"What, don't you want to go back?" Hong Xiaoduo blurted out.
She was a little puzzled. Didn't this child want to go back early and prepare for the New Year with everyone?
"Didn't you have something to do on this trip?" Tian Shu blurted out.
Seeing the puzzled look on Tian Shu's face, Hong Xiaoduo realized what was going on. She didn't tell him why she had come out this time: "Ahem, the matter has been taken care of, so we can go back now."
You'll understand the details once you get back and resolve the issue completely.
Tian Shu nodded as if she understood, but since she wasn't saying anything now, it just meant it wasn't the right time to say it yet!
So it turns out that exchanging gossip with women and old ladies using dried fruits and snacks was a legitimate business.
After choosing their lanterns, the two bought some other food and trinkets, put them away at the inn, had dinner on the street, and went to bed early.
Before going to sleep, Tian Shu was thinking about how he should answer questions about the trip if his master and the others asked him about it when he got back.
Hong Xiaoduo, on the other hand, was thinking about whether she had figured out everything she needed to know during this trip.
Don't go back and then realize you've overlooked something!
The next morning, Hong Xiaoduo got up very early, which was unusual for her. Tian Shu was quite surprised to see her up so early, thinking that she was also in a hurry to go back.
After eating steamed buns and wontons on the street, Tian Shu returned to the inn to prepare to hitch up the carriage and set off. As soon as he turned his head, he saw Hong Xiaoduo walking towards the aunties and grandmothers who were waiting for laundry work. Looking at her expression, Tian Shu had a feeling that this was not like she was saying goodbye to people before leaving.
The innkeeper helped hitch up the car, put the odds and ends he had bought, as well as a large bag of hawthorns, on the car, and saw him off outside the inn, wishing him a safe journey.
Sitting on the shaft of the cart, Tian Shu drove the cart out of the town. At the three-way intersection ahead, turning left would lead back to Yao Town!
"Tian Shu, go straight at the fork in the road ahead." Just as Tian Shu thought he had overthought things at the inn and was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Hong Xiaoduo's voice came from behind him.
As expected, Tian Shu breathed a sigh of relief, after all, his feeling was correct.
“Let’s go to Guting Town. I asked around, and it’s about 70 li away from here. We should be able to get there before dark. Oh, this is a last-minute decision. We have plenty of time, so it won’t delay our trip back for the New Year,” Hong Xiaoduo added.
"Okay, I understand," Tian Shu replied calmly.
Inside the carriage, Hong Xiaoduo leaned against the soft cushion. Changing the route to Guting Town was indeed a spur-of-the-moment decision. She suddenly thought that since Pang was so unethical, could there be another reason why her scoundrel ex-husband had abused her?
After all, the child had been identified as the father of Pang and Manager Wu, and Hong Xiaoduo really wanted to know if Pang's ex-husband knew about it.
Of course, whether Pang's ex-husband knew about this or not had no impact on what she was going to do this time. It was really just her personal curiosity. Since she was already here, she might as well go and see what was going on.
"Tian Shu, tell Xiao Hui to just follow the official road straight ahead. You can come in and stay here," Hong Xiaoduo called out.
Although the winter here isn't quite freezing cold at this time of year, the temperature is still a bit low.
"No need, it's not cold. You got up early today, take a nap," Tian Shu replied.
It's really not cold. Everything is new from head to toe, and the boots are custom-made and very warm.
Although Hong Xiaoduo didn't sleep in today, she was very energetic and had no intention of taking a nap. She was thinking that with the New Year approaching, she could afford to buy fireworks for the children this year.
However, I spent the Lunar New Year in Dawuguan last year and saw some fireworks set off by other families. Compared to modern fireworks, they were rather inferior, and the shapes of the fireworks blooming in the air were very simple.
Hong Xiaoduo had considered looking into the space computer and trying to make fireworks herself, but considering the potential dangers, she ultimately gave up on that idea.
I'll leave a message for Old Luo and ask if he can get me some nice fireworks, and some firecrackers that are safe for kids to play with.
Thinking of this, he immediately went into his spatial dimension and left a message for Old Man Luo, telling him directly how many days were left until the New Year.
Around noon, Tian Shu found a suitable spot to stop and rest. He fed Xiao Hui grass and water, and was preparing to start a fire to heat up the dry rations when Hong Xiaoduo told him not to bother. She took out two bamboo tubes and a long-handled bamboo spoon from the carriage and handed one to him: "Let's have porridge for lunch."
Porridge? Tian Shu took the warm bamboo tube. When was it bought? He had no idea.
"When you were harnessing the cart this morning, someone was carrying a load of food to sell at the inn. I didn't know if it was any good, so I just bought two buckets. I just heated it up on the tea stove in the carriage. It's too cold if you don't heat it up a bit in this weather." Hong Xiaoduo made up a story without changing her expression, looking at Tian Shu who was puzzled.
She took the eight-treasure porridge from the space. This stuff can't be heated directly in the microwave; it can only be heated on the tea stove.
I chose the large jar, which transforms into a bamboo tube once it leaves the space.
I unscrewed the bamboo lid and saw that the eight-treasure porridge inside was still in its original state. I scooped up a spoonful and tasted it, and the taste was exactly what I remembered.
Tian Shu imitated her, took a bite, and then looked carefully into the bamboo tube, exclaiming with delight, "This is Laba porridge! I've had a few bites of it at the porridge stalls of wealthy families before, but it's never been this sweet."
He told Hong Xiaoduo that only Tianquan was lucky enough to get a bowl that time. Risking being beaten, he didn't take it back to offer to that villain. Instead, he secretly called the other six to hide and share the food.
Hearing this, Hong Xiaoduo felt heartbroken and immediately said she would remember it and go back to buy ingredients to have Tianxuan cook a big pot. Whenever they wanted to eat it, they could continue to cook it. It was called Laba porridge, but it wasn't restricted to being eaten only on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. The children could eat to their heart's content.
After finishing a bamboo tube of eight-treasure porridge, Hong Xiaoduo was full, but worried that Tian Shu hadn't eaten enough, so she didn't ask him and directly brought him two more braised eggs. This was convenient; once out of the space, only the outer packaging disappeared.
After finishing their meal, the two set off immediately without further delay. Hong Xiaoduo didn't say they were in a hurry to get going, and Tian Shu didn't want to urge Xiao Hui to run faster.
However, it seemed that Xiao Hui wasn't very fast, yet it arrived in Guting Town at the beginning of Shenshi (3 PM in modern times).
Upon entering the town, Hong Xiaoduo didn't immediately look for an inn. Instead, she asked people along the roadside where a man named Ge Jinsuo lived.
I asked several people in a row, and they all shook their heads and said they didn't know or had never heard of it.
Could the name she had inquired about be wrong? Hong Xiaoduo thought for a moment, then suddenly realized something and asked a street vendor for the name, Ge Lai Dian.
That's right, that's his nickname. As soon as she said it, before the vendor could even speak, a passerby asked in surprise, "He lives in the most dilapidated house on the west side of town. What do you want with him, young lady?"
The vendor looked at Hong Xiaoduo with great confusion. Ge Laidian was the most annoying person in their town, someone to be avoided at all costs...
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