Chapter 11 Vitality I believe in human agency
A group of women squatted in the field where they were cultivating chili seedlings. The seedlings, which were half a foot tall, had five or six tender green leaves and looked very lively.
The women carefully removed the seedlings from the seedbed along with the soil and neatly placed them in baskets.
"These are chili seedlings!" The younger one looked at the seedlings with delight.
"Once the seedlings are planted, they will bloom and bear fruit in a few months."
"Chili peppers are really delicious in cooking."
"Yes, yes, it smells especially good when stir-fried, and it's even more delicious when added to noodles or rice noodles!"
An older woman standing nearby chuckled, “Everyone be careful not to damage the roots, and try to keep as much soil around them as possible.”
Where should these seedlings be planted?
"The large well not far away. Someone will come to fetch water soon."
In the neighboring Qingyun Village, the men wielded hoes to dig the soil, following the goddess's instructions to create ridges with evenly spaced rows. Each ridge was made into two small raised beds, which looked neat and beautiful.
The women transplanted the healthy bitter gourd seedlings into the furrows, carefully pressing the soil down with their hands.
Others carried buckets of water to water the planted seedlings.
"The goddess said that once the bitter gourd and cucumber seedlings grow to a foot tall, they need to be trellised."
Do bitter melons grow vines?
"Then everyone needs to be careful and make sure the trellis is set up on time, so as not to delay the flowering and fruiting."
"That's natural."
"Speaking of which, the goddess taught us how to grow crops, and she seemed to really enjoy raising seedlings."
"Yes, yes, when planting eggplants, tomatoes, water spinach, mung beans, soybeans, or edamame, we first raise seedlings and then transplant them into the ground, instead of planting the seeds directly in the ground."
"Perhaps this is because it ensures that only healthy seedlings are planted in the ground."
Seeds that fail to sprout or unhealthy seedlings are naturally discarded and not planted in the ground.
"Not bad, not bad."
On the other side of Sanhe Village, men and women are weeding, loosening the soil, fertilizing, and watering the planted edamame.
They didn't mind the dirt at all, and quickly dumped livestock and human excrement at the base of the edamame.
Some people carried a bag of wood ash and sprinkled a small amount on it.
People carrying hoes gently turned the fertilizer into the soil.
"The goddess said that if there were ammonium nitrate and superphosphate, the crops would grow even better!"
"Tch, the goddess also said that if we had pesticides, we wouldn't have to worry about the crops getting eaten by bugs. But we don't have any of that!"
"These days, even wood ash and animal manure are scarce. You want even better fertilizer?"
"Once Hu Dazhu and his men take over the other two counties, we'll have more fertilizer, right?"
"puff."
"Oh dear, our county doesn't have many good things, and they probably don't either."
"The county magistrates and wealthy people from those two counties are still around."
Everyone chatted while working, their expressions ranging from joy and laughter to anger and playful banter, making for a very lively scene.
Under the sunlight, the edamame leaves unfurled.
Everything is full of hope.
Yunhe County.
In the embroidery workshop, the embroiderers are busy spinning thread, cutting cloth, making clothes, and mending.
The embroidery workshop was run by Qin Dongkui, a renowned embroiderer from the surrounding area. Before the world descended into chaos, she made clothes for the county magistrate's wife at the county government office. Later, the magistrate's family fled, and Qin Dongkui returned home to live with her family.
After the goddess arrived in Yunhe County, she was chosen to sew an embroidered quilt for her.
After the embroidery workshop was established, she was recommended to be in charge.
Qin Dongkui walked into the embroidery workshop carrying a pair of trousers, and a group of older sisters immediately looked up at her, their faces full of anticipation.
Qin Dongkui couldn't help but laugh, and she nodded vigorously.
"Sister Dongkui, Sister Dongkui!" A young woman rushed over happily and hugged Qin Dongkui's arm. "Let's sew a pair of pants for each member of the city guard team first!"
Qin Dongkui looked at the pants in her hand and said, "Okay, hopefully they'll become even stronger after they put on these pants."
“These trousers are easy to wear and move around in. Once the city guards put them on, the people in other workshops will also need to put them on, and the people who grow crops in the fields will also need to put them on.”
"There's quite a lot of work to be done."
"It's alright, the pants can be sewn up quickly."
"Yes, it doesn't require embroidery or dyeing, so it's quick to sew."
"But we don't have that much fabric."
"Tell the garrison to work hard and get us more thread and cloth."
The women in the room became more and more excited as they talked.
Qin Dongkui smiled.
A goddess descended from the heavens, and everything about her attracted everyone's attention, including her attire.
Qin Dongkui had long been paying attention to the trousers worn by the goddess, feeling that they were more convenient to wear than the "kun" and "ku" of today. Qin Dongkui intended to imitate them and promote them, but was afraid of offending the goddess.
After discussing it with the girls in the embroidery workshop, she mustered up her courage to go to He Qinglan, who readily agreed.
“For farming, working, exercising, and fighting, trousers are definitely more convenient. You can make them all. You can also make my T-shirts, shirts, skirts, and shoes.”
Goddess, you are so kind!
Qin Dongkui quickly made one and took it to Hu Dazhu and Ning Huai'an of the city garrison.
The two men's eyes lit up immediately when they heard what she said.
Hu Dazhu took the pants, went inside to change, and then came out to exercise thoroughly. He did high kicks, jumps, flips, and sat down on the ground.
Feeling very comfortable, she praised it enthusiastically, "This is absolutely wonderful!"
After watching Hu Dazhu's "performance," Ning Huai'an nodded and said to Qin Dongkui, "I'll leave the rest to your embroidery workshop!"
