After a satisfying meal of chilli dumpling noodles and seeing the old Wang couple, Anji witnessed the results of an experienced regular. Her father must have also snuck out of the sect to the village many times to know what to do in order to leave a pouch of silver nuggets that the old couple would find too late to refuse.
After sneakily leaving, Mingfeng brought his daughter around the town and chatted with a few regulars. He introduced Anji to these villagers, who piled freebies into her arms. With so many candies, Anji had no idea what to do with all the gifts. She could not finish this many sweets, although she wanted to keep all the dried persimmons her father bought for her.
"You can share them with your maids and the cooks or even the gardener," Mingfeng suggested. "I'm sure they'll enjoy some souvenirs as long as you don't tell them where you went today."
