When Li Mai left the Zhang family, she didn't bring any goods with her. She had already ordered the goods, and Zhang Ang would arrange for a car to deliver them to her shop in Qingshi Town.
This time, Li Mai selected a few more fabrics, and these few pieces from the Zhang family should be enough for the rest of the year until the Lunar New Year.
Back at the inn in Xiabei Town, they found Yun Chang and Old Yang eagerly waiting for their return.
"You're finally back!" Old Yang quickly waved to the two of them, inviting them into Yun Chang's room.
The two exchanged a glance and followed Old Yang and Yun Chang into Old Yang's house, where they saw a table full of dishes.
The key point is that they're all meat and vegetables!
Chicken, duck, fish, goose, and pigeon—all are included.
Li Mai asked in surprise, "Where did you two get such a fancy meal?"
Yun Chang quickly said, "At noon, my master and I ate two particularly delicious dishes at a restaurant in this town. Then my master said, 'Xiaomai, you seem to like eating meat these days,' so I ordered a few of the restaurant's signature meat dishes and asked them to be delivered to us tonight."
"Please sit down. It's only been here a short time and it's still warm. Let's eat quickly." Yun Chang personally handed chopsticks to Li Mai, smiling as she urged her to eat.
Li Mai smiled helplessly, "Big brother, you're feeding me meat so late at night, aren't you afraid I'll get fat? If I get fat, my husband will dislike me."
Zhou Quan was about to say that he would never mind his wife being fat when Yun Chang's eyes suddenly turned to him, "If he dares to complain about you, I'll teach him a lesson."
Zhou Quan coughed lightly and quickly stated, "Don't worry, big brother, I will never dislike Xiaomai, no matter what she becomes."
Yun Chang nodded and said seriously, "Yes, I'll remember what you said. If I ever hear you say anything about Xiaomai being fat again, I'll get a beating!"
After all, he had beaten me up for over ten days, so I had to find a chance to beat him up back.
Zhou Quan also nodded seriously.
Li Mai glanced at the two of them silently, said nothing, and gestured to Old Yang that they could start eating.
Old Yang smiled and glanced at the two young people, then picked up his chopsticks and started eating with Li Mai.
Zhou Quan also picked up his chopsticks and asked Yun Chang to eat first before he started eating, first ladling half a bowl of pigeon soup for Li Mai.
Pigeon soup is a very nourishing food and good for pregnant women, Dr. Niu told him that.
Yun Chang probably saw that there was pigeon soup, which is why she ordered it for them that night too!
Yun Chang glanced at him, satisfied, and then lowered her head to eat.
After Li Mai stopped feeling nauseous, she began to experience a different state from other pregnant women: she craved meat.
This happened after she left home. One day, while eating at a restaurant, she saw a table of customers ordering meat dishes, and she suddenly started drooling, wanting to eat them.
Zhou Quan saw this and ordered her a braised pork knuckle, which Li Mai ate most of by herself.
Later, whenever they ate, they would always order two meat dishes for Li Mai to eat.
Yun Chang and Zhou Quan were both concerned about Li Mai's love of meat, but Li Mai herself didn't dare to eat too much meat at night, fearing that she would get too fat or that the baby would absorb too much nutrition, making childbirth difficult.
Therefore, the meat she ate tonight was mainly fish, chicken, and duck.
I didn't dare eat the pigeon meat, I only drank half a bowl of soup, and I didn't eat any staple food.
After the meal, she took Zhou Quan for a walk around the inn to help her digest what she had eaten.
Yun Chang then went back to her cultivation.
Old Yang lay on the roof, drinking from a wine jug.
When they came out, they never drank alcohol in front of Li Mai so as not to affect Li Mai's appetite. However, Old Yang had an alcohol addiction, so sometimes he would sit alone on the roof and drink alone under the moon.
The next morning, they left Xiabei Town for Yongzhou City.
Along the way, they stopped rushing and walked slowly, stopping to rest and enjoy the scenery whenever they came across a beautiful spot.
Therefore, they arrived in Yongzhou City three days later.
Upon arriving here, they did not stay at an inn, but instead went to Yun Chang's villa here.
Yun Chang also has a courtyard here, which Ah Jun had prepared in advance so that Li Mai could stay more comfortably.
The villa here consists of a main courtyard and several side courtyards. He didn't arrange for Li Mai to stay in a side courtyard, but instead arranged for all four of them to stay in the main courtyard so that they could meet up more easily.
After dinner, they rested early to prepare for their trip to Tianxiang Village the next day.
As a result, the next morning, while they were having breakfast, a guard came to report that a girl who called herself Xu Changhuan had come to visit Madam Zhou.
Li Mai was surprised. How did she know that she lived here?
Yun Chang hadn't expected this female chieftain to be so capable. She guessed they would have known when they returned last night, and that they were staying in this courtyard.
The fact that she waited until this morning to pay her respects at least shows that this girl is sensible. Thinking about it this way, Yun Chang didn't feel so much dislike for the chieftain of Tianxiang Village.
Yun Chang nodded, "Please come in!"
After that, he instructed the butler to prepare an extra set of bowls and chopsticks.
When Xu Changhuan was brought in, she saw several people having breakfast. She apologized first, saying that she had been in Yongzhou City the night before and received news that they had arrived, so she came to pay her a visit.
Li Mai smiled and invited her to sit down and eat together.
Xu Changhuan was too embarrassed to admit it, so he said he had already eaten.
Yun Chang pointed to the empty seat next to him and said calmly, "So early, did you make this yourself? Since you're here at my residence, let's eat together!"
Xu Changhuan pursed her lips and glanced at Yun Chang. She could tell that this person was inviting her to dinner, but his tone always made her feel that he was superior.
Seeing Xu Changhuan hesitate, Li Mai smiled and called out, "Huanhuan, come and eat with us. These steamed dumplings taste good, have a taste!"
Since Li Mai had personally invited him, Xu Changhuan couldn't refuse any longer. He smiled, said thank you, and sat down next to Yun Chang.
Li Mai then introduced Elder Yang to Xu Changhuan, explaining that he was her elder brother's master.
Xu Changhuan greeted Elder Yang respectfully, and Li Mai then addressed him as Elder Yang.
Seeing that she was only silently eating the steamed dumplings in front of her, Yun Chang glanced at the egg drop soup a little further away, scooped a bowl for her herself, placed it in front of her, and then lowered her head to continue eating her own food.
Xu Changhuan was taken aback. She turned her head to look at his profile and suddenly felt that this person was not so heartless after all. He even helped her ladle soup. She was touched and said, "Thank you, Young Master Yun."
Yun Chang nodded and said softly, "Eat!"
Old Master Yang glanced at Xu Changhuan, then at Yun Chang, and suddenly felt that this girl was a good match for his apprentice. So the old man raised an eyebrow and asked, "Miss Xu, how old are you? Are you married?"
Xu Changhuan looked at Elder Yang and respectfully replied, "Elder Yang, I am twenty-four years old this year and I am not married."
Upon hearing that he wasn't married, Old Yang clapped his hands and exclaimed, "Oh, isn't that perfect? My apprentice isn't married either, and he's a year younger than you. As the saying goes, 'A wife a year older brings harmony for a generation.' Miss Xu, what do you think of my apprentice?"
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