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Because there are so many people in the county magistrate's mansion, it is impossible for Mrs. Chang, a maid and a old woman to handle it all.

So after the dough and dumpling filling were ready, she shouted through the kitchen window, and everyone immediately crowded into the kitchen to make dumplings.

The women were fine, but few of the men present knew how to wrap one, with the exception of Senior Brother Lan Shi.

Seeing Senior Brother Lan Shi wrapping a dumpling so quickly, Mu Gu widened his eyes in surprise.

"Big Brother, how did you do it? Why is mine so ugly?"

Spreading out the palm of their hand, a thing that was neither a dumpling nor a bun appeared in front of everyone.

Everyone laughed when they saw it. Although the others didn’t wrap the dumplings well either, at least they didn’t look like buns.

"Why don't you just go and paint lanterns!"

Xiao Ruge was silent for a while. After confirming that Mu Gu had no talent in cooking, she wanted to kick him out. However, Mu Gu refused to admit defeat and insisted on continuing.

He just couldn't believe it. He was a prince, but he couldn't even learn how to make dumplings. If this got out, he would be laughed at!

Finally, with Mu Gu's unremitting efforts, he made a relatively complete dumpling, but the filling was a little leaky.

Looking at the strangely shaped dumplings that Mu Gu had made before, Xiao Ruge finally pushed him out the door, pointed at the lanterns on the table, and said, "Draw quickly, we'll hang the lanterns after we finish making the dumplings!"

Just like that, Mu Gu was kicked out of the kitchen.

The more people there are, the faster the work will be. There were many people making dumplings in the kitchen, and many people painting lanterns outside. In addition to Mu Gu who was driven out, there were also two senior brothers, Su Shang and Chang Ying.

We worked together and finally finished drawing all the lanterns before the dumplings were put into the pot.

Mu Gu liked little boy Chang Junyuan very much. He held him and asked him to hang lanterns on the branches. Soon, the yard was brightly lit.

This is a lot of fuss for New Year's Eve.

Xiao Ruge asked Sun Yan and others to light a brazier in the yard and throw a piece of bamboo tube into it. Soon, the sound of the bamboo tube exploding could be heard.

Although it is a bit dull, it is a rare natural firecracker on New Year's Eve.

As plates of dumplings came out of the pot, everyone gathered around the table. There was nothing else on the table except the dumplings.

Chang Yunfei brought a bowl of dumpling soup, looked at everyone with a smile, and said loudly with tears of excitement in his eyes: "I will use dumpling soup instead of wine to toast you all. Thank you for your help during this period!"

"Master Chang, you are too polite. I should be the one to toast you!"

Mu Gu and Xiao Ruge saw how hard Chang Yunfei worked during the Qizhou snow disaster.

So after Mu Gu finished speaking, Xiao Ruge also held up the dumpling soup to Chang Yunfei, "Master Chang, I toast to you!"

Lan Shi and others also raised their bowls to Chang Yunfei. Chang Yunfei was so moved that he almost cried on the spot. He held back the heat in his eyes and said with a choked voice: "Cheers!"

"Dry!"

Everyone responded in unison.

Mrs. Chang, who was standing by, was holding her son, tears already streaming down her face. But remembering that today was New Year's Eve, a happy day, she was afraid that crying would bring bad luck, so she quickly turned her head and wiped away her tears.

After everyone had drunk the dumpling soup, he smiled and invited everyone to eat dumplings.

"Everyone, come and try it. This is the first time I make dumplings stuffed with wild boar and cabbage. I don't know if they are delicious or not."

It was Mu Gu who picked up the first chopsticks. When he took the first bite, he immediately gave Madam Chang a thumbs up.

"good to eat!"

They haven't eaten meat since they came here. Every day they have nothing but porridge and pickles. Occasionally they steam a pot of mixed flour buns, but they are snatched away before they can even finish their meal.

After more than half a month, he was finally able to eat meat again. Mu Gu ate one dumpling at a time and felt quite satisfied.

He had never thought meat was so delicious before, but the cabbage and wild boar meat dumplings he ate today were the most delicious dumplings he had ever eaten!

Although it was the New Year, Chang Yunfei did not get much rest. He only gave everyone a morning off on New Year's Day. After lunch, he continued to work.

Since all the refugees already had a place to live, Mu Gu had some free time. He was currently staying in Xiao Ruge's room, listening to her talk to Sun Yan.

"Although the people of Qizhou have been settled, food is still scarce. I asked Lord Chang before, and he said that if they eat porridge every day, they can probably survive the first month of the year. After that, they may have to ask the court for food."

"So I guess we can't sell the food we stored before?"

Sun Yan thought that Xiao Ruge asked him to transport the grain here because she wanted to donate it when there was no food in the future. However, Xiao Ruge shook her head.

"There's no rush. Let's wait a little longer. Those wealthy merchants who donated grain before must still have some. I'm afraid they will take advantage of the shortage of grain later on and sell it at a high price."

"No way? With us here to keep them in check, how dare they do that?"

Mu Gu was a little confused. After all, the previous show of power was not in vain to scare people. It must have left some shadow in their hearts, right?

Xiao Ruge sighed after hearing this, "They are businessmen, they are open for business, the prices are a bit higher, are you going to arrest them all?"

Mu Gu thought about it carefully and realized that it was really impossible.

"Then I'll wait a little longer. If we can't hold on any longer, I'll get some food out. When we raided Ge Dashen's house, we found a lot of food. I gave it to Chang Yunfei. We should be able to hold on until mid-February."

The two of them have been out for quite some time, especially Xiao Ruge. If she doesn't return to the capital for a long time, it will definitely arouse suspicion.

She had originally planned to return to Beijing by the end of February at the latest. If she returned at that time, the grain merchants here would definitely raise the grain prices after the two of them left, and the people of Qizhou would suffer then.

Thinking of this, she looked at Sun Yan and asked, "Have you arranged to rent a shop?"

Sun Yan nodded. "It's not cost-effective to rent a shop, so when I first arrived in Qizhou, I bought a shop with a backyard. I have been living there before."

"Okay, the Seventh Prince and I will be returning to the capital after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. We still need you to keep an eye on this place. I guess that at the latest at the end of the first lunar month or the beginning of the second lunar month, someone will be selling grain. If someone drives up the price of grain, you can open a business and sell a batch of low-priced grain!"

When Uncle Sun collected the grain, because he wanted a lot, the price of rice was cheaper than the price at that time. Xiao Ruge didn't expect to make money from this batch of rice. What she wanted was the rice in the hands of those wealthy businessmen.

After Xiao Ruge told him the plan, Mu Gu slapped his thigh and agreed. Finally, he handed the rice on his side to Sun Yan and asked him to take care of it together.

As time went by, everything in Qizhou City was gradually getting back on track.

Although the weather is not very warm yet, it is much better than the previous cold winter.

Until Xiao Ruge and the others decided to leave, only a light spring snow fell in Qizhou.