Chapter 21 Anyone who dares to question the goddess's food is a citizen of Hulin County…
With a deafening roar, and before the incredulous eyes of everyone present, half of the mountain, which was over ten feet high, collapsed in an instant.
Dust billowed and rocks flew everywhere.
Some onlookers kept rubbing their ears from the shock, some were busy brushing the dirt off their heads and bodies, and others looked at the large and small stones on the ground, thankful that they had just stayed far away.
Although their expressions varied, everyone was very happy!
"Great!" The people from the arms workshop cheered and hugged each other. "We did it! We did it!"
"This [power] is indeed comparable to the power of an immortal."
"That's right, it's absolutely amazing!"
"We won't be afraid of mountains blocking our way anymore, boom boom boom."
"This way, people won't have to take such a long detour when building roads."
“The goddess is right. We mortals can do it too. We mortals can also move mountains.”
"Thank you, Goddess!"
The others were excitedly discussing how, without the mountain in front of them, they could build a road directly to the other side, saving time and effort in road construction now, and making walking easier for everyone for decades to come.
"Do you still have this thing?" the person in charge of this section asked the people at the firearms workshop with a smile. "If you do, hurry up and blast the other half of the mountain so we can start clearing the rocks and mud."
The man from the firearms workshop nodded proudly, "Of course we have them."
"Tell your men to stand back, we're going to bomb again!"
Amidst the loud shouts of the person in charge, the people, filled with excitement and anticipation, deliberately ran a little further away.
They covered their ears and stared wide-eyed at the half-mountain.
The people from the firearms workshop carefully buried the explosives in several calculated locations, and everyone except the person who lit the fire retreated.
The team leader raised his voice, "Three, two, one."
"ignition!"
The familiar explosion rang out, sending stones and dirt of all sizes flying everywhere.
The people present were all extremely excited: such a grand scene is still very impressive to see again!
nice!
"Just like that, boom, boom! A mountain collapsed!" A man in his fifties grinned, his face crinkling with wrinkles. "We wouldn't have dared to even imagine that before!"
“That’s right. If we had to dig the road with hoes, we would have had to go around it, which would have added so many extra days to our journey.” A woman in her forties nudged her son with her elbow. “You do the math and see how many days that would take.”
The young man's face twitched. "My goodness, your son has only learned a little arithmetic, just a little. He doesn't have that ability."
The woman glanced at her son with disdain, then pulled at her handkerchief and continued excitedly, "The goddess truly lives up to her name!"
The handkerchief-wearing friend nodded repeatedly: "The goddess is so kind to us, she's willing to teach us everything!"
The person in charge of the road construction called on everyone to get to work.
They moved the smaller stones by hand, removed the mud with baskets and hampers, pried open the larger stones with thick wooden sticks, and dug a road wide enough for horse-drawn carriages to pass through.
An hour later, the person in charge called everyone to stop working and have dinner.
The group packed up their tools, tidied themselves up, and sat together.
The young woman and her husband chatted intimately. "I wonder what this meal is. I like rice crust noodles."
Her husband said, "The fried chicken is also super delicious!"
The middle-aged man stretched and yawned. "We don't even know how many cows we've eaten. If only we could use those cows that produce beef to plow our fields!" he said, unable to contain his daydreaming, before his mother slapped him on the arm.
The old woman scolded, "You brat, you're so ungrateful!"
The young man next to him glanced at the "brat," remained silent, and turned his head to the other side.
But tonight's food isn't noodles, steamed buns, or mantou, nor is it fried chicken, pizza, or hamburgers.
It's three dishes and a soup!
Everyone looked at the iron plates in their hands: a plate of stir-fried cabbage, a plate of hot and sour shredded potatoes, a plate of stir-fried pork, and a bowl of cucumber and preserved egg soup.
Serve with a side of white rice.
The aroma of meat mingled with the fresh scent of vegetables, making one's mouth water.
However, the air at the scene was eerily still.
Everyone stared blankly at the plates in their hands.
On the other side.
In Hulin County, thousands of people are standing, squatting, or sitting on the ground, enjoying their meals with gusto!
The long-lost flavors of meat and vegetables, the distinct grains of white rice, and the refreshing soup not only satisfied their taste buds but also made them feel happy and safe on a psychological level.
There really is a goddess in Yunhe County!
The goddess bestowed rice, meat, vegetables, and egg soup upon everyone!
It was served on an iron plate!
The people of Hulin County were moved to tears, and many of them cried while eating.
Their county magistrate, fearing the refugee army, abandoned the county town with his family and fled. The prefectural and state governments ignored them, leaving thousands of unarmed civilians to face bandits, outlaws, and refugee armies.
People had no food to eat and no clean water to drink, and they didn't know if they would survive until the villains came to burn, kill, and loot.
Someone brought news that the goddess of Yunhe County had given them food for free, which made them overjoyed, and they thought they should go to Yunhe immediately to find food.
At this moment, some of the wise people among them stepped forward and called on the people of the county town and villages to gather together, encouraging them to unite and support each other as they went to Yunhe to seek an audience with the goddess, and to offer Hulin County to the goddess, asking for her protection!
“One person may not matter, and a family may not be of much value, but when we, a whole county, stand together, we are absolutely impossible to ignore! I think that goddess will accept us because we are from the same county!”
