My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

After finishing dinner and returning to the room, Gu Li began to yawn. He simply crawled into Chang An's arms, and dozed off on his shoulder like a kitten.

"Are you sleepy?" Chang An gently stroked her face and asked in a low voice.

"Hmm..." Gu Li shrank back into Chang An's arms, making a sound like the hum of a mosquito.

Chang An kissed her forehead gently and said lovingly, "Then take a rest. I'll call Mother Gu when the medicine comes."

Gu Li hummed twice, as if in response, and then there was no sound. Chang An also slowed down his breathing at the same time, and just watched Gu Li sleeping quietly.

When Zhen'er brought the medicine in, she saw Gu Li nestling in Chang'an's arms, probably asleep. She consciously slowed down her movements, walked over quietly, and put the medicine on the table.

Chang An then pointed to the candles in the room and asked her to help light them. Zhen Er nodded, indicating that she understood, and started to work.

At the same time, Chang An gently scratched Gu Li's face and said, "Mother Gu, it's time to get up and take medicine."

Gu Li rubbed herself in Chang An's arms, then opened her eyes, and then she felt something close to her mouth. Her nose moved, and the familiar bitter taste immediately entered her nostrils.

Then she saw the bowl slowly approach her mouth, and she opened her mouth obediently, and then drank the medicine bit by bit. After drinking the medicine, she felt a warm feeling on her lips.

"It seems that this medicine is not that bitter..."

Chang An smacked his lips and said, "Mother Gu, it's time to take a bath."

Gu Li nodded, but still nestled in Chang An's arms, humming: "Chang Lang, can you accompany me?"

"Okay, okay, I'll accompany you." Chang An didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he agreed directly.

After getting Chang An's consent, Gu Li slowly climbed out of his arms and went to collect clothes for herself and her husband.

The two simply took a shower and went back to the house. Gu Li was now more awake, sitting on the bed, counting on his fingers as if he was thinking about something.

Chang An also came back from outside at this time, holding a piece of donkey-hide gelatin cake in his hand. Seeing Gu Li thinking about something, he came over and asked, "Mother Gu?"

"Hey."

"What are you thinking about?" Chang An put the donkey-hide gelatin cake in her hand and asked.

Gu Li said: "I am counting the donkey-hide gelatin cakes at home."

"Why do this? You can still do it after eating." Chang An said with a smile.

"I know, but I want to send some to Madam Cui as well." Gu Li said, "Madam Cui is pregnant now, and she has lived longer than us, so I wonder if I should give her some."

After being mentioned by Gu Li, Chang An remembered something: Wang Wei's son died young, and his wife, Cui Yu, also died in the same year. Although the history books and Baidu are somewhat ambiguous, now that he is on this timeline, the death of Cui Yu and Wang Wei's son may be due to dystocia.

"Of course, you can also send some over tomorrow." Chang An nodded and agreed.

After his wife and children passed away, Wang Wei lived like a pure monk. Even if I don't look at it from other perspectives, just from the perspective of a friend, I have to help him.

"But I'm afraid that if I send someone to send it over, Madam Cui will not want to accept it. When Chang Lang goes to study at the Imperial College tomorrow, can you send me to Madam Cui's house? If I give it to her in person, she will not refuse." Gu Li said.

Chang An thought about it and felt that it made sense, so he nodded and agreed: "Of course, but now, Mother Gu should eat donkey-hide gelatin cake."

"Ah."

After giving the instructions, the two sat on the bed again, whispered for a while, then blew out the candle and went to bed.

......

The next day, Gu Li also remembered that he had to go to Wang Wei's house today, so he got up early with Chang An. He had already given instructions last night, so after the two of them washed up today, Gu Li quickly drank the medicine, picked up his things and went out with Chang An.

"Let's go to Wang Mojie's house in Xuanhefang first today." Chang An instructed the coachman as soon as he got on the carriage. Then Huaiqin sat near the outside of the carriage and was responsible for giving directions to the coachman.

Wang Wei and Cui Yu were also at the door at this time, the latter was helping the former with his clothes. Suddenly, they heard the sound of a carriage and unconsciously turned their attention to it.

"It's the carriage from Mr. Chang's family." Cui Yu reacted quickly.

The carriage stopped in front of the door, and then Chang An came out of the carriage carrying a book box. Then Wang Wei and Cui Yu saw Chang An get off the carriage, and then carried Gu Li out of the carriage.

"Brother Mojie, Madam Cui."

"Brother Yonghe, Madam Gu."

After Chang An and Wang Wei greeted each other, Wang Wei asked, "Brother Yonghe, aren't you going to the Imperial College today? Why do you have time to come to my place?"

