Chapter 115 Where to Go in Spring?

In the second month of spring, when the grass grows and the orioles sing, children aged three to six are sent to the newly built kindergarten. The young kindergarten teachers take care of these children on behalf of their parents while also providing them with early education.

All children over the age of seven entered Sheng'an Academy in the state capital, and the newly built academy was soon filled with the sound of reading aloud.

The adults began their work for the new year: building, doing construction, and farming, with everyone working together to make progress.

As a result, winding official roads appeared in the mountains, stone and wooden bridges were built over the rivers, saplings, weeds, vines, and wildflowers grew on the barren mountains, golden rapeseed flowers bloomed on the barren slopes, and beans, potatoes, grains, and vegetables were planted in the fields...

The land of Jinzhou is full of vitality.

The administrative office was also busy.

The goddess said that this year all the feudal lords would hold an alliance to "purge the court of corrupt officials," and Jinzhou would send half of its troops to accompany the goddess to the alliance, while the other half would attack the southwest and northwest.

All departments have been busy since the first day of the Lunar New Year. People from the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Industry, the Propaganda Department, and the Intelligence Department are working diligently, and the people in charge are only sleeping for a little over two hours a day.

The military camps have intensified their training.

After finishing her meeting at the Ministry of Finance, Yun Youning ran into Wei Ran from the Ministry of Civil Affairs at the main entrance on the first floor. Seeing his happy expression, she casually asked, "What good thing happened?"

Wei Ran looked up at her, his face full of smiles, "According to the data just reported by each prefecture, there were more than 5,000 newborns in Jinzhou last year!"

Yun Youning was both surprised and delighted, "There are so many?"

“That’s right, we couldn’t believe it when we got the statistics!” Wei Ran said excitedly, adding, “And with the goddess’s protection, the survival rate of newborns is exceptionally high.”

The goddess provided food, and the mother ate well during her pregnancy and after childbirth, ensuring the baby received ample nutrition.

With the implementation of the "one doctor per village" policy, pregnant women in various places can see a doctor in a timely manner, and any problems can be reported promptly and sent to the county clinic in advance.

In addition, the Ministry of Health's activities and publicity campaigns, along with the public's efforts to maintain good environmental and personal hygiene, are beneficial to the health of mothers and babies.

Although it is far from comparable to the otherworld described in the book, the survival rate of mothers and babies has been greatly improved compared to before.

When the heads of civil affairs departments in each county received the data, they couldn't believe their eyes and immediately checked it again with the staff who compiled the statistics.

Then he happily reported to the prefectural capital.

"No other state can match Jinzhou's birth rate and survival rate!" Wei Ran said proudly.

This achievement is also the result of the hard work of everyone in their administrative office.

Yun Youning flashed a bright white smile, "That's wonderful! Everyone will be so happy to hear this news!"

Wei Ran nodded, "Then I'll go in first. Minister Yun, I need to hurry and report this good news to our minister!"

Yun Youning nodded, "Go ahead, go ahead."

The two walked in opposite directions.

Exhibition hall.

A group of teenagers stared wide-eyed at the skeletons of two enormous reptiles on the display stand.

"Wow, it's huge!"

"The book says that dinosaurs were the dominant species on Earth for hundreds of millions of years!"

"Hundreds of millions of years...that's a long time."

Are they very powerful? More powerful than tigers, lions, and elephants?

What kinds of dinosaurs are these?

"That's a Tyrannosaurus Rex on the left, and a Maiasaura on the right. The Tyrannosaurus Rex is a carnivore, and the Maiasaura is a herbivore," the female teacher, who had done her homework beforehand, explained with a smile.

"Tyrannosaurus Rex! That sounds really powerful!"

The female teacher continued, "These two dinosaur fossils were specially retrieved from underground by the goddess to show everyone."

The children exclaimed, "Wow! The goddess is so kind to us!"

The exhibition hall is set up according to the history of Earth's development.

Before the emergence of humans, there was an exhibition hall displaying fossils and images of many creatures.

The portrait was copied from a book from another world, while the fossils were provided by the goddess.

The exhibition hall covers the period from the emergence of humankind to the establishment of dynasties.

It showcases the process of human evolution, from the gradual use of fire, tools, agriculture, housing, and artifacts.

There are human bones, leftover seeds, ornaments and tools made from animal bones, bowls, basins, pots, tools made of stone and wood, cloth and clothing...

After a dynasty is established, each dynasty has its own exhibition hall.

The exhibition displays stone tools, wooden artifacts, ceramics, jade artifacts, bronzes, coins, textiles, calligraphy works, paintings, books and articles, etc.

Yun Youqing's eyes widened as she walked, witnessing the evolution of civilization: the writing system evolved, currency evolved, farming tools evolved, and so on...

Countless years of time are condensed in this exhibition hall, which evokes a myriad of emotions.

"Master, how come there are so many things?" a male student asked curiously.

The male scholar's expression changed slightly. He looked at the exhibition hall staff standing next to him, asking with his eyes, "How should I answer this?"

The staff member's expression remained unchanged. He leaned down and answered with a smile, "Some of these were donated by kind-hearted people, and some were provided by the goddess."

Male teacher: ...It was donated, how could it not be donated?

In fact, it was plundered from officials, wealthy merchants, and powerful families in counties and prefectures.

Paintings, calligraphy, antiques, famous works of literature, and gold, silver and jade artifacts.

However, those who were robbed could never have imagined that the goddess did not put these treasures into her private treasury, but instead took them all out to build an exhibition hall.

So that the people can see it.

"It was donated."

