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If people in the town knew that there was such a happy event in the brothel, they would go to see the excitement one by one. The storyteller may have even compiled many copies of his book.

Li Jin added, “But the girl doesn’t seem to know that she is pregnant…”

Doctor Wu said, “This is nothing we can worry about. The brothel will have nannies in this field to check on each girl every month. It’s just the first few days. Wait a few days, the top girl may have to stay in bed for a while.”

Since Doctor Wu said this, Li Jin didn’t ask any more questions.

Whether the child in the brothel girl’s belly could be born or not was no longer something he, a peasant, could control.

Seeing that Li Jin’s consultation time was over, Dr. Wu went to treat the other patients, and Zhou Gui sent Li Jin out.

Li Jin said, “Zhou Gui, which store in town sells mirrors?”

Hearing that, Zhou Gui pointed the way to Li Jin, “On our street, this shopkeeper polishes the bronze mirrors very well.”

Li Jin thanked him and went that way.

The mirror Li Jin mentioned was one side of glass and the other side was coated with a layer of mercury or tin, so that the image could be very clear.

Unexpectedly, there was no such mirror in this era. In other words, only the royal family members and nobles might own the glass mirrors offered as tribute.

The common people still used bronze mirrors. A bronze mirror would work too, and it was much better than having to pour a basin of clear water and lower your head to look in the water to see your face.

Even though Li Jin comforted himself like this, he still felt that it would be quite inconvenient to use the bronze mirror.

But when he actually arrived at the store Zhou Gui pointed out, Li Jin felt like he had been slapped in the face after entering the store.

There was really nothing to say about the craftsmanship of the ancients. The seven or eight mirrors placed on the shelf at the door were bright and clear, and there were some hollow carvings around them.

Some bronze mirrors had flowers and plants carved beside them, and some had birds and fish carved on them.

Li Jin also saw a relatively small bronze mirror, about the size of two adults’ palms, that could just fit on the small windowsill.

The carving on the back of this bronze mirror was also a little different from the others on the side. It had a pair of dyed cranes carved on it, making it look very exquisite.

After Li Jin asked about the price, he felt that the price of the mirror was also very exquisite.

The shopkeeper felt that the customer had a kind face and, a gentle voice, and seemed to be an owner who could afford it, so he spoke more and more energetically.

Li Jin picked up the bronze mirror, and his face was reflected in it very clearly.

He thought that it had been so long since he had given the teenager anything decent.

Why not just buy this mirror for him?!

In the end, Li Jin gave out one tael of silver and got back six hundred wen.

This small bronze mirror cost 400 yuan. However, the shopkeeper said that the mirrors on the shelves were all high-end products. If the reflection becomes unclear in the future, he can come over and have it polished for free.

Li Jin carefully put the bronze mirror into his backpack.

The shopkeeper finally made a big business so he asked very enthusiastically, “Young man, are you buying the mirror for your sister?”

Li Jin shook his head and replied, “I bought it for my wife.”

Hearing this, the shopkeeper looked at Li Jin in a different way. He also went ahead to recommend his other products, such as combs.

Li Jin politely stopped him and said, “When the shopkeeper will come with new products in the future. I will come again.”

Hearing this, the shopkeeper smiled and said, “That’s good. My mirrors are definitely the best in the town and the prices are the most reasonable. If you need more in the future, come here, and I will give you a satisfactory price.”

After Li Jin returned home, he gave the bronze mirror to the teenager.

“I asked you to promise last night, never say that you are not good-looking in the future.”

The teenager probably had just finished cooking and there was some water on his hands. He quickly wiped them dry before taking the mirror.

Qin Mu Wen had seen this kind of exquisite mirror before, carved with cranes and clouds, and dyed with colors!

But those gadgets were only owned by the children of the mistress of Shangshu Mansion. As a concubine-born child, he could only look from afar.

He was very envious back then, but he could only watch helplessly without daring to touch it.

In fact, he and his father had flowers and plants carved on the sides of their mirror, but they had been used for a long time and the reflections were slightly blurry, so his father had to polish the mirror himself.

It’s not as bright and clear as this small mirror.

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