Wear It with Space

On the day that Bai Lang invited colleagues from the Ministry of Industry, the concierge received a wooden box from a stranger.

In the evening, the couple sent away all the guests before they had time to open the wooden box. There was a set of old clothes in the wooden box, and under the clothes was a silver ticket of five thousand taels.

At a glance, Shen Ling recognized that the suit of clothes was exactly the one that Rumei put on the boy. She told Bai Lang the origin of the clothes, and she wondered: "What are they doing with the clothes and the silver ticket?"

Bai Lang thought for a while, and guessed: "Maybe they have had a hard time, so they never come to thank you in person. But they want to repay your kindness, so they sent this cash ticket again."

After what he said, Shen Ling somewhat understood. These noble people fight against me. She is not willing to intervene at all. Now that they are willing to put her away, it is naturally the best.

As Bai Lang gradually gained a foothold in the Ministry of Engineering, the two put the birth of a child on the agenda.

Shen Ling read a lot of miscellaneous books in her later life. She remembers that she once read a book written by a Japanese expert. It mentioned how to use the date and frequency of **** to increase the probability of having a boy or a girl.

For example, if you want to give birth to a girl, you have to have **** more often each month. It is best to have **** the day before or on the day of ovulation, so that the chances of giving birth to a girl will be greater. If you want to give birth to a boy, you should reduce the number of couples who have **** every month. It is best to have **** only a few days after ovulation.

Because when I was reading this book, a cousin of Shen Ling wanted to have a son, so Shen Ling told her this method and asked her to go back and try it. A year later, the cousin really gave birth to a son, so Shen Ling remembered very clearly.

Shen Ling has no obsession with having a son. On the contrary, she especially likes her daughter. So I very much hope that the first child can have a daughter. Only after she told Bai Lang about it, Bai Lang didn't believe that this method would be useful, and still followed his rules.

This kind of thing was originally meant for the man to take the initiative, and Shen Ling didn't like to force others, so this method was shelved.

When it was autumn, Shen Ling touched her unrecognizable belly, feeling that it was her own blood anyway, both sons and daughters were good.

Perhaps it was the reason why she had better health in practising internal strength on weekdays. In the first three months, Shen Ling had no response. She was able to eat and sleep, which was indistinguishable from before.

After three months of pregnancy, Shen Ling's belly became slightly pregnant, and she could no longer lie down when she was sleeping, and could only choose to lie on her side. Except for this inconvenience while sleeping, Shen Ling did not feel any other discomforts. Every time Bai Lang asked her if she was uncomfortable or what she wanted to eat, Shen Ling smiled and told him not to worry about it. , Everything is fine as usual.

Bai Lang has been in the Ministry of Engineering for several months, and a lot of work has already started, so he put most of his thoughts on his pregnant wife. Shen Ling could feel his caring heart, and only felt comfortable and relaxed, and felt that most of the children born in the future would have a cheerful personality.

After another few months of care, Shen Ling gave birth to a healthy baby boy in the early summer of the next morning.

Bai Lang discussed with Shen Ling and named him Bai Yu, A Xu in small characters.

When A Xu was three years old, Shen Ling added another brother to him.

The old lady Bai wrote a letter asking them to go back to visit relatives, and Shen Ling asked Bai Lang what she meant. Bai Lang lowered his head and didn't speak. For a long time, he said, "I have not been in the Ministry of Engineering for a short time. It's time to move my position. After the transfer order from the staff department is issued, let's go back!"

After his youngest son was one year old, Bai Lang was transferred to the local district Renzhoutong. A family of four took this opportunity to return to Jincheng.

The old lady Bai saw that the two great-grandchildren were too in love, and wanted to leave one of them at Bai's house to accompany her, but Bai Lang directly refused. He was no longer the grandson who was under the rule of the old lady Bai, but an official from the sixth grade of the imperial court. The eldest master was naturally biased because of his son's promise. Others also count on Bai Lang to take care of them in the future, so naturally they will not favor Mrs. Bai. This matter later fell away.

Later, Shen Ling took her two sons to visit relatives in Zhao's Mansion and found that Lin Baozhu was already the mother of three children. It's just that his cousin Zhao Bingzhang hasn't gotten a senior scholar, so Shen Ling gave Lin Baozhu an idea and suggested that he go to the academy to study for several years.

The old lady was very pleased watching her. After several years of experience outside her granddaughter, she became more sensible and more cheerful.

After living in Jincheng for just a few days, the family of four continued on the road.

The place where Bai Lang was in the same state was closer to the later Shaanxi. It took another half a month from Jincheng to the west before reaching the destination of their trip—Liangzhou.

Shen Ling had already sold all the land and shops in the capital city earlier. After he arrived in Jincheng, he went to the bank to pay for his income over the past few years. Now he has almost ten thousand taels of silver in his hand. So after the family settled down, Shen Ling didn't purchase any property, but put most of his mind on his family.

