Chapter 7 Two Little Beggars

It was almost time, Song Yanjin opened the steamer, and the light green cubes of dumplings were mixed with white wormwood, and the taste was sweet and tempting.

Success!

Baizhu took a wet towel and wrapped her hands, and used chopsticks to pick out the green fat ones one by one. This was not the first time the young lady had made white mugwort cake, so it was nothing new.

After packing the cakes, incense paper and other things into a shoulder bag, the two of them left the Lishan Academy, took a small path around Lin'an City, and climbed up Sheshan Mountain.

The penniless Song Yanjin had no interest in the prosperous Lin'an, but he perked up when he arrived at the foot of Sheshan Mountain.

The young lady would stop to look at any beautiful flowers and plants she saw. Baizhu just thought that the young lady was fond of these flowers and plants. As she was born in the countryside, she was used to seeing them and did not find them strange.

Damn~

Song Yanjin stood up in front of Jiangcao and complained in his heart, what a broken system, I can't collect points with so many flowers and plants.

Song Yanjin immediately lost interest and focused on getting on with his journey. The grave of his third uncle was halfway up the mountain, so after paying respects, he would go for a stroll in the deep mountains. He was so poor now that the only way to make money was to find valuable herbs to sell.

It would be faster to walk back to the main road instead of going into the woods to look for flowers and plants. This road was built by the eldest princess, which shows how deeply she loves her third uncle.

The two soldiers guarding the tomb were sleeping soundly against the stone gate. When they heard the footsteps, they got up alertly. When they saw that the person coming was Miss Song, they put down their guard and clasped their fists in accordance with the rules, "Miss Song is here."

I suddenly remembered that Qingming Festival is approaching and the eldest princess will definitely come here, so I have been very alert in the past few days.

"Yeah." Song Yanjin nodded slightly and took Baizhu in.

The tomb of the third uncle was quite standard, with marble bulges and white jade decorated stone tablets. After the eldest princess gave birth to Xia Yunheng, her flamboyant style was restrained a lot, otherwise it would have been built to rival the imperial mausoleum.

Together with Baizhu, I arranged the Artemisia annua cake, lit incense and burned paper, and kowtowed to my uncle sincerely.

A breeze blew, and the flame of the burning yellow paper leaned towards the kneeling Song Yanjin, just like her third uncle gently stroking her head when she was a child.

Song Yanjin stood up and looked at the tombstone heavily. Don't worry, Uncle San, everything is fine.

After the worship, he took the white beads and walked into the mountains.

"Miss, where are we going?"

This was not the way down the mountain, and the further they walked, the more something felt wrong, causing Baizhu to become a little flustered.

Song Yanjin turned around and said, "It's a rare day off. It's still early before sunset, so let's go for a walk in the mountains."

Baizhu: "."

The young lady usually reads and teaches in the academy, but she doesn't know the dangers in the mountains. Baihua Village is backed by the mountains, and when she was a child, she often went down the mountain and never dared to go into the mountains. The older generation said that there would be big insects in there.

Bai Zhu ran forward to stop her, "Miss, let's not go any further, it's dangerous inside."

Song Yanjin looked at her with a smile, "It's okay, just walk around here, it's not too far."

As he said this, he walked past Baizhu and went into the woods.

With the system, it is very easy to find herbs. After walking a few steps, Xiaoyou kept reporting:

[Five-fingered ginseng, host at 9 o'clock, tall plant with fuzz all over the body, five-petal leaves. ]

[Sanqi, host's 3 o'clock position, seven leaves and one flower. ]

[Astragalus, host's 6 o'clock position, purple flowers, short vine stems. ]

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Song Yanjin happily picked up the wooden stick and started digging for the medicinal herbs Xiaoyou mentioned.

She knew that the young lady was digging the Astragalus membranaceus. When she was a child, she followed her father to dig a lot of it and sold it in the town. Although Bai Zhu was confused about how the young lady knew that these were medicinal herbs, she was not idle. She rolled up her sleeves and worked hard, because these could be sold for money.

They dug further and further in, and their backpacks became full. Song Yanjin and Baizhu took off their coats to wrap the herbs. They had a great harvest.

