When it was almost four o'clock, Jiang Yan put on her clothes, took out the materials she had prepared after returning, and put them into her schoolbag. She expected to go out at this time, and it would be dark when she came back. Jiang Yan took a flashlight and her bicycle keys and went out.

Jiang Xiaowen wanted to follow, but she stopped him: "I'm going to find Qin Yuxin, brother, you don't have to follow."

"Okay." Jiang Xiaowen saw that she didn't want him to follow, and after thinking about whether Si Cizhan and the others would follow, he nodded.

After Jiang Yan left, only Lu Ze, Xu Weiran, Li Ming and Xia Fei were left in Jiang Yan's room. Jiang Xiaowen pushed open the half-open door and saw the four of them sitting on either side of the desk, each occupying one side. They sat timidly, holding pens and concentrating on writing and drawing on paper. There were drawings and calculation data scattered all over the floor at their feet.

He was probably busy with the factory machinery in Yuanjiang Commune.

Jiang Xiaowen didn't disturb them, gently closed the door, and smiled. That was great.

Jiang Yan rode her bike to the school gate and met Qin Yuxin. Then they went to the place Qin Yuxin mentioned.

Qin Yuxin led the way in front, and Jiang Yan followed slowly on her bicycle.

Si Ci Zhan and others who were secretly following Jiang Yan, some followed slowly on their bikes, while others passed them on their bikes, as if they were strolling aimlessly on the street.

Some did not ride bikes and mingled with the crowd on the street.

They each have their own area of ​​responsibility in Liufeng, and they just need to ensure Jiang Yan's safety in this area.

Only Si Cizhan, with one or two others, followed Jiang Yan to the suburbs far away from the center of Liufeng City.

They did not follow Jiang Yan and Qin Yuxin the entire time. They would disguise themselves as passersby, deliberately separate from them, then find the person in charge of the area they entered, ask them where they were going, and then catch up with them.

Coincidentally, the place where Qin Yuxin brought Jiang Yan was on the hillside where Lu Ze had brought them to conduct the "ghost" experiment, but it was not in the area where Jiang Yan stayed.

After going around a distance, the hillside approaches the side of the river.

This should be the place Lu Ze mentioned at the beginning. Jiang Yan followed Qin Yuxin to a place and stopped. Qin Yuxin put down the incense and paper money in her hand, took out the candy and biscuits in her pocket and spread them out, but in front of them was an area overgrown with weeds. There were no graves here, nor on the left or right. There were some farther away, and there were signs of cleaning. It was obvious that the graves had been cleaned in the past two days, or perhaps this morning.

There are not many tombs left in this place. It is said that the tombs on this hill were basically razed to the ground before. Only some inconspicuous ones, which are so old that it is difficult to tell whether they are tombs or not, have been preserved by chance.

Later, someone secretly repaired the leveled ancestral tomb, but there were not many graves left, and most of them were overgrown with weeds.

Low shrubs and dry, yellow, withered, unknown flowers and plants are quietly dormant on the hillside. Only after this winter will new life come to this place.

Qin Yuxin took out a match and lit the yellow paper and incense, saying:

"It should be here. Even if it's not, it can't be much different."

She burned paper, and Jiang Yan took out a stack of her own draft paper and a ten-yuan unity note from her bag to burn.

Qin Yuxin was stunned, looking at the pieces of paper in Jiang Yan's hands. Some of them had very rigorous mechanical structure diagrams drawn on them, while others were filled with calculations. She couldn't help but reach out to stop them and said, "Wait, what are you burning?"

She knew that Jiang Yan was engaged in scientific research. Could it be that Jiang Yan was burning his research results for the dead Jiang Yan to see?

"Draft." Jiang Yan said, then threw the money in her hand into the fire and burned it. She stated, "According to custom, this is considered an explanation."

Jiang Yan certainly knew that the girl in this world who had the same name and surname as her did not even have her consciousness left behind with her mental power after her death, so it was impossible for her to become what ordinary people call a "ghost".

So whether you burn paper or these draft materials, there is no meaning.

However, this behavior is just like visiting Grandpa Jiang's grave. Whether it is Jiang Yan or Grandpa Jiang, she is willing to take some time to do such a formal thing.

Jiang Yan, her grandfather, and her biological mother Zhao Fangfang are like the empire that arranged treatment for her and raised her.

Qin Yuxin didn't even have time to say "burning RMB is illegal."

"What is this money for—?"

