The next day, the main house was lively and bustling early in the morning, resounding with constant laughter. Xiao'er had not waited for Chengyao to return last night. Instead, she and Mrs. Liu made wine from grapes, first squeezing the dried grapes and putting the pulp and skin together in the wine jar. They filled half of the jar, leaving some space for fermentation. Once they had sealed the lid, they let it ferment naturally. During the process, they needed to add sugar and check on the fermentation. Their grape wine was made quickly. Once finished, Xiao'er returned to her room. Therefore, she did not know about the good news that Mrs. Liu mentioned in the morning. After tending to her herbs in her space, Xiao'er practiced Tai Chi for a while before leaving the space.
Upon seeing Xiao'er wake up, Mrs. Liu urged her to wash up. "Hurry and get ready. After breakfast, we need to go to the main house. Your elder sister Bao'er is going to have her marriage engagement soon."
