Lu Qiqi and her group were among the last to leave the Feng Clan Ancestral Hall.

Lu Qiqi noticed that Old Madam Hao looked a little haggard, probably because she had been traveling all day and hadn't taken a nap, so she was feeling a bit listless.

Lu Qiqi said, "Yu'er, I'm now settled at the foot of the mountain in Laobing Village, Qingshui Town. If you need anything, just send someone to find me."

"Madam Hao has had a long day of travel, I need to take her home to rest first."

"Thank you all for today," Feng Yu'er said, quickly leading Feng Zijun to bow to Madam Hao.

Madam Hao waved her hand and had Yu Ru help her into the carriage.

Lu Qiqi then instructed Feng Yuer, "Take good care of Madam Feng and your younger brother these days, and it would be best if you could keep them by your side at all times."

Feng Yu'er suddenly looked up into Lu Qiqi's eyes, as if she understood something from them, and nodded solemnly.

Feng Yu'er said, "I understand."

Lu Qiqi boarded the carriage, lifted the curtain, and watched as Feng Yuer's slender figure embraced Feng Zijun, gradually moving further and further away until they disappeared from sight.

Sitting in the carriage, Madam Hao sighed and said, "I never expected it to turn out like this."

Lu Qiqi reached out and pressed the old lady's tiger's mouth, saying, "Things will work themselves out. When Madam Feng wakes up, she will definitely not let Yu'er suffer such injustice for nothing."

During their escape from famine, Lu Qiqi often heard Feng Yuer mention how much Old Madam Feng doted on her, treating her like a precious gem.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have raised Feng Yu'er to be such a spoiled and willful young lady.

Madam Hao closed her eyes to rest and remained silent. She was indeed somewhat tired, but more than that, she was in a bad mood.

Lu Qiqi escorted Old Madam Hao back to her residence, and then rode her horse back to the Veterans' Village.

Lu Qiqi, who had just tied the horse to its reins and come out of the stable, went into the house to fetch water from the kitchen to wash her hands when Lu Dahai called her back.

"Seventh Girl, come here right now."

"Third Uncle, what is it?" Lu Qiqi walked into the main room, where the whole family was gathered around the round table.

Lu Qiqi saw that the table was piled with a lot of things.

All sorts of gift boxes, a dazzling array, were piled up on the round table, looking like they couldn't fit in a carriage.

Lu Qiqi looked up and asked Lu Dahai, "Third Uncle, who sent this?"

Lu Dahai shook his head. "I don't know. The people who came said it was a thank-you gift from the Feng family. I didn't dare to accept it. They left after putting the things down, saying it was for Miss Lu."

"Seventh Girl, who sent this?"

Lu Qiqi didn't expect the Feng family to act so quickly. Presumably, Feng Yu'er had asked Old Madam Hao for help, and that's when they had it prepared.

So Lu Qiqi told him about the snake king's gall.

Lu Dahai said, "I see. I didn't expect that Miss Feng would suffer so much hardship after we parted ways."

Instead of lamenting Feng Yu'er's experiences, Madam Lu singled out Lu Qiqi, saying, "You dared to kill the snake king and disturb the beehive. If you hurt yourself, what will A Yao do? What will we do?"

Lu Qiqi was puzzled. Every time she tried to hide something, it would be brought up again. She was both amused and exasperated. She winked at Li Qingshan a few times.

Li Qingshan chuckled and said, "It's nothing. Our whole family can't compare to Seventh Girl. Why are you worrying about this? You should think about where to put these things instead."

Then Madam Lu remembered the important matter and said, "Seventh girl, our temple is small. If we keep so many good things here, we're afraid it will attract unwanted attention."

Lu Qiqi had no such concerns. With her spatial ability at her disposal, she dared to store any kind of treasure. She wasn't afraid that the items weren't expensive enough; she was only afraid that there weren't enough expensive items.

Lu Qiqi smiled and said, "Don't worry about that, I have a place to store things."

After saying that, Lu Qiqi led the Lu family and the Li family to open the gift boxes.

Since the gift box was prepared in advance, it cannot be given as a gift to anyone.

The gift box contains mostly precious medicinal herbs, such as ginseng, lingzhi, deer antler, and saffron.

Lu Qiqi guessed that the Feng family might have prepared the medicine in case the people who were trying to capture the snake king were bitten by the snake.

Lu Qiqi accepted the fifty taels of silver without hesitation.

There are also some hairpins and jewelry, not many, but they are exquisite yet not extravagant.

In the past, it was always men who caught snakes, so these ornaments were probably gifts for their wives and children.

Such meticulousness in handling affairs befits a wealthy family.

Lu Qiqi divided all the jewelry among herself.

The women, including Li, Lu, and Zeng, were not particularly old, so they didn't look out of place wearing these exquisite pieces of jewelry.

There weren't many suitable pieces for Grandma Zhou, and none of them looked dignified enough, so Lu Qiqi chose two plain silver hairpins for her.

Lu Yao was the youngest, so she looked good in any delicate hairpins and ornaments. She was given only lively and cute hairpins and ornaments.

Little Xibao also received a small silver lock, and she carried it around showing it to everyone.

The women all received small gifts, but as for the men, Lu Qiqi couldn't give away the medicinal herbs, as they were considered unlucky.

So Lu Qiqi prepared a whole fish feast that night.

Spicy and sour fish, fragrant and spicy fish, sweet and sour fish, pan-fried crispy fish, sashimi.

Everyone enjoyed a delicious and satisfying feast.

As night fell, everyone had eaten their fill.

Lu Qiqi then prepared the medicinal herbs, as the herbs sent by the Feng family were all pre-processed.

Lu Qiqi selected some of the ingredients to make medicinal wine for Lu Dahai to drink.

After drinking the medicinal wine, and by keeping warm in the future, Lu Dahai's headaches should be relieved considerably.

Lu Qiqi stored all the remaining medicinal herbs in her spatial storage.

After tidying up the medicinal herbs, Lu Qiqi left the small wooden house in the space and inspected the vegetable garden she had planted there.

Lu Qiqi looked around again and saw a bare open space. She slapped her forehead.

"Oh no! I completely forgot to plant medicinal herbs in my spatial storage!"

She actually forgot about something so important; what a waste of such a great tool as time and space.

What a sin! What a sin!

The next morning, Lu Qiqi went to the seed shop. The shop owner promised to save fruit tree seedlings for her, but she hasn't heard back since.

While buying medicinal herbs for planting, I can ask the seed shop owner for advice.

As soon as Lu Qiqi entered the shop, a waiter came to greet her. Since the weather suddenly turned cold, their shop hadn't been open for a long time.

If he continues to be in debt this month, the shopkeeper might send him home to farm.

Therefore, when the shopkeeper saw Lu Qiqi, he was as if he had seen a god of wealth, and asked with a smile, "Miss, what would you like to buy?"

"Hey buddy, where's your manager?" Lu Qiqi asked bluntly. "I ordered saplings from your shop last time, but I haven't heard from him since."

The waiter then remembered Lu Qiqi, a big customer, and said with a smile, "The manager is inside. Please sit down and wait a moment. I'll go find the manager right away."

Lu Qiqi nodded, watching the waiter walk towards the backyard. She casually found a chair and sat down to wait for the manager to come out.