Liu called a few people to eat and walked into the house with the food.

Xu Lingling got off the bed and looked outside. It was getting late. When she was about to go home, she was stopped by Liu.

"Lingling, let's eat together before leaving."

Qu Jingyao also pulled her arm at this time, saying mysteriously that she would have something good for her later.

Xu Lingling nodded embarrassedly and looked at the sumptuous meal on the table and swallowed.

"Auntie actually steamed white flour buns. I am so lucky."

Liu called her to sit down and eat with them, and told her not to be polite and to eat more if she liked.

Xu Lingling grumbled half coquettishly, "I really want to live in my aunt's house forever, ah..."

"Why, your mother didn't give you enough to eat or drink, so you are so disgusted with me." Aunt Cui Lian's voice came from outside. Seeing Lingling covering her mouth, she smiled ingratiatingly.

Liu asked her if she was ready to eat and wanted to eat together.

"Hurry up and eat. I've already eaten. I thought I'd make some more since I have nothing to do right now. I'll be able to sell more during the temple fair in a couple of days."

Aunt Cui Lian sat on the kang, lamenting, "The head of the household just said that the price of grain in the town has increased a lot. How are they going to survive during this period of famine?"

When Liu heard this, she unconsciously looked at her daughter, only to see her nodding silently.

"Auntie, don't worry. I've already made an agreement with the owner of the embroidery shop in town. I can sell these beads in her shop, 50-50."

Qu Jingyao pointed to the pearl flowers in the basket and told them that a single silk one could be sold for one or two taels of silver, while an ordinary linen one would cost six hundred coins.

Aunt Cui Lian and Ling Ling were so surprised that they couldn't close their mouths, their eyes wide open and their mouths slightly open, making her unable to help laughing out loud.

"Oh my god! Isn't this going to make a fortune? Why are you still sleeping? Come on, eat quickly, you little girl, and work together."

Liu held her back with helplessness and said that the child must be well fed. Besides, if they continued to do this for a long time, they would ruin their health.

Qu Jingyao also persuaded Aunt Cui Lian, telling her not to worry, as she had plenty of money-making abilities in her head, so why should she worry about not having money to earn?

"Oh my God! Yaoyao, you are such a treasure! If my brother hadn't been engaged, I would have wanted you to come to my house and be my sister-in-law."

Qu Jingyao picked up the steamed bun and stuffed it into her mouth, telling her not to talk nonsense, because if it got out, Brother Dashan would punish her.

The few of them ate and chatted, and Qu Qingchen put down his work and walked into the house.

"Auntie is here."

"Hey, come and have dinner. This child is very hardworking and busy all day long. Whoever marries into your family will be blessed in the future."

Hearing Aunt Cui Lian's teasing, Qu Qingchen's ears suddenly turned red. Xu Lingling beside him also quieted down at this time, lowering her head and chewing the steamed bun in her hand.

Qu Jingyao raised her eyebrows and looked at Baiguo. It seemed that she would soon have a sister-in-law.

The meal ended quickly. Lingling patted her belly and burped, then glanced at Qu Qingchen embarrassedly. Seeing that he had his head down and didn't seem to notice anything, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Qu Jingyao saw this scene and chuckled. Baiguo helped Liu clear the table.

Aunt Cui Lian impatiently pulled Qu Jingyao over and began to study the new style of cooking.

Seeing that an ordinary piece of cloth could be turned into a new pattern in her hands in just a few seconds, he sighed: "Yunshuang, your daughter is really clever and skillful, just look at her."

Liu also came over at this time and started sewing and cutting with the others.

She had heard from her daughter before that she had to go to the town to deliver a batch of finished products to the embroidery workshop tomorrow, and also go to the temple fair in two days, so she hoped she wouldn't rush out too much work now.

"It would be even better if it were made of rabbit fur or something like that. We could make more beautiful beaded flowers."

"What? Rabbit skin is also fine? Your brother Dashan saved two rabbit skins before. You want me to ask Lingling to get them."

Aunt Cui Lian asked in surprise, what did two rabbit skins matter at this time as long as they could make money.

Lingling also inherited Aunt Cuilian's impatience. She quickly got off the kang, put on her shoes, and said that she would be back soon. As soon as she finished speaking, she ran into the yard.

Qu Qingchen looked at the impetuous man, scratched his head in confusion, and then started chopping wood again.

After Baiguo cleaned up the kitchen, he took his bowl and chopsticks and walked towards the river outside the yard. Before leaving, he explained something to Qu Qingchen.

Just a moment later, Manman in Qu Jingyao's space reminded her: "Master, Bai Guo is talking to a man in black in the woods by the river."

She was stunned at first, then her eyes darkened. She told her mother that she was going to the toilet and turned to leave the house.

Qu Jingyao jumped out of the yard from the other end of the toilet and tiptoed to the edge of the woods under full instructions.

She saw two figures in the woods from a distance.

"The master, that man, walked deeper into the woods."

Qu Jingyao asked Manman to monitor him, while she followed carefully. Baiguo, who had returned to the courtyard, didn't notice it at all.

"Master, that man's breath has disappeared." As soon as Manman finished speaking, Qu Jingyao stopped under a big tree in the woods, stamping his feet in frustration.

"Damn it!"

Qu Jingyao looked at the darkening sky and the calls of nightingales in the depths of the woods. When she was about to turn around and leave in anger, she was suddenly hugged from behind.

"Are you looking for me? How did you find me, little one?"

Qu Jingyao was shocked and struggled violently, but she couldn't break free from the strong arms around her waist. Her face darkened, her brows furrowed, and a cold light flashed in her eyes.

"Who are you? And what is your purpose? Why did you let Baiguo disguise himself as a beggar and approach our family?"

After a long while, Qu Jingyao didn't hear the answer, but the breathing sound that was getting closer and closer to her ear made her heart tighten. A stream of warm current sprayed on her neck, and her ears turned red instantly.

"Let me go, you scoundrel!" Her eyes moved and she stepped on his feet suddenly. The man seemed to be able to predict her prediction and dodged easily. He held her and jumped lightly towards the tree.

Qu Jingyao, who was standing on the tree branch, felt a chill in his heart, which was beating like a drum, and the anger on his face was growing.

"Little thing, since you know that the person was sent by me, just accept it. She is only responsible for protecting your safety. If you don't want her, her life will be useless..."

The man spat out cold words from his ambiguous mouth, causing Qu Jingyao to freeze. Then a hint of anger appeared on his face:

"She is yours, whether she lives or dies is none of my business."

As Qu Jingyao finished speaking, the man's slender, bony fingers grasped her delicate hands and gently stroked the Red Water Fairy Ring. A satisfied smile flashed in his eyes, and he whispered in her ear:

"Little thing, I believe you won't be so cruel. Just wait for me obediently."

As soon as he finished speaking, the man disappeared in an instant, and the warm embrace behind Qu Jingyao disappeared. She was suddenly stunned for a moment, and then looking at the branches under her feet, she cursed under her breath.

"Damn man, if I meet you again next time, I will smash your head."

But she soon realized that the man was the 'vampire' in the ice coffin that day. She cursed under her breath, wondering what sin she had committed!

But that man is definitely a person with normal body temperature!

Thinking of this, she angrily slid down the tree branch carefully. Fortunately, she had some skills and did not fall.

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