bookcurios Chapter 189 Are they all dead?
Chapter 189 Are they all dead?
Lu Jingsheng's pupils contracted. Yes, in a few months, this place will get cold. At that time, coal will be more useful than gold!
He tapped the table again, "Go, call General Zhao here."
"Yes."
One of the soldiers took the order and left. Soon after, a report came from outside that Commander Zhao Jingyuan had arrived.
Jiang Ranran didn't avoid him, but sat down next to Lu Jingsheng, sitting even straighter than him. In her previous life, she was, after all, the sixth princess. After proving her identity, she was made to learn palace rules and etiquette by the nannies for a period of time.
Even sitting there with her hair still dripping wet and wearing only ordinary clothes, she couldn't hide her noble air.
Zhao Jingyuan lifted the curtain and entered, staring in stunned silence for a moment before quickly lowering his head, "Young General."
Lu Jingsheng then had the two scouts recount what was happening inside the coal mine.
"General Zhao will lead 10,000 elite troops to take over the mine and inventory all the items before we discuss further matters."
"The original people inside?"
Zhao Jingyuan had a scar on his face, which stretched from his forehead to his jaw, making his face look even more ferocious.
"Leave no one except those who are actually doing the work, to avoid causing trouble."
Lu Jingsheng didn't care who the mastermind behind the coal mine was; all he wanted was the stuff!
Having received confirmation, Zhao Jingyuan became even more reckless.
A mere eight hundred people wouldn't be enough for him to kill!
"Kill!"
Shouts came from the speakers, and the giant screen showed the two armies facing off.
Twenty-five was so frightened that she dropped the popcorn in her hand. "Is war really that scary? Are they really dead?"
"No, this is just a movie, it's all fake."
Jiang Mianmian hugged her and felt a little regretful, thinking that she shouldn't have chosen this kind of war movie.
Seventh Sister watched with great interest, "It has to be like this to be really exciting. If you ask me, kids should go out and watch cartoons in open-air cinemas!"
"No! I want to stay with you!"
Twenty-Five angrily pounced on Seventh Sister, "I'm not one of those two or three-year-old kids outside, I'm a child of Lingxiao Tower! Humph!"
Seeing that she was really angry, Qi Niang quickly coaxed her, "Okay, okay, here's some iced watermelon for you, let's watch a movie together."
Various fruits and snacks were laid out on the table, and the ladies of Lingxiao Tower sat comfortably on the soft carpet, watching the movie.
Grandma Niu was examining the yogurt maker. "Would it work if I put some raisins in here?"
The room was filled with a lively and warm atmosphere.
Jiang Mianmian got up and looked out the window at the open-air cinema not far away.
She arranged a heavy workload for Taoyuan Academy, and worried that the children would be too tired, so she found a set of equipment in the warehouse and installed it, showing some educational animations every night, such as idiom stories, fun Chinese character learning, and math.
Not only do children come to see it every day, but many adults also come to watch and learn.
"This is much more interesting than sitting there reading."
"That's right, it's easy! I've already learned several idioms!"
"If we ever get a restaurant in Taoyuan, I can become the accountant."
The people outside also had smiling faces.
Jiang Mianmian shook her head, wiping away her unease. She had felt uneasy during dinner tonight, as if something was about to happen, but Jiu Niang and the others were all safe and sound in Taoyuan, and there were no problems at the camp or in the ravine. It seemed that…
Before the thought even crossed my mind, several notifications suddenly appeared in my consciousness.
[Slave Wu Chunsheng is dead; one more slave can be released.]
[Slave Han Dazhuang is dead; one more slave can be released.]
[The slave Chen Houtu is dead; release the slaves...]
[Slave Feng Zhong is dead and has been released...]
[…Xu Dalang, Zhou Sanniu…]
Without exception, they were all dead!
Jiang Mianmian froze, lost control of her strength, and crushed the glass in her hand.
"Wow!"
The room fell silent instantly, and everyone turned to look.
Her hands were covered in blood, which dripped onto the ground, which was littered with shards of broken glass!
Jiu Niang jumped up, "Don't move! I'll go get the medicine box!"
"I'm going to clean up the glass, don't you dare touch it!"
Grandma Niu was also startled and ran to get her tools.
Jiang Mianmian couldn't wait any longer and jumped onto the sofa. "There's been an accident at the coal mine. I have to get there right away."
The slaves who died were all squad leaders and captains in the coal mine. To make them easier to manage, she had bound them all to slavery back then, but now, they are all dead!
"Then you should apply the medicine first!"
Jiu Niang pulled her back and carefully cleaned the wound with tweezers.
Fortunately, the glass wasn't embedded too deeply, and I immediately loosened my grip as soon as I felt the pain.
Jiang Mianmian steadied herself. "I'll drive there now. Even if I can't make it back by car after I've dealt with it, I can still return to Taoyuan via Flash. It definitely won't delay the ceremony or the wedding on the 22nd. Thank you for your hard work these next few days, Ninth Sister."
"What's the big deal about hard work? Everything's fine here, I don't need to do anything."
Looking at her bloodied hand, Jiu Niang trembled with heartache. "Take care of yourself. Come back as soon as you're done. Nothing is more important than your safety!"
"okay, I get it!"
Jiang Mianmian applied the medicine and wrapped the gauze in one smooth motion.
She left in a hurry, and Jiu Niang and the others lost interest in watching any further.
Everyone packed their things and went back to their rooms.
Twenty-five lay in bed tossing and turning, asking, "Ninth Lady, what happened to Sister Mianmian? She seemed very anxious when she left."
“There was an accident at one of my sister’s mines, and she went to resolve it.”
Jiu Niang gently coaxed her, "Okay, Twenty-Five, go to sleep now, Sister Mianmian will be back soon."
"Oh."
Twenty-Five turned over, still unable to sleep. "Will she be alright alone? What does the mine do? Is it an iron mine?"
"It's not an iron ore mine, it's a coal mine. With coal, we can keep warm when it gets cold."
"Can she manage alone?"
Twenty-five follow-up questions.
Jiu Niang felt a pang of panic. "She can definitely do it."
But for some reason, I felt uneasy this time.
After coaxing Twenty-Five to sleep, Ninth Sister simply got up, leaned over the desk, and went over again what Jiang Mianmian had said might happen in the future.
Extreme heat, extreme cold, plague... the imperial court, the Lu family army... etc. In my past life, the coal mine was occupied by the Lu family army, so this time the coal mine accident might also be caused by the Lu family army!
They may have headed south ahead of time!
Jiu Niang couldn't sit still any longer and got up to go find Shi Yi.
"It's so late, but I still think I need to discuss this with you."
Shi Yi invited her into the house. "What happened?"
"It's Mianmian, she was previously with the Yuan family in the prefectural city..."
Jiu Niang briefly explained the coal mine incident, and then said, "I don't know what exactly happened that made Mianmian so anxious, but I guess it's very likely related to the Lu family army."
Before Shi Yi could speak, a woman's voice came from outside.
"What's so difficult about that? If anyone dares to bully Mianmian, just fight them back!"
Seventh Sister held a long whip in her hand, her eyes fierce. "Haven't we already started smelting iron? Make the Li family work day and night to make bows and arrows, longswords, and armor."
The people of Taoyuan can wield a hoe and also be elite soldiers!