webnovelfull Chapter 244 Weird Dream
Chapter 244 Weird Dream
"Have you forgotten that primeval forest? The vegetation there is lush and flourishing now. It's a good time.
We have an advanced protective shield that can block the miasma."
"Well, there are so many treasures in the backpack. Master finally decided to use them?"
Hearing this, Song Anning smiled a little embarrassedly. The poor people suddenly became rich, their material things improved, but their thoughts had not caught up.
She has so many treasures in her hands, but she is reluctant to use them, especially the few Water-Repellent Pills and Teleportation Cards. Sometimes she even laughs at herself for being so stingy.
"I just became rich and I don't know how to spend it yet, so I'll take it slow."
Song Anning went to bed early today as she had to go up the mountain tomorrow. Perhaps it was because she thought about things during the day and dreamed about them at night, but the Linhai Town in her dream had become a dead city. The bustling streets were deserted, and even the fishing village on the seaside was not spared.
The scene changed and turned to Ping'an Town and Tongchuan Prefecture. It was still as lively as before, completely different from Linhai Town.
But when she looked closely, the people walking on the street looked like paper dummies, with white faces, red lips, and strange smiles.
She suddenly sat up from the bed and touched her head, which was covered in cold sweat.
The last time I had such a clear dream was when I dreamed of my parents.
I looked at the system time and it was a little after four in the morning, almost dawn.
"No, I have to pick up my grandma and my aunt and go to the academy again."
"Master, it's still dark, and you're saying this right after you get up. It's really scary."
After waking up, Song An Ning was no longer sleepy. It was still early, so she could only lie on the bed and browse the system mall.
In her past life, she had always loved watching videos of camping in the rain; they were soothing. Now that she had money, she planned to buy a full set of camping gear, lie on an air mattress, brew tea, and watch the rain; the thought of it made her happy.
It was not until Qin Yuanying came to make breakfast that Song An Ning went out and asked if Uncle Ming had gotten up.
"Your Uncle Ming has returned from his work in the fields and is watering the pepper seedlings at home. If you need anything, I'll call him over."
Song An Ning waved her hand quickly, "I'm going to find Uncle Ming now and go to town. I won't be eating breakfast at home."
The carriage was moving very fast, and in less than quarter of an hour, Song An Ning arrived at the courtyard.
Zhang and Song Juan'er had just gotten up for a while, and when they saw her rushing over, they knew something had happened.
She cut to the chase, telling them everything about Linhai Town in just a few words, and then prepared to pack up and take them back.
"I can't go back. The villagers will beat me out."
Song Juaner's face was a little pale. Aning said that there might be a plague recently, but she knew that her existence was no different from the plague to the villagers.
"Aunt, it's already this late, don't think about it, saving your life is the most important thing.
Besides, you were framed and didn't do anything harmful, so we should be tougher."
"Yeah, your father and I will hold up the sky if it falls. Besides, everyone in the village depends on Aning's pepper seedlings, so there's nothing we can do."
Without giving Song Juaner a chance to hesitate, Song An Ning and Zhang had already gone into the house to pack their clothes.
Song An Ning was very strong and pulled his aunt into the carriage like a chicken. He originally wanted to go to the academy and let his uncle go home to hide.
But Zhang said that the gates of the academy would be closed three months before the autumn examination to ensure that students could concentrate on their studies before the exam.
Even if you go there now, you may not see anyone.
The academy is now in the same closed training mode as in the previous life, with its doors closed and isolated from the outside world. Moreover, the academy is built on a mountain, some distance away from Ping'an Town, so I don't think anything big will happen.
"Then let's go give something to my uncle."
This is possible. During this time of year, the students' families would send some gifts to the academy. After registration, the academy would hand them over to them. It's a pity that we can't meet them in person.
Her idea was approved by Zhang and Song Juaner. They first ate something on the street and then split into two groups.
Zhang and Song Juaner went to the garment shop to buy clothes, shoes and socks, while Song An Ning went to the bookstore and bought some high-quality rice paper and brushes, and also bought a lot of other things from the mall and put them together.
In the past, our family was poor, and my uncle was always reluctant to use pens and ink, especially paper, which was very expensive. When he was at home, he often used a brush dipped in water to write on stone.
