Xu Qinglai's Day is just the day to get food. The whole people in Qinglong mountain know that the general's wife has come to visit relatives.
For them, whether the general's wife will come or not has nothing to do with them. They just know that there is such a thing.
But it is said that the general's wife provided more than half of the grain sent from Hezhou, and the people are still very grateful for this.
But for Li Chanjuan's family, they are worried about whether they should take the initiative to meet her.
"I don't know what this sister-in-law is like. If he doesn't like us, he will be shameless in the past." Old Tao Dao.
Li Chan Juan is also worried about this: "but in love and reason, we should go to see you. Just don't go today. People just come here and may not want to see us. Let's go and have a look tomorrow."
Lao Tao had no opinion. Since he was Li Chanjuan's relative, he would listen to her.
She decided to meet the general's wife next year. Li Chanjuan went to ask Lao Tao to pack some clean snow outside. She also asked her daughter to make a fire. Later, she would make hot water and take a bath with her family.
When they came out of the border town, they only brought a change of clothes. It was not easy to wash clothes in the winter. Everyone only changed their inner clothes and trousers. The clothes on the outside would be washed off unless they were too dirty to see.
There is also a set of clean clothes in the salute. Li Chanjuan takes them out and spreads them on the Kang to keep them warm so that they won't be cold when she wears them later.
Lao Tao didn't object to Li Chanjuan's idea of tidying it up. To see the general's wife, it's time to be polite. On the one hand, it's a sign of respect. On the other hand, it's also important not to let the other party look down on them.
To tell you the truth, if you don't change your clothes for half a month in the cave, only your own family can bear the smell. If you smoke that precious lady, they won't be despised.
It's also the general's intention to send them extra food and daily necessities every once in a while. There are soap horn liquid, toothbrush and tooth fragrance in them, so that they won't be as sloppy as ghosts.
While staring at the water in the pot, Li Chanjuan told her daughter, "Xin'er, do you remember the rules I taught you before?"
Tao Xin nodded: "every time we go to Li's house to pay New Year's greetings, you have to teach me once."
Li Chanjuan: "yes, it's the same as when I took you to Li's new year, but I have more respect for the general's wife than the old lady. I must not smile, speak loudly, look around, and stare at anything good."
Tao Xin said, "I know."
Li Chanjuan: "the other party is the general's wife, but she is more noble than the old lady. We don't know the rules of these officials. It's right to talk less."
Tao Xin thinks it's troublesome, but now she also knows that they may have to rely on the general's wife to make a good living in the future, so not only can they not offend, but they have to catch up with each other.
Li Chanjuan: "we don't have anything to offer. When the time comes, we'll come back with a good question. Don't let the other party think we're going to ask for something."
Li Chanjuan is very satisfied with maintaining the status quo.
The next day, Li Chanjuan's family changed into clean clothes and cleaned their teeth, face and hands carefully. In order to see this, they washed their hair yesterday. Now they have no peculiar smell, only the fragrance of Gleditsia sinensis.
It's been a long time since it's been so clean. Lao Tao is quite moved.
He also knows that instead of pretending to be sloppy and suggesting that the other party is brushing them, it's better to show his face in the past. The latter can leave a good impression on the other party.
Sometimes it's hard to talk when the identity gap is too big. After dealing with the Li family for so many years, Lao Tao has realized that if he doesn't respect himself, he can't expect others to respect him.
Li Chan Juan locks the door of the house and takes her daughter and husband to the cave where Xu Qing lives.
They were all near the barracks, not far apart, but the snow road was a little hard to walk. It took them half a month to get to the cave of Xu Qing.
It was morning. Not long after the sun had just risen, a patrol of soldiers passed in front of them. A guard came and asked them what they were doing.
The guard was not very happy to learn that Li Chanjuan's family had come to see the general's wife. Until Li Chanjuan said that they knew the general's wife, they specially came to see her. The guard told them to wait and then turned back to report.
The soldiers of the guard reported the situation to Xiao Liu. Xiao Liu exchanged intelligence with Xiao Wu here yesterday. Knowing Li Chanjuan's identity, he came over.
Xiao Liu politely said to Li Chanjuan, "my wife hasn't got up yet. The general has orders. Nothing can disturb my wife's rest unless she is summoned."
Li Chanjuan was stunned for a moment and apologized: "Oh, this It's not the right time for us to come. Can I ask when the general's wife will be free? "
Xiao Liu: "why don't you three go back first, and I'll report to your wife when she gets up. If she wants to see you, I'll send someone to inform you, so as not to freeze you here. What do you think?"
The other side spoke politely. Li Chanjuan nodded with a smile and said, "of course, please."Xiao Liu: "no trouble, it's just a small thing."
Li Chanjuan's family bid farewell to Xiao Liu and went back to their cave.
"Needless to say, the elder brother's attitude is still very good. He deserves to be from a wealthy family. He is magnanimous." Although I didn't see the general's wife, Li Chanjuan was not lost at all.
Lao Tao nodded: "let's wait for the other party to inform us."
Li Chanjuan: "Xin'er, wipe the snow on your shoes and put it on the Kang to dry. Don't wait to get wet What's the point
Tao Xin came back and said hello.
Li Chanjuan: what's the matter? What's the matter
Lao Tao said with a smile, "my daughter lost her soul when she saw Jun."
Tao Xin immediately glared at his father angrily: "what do you say, dad?"
Li Chan Juan was not angry, but said with a smile: "Oh, you didn't see your uncle. Your uncle is called Jun, and he looks like your grandfather. I don't know how many girls he was in lezhou."
Lao Tao was unconvinced: "I was also a good-looking man. You don't remember when I was young."
Li Chanjuan ignored her husband, but said to her daughter, "a man is not good-looking, but not good-looking. If you go there, you have to depend on his character and ability to support your family."
Tao Xin nodded: "there are also good-looking and everything, but I don't deserve it."
Li Chanjuan thought of Xiao Liu: "let's not think about the change of sparrow into Phoenix. Other people's status is noble. We can't afford it. You have to find someone who is equal to your family. In this way, you won't be bullied."