Chapter 253 Are You Brother and Sister?
For two days in a row, many powerful officials and wealthy businessmen went to visit the national teacher privately.
It is unknown what they discussed specifically, but after these people returned home, they immediately asked their servants to sell off the cold-proof equipment they had collected.
Although the people did not know what happened, they saw that the rich and powerful people did this, so they hurried to follow suit.
For a time, the rumor that Shen Ningning, the lucky girl, told lies spread among the people.
The words of the national teacher made the price of cold-proof equipment in the city drop to the freezing point, and even affected the cities and counties around the capital.
Gradually, it evolved into someone throwing cotton clothes and cotton cloth directly on the street, and no one picked them up.
Now no one wants a pair of cotton shoes worth one or two taels, so they are left on the street and finally picked up by beggars.
When the news reached the National Academy, Shen Ningning had just finished class and had lunch.
The little guy was sitting in the hexagonal pavilion, talking to a few good classmates.
At this time, Ye Shangyi's voice came from not far away: "Princess, have you heard?"
"Outside is in chaos because of your random incitement of rumors!"
"You created panic and caused everyone to buy cotton clothes indiscriminately. Now the national teacher said that there was no snow disaster. How should you explain it?"
Shen Ningning raised her black eyes and looked at Ye Shangyi with a few ladies and young men, standing in front of her angrily.
"I won't explain." The little girl said softly.
She took a bite of the sweet cake in her hand calmly.
A pair of watery eyes were smart and flashing with broken light: "If you don't believe it, then don't believe it."
Anyway, she has already reminded it!
For Shen Ningning, it is better to take precautions in advance than to wait for natural disasters to come.
Ye Shangyi was even more angry when she saw her attitude.
When she was running for the position of female official in the palace before, Shen Ningning suppressed her in every way.
Now that she is a female official, who around her doesn't chase her around and flatter her?
But Shen Ningning still doesn't take her seriously.
Ye Shangyi was even more arrogant, with traces on her eyebrows: "You are really irresponsible, and the emperor has conferred you the title of a blessed girl in vain."
"And you, relying on this title, wantonly spread false news here, how can you live up to the emperor's trust."
Shen Ningning finished the sweet cake and slowly wiped her fingertips with a handkerchief.
Her voice was soft and light: "The emperor conferred me the title of a blessed girl because I really brought heavy rain."
"As for whether there will be a snowstorm, you don't have to listen to me if you don't believe it."
The little girl said, and stood up to leave.
Ye Shangyi didn't expect that Shen Ningning would not take her seriously!
"You can't leave!" Ye Shangyi reached out and grabbed the little girl's wrist.
She had to say something to embarrass Shen Ningning.
So, Ye Shangyi said sharply: "So many people outside have lost money because of your actions."
"There are cotton-padded clothes and quilts all over the street, but no one wants them. You must be responsible for the compensation."
"Otherwise, I will lead everyone to isolate you, and the National Academy will not accept a liar like you!"
Shen Ningning pulled her little hand back, and a serious look rose on her fair and round face.
"What did you say? All over the street?"
Ye Shangyi sneered in her heart, finally knowing how to be afraid?
She raised her chin: "Go and see for yourself. The national teacher said there will be no natural disasters this winter. Everyone can't wait to sell off the extra cold-proof equipment they bought."
"However, it's all because of you. They bought too much and couldn't sell it. They had to throw it on the street."
"So, don't you admit that you are the culprit who spread the rumors?"
Shen Ningning didn't care about her, and turned her head happily and said to her classmates: "Let's go and pick up the cotton-padded clothes they don't want!"
The classmates were stunned: "But Princess, the national teacher said there will be no natural disasters."
"He said his, I picked mine, I don't listen to him." The little guy said, looking at them: "Are you going?"
They looked at each other.
Finally, the classmates all shook their heads: "Forget it, there's no place to put it after we pick it up."
"Yeah," someone said, "Last time I followed the trend and bought ten velvet gloves, and my mother scolded me."
