Ancient paintings connect the present, I hoard goods to support the villain Wang

After dinner in the evening, Grandpa Ye called Shi Xi to his study and told them stories about his youth and Shi Xi's grandfather.

“When we were in college at the Archaeology Department, the book ‘Da Yong Tian Xia’ was at its most popular.”

As Mr. Ye spoke, he found "The Great Yong World" from a row of books in the study.

The book in his hand was exactly the same as the one left by Zhong Lijing at Shi Xi's house.

That book has already been polished by Zhongli Jing and Shi Xi.

"I didn't expect you've read this book too!"

If Xiao Jingyan had not appeared, Shi Xi would have thought that the Great Yong Dynasty was just a fictional story.

"Haha, you've more than just read this book?"

"Back then, your grandfather and I even formed a team to search for the Dayong ruins."

"For more than fifty years, I, an old man, have always been paying attention to things related to Dayong on the market."

"But, there are very few!"

Old Master Ye shook his head regretfully. It felt like he had tried his best but still couldn't get what he wanted.

Shi Xi knew that the reason her mother Zhong Lijing loaned Zhongli Group more than 2 billion yuan was to use the money to buy antiques.

Perhaps influenced by Zhongli Zhengbo, Zhongli Jing has also been obsessed with Dayong history since childhood.

She would buy almost anything on the market that came under the banner of "Da Yong Dynasty".

But over the years, I never seem to have bought the real one.

Except for the ancient painting that was taken before he disappeared, which could connect him to Xiao Jingyan.

"Through our research, we still haven't found any evidence to prove the existence of Dayong."

"Over time, the entire research team disbanded, and only Zhongli remained, struggling to hold on."

"His persistence made us all think he was crazy."

"Since then, my relationship with him has become increasingly distant."

Having said this, Mr. Ye sighed, his tone full of self-blame.

Ever since he heard that a large number of Dayong antiques had come to light some time ago, he began to regret not continuing his research.

It's too late to regret now.

He is very old and his wings are broken. He can do nothing.

"Xixi, these antiques of yours must have been left to you by your grandfather, right?"

Seeing Shi Xi casually taking out a painting from Dayong to give to someone, he thought that Zhongli Zhengbo might have found more antiques in the past.

"Uh-huh."

Shi Xi couldn't tell him that ancient paintings had the ability to travel through time, so she could only nod in response to his words.

Old Master Ye sighed again and continued to miss Zhongli Zhengbo while looking at the photo in his hand.

"Xixi girl, just live here peacefully and treat it as your own home."

"From now on, if you have anything to do, leave it to Shaoyu."

"Just treat him like your own brother, no need to be polite!"

He said it warmly and generously.

Shi Xi took a look and showed no reaction. Ye Shaoyu, who was like a robot, always had a gentle smile on his face. He just smiled awkwardly at Old Man Ye and said nothing.

This time I came to learn about mining, which has disturbed them a lot.

She doesn't dare to order people around at will!

The next day.

When Qi Ji left, Shi Xi gave him a piece of gold cake engraved with the emperor's gift.

Knowing that he couldn't persuade her, Qi Ji accepted it directly.

After he left, Shi Xi followed Ye Shaoyu to the Ye family's private mine.

There was no grass on the small hill, and it looked pitch black from a distance.

The Ye family’s mining factories are located within a radius of a hundred miles.

Shi Xi originally thought it would be very scattered, but the Ye family had a clear division of labor, and each link had a designated workshop, just like an ordinary factory.

Thanks to advanced tools and technology, there isn't even much physical work to do.

But mining is still very dangerous!

As soon as she walked in, a group of black little mice ran out from beside Shi Xi's feet, and she instinctively jumped to another place.

"Don't be afraid, little girl. These rats are the miners' good friends in the mines!"

"Once there is any danger in the well, they are the first to sense it and can help the miners escape at the first moment!"

The bearded foreman who was in charge of receiving them thought Shi Xi was afraid of mice and hurried to explain to her.

After saying this, the bearded man took out some bread from his pocket and fed the mice.

Shi Xi saw it and found it very interesting.

The rats in the mine are not like those outside. They seem to be very friendly to people and don't cause any damage.

"Come on, be careful."

There were gravels under their feet. Ye Shaoyu was afraid that Shi Xi would hurt her feet and lose her balance, so he held her wrist considerately.

The bearded manager seemed to know a lot.

Seeing that they were holding each other's wrists instead of hands, he immediately understood that they were not close, so he found a female foreman to follow Shi Xi and take Shi Xi with her all the way.

Ye Shaoyu thought Shi Xi was a delicate young lady, but unexpectedly, she didn't need anyone's support at all.

Not to mention that there was just some gravel under her feet, even on a steep cliff, she could walk as if on flat ground.

After the tour, the bearded manager took them to the office and found several managers, foremen and other leaders of the mine to explain theoretical knowledge to them.

Shi Xi was also taking notes very seriously.

Thinking of what Xiao Jingyan had told her, that it was not certain whether the mountain they had discovered was a coal mine or a gold mine, Shi Xi asked again:

"Do you have a metal detector capable of identifying minerals?"

"I want to buy one."

The leader who was giving the lecture didn't dare to make a decision on his own and exchanged glances with Ye Shaoyu.

"Xixi, if you want one, I'll have someone deliver it to you when you get back."

Ye Shaoyu said directly.

Shi Xi nodded in agreement, "But I won't ask for it for free, I will pay for it."

Besides, she asked:

"Could you please sell me a few of the machines you use in your mine?"

For example, cranes, excavators, etc. Although she doesn't know how to operate these things, she believes that with Xiao Jingyan's intelligence, he can definitely learn by watching videos!

Seeing that she was very serious about wanting these things, Ye Shaoyu paused and reminded her:

"Xixi, opening a private mine now has very complicated procedures. If you're not careful, you might be found to be breaking the law."

"Are you really planning to get into this business?"

Shi Xi is just a little girl, and Ye Shaoyu thinks that she shouldn't choose such a hard and extremely dangerous industry.

“Brother Ye, you misunderstood. I don’t do it myself, I buy these things for my friends.”

She explained repeatedly.

But Ye Shaoyu still had some doubts.

As far as he knew, Xinghai City had no coal resources. He wondered where her friend's mine was located.

But he didn't ask any more questions.

He believed that Shi Xi would never do anything illegal.

After a day of classes, Shi Xi returned to the Ye family residence in the evening. Lying on the big bed, he calculated the expenses for the day.

She asked for two of everything available at the Ye family mine, as long as it was a machine that was convenient for use in an environment like Xiao Jingyan's and easy to operate.

She also asked Ye Shaoyu to customize a batch of various tools, work clothes and protective equipment used by miners.

And told the seller to send her a video explaining how to use it.

Ye Shaoyu was just a middleman who helped her contact the seller. He could handle such a simple matter with just a few phone calls.

No one would refuse to sell the Ye family's face.

Adding up the costs of purchasing equipment and tools, Shi Xi rounded up the amount to three million and transferred it to Ye Shaoyu.