To offer Hulin County to the "Goddess"?
The people of Hulin County were puzzled when they first heard this proposal. Why should they give up the county seat? Didn't we all go to her for refuge?
But they don't need to understand the political implications.
On the advice of some wise people, more than 4,000 people set off in formation, supporting and helping each other, and marched in a grand procession from Hulin County to Songhua County.
Then it stopped outside Songhua County.
The people of each village elected the people they trusted, and these people formed a team and set off again as their representatives to Yunhe County to seek an audience with the goddess.
They believed that the "goddess" would not refuse their surrender and would give them food.
But no one expected that after accepting them, the "goddess" would directly give them three dishes and a soup!
rice!
Meat!
vegetable!
How can there be such a good person!
No wonder the people of the five counties in Yunhe are willing to worship her as a goddess.
No, she is a goddess!!!
Anyone who dares to question the goddess is an enemy of the people of Hulin County!
While reaffirming their resolve, everyone hurriedly stuffed food into their mouths.
Mmm, it's so delicious!
I have never eaten such fresh and delicious pork and vegetables!
"Although rice noodles are also made from rice, they still taste different when eaten with white rice."
At a farm, an older woman picked up a piece of shredded meat with her chopsticks, mixed it with rice, and quickly put it in her mouth. Her eyes curved into crescents with joy: "It smells so good!"
The man sitting opposite her couldn't help but turn his head to look at the pigs in the pigpen, and began to fantasize: "Can the meat of the pigs we raise taste this good?"
The man on the other side nearly spat out a mouthful of rice, and under the murderous gazes of the others, he quickly apologized.
The man from before was displeased. "What do you mean by that?"
"What do you mean? I'm laughing at your unrealistic thinking."
“Our pigs are so thin, there’s hardly any meat on them.”
"Even another year won't work."
“We don’t have enough pig feed to give them, let alone feed. How can they grow well?”
"That's right, if you want pigs to grow well, you have to feed them grass."
Several people chattered amongst themselves.
The auntie put her chopsticks down on the bowl and said in a relaxed tone, "Hey, don't worry, the corn will be ready for harvest soon. We can grind the corn into flour and mix it into the pig feed."
"The goddess also said that we can plant Swiss chard in autumn and potatoes and sweet potatoes in spring, then the pigs, cattle and sheep will all have something to eat!"
Livestock can only grow well if they have food.
They thought about it for a moment, then burst into laughter.
A young woman said, "If people in other places have corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and Swiss chard, how can they possibly have enough to feed pigs, cattle, and sheep? There's not even enough for people to eat."
“That’s because we haven’t planted enough,” the young man replied.
The young woman casually remarked, "As long as we plant enough, it'll be fine?"
The middle-aged man sighed. "Damn this world." He said in a deep voice, "Perhaps one day in the future, these crops will be promoted to be grown in various places. If everyone grows them, the quantity will naturally increase."
The woman took a big bite of the cabbage and said firmly, "Yes."
"We have a goddess!"
He Qinglan, who was being given high hopes, was discussing with the system what kind of roadside trees should be planted along the main roads in the five counties of Yunhe.
System: [Ginkgo! My data shows that ginkgo is the top street tree; it's very beautiful when its leaves turn yellow.]
He Qinglan: [My first choice is osmanthus. When it blooms, the whole city is filled with its fragrance. We can also pick the flowers to make pastries and tea.]
System: [White poplar, birch, sycamore, magnolia, tulip tree... these trees are also suitable; they are recommended based on big data.]
He Qinglan and the system each spoke their own minds: "Cherry blossoms, Bauhinia, Tabebuia, Peach blossoms, Jacaranda... I like trees that bloom. Hmm, roses and Chinese roses can also be used as landscaping plants."
System: [These flowers you mentioned can be planted in parks, and as street trees, I think we should plant trees!]
He Qinglan was displeased: [System, aren't these flowering trees I mentioned trees? PS: Except for roses and Chinese roses.]
The system hummed: "Shall we continue unlocking five dishes and one soup?"
He Qinglan chuckled: "...Then let's talk about the roadside trees."
After unlocking the three dishes and one soup, both the person and the system felt extremely tired, so they happily reached a consensus to take a break before starting again.
Anyway, there's not much difference between three dishes and one soup and five dishes and one soup.
He Qinglan: [If the main roads in all five counties are completed, it will be quite long, and all the trees we've thought of can be planted.]
The system asked, "Do you have that many saplings?"
He Qinglan: [My friend will send it to me.]
She glanced at the wild animal cubs in her personal space, planning to put them all in once the mountains of Yunhe County turned green.
system:【……】
System: [I've always wanted to ask, where did you conjure up so many things from?]
He Qinglan curled the corners of her lips into a smile.
She waved to Qiu Tang, signaling her to come out with her.
This is a long story, I'll tell you about it later.
Now I'm going to check out the library at our Qinglan Academy.
The new Qinglan Academy was rebuilt at a new site, and according to He Qinglan's request, a large room was set up as a library.
The teachers at the academy all knew about this.
But they didn't know that the library would look like this after it was built!
A note from the author:
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I ordered pre-made food for takeout, and it was absolutely awful!
That seaweed and pork rib soup (in a clay pot) was absolutely awful; I've never had such a bad soup before!
I don't even dare to order rice bowls anymore!
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