A Xu is about to turn three years old, and Shen Ling is going to enlighten him personally.

A Xu's temperament is a little jumpy, and he lacks patience. Shen Ling slowly cultivated his patience and concentration through some small games and rewards. After he could sit at the small desk for two quarters of an hour, Shen Ling began to teach him to read.

The youngest son, Atong, has learned to walk after he turned one year old. He is more introverted than A Xu, he doesn't like going out to play, he only wants to follow Shen Ling every day, even at night.

With such a clingy son, Shen Ling felt that she might not be able to add a younger brother or younger sister to him for a long time.

When Shen Ling talked to Bai Lang in private, Bai Lang and Shen Ling thought they were both willing to have another daughter. It's just that Ah Tong slept relatively lightly at night, so the two discussed waiting for him to get older.

In the twelfth lunar month, Bai Lang celebrated his birthday. Shen Ling was not ready to do anything big, and only posted a post to a few of Bai Lang's colleagues. On the birthday, many strangers came to the house.

Shen Ling used to be a local county magistrate for several years. Hearing the feedback from the people below, he knew their identities. Most of them were local squires and merchants. So he asked the people below to prepare a few tables of noodles to greet these uninvited guests. People coming.

When Shen Ling checked the gifts given by these people later, he found that most of them were ordinary gifts, and only two of them gave more expensive gifts. After she asked who the gift-giver was, she asked someone to find out the details of these two people.

Two days later, the people who inquired came back and told her that these two people are well-known local wealthy businessmen, like to make friends, and they are very generous.

After Shen Ling inquired clearly, he came back to discuss the matter with Bai Lang. According to her wishes, the gift could be accepted, but when the two parties had a happy event, they gave a gift of the same value. One does not hurt the dignity of the two families, and the other also expresses their own attitude.

Bai Lang wanted to go further in his official career, and he had surplus wealth in his family, so he naturally didn't want to let others talk about it. Hearing Shen Ling's idea, he felt very good.

As Shen Ling's family gradually merged into Liangzhou, a local family or Bai Lang's colleague's family posted posts to Shen Ling.

After receiving the post, Shen Ling would go to a banquet as long as nothing happened.

The wives of those aristocratic families are nothing more than asking her to enjoy flowers and tea. As for the colleagues and wives of Bai Lang, they are more keen to talk about official affairs.

Shen Ling quickly focused on those colleagues and wives, and sometimes invited them to visit. After getting acquainted with these officials' wives, Shen Ling heard a lot of rumors about Liangzhou officials. For example, Bai Lang's boss, Zhizhou in Liangzhou, is known to be fearful. And his wife was a jealous man, so Master Zhizhou didn't have any concubines, only a pair of children from his concubines.

Shen Ling also met this Madam Zhizhou later, and she looked like a shrewd and strong person. When the two spoke, Shen Ling flattered the Madam Liu without a trace, and invited Madam Liu to be a guest at home.

Mrs. Liu married Master Zhizhou before he was elected, and Master Zhizhou was just a poor talent at the time. Therefore, Mrs. Liu's background is very ordinary. On weekdays, she met officials and wives who came from the family. She always felt that those people had high self-esteem and would not interact with them easily. Shen Ling invited her to be a guest at home, but she instinctively refused.

Shen Ling didn't care either. Since the mountain didn't come to me, then I went to the mountain.

Soon she handed a greeting card to the prefectural government, asking Mrs. Liu that there is a better husband in the local area. She wanted to hire a private school at a high price to enlighten the eldest son of the family. Originally, Shen Ling thought that with his knowledge, it shouldn't be a problem to enlighten A Xu. However, she had to go out to socialize later, and she had to deal with housework, and she had to take care of Ah Tong. Gradually, she lost this energy, so she wanted to find a private school.

Madam Liu received her politely, and when she heard that she was looking for her husband, she recommended a Liang Juren in the city to her. The two talked about their children's education for more than half an hour before Shen Ling said goodbye.

Later, Shen Ling also inquired about this Liang Juren. He heard that he had taught more than a dozen talents while working as a private school, so he invited them over.

After Shen Ling invited the people to the house, he found that this Liang Juren really had a way of teaching and educating people, so he let go. A few days later, Shen Ling brought up a few dim sums and went to the prefectural government to thank Mrs. Liu specifically for the private school.

Mrs. Liu's attitude this time was better than the previous one. The two of them talked from the children about which restaurant in the city did good food, and it was noon unknowingly. Madam Liu took advantage of the situation to leave Shen Ling for dinner, and Shen Ling quickly agreed.

When eating, Shen Ling found that the food served from the kitchen was very simple. There were only three dishes and one soup. The rice served in a porcelain bowl was also the most common japonica rice. After the meal, she tried to talk to Madam Liu about the daily expenses. Madam Liu's expression changed slightly, and she quickly changed the subject.

Shen Ling guessed that Master Zhizhou must be in order to gain a reputation for corruption, so the mansion did not live very well, so she had a chance in her heart.