Chapter 321 Arrival at the Great Grassland
As evening fell, the entire study tour group arrived at the grassland camp.
The vast grassland was devoid of trees, and the air was filled with the scent of fresh grass, making it very refreshing.
Next to the rows of blue and white Mongolian yurts, there are large, clear signs for the academy.
After the welcoming ceremony, the students cheered and went to find their group's yurt.
There are more than 30 yurts in this area, and each group is assigned three. Over the next few days, the girls will be free to group together and live together.
Three or four people live in a yurt.
Once inside, they discovered that the yurt was much more spacious than they had imagined, with partitions and windows. Although the furnishings and utensils were different from those in their homes, they still looked quite interesting.
Participation in this activity was entirely voluntary. They had already learned about the things they would encounter on the grasslands while in Beijing, so they didn't find the place too rudimentary. Even though some felt it was far inferior to their homes, they didn't express these feelings.
After all, this is much better than the small tents we've been sleeping in along the way.
The tribe that was responsible for receiving guests on the grassland was a tribe that was permanently stationed there.
Early in the event, representatives from the academy had already come to negotiate with the tribe and signed a contract.
This study tour will bring abundant resources to the tribe, as promised by the academy.
They didn't want gold or silver, only daily necessities such as cloth, grain, salt, medicine, furniture, and porcelain. Most of these items had already been delivered to the tribe before the study tour group set off, and some had come with the group.
Besides these, many other things produced by the grassland tribes themselves can also be sold.
Although there are fewer than one hundred students, they are all high-end consumers.
Their spending power is more than a hundred times that of the average person.
Their study tour is purely a consumer activity, unlike those businessmen who come driven by profit and want to make money off the grassland people.
Therefore, the tribe selected the best yurts and began selecting a location and setting up the yurts a month ago.
These are all distinguished guests, daughters of the highest echelons of the capital. Taking good care of them will bring a continuous stream of benefits to their tribes.
They looked at the procession as if it were a collection of glittering gold ingots.
In the past, a few nobles from the capital would come here to play, but they had only seen such a large group of people when they were training troops.
This is not yet a strategic border area. A hundred miles ahead is the garrison's training camp. Fifty miles beyond the camp, after crossing another mountain, that area belongs to another country.
The yurts on the grassland were much larger than the tents the study tour group temporarily stayed in along the way, but each family still set up their own tents around the yurts.
When the young lady goes out, the things she brings alone can fill an entire tent, not to mention she brings so many people with her.
The yurts had been allocated in advance, and people were staying in groups.
They will probably stay here for about seven days.
The study tour group settled in on the grassland, and the sun had already set.
On the grassland at night, every star seems within reach.
The students were probably quite tired after traveling for several days in a row, even though they prioritized comfort.
Therefore, no activities were scheduled for the first night. After a hearty dinner with grassland specialties, the students chatted in small groups for a while before settling down to rest.
While the capital city is already sweltering this month, the grasslands remain cool and pleasant, with a slight chill in the air at night.
So far, apart from the bandits from the village that appeared along the way, everything has remained in accordance with the original plan.
Daiyu did not participate in the group. As a special person by the dean's side, she naturally lived with the dean.
The yurt was covered with thick carpets, and several maids had just moved in and arranged Daiyu's daily necessities and usual bedding.
At this moment, Daiyu was not sleepy at all. She hugged her knee with her left hand and held her chin with her right hand, looking up at the starry sky outside the skylight.
"Granny, it's such a pity that we didn't bring the star-gazing mirror."
After looking at it for a while, she sighed with a hint of regret.
“If you use a star-gazing mirror, the stars you see will be no different from those in the capital.” Yuan Hongqu spoke the truth, and Daiyu’s gloomy thoughts immediately vanished without a trace.
"Granny, I had a fight with Sister Liu. She avoided me during dinner. When I went to find her after dinner, her family said she went to play with other people."
Daiyu felt she should talk to the nanny about it. Although she didn't regret arguing with Sister Liu, even if Sister Liu got angry with her and ignored her later, she didn't feel any regret.
But if the nanny hears some nonsense from elsewhere and thinks that Liu Qianrou bullied her, and then comes back and wants to improve her interpersonal skills, then it would be a loss.
Therefore, Daiyu should take the initiative and explain the situation to Yuan Hongqu as soon as possible.
She had just told Yuan Hongqu about what happened that afternoon when she saw Yuan Hongqu smile slightly.
“You’re older now, so you can make your own decisions about these things. If you’re really unsure, I can help you with your advice.”
"Granny, what if I offend Sister Liu and cause a big disaster?" Daiyu was unsure of the situation and still wanted to ask Yuan Hongqu.
"Based on my understanding of the two of you, and my protective nature, I'm sure there's a conflict between you two, and the problem isn't with you." Yuan Hongqu bluntly stated her bias.
"Cause trouble? How big of a trouble could it be? Do you think you're Princess Jiangzhu just for show? Or do you think your father, the Governor-General of Liangjiang, can't back you up? What are you afraid of causing trouble for! It's others who are afraid of offending you, not you who are afraid of offending others!"
Seeing Daiyu's astonished expression, Yuan Hongqu added another sentence.
"Go ahead and offend us if you're right! We're in the right, so what are we afraid of!"
"Granny, if I do this, how will I be any different from Sister Liu? If I really do this, won't I be laughed at by everyone in the capital?"
Daiyu never imagined that Granny Yuan would be so lenient with her. Wasn't she afraid that she would become lawless and abuse her power?
“Daiyu, you underestimate yourself. You’ve been able to manage the household yourself for a long time. Your father isn’t in the capital, and you’ve been handling all the social interactions here in the capital these past two years. With your wisdom, why are you afraid of being ridiculed by the whole capital for being like Liu Qianrou was before?”
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