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  Summer elder aunt said it's not early, let everyone go back to rest. Summer solstice came out of the east house and didn't go to the west house, but went straight to the kitchen. Little black fish also refused to go back and rest first, wanting to accompany summer solstice.

  Two children arrived at the kitchen. Liu Shu had not rested yet, she busily smiled and asked Xia Zhi and Xiao Hei Yu, if they wanted to eat some midnight snacks. Pearl hadn't eaten dinner, this matter Liu Shu knew. Xia Zhi saw that there was a half-wrapped package of tofu skin buns on the table, so he guessed it was prepared by Liu Shu for Pearl.

  "Mind your own business, Liu Shu, I'll do it myself." Xia Zhi smiled and asked Liu Shu for some soaked glutinous rice and also got some zongzi leaves to soak separately.

  Because the Dragon Boat Festival is approaching, Xia Dagu's family likes to eat zongzi, so Liu Sao bought glutinous rice in advance and soaked it. Calculating the time, it should have been soaked for a while, just waiting for Xia Dagu's instructions, she will soak the zongzi leaves again before wrapping the zongzi.

  Liu Shu smiled and asked Xia Zhi, "Are you planning to wrap the zongzi? Or should I do it, so you can rest early?" She also said, "These zongzi are not easy to wrap."

  Zongzi is indeed not easy to wrap, and Xia Zhi has personally experienced it. When she first started learning how to wrap zongzi, they were either too tight or too loose, and it would take her half a day to wrap just one. However, hard work pays off for those who are diligent, and later on, she was able to wrap them very well.

  "Liu, I plan to pack a few zongzi to give away. Now let's prepare first, and we can only pack them tomorrow morning. It won't be many, I can handle it myself." Xia Zhi told Liu, "You'd better hurry up and prepare food for Pearl, she should be hungry soon."

  Liu Shu hastily agreed and continued wrapping tofu skin buns.

  Summer then took two more basins, scooped out some of the soaked glutinous rice, and put it in them. One basin had a bit more water added to it, while the other had its water drained off and was lightly pickled. Then she took a piece of five-flower pork belly with a good balance of fat and lean meat, and marinated it with autumn oil and seasonings. After finishing all this, she asked Liu's wife for some zongzi leaves which she soaked in water.

  When the preparations for the summer solstice were all done, Aunt Xia sent Little Red over to say that Pearl was hungry and wanted something to eat. Mrs. Liu hurriedly had Little Red bring up some freshly steamed tofu skin buns.

  Xia Zhi smiled, knowing that Xia Dagu should have coaxed the pearl. She then spoke with Liu Sao for a while, and when Xiao Hong brought back the empty plate, she slowly walked back to the upper house with Xiao Hei Yu.

  Xiya Li, Pearl has been re-washed, but her eyes are red and swollen, obviously having cried very hard. Xia Dagu sat beside Pearl, the mother-daughter pair speaking in low voices.

  Seeing Xia Zhi and Xiao Hei'er come in, Pearl hesitated slightly, but still stood up, calling out to Lao Shu and Fourth Sister in a mosquito-like voice. Her gaze swept across the faces of the two, then immediately lowered her head.

  But it's also hard to come by.

  Summer's face was smiling, she also stood up and watched the three children settle down before blowing out the candle and closing the door.

  The little black fish soon fell asleep. Pearl turned over gently, seemingly having trouble falling asleep. Xia Zhi closed his eyes and was also thinking about something... Tian Lai Bao didn't come.

  She had expected Tian Lai Bao to come and find her and Xiao Hei Yu today, so she didn't go to Wen Shan Academy. Since Tian Lai Bao didn't come today, he won't be coming for the time being.

  There's still some doubt about Kuixiangzhai!

  Xia sighed quietly. This was also expected, and the development of things had been relatively smooth so far. As they say, good things come to those who wait patiently. She could wait.

  Nothing was said that night, and the next day Xia Zhi got up early. She first went to the kitchen to wrap about twenty zongzi and put them in a pot to cook. At this time, everyone else just woke up.

  After breakfast, Xia Dagu said she wanted to go see Xia Ershu and Xia Erniang. "Zhenzhu is coming with me." Then she asked Xia Zhi and Xiao Heiyu if they wanted to come together.

  "I won't go with Old Uncle then," Xia Zhi said. "We're going to Wenshan Academy today."

  "That's good." Xia Dagu and Guo Shu nodded, Xia Zhiti today will go to find Xia Xiuciai, let Xia Xiuciai take charge of Xia Ershu.

  "I'll hire a sedan chair with Pearl to go to Yao Wang Temple Alley. Let the family car take Little Dragon and Sixteen." Summer Aunt arranged.

  "My uncle and Zhang Sheng will also need a car. My old uncle and I can just rent one. Don't worry, my sisters, my old uncle and I won't get lost," Xia Zhi said.

  "That won't do. I can't accompany you, and then have you hire a carriage again; how could I possibly feel at ease? Sixteen, if you continue to act like this, it's just like being estranged from your elder sister; your elder sister will get angry."

  Nothing more will be said after the summer solstice.

  Xia Dagu had the tailor, Wang Shu, rush to finish making clothes for Xia Zhi and Xiao Hei. Early in the morning, the clothes were delivered. Xia Dagu insisted that they wear their new clothes before she would let them leave the house. She also took out a box of pastries and told Xia Zhi to deliver it to Li Shan Chang.

