Chapter 1864: See Warm Jade and Black Gold Again
The white elephant bared its big white teeth, used its trunk to wrap around Tang Bao's waist, and gently placed her on its back.
As the white elephant rolled up Tang Bao, Xuanyuan Jin also flew into the air and landed on the back of the white elephant with Tang Bao.
Moreover, he hugged Tang Bao's waist from behind, fearing that she would fall.
The white elephant carried the two people directly towards the sacred tree.
Beneath the sacred tree, several women were still carefully picking up leaves.
The leaves they picked up were reverently spread out on several bamboo strips.
Tang Bao jumped off the white elephant's back and looked at the bamboo strips.
There are golden insects wriggling in the bamboo strips.
"What is this?" Tang Bao asked in surprise.
A woman beside the bamboo strips heard Tang Bao's words and immediately replied respectfully: "To answer the Saint, this is a sacred silkworm."
Tang Bao looked at the golden leaves covering the bamboo strips and felt that she understood why these silkworms were called sacred silkworms.
After all, these silkworms eat the leaves of the sacred tree.
"Is the silk they spit out also golden?" Tang Bao was a little curious.
In the Holy Maiden Temple of Spring City, the Sulamo blood silkworm is red and the silk it spits out is also red.
So, will the silk spun by these golden sacred silkworms be golden?
However, Tang Bao guessed wrong this time.
"To answer the Saint, the silk produced by the Holy Silkworm is black."
After the woman finished speaking, she said something to a little girl behind her.
"Go get some holy silk."
The little girl nodded and nimbly climbed into the hole of a nearby tree.
Soon, the little girl came out of the tree hole again with a bag around her neck.
"Mother, this is for you."
The girl took the bag off her neck and handed it to the woman.
The woman took out a few black silk cocoons from the bag and handed them to Tang Bao.
"Saintess, this is the silk spun by the sacred silkworm."
As the woman moved, a ray of golden light flashed across the black cocoon.
With just one glance, Tang Bao concluded that this silk was the one woven into warm jade and black gold.
When she was sewing the crown robes for her brother the Crown Prince, her aunt the Queen took out a piece of black fabric.
However, it is obviously black but it emits a golden light.
Tang Bao took the cocoon and touched it. It was silky and warm to the touch. It was indeed the silk thread used for Warm Jade Black Gold.
Tang Bao remembered what the Queen Aunt said, that warm jade and black gold were tributes, extremely rare, and only one piece could be obtained after decades.
The Queen's aunt was very lucky, as she only had one horse.
Although Aunt Queen didn't say it, Tang Bao could see that Aunt Queen really wanted to get another one.
Tang Bao looked at the bamboo strips and asked, "Are these the only silkworms?"
There are only a few dozen silkworms in a few bamboo strips.
In this case, how many years will it take to save enough silkworm cocoons to weave a piece of material?
"That's all I have to say in reply to the Saint," the woman replied respectfully.
"Why not raise more?" Tang Bao asked again.
The woman's expression showed a hint of hesitation. She said, "The holy silkworm is a gift from the holy tree. It only feeds on the leaves of the holy tree..."
As the woman spoke, she looked up at the sacred tree reverently.
The leaves of the sacred tree moved in the wind, and a few of them fell down one by one.
The other women immediately became excited and wanted to run over to pick it up.
However, two leaves happened to fall on the noses of two white elephants.
The white elephant's trunk flexibly rolled up the leaf and ate it.
Well, another piece fell next to the white elephant and was also picked up and eaten by the white elephant with its trunk.
So, only two of the fallen leaves were picked up.
Tang Bao: “…”
Is it just picking up fallen leaves?
Moreover, is it the leaf that slipped through the white elephant's mouth?
The woman took the two fallen leaves that were handed to her and carefully spread them on the bamboo strips.
"The leaves given by the sacred tree are only enough to feed these sacred silkworms." The woman continued.
Tang Bao: “…”
Our family said, can’t we pick leaves from the tree?
Aren’t the leaves picked from the tree fragrant?
How many golden silkworms can such a towering tree raise?
How much silk can I get?
How much cloth can be woven?
Tang Bao thought about the preciousness of the warm jade and black gold, and then looked at the rough animal skin wrapped around the woman in front of him, and couldn't help feeling complicated.
They could wear gorgeous clothes made of warm jade and black gold, but they can only live wrapped in thick animal skins. How can this make people - unbearable!
Yes, Tang Bao couldn’t bear to watch it anymore.
She wants to brainwash the people of the White Elephant Tribe.
However, before Tang Bao could start brainwashing, Xuanyuan Jin spoke.
He didn't speak to the woman, but looked at the old patriarch who was being supported by Suker.
"Sulamo clearly left you precious wealth, but you guarded the treasure mountain without knowing it, wasting Sumamo's kindness and ending up in a miserable situation where your clan is about to be exterminated. You are simply foolish!" Xuanyuan Jin said to the old patriarch.
The old patriarch: “…”
Some are confused, confused beyond the circumstances.
Tang Bao: “…”
The corners of his mouth twitched.
Although, brother, can't you be more tactful when speaking?
Well, speaking directly and directly has always been my brother’s style.
If a brother knew how to be tactful, he wouldn’t be a brother.
However, the nine-year-old brother was indeed so talented that he considered such a critical issue in a short period of time and made such sharp remarks.
My brother is still the one with the sharp tongue!
Tang Bao looked at Xuanyuan Jin with appreciation.
The old patriarch was still calm, but the woman's expression changed and anger appeared on her face.
She respected Tang Bao, the saint, but that didn't mean she could tolerate Xuanyuan Jin, an outsider, talking nonsense.
What's more, if it weren't for Tang Bao and Shi Liu's sake, just to protect the secret here from being leaked, even if it cost the lives of the entire tribe, the White Elephant people would definitely fight to the death with outsiders like Xuanyuan Jin.
"What do you mean? Are you mocking us?" the woman said angrily.
Xuanyuan Jin frowned slightly, glanced at the woman, and said in confusion: "Don't you understand what I said? You actually want to ask again?"
woman:"……"
A choke.
Tang Bao: “…”
It's so heartbreaking.
Tang Bao quickly glanced at the woman apologetically, apologized on Xuanyuan Jin's behalf, and said, "My brother always speaks directly. He has no ill intentions. He means well."
woman:"……"
Kindness?
Does being kind mean laughing at their stupidity?
The woman was indignant, but after hearing what Tang Bao said, she didn't dare to say anything else and lowered her head respectfully.
Tang Bao gave Xuanyuan Jin a look that told him not to speak again.
Although she knew that Xuanyuan Jin meant well, he still had to be careful about how he spoke.
People have inherited beliefs and customs for who knows how many years. They are deeply rooted and engraved in their bones. They cannot be changed by a few random words of ridicule.
Not only that, saying that will only cause public outrage and get you beaten up by a crowd.
Although, no one can beat you.
Tang Bao once again suspected that God gave Xuanyuan Jin such invincible kung fu because he was worried that he would be beaten to death because of his mouth before his memory recovered.
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