Yun Rong, who had kneaded the dough, looked at her in confusion as she took out a long stick, frowning, with a helpless expression on her round bun face.
"Although the dumpling wrapper you cut with the wind blade last time was good, it has no soul!"
"Dumpling wrappers have a soul? Maybe eating them will increase your strength?"
Yun Rong looked at Mo Lan seriously, who pursed his lips and thought hard, "It doesn't matter, I'll teach you how to roll the dough."
Seeing that she was almost done, she picked up the egg beater and beat the egg whites that had just been separated, and it quickly became foamy.
As smoke rose from the kitchen, Mo Lan stuck her head out and said, "You all go home for dinner. I will cook this year's New Year's Eve dinner."
After saying that, the door slammed shut, and there were one or two cooks who didn't dare to leave, sitting around in the yard waiting for Mo Lan to give up.
Until she happily opened the door and brought out a large round pastry. The smell of food emanated from the kitchen. Two cooks poked their heads in and saw a girl busy.
The food that has been prepared on the table looks very tempting. "Is this the master invited by the eldest lady? He is actually very good at cooking at such a young age."
"Let's go, let's go home and cook for my wife. We are no longer needed here."
Mo Lan placed the cake in the dining room and looked at her masterpiece with satisfaction. Fortunately, she had DIYed cakes in the bakery.
As night fell, Yun Rong put a dish into a space bag and returned to the south of the city under the cover of the black fog.
The New Year's Eve dinner was spent in Mo Ran's exclamation. Soon, fireworks were lit outside, the bells of Guo'an Temple rang, and the whole capital became lively.
Many children held fireworks in their hands and ran happily on the street.
Mo Lan grabbed Mo Ran who was running out, "You haven't received the New Year's red envelope yet."
Mo Ran opened the red purse excitedly, and the shining spiritual crystals made her face white as snow.
"Brother Shen got it for me. Put it away quickly. After the new year, take it and absorb the spiritual energy inside. When I come back from vacation, I will check whether you have made any progress."
Song Fuyue's New Year's gift was a scarf made of the hair she fell off of Bai Yu's body. It not only kept warm, but also had a certain defensive effect.
Now Bai Yu's original form is four or five stories tall. During fights, her vegetable garden is always trampled and a lot of hair falls off, which she collects.
Mo Hong's made a pair of kneepads by wrapping wolf fur in leather, and Mo Lan also embroidered a little wolf cub on them.
At this moment, King Qi in the palace, after hearing the report from his servants, left the palace directly and started wandering near the Mo family.
Tonight is a sleepless night, the night market will be open until dawn, and there will be many entertainment activities.
Mo Ran kept digging into the crowd, and Mo Lan held her hand tightly, fearing that she would lose it.
A man wearing a mask rushed towards her. Mo Lan dodged sideways, grabbed his collar and threw him to the ground. After pulling away, he kicked him with a roundhouse.
"Me! Me! Stop fighting!"
Mo Lan rubbed the broken hair on his forehead angrily, "Lou Guanjue, do you want to die?"
When he looked up, Mo Ran was nowhere to be seen, "Damn it!"
Pulling up Lou Guanjue, "Help me find Mo Ran!"
Lou Guanjue was pushed by her and curled his lips, "The little brat might have set off fireworks. What's the hurry?"
A big purple firework burst out in the sky. Everyone looked up and was shocked by the oversized firework.
"Okay!"
Mo Lan squeezed in the direction of the sound and saw Mo Ran leaning on the railing with one hand and pointing at the fireworks in the sky with one hand.
Then he jumped up happily, shaking the people around him and giggling.
She grabbed Lou Guanjue's ear and said, "Gong Ruize asked you to lure me away?"
Lou Guanjue quickly broke away from her clutches and rubbed his red ears, "You are so aggressive. If you weren't a New Year's student, I would beat you until you have teeth all over the floor!"
Mo Lan glanced at him, and he shut up immediately.
She didn't want to push Mo Ran too hard right from the beginning, just like a child who fell in love early, the more she pushed, the less she would give up.
Looking at the group of guards around Gong Ruize, Mo Lan turned around and left with peace of mind.
But he bumped into someone's chest, and Lou Guanjue slipped away with oil on his feet.
"Prince... Young Master."
Gong Yi glanced at the corridor on the other side. Gong Ruize was looking at the giggling girl contentedly.
"Miss Mo is in a good mood. Instead of staying at home to watch the New Year's Eve, she went out to watch the fireworks."
Gong Yi was not wearing a mask at the moment. Under the lights, no one noticed that there was such a handsome man standing in the crowd. Mo Lan simply changed his words.
"Young Master Wang is the one. I didn't expect that he would be here enjoying himself with the people."
The smile on Mo Lan's face froze. She always felt that after returning from Jizhou, the King of Qi was either cold and distant, or had a shady attitude toward her.
During the Chinese New Year, he was not staying in the palace to accompany the Queen Mother, but actually came out to find her.
Could it be that, as her father said, she had made the royal family lose face?
Or, follow Gong Ruize out of the palace?
No matter what, she had to find a way to please King Qi, otherwise her next actions would be blocked and her money-making plan would be shelved.
"Master Wang, if you are interested, go for a walk over there."
Gong Yi saw the direction she pointed to, which was the south of the city, the poorest part of the capital.
He didn't say anything, just raised his feet and walked directly in that direction.
Mo Lan took a deep breath, confirmed again that Mo Ran was safe with Gong Ruize, and followed Gong Yi's pace.
"My lord, you see, the streets in the south of the city are really quiet. People like to go to bustling and lively places, but the south of the city is getting more and more barren."
On the streets in the south of the city, there are occasionally a few shops open. A few customers come in and leave after a while.
Compared with the crowds in other places, here you can hear not only the sound of fireworks exploding, but also the footsteps of pedestrians.
"Mo Lan has a way to develop the south of the city, but now he needs a license to open a shop. Your Majesty..."
Gong Yi stopped and said, "I heard that you copied the "Principles of Benefiting the People" ten times last night, and today you are thinking about developing the south of the city. It seems to have good results. The license certificate will be in your hands on the same day. But don't forget, Miss Mo. It’s been four months and you haven’t collected enough medicinal materials yet. Do you take your promise to me seriously?”
"Of course, it does. It just takes some time to collect the medicinal materials. By the way, this is the Gu Yuan Pill. You can take it together with the Yuling Pill. You will not feel any discomfort on a full moon night."
Gong Yi took the medicine bottle, his frown still not relaxing.
"The Wen family's mission will start in one month, and the prize will include smoke and cloud grass."
Mo Lan's eyes lit up. Cloud grass, a medicinal herb used to neutralize dragon bones and red tails, grows in the Chiyuan polar region.
The Red Abyss Polar Region is the place where it breaks away from the main continent. It is dark all year round and has complex terrain. With strong winds, a size like Bai Yu's will be easily rolled up.
"Yes, Mo Lan will try his best to obtain the medicinal materials."
Gong Yi glanced at her, "The Wen family's tasks are complex, and many of them are in extremely dangerous places. There are countless competitors. If you need help, I can help you."
