A blessed wife leads her husband to wealth and prosperity!

When Wen Yuning woke up, Lin He'er had already prepared dinner.

Just then, Lu Ran from next door woke up, complaining that he was starving.

Dad, is dinner ready? I feel like I could eat a whole pig right now!

Seeing that his son had woken up and was still asking for food, Lu Zhengping figured the man had recovered and was probably alright.

Get up and eat. Mrs. Wen has prepared the meal for you. We haven't eaten yet either, so let's all eat together.

Seeing that the two of them were up, Lin He'er had Meng Xing arrange the kitchen table and chairs in a corner of the courtyard.

It's hot today, and it's not comfortable to eat in the kitchen. Luckily, the yard is really big, so we'll eat in the yard today.

After everyone was ready, Songzi helped Lin He'er bring the food to the table one by one. When Lu Ran saw today's meal, his eyes widened in amazement.

There were several dishes on the table, and because the students' diet had to be taken care of, the food was mostly light and mild.

However, the food was light, but that didn't mean I couldn't make it fancy. I put a lot of effort into this meal so that the two of us could eat well.

We fed the tofu and loofah soup with fish broth. Everyone had a big bowl first.

Next, I steamed egg custard, pork ribs, stir-fried yam, stir-fried bok choy, and okra. To satisfy everyone's cravings, I also made beggar's chicken!

In short, the table will be full of food!

Sister-in-law, you are really capable. I admire Yishan now, and after eating this meal with you today, I admire you even more.

Lu Ran, while eating, still had to express his praise for Lin He'er. It was absolutely delicious; her cooking skills were so good, she could open a restaurant!

Thank you for your approval. Eat more if you like! You all worked hard on your exams today, so eat more to make up for it.

Okay, I won't stand on ceremony with my sister-in-law!

Son, stop talking. Eat quickly, or your classmates will eat all the food.

Despite the large amount of food Lin He'er prepared, the table was filled with men besides herself, so the food dwindled rapidly. Moreover, there were two people among them who were so hungry they could eat their plates.

As everyone in the courtyard was happily eating, they saw the master and servant from the west wing come out of the room.

Perhaps disturbed by the noise of everyone eating, Lin He'er noticed that the lecherous man looked quite unwell.

Could you please eat in a quieter voice so as not to disturb others' rest?

After saying this, the two left the courtyard without waiting for anyone's reply.

Tsk tsk, they're all awake, what are they still saying? The crowd paid no attention to what the two were saying and continued eating and drinking.

After everyone finished eating, the master and servant still hadn't returned.

Everyone in the courtyard was quite full from eating, so after a short rest, they went back to their rooms to rest.

Lin He'er wasn't as tired as Wen Yuning, and she wasn't sleepy at all. She left her room and went to the courtyard to chat with Qiao Shi.

Knowing that the exams were starting today, Mrs. Qiao did not disturb the people in the courtyard.

As the two were talking, Lu Zhengping came out of the next room.

Mrs. Wen, do you have any extra flatbread? I have an exam tomorrow, and I'm thinking about...

Lu Zhengping was still a little embarrassed to ask for his son's help. Yesterday, someone gave him three packs of noodles, and his son said that they were just right for lunch. He had never eaten this kind of noodle before and wanted to continue eating noodles for lunch tomorrow!

Uncle, you're too kind. I've made a lot; I'll go get it for you now.

After Lin He'er finished speaking, she turned around and went back into her room, then came out carrying seven or eight bags in her arms.

That's enough for two days straight.

"Thank you, thank you," Lu Zhengping said, seeing that the person had given him a lot of things. He insisted on paying them money, since making these things must have been very troublesome. He had opened them before and looked at the vegetable buns; he could tell from their appearance that a lot of effort had been put into them.

No need, Uncle. This food is nothing. My husband and Young Master Lu are good friends, so I can't accept your money.

Good, good, it's good luck for my son to get to know Yishan.

Lu Zhengping took the flatbread and went back to his room to put it in his son's exam basket.

Once everyone had entered the room, Lin He'er continued chatting with Madam Qiao.

Auntie, do you have any cotton or cotton cloth? I'd like to use it to make a small item. I've been so busy taking care of my husband lately that I haven't had a chance to go out and buy any.

If you have any at home, I'd like to ask if you can buy them directly from you.

I need to go check on the cotton. Last winter, my husband and I made cotton-padded clothes. I remember we had some left over, but not much. If you need more, you'll have to buy some from outside.

