The morning mist outside the window gradually dissipated, and a ray of orange light hung on the horizon, bathing the entire barren mountain in warmth.
Men returned from the fields early in the morning carrying farm tools, while children played and frolicked along the cobblestone path.
Several newcomers to the desolate mountains set up a stall by the roadside, exchanging their belongings with passersby for contribution points. Several women, their hands tucked inside their cotton-padded coats, chatted there.
When Liang Shu woke up, this was the scene full of life, and she couldn't help but smile.
“Princess, you were too impulsive. You should have had the Prince thoroughly investigate this desolate mountain before coming here,” sighed the old woman who was making the bed.
This is a nanny brought from the Prince's residence. She has followed Liang Shu since childhood and has always been loyal to her, which is why she was able to come along.
Liang Shu glanced at her and shook her head helplessly: "Father also has many unavoidable matters to attend to. How can we keep troubling him?"
Having been reborn, she understood many things. In her father's eyes, she was just a dispensable concubine's daughter, and the princess had her own children and didn't treat her well either.
The reason she had such a large dowry was because she had been praised by the Empress Dowager when she was young and was also granted the title of Princess of Ning'an by the Emperor. It would have been unreasonable for her father and mother not to provide a larger dowry.
She wasn't the princess's biological daughter; she was just the child of her father and an ordinary maid. The princess was already doing well to provide such a large dowry. Rather than troubling the royal family any further, she should leave quietly and live a peaceful and carefree life.
Fortunately, she made the right choice this time.
Liang Shu looked up and saw that the child who was leading the scuffle had suddenly transformed into a beautiful white tiger cub, roaring at the group of children behind him.
The people on the roadside showed no fear; instead, they clapped and cheered.
"Lin Hu, give us another performance!"
"Brother Hu, you're the best! Shout it out again so we can hear it!"
"Awoo!"
A burst of laughter and chatter filled the cobblestone path.
Liang Shu didn't react much, but Granny Qi behind her was quite frightened and had already sat down on the ground.
Granny Qi looked around and, finding no one paying attention to her, quietly stood up.
It was so embarrassing! The children weren't scared at all, but she was the one whose legs went weak!
"Princess, dinner's ready!" Xia Yan, carrying two oil paper packages, skipped and hopped into the room.
"Yan Yan, you don't need to do these things anymore. You're free now," Liang Shu said gently, glancing at her.
If it weren't for the little girl's impromptu performance yesterday, she wouldn't have known that Xiaoyan was actually an extraordinary person.
She didn't want to make the person continue doing such ordinary sweeping work, so she returned the employment contract.
"No, how can that be?" Xia Yan immediately objected after hearing this.
"Princess, you're another golden goose for me, please don't send me away!"
Xia Yan almost burst into tears on the spot.
She has been here for three years, and she is always hungry and cold. She can't use magic even when she wants to, and she is unlucky in everything she does.
But everything changed after he was hired by this mistress!
She felt much luckier, and every time she used the magic broom, it went very smoothly. She even figured out a kind of magic that she had never been able to figure out before, but the magic power in the provincial capital was very scarce, so she had never been able to try it herself.
This time, the county princess even brought her to the desolate mountains, where they discovered a place brimming with magic! Therefore, Xia Yan was determined that the county princess of Ning'an was bringing her good fortune! She absolutely couldn't leave!
Liang Shu was both amused and exasperated upon hearing this, so she didn't insist on the previous topic. However, she quietly increased Xia Yan's monthly allowance tenfold.
Even if the barren mountain doesn't need money, it will definitely be useful when we go out in the future, so it can be considered as compensation for this little girl.
"Selling roasted sweet potatoes and roasted potatoes!" came a shout from outside.
"I'm going to buy roasted sweet potatoes!" Xia Yan immediately rushed over. Having spent ten years in the magical world and three years in this world, this was the only thing she craved. Roasted sweet potatoes were the best!
Let her reminisce for thirteen years, heaven knows how she spent those years chasing after him?
Several people were already lined up outside the roasted sweet potato stall. These were young people who often worked nearby and didn't have time to cook for themselves.
"Yaoyao, is it a younger sister or an older sister coming out of your body this time?" The aunt who was roasting sweet potatoes wrapped a sweet potato in a clean leaf and handed it to Zhang Yao, who was wearing a cloak.
“I’m the older sister. My younger sister did too much work yesterday, so she’s resting today,” Zhang Jing replied in a low voice.
"I can tell you're the older sister just by looking at how quiet you are. Auntie Sweet Potato won't take your contribution points anymore. Yesterday, Yao Yao helped us dig a cellar and ran away without taking any of our contribution points. If you still give us contribution points, we'll feel really guilty!"
Aunt Wang repeatedly dissuaded Zhang Jing, and only then did Zhang Jing take the sweet potato.
Xia Yan and Tong Yiwen, who were standing behind each other, exchanged a glance and both saw the curiosity in each other's eyes.
Did people with split personalities exist in ancient times? And everyone seems to have gotten used to it and isn't afraid at all? The villagers in this remote mountain village are quite open-minded!
Seeing the curiosity in the two little ones' eyes, the aunt explained, "Yaoyao is very powerful. She and her sister are one body with two souls, and both can control their bodies!"
"And they are also very capable, you'll see when the time comes!" The aunt's eyes were full of pride.
Xia Yan: "!!!!"
Tong Yiwen: "!!!!"
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