When Sun came back with half a pound of flour, it was already getting dark. She was covered in snow, the snow soaked into her clothes, and her face was pale and bloodless.

"It's too cold! Too cold!" She was so cold that her teeth were chattering and she immediately ran to the fire to warm herself.

Old Mrs. Tang weighed the half pound of flour in her hand, and her expression became much better. She was sure that Sun would not dare to cheat her by shortchanging her.

When the other villagers saw that the Tang family had actually lit the stove to cook dumplings, they all stared at them without blinking.

As expected, the Tang family has more money than them!

Adults could still resist the smell of dumplings, but some children were still drooling even after eating wild vegetable dumplings, and some even ran directly to squat in front of the Tang family's stove.

Seeing their own children like this, the parents felt ashamed but they did not take the children back. They thought it would be okay to let them ask for some dumplings to eat at the Tang family!

Unfortunately, Old Mrs. Tang is a stingy person. Not everyone in the family can get enough to eat, so how can she share it with others?

Since these people want to watch, let them watch.

The plump white dumplings came out of the pot, with the filling being wild vegetables and minced pork. The pork was the one that the people had left over and were reluctant to eat, so now it was all wrapped inside the dumplings.

Half a pound of white flour could only make three large bowls of dumplings, which was not a large quantity. If you counted them carefully, there were only more than forty of them. Excluding Tang Yaozu's ten, Tang Lao Da, Tang Er, and Tang Jiabao's fifteen, the remaining fifteen were for Tang Old Lady, Sun, Wu, Tang Yueling, and Tang Taohua Lanhua.

Tang Yaozu was full and felt much better. He also spoke more gently to Old Lady Tang, "You still love me."

"You are my eldest grandson. If I don't love you, how can I love those money-losing things? Yaozu, when you are full, go and take a rest. Don't get too tired."

The children, who had been squatting until the Tang family had finished eating the dumplings without having a chance to taste a single bite, ran back to their parents, crying non-stop, causing the children's parents to point at Old Lady Tang and speak in a sarcastic manner.

Old Lady Tang spat bitterly, "Do you have any shame? You don't have money to buy dumplings for your children, so you come to my house to ask for money. You are all like beggars, you have no shame!"

"Don't you know how expensive flour is? I'm not doing charity. You come and ask for a bite, and she comes and asks for a bite. How can I eat it myself?"

Sun also cursed, "That's right! Didn't you see that my mother-in-law only ate two or three? How dare you come up and ask for more! Ugh!"

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are very competitive, which makes the parents of those children feel ashamed.

After all, they were from the same village, so Village Chief Fang quickly stepped out to smooth things over, "Say less and be quiet."

"Why are you arguing over some dumplings? It's snowing outside, so you should save some energy to go out and collect firewood!"

Annoying!

...

Even when all the winter bamboo shoots dishes cooked by Tang Qiyue were eaten up by everyone and everyone was shouting for more tomorrow, Xie Changjin still hadn't returned.

Tang Qiyue looked at the falling snowflakes and the dark sky, and couldn't help feeling a little lost.

What on earth was he doing?

At this time, in a small courtyard at the end of a deep alley in Linjiang Town, two lanterns were hung at the door, emitting a bright halo.

"Sir, the snow is getting heavier. Can't you travel so late at night?" Qingfeng knelt on one knee and blocked Xie Changjin's way.

Xie Changjin looked down at Qingfeng who was kneeling in front of him, his brows cold, with a powerful aura without anger, "You dare to stop me?"

"Then tell me what happened that day?"

Qingfeng's back stiffened, "Everything I said before is true, sir."

"Breeze."

"exist."

"How many years have you followed me?"

Qingfeng straightened his back, "Qingfeng has been with you since you were five years old, and it has been fifteen years now."

"Fifteen years." Xie Changjin looked up at the moon outside the window, which was obscured by dark clouds, leaving only a silver-gray ray. His tone suddenly changed, "How dare you lie to me?"

"If you don't want to tell me what happened when I was unconscious, just go back to the capital and don't come again."

Qingfeng felt a chill on his back instantly. He didn't dare to hide that. It was really...

Seeing that the young master's wife was determined to drive him away if he didn't tell the truth, Qingfeng suddenly became depressed and said hesitantly, "The young master went into the mountains because of his injury that day. Mo Yu and I led the enemy away. When we found the young master, the young master... the young master..."

The following words are obviously difficult to say.

Xie Changjin narrowed his eyes, "How about me?"

"The young master is naked and unconscious." Qingfeng gritted his teeth and blurted out the words.

Xie Changjin's face darkened, "What happened later?"

"Later, my subordinates and Mo Yu brought him to a waterfall and let him soak in the water. Not long after, he woke up." Qingfeng didn't know why the young master was naked or what happened in between, but based on what he saw at the time, well... it was probably not a good thing.

Even now he can still remember the young master's flushed complexion and the several scratches on his back.

There is no need to guess what this is.

Xie Changjin was silent for a long time, "Why didn't you say it at that time?"

"The young master was seriously injured at the time, and I think it is better not to tell anyone." In fact, after he and Mo Yu carried the young master into the water, they specifically looked for the collapsed weeds, but unfortunately they did not find the bold woman who "bullied" the young master. After discussion, they could only keep the matter secret.

Who knows, today the young master will ask about the details of that day.

Xie Changjin clenched his hands behind his back, "Have you found out who that person is?"

If it really is...

Qing Feng's forehead was immediately covered in cold sweat. "I can't find out. My subordinates and Mo Yu chased after him, but we didn't see anyone."

Xie Changjin waved his hand, "Get up."

Since I didn't even see the person, there's nothing I can get out of asking.

Qing Feng stood up with trembling legs and asked tentatively, "Sir, why did you think of this today? Did you know who that daring person is?"

Really? Really? Qingfeng suddenly became very excited.

Xie Changjin glanced at him and said, "Nothing to do? How are the strawberries sent to the capital?"

Qingfeng immediately clenched his fist and said, "Sir, the strawberry seedlings you asked me to deliver to the Marquis' Mansion are now bearing fruit. Madam said that we can eat them in a few days. She has asked me several times where to buy these strawberry seedlings. Ask me to buy more and bring them back."

What he didn't mention was that the Marquis had repeatedly tried to find out where his strawberry seedlings came from, which frightened him every time.

Xie Changjin hummed lightly.

"But it's not easy to fool the Marquis. I guess he already knows that you are still alive." The Marquis is too shrewd. It's impossible for a subordinate like him to hide it from him.

Xie Changjin nodded, "I know."

Since he dared to send the strawberry seedlings to the capital, he had no intention of hiding it from his father, but it was not convenient to contact him now.

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