Li Changlong and I arrived home together on Monday.
The two looked at each other, their faces showing surprise as they saw the courtyard gate wide open and the lock gone.
The directions of the conjectures are also extremely consistent.
"Was your house burgled?"
The two said in unison.
On Monday, carrying his book bag, he stepped into the courtyard and said, "Let's go in and take a look first."
Li Changlong couldn't think of any good solutions either. Even if he wanted to report it to the authorities, he didn't know where the county government office was, so he could only do as Zhou Yi suggested.
"Nineteen, get ready to start the fire."
Those standing outside felt a sense of relief upon hearing the familiar voice coming from the kitchen, and their tense shoulders and necks suddenly relaxed.
As Li Changlong walked into the kitchen, he rolled up his sleeves, ready to lend Lu Qiqi a hand.
On Monday, he first carried his book box back into the house, changed his clothes, and put on a short-sleeved shirt before going into the kitchen.
With the addition of the two, Nineteen, a lazy child, was promptly kicked out of the kitchen and sent by Lu Qiqi to collect eggs in the yard.
Working together for several hours, the group quickly made more than 300 mooncakes.
Making mooncakes doesn't take much effort, since the red bean filling is prepared in advance; the time-consuming part is the baking stage.
Baking requires not only the right equipment, but also precise control of the baking pressure. Otherwise, if it's underbaked or burnt, it won't taste good.
The four of them finished making the mooncakes and didn't want to lift their hands anymore.
For dinner, freshly baked mooncakes were naturally used instead.
In the courtyard outside, the four of them lit a small candle, placed mooncakes on a low table, and enjoyed eating mooncakes while admiring the moon.
The moon on the fourteenth day of the lunar month has become big and round. It is as mischievous as a child, hiding behind the clouds from time to time, leaving only the surrounding stars.
Lu Qiqi ate three mooncakes and drank a jar of spiritual spring water and felt full. Although she had reduced the amount of sugar in the red beans, she still felt a bit greasy after eating a few.
Lu Qiqi didn't observe how much Li Changlong and Zhou Yi ate.
On the contrary, Nineteen kept popping one after another into his mouth. Lu Qiqi was afraid that he would choke if he ate too fast, so she quickly poured him a cup of spiritual spring water to drink.
This drink was even more remarkable. Previously, when he choked on his food, he would pause for a moment to wait for the mooncake in his throat to reach his stomach smoothly.
Now that there's the spiritual spring water, his speed in showing off mooncakes has increased dramatically.
The autumn air is crisp and clear, and a breeze will rise at night. It's not exactly cool, but it's certainly not as hot as in summer.
After a long day, the four of them, exhausted, went back to their rooms to rest early.
Lu Qiqi returned to her space, feeling unwell, perhaps due to overwork these past few days.
So she splurged today and poured the spiritual spring water into the bathtub to use as bathwater, giving herself a good workout.
Stepping out of the bathtub was even more effective than taking a medicinal bath; all the fatigue vanished instantly.
The rented house wasn't very big, so Lu Qiqi didn't take Xiao Ye and Wang Cai out of the space.
She herself had a wonderful nap in the little wooden cabin in the space.
She had already arranged for Shijiu to share a room with Li Changlong.
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The next morning, Lu Qiqi took a box of mooncakes and went to the Wu residence.
When Aunt Xiang learned that Lu Qiqi was coming, she was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.
Little Lingyue has grown a bit, and her big, grape-like eyes stare straight at people.
Lu Qiqi held the small glutinous rice ball in her arms, completely captivated by it.
However, after delivering the mooncakes, she chatted with Lu Xiangxiang for a few minutes before taking her leave.
Although Lu Xiangxiang was reluctant to part with her, she did not try to keep her.
Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, a day for family reunions. I'm already very happy that Qiqi came to visit me.
The First Madam is bedridden, and Concubine Ning is in charge of managing the household. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, so we should at least have a meal together.
The thought of dining together tonight made Lu Xiangxiang tighten her grip on the child, and she sighed almost imperceptibly.
She even wished time would slow down, because ever since she had this little bundle of flesh in her arms, she was really afraid of the First Madam's difficult behavior.
It's a small matter if she suffers a little, but the child can't suffer with her!
What she didn't know was that all her worries were unnecessary.
Tonight's dinner would turn out to be the most unrestrained and enjoyable meal she had ever had at the General's Mansion.
After leaving the Wu residence, Lu Qiqi went straight to the Feng residence.
Feng Yuer and Lu Qiqi had already made an appointment. After receiving the mooncakes, the two of them held hands and strolled together on the streets of the border town.
The border town differs from Heshun Prefecture and Luzhou Prefecture in that it is divided into four markets: east, south, west, and north.
There is only one street here, the kind that goes all the way to the end, and this street leads directly to the border gate.
When the Tatars were not burning, killing, and looting in the border town, the city gates were always wide open, and people from both countries sold a wide variety of goods there.
The Tatars sold countless Akhal-Teke horses, cattle, and sheep here.
Many citizens of the Great Jin Dynasty would also come here to make a fortune and live a prosperous life.
However, the north suffered from drought for two years, and even the area outside the Great Wall was not spared. How could the Tatars not be tempted by the abundance of resources in the Great Jin Dynasty?
Once someone succeeds in robbing others of their money and possessions, they will want to do it countless times.
This is like a gambler in a casino. Once they win, no matter how much they lose later, they will still want to turn the tide and win back their losses.
The Tatars were like that; not only that, they wanted to swallow the entire Jin Dynasty whole, and they were delusional enough to make the people of Jin their slaves.
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