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Chapter 89: Freedom to Eat Watermelons + Digging Wells
One watermelon after another appeared at the back door of the study.
These watermelons are like emerald green balls, covered with a layer of smooth green skin, dotted with dark green stripes of varying shades. They are large and round, as plump as a full moon.
Even when he was in the palace, he had never seen such a big watermelon.
Sheng Huaigui walked forward, picked up a watermelon, tapped one of it gently, and heard a crisp "dong dong" sound.
There are more and more watermelons at the back door of the study.
Sheng Huaigui ordered his men to move all the watermelons to the yard first.
Sheng Huaigui was very surprised that there were more than thirty watermelons now.
I just didn’t expect that watermelons would continue to appear.
No new watermelons appeared until the entire yard was full of space.
At a glance, there are about five or six hundred watermelons.
Sheng Huaigui immediately ordered the watermelons to be distributed.
At this time, the servant brought a plate of sliced watermelon.
These slices of watermelon are juicy and tender. A sweet scent comes to your nose and instantly fills the air.
On the melon flesh, the crystal clear juice trembles slightly like morning dew, glittering with an attractive luster. Each black and shiny watermelon seed is embedded just right.
Sheng Huaigui picked up a piece of watermelon and brought it to his lips. He took a light bite, and the cool juice instantly burst into his mouth, as sweet and refreshing as a mountain spring, taking away all the heat and fatigue. The dense and delicate melon flesh slowly melted on the tip of his tongue, bringing an indescribable sense of satisfaction.
This watermelon is even sweeter than the one he tasted at the palace banquet that year!
He quickly swallowed a piece of melon, wiped his fingers, and walked out.
Judging from the time, the power bank that has been exposed to the sun for an afternoon should be fully charged.
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On the training ground of the military camp, Sheng Huaigui recalled the tutorial in the video and began to plug the air conditioner's wires into the mobile power supply.
Then touch the screen and click the "on/off button". With a "beep" sound, cool air suddenly blows out of the air conditioner.
Everyone present looked surprised.
They didn’t expect that a cool breeze could come out of a small box!
In the hot summer, after being baked by the scorching sun all day, many of them had their clothes soaked with sweat, beads of sweat on their foreheads kept sliding down like beads from a broken string, and their cheeks were sunburned red.
Every breath feels like inhaling scalding air, and the whole person feels as if being in a steamer, making one exhausted.
There is no one who does not long for a little cool comfort.
At this moment, suddenly a cool and pleasant breeze blew towards me, instantly penetrating my skin and reaching my heart.
The cool breeze is very refreshing, sweeping away the heat and fatigue all over the body.
This mobile power supply can power five air conditioners at the same time.
Sheng Huaigui then turned on fifty air conditioners so that the soldiers could relax.
Sheng Huaigui said to everyone, "This is the result of my sincere prayers to the goddess. The goddess is merciful and heard that the heat in Yancheng is unbearable, so she gave me a magical instrument to relieve the heat to help the people. With this instrument in hand, a cool breeze will naturally blow and the heat will be completely eliminated. This is truly the goddess's protection. We should be grateful and never forget it."
Being able to communicate between two time and space is truly incredible.
The more people know, the more trouble there will be.
Now only a few of his close confidants know the truth.
Therefore, since the first time he received food from Miss Jiang, Sheng Huaigui told everyone that all of this was given by the goddess.
Afterwards, Sheng Huaigui ordered the remaining 200 air conditioners to be distributed evenly to the people in the city.
In particular, priority should be given to distributing air conditioners to the City God Temple, where people suffering from heatstroke are concentrated.
After all, the number of air conditioners is limited, so Sheng Huaigui could only order the tents to be merged.
This ensures that everyone can enjoy the coolness at night.
After resting and regaining their senses, the soldiers became busy again and began to merge the tents.
Having enjoyed the cool breeze just now, they are now full of energy and everyone hopes to finish the work as soon as possible and enjoy the cool breeze.
A soldier was trying to pull out a nail stuck in the ground. While doing so, he chatted with the veteran soldier beside him:
"Although we have encountered many setbacks in the past six months and almost lost our lives, I didn't expect that we would be protected by the goddess. Not only can we have enough food, but now the goddess has given us such a magical instrument that allows us to enjoy a cool breeze on hot summer days! This is truly a great blessing from heaven, and it is incredible!"
Suddenly, the tip of his nose moved, and he said to the veteran beside him: "Brother, do you smell anything?"
