raknovel Chapter 596 Let's Just Be Idle
Chapter 596 Let's Just Be Idle
And there was a bird inside the magic circle. What kind of magic circle was this? Lin Yao wondered.
Qin Bi was unaware of Lin Yao's confusion. She didn't even know what a spatial array was; she could only sense the surrounding spiritual energy fluctuations, which she felt were somewhat like a defensive shield.
As long as one is within the formation, ordinary magic power cannot break it.
Lin Yao still needed to study, but Qin Bi said, "Continue picking spirit fruits. After lunch, I'll see how much we've collected and then teleport a batch back. Second brother, you and Lin Yao pick spirit fruits, while Qin Lang and I wander around and look for anything else."
Lin Yao was worried: "I'll go with the Crown Princess."
"This..." Qin Bi pondered, "Qin Lang is blessed."
Qin Lang was delighted when his sister generously categorized him as one of the lucky ones. This world was based on good fortune and luck, which was auspicious. Even if one's fortune value was not high, there were still benefits.
Who doesn't want to be blessed?!
Lin Yao turned to Qin Xun and asked, "Can you pick the spirit fruit yourself?"
Qin Xun nodded: "Okay."
With that settled, Qin Bi and the others picked another basket of spirit fruits, leaving Qin Xun to pick more by himself. Qin Bi, Qin Lang, and Lin Yao then strolled among the newly grown trees.
Herbs grew on the ground, and Qin Lang and Lin Yao dug them up as they walked.
Qin Bi found bamboo mushrooms one by one. The small mushrooms were not big and very tender. Qin Bi was delighted and took out a small basket from her storage bag and put the picked mushrooms into the basket.
Lin Yao saw it and said, "These are ordinary mushrooms, but they are very fresh."
Mushrooms are not plentiful even outside of the small space of the demon beast realm. They only sprout after a rain, and this cultivation world lacks rainwater, so mushrooms are quite rare.
It's not that things are expensive because they're rare, but you have to be lucky to eat fresh mushrooms. You have to be there when farmers pick fresh mushrooms from the mountains to sell. If you're a step too late, other places will have bought them all.
Wealthy families also love to eat fresh mountain produce. When they have nothing to do, they can stroll around the market and maybe find some mushrooms for sale. They can buy some, whether expensive or cheap, and make an egg and mushroom soup.
Qin Lang, digging for medicinal herbs, walked over and said, "Make some soup for the little ones."
Qin Bi smiled and nodded: "Very tender."
The group continued collecting things. When they saw bamboo shoots, they dug them up. Bamboo shoots are a delicious ingredient. They dug up several baskets of them. Qin Han, Jiang Shen, and several young ladies from the Marquis's mansion went to find them.
"Wow!" Jiang Shen exclaimed in surprise, "There are bamboo shoots!"
Not wanting things to get too tense with Qin Bi, Qin Han tried to start a conversation: "Are there many bamboo shoots?"
Qin Bi remained expressionless: "It's alright."
Jiang Shen looked up and asked, "Auntie, you dug up too many bamboo shoots, can I have some?"
The little girl felt that since she was a junior and young, the adults would never refuse her a few bamboo shoots. It wasn't anything rare; her family had a bamboo grove and could eat fresh bamboo shoots every year.
However, Jiang Shen wanted a few bamboo shoots. She looked at Qin Bi, wanting to test how much affection Qin Bi had for her.
Qin Bi was surprised. She had no feelings for strangers. Besides, she came to the small space in the demon beast realm to build up her wealth for the Rong King's Mansion and her child. What did Qin Han's child matter to her?
Several young ladies from the Marquis's mansion secretly observed Qin Bi's expression, while Qin Han did not stop Jiang Shen from asking for bamboo shoots.
Why stop them? It's not some rare thing. For cultivation, this kind of mushroom is useless; at most, it's a delicacy. It's really stingy not to give it to them. "No," Qin Bi refused, "Rong Yang and Rong Chi like to eat it."
The young ladies from the Marquis's mansions smirked in displeasure. Jiang Shen was still just a child; she was merely a bamboo shoot. What was wrong with giving her a few? Qin Bi was too stingy; how could she be a princess consort?!
Compared to Qin He, she's really not good enough.
Qin He is dignified and poised, very approachable, and well-liked.
Ginger tilted her head: "I love to eat it too."
"Tell your parents to get it for you." Qin Bi had no choice but to agree. She knew that Qin Bi also liked bamboo shoots. She said, "Just tell me what you want to eat. With your family's means, you should be able to afford mountain produce."
Qin Han was displeased and said loudly, "Jiang Shen, don't want it."
Qin Han pulled Jiang Shen away. The young ladies of the Marquis's mansion looked at this one and then at that one, hesitated for a moment, and finally chose to follow Qin Han. Qin Bi was older than them and had left the capital with the third branch of the family many years ago, so the young ladies of the Marquis's mansion had no affection for Qin Bi.
"What bamboo shoots do you want? Do you think we need your food?" Qin Han scolded Jiang Shen indirectly, speaking as she walked so that everyone could hear. Qin Han said, "You expect us to collect things? How shameless! You can't even bear to give a child a single bamboo shoot. How can we be willing to work for her? Jiang Shen, you're too young. Go play somewhere else. You don't have to do anything, and you won't get any credit. Nobody appreciates it."
Qin Lang was angry and wanted to confront Qin Han.
Lin Yao frowned as well. The Crown Prince Rong was a powerful and ambitious minister who had never taken anyone seriously. Qin Han was just a merchant's wife who only had some respect because she was the Crown Prince's half-sister. What was he trying to do?!
Qin Bi called out to Qin Lang: "She's insignificant, take it or leave it."
Qin Lang was displeased: "Everyone's busy, why should she be idle?"
This time, Qin Yanhou's mansion sent fewer people to the small space of the demon beast realm. Normally, it wouldn't be a problem, but this area had a lot of supplies due to the heavy rain summoned by the Little Five Grains Abundance Cloud, so manpower was insufficient.
She's practically doing the work of two people, and Qin Han still wants to slack off? Qin Lang won't tolerate that.
"Just relax and do nothing," Qin Bi said dismissively. "If you're idle, you'll have nothing."
Qin Lang knew that Qin Bi wasn't stingy and wouldn't give anything to the Marquis's sons. She had a plan, but she wasn't in a hurry to tell everyone. Since Qin Han didn't do any work, she would just not give her anything when distributing things.
The Marquis's mansion does not tolerate discord among its members; quarrels are pointless.
"I'll tell Fourth Uncle later." Qin Lang didn't intend to let it go so easily.
Qin Bi ignored this and continued picking mushrooms. Lin Yao also felt it was necessary to let Qin Di and his son know what was going on. Their Rongwang Mansion's Crown Princess hadn't made things difficult for her half-sister.
Qin Han, on the other hand, doesn't understand her place. As a merchant's wife, she has no idea of her own worth.
No family in the Great Yan Dynasty liked their members fighting, so Lin Yao couldn't very well urge the Crown Princess to slap Qin Han. It was better not to, since reputation points were important in this world, and a slap might ruin them.
After digging up another basket of bamboo shoots, Qin Bi and the others went back.
At this moment, Qin Tan and the Prince Qin were still chopping down trees, using their spiritual power to cut them down. They had piled up quite a few branches, but Qin Bi looked at them and decided it wasn't worth sending a group of them; it would be too wasteful of the teleportation array.
"If Qin He doesn't cause trouble," Qin Tan said, "then we can teleport once."
The Crown Prince of Qin was also dissatisfied, as it delayed the collection of items, and he hadn't gathered enough of what he could have used for teleportation. (End of Chapter)