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701 The Famous Flower Is Taken

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Holding a white fan in his hand, he shook it and said, “Brother Xu, are you sure you’re not joking with me?”

Xu Guannan chuckled lightly, “Do you think that the villagers are all coarse and only know how to do rough work?”

Fang Mingyi was a typical noble son, and this was his first time entering a village. Hearing this, he looked at Xu Guannan and retorted, “Isn’t that the case?”

Xu Guannan maintained a polite smile and said mysteriously, “You’ll know whether it is or not in a moment.”

Fang Mingyi stared at Xu Guannan, feeling that this guy was hiding something from him.

Xu Guannan stepped forward to stop a villager in his tracks, asking politely, “Uncle, may I know where Miss Qingzhi is right now?”

The uncle turned and pointed in the direction of the workshop area, “Qingzhi is in the workshop.”

Xu Guannan bowed his thanks, “Thank you, uncle.”

The uncle waved his hand and continued on his way, carrying his hoe.

Xu Guannan led Fang Mingyi towards the workshop area.

At the entrance of the workshop area, Chu Qingzhi had asked An Shanwu and others to level the ground and pave it with bluestone slabs, creating a square about half the size of a basketball court.

There were flower beds by the court, planted with many low-lying flowers and plants, and a circle of hop saplings around the court. Among the saplings were placed some rectangular stones for sitting, giving it a park-like appearance.

There was a tap on the left side of the main entrance, providing mountain spring water for those carrying goods who often became thirsty due to heavy sweating, installed specifically for them.

Walking towards the left side of the workshop, in a more secluded area, a thatched house was built.

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The entire structure of the workshop was very user-friendly.

At this moment, the court was filled with many carts carrying goods, with people moving boxes into the workshop and others taking goods out, creating a bustling and lively scene.

Fang Mingyi was stunned by this scene; it didn’t look like a village at all but more like a large warehouse.

He glanced at Xu Guannan, starting to understand his point, but still stubbornly said, “Hey, Brother Xu, this doesn’t change my perception.”

As he finished speaking, a girl in a yellow and blue dress walked over.

The girl’s dress fluttered gracefully, her demeanor steady yet spirited, and her aura distinguished, making her stand out from ordinary women.

This girl was Chu Qingning. She recognized Xu Guannan and came over to greet him, “Young Master Xu, what brings you to the village?”

Xu Guannan replied with courteous manners, “I have something for Miss Qingzhi.”

Chu Qingning smiled apologetically, “I also need to find my fifth sister for something important. You might have to wait a bit.”

Xu Guannan laughed lightly, “No worries, Miss. Please go ahead with your business. We’ll sit under the tree.”

Chu Qingning nodded, “I’ll be on my way then.”

Fang Mingyi, curious, asked after retracting his fan, “Who was that lady just now?”

“She’s Chu Qingzhi’s fourth sister, named Chu Qingning,” Xu Guannan explained as he led Fang Mingyi towards a clean, often-used stone under a tree.

Fang Mingyi recalled Chu Qingning, who he had just seen. “Is she from this village?”

“Yes. How about that? Were your assumptions challenged?”

“Alright, I admit I was prejudiced.”

Hearing his friend admit this, Xu Guannan chose not to say more.

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Soon, Chu Qingning hurriedly brought Chu Qingzhi out from the workshop, the sisters walking briskly.

Seeing Chu Qingzhi, Fang Mingyi immediately stood up, asking eagerly, “Was the girl in the light green dress just now Chu Qingzhi?”

His eyes were fixed on Chu Qingzhi as he spoke.

The woman was beautiful, with clear, lovely eyebrows and eyes, and her lips seemed touched by begonia rouge, perfectly tinted in a way that was neither too red nor too pale. The moment he saw her, everything else seemed to fade into the background, her presence overwhelmingly captivating.

Xu Guannan glanced at his friend’s reaction and nodded, “Yes, that’s her.”

Without another word, Fang Mingyi said, “Quick, follow her.”

Xu Guannan was speechless.

Seeing Fang Mingyi’s excessive enthusiasm, he felt compelled to tell him that Chu Qingzhi was already betrothed to the great general.

Fang Mingyi stopped in his tracks, “Are you joking with me?”

Xu Guannan replied seriously, “I’m not joking at all.”

Fang Mingyi’s bright face immediately fell, “Why? Why are all the good girls taken?”

Xu Guannan added, “Because you arrived too late.”

Fang Mingyi pointed at Xu Guannan, trembling, “What a friend you are!”

With a slight raise of his eyebrows, Xu Guannan said, “Let’s go, they’ve gone far ahead.” He started walking first, and Fang Mingyi quickly followed, feeling dejected.

Meanwhile, Chu Qingzhi brought Chu Qingzhi to the old house’s medical room.

Several people were inside, one lying on the bed with a high fever that wouldn’t subside, and the others were his family members, old and young, all with red eyes and sorrowful expressions.

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Seeing Chu Qingzhi’s arrival, they quickly made way.

The patient’s wife pleaded, “Miss, he’s the sole breadwinner of our family, he mustn’t come to harm.”

Chu Qingzhi’s expression turned slightly serious, “Everyone, please leave.”

“Yes,” the woman quickly ushered her family to wait outside.

Chu Qingzhi approached the man to take his pulse, then her brows furrowed slightly: tetanus!

She put on gloves, rolled up the man’s trouser leg, and found a wound on his calf, half an inch long but seemingly minor.

Using her inner vision technique, she noted, “The wound looks small, but it’s actually an inch deep, no wonder he got tetanus.”

This disease had a 100% mortality rate once it broke out in ancient times, and it was considered incurable then.

This was her first encounter with such a disease. Chu Qingzhi had Chu Qingzhi study the pulse and symptoms while she went to look for herbs.

The pharmacy didn’t sell medicine for tetanus, and it wasn’t grown in the herb garden, so she had to go to the mountains to gather it.

Chu Qingzhi, accompanied by Da Bai, headed towards the mountains.

Xu Guannan and Fang Mingyi witnessed all this.

Xu Guannan, having seen it before, wasn’t surprised.

But it was different for Fang Mingyi. It was his first time witnessing such things, and he was especially shocked, “Xu brother, Chu Qingzhi summoned a tiger, right?”

Xu Guannan nodded, with a hint of teasing, “Yes, Da Bai even went to the capital city and helped solve a complex headless corpse case. How about that, are you even more shocked now?”

Fang Mingyi realized Xu Guannan was making fun of him, “Didn’t you get surprised the first time?”

“I was surprised,” Xu Guannan smiled, “but I didn’t show it as obviously as you.” Then, he followed Chu Qingzhi’s steps.

Truly a friend indeed!

“Wait for me,” Fang Mingyi hurriedly caught up.

At the foot of the mountain, Chu Qingzhi stopped and turned to look at Xu Guannan and Fang Mingyi, “Why are you following me?” Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Before Xu Guannan could speak, Fang Mingyi quickly said, “My name is Fang Mingyi. I saw that you have extraordinary medical skills, so I specifically followed to watch.”

” What are you watching?” Chu Qingzhi sized up Fang Mingyi, noting his handsome features, his meticulously tailored white robe, and the air of nobility about him, clearly indicating his distinguished background.

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Fang Mingyi laughed dryly. “I want to see what herbs you’re picking.”

“It’s dangerous in the mountains, you two shouldn’t follow.” After saying this, Chu Qingzhi no longer paid attention to the two and continued to walk into the’ mountains.

The patient won’t last through the night and needs to take the medicine quickly; there’s no time to dawdle with the two men.

Looking at Chu Qingzhi’s departing figure, Fang Mingyi hesitated and asked Xu Guannan, “Brother Xu, shall we follow her in?”

“Do you fear death?” Xu Guannan countered.

Fang Mingyi didn’t want to lose face in front of Xu Guannan and tapped his chest with his fan, saying, “I’m not afraid.”

Just as Xu Guannan was about to speak, Chu Laipi and Chu Bapi came by, carrying large baskets on their backs, ready to pick leaves in the bamboo forest.

Now that they were strong and well-dressed, though they still carried a bit of their old ruffian aura, they no longer engaged in petty theft. Their reputation in the village had improved, and even the matchmaker was considering arranging marriages for them.

Fang Mingyi blocked their way and politely asked, “Brothers, are you going into the mountain?”

Chu Laipi sized up Fang Mingyi, who looked wealthy and might be a guest at

Chu Qingzhi’s house, so he also responded politely, “Yes, why?”

Fang Mingyi pointed with his fan towards the mountains, “We also want to go into the mountains, can you take us with you?”

“There’s no reason not to, let’s go.” The bamboo forest wasn’t a dangerous place, so Chu Laipi agreed readily.

“Thankyou,” FangMingyi bowed.

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Chu Laipi thought to himself that ever since he had reformed, people had been quite polite to him, which was good, and he needed to keep it up.

