Chun Niang: "That's fine. Alas, we don't know when your father will be back, so why don't we prepare first."
"Okay, I'll also go out and buy some medicinal herbs to bring with me." It's midsummer now, so we must bring more herbal medicines to prevent heatstroke and mosquitoes.
The mother and daughter began to prepare the things to take to the capital.
Bring all the clothes, shoes and socks I made for my son, as well as some local specialties.
Although all these things can be placed in the Yingbao Cave, all the boxes and backpacks must be placed outside to hide from the public.
The mother and daughter worked all day and finally finished cleaning up.
In the evening, Jiang Sanlang returned home early for the first time in his life and brought back a piece of news that the mushroom ears grown in Dongchen Village were listed as tribute by the person in charge of purchasing for the palace.
In other words, the golden ears of Dongchen Village can no longer be sold by themselves. They must first be handed over to the county government for selection, and the rest can be sold to merchants.
"Well, how much do they pay per pound?" Yingbao couldn't help but ask.
Jiang Sanlang: "Today, the Grand Commander called me over to tell me about this matter, and also said that the county government will buy it at ten taels per catty."
Yingbao frowned.
Ten taels per pound, this is definitely a good deal for the villagers.
But the family’s specialty shop suffered heavy losses.
"Dad, didn't Da Ling mention snow fungus?" Ying Bao asked.
Jiang Sanlang shook his head: "He only mentioned the golden ear. He said that if the county had a tribute, it would be of great benefit to the entire county."
Yingbao: "In that case, we will plant more snow fungus in the future."
Let the villagers make the tribute, and our main dish from now on is snow fungus.
Moreover, snow fungus tastes much better than golden fungus and can be eaten as a winter tonic.
The little girl brought hot water, and Jiang Sanlang washed his hands and face, then sat down to eat. He saw several boxes in the room and asked, "What are you going to do with this?"
Chunniang smiled and said, "Your son has sent a letter asking us to go to the capital. He is going to take part in the imperial examination this year."
"Imperial Examination? How old is he, and he has already taken the Imperial Examination?" Jiang Sanlang picked up the bowl and took a sip of porridge.
Chunniang: "When you are fifteen in the new year, you can take the imperial examination."
She didn't understand these things at first, but her daughter kept whispering them in her ears, so she finally understood them.
While eating, Jiang Sanlang asked, "When are you going to leave?"
"The day after tomorrow at the latest." Chun Niang said, "Xiao Jie also wants you to go too."
Jiang Sanlang shook his head: "How can I walk around randomly? Besides, the higher-ups won't approve it."
"I knew you wouldn't go." Chun Niang snorted, "Bao'er and I will go, you should quickly get a pass for us tomorrow."
"Okay." Jiang Sanlang finished his meal in a few bites and put down his bowl and chopsticks.
Seeing that her parents still had something to say, Yingbao left tactfully.
He returned to his room and took out the large and small golden fragments and looked at them again.
I don’t know what this thing is, but as soon as I pick it up, a pair of golden eyes appear in my mind.
So this is the fragment of the golden eye? There are too few of them, and they can't even form the shape of an eye.
"Young lady, the water is ready, come and wash up." Mu Dan called softly outside the house.
Yingbao collected the fragments, got up and went to the bathroom to wash up.
It's good to have a maid serving her. She has now adapted to the life of having food and clothes provided for her, hehe.
On the third day, Jiang Sanlang went to the escort agency and hired a team of escorts to escort his wife and daughter to the capital Jiankang.
He also asked his second nephew Jiang Quan to go with him.
So Jiang Quan drove a carriage with his third aunt and little cousin Yingbao sitting in it.
The latter carriage was driven by the family's coachman, with Mu Dan and Xing Hua sitting in it.
The two little girls were extremely excited as it was their first time to travel long distances in a carriage. From time to time they lifted the bamboo curtain to look outside.
There was another carriage behind theirs, driven by someone from the escort agency, which was loaded with several large and small boxes and other luggage, as well as rice, flour, umbrellas, and raincoats.
At first the journey was smooth, but on the third day, it suddenly rained heavily.
The carriage of Yingbao and A Niang also began to leak, and the raindrops fell on their heads and bodies, which was very annoying.
Yingbao had no choice but to hold up an umbrella, and the mother and daughter stayed under the umbrella. "Mom, why don't you go into the cave to take shelter."
Chunniang scolded, "Don't make trouble. What if someone finds out?"
Yingbao looked outside and saw that the convoy was still moving. The escorts were riding horses, wearing bamboo hats and straw raincoats, walking quietly in the rain, with no intention of stopping to take shelter.
After much difficulty, they came across a town, but there was no inn there, so the escort had to stay overnight at the home of a wealthy family.
The wealthy man was quite polite and vacated a few rooms for them to live in.
Yingbao, A'niang and two maids squeezed into one room, and the four of them slept on a kang.
At night, a thin woman brought an oil lamp to provide them with light.
Yingbao recognized her at first sight; she was actually Chen Wan.
When their eyes met, Yingbao saw hatred in Chen Wan's eyes.
Yingbao didn't care. After all, no matter how much she hated it, she would never be able to leave this town.
I have been very tolerant to them sisters in this life, but how did she treat me
Anyone with a conscience would not do such a thing.
What's more, Chen Wan had always said that she was her biological sister, but in the blink of an eye she betrayed her own sister.
Chunniang could hardly recognize that the slightly old woman in front of her was Chen Wan, and she thanked her.
In the middle of the night, the rain stopped.
Yingbao couldn't sleep and stared out the window in a daze.
Suddenly, she saw a figure swaying outside the window.
Yingbao stood up and quietly moved to the window to look out.
I saw a thin figure carrying bundles of firewood and piling them under my window and at the door.
Then she squatted beside the firewood and struck the fire with the flint.
Yingbao pushed the door and found it was locked.
She frowned, turned back to the kang, and woke up her mother and the two little girls: "Get up quickly!"
At this time, there were flashes of fire outside.
Yingbao immediately ran to the door and kicked the wooden door open.
However, as the fire outside grew brighter, she saw Chen Wan standing in the yard with a happy smile on her face.
Yingbao sneered and waved his hand. A waterfall of water rushed towards the fire, and the fire that had just started was suddenly extinguished.
"Ah! There's a water fire! There's a water fire!" The little girl Xinghua screamed sharply, and soon alarmed everyone in the yard.
First, several bodyguards rushed out, and then the head of the family came out.
They were all stunned when they saw the firewood piled at the door of the house.
Yingbao helped A Niang out of the house, and the little girls Mudan and Xinghua followed closely behind.
"What...what's going on?" the host asked tremblingly.
Yingbao glanced at Chen Wan who was still standing in the middle of the yard, "You can ask her. Arson is a serious crime, not to mention she wants to kill us."
The host turned his head to look at Chen Wan, stepped forward and slapped her in the face: "But you did it?"
Chen Wan saw Yingbao coming out of the fire scene, with a look of despair on her face, and shouted loudly: "Why don't you die? Why don't you die?"
"Why should I die?" Yingbao also came to Chen Wan and said expressionlessly: "You are the ones who should die. Chen Wan, since you can remember what happened in your dream, why don't you make good use of it?" You chose to go down a path of no return.
Arson is a crime punishable by death, what a pity! I also want to know why she has that memory.
Chen Wan screamed loudly: "You are a disaster! A devil! Your mother pushed you into a basin of water and you didn't die! Your father threw you into the mountains and the beasts didn't eat you! You are a devil, I should have stuffed you into the furnace and burned you to death..."