bookcurios Chapter 120 Jiang Bai's Birthday
Chapter 120 Jiang Bai's Birthday
Holding an arrow with a sharp arrowhead, he pierced the stone into the shape of a stone bowl.
Then remove the oil paper wrapping the weapon and lay it flat at the bottom of the bowl.
"Drip some blood in."
Ming Yu's expression changed.
This bowl is quite large; how much will drip into it?
Although somewhat reluctant, she still took the knife and made a cut in her palm, squeezing the blood into the bowl.
Seeing the blood covering the bottom of the bowl, Jiang Bai threw in a jade pendant that had clearly never been worn before.
The jade pendant lay quietly at the bottom of the bowl, unmoved.
Mingyu's space showed no reaction whatsoever.
"Or else, why don't you reach out and try?"
Without Mingyu saying anything, Jiang Bai had already placed his finger on the jade pendant, and the same scene as before occurred.
The jade pendant quickly shattered into several pieces, and its luster disappeared completely.
There was less blood at the bottom of the bowl.
The two then tried other methods.
For example, dripping Jiang Bai's blood onto the jade pendant, with both of them holding the pendant at the same time, or dripping their blood onto the jade pendant simultaneously...
After trying various methods, they finally discovered that Mingyu's blood combined with Jiang Bai's hand could expand the space.
That's fantastical.
Jiang Bai stared blankly at the jade bracelet on his wrist, his face completely numb.
"What's wrong with you? Although this will use a lot of blood, if we continue to expand like this, I may be able to take everything away from here in just one or two trips."
Mingyu was genuinely happy.
A method to expand the space has been found, although the method is somewhat strange and consumes a lot of resources.
However, if it expands indefinitely, it would be a great boon to the war effort.
"fine."
Jiang Bai's smile was more like a grimace, and he had a lot of swear words he wanted to use, but he was forced to restrain himself by the rumbling thunder from above.
The two stayed in the stone chamber for two hours before they had finished absorbing all the jade ornaments.
Mingyu's face was excessively pale due to excessive blood loss.
Although Jiang Bai only made a picking-up and putting-down motion, her expression wasn't much better.
"Phew, let me rest for a bit."
Mingyu's legs went weak, and he felt dizzy.
Jiang Bai also sat down on the spot.
While seemingly just sitting there cross-legged, one is actually examining one's own merits deep within one's soul.
In just two hours, her originally vast and boundless merits shrank by one-tenth.
What do you mean by absorbing the spirit of jade? The space that absorbed it was clearly her merit.
She was like a blood pack in Mingyu's space, with Yu merely serving as the medium.
That would have been fine, but unfortunately, the jade, as a medium, shattered completely after transmitting merit, and could not be pieced back together.
This is a classic case of losing both good deeds and money.
Although an entire box of jade ornaments was lost, Mingyu's space expanded to a terrifying extent.
"I never expected that this box of jade could expand the space so much. This time, I only need two trips to collect everything here."
Ming Yu was delighted and, after his body relaxed a little, he put away all the weapons in the stone chamber.
As he walked to the back, he suddenly saw several large carts of grain.
"This one……"
"I won't lend this one."
Jiang Bai interrupted him.
We can lend silver and weapons, but we dare not lend grain.
What will they eat after they borrow the money?
"OK then!"
Mingyu regretfully looked away.
In reality, maintaining an army meant facing severe food shortages.
“I will build a breeding farm in the future, and I can sell the chickens and ducks from the farm to you.”
Jiang Bai revealed his purpose.
Although Mingyu didn't know what a breeding farm was, he could guess something from the name.
"Why?"
"If you want to raise an army, meat will surely be indispensable."
Why are you so good to me?
Ming Yu's eyes flickered. Ever since his mother changed, no one had treated him so well.
Jiang Bai was completely confused.
"what?"
Was she good to him?
She just wanted to help an emperor rise to power so she could buy more land later.
Aside from the loss of merit that pained her, she really didn't care about the gold, silver, and weapons.
"nothing."
Mingyu turned his head away, his expression somewhat awkward.
After lending everything in the stone chamber to Mingyu, Jiang Bai felt a little relieved.
At least you don't have to worry about some clueless person stealing your things.
Mingyu is gone.
He left with a space full of weapons and gold and silver jewelry.
He'll have to worry about what to do with those pieces of jewelry.
Even though war raged outside, Jiangjia Village, where Jiang Bai lived, remained a peaceful haven.
After making arrangements for Mangshan, the thousand Xuanyi Guards disappeared into Pingshan.
They usually keep watch over the surrounding area, and can quickly wipe out any refugees who appear.
Thanks to Jiang Bai's assistance, the rain-praying event in Luzhou also benefited two neighboring prefectures.
The rainfall gradually became more abundant.
The small stream outside Jiangjia Village slowly filled with water.
But new problems have arisen.
"Sister."
Jiang Lu, wrapped in a thick rabbit fur coat, walked happily toward Jiang Bai.
After having access to water, Jiang Bai changed his payment for hiring people to work from water to silver.
Thirty coins per person per day.
Hirayama underwent a complete transformation.
There is a specially designated area for wild animals, and another area for raising chickens and pigs.
Jiang Bai took out the rice bran stored at home specifically to feed pigs.
Pigs raised solely on grains grow slowly; more than a month has passed, and they haven't grown much at all.
Or perhaps it's because the weather is too cold.
All 55 mu of land in the family is planted with beans. The bean seedlings are growing very tall now, and they will be ready to mature in about two months.
Jiang Bai was feeling happy when he saw the little girl running over.
Why are you so happy?
"Sister, have you forgotten? Your birthday is in a couple of days." Jiang Lu smiled, her eyes crinkling, and she seemed much lighter than before.
Yes, Jiang Bai's birthday is the 20th of the twelfth lunar month.
Today is the 18th day of the twelfth lunar month.
Jiang Bai paused for a moment, then smiled and asked, "I really forgot."
"What will Er Ya give her older sister?"
It's been a long time since she celebrated her birthday, and after Jiang Lu mentioned it, she felt a bit like celebrating it herself.
"You'll find out on that day, Sister."
"Oh? Then I'll be waiting."
Jiang Bai raised an eyebrow, a hint of anticipation rising in his heart.
Two days passed quickly. On the 20th of the twelfth lunar month, Jiang Lu got up early and busied herself in the kitchen alone.
Not long after they finished working, a small figure entered the kitchen.
"Shh, don't disturb your older sister."
"My sister must be exhausted these days."
Jiang Lu put her index finger to her lips and cautiously glanced at Jiang Bai's room.
Seeing that she didn't get up, he was relieved.
"Don't make noise."
Jiang Songwen mimicked her gesture with his fingers and peered at the basin on the stove.
The bowl contained a ball of dough, pure white, which looked very appetizing.
The bowl next to him contained a bowl of water, and at the bottom of the bowl were half a bowl of brand-new copper coins.
Jiang Lu deftly kneaded the dough into small pieces, took out a copper coin and put it into the dough, then tore it into a small pancake and stuck it to the pot.
In no time, a large bowl of pancakes was made.
Each one contained a copper coin.
Upon seeing this, Jiang Songwen's eyes lit up, and he turned and ran into the house. A moment later, he returned with a wooden box.
The two little ones huddled together, whispering to each other, though it was unclear what they were saying.