There was a knock on the door.

Xu Qingzhi opened the door and saw Zhou An, who was frowning and scratching his arm.

"Qingzhi, do you have mosquito coils at home? How come it's October and the mosquitoes are still so poisonous? I was bitten and it itched to death."

Xu Qingzhi really didn't have any mosquito coils here, so she put a pot of mosquito-eating plants at the head of her bed. It was something from the world of immortal cultivation, so it was naturally very effective and there was no trouble with mosquitoes.

But after all, they were seeds from the world of immortal cultivation, and she had no intention of breeding them in large numbers to attract attention.

She thought about it and realized that there was some dried mugwort this year in the spiritual space.

"Wait a minute, I'll blow dry my hair and look for it at home. I'll give it to you later."

Zhou An used his fingernails to seal the big red envelope on his arm with a cross, "Okay, I'll go take a shower first. If there's nothing, tell me and I'll go out and buy some tomorrow."

"Okay." Xu Qingzhi nodded.

After closing the door, she went straight into the spiritual space.

I saw that the two little ones, who were starving and looking for a midnight snack, had built a fire and were roasting a chicken.

Two little figures squatted in front of the fire, staring intently, not moving.

They have deeply understood the principle of working hard and having enough food and clothing.

The two little ones sensed the presence of their master and turned back.

"Quack~" Master, I roasted the chicken, would you like to try it? "Meow~" I roasted it too.

Xu Qingzhi patted their little heads and said, "No need. I'm full from dinner. You guys eat. I'll go to the warehouse."

The warehouse contains medicinal materials prepared by the paper men, and of course, there is also the mugwort dried this year.

She took mugwort, atractylodes, calamus and patchouli.

There were stone mortars in the space, and she thought she might as well make more. The stone mortars had a small capacity, so it would take several times to grind them.

Fortunately, when she bought the traditional Chinese medicine cabinet, she had thought about the need to grind medicine, so she specially bought a fine cast iron medicine grinder.

She has never used this thing since she bought it.

When I was a child, I saw my grandfather using it at his house. I haven’t seen anyone else using it for a long time.

The container under the medicine grinder was a boat-shaped container, which had a much larger capacity than the stone mortar. She put the herbs in it, and the round iron plate with a long iron rod passing through it was used to grind the herbs. She pressed the round plate down, held the two sides of the round plate with both hands, and rolled it back and forth.

The herbs inside were dry, and when they were crushed, it sounded like someone's feet walking on dry grass.

After grinding for a while, everything inside turned into fine powder.

If you are interested, you can also add some charcoal powder and water to make it into the shape of a mosquito coil.

Xu Qingzhi was too lazy to do it, so he wrapped the powder into a small portion with paper and left the spiritual space.

Although Xu Qingzhi was not eating at his place, the kitchen downstairs was fully equipped with tableware, including a bone spitting porcelain bowl. When using it, just pour the powder on it and light it directly without worrying about burning anything.

She went to get five porcelain bowls for spitting bones, went upstairs and knocked on Zhou An's door.

"Coming, coming." Zhou Anren arrived first because of the voice.

A few seconds later, the door opened and she was wearing a facial mask.

"Qingzhi."

Xu Qingzhi handed her the stacked porcelain bowls, and also gave her the divided medicine powder in plastic bags, as well as a lighter and a candle.

"I don't have any mosquito coils at home, but I found some wormwood powder. Put some in the room and see if it works."

Zhou An took it and said, "Momo, thank you Qingzhi. I'll give it a try. Those girls also happened to be talking to me about mosquitoes on WeChat. I'll send it over later."

"Okay, I'll go back to my room to rest." Xu Qingzhi waved and left.

Xu Qingzhi got up early in the morning and sat under the eaves extending from the first floor to drink tea.

Zhou An came down from upstairs without makeup, stretched and yawned.

"Qingzhi, good morning."

Xu Qingzhi opened a new teacup, picked up the teapot and filled the cup, then handed it over with the tea that was seven-tenths full. "Morning, how did you sleep?"

"I slept very soundly, but I just didn't want to wake up. Experts say that eight hours of sleep is enough for an adult, but I found that I can't do that. I need to sleep for ten hours to feel full." Zhou An naturally took the tea and took a sip, then sat down on the rattan chair next to Xu Qingzhi.

Xu Qingzhi asked: "Why don't you sleep a little longer?"

Zhou An curled his lips: "My dad set a time to get up, and no one is allowed to stay in bed, including me as an assistant."

Xu Qingzhi just smiled without saying anything, picked up the emerald green teapot and filled her empty teacup.

"By the way, the incense I used last night was really useful. Not only did the room smell good, but mosquitoes also stopped biting me." Zhou An took another sip of tea. "This tea tastes good too, Qingzhi, why are all your things so good?"

Xu Qingzhi chuckled: "It was given by Mr. Mo."

Zhou An's hand holding the teacup trembled, "Is it the tea that my father begged him for for a long time but failed to get? Is that the one he gave you?"

Xu Qingzhi nodded and responded through his nose: "Yeah."

"It's a waste of food to give it to someone like me who doesn't know anything about tea." Zhou An smacked his lips, and drank another cup of tea. He took the initiative to pour another cup, "After drinking the tea, I feel much more energetic."

The other girls also went downstairs after washing up.

"Sister An, Sister Qingzhi."

Xu Qingzhi turned around and nodded in response. Zhou An asked, "How did you sleep last night?"

Several girls nodded hurriedly.

"I've been a little anxious and insomniac recently, but I slept surprisingly well last night. I fell asleep as soon as I lay on the bed and touched the pillow."

"And the powder from yesterday, it really killed all the mosquitoes when I burned it."

"Yes, mosquitoes always buzzed in my ears when I was sleeping, but after I turned it on, there were no more mosquitoes buzzing."

"The smell is not choking, it smells good."

Zhou An nodded: "That's good."

When she woke up today, she received a WeChat message from the boy, saying that she was also troubled by mosquitoes and would send some to the boy later.

The cell phone in Xu Qingzhi's pocket rang. She took a look and saw that it was Mu Mingqian's number, so she answered it.

In fact, she didn't need to answer, she knew what the other party was going to say.

She stood up and said, "Let's go next door for breakfast."

Because there were so many people, everyone ate a lot last night, so in the morning we cooked porridge, stir-fried vegetables, cold kelp, spicy dried radish, and boiled eggs and egg pancakes.

These things are placed on a row of tables, with bowls and chopsticks neatly stacked on the side. It feels a bit like a buffet, and everyone can eat as much as they want.

Everyone lined up to take bowls and plates, and served themselves porridge and vegetables.

The boys in the queue sat down and drank the porridge in a few gulps. The appetizers whetted their appetites even more.

There are still people queuing here who haven't gotten their turn to get porridge, but the fastest group of boys have already lined up at the back of the line, ready to get their second bowl.

"The rice from the boss's house is so delicious even when used to cook porridge. I have never eaten rice so delicious before."

"That dried radish is delicious. I'll pick up more later."

"I wonder if each person gets one egg, or if I can take an extra one? I want to eat an egg, it's so delicious, not fishy at all." (End of this chapter)