After rebirth, the Queen and I are on the run.

Chapter 1086 A Gift for the Heroine

She discovered that Jiang Dalang was really rich.

This guy must have hidden away the spoils when he was suppressing the bandit camp, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to come up with these two boxes of gifts.

In one box were pearls, a goose-shaped jade pendant, three hairpins made of gold, silver and jade, a green jade comb, and a piece of gold silk.

Golden silk, the one that spits out golden threads is the amber silkworm. This thing is a luxury item. It seems that the Wei Dynasty does not have it. Where did he get it from?

In the other box were deeds, including deeds for houses, shops, fields, and land, and there were not just one copy, but many copies.

Qin Xiaomi: "..."

Is Jiang Dalang serving in the army?

He wouldn't become a bandit, would he?
Fortunately, there was a letter from Jiang Dalang to her in the box.

She unfolded the letter and saw that it explained how these things came about.

One is bought with money, the other is exchanged for military merit.

Suppressing bandits, revealing the identity of the spy prince in public, establishing a defense line in the mountains, and building a local martial arts hall, these merits are far more than the position of a centurion. Duke Yan and General Liang felt that they had wronged me and gave me many good things. I accepted them and now I am just giving a part of them to Xiaomi.

After all, I was able to achieve meritorious service because of Xiaomi, so Xiaomi should have half of the items gained from these meritorious services. Xiaomi can just accept them with peace of mind and don’t worry that they are the proceeds of my illegal activities.

The last sentence is quite humorous.

However, "income from illegal activities" is not the last sentence. There is a small word in the signature: Xiaomi should be happy.

Jiang Dalang/Sheng Ting knew that writing such a sentence would definitely make her unhappy, but this was his wish for both lifetimes.

Unfortunately, Qin Xiaomi didn't appreciate it. She crumpled up the letter paper and threw it into the box. Then she stuffed the two boxes into the cage, got up and went to the front bunk to continue accompanying the female guests.

In the afternoon, Qin Xiaomi's coming-of-age banquet ended, and the female guests returned home to prepare for the Lantern Festival.

At this moment, the new street in Taifeng Town has become bustling with villagers from various villages, neighboring towns and county towns.

During the Lantern Festival last year, Taifeng Town held a lantern festival, which became famous. When people learned that several families in Xuequ Wenguan would still hold a lantern festival on Xinda Street this year, everyone rushed to see the lanterns and guess the riddles.

Although most people were illiterate, if they guessed correctly, they could earn a considerable amount of money, so men, women, young and old all came to join in the fun, and the town became very lively from the afternoon onwards.

By the time the lights were lit in the evening, the place was already overcrowded, and soldiers were needed to lead patrol teams with students from the local martial arts hall and children of Lu Miaowu and others to maintain order.

Boom boom boom!
The sound of the New Year drum continued, and this New Year drum stood outside the gate of the town school.

Next to the New Year drum, there is also a particularly large nine-turn lantern.

The lantern is in the shape of a green bamboo and is divided into nine sections. Each section contains a small lantern, and each lantern is painted with a different picture encouraging learning.

There are nine lamps in total. When they rotate, the teachers and students in the nine pictures encouraging learning seem to come alive, attracting many villagers to stop and watch.

"Oh my god, the lanterns at the town school are so beautiful! Is there a riddle for them? If you guess it right, can you really take this lantern home?"

"Yes, General, can you please take the lanterns back home? Give me a definite answer!"

The soldiers guarding the town school gate said, "No! This 'Nine Turns Rising Higher and Higher' lantern, meant to encourage learning, was specially sent from the capital by the renowned scholar, Mr. Qiong, to celebrate the opening of the town school in Taifeng Town. It will remain at the school and will not be given away for now. However, Mr. Qiong will reward anyone who guesses the riddle on the lantern with nine taels of silver!"

The soldiers shouted this three times, which made the villagers even more excited. Many people ran over to guess the answer.

No one guessed the answer to the riddle, but the shouting was so loud and noisy that it could be heard even in the herbal medicine shop.

