She Rebuilt Her Fallen Country With Storage Space-Chapter 128 - This is the money for hiring a tutor
Chapter 128: Chapter 128: This is the money for hiring a tutor, it cannot be saved
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Chapter 128 -128: This is the money for hiring a tutor, it cannot be saved
Mr. Chu, astonished by the favor he received, stood up with his whole family to bow.
“Elder Princess, this is too much. How could I, your humble servant, be worthy of dining on the meal prepared by your hands?”
“Now that Xizhou has fallen, there is no need to cling to former empty formalities. Please accept it.”
Tears streaming down his cheeks, Mr. Chu replied, “Your Highness has saved my daughter, and I don’t even know how to repay you. Now you bring us food, and still, I have nothing to repay your kindness with!”
Watching him take the bowl of food, Xiang Ying blinked and said, “Actually, there is a way you could repay.”
Mr. Chu was stunned.
Pointing at her three children not far away, Xiang Ying said, “Mr. Chu, my three children are all at the age to begin their intellectual enlightenment. You were once the Supervisor at the Imperial College with students all over. Would you be willing to assume the role of a tutor for my children?”
Mr. Chu gasped, his gaze flickering.
Fearing that he might be reluctant, Xiang Ying directly threw out an enticing deal.
“Here’s the plan: you teach them every day, and I’ll take care of your entire family’s meals, three a day, with no delay or owing.”
She had calculated that Mr. Chu’s family, including Third Miss Chu, totaled nine people, four of them children, who wouldn’t eat much.
Even if they did eat a lot, it wouldn’t matter, for she had an endless supply of resources in her space that could be used as “tutoring fees.”
When it came to “hiring a tutor,” money was something you couldn’t skimp on.
Especially since good tutors are hard to find and the children must not stop learning.
After a long moment, Mr. Chu slowly knelt down and kowtowed.
“This servant is honored to be trusted by the Elder Princess to instruct the young princes and princesses. It’s a blessing of three lifetimes. Xizhou may have perished, but our lineage survives. Perhaps there is still hope for a resurgence one day.”
His words, spoken in front of many Nanyue soldiers, made people like Zhao Bingyang tense up.
Was this old Chu Supervisor losing his mind, daring to speak such words? Could the other soldiers let it pass?
However, those Nanyue soldiers just glanced over and seeing Xiang Ying there, quickly redirected their gaze.
As if such talk was nothing out of the ordinary.
Zhao Bingyang was utterly dumbfounded.
What kind of skill did the Elder Princess possess to command such respect even from Nanyue’s people?
Xiang Ying finalized the arrangement with Mr. Chu, lessons for two hours a day, teaching while on the move and resting every five days.
She also wanted to assign homework to the children, just as in the Capital.
Upon hearing they had to study, the three little ones all drooped their faces.
Xiang Yuanshuo said, “I’m already very clever, why do I need to study?”
Xiang Ying scoffed, “Who is it that can’t even tell the difference between the character for ‘poison’?”
Xiang Xiuxiu, sweet-tongued, said, “That’s because, in our hearts, mother is the most important, so we only recognize the character for ‘mother’. Aren’t you happy, mother?”
Xiang Ying smiled, “Happy, but you still have to go study.”
Xiang Xiuxiu’s little head promptly drooped further.
Xiang Yuanlang was the only one without objections.
“Look at the second child, so well-behaved and obedient.”
Suddenly, Xiang Yuanlang came to his senses and said earnestly, “The birds tell me there are many crayfish in the nearby rivers. Can we eat them again tomorrow?”
Xiang Ying nearly fell backward.
So, the little guy was still thinking about the delicious spicy crayfish!
Xiang Yuanshuo grabbed Xiang Yuanlang’s hand and warned in a childlike voice, “Second brother! Snap out of it, we’re doomed. We have to start school tomorrow!”
“Oh,” Xiang Yuanlang didn’t have much of a reaction and said, “Don’t worry, we can just use our old methods.”
The three little ones exchanged looks and immediately huddled together, whispering.
Xiang Ying glanced at them and raised her voice to emphasize, “If I find out you’re playing tricks on your tutor, forget about enjoying delicious meals again.”
Instantly, the three little ones let out a collective wail.
When night fell.
Xiang Ying had Skinny Monkey help with heating water, giving the three little ones a mud bath twice over each in turns.
Finally, she let them roll around in their quilts.
