Chapter 1428
Qingqing's Daily Life
Chapter 1428 Qingqing's Daily Life
Then the system voice sounded again!
Ding: "The Multiverse Travel Card has been activated!"
"Worlds available for travel have been explored: Choose one from the historical fantasy world 'Qingqing's Daily Life' or the modern romance world 'The Story of a Noble Family' to complete the mission. You will travel in 10 minutes. Countdown: 9 minutes and 59 seconds!"
If "The Story of a Noble Family" remains shelved, then the only option left is "Qingqing's Daily Life," set in a fictional world.
Lin Hao had seen this show, but it was a light comedy, so he only watched a few episodes casually, and fast-forwarded through many of them.
I only know the general plot, but it doesn't matter, this kind of light comedy is not difficult at all.
However, to maximize profits in this kind of plot, one has to be ruthless. But the reason why it's a light comedy is because there are no real villains in it.
Forget it, it doesn't matter anymore. I'm a bit mentally exhausted living in the world of "The Most Beautiful Youth," so I'll just treat this world as a rest and not bother thinking about it.
Lin Hao then directly selected the world of "Qingqing's Daily Life".
Ding: "The selected era world for the time travel story 'Qingqing's Daily Life' is now open for selection, host!"
"Soul transmigration!"
"Designated protagonist!"
"··"
"·"
"Match funds?"
"no!"
In this lighthearted, fictional romantic comedy world, Lin Hao doesn't plan to physically transmigrate; he'll just experience it through his soul. He also doesn't intend to stay in the story.
Similarly, matching funds is completely meaningless, and the identity of the chosen male lead is skillfully determined.
After Lin Hao confirmed that there were no problems, the countdown was about to end: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!
When Lin Hao opened his eyes, he knew that he had entered the world of "Qingqing's Daily Life".
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Qingqing's Daily Life is a fictional world, where the world is divided into nine provinces, which Lin Hao sees as similar to the Nine Provinces.
The customs and traditions of Jiuchuan are all different, but almost all of them have counterparts in reality.
For example, the military strength of Mochuan in the north is strong, the herdsmen live scattered and have a bold and unrestrained personality. They eat large chunks of meat and drink large gulps of wine in the freezing cold. This is self-evident and corresponds to the Mongolian and Northeast China regions.
The Cangchuan region in the northwest is arid and barren, with scarce resources, corresponding to the five northwestern provinces;
The central Daichuan Mountains are crisscrossed and rich in minerals, corresponding to the Huguang region, and the snail rice noodles are particularly eye-catching;
Yanchuan in the south is small but rich in resources, producing flowers and fruits. It should be compared to the Fujian area of Zhejiang, which is known for its plum wine and abundant flowers.
Yingchuan in the southeast has abundant rainfall and is evergreen all year round, making it a perfect place for soup. Naturally, it corresponds to Guangdong. When Danchuan was hit by a disaster, Ruan Sisi, this super rich woman, took out a box of gold and silver jewelry, which was really too conspicuous.
(When Sichuan was hit by the disaster, Guangdong donated the most, and of course other places did well too. People contributed money and effort. It was a case of one place in trouble and all places helping each other. The story is quite similar to this one, which is quite interesting.)
In Jiuchuan, men are generally respected, but in Jichuan in the southwest, monogamy and gender equality are practiced. The female protagonist likes hot pot beef and Pu'er tea, which corresponds to the Yunnan-Guizhou region.
In Danchuan, where everyone loves spicy food, women are in charge of the household. These women are known for their boldness and outspokenness, and they often take in husbands who marry into their families, a situation that corresponds to Sichuan and Chongqing.
(This seems somewhat biased. Women in the Sichuan and Chongqing areas are generally independent and hardworking, often even more so than men. They earn their status through their own abilities, which is perfectly reasonable. However, very few women marry into the family; this is more common in the economically developed Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions.)
The coastal area of Jinchuan in the east is a prosperous trading center where generations of merchants pursue profits and the wealthy are respected. The most developed region in the east is undoubtedly the Yangtze River Delta region, including Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai.
Xinchuan is the head of the nine rivers and also the most particular about distinguishing between legitimate and illegitimate children, and male superiority over female. It should correspond to the Central Plains region of Henan and Hebei.
After years of fighting in the Nine Rivers, the New River emerged victorious and established a century-long alliance. Each river would select a woman of marriageable age to marry the young master of the New River, and no one was to break the alliance.
Today is the day when the other eight rivers will send their eligible young women to marry the young master of the new river and form an alliance.
After receiving the new identity information, Lin Hao looked himself over and realized that he had transmigrated into the body of the sixth young master, Yin Zheng.
Since this was a soul transmigration, Lin Hao remembered that after returning from previous soul transmigrations, he would enter a special space where he could selectively retain his memories.
Therefore, this time, perhaps we can try some extreme measures.
