"Wanrong, I don't ask for anything else. I just want to see Yanyue one more time before I die. Even if I die, I will have no regrets."
"If I don't see that child one last time, how can I face my husband and daughter after I leave this world? Sigh."
Wanrong was the name of the woman who sold cotton-padded jackets; usually, only her husband and the old lady would call her that.
Her appearance was not particularly graceful; she was rather robust.
In the past, when she was by the old lady's side, she didn't have to do many chores. But because she was always diligent and could do a little bit of everything, they were able to make a living after leaving the capital.
Hearing this, she could only continue to persuade him: "Madam, how can it be a matter of life or death? Don't talk about such unlucky things. Our young prince is doing very well now. When we have the chance to meet again, he will definitely take good care of you. Don't worry too much."
Upon hearing this, the old lady wiped away her tears and shook her head, saying, "Yanyue has a hard life. I don't expect him to be filial. As long as he is well, I will be content."
When the master committed suicide, he left a message telling us to leave the capital and go as far away as possible. He probably foresaw what would happen today.
He must have wanted to pave the way for his grandson, but he was betrayed by someone else and couldn't help the child. Alas.
Liang Wanrong had been by the old lady's side since she was a child. Back then, she called her "Miss". Now the old lady is over fifty years old, and she is nearly forty. Neither of them are young anymore.
Recalling those days in the capital, I feel quite sentimental.
Originally, they had such a good family background, a wealth that ordinary people could only dream of, but because of the power struggles and betrayals, they lost everything.
If it weren't for the sake of the Crown Princess's reputation, they would probably have been exiled as well.
When they left the capital, all the servants were dismissed, and only Liang Wanrong and her husband accompanied the old lady.
So even if they wanted to rescue the young prince on the way to exile, they were powerless to do so. They could only arrive in the Northern Territory ahead of time, settle in, and wait for the exile team to arrive.
Unexpectedly, what arrived was the young prince, who seemed to be unharmed. They had no idea what had happened in between.
Although she was eager to know what had happened to the young prince, Liang Wanrong knew that this matter could not be rushed.
There must be quite a few people secretly watching the young prince, otherwise she wouldn't be so careful.
However, she couldn't dissuade the old lady from her deep longing, so she could only go out for a walk every day to see if anyone from the General's Mansion had returned.
However, after three consecutive days of fruitless efforts, she couldn't help but worry that something might have happened.
On a sudden impulse, she blurted out, "Madam, do you think the young prince might have been taken to the military camp by General Shen? The General's mansion doesn't look like it's been attacked by assassins. Could it be that they went to the military camp together for the New Year?"
After thinking for a moment, Madam Liang agreed, "That's possible."
Liang Wanrong couldn't help but feel happy: "If that's the case, it means that General Shen cares a lot about our little prince. He takes him everywhere. With him around, the little prince will definitely not be in danger. You can rest assured."
Besides, Lao Wan has already inquired and found out that the exile team has not arrived at all. Only General Shen's family and the young prince have come. Although we don't know what happened, as long as they are safe, why should we worry?
You just need to take good care of your health, and when the time is right, we'll naturally be able to meet!
After being comforted like this, Madam Liang felt much more at ease and even smiled a little. She nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to Wanrong."
Liang Wanrong said happily, "Then you lie down and rest for a while, I'll go make dinner, I'll steam an egg custard with lots of scallions for you, hehe."
After saying that, the person quickly walked out.
*
Knowing that she would have to wait until the fifteenth, Shen Xingmian began preparing to make glutinous rice balls.
When you have nothing on your mind and nothing to look forward to, you can only find more things to do and create a sense of anticipation for yourself.
She has always enjoyed holidays, but when she was a child, she only liked the festive atmosphere of other people's families; her own family simply didn't celebrate them.
Because I live such a lonely life, I sometimes crave liveliness.
She likes having such a large group of people around her, making it lively and fun, so she's happy to make them happy too.
She had bought some glutinous rice on the way before, but not much. If she wanted each soldier to have a bowl of glutinous rice balls, she needed to grow some more glutinous rice.
She first soaked the glutinous rice seeds she had stored in her space, and once they sprouted, she led people to harvest all the vegetables in the field.
After removing the vegetable seedlings and leveling the land, machine sowing began.
She doesn't even need paddy fields to grow rice in the space; she just needs to sow the seeds, and the rice will grow healthily on its own. She doesn't need to worry at all.
The demand for glutinous rice is not high, so we'll just plant this one crop for now, which will be enough for a perfect Lantern Festival.
Once the rice is ripened, it is harvested and threshed by machine, and then the husks are removed, resulting in plump and round glutinous rice.
With machines and so many people, these were no problem at all. After giving the orders, Shen Xingmian began preparing the fillings.
She prefers black sesame filling, red bean is also fine, but she doesn't really like peanut filling.
Strangely enough, she likes to eat salted peanuts, fried peanuts, and even peanut crumbs added to hot pot seasoning, but she really dislikes peanut-filled glutinous rice balls.
I don't know what happened.
Planting sesame is not troublesome; you can do it right after the rice harvest. However, sesame seeds are too small, and I always feel that if I don't plant enough, there won't be enough to eat.
Tangyuan (glutinous rice balls) are only sweet and delicious when they have a thin skin and a generous filling; if the skin is too thick, they will taste terrible.
The sesame vines weren't very tall. The patch she planted didn't require much special power to ripen quickly. The next step was to pound and shake the sesame seeds out of their shells.
Fortunately, fully ripe sesame seeds have brittle shells that are easy to crack open, so it doesn't take much effort.
After working for most of the day, all we harvested were two sacks of sesame seeds, which weren't even full yet.
Shen Xingmian felt it wasn't quite enough, but considering how much effort it took, she decided to add some peanuts to make up the difference.
Why is peanut filling so unpalatable? It's quite delicious!
To save herself trouble, she'll say anything.
There are plenty of red beans at home. Soak them overnight, then cook them until they can be crushed with a pinch. Add white sugar, mash them, and you have red bean paste.
The red bean paste-filled glutinous rice balls were also delicious, and she liked them very much.
It's a pity I couldn't get here in the fall, otherwise I could have gone into the mountains and harvested lots of dried fruits, chestnuts, etc., which would be delicious as fillings.
I can only go next autumn.
Oh, no, it's this autumn!
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