Lu Dahai was depressed for several days, and Lu Qiqi didn't even think to go and comfort him.

After all, given what happened, Lu Dahai needs to figure things out and move on on his own.

He had been morally blackmailed by the Lu family for years under the guise of filial piety. The sudden shattering of the castle of lies he had built for himself must have been a painful experience.

Fortunately, Lu Dahai finally saw through the despicable faces of the Lu family and the eldest branch of the family, which was a relief for Lu Qiqi.

They burned three kilns of black charcoal before they could gather enough good firewood to make silver frost charcoal.

This time, Li Dalang and Zhang Weiguo were full of confidence. They put the cooled silver frost charcoal buried in the soil into the brazier and lit it.

I must say, this silver frost charcoal is excellent. The charcoal sticks are white-gray, burn without smoke or smell, and burn for much longer than black charcoal.

Li Dalang immediately reported this good news to Lu Qiqi.

Lu Qiqi was also very satisfied with the silver frost charcoal made by Li Dalang, which completely met her expectations.

Lu Qiqi smiled and said, "You burned it well. You've mastered the timing, method, and technique. You can do it the same way from now on without any problems."

Perhaps it was because of burning charcoal recently, but Li Dalang's skin had darkened even more. He smiled shyly and said, "Your recipe is really good. I've been burning charcoal for so many years, and this is the first time I've ever produced such beautiful charcoal."

Lu Qiqi smiled faintly.

After reporting, Li Dalang didn't stay long and left shortly afterward.

Taking advantage of the absence of others, Lu Qiqi went back to her room. She had been too busy lately and hadn't tended to the vegetable garden in her space for a long time.

The rice had already been harvested and dried by Lu Qiqi, and was now being stored in the small wooden house in the space.

Next spring, we'll plant rice for Lu Dahai and the others to see if the rice cultivated in the space will be mass-produced when grown outside.

The lettuce was almost ready to be harvested, but Lu Qiqi didn't plan to.

This year's frost killed all the crops, and Lu Qiqi estimated that the vegetables had little chance of surviving.

Therefore, Lu Qiqi was certain that when there were no vegetables available in winter, lettuce and cabbage would become rare commodities, and she was sure that she could make a fortune by taking them to the noodle shop.

Lu Qiqi returned to the cabin and went to the room where the grain was stored. There she saw a potato that had rolled out of a cloth bag and was lying obediently on the ground.

Lu Qiqi picked up the potato; the sprouted potato looked adorable in her palm.

It was a pity that the potatoes had already sprouted and were inedible, so Lu Qiqi found a knife, cut them into pieces, and planted them in the empty field where the rice had been harvested.

Lu Qiqi was busy in the space, and when she came out, Li and Lu were still cooking lunch.

Looking at Lu Qiqi covered in mud, Madam Lu couldn't help but laugh, "Seventh girl, where have you been? You look like a mud monkey!"

Lu Qiqi then looked down and saw the clothes she was wearing. She had actually forgotten to take a shower in the space before coming out.

Li smiled and said, "We just cooked the noodles. You eat first, and I'll boil some water for you. After you finish eating, hurry up and wash up."

Lu Qiqi washed her hands in the basin in the kitchen and said, "Thank you, Third Aunt."

Li picked out a bowl of noodles, handed it to Lu Qiqi, and said with a light smile, "You're welcome, go ahead and eat."

After finishing her noodles, Lu Qiqi took hot water to the bathroom and took a long, refreshing hot shower.

As Lu Qiqi stepped out of the shower room, she instantly felt much lighter, as if she had washed away several pounds of dirt.

"Quick, quick, let Seventh Girl take a look."

Just as Lu Qiqi was about to return to her room, she heard Lu Shi's urgent voice. Lu Qiqi, disregarding her wet hair, walked into the main room with it cascading down like a black waterfall.

When Lu Qiqi entered the main room, she saw a group of people gathered together. Lu Qiqi asked, "Auntie, what happened?"

Madam Lu presented the Zhou brothers, one by one, to Lu Qiqi.

"Pfft," Lu Qiqi couldn't help but laugh out loud.

It's no wonder she laughed; the Zhou brothers' faces were all uglier in their own way.

Lu Qiqi stepped forward, hooked Zhou Liu's chin with her fingertip, carefully examined Zhou Liu's swollen right eye, and couldn't help but laugh, saying, "It's nothing serious, just wash it with salt water and rub some garlic on it."

When Lu Qiqi said that everything was alright, Madam Lu finally felt relieved. She couldn't help but scold Li Qingshan, "It's all your fault! Why did you go to that remote mountain village?! Look at all those bees that have stung the child's head!"

Lu Qiqi then noticed that Li Qingshan's right cheek had also been stung by a bee, and it was swollen as if his mouth was stuffed with cotton balls.

After Lu Shi took the Zhou brothers to wash in salt water, Lu Qiqi asked Li Qingshan, "Uncle, where did those bees come from that swarmed you so badly?"

"Stop making fun of me," Li Qingshan said, his right cheek swollen and his speech becoming slurred. After saying this, he followed Madam Lu into the kitchen.

In the kitchen, Mrs. Lu was washing Saturday's eyes with saline solution and rubbing garlic on them.

On Saturday, the baby swayed with Mrs. Lu, neither crying out in pain nor moving around, being incredibly well-behaved, which made Mrs. Lu feel heartbroken again.

With a swollen face, Li Qingshan walked into the kitchen and said to Madam Lu, "Wife, put some on me too, it hurts so much."

Madam Lu ignored Li Qingshan's attempt to act innocent, rolled her eyes at him, and snorted coldly, "Do it yourself."

Knowing he was in the wrong, Li Qingshan dared not try to make his presence felt any longer.

If he hadn't taken the Zhou brothers to that place with the beehives to chop firewood, the whole family wouldn't have been chased by Fengzi.

Li Qingshan felt a pang of embarrassment at the thought of having to go back and retrieve his basket and machete, which he had left behind in the mountains.

Lu Qiqi hadn't expected there to be such a wonderful thing as bees on the mountain. She immediately started preparing to go and get some honey to eat.

Honey is so sweet, just thinking about it makes Lu Qiqi's mouth water.

Without hesitation, Lu Qiqi rummaged through her spatial storage and found a large burlap sack and a pair of worn-out cotton gloves.

Lu Qiqi guessed that the gloves must have been left behind by the pawnshop clerk, and she had put them into her spatial storage.

Now it has come in handy, which can be considered as making use of waste.

Lu Qiqi walked into the kitchen with a burlap sack and cotton gloves, and saw the Zhou brothers and Li Qingshan eating noodles.

On Saturday, my son was stung in the eye by a bee, and Mrs. Lu was feeding him spoonful by spoonful, looking just like a picture book depicting a loving mother and son.

"Seventh Girl, what are you going to do with that sack?" Li Qingshan asked as he took a sip of noodle soup and saw Lu Qiqi standing at the kitchen door.

Lu Qiqi chuckled, "I'll avenge you, and take you to stir up a hornet's nest!"