"My wife Gu is bored being alone at home, so she wants to come and talk to Madam Cui. I wonder if Brother Mojie agrees?" Chang An said.

Wang Wei nodded and said with a smile, "Of course I can. My wife is usually alone at home and is worried about having no one to talk to."

Chang An smiled, pushed Gu Li towards Cui Yu, and said, "I'll trouble Madam Cui to take care of my mother Gu."

"No trouble." Cui Yu shook his head and smiled.

"In that case, I'll go to the Imperial College first." Chang An smiled and patted Gu Li's head, "Be good here, I'll come to pick up Gu Niang after school."

"Okay." Gu Li nodded obediently.

Wang Wei also got on his horse at this time and said, "Brother Yonghe, let's go."

"Yeah." Chang An took one last look at Gu Li and got on the carriage.

The two women watched their husbands leave. After they could no longer see the carriage and horses, Cui Yu pulled Gu Li towards the house. Gu Li also handed the box in his hand to Cui Yu and said:

"Madam Cui, this is for you."

Cui Yu looked at the box in Gu Li's hand and said with a smile, "It's good enough for Madam Gu to come. Why does she need to bring anything?"

Gu Li didn't say anything and directly handed the box to Cui Yu, saying, "This is donkey-hide gelatin cake, made by my family's Chang Lang. I heard from him that it can help to stabilize pregnancy and replenish blood, so I came here today to bring some for Madam Cui to try."

"Donkey-hide gelatin...cake?" Cui Yu didn't know what this thing was, but just the name sounded like it was very expensive, not to mention that it also had the effect of stabilizing pregnancy.

So she immediately refused and said, "No, this thing sounds a bit expensive, I can't afford it."

Gu Li smiled and explained, "We made these at home. We still have quite a few at home. They are not expensive."

Cui Yu had no choice but to take the box, and then he saw Gu Li opened the box. Only then did Cui Yu see the full box of donkey-hide gelatin cakes. In addition to the brown donkey-hide gelatin, there were also some red dates and wolfberries.

"Madam Cui, please try it quickly." Gu Li urged.

Cui Yu couldn't resist Gu Li's enthusiasm, so she had to pick up a piece and put it in her mouth. Only then did Gu Li smile with satisfaction. Then she heard her ask, "How is it, Madam Cui? Is it delicious?"

Cui Yu nodded and said, "It tastes good."

Hearing that her husband's cooking was praised, Gu Li's smile widened, and then she said, "It's not important that it tastes good. This donkey-hide gelatin cake is also very effective, so I wanted to bring it to Madam Cui to nourish her body."

"Thank you, Madam Gu, for your kindness." Seeing this, Cui Yu no longer refused and had to accept it.

The two of them came to the courtyard at this time. There was a basket on the stone table in the courtyard. Cui Yu pulled Gu Li to sit in front of the stone table. Only then did Gu Li see clearly what was in the basket.

"Ms. Cui, are you sewing clothes too?" Gu Li asked.

I saw a half-sewn piece of clothing on the basket. It looked quite small and must have been made for a child.

"That's right," Cui Yu said with a smile, "Madam Gu is pregnant now, isn't she? Do you need me to sew a few pieces for you?"

Gu Li shook his head and said, "No, I still have a long way to go and I'm still learning. When I learn it, I can sew it myself."

Cui Yu smiled and nodded, then picked up the half-sewn dress and needle and thread and began to work. While sewing the dress, she asked:

"Where has Madam Gu been learning to weave clothes?"

"It's all just at home. There are two embroiderers at home, and I happened to learn a little from them. But I haven't learned it very well yet." Cui Yu said a little embarrassedly.

"Then I can also teach Madam Gu. Although it may not be better than those cloth shops outside, it should be enough." Cui Yu said at this time.

"Okay!" Gu Li was very happy and quickly sat up straight, watching Cui Yu's movements.

"Ms. Gu has been studying recently. How far have you learned?" Cui Yu asked.

Gu Li thought for a moment and said, "I already know how to cut cloth and cut pieces of cloth, but it just doesn't look very nice when I sew it, and it looks a little crooked."

Cui Yu nodded and quickly figured out what Gu Li's problem was. So she stopped sewing, picked up a piece of cut cloth, and said:

"Look, Madam Gu, when we cut the cloth, we need to follow the sufficient size. And when we cut out the pieces of cloth, we should cut out more parts."

As he spoke, Cui Yu picked up the half-sewn dress again, turned it inside out, and showed it to Gu Li, and continued:

"In fact, when we sew clothes, we need to leave more space for the needle and thread ends. When Madam Gu sewed before, she must have left no space for the seam ends."

"So we should leave a few more layers so that the clothes can be sewn more easily and straighter."

Gu Li nodded in understanding: "So that's how it is."