After eating the steamed buns, Li Ping'an returned to the inn.

A few of them hadn't eaten yet, but when they smelled the steamed buns, they immediately became energetic.

Jing Yu looked at his bowl of steamed buns, which was obviously bigger.

He patted Li Ping'an on the shoulder and said, "Boys can be taught."

Li Ping'an smiled and murmured in a low voice: "I'll take it as compensation for you."

"Compensation for what?

"nothing."

........

The next morning, Gu Xizhou said goodbye to Li Ping'an.

He promised the blacksmith to do something for him, and the blacksmith helped Li Ping'an make a good knife.

Li Ping'an slightly cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Brother Gu."

"No need to be polite, Lao Mo and I have already made an agreement.

But for this trip, I’m afraid I won’t be able to send you to the academy, so be careful along the way.”

The two said goodbye.

Li Ping'an followed Gu Xizhou's instructions and came to the blacksmith shop to find Lao Mo in the afternoon.

The hibiscus tree still stands upright in the yard, with no sign of any construction work.

There is a woman beside the hibiscus tree.

He is not very old, he looks to be no more than 28 years old.

She has a melon face, long and curled eyelashes, and very bright eyes.

She is very tall and has a slim waist. The only drawback is that her breasts are somewhat deflated.

Seeing Li Ping'an coming, he took a look.

"Who are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for Lao Mo. We agreed yesterday."

Li Pingan pointed to the hibiscus tree nearby.
Chapter completed!