Chu Laipi and Chu Bapi led Xu Guannan and Fang Mingyi to the bamboo forest, “We’re going to pick leaves, you can do as you please.”

Fang Mingyi looked around, noting that this was obviously not what he had in mind for going into the mountain, “We want to find Chu Qingzhi, do you know where she is, can you take us to her?”

Chu Laipi asked in surprise, “Sister Qingzhi entered the mountain?” Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Yes. Fang Mingyi was puzzled, these two men were clearly older than Chu Qingzhi, yet they called her sister?

Chu Laipi waved his hand and rejected, “Sister Qingzhi usually enters the mountain to pick herbs. The place she goes to is very dangerous. We can’t bring you there.”

Fang Mingyi frowned, “If a girl can go there, why can’t we?”

Chu Laipi calmly asked, “Can you make wolves guard your house and tigers be your pets?”

Fang Mingyi shook his head, puzzled, “No.”

“But Sister Qingzhi can!” Chu Laipi’s tone was filled with admiration.

Fang Mingyi was speechless.

“Brother Fang,” Xu Guannan spoke up, “don’t trouble them unnecessarily. It’s indeed dangerous in the mountains, and it’s wise to be cautious.”

FangMingyi took the advice, opened his fan with a “swish,” and fanned himself, “Fine, I won’t dragyou into danger with me.”

Suddenly, he noticed something and pointed with his fan, “Brother Xu, look, what’s that?”

Xu Guannan looked in the direction pointed and saw many pieces of wood piled haphazardly, covered in black, ear-shaped objects.

“It’s wood fungus (ancient name for wood ear mushrooms).”

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Xu Guannan was pleasantly surprised; wood fungus was a well-known mountain delicacy that everyone liked to eat, “I didn’t expect to find so much wood fungus here, let’s go pick them.”

He walked over with joy.

Fang Mingyi glanced at Chu Laipi and Chu Bapi, who were busy picking leaves

on their own and didn’t pay attention to the others. “Alright.”

Xu Guannan wove two baskets out of leaves and vines, and handed one to Fang Mingyi. “Go ahead and pick.”

Fang Mingyi looked at Xu Guannan as if he was seeing him for the first time.

“How do you, a scholar, know how to do these things?”

Xu Guannan calmly replied, “I am a scholar, but I was born in a village. I’ve been doing these kinds of things since I was young; there’s nothing strange about it.”

“Oh.” Fang Mingyi didn’t say anything more and started picking seriously. As a young master, he had never done this kind of work before, and found it quite novel.

On the other hand, Chu Qingzhi quickly gathered the medicinal herbs. As she passed by the forest where Chu Laipi and Chu Bapi were, she saw Xu Guannan and Fang Mingyi by chance.

She walked towards them. “What are you doing here?”

Xu Guannan raised the basket in his hand. “We came to the mountain to look around and decided to pick some wood ears.”

The dead trees were covered with wood ears, presenting a scene of bountiful harvest.

Since Xu Guannan was the teacher of Chu Xuyuan and Chu Xuyao, Chu Qingzhi asked with more concern, “When are you planning to leave?”

Xu Guannan paused for a moment. “We plan to fill up a basket first.”

Chu Qingzhi said, “Then take your time picking. Leave the mountain with the others later; don’t stay in the mountain alone. I’ll go back first.”

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Fang Mingyi wanted to keep Chu Qingzhi from leaving but couldn’t think of any excuse on the spot. So, he said, “Miss Qingzhi, may I offer these wood ears to you?”

Chu Qingzhi declined. “You’ve worked hard for half a day; you should take them back and enjoy them yourselves.”

At that moment, Chu Laipi’s voice came through, “Sister Qingzhi, we’ll pick some and send them to your house later.”

Chu Qingzhi replied, “Okay.”

Fang Mingyi was speechless.

Fang Mingyi asked, “Miss Qingzhi, why would you accept theirs but not ours?”

Chu Qingzhi countered, “Did you hear what they called me?”

Fang Mingyi understood and took back his basket, turning to business matters.

Miss Qingzhi, we actually came to see you because there’s something important.”

Chu Qingzhi nodded. “What is it?”

Fang Mingyi looked at Xu Guannan and said, “I’ve heard from Brother Xu that you’re very good at playing the guqin and have a deep understanding of it. So, I wanted to ask you to look at my guqin scores. I composed them myself, but the tunes always seem off. I’ve asked many people, but they all say there’s no problem.”

Chu Qingzhi thought for a moment. “Let’s do this. The patient’s condition is very critical, so I’ll take the medicine first. You can bring the guqin scores over later, and then I’ll help you look at them.”

Fang Mingyi happily agreed, “Thankyou, Miss Qingzhi.”

In the Chu Village.

It’s not easy to come to the mountains, so Fang Mingyi and Xu Guannan didn’t leave until they had filled their baskets.

After leaving the mountain, Fang Mingyi immediately went to find Chu Qingzhi.

Chu Qingzhi led them to the Swing Pavilion and served tea. “This place has a better view and is suitable for discussing elegant things like guqin scores.”

Fang Mingyi said obediently, “We’ll listen to you.”

Xu Guannan glanced sideways. When had this guy become so easy-going?

Chu Qingzhi sat at the table, spread out the guqin scores, and looked at them carefully. “Are you a guqin master?”

“Not really, but I love playing the guqin. I can’t sleep without playing a piece every day.” For Fang Mingyi, playing the guqin was his biggest hobby, and he had to play every day.

Chu Qingzhi nodded and turned the conversation to the guqin scores. “Your composition is grand and powerful, full of the sounds of war and horses. Just by looking at the scores, I feel as if I’m facing the battlefield and countless soldiers. May I ask if you intend to use this guqin piece for the army?”

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Fang Mingyi was somewhat excited, looking at Chu Qingzhi with eyes as if he had found a precious gem. “Miss, you have a discerning eye. I originally intended to gift this music score to someone, but it didn’t feel right, so I never gave it away.”

He had asked about ten people to review the music score, and Chu Qingzhi was the first to accurately judge the intended scene for the music. Impressive, truly impressive!

Chu Qingzhi looked down at the music score, “This style of music score, it must be your first attempt at composing something like this, right?”

Fang Mingyi nodded eagerly, “Yes, the music I composed before was meant for banquets and such scenes. Half a year ago, while traveling along the border, I witnessed a majestic scene of armies arranged on a mountaintop. It inspired me to compose a military music score.”

Chu Qingzhi spread out a new sheet of paper, took up a brush, and began revising the music score.

The piece was somewhat long, and it took her a while to finish revising.

Chu Qingzhi put down the brush and handed the new music score to Fang Mingyi, “See if this works?”

Fang Mingyi had been watching Chu Qingzhi revise the music score. After taking the revised score and thoroughly reviewing it, he found it to be perfect, “Miss, please wait a moment, I’ll fetch a guqin and play it.”

Chu Qingzhi nodded. “Please.”

The guqin was in the carriage. Fang Mingyi fetched it, placed it on the table, and began to play according to the new music score.

The sound of the guqin attracted the children and some idle villagers…

The children gathered around the swing pavilion, watching with great interest.

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The adults stood farther away from the swing pavilion. High culture like music, chess, calligraphy, and painting was a different world for them. Having the chance to experience it was already wonderful.

After the piece finished, there was warm applause, “Beautiful, beautiful!” Hearing everyone’s cheers, Fang Mingyi changed his view of the villagers. It was not that they only knew how to do rough things, but that they had no choice but to do this for the sake of their livelihood. If they had the conditions, they could also do those elegant tilings well. Otherwise, they would not have specially come to see him play the guqin.

“Thankyou, everyone!”

Xu Guannan, upon hearing Fang Mingyi say thankyou, glanced sideways again. His friend had looked down on the villagers. He didn’t expect FangMingyi would actually thank the villagers. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

It seemed this experience had profoundly changed him.

Fang Mingyi stood up, gave Chu Qingzhi a deep bow of gratitude, “Thank you, Miss, for helping me revise the music score. Otherwise, I might have been trapped by it for my entire life.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled, “It was nothing.”

Fang Mingyi went back to the carriage and returned with a guqin case, placing it solemnly in front of Chu Qingzhi, “Miss, I’d like to gift you this Jiaowei Guqin.”

The Jiaowei Guqin is one of the four famous ancient Chinese guqins. Its value is well known without question.

Chu Qingzhi declined, “It’s too precious.”

Fang Mingyi insisted, “Only someone of your caliber can bring out the true sound of this guqin. We… simply are not worthy.”

Xu Guannan was shocked to see the Jiaowei Guqin.

This guqin was Fang Mingyi’s treasured possession, usually not even shown to others, yet he gifted it to Chu Qingzhi upon their first meeting.