I went to the dim sum shop and bought a lot of dim sum that could be kept for a long time. I also bought some compressed biscuits from the mall, wrapped them in greaseproof paper, and asked Xiangxiang to write instructions on them and told my uncle to keep them away and not eat them unless absolutely necessary.
The last thing was to buy medicine. The medical industry in Ping'an Town was in a state of disrepair. Song Anning sat alone in a carriage and bought a comprehensive medicine from the mall.
Even tea and Chinese patent medicines that soothe the liver and improve eyesight were not left out.
While grandma and aunt were still there, she glanced at the bottle of pills in her backpack.
She remembered that when Xiangxiang gave a popular science lecture last time, there was a permanent all-purpose pill. After taking this pill, the brain will become smarter, the body will become stronger, and it will also have the effect of detoxification.
This pill has many functions, but the effects are not as good as those Xiangxiang gave her. However, since it adds a little bit of everything, others won't notice anything unusual, which is also a good thing.
“Xiangxiang, write my words on the slip of paper.
Uncle, I spent a lot of effort to find this pill. It can improve your eyesight and strengthen your body. Take it as soon as you get it."
Xiangxiang wrote instructions for the rest of the medicine. Song Xing always cherished the things given by his family, so she just had to deliver them.
After packing these things into a small wooden box, Song An Ning placed two ten-liang silver notes in the rice paper at the bottom of the box, and also placed a bag of small silver beans in the oil paper bag containing the medicine, totaling about three liang of silver.
When studying there, you can't bring too much money, but you definitely can't bring too little.
After all, this is still a world that values money. If you have money in your hands, you will not be worried.
At this time, Zhang and Song Juaner also came back. Seeing that Song An Ning bought such a big box of things, Zhang's first feeling was: this girl is spending money indiscriminately again.
But after she rummaged through the box, her eyes became red. These were all things her son could use, and there was nothing unnecessary.
While rummaging through the things, she also clearly saw a ten-liang silver note sandwiched between the rice paper.
"Grandma will pay for this. I won't let you spend it."
As she spoke, Zhang took out twenty taels of silver notes from her purse, and without giving her a chance to refuse, she stuffed the notes into Song An Ning's purse very forcefully.
Song An Ning accepted it with a smile. The medicine she prepared for Song Xing could not be bought with any amount of silver, especially the universal elixir, which could not be bought even with hundreds of thousands of taels in the Nanyue Dynasty.
Zhang never liked to owe anyone anything. If these twenty taels could make her feel better, she would accept it.
"Okay, okay, I'll take it.
Dear aunt, look how obedient grandpa is. He obediently hands over the money earned from selling duck eggs and chili peppers to grandma.
This old lady is in charge of the family finances."
"Hahaha, girl, you're making fun of grandma, right?"
Zhang gently pinched Song An Ning's face. The carriage was very joyful. Xiao Ming was driving the carriage and heard the voices inside, and he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
After the group delivered the things to the academy, they watched with their own eyes as the people at the academy packed all the things into large cloth bags, tied them up, and affixed seals with their names on them before leaving.
"Grandma, just now you came forward and pressed several handprints on the edge of the note. What did you do?"
“You are talking about that. People are very wise and are afraid that the things inside will not be right and will blame the academy.
The person delivering the item should personally witness the seal being affixed and then place their fingerprints. When the children in the academy collect the item, they can tell by the position of the seal and fingerprints that the item has not been tampered with, which will save them a lot of trouble.
"People who read books are smart."
Song Anning sighed, but Zhang said proudly: "My Anning doesn't study, but she is still smart."
"Hahaha, grandma, you can say a few more words, I love to hear them.
Just keep praising me like this, don’t stop.”
The grandfather and grandson laughed and played for a while, then they noticed that Song Juan'er beside them had a slightly frown on her face. The closer she got to home, the more nervous she became.
Maybe she was unlucky. When the carriage just entered the village, there were many people standing under the big banyan tree in the village. When they saw the carriage coming, they all came forward to greet her.
"Aning, is that you? Going to town so early."
"This carriage looks really nice. I've never ridden in one before. Can you open it so we can see what's inside?"
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