Chapter 301 Lan Su Wants to Be Lazy
"Sister Susu, if we distribute these, even if each group gets the same amount, there will still be some left over."
Daiyu quickly did some mental calculations.
"Then you must have miscalculated."
Lan Su raised her head. She had just tried her skills in the woods, but she still felt unsatisfied.
If she weren't worried about being unable to take care of Daiyu if she left for too long, she would have planned to clear out the entire nearby woods.
"You have to include the Imperial Guards and all the other families' guards. If you roast all that stuff, it won't even be enough to fill a tooth gap!"
Daiyu was somewhat taken aback. "I've already included them. Each family gets a sheep, a roe deer, and three rabbits. The Imperial Guards get three times that. We still have plenty of these things left over."
"That's too little." Lan Su thought that since they had discovered such a large forest with plenty of prey, they might as well let everyone have a good meal.
She forgot that among Daiyu's female classmates, very few were men with big bellies.
Daiyu was considered to have a relatively large appetite among them.
"Sister Susu, this can't be eaten as a meal. When we get to the camp, there will just be a table with a dish. The rest can be grilled by themselves after dark, so they can eat and play at the same time."
Daiyu came up with this idea on the spur of the moment.
The original plan was to distribute the prizes from the various competitions we won during the afternoon's journey, and then do a brief summary.
Now that we have these prey, we can make even better plans.
"You scholars really know how to have fun." Although Lan Su felt that the barbecue was just for eating, and that they were playing games while eating, judging from Daiyu's words, she guessed that the barbecue was just for fun, and the main thing was to have fun in the atmosphere of the barbecue.
She suddenly felt a soreness in her teeth and hoped that Mr. Yuan would accompany the girl tonight's event, and that she would rather not show up.
"Sister Susu, let's go down the mountain quickly. I still need to discuss something with the group leaders." Daiyu said, and started to head down the mountain.
Lan Su hurriedly followed beside him.
“Girl, I won’t participate in the evening’s activities. I’ve walked this road before. I remember there’s a small river near the post station. There must be a lot of fireflies by the river. How about I catch some fireflies for you tonight and make a firefly lantern?”
Compared to watching a group of female students gathered around sizzling lamb, speaking in a language she couldn't understand, it was much better to go play by the river for a while and enjoy some peace and quiet.
This meant that Yuan Hongqu would have to stay by Daiyu's side that night, allowing her to slack off.
As the dean of the academy, it's normal for her to be standing next to the students.
As for herself, she decided not to get involved with that group of bookish students. She was afraid she would roll her eyes and embarrass Daiyu.
"Sister Susu, I also want to catch fireflies, can you take me with you?"
"You're going to an awards ceremony and have a barbecue, that's enough for you." Lan Su didn't want to bring Daiyu along at all. If Daiyu came, one firefly lantern definitely wouldn't be enough. Don't underestimate those little things; in Lan Su's opinion, catching them is harder than hunting.
She made a firefly lantern for Daiyu because she genuinely wanted Daiyu to see fireflies; as for others, she had no such intention or desire.
"Sister Susu, just the two of us will go. We'll do it quietly, just like this time when we went up the mountain."
“You didn’t do it secretly. So many people wanted to come with us when we came over. If we hadn’t had people there to stop them, they probably would have all come up the mountain with us!” Lan Su bluntly exposed Daiyu’s words.
Daiyu smiled and said, "Then I'll go talk to Granny and suggest we add a firefly watching activity by the river. I'm sure Granny will agree. When we were planning the route and activities, we specifically asked you to be our advisor because you've walked this route before. You didn't even tell us about the important fact that there's a small river and fireflies next to the post station. Susu, you're not a very good advisor."
Lan Su's face fell. She couldn't refute these words; she had even received benefits for becoming the strategist.
"Alright then, you go and tell Mr. Yuan yourself that I'll only take you, and not the others. Too many people will scare the fireflies away, and they'll never come back to this place again." Lan Su reluctantly agreed.
Daiyu chuckled and agreed, knowing full well that she would achieve her goal.
The two descended the mountain and rejoined the group; at this point, they were only ten li away from the post station.
The advance team had already set up tents and started cooking.
The Lin family guards delivered the game directly to the camp. Each family sent an experienced servant to see how the Lin family would process the game and set up the barbecue grill. The Lin family cook shared everything with them without reservation, even the seasonings were available for them to use.
After learning the skills, the people sent by each family hurriedly returned to their own homes, and another flurry of activity ensued.
After the group arrived at the camp one by one, the students went to the rest station to wash up before returning to the camp.
Since we'll be spending the night at the campsite, unlike at noon when we can just make do with whatever we can find, we won't be spending the night there.
Therefore, the tent was noticeably more meticulously prepared than it was during the midday rest.
At noon, only the students' tents were set up for rest; the others didn't set up any and just found a place to take a nap.
It doesn't work at night.
The night is long, and the dew is heavy as the night deepens.
The awards ceremony that evening caused quite a stir.
The prize for first place, which had been kept tightly hidden, has finally been revealed.
Upon seeing those ginseng medicines, the entire audience erupted in uproar.
Many people who didn't participate in the competition are extremely regretful.
If I had known this was the first-place prize, I wouldn't have backed down or made excuses not to participate!
Xue Baochai participated in two competitions, but there were countless talented women in the capital, and she was not considered one of them. Therefore, she only won a third prize.
However, Xue Baochai did not feel resentful.
Given her family's circumstances, she felt it was already quite an achievement that allowed her to participate in this study tour.
It's not that her family can't afford it, but mainly that Xue Baochai has to manage the family business. In the half month she's gone, Xue Pan will probably make a mess of the business again.
Xue Baochai had Ying'er carry the snacks into the tent, and then had her take half of them out and deliver them to Sun Youqing.
Not long after, Ying'er returned.
“Miss, I heard someone say that Miss Lin and the maid who knows martial arts went to the riverbank behind her.”
"Do you need to tell me this kind of thing? They definitely won't follow the rules along the way. Princess Lin is not the kind of person who would mistreat herself. Even though it's only a few days' trip, she'll definitely make the most of it. We'll just watch and not interfere or say anything."
Xue Baochai reminded Ying'er once again.
She has finally made some progress in the few months since she entered the academy.
Compared to Lin Daiyu, she was worlds apart from Yuan Hongqu; she would never have any improper thoughts, nor would she dare to.
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