Forced love, an inescapable fate

"As for that, well... I..."

Mu Qingli seemed very embarrassed. Seeing this, Wan Yue knew that she naturally could not tell her the truth, so she smiled and picked up the fruit tea that Mu Qingli had just made.

"Don't worry if you're embarrassed, I'll keep it a secret for you. This is our secret."

"Well, thank you Wanyue then."

The two of them brought the prepared fruit tea out for Jiang Ci to taste.

After drinking it, Jiang Ci also praised it highly. As Mu Qingli expected, he asked who made it. After hearing Wan Yue say that it was her who made it, Jiang Ci just smiled thoughtfully.

He naturally knew that Wan Yue, a secret guard, would not do such a thing. There was only one answer: Mu Qingli made it, but why did she hide it, and how could she make such a thing? Jiang Ci always had an illusion that Mu Qingli after waking up last time was completely different from the Mu Qingli before. He didn't know why he had this feeling, and the longer the time, the stronger the feeling became.

Seeing that Jiang Ci had no doubts, Mu Qingli finally breathed a sigh of relief. Carrying Jiang Ci on her back, she gave Wanyue a thumbs up.

After seeing this, Wan Yue felt a little uncomfortable. She felt that Mu Qingli trusted her completely, but because of her identity, she had to tell Jiang Ci the truth, so she felt a little conflicted, but as a secret guard, she had no choice.

Early the next morning, Mu Qingli sent Jiang Ci to school. Watching Jiang Ci walk slowly into the school step by step, she always had the illusion of sending her own younger brother to kindergarten, and she felt quite emotional.

After seeing Jiang Ci off, she went with Wan Yue to continue buying materials. Yesterday's experiment was very successful, so her confidence was restored today. In addition to continuing to buy milk today, there was one more thing she had thought about all night last night, which was the cups used to hold fruit tea. In this era, there were naturally no disposable cups, and it was not luxurious to use porcelain cups, so after thinking about it, she remembered that she and Jiang Ci had seen a large bamboo forest outside the town.

She thought of using bamboo tubes to make cups for fruit tea. As for straws for drinking fruit tea, hollow bamboo could also be used as a substitute. However, this workload was obviously beyond the ability of her and Wanyue to do, so one thing they needed to do this morning was to find a carpenter in town, take the sketch she had drawn overnight, and try to see if they could make the cups and straws.

Fortunately, the town was not big, and with Wan Yue there, they quickly found Mr. Li, the only carpenter in the town. Mr. Li was not very old, about 25 years old, and was a very honest person. He felt a little embarrassed when he saw two young girls coming to him. After knowing their purpose, he saw the sketch drawn by Mu Qingli, and he was quite curious for a while.

"Miss, you want a large quantity? I wonder what you're going to do with these. Bamboo is everywhere here, and I've seen the sketch you drew. It's not difficult. As for the straws you mentioned, it might take some effort, but it can be made."

After hearing what Mr. Li said, Mu Qingli's happiness was self-evident.

She then explained to Mr. Li the functions of the cups and straws she wanted to order.

After hearing this, Mr. Li was surprised.

"Girl, you said this straw is used for drinking water? This is the first time I've heard of it."

Mu Qingli smiled and said, "Brother Li, I'd like to order fifty copies first. I wonder how long it will take to make them?"

Mr. Li thought for a while and roughly calculated the time.

"Miss Mu, at my rate, it will take at most three days to recover."

This time is indeed a little longer than Mu Qingli expected, but there is no need to rush, after all, these are all handmade things.

On the way back, Mu Qingli counted the silver in his purse with a bit of heartache. Well, he didn't do anything, and five taels of silver were gone again, but at least he solved a big problem.

Ever since leaving the royal family of Qi, Mu Qingli felt relaxed all over. Now he was breathing the air of freedom and doing what he liked to do. No matter how tired he was, he was happy.

At this moment, walking on the busy streets, she felt for the first time that she was truly in this era. The previous hesitation and uneasiness were slowly disappearing. She even had an illusion that she originally belonged to this era. The sense of fulfillment in her heart gradually became stronger. Now she has Jiang Ci, Wan Yue, and her own yard and shop. It’s great.

Dongli Town is a new beginning.