A little is enough, not too much.

We have cotton cloth. How much do you need? I'll get it for you.

One foot is enough. The things I make don't use much fabric.

Okay, you wait here, I'll go look for it for you.

Qiao returned to her room and searched for the things Lin He'er needed.

A short while later, the person came out of the room with the things.

Here, you can borrow my sewing basket too. Qiao put the items in the basket and handed it directly to Lin He'er.

Thank you, ma'am. How much money should I give you?

Give me twenty coins. There's only a little bit of stuff, it's not worth much.

Okay, thank you very much, ma'am.

Lin He'er took the things and went back to her room to hurry up and finish what she needed to do.

Although I am not very good at needlework, the good thing is that I am good at embroidery.

The simplest mending can still be done on a regular basis.

Holding the items in his hand, he sat down at the table and used scissors to cut the cotton cloth into several pieces. Then he gently spread cotton on the cloth, took a needle, and slowly sewed the two sides of the cloth together.

After the sewing is completely finished, thin strips of fabric are sewn onto the four corners of the fabric, and a simple mask is made.

Considering that the mask had a double layer, and to prevent being denied entry into the examination room, Lin He'er left a one-finger-wide opening near her mouth. This way, even if the soldiers checked it, they could only remove the cotton padding to inspect it, and the mask would still appear to be double-layered.

Just to be on the safe side, Lin He'er made a few extra single-layer masks. If double-layer masks weren't allowed, she could just bring a few extra single-layer ones.

Thinking about the infamous account, Lin He'er felt that she needed to make more preparations.

After finishing these tasks, it was getting late, so I decided not to return the things to the Qiao family today. I could return them tomorrow.

Nothing happened that night. Before dawn the next day, Lin He'er quietly got up and went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. In a little while, she would have to wake Wen Yuning up for breakfast so they could go to the examination hall.

I took some sesame and peanut powder from my suitcase, boiled some water in the iron pot in the kitchen, quickly made several bowls of sesame and peanut paste, boiled some eggs, and made scallion pancakes. Then it was time to go to the room to wake people up.

"Brother Wen, it's time to get up!" Lin He'er shook the person sleeping on the bed.

Hmm, okay!

Wen Yuning was woken up from bed by his wife, and quickly washed his face to wake himself up.

People went straight to the kitchen to eat.

Just then, a commotion came from the next room. It turned out that the servant boy, Songzi, had come to the kitchen.

"Songzi, are you hungry?" Lin He'er asked, seeing Songzi had taken some flour and was about to get busy.

Madam, I would like to make some breakfast for the young master.

Of the three people from the Lu family, only Songzi knows how to cook, so he will definitely be the one to prepare breakfast.

Stop fussing around and quickly call everyone to come eat.

I've already prepared breakfast; here it is.

Lin He'er gestured for Songzi to look at the table.

Seeing that a lot of breakfast food had been laid out on the table, Songzi happily thanked Lin He'er repeatedly.

Thank you, Mrs. Wen. I'll call everyone to dinner now.

Lin He'er wasn't hungry at the moment, so she let Wen Yuning sit down and eat, and went back to her room to get her things.

When I returned with my food, the kitchen staff were already sitting there eating.

Many of my sister-in-law's thoughts are on me. When Lu Ran saw Lin He'er enter the kitchen, he put down the bowl, stood up, and bowed to Lin He'er.

Don't be shy, sit down and eat. I'll take care of the meals for the next few days, so you don't need to worry about food.

Don't be so polite with me! I cook fast! It doesn't matter much whether I'm cooking for one person or several!

Okay, then I'll mooch a few meals off my sister-in-law.

As Lu Ran spoke, he continued to eat the biscuits.

After everyone finished eating, Lin He'er took out what she was holding and gave it to Lu Ran.

This thing is called a face mask. I made it on the spot. I heard that some people might be assigned to bad numbers, so this thing might be of some use.

I put it directly on my face, covering my mouth and nose. If I still felt a smell, I stuffed cotton balls into my nose and then put on a mask. That should make it much better.

I hope you two keep your luck good, but just to be on the safe side, we'll keep it in the basket. Better safe than sorry, haha!

Sister-in-law, you're amazing that you could come up with something like this! Looking at the thing in her hand, Lu Ran felt that she should get married sooner rather than later.

Having a wife and not having a wife makes a huge difference! Right now, I'm incredibly envious of my friend!

Honey! I need one too!