On Zhao Ce's way home, it suddenly started to rain.

The weather, which has been dry for several months, seems to have been held in for too long.

The rain became heavier and heavier, turning Zhao Ce, who was riding a horse, into a drowned rat.

But this feeling is surprisingly good.

Zhao Ce sped up and entered the city.

The streets in the city were already covered with rainwater, and few people were walking on the streets.

He simply didn't control his speed and ran home quickly.

When they arrived near the house, they saw Su Caier and Aunt Chen holding an umbrella and looking at the door.

Seeing Zhao Ce appear, Su Cai'er quickly came over holding an umbrella.

Zhao Ce got off the horse and wiped the rain off his face.

Su Cai'er stood on tiptoes and hit the umbrella over his head.

Zhao Ce took her umbrella and said with a smile: "It's raining heavily."

Su Cai'er was busy taking out a handkerchief to wipe away the rain for him, but Zhao Ce had already pulled her directly into the house.

Hot water has been prepared in the house. When washing, Su Cai'er changed out of her soaked shoes and brought a bowl of ginger soup to Zhao Ce who had just finished washing.

Zhao Ce smelled the smell of this bowl of ginger soup and felt that it was similar to the peculiar sobering soup cooked by Su Cai'er.

He wrinkled his nose, closed his eyes, and drank it all in one gulp.

Su Cai'er looked at her husband's childish look, paused with her hand wiping his hair, and couldn't help but pursed her lips and laughed.

After Zhao Ce put down the bowl, Su Cai'er wiped his hair and gently combed it with a comb.

Zhao Ce squinted his eyes comfortably, enjoying the service of his little wife.

It was still raining heavily outside. When his hair was almost dry, Su Cai'er tied it loosely on his head.

Aunt Chen came over and said, "Madam, General Feng has sent a lot of things over."

The things Lao Feng sent have also arrived?

Zhao Ce stood up and said, "Are we here yet? Let's go to the kitchen and make you something delicious."

Zhao Ce asked Aunt Chen to move the basket of sweet potatoes to the kitchen.

Then, pulling on her slippers, Su Caier, who had also changed into slippers, walked under the eaves and entered the long-lost kitchen.

Most of the valuable things that Lao Feng had people deliver were packed in wooden boxes. These sweet potatoes were covered with oil paper cloth, so they were not too wet.

Su Cai'er squatted down curiously and looked at this new thing.

"Husband, what is this?"

Zhao Ce picked a few of similar sizes and threw them directly into the stove.

The rest was made by Su Cai'er into shredded sweet potatoes.

Su Cai'er handled the sweet potatoes with quick hands and feet, and soon a sweet and greasy smell filled the kitchen.

On a plate of sweet carrots, the two of them hid in the kitchen, and you tasted them one by one.

After eating, the roasted sweet potatoes in the stove were almost gone.

Zhao Ce turned it out, cut it open with a knife, and ate each person with a spoon.

The fragrant roasted sweet potato entered the mouth, making Su Cai'er's eyes widen.

“This is delicious!”

Zhao Ce also took a sip, nodded and said, "Although the varieties are different, the taste is not bad."

"When Brother Vincent comes back, let him take this stuff back and plant it on our land. By next spring, there will be too much stuff to eat."

Su Cai'er agreed: "Okay."

The two of them ate a plate of shredded sweet potatoes and two or three roasted sweet potatoes, making their stomachs feel full.

After eating, the two of them sat lazily against the table and looked at the rain outside.

This rare leisure time allowed Zhao Ce to relax completely.

He sat on the bench, put his hands back on the table, leaned his back against the table carelessly, and stretched his legs forward.

It seemed that when I returned to Shuiqiao Village with Su Cai'er, the two of them had a meal in the kitchen and then sat together.

Zhao Ce took a nap while Su Caier was doing needlework beside him.

Su Cai'er also followed his example, stretched out her legs and shook them slightly.

The legs of the two people are one big and one small. The big one has a normal white complexion, while the small one is milky white.

For some reason, the two legs that were close together suddenly started playing a childish game of you touch me, I touch you.

When they bumped into each other, Zhao Ce reached out and lifted Su Cai'er's thigh up, letting her step on his feet.

After raising them for so long, the little calluses on the soles of Su Cai'er's feet have become much softer.

In addition, the two of them had been wearing slippers, so Su Caier's feet were a little cold.

Stepping on Zhao Ce's instep like this made Zhao Ce feel a little itchy.

Su Cai'er curled up her shiny toes a little shyly, then raised her head and glanced outside the kitchen door.

Zhao Ce smiled and said: "Don't be afraid, I told Aunt Chen not to go near the kitchen if she has nothing to do."

Su Cai'er narrowed her eyes and leaned on his shoulder, and the two of them were affectionate for a while.

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In the next few days, it rained non-stop.

Since that day, Liu Ruyu had someone send a message back, saying that he had taken officials from the city to the salt field and had not been back recently.

Su Cai'er has been busy organizing the newly tidied warehouse at home.

I have received a lot more gifts recently, and the entire warehouse is packed to the brim.

Now that Lao Feng had sent two large boxes of expensive things, Su Cai'er thought that she would have to buy some storage racks and put them back as gifts.

In addition, Zhao Wensheng will go back before the Mid-Autumn Festival, so Su Cai'er has to be busy purchasing gifts for Zhao Wensheng to take back.

When the rain finally stopped for two days and Liu Ruyu sent a message asking Zhao Ce for help, Zhao Wensheng was about to leave for the village.

Zhao Ce handed the sweet potatoes to Zhao Wensheng and told him how to grow them.

Although Zhao Wensheng had never seen this thing, since it was Zhao Ce who told him, he naturally obeyed it unconditionally.

Zhao Ce hired two carriages, one carrying people, and the other carrying gifts that he and Su Cai'er gave to everyone in Shuiqiao Village.

They also borrowed a group of people from Lao Feng and asked Xu Fang and them to go ahead and rent two larger boats before bidding farewell to Zhao Wensheng and Lao Feng.

Zhao Wensheng said: "Brother, I will go back first. You must pay more attention to everything in the city."

When Zhao Wensheng heard about Zhao Ce's achievements, he was both proud of him and worried about him.

Now after he goes back, he has to wait until Zhao Ce and the others come back for the New Year before they can meet each other.

It would be a lie to say I'm not worried.

Zhao Ce smiled and said: "Brother, don't worry, I have a sense of proportion."

Zhao Wensheng gave Zhao Ce a few more words before setting off with a carriage full of gifts behind him.

During this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, due to the previous turmoil, Magistrate Cui was busy investigating, interrogating and dealing with prisoners with the defenders, and had no energy to spare time to hold any activities.

However, if the government does not organize it, it cannot stop everyone's enthusiasm.

There are only two lantern festivals a year that can be lively without curfew, and everyone is still in high spirits.

Su Cai'er told the shopkeeper in the store to buy two red lanterns early and hang them up.

On the Mid-Autumn Festival, it was still raining heavily during the day.

At night, amid everyone's expectations, the rain finally stopped for a short time.
Chapter completed!