Among this group, the happiest person was Bai Wanrou, Shen Mingzhu's future second sister-in-law. Although she did not find ginseng, she had just dug up a Ganoderma lucidum, as well as white peony, cassia seed, isatis root, and many other medicinal herbs!
Although these medicinal herbs are not as precious as ginseng or lingzhi, they are versatile and very practical.
These mountains are truly a treasure trove!
At that moment, her eyes sparkled as she looked at Shen Mingzhu.
My future sister-in-law is a real gem!
Host, there's a patch of yams and honeysuckle about 200 meters to your right. Go there quickly.
[OK. ]
Yam, honeysuckle?
You can eat the yams and make tea with honeysuckle. The ones you dig yourself will definitely taste different.
At Prince An's single glance, guards immediately followed.
He also wants to check here to see if there are any leftover ginseng or anything like that.
I'll go later.
Other ministers: Yam, honeysuckle?
There's probably no chance of getting ginseng here. Let's go check over there!
Soon, many people followed Shen Mingzhu and her group to the right...
Everyone had a fruitful morning, and everyone's face was beaming with joy.
As noon approached, the group arrived at a mountain pool and decided to have lunch there.
Guagua, I want to eat whole roasted lamb for lunch!
Host, just have your feline overlord summon two of them.
Prince An: The feline master is summoning a lamb?
Summon more pheasants, we can make beggar's chicken!
Crown Prince Yan Beichen was beside him, having already collected the wild game that the guards had hunted that morning, but unfortunately, there were no goats.
Guagua, let's find a secluded spot and wait for them to run into our trap!
Alright, host, just walk about 50 to 100 meters to the left. It'll be easier for the guards to help retrieve the game then.
Upon hearing this, everyone quickly got back to their own tasks.
Shen Mingzhu then took her cat to a nearby place.
"Roar roar roar!!!"
The crowd heard three roars, followed by a series of thuds. Then they saw a group of animals approaching from a distance and crashing into a large wooden stake, where they remained motionless.
Tian Xuezhou: Is that even possible?
This hunt is way too easy!
Thinking about how Emperor Jingyuan went to such lengths every year to get everyone to go hunting, sigh...
It's not even as good as a cat meowing thrice.
As expected of the master, he's just different.
As for Shen Mingzhu, she counted the number of people and brought back not only wild goats but also wild deer, pheasants, rabbits, and finally two large wild boars and three small wild boars.
Crown Prince Yan Beichen: Good heavens, the whole family has been wiped out!
Prince An: I really want to have a cat as my master.
Watching the cat's eyes grow brighter and brighter.
I wish he had a cat son!
Yes, he has one already in front of him, and he treats it better than his own son.
The feline overlord: Thank you so much for liking me so much.
Su Qingshan: Sigh...
He will go back and persuade Yun Xuan to give up the position of crown prince.
With the Crown Princess around, he has no chance of winning!
The Second Prince Yan Yunxuan and his Su family made the wrong choice!
They shouldn't have called off the engagement in the first place!
Why...
What a miscalculation!
It's too late to regret...
At noon, the meal was very lavish. In addition to the food everyone brought from home, there was snake soup, roast whole lamb, roast suckling pig, beggar's chicken, roast rabbit...
Shen Mingzhu even bought barbecue seasoning from the system store, and the aroma made everyone dizzy.
Guagua, this barbecue seasoning smells amazing!
Host, absolutely! It's all high-tech and gruelling work, of course it's amazing!!!
Haha, I hope everyone likes it.
Host, judging from everyone's expressions, they definitely love it!
General Tian Xuezhou, in particular, ate with the most gusto.
It smells so good!
I've never had such delicious grilled meat before; it has a unique flavour.
Shen Mingzhu took a sip from her thermos, which made the Crown Prince next to her extremely envious.
"Mingzhu, your water cup is so beautiful. I've never seen one like it before. May I ask where you bought it?"
"Brother Crown Prince, do you like it?"
Yan Beichen nodded.
"Yea, i like it!"
Shen Mingzhu's eyelashes drooped, her lips were slightly upturned, and a gentle smile quietly bloomed on her lips.
"There happens to be one more in the manor; I'll give it to you when we get back!"
"Thank you, Mingzhu, it's so good to have met you!"
Prince An listened to their conversation from the side, rolling his eyes so hard they almost reached the sky.
This is outrageous!
He got another free thermos!
My nephew is getting more and more shameless, taking advantage of young girls.
Snort!
He wouldn't!
Thinking of this, he looked at Shen Mingzhu and smiled like a strange uncle who was about to steal a child.
"Mingzhu, do you still have this water cup in the manor? Uncle, I'd like to buy one too."