The calm-looking girl did not respond to Qin Yuxin's words, and focused on putting sheets of draft paper filled with writing into the fire in front of her, completing the necessary process of commemorating this era.

The hair hanging down at her temples and her long eyelashes cast some shadows on her porcelain-white face. Her thin lips were naturally slightly red, and her calm eyes reflected the dancing fire.

The money that was burned was the money that Lu Qinghuan had taken from the human traffickers but had not used.

Although Lu Qinghuan wanted to use it, she had basically no chance. First, Lu Qinghuan was not short of money, and second, she wanted to use it to take photos at the time. In the end, it was her brother Jiang Xiaowen who paid for it, so the money was finally left with Jiang Yan.

Bring it here now and burn it to get rid of it.

As for Jiang Yan’s spirit in heaven in this world?

There is no such thing.

She came to show her respect to this old friend in her memory according to the form of this era.

By the time they had finished burning the paper, it was already dark. The three incense sticks were still burning with scarlet flames. The surroundings were inexplicably eerie, but Qin Yuxin was not afraid. Instead, she asked curiously:

"If someone dies, what kind of burial method do you prefer? Burial or cremation?"

The evening breeze in the forest ruffled Jiang Yan's high ponytail. She strided across the tangled grass with her long legs. Her tall, graceful figure, like a bamboo in a mountain landscape, looked like someone returning home under the stars. This time, Jiang Yan answered her: "Buried in the sea of ​​stars."

The girl's voice was rather cold and clear, and the silence made her voice a little low and slightly mute, which made Qin Yuxin hear a rare deepness in her voice.

The body was placed in a single-person cabin, and the system was controlled by others, leading it towards a dazzling star, where it was completely reduced to ashes.

This is how interstellar people are buried.

Qin Yuxin was silent for a moment. What is the way to be buried in the sea of ​​stars?

Is it a characteristic of their era?

From the various technical reports during this period, Qin Yuxin knew that Jiang Yan and she were definitely not from the same generation.

But it doesn’t matter whether they are from the same era or not. What matters is that he is a real big shot.

It gets dark early in winter, and when the two of them went down the mountain, it was basically dark all around. They rode their bikes back.

Soon they met Si Cizhan and others on the road who pretended to meet them by chance. Qin Yuxin did not recognize them, but Jiang Yan knew it well.

Several soldiers followed them on both sides and behind. Si Ci Zhan pretended to be a stranger and chatted with Jiang Yan. The others also responded, talking about some trivial daily matters. Jiang Yan ignored their meaningless topics.

Qin Yuxin originally thought that there was something fishy about these men who suddenly appeared and surrounded her and Jiang Yan on both sides.

But she soon discovered that Jiang Yan neither accelerated nor slowed down, and did not seem to want to quickly get rid of them or stop the car to deal with them. Instead, he rode the bike at a leisurely pace, as if there were no such people.

Moreover, the people on the left and right sides were riding bicycles, obviously keeping a distance from them, but they used the flashlights in their hands to illuminate her and Jiang Yan.

In fact, there are street lights on this road. She and Jiang Yan used flashlights, but the street lights were dim and looked different from daytime. The light of the flashlight could help people see the road conditions more clearly.

Seeing that the people on Jiang Yan's side chatted with Jiang Yan from time to time and were ignored, Qin Yuxin wanted to take the opportunity to speak up and get a few words out of them.

It was a pity that Si Cizhan didn't give her a chance to speak. He talked about his boring daily trivialities and then changed the subject to ask Jiang Yan:

"What are you doing here? I went up the mountain and saw you two girls burning paper. There aren't many graves here. You can't be the only two here to visit the graves, right?"

In response to his words, Jiang Yan replied: "Worship the gods and respect the heavens."

But it was obvious he was lying, and he wasn't even pretending.

Neither Qin Yuxin nor the other soldiers who followed her believed it.

The plainclothes officers following them all looked at Jiang Yan and almost laughed out loud.

When others say they want to worship God and respect Heaven, they may really believe it, but when Jiang Yan says they want to worship God and respect Heaven, it is really impossible to believe it.

You are a ghost researcher, and you say you worship God, but ghosts don't believe you.

Obviously, he just made up an excuse to fool him. After being fooled, Si Ci Zhan immediately became obedient and stopped asking questions.

He didn't say anything, and the others followed suit, quietly sending the two of them back.

-

From the New Year holiday to the start of school, the scientific research team focused its energy mainly on Yuanjiang Commune.