His father was the chieftain of Xinchuan, and his mother was a lady. In other words, Yin Zheng was born out of wedlock and was a full brother of the youngest son, the eleventh son.
There were eleven brothers in total. The eighth brother died young, which means there were nine brothers left.
The eldest son was born out of wedlock and was stationed on the border of Mochuan. The legitimate son, Yin Song, was the eldest son and the first heir of Xinchuan. He was born of the same mother as the tenth son, Yin Yue. The fourth son, Yin Jun, was the second son's lackey.
There is also a rather special one, the third son Yin An, who has sixteen wives and concubines, intending to fill the twenty-four solar terms. He is particularly inspiring, and also has a superb business mind. He knows how to play dumb to outsmart others, but has no ambition.
There are too many brothers, and only a few are memorable. Fortunately, Lin Hao has a good memory, otherwise he would easily have mixed them up. The others will be introduced after we get to know them.
Just as Lin Hao was sorting through his memories and adapting to his new identity as the young master of Xinchuan, the wedding procession from the other eight provinces was slowly entering the city.
On this rare auspicious day, the people of Xinchuan stood on the main street to watch, creating a lively scene.
Among the eight river processions, the carriages of the other seven river processions were quite luxurious, but the carriage used by Jichuan for the wedding procession was a rather incongruous donkey cart, and Jichuan's procession was still in first place.
Meanwhile, on the donkey cart, the female protagonist, Li Wei, is rummaging around looking for food.
Beside him, Lu Xiucai—no, Li Wenbi—advised, "Stop flipping through them. Have you memorized all the techniques you practiced at home?"
"I've got it, I've got it!"
The girl rummaged through the things and said, "Dad, have some peanuts!" In the blink of an eye, she pulled out a paper bag and threw it in front of Li Wenbi, saying, "Dad, have some peanuts!"
Li Wenbi continued, "If they ask about your family's financial situation?"
"My family has been farmers for three generations. Only my father passed the imperial examination, but his official rank was too low to enter the Jichuan Palace. Our family is of modest means, with only a small plot of land and empty pockets!" The young girl, Li Wei, replied without turning her head.
"Watch out for your shabby appearance!" Li Wenbi reminded him.
"it is good!"
"Then you should ask yourself whether you've ever been to school?" a woman in her thirties asked.
"Mom, have some pancakes!" Li Wei pulled out a bag of pancakes and threw it into her mother's arms.
"Oh, I'm not eating. Have you ever been to school?"
"I don't know many words, but I can understand the menu."
"Pretend to be ignorant," Li Wei's mother, Zhuge Xiaomei, instructed.
"If I had to ask you what you're good at, what would it be?" Li Wenbi continued.
Li Wei ate an orange, puffing out her cheeks like a little hamster, and said:
"Ji Chuan's daughter, Li Wei, is not very knowledgeable about the Six Arts and Four Books, or needlework, but she has a lot of experience in appreciating fine food."
After saying this, Li Wei held her mother Zhuge Xiaomei's hand and comforted her:
"Don't worry, I'm telling you, there's no way I'll be chosen. Young Master Shinkawa won't even look at me!"
Li Wenbi, standing next to Li Wei, thought for a moment and then added, "What—they're blind."
"What a misfortune for our family!" Zhuge Xiaomei sighed, then looked at her daughter Li Wei and said:
"Tell me, who in our Jichuan would want to marry into this godforsaken place and suffer like this?" "If your father hadn't been so unsuccessful, would everyone be pushing my daughter into this hellhole?"
After saying that, she kicked her husband in dissatisfaction, as if blaming him for being incompetent.
Upon hearing this, Li Wenbi said with some self-reproach, "Alas, it's all my fault for being incompetent!"
"Father!" Li Wei felt bad seeing her father's self-reproachful look, so she quickly squeezed his hand to comfort him.
"Mmm~"
"Mmm~"
The donkeys pulling the cart brayed twice and suddenly stopped. No matter how the driver whipped them, neither donkey would move another step.
This drew laughter from the onlookers, but Li Wei eventually came up with a solution: she hung a pancake in front of the donkey to lure it forward, and it was then able to continue its journey smoothly.
The women from the Eight Rivers arrived at the New River Palace, and the first checkpoint was to check their belongings and issue them tokens.
The person in charge of this work was Granny Liu, the head nurse, and Granny Yang, the bishop's nurse.
"What are all these? You can't bring any of this!" Granny Liu said, rummaging through the bundle of Yingchuan's concubine, Ruan Sisi.
Ruan Sisi, this wealthy young woman, was weak-willed and slow-witted. She didn't understand the significance of the jade throne and golden Buddha, so naturally she left nothing behind.
Although Ruan Sisi was reluctant to part with her personal belongings, she could only let it be.
Upon seeing this, Li Wei quickly stuffed the snacks from her package into her pocket, hoping to get away with it.
While Li Wei was still hiding things, a woman in red who looked very cold and beautiful appeared in front of the two nannies. She was none other than Princess Danchuan, Shangguan Jing.