The Seventh Princess came to find Xiang Ying, handing over a register she had already sorted out.
“Elder sister, I’ve listed two copies here; you can give one to Vice General Jie, just in case he asks you for it, so you won’t be left without any.”
Xiang Ying lowered her head to review the list, praising her attentiveness, “Your skills in organizing the roster are getting more and more meticulous.”
The booklet not only listed detailed information on fifty water bandits, including their ages and names but also their areas of expertise, all clearly outlined.
On the other side, it listed the names of all the supervision team captains.
The two new Military Supervisors were brothers, nicknamed Black and White Impermanence.
Both of them had terrible tempers, but the younger brother, Bai Wuchang, was slightly more favorable towards the West Zhou people.
Today, when the Seventh Princess spoke to him, she wasn’t chased away.
The other team leaders were relatively amiable.
“Surely they are kind to me out of respect for you, elder sister, otherwise they wouldn’t bother with me at all,” the Seventh Princess said.
Xiang Ying put the booklet away and then picked up a bag of flour from near the door and handed it to her.
“Here, share this with Yu Pin and the others; don’t starve yourself.”
The Seventh Princess beamed with joy, “Thank you, elder sister; then I won’t hold back.”
She took the small bag of flour and left. As she walked out of the post station, she caught the attention of Zhao Yushi.
Zhao Yushi moved closer to Zhao Bingyang and whispered, “Brother, I’ve inquired about it—Xiang Ying has quite a bit of food, all given to her by Vice General Jie; she’s his bedmate!”
Zhao Bingyang, with his stomach aching from hunger, and his face slightly pale, said,
“What does it matter to us what she does or who gives it to her!”
“But brother, don’t you want to fill your stomach? If you could just get on Xiang Ying’s good side, we could…”
Before she could finish, Zhao Bingyang angrily interrupted her, “Yushi, I have said before, even when she bullied and tormented me, I never compromised. Now we are all prisoners together, I’m even less likely to bow down to her.”
“Unless, she comes to beg for my forgiveness for her past actions, then I might consider really looking at her, but not otherwise!”
After he finished speaking, Zhao Bingyang curled up and lay down.
Zhao Yushi frowned and cursed him in her heart for putting on false airs.
Everyone was nearly starving to death; what was the use of holding onto past pride?
Xiang Qianqian, who was nearby, heard their quarrel and pulled Zhao Yushi aside.
The two of them had had some friendship through handkerchief exchanges back in the Capital.
Xiang Qianqian shared half of a naan with her, Zhao Yushi was very grateful, gobbling it up.
“Lucky for the Fifth Princess, otherwise I’d be hungry again tonight. What the Military Supervisor gives is simply not enough.”
“Ah, I’m just saving the bits of food between my teeth. Unlike elder sister, who has someone to care for her.”
Zhao Yushi huffed, “We are women who value chastity, so we can’t just exchange our bodies for food like she does.”
Xiang Qianqian pressed her lips, “Don’t talk nonsense, elder sister would be angry if she heard you.”
“So what if she gets angry?” Zhao Yushi pulled away Xiang Qianqian’s hand, “Am I supposed to be afraid of her now? I’ll even say, she once tried to seduce my brother, stripping her clothes off on her own, scaring my brother into running away.”
“Let’s see if that Vice General Jie would still want her after I say it out loud.”
Xiang Qianqian desperately shook her head, “You mustn’t say that, elder sister would get anxious. After all, she did sincerely love your brother once; you might as well ask her.”
“Maybe, for your brother’s sake, she would give you food as soon as you asked.”
Considering this, Zhao Yushi thought it might be true.
Xiang Ying truly loved her brother and wouldn’t be stingy.
In the dead of night.
Xiang Ying slipped into the bathing room in her space for a bath.
She bathed comfortably and luxuriously, toweling off while walking out to check on her cartoon characters.
Thanks to their unremitting efforts and Xiang Ying’s diligent provisioning,
Their number had now reached 82/100.
It wouldn’t be long before they could form an army of a hundred; Xiang Ying rubbed her hands together, eager to see what reward her space would grant her next.
The next morning, as soon as Xiang Ying finished preparing breakfast for the children and was leading them out of the post station,
She was quietly intercepted on her way by Zhao Yushi.
“Your Highness,” Zhao Yushi said with a respectful tone, though her eyes were indiscreetly sizing her up, “I’ll just get straight to the point. If you could share a bit of food with us too, my brother would treat you very differently.”
