This Place Is Called Mount Beimang

This jade mine is hidden deep in the remote mountains, and the road is so remote that few people can find it.

They were fast runners and soon reached the mountaintop. Looking down, they were instantly stunned.

The entire jade mine was surrounded by soldiers, so densely packed that they stretched as far as the eye could see.

No one expected that tens of thousands of troops would be stationed in a mine in such a mountain.

The jade mine was surrounded by layers upon layers of walls, so tightly that not even a fly could get in.

A nearby old cypress tree rustled its leaves, as if asking, "Where did you all come from? What are you doing here?"

The Old Scholar Tree chimed in, "Nothing much, just wanted to see how much jade is in this jade mine."

An old pine tree beside it laughed:

"This place is called Mount Beimang, and this jade mine is the largest jade mine within a hundred miles."

The jade inside is plentiful and of excellent quality, with top-notch color!

Zhou Wanwan's eyes lit up. She desperately needed jade. Although she already had a lot of jade, her need for more jade was simply too great.

Every day, the moment I open my eyes, I need to supply energy, and to supply energy, I need jade.

She also discovered the use of jade: as long as energy is stored inside jade, that energy will not run away.

When you need energy, you can just take it out and use it, which is very convenient, just like a charger.

The Old Scholar Tree was also very happy:

"Looks like we'll be getting a lot more jade."

With jade, we won't be afraid to send them on missions that are far away.

With these jade stones, these trees can grow farther, and Zhou Wanwan's business can grow bigger and bigger.

Lingbao slowly approached the mine with a few trees, and soon, many of the miners collapsed.

Zhou Wanwan looked at the soldiers and said, "Why aren't these soldiers defending their country? What are they doing here?"

Gu Sinian turned around and said, "Judging from their armor, they should be under the command of the General Zhenguo, the father of Consort Noble Consort Ning."

Zhou Wanwan looked at the armor and said, "Our family is quite lacking in these things, after all, we support tens of thousands of soldiers."

Old Scholar Tree immediately understood. "Take off their armor."

Soon the saxaul grass began to move; it was very strong and quickly dug out pieces of jade.

In just one day, more than half of the entire jade vein was excavated.

When Zhou Wanwan woke up the next day, the entire jade vein had been hollowed out.

The Old Scholar Tree also reached an agreement with the trees in this forest, and Zhou Wanwan directly channeled spiritual energy into them.

They then moved the vein back to its original location.

Zhou Wanwan looked at the Old Scholar Tree and said, "We've come all this way; it's time to go back."

The Old Scholar Tree chuckled and said, "Alright, whatever Wanwan says, let's go back!"

Old Scholar Tree travels quickly and arrived home in half a day.

As soon as Zhou Wanwan arrived at the mountain village, she heard Liu Su'e's voice:

"I wonder when those younger ones will be back? We need to prepare for the preliminary imperial examinations soon."

What if they don't come back?

Zhou Fusheng looked at her and said:

"Don't worry, there are still two days! They'll definitely remember to come back."

But if we go to take the preliminary examination for the imperial examination, will anyone make things difficult for us?

"How could the county magistrate allow us to participate in this preliminary examination?"

Liu Su'e sighed and said, "Yes! We've never gotten along with Cheng Xiao, how could that guy possibly let us participate in the preliminary examination in peace?"

Zhou Wanwan walked in and said, "Father, Mother..."

Liu Su'e looked at her and said, "Oh my! My darling is finally back. Did you have fun out there?"

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "Happy, very happy."

Liu Su'e smiled and said:

"As long as they come back An'an and sound, that's all that matters."

I just mentioned the preliminary examination to your father. Are we going to participate in it this year?

Zhou Wanwan thought for a moment and said:

"Of course we will participate, but we will not participate in the preliminary examination for candidates in Qingshui County."

"Let's all go to Yunxi County."

Yunxi County is not far from Qingshui County, but the magistrate of Yunxi County is a student of Grand Tutor Zhao Muyuan.

Some time ago, Grand Tutor Zhao Muyuan went to see him, and the county magistrate showed Zhao Muyuan great respect.

Zhao Muyuan commented at the time that the Yunxi County was good in every way, except that he was too pedantic and upright, making it very difficult for him to climb the ranks.

In any dynasty in ancient times, it was difficult for overly upright people to climb the social ladder. To put it bluntly, they would encounter obstacles everywhere and their path was narrow and full of stumbles.

Later, Zhou Wanwan bought a house and a estate there, and registered her household there.

Their household registrations are currently in Yunxi County.

Liu Su'e looked at her and said, "This girl is thinking quite far ahead. I wonder if your brothers will be able to pass the imperial examination."

Zhou Wanwan chuckled and said, "Mom, don't worry! Our family members will be fine."

Just kidding, her brothers are all born to be good at studying.

Gu Sinian is the best of the best; even the Grand Tutor couldn't help but praise him.

Seeing that Zhou Wanwan seemed to understand, Liu Su'e nodded and said, "I'll have the kitchen prepare something delicious for you to help you recover. You've lost weight since you were gone so long."

Zhou Fusheng looked at the boys and couldn't help but complain, "Did you guys eat all the good food? Why did Wanwan lose weight, but you guys got fat?"

Zhou Qingchen sighed and said:

"Dad, you're eating too well every day with Wanwan, how can you not gain weight?"

As for why Wanwan isn't fat, how would we know? She eats quite a lot!

Zhou Wanwan does eat a lot every day; now she eats at least a large bowl of rice every day.

But she has to supply energy to the plants every day, which is very physically and mentally taxing, so she is getting thinner and thinner.

Zhou Wanwan said, "I'll ask Uncle Scholar Tree to send some good food to the kitchen. We're having a delicious meal tonight!"

When I returned, I saw that the old Old Scholar Tree was full of wild game, including wild goats, red muntjacs, and a wild boar.

Several plump pheasants hung nearby, and strings of wild rabbits were entangled in the branches.

When we returned, not only were the Old Scholar Tree laden with wild game, but the surrounding trees were also full of them, along with many lively creatures.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Wanwan immediately had all the best-looking live animals sent to the zoo in the backyard.

The zoo was even more lively now, with not only tigers, but also wild goats and red muntjacs.

The wild boars were frolicking in the garden, along with pheasants, rabbits, and even some wild birds whose names I didn't know were chirping in the woods.

Zhou Wanwan looked at the zoo and said, "This place is getting more and more lively. Now they have almost dozens of kinds of animals. I'm about to go bankrupt."

These wild animals are all stronger than those outside because they are not only free-range, but also fed by people at fixed times every day.

Zhou Wanwan fed them only the finest meat and plants, and all those plants contained Lingbao's bathwater.

Therefore, these animals are very strong. When the two tiger cubs saw Zhou Wanwan and Gu Sinian, they immediately shook their heads and rushed over.

Strangers might mistake them for two large cats!