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After a while, Yu Mingchuan came in with a clay pot that was steaming hot.

Lu Qing got off the bed and put on her fox fur coat, but it wasn't cold. Just as she walked to the bathroom, she was caught by Yu Mingchuan.

"I'll wash it for you."

Lu Qing's words were low and firm, but she was on the verge of tears.

Perhaps even in the 21st century, such things rarely happened. What kind of man washed a woman there? Why did she encounter such an eccentric person?

"Can I do it myself?"

"No."

I'm finished, this guy doesn't make sense.

After an extremely awkward posture, Yu Mingchuan really washed her clean. He then took out a piece of linen and folded it for her. Only after putting on a new robe did she finally calm down for the night.

Lu Qing had woken up twice in the middle of the night to change her linen clothes. She hadn't slept a wink the entire night, so she couldn't get up in the morning at all.

Yu Mingchuan didn't ask her to go to the morning training as well. He only instructed Faang Jiming to stay here and not let anyone disturb her.

Lu Qing didn't go out that day as she didn't have the habit of staying out for lunch. Faang Jiming brought her three meals a day, with red bean porridge for every meal.

Xue Yan left. Before he left, he went to the front door of the Wu Steel Manor and yelled "I'm back to Hedong" before hearing the messy sound of horse hooves. That thing ran away before she even had the chance to send him off.

Only after that did Lu Qing remember, her fifty taels of gold!

That bastard Xue Yan actually ran away like that, then what about her gold?

After gritting her teeth for a long time, Lu Qing remembered what she said that night, that she gave the gold to Yu Mingchuan. That gold actually wasn't hers anymore …

At noon, Yu Mingchuan came back with a big package. When he opened it, Lu Qing looked conflicted. All of them were neatly folded thin strips of linen.

This man was truly … Lu Qing didn't know what to say, but she had a nagging feeling.

Without exception, Lu Qing was once again grabbed and washed by Yu Mingchuan at night.

When he was sleeping, he hugged her even more tightly. His steaming hot hand had never left her stomach before.

For the next four days, it was the same.

It was only when Lu Qing's aunt saw him again did she see Yu Mingchuan's face return to its normal state. Yu Mingchuan squinted at him with a smirk that didn't quite reach his eyes, as if he deserved a beating.

At the end of October, the first snow fell.

Lu Qing also received her frying pan that day. It was made of pig iron and was a bit heavy, but her body was much better now.

In the small kitchen of Commandant's mansion, Lu Qing excitedly stir-fried her first dish — — scallion fried eggs.

It was fried with lard and tasted pretty good. Han Shuo ate a big bowl and packed a few egg cakes to take to Mr Sanshan.

In the evening, Lu Qing also stir-fried some shredded meat and mushroom meat and called Yu Mingchuan over.

"How's the taste?" Lu Qing was in a good mood as she gave Yu Mingchuan some food. She was also enjoying her own meal.

"Madam's culinary skills are quite good. Your husband is so lucky."

Eating the meat in the bowl, Yu Mingchuan looked satisfied, and his eyes narrowed even more.

Lu Qing giggled and started to eat.

She had recently calmed down and adapted to life here. She even made a lot of improvements. At the very least, the soldiers now had tofu to eat every day.

In order to supplement her vitamins, Lu Qing mixed the dates and raisins that Hu Shang brought with him with rice and millet. She added some red beans and green beans to make the Eight Treasures Rice. Every two or three days, the soldiers would have a meal.

Currently, Lu Qing had become the most popular person in the kitchen, Old Master Xia. He often grabbed Lu Qing and discussed the culinary arts, as well as the dishes on the lake's surface.