Dominate the ancient academy

Chapter 8: Treasures of the Ginseng

The afternoon sun in Qinglian Village was not very strong. Shu Xiaoxiao, wearing a loose white cotton coat, lay lazily on the soft couch under the tree with her eyes closed. Her small face, the size of a palm, and delicate facial features made the sun want to stay on it for a while longer.

On the table next to him was a bowl of milky white fish soup. Shenbao put his ginseng whiskers into the soup and shook it back and forth, causing the fish soup to ripple in circles, looking very happy.

Time passed by like an arrow. It has been six years since she came to this world. In the past six years, the competition for the throne has become more intense. Concubine De and the eldest prince have mentioned her marriage with the eleventh prince to her mother many times.

My mother had always declined, saying that she was in poor health and could not delay the Eleventh Prince, so she had been staying in Qinglian Village.

Even when her eldest sister-in-law gave birth to children twice and her second brother got married, she was not allowed to go back. Do her parents want her to stay in Qinglian Village until the eleventh prince gets married?

Moreover, she was not free in Qinglian Village either, as her mother had sent various teaching maids to her village, and she was tired of fighting guerrilla warfare with them.

"Hey, Shenbao, how come you, a ginseng plant, like to drink soup?"

Shu Xiaoxiao felt that the direction of ginseng development was not right. Ever since she had the urge to try fish soup with Shenbao, this guy had become addicted to all kinds of soups. He had a small bowl of soup every day, putting his whiskers into it to taste, and calling it enjoying the delicacies of the world. The key was that he couldn't drink it, so why waste his time?

Aren’t you afraid that the ginseng smell on your body will turn into fish soup smell?

"Can I eat meat if I don't drink the soup?" Although he couldn't drink it, he liked the taste of these soups. When he was in the mountains, he was tired of rain water, dew, spring water and so on. Now he found that these soups tasted good and he couldn't help but try them.

"...Then drink the soup!"

Just as they were talking in silence, a maid in light green clothes came in quickly with an envelope.

"Miss, there's a letter from the Third Young Master."

After Pearl handed the envelope to the young lady, she stood next to her. After being taught by the nanny, her behavior seemed much more graceful and appropriate.

Pearl is the poor little creature that the plants mentioned before, who was driven to the mountains to look for meat in the middle of winter by her mean grandmother.

Her father died in the war and her mother suffered a difficult childbirth, leaving her alone to make a living under the care of her grandparents and uncles. When her cousin was getting married, she was sold to a human trafficker by her grandmother. It happened that Chunyue and Chunmei were getting married, so Shu Xiaoxiao bought her. Now she is Shu Xiaoxiao's personal maid and is extremely loyal to her.

Shu Xiaoxiao took the envelope and found that it was from her third brother saying that he was going to study at the "Yuren Academy".

'Yuren Academy' is the most coveted academy by students all over the world. It is said to have been built by Emperor Ningwu, the first emperor of the Daning Dynasty. It can also be regarded as a royal academy. Students can enter the academy as long as they pass the exam. Once they enter the 'Yuren Academy', they must at least be a juren. It is said that 60% of the ministers in the court came from the 'Yuren Academy'.

Moreover, Emperor Ningwu stipulated that in the academy, everyone was judged on their talent and learning regardless of their status. Even if a prince entered the academy, he would be just an ordinary student and there would be no etiquette between the monarch and his subjects.

Of course, although they say so, the things that should be different are definitely different, just like the third brother Shu Tingfeng didn’t have to take an exam to get in.

Now that the third brother has gone to the Yuren Academy, maybe he is trying to avoid some princess? Why not she join in the fun too?

"Pearl, go and tidy up my men's clothes and don't disturb others." This place is not like when Shu Xiaoxiao first came when there were only a few kittens. There are many teaching maids and other servants. If you disturb them, you will have to find an excuse. It is better not to disturb them if you can.

"Miss......"

"Don't ask so many questions. Go quickly and pack up a few sets of your own." After Shu Xiaoxiao bought them, she realized that Zhenzhu was born with supernatural powers. She had no strength because she had never eaten a full meal before.

Shu Xiaoxiao would naturally not waste such a talent, and let Zhenzhu learn martial arts from the guards in the mansion. The guards all said that Zhenzhu was a good candidate for martial arts. Now seven or eight big men definitely can't get close to Zhenzhu. With Zhenzhu around, she feels so safe!

"Yes, miss, I'll go right away."

Pearl also guessed that the young lady might do something extraordinary again, but since her grandmother bought her and named her Pearl, letting her know that she was also very precious, she decided that her life belonged to the young lady, and as long as the young lady was happy, that was all that mattered.