The old soldier also smelled something at this moment. He nodded and said, "Yes, there is a smell. It smells quite sweet. Did the Marquis distribute honey to the tent?"
As they were talking, they suddenly saw someone coming over with a plate of something red.
"what is this?"
The two asked in unison.
"The Marquis said that this thing is called watermelon and it has the effect of cooling down the summer heat and relieving fever. The Marquis ordered that each ordinary soldier in the army should have two slices."
As the person got closer, the fresh and sweet scent became stronger, instantly dispelling the stuffiness and fatigue around him.
After the soldier holding the watermelon finished speaking, he waited for the two people in front of him to take two slices of watermelon, then he carried the plate and walked away.
At this moment, the old and the young are looking at the watermelons in their hands. The bright red flesh appears before their eyes, juicy and sweet.
The veteran spoke first: "Watermelon? This is the legendary watermelon that is worth a fortune!"
"Brother, what did you say?"
The old soldier was very excited at this moment: "I heard that this watermelon is very rare. The Western Regions have to pay tribute to the imperial city every year. There are probably only a handful of watermelons that can be transported to the palace intact."
"What...what? Doesn't that mean the emperor can't eat much?!"
And they are lucky enough to eat such rare and precious watermelon!
They looked at each other, and then couldn't wait to put the watermelon into their mouths.
The moment you bite it, the sweet juice instantly explodes throughout your mouth.
A feeling of comfort from the inside out is simply irresistible.
He wolfed down the two slices of watermelon quickly.
After eating the watermelon, they worked even harder.
Han Pojun and many Xiling soldiers were also busy at this moment, helping to split and merge the tents.
Although they still lived outside the city, they were very grateful to be taken in by the Marquis and to have enough food to eat every day.
Han Pojun looked at the Sheng family soldiers who were enjoying the air conditioning and at the plates filled with bright red fruits that he had never seen before, his eyes filled with envy.
He was already very grateful to Sheng Huaigui for being able to save his life, so he naturally did not dare to ask for too much at the moment.
He withdrew his gaze and tried hard not to think about those things.
At this moment, a sweet smell suddenly came into his nostrils.
It was a soldier holding a plate of watermelon: "Considering your loyalty and diligence over the past month, the Marquis has specially ordered that everyone in Xiling can get a piece of watermelon to comfort their hard work."
Han Pojun, including all the Xiling people present, had not expected that they would also have a share of such a precious and rare watermelon!
"Thank you, Lord! We will follow you till death to repay your kindness!"
Han Pojun thanked him on the spot, and his hands holding the watermelon were shaking.
Not only were they not demoted to military slaves, but they lived a life they had never dared to imagine!
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Occasionally, a breeze blows through the City God Temple, bringing some coolness.
Many civilians and soldiers who suffered from heatstroke were gathered here.
Suo Xiuming stayed here and treated the patient's condition.
The anti-heat medicine was delivered not long ago, and fortunately there was a batch of ready-made medicines among them.
After the last black epidemic incident, Suo Xiuming quickly recognized that this was a modern Chinese patent medicine - Huoxiang Zhengqi Water.
He immediately distributed a dose of medicine to each patient.
Of course, the patients who drank Huoxiang Zhengqi water all looked painful and their facial features were wrinkled.
Past experience tells Suo Xiuming that modern medicines are extremely effective.
At this moment, his tense heart could finally relax a little.
Suddenly, a cool breeze blew.
Suo Xiuming felt a little strange; such a refreshing breeze was really unexpected.
Not only him, but also the other patients in the City God Temple were very surprised.
Not only that, they could clearly feel the coolness becoming more and more obvious.
At this time, several soldiers came in carrying three or four boxes that they had never seen before.
"Greetings, Doctor Suo. This is the air conditioner that the Marquis ordered me to send."
After the soldier told Suo Xiuming how to use the air conditioner, he closed the front and back doors of the City God Temple and left.
As soon as the door was closed, the room felt even cooler.
The patient, who was originally tired and listless, suddenly felt very refreshed.
Although they had never seen the strange-looking boxes before them, they knew that these were obtained by the Marquis himself from the goddess.
They are still alive today thanks to the help of the goddess.
At this moment, they had even more respect and gratitude for Sheng Huaigui in their hearts.
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After arranging everything, Sheng Huaigui returned to the Marquis' Mansion.
