Chapter 316 Rewards, Everyone Gets a Reward
The peeling paint, the moldy corners, and the chipped table made the young princess's expression grow increasingly unpleasant.
"Hey, is this a place for a human to live? If I live in this lousy place, that brat Li Junping will laugh me to death!"
Afu, who was carrying hot water, came in and, upon hearing this, smiled obsequiously, "Princess, who would dare to laugh at you? Besides, it's not that I'm exaggerating, but this courtyard is already the best in our village. There are even two rooms here for the guards. Isn't that convenient?"
And look, such a large heated kang bed, such spacious windows—this is so much brighter than an ordinary village house. This wilderness isn't like our capital; most houses here are built low, so they can be a little warmer. Princess, if you really want to live in the countryside, there's truly no better house than ours.”
"How dare you! You think you can fool me?" The little princess frowned immediately. "I don't think Li Junping's house is like this at all! His bed has a bamboo mat on it! The walls are clean and the floor is tidy. Although that house is ugly as hell, at least the inside is presentable. What kind of hellhole is this?!"
As they were talking, the next second, he suddenly cried out. A little finger-sized insect on the wall waved its antennae and calmly crawled past him.
Yu Chuan frowned, but before she could make a move, A Fu casually slapped the string of coins on the wall to death. Then, he clapped his hands and wiped them on his robe before explaining obsequiously, "Princess, don't be afraid. Snakes, insects, and rodents are very common in this countryside. They'll all be gone when the weather gets colder."
As he said this, he picked up the kettle again and poured a bowl of stale tea, which had been sitting in the cup for who knows how long, into it: "Well, the princess's house only has a little coarse tea. Please have some first."
The young princess glanced at the ink stain left by the insect corpse on the wall, then at Afu's hand, and in the next second she jumped up and rushed out of the house in the blink of an eye.
"This godforsaken place! This princess can't stay here!"
Yu Chuan was also somewhat shaken, but seeing her mistress like this, she breathed a sigh of relief: "Princess, let's set off back to the post station. It's getting late."
"Why go back to the inn? I don't believe we can't find a clean house in the whole village!"
Then, no matter how much Ah Fu called after him, he didn't stop walking and hurriedly led his people out the gate, as if a ghost was chasing him.
However, just a quarter of an hour later, the young princess stood once again at Xie Liangchen's door, her face ashen.
"Princess, perhaps we should..."
"Shut up!" Yu Chuan was interrupted by the little princess before she could finish her sentence. She gritted her teeth and said, "If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute!"
Finally, gritting his teeth and bracing himself, he went into the house.
Indeed, as Afu said, there was no house in the entire village bigger than his yard.
Of course, the other villagers' homes were either large families or even less lavish. They were also very small and couldn't accommodate so many guards. After going around in circles, the young princess even thought the small, dilapidated house of the Li family, which she had initially found so repulsive, was actually quite nice. Of course, now the thought of going back to beg Li Junping was worse than death for her.
Ah Fu, who had been looking dejected, immediately brightened up when he saw the young princess return: "Princess, you're back!"
He said that once the money was theirs, they couldn't escape it.
The young princess gritted her teeth and pointed to the guards behind her: "Clean this room up. I don't want to see a single bug in this room again."
The guard behind him responded with a "Yes," and hurriedly got to work.
Yu Chuan stood blankly behind the young princess. She had also seen the situation in the village and felt a little uncertain. "Princess, it seems that Young Master Li is living quite well. The bright two-story house we saw today is indeed his. It seems to me that it will be difficult for him to come looking for you. Moreover, judging from their words, it seems that General Li is really not here."
Upon hearing this, the young princess gritted her teeth fiercely: "Bullshit! The general isn't here now, does he think he's not coming back?! I don't believe he can't handle just a brat!"
The young princess pinched her chin and thought for a moment: "Go and get me the silver now. How much did you bring? Bring it all."
Yu Chuan glanced at his master and asked quietly, "Does the group leader intend to bury Young Master Li in money?"
The young princess rolled her eyes: "Superficial, so superficial. How can money alone be enough? I must convince him from the bottom of his heart! No, all of you come here and discuss battle strategies with me!"
The group of guards who were called by the young princess all came forward with blank expressions.
"Do you even understand children? What do these ten-year-old rascals like? Just tell me, and if I can use it, this princess will reward you handsomely!"
Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged glances. One of the bolder guards tentatively said, "He's just a young boy, he probably likes sweets. Seeing how poor Young Master Li is now, he'll surely be tempted if the princess buys sweets."
The young princess nodded earnestly upon hearing this: "Excellent, reward me!"
As he said this, he took out his money bag, grabbed some loose silver coins, and threw them to him.
The moment the silver was presented, everyone around lit up, including Afu and Chuntao who had been observing from behind.
“Princess, I know, I know. I noticed that Young Master Li’s sleeves are too short. He must want a nice set of clothes. If you buy them for him, he will be very envious and grateful to you.”
The young princess: "Reward."
"I know that children like bows and arrows."
"I also like flying kites."
"And there are tall horses, and swords!"
The young princess was very pleased with everyone's enthusiasm: "Reward them all, everyone will be rewarded."
"I know what Li Junping likes!" Behind a group of tall and strong guards, Afu really had to jump around a lot to get the little princess to see him.
The young princess frowned: "You?"
“Yes, I know.” Afu seized the opportunity to squeeze to the front: “Princess, we have been neighbors with Li Junping for a long time, so we naturally know him better than these roughnecks.”
The young princess looked over with interest: "Oh? Then tell me."
“Li Junping loves eggs the most!” Afu said with certainty. “In the past, he even sent his younger brother to my house to steal the second young master’s eggs. He must love them. Besides, Princess, Li Junping is living a good life now. You can’t just buy him some small things. You need to use some special methods.”
The young princess looked over suspiciously: "What methods?"
(End of this chapter)
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