Qin Dongkui was very happy.
She felt she was doing something very meaningful.
Who wouldn't love to be a reformer, changing the future of the world?
The women in the embroidery workshop were also very happy.
They immediately held a meeting to discuss the newly assigned project: the total amount, the timeframe, the daily completion target, the responsibilities of each group, and the delivery schedule...
During the meeting, everyone spoke freely, expressing their opinions, and becoming increasingly excited as they talked. The girl in charge of taking notes would occasionally bang on the table, telling them to slow down, as she couldn't write fast.
Ultimately, everyone reached a consensus on all the issues through a vote.
Qin Dongkui slapped her right hand on the bamboo slip. "Okay, let's start tomorrow morning!"
Starting tomorrow, I will lead the era of trousers.
Medical clinic.
Dr. Xu was giving a lesson to his "students" while holding a beautifully illustrated paper book.
"...The causes of disease are mainly divided into two parts: external pathogenic factors and internal problems. External pathogenic factors are the 'six evils': wind, cold, summer heat, dampness, dryness, and fire. Internal problems are the 'seven emotions causing internal injury'..."[1]
"...The treatment methods for the six channels of typhoid fever are based on the main symptoms. For 'Taiyang typhoid fever,' use Ma Huang Tang; for 'Taiyang stroke,' use Gui Zhi Tang; for Yangming channel syndrome, use Bai Hu Tang; for Yangming dysphagia syndrome, use Cheng Qi Tang; for Shaoyang disease, use Xiao Chai Hu Tang..."[2]
The men and women, young and old, sitting at the low table all looked intently at Dr. Xu, eagerly absorbing the new knowledge.
They were very touched.
Doctor Xu obtained a peerless medical book from the goddess. After mastering it himself, he did not keep it to himself but instead opened a class to teach it to everyone in the clinic.
This was unimaginable in the past. What good doctor would be willing to impart medical knowledge to those who want to study medicine for free without taking any benefits?
However, ordinary doctors do not receive medical books bestowed by the goddess, nor do they receive three meals a day from the goddess, nor can they unite with the people to treat wounded soldiers like they do.
Indeed, when the granaries are full, people know etiquette. It is because the goddess ensures that everyone will not go hungry and does not have to worry about how to survive each day that everyone can be selfless.
Their goal is not to make a lot of money to support their families, but to enable more people to live healthily so that they can serve the goddess!
The city defense team.
Hu Dazhu and Ning Huai'an stood facing each other.
Xiang Yuesheng and Fang Qinze each stood behind them.
The same unwavering determination shone through the eight eyes of the four people.
Hu Dazhu clenched his right fist, extended it, and touched it with Ning Huai'an.
Ning Huai'an's expression was serious. "Tianshui County in the east is yours, and Baoshan County in the west is ours. We must do everything in our power to take these two counties!"
Hu Dazhu nodded solemnly, "Leave it to us with confidence!"
They each turned and walked back to their respective groups.
Then a rally was held.
The people in Yunhe County watched as the two armies marched out of the east and west gates respectively, heading east and west.
They were filled with unwavering determination and high morale.
The able-bodied men guarding the city gripped their weapons tightly, watching their comrades depart with hearts pounding with emotion.
He Qinglan stood with Qiu Tang on the tallest tower in the city, watching quietly.
She continued until both teams disappeared from her sight.
She suddenly felt like saying something, so she said to Qiu Tang, "Once they take over the two counties and unify this area, they can integrate resources and focus on development."
Qiu Tang looked up at her, her face blank.
He Qinglan reached out and ruffled Qiu Tang's hair, her tone light, "For example, creating writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones."
Qiu Tang's eyes lit up.
Although the academy received special treatment, resources were scarce in the county town. To conserve resources, the students tried to use as few pens, ink, paper, and inkstones as possible, often practicing calligraphy on the ground with sticks and stones.
Upon hearing the goddess say that Yunhe County might be able to manufacture its own writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones in the future, Qiu Tang was overjoyed, thinking that her classmates could then use paper and brushes to practice proper writing posture.
He Qinglan withdrew her hand and put it behind her back.
"Actually, I could offer you more help, but a friend told me from her own experience that you have to create your own good life with your own hands. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."
Her usually cool voice softened.
"I believe in human initiative."
These two sentences were deeply imprinted in Qiu Tang's heart.
He Qinglan, who seemed to have the air of a wise man, sighed inwardly. This was what happened when you were always showing off; you sometimes felt sentimental but had no one to talk to.
The AI system doesn't understand her.
As for those guys in the quick transmigration group...
It's fine to talk about tasks, but it's really not suitable for expressing emotions.
The last time someone needed comfort was when Cen Ying was stabbed in the heart by a man who looked seven-tenths like her father. He stabbed her because someone had kidnapped his daughter to blackmail him. Hahaha.
The last time was when Lin Xi was tricked by the villain in a mission world, then turned the tables and killed him, even taking over the mission system. Tsk tsk tsk tsk.
What makes He Qinglan so special that she could surpass Chu Xi and become the third joke in the group?
She absolutely refuses.
So Qiutang became her "dialogue box".
He Qinglan, carrying Qiutang, jumped down from the tower.
The little girl enjoyed the feeling of flying, her face beaming with excitement.
He Qinglan pinched her cheek and said, "Let's go see how everyone's crops are doing."
Qiu Tang nodded quickly.
He Qinglan placed Qiu Tang on her arm and quickly ran out of the city.
Countless people along the way greeted the goddess warmly, asking, "Where are you going, goddess?"
He Qinglan nodded in response without any expression, "Go and check on the seedlings you planted."
The people: "!!!"
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