Ye Shangyi folded her arms and sneered, staring at Shen Ningning: "Did you hear that? It's all your fault!"
Shen Ningning ignored her and shouted in a soft voice--
"Go to the street to pick up free cotton clothes, cotton shoes, and cotton quilts. Anyone want to join me?"
No one responded.
After all, the national teacher never missed a survey of celestial phenomena.
Shen Ningning pouted: "Okay, if you don't go, I'll go by myself."
Don't want the free supplies.
She was about to leave when a cold voice came: "I'll go with you."
Everyone turned their heads and saw Xu Jingxi coming.
The clothes he was wearing were very thin, and the cuffs were washed white.
It was obviously a sky-blue dress, but he wore it as white as snow.
A few young men laughed out loud.
They pointed at Xu Jingxi, laughing without hiding their voices--
"The one who needs to pick up clothes to wear the most in the entire National Academy is indeed Xu Jingxi."
"Oh, I really don't know how he will survive in the future."
Shen Ningning glared at them with her watery eyes.
She took the initiative to pull Xu Jingxi's sleeves: "Don't pay attention to them, we pick ourselves up."
Xu Jingxi was not affected by the outside world's laughter at all.
His elegant and indifferent face was as quiet as the frost and snow in winter.
Xu Jingxi gently pulled away his sleeves, not used to being very friendly with others.
"Let's go before class in the afternoon." He said calmly and took the lead.
Shen Ningning followed with her little feet.
Master Han happened to come over to look for Shen Ningning, but when he saw that she was leaving, he shouted a few words, but Shen Ningning didn't hear her.
"Who knows what they did?" Master Han asked.
Ye Changyi hurriedly stepped forward to complain: "Master Han, please take care of it quickly."
"Princess Funing and Xu Jingxi insist on going to the street to pick up those cotton-padded clothes and quilts that others don't want."
When Master Han heard this, he quickly followed up and said, "Really? Then I have to go too. Why don't you take the things you picked up for free?"
The students around were dumbfounded.
How come Master Han has the same idea as Shen Ningning?
The little guy and Xu Jingxi left the Chinese Academy of Sciences and walked around two streets. Sure enough, they saw something dark stuffed in a basket at the corner.
Xu Jingxi stepped forward and took out the basket. It was all filled with dirty quilts and cotton cloth.
Shen Ningning squatted down and pulled it twice with her little hands: "What a pity. It's so thick. I just threw it away and it got dirty."
However, Xu Jingxi saw her next to her and said calmly: "It doesn't matter, just wash it and it will be clean."
He pulled up the basket, folded the cotton cloth and quilt again and put them inside.
The two looked like homeless little wretches, rummaging through straw baskets at every street corner.
Fortunately, it has been fruitful.
A total of six quilts, ten large cotton coats, and three pairs of cotton shoes were picked up.
I was lucky enough to get half of the bearskin, but I don’t know where the other half went.
Xu Jingxi and Shen Ningning were squatting in the corner, with a little dust on their fair faces.
At this moment, Xu Jingxi took two straw baskets and divided the supplies.
"Half the quilt and the big cotton coat for each person, two pairs of cotton shoes for you, I'll keep one pair, and this bearskin..." He paused and stuffed it into Shen Ningning's basket: "Here you go too."
Shen Ningning squatted in front of him, like a cute little mushroom.
"It doesn't have to be that much. Just give me two quilts and three big cotton coats. I don't want the shoes."
She bought a lot, and her home stocked up with more than a hundred items.
What Shen Ningning lacks most now is firewood and piles of firewood, but there are countless wood in the fairyland.
It’s just troublesome to cut.
Therefore, she would rather collect more now. When it is not enough, she will go to the fairyland to cut wood.
At this moment, the shopkeeper of the venison restaurant next door came out.
I saw two small children squatting in the corner, dividing things.
He suddenly let out a cry: "What a shame, why are you picking up things here?"
"It's too cold. You brothers and sisters come in with me and have a cup of hot tea."