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She thought that seeing the black jade would affect her sleep, but she felt at ease in her heart, convinced that this was a good thing for Tao Jin.

She lay in bed, listening to the wind outside the window, the image of Ah Heng and the familiar black jade emerging in her mind, and a sense of anticipation welled up in her heart. Perhaps this was the turning point she had been waiting for.

Jing Chunxi slept until mid-afternoon before waking up. He still felt a little dizzy, as if he hadn't gotten enough sleep. He still hadn't made up for the sleep he'd missed the previous night, and then he realized, startled, that he'd forgotten to sleep in his space. Otherwise, he'd be full of energy right now.

She rubbed her eyes, sat up, stretched, and secretly thanked herself that she had not missed anything important.

"Miss, please take me with you to dinner. Uncle Qi and the guards are out maintaining order and haven't come back yet. Uncle Zhong and the others just slept for a while and are out too. It would be boring for me to eat alone."

Chuntao stood at the door, with a hint of grievance on her face and her eyes full of expectation.

"Where's the frosting?"

Jing Chunxi couldn't help but look around the room and looked at Chuntao with amusement. These two girls were really caring and neither of them wanted to leave her.

"How could she sit still? She went out a long time ago to buy groceries. She rode a horse by herself and said she would go to the house at the north gate to cook for the young lady." Chuntao curled her lips, with a hint of helplessness in her tone.

Jing Chunxi laughed heartily: "She knows how to act nice, but she is becoming more and more unruly. Chuntao, you have to teach her more, so that she won't run around without permission all day and behave herself." She imagined Tang Shuang galloping on a horse and couldn't help laughing out loud.

Chun Tao smiled awkwardly and said, "This time it was my maid who agreed. She said that the young lady has guests tonight and needs to prepare a few dishes. I am also worried that I won't have enough time."

She paused and added, "Miss, although the icing may be fussy, it has good intentions."

"I don't know you two girls yet. Okay, pack up and go over there quickly. If you weren't here, I'd be worried that she would burn down the kitchen, so I wouldn't miss out on delicious food and end up with charcoal ash on my face." Jing Chunxi stood up, straightened his clothes, and prepared to go out.

"Hahaha! This really looks like something that Frosting can do. In Yamen Village, she only knew how to eat, not cook. We have to go quickly, it's best if the food isn't put into the pot yet." Chuntao laughed so hard, she was so happy that she finally got a share in this trip.

In order to save time, Chuntao took Xiaoman with her, while Jing Chunxi rode one himself, and they walked along the alley that Xiaoman often walked.

Chuntao rode on her horse, shouting to Jing Chunxi behind her: "The street outside is so crowded that even carriages and horses can't get through. I just heard the doorman say that the line for porridge stretches from one end of the street to the other, with three or four rows in front of each pot. At first, they were in disarray, but after a few people were beaten, they finally behaved."

Even though most of the streets were narrow alleys, occasionally at the corners, one could still see people queuing up to get porridge at the ends of the streets. It was just as Chuntao said, there were probably not many people at home in the whole city today.

There were old people, children, and women holding babies in the crowd. Their faces showed fatigue and expectation, which made Jing Chunxi feel a little emotional.

"Miss, if you ask me, it would be better to start distributing porridge tomorrow. Some people need to exchange food for food, and once people disperse, there will be fewer people queuing up for porridge." Xiaoman felt that what she said made sense.

Chuntao immediately retorted, "You're the one who thinks that. If only one or two people from each household queue up to exchange for grain, who among the rest won't go and get the free porridge? Miss, if I were you, tell them to add half a bucket of water when they cook the porridge tomorrow. The rice will be so watery that you can see the bottom. Then I wonder how many more people will come to take advantage of it."

Jing Chunxi looked at them with a smile: "Let's all eat a few days of full meals first, and we can talk about other things later. After eating a full meal, everyone will have the strength to work. No one in the city is an idler, and no one wants to live a hard life. After eating a full meal, we must find a way to earn money, so that fewer people will receive porridge.

