The Great Tang Dynasty: The Celestial Master Descends the Mountain, Starts by Being Deceived into Ma

Chapter 46 Return to Chang'an

Several days later, the mine had changed completely.

The enormous kiln burned day and night, and they even built two more kilns.

The workers worked in shifts. Although Lu Jinghe stipulated an eight-hour workday and one day off per week, the workers voluntarily worked overtime and worked very hard.

At the factory gate, Lu Jinghe glanced at Cheng Chumo, who was covered in coal dust, and laughed, "You really aren't coming back with us?"

"You've been away for so long, your family must miss you."

"If I go back, who will look after the factory? Who will protect these people?" Cheng Chumo shook his head, his back straight, and patted the Tang sword at his side.

"I always felt that the old man from the Zheng family of Lantian was not honest. Old Zheng said that he has now been expelled from the Zheng family of Lantian."

"This is our glass factory. I need to protect it. Brother Lu, you guys go back. I'll keep an eye on things here."

Cheng Chumo paused, then became unusually serious: "I'm all grown up now, I should be doing something."

Lu Jinghe patted Cheng Chumo on the shoulder: "Okay, then I'll leave this to you."

"If you need anything, just send someone to deliver a message. I can arrive in half an hour at most."

"Half an hour?"

Cheng Chumo was taken aback, clearly not believing it: "Could it be that Brother Lu is going to fly over?"

Lu Jing smiled but didn't explain. He turned and walked towards the carriage outside.

It's worth mentioning that Zheng Rentai also repaired the mountain road. His command was really good. In just a few days, the road was repaired to the point that horse-drawn carriages could pass through. Although the speed was not fast, it was passable, wasn't it?

He can certainly be called a talented person.

Just as Lu Jinghe was about to get into the car, he heard Zheng Rentai shout his name.

He jogged up to catch up, carrying a wooden box.

"Your Highness, these are the finished products fired these past few days. Please take them back to Chang'an as a souvenir. I've selected only the best ones. What do you think?"

Lu Jinghe took the box, opened it, and saw three pairs of exquisite glass cups and several delicate small ornaments inside, such as glass coins, horses, tigers, and the like.

Although it lacks the exquisite detail that Lu Jinghe produced through magic, it is already considered priceless in this era.

If it were released to the outside world, those powerful families would probably scramble to buy it, driving the price up to a very high level.

"You didn't prepare anything for His Majesty?" Lu Jinghe raised an eyebrow and smiled.

Zheng Rentai:

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"Why don't you stay a few more days, Ma? I'll definitely treat you well until the workers can produce another batch of high-quality glass items."

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Zheng Rentai spoke in a very low voice, "How could you forget His Majesty? You deserve to die!"

"Alright, I was just teasing you. I'll talk to His Majesty with Gao Yang; you'll definitely get your share of the benefits." Lu Jinghe smiled and asked, "Has the matter with the workers been settled?"

Zheng Rentai quickly replied, "It's all set. I've cleared out a plot of land on the outskirts of the county town and built several rows of houses. Although it was rushed out, it's far beyond the usual standard."

"I had them move their families over as well. Each worker gets one guan a month, plus room and board."

"There are also patrols; I've assigned some county soldiers to patrol and protect them day and night..."

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"Well done." Lu Jinghe interrupted Zheng Rentai and said, "Keep it up. If anything happens, send me a message, and I'll be there within half an hour."

After saying that, Lu Jinghe boarded the carriage and slowly drove away from Lantian County, heading straight for Chang'an City.

Inside the carriage, Xiao Sizi hugged a transparent glass doll that looked exactly like herself and laughed non-stop.

After Lu Jinghe created this thing, Xiao Sizi loved it so much that he wanted to sleep with it all day long.

"Hot pot hot pot!"

Little Sizi, holding a glass doll, tumbled out of Gao Yang's arms and sidled up to Lu Jinghe. "Look, Brother!"

Is it laughing?

Lu Jinghe patted the little ox's head and said, "Yes, it's smiling."

Why is it laughing? Its laugh is so beautiful!

"Because it likes rhinoceroses, look, it even looks exactly like you."

Upon hearing this, Little Si hugged the glass doll even tighter and whispered in its ear, "Persimmon likes you too."

Gao Yang rested his head on Lu Jinghe's shoulder, and couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth as he looked at Xiao Sizi.

"Little Si is really happy right now."

Sizi used to be in poor health, always looking sickly, which was heartbreaking to see.

During the days she spent with Lu Jinghe, he would help her recuperate whenever he had the chance, and she has improved a lot.

He looks much healthier than the average child, and his qi ailment will finally not recur.

"Being happy is what matters; children should be happy."

Gao Yang reached out and poked Lu Jinghe's waist, asking, "Has your medical skill improved?"

"What's wrong?" Lu Jinghe asked, surprised. "Are you feeling unwell?"

"No, you know how healthy I am."

Gao Yang stood with his hands on his hips, looking very proud.

She was the princess with the best physique; in my opinion, all the women in the harem combined couldn't beat her.

"It's really great." Lu Jinghe looked him up and down, his gaze lingering on certain spots for a long time.

Gao Yang immediately realized what he meant, blushing as she retorted, "What are you thinking about!"

"What could you possibly be thinking about? You're perfectly healthy."

"Shameless." Gao Yang turned her head away, but after thinking for a moment, she turned her head back and said, "I'm talking to you about serious business."

"The Empress Dowager and Chang Le also suffer from qi stagnation; is it curable?"

"It can be cured, but let's wait a while until my skills improve further."

Lu Jinghe glanced inward and saw that his golden finger, "Supreme Pure Spirit Immortal Technique," was still evolving into a healing-type cultivation method, and it was already ninety percent complete.

"Okay, I'll give you a reward later."

"A reward? Are you going to cosplay as a prostitute again?"

"No!" Upon hearing the words "pure courtesan," Gao Yang immediately blushed and shook her head violently.

She was in so much pain that day, it felt like her body was falling apart, and she never wanted to experience it again.

A few days later.

Gao Yang pulled back the curtain of the carriage and said to Lu Jinghe, "I want to go for a walk."

After days of traveling, although the carriage was fairly comfortable, being cooped up all the time was still unpleasant.

Lu Jinghe nodded in agreement: "Okay, this is a good opportunity to get some exercise."

Lu Jinghe told the driver to slow down, then got out of the carriage carrying Xiao Sizi, and turned back to help Gao Yang down as well.

Ah Lü peeked out from Xiao Si Zi's sleeve, flicked her tongue, and seemed to enjoy the fresh air outside.

Gao Yang took a deep breath and laughed, "It's much more comfortable outside. It's so stuffy inside the carriage."

Little Sizi nestled in Lu Jinghe's arms, holding up the glass doll and pointing at the wildflowers by the roadside: "Xiao Li, this is good fortune!"

Xiao Li was the name Xiao Si Zi gave to the glass doll. It was an inanimate object and naturally wouldn't answer Xiao Si Zi, but she enjoyed it and had a lot of fun.

Just then, a series of rattling sounds came from ahead.

The earth trembled, and dust flew everywhere.

Lu Jinghe looked up and saw a black flag fluttering in the wind in the distance, with a large character "Tang" written on it.

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