SBCEJM -Chapter 362 So Many Fresh Leeks Have Come Knocking on Their Own

After the laughter gradually subsided, Feng Zeyuan slowly announced the new rules.

“From today onward, there will be daily assessments. Those at the bottom will continue to be punished, while the top ten will receive upgraded rewards.”

She pinched a pill that was entirely jade-green, emitting a rich medicinal fragrance.

“The top three tomorrow will receive the ‘Youth-Returning Pill.’ As the name suggests, it can make one’s appearance younger by five years.”

“Five years younger?!”

The moment those words fell, the entire crowd’s breathing stopped.

Countless scorching gazes were nailed onto that tiny pill, as if they could melt it.

Shame, exhaustion—none of it mattered in front of the temptation of “five years younger.”

Not worth mentioning at all.

Even the recently humiliated Third Prince Xiao Mingrui was biting his lip hard, his eyes blazing with a mixture of hunger and unwillingness.

After breakfast, an extremely bizarre yet oddly harmonious scene appeared across the farm.

Xiao Mingrui, the noble-born Third Prince, was carrying two heavy buckets of filth on his shoulders, staggering behind Xiao Juechen.

His face was even darker than what was inside the buckets.

His straw-man supervisor followed him step by step, never leaving his side.

If he paused even slightly, a vine whip would accurately lash his backside.

Tears welled in Xiao Mingrui’s eyes, but he only dared to endure it in silence.

Xiao Juechen kept a stern face, occasionally turning back to scold him with words like “good-for-nothing” and “indulging in useless pleasures.”

Even he himself felt his face burning, while the subtle glances from the surrounding officials made him feel like needles were pricking his back.

On another side, the remaining nine unlucky ones were sweating profusely in the latrine area, engaged in a desperate battle with filth.

When they saw that even the Third Prince was suffering more than they were, their mentality instantly improved.

They suddenly had more energy to work…

Feng Zeyuan’s elder brother Feng Zeyang and Liu San had already gone down to the fields, patiently teaching everyone how to identify soil and reclaim farmland.

Feng Zeyuan herself lay back in a soft reclining chair under the shade of a tree, lazily crossing her legs.

Liu Si immediately brought over a box of freshly peeled jackfruit, its golden flesh exuding a rich sweetness.

Feng Zeyuan picked up a piece and popped it into her mouth, her eyes narrowing in satisfaction.

【As expected… among all fruits in the world, jackfruit is my true love!】

After enjoying a few pieces, she happily carried the box to the field edge, first feeding a piece to her father, then stuffing a slice into her brother’s mouth.

A scene of fatherly love and sibling affection.

Not far away, the toiling officials looked at the special treatment the Feng family received, then at the hoes in their hands and mud on their feet—jealousy practically dripping from them.

They were all men, so why did others seem born into a better life?

After the reclamation work, cultural lessons officially began.

To boost enthusiasm, Feng Zeyuan used the system panel to stream several classic animations during breaks on the sky screen:

• Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit: Seven Heroes
• The Little Master of Great Cuisine
• Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf
• Prince of Tennis
• Detective Conan

A wide variety, all available.

【Host, are you giving them childhood enlightenment education?】

【No, no, not childhood enlightenment—adult enlightenment!】

【Adults who’ve lost their childlike hearts need these even more!】

Sure enough, the officials were drawn in by the imaginative plots and vivid characters. They became increasingly eager for the next break.

【System, what’s next?】

【Host, your second task still lacks 92 gossip points.】

【Right! Then what are we waiting for? Start digging!】

Feng Zeyuan strolled lazily into the “classroom” area.

Lin Zhengyan was holding a charcoal pen, seriously teaching pinyin.

The officials below sat upright, forcing themselves to stay alert.

Her gaze swept across the crowd and quickly locked onto a figure in the back row.

The Ministry of Justice official, Lord Li, was nodding off, about to meet Lord Dream.

【System, this one’s sleeping pretty soundly! Let’s dig into his gossip!】

【Yes, host! Connecting to Lord Li’s residence…】

The system immediately displayed a scene:

At Lord Li’s mansion, his wife was in the backyard pavilion with a young scholar, “discussing poetry.”