Seeing Prince An reminded me of his situation.
"Uncle An, there's another one at home. I'll send it to your residence when we get back. Don't talk about buying it or not. That'll make us seem distant!"
Prince An's laughter was utterly worthless.
"Young Miss Shen is just more well-behaved than some people~~~"
Of course, he wouldn't take Shen Mingzhu's things for nothing. After returning, he will tell Princess An Cui to pack a box of gold and silver jewellery for her.
Shen Mingzhu was overjoyed.
Host, it seems everyone has their eyes on your thermos!
Guagua, winter is here, and the weather is getting colder and colder. You can't even imagine how important and comforting it is to have a thermos.
Okay, host, Guagua doesn't understand.
It's okay, Guagua. Yesterday's daily special was this insulated water bottle. I bought 100 of them. I'll give them as gifts; they'll be super impressive!!!
Host, you're really smart!
Absolutely!!!
It was late autumn, and the midday heat was intense. After lunch, Shen Mingzhu and her group rested briefly before resuming their search for medicinal herbs, wild animals, and other treasures.
They only get one day off, and they can't come every day.
Moreover, the timing is so good today, allowing them to reach the inner reaches of the deep mountains without any hindrance.
This is a rare opportunity; you might not get another chance like it.
Of course, this is all thanks to the feline overlord.
Meow~~~ "I'm just that awesome!
For an entire afternoon, the group followed Shen Mingzhu through the deep mountains and forests as if they were in a deserted place.
It has everything: Polygonum multiflorum, Schisandra chinensis, Atractylodes macrocephala, Forsythia suspensa, and more.
What's more, in the afternoon, Shen Mingzhu led everyone to dig for ginseng twice and Ganoderma lucidum from the earth veins once more, and everyone was overjoyed!
Prince An: My God, who can understand the joy of this harvest!
Tian Xuezhou: We've struck it rich! Money is everywhere!
Pei Siyan: Great! This trip was definitely worth it!
Su Qingshan: The Crown Princess is truly a divine being!
The cat is a little mythical creature, too!
No wonder it burned Bao'er's hair!
Bao'er can be too arrogant sometimes. This time, she's met her match, and even His Majesty isn't helping her!
Why...
I need to put in more effort to work on the Second Prince and the Imperial Concubine.
Su Huaiyuan: I've really learned something new!
He, a dignified Grand Secretary of the Hanlin Academy, was not even ranked.
Crown Prince Yan Beichen: Following the Crown Princess means you'll get to eat meat!
"Guagua, look around. What other good stuff do we have? Let's take it all at once."
Host, you've picked all the precious medicinal herbs! By the way, would you like to raise tiger cubs and wolf cubs? If so, let's take them back with us on this trip!
Shen Qingbo: I want it, I want it!
I want a tiger cub, and it has to be female. If any girl with ill intentions tries to kidnap him, I'll have the tigress deal with her!
Let her see the power of a tigress!
Thinking of this, Shen Qingbo immediately rushed to Shen Mingzhu's side.
"Little sister, can you ask the cat to help me see if there are any tiger cubs? I want to raise one to protect me!"
Shen Mingzhu: ...
You're a grown man. What do you need to protect!
Thinking about being kidnapped by Princess Qingyang this time, it really proves the saying that a scholar is useless in a hundred ways.
"Fourth Brother, I think you'd be better off practising martial arts now."
"Little sister, I want a tiger cub! You have your cat, and I have a tiger cub; they can both protect us!!!"
"Okay."
Shen Mingzhu agreed.
Guagua, my fourth brother, wants a tiger cub!
Host, the incident that happened to your handsome brother left a shadow in him. He wants to be extra careful while he's out and about! He'll have tiger cubs protecting you from now on.
Shen Mingzhu looked at Crown Prince Yan Beichen and asked with a smile,
"Crown Prince, do you want it?"
Yan Beichen shook his head.
Guagua, why doesn't he want it?
Hehe, host, he definitely wants a pet that can be paired with your feline overlord! That way, you two will be a pair, and your pet and his pet will also be a pair—that's a perfect match!
Shen Mingzhu: ...
Guagua, aren't you overthinking this?
Host, you don't understand men! The Crown Prince's little schemes can't escape my eyes!
Crown Prince Yan Beichen coughed lightly, his gaze fixed on the distance, and remained silent.
Prince An: I want a wolf cub.
It's fluffy and super cute.
Shen Mingzhu looked at her second brother, Shen Qinglan, and her third brother, Shen Qingzhan.
"Second brother, third brother, what about you?"
Second, Brother Shen Qinglan glanced at Bai Wanrou beside him.
