Chapter 475

The Eldest Madam furrowed her brows slightly, her face full of worry as she said, "Third Brother, your eldest brother doesn't know how to speak, don't take it to heart. He has been anxious lately about your fourth niece's dowry. You know as well as I do that the Chengyang Marquis Mansion is not what it used to be. If Yan'er marries over there without some fine items to anchor her dowry, I fear she will be bullied by her in-laws."

The way this was said, it was just short of explicitly demanding that he, the third uncle, provide a decent dowry.

Third Master Xie would not fall for it.

Although the Xie Mansion had not divided the family, and the nephews and nieces were as dear as his own sons and daughters, they were, after all, not born from his wife's womb. No matter how dear they were, could they be treated the same as his own sons and daughters?

Moreover, those fine things were sent from thousands of miles away by Yang Er's master. Giving a portion to the Old Matriarch was just to show filial piety on behalf of his daughter; what business was it to add to a niece's dowry?

Not to mention a niece, even if it were his own son, he would have to consider it. Using his daughter's fine things to marry a wife? He wouldn't be shameless enough!

"Clack!"

Third Master Xie set his teacup down heavily and stood up, feigning righteous indignation.

"There is such a thing? Who does the Chengyang Marquis Mansion think they are looking down on! Eldest Sister-in-law, don't be anxious; I will go to the Chengyang Marquis Mansion right now and give them a talking-to for you. For a legitimate daughter of our Duke Mansion to marry into their Marquis Mansion is doing them a favor, and they are already eyeing Yan'er's dowry before she has even crossed the threshold? What is this? Has their Marquis Mansion fallen to such a state?"

The Eldest Madam panicked upon hearing this; that was not what she meant.

"Third Brother, wait, Sister-in-law didn't mean..."

"Eldest Sister-in-law, don't be afraid! No matter how you look at it, our family is in the right!"

Third Master Xie flicked his robe and strode out of Ju'an Tang.

"Third Brother! You are not allowed to go!"

The Eldest Madam was almost hysterical.

Third Master Xie stopped in his tracks, turned his head to look at the Eldest Madam, his expression full of bewilderment: "Eldest Sister-in-law, why stop me from going? The Chengyang Marquis Mansion is clearly bullying our Yan'er. If we don't resolve it now, we can't just wait until Yan'er is married off and watch her wash her face with tears every day, can we?"

The Eldest Madam's entire face twisted.

This was a curse, right? Cursing her daughter to have an unhappy life after marriage and to wash her face with tears every day?

That incorrigible Lao San!

One mouth that could truly anger someone to death!

In the end, Third Master Xie naturally did not make it to the Chengyang Marquis Mansion.

He flicked his sleeves in righteous indignation: "Since Eldest Brother and Eldest Sister-in-law are unwilling to stand up for Yan'er, what can I, as an uncle, do? Just don't come to complain to me later!"

After speaking, he returned to Xi Kuayuan with a face full of resentment.

The faces of the Eldest Branch family were uglier than if they had swallowed a fly.

But who could they blame for this?

In any case, it couldn't be blamed on Third Master Xie.

He had even kindly wanted to stand up for his niece and give the future in-laws a talking-to for the Eldest Branch!

It was the Eldest Branch itself that disagreed.

Third Master Xie shrugged and returned to Xi Kuayuan.

The couple ducked into their private treasury, happily continuing to admire their daughter's filial piety.

Although Xie Yang did not witness the scene of her cheap father debating the Eldest Branch, she had the Main System, which was almost like a "gossip-eating system," and heard the live broadcast almost word for word.

Up to now, she was satisfied with the parents of this plane.

Regardless of how the outside world evaluated the Third Branch of the Xie Mansion, the couple of Third Master Xie and his wife were still quite good to their children.

They were neither patriarchal nor biased; on the contrary, they doted on her even more than on her three older brothers. Perhaps it was because she was young, or perhaps she was the only girl in the Third Branch, but in any case, doting on her was a fact.

Secondly, they were also very clear-headed.

