"Father, Zihe, let's eat." Zhao Zihe's wife came over. She was Xiao Yu.
Her belly was slightly bulging. She was pregnant with another child.
Everyone in the family hoped that the child would be a boy. A boy could inherit the family business, work hard, and take the imperial examinations.
After all, the daughter belonged to another family. If they married close to each other, they could take care of each other.
If the daughter married far away and ran to another village or out of the county, it was not good for the married daughter to take back her husband's things. Could she run to her mother's house to work?
Moreover, she had to follow her husband's surname. Even in Li Yi's time, only a few countries did not follow their husband's surname, including liberal and democratic countries.
The dowry was the property that a woman owned after marriage. She could choose not to give it to her husband's family.
Once they divorced, the woman would take her dowry. The dowry from her husband's family would not be returned.
Zhao Zihe was the eldest son. It was not good for his wife not to give birth to a son.
However, if she could not give birth to a son, she would say it was a man, not a woman. It was written in the newspaper.
In fact, women were also related, but Li Yi did not mention it alone.
"Xiao Yu, don't do the hard work. Let them do it. Give them bath tickets. They will work harder." Zhao Zihe was afraid that his eldest daughter-in-law would be tired.
"It's all Mother's cooking. I'll help."
Xiao Yu arranged the food. There was soaked sorghum rice, salted beans, and pickled vegetables.
In the Tang dynasty, the people used a lot of salt because there was basically no salt for cooking. Everyone ate pickled vegetables and pickled vegetables made from beans.
After adding pickled vegetables and salt, the pickled vegetables would not be salty after they fermented.
Now that there were many kinds of vegetables, the people learned to cook and stew vegetables. The consumption of salt decreased.
"Good times. If it was a few years ago, do you still want to eat water? Cook oatmeal and add some pickled vegetables. It's the boss's kindness to be full. "
Zhao Zihe thought that the treatment given to the four workers was too good. He used the past as a comparison.
"Father, you're right. There's also salted duck eggs and shallot tofu." Xiao Yu answered and turned to get other things.
"You have to eat meat, even if it's hot," Zhao Zihe shouted.
His eldest daughter-in-law was pregnant. He had to give her delicious food, including fruits.
His eldest daughter-in-law was not the daughter-in-law of an ordinary family. She was the daughter of an official.
Turning his head, Zhao Guan said to his son, "This month, take some things and send them to Xiaoyu's family. We're officials now, so we need to know proper etiquette."
"Got it, Dad." Zhao Zihe didn't care. His family wasn't short of money. Giving away the benefits he received was purely showing off.
"Don't deal with it. Let others understand that the daughter-in-law who marries into our Zhao Family won't suffer, and the daughters of our Zhao Family won't suffer either."
Hearing his son's perfunctory reply, Zhao Guan was not happy.
"Father, you're right. I'll do my best." Zhao Zihe changed his attitude and tone.
"Have you reported Little Yu's pregnancy?" Zhao Guan thought of something important.
The Li Family Zhuangzi had an extra gift for the wife of an official from the capital office who was pregnant.
However, most people would wait until the pregnancy was obvious before reporting it. They were afraid that the child would die in an accident if the pregnancy was too short.
Usually, when the pregnancy was more stable, the Li Family Zhuangzi's benefits would be followed up.
"You don't have to report it yourself now. When you look for someone to see if there's any good news, just remember that they should report it." Zhao Zihe said softly.
"You still think it's embarrassing, right? What's wrong with asking Li Dongzhu for things? You eat first. I'll go light two incense sticks. "
Zhao Guan said as he left. There was an incense table behind him with Li Longji and Li Yi's memorial tablets.
He lit two incense sticks and mumbled as he inserted them into the incense burner. He let out a long breath and felt relieved.
When he came back, he saw that his son hadn't touched his chopsticks. "Eat! It'll be cold soon. Wait, you still have work to do later. "
He urged him. Rice was cold to begin with.