"Little sister, if possible, please give me a wolf cub so it can protect Rou'er."
He then looked at his third brother, Shen Qingzhan, who smiled slightly.
"Little sister, if possible, I'd like to raise a little tiger. It's so cute with its tiger-like head and chubby face."
When Prince An saw that Shen Mingzhu was no longer asking questions, he immediately became anxious.
"Mingzhu, Uncle An wants to raise a wolf cub. Uncle An likes fluffy wolf cubs."
Shen Mingzhu nodded with a smile.
"Yes, Uncle An, I understand."
Prince An: Good to know.
Thinking of a little wolf cub, I immediately felt happy...
Shen Mingzhu then picked up the cat and spoke to it softly. Afterward, the group went to rest by the pond where they had met at noon.
About half an hour later, somehow the cat communicated with them, and two tiger cubs and two wolf cubs appeared beside Shen Mingzhu.
Looking at the chubby little ones, Shen Mingzhu was in an extremely happy mood.
Meow~~~
Shen Mingzhu spoke a few more words to the cat, then gave it two things to pass on to the parents of the wolf cub and tiger cub, assuring them that they would be well taken care of.
Host, you're so good to them!
Guagua, no matter what, it's only right to let the wolf cub and tiger cub leave their parents and give them some good things. We'll be good friends in the future.
That's true, it's better for the host this way, after all, this mountain is yours too!
What?! This mountain is mine?! How come I didn't know that?!
Shen Mingzhu was very surprised. She thought that this time during her day off, she had just randomly picked a mountain in the suburbs of Beijing and came here!
Host, don't you think this mountain is exceptionally vast and boundless?
Yes, that's definitely the feeling.
"That's it! You've forgotten, the mountain you won against Young Master Wang Chuanzong in your duel was this very mountain. Do you think the Langya Wang clan's mountain is the same as an ordinary one?"
Oh, so this is the mountain I won against? I had no idea.
Thinking about how they had swept through the mountains today, she felt a little bitter.
I should have gone to someone else's mountain first.
However, after thinking about it, she decided to buy some other medicinal herbs and cold-resistant seeds from the system shop and plant them later.
At that time, the wolf couple and the tiger couple will be the guardians.
Not bad, either.
Prince An: Good heavens, you won it, but it seems you didn't care.
Looking at the lush mountains and then at his own harvest today, Tian Xuezhou felt a deep envy.
They're really rich.
He doesn't own a single mountain.
At this moment, his desire to own a mountain peak reached its zenith.
Prince An: You, a great general, also want a mountain? What are you trying to do?
Tian Xuezhou: I don't want to do anything, I just want to pick some medicinal herbs and go hunting during my time off.
Prince An: You wish!
Hehe~~~ "I have my own mountain. I'll invite you to go hiking and gather medicinal herbs with me another day.
Tian Xuezhou: I suddenly don't want to gather medicinal herbs or go hunting anymore!!!
At this moment, Shen Mingzhu's inner voice came again.
Host, now you know, right?
Okay, okay.
Looking at the wolf cub and tiger cub in his arms, she immediately gave them to Prince An, his second brother, his third brother, and his fourth brother.
Shen Qingbo, carrying the tiger cub, came to Shen Qingzhan's side.
"Third Brother, look, is your tiger cub male or female? I want the female."
Shen Qingzhan: ...Why are you making such a fuss now?
Shen Qingbo: I just want a tigress to protect me!!!
Shen Qingzhan: ...Look, look!
I'll show you!
Which one do you want? You can choose.
Shen Qingbo: Hmph!!!
Why didn't you do this sooner?!
Shen Mingzhu smiled as she looked at her two older brothers.
"Guagua, look at my third and fourth brothers. The fourth brother thinks he has the upper hand, but he'll be tricked by the third brother and won't even be able to keep his pants! Don't forget, the third brother is the strategist, the brilliant strategist, and later the ruthless cunning advisor of the Xie family army in the north!"
Host, please stop talking! Your third brother is such a scoundrel, not someone an ordinary person could handle. If it weren't for the male and female leads' good fortune, they would have been killed by him long ago!!!
Shen Qingzhan: I'm a scoundrel, and you're the scoundrel's sister!!!
Shen Mingzhu: Do you have to get so angry?
Shen Qinglan: My third brother is a scoundrel master? Just how scoundrel is he?
Shen Mingzhu: He threw the pieces of corpses of people who died from the plague into the Hu people's camp.
And while he was at it, he put the bodies of civilians and soldiers who died from the plague into their water supply...
Shen Qinglan: ... You're so ruthless, so ruthless~~~