It's not clear what Li Hui said to Su Zhen specifically, but the night Su Zhen left, Li Hui was busy in the study all night.

The next day, the first day of the new year.

The children came over to pay New Year's greetings. Li Hui finished dealing with it with red eyes, went back to the house and fell asleep. Cheng Xue didn't ask him what happened the whole time.
In the blink of an eye, it’s the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, and it’s customary in Wanghe Village to eat noodles because it’s a human day.

You have to eat them on the seventh, seventeenth, and twenty-seventh day of the lunar month.

Cheng Xue went to the small kitchen early in the morning to make hand-made noodles, and paired it with pickled cabbage and minced meat. She ate it in one bite and returned to Wanghe Village in Liaodong.

"Auntie, the noodles are so delicious."

Luozi praised it while eating, and the way his mouth was dripping with oil was particularly cute.

"Eat as much as you like. When the 17th or 27th come back, my aunt will give it to you if it is your turn. You must eat noodles and have your legs tied during these three days."

"Don't worry, Auntie. Even if I'm on duty, I'll remember to eat noodles. I won't need Auntie to deliver them to me then. I'll come back and have a bite when I have time. I still have time."

Cheng Xue smiled and nodded, adding more minced meat to him.

"By the way, Auntie, Tiedan and I have found several places to provide geese and ducks for the restaurant. Ran Hong is going to talk to the manager tomorrow. I'm sorry, Auntie, goose and duck feathers can really be used for quilts and cotton trousers. ?"

"It can be done, and it's softer and more wind-resistant than cotton. When it's ready, I'll bring you a quilt. It'll be very light to cover you."

"Okay, then I'll give it a try. If it's good, let's buy all the ones in our house."

Habayashi Wei, who lives in the same house as him, is about the same age. He has full control over making money and is very willing to eat and drink.

Li Hui looked at them chatting enthusiastically, subconsciously raised the corners of his mouth, and felt warm in his heart.

After dinner, the children went to the Liyuan together, and Li Hui rarely stayed in the study room to accompany Cheng Xue to make balls in the pharmacy.

"Why, Mr. Li is not busy today?"

Faced with her teasing, Li Hui shrugged indifferently and said:

"I'll be with my wife even when I'm busy. It's really not what a husband should do if he neglects her for so long."

"Come on, come on. If you have something to say, just say it. Don't give me the ecstasy soup."

After how many years they have been together, although stumbling blocks do occur, their understanding of each other is no less than that of couples who have been together for twenty years.

Li Hui said: "Hehe..." He laughed twice, came closer and said:

"I may be late coming back during this period. Don't wait for me at night. You should go to bed after eating. If you feel distressed, I will leave some soup and water in the kitchen. I will make the fire myself when I come back."

"Are you sure you want to add fuel to the fire yourself?" Cheng Xue shook his head in a funny way and took the pills out of his hand, "Don't worry, I won't talk about you. You won't mention what you told Su Zhen specifically that night. , I won’t ask, but staying up late is definitely not good for your health, so don’t mess around with dinner and ask Dexi to come back to get it.”

Li Hui happily kissed her on the face and said happily:

"I know my wife loves me. Don't worry, I'll just be busy for a while. I'll definitely take a good rest for a few days after I'm done."

Cheng Xue nodded after hearing this, stood up, took a white porcelain bottle, and filled him with a lot of wolfberry and black sesame balls.

"Don't forget to eat this."

"No, no, I must eat this. My hair is obviously much better than before." Li Hui hurriedly took it and put it on close to his body. Cheng Xue continued to mix pills, and the two of them stayed in the pharmacy for a whole morning. In the afternoon, they went back to the room to rest briefly, and the day passed.

Speaking of which, the Li Mansion should be regarded as the most leisurely wealthy family in the capital. Other high-ranking people were either entertaining guests or having a banquet, or were on their way to the banquet.

On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, when the seal was opened and everyone went to court, everyone was in low spirits, except Li Hui, who was in high spirits and even presented the "gift" he had prepared in the past few days to the court.

There are confusing accounts in all departments, but there are very few who directly list them and submit them to the emperor like Li Hui. What's more important is that he has sorted out all the confusing accounts of the six departments, including the Ministry of Accounts, which has a wide impact, and it feels like "beating the old master to death with random punches".

Cheng Xue didn't care about the intrigues in the court. Li Hui was busy recently, so she was busy steaming goose down and duck down at the other village. Li Yue is not idle either. He is looking for a shop in the city to be responsible for selling velvet pants, velvet quilts, etc. in the future.

Because of the successful experience last time, Cheng Xue did not take too many detours this time. In addition, she has devoted herself to studying Chinese medicine in the past few years and has an excellent grasp of medicinal materials, so her odor removal is foolproof.

"...When you lead people to do it independently, you must not be careless about this part. No matter what happens, you and Ran Hong must keep one here. If the smell is not good, we will destroy the sign after selling it. We all The pot from which people eat has completely leaked.”

"Don't worry, madam, we're awake." Zhu Xuan and Ran Hong said in unison.

Put a handful of dried goose down and duck down in front of your nose. The light medicinal fragrance is refreshing and particularly pleasant.

The processed fluff is also put into cotton when making a quilt, and then the cotton is used as the lining and the satin is used as the outside. The stitches are very fine when sewing, just to ensure that no matter how you kick it, there will be no problems.

With enough hands and everything, ten quilts were made in half a month.

As agreed before, Cheng Xue took the quilt and delivered it to Luozi. The Imperial Guards in the Imperial Palace were on duty, and those who were not at home in the capital were all arranged in the courtyard on Kangshi Street. Although there is only one entrance to the courtyard, it is very large, with more than 20 rooms, and there are also earth dragons.

I told the concierge who I was looking for and was quickly brought in.

"Mrs. Li, please come here. Guo Wentao lives in the fifth room from the east. There are four of them living in the house, and the children are very nice. Don't worry."

"Thank you."

She thanked him, and Bai Wei took out a purse and gave it to the old man.

"Oh, this can't be done..."

"Take it, please take good care of our Wen Tao in the future." Cheng Xue persuaded with a smile.

Seeing this, the old man stopped refusing and accepted it after thanking him.

Pushing open the room, there was no one in the room, but it was kept very tidy, which should be the credit of the old man. This area is all under the control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Yulin Guards guard the palace, so the food and accommodation are the best.

In fact, the quilts issued in the palace are also very good, and the rollers don't take long to cover, so they are not heavy when covering them. The quilt Cheng Xue brought was different in color from others, so Bai Wei brought the scissors and Cheng Xue took off the original quilt and sewed it on again.

This busy work lasted a whole hour. Fortunately, Luozi and the others are on duty for six hours and will not be back until night.

After all the bedding was packed, Cheng Xue packed Luozi's box again before leaving.

The carriage stopped after less than a cup of tea. Seeing this, Bai Wei came to the door——

"What happened? Why did it stop?"

"Back to Miss Bai Wei, the Gu family's carriage blocked the way. Mrs. Gu wanted to talk to Madam." (End of Chapter)

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