The two were sitting very close. The scholar’s hand was already improperly resting on her waist.

【What the hell… are they ‘discussing’ The Phoenix Hairpin? That hand’s practically inside her clothes!】

【Host, verified: that scholar is the very tutor Lord Li personally hired for his son. He is reputed to be upright and talented…】

【Good grief—so the tutor is actually a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Spicy!】

Lord Li, who had been dozing off, suddenly jolted awake.

He sat up from his dream of death.

Then he saw the complicated expressions of his colleagues around him, and his mind went completely blank.

After a long moment, he came back to his senses.

His fists clenched so tightly his knuckles turned white, as if he could sprout wings and fly back to the capital immediately to catch the adulterers.

Feng Zeyuan, still unsatisfied, shifted her gaze to another official leaning against a pillar, eyes unfocused.

【Oh my, Lord Wang from the Ministry of Revenue has an even more exciting family situation.】

【His precious son and beautiful daughter-in-law, while he was away, completely let loose.】

【The day before yesterday, his son dressed in women’s clothing, makeup more delicate than a courtesan’s, and went arm-in-arm with his wife to the male pleasure district, sampling everything there.】

【Yesterday was even more outrageous—the daughter-in-law dressed as a man, and the two went together to a brothel, even generously hiring courtesans to accompany them.】

Lord Wang felt the world spin.

With a loud thud, his forehead hit the desk.

He remained slumped there, gripping the table edge tightly, not lifting his head again for the entire lesson.

【System, this couple really knows how to play!】

【Of course. As long as the father is around, he’s their restraint. Once he leaves, they go completely wild~】

Feng Zeyuan swept her gaze across the room.

【System, let’s do it like this from now on.】

【Whoever doesn’t pay attention in class, we’ll expose their gossip.】

【Saves me the trouble of picking targets one by one. I even have decision-making paralysis.】

The moment she said this, all the sleepy officials sat upright like they had been pricked.

Their eyes locked onto the blackboard, not daring to breathe loudly.

Lin Zhengyan nodded in satisfaction and continued loudly:

“Follow me: b, p, m, f…”

“b, p, m, f…”

Class efficiency increased tenfold.

That night, the farm was brightly lit.

The top ten enjoyed full-service care from those at the bottom ranks—back rubbing, tea pouring, and serving.

Their dinner consisted of steaming spicy crayfish, sizzling lamb skewers, and ice-cold sour plum soup.

Meanwhile, the bottom ten could only smell the overpowering aroma while serving humbly, gnawing on cold hard coarse bread, staying up late to double their workload.

The massive gap in treatment burned like a red-hot iron in everyone’s hearts.

Overnight, the entire farm went into full competition mode.

Lin Zhengyan opened a “late-night Q&A class,” Chu Heng organized a “math study group,” and General Cheng led the martial officers in doing push-ups while memorizing physics formulas.

Feng Zeyuan lay in her soft tent bed, listening to the sound of reading outside, satisfied.

“This is the effect I wanted.”

【Learning enthusiasm increased by 300%. Space upgrade progress +10%.】

【Congratulations, host: 8 new gossip points today. Total progress: 16/100.】

West Hunting Grounds, main tent.

The atmosphere inside was heavy as iron.

“Commander, His Majesty and the officials… have been missing for three full days!”

A dust-covered scout reported grimly.

Another soldier rushed in and knelt.

“Commander, we’ve searched a hundred li around the hunting grounds. Aside from a jade pendant found near the waterfall belonging to His Majesty, nothing else!”

The generals paced anxiously, arguing.

“We must immediately report to the Empress in the capital!”

“Absolutely not! If this spreads, the court will be thrown into chaos. If rebels take advantage, we will have no way to atone!”

Just as the argument reached a boiling point—

A clear, slightly lazy voice suddenly exploded in everyone’s minds:

【Oh my… so many energetic new leeks, delivering themselves right to the door.】