The Farm Girl's Charismatic Fortune-Chapter 281 - 277 How Does the Silver Come?

After the results of the county examination came out, Ruo Shui and Ruo Jiang had to set off for the prefectural city to participate in the provincial examination.

Ruo Xuan naturally followed suit, also setting off with Xuanyuan Que.

They were going to see who else would resort to seizing luck to cheat on the provincial examination.

Once this provincial examination was over, they would have to make a trip to the Capital City during next year’s imperial examination, and then they could close the net.

Before going to the prefectural city, they stayed one night in the county town, and set off for the prefectural city the next day.

The carriage rolled smoothly out of the village.

Ruo Xuan was in the carriage, trying out her newly developed Armor Oil on the Divine Lord Xuanyuan, who was indifferent to life.

When applied to the fingernails, it could make them more lustrous and protect them, so that even if the nails were long, they were less likely to break.

Ruo Xuan had only made five colors for the time being: transparent, pink, red, white, and black.

Ruo Xuan tried a different color on each finger of his hand.

Xuanyuan Que closed his eyes, allowing her to take his hand and paint his nails.

He couldn’t bear to look!

Ruo Xuan had already finished painting one hand and was working on the other, trying to add some patterns to see if they looked good.

However, at this moment, the Divine Lord Xuanyuan was still a child of seven or eight years old, with fingernails too small, making it a bit tricky to apply, and she complained all the way, wishing he would grow his nails a little longer.

Xuanyuan Que did not respond to her; giving her his fingernails to work on was already his limit.

The Little White Dog, the Demon Lord, on the other hand, was lying opposite them, excitedly watching Xuanyuan Que’s humorous situation.

The greatest war god of the Nine Heavens had this day too!

He was so excited that he couldn’t help barking "woof woof woof" a few times.

Hearing the Demon Lord’s dog’s laughter, Ruo Xuan said, "Xiaobai, do you also want to try it? Wait a moment, and I’ll help you. Although your paws don’t have much in the way of nails, it’s okay, they can still be painted. I’ll apply the black one for you! Weren’t your nails black in your last life?"

The Demon Lord: "..."

Thank you, but he didn’t want it, he didn’t need it!

Has this flower gone mad? Thinking of applying nail polish to a dog?

In his previous life, his nails had naturally grown black due to the cultivation technique he practiced, not because they were painted!

Ruo Xuan remembered that in his previous life, the Demon Lord used to like black a lot; his clothes were black, his nails were black, his lips were black too!

"Xiaobai, I’ll develop a dye for dog fur for you and dye your fur black, how about that?"

"And your piglets; their fur is all pink, not at all resembling your offspring. I can dye their fur black too! Black pigs seem to be more valuable."

The Little White Dog, the Demon Lord: "..."

He felt life was no longer worth living!

Shopkeeper Gu, who was driving the carriage outside, was so startled he nearly drove the carriage off into the fields—what was he hearing?

The piglets of the Ruo Family were borne by the Ruo Family’s dog?

Curiously, he asked, "Princess Xuanbao, did your dog really give birth to piglets with a pig?"

Ruo Xuan pulled Xuanyuan Que’s little hand as she painted, nodding her little head: "Yes, that’s right!" freёwebnoѵel.com

The Little White Dog, the Demon Lord, really wanted to die!

Shopkeeper Gu: "That’s amazing!"

Ruo Xuan: "It is quite amazing."

She and the Divine Lord Xuanyuan only had one incarnation each in their reincarnation and could only be human, whereas the Demon Lord managed to be pig, dog, and human all at once.

The Demon Lord raised its two dog paws, covering its head, and closed its eyes. It couldn’t bear to watch anymore!

Just then, an old carriage approached from the opposite direction.

Recognizing Zhang Chengye, Old Shopkeeper reminded the two people inside the carriage, "Princess Xuanbao, your uncle by marriage."

Zhang Chengye also recognized the carriage of Xuanyuan Que and the Old Shopkeeper driving it.

After all, Xuanbao had traveled to the grocery store in this carriage many times.

The two carriages came to a halt.

Ruo Xuan heard this and let go of Xuanyuan Que’s hand, lifted the carriage curtain, and called out crisply, "Uncle, where are you going?"

Xuanyuan Que, unruffled, hid his paws inside his sleeves to prevent anyone from seeing them.

Zhang Chengye had planned to go to the village to find Ruo Xuan but didn’t expect to encounter her on the road.

He smiled and said, "Is Xuanbao heading to the city? I was just thinking of going to the village to find you."

"Yes, to the city. I’ll accompany my father to the prefectural city tomorrow. Uncle, what do you need from me?"

In fact, Ruo Xuan already knew, but she still had to ask.

Zhang Chengye dismounted from the carriage and handed over a food box, a jade pendant, and a bundle, "Xuanbao, the box contains your favorite pastries. As for this jade pendant and what’s inside this bundle, could you get a master to check if there’s anything wrong with them? Jia Shijie gave these to me yesterday, saying he was going to the examinations, so he gave me my birthday gift in advance. Right, he also passed the Scholar examination."

Since his sister-in-law had married into the Ruo Family and his father-in-law was a Scholar teaching in the Academy, Zhang Chengye also knew what a truly knowledgeable person should be like. He felt that his brother-in-law didn’t seem like a learned scholar at all, and he was always skeptical about him passing the Scholar exam.

Yet the man passed, and even did quite well, which worried him!

He was worried that his son’s luck had been stolen to achieve this success!

Not only was he worried, so were his mother and his wife.

Anxious, they urged him to quickly bring the items to Xuanbao.

Just having passed and already gifting him a jade pendant, Zhang Chengye felt that the other party wanted to share his wealth. After all, Jia Shijie’s family lived in the mountains and was hardly rich; otherwise, Zhang Xiaoli wouldn’t have continued to live with her parents after getting married.

Ruo Xuan accepted them, "Thank you, uncle! I’ll let you know once I find out. I’ll be leaving first then."

Zhang Chengye nodded with a smile, "Alright, I will take a trip to your house. You go ahead to the city."

Having come this far on the road, it wouldn’t make sense not to visit the Ruo Family. Moreover, his mother and wife had prepared many gifts for them.

Zhang Chengye then bid farewell to Old Shopkeeper before returning to his own carriage.

The two carriages continued on their way, one heading south and the other north.

There was nothing wrong with the items in the bundle, but the jade pendant was a different story.

Ruo Xuan took out the jade pendant to examine it. The quality of the jade was not good—it could be called a stone, really—and the carving was poor, like something casually bought from a street stall for a dozen or so coins.

The silver bracelet she received before had some value, but this jade piece was worthless. Ruo Xuan sealed the magic inside it and threw it aside.

"Brother Xuanyuan, Jia Shijie this time must be after silver, right? I wonder how he plans to make money."

Even with a fortune, one needs to earn it to see wealth enter their pocket.

"The fastest way would be through Baihe Rush," he said. As a scholar, especially during the imperial examinations, he wouldn’t gamble, so that leaves Baihe Rush.

Baihe Rush was a set of wooden plaques issued by the Imperial Court to raise military funds and for the construction of water conservancies and bridges.

The plaques bore numerous numbers and patterns, some of which were winning plaques, correlating to different amounts of silver rewards.

Different combinations of plaques also had corresponding rewards, with higher rewards for the correct combinations.

People could arbitrarily purchase one or several numbers or patterns on the plaques, and if they matched, they would receive a corresponding silver reward.

Ruo Xuan, hearing about Baihe Rush for the first time, was a bit curious, "Where can it be bought? Shall we go and have a look?"

"Alright!" As long as she forgot to apply nail polish on him, anything was fine.