When he heard his subordinates report that the watermelons that appeared in the study had filled ten courtyards, he couldn't help but be surprised.
Just now, a secret guard reported to him that another watermelon had been delivered to the study.
He just gave a casual order at the time and ordered his men to move the watermelons to an empty yard in the marquis's mansion and store them.
I didn’t expect so many watermelons to be delivered!
Sheng Huaigui immediately rushed to the study. At this time, people were still coming in and out carrying watermelons.
It took another cup of tea to move all the watermelons.
Sheng Huaigui didn't expect that watermelons, which were originally very rare in the imperial city, were now so abundant that he was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to deal with them.
Then, Sheng Huaigui suddenly thought of Jiang Qingli again.
It was a very hot summer day, and Miss Jiang was able to buy so many watermelons. It must have taken her a lot of effort.
Sheng Huaigui thought for a moment, then went to the treasury himself.
If we send gold bars this time as we did before, it would be too perfunctory on their part.
He wanted to carefully choose a thank-you gift for Miss Jiang.
When he returned to the study, the phone rang. Sheng Huaigui answered it on the spot and said, "It's hot in summer, and the young lady actually sent so many watermelons. It's really hard work. I have prepared a few small gifts to give to the young lady as a token of my gratitude."
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Before Jiang Qingli could say anything, she saw two small boxes appear at the side door of the supermarket.
She walked forward, picked them up, and opened the two small boxes one by one.
There are two jade bracelets inside.
Sheng Huaigui's voice came from the phone: "One is a white jade bracelet with a peony pattern and a wide brim, and the other is a white jade bracelet with a lotus pattern in relief."
Jiang Qingli exclaimed on the spot: "It's so beautiful!"
White jade is warm and delicate, its color is as warm as solidified fat, and it feels as smooth as silk.
Jiang Qingli immediately took off the red coral bracelet on her wrist and put on the white jade bracelet with embossed lotus pattern on her wrist.
Jiang Qingli admired it for a while before she realized that she had something important to tell Sheng Huaigui: "My Lord, the drilling rig I ordered will be delivered tomorrow morning. The mineral water will also be delivered tomorrow morning."
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Hearing what Jiang Qingli said, Sheng Huaigui's heart was stirred.
If we can successfully dig a well this time, the people of Yancheng will no longer have to worry about water shortages!
However, early the next morning, they encountered a problem at the construction site.
After Sheng Huaigui received the various tools sent by Jiang Qingli, he immediately ordered people to move these items to the first place marked yesterday.
Based on the videos sent by Jiang Qingli, he has basically learned how to operate these machines.
Just when everyone was digging a well in full swing, an accident happened.
The sand under his feet was very soft, and a soldier was accidentally dragged into a huge sand pit. He sank deeper and deeper and was unable to climb out.
Everyone rushed forward and tried to pull him out, but their actions not only failed to save him, but instead caused sand and dirt from above to pour down continuously, almost burying him alive on the spot.
Fortunately, everyone did not give up. After everyone's continuous efforts, they finally dug the person out after a lot of effort.
The people who were rescued were covered in sand and were still in shock.
The others were also still frightened.
Sheng Huaigui did not expect that. He thought everything was ready, but he did not expect that there was such a big hidden danger.
He immediately stopped digging the well and quickly returned to his study.
In modern times, Miss Jiang can search for all kinds of information very conveniently.
Yancheng cannot be without a well, but he cannot ignore the safety of his soldiers.
There must be some perfect way.
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"What? How could this happen? No one was hurt!"
Jiang Qingli was also shocked after hearing Sheng Huaigui's description.
Just by listening to Sheng Huaigui's description, she could already imagine the crisis just now.
Sheng Huaigui: "Don't worry, young lady. No one is injured. It's just that we need to make some preparations for digging the well."
Jiang Qingli: "Please wait a moment, Lord. I will search for relevant information now."
Afterwards, Jiang Qingli immediately searched for information on the Internet, but after a long time, she still couldn't find what she wanted to see.
Suddenly, an article similar to unofficial history published by an entertainment news outlet caught her attention.
"Zhong Yu dug a well, and the dragon ascended to the dark clouds, and the god rested in Kunlun."
Jiang Qingli read out the words on the webpage: "Since ancient times, it has been very difficult to dig wells in Western Xinjiang due to the sandy soil. It was not until the appearance of Zhong Yu 1,500 years ago that he successfully built the first well in Western Xinjiang."
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