Oh no, could it be that his friend has other intentions towards Chu Qingzhi? Chu Qingzhi opened the guqin case, took out the guqin, placed it on the table, and played the newly revised music score.

Her fingers were long, slender, and fair, with round and plump fingertips.

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Playing the guqin, her fingers danced like performing a finger ballet. Not to mention the sound of the guqin, just her hands alone were particularly pleasing to watch.

Several magpies flew over, followed by kingfishers, cuckoos, and swifts, all landing on the branches.

The wolves ran over, squatting beside Chu Qingzhi, with Da Bai lying on the other side.

Dogs, cats, chickens, and ducks from the village all ran to the courtyard entrance.

Foxes from the mountains also came, hiding in the corners to listen…

Everyone was astonished.

Chu Qingzhi gently pressed her hands on the strings, and after the piece ended, she remarked, “This guqin is indeed a rare and fine instrument.”

FangMingyi came back to his senses, “Miss, you are the best guqin player I have ever seen.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled, “You flatter me.”

Then, they started discussing matters related to the guqin, conversing for a long time until Fang Mingyi felt it was impolite to stay any longer and then left.

Chu Qingzhi sent him off, returned to the swing pavilion, put away the guqin, went upstairs, and placed the guqin at the bottom of the wardrobe.

This was her treasure trove, now nearly full.

In the fields.

A woman in her forties brought a young boy to Chu Rong’s presence.

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The woman was somewhat angry and questioned, “Chu Rong, isn’t this a bit too much?”

Chu Rong was confused, not even knowing what had happened, “Cousin, what do you mean?”

“Why did you drive my son away?”

Chu Rong glanced at the boy, “I don’t know.”

The boy defiantly shouted, “I didn’t do my homework, and Ge Lihua wanted to send me away. I begged her for a long time, but she didn’t change her mind.” Chu Rong was puzzled by the boy’s reaction, “We said before starting the school that not doing homework meant you couldn’t attend. Asking you to leave was not wrong.”

The boy countered, “But Xie Zeliang also didn’t do his homework. Why didn’t you send him away?”

Chu Rong thought for a moment, “There must be some special reason. Right, you should know why. Why can he stay, and you can’t?”

The woman interrupted, “No matter why he stayed, now you are showing partiality, and I can’t accept that.”

Blaming others without looking at oneself, Chu Rong was somewhat speechless, “Cousin, in terms of family relations, you and I are closer. If there’s any partiality, it would be towards you. But I want to ask, why didn’t he do his homework?”

The woman slapped the boy, scolding, “You good-for-nothing, why didn’t you do your homework?”

The boy didn’t think he was in the wrong, only feeling wronged, “I went fishing yesterday.”

After a moment, he added, “Ge Lihua said Xie Zeliang was allowed to stay because he was serving the sick, which was understandable.”

Chu Rong asked the woman, “Do you understand why now?”

The woman slapped the boy several times, “You useless thing, not doing your homework and going fishing instead. Now that you’re driven away, you deserve it!”

After scolding him, she pleaded with Chu Rong, “Cousin, considering your nephew is still young and doesn’t understand much, please forgive him this once.”

Chu Rong was in a dilemma. If he forgave him this time, what if everyone else followed suit and stopped doing their homework?

“Cousin, perhaps you should take the child back. If he likes fishing so much,

why don’t you dig a pond for fishing?”

The woman didn’t know how to respond, “Chu Rong, we’re relatives, can’t you spare some feelings?”

Chu Rong said, “Cousin, we have already shown a lot of consideration by letting your child attend classes and providing a free lunch. This is all because we are relatives. Would outsiders do the same?”

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The woman stubbornly argued, “I don’t care, now you either keep both of them or neither.”

Chu Rong was in a difficult position, but ultimately decided to stand by his own family, “Cousin, you should go back. I trust Qingzhi and the others.”

The woman became furious, “Chu Rong, we are relatives. By acting so ruthlessly today, if there comes a time you need us, don’t blame us for not remembering our kinship.”

After some thought, considering his family had never sought help from his cousin during their times of poverty and desperation, Chu Rong felt even less likely to do so now. “Cousin, please go back. I have work to do here.”

The woman glared at Chu Rong with hatred, “Fine, now that you have money, you look down on us. Chu Rong, I’ll remember what happened today.”

She forcefully took her son and declared, “We’re leaving. From now on, we’ll have nothing to do with their family.

Watching the mother and son leave, Chu Rong felt saddened but eventually went back to his work, thinking it was perhaps for the best to part ways with such relatives.

Li Qingyu came over to comfort him, “It’s okay, we’re better off without such relatives.”

Chu Rong nodded.

Today, Chu Qingzhi gathered some herbs, some of which were given to Chu Qingning to brew for the sick, while others were planted in the medicinal herb garden.

The garden now boasted over forty varieties of medicinal herbs, feeling like a large family.

After planting the herbs, Chu Qingzhi went to check on the Lingzhi mushrooms The Lingzhi mushrooms, growing in a corner, now had five blooms, the largest the size of a small plate and the smallest the size of a cup. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

With no one around, Chu Qingzhi extended her hand, formed a spell, and cast a growth acceleration spell on the Lingzhi.

Under the spell’s influence, spiritual energy flowed into the mushrooms, causing them to visibly grow larger, expanding their diameter by half an inch.

Chu Qingzhi touched the Lingzhi, feeling fond of them.

Suddenly, she heard Chu Laipi’s voice, “Sister Qingzhi, we’ve gathered a lot of wood ears.”

She looked over and smiled.

At the entrance of the yard, Chu Laipi was holding a basket full of wood ears, while Chu Bapi had carried back a piece of deadwood covered in unharvested wood ears, giving it a dark appearance from afar.

She approached them, “Why did you bring back the whole log?”

Chu Bapi gave a simple answer, “To make it easier for Sister Qingzhi to gather and eat. It’s too far to go to the mountains, but if we have it right at our doorstep, it’s convenient. I’ll go get some more so Sister Qingzhi can pick them anytime.”

“Thank you for your hard work!” Chu Qingzhi directed him to place the wood on the left side of the house.

‘Okay.” Chu Bapi placed the wood there, then went back to the mountains to gather more, bringing back ten logs before stopping.

Truly dedicated!

At Yunfei School.

The school had three students with high achievements in the art of the guqin: Fang Mingyi, Pan Yuheng, and Tang Jiyang.

At the end of every year, the emperor would give an order to reward the three armies. Tang Jinghong had been taking over this task for the past few years.

A ceremonial war dance always accompanied the reward ceremony.

The music for the dance was collected from the royal music bureau, the two major academies, and the public, rotating each year. This year, it was Yunfei School’s turn.

The students of Yunfei School were eager to create music scores, with the competition between the three students being the most anticipated.

Now, Fang Mingyi had provoked widespread anger.

Here’s what happened…

Fang Mingyi had previously announced his withdrawal from the competition to focus on composing music in solitude. However, unexpectedly, the score he intended to gift was leaked.

Composing scores was not an issue in itself, but his music was so majestic and imposing that it was hard to believe it was not intended for military use.

Following the leak, the school’s community speculated that he was secretly composing music, which led to widespread dissatisfaction, especially among some students led by Pan Yuheng and Tang Jiyang.

Their discontent was fueled by another factor: whoever’s score was selected would receive a personal gift from the emperor.

In other words, being chosen would mean leaving a good impression with the emperor, which could be beneficial for the imperial examination.

As Xu Guannan and Fang Mingyi arrived at the school, they were surrounded by a group of students who appeared to have been waiting for them.

When they reached the entrance of the school, a group of students walked out and surrounded the two of them. It seemed that they were waiting for them.

Pan Yuheng and Tang Jiyang walked out after a while. The two of them looked at Fang Mingyi with unfriendly eyes.

Xu Guannan was afraid that the three of them would get into a conflict, so he quickly said, “Let’s talk things out. If the dean hears about this, it won’t be easy for everyone to explain.”

Given Xu Guannan’s standing as a respected figure in the school, his suggestion was accepted.

Pan Yuheng smiled and said, “Then let’s talk somewhere else?”

“Alright.” FangMingyi’s expression did not looktoo good, but if this matter had blown up, it was indeed difficult to explain, so he agreed.

The four of them came to the guqin room with the students. The four of them sat in the middle of the guqin room while the others sat around them. The atmosphere was a little tense.

Pan Yuheng said bluntly, “We don’t have any other intentions. We just want to hear Brother Fang’s explanation.”

Fang Mingyi said directly, “My scores was a gift to someone. I won’t participate in the competition.”

Tang Jiyang said, “Actually, it’s fine for Brother Fang to participate in the competition. The competition is fair and square and depends on your own ability. However, it’s really unacceptable for you to secretly compose even though you say you won’t.”

Fang Mingyi emphasized, “I told you, it’s a gift.”

