When I woke up, I was fine

The weather is getting colder and it's starting to freeze, the road is freezing hard, and the weeds on the side of the road are already covered with hoarfrost in the morning.The breath that a person exhales with one mouth can evaporate into white smoke in the air.

Cao Li was wearing a black cloak, holding a hand stove in his hand, and a brazier in front of him.He was sitting side by side with Li Jiancheng under the pavilion, waiting for Li Xiuxiu to come to Luoyang with his two younger brothers.

Calculating the time, it should be this morning, and I have communicated on the road several times, but there is no danger.Li Jiancheng couldn't wait a long time ago, so he got up in the middle of the night and dragged Cao Li to wait at the gate of the city. After the gate opened, the two of them led others to the Changting Pavilion quickly.Been waiting all morning now.

It didn't take long for a rider to gallop over from a distance. Cao Li recognized that he was sent out, and quickly elbowed Li Jiancheng who was sitting next to him.

Li Jiancheng stood up, bypassed the brazier, and walked out of the long pavilion. The people immediately turned over and got down. After seeing Li Jiancheng, they told Li Jiancheng that Li Xiuxiu's carriage was still more than ten miles away.

Li Jiancheng couldn't wait any longer, took a horse, rode on it and ran out.Cao Li had no choice but to take his people here and wait.After nearly an hour, the group of people finally arrived.

Li Xiuxiu is obviously much taller than before. In fact, Li Xiuxiu's age is several months older than the age reported by Cao Yang.

After meeting Cao Qiang, Li Jiancheng hugged his two younger brothers one after another from the carriage. Among the two little guys, Li Yuanba still remembered Cao Qiang, but Li Yuanji was vague.

Li Yuanba ran over and inserted himself between Cao Qiang and Li Xiuxiu like a calf.Not to be outdone, Li Yuanji also rushed over.Cao Li put his arms around the three of them, and a pair of arms couldn't hold them together.

After seeing it, Li Jiancheng was a little dumbfounded, and took the initiative to pick up Li Yuanji, and took his younger brothers and sisters back into the carriage.

"Let's talk in the car. It's too cold outside. The house has been prepared for you at home. When we came, we also asked the kitchen to cook. When the time comes, we can eat hot soup and hot dishes to relieve the cold."

Cao Li took the three of them into the carriage, but there was no room for so many people in the carriage, so Li Jiancheng had to ride the horse and hurried back to Luoyang.

When entering the city, I saw Yuwen Chengdu who was about to leave the city at the gate of the city. Yuwen Chengdu was not the same as his father. His father was very flamboyant and often did things to bully the market. Yuwen Chengdu was a very silent young boy. After seeing Li Jiancheng Hands over to say hello.

Even if the two families had deep-rooted hatred, Li Jiancheng had to return the courtesy at this time. The two said a few words when they were on the wrong side of the horse, and they parted ways.

After returning home, Li Xiuxiu obviously relaxed. She took people to her yard, changed her clothes and took a hot bath. When she came out again, she found that her younger brothers had also washed and changed their clothes. Their little faces were flushed. They were all eating noodle soup with a bowl bigger than their faces.

Cao Li held chopsticks in one hand and a plate in the other.While watching the pair of brothers eating, they had to put some meat from the plate into their bowls.Seeing Li Xiuxiu enter the door, Cao Qian just looked up, "How hungry are you on the road, look at the two of them, they have to eat before you come over."

Li Yuanji also said vaguely, "Dry food is not good."

Li Xiuxiu reached out and touched Li Yuanji's stomach, and felt a little bulging, "You are also unlucky, wait for the table to be served later, the table is the best thing, and now the stomach is full after eating noodles Now, let's see what you eat later."

After Li Yuanji heard this, he quickly put down the bowl, asked someone to wipe his mouth, and had to wait a while for the food to be served.

Li Yuanba acted as if he hadn't heard it, he was still eating noodles, Cao Qian added some chopped meat from the plate and put it into Li Yuanba's bowl, "I see that Yuanba's appetite seems to be bigger than before? "

Li Xiuxiu had a headache, "His appetite has caught up with daddy now, and daddy joked a few days ago that if he continues to eat like this, he won't be able to support him anymore."

Li Xiuxiu more or less felt a little dependent on others, and she was afraid that her sister-in-law would dislike Yuanba and eat too much, so she hurriedly said this now, just to see how Cao Qian would respond.

Cao Qian didn't take it seriously at all, "Eat a lot to be strong, he can eat as much as he wants, how can dad not afford to support a son."

Speaking of this, he told Li Yuanba, "Tell the kitchen what you want to eat later, and leave a stove for you to cook for you."

With noodles in his mouth, Li Yuanba nodded quickly, and put his eyes on the plate in Cao Yang's hand. Cao Yang quickly poured the meat from the plate into a bowl, Li Yuanba stirred it, and added minced meat to the noodle soup in a few mouthfuls , and then swallowed the noodles.

At this time, the maids took their little brothers to wash their hands and were about to go to the restaurant for dinner. Cao Li put down his chopsticks and grabbed Li Xiuxiu.

