The noodle shop was closed for a day, and everyone helped peel potatoes to make potato chips.

After a day of sales, the accounts showed that the turnover was double that of the previous two days!

After closing up shop, the family sat inside the noodle shop.

Since the money bag couldn't hold all the cash, Mrs. Lu found a wooden box, and she and Mrs. Li emptied out the money to count it.

On Saturday, Lu was puzzled as to why she counted the money again. "Auntie, there are a total of six thousand six hundred and sixty-six coins here."

Mrs. Lu was busy counting the money and was most afraid that someone would disturb her and make her count it again.

"Little Liu, go play somewhere else. Your aunt will give you money to buy candy later," Mrs. Lu said hastily, not even hearing what Zhou Liu was saying.

He didn't leave on Saturday either, but sat next to Mrs. Lu and obediently watched Mrs. Lu count the money.

After counting the money, Mrs. Lu's smile never faded. She turned her head and asked, "Little Six, what were you going to say to your aunt just now?"

On Saturday, he honestly said, "I said there are a total of six thousand six hundred and sixty-six coins here."

Mrs. Lu was so shocked that her mouth could have fit an egg. When she came to her senses, she exclaimed, "My goodness! It's exactly the same number as I counted!"

After glancing at Zhou Liu for a moment, Madam Lu looked up at Madam Li opposite her and said, "Little sister, did you hear what Xiao Liu said just now?"

Li smiled and said, "Did you hear that? Did he get it right?"

Mrs. Lu exclaimed in surprise, "Absolutely perfect!"

"Oh my, we actually have a little prodigy in our family!" Li said with a smile, teasingly.

Previously, Lu Qiqi had asked Lu Shi to collect the money on Saturday, which Lu Shi strongly disagreed with.

However, the stall was too busy, and considering that it was Saturday and he was already a grown man, he figured he couldn't make a mistake counting, so they didn't stop him anymore.

I never expected to find such a talented person on Saturday. They added up the amounts of three, five, and ten coins from each customer and calculated them perfectly!

Madam Lu withdrew her surprised expression and solemnly promised, "Sixth son, your aunt will risk her old life to support you in passing the imperial examination and becoming the top scholar!"

On Saturday, he didn't understand why Mr. Lu had suddenly made a promise, but since Mr. Lu had always treated him well, he obediently nodded.

Madam Lu took out ten coins from her purse and gave them to Zhou Liu, saying, "Take this money and buy some candy. Buy a lot and share it with your older brothers and sisters."

On Saturday, upon hearing that he could buy candy, he unconsciously licked his lips, took the money, and dragged Thursday and Friday out.

Outside the noodle shop, there were people watching the inside intently. Lu Qiqi leaned against the door and sized up the person opposite her for a long time.

Lu Qiqi was worried that something might happen while she was going out on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, so she called out to the lobby, "Zhu Zi, go with them on Monday."

When the four men who had been put in sacks were handed over to the authorities, Zhou Yi was not present, but Zhu Zi knew the whole story and was aware of the seriousness of the matter. He put down the rag in his hand and followed them out the door.

The people outside paid no attention to the direction they had left in on Saturday, and continued to focus on the noodle shop.

Even so, Lu Qiqi did not let her guard down and went to and from the noodle shop with Madam Lu and the others for two consecutive days.

When she took out the vegetables, Lu Qiqi pretended that someone had specially delivered them. In any case, neither the people watching the noodle shop nor her family knew about the existence of the Spirit Spring Space.

...

"I've made some herbal tea, everyone should have some," Aunt Zhao said, bringing a pot of yellowish, bland water to the table.

Hu Jinfei said, "Sister Zhao, why are you drinking herbal tea in the middle of winter?"

Aunt Zhao explained, "I've noticed you've been eating a lot of popcorn and potato chips lately. These things are considered 'heaty,' so this is the perfect way to cool you down."

Liu Tong was the first person to get a bowl of herbal tea. He had been anxious and stressed for the past two days because of the unfriendly person at the door, and his mouth was full of blisters. This bowl of herbal tea would be just the right thing to relieve his discomfort.

After finishing his herbal tea, Liu Tong nodded to Aunt Zhao in gratitude.

Lu Qiqi also drank a bowl. She had been feeling a bit feverish lately, but she wasn't in the mood to tinker with these things. She couldn't find the person who had harmed her, as if a knife was hanging over her head, ready to fall at any moment, leaving her not even knowing how she died.

Liu Tong asked, "Are there still guards outside the door?"

Lu Qiqi nodded.

Hu Jinfei said, "We can't keep being so passive. How about we drag someone in and interrogate them?"

Lu Qiqi immediately rejected Hu Jinfei's suggestion, "They haven't harmed our children yet. If we take action against them now, who can guarantee they won't hurt anyone?"

Hu Jinfei realized he hadn't thought things through and awkwardly remained silent.

Lu Qiqi continued, "They always have to go back to report. These past two nights, Zhu Zi, Zhou Yi, and I have been keeping watch on a few people. After they went home, there was no further news. I don't believe that the person who sent them didn't receive news that the person he sent was in jail."

Once they receive the news, they will definitely recall them and devise other strategies to deal with them.

After noon, Lu Qiqi saw an unfamiliar person, spoke a few words to the person opposite, and then all of them left.

"They're gone?" Liu Tong looked at the group of people, who had dispersed without warning, completely bewildered.

"Pillar, follow him!"

After Lu Qiqi finished speaking, she left the noodle shop, with Zhu Zi following closely behind.

Zhu Zi followed Lu Qi Qi, trailing the gray-clad man ahead, until they arrived at the East Market of Luzhou Prefecture.

The man in gray was unaware that someone was following him and entered a restaurant through the back door.

Lu Qiqi returned to the entrance of the restaurant with Zhuzi. Looking up, she saw a wooden plaque with the three large characters "Wumingju" carved on it, hanging under the eaves.

Opposite the nameless residence is the Drunken Immortal Residence, where the pillar once delivered charcoal.

"How is it now?" Zhu Zi asked.

Lu Qiqi fixed her gaze on the blind fortune teller at the roadside stall and said, "Fortune telling!"

After speaking, Lu Qiqi walked straight to the table with a white banner hanging above it and a palm-sized Xuanwu shell on it.

As soon as Lu Qiqi sat down on the bench, the white-bearded old man opposite her asked in a hoarse voice, "What would you like to ask, young lady?"

"How did you know I wanted to ask about something, and not have my fortune told?" Lu Qiqi raised an eyebrow and carefully examined the old man with his eyes closed.

The white-bearded old man remained silent, and Lu Qiqi said, "I do want to ask the old man some questions."

“I’m not just a busybody,” the white-bearded old man reminded him.

Lu Qiqi said, "The matter I'm asking about is probably known to most people in Luzhou Prefecture. You set up your stall here every day, so it's most appropriate for you to ask me."

The white-bearded old man stroked his beard and said solemnly, "The two opposing families are right across from each other."

Lu Qiqi glanced at the signboard of Zuixianju, and following the words on the white banner, took out five coins from her money bag and said, "Old man, please keep this money."

After saying that, Lu Qiqi prepared to get up and leave.

The white-bearded old man smiled slightly and said, "Young lady, I see that your fate is turbulent. Why don't you have your fortune told?"

The pillar standing behind Lu Qiqi felt displeased upon hearing the white-bearded old man's words.

He stared intently at the white-bearded old man, his face tense, and said, "Old man, don't talk nonsense!"