I was a god in the 18th century

Chapter 499 Jenny Textile Machine

Outside the pavilion, everyone was drooling at the sight of the huge fruits, but no one dared to go forward to eat them. They just glanced at the two superiors from time to time.

Ma Yu and Zhang Yutian tried to find out Xia Qingdai's background, so they asked her in a roundabout way which temple she practiced in.

Xia Qingdai smiled without saying anything. She just turned over and got off the table, walked to the edge of the pavilion, and looked up at the rain for a while.

After a moment, she said to Owen, "Can I borrow your umbrella?"

"Okay." Owen raised his hand and handed it over without saying anything.

Xia Qingdai opened a big black umbrella and walked out of the pavilion.

Magistrate Zhang, who was standing behind her, held out his hand and said hurriedly, "Master, wait a minute."

Xia Qingdai turned around and looked back, smiling and saying, "As a local official, you should open your eyes and see the world."

After that, she walked into the rain and headed towards the depths of the nearby forest. Because of her strange appearance and sudden departure, no one at the scene reacted to stop her.

Inside and outside the pavilion, everyone was silent, with eyes focused on one place, silently watching her leave.

Everyone was still in doubt about her identity. They were still unsure whether she was a human, a fairy, a god or a ghost, so how could they dare to chase after her rashly?

She walked a few steps into the forest before her figure was blocked by a century-old tree at the foot of the mountain.

After a while, Zhang Yutian whispered to Ma Yu: "General Ma, can you still see the figure of the Taoist priest?"

"No." Ma Yu shook his head heavily. He didn't even notice anyone walking through the nearby forest.

Did the Taoist priestess in white really go into the mountains just now? He almost doubted whether he had seen it wrong.

"Zhang San and Li Si, the two of you go to the front and take a look, and then come back to report." County Magistrate Zhang turned around and gave orders to the two accompanying jailers.

Zhang San and Zhao Si, who were not named, felt their scalps tingle when they heard the words, but they had to obey the county magistrate's order, so they had to respond with a bitter face: "Yes!"

Fortunately, there were two of them together, and if they pointed out one person, they would have been even more frightened.

Staunton saw that they were about to leave, and in a friendly manner offered his large black umbrella, and his companion John Barrow immediately followed suit and offered another.

Each of them held a large black umbrella, their hands and feet shaking uncontrollably. They held the umbrella handle with one hand and the knife handle with the other, and carefully followed the direction Xia Qingdai had just left.

"Zhang San, do you think the woman in white just now was a human or a ghost?" Li Si asked his companion nervously. The closer he got to the century-old tree, the more scared he became. Many ghost stories popped up in his mind uncontrollably.

"It's not a ghost!" Li Si wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, raised his head and pointed at the sun in the sky, "How dare a female ghost appear under the sun? Aren't you afraid of being burned to ashes by the sun's energy? Ghosts should be most afraid of sunlight."

He said it wasn't a ghost, but he was still very nervous.

They both followed the county magistrate all the way here, and they were deeply impressed by Xia Qingdai. When they first saw her in the temple of the God of Wealth, they were shocked by her beauty. They couldn't believe that this was a person in the world. They just thought she was perfect, like a fairy flying down from a New Year picture.

But later, when she started talking nonsense and saying things that were out of touch with reality, he no longer felt that she was a fairy, but rather a female ghost who was used to bewitching people.

Whether it was a fairy or a ghost, he was always sure that Xia Qingdai was not an ordinary Taoist priest.

Otherwise, how could they explain that she clearly stayed in the Temple of the God of Wealth in the city, but appeared in front of them in the blink of an eye?
The two walked slower and slower until they got closer to a vigorous and weathered old tree. They leaned over to take a look, but there was no sign of a woman in white, or even an animal.

"Look, this is the big black umbrella of the tall red-haired man." Zhang San pointed at the big black umbrella that was stored and leaning against the tree roots, and said to Li Si excitedly. "You, you take it up." Li Si took a step back and pointed at the big black umbrella, saying, "When we go back to report, we won't see the shadow of the Taoist priest anymore."

"You are closer, you take it." Zhang San retreated more than Li Si.

"You take it!"

"You take it!"

"You! You take it!"

After some pushing and shoving between the two, Zhang San finally bent down, stretched out his hand, and grabbed the big black umbrella.

And then, nothing happened. None of the various plots they had imagined happened.

The rain stopped, and the whole forest became quiet and peaceful, and the air became particularly fresh and pleasant. The forest washed by the rain looked spotless. The summer cicadas hiding in the trees began to chirp one after another.

Zhang San and Li Si looked at each other, took a deep breath, straightened their backs, turned around and walked back with a swagger.

The two returned to the pavilion, and Zhang San, who was holding a large black umbrella, reported: "Reporting to Master Zhang, the Taoist priest in white has disappeared. This is the umbrella she placed behind the big tree."

"Didn't you see which way she went?" General Ma asked him hurriedly.

"I didn't see any. There wasn't even a footprint on the ground. I really don't know where the Taoist priest in white went in the end."

Magistrate Zhang waved his hand, signaling him to leave.

Zhang San and Li Si returned the three umbrellas to the three red-haired messengers and thanked them in a low voice.

Magistrate Zhang looked at the huge fruit outside the pavilion, then turned to ask his master, "Master Wang, what do you think of the Taoist priest in white?"

Master Wang, who is the least believer in Buddhism, Taoism and other religions, has been in a state of confusion since he met Xia Qingdai. How can he have any opinion?
But since the boss asked, he had to answer. After a moment's silence, he replied, "Before the Taoist priest left, she told you to see more of the world. I wonder if she wanted to give you some advice?"

After saying that, he turned his gaze to Owen, the most handsome among the red-haired guys, and the implication of his words was obvious.

"Mr. Owen..." Magistrate Zhang was about to speak when a Jenny loom suddenly fell from the sky and was placed not far in front of the pavilion, attracting people's attention.

"Oh, my God!" John Barrow was the first to scream. "The spinning jenny!"

"My God." Staunton was also stunned and couldn't help but make the sign of the cross on his chest to calm down.

This is their country's treasure, and the government strictly prohibits its export. It is not included in the gifts of this mission.

They even brought the steam engine, but not the latest version of the Jenny loom. They only brought the first generation of looms and cotton spinning machines. This shows how important the technological barriers to textiles were in their minds.

Not to mention a complete spinning jenny, even the related drawings and skilled workers were not allowed to pass customs!
The Americans and Germans have secretly sent countless commercial spies here, and it will probably take several years for them to succeed.

And now, the latest improved version of the Jenny textile machine appeared out of nowhere on the territory of the Qing Dynasty!

Ma Yu and Zhang Yutian were originally only shocked by the strange-shaped textile machine that appeared out of nowhere, but when they saw the two red-haired guys' embarrassed expressions, they began to think about something.

Have those red-haired people ever seen such a thing?