Whoosh——

An arrow feather brushed past Song Yanjin's hair and stopped on the ground in front of him.

Song Yanjin was very familiar with the black feathers. These were special arrows used by the Qi army under the eldest princess' command. When she was ten years old, her third uncle had taken her to the princess' palace in Lin'an City. Her little cousin, Prince Yunheng, practiced archery in the garden, and he used these arrow feathers.

An excited baby voice came from not far away, "Hahahaha... Gaoquan, go and get the spotted deer out for me."

Song Yanjin quickly tied up his clothes and threw them on his shoulders, "Baizhu, hurry up!"

Baizhu didn't understand what was going on, but he continued to move his hands and quickly followed the young lady.

Coming out of the woods, it was even more lively outside, with guards standing every three steps.

Lying on the ground digging herbs, Song Yanjin was covered in mud. She shook the mud off her dress and smiled bitterly. It was so embarrassing to meet the princess in this state!

"Who is it?"

The soldier wearing armor and holding a spear spotted the two men, shouted loudly, and all the guards gathered around them.

Song Yanjin threw away his bag, raised his hands above his head, and explained his identity in one breath, "Don't be nervous, I am Master Song from Mount Li Academy, and my third uncle is the eldest princess's husband. I am here to pay homage to him."

The spear in the soldier's hand was extremely sharp, and Baizhu was so scared that she imitated the young lady and raised her hands above her head.

After hearing the reply, the soldiers looked at each other. Since the eldest princess was on the mountain, no one dared to be careless. They stepped forward and carried the two of them down the mountain.

In front of the prince consort's tomb, no one dared to disturb the beautiful woman who was crying, so the soldiers had to hand her over to Lieutenant General Shen.

Song Yanjin repeated his identity, and Deputy General Shen whipped the soldier on the head with a horsewhip, "You are blind, anyone dares to arrest you."

When the eldest princess heard the noise, she wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and the lady beside her came forward to help her tidy up her appearance.

Song Yanjin looked at the elegant and beautiful woman in front of him, whose beauty could not be concealed even by plain clothes. To be honest, Third Uncle must have gone there for the eldest princess's beauty!

While he was daydreaming, the person had already arrived in front of him.

The princess took a look at the little girl in front of her. Her clothes were dirty and her hair was messy, but her pretty face reminded her of the girl Yizhou brought back to the academy from the Song Mansion.

The incense paper and white mugwort cakes burned in front of the tomb made it easy to tell that it was the little girl who was paying respects. She frowned with disdain, "In just half a year, you've fallen to this point, becoming a beggar."

Song Yanjin stroked her bag. It was undeniable that she was in a miserable state at the moment, but it would be harsh to say that she was a beggar.

She knelt down and saluted according to the rules. "Hello, Princess. I fell down on the mountain and I am in a bit of a mess."

Baizhu followed the young lady and bowed simultaneously.

He looked at the things in her basket. They were carrying large and small bags, and there was a strong smell of medicine. It was obviously caused by digging herbs, but she insisted that she fell. He flicked the handkerchief in his hand and said, "Deputy General Shen sent someone to take her down the mountain."

"Yes, Your Highness." Lieutenant General Shen received the order and casually pointed to two large soldiers to follow.

"Wuhu~"

"The prince is mighty!"

There were constant shouting sounds in the deep mountains, and it seemed that the dandy little cousin had really hunted an animal.

Song Yanjin curled his lips as he walked down the mountain. Some people were crying their hearts out during the worship, while others just treated it as a fun spring outing and hunting. Third uncle, you, the prodigal son, are really filial!

The princess held her forehead with a headache, "Deputy General Shen, take people into the mountains and pull the prince out."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Deputy General Shen personally led two teams of troops into the mountains.

Bai Zhu returned to the academy at dusk and went to the cafeteria to get food. It was already late and he had already made preparations for nothing.

Song Yanjin took the herbs to the small kitchen and took care of them. The system had records of how to prepare the herbs. There were too many people in the dormitory to keep an eye on them because they were in class, so it was not convenient to dry them. He cleaned up the dirt and other things, and asked Baizhu to take them to the town's medicine shop to sell tomorrow.