Inside the main house, Su Baishi and her daughter Su Sui were already snoring softly. Su Sui woke up once in the middle of the night and seemed to be in a good condition, but she still couldn't eat any porridge. Su Baishi fed her some rice oil and then she fell asleep again.

Su Hua looked at the spring orchids and hibiscus on the windowsill and the ten-foot-long curtain, feeling no sleepiness whatsoever.

He simply put on his clothes, went to the outhouse in the backyard, and entered the space.

Now, with three people living in the main house, it's not so convenient for them to move around.

She was going to visit the Qin family tomorrow and originally planned to take a stroll around Qingshui County to pick out a gift, but she completely forgot about it at noon because of Su Sui's matter. After thinking it over, she decided to give the Qin family some apples and vegetables instead.

They were just ordinary farmers; even if they took out all the few dozen taels they had, they couldn't buy any good gifts.

It would be better to send some food produced in the space.

The food in the space is all nourished by water droplets and is beneficial to the body in every way. I heard Qin Yucheng mention before that Li Hongyan had a difficult childbirth when she gave birth to Qin Yingxian, and her health has not been very good since then. If she likes these fruits, it would be a good thing.

After all, if it weren't for the jade ornaments that Qin Yucheng sent, this space would still be just a tiny piece of land, barely enough to get three drops of water a day, let alone grow vegetables and spices.

The growth rate inside the space is faster than outside. The apple trees that were harvested once have now borne fruit again, with each apple hanging on the branches, emerald green and vibrant.

The five people are Qin Yucheng and his sister, Li Hongyan, the never-before-seen Master Qin, and A Cai.

Su Hua climbed the tree, picked ten green apples, and then put ten red apples from before together. The space had a preservation effect, so the red apples looked exactly the same as when they were picked, and their taste and aroma remained unchanged.

Each apple was as big as two fists, and twenty apples filled the basket to the brim.

Besides apples, Su Hua also picked some cabbage, green beans, cucumbers, peppers, as well as scallions, ginger, and garlic from the vegetable garden. This was the second batch of vegetables she had grown, using spatial water droplets mixed with well water from outside. The appearance and taste were not as amazing as the first time.

It wouldn't attract too much attention if you took it out.

Of course, since the Qin family was to send gifts, Su Hua couldn't forget her own. After packing the gifts for the Qin family in a vegetable basket, she also packed sixty red apples for her own family. As for the apple saplings that had grown quite a bit, she didn't forget to dig them up with a hoe.

I'm just waiting to make a trip to Fuhu Mountain tomorrow morning to take them all out.

After Su Hua finished doing all this, she left the space.

Just as she was about to walk towards the main house, she raised her almond-shaped eyes and saw that there were still lights burning in the wooden house on the other side of the hill. The villagers of Shanghe Village went to bed early, and the dim yellow lights were particularly conspicuous in the night.

She touched the silver needle pouch at her waist, then turned and left the courtyard, walking towards the wooden house.

She hadn't had a chance to thank Xiao Jinhan for Su Sui's matter today. If he hadn't appeared in time to tell her, Su Sui would probably have already passed away. If he wasn't asleep, she might as well give him acupuncture today. After all, she had to go to the Qin family tomorrow and register the Su brothers for Baichuan Academy the day after. If she continued to delay like this, several more days might pass.

Anyway, 9 p.m. is not considered staying up late for her at all.

Before I had taken more than a few steps, I heard a rustling sound behind me.

Turning around, I saw two pale blue lights floating an inch above the ground.

It was just like the will-o'-the-wisp that had teased the Meng family that day—the ghost lantern that Yama, the King of Hell, carried on his tour.

Su Hua's heart skipped a beat when she saw it, until a soft 'meow' sounded. She immediately took two quick steps forward, picked up the ball of flesh, and gave it two quick taps on the head. "You lazy bum, do you really think you're a cat?"

Big White glanced at the girl, found a comfortable position in her arms, and closed his eyes.

The ethereal light faded.

Su Hua's heart skipped a beat at her lazy demeanor. She had seen lazy people before, but she had never seen anyone this lazy. At home, if she didn't want to walk, she would have Xiao Hei carry her. If she didn't want to walk when going out, she would have Xiao Hei carry her.

Afraid she wouldn't know it was following behind, it deliberately made a sound by scratching the ground with its little paws.

She really wondered if she was thrown into the pit by her parents because she was too lazy!

Su Hua sighed, resigned to her fate, and carried the chubby little one forward. The big cat, who hadn't grown up yet, would only be carried away by wild animals if left here.

A person and a cat arrived outside the wooden house and saw that the study window was open.

The man, dressed in a snow-white robe, leaned lazily in a round-backed chair. His sharply defined features were illuminated by the candlelight, casting shadows that softened his otherwise aloof demeanor. He was writing and drawing with a pen in his hand.

He was extremely careful with every stroke of his pen.

Su Hua was slightly taken aback. No wonder the lights were on so late at night; they must be busy with important matters.

She was about to turn back.

But then a creaking sound was heard.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of rustling footsteps came.

She looked up and saw the man had already walked up to her, his snow-white wide sleeves fluttering in the wind. His voice was deep and magnetic, "Since Miss Su has come, why don't you come in and leave?"

Su Hua chuckled and pointed to the table, "I just saw you were busy with important matters. If you have something to do, go ahead and do it. I'll find another opportunity to give you acupuncture in a couple of days..."

Before she could finish speaking, a mountain breeze blew through the window, causing the papers on the table to flutter.

On the snow-white Xuan paper, one could vaguely make out a portrait of a woman, wearing a flowing ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) with long hair reaching her waist. She was a plump woman, but unfortunately, her face had not yet been painted.

Almost instantly, Su Hua thought of the portrait of the plump beauty she had seen in the study that day.

Moreover, compared to the gossip she felt when she saw the portrait last time, her heart now felt inexplicably stuffed with cotton, leaving her feeling suffocated.

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