Pan Yuheng said sarcastically, “Then can Brother Fang guarantee that you will refuse if you were to be selected? I heard that the dean likes your score very much and is preparing to send it up.”

Fang Mingyi was shocked. “Are you joking?”

“Who’s in the mood to joke with you?” Tang Jiyang was unhappy. “What do you suggest then?”

How would he know what to do? Fang Mingyi had never thought about this question. “What do you want me to do?”

Pan Yuheng and Fang Mingyi looked at each other. Pan Yuheng said, “Destroy the score.”

Fang Mingyi stood up excitedly. “Are you kidding me? This score is my hard work for more than half a year. You want me to destroy it just like that?”

Pan Yuheng asked, “If you don’t destroy it and the dean gives it to General

Tang, how are you going to send it to someone as a gift?”

Fang Mingyi was extremely regretful. If he had known earlier, he would have kept it a secret. Now that he had revealed the matter of the score, he was put in a difficult position. “I won’t destroy the score.”

Tang Jiyang said angrily, “I knew you were such a two-faced person.”

“I won’t destroy it, but I won’t give it to the dean either. Don’t worry.” Fang Mingyi saw that everyone was still looking at him unhappily, “i’ll send it away immediately. If I send it away, the dean definitely won’t choose me.”

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This was a win-win solution. Pan Yuheng and Tang Jiyang agreed. “Brother Fang, thank you.”

Fang Mingyi replied casually, “We’re all students from the same school. Making a scene would look bad on all of us.”

Pan Yuheng nodded with a smile, his temper cooling down, “You’re right, Brother Fang. How about I treat you tonight? Let’s have a drink at the Hongyun Restaurant. Brother Xu, you should come too. What do you say?”

Xu Guannan declined, “I need to prepare for the Imperial Examination. You guys go ahead and enjoy.”

Fang Mingyi wasn’t in the mood for drinking either, “I also need to prepare for the examination. You guys go.”

Pan Yuheng wasn’t upset but rather easy-going, “Alright then, next time. Let’s all focus on preparing for the Imperial Examination and aim for good results.” Tang Jiyang smiled, “Brother Pan, let’s go. We shouldn’t disturb Brother Xu and Brother Fang’s study.”

Pan Yuheng bowed to them and left with Tang Jiyang.

Fang Mingyi gave Xu Guannan a wry smile, “I’m off to deliver a music score to a friend. I’ll come back later to study with you.”

Xu Guannan nodded, “Go ahead.”

In the workshop area.

Chu Qingzhi was pleasantly surprised to see twelve taro pies on the table.

These taro pies were made by the newbies recruited today.

Her eye for talent was not bad. The new recruits, all women used to cooking at home, watched her make a taro pie and spent a long time observing the apple pie technique. The taro pies they made looked great, and if they tasted good too, they’d be considered fully trained today.

She took a plate and spoon and tasted a piece from each pie.

All were made following her specified ingredient ratios, and not a single flavor was off.

The twelve women lined up in front of the table, watching Chu Qingzhi nervously.

They thought to themselves that if Chu Qingzhi wasn’t satisfied, they probably wouldn’t be able to stay. This thought made them even more anxious.

After tasting, Chu Qingzhi praised each one and then announced, “You can all stay. Go home and adjust your schedules, sort out your household affairs, and come to the workshop on time tomorrow to work.”

“Also, each of you will have four days off per month. Due to the workshop’s unique requirements, these will be days off in lieu.”

“What that means is, within a month, you can choose any four days to take off, but no more than two people can be off on the same day. Coordinate your days off amongst yourselves. If you choose not to take days off, you’ll receive extra pay for those four days.”

The women hadn’t expected to have any days off, as other workshops didn’t offer such a benefit, plus the chance to earn extra by working more was an excellent opportunity.

“Miss, we understand.” n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Chu Qingzhi nodded, “If you have any questions, now’s the time to ask.” Zhao Lan looked around cautiously before asking, “Miss, does the workshop need more taro? My husband is excellent at making charcoal. His charcoal doesn’t produce white smoke and is very good. Would you be interested?” This woman knew how to seize an opportunity. Chu Qingzhi replied, “I’ll send someone with you to your village to check it out. If it’s good, I’ll buy it.”

Zhao Lan was thrilled, “Thank you, Miss.”

Chu Qingzhi concluded, “That’s all for now. I’ve tasted these taro pies. If you want, you can take them home.”

Everyone widened their eyes in surprise. There was such a good thing?

“Sure. Thank you, Miss.”

Chu Qingzhi fetched twelve pieces of wax paper, one for each woman, to wrap their taro pies to take home.

Then, she summoned Chu Haodong to accompany Zhao Lan to check out the taro and charcoal. She didn’t need to instruct Chu Haodong further; he knew what to do.

Currently, charcoal was supplied by a pair of brothers from the same village. They hadn’t been negligent, but relying on them alone was risky. If they stopped, the workshop would have to halt production. Having multiple suppliers was a way to mitigate risks.

Li Village.

A five-year-old boy with sparse hair and a slim figure, a skinny girl about ten years old, and an old woman with white hair were constantly looking out at the entrance of the village, as if waiting for someone.

Suddenly, a woman appeared in the distance. The eyes of the three at the village entrance lit up, and then the boy and the girl ran towards the woman.

“Mother!”

“Mother!”

The old woman wiped her eyes. She had finally returned.

A few days ago, a young woman in the village who had already had two children ran away because she couldn’t stand the poverty. Her own family wasn’t wealthy either, and she was quite afraid that her daughter-in-law would also run away with someone.

Seeing the two children running towards her, Zhao Lan couldn’t help but smile,

” Didn’t I tell you to wait for me at home?”

The little boy politely said, “We missed you and specially came to meet you at the entrance of the village.”

Zhao Lan raised the taro pies in her hand, happily saying, “Mom has brought you something good. These were given by my employer. If these were sold outside, they would cost several coins.”

The two children showed exaggerated expressions, and the little girl said,

“That’s so precious? The employer is really nice.”

Zhao Lan thought of a very good adjective, “The employer is beautiful and kind-hearted.”

Talking, the three met up with the old woman, “Mother, you don’t have to come to meet me with your leg and foot conditions. I can come home by myself.”

The old woman waved her hand, smiling, “Then I’ll wait for you at home next time.”

Zhao Lan nodded, “Mother, let’s go home and have something tasty.”

“Okay.” The old woman was very happy, but her smile suddenly froze. She noticed a man following not far behind Zhao Lan.

The man was tall and skinny, very strong, dressed in fine clothes, and seemed quite wealthy.

Her heart skipped a beat, fearing that her daughter-in-law had bought something for the family to enjoy and was then planning to leave their family.

She pulled Zhao Lan over and asked softly, “Who is the man behind you?”

Zhao Lan replied, “He came to our village to buy taro and charcoal.”

The old woman sighed in relief, scared to death, “That’s good, that’s good.” When they returned home, Zhao Lan’s husband, Li Dashan, was preparing to go out with a knife to make charcoal at the foot of the mountain.

He was currently supplying charcoal to a breakfast shop in the county town, but the shop also took supplies from its relatives. They only needed twenty pounds of charcoal from him daily, selling for just sixty copper coins. After recently paying taxes, the family was extremely strapped for cash.

Zhao Lan stopped Li Dashan, “Dashan, a distinguished guest has arrived, go make some tea.”

Chu Haodong waved his hand, “No need, I have a lot of things to do. Shall we go directly to see the taro and charcoal?”

Li Dashan was puzzled. Zhao Lan quickly explained to him. Li Dashan was overjoyed and ran over to get a hoe. “Brother Chu, please. I’ll take you there immediately.”

Chu Haodong nodded, “Sorry to trouble you.”

Li Dashan, with a beaming smile, said, “Not at all troublesome, this way, please.”

The business was settled smoothly. After sending Chu Haodong away, Li Dashan returned with a spring in his step, holding two contracts in his hand, almost as if he were dreaming.

Zhao Lan took the two contracts and carefully put them away, “Dashan, if we work hard, our lives will surely get better gradually.”

The old woman was delighted, “I’ll take care of the children for you in the future. You both work hard and earn more money.”

“Thank you, Mother.”

Zhao Lan took out the taro pies, divided them into five portions, one for each person, “These were given by the employer, let’s eat together.”

The taro pies were very fragrant and sweet, sweetening the hearts of the entire family.

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At around 6 PM.

A unique and crisp bell rang throughout the workshop, prompting everyone to speed up their work, clean up the workshop, and quickly line up outside the office on the open ground…

Waiting to receive their wages!

This moment was the happiest time of the month for everyone, with all faces brimming with excitement.

Chu Lan’er had not yet received wages and, seeing everyone standing in front of the office, also hurried over, curiously watching.

Li Zhangjie moved a table out of the office, followed by several large boxes, which he placed on the table.

