The little girl looked at Qing Xuanzi's hand in confusion. The tomato from before was gone. She tentatively took out another tomato and placed it in Qing Xuanzi's hand.

Qing Xuanzi happily picked her up and kissed her on the cheek.

Children are very sensitive to emotions. Knowing that he was so happy because he gave his master tomatoes, she was happy too, and without Qing Xuanzi asking, she gave him one after another.

Seeing that he was about to take out more tomatoes, Qing Xuanzi quickly shook his head to stop him, saying, "That's enough, that's enough, we don't need the tomatoes anymore."

Then he changed the picture to a cucumber and said to her, "Jiaojiao, this is a cucumber. Would you like to give your master a cucumber?"

Perhaps because of the previous guidance, when the little guy saw him pointing at the cucumber and asking for it, he immediately had one in his hand and handed it to Qing Xuanzi.

After giving them out, she looked up to see if Qing Xuanzi was happy. Sure enough, seeing that Qing Xuanzi was happy, she took out a few more.

Qing Xuanzi called for a stop, then replaced the ingredients with chili peppers, cabbage, cowpeas, and so on...

Once she got started, everything became easier. It wasn't until the little one got sleepy that Qing Xuanzi made her a cup of milk powder to lull her to sleep.

Qing Xuanzi carried Rong Jiaojiao into the stone house, set out the bed and bedding he had brought, placed her on the bed, and gently patted her to lull her to sleep.

Strangely enough, the little guy rarely cries, and he doesn't cry when he can't see his parents. Qing Xuanzi once remarked, "I've never seen such an easy child to take care of."

The little one's eyes gradually closed, a smile still on his face, and he soon drifted off to sleep.

Qing Xuanzi looked at Rong Jiaojiao, who was sleeping, with eyes full of love.

He gently put her down and used magic to create a warm barrier around her to ensure she wouldn't catch a cold at night before meditating and cultivating until dawn.

The next day, they continued to improve their new home, placing some small pieces of furniture made of polished stone in a corner of the stone house—simple tables and chairs, which, though rudimentary, were practical enough.

In the center of the stone house, he built a small stove out of stones for warmth in winter. He also placed some dry firewood next to the stove so that he could start a fire at any time.

He also used magic to polish the bedroom floor until it was smooth and flat, and then laid wooden planks on it.

After arranging the interior of the stone house, Qing Xuanzi began to arrange the courtyard.

The courtyard was surrounded by a low stone wall, which was both aesthetically pleasing and provided some protection.

A wooden door was installed at the entrance of the wall for easy access.

In one corner of the courtyard, a small pond was built with stones to store water.

The bottom and sides of the pond were reinforced using magical techniques to ensure it would not leak.

After the pond was dug, a ditch was dug between the spring on the cliff and the pond using magic, so that the clear mountain spring water could be introduced into the pond.

After the basic structure of the stone house and courtyard was completed, Qingxuanzi began to tidy up the flower beds.

He used his divine sense to explore the surrounding land, selected some fertile areas, and then used magic to dig up a lot of soil to fill the flower bed.

Qing Xuanzi filled the flower bed with soil layer by layer, gently compacting each layer with his magic.

After covering the flower bed with soil, he found some small stones, polished them into delicate pebbles, and used them to decorate the edge of the flower bed, making it more exquisite and beautiful.

After arranging the flower beds, Qing Xuanzi built a small wooden pavilion in a corner of the courtyard.

He used magic to cut several thick branches into suitable lengths, and then tied them together with vines to form a simple pavilion.

The pavilion's roof was thatched, providing both shade and ventilation. Qing Xuanzi also placed several flat stones inside the pavilion to serve as benches and tables.

The day passed quickly. On the fourth day since arriving here, Qing Xuanzi finished breakfast and took Rong Jiaojiao out to find suitable flowers to transplant into the flower bed.

The morning sun shines on the valley, and the thin mist rises and dissipates, revealing a fresh green world.

Qing Xuanzi led Rong Jiaojiao through the valley. Although the winter climate in the deep mountains of Northeast China is cold, many precious flowers grow here. They can still grow tenaciously in the cold environment and show their unique beauty.

In late autumn in Northeast China, the wind in the deep mountains at dawn already carries a hint of coolness.

Qing Xuanzi led Rong Jiaojiao through the mountain bushes, searching for flowers suitable for transplanting into the flower beds.

He knew that early September was the season when many flowers ripened, especially the precious varieties from the deep mountains of Northeast China.

As they walked, they used their divine sense to explore, and soon discovered a small patch of flowers unique to the deep mountains of Northeast China—red honeysuckle.

Its flowers are pink with delicate petals and a faint fragrance.

"Red honeysuckle is not only beautiful and has a long flowering period, but it also has medicinal value. Let's dig some up and take them home," Qingxuanzizi explained to Rongjiaojiao.

I picked a flower for Rong Jiaojiao to play with, and then used magic to dig up several red honeysuckle plants along with their roots, carefully placing them into my sleeve.

After collecting the flowers, he continued searching for other flowers in the valley. Soon, Qing Xuanzi discovered another patch of blooming wild chrysanthemums in his divine sense.

These wild chrysanthemums are brightly colored, with thick petals and a faint fragrance.

“These are wild chrysanthemums, a very precious flower.” Qing Xuanzi said as he dug, picking out the ones with the best shapes.

The courtyard wasn't big, and he wanted to plant a variety of flowers, so he chose six of the best ones and discarded the others.

Next, he found cornflowers, pink wild roses, and several rare camellias.

Qing Xuanzi used his magic to dig up all the flowers by the roots and carefully placed them into his sleeve.

That was enough. He took Rong Jiaojiao back to the stone house and began transplanting flowers.

He used his divine sense to take these flowers out of his sleeve and plant them in the flower bed.

I used magic to compact the soil in the flower bed, then watered it with some clean water. The whole process was done with magic, and my hands and body were clean. I felt very satisfied.

Small protective barriers were set up around the flower beds to prevent insects and wild animals from damaging the flowers.

I also planted some grass along the edge of the flower bed to make it more natural and beautiful.

After several days of hard work, a beautiful and cozy little home was finally built.

Looking around, Qing Xuanzi was satisfied. This courtyard had sunshine in both winter and summer, good air, and plenty of spiritual energy, making it very suitable for seclusion.

After setting up our little home, the next step is to train Rong Jiaojiao, who is over eight months old, to walk and recognize objects.

Qing Xuanzi led Rong Jiaojiao into the courtyard, where the sunlight shone warmly on them.

I placed Rong Jiaojiao on the ground, supported her under her armpits with both hands, and taught her to move her feet little by little.

When she got tired, Qing Xuanzi began training Rong Jiaojiao to recognize various things.

He took out some simple items from his sleeve, such as small stones, leaves, and fruits, placed them on the ground, and pointed to them, telling her what they were called over and over again.

Rong Jiaojiao was at the age of learning to speak, and every time Qing Xuanzi taught her, she would babble along.