"What do you mean by what you said just now? Although I married your brother, I got to know you first. Am I the kind of person who won't let you eat for a little food? Besides, this title and this mansion are not yours. What my brother earned was passed down from his ancestors, and it originally belonged to your family, why are you acting like a pissed off daughter-in-law?"

Li Xiuxiu just sighed, "Have you suffered a lot in the past six months? Is there a difference between a child with a mother and a child without a mother?"

Cao Qian also sighed, "Don't talk so much, now life here is the same as before, eat first, and then tell us if you have anything to say after the meal."

Li Yuanba was still on the table, he ate ten plates of hot dishes, plus a bowl of noodles, and he ate them all. Li Jiancheng only felt terrified when he saw it, because he was afraid that Li Yuanba would eat too much and support himself.

Li Yuanba wiped his mouth after eating, and took Li Yuanji to play in the yard. The two played very well, and laughed in the yard after a while.

Only at this time did Li Xiuxiu make up her mind to tell her brother about herself.

"When I came, Mrs. Wan said that my mother had already prepared a dowry for me and put it in Chang'an, so..."

Li Jiancheng raised his eyebrows, "All the things in Chang'an have been moved to Luoyang, so we want to marry you in Luoyang?"

Li Xiuxiu nodded.

"That's fine," Li Jiancheng thought for a while. If he handled it himself, he would never wrong his sister. If this matter was handed over to those people, he still doesn't know how it will be done, even if it looks bright from the outside. , Good or bad, only my sister knows.

Hearing this sentence, Cao Qian suddenly felt that Li Xiuxiu hadn't finished what he meant. Seeing that Li Jiancheng didn't say anything else, Li Xiuxiu still said what he didn't finish.

"When our aunt was alive, she didn't prepare any dowry for me at all. My aunt didn't expect that I could get married so early. Her original idea was to keep me at home for a few more years."

Li Jiancheng hasn't heard it yet, "Then let's follow Aniang's wishes and push back the wedding date."

Li Xiuxiu glanced at Cao Li in embarrassment.

Cao Qian knew that they couldn't let their brothers and sisters talk like that anymore at this time, Li Jiancheng couldn't guess it because of his big heart, and Li Xiuxiu felt a little inferior at this time, and the half a year of life had tempered him not like a girl from a rich family, like a girl from a wealthy family. She is a little lady who has been angry for a long time.

"Sister means that Daddy doesn't plan to pay the dowry, and the dowry will fall on you, the elder brother."

After hearing this, Li Jiancheng thought that the most valuable thing in his family was Cao Li's dowry, and he couldn't use his wife's things as a dowry for his younger sister.

At that time, he looked indifferent, "Just say what you want to say. We are brothers and sisters. My sister has something to say directly. Don't beat around the bush in the future. My brother can't figure out what my sister wants to say. Don't worry, my sister is here. Surely I can get you a good dowry."

Li Xiuxiu glanced at Cao Li with a little anxiety. She knew what was in the house, so she took Li Jiancheng's hand at that time, "Forget it, brother, give me something when the time comes, our family You can’t beat a swollen face to pretend to be fat.”

Li Jiancheng glanced at Cao Yang, "You can talk to my sister for a while, I'll go to the study."

In the evening, Cao Qiang watched the maid take care of the two little brothers to sleep, and then led them back to the bedroom.

When he went back, Li Jiancheng was already lying on the bed.

Sitting next to him, Cao Qian watched him frowning as if he was thinking about something with his eyes open.

"What's the matter? What are you thinking?"

"Thinking about how to give a dowry to my sister, and there are two younger brothers below, how to save enough money for them both."

After saying this, Cao Li laughed, "Look at your tone, look at your worry, it's like raising a son or daughter."

"Mother is gone, father is like this now, if I don't think of a way for them, no one will think of a way."

"Then you pull Shimin together, and the two of you brothers figure out a way together."

"Shimin is thousands of miles away, how much time is wasted coming and going." Speaking of this, he sat up and stared at the candle with picturesque eyes.

Seeing this, Cao Qian was just about to give him an idea, when he saw the corner of his mouth suddenly twitch.His appearance has already become a peerless appearance, Cao Qian's heart beats so fast because of this appearance, he can't speak.

Cao Qian couldn't speak, but Li Jiancheng did, "What do you think is the fastest way to get money?"

Cao Li shook his head.

Li Jiancheng turned around and took out his sword, "The 5000 men have been training in my hands for so long, I have to pull them out to practice."

"You want to rob?"

Li Jiancheng nodded, pulled out the sword, and tied a sword flower in the bedroom.

"I've already discussed with the pharmacist. The two of us led our troops into the mountain. A foreign official bribed Yang Su with goods passing through the mountain. He has already taken people to survey the terrain today. Such treasure passed by under his nose. , if you don’t reach out and grab some, you’ll be blinded by the sky.”

Cao Li nodded. The advantage of doing this is that it can serve multiple purposes. It can not only train the soldiers, but also alleviate the immediate urgent need, and can also set aside part of it for military expenses.

"Then I wish my husband the best of luck."

Li Jiancheng was beaming, "Thank you, lady, I still need my lady's help to cover up this matter. If someone investigates it in the future, I can't tell where I was that day."