Chapter 433: Chapter 431: The Gift for Sister_1
 

After lunch was over, Old Master and the other elders were red-faced and drowsy from drinking, and they went back to take a nap.

When the Fluttering Snow Residence became quiet, Little Prince secretly approached his Sister, and gave her a slightly rough, not very realistic, hand-carved little tiger statue he had made himself..

Lin Qingluo really liked it, and took the wooden-carved little tiger with bright eyes, unconsciously asking, “Is this Huya?”

“Yes.”

Little Prince’s misty eyes flashed with longing, “It’s Huya when he was little, being silly and cute, very adorable.”

Lin Qingluo gently rubbed the Little Prince’s head, her eyes gentle, “Xuan’er, in these two days, go to the palace once more to bid farewell to your parents. We will set off to travel outside in two days.”

“Mmm, alright.”

Little Prince’s obsidian-like big eyes suddenly lit up, filled with beautiful longings for the future.

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In the deep night, two days later, Lin Qingluo bid farewell to Old Master, Grandfather, and Grandmother. Accompanied by her two elder brothers, she took her two apprentices and the Little Prince to leave the Capital City and travel to the countryside.

Ye Xue’e, who missed her daughter, unwilling to be separated from her for a long time, also took Ying’er into the carriage before setting off, intending to accompany her daughter back to Woniu Village and live in the countryside for a while.

When the Lunar New Year approached, and her daughter returned from her travels, she would return to Duke of Zhen’s residence with her.

Lin Jinyun and Lin Jinyang, the two brothers, also went along to visit their parents in the countryside.

Lin Qingluo rode a high-spirited horse and dressed up as a young man traveling to study, accompanied by her two elder brothers, Wang Meng, and Shitou, on both sides of the carriage.

Under cover of the night, the group left the Capital City on their fast horses, and after three days and nights, they returned to Woniu Village safely.

Back in their warm home, looking at the courtyard where she grew up, listening to the cheerful laughter of her loved ones, wading through the shallow river water, and galloping through the woods and fields on horseback.

Lin Qingluo was filled with various emotions, every cell in her body breathing freely, and she couldn’t help shouting loudly, clearing her heart of all grievances.

Wang Meng and Shitou were also suffocating in the Capital City. As soon as they got home, they took their three big dogs running into the woods to let out their pent-up energy, disappearing for an entire day.

When Little Prince returned to the countryside, he became much more energetic, leading his little pony, Yellow Jujube, to play by the riverbank, and his silver-bell-like laughter echoed among the mountains.

Su Hu and his wife were overjoyed to see their little daughter, whom they had been separated from for a month.

Li Xiu’e hugged her daughter’s soft little body, unwilling to let go.

Su Hu followed his daughter around the village with warm eyes, beaming and never leaving her side.

Lin Jinyu and Second Uncle Lin were also overjoyed to see their loved ones returning from the Capital City.

They ordered their servants to clean up the rooms in the front courtyard, replace the old bedding with new ones, and make the accommodations as comfortable as possible for their sister-in-law and niece.

Second Uncle Lin was reliable and had established a good relationship with Luo Zhan, purchasing and storing supplies. As Lin Qingluo expected, the private salt trade was going smoothly behind the scenes.

Little Kingfisher’s flying speed was extremely fast. From Capital City to Woniu Village, which usually took people three days on horseback, Little Kingfisher only needed one Shichen (two hours) to make a round trip.

With Little Kingfisher’s help, the supplies stored in the Mystic Canyon could be seen to increase significantly, with enough grain reserves for a thirty thousand-strong army for two months.

With the winter coming, the border was bitterly cold.

Second Uncle Lin worried that the soldiers at the border would not have new cotton clothes for the winter. So, he discussed with Lin Qingluo and wanted to transport a batch of cotton clothes to the border.

Lin Qingluo readily agreed, taking out a batch of supplies from the Canyon and handed it over to him, allowing him to contact his old comrades in the army, bypass the court’s secret agents, and support the front lines.