Chapter 605 Escort

Hearing this, Mo Beihan's smile deepened and he felt very happy:

"Okay! I also like the food cooked by my aunt and the others. It's even more delicious than the food cooked by the old chef in our palace."

"My mother and third aunt will definitely be very happy when they hear your compliment."

"Then please help Miss Qiao to tell them that I really think the food cooked by the aunts is delicious, and it makes me think about it all the time."

"Okay, no problem. I'll tell them when I get back. It's getting so late, so I have to rush back for dinner. If I'm free another day, I'll treat Mr. Mo to dinner."

"Okay, it's dark and the road is hard to walk on. Miss Qiao, please be careful on the road!"

"I will."

The two parted ways, and Qiao Ran walked towards her carriage.

Mo Beihan stood there, watching the carriage go away.

Mu Er, who had just returned to the palace with Mu Yi not long ago, received a signal from his master before he had time to digest his newly fed stomach.

Not knowing what his master, who just said he had something to do, wanted to do with him, Mu Er hurried towards his master's direction.

As a result, the master assigned him a task, which actually required him to follow Miss Qiao's carriage from a distance and watch her return home before the task was completed.

Mu Er didn't ride a horse either, so he could only use Qing Kung Fu, quietly following behind the carriage, muttering to himself.

This mountain road has been paved so wide and smooth, and Miss Qiao’s carriage driving skills seem to be quite skillful. No one except the people from Qingshui Village will be in this mountain at this late hour, and there are no large-scale mountain roads outside Devil’s Valley. What danger can a ferocious beast pose? Is it possible that the master is still afraid that Miss Qiao will overturn the car?

However, no matter how much he muttered, the escort mission entrusted by the master must be completed.

Mu Er followed Qiao Ran's carriage to the tent area and watched from a distance as she got off the carriage and saw her family before Mu Er went back to report to his master.

But the master only replied with a faint "hmm" and let him go to sleep.

Mu Er was really confused by the monk Zhang Er. He returned to the room and asked Mu Yi depressedly, but he only received a helpless and sympathetic look from Mu Yi.

It was completely dark when Qiao Ran got home, but her family was still waiting for her to come back for dinner.

Zheng Huiniang, Lin Guizhen, Mrs. Qin, and Mrs. Qiao moved a small wooden stool and sat in the tent to pick the mushrooms picked today, picking off the sand and leaves.

Qiao Erhe and Qiao Sanhu were waiting in the open space in front of the tent area, eagerly watching the road leading out of the mountain.

Just when they couldn't help but want to ride out of the mountains to meet their eldest niece, for fear that something would happen to her on the road, they heard the sound of a carriage, and then Qiao Ran's carriage arrived in the open space.

"Ran Ran, you're finally back! Why have you been gone for so long? It's hard to walk on the road after dark. We're all afraid that you might be in danger on the road, so we wanted to go out to greet you!"

The two uncles rushed forward and helped to untie the carriage. One led the horse to the stable, and the other put the untied carriage away.

Qiao Ran explained: "Something happened at Qi Shaodong's house, which delayed some time. Have you eaten?"

"No, I said I would wait for you to come back to eat. Tonight, your third aunt and the others made several mushroom dishes, using the ones you picked yesterday. We also picked a lot of mushrooms today, but everyone I don’t dare to eat them for fear of picking the wrong ones. I’m waiting for you to come back to see if there are any poisonous ones mixed with them. I will pick them out before I dare to cook them and eat them tomorrow!”

Qiao Ran was very happy when she heard that her family had picked a lot of mushrooms today and strode towards her tent.

When Zheng Huiniang and Lin Guizhen heard that Qiao Ran was back, they got up and started putting the prepared meals on the table.

Qiao Dongqiao Nan, who was doing his homework, put away his pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and helped set the dishes and chopsticks sensibly.

The little guys from Qiao Bei took Xiao Ba on the mat to play the game of throwing and picking up the ball with the little white tiger and the little white dog, making Xiao Ba giggle.

Mrs. Qiao, who was collecting mushrooms with her head down, saw her eldest granddaughter coming back, stood up and asked with concern:

"Ran Ran, why did you come back so late? Nothing happened?"

Qiao Ran shook her head: "Grandma, there's nothing wrong with me. Something happened at Shanrentang Pharmacy. I'll tell you more about it later during dinner."

"Okay, you haven't come back to eat at noon, are you hungry? Eat first. After eating, you can see if there are any inedible mushrooms that everyone picked today. There are also many people in the village going to pick mushrooms with our family today. You After dinner, help everyone check to see if they picked any poisonous mushrooms by mistake, so as not to injure anyone."

"Okay, no problem. There are so many mushrooms in the mountains. Everyone can go up the mountain to pick more. I will bring some to my grandma tomorrow. I will go to Juxian Building and ask shopkeeper Chen if he can accept these mushrooms. But I believe so. What delicious mushrooms, those restaurants will definitely need them.”

Materials were scarce in this era, and there were not many delicious things. These seasonal mushrooms could make many delicious dishes and soups. Qiao Ran believed that these ancients would not refuse them.

Mrs. Qiao nodded: "Okay, let your second uncle and the others continue to go up the mountain tomorrow to collect more. If they can't be sold, they can be dried and kept for winter."

Qiao Ran smiled and nodded: "Yes, there are fewer dishes in winter, so soaking dried mushrooms is good for cooking and making soup."

While eating, Qiao Ran told her family what happened at Shanrentang Pharmacy.

Everyone was surprised and lamented.

At the end, Qiao Sanhu sighed:

"Money and silk touch people's hearts. In front of greedy and selfish people, decades of family affection cannot compare to these external things!"

Zheng Huiniang also sighed: "I feel so worthless for Shopkeeper Qi! The eldest brother is like his father. He worked hard to raise his sister and gave most of the family property to her as a dowry. However, in exchange for this, both father and son almost died. Poisoned by my sister’s conspiracy. This Zhang Qi family deserves to die!"

Mrs. Qiao promptly warned the juniors present:

"Although money is important, you also need to acquire it wisely. Don't covet things that don't belong to you. Compared with money, family love is the most valuable. A family that is safe, healthy, and harmonious is better than anything else. Our Qiao family will never allow this kind of fratricide!"

The two generations of the Qiao family present all agreed in unison.

Qiao Erhe said: "Mom, don't worry! We brothers will not do such stupid things. With your guidance, no one in our Qiao family will have a wrong mind or take a wrong path."

Qiao Sanhu also expressed his position: "Second brother is right! This time I escaped from famine, I finally understood that if we are united as one, we are not afraid of any difficulties and dangers. So many people in Qingshui Village are so united, let alone Are they real brothers? My second brother, fourth brother, and I will definitely be brothers and help each other throughout our lives."