"Understood, let him wait in the study for now," Ye Jiu said.
After the Serving Maid had left, Ye Jiu stood up to put on his shoes.
"Little aunt, are you going out?" Ye Qingzhi asked.
"Just for a while, you and your Sister Qinghua can play here by yourselves," Ye Jiu said, afraid they might get bored. Then, he walked over to a cabinet and, using the space within it, took out two boxes of Magic Mist Beads puzzles.
Then, Ye Jiu opened the boxes, took out the colorful instruction papers, and hid them before returning to the edge of the heated brick bed. "The stuff in the bottles can glue the beads together and then you can shape them into various forms to play with."
Ye Qinghua took the box, and through the transparent casing, she could see the various colorful beads. Her eyes instantly lit up, "Little aunt, sometimes I feel like you’re a magician, able to conjure anything."
Ye Jiu chuckled, "I am a magician, but I can only conjure things that I have prepared in advance."
After a few more laughs, Ye Jiu finally left the house.
The study room was not warmed by a heated brick bed, but in just a little while, charcoal had been lit, and since Ye Jiu was dressed warmly, he wasn’t too cold.
"Master." As soon as Ye Jiu entered, Ada immediately saluted.
Ye Jiu sat on a nearby chair and gestured for Ada to sit, "Please sit down and tell me."
After Ada sat down, he started, "All those animal carcasses have been dealt with. There were two tigers, forty-five wolves, twenty-eight antelopes, over ninety wild boars..."
The majority were small animals like pheasants and rabbits, and the birds. Although they brought back many, Ada took the initiative and gave them all to the long-term workers at the manor because they were too troublesome to handle.
Then Ada asked, "The meat has all been butchered. May I know how the master plans to deal with these items?"
Ye Jiu directly gave an address, "Pack all this meat in bags or boxes, and just store it in that mansion. Take the two tiger skins and have someone trim them down, make one into a blanket and the other into a robe for Grandfather..."
That night, Ye Jiu, braving the heavy snow, ran to the mansion and collected all the meat.
After all, the storage compartments in the space had a preservation function, so they wouldn’t spoil if kept in there.
Ada and the others had been staying at the manor for the past few days to deal with the meat, and now that the task was completed, they naturally could return.
Early the next morning, someone knocked on Ye Jiu’s door urgently.
Ye Jiu quickly threw on his clothes and opened the door to see the Serving Maid, immediately knowing she must have something important.
"What’s the matter, you seem flustered?" Ye Jiu asked the Serving Maid.
"Miss, there are two carriages stopped at the main entrance, they are sent by Prince Jing, with gifts for you, miss. The people outside are asking how to proceed," the Serving Maid replied.
Prince Jing had already learned of his true origin, and refusing his gifts might actually cause trouble.
So, Ye Jiu said, "Since they are gifts for me, let them bring everything in."
"Yes," replied the Serving Maid, then she hurried out.
Ye Jiu had thought they were ordinary gifts, but when these people and their offerings actually came in, he realized what the gifts from Prince Jing really were!
Twenty or so robust men, though they were dressed in plain clothes, the stature they were born with made it clear that these twenty men were no ordinary individuals.