  "Big sister, I've packed a few zongzi and plan to send them over to Li Shanchang." Although the pastry box was expensive, it wasn't anything special for Li Shanchang - he might even receive a mountain of such gifts on Dragon Boat Festival. But the handmade zongzi were different. They represented her thoughts and feelings, and were more intimate and sincere.

  "This sixteen-year-old kid, sometimes is more thoughtful than we adults think." Xia Dagu sighed, knowing that Xia Zhi still wanted to leave the box of pastries for them. However, she had also made up her mind and couldn't accept this box of pastries. "It's just in time, since the person who brought the message hasn't left yet, let's have him bring this box of pastries back to your grandfather and grandmother."

  At this point, Xia Zhi couldn't refute it either. She didn't take it to heart and wanted to give things to Xia Dagu's family, there would be plenty of opportunities later, not just at this moment.

  Xiatou put on a new set of clothes and felt quite comfortable. Because she chose fine silk, which is more understated than satin, and it's also very comfortable to wear. As for Wang Shuo's character, let's not talk about it for now, but the clothes made by her are really flawless.

  Xiao Hei Yu also wore new clothes, happily pulling Da Qing. When Xia Zhi went to the kitchen and carried a food box filled with zongzi, the two children sat on the horse-drawn carriage and headed towards Wen Shan Academy.

  This time, the carriage did not stop at the gate of the academy, but went straight into the academy. Xia Zhi still remembered the location of Li Shan's courtyard and directed the driver to drive the carriage to the entrance of the courtyard and stopped.

  Because she didn't know how long she would stay in the academy, Xia Zhi sent the carriage back first and told Xiao Hei Yu to think of a way to return to Xi City Street on her own.

  She had just stepped through the gate with her lunchbox when a young servant hastily approached her from the side.

  "Summer girls are here!" The young servant greeted Xia Zhi and Xiao Hei Yu with a bow. Xia Zhi also recognized the young servant as someone she had seen before, and was surprised that he still remembered them and knew who they were.

  The young servant was very respectful and polite: "Miss, are you here to see the young master? The young master is not in, please wait a moment, I'll go invite him over."

  "Where did Li Xia go?" asked Xiazhi.

  The young servant told her: "Young master was called away by several classmates to discuss an article, not far from here."

  "Oh." Xia nodded and asked the young servant if Li Shan was around, "I'd like to see Li Shan. If he's busy with something, let him attend to it first."

  "The mountain will be there forever, I'll go and report to the young lady." The little servant said with a smile, "Young master has instructed that as soon as the young lady arrives, he wants me to call him immediately. Nothing is more important than the young lady's matter."

  The little fellow went to the upper house and soon came out to tell Xia Zhi and Xiao Hei Yu, Li Shan Chang invited them in. Then he bowed to Xia Zhi and hurriedly went to find Li Xia.

  Li Xia didn't just entrust him with one task. Whoever snatched this job would not only win Li Xia's favor, but also receive a substantial reward. Young Master Li had always been generous with his rewards.

  Before leaving the yard, Xiao Shuai just walked quickly and didn't dare to lose his composure. After leaving Li Shan Chang's yard, he ran with all his might: He had to hurry up to inform Young Master of the good news!

  Li Shanzhang was writing. Xia Zhi walked in and put the food box aside, waiting for Li Shanzhang to finish writing and lift his head before she and Xiao Hei went forward to pay their respects.

  "Sixteen, Little Dragon, you've arrived, please sit down quickly." Li Shan Chang ordered the servant to bring up some pastries and sweet soup (to entertain the two children, he didn't order tea, but instead instructed the servant to prepare sweet soup), only then did he sit down and talk to the two children. "The matter you asked me to handle has already been taken care of."

  This is about not giving Xia Xiuzai advance wages.

  "Thank you, Shan Chang." Xia Zhi smiled with curved eyebrows.

  "Alas," Li Shanjun sighed, "I've become a bad person."

  "If Director Shan had lent the wages to my father, that would have been a good deed done badly. Now what Director Shan is doing, for my father and for us, are all very good things." Xia Zhi hurriedly said.

  Li Shan smiled and asked the two children if they persisted in practicing calligraphy at home, and also asked them how they had time to come to the academy today. Xia Zhi replied that she and Xiao Hei Yu practiced calligraphy every day, as for this trip to the academy...

  "The Dragon Boat Festival is approaching, of course we have to come and visit you, Master Shan." Xia Zhi said, bringing over the food box and opening it, "This is a zongzi that I personally wrapped, it's a small token of my appreciation, please try some, Master Shan."

  "Zongzi made by Xiaoshili herself?" Li Shanzhang leaned over and took a look inside the lunchbox.

  The dumplings in the Dragon Boat Festival package are smaller than usual, neatly arranged in a food box, delicate and beautiful. Because they were just picked up from the pot, they still had a hint of warmth.

  Li Shanlang had already smelled the faint aroma of zongzi.

  "What smells so good?" Li Xia's clear voice sounded from the doorway.

  Just as Xia Zhi was about to turn around, he saw Li Xia walking in. The sunlight shone on Li Xia's face. Li Xia's sunny expression made Xia Zhi smile again with curved eyebrows: "Li Xia!"

  Li Xia paid respects and asked after Li Shan's well-being before he left on his long journey.

  Li Shan narrowed his eyes and gazed at his son's face: "Feng Huang, you're in a good mood, huh?"

  Li Xia didn't make a sound, thinking to herself that if you don't call me Fenghuang'er in front of others, my mood would be even better. However, this was something that couldn't be said out loud.

  "Sixteen, Old Uncle, you've arrived, I was just thinking of going to look for you."

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