If they were foolishly filial or stupid, the fine things she sent through the Escort Agency would likely have entered the mansion's treasury or been carved up by the other two branches. What fell into the Third Branch's hands might have been the leftovers picked over by others.

Therefore, this time, Xie Yang also had the intention of testing them when she entrusted the escort.

She deliberately took a few pieces of top-quality fur and top-quality medicinal herbs just to see how the couple of Third Master Xie would handle them.

If they were truly like the hopeless A-Dou, then there would be no next time.

Fortunately, the Third Branch stood the test.

Then she didn't mind sharing some good things with them.

Of course, the real treasures, such as the thousand-year-old Ginseng King or thousand-year-old rehmannia, she certainly couldn't bear to share.

This level could be called true heavenly materials and earthly treasures; she had searched so many deep mountains and old forests and only found two portions.

She processed one portion, and the other was still properly stored with the freshness it had when it was unearthed.

Even if the task plane couldn't use it, couldn't she still take it to the Immortal World for retirement?

Just breaking off a bit of ginseng whisker would be enough to boil a pot of longevity tea.

Imagining the leisurely retirement life in the Immortal World, Xie Yang felt wonderful inside, and her little chubby hands gripped the small shovel to dig for treasure even more vigorously.

Main System: 【...】

The Host is still the same Host.

Unchanged!

When Xie Yang left Jingcheng, it was still the warm and blooming month of May.

By the time she arrived in Jiangnan, it was already October, with the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus drifting.

At this speed, whether she could arrive at Jiaozhou Fu, the southernmost tip of the Great Ye Dynasty, before the start of winter was still an unknown.

However, even so, Xie Yang did not intend to speed up.

How many good things are there in the deep mountains and old forests that no one visits!

Without storage tools, she could only watch and drool, but now that she had them, she had to hurry up and hoard a wave.

And being able to store them in the space that comes with the Main System meant they could be taken to the next plane, the next-next plane...

If they couldn't be used in various task planes, they could finally be taken to the Immortal World.

Xie Yang naturally had to hoard more good things for herself.

Pay-to-Win Palace Intrigue System (10)

Not to mention anything else, just take the aged medicinal herbs found in the deep mountains of ancient times; those were treasures that could be sought but never found. They were truly wild-grown and authentic, with absolutely no possibility of being artificially planted or cultivated.

Unlike later generations, where so-called Wild Ginseng is actually artificially sown, merely left to germinate and grow naturally in the forest.

But with artificial sowing, it is hard to avoid pursuing a profit ratio; when more seeds are sown, the soil nutrients distributed to each baby ginseng root are reduced. Ginseng of the same age has far inferior medicinal efficacy compared to those found in ancient deep mountains.

Moreover, merchants will exaggerate; if it only has five years of age, they say ten; if it only has ten, they boast thirty. Even if you use connections to buy it, you will still be deceived.

Likewise, the medicinal herbs sold in ancient pharmacies were also boasted to be of higher age by the shopkeepers in order to sell them for a good price.

But if you dig them out of the ancient deep mountains with your own hands, how could they be fake?

Therefore, every time Xie Yang passed by towering, undulating mountains, she would maneuver the Small Flying Saucer to dive into them, staying for several days at a time in mountain hollows where no human footprints could be found.

In the golden month of October, while people outside the mountains were still wearing thin, single-layered clothing, it was already necessary to wrap oneself in fur coats deep in the mountains.

Fortunately, every time she passed a town, she would send out a Robot Bodyguard with a changed skin to make purchases, so she had stockpiled plenty of winter supplies.

As long as it did not snow, she could continue to hunt for treasures in the deep mountains.

Digging and hoarding all the way like this, she inadvertently discovered: the chubby girl had become a thin girl!

She looked down at her loose waistband; her waistline had shrunk by more than a span.

Although one cannot really speak of a waistline for a three-year-old brat, in short, she had lost weight! And she had also tanned!

To be precise, it shouldn't be called tanned; it should be called a sunny Wheat color.

Xie Yang looked at herself again and again in the clear mountain pool, then touched her vanished little chubby belly, lotus-root arms, and little elephant legs, not knowing whether to cry or laugh.