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"Well, I was thinking that Ayan is five years old now and should have his own room. I was thinking of giving him a separate room."

There weren't enough spare rooms before, but now that there are more rooms available, we don't have to squeeze in together anymore.

Sister Dongkui, what do you think?

Tao asked in a consultative tone.

In ancient times, boys and girls were not allowed to sit together after the age of seven. Although she was not from here, it was still better to separate them. The most important thing was to cultivate Ayan's independent character.

Dongkui thought for a while and nodded, "Sister Tao'er's consideration is very reasonable."

The young master is six years old (by Chinese reckoning), and it's time for him to have his own room.

Does Huanhuan sleep in the same room as us?

"Let's put Ayan and Huanhuan in the same room for now!"

Huanhuan's situation is different now; she is closest to Ayan.

Once Huanhuan's condition improves, we'll arrange a separate room for her.

Tao'er was also considering that Huanhuan was not suitable to sleep alone in a room at the moment, and was worried that something might happen to her.

"Sister Tao'er's consideration is very good. I'll go and tidy up the house later."

Dongkui nodded, thinking that Tao'er was very thoughtful.

They are quite thoughtful in considering things.

"Sister Dongkui, you don't have to share a room with me anymore. You can sleep in your own room!"

I have my own room, right next to Ayan and the others.

I can hear even the slightest noise.

Dongkui quickly shook her head, "Sister Tao'er, I don't need to share a room. I'll just sleep on the window couch in your room."

This way, I can take care of you too.

"Sister Dongkui, this won't do!"

You're not my maid, and I don't like being served like this.

Listen to me, from now on your room will be on the other side of Ayan's room, so you can hear whatever's going on in their room.

If you don't listen to me, I'll get angry!

Tao'er pretended to be angry.

There was no other way before because there were too few rooms. Now that there are spare rooms, how can we still squeeze everyone together?

She used to prefer sleeping alone, and she was used to it.

"Alright, I'll do whatever Sister Tao says."

Little sister Tao'er, please don't be angry with your older sister anymore.

"I'll make you your favorite mung bean cake tonight, okay?"

Dongkui quickly came over to comfort her.

Tao'er then smiled and nodded, "That's more like it!"

Ever since Sister Dongkui learned that she liked mung bean cake, she learned how to make this dessert.

I learned it from Tao'er, and now I've learned most of Tao'er's skills!

I've mastered about 70-80% of the flavor, so I consider it a success.

If she opens her own shop in the future, this girl could be a female shopkeeper.

Tao stretched and thought that since she was not short of money and would be staying here for a month anyway, she didn't need to make do.

It's really uncomfortable to have so many people crammed into a small courtyard.

Just then, Xiao Yi's voice came from the courtyard: "Tao'er, the door is installed, come and take a look."

Tao'er responded and led Dongkui out of the room.

In the courtyard, Elder Li stood with his hands behind his back in front of the wall that originally separated the two courtyards, his gaze falling on the "door" that had become one with the wall, and he nodded slightly.

Xiao Yi stood to the side, still holding tools in his hand, a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.

Standing next to him were Qingfeng and Achen, both of whom looked like they had just finished working.

"Give it a try." Xiao Yi stepped aside and pointed to a barely noticeable protrusion on the wall.

Tao stepped forward and gently pressed on the protrusion.

With a soft "click," a crack suddenly appeared in the previously smooth wall, and a small door silently pushed open, revealing the view of the neighboring yard.

Dongkui's eyes widened: "This is way too well hidden!"

"Press twice to turn it off."

Tao'er didn't rush in, but pressed the button twice more.

The door closed silently again, and the wall returned to its original state, without even a crack visible.

Elder Li stroked his beard and exclaimed, "Exquisite craftsmanship!"

"Peach Girl, what's wrong with your brain?"

Tao'er smiled and waved her hand: "Elder Li, don't praise me. I just suggested an idea, and it was Brother Xiao and the others who made it happen."

Actually, Tao'er just applied modern principles here.

I explained it to Xiao Yi, but I didn't expect this guy to be so clever; he figured it out so quickly.

Indeed, the wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated.

Xiao Yi shook his head, his expression indifferent: "Your ideas are more important than your actions."

Without your design, we couldn't install a door like this even if we broke through the wall.

Qingfeng smiled憨厚ly from the side: "Miss Tao'er, I have a question."

"This door is so well hidden. What if one of us forgets where the switch is? We wouldn't even be able to find our own door!"

Tao'er pointed to the inconspicuous protrusion: "Just remember this location."

I specifically chose this spot, next to the third brick in the corner, it's easy to remember.

I'll tell everyone this later.

Ah Er thought for a moment and then asked, "What if it's dark at night and you can't find the light switch?"

Peach was stumped by the question and blinked.

Xiao Yi suddenly spoke, his voice carrying a barely perceptible hint of amusement: "Then touch."

Press down on any bumps you feel.

Qingfeng scratched his head, feeling that something was wrong with his answer, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Dongkui, standing to the side, was trying so hard not to laugh that her face turned red.

Elder Li coughed lightly and changed the subject: "Alright, alright, stop joking around."

Now that the door is installed, let's go over and see how the neighbor's yard is arranged.

"Young Master Xiao's medicinal bath needs to be prepared in advance. I'll go check if the stove over there is usable."

A group of people passed through the hidden door and arrived at the neighboring courtyard.

It was indeed much more spacious than the original place, with seven or eight rooms in total, including the main house and side rooms. There was also an old locust tree in the courtyard, with lush branches and leaves, providing a large area of ​​shade.

"A good place."

"It's more than twice the size of that one." Xiao Yi looked around, a rare look of satisfaction on his face.

Tao'er assigned everyone to their rooms, and together with Dongkui, they made up the bedding. After working for most of the day, they finally settled everyone in.

During dinner, Huanhuan sat next to Ayan, taking small bites of her food.

She would occasionally look up at the people around her, her eyes still showing a hint of fear, but she was much better than when she first arrived.

Ayan picked up a piece of food for him and said gently, "Eat more, you're too thin."

Huanhuan nodded and whispered, "Thank you, Brother Ayan."

Seeing this scene, Tao'er felt a little soft-hearted.

Dongkui sat down next to her and leaned in to whisper, "Look at Ayan, he really does seem like a good older brother."

"He was originally the older brother."

Ayan was older than Huanhuan.

Besides, they've been through thick and thin together.

"You mean Huanhuan's family..."

Winter Okra hesitated for a moment.

"Should we help him look for it?"

Tao'er put down her chopsticks and thought for a moment: "Without any clues, how can we search?"

Isn't this like looking for a needle in a haystack?

We can only wait for her own relatives to come and find her.

Dongkui thought it made sense, so she didn't ask any more questions.

Two days passed by at a leisurely pace.

On the morning of the third day, Tao'er was reading medical books in the courtyard when Dongkui suddenly ran over from the front, looking somewhat nervous: "Tao'er, two officials have come outside, saying they were sent by Magistrate Qin."