The two tigers reconciled. Lu Qiqi had been lingering on the mountain for quite some time, and seeing the sky darkening, she prepared to descend.

This time, Xiao Ye was very conscientious and obediently lay down beside her, waiting to carry her down the mountain.

Xiao Hua, along with her two cubs, followed behind Xiao Ye to see Lu Qiqi down the mountain.

As they approached the foot of the mountain, Lu Qiqi got off the ground.

She took out a gray rabbit from her spatial storage and let each of the four family members carry one back with them.

"The year is approaching. You tigers don't have any concept of seasonal changes, but we really enjoy celebrating the New Year. Consider this gray rabbit my New Year's gift to you."

After saying that, she praised, "It's been a few months, and Xiaohua has taken very good care of the child."

Upon hearing this, Lu Qiqi saw a glimmer of light in Xiaohua's eyes, as if she understood that she had been praised.

"Little Flower, take them home."

After saying that, Little Flower picked up the gray rabbit and headed into the depths of the forest, followed by a string of tigers.

Lu Qiqi also turned around and went down the mountain.

The speed of going downhill is three times that of going uphill. Lu Qiqi took light steps and quickly made it down the mountain.

Not only can Xiao Ye reunite with her family after going into the mountains, but she will also no longer have to worry about feeding it.

If it weren't for her spatial ability, what family could afford to keep a tiger?

As soon as Lu Qiqi returned home, Lu Yao surrounded her. She gently called out "Sister" without saying much.

But just that one sound was enough to melt Lu Qiqi's heart.

Today, having received the land deed, Madam Lu and Madam Li spent half the day busy in the kitchen to celebrate this joyous occasion.

Madam Lu placed a fish on the table and, seeing Lu Qiqi return, greeted her with a smile, "Qiqi is back. Quickly go wash your hands with Ayao and get ready for dinner."

After saying that, Madam Lu turned around and went back to the kitchen.

Lu Yao tugged at her sleeve and whispered, "Auntie made all the dishes today, so you should eat more, sister."

Now everyone knows she likes Li's cooking.

Actually, Lu's cooking isn't bad, it's just that she used to eat less spicy food, so even now when she does eat spicy food, she subconsciously puts less chili in.

Lu Qiqi was originally from Mount Emei and had an extraordinary love for spicy food; one could even say she couldn't live without it.

As a result, she always felt that Lu's cooking was lacking in flavor.

Lu Qiqi patted Lu Yao's head and said softly, "Okay, sister, eat more today, and Yao should eat more too, so you can grow up quickly."

During the meal, Li Qingshan mentioned that everything went smoothly in finding someone to fire the bricks that day, and the kiln would be opened after the New Year.

Lu Dahai accompanied her today and realized that he didn't understand anything, so he said, "Qiqi, why don't we leave this matter to our eldest brother from now on?"

After the New Year holidays, I will hire someone to plant grain on the newly purchased land.

Upon hearing this, Lu Qiqi laughed and said, "Sure, a clear division of labor can make things twice as efficient."

Speaking of this, Madam Lu glanced at Xiao Liu and said, "Isn't the New Year approaching?"

We planted a lot of corn and potatoes this year, and these kids mentioned to me yesterday that they want to set up a popcorn stall to earn their tuition fees next year.

These words were spoken by Xiao Liu to Madam Lu. Just thinking about the way Xiao Liu looked when she said these words made her lips curl up in a smile.

Her son, fearing that they would be too tired from earning money, always wanted to do his part.

Lu Qiqi said, "I see that a lot of sweet potatoes were planted this year, so we can launch a new product today."

Slice sweet potatoes thinly, fry them in oil, and then sprinkle with Uncle Liu's secret seasoning. This will surely make sweet potato chips that sell well.

After all, sweet potatoes have a natural sweet aroma. If they are made into sweet potato chips, would you still have to worry about not having customers?

The neighbor's kid must be drooling with envy!

"Great idea!"

After hearing her words, Madam Lu immediately made a decision, "Let's do as Seventh Girl says. We've renewed the money for the street stall, and we'll continue selling there this year!"

Upon hearing Lu's words, the Zhou brothers' eyes lit up instantly, and they smiled broadly, eagerly anticipating setting up their stall early the next morning.

After dinner, Lu Qiqi and Lu Yao went back to their room.

During dinner, Zeng ate in her own room to avoid catching a cold.

Lu Yao recalled that Zeng Shi had been telling her a lot about her mother these past few days.

Learned and courteous, a lady of high birth, from a distinguished family.

Actually, her memory of Chen was somewhat hazy. Since Chen's death, she had been seriously ill and now she couldn't even remember what Chen looked like.

The two sisters lay on one bed. Lu Yao looked at the dim light and said, "Sister, do you think our mother would have been alive if she hadn't married that marquis's son?"

Lu Qiqi was somewhat speechless. There are no "what ifs" in this world. If something has already happened, using "what ifs" to summarize it would only give people another kind of expectation.

Such expectations are admirable, but most of them are impossible.

Lu Qiqi put her arm around Lu Yao and said, "If our mother hadn't gone through so many twists and turns to marry our father, where would we have our precious daughter, Yao, who is so smart and beautiful?"

These words immediately made Lu Yao feel much better.

She then asked, "Sister, are we really going to the new capital? What if there's danger?"

Even when her mother was still a noblewoman from a marquis's family, someone still dared to poison and kill her.

If the sisters were to go to the new capital, they would have no powerful connections to rely on.

She didn't know any martial arts and was afraid she would be a burden to her sister.

Lu Qiqi said, "It is precisely because our mother was once ambushed and killed by villains that we have to find a way to find out the truth."

Otherwise, we will forever live in ignorance of the truth, and the true purpose of those villains who intercepted and killed our mother will remain unknown.

If one day our identities are exposed and the bad guys still won't let us go, then we'll truly have nowhere to run.

After all, without knowing the truth, it's impossible to know whether someone is friend or foe, making it even more difficult to take precautions.

Moreover, now that she has taken over the original owner's body and learned about Chen's previous experiences, she cannot live with herself if she does not find out the truth.

Lu Qiqi then said, "Ayao, if you don't want to go to the new capital with your sister, you can stay in Luzhou Prefecture."

Your sister will send people to protect you and make sure you don't get hurt.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yao thought that Lu Qiqi would be away from home for several months again, and her nose suddenly felt a little sore.

She hugged Lu Qiqi tightly, wishing she could embed herself in her arms.

After a long pause, she said in a muffled voice, "I want to go with my sister. No matter how dangerous the road ahead may be, I will go with my sister."

Ayao didn't want to stay home alone and waited anxiously for her sister to return.

Lu Qiqi thought of how she was taken to Tianxin Village by the soldiers and then traveled to the border town, where she stayed for several months.

This must have cast a long shadow over Lu Yao, making her so afraid of her leaving.

Thinking of this, Lu Qiqi patted her back and said, "Okay, I'll take you with me."

"My sister and I will go to the new capital together."