Hua Xiaomai heaved a sigh of relief, nodded repeatedly in agreement, and after exchanging a few courteous pleasantries with Magistrate Tao, Jiang, the steward, accompanied her back to the kitchen. There, they packed up the items she had brought. Once everything was in order, they carefully escorted her and Zhou Yunyun down the mountain.
Hua Xiaomai rushed back to the kitchen to meet Zhou Yunyun, quickly tidied up all the household items, and called for the little scavenger who was waiting halfway up the mountain. He pushed the handcart as they left Fangzheng Pavilion.
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