Shen Ruyue walked over with a booklet and a few pieces of paper.

She said to Xu Songnian and Li Zhangjie, “Later, each of you will stand on one side of the box. I will call out everyone’s name and the amount of their wages, and you will distribute the wages to them.”

Then she handed a few sheets of paper to Chu Qingyan, “After receiving their wages, have them press their fingerprints next to their names as proof of receiving their wages.”

The three nodded in understanding.

Shen Ruyue said clearly, “First, we’ll distribute the wages to the senior managers. Hong Yujun, your wage is twelve taels, with a bonus of six taels. Due to the high sales of rice wine, you receive a bonus of one hundred taels, totaling one hundred and eighteen taels.”

Li Zhangjie took out a silver note worth one hundred taels, plus a silver ingot of ten taels and eight pieces of broken silver totaling one tael, handing them to Hong Yujun, “Sister Yujun, your monthly wage is so high.”

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“Your wage isn’t small either,” Hong Yujun replied, tucking the silver into her purse. After pressing her fingerprint on the paper next to her name, she returned to the workshop.

She needed to spend more time on brewing due to her teaching duties, making her schedule tighter.

Shen Ruyue continued, “Chu Haodong, your wage is twelve taels, with a bonus of six taels, totaling eighteen taels.”

Chu Haodong, with a smile on his face, came forward to receive the silver, “Thank you.”

Shen Ruyue nodded at him and continued to read the name…

There were six senior managers in total, and everyone else’s wages were eighteen taels.

Next, the wages for the junior managers were distributed. They each received six taels of wages and three taels of bonus, totaling nine taels, with sixteen people in total.

Then, the ordinary workers received three taels of wages and one tael of bonus, totaling four taels, with a total of one hundred and seventy people.

Finally, the wages for their own people…

Chu Qingzhi received a monthly wage of five hundred taels and a bonus of two hundred and fifty taels. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Chu Xuhua, as the chief manager, received a monthly wage of one hundred taels and a bonus of fifty taels.

As the general manager, Shen Ruyue received a monthly wage of too taels and a bonus of 50 taels.

Li Zhangjie, as Chu Xuhua’s first assistant, received a monthly wage of twenty taels and a bonus of ten taels.

The last expense was for the household, totaling three hundred taels for all the household expenses, the children’s tuition fees, and daily allowances.

This expense totaled approximately two thousand five hundred taels.

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In short, the current workshop had a cost of 40% and a profit of 60%. In the future, it would basically maintain this cost-to-profit ratio.

Shen Ruyue checked the paper with the fingerprints, found no issues, and then called over Chu Lan’er, “You’ve worked for three days, so I’ll pay you for three days.”

Chu Lan’er was surprised, “I can also get wages?”

“If you work, you get paid,” Shen Ruyue gave Chu Lan’er two hundred and twenty copper coins, with an extra ten copper coins as a bonus.

Holding the money, Chu Lan’er felt as if fireworks were going off in her heart, extremely happy, “Thankyou, Sister Ruyue.”

After cleaning up, hurry back home. I’m going to lock up here.”

“Okay.”

After receiving their wages, everyone went home, enveloping Chu’s village in an atmosphere of joy.

In the office.

After Shen Ruyue returned to the office to finish her last tasks, Chu Xuhua quietly walked in from outside and hugged her from behind.

Shen Ruyue was startled and struggled, “Let go of me!”

Realizing he had frightened her, Chu Xuhua quickly spoke up, “It’s me, it’s me, don’t be afraid!”

Hearing Chu Xuhua’s voice, Shen Ruyue calmed down and reproached, “You scared me to death. I thought you were some rogue!”

Chu Xuhua quickly admitted his fault, “I won’t scare you like that again. I was wrong.”

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Facing Chu Xuhua, Shen Ruyue said deliberately, “I think I should learn some self-defense from Lihua, just in case someone bullies me, I can beat them up.” Pretending not to understand, Chu Xuhua said, “No need, I will protect you.” Shen Ruyue humphed, “Just don’t scare me anymore.”

Chu Xuhua quickly promised, “I was wrong just now. I absolutely won’t scare you again. I promise.”

Shen Ruyue then smiled, “Tired? How did the business talks go today?”

“Not tired, actually quite excited,” Chu Xuhua pulled out fifteen contracts from his coat, “See how capable your husband is?”

Shen Ruyue took the contracts, looking through them one by one…

Five hundred pounds of rice wine, three hundred pounds of rice wine,… the first ten contracts were all for rice wine, a hundred pounds of soy sauce, a thousand pounds of ice, three hundred rice dumplings, a hundred pounds each of bread and biscuits, and two hundred of egg tarts and roasted sausages.

“You negotiated so many deals?”

Chu Xuhua said happily, “I was lucky today. While discussing rice wine with a tavern owner, I met several major store owners there who placed an order with me. They said if the goods sell well, they will continue to order in the future.” “That’s great,” Shen Ruyue excitedly kissed Chu Xuhua, “You’re amazing.” Without thinking, Chu Xuhua said, “Tonight, I’ll show you something even more amazing.”

Shen Ruyue’s face turned red, “It’s broad daylight, how shameless.”

Chu Xuhua pinched Shen Ruyue’s face, liking her more the more he looked,

‘You’re my wife, what’s there to be embarrassed about?”

“I’m not talking to you anymore.” Shen Ruyue gently pushed Chu Xuhua away and continued tidying up, thinking to herself, men really dare to say anything, how embarrassing.

Chu Xuhua sat on a chair, lovingly watching his wife.

The sound of horse hooves, “clip-clop,” approached, and Da Bai sprang up

from its nest, looking towards the courtyard entrance.

A man in black sat atop a vigorous horse, tall and imposing against the setting sun, his dark hair lightly fluttering, his features ruggedly handsome, not only good-looking but also possessing a powerful aura.

Da Bai ran out to greet Tang Jinghong.

As Tang Jinghong dismounted, he petted Da Bai’s head, “You’ve gotten fatter again.”

Da Bai immediately dodged Tang Jinghong’s hand and turned to go back to its nest indignantly. What the heck, mentioning someone’s weight as soon as he returns, is that something to say? It clearly became more majestic, okay? Tang Jinghong, seeing Da Bai’s annoyance, couldn’t help but laugh. He didn’t go to appease Da Bai but walked towards the carriage behind him, “You all go rest at the inn. I will meet with you the day after tomorrow morning and return to the capital together.”

“Yes, General.” The soldiers helped Tang Jinghong carry two large boxes to Chu Qingzhi’s house, then departed.

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Chu Qingzhi was picking vegetables in the garden, knowing that Tang Jinghong would return today. She specifically went to pick some of Tang Jinghong’s favorite vegetables.

Tang Jinghong came looking for Chu Qingzhi. “Qingzhi.”

Hearing his voice, Chu Qingzhi turned her head, her face immediately lighting up with a smile. She walked towards Tang Jinghong, “When did you arrive?” “Just now. I came to find you as soon as I got back,” Tang Jinghong said, his gaze tenderly fixed on Chu Qingzhi. It seemed to him that Qingzhi had become even more beautiful in just a few days.

Chu Qingzhi said, “Wait for me a moment. I’ll just finish picking these vegetables, and then we can go back.”

“Okay.” Speaking of food, Tang Jinghong mysteriously said, “I brought something back for you.”

Chu Qingzhi’s curiosity was piqued, “Wait for me. I’ll be right back to see.” Saying this, she went back to where she had left her basket, quickly picked some more vegetables, and said, “Let’s go home.”

Upon returning home, Chu Qingzhi saw two boxes placed in the main hall, “Is this what you brought back?”

Tang Jinghong nodded, his eyes filled with gentle affection, “I brought something back for everyone. The thing I mentioned is also in these boxes.” Chu Qingzhi opened both boxes with curiosity.

… Beef!

A whole piece of beef from the loin, weighing about fifty pounds, surrounded by ice to keep it very fresh.

Chu Qingzhi was surprised, “Isn’t beef not allowed to be eaten? Where did this come from?”

Tang Jinghong explained, “Beef can be eaten, but it must be slaughtered by the officials. The beef I brought back was from a cow that died accidentally. I remembered you mentioned a while ago that beef tasted very good, so I got some for you.”

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Chu Qingzhi felt touched. She had casually mentioned liking beef a long time ago, and Jinghong had remembered it all this time, “I’ll cook you a steak later.” Tang Jinghong looked forward with some anticipation, “Sounds good.” Chu Qingzhi took the beef to the kitchen to start preparing for the steak.

Tang Jinghong watched from the side.

After a while, Chu Qingzhi had marinated the beef and said to Tang Jinghong,

“I’m going to pick some dill. Do you want to come with me?”

Tang Jinghong nodded, “Let’s go together.”

Dill was a wild herb found abundantly near the workshop area.

