The reason for such surprise is simply that everyone found it unexpected.
With the Lunar New Year just around the corner, she suddenly said she had to go out for a while, and from what she said, it was the kind of trip that wouldn't be back in the same day.
Suddenly, the candy in everyone's mouths no longer tasted good, and they all stared at her.
"Don't worry, I promise I'll come back early so we can celebrate the New Year together." Hong Xiaoduo quickly assured him, seeing the large and small group of people around her.
"Are you not bringing anyone with you again?" Tian Shu asked cautiously.
Upon hearing his question, Hong Xiaoduo immediately understood his intention: he was testing whether the matter she was about to undertake was dangerous.
"You can bring one too," Hong Xiaoduo said after thinking for a moment.
As soon as she finished speaking, the six children immediately and instinctively moved forward a little more, looking at her expectantly.
Hong Xiaoduo glanced at A Ping, who seemed to be ignoring her, and saw that he subconsciously avoided her gaze.
"We don't want to attract attention this time, so we really can't bring too many people. Tian Shu, you're the best choice. Go and hitch up the donkey cart first. Tian Xuan, you prepare some food for us."
"I'll set off at midnight tonight. If anyone asks, just say I'm in seclusion for cultivation." Hong Xiaoduo recalled the wary observations of Steward Wu from the Jiang family and decided it was best to be cautious about what she was about to do.
It wasn't that she was timid; it was just that the New Year was approaching, and she wanted to find out the truth as quickly and smoothly as possible. She didn't want any setbacks to delay things and prevent her from having a good New Year with her children.
"Okay." Upon hearing that he would be taken along, Tian Shu suppressed his excitement and turned to leave.
Although the other children were a little disappointed, they quickly adjusted their mindset. Hong Xiaoduo wasn't going to play; she must have something important to do. There must be a reason why she couldn't take them along.
Tianxuan thought for a moment and then turned to leave, thinking as she walked what to prepare for the two of them. Although boiling tea eggs now would take too short a time and wouldn't be very flavorful, they were nutritious and convenient to eat on the road.
You can bring the braised beef from last night, and also some savory scallion pancakes and meat patties. We can heat them up over a fire on the way. Also, bring a few sweet potatoes I just bought, and maybe a couple of jugs of her favorite mead—perhaps in a water bag…
Tianxuan felt that there was a big reason why Hong Xiaoduo didn't choose her to go with her. If she took him with her, how would they solve the problem of three meals a day for all the family members?
We're better off now, but we can't eat out every day! Eating out is never as affordable as cooking at home.
Although this was very likely the reason, Tianxuan suddenly realized something: she was now considered a useful person! Thinking of this, she felt like she was walking on air.
Tianxuan took care of the food, and Hong Xiaoduo didn't have to lift a finger to prepare the clothes; Feiyan took Yuheng to do it.
"One set is enough," Hong Xiaoduo reminded Fei Yan's retreating figure.
Quan Jinghuai wanted to ask her, but seeing that there were several little ones surrounding her, he decided against it, figuring it was definitely about the Jiang family anyway.
He called to the other children, "Let's go practice martial arts."
Hong Xiaoduo, who was suddenly free, went into the space and did a hair analysis on the three people from the Jiang family. While waiting for the results, she glanced at the storage cabinet and found that a lot of things had been added: coffee beans, red wine, a decanter, and a few big items: an oven, a large refrigerator, and a large freezer.
There used to be a small refrigerator for her to keep chilled drinks.
What's going on here? It's the middle of winter, so buying her an oven would be understandable, but what's with this huge refrigerator and freezer?
Hong Xiaoduo is now even more certain that Old Man Luo and his student really don't know her situation here, otherwise they wouldn't have sent her such a large appliance that's out of season.
However, it has been quite a while since I last saw Old Man Luo. I wonder if he has taken the Ganoderma lucidum I gave him.
If it weren't for the new additions to the space, she would have suspected that the other side of this space was no longer being managed.
There has been absolutely no response regarding the bamboo sign issue.
While Hong Xiaoduo was secretly complaining to herself, the testing device beeped with the results. She went over, picked up a few test results, and sure enough, it was true!
Jiang Baicheng's parent-child relationship with both Madam Pang and Steward Wu is 99.3%.
Hong Xiaoduo felt sorry for Master Jiang An. It turned out he was a sucker, supporting a family of three.
Are Manager Wu and Madam Pang really so patient? Are they really planning to wait until Jiang An dies of old age? Hong Xiaoduo was somewhat skeptical and looked at Jiang An's test results again carefully. There were no signs of poisoning or anything like that.
Alas, this is the ugliness and greed of human nature!
Poor Jiang An, he was very good at making money in business, but he was lacking in other areas.
After dinner, Hong Xiaoduo told Tian Shu to go to bed early, and then she went to bed early herself.
I woke up around midnight, quickly washed up, and set off with Tian Shu.
Xiao Hui, who was on a business trip alone, was full of energy. Hong Xiaoduo, who was in the carriage, looked at the large and small bags stuffed inside and said to Tian Shu with a mix of laughter and tears, "Why did you bring so much stuff?"
"These were all stuffed in by my second brother, and I've already taken quite a bit of it. I was originally planning to cut back, but my second brother is getting impatient," Tian Shu chuckled.
"Okay, then I'll get ready, sab sab sab." Hong Xiaoduo imagined Tianxuan getting angry and smiled.
To keep myself awake, I washed my face with cold water after getting up. Now I'm not sleepy at all, so I decided to check each package to see what was inside.
She laughed as she watched. This carriage wasn't as big as a horse-drawn carriage to begin with, and Tianxuan had already packed it very tightly. She had no room to make the space inside the carriage any bigger.
Ah, if only these things could be stored in my spatial storage.
Hong Xiaoduo muttered to herself, and when her gaze fell on the package in her hand, her hand suddenly felt empty; the package containing the robe had vanished.
Huh? Hong Xiaoduo was taken aback. No way?
She entered the space in disbelief and found the package that had just disappeared from her hands was now sitting on the storage cabinet inside.
Has space evolved? Hong Xiaoduo looked at another package, and with a thought, the package remained in its original position.
Is it malfunctioning? Or is some step missing?
After thinking for a moment, she placed her hand on the package and muttered something to herself. The next moment, the package indeed disappeared before her eyes and reappeared in the space.
She happily tried it a few more times, and the carriage became much more spacious.
"Haha, this is great, it should have been done a long time ago." Hong Xiaoduo couldn't contain her joy.
"What's wrong?" Tian Shu, perched on the carriage shaft outside, asked curiously.
"It's nothing. I just tidied up my things, and the carriage is quite empty now. You can come in and lie down with me when we rest on the road."
"But I've rearranged everything, so you'll definitely have trouble finding what you're looking for. Remember to tell me, and I'll look for it, so you don't mess things up." Hong Xiaoduo happily fooled the child outside.
At that moment, a notification sound suddenly rang in Hong Xiaoduo's mind...
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