After Lu Ze, Xu Weiran, Xia Fei and Liming submitted the design plan for upgrading and renovating the factory machinery of Yuanjiang Commune after the New Year, Si Cizhan and his team were responsible for acting as middlemen to deliver it to Yuanjiang Commune. Jiang Yan also took them to learn about the prices and properties of various materials through Si Cizhan. After modifying their respective design plans, they made an overall calculation and summary of the possible financial costs and the ultimate effects that each plan could achieve.

This will allow Jiang Hongqi and others to select their preferred plan as quickly as possible.

The five people had different focuses in their mechanical upgrades and modifications. In addition, they were all old machines, so everyone's performance was actually limited. They were also not very satisfied, but due to limited funds and original machines, they could only do so much.

Jiang Yan sorted out all five documents and handed them to Jiang Xiaowen, who then gave them to Si Cizhan.

When Si Cizhan got the information, which felt heavy in his hands, he immediately went to Yuanjiang Commune.

However, it was already afternoon when Jiang Xiaowen handed him the information, and it was dark when he arrived at Yuanjiang Commune.

I happened to run into Jiang Hongqi and Gan Xiaoen, who were discussing fertilizers and seeds for this spring while closing the door and getting ready to go off work.

When they saw him coming, they were both startled and quickly opened the door that had just been locked and called him into the office.

Fortunately, there was still boiled water in the thermos that had been boiled this afternoon, and they poured a cup for Si Cizhan in an enamel cup.

"Is there any new news from the company's technicians? Is our commune's factory really going to reopen?"

Gan Xiaoen also sat down.

Si Cizhan placed the briefcase he had brought over on the table and said, "Inside this is the plan for the commune factory provided by the comrades who were doing research with us."

"Is there anyone else?" Jiang Hongqi asked in surprise, then quickly opened the suitcase on the table.

This suitcase was not small. When he opened it, he saw that it was filled with information.

"This... so much? Are they asking us to do research?" Gan Xiaoen was stunned. He thought it would be some instructive documents, but it turned out to be such comprehensive information.

Just from the first page of the information tied with ropes, you can see what type of information it is, because it says XX mechanical improvement and upgrade plan.

"Every profession has its own expertise. Even if you give it to us, we can't learn it." Jiang Hongqi was overwhelmed.

Any technician would be happy to accept this information, but it is useless to give it to two of them.

"Can we get a technician? Or should you send a technician?"

"We'll pay you."

They have already raised the money.

Si Cizhan explained, "Take a closer look. These are five different plans for machines used in canneries and machinery factories. Most of them are for machinery factories. The machines used in canneries are not very complicated."

"There's a summary above, just pick the most appropriate one."

"As for technicians, you can go to the machinery factory in the city and pay them to help."

"You can discuss the required materials with the machinery factory first."

Gan Xiaoen and Jiang Hongqi quickly put on their glasses and started reading.

As Si Ci Zhan said, there were five different plans for machine upgrades and modifications. There was even a summary at the beginning of each one, listing out how much it would cost, the budget required, what materials were needed, what technology was needed, how long it would take, etc.

Even if they can't quite understand these overly professional drawings, they can fully understand what kind of solution is suitable for them.

However, Gan Xiaoen and Jiang Hongqi looked at each other, weighing the current funds of the commune in their minds, and felt that each plan was good.

"After we choose, what about the others?" Gan Xiaoen couldn't help but ask.

Si Cizhan thought for a moment and said, "The others should be invalidated."

The two of them immediately looked heartbroken. This was obviously the result of great professional effort. If they didn't choose it, would it be wasted?

I was already having trouble deciding which one to choose, and now that I heard that all the other good options would be scrapped if I chose this one, it became even harder to let go.

In the past, hiring a technician was a big deal, but now he has five good options to choose from.

I have never fought such a rich battle in my life.

"Can't we keep this? When the commune gets richer, we can choose something better."

Si Cizhan shook his head. "When the commune becomes prosperous, these old machines should be replaced with new ones. If the new machines are not technologically advanced enough, we should be able to continue upgrading and renovating them. So these five options can only be used now. Pick the best one and take it to the Xiaoyucheng Machinery Factory to hire a technician. We've already negotiated with them, so there won't be any problems."

This means that there will be richer people in the future.

"Has everything been negotiated with the machinery factory?" Gan Xiaoen came out of his joy at seeing so many plans and said in shock, "Are you really not sent by higher-ups to help the commune develop?" This is too efficient!

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