As they headed to the workshop area, Tang Jinghong, seeing the workshop that had grown in scale, remarked with some emotion, “The workshop is getting more and more impressive.”

“It does give me a sense of accomplishment.”

The two walked towards the back of the workshop area. The two wolves saw Chu Qingzhi and followed.

Tang Jinghong petted one of the wolves, “It hasn’t been that long since I last saw you, and you’ve grown so much.” He turned to Chu Qingzhi, “What about the other wolf?”

Chu Qingzhi replied, “It was given to the Xu siblings. They even named it Xiao Ye.”

Remembering something Ren Buqing asked her, she said, “Ren Buqing wants a wolf. I had Da Bai and the others bring back four wolf pups. You can take them to him when you go back to the capital. Raising the pups from a young age will make them more friendly towards people.”

Tang Jinghong nodded, “Leave it to me.”

After walking a bit further, Chu Qingzhi became excited.

The ground was covered with many white mushrooms, densely packed, amounting to about three or four pounds, “Wait here for me. I’ll go to the workshop to get a basket to collect these mushrooms.”

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Tang Jinghong stopped her, “I’ll go. You wait here for me.”

“That’ll do.”

As Tang Jinghong turned around, the two wolves had already run back to the workshop. When he reached the entrance of the workshop area, the younger wolf had already come out with a basket in its mouth.

“You two can actually understand human speech!” Tang Jinghong was surprised. Wolves are smart, but usually, they can only understand simple meanings. Yet, handling a basket seemed quite complex, but the two wolves had understood.

He returned to Chu Qingzhi’s location with the two wolves. “Qingzhi, I have an idea and I need your help.”

Chu Qingzhi took the basket to pick mushrooms. “Tell me, I’ll help you if I can.”

Tang Jinghong took another basket to pick mushrooms. “Could you train some animals that are not easily detected by others, but can understand human speech, and send them to gather military intelligence once they are trained?”

Chu Qingzhi replied with ease, “Sure, that’s simple.”

Tang Jinghong thought for a moment and said, “Qingzhi, then help me train some. Once they are ready, I’ll apply for military merits for you.”

Chu Qingzhi asked jokingly, “What kind of military merits can you apply for?” Tang Jinghong said seriously, “If they gather significant military intelligence, even a first-class military merit is possible. With a first-class merit, one can receive military rank, mansions, silver, and fertile land as rewards.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled. “That sounds quite generous.” She patted Tang Jinghong’s shoulder and said, “I’ll help you train them as soon as possible.” n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Qingzhi, thankyou.”

“You’re welcome.”

“By the way, Qingzhi, there’s something else I need to tell you.” Tang Jinghong remembered, “The assassins who tried to kill you on the official road were instructed by Lord Zhang. He paid the assassins five hundred thousand taels of silver. I’ve brought the money back for you and will give it to you later.”

“Five hundred thousand taels?” Chu Qingzhi laughed playfully, “My life is quite valuable, isn’t it?”

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Tang Jinghong’s eyes turned cold. “Lord Zhang’s life is about to end. I will definitely avenge you.”

Chu Qingzhi nodded, “Rather than taking Lord Zhang’s life, I’d prefer to take

his money.”

For her, Lord Zhang’s life was of no use, but money was different. She always liked to save money.

When she was a child fleeing with her master, they were poor and often went from being hungry to full. At that time, she developed a peculiar craving for money.

After her cultivation level increased, she worked hard to save spirit stones. When she ascended, her space was filled with a huge mountain of spirit stones and countless treasures, indescribably rich.

Jang Jinghong laughed, “Then I’ll take out all the money from his private treasury for you.”

Chu Qingzhi jokingly asked, “Isn’t this an embezzlement?”

“You deserve it!” Tang Jinghong looked at Chu Qingzhi, “All the credit goes to

you.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled, “Then I’ll gladly accept.”

After picking mushrooms and dill, they returned home.

Back home, Tang Jinghong greeted Chu family, brought gifts, and then Li Qingyu pulled Chu Qingzhi aside with some fear, whispering, “Qingzhi, what kind of meat is in the kitchen?”

Beef,” Chu Qingzhi honestly replied, sharing the ins and outs with Li Qingyu.

Li Qingyu was relieved after hearing this, “I was scared to death when I saw the beef. Slaughtering an ox privately is punishable by imprisonment.”

Chu Qingzhi said, “Mother, Jinghong is a great general. How could he not know the law? If he brought it back, it must be through official channels. Don’t worry.”

Li Qingyu nodded, “Still, to avoid unnecessary trouble, let’s just eat it at home and not talk about it outside.”

Chu Qingzhi said in a coquettish tone, “I’ll have to trouble you to remind everyone.”

Li Qingyu looked at her daughter lovingly and agreed.

Chu Qingzhi cooked a steak for each person. Seeing Hong Yujun, Tang Jinghong asked Wen Shaoyuan to join them for a family reunion.

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As everyone sat around the dining table, they were greeted by the enticing aroma of a dish they had never smelled before. In front of each person was a plate of steak, already sliced and accompanied by appealing sides like mushrooms, fried eggs, and potatoes, making for a lavish meal.

Beside each plate was a cup of rice wine, enhancing the dining experience with a touch of luxury.

Chu Qingzhi announced, “This is pan-fried steak, please go ahead and try it.” Eager to taste the inviting dish, everyone immediately picked up their chopsticks as soon as Chu Qingzhi gave the go-ahead.

Grandfather Chu took a sip of the rice wine before tasting a piece of the steak…

With just one bite, he was convinced that ordinary meat and wine would no longer satisfy him. The combination of rice wine and steak was indescribably delicious.

Grandfather Chu praised highly, “Qingzhi, if you were to open a restaurant, it would surely outperform all others.”

Grandmother Chu nodded in agreement, “I think so too. The beef is tender, fragrant, and flavorful, something others can’t easily replicate.”

Chu Rong and Li Qingyu also expressed their admiration.

Chu Xuhua commented, “It looks like a simple piece of meat with simple ingredients, but the taste is exceptional.”

Everyone agreed with this sentiment.

Chu Qingzhi smiled and said, “If you all like it, next time I’ll make pork chops for you. They’re also very delicious.”

Chu Xujin asked, “Can pork be cooked this way too?”

Chu Qingzhi nodded, “Yes, I’ll make it for you next time.” She then turned to Tang Jinghong, “How about you? Do you like it?”

Tang Jinghong, who had already eaten half of his portion, showed his appreciation for the steak through his actions. “I’ve had beef before, but it was never this delicious. I was a bit worried at first, but after one bite, my opinion on beef completely changed…”

Chu Qingzhi then shared some of her steak with Tang Jinghong and whispered, I have some beef left. I’ll make something different for you tomorrow.”

Tang Jinghong smiled, “Okay.”

After dinner, Tang Jinghong helped clean up before heading back home. On his way, he was stopped by Wu Yaqing, who asked awkwardly, “Brother Tang, didn’t Lu Yichen come back with you?”

Tang Jinghong gently replied, “The issue with Lord Zhang hasn’t been resolved yet.”

Hearing this, Wu Yaqing felt a wave of disappointment, “Oh, thank you. I’ll be going then.” She quickly ran back to her room.

Tang Jinghong continued on his way back to the study, sitting down to ponder. Later, he returned to Chu Qingzhi’s house and took her to the swing pavilion. “Qingzhi, I remember you once mentioned making a birthday cake. Tomorrow is your birthday, and I’d like to make one for you. Could you teach me how?” Chu Qingzhi looked at Tang Jinghong for a moment, her face breaking into a smile, “Let’s go, we’ll make it in the workshop.”

“Okay.”

Chu Qingzhi led Tang Jinghong to the cellar to pick some fresh fruits, then they headed straight to the workshop.

Given the rare occasion of their meeting, everyone else chose not to disturb them.

Another pair enjoying a rare moment together were Hong Yujun and Wen Shaoyuan, who left soon after dinner.

Wen Shaoyuan’s Home.

Wen Shaoyuan led Hong Yujun into their new house, which had been completed and renovated, only lacking furniture.

Wen Shaoyuan was sincere, saying as soon as they entered the door, “Yujun, how about we go to the county town to buy furniture tomorrow?”

Hong Yujun’s eyes shone with an unprecedented sparkle, looking at Wen Shaoyuan, feeling a sense of belonging, “Have you really decided to marry me?”

Wen Shaoyuan embraced Hong Yujun, “I decided a long time ago. Once I return from the capital next time, we will get married.”

Hong Yujun’s eyes were filled with joy, burying her face in Wen Shaoyuan’s broad chest, smelling his unique scent, “But you haven’t proposed yet.” Wen Shaoyuan solemnly said, “I want to propose now, but time is too rushed, and there’s not enough time to prepare. I don’t want to make you feel aggrieved. When I come back next time, I will properly prepare and then propose to you, is that okay?”

