sjar Chapter 419 Sowing the Seeds of Civilization
Chapter 419 Sowing the Seeds of Civilization
"Hey Hey!"
"I presume you two are Lin Xi and Meng Li! I apologize for this intrusion!"
After saying this, he was about to bow to the two of them.
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi quickly got off the carriage and walked briskly to Dou Jing's side.
Lin Xi grabbed Dou Jing's arm and said, "Uncle Dou, you're too kind. You're just passing by Ling'an Mansion, why don't you come in and have a seat at Lin's?"
This freezing weather is unbearable; people suffer here too.
Supported by Lin Xi, Dou Jing showed a hint of emotion on his aged face.
He sighed and patted Lin Xi's hand: "Lin Xi, you're so thoughtful!"
It's not that we don't want to go, but if all ten thousand of us went to the city, it might cause panic among the city's residents, so we're staying here.
Hearing this, Lin Xi felt awkward as she helped the person up.
Indeed, scattering ghost money along the way would surely instill fear in unsuspecting people.
In addition, every place has innocent people who died unjustly when the previous dynasty fell.
With so many souls passing by, as a former member of the royal family, it would be difficult for them not to pay their respects.
Gao Mengli looked at Dou Jing, her heart filled with mixed feelings.
She stepped forward and said, "Uncle Dou, Hongluan has already told us the details. Xixi and I will take over your business."
Dou Jing suddenly looked up, his cloudy eyes flashing with light.
His lips trembled, as if he wanted to say something, but a lump in his throat prevented him from making a sound.
Finally, he shakily raised his hand and bowed deeply to Gao Mengli.
"On behalf of these more than ten thousand people, I thank you both for your kindness!"
Gao Mengli quickly offered a helping hand, "But Uncle Dou, let me be frank, your business is a bit too big, it might be difficult to feed everyone properly."
But don't worry, the food won't be plentiful, but it will be enough to keep you from going hungry for the next few days after you arrive in Lingsi Prefecture.
After saying that, Gao Mengli took out a wooden box from the carriage and gently placed it in Dou Jing's hand. "This is a 20,000 tael silver note. You can exchange it for silver at Qianji Silver Shop."
Since Ling'an Prefecture is not our hometown Wangyue Village, we can't prepare too much food for you.
Therefore, I can only give you all the grain stored in the cellars of the two restaurants. It should be enough to last you five or seven days until you arrive safely at Lingsi Prefecture.
Dou Jing held the wooden box, feeling a heavy weight in his palm, not just from the silver notes, but also from the weight of the human kindness he had received.
His rough fingers traced the edge of the box, and cloudy tears streamed down his face. "You two...this old man...this old man has no way to repay you!"
He was about to kneel down when he said that, which almost scared Gao Mengli and Lin Xi out of their wits.
She and Lin Xi quickly supported her from both sides.
Dou Bo,”
Gao Mengli said gently, "This is not charity, you don't need to repay it."
Lin Xi and I thank you, thank you Dou family for protecting our land and allowing us to enjoy peace.
Thank you for guarding the border and preventing foreign enemies from invading.
Now is the crucial moment. If we succeed, the sparks of hope you have protected, capable of saving the world, will be passed down through generations across mountains and rivers, restoring the glorious days of our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
She had always understood that the ancients were just ancient, not backward; there were plenty of extraordinary people among them.
It makes no sense that after thousands of years of development, we should become a mere foil to other countries.
It will not cause the world to fall into apocalypse due to nuclear pollution emissions from other countries.
This meant that their generation never saw blue skies, white clouds, or green grass again.
It turns out that the civilization of the past... experienced a break in its historical continuity.
If civilization continues to flourish, then the place they came from will certainly not fall into the apocalypse.
With the help of Gao Mengli and Lin Xi, Dou Jing left with tears in his eyes.
With Hongluan in tow, she led a large army of over ten thousand women to Lingsi Mansion.
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi returned to the restaurant, and every day they were still worried about the war on the front lines.
