinking tea.

There are a few bright red plums in the room, which add a little vividness to the haunting study with the smell of medicine.

Half an hour later, the eldest prince's examination school finally ended.

He put down the book in his hand with a satisfied face and stretched out his big thin hand towards Sheng Shiyu.

Sheng Shiyu hurriedly lowered his little head.

He chuckled, rubbed his youngest son's little head, and then said: "It's been hard for you this time, you relax this year, and wait until the fourth year of junior high school to continue studying." ”

"Okay."

After hearing this, Sheng Shiyu's eyes suddenly lit up.

It's only twenty-seven today, so he'll be able to play for six days!

In the past, only the younger brother of the Li family took the initiative to invite him out to play, but this time he had to think about it carefully to see how to invite the three younger brothers of the Li family back.

"Go down, I'll talk to your uncle."

The eldest prince raised his hand and flicked his small forehead, signaling him to leave.

Sheng Shiyu answered loudly again, and then went out happily.

The Seventh Prince looked at his obviously cheerful back, and sighed with emotion: "Big brother, are you too strict with Xiao Yu?" For the Chinese New Year, you can let him play for two more days. ”

"I know. But who made me useless, he must be good enough to crush other emperors and grandsons, then my father will consider me. ”

The eldest prince's tone was flat.

He knew he was sorry for the little son.

But there is no way, Sheng Shiyu has to drag his waste old father forward.

Hearing this, the Seventh Prince pursed his lower lip, then lowered his eyes, he turned the delicate white porcelain teacup in his hand, and did not speak.

"You're in a bad mood?"

The eldest prince tilted his head to look at the face of the seventh prince, and slowly walked out of the wheelchair from behind the desk.

"It's fine." The Seventh Prince raised his eyes and looked at his eldest brother, he pulled the corners of his mouth to reveal a faint smile, put down the tea cup in his hand and prepared to get up: "Big brother, I still have something to do, go back first, and come back tomorrow." ”

"What can you do when you go 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 deal can you have at this time?" ”

"I want to improve the system of free private schools."

"Really?"

"Of course it's true." The Seventh Prince said and laughed again: "Since this thing has been done, it should be done well, don't end up with the silver and not be able to do it." ”

"Okay, there you go. If there are any changes, let me know tomorrow. ”

The Grand Prince stared at his smiling face for a few seconds, then laughed softly.

The Seventh Prince said yes, then put on his cloak and left.

It was already dark at this time, and he had watched his eldest brother ask his little nephew for too long just now.

He put the cloak and hat on his head and walked out of the Great Prince's Mansion slowly.

There were people in the house who swept away the snow, but there was no outside.

The whole street was covered in white snow, and the shimmer of the snow against the night made the night thin, just as a slight cold wind blew, and he clutched his cloak.

It's a bit cold.

The snow had already accumulated up to the ankles, and it creaked when I stepped on it.