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Chapter 296 This is a jade mine

Every time Lu Yaoyao saw this child, she would drool, and this time was no exception.

Si Liuyan naturally took out a handkerchief from her bosom to wipe her mouth, and the corners of her mouth turned up, "Little princess, you're drooling again."

The handsome young man's smile made his exquisitely sculpted face even more beautiful.

Lu Yaoyao chuckled twice, her eyes sparkling with admiration, "No way, no way."

My mouth is watering because you look so delicious!

What should I do if I really want to take a bite?

Si Liuyan's ears turned red. What was the little princess thinking about all day?

Although he was only seven years old, he knew about the strict separation between men and women. If the little princess said she wanted to bite him, people would misunderstand.

He should talk to the little princess more about the strict separation between men and women in the future.

What if the little princess bites other boys she meets in the future?
Quickly change the subject to stop the little princess from overthinking. "Little princess, where are we going? It's hard to walk here."

Lu Yaoyao then remembered what she was doing here: "Looking for something."

[No need to collect the boys' urine yet, we have enough. This time we're here to find jade!]

I discovered there are quite a few jade stones on this mountain!

Jade was very expensive and rare in the Great Yu Dynasty. A few days ago, she discovered that the mountain by the river was actually a jade mine.

Good jade is formed over tens or even hundreds of thousands of years by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Although it does not have as much spiritual energy as spirit stones, it is still a good thing.

No wonder that thing was lying at the bottom of the river cultivating.

The jade on this mountain contains abundant spiritual energy, which is indeed suitable for that guy to absorb.

"Looking for what?" Si Liuyan asked, puzzled.

Seeing her pick up a transparent stone from the ground, I asked, "Little princess, what are these stones for? We used to come here to collect stones and take them home to throw around."

Some of the stones here have very nice colors, so they picked them up to play with.

Some were even picked up and stored in the pickle jar, while the smaller ones were spread out in the yard so that there wouldn't be so much mud on rainy days.

"Play? What a waste." Lu Yaoyao didn't know what to say.

These stones aren't ordinary stones; they're jade. Have you ever seen jade carvings? Those jade pendants, jewelry, and hairpins are all carved from this kind of stone.

This mountain is a jade mine, and it produces quite a few varieties of jade! The best jade is the warm jade; I can dig some out and make a warm jade bed for my mother.

Si Liuyan was not very old, but he had heard of jade.

The beggar grandfather who adopted him was skilled at carving jade, but later he lost one of his hands and stopped carving jade altogether.

When he saw the stones he brought home, he only glanced at them indifferently before tossing them aside.

Looking back now, the beggar grandpa must have known that the stone he brought back was jade.

"Little princess, I'll help you pick up the stones. You can eat and drink your milk over there."

Si Liuyan took off her backpack and baby bottle, opened the bottle to let her drink milk, and then gave her a snack.

Lu Yaoyao didn't object, and she was hungry anyway.

"You eat." She first picked up a piece and stuffed it into his mouth before starting to eat the snack in small bites.

Si Liuyan ate her snacks, her eyes crinkling with a smile. "Then you can eat here and I'll help you pick up stones."

Lu Yaoyao nodded, "Mhm."

These stones are very valuable. If the local people could mine jade, they could make money and wouldn't have to worry about food anymore.

Lu Xiao, who had just arrived, overheard his daughter's inner thoughts: "Is there a jade mine here?"
If this is true, it would be really good news.

"Yaoyao, what are you doing?" Lu Xiao picked up his daughter.

Seeing that her mouth was full of pastry crumbs, I took out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth.

“Dad, these stones are valuable.” Lu Yaoyao pointed to a pile of stones on the ground. These stones had lost their outer skin, leaving only the colorful stones.

Unlike the stones used in gambling, which still have their outer skin covering the jade or emerald inside, these stones are not like the rough stones you find in gambling.

These stones are different; they are all jade stones without their outer skin.

"Is this jade? Is there a jade mine here?" Lu Xiao picked up a stone and looked at it; it was indeed jade.

The white jade warms to the touch and has a smooth, lustrous texture; it is indeed a rare piece of jade.

Lu Yaoyao nodded and drew a large circle with her two short arms, "Such a big mountain, jade, make money."

This entire mountain is a jade mine; we could mine this jade for hundreds of years. If everyone here came to mine jade, they would definitely live a good life.

Even if we're mining for jade, we have to wait until we dig out that thing from the bottom of the river first.

They've been digging for a month now, they should be close to finding it by now.

The farming tools used by the farmers were too outdated, and they could only dig little by little, so the progress was slow.

Explosives should also be avoided, otherwise waking up that thing would be counterproductive.

Lu Xiao smiled and said, "Since my daughter wants to make money, how about Daddy buys this mountain? That way you can make lots of money."

Jade mines can be bought and sold, unlike gold and silver mines which are controlled by the imperial court.

There must be a lot of jade on this mountain; the little girl wouldn't lie to him.

"Mmm-hmm-hmm." Lu Yaoyao nodded vigorously.

[Buying it would be great! I can make tons of gold in the future, and I love gold!]

The extra land in her space all needed to be maintained with gold, and of course, the more gold the better.

Si Liuyan dug out a lot of jade stones, put them in a small cloth bag, and planned to carry them back for the little princess to play with.

Lu Xiao planned to buy the mountain, and first he had to tell his father, the Emperor. After returning home, he would write a letter to the capital.

As long as Father hears that it's the little girl who wants it, he will definitely approve it.

As the sun sets, the orange-red sun hangs on the mountaintop, seemingly about to roll down.

Lu Yaoyao sat on Lu Xiao's shoulders, humming an unknown tune.

Lu Xiao's steps became a little lighter.

Behind them followed Zhui Feng, and Si Liuyan, who carried a bag full of stones.

The four people's shadows were stretched long by the sun, closely intertwined, like a painting that would never be separated.

Back in the carriage, Si Liuyan washed the stones, and each stone became very clear after washing.

The beggar grandfather's surname was Ma, and his given name was Ma Tian. He found those stones incredibly rare.

Picking up a piece of pigeon-blood red stone, he said, "This is a rare and precious treasure. I'll carve a little trinket out of it for the little princess to play with!"

His hand is healed and feels more flexible than before; all these changes are thanks to the little princess.

He had nothing to repay the little princess with, so he carved a small trinket and gave it to her.

"Grandpa, what are you going to carve? Can you teach me? Once I learn, I'll carve things for the little princess too." Si Liuyan also became interested.

Besides playing with the little princess every day, he also learns a lot from the prince and Uncle Zhuifeng, and he can even find time to learn carving.

Once he learns carving, he will definitely carve the things the little princess likes himself.

“Okay, I’ll teach you.” Martin was delighted.

His craft has finally found a successor.

Jade carving also requires talent; whether a carved piece possesses a spiritual quality depends entirely on the artist's own understanding.

The saying "The master leads you through the door, but the cultivation depends on yourself" is absolutely true.

(End of this chapter)