After the meal, Qiu Yan made up the bed for Jiang Liu and her servant so that they could go to sleep early.

Too much had happened today, and Jiang Liu was exhausted. After a quick wash under Cui Zhu's care, she lay down on the bed.

A charcoal fire was burning in the room, and the bedding on the bed was soft, warm, and smelled of sunshine.

She felt very at ease living here.

Under the moonlight, atop the willow tree, Gu Qian watched the girl bustling about in the courtyard, a faint smile on his lips.

But when he saw the lights from the neighboring thatched hut, his gentle smile turned sorrowful.

Ling Qi and Ling Ba walked over to the tree at the same time.

They looked up at Gu Qian above them, admiring the general's soft and fragrant body.

Ling Qi: "General, you were looking for us."

Gu Qian turned his gaze away from the thatched hut. "How's the matter I assigned you going?"

Ling Qi was confused. He scratched his head and asked, "What's wrong?"

Ling Ba's lips twitched slightly. He clasped his hands in a fist salute. "It's not finished yet."

Ling Qi realized what was happening and her face turned bitter. "You just left and then Qiu Dayu assigned us two important tasks. How could we possibly have time?"

Ling Ba echoed, their identities were varied, they were either farmhands or secret guards.

Gu Qian leaped down from the tree, leaving behind the words, "Find a way to persuade them," before walking towards the busy girl in the courtyard.

"Yes," Ling Ba replied verbally, inwardly groaning.

Ling Qi sighed, "Uncle Li is stern and doesn't like to talk to us. General, aren't you asking us a difficult question?"

"Uncle Li is ignoring us, but we can try talking to his wife. Maybe that will work."

...The next day, Qiu Yan got up early and exercised as usual along the mountain road in front of the village.

After she woke up, Gu Qian followed closely behind and went for a morning run with her.

In the middle of the morning, everyone in the courtyard was busy.

Jiang Liu, dressed in Qiu Yan's clothes, and Cui Zhu, carrying the clothes they had changed out of the day before, went to the riverbank together.

Qiu Dafu accompanied them, removing all the bed sheets and blankets from the house.

In addition, he moved all the things in the house that needed washing to the stream.

Ling Qi wiped the doors, windows and other corners with a cloth, while Ling Ba held a brush and was washing Gu Qian's BMW.

Gu Qian was tidying up the courtyard with Gu Xiaoran and Qiu Xu and his sister.

Qiu Yan, on the other hand, sewed quilts with Wang Shi.

Anyway, there are enough people in the family, so cleaning up can be left to Gu Qian and the others. She's happy to have some free time.

That's why she had to share a blanket with her sister last night, which was really uncomfortable.

Therefore, she felt it was necessary to make the quilts as soon as possible, which is why she thought about learning how to make quilts.

Sewing a quilt was a completely new experience for Qiu Yan; she had no prior knowledge of it.

So, to avoid damaging the quilt, she started by using only scraps of cloth to thread the needle.

While sewing, Wang touched her newly made, half-finished product and couldn't help but praise it:

"Xiaoyan, the cotton fabric you bought is so soft, and the satin pattern on the back is fresh and elegant, it looks very nice."

"Where did you buy it? I'll get two sets before my son's wedding after the New Year."

As Qiu Yan threaded the needle, she replied with a smile:

"I bought it at Mrs. Ding's cloth shop. I'll take you there another day; it'll be cheaper."

"Okay," Wang replied, her thoughts returning to the cotton quilt in her hands.

In addition to preparing quilts for his son, the daughter's dowry also needed to be prepared.

Her daughter, Yuanyuan, is getting on in years; once a girl grows up, she can't stay at home forever.

These days, quite a few matchmakers have been going to her house to make advance arrangements.