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Chapter 180 - 180 180 Helping Relatives(2)_1
Chapter 180 - 180 180 Helping Relatives(2)_1
?Chapter 180: Chapter 180: Helping Relatives(2)_1 Chapter 180: Chapter 180: Helping Relatives(2)_1 “No, no need.” Mrs. Shuanzhu waved her hand, her face also whitening in terror.
“The festival is coming soon, it’s for the enjoyment of the children.” Lin Ziyin smiled and persuaded, “These aren’t exactly high-quality, and for those you’d want afterward, I may not be able to spare the time to give you.”
“Thank you, Ziyin.” Fang Cao and Lin Ziyin were about the same age. When she heard Ziyin’s words, her face was full of gratitude, without any unnecessary formalities.
Lin Ziyin responded with a slight nod.
In the evening, Kong Yier and Yu Shao’en returned, bringing back a cartload of wooden boxes. They were quite ordinary, coming in two shapes: circular and rectangular.
Lin Ziyin took them and examined them, finding them acceptable.
The Qian Family wrapped the mooncakes in oil paper, placing six in each box, one with chestnut filling, one with red dates, one with assorted nuts, one with mung bean paste, one with meat filling, and lastly, one with ‘ice skin’.
The top was uniformly marked with the words ‘moon reunion’ written on red paper by Qian Xuan. After such packaging, the mooncakes instantly levelled up.
“Miss, dinner is ready.” Cui Da’s family came over to report.
“Coming.” Lin Ziyin answered.
“Ziyin, I want to go home and inform my family that I won’t be returning tonight,” said Fang Cao.
“Alright.” Lin Ziyin nodded in agreement.
Mrs. Shuanzhu was also in a hurry to go home and look after her child, and to inform her family that she would be working late.
“You all eat first, then go home and let them know,” Lin Ziyin said.
Even though Fang Cao and Mrs. Shuanzhu were in a hurry, they didn’t feel it was right to leave straight away, so they followed the group to the side room for dinner.
The Lin Family certainly treated everyone well, with two meat dishes, two vegetable dishes, along with eggs, meat, tofu, nothing was missing for dinner.
The main course was white buns and rice, a rare treat in the eyes of farmers.
After dinner, Lin Ziyin packed four mooncakes for Fang Cao to take home. Only after Mrs. Shuanzhu and Fang Cao had repeatedly thanked her did they take the mooncakes and rush home.
The next morning, Lin Ziyin got up early. “Ziyin, it’s busy at home, we’ll stay and help in the morning. We have the ox cart, so we can just make a trip in the afternoon.”
“Sister-in-law, you rarely go home a few times a year, aren’t you afraid that if you don’t go home for the Mid-Autumn Festival, the villagers will gossip about our aunt?” Lin Ziyin said worriedly.
“I’ve already told my parents last time, if it’s busy at home, we’ll go in the afternoon and not stay for dinner. We can go around noon, and you can also go and take a look at that time, then we’ll come back together.” Guo Huiniang answered with a faint smile.
“Since it’s agreed, alright, sister-in-law, when you go, take a few more boxes of mooncakes.” Lin Ziyin said.
“Alright.” Guo Huiniang agreed.
As they were speaking, Master Hui Zhen came with two Martial Monks. “Girl, why are you up so early today?”
“The new pastries need to be sold, so we have to get up early. The kitchen has made lean meat porridge, layered pancakes and meat buns, you guys should go and eat, they’ve been saved for you.” Lin Ziyin said.
“It’s you, girl, who knows the poor monk’s preferences.” Master Hui Zhen cheerfully led the two Martial Monks towards the flower hall.
Upon seeing them enter, Cui Da’s family immediately served the prepared food into the room.
Last night, Mrs. Bai, Fang Cao and the others worked until after midnight before lodging at the Lin Family. They got up early in the morning while it was still dark and started working again. Given the good food provided by the Lin Family, no one was complaining or showing signs of tiredness.