Chapter 340: Chapter 340: Space Exposed (7)
When Feng Xi first heard about Lychee Wine, he didn’t pay much attention, but after thinking it through carefully, he realized it might be the first batch of wine they had brewed, "Sister, is it the earliest batch of Lychee Wine?"
"Yes, it’s the batch we brewed at the time."
"Haha, that’s great, I’m going to get thoroughly drunk even if it means sleeping for three days straight," Feng Xi laughed heartily, drooling at the thought of the wine his sister had made back then.
Zongzheng Zehang had never tried Lychee Wine before, but seeing Feng Xi’s eagerness, his own cravings were aroused.
"When the time comes, I must have a taste," Zongzheng Zehang said with a smile as he watched the three of them.
"Cousin, now that the Summer Garden is taken care of, when do we start planting flowers?" It was almost December and each day was colder than the last; he guessed it would start to lightly snow in half a month’s time.
"Cousin, do you still remember how I taught you to make charcoal?"
Jueqing knit his brows in thought, then nodded affirmatively.
"Cousin, start making the charcoal with some men tomorrow; we’ll need it for the heated greenhouses later."
"Don’t worry, I’ll get people on it first thing tomorrow."
"Good, we’ll start planting tomorrow."
Having decided to start planting flowers the next day, everyone bid farewell. Huang Yi, who was close to the Prince, had been pacing outside for the time it takes to burn a stick of incense. The rest weren’t fools—they knew better than to overstay their welcome, lest they incur the jealousy of the Prince. With a mutual understanding, they hastily said their goodbyes.
At night, Feng Xuxu saw that Dugu Chen had fallen asleep and stealthily flashed into the space.
"Aooh... Sister," Xiaobai saw his sister enter the space and affectionately rub his tiger head against Feng Xuxu.
Feng Xuxu petted Xiaobai and noticed that his fur seemed even whiter and more lustrous than before.
"Xiaobai, later go and add some Spiritual Spring Water to the wells in the Summer Garden. I’ll organize some flower seeds here in the space." She patted his tiger head, as right now he was free to roam without restriction.
Xiaobai rolled his eyes and reluctantly nodded, pouting his tiger mouth, "Fine, but you make it look like I’m so aggrieved, as if you’ve wronged me."
"Hmph, you want to give away all my Lychee Wine, aren’t I allowed to feel a little upset?"
A smack landed on the tiger’s head, "Drunkard, look at you. Once the Yimi Flowers bloom in the field, I’ll make you Hundred Flowers Wine, which is much better than this Lychee Wine, you silly thing." She rolled her eyes at Xiaobai and looked up to the sky.
"Sister, dear sister, I’ll definitely complete the task tonight. You can take as much Lychee Wine as you like, I won’t mind at all, really won’t mind," he said, even though his tiger eyes still glanced towards the edge of the Spiritual Spring.
Feng Xuxu felt annoyed as she listened to him pretending not to care, unable to bear the pitiful look on his tiger face. She glared at Xiaobai, "If you keep looking, I really will give all the Lychee Wine away to others."
"Aooh, don’t give it all away, I’m going right now!" Hearing his sister’s words and realizing he could keep some for himself, Xiaobai bounded away with all four hooves in the air, found a large barrel, filled it with Spiritual Spring Water, and left the space.
Seeing Xiaobai gone, Feng Xuxu went up to the second floor of the small house. Xiaojin was still sound asleep, likely to hibernate for a while longer. She shook her head; she hadn’t expected even the Snake King would need to hibernate.
As time ticked by, Feng Xuxu took out some flower seeds, all soaked in the Spiritual Spring, and presumed they too would germinate without pests.
With a large bag of seeds ready, all that was left was to plant them tomorrow.
After making a round in the space, she plucked a bunch of grapes from the vine, washed them, and popped them into her mouth one by one, immediately savoring the sweet flavor that filled her mouth. She happily indulged herself and contemplated picking a few bunches for Dugu Chen to try, but she feared his inquiries and felt torn, eventually giving up the idea. She decided to wait until she had some free time to tell him about it slowly.