"Shanbao, pack up and let's go to school." Shu Xiaoxiao was very excited. After six years, she finally found her life goal.

"Where to?"

Shenbao slowly revealed his figure. When Zhenzhu came just now, Shenbao had already quietly hidden himself and Zhenzhu didn't notice it at all.

When Shu Xiaoxiao brought the ginseng treasure down the mountain, she was worried about being discovered. It turned out that the ginseng treasure could not only grow bigger or smaller, but also become invisible. It could hide its body when there were people around. Only then did Shu Xiaoxiao feel relieved. Now even Zhenzhu doesn't know the existence of the ginseng treasure.

Ginseng treasures are too special. I heard that the best ginseng in the palace is only five hundred years old. If someone knew that there are thousand-year-old ginseng here, the ginseng treasures would definitely be stewed with skin and bones. When the benefits are big enough, you can't imagine the madness of human beings.

If the ginseng treasure couldn't become invisible, she wouldn't have brought it with her, let alone brought it to the academy.

"We are going to the 'Yuren Academy' in Kyoto. There are many students and teachers there. Do you want to go?"

Before going to the academy, Shu Xiaoxiao planned to bring more silver. Money is not everything, but without money, nothing is possible. This sentence applies to any era.

"Go." He had stayed in this place long enough. He was more excited to go out than Shu Xiaoxiao.

"Pack your things, I will take you to enjoy the prosperity of the world and experience the warmth and coldness of human nature." Shu Xiaoxiao was in high spirits.

In the past few years, because Shu Xiaoxiao had to stay in Qinglian Village, her parents and brother felt that their daughter and sister had suffered a lot, so they often sent her all kinds of rare treasures, silver bills, gold ingots, etc. At first, she was interested in counting the silver, but later she didn't care anymore.

Shu Xiaoxiao sorted out the silver bills in the room, there were about three thousand taels, and fifty taels of small change. Silver and gold were not easy to carry, and if something happened, she would not be able to run away with the silver on her back.

Moreover, in this era when a bowl of noodles only costs seven cents, as long as she doesn't buy any luxury goods, it is definitely enough for her to live a carefree life.

I really envy those heroines who have space! If they have space, she can bring more money and buy a house near the academy directly. They can also have a place to stay, but they can't get so much, so it's the same to rent a house there.

After all, she is a girl, and it would be inconvenient for her to live in the academy all the time.

"Shanbao, what are you doing?" Why did Shanbao take out so many bags after not being seen for a while?

Ever since Shenbao saw the maid making all kinds of clothes for Shu Xiaoxiao, he asked for all kinds of handbags. He felt that handbags were like his clothes, and having only one would not show his nobility, just like Shu Xiaoxiao was the master and she had the most clothes.

So he would have as many shoulder bags as Shu Xiaoxiao had clothes, and he would choose which shoulder bag Shu Xiaoxiao would carry every time they went out.

So you can imagine how many bags he had, enough to bury him, and now he actually turned out all the bags.

Shu Xiaoxiao was just worried that she couldn't bring too much money, but when she saw such a large amount, her head hurt.

"I'm telling you, you can't take all of this! We only have a small carriage when we go out, how much can you take? Besides, you need money when you're out there, and you can buy anything with money. You see, I can't even carry all of this, so you really can't take all of this. Just pick two of your favorites and we'll take them with us, and we'll buy you more when the time comes."

Shu Xiaoxiao advised earnestly that if they really took these, they would not need to take anything else because the carriage would not be able to accommodate them.

"I don't need you to take them, I can do it myself." Shen Bao packed them by himself. These were all his favorites. He was happy just looking at them and wanted to take them all.

"How can you carry it? We can't fit it in the carriage."

"No need to park the carriage, look." As soon as Shenbao finished speaking, a pile of satchels in front of him disappeared.

Shu Xiaoxiao was stunned. Space! Ah! I can bring more things.

"Shenbao, I love you so much. Why are you saying it now?" Shu Xiaoxiao said to Shenbao, "There is space. You can take as much as you want. When you arrive at the academy, you will be the richest person in the whole academy."

"You didn't ask me!" This suddenly appeared when he was able to leave the land. He had always thought it was useless, but now it seems not bad. At least he can carry his bag and be happy (*^▽^*).

The fight for the throne became more intense. Shu Jingtian came to Qinglian Village twice in six years and then returned to the border. His eldest brother Tingyu also had two boys; his second brother Tingyun also married the daughter of Shu Jingtian's deputy general and had a three-year-old son.

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