bookcurios Chapter 188 Is the coal mine useless?
Chapter 188 Is the coal mine useless?
Soon someone brought Shuiwa over.
Upon seeing this scene, he trembled with fear and hurriedly cried out his innocence, "I only gave her the croton powder because I thought she was pretty. I really didn't know she was going to do such a thing."
He also said that he used to identify herbs with the village doctor. He found those croton seeds while digging with the team. He took half of them to exchange for points, and kept the rest for himself, in case he couldn't defecate and needed to eat some. As a result, bad people took advantage of him.
He cried with genuine remorse, but that didn't stop Tao Shiyu from sentencing him to ten lashes and a month of hard labor.
As for Yang Ersha, in the end, he didn't throw him out, but instead sent him to the mine to do laundry and cook for the miners.
Finally, all those who made mistakes were punished. Jiang Mianmian tied them up as slaves and had them sent to their respective locations one by one.
Yu Liuya had been waiting for her. "Fujun, I suspect that Zhu Yingxue is behind this."
"We're thinking the same thing, but you have no proof."
Zhu Yingxue only needed to say a few words, and Yang Ersha would rush forward with all his might, even replacing the croton oil himself, which showed his loyalty.
Jiang Mianmian asked her, "What are your plans? Should I just take them away?"
"No, she failed this time, but she'll definitely try to scheme against me again. I'm not afraid, I'll wait for her!"
Yu Liuya said firmly, "I will definitely expose her in public then, and it will be justified for us to punish her."
Jiang Mianmian wanted to say that she wasn't afraid of anything being improper or unjustified, but since this girl was also thinking of her, she went along with her wishes and didn't say anything more. Instead, she asked about the exam, "Was it affected?"
"It's okay, I'm well prepared and very vigilant. I didn't drink from the water bag after I noticed it had been tampered with, so I'm sure I'll pass the exam!"
Yu Liuya studied until midnight every day for this exam, so naturally she had to consider all possible scenarios.
The water pouch was easy to exploit, so she tied two strands of her own hair to it. When she sat down at her exam seat and thought about getting a drink of water, she found that her hair was gone!
She felt a wave of fear, but the test questions weren't difficult, and she gradually calmed down.
The three-day exam came to an end, followed by the tireless grading and posting of results. In Taoyuan Village, the marriage between Twenty-Two and Lin Bao was also put on the agenda.
Granny Li carefully calculated.
The second day of the seventh lunar month is the Day of Heavenly Virtue. On this day, bestowing titles is believed to bring divine protection and smooth sailing in all matters. Therefore, the first Peach Blossom Spring Ceremony was set for this day. Not only would sacrifices be offered to Heaven, Earth, and ancestors, and Jiang Mianmian's status as the mistress of Peach Blossom Spring be formally confirmed, but an official investiture ceremony would also be held. From then on, Rongguo was Rongguo, and Peach Blossom Spring was Peach Blossom Spring.
The eighth day of the seventh lunar month is auspicious for marriage, which is the twenty-second day of the month when Lin Bao and his wife officially got married.
There were many things to prepare, and Jiang Mianmian had to keep running between the camp and Peach Blossom Spring every day, so she had to postpone her plan to go out and earn merit points for the time being.
Despite being busy, looking at the vast expanse of green wheat fields in Taoyuan Village still gives me a great sense of accomplishment.
The old farmer, who was in charge of all the farming, couldn't stop smiling. "Fu Jun, this field is corn, the left side is late rice, and there's another field of sweet potatoes. The seeds you gave us are really good. There are almost no empty fields. Judging from this growth rate, we might be able to harvest a batch of corn in August."
"That's good. Then we won't have to eat old grain anymore. Uncle Chen is truly an old hand."
Taoyuan initially offered very few places, which limited the speed of cultivation to some extent. However, Jiang Mianmian paid high wages, and wave after wave of people came in. They were almost reluctant to rest, cultivating the land during the day and competing with the slaves to reclaim wasteland at night. They gradually managed to cultivate the land very well.
Hearing Jiang Mianmian praise Old Chen, the plump aunt in charge of planting vegetables objected, "Fu Jun, come and take a look at my vegetables!"
She hurried to her vegetable patch, picked a crisp cucumber, rinsed it quickly with the water beside her, and said, "Try it, it's crisp and sweet! It's very popular!"
The little flower on top of the cucumber swayed in the wind. Jiang Mianmian plucked the flower and took a bite.
A sweet taste instantly filled my mouth. "It's so delicious! Auntie is amazing. I didn't even know how to plant many of these seeds, but you've figured them out! The residents of Peach Blossom Village are in for a treat. Not only in Peach Blossom Village, but once more are planted, everyone in the camp will be able to enjoy them."
The vegetable garden not only has cucumbers, but also tomatoes, onions, pumpkins, cabbages, zucchini and other vegetables that Rongguo didn't have before. They are all easy to grow, delicious and easy to store.
The chubby auntie was delighted to be praised and felt even more motivated to grow vegetables.
After her routine rounds, Jiang Mianmian received a large basket of fresh vegetables and fruits, and was also carrying several fish. She returned to the villa and handed them all to Grandma Niu, saying, "Grandma, let's grill fish for dinner tonight."
Grandma Niu didn't hesitate and immediately began preparations.
Jiang Mianmian went to find Jiu Niang, "It's only the 27th today, how about I..."
"no!"
As soon as she opened her mouth, Jiu Niang knew what she was going to say and waved her hand to refuse, "There are only four days left. Even if you can use Peach Blossom Spring to flash back, what if something happens on those two days and you can't make it back?"
"Ok."
Several days have passed, and the merit points have continued to grow rapidly, already exceeding 1.9 million. Perhaps when it reaches 2 million, it can be promoted to Level 5 Peach Blossom Lord, at which point there will be new slots available, and maybe even new features.
Now that she was completely trapped, Jiang Mianmian could only console herself.
Anyway, in Taoyuan, you can enjoy delicious grilled fish and watch movies in a soft, warm bed at night. How wonderful!
"Fish! Look, aren't those strings of fish hanging there?"
"It's definitely fish! And there's also cured chicken and cured meat!"
"Let's go, let's get back to camp!"
Under the wooden house, there were strings of dried fish and cured meat.
The door was open, and large bags of grain could be vaguely seen inside.
The two soldiers hiding behind the boulder swallowed hard, took one last reluctant look, and then turned back the way they came.
This time, the speed was much faster than when they came. It took them less than an hour to return to the camp and head straight for the central tent.
"General, just as the Mo people said, there is plenty of food on that mine!"
"It's a coal mine, with about 800 people."
Lu Jingsheng tapped the table, somewhat displeased. "Why is it a coal mine? Aren't there any other mines around? Didn't you say there's an iron mine nearby?"
The soldier didn't dare to look up. "In the direction we went, we only found this one coal mine. Although the coal isn't very useful, at least we have food, and there are so many of us..."
"You mean I've been starving you?"
Lu Jingsheng's voice was slightly cold.
The two quickly knelt down, about to speak, when Jiang Ranran walked out from behind the screen.
Her hair was still damp with water droplets as she said softly, "Jingsheng, I'm tired of the stale rice served in the army. Since they're talking so highly of it, maybe there really is meat to eat at the mine. Also, have you forgotten what I told you about what would happen a few months from now?"