Besides, we can't provide porridge indefinitely; there's always a time to stop." Her words were gentle yet firm.

The two finally fell silent, but neither of them felt that what they said was wrong. Xiao Man muttered, "I just think it's a waste."

Chuntao rolled her eyes at him and ignored him.

It took nearly half an hour to return to Dangyang Lane.

"Miss, why are you here so early? We just started cooking." When Frosting saw the two of them, she rushed out of the kitchen, and her face was indeed covered with dust.

When she saw Jing Chunxi, her eyes lit up and she quickly said, "Miss, I bought a lot of fresh vegetables today. You can try them later."

"The lady was worried that you would burn down the house and that you didn't have money to compensate, so she rushed over." Chuntao said and hid to the side, but was still covered in dust by Tang Shuang.

Tang Shuang was so angry that she jumped up and down and said, "Miss, look at Chun Tao's mouth. Every day she's either scolding or slandering others. Who would dare to marry her in the future?"

"Hurry up and check your meal before it gets burnt." Jing Chunxi looked at Tangshuang's expression and was really a little worried, but he didn't join her in bullying Chuntao.

Frosting said proudly, "I'm not stupid. There's endless work to do outside. I have to do every job. When I went to buy vegetables, I caught a guard at the soup kitchen. He was the one who cut and cooked the vegetables." She raised her chin proudly.

"Haha! Frosting has become smarter. She knows how to speak and save trouble. I feel ashamed of myself." Chuntao said as she bowed to her and made a face at her.

Frosting puffed out her chest and said, "I wasn't that dumb before, otherwise you could ask Miss. I can do it."

Jing Chunxi couldn't help laughing: "Our frosting is the best and most capable." She took the opportunity to smooth things over to prevent the two from arguing again.

While the two of them were bickering, Jing Chunxi went into the kitchen and took a look. Sure enough, a guard was chopping vegetables. Seeing the young lady come in, the guard awkwardly stopped his knife and nodded in greeting.

But when Jing Chunxi saw the vegetables he was cutting, he was overwhelmed and exclaimed quickly: "Chun Tao, come here quickly." His voice was a bit sharp, and Chun Tao was so scared that she ran in quickly.

When she saw the several pots of vegetables that had just been cut, she was also stunned: "How can this be called cutting vegetables? It's clearly chopping pig food." This made the guards embarrassed again.

Chuntao yelled, "Who told you to cut it like this?"

The guard stood up awkwardly, not daring to move his knife. He defended himself by saying, "I've never cooked before. It was Sugar Frosting who dragged me back. She even said I could cut better than her."

Jing Chunxi held his forehead in his hand speechlessly. Chuntao quickly grabbed the knife and said, "You guys can ruin such delicious food."

Then he pointed at the guard and said, "You know how to make a fire, right?" The guard nodded.

Chuntao ordered again, "Come and help quickly, we don't need this troublesome thing called Sugar Frost." This made Sugar Frost angry again, and she jumped up and down outside.

Then Jing Chunxi scolded him: "Don't arrest people in the future. At least ask them if they can do it!"

Thanks to Chuntao's help, this little incident was resolved and two tables of simple meals were finally prepared.

There was chicken giblet soup, a large plate of stir-fried chicken, stir-fried pork belly with lettuce, steamed fish caught from the water tank at Tao's residence, and a large dish of vegetables. It wasn't a large portion, but it was enough.

Compared to the situation of the people outside, Jing Chunxi already felt that the meal was quite sumptuous. The dishes didn't look very good, and the side dishes were all large or small and cut very irregularly. Fortunately, the chef was good enough, and Chuntao's cooking skills made up for some of the shortcomings.

She took a bite and nodded with satisfaction: "Although it doesn't look good, it tastes good."

Xiaoman saw that she had nothing to do in the kitchen, so she quietly stood guard at the gatehouse. Jing Chunxi also came out.

It was getting dark when there was a knock on the door.