Ancient evenings were not like now, without electricity, everything had to rely on wax or kerosene lamps. Lin Yuan's house did have a kerosene lamp, but they had run out of lamp oil. Last month, Lady Liu had stayed up several all-nighters to finish the embroidery assigned to her by Grandma Lady Yang, using up the last bit of oil they had left. Thus, these past few days, the family had been going to bed early after an early dinner.
However, Lin Yuan was in a hurry to draw patterns, so with no other choice, she had to try her luck at Lan Hua's house. Hearing that she was going to use light for drawing that evening, Lan Hua, curious, pulled her aside and questioned her for quite a while. Lin Yuan really liked this warm-hearted and straightforward girl, and thought that if her mooncakes really took off, she would indeed need help, so she shared her plan in detail.
