The lid was opened, revealing a plate filled with fragrant acacia flower cakes.
After the maid placed the plate on the table, she respectfully explained, "Master, I heard that in the south, it is the custom to eat a plate of acacia flower cakes every year around this time. Thus, I asked the kitchen staff to keep a lookout for them. By chance, they were available for purchase today, so I bought them for the three scholars to taste!"
Hu Zhonghua and Wu Chaoping were actually full already.
Nevertheless, they reached out with their chopsticks and picked up a steaming hot cake.
It was soft and sweet, the strong aroma immediately filling their mouths. Alongside it came a deep sense of longing for home.
They had been away from home for more than two months, during which they had experienced many ups and downs. Looking back now, those two months seemed to have stretched into the length of two to ten years.
