Chapter 4 The man who would become the ancestral emperor actually knelt before her!
Xiao Qidi was utterly shocked.
Why is this room so big? And why did it suddenly light up?
Ning Jinli said with a smile, "There's still a lot of grain, oil, rice, flour, and non-staple food left over from the food section of the factory. If you need more, I'll figure something out."
These items, when added together, are worth about 500,000 yuan at market price. Ning Jinli thought she would use these to make up for the extra money she had earned before.
Continue selling him things, trying to earn back that jade ring.
"Is it all grain?" Xiao Qidi asked, looking at the contents that occupied about one-tenth of the warehouse.
"Of course!" Ning Jinli dragged over a bag of flour and opened it to show him.
Xiao Qidi hurriedly squatted down and carefully picked up some.
It has a clean color, a delicate feel, and a pleasant wheat aroma.
This was the first time he had ever seen such fine flour, and his eyes trembled.
“Young lady…” he looked up and asked, “What is your name? Are you the king of this place?”
Ning Jinli chuckled, "My name is Ning Jinli, and I'm just an ordinary citizen."
Xiao Qidi's eyes suddenly reddened, "The people here are truly blessed..."
"Let me help you move it," Ning Jinli said softly.
Xiao Qidi rubbed his eyes. "How can I trouble you, young lady? I'll carry it myself."
This bag of flour weighs dozens of kilograms; this woman, with her thin arms and legs, probably doesn't have the strength to carry it.
Ning Jinli drove over in a small electric forklift.
He picked up dozens of bags of flour stacked together and easily drove into the small warehouse.
Xiao Qidi was once again deeply shocked.
Starting in the middle of the night, Xiao Qidi summoned his soldiers and villagers to clean up the cave.
Ning Jinli used a forklift to move the load and dump it all out the back door of the small warehouse.
Inside the cave, rice, flour, sugar, salt, and cooking oil appeared continuously.
Xiao Qidi personally led dozens of soldiers to transport the items out of the cave, explaining to the people what they were.
Outside the cave, thousands of villagers lined up to carry the loads on shoulder poles or by shoulder.
Others were responsible for transporting the horses that the soldiers had seized from the bandits.
Ning Jinli learned from Xiao Qidi that the villagers there were still extremely short of water, and the only remaining water source had been occupied by bandits and had now dried up.
Once most of the grain had been moved, she mustered her courage and walked out the back door of the small warehouse.
A vortex of fluorescent light flowed over her, and the scene before her eyes transformed into a cave.
Torches were stuck in the rock face, and there was a burnt smell in the air. The sun was already rising in the sky outside the cave.
Ning Jinli asked Xiao Qidi directly, "Little brother, is there a water channel here?"
The soldiers, who were busy at work, looked at her with surprise and curiosity.
Xiao Qidi said, "About half a mile from the entrance of this cave, there is an irrigation canal that connects to the mountain stream and flows through the village. However, even the river in the village has dried up, and the mountain stream has long since run dry."
"A water channel will suffice, just wait a moment!"
Ning Jinli turned and left.
Currently, it seems that, apart from objects, only Xiao Qidi and Ning Jinli can freely pass through this passage connecting the two timelines.
Others can't even see it.
"Your Majesty, is she the girl you met in another world?"
"She's so beautiful, like a fairy."
"Could that world be the realm of immortals? She might really be a fairy!"
"Hehe, Your Majesty, she's a perfect match for you..."
The soldiers chuckled and chattered amongst themselves.
Xiao Qidi's face darkened. "Hurry up and move the things!"
Ning Jinli went back to the warehouse, found a fire hose, connected it to the fire hydrant outside the front door of the small warehouse, turned on the hydrant, and ran into the cave with the sprinkler head.
Xiao Qidi asked, "And what is this?"
Ning Jinli took a few breaths and said:
“My factory has several water storage tanks, which are connected to the river outside and automatically draw water for the factory’s use. The fire hydrants are also connected to the water storage tanks. Although we’re not working now, it doesn’t affect the tanks. I just connected the fire hydrant and ran a pipe over here, it’s this thing.”
"Factory? Fire hydrant?" Xiao Qidi looked completely bewildered.
"Well, anyway... just turn on the sprinkler and there will be water!" Ning Jinli scratched her head and said, "It'll probably barely reach the hole, it just depends on how you get the water into the canal."
"Your Majesty, I will go and tell the villagers!"
One of the soldiers immediately ran out of the cave.
He returned shortly after and told Xiao Qidi and Ning Jinli that they and the villagers were now digging a channel to the irrigation ditch.
Xiao Qidi strode to the cave entrance.
Ning Jinli quickly followed, carrying the water pipe.
The rising sun shone on the cracked earth, but as far as the eye could see, there was not a trace of green.
Thousands of ragged, emaciated people formed a long line, kneeling on the ground and using carrying poles or their bare hands to pry open the dry, hard earth.
Ning Jinli froze, tears instantly blurring her vision.
She quickly turned on the water sprayer she was holding in her arms.
Glug glug—the water pipe, thicker than an arm, bulged up rapidly.
Ning Jinli was almost knocked over by the water pipe, but Xiao Qidi immediately hugged her tightly and held the water pipe firmly with one hand.
boom!
A huge stream of water gushed out!
The water pressure was very high, and the water jetted out ten meters away, drawing a waterfall-like arc in mid-air.
Shining dazzlingly in the morning sun, it gradually formed concentric rainbows.
"Water...water!"
"There's water!"
Cheers erupted.
The soldiers and civilians wept with joy as they watched the gushing water jets!
Unable to contain themselves any longer, they all rushed over, crying as they used their hands to catch the water and drink it.
This water has only undergone simple filtration of impurities in the factory's water storage tank and is not suitable for direct drinking, but Ning Jinli did not stop it. She knew that these people were dying of thirst and that surviving was more important than anything else!
"You...take it first."
Ning Jinli handed the sprinkler head to Xiao Qidi, then ran back to the warehouse while wiping away her tears.
Before long, box after box of biscuits and instant noodles appeared in the cave, almost filling it to the brim!
With tears in her eyes, Ning Jinli opened the box, called over dozens of soldiers, told them how to eat, and then asked them to help distribute it.
Let's stop making the people dig ditches for now and fill their stomachs first!
The grains, oils, rice, and flour that have just been moved cannot be eaten directly, but biscuits and instant noodles can be eaten directly. They are also high in calories and are very suitable for emergencies.
Thinking back to the sight of those ancient people, so emaciated from hunger, my heart feels like it's being stabbed.
That scene was more soul-stirring than anything she had ever seen in any TV series or movie before!
Despite being imprisoned herself, she couldn't bear to see them suffer.
The people gathered at the cave entrance, and even though they were starving, they still maintained order to receive biscuits and instant noodles.
Then, one by one, they were disassembled according to the instructions and carefully put into their mouths.
Even if only a tiny crumb fell, they would pick it up and eat it; the seasoning packets from instant noodle packaging were treasured and kept close to their chests.
Ning Jinli stood at the cave entrance, watching this scene, and burst into tears.
Only now did she truly understand the weight of Xiao Qidi's words, "The people here are truly fortunate"...
Xiao Qidi used two stones to hold down the water sprayer, walked up to Ning Jinli, and took off his tattered armor.
"King Xiao Qidi of Xuan Kingdom, hereby expresses his gratitude to Miss Ning."
As he spoke, he knelt down and performed a deep kowtow to Ning Jinli.
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