While Fang Dayong and Zhang Xu were discussing things, Lu Shiyan had already infiltrated the black mine to explore its terrain.
Actually, he arrived at the black mine with Crow, but before that, he had been on the outskirts of the mountain, scouting out how many guards were stationed there and planning an escape route.
They didn't sneak into the black mine until it got dark.
His investigation revealed that this illegal mine was much larger than this one part. On another hilltop, there was a separate iron smelting kiln.
In these illegal mines, people are escorted by the mine managers and transported to the mine shaft.
After being smelted, these raw iron ores were directly crafted into weapons by artisans.
But the situation here is much more complicated than that of the black mine.
Judging from the way they work, some of them are just like the workers in illegal mines. They have no personal freedom and are forced to work under the supervision of their supervisors.
However, another group of people moved freely without any restrictions from those in charge. They must have been working there willingly.
This is not easy to do.
Lu Shiyan temporarily suppressed his emotions and carefully observed the terrain of the black mine. There were many large rocks in the mine, as well as trenches and tunnels formed by mining. In addition, he was skilled in martial arts and had the cover of night.
No one in charge noticed that outsiders had come to the mine.
After thoroughly surveying the mine's terrain, Lu Shiyan summoned crows and delivered notes to Fang Dayong and the others.
Rescuing so many people and getting them into the valley will require a lot of preparation.
He's only here today to scout out the terrain and prepare for the rescue later. Of course, he won't be taking action anytime soon.
This situation has already been explained to Fang Dayong and others, so there's no need to go into details. However, there are still some areas where their cooperation is needed in preparation, which I need to inform them of in advance.
After the crow delivered the note to Fang Dayong and the others, Lu Shiyan returned to Puzhou to prepare for the rescue.
While Lu Shiyan was busy rescuing Fang Dayong and the others, Jiang Tangtang was not idle either.
Although she made Sister-in-law Shen the main person in charge of hiring workers to sew the clothes, she didn't just sit back and do nothing. Instead, she helped by selecting workers for each process and registering those who needed to be registered.
Luo Taohua was somewhat jealous of Jiang Tangtang's choice of Sister-in-law Shen as the main person in charge of this incident.
While delivering food to Jiang Tangtang, Luo Taohua apologized to her, "Third sister-in-law, are you still angry with me? It was all my fault before, I know I was wrong, please forgive me?"
This was the ten thousand times Luo Taohua regretted in her heart, regretting that she had been blind to the value of Jin Xiangyu and had offended Jiang Tangtang.
Jiang Tangtang looked at her with a half-smile and said, "Is it because my sister-in-law thinks I'm angry with you that she won't let you handle the task of hiring people to sew clothes?"
Luo Taohua dared not admit it. She waved her hands repeatedly and said, "No, I didn't mean that."
Jiang Tangtang could easily see through her little scheme. She said, "It would be best if you didn't mean it that way. If you did, I can explain it to you first, but as you know, I'm not a very patient person."
The subtext is that next time, she won't be so good-tempered.
In the past, even if Luo Taohua understood her subtext, she wouldn't have taken it seriously.
But things are different now.
Whether it's Jiang Tangtang's prestige in the valley, Lu Shiyan's future prospects outside, or Jiang Tangtang's status as someone favored by the immortals and personally taught their skills, all of these are beyond her reach, and she dares not offend her in the slightest.
"No, I was just thinking about what happened in the past and felt really sorry for you. I was afraid you were still blaming me. I have things to do at home, so I'll go now."
After saying that, Luo Taohua ran away in a flash.
Seeing Luo Taohua return with her tail between her legs, Zhou Qiongniang said, "I told you not to go, but you wouldn't listen. Now look what happened! You've upset your third sister-in-law, haven't you?"
Seeing Jiang Tangtang respected by the whole village and Lu Shiyan becoming a high-ranking official outside, doesn't Zhou Qiongniang feel envious and heartbroken?
Of course, she was also envious and heartbroken.
But later, they gradually realized they didn't have that ability. As long as they were good to Jiang Tangtang, they could benefit from it.
Now, thanks to their third son and his wife, they are indeed living a good life.
Most of the time, Luo Taohua thought the same as Zhou Qiongniang, single-mindedly trying to please Jiang Tangtang, hoping to get some good luck and blessings.
However, she has a bad memory and keeps repeating her old mistakes. But every time she's reprimanded, she behaves herself again.
She patted her chest, filled with regret, "I know, I won't do it again." Then, she complained, "Why didn't you hold me back just now?"
Zhou Qiongniang originally felt that Jiang Tangtang was lucky, beautiful and capable, and that she felt she was in the same boat as Luo Taohua, and was very much willing to confide in her.
But upon hearing this, he immediately retorted irritably, "How could I possibly stop you?"
After saying that, he went about his own business and ignored her.
Jiang Tangtang brought back so much furniture today, so she has to help her husband repair it and move it into the house.
There's so much furniture, more than the Lu family had before they fled.
Several of them were five-drawer chests, and although the drawer legs had some minor problems, the style was truly exquisite. They were obviously high-quality items that only wealthy families could afford.
Now we live in a brick house with new furniture.
After fleeing the famine, she had nothing to be dissatisfied with in having such a life.
Like Zhou Qiongniang, many families in the village are content with their current lives. Especially after hearing about the construction of heated kang beds, the villagers' enthusiasm has grown even stronger.
They had been worried about how to keep warm when winter came.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Tangtang thought of something for them again.
That's truly a living god.
Many villagers wanted to find Jiang Tangtang and ask her about the heated kang (traditional Chinese bed). But seeing that she was busy, the villagers were too embarrassed to bother her.
It wasn't until the next day, after Jiang Tangtang had arranged for the hired workers to sew the clothes, that Village Chief Song led a few villagers to find Jiang Tangtang and inquire about the heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove).
Last night, Jiang Tangtang stayed up all night to read through all the information on building a heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove), made a sketch on her electronic notebook, and even used her points to redeem a paper copy.
When the villagers asked him about it, he took it out and, referring to the blueprints, explained it to them.
The villagers' eyes lit up as they listened, and in the end they clapped their hands in excitement.
Someone exclaimed excitedly, "Valley Master's method is truly ingenious! Doesn't that mean the earthen bed will be warm while cooking?"
“Yes.” Jiang Tangtang nodded and said, “When we’re not cooking rice, we can also heat water in a large pot, so we always have hot water available.”
"This is wonderful! We no longer have to worry about not having blankets."
In fact, when people fled, they mostly brought cotton quilts with them.
But the journey was too arduous. It was hot and there was no water to drink. When they reached the road, they could no longer carry their quilts, and many people reluctantly threw them away.
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