Chapter 1126 - 360 Stirring Trouble, Administering a Strong Medicine_2
The snow on the road had reached the knees of Little Black and Da HongZao, and while they were strong enough to run, they couldn’t move much faster than walking, and it was hugely exhausting. Mo Yan was not in a hurry to travel, so she let them walk step by step.
It took one and a half hours to cover the forty-mile journey to the city gate. Once inside, the streets had been cleared of snow, and the two horses picked up speed; it took just a quarter of an hour to reach the Liu Family home.
Seeing Liu Tinglan come out to greet her, Mo Yan couldn’t help but exclaim, "Sister Lan, how did you lose so much weight?"
She had seemed perfectly fine when they met before the New Year, but now, after the holiday, she had changed so much Mo Yan barely recognized her. Thinking of what might have caused her old friend to change like this, Mo Yan felt a heavy sense of foreboding.
A smile squeezed out of Liu Tinglan’s face, and since the servants were present, she couldn’t say much. Holding Mo Yan’s hand, she headed for the house, "Yanyan, how do you have free time to visit today? It’s perfect timing; my great uncle sent over a large basket of seafood just a couple of days ago. You’re in for a treat."
Jing City isn’t near the sea, and without direct roads to the coast, only dried fish and shrimp could be transported there. But even dried fish and shrimp were precious delicacies, and their prices were beyond the reach of ordinary households.
Knowing that the courtyard was not the place for a private conversation, Mo Yan didn’t continue to inquire, and let a smile creep onto her face as well, "Really? Then you better not fight me for the shrimp later."
Hearing this, Liu Tinglan’s smile became genuinely brighter, "You wish! I love shrimp the most, at most I’ll give you half later."
"Alright, half it is! Before I head back, I’ll tell my aunt to take all the leftover shrimp from your house," joked Mo Yan, hoping to cheer her friend up.
The two women chatted and laughed their way to the main hall, where Mrs. Liu was waiting. Mo Yan approached and performed the junior’s greeting, presenting her gift.
Mrs. Liu chided, "You silly girl, you should just come, no need for such formalities. Don’t do this next time." Speaking, she personally took the gift box and placed it on the table.