"Snapped!"
Shangguan Jing slammed the spear on the table, handed the package and documents to the two matrons, and then fell silent.
After glancing at the document, Granny Yang immediately bowed respectfully and said:
“Princess Danchuan is of noble status. She has been granted special permission to bring a gun into the palace, but this package must be left behind.”
After speaking, he glanced cautiously at Shangguan Jing, as if afraid that she would disagree.
Without saying a word, Shangguan Jing received the jade token for participating in the selection of women, picked up her spear and walked away, leaving behind her package.
After Shangguan Jing, it was Li Wei's turn. She handed over the documents and an empty package.
The two matrons exchanged a glance, wondering why this young lady was so poor.
Li Wei explained with a forced smile, "My family is poor, so I didn't bring much with me."
"Come in!" The two matrons said nothing and directly handed out the jade tokens to the women who were to be selected.
After receiving the jade pendant, Li Wei happily ran away, clearly pleased that she had managed to avoid being questioned and secretly leave behind some snacks.
However, at this time, things often turn from joy to sorrow.
"Snap!" Sure enough, the next second, a pancake fell off her, and everyone's attention was immediately drawn to it.
"How dare she hoard food! Search her!" Granny Liu roared furiously, and the maid beside her quickly pulled Li Wei aside.
“There’s nothing here, Granny!” Li Wei said in a strained tone.
For a foodie, the most painful thing is watching helplessly as someone takes their food away from them.
The old woman seemed not to hear Li Wei's pitiful pleas and coldly ordered, "Search!"
Then, the table was filled with all sorts of things, including dried meat, apples, bananas, biscuits, and cakes.
"Oh dear, that's all, that's enough, please leave one for me!" Li Wei was still pleading, but it was no use.
"She even brought this rotten apple!" Granny Yang picked up an apple, pointed to the chip on it, and complained to Granny Liu beside her.
After searching behind her, Granny Yang angrily rebuked:
"What kind of behavior is this? What kind of place is the palace? Do you think you can just bring things in like this? If everyone acted like you, what rules would there be left?"
"Don't be angry, Granny. She already knows she was wrong, so let her go!" At this moment, a gentle and tender voice suddenly came over.
Then a beautiful woman walked over; it was Hao Jia, Li Wei's friend.
Li Wei was about to speak when she saw her childhood friend, Hao Jia smiled and nodded at her, then pointed to the young women behind her and said:
"And look, Granny, there are still so many people behind us. Let's finish checking as soon as possible so we can call it a day!"
The two nannies exchanged a glance, and Nanny Yang said, "Never mind, let's go in!"
Li Wei glanced at Hao Jia, then went inside again.
"These are my documents!" Hao Jia handed over the documents and the package.
Granny Yang was in charge of reading the documents, while Granny Liu was rummaging through the packages.
"What are these?" Granny Liu asked, pointing to the two small bottles that had been turned over.
Hao Jia explained with an obedient expression:
"This on the left is a perfumed drink I made with orange peel and osmanthus, and this on the right is a rouge made with rose juice. Are these things not allowed to be brought into the palace?"
After saying that, Hao Jia held up the fragrant dew and rouge and handed them to the two nannies, saying, "Then these are for you two nannies!"
The two old women happily accepted it, clearly very satisfied. After all, they were here to inspect things for this little bit of benefit.
Then, Hao Jia held up a book and asked, "This is the book on women's precepts that I always carry with me. Can I bring it into the palace?"
"Oh, no problem, take her in! Judging from her demeanor and bearing, she has a bright future ahead of her. Please help us out in the future," said Granny Liu with a smile.
"How dare I! I hope you two nuns will take good care of me in the future!" Hao Jia was indeed clever and shrewd, and she was very good at speaking and acting. She was a good candidate for palace intrigue.
"Go in!" Granny Yang nodded in satisfaction and then handed over the jade token.
Meanwhile, in the Young Master's Academy, the Tenth Young Master, Yin Yue, handed several portraits to his brothers in the academy, saying:
"Quite a few beauties from all over Sichuan came to this selection!"
"It's a pity that Princess Yuanying from Jinchuan didn't come. She's a beauty among beauties, and I'd rate her at least nine out of ten. She's just one point short. I heard she's too dignified and arrogant, which makes her quite boring!"
Fifth Young Master Yin Qi took Li Wei's portrait and then said shamelessly, "Where did you get this portrait? This girl isn't even as good-looking as me!"
Yin Yue pointed to the portrait and said, "This is Li Wei, the only son chosen by Jichuan. But I heard she's an oddball who came by donkey cart!"
"But speaking of beauties, the reeds are green and the dew is white as frost; the one I long for is Haojia of Yanchuan!"
"This woman is oblivious to everything around her, focusing solely on books on female virtues; she is truly exceptional and deserves a perfect score!"
After saying that, he opened Hao Jia's portrait and showed it to his brothers.