What mattered was the man’s attitude. Hearing Wen Shaoyuan’s plans for marriage, Hong Yujun felt reassured and asked about what concerned her, “When will you return to the capital?”

After tomorrow morning.” Wen Shaoyuan apologized, “Sorry, I don’t have much time to spend with you. But after we get married, I will ask for leave from the general and spend more time with you.”

He then handed a stack of banknotes to Hong Yujun, “Take this money to buy some land. We will live in the village in the future. Use the rest to buy whatever you like.”

He also gave Hong Yujun a jewelry box, “I don’t know what style of jewelry you like, so I bought some of everything. You can wear a different piece every day.” Hong Yujun opened the jewelry box to find it full of jewelry, including hairpins, earrings, bracelets, and more, “Why did you buy so much?”

“Is it a lot? I think it’s not enough.” For Wen Shaoyuan, being able to marry such a beautiful wife at the age of thirty was something he was extremely grateful for, and he wished he could give her all the best things in the world.

“Shaoyuan, thank you for being so good to me.” Hong Yujun also felt extremely fortunate to have escaped the brothel and found a man who cherished her so much.

Wen Shaoyuan held Hong Yujun tight, “Let’s go to a restaurant tomorrow, just the two of us, okay?”

Hong Yujun happily agreed, “Okay.”

In the workshop area.

Under Chu Qingzhi’s step-by-step guidance, both of their cake bases were put into the oven.

Next, they prepared the fruit.

Chu Qingzhi took grapes, apples, and pears, “Peel the fruit and cut it into small pieces to put on the cake later.”

Tang Jinghong said, “Okay.”

After cutting the fruit and placing it on plates, they prepared the cream.

They separated the egg yolks from the whites, keeping only the whites. They stirred the whites with chopsticks until foamy, then added sugar and milk, continuing to stir. When the whites became slightly thick, they added more sugar and milk, and kept stirring until the mixture became creamy. When the cream could be lifted with the chopsticks without dripping, it was ready.

“Qingzhi, how do you know all this?” Tang Jinghong couldn’t help asking, amazed at the transformation of the egg whites.

“I figured it out on my own,” Chu Qingzhi said, raising an eyebrow mysteriously.

“You always have so many brilliant ideas.” Tang Jinghong had no doubts. In his eyes, no one could match Qingzhi’s creativity and inventiveness.

“Sometimes when I’m free, I like to experiment with new things,” said Chu Qingzhi, glancing at Tang Jinghong. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

The first time she encountered a bottleneck in her cultivation, she broke through by making spiritual food. Since then, she enjoyed making spiritual food whenever she faced bottlenecks, and gradually, she learned to make a variety of spiritual foods.

“So, everything you sell in your store is because you had too much free time?” Tang Jinghong concluded.

“You could say that,” Chu Qingzhi didn’t deny.

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Tang Jinghong glanced at Chu Qingzhi and, after a moment, smiled and asked, “What do we do next?”

Chu Qingzhi replied, “The next step is to wait until the cake base is baked before we can proceed.”

It wasn’t long before the hourglass ran out, and the cake base was ready.

Chu Qingzhi took out the cake base and placed it on the cutting board. She began to spread cream, decorate, and place fruits, doing all steps slowly while teaching Tang Jinghong alongside.

Tang Jinghong was a good student with strong learning abilities. After being told once or twice by Chu Qingzhi, he got the hang of it. Although the final cake he made was not as exquisite as Chu Qingzhi’s, it was not far behind.

Chu Qingzhi smiled and said, “General Tang, you have a natural talent for being a pastry chef.”

Looking at his own fruit cake, Tang Jinghong modestly said, “It’s not that I have the talent, but you teach well.”

Chu Qingzhi brought plates and spoons, divided her cake into pieces, placed them on the plates, and offered some to taste, “Try this.”

After tasting a bite, Tang Jinghong sincerely commented, “The cake has a strong egg aroma, the roasted scent of wheat, sweet but not greasy, delicious.” Chu Qingzhi said, “Later, I’ll bake some mini cakes for you to take to the capital to eat.”

Feeling pampered by Chu Qingzhi, Tang Jinghong couldn’t help but smile, “I’ll learn and bake some for you to eat.”

“I’d like that.”

Tang Jinghong ate half of Chu Qingzhi’s cake, full of praise.

Then, Chu Qingzhi taught Tang Jinghong how to bake mini cakes.

The ingredients for the mini cakes could be the same as those for the cake base, with some butter and sesame added. Additionally, some cup-shaped molds were needed.

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After some thought, Chu Qingzhi found a piece of scrap iron, transformed it into the shape of cups using a refining technique, made thirty of them, cleaned the cups, then cut some oil paper into circles to line the cups. She poured the cake batter into the molds until it was level with the top of the cups and baked them in the oven.

Throughout the process, Tang Jinghong watched calmly but was still amazed inside, “Is that all it takes?”

Chu Qingzhi nodded, “Yes, they’re ready to eat once taken out.”

Tang Jinghong looked forward to it…

Chu Qingzhi brought some fruit juice from another workshop, and they each had a cup, “When are you returning to the capital?”

Tang Jinghong paused his drinking, pressed his lips together, “The day after tomorrow, early morning.”

“I see.” Chu Qingzhi didn’t say much more.

Tang Jinghong quickly finished his juice, then holding the cup, fell silent for a while, “Qingzhi, after I return to the capital, I will go to the frontier to reward the troops. I won’t be back until New Year.”

“That long?” Chu Qingzhi turned to look at Tang Jinghong, the atmosphere becoming somewhat somber.

“Yeah.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled, lightening the mood, “Actually, it’s fine. We can contact each other using the phoenix.”

Tang Jinghong put down his cup and gently hugged Chu Qingzhi, saying in a coaxing tone, “There are many things at the frontier that we don’t have here. I’ll bring some back for you.”

Chu Qingzhi happily replied, “Mhm.”

As they talked, the mini cakes were ready, and a mixed aroma of wheat and eggs spread out, tantalizing.

Chu Qingzhi took out the mini cakes and casually gave one to Tang Jinghong, “Try this.”

Tang Jinghong eagerly took the mini cake, “With added butter and sesame, it has a different flavor.”

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“Do you like this flavor?” Chu Qingzhi also ate one, finding it deliciously soft and aromatic.

Tang Jinghong nodded, “I like it. I think whatever you make is delicious.” n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Chu Qingzhi looked up, jokingly said, “Then do you want to take me as your master?”

Tang Jinghong agreed readily, “I’d rather marry you as my wife.”

After becoming a disciple, they could not be together.

The two stayed at the workshop until after ten before returning home.

Chu Qingzhi saw that the lights in Chu Xuyuan and Chu Xuyao’s rooms were still on, so she went over to knock on the door, “Do you want some late-night snacks?”

Chu Xuyao opened the door and smiled sweetly at Chu Qingzhi, “Fifth Sister, I was just getting hungry.”

Chu Qingzhi handed a box of small cakes to Chu Xuyao, “Here, eat this. Eat early and go to sleep, or it will affect your performance tomorrow.”

Chu Xuyuan came out a step later, his face sour, “Fifth Sister, thinking about tomorrow’s child student exam, I’m feeling nervous.”

Chu Qingzhi asked with concern, “Why are you nervous?”

Chu Xuyuan shook his head, somewhat at a loss, “I don’t know, suddenly I just felt anxious.”

Chu Qingzhi touched Chu Xuyuan’s head, “Go to the main room and eat the cakes, I’ll make you a fruit juice. Drinking it will make you feel better.”

“Thankyou, Fifth Sister.”

Chu Qingzhi went downstairs, made two glasses of fruit juice in the kitchen, then went to the medicine garden to pick some poria that could calm nerves to add to the juice, and brought it upstairs for them to drink, “After eating the late-night snack and drinking the juice, go rinse your mouth and hurry to bed.”

Chu Xuyuan nodded, “Yes, Fifth Sister.”

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Chu Qingzhi flipped through the lessons prepared for the four girls, while accompanying them for the late-night snack.

Ge Lihua heard the sound of flipping through books and came out of her room, sitting beside Chu Qingzhi, “Qingzhi.”

Chu Qingzhi asked, “How are the children? Are there any outstanding ones?”

Ge Lihua objectively said, “There are several, but all the children are very hardworking. Qingzhi, if they all score above ninety, would you keep them all?”

Chu Qingzhi thought for a moment, “If it’s as you said, it’s fine to keep them.

The business will expand in the future, and we will need a lot of hands.”

Ge Lihua understood, “I got it.”

Chu Qingzhi gratefully said, “Lihua, you’ve been working hard these days.”

Ge Lihua smiled, “As long as I can help you, I don’t mind the hard work. I’m just afraid of not being able to help.”