I only heard that Hongluan joined the army, and was brave and good at fighting. She and Ayu and Pangniu formed the Three Musketeers, and they always chose the most dangerous battlefields to fight.
Hongluan is skilled in mechanisms and can set up a series of crossbows with hidden killing intent in front of the battle, trapping the cavalry of Qianyu Kingdom in the formation, unable to advance or retreat.
The chubby girl possessed immense strength, wielding a large black iron sword with tremendous force; wherever the blade flashed, the bandits fell to the ground.
Ayu is agile and skilled in using hidden weapons. The fire pot in her hand contains the gunpowder formula left by the previous dynasty. When thrown, it creates a sea of fire, burning the enemy soldiers until they cry out in agony.
"Dig deeper!"
Gao Mengli stood at the edge of the pit, watching the guards digging the soil while sweating profusely.
Next to her was a box of things.
These past few days, the restaurant's grain has been given to Dou Jing, and he's been writing back to Wangyue Village to replenish supplies. The round trip will take about seven days.
So the box contained things that Gao Mengli and Lin Xi had collected during their break from work over the past few days, as well as some copies of manuscripts taken from the coffin that Hongluan and the others had carried.
At this moment, Lin Xi squatted to the side, directing people to lower the wooden box, which was wrapped tightly in oilcloth.
The box contained blueprints for mechanical arts, gunpowder formulas, bamboo slips recording military and political key points, and trivial details of people's lives, all of which Jiang Bei and Zhou Miao carefully noted down.
"Go down three feet!"
Gao Mengli glanced at it and shouted again, "The deeper they are buried, the more they can escape the flames of war and the erosion of wind and rain."
Big Niu stood to the side, while the small figure also took a shovel and busied himself.
His small body carried rolls of medical books wrapped in oiled paper, his face full of seriousness: "Mother, if we bury these things here, will anyone really find them?"
What if it gets stolen by tomb raiders?
Gao Mengli covered her mouth and chuckled, patted his head, and looked into the distance, as if looking towards the future. "Don't worry, I specially chose this place because the feng shui here is bad, so it won't be visited by tomb raiders."
As for whether it will be discovered by later generations, perhaps... it will.
She knew there was a profession called archaeology.
She didn't know the specifics, because she and Lin Xi lived in the apocalypse and hadn't really seen many professions.
On ordinary days, people either kill each other or risk going out to find supplies.
It can be said that she and Lin Xi have never had a peaceful life from childhood to adulthood.
If we're talking about peaceful days, then it's only been these two years since they came here; those have been the most peaceful times in their two lifetimes.
These mundane, ordinary days are a luxury that one wouldn't even dare to dream of in the end times.
Gao Mengli looked down at the soil beneath her feet, at the silks and satins, the ceramic teacups, and the seeds of civilization buried there, and couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth.
"I hope this war ends soon, I still want to open restaurants all over the country..."
She murmured softly, her voice as light as a breeze.
Lin Xi grasped her hand and nodded in agreement: "Mengli, we will definitely succeed!"
"Right, let's hurry back and make some arrangements. If we take over Ling Si Mansion, we'll need to find a place to open a restaurant!"
"Yes, yes, let's go!"
As soon as business was mentioned, Gao Mengli became interested again and quickly pulled Lin Xi back.
"Hey, Dad, Mom, why did you leave?!"
Da Niu, holding a shovel, looked up and saw his parents. He turned and ran away, leaving him and a few guards to work hard.
The wind, carrying the scent of earth, swept over him, making the stray hairs on his forehead fly wildly.
Da Niu squatted by the pit, watching the wooden boxes, which were tightly wrapped in tarpaulin, gradually being covered by mud. His little brows furrowed.
Although he didn't understand how valuable those manuscripts and drawings were, he knew that the things his parents buried so solemnly must be extremely important.
"Be careful, don't break the box."
He added another word of advice, then stood on tiptoe and glanced in the direction his parents had left, shaking his head helplessly: "Have my parents forgotten again that they have a son?"