On the second day after arriving in Beijing, Qiao Qingqing and Lu Heng took the four of them out to explore the city. Although Zhuang Xiaobai and Qi Guodong had been stationed near Beijing in the past, they never had the time to wander around. For Yao Xiaoman and Zhou Lanfang, it was their first time in the city, so Qiao Qingqing took them to all the famous landmarks.
When climbing the Great Wall, the women strode along as if on wings, keeping pace with the three men. The manual labor they had done over the years had certainly paid off, as they were all in robust health. Afterward, Qiao Qingqing treated them to roasted duck at the city’s largest restaurant.
After two days of touring, they had visited nearly every accessible part of Beijing. With only two days left before the eighth day of the lunar month, the group began helping Qiao Qingqing and Lu Heng prepare for the banquet. The meat needed for the feast had been purchased gradually over the past few days; fortunately, the cold weather meant it could be kept for several days without issue. Under the guise of visiting the black market, Qiao Qingqing made three trips to the spatial dimension, retrieving three chickens, three ducks, three large geese, and four fat rabbits.
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