Qin Xiaomi was very happy. It was better to raise the voice so that it could cover up the sound of the test explosion.

After dinner, Qin Xiaomi did not go to play with the lanterns. Instead, she said goodbye to Grandma Qin and took Zhu Yiqing, Xiao Baiying and others to the herbal medicine shop by car.

Grandma Qin was worried, so she told Uncle Qin and Aunt Qin to look after Xiaozhu and the others. Then she and Grandpa Qin got in the car and followed her. "Today is the Lantern Festival, and there are so many people in town. We have to protect her well... We won't go into the poisonous medicinal materials hospital. We'll wait for her at the women's workshop."

Qin Xiaomi knew that her grandparents' car was still following behind, but she didn't stop them and let them follow.

"Master, the cellar pit has been dug, and we've checked it thoroughly as you instructed." Ye Xifen greeted her and reported the task Qin Xiaomi had assigned. "Hmm, well done. Take your men and go on patrol. They don't need to come along." Qin Xiaomi still excluded Ye Xifen from the task.

"Yes." Ye Xifen didn't ask any more questions and obediently took the female martial artists to continue patrolling.

Xu Azheng and Shen Lu Niang were waiting for her at the entrance of the Toxic Medicinal Materials Hospital.

Qin Xiaomi nodded to them and said, "Let's get started."

"Yes." Xu Azheng and Shen Lu Niang responded, and each of them carried a firearm weighing three or two taels on their backs and left.

After walking for half a minute, we arrived at an open space behind the hospital.

Qin Xiaomi said, "Give me the things, and you step back five meters."

"Yes." Shen Lu Niang responded.

Xu Azheng was a little worried: "Master, please tell me to do it. I'm afraid it will hurt you."

When making this, the boss always reminds them to be careful, saying that one could lose their lives if they are not careful.

Xu Azheng was afraid that something might happen to Qin Xiaomi, so she wanted to do the next thing on her behalf.

Qin Xiaomi: "No need. You don't know as much as I do, and your hands are not as skilled as mine. Just stand five meters away and wait."

"Yes." Xu Azheng had no choice but to give the things to Qin Xiaomi and stepped back to wait, but she did not step back five meters, but about three meters.

At this distance, if something happens, she can jump to Qin Xiaomi and protect her.

"Master, I will step back three meters, okay?"

Qin Xiaomi: "Okay."

Three meters is enough.

After they retreated, Qin Xiaomi took out a fist-sized firearm bag, pulled out the fuse, and lit it with the fire from the lantern.

The fuse was soaked in tung oil and took a while to burn before it ignited.

The fuse was about the length of a palm, so Qin Xiaomi took his time throwing the firearms bag into the cellar, then covered it with wooden boards to block the entrance.

Gurgle, gurgle, the firearms bag rolled into the cellar.

Qin Xiaomi began to retreat.

After a long while, there was still no movement in the cellar.

Xu Azheng asked worriedly, "Boss, is this unsuccessful?"

Shen Lu Niang didn't ask a single question... She came from the palace and learned the rule of pretending to be deaf and dumb unless the master gave her orders.

Qin Xiaomi: "Don't be impatient, wait a little longer."

Actually, there was some uncertainty. After all, it had been a long time since she had done it, and the materials from the Great Wei Dynasty might be different from those from the Great Sheng Dynasty or modern times. So, Qin Xiaomi really had no idea whether the test explosion would be successful.

Boom boom boom!
The urgent sound of New Year drums and the louder and louder noises can be heard, which shows that the lantern riddle guessing event at the town school is extremely lively.

After a while.

Rumble, a muffled sound came from underground. Xu Azheng and Shen Lu Niang both felt the vibration under their feet. They opened their eyes wide in shock and looked at Qin Xiaomi.

"Boss, is the earth dragon turning over?" Xu Azheng was confused, but she knew that this was not the earth dragon turning over.

Shen Lu Niang's tongue was a little stiff. She asked, "Boss, what is this?"

Qin Xiaomi smiled, turned to look at them, and said, "It's a gift for the heroine."

(End of this chapter)