Chapter 79: Silver and life, choose one

"Early~ basics not solid, keep working hard!" She waved her hand and walked leisurely past the four people.

Zhang Cunwen really couldn't get up, "Princess Consort, please, take me with you..."

How could he be so unwilling to give up, insisting on coming to join the fun?

I really want to kill my former self!

Jiang Yunchu's steps stopped suddenly, then she looked toward Ning Hanmo; logically, this kid wouldn't force others.

Now looking at his kicked-out foot, uh...

Is there something I don't know?

"They want to enter the academy." Ning Hanmo straightened his body and scratched the back of his head.

Jiang Yunchu raised an eyebrow, "To enter my academy, one must sign a Life-Death Contract, and two, pay ten taels of silver per year."

"Life-Death Contract?"

"Ten taels of silver?"

The first sentence was said by Jia Chuan, the second by Zhang Cunwen.

As for Ning Qiancheng, he remained silent; he couldn't meet either condition.

Life-Death Contract, he could sign it himself, but the eldest said it required his parents' signatures, but...

No one would sign for him.

And he also didn't have ten taels of silver.

"Well, those who enter my academy, life and death are fated, wealth and honor are from heaven; have you decided?"

Jiang Yunchu raised an eyebrow, looking at the two little brats; although she already had a plan in mind.

But...

It seems the effect would be even better!

"Life and death are fated?"

"Wealth and honor are from heaven!"

Who said these two lines doesn't need to be asked.

Anything related to money is Zhang Cunwen; from yesterday to today's chats, Jiang Yunchu discovered this kid is still a money-lover, although he knows few characters, his mind works quickly and his arithmetic is fast.

"Get up." Ning Hanmo kicked each of them up with one foot, then continued his horse stance.

These days' habit: thinking the vacation finally allows rest, but when the time comes he wakes up, and if he doesn't do training, he feels useless everywhere.

"In three months it'll be harvest; the weather is muggy now, if there's no rain for three more days the tenant farmers will have to irrigate manually, otherwise the crops lack moisture, many grains won't grow well, shriveled and unsolid." The farm manager led a group walking among the fields.

For each plot they passed, they dutifully gave an introduction.

Jiang Yunchu constantly took notes in her notebook.

"Looks like this year will be a bumper harvest." Jiang Yunchu gazed at the vast green fields and sighed.

The farm manager nodded, "The Wang Fu is generous, the Princess Consort is kind, these tenants won't go hungry."

Other landlords' tenants get only thirty percent of the grain, while the Regent Prince's Manor's tenants can get fifty percent.

"After the grain comes in, allocate shares properly and keep good accounts." Jiang Yunchu instructed carefully.

A group of people arrived by carriage.

At noon, they returned by carriage; the ride was bumpy, a few kids got tired, and over there the carriage was full of sleeping people.

On this side, Zi Su held Yue Yue, while Jiang Yunchu held a book and studied it carefully.

Before, she only read medical books, but these children's arrival forced her to expand her knowledge.

Just then……

Bai Zhi suddenly spoke, "Princess Consort, someone."

Not long after, a group of people stood between the two mountains, saying, "Silver and life, choose one."

"Silver and life!"

Jiang Yunchu smiled, but her smile didn't reach her eyes; she came and left openly.

I never expected that!

Someone's hand reached far enough!

"Heh~" a cold laugh rang out, especially clear in this quiet valley.

Ning Hanmo instinctively woke up, rubbed his eyes, just about to open the carriage curtain to see what was happening, but Shunzi grabbed his hand.

"Princess Consort's order: everyone in the carriage must make no sound, no movement, obey." Shunzi's hand trembled a little; he was timid, but just now Bai Zhi had delivered the Princess Consort's order, so he hurriedly told the order to the Young Master.

Now the people outside are mountain bandits who rob the road; who knows if they have blood on their hands!

Ning Hanmo quickly sat down, glanced at the three people beside him, thought, and decided to first cover Ning Qiancheng's mouth before waking him, then made a silencing gesture.

Ning Qiancheng was doubtful, but reacted quickly.

The two of them together used the same method to wake the other two; the whole carriage made no sound or movement.

"Cover your mouth; even if the sky falls, you must make no sound, remember?" Ning Hanmo looked at the three people until they nodded, then he slowly leaned toward the curtain to listen to outside noises.

"What do you want?" a clear voice rang out, especially noticeable in this enclosed space.

Bai Zhi drove the horse forward a bit, blocking the carriage curtain's position to prevent cold arrows from that side.

"Listening to this voice, what a beauty! The Big Boss would surely like this voice." A man burst out laughing.

"Second Boss, this voice is so moaning‑full of flavor! I don't know when the Big Boss will have his fun, but let us little ones enjoy it too, listen to this moaning, brothers, right?" A man licked his lips, his eyes full of lust.

The people below burst into loud laughter, the lewdness in that sound impossible to hide.

Zi Su's face was full of anger; how dare these people harbor designs on the Princess Consort?

"Oh?"

On Jiang Yunchu's face lay a faint smile; her whole aura was slightly chilly, yet the corners of her mouth turned up in a standard smile, as if carved onto her face.

"You……"

"Hah……"

"You think you're worthy?"

That cold voice, laced with endless mockery, those provocative words, made the faces of those opposite turn ugly.

The one who paid them silver said, this group only has a few black-clad guards with martial skill; the rest are merely children and women.

"You shameless wretch, give face but don't take face." The leader, his tiger eyes slightly narrowed, the black cloth covering half his face fluttered a bit in the wind, yet still kept his face tightly covered.

"Second boss, women, once they're in bed they become honest—grab them first and talk later." The person beside him unconsciously rubbed his hands; even though he couldn't see the lower half of his face, he could still feel the lecherous expression on his face.

"Me!" Bai Zhi was about to step forward—if she could tolerate this, she wouldn't be Bai Zhi!

But……

"Bai Zhi."

Bai Zhi's motion to spur her horse forward came to an abrupt halt, and she herself regained her composure.

"Belonging to the Regent Prince's Manor!"

Just then, Jiang Yunchu suddenly let out a loud shout, his cold voice tinged with a murderous aura.

"Present!"

Just then, over a dozen people around them all bowed in salute.

Jiang Yunchu's smiling eyes suddenly narrowed, "Kill!"

At his command.