"This is a road that Sir asