Chapter 461: Just leaving in disgrace?
In the front yard, the children had already made a snowman and were running around the yard in their new clothes. When they saw her come out, they greeted her happily.
Ran Qingxuan saw that they were the only ones who were younger, so he shrank his neck and asked, "Where are the others?"
A little girl, about six years old, with a red birthmark on the right side of her face, whispered, "Aunt Gua and Granny Fang went to the back hillside to pick chestnuts, and the sisters followed them."
"My brother who came with my sister...seems to be out..."
The little girls were busy playing and didn't pay much attention. Plus, they were young, so they didn't pay any attention to them.
At this time, Ran Qingxuan heard some noise outside the yard. Before he went out, he saw Gu Yanchen and Fang Zhixing carrying a thick dead tree in.
Seeing a thin layer of sweat on Gu Yanchen's forehead, Ran Qingxuan quickly stepped forward.
"You have coal to burn, why are you bringing back dead wood?"
"It snowed before daybreak this morning. Aunt Gua got up and used all the wood that could be burned outside to heat the kang. Coal needs wood to start the fire, so she went to chop down a dead tree."
If nothing unexpected happens, the team will pass by Silvermoon City tomorrow. They cannot take people away immediately, and they still have to prepare some things they usually need.
Granny Fang came back with Aunt Gua and a few teenage children. Each child was carrying a basket full of chestnuts they had picked and was smiling happily.
"Sister Ran, you're awake. We just picked some chestnuts. We can roast them over charcoal and eat them later."
"Roast? Or just fry it. If it's roasted, it will be black and hard to eat..."
Two grown men were cutting up dead wood in the yard. Ran Qingxuan and Chen Xu set up a pot under a small stove on the wall. A group of children gathered around the fire and watched Ran Qingxuan roast chestnuts...
Before preparing to start cooking, Ran Qingxuan went back to the house first. After entering the space, he heard Qu Feng say that Chang Fang had been staying in the rest area and had not come out, so he did not disturb her.
"How is he doing?"
"Everything is normal, and you feel much better than before." Qu Feng and Pan Shaonan had been up for a while. When they saw her come in, they told her to take them out first.
"Why are you in such a hurry? I'll buy something to take out first."
"Leave the space to the two of them. We should stop being light bulbs. Otherwise, I'm afraid Qi Mingjing will need to get up and walk around later and will be embarrassed to come out..."
Qu Feng and Pan Shaonan looked at each other and both smiled cunningly.
"Oh...looking at the situation, it should be a good situation..." Ran Qingxuan bought sand and a colander for frying chestnuts, and was smiling, when he suddenly looked at the two of them.
"You didn't tell her Qi Mingjing's identity, did you?"
"Don't you trust me at all?" Qu Feng was speechless.
"We didn't tell her. She didn't know about it. If we told her, she might lose confidence in herself, which would ruin their relationship..."
"That's good. Let's go out and eat fried chestnuts together."
Ran Qingxuan decided to keep it a secret from Chang Fang for now. After all, Qi Mingjing was still just a civilian. Based on their understanding of Chang Fang, they would really feel pressured after knowing his identity, and might even back off...
It’s not too late to talk about it once there is a certain emotional foundation between the two of you.
After leaving the space, they greeted each other. Pan Shaonan went to the back kitchen to prepare lunch, while Ran Qingxuan and Qu Feng took the children to fry chestnuts.
The sand for frying chestnuts is a finished product that has been sterilized. Just pour it into the pot and fry it directly after the temperature comes up.
However, in order to prevent the fried chestnuts from exploding due to high temperature, Ran Qingxuan took out a small knife and asked Qu Feng to help cut a cut on each chestnut.
On the premise of ensuring safety, almost every older child started to help, and soon a large frame was processed.
At this time, Ran Qingxuan directly poured the opened chestnuts into the sand.
"Sister, why don't you put oil in these fried chestnuts?"
In ancient times, chestnuts were large and plump, and children used to roast them. This was the first time they saw them fried, and they couldn’t wait to eat them.
“Roasting chestnuts in this way uses the high temperature of the sand to heat the chestnuts evenly so that they won’t get burnt during the cooking process.
It’ll be out of the pot soon, and you’ll know why after taking a bite! ”
The frying process is relatively simple, you just need to stir fry continuously.
The children tried it one by one, and the first pot was fished out half an hour later.
Yaya couldn't wait to try it, but Qu Feng stopped her, telling her it was too hot and she should wait.
As a result, while waiting, Duan Yi and Duan Ling, along with Qi Minghao, also came.
"What kind of nose do you have that makes you come here just by smelling something? Fortunately, Qi Jing left overnight, otherwise he would have come here too."
Ran Qingxuan was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Qi Jing to leave so easily.
Duan Yi sneered and motioned Gu Yanchen to talk to the side.
Ran Qingxuan handed the shovel in his hand to Qu Feng, stood up and followed.
"He was seriously injured. I don't know what went wrong in his brain, but he actually asked my father to send troops to escort him back to Beijing. Coming all the way here to do this is simply a joke!"
Who says it’s not true? If Qi Jing knew that he would get hurt in the end, would he just stay in the palace and not come out?
"He asked your father for soldiers, but where are his own people?"
Duan Yi shrugged: "I don't know. The one who came to my house overnight was one of his staff members. I don't know what happened afterwards."
"But my father is on guard. Among the people he sent to him are his trusted aides. Any move he makes will probably be noticed."
As the three of them were talking, Qi Minghe stood behind them, clenched his hands, and looked at them, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
Duan Yi looked at the others and asked in a low voice: "How is Qi Mingjing? His family is a little worried about his condition, so they asked Ming He to come and see him today..."
"I hope I haven't caused you any trouble..." Qi Minghe hadn't seen any of them for several days, including his eldest brother. His uncle and aunt were too worried, so they asked him to come along to ask.
Ran Qingxuan smiled and nodded at him with a happy look on his face, and Qi Minghe suddenly became excited.
"Really? My elder brother is really well now?"
"Yes, it ended at 4 a.m. this morning. He is fine, but he cannot go back for the time being. Otherwise, I am afraid that the person who cast the spell on him will attack again."
We still have to take precautions. Maybe Qi Jing had already given Wei Xue a death order before he left overnight.
If someone goes back and gets infected again, all they have done will be in vain.
Qi Minghe paced back and forth, his eyes filled with tears of excitement.
"Good, that's great. As long as everyone is fine now, that's good."
As long as he brings the message back, it doesn't matter whether he can see it or not.
Ran Qingxuan said this just because he didn't want him to go back and make a big fuss. They would be leaving tomorrow, so no matter what, they had to let Qi Mingjing meet his family today.
"Eat first. After that I have to go to the prison."
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