When Ning Xi'er came out of the space, she found that the people from the Prince's Mansion and the Duke of Huguo's Mansion were, as usual, going to the quarry to perform corvée labor.
The village chief led the villagers to search for vines and other plants in the distance, and then brought them back to make cakes and weave tools.
The village chief's door was open. Ning Xi'er knocked, intending to check on the village chief's son's recovery...
Then I saw Xingming sitting with his legs crossed, fast asleep in the main hall.
"Where are the village chief's wife and children?"
Ning Xi'er called out to Xingming, waking him from his sweet dream.
Xingming muttered to himself, then stood up and said, "The village chief's wife carried the child and went with the village chief to find food..."
Ning Xi'er looked disgusted. "So you just barged in and occupied someone else's house?"
The village chief's wife doesn't need to go out; her child has only just recovered...
Presumably, it was to avoid suspicion that the house was specifically left for Xingming to rest in.
Ning Xi'er asked if the supervising soldiers had given her or Xie Zhun any trouble while they were away...
That's exactly the question you asked!
Xingming, looking smug, explained that he had bribed the two guards who came to urge him on with two silver coins...
It was said that Ning Xi'er and Xie Zhun had caught a cold and, fearing they might infect others, were resting at a villager's home...
Although the silver barley is small, each one is worth two taels of silver.
Convicts arriving in the desolate lands, especially those with some savings or who were given something for self-defense during their departure...
In order to survive and avoid being beaten, even if they have money, it will be completely exploited before they even reach the wasteland.
Before setting off, the escorts would never even glance at the two taels of silver, but in the harsh, desolate wilderness, the supervising soldiers would still show leniency.
Ning Xi'er nodded, a smile playing on her lips, and praised, "Well done!"
Xingming was feeling quite pleased with himself when he suddenly remembered something...
His expression froze instantly.
As expected, Ning Xi'er's expression changed, and she asked coldly, "Where did the silver barley come from?"
Have you forgotten what I said last time?
If you forget, I'll kindly remind you...
Last time I said, if these two ears don't remember anything, I'll cut them off!
Xingming immediately knelt down and begged for mercy, showing no backbone whatsoever.
He rubbed his hands together, pleading desperately, "I didn't take it! I didn't mean to!"
This isn't like last time, when you turned me upside down, tucked these two silver coins into your belt, and I...
I left them behind, just in case they come in handy later. I really didn't dare touch a single one of the treasures on the shelves!
See, it's already proven effective today!
Xingming, unable to laugh, scrutinized Ning Xier's expression.
After spending a few days with her, he had actually figured out Ning Xi'er's temperament.
The easier it is for someone to utter threatening words, the less likely they are to actually do anything.
Most of the time, she doesn't care much, but if she offends someone she cares about, such as His Highness Prince Cheng, or her four maids...
That person is sure to die a horrible death!
The more fearful Xingming appeared, the less Ning Xi'er would punish him severely...
The princess is actually very soft-hearted.
Sure enough, Ning Xi'er snorted and turned around to throw a palm-sized, heavy purse at Xingming.
Xingming touched it with his hand and immediately beamed with joy.
Sure enough, when I opened it, it was full of silver coins!
A rough count shows that each one weighs two ounces, totaling over a hundred ounces!
"Here's a reward for you. I'd like to take Your Highness to practice your legs in the space these next few days."
If anything happens outside, please take good care of them!
Xingming happily agreed.
Ning Xi'er then asked about Wei Xunfang and Qin Yuan's whereabouts.
Xingming casually replied that the two of them had taken the blueprints and gone to the back mountain to survey the terrain.
Don't be fooled by this person sleeping in the house; they are very alert and have sharp eyes and ears everywhere they go!
Ning Xi'er took out two bundles from her spatial storage.
One large one was placed in the village chief's house; it was full of food.
The villagers' digestive systems should feel much better after being soaked in the spiritual spring water.
Therefore, Ning Xi'er prepared plenty of large, white steamed buns in her bundle, including those with vegetable filling, meat filling, and osmanthus sugar filling.
There's no concern that the villagers will wolf down their food and suffer from indigestion.
Ning Xi'er prepared two days' worth of food and planned to bring Xie Zhun out on the third day.
If it goes any longer, Yan Lang or the supervising soldier will likely cause trouble again.
The other bundle contained several water pouches filled with spiritual spring liquid, along with a bottle of life-extending pills.
Ning Xi'er instructed that if anyone suddenly fell ill during her three-day absence, they could be given the spiritual spring liquid to relieve their symptoms.
The life-extending pill can keep her alive until she leaves the space, at which point she can receive further treatment.
Ning Xi'er took out two more medicine bottles, one containing a sleeping potion and the other containing a poison and antidote, and placed them aside separately.
Ning Xi'er told him to carry it with him at all times and tuck it into his clothes for self-protection.
At the very bottom of the bundle, Ning Xi'er left him a water pouch...
Without needing an explanation, Xingming immediately accepted it with delight, "I knew it! The Princess is the most righteous!"
Open the cork, and the aroma of wine fills the air.
Ning Xi'er was worried that he would make mistakes if he got drunk, so she didn't dare to give him too much.
With Eunuch Xu, Zheng Ye, Xuan Feng, and others around, Ning Xi'er wasn't too worried.
Back in the space, Xie Zhun had just woken up.
Feeling refreshed and seeing Ning Xi'er's calm expression, he knew that everything was alright outside for the time being, and he could relax and be alone with Ning Xi'er...
I feel that such an opportunity is extremely precious.
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