Chapter 93: To Mandala City
After a night, the morning sun rose, and the proud men of heaven, who were sleeping outdoors for the first time on the martial arts field, were filled with joy, and no one complained about sleeping outdoors.
Xue Rou'er stood up and said, "They seem to be very happy, but why didn't you let them leave the palace to find a place to live?"
Zi Tong said: "For their safety, it is better to stay in the palace."
Xue Rou'er nodded and said, "Well, I didn't expect this."
Zi Tong said: "What are your plans?"
Xue Rou'er said: "After the palace is rebuilt, I will go to Mandala City to have a look. Qingfeng said that the purple Mandala there will bloom and the truth will be revealed."
Zi Tong smiled and said, "Go ahead, I'm here."
Xue Rouer said: "But you will be too tired."
Zi Tong touched her head and said: "I am a man and your husband. This kind of big project must be done by me. You are a woman, my wife. It is my task to make you happy."
Xue Rouer's face became rosy, and her purple-eyed mouth became sweeter and sweeter.
"Then I'll go and do it. I'll come back when I'm done. Maybe you haven't finished it yet."
Zi Tong said: "Go."
Xue Rou'er left the palace on a fire unicorn. In the sky, she looked at the mess on the ground. It would probably take a year and a half to restore this place.
But Zi Tong had other thoughts in his mind. He sent away the envoys from various countries. Although there was not much communication, those people were grateful for Zi Tong's life-saving grace, so they signed a hundred-year alliance with the Xilan Kingdom.
After calming down, Zi Tong found a temporary office, then personally drew a reconstruction plan of the palace and recruited the Minister of Works.
The minister of the Ministry of Industry took the picture and asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, is it possible that I have been imprisoned in the sky prison for a long time? I can't understand where the scenery on this picture is to be built!"
Zi Tong said: "The center is the main hall of the upper court. The entire place behind is freed up. I need to design it separately."
The Minister of Industry nodded and said, "I accept the order."
Zi Tong said: "There is no need to be so luxurious in the imperial garden. Lotus ponds, flowers, and small pavilions are enough. Keep everything simple."
The Minister of Industry said: "Your Majesty, how much silver is expected to be needed?"
Zi Tong said: "It will be enough to dig out the gold, silver and jewelry from the ruins. There is also a lot of gold under the original cold palace, so let's dig it into a lake."
The Minister of Industry nodded and went down with the drawings.
The palace in Zi Tong's mind is very simple. The main places for going to court and receiving foreign guests must be luxurious. Other than that, everything should be kept simple, so as to save a lot of money.
The damage to the palace was a matter for the royal family, and they could not put pressure on the people. But when the people outside the city learned that the palace was in ruins, they were worried that the king would increase taxes, and some even moved out overnight in panic.
When Zi Tong learned about this, he issued an announcement that he would not increase taxes, and wrote out the regent's affairs in detail, making his conspiracy known to the world.
The people were very excited after seeing it. Some wealthy businessmen began to donate money, and even small business people would take out copper coins to express their feelings. Another thing is that Xue Rouer's image has undergone a complete reversal. From a witch that everyone reviled, she has become a witch.
The heroine! Of course, Xue Rou'er didn't know these things yet, and she focused on Mandala.
Datura City is already full of flowers. The flower bed in the center of the city is very large and contains green plants. Unfortunately, it does not bloom as delicately as other datura flowers.
Xue Rouer did not land directly in the city, but on the mountain, because riding a fire unicorn and falling from the sky would be too ostentatious.
"Huo'er, you go and play. I'll come find you in a few days."
Fire Qilin nodded and ran away.
Xue Rou'er walked down the mountain. The mountain road was not worth mentioning to her, but she was in a dilemma after going down the mountain. It turned out that she didn't bring any silver with her when she came out. She only had the ring made of purple pupils on her hand, and she couldn't take it.
Just take it, if Zi Tong finds out about it in the future, she will definitely be spanked until her ass blossoms.
Fortunately, there were medicinal herbs on the mountain, so she picked a few Ganoderma lucidum plants before entering the city, finding a medicine shop and walking in.
The medicine shop owner said, "Are you here to get some medicine?"
Xue Rouer took out the Ganoderma lucidum in her handkerchief and said, "Shopkeeper, how much money are these worth?"
The shopkeeper looked at it and said, "Girl, this Ganoderma lucidum is good, but it's only worth one tael of silver."
Xue Rouer said in shock: "These Ganoderma lucidum are very difficult to harvest, and you can't bully me for being a foreigner."
The shopkeeper said: "Girl, I didn't lie to you. If you don't believe me, go to the pharmacy over there and ask. If I don't offer you a higher price, come back."
Xue Rouer said suspiciously: "Why is it so cheap?"
The shopkeeper smiled and said: "Young lady, you don't know. We have a lot of medicinal materials in Mandala City. The Ganoderma lucidum is good for many years, but it is not out of stock." As he said, he opened the medicine box behind him, and it was indeed full.
Some of the Ganoderma lucidum is even better than what she picked.
Xue Rouer said discouragedly: "Okay, I am penniless now, thank you to the shopkeeper."
The shopkeeper asked: "Girl, where are you from? Are you here to join relatives?"
Xue Rou'er said: "I came from the capital to seek refuge with my relatives, but unfortunately they are no longer here. Now I am penniless and have to collect herbs to make a living."
The shopkeeper pondered for a moment and said, "Well, I'm short of a cleaner here. Why don't you come and do the work for one tael of silver a month. If you collect good medicinal materials, I will definitely pay a higher price than anyone else to collect them. How about that?"
Xue Rou'er didn't agree, and immediately said: "Thank you, shopkeeper, I am willing."
The shopkeeper took out two taels of silver and said, "I'll give you one month's wages first, and I'll deduct it from the medicinal materials after you settle down."
Xue Rou'er happily took the money and immediately went to do the cleaning. The shopkeeper looked at Xue Rou'er with satisfaction. This girl's eyes were full of aura, and she seemed to be a diligent person at first glance.
With a place to stay, Xue Rouer spent the day cleaning, entertaining people who came to see the doctor and taking medicine, and at night she went out to observe the purple mandala in the flower bed. A few days later, she discovered that the mandala was growing well and had many buds.
The flowers began to wilt, and some even began to rot.
She dug up the flower bed late at night when no one was around, and found that the soil underneath was so wet that she could even grab water with her hands. If this continued, all the datura would drown.
The next day, Xue Rouer asked the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, it hasn't rained recently, why is the soil under the ground so wet?"
The shopkeeper said: "It's not the rainy season at this time, and the soil underground won't be wet. Did you find anything while collecting herbs?"
Xue Rouer shook her head and said: "No, then where is the water source of our city?"
The shopkeeper said: "The water source of Mandala City is underground water. There is a cave in Nanshan that you can go down to, but it is complicated and complicated. No one can come out alive. Don't break in."
Chapter completed!