Wu Yaqing came out of her room, and for her, who loves snacks every ten minutes, seeing the small cakes made her forget about the serious matters, “Wow, what are you guys eating?”

Chu Xuyuan quickly handed a piece of small cake to Wu Yaqing, “Sister Yaqing, here you go.”

Wu Yaqing chewed on the small cake and looked at Chu Qingzhi with admiration, “This is so delicious, Qingzhi, can you sell these small cakes in my bookshop?”

Chu Qingzhi said, “I didn’t plan to sell them.”

Wu Yaqing waved her hands, “No, no, how can we not sell such good things? We must sell them.”

Chu Qingzhi thought for a moment, “I’ll talk to Ruyue about it tomorrow.”

Wu Yaqing stuffed her mouth full of cake and could only nod, “Mmm.”

After drinking the fruit juice, Chu Xuyuan and Chu Xuyao’s anxiety gradually subsided, “Fifth Sister, we’re going to rinse our mouths and then go to bed.” “Okay, go ahead.” Chu Qingzhi was still looking at the lesson content. The girls were very smart, and the prepared courses were very appropriate.

Wu Yaqing licked her fingers, “Qingzhi, how is it? Is there anything that needs to be changed?”

Chu Qingzhi said, “No, the course is well done.”

Everyone was relieved. They had spent more than an hour preparing the lesson, and it would be too bad to start over.

Chu Qingzhi said, “Let’s go to sleep, it’s quite late.”

‘Sleep, sleep.” Wu Yaqingyawned and went back to her room, and the others went to their rooms as well.”

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The next morning, Li Qingyu got up early to make noodles.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

From kneading the dough to boiling the noodles, she prepared a bowl of longevity noodles topped with two eggs, a generous spoonful of sauce, and two leaves of greens, malting it a visually appetizing dish.

“Qingzhi, come and eat your longevity noodles,” she called.

Chu Qingzhi came down from upstairs. To be honest, this was her first birthday after living for so long.

She looked at the noodles on the table and felt a little emotional. “Mother, thank you.”

“Don’t stand on ceremony with me.” Li Qingyu pulled Chu Qingzhi to a chair. “Eat quickly.”

Members of the Chu family approached one after another, offering their birthday gifts.

The elders handed the gifts to Chu Qingzhi. “Qingzhi, happy birthday.”

“Fifth Sister, happy birthday.” The brothers and sisters handed the gift to Chu Qingzhi. The gift box looked very exquisite.

“Fifth Sister, happy birthday.” The younger brother and sister handed the carefully prepared gift to Chu Qingzhi.

“Qingzhi, happy birthday.” Wu Yaqing, Ge Lihua, and Hong Yujun took out the gifts for Chu Qingzhi.

“Sister Qingzhi, happy birthday.” Li Zhangjie also prepared a gift for Chu Qingzhi.

Chu Qingyue and Ning Yuting’s birthday gift had been brought over by the delivery team yesterday. It was very exquisite and expensive.

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Chu Qingzhi took the gifts one by one. Soon, she was surrounded by gifts. “Thankyou, everyone.”

Da Bai dragged a half-grown wild boar in and placed it in front of Chu Qingzhi.

It rubbed its head against Chu Qingzhi’s leg, meaning that this was my birthday gift.

The two wolves carried a badger and a wild turkey to Chu Qingzhi.

Chu Qingzhi did not expect them to give her birthday gifts. She was very happy and secretly gave the three of them some spiritual energy. “Good, go to rest.”

Da Bai led the wolves out.

When the Chu family saw this scene, they were very surprised. Li Qingyu said,

“How did they know that it was Qingzhi’s birthday today?”

Chu Qingyan raised her hand, “I told them. Yesterday, when I returned from doing makeup for my friends in the village, I mentioned it casually, and they happened to pass by.”

Everyone looked at the three animals, growing more and more fond of them, admiring their intelligence.

Tang Jinghong brought over the birthday gifts, two items: one was the birthday cake Chu Qingzhi taught him to make last night, and the other was a set of autumn dresses and jewelry from the Red Cloud Workshop in the capital, prepared early in the morning.

Red Cloud Workshop was the best embroidery workshop in the Daling Dynasty. Many people were palace maids who used to make clothes for the empresses in the palace. Their skills were superb.

The clothes there were usually made to order, and Tang Jinghong’s set was reserved when Chu Qingzhi first visited the capital.

The jewelry, too, was only recently received.

After giving his gift, Chu Qingzhi, along with Chu Xuyuan and Chu Xuyao, went to the county city. Chu Xujin, Li Qingyu, Chu Rong, Chu Qingning, and Chu Qingshuang accompanied them, while the rest stayed home to entertain guests.

Many students waited at the entrance of the county office, aged between seven to fourteen, accompanied by their parents.

The weather today was nice, neither cold nor hot.

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Chu Qingzhi touched the foreheads of her two brothers, wishing them a clear mind during the exam, “Just do what you can. Don’t think about anything else.”

Chu Xuyuan was no longer nervous, “Fifth sister, we understand.”

Chu Xujin said, “I will patrol outside the examination room, accompanying you

the whole time, so you don’t need to worry about anything.”

“Yeah.”

Li Qingyu and others gave their advice in turn.

A person from the county office came out and announced, “All students, please undergo a pat-down inspection before entering the examination hall.”

All the students quickly lined up, went through the pat-down, and entered the examination hall; the process was quite strict.

After Chu Xuyuan and Chu Xuyao were out of sight, the Chu family hurried back home. Chu Xujin, who had official duties, stayed behind.

Upon returning to the village, Chu Qingzhi’s two disciples, Fan Yuru, and Rong Shiyu, arrived to give her the gifts they had meticulously prepared.

Yuan Hongjun and Bao Linjiang thought about their master being only sixteen years old, younger than themselves, feeling a bit complicated.

The villagers also sent birthday gifts. The gifts were very exquisite, and it was obvious that they had put in a lot of effort.

The relatives also sent birthday gifts over. Their gifts were relatively simple,

but they were also a token of their appreciation.

From morning until noon, Chu Qingzhi’s home was bustling with visitors, all coming to give her birthday presents. The main hall was almost too full to accommodate anything else.

Chu Qingzhi had booked the Hongyun Restaurant in the county city. By noon, the Chu family invited everyone to go there for a meal.

At the Hongyun Restaurant, business partners also gave Chu Qingzhi birthday gifts, and even the restaurant’s shopkeeper presented a gift. She truly received an overwhelming number of presents.

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Everyone made small talk as they took their seats, filling the restaurant to capacity.

Many people were dining in a restaurant for the first time, excitedly chatting away, making the place lively and noisy.

Chu Qingzhi, holding a wine cup, stood on the corridor of the second floor to toast everyone, “Thank you all for attending my birthday feast. Let’s drink to this, everyone, please feel free to enjoy.”

“Feel free, feel free…”

The waiters added more dishes to the tables, replacing the cold dishes with hot ones. In total, twenty dishes were served, nearly overflowing the tables as everyone eagerly ate.

The lunch lasted for nearly an hour and a half.

With so many dishes not finished, Chu Qingzhi suggested those in need take the leftovers home. After sending off the guests, the Chu family also returned home.

In the Chu Village.

A stranger, an old man carrying two buckets of fish, arrived at Chu Qingzhi’s doorstep, “Miss Qingzhi, these fish are for you.”

Chu Qingzhi did not recognize the old man, “Who are you?”

The old man quickly explained, “My son was the patient you saved yesterday, pulled back from the brink of death. I am his father, and these fish are to thank you. Please, don’t disdain them.”

Chu Qingzhi remembered, the man was nearly lost to tetanus, “Old man, there’s no need. You take them home to eat or sell.”

The family wasn’t wealthy, and she hadn’t charged much for the treatment, which was probably why they wanted to thank her.

Seeing Chu Qingzhi refusing, the old man became anxious, “No, no, miss, please accept them. Otherwise, I won’t feel at peace.”

Chu Qingzhi, not wanting to accept but seeing the old man’s earnestness, did so, “Thank you, old man.”

Tang Jinghong walked over and poured the fish into a vat before returning the bucket to the old man.

“Miss, I will remember your kindness,” the old man said before happily carrying his buckets home.

Chu Qingzhi smiled and went to look at the fish in the vat, wondering how to consume so many fish.

Tang Jinghong approached, “The old man is quite sincere.”

“Yes, giving so many fish.” Chu Qingzhi quickly had an idea, “Jinghong, help me take the fish to the kitchen. I’ll make fish balls out of them and freeze them for later use.”

“Okay.” The two of them immediately got busy.

With only Tang Jinghong around, Chu Qingzhi could use her spells without any hindrance, making the work much more efficient. Soon, they had turned over fifty pounds of fish into fish balls.

The fish balls were snow-white and bouncy.

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