"Leave it to them. Leave a few for me. They're just nearby. I can rest now. Father, when their family comes to our house to buy fava beans, remember to add more. "
Zhao Zihe wasn't in a hurry. His work was shared by his colleagues.
"I don't need you to tell me. I know who's whose family. When you're done eating, give the rest of the bathhouse tickets and report it. When Xiaoyu married into our family, she wasn't like this. We couldn't afford to hire anyone. She worked like an animal. "
Zhao Guan, who had finished lighting the incense, focused on this matter. He wanted something from the Li Family Zhuangzi.
Knock, knock. There was a knock on the door. The door was open, but the person still knocked twice.
"What do you want? You don't have to knock. "Zhao Zihe turned his head and said. Then he was stunned and stood up." The Li Family Zhuangzi? What do you need? "
The person who came had the word "Ba" on his clothes. He represented the Ba Shui Li Village.
"I'm Li Zhenchang, the sixth steward of the Li Family Zhuangzi on the east bank of Ba Shui. I went to the square just now and didn't see anyone. Is this the shop of Zhao Zihe and Secretary Zhao?"
The person who called himself Li Zhenchang was very polite. He lowered his status.
"Quick, come in." Zhao Zihe went over to pull him in. Zhao Guan also stood up.
The person lowered his status, but it didn't mean that his status was low. It was called etiquette.
People who weren't officials should show respect to those who were.
If those who were officials thought that they could bully others, they were definitely stupid and not suitable to be officials.
"I think so. Bring the things in." Li Zhenchang didn't need others to pull him in. He came in by himself.
Behind him, a group of people were moving things out of the car. One big bag after another.
"You must be Mr. Zhao. You have a good son. You're in charge of the tax collection for the Tang dynasty. You've never done anything wrong. You really have a good upbringing. "
Li Zhenchang knew Zhao Zihe. He greeted Zhao Guan first.
"My son is unbearable. It's the imperial court's good management. Steward Li, sit down and have a meal." As a businessman, Zhao Guan was very knowledgeable.
Speaking of good upbringing, just look at the Li Family Zhuangzi's Zhuangzi and you'll know who was better.
"Then I'll bother you. There are a total of four people who came with me. We came in the same car and didn't eat." Li Zhenchang didn't refuse.
Four big bags were carried in. There was also an extra … big food box.
The four people washed their hands after putting the things down and sat down.
The food box was opened layer by layer. There were steamed fish, roasted goose, and other dishes inside.
That goose looked to be 15 or 16 catties. It was a big food box!
"I'll cut the goose into slices and share them with everyone. You can't eat it on normal days. Today, you're lucky."
Li Zhenchang took out a knife from the food box and skillfully cut the goose.
The others took out plates and put the food on. Zhao Guan and his son understood.
The Li Family Zhuangzi's people deliberately chose to come at mealtime to deliver food.
Zhao Zihe was under a lot of pressure. The better the Li Family Zhuangzi treated him, the worse he would be punished when he made a mistake.
The Li Family Zhuangzi attached great importance to him being in charge of the tax collection.
The steamed fish wasn't a big one. It was divided into four and placed on a plate.
There was also pork ribs and red dates soup. Although it was called soup, it was actually full of food.
There were three dishes, but there was no main dish. They probably wanted to eat the Zhao family's food.
The six of them couldn't eat much. The rest of the food was sent to the back.
"According to the official medical staff, Secretary Zhao's wife is pregnant. Dongzhu is grateful that Secretary Zhao didn't overcharge the Li Family Zhuangzi's tax collection.
Therefore, I've prepared a small gift. I hope Secretary Zhao will do me the honor of accepting these gifts.
After we finish eating, we'll count them. Most of them are maternity and baby products.
In a few days, Xingqing Palace will open a big maternity reception area. Go there when you're about to give birth. If there's an emergency, the Li Family Zhuangzi can send people there. "
Li Zhenchang took out a list of gifts and put it on the table.
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