Chapter 245 Inquiring for Information
The abnormal movement lasted for a long time. After the space-time gate stabilized, Su Tai entered the earth space-time as soon as possible.
She saw that a huge mountain suddenly appeared in the endless space and time. The mountain was bare with only rocks. She knew that no plants could be grown on this mountain before she even got close to it.
To get to the mountain, you need to pass through the fruit forest at the foot of the mountain.
The fruit trees and medicinal herbs she had planted before are still there. The medicinal herbs are varieties that become more valuable with age. No data will be generated if they are not picked. Some of the fruit trees are beginning to show signs of bearing fruit, and the first batch of fruits will be ready for eating next year.
After passing the orchard, she arrived at the mountain. She picked up an inconspicuous stone from the ground, but couldn't figure out what it was, so she had to go back to the transfer station to check the information.
After seeing clearly what was on the screen, she completely lost her composure.
"It's actually a Hetian jade mine! Am I crazy? Do I own a treasure mountain?"
After the shock, Su Tai continued to read.
Jade mine usage rules:
Mines can be mined and equipment can be rented by yourself. One mining operation consumes 10,000 virtual coins, and the amount of jade mined cannot exceed one ton. Tu Shikong will automatically recycle half of the labor results, and the quality of the mined jade cannot be guaranteed.
Earth Time and Space Upgrade Rules:
The Earth Space-Time can only upgrade again when the recycled jade reaches 10,000 tons.
Su Tai almost vomited blood when she saw it.
Jade is inherently dense, and although one ton seems like a lot, in reality it's only a few sacks. And the Earth Spacetime has to recycle half of it, which means the jade that falls into her hands will not exceed one thousand kilograms at most at a time. The quality is not guaranteed either. What if the raw stone is of low quality and full of impurities and cannot be processed at all? At most, it can be considered just a nice-looking stone. It's really a rip-off.
While complaining, she was ready to rent quarrying tools.
In fact, there were no tools that needed to be rented. She couldn't use large tools at the moment. At most, she could pick up some small jade stones on the mountain. She only needed a special flashlight with strong penetrating power and a basket.
It's winter now, and she has nothing to do, so she likes to daydream. Having this place can help her kill time.
I wonder if I can send something to Shen Yi.
The more I thought about it, the stronger the thought became.
So Su Tai took the initiative to mention visiting Ma Xingteng when his people came to pick up the goods.
The servant didn't think much about it and took her to Ma's house in town in the carriage.
When she arrived at the Bai family, she found that they were holding a funeral. Her heart trembled and she hesitated whether to go in.
At this time, a gentle female voice came from the door, "It's Madam Shen! My husband is the eldest son of the Ma family, and my surname is Bai."
Su Tai quickly pulled back her thoughts and stepped forward to greet her, "Sister Bai, am I here at the wrong time?"
Bai looked at the white silk and white lanterns on the door, and led Su Tai in through the side door, "It's my husband's younger brother, he died on the battlefield, the news came back the day before yesterday, and it will take another half a month for his body to arrive.
My father-in-law was so devastated by the tragic news that he fell seriously ill, and my mother-in-law has gone mad. Now we can only decorate the mourning hall to prevent any guests from visiting without knowing why, which would be bad.
Mrs. Shen must have important business coming here for the first time. She is different from other guests. Please don't mind it."
Su Tai shook her head. At this moment, a figure suddenly rushed out from the archway and beat and scolded Bai, "Bad woman, let me out! My son will not let you go! Let me out now!"
"Ah!" Bai dodged in pain and angrily scolded the maids and servants, "What's wrong with you? If you can't even take care of a patient, why does the Ma family keep you?"
The maids and old women were silent and trembling with fear, and they dragged Sang away.
Sang struggled hard, "Bad guy, let me go, I want to find my son, my Fei'er, Fei'er, save me, Fei'er"
Bai was so angry that she had to calm down quickly and apologize to Su Tai, "Madam Shen, I'm sorry to make you laugh. We are all afraid of my mother-in-law's current state. We really don't dare to let guests come to our house."
"I understand. Sister Bai, you've taken a lot of trouble." Su Tai said, and went into the flower hall with Bai.
The Ma family didn't give her a very good impression, and she didn't want to stay any longer. As soon as she sat down, she explained her purpose, "I want to ask Sister Bai if she can contact someone who is serving in the military?"
Bai was a little surprised, "Sister, do you want to contact your husband?"
Su Tai admitted generously, "I prepared some food for my husband before, but now it's probably all gone. I don't know what the situation is over there. I want to send them something. Is that okay?"
She opened a brocade box with some trepidation.
If no one in the village had given her an answer after asking, she wouldn't have rashly gone to their house.
When Bai saw what was in the brocade box, her eyes widened instantly, and the evasive words that were on the tip of her tongue suddenly stopped coming out.
He forced a warm smile on his face, "Sister, is this mutton-fat white jade?"
Su Tai nodded, "Top-quality mutton-fat white jade, I hope you will like it."
"Oh! How can I do that? I know a little about what my sister is talking about. To be honest, my husband's family doesn't have the ability to send things to the border, but my mother's family does have some connections through people in the county government." Bai lowered her voice.
Su Tai raised her eyebrows, "Oh? Can you tell me the details?"
Bai casually glanced at the brocade box again and said thoughtfully, "The border will send back a list of names of dead and bodies every quarter. After they deliver the bodies, they will wait for the families to claim them. At most, they will go back to report in three days. At this time, you can ask them to take things to the border, but it will cost a lot of money."
Su Tai's eyes lit up as if she had opened up a new world. "Thank you for telling me, sister. Can I ask if there are any rules for asking them to carry something?"
Bai looked at her approvingly and said, "Indeed, there are some. First of all, you can't bring letters or the like. They are very sensitive and can easily cause trouble. You can bring clothes, money and food, but money is easy to lose along the way, and they don't need it much, so I prefer to send them some clothes and food.
But these are just my concerns. After all, they are government officials and they are trustworthy. As long as you give them enough money, they generally won't touch your things.
My father and mother from my mother's family were worried about my eldest brother, so they sent several batches of things last year. They must have been rich, and I haven't heard of anything being lost."
Su Tai still didn't understand. "Aren't they just trying to make money by doing this? Won't the higher-ups have any objections?"
Bai sneered, "How could that be? The bosses have to share some of this money too! So I said you have to give more, not only publicly, but also privately, so that people will pay attention to it, right?"
Su Tai understood and stood up to thank her, "Sister Bai, thank you very much. I will ask someone to find out later."
Mrs. Bai nodded slightly and reminded him, "They will be here in half a month. When the county government sends a message, you should contact the soldiers. It costs fifty taels to deliver one load of goods. The load cannot exceed half a car. If it exceeds, you will have to pay more. It's up to you how much money you want to give to the officials in private."
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