Chapter 181 - Chapter 181: Chapter 181: Going Out (1/2)

Chapter 181: Chapter 181: Going Out

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“Dayong brought wheat-colored apricots from home today, they’re big, sweet, and so delicious. The apricot tree has been around since my childhood, I wouldn’t dare say it grows the best apricots, but for a few neighboring villages, one might find it hard to buy apricots as sweet as these ones.”

Mrs. Ye laughed, “Take some home, let Miss Sui taste them. If she finds them delicious, come back and get more. We have several trees at home, we can’t finish them all when they’re ripe. Don’t worry about not having enough to eat.” “Okay, thank you Aunt.” After expressing her gratitude, Zhuang Qingning took the apricots and went home.

On the way, she ran into Ye Dayong, who was returning home. They chatted briefly before she continued on her way home.

By the time she arrived home, Zhuang Qingning had already run to two households to deliver the pork head meat, and was cutting the meat.

Despite Zhuang Qingsui’s proficiency in various tasks, especially chopping vegetables and meat, Zhuang Qingning couldn’t bear to let her beloved sister, who was also her only blood relative and an obedient girl, do something potentially dangerous. She quickly took over the knife.

“I’ll cut it, you peel a green onion, then wash a couple of coriander stalks. We’ll mix it with the spicy chili oil I cooked.”

“Okay.” Zhuang Qingsui agreed, and quickly started peeling the green onions and pulling out coriander.

The chili oil Zhuang Qingning made was bright red and deliciously fragrant, yet it wasn’t overly spicy. The meat mixed with this chili oil tasted rich and full-bodied. Along with scallion pancakes and egg soup, it was nothing short of delicious.

After the sisters finished eating, as was customary, they went to check on the tofu workshop and didn’t return home to sleep until late that night.

With the high moon, the low humming of insects, a gentle breeze against their faces, and the swaying tree branches, the misty moonlight spilled all over the ground, casting scattered tree shadows.

A dark figure slipped through the door crack, treading intentionally to reach a ‘Osmanthus’ tree.

Following closely, another figure arrived, and together they hurried to the corner gate.

“Sir, are you sure we can escape from this courtyard?” Chu Jinzhou asked nervously, looking up with his sleeves in his fist.

Since Fan Wenxuan arrived, in order to prevent him from taking Chu Jinzhou out privately to dangerous places, Ning Feng had repeatedly instructed his subordinates to guard the gate.

As long as the gate was guarded, no matter how unexpectedly Fan Wenxuan acted, they would always be within Qingzhuyuan, within a controllable range, and would not make any big mistakes.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that, at this point, Qingzhuyuan was an impregnable fortress. For him and Fan Wenxuan, it was almost impossible to successfully bribe the servants guarding the corner gate and secretly slip out of Qingzhuyuan.

“Don’t worry, I have already surveyed the terrain and prepared everything.” Fan Wenxuan beckoned to Chu Jinzhou, “Follow me.”

“Where are we going?” asked Chu Jinzhou.

“Out.” Fan Wenxuan answered in a low voice.

“But…” Chu Jinzhou was full of doubts, “Isn’t the gate over there?”