I walked over and patted my younger brother's head.
"This is called an electric light. What is electricity? It's the lightning that appears when thunder strikes the sky."
The electricity used for this light in our house doesn't come from lightning; it comes from the sun.
Even if I explain it to you in detail, you wouldn't understand. I'll teach you slowly later.
This lamp was bought by my grandmother and me from a merchant from the Western Regions in the county town; we don't have one in our Divine Dragon Kingdom.
So, once you're out of the valley, never tell anyone. "Possessing a treasure is a crime," you understand?
Zhao Qingyan's words were not only addressed to Qingbei, but also to all members of the Zhao family.
She didn't want something she'd risked so much to create to be sold off by a gossip.
"There's one more thing. I don't know if Grandma told you to swear a solemn oath before you left that you would never tell anyone about what happened here?"
Upon hearing this, my uncle immediately remembered.
“Your grandma said, alright, now you all start making oaths, one by one, I’ll say a line and you repeat it after me.”
Although Zhao Qingyan didn't believe in curses and oaths, the ancients did.
So, led by their uncle, everyone in the valley, young and old, including the little girl who couldn't speak very well, made an oath. Their illegible oaths were...
I swear.
If you don't tell the tales of what's going on in the valley, you'll be burdened with the thought of never getting any sweets and only drinking bitter medicine for the rest of your life.
Zhao Qingyan was overjoyed by Daya's vow. To reward her, she went into the cave, took out a small bag of candy, and distributed it to everyone.
When they were assigned to their eldest and second uncles, they were a little embarrassed.
“Uncle (Second Uncle) doesn’t eat it. What kind of adult eats candy?” But his eyes were fixed on the candy.
The candies Zhao Qingyan took out were all imported candies she bought in her previous life, so she wasn't worried at all that they would be able to understand them.
However, I still need to explain something.
"Don't leave the candy wrappers behind. Bring them back after you've finished eating them. These are things you can't buy in the Divine Dragon Kingdom, and taking them outside will easily bring trouble."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Even though Daya liked the colorful candy wrappers, she didn't dare keep them by herself. After finishing them, she even held up her little hand and handed them to her third aunt.
If what was at the cave entrance had already shocked everyone enough, what was inside the cave shocked the Zhao family even more.
When this cave was first dug, the intention was to use it as a residence for Mrs. Huang and Old Master Zhao.
Therefore, this cave, which is more than 50 square meters, will be designed to combine the functions of a bedroom, living room, and storage in the future.
Also considering that they needed a place to stay when they first moved in, the cave was divided into two parts for convenience.
The activity area is about two meters wide and about ten meters long.
The sleeping area consists of small caves, each two meters wide and three meters long, arranged side by side.
There are ten such small rooms in total.
At the entrance of the small cave, simply drawing a curtain creates a small private space, completely avoiding the awkwardness of men and women living together.
Because the cave entrances are shallow, the light streaming through the floor-to-ceiling windows can perfectly illuminate each small cave.
Standing outside the cave, the group didn't think much of what had been done to the cave, but they were a little puzzled as to why the entrance had been dug so large and why there was a door. Wasn't that a waste of time?
Upon entering, they discovered that the seemingly empty cave entrance was actually adorned with windows made of legendary glass. This greatly excited everyone.
Each one wanted to reach out and touch it but dared not, for fear of breaking the glass.
Zhao Qingyan suppressed a laugh as she explained to everyone.
"This is called glass, not crystal. It was also bought from people in the Western Regions. It's okay to touch it, as long as you don't push or hit it hard."
"When we dig out more caves in the future, we'll make you windows out of glass for each one."
Zhao Qingbei raised her little hand again, "Sister, sister, can you make a window this big for my cave too?"
"No, this cave is going to be converted into a place for Grandpa and Grandma to live in, so the windows are this big. Look, it was made of four pieces of glass."
When we dig the tunnel for you, we can use a huge pane of glass as a window. Think about it, isn't that big?
After listening, Qingbei thought about it for a moment, then ran to the window to measure the size, and then nodded happily.
"Okay, sister, please remember to make me a big glass window."
Everyone laughed heartily, while also showing great interest in the cave with glass windows that could be lived in later.
All the fatigue from walking all day disappeared.
After a long day's journey, everyone was starving. The girls and women were tasked with cleaning the cave and settling their belongings. The two little ones, Qingyang and Qingbei, gathered firewood.
The three brothers were responsible for catching and killing fish in the pond, then stewing them into soup and cooking fish noodle soup.
These three brothers were captured easily.
Using the net that Zhao Qingyan had prepared, they quickly scooped out more than ten grass carp weighing over two pounds each from the pond.
"Hey, you and Mom are really amazing. You managed to find such a hidden place. This really is a paradise."
Look how fat these fish are! Once you're here, you really don't want to leave.
Uncle Zhao sighed.
"That's right. I really don't want to go back now that I'm here. There's plenty to eat and drink here, and with such a large area, you can grow almost anything. The only thing we're missing is salt."
Zhao Minggeng continued.
My second uncle also said that this place is very nice.
The fish soup noodles were ready in no time. Zhao Qingyan also threw in some shepherd's purse that she had cut while mowing the grass, making it delicious and fragrant.
After eating and drinking their fill, everyone washed up briefly and then went to rest in their chosen cubicles.
When they were digging the tunnels, they didn't completely remove the rocks from each tunnel; they left about half a meter of rock in each one. They used it as a bed.
Fortunately, everyone brought animal hides in their luggage. They laid a layer of dry grass on the bottom, then another layer of animal hides, plus a straw mat. Sleeping on it, they couldn't feel the cold air in the bed at all.
Of course, it's fortunate that the weather is warm now. If it were winter, sleeping on a stone bed, everyone would probably develop nephritis.
I slept soundly until dawn.
I don't know if it was because I was tired yesterday or because I was completely relaxed in the valley, but I overslept.
The first one to get up was actually Zhao Qingyan.
Even the folding bed I slept on before, no matter how uncomfortable it was, was at least softer than a stone bed.
I got up with a sore back and packed my luggage before heading to the makeshift stove outside to make breakfast.
Once you arrive in the valley, you have to do heavy work, so you must eat a hearty breakfast.
Breakfast consisted of rice cooked with black rice, an egg for each person, and freshly pickled radish, which was refreshing and appetizing.
This was the first time everyone had eaten plain rice, and they kept praising it as they ate, saying it tasted amazing.
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