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Moreover, at this moment, there was indeed a small note inside the tiny tube.

Lin Yuan hastily grabbed the bird’s leg, clumsily retrieving the note, and upon unfolding it, couldn’t help but be frustrated.

"Husband has left, my wife should not worry. Far from Zhu Zi, husband feels at ease."

Clenching the note tightly in her hand, Lin Yuan truly wanted to capture that fellow and give him a good thrashing. To stay away from Zhu Zi—hadn’t she just jokingly mentioned something about Chen Zhu and Li Zhuzi? Was there really a need to leave a note to remind her again?

But as annoyed as she was, she eventually refolded the note and tucked it back into her bosom.

Looking at the bird in the cage, Lin Yuan teased it with her hand, but to her surprise, the creature haughtily turned its head away, completely ignoring her.

"Pfft, just like your master!" Amused by the bird’s antics, Lin Yuan couldn’t contain her laughter—it truly was a case of like master, like bird.

She had only heard that pigeons could be used to convey messages, never expecting such an inconspicuous little bird could do the same. It seemed this bird must have been specially trained by Xia Zheng, and its feathers were impeccably groomed, obviously well cared for on a regular basis.

While she was playing with it, Xiao Linshuang suddenly bounced over, eyes shining, reaching out to catch it: "Such a beautiful little bird! Big sister, did you buy this for me?"

"No!" Lin Yuan replied unexpectedly resolute, not even allowing her to touch it.

Xiao Linshuang was a bit stunned; ordinarily, whatever she desired, her elder sister would indulge her readily. Why the change today over a mere bird? It wasn’t even as cute as her own little rabbit.

"If it’s not, then it’s not. What’s with the big reaction?" Pouting, the young girl lost interest and went off to play with her own little rabbit.

Forgetting about her meal, Lin Yuan carefully carried the birdcage into the western room, hanging it from the window lattice.

There was no choice; the village had many stray cats and dogs, and she didn’t want to risk leaving the little bird outside.

It felt much safer to keep an eye on it like this.

With only Lady Liu and Lin Wei at home, Lin Yuan still felt uneasy. Before leaving, she went to Sister Guizhi’s house and called over her third aunt and Xiao He. With them around, Lin Yuan wouldn’t worry about something happening to Lady Liu with no one to look after her.

The carriage was quite comfortable, and Lin Jiaxin lay back in the carriage, not feeling the bumps.

However, the wheelchair was somewhat large, so Liuzi tied it to the back of the carriage with ropes.

But this was a good thing, as they would be passing through the town soon, it could serve as free advertising.

Lin Yuan first sent Liuzi to the tofu workshop.

With Shopkeeper Zhou and Lan Hua overseeing operations, the tofu workshop had already started running normally.

Moreover, with more workers now, they were producing more tofu than before.

Unlike the previous situation at home where it took three days to make two blocks of tofu, they could now guarantee one block a day.

Such fresh and delicious tofu also improved business for Fuman Building.

"Shopkeeper Zhou, this is my father, the boss of our tofu workshop," Lin Yuan introduced Lin Jiaxin to Shopkeeper Zhou, naturally highlighting his status as the Family Head.

Shopkeeper Zhou, while honest, understood business and could see the situation clearly. Even though Lin Yuan said Lin Jiaxin was the boss, she was the real person in charge. However, as clever as he was, he of course treated Lin Jiaxin with the respect due to the true boss.

"Good day to you, Boss."

Lin Yuan was satisfied with Shopkeeper Zhou’s attitude. After discussing the tofu workshop business with him for a bit, she let him get back to work.

Lan Hua was in the kitchen, instructing the new workers on how to skim the soymilk curd. Her serious demeanor gave her the air of a Steward in charge.

Seeing that she was busy, Lin Yuan didn’t go over to greet her. Instead, she pushed Lin Jiaxin around the yard, giving him a tour and introducing everything to him.