Chapter 1217 - 384 Zhenzhen Gets Spanked, Cui Qingrou Disciplines Her Child
One thousand and four hundred mooncakes were baked throughout the entire afternoon. Six people and six beasts ate more than fifty pieces, and after distributing three hundred pieces to Zhao Mu and others according to their tastes, the remaining nearly four hundred pieces were sent to some of the closest families in the village, including the Wu family, Aunt Tong’s house, Master Zeng’s house, Master San’s house, and over ten other households.
The last two hundred or so pieces, saving a few for tomorrow, were placed in twenty exquisite gift boxes to be given to the guests who would visit the Scholar Mansion for the festival the next day.
Shengsheng carefully packed the most perfect mooncake she made in a small square box, preparing to personally deliver it to her future stepmother.
Although the work was not heavy, having kept busy all day without pause, everyone was quite exhausted. After dinner, they each carried hot water back to their rooms to rest.
After Mo Yan finished bathing and, according to their previous arrangement, spent time working with Xuetuan in the Space and finished telling a story, she took the cleaned Six Beasts out of the Space, applied a layer of ointment to Little Flower’s scalded foot, then crawled into her thin blanket. In the huffing and puffing sounds of Mao Tuan, she fell into a deep sleep.
The next day, Mo Yan, Xin Er, and Shengsheng got up early again, loaded the twenty boxes of mooncakes onto the horse carriage, and, after eating the breakfast prepared by Lixiu, the three sisters set off towards the city.
The Six Beasts took advantage of the darkness before dawn to leave for Jing City with their respective Beast Badges, to avoid being seen on the streets and potentially causing unnecessary panic. The city guards, seeing the Beast Badges, would only keep an eye on where the beasts went to prevent them from injuring anyone; they dared not stop them from entering the city, let alone drive them away.
Lixiu, Liyan, and Tang Xin, aware of their own status, firmly refused to join the festivities at the Scholar Mansion. Concerned that they would feel uncomfortable, Mo Yan tried to convince them for a while but did not insist.