A clear female voice reached the male teacher's ears. He looked up and saw Yun Youqing smiling innocently, pointing to a painting and saying to her classmates, "This was painted by Li Xin of the previous dynasty. My father bought it for a high price ten years ago."

The students exclaimed in surprise, "How could your sister bear to donate it?"

Yun Youqing looked at the painting, and through the verdant mountains and waters, she seemed to see the great fire from her memory. If it weren't for the goddess's rescue, these things would probably be stored in someone's storeroom now.

The girl tilted her head, her tone proud, "My sister said she wanted to set an example, so we donated almost all of our family's cultural relics. Sharing happiness is worse than keeping it to yourself!"

evening.

The students walked out of the exhibition hall under the guidance of the teacher.

Everyone was very happy, chattering excitedly about the exhibits that impressed them the most.

"Before paper existed, people in ancient times carved characters on tortoise shells. That must have been so hard work."

"Wow, that shelled fish is huge! No wonder it's the first king of beasts on Earth!"

How did ancient people create the patterns on pottery?

"The Master is right, going from 0 to 1 is the hardest."

As soon as Yun Youqing came out, she saw Yun Youning standing opposite the entrance of the exhibition hall.

She raised the corners of her lips and waved vigorously, "Sister, I'm here!"

Yun Youning looked at her and gave her a gentle smile.

After speaking to the teacher leading the group, Yun Youqing ran towards Yun Youning.

"Sister," the girl, who had already reached her sister's shoulder, hugged Yun Youning's arm and asked, "Why did you come to find me? Are you going out again?"

Yun Youning smiled and said, "Yes, I want to follow the goddess to Shengzhou."

The two sisters are each other's closest relatives in the world, and she would not lie to her sister.

Shengzhou.

Yun Youqing's hands, which were holding Yun Youning's arm, trembled.

Her eyelashes fluttered, and she asked softly, "Is Sister going to avenge Father, Mother, and Brother?"

Yun Youning said, "Yes, I want to avenge my parents and brother, and avenge all the dozens of people in my Yun family!"

She could never forget the hatred that had wiped out her entire family.

The thought of her entire family dying with their eyes wide open while her enemy was still alive and well woke her up from her dreams countless times.

"Qingqing, focus on your studies." Yun Youning reached out and gently wiped away her younger sister's tears. "Wait for your older sister to come back from Shengzhou."

Looking at her sister, Yun Youqing impulsively blurted out, "I want to go too! I want to avenge our parents and brother!"

Yun Youning gently patted her face, "Silly girl, we're going to war. The personnel were all selected by the military camp and the administrative office. How could we possibly bring a student like you?"

Yun Youqing: "..." She immediately realized her mistake; her sister had gone to fight in the war.

Yun Youning said, "Leave the revenge to my sister, and we'll leave the family to you. If you encounter anything you can't handle, go to the Ministry of Finance and find Uncle Zhao."

In their Ministry of Finance, Yun Youning oversees the overall situation and sometimes travels out on business; Song Li is good at business and travels all over the country year-round; only Zhao Yong stays in the Administrative Office, responsible for handling all matters of the Ministry of Finance, and also helps take care of Yun Youning and Song Li's families.

The two sisters exchanged glances, and Yun Youqing smiled, "Go for it, sister! Just go and do what you need to do!"

The girl said firmly, "Leave the family matters to me. I will take good care of everyone. I will be your strong support!"

Yun Youning hugged her younger sister, "After I avenge you, I'll take you back to Shengzhou to sweep your grave."

Military camp.

Zhu Youchuan closed the military book in his hand and looked at Mo Jingchun sitting opposite him in surprise, "You're going to the southwest?"

Xiang Yuesheng also found it strange and asked with a smile, "This is the first time the Goddess has left Jinzhou. Why aren't you going to the alliance meeting with the Goddess? Instead, you're going to the southwest?"

Mo Jingchun nodded, "Isn't Minister Gu also going to the Southwest?"

As the head of the propaganda department, Gu Lanying will go with Hu Dazhu to attack the southwest and northwest.

“But,” Zhu Youchuan raised an eyebrow, “Minister Gu isn’t like you, so devoted to goddesses…”

Mo Jingchun feigned surprise, "What? Are you questioning Aunt Gu's sincerity towards the Goddess? Then I must tell Aunt Gu and ask her to prove it to you."

Zhu Youchuan lowered his raised eyebrows and made a gesture of pleading.

Just kidding, Gu Lanying would never allow anyone to question her loyalty to the goddess.

Mo Jingchun gave a soft hum.

Xiang Yuesheng said, "It's good that you're going to the southwest; it will allow you to better train yourself."

After all, Mo Jingchun's goal was to build a women's army for the goddess from scratch, and the difficulties and obstacles involved were not just empty words.

While following the goddess to Shengzhou would certainly provide opportunities for training, the level of danger and difficulty would differ depending on whether the goddess was by her side or not, and the challenges one would face would be entirely different.

Ning Huai'an said calmly, "There's no need to limit yourself. It's not that difficult, and you're not alone."

Everyone present turned to look at him.

Ning Huai'an: "What?"

Zhu Youchuan teased, "I didn't expect you to be so encouraging."

Ning Huai'an glanced at him, and Zhu Youchuan wisely shut up.

Mo Jingchun laughed, "Aunt Gu said that we should choose the place where we can best utilize our strengths."

Gu Lanying is the Minister of Propaganda. She was formerly the Minister of Civil Affairs and the Prefect of Sifang County. They have rich experience in grassroots work, and the Southwest and Northwest are the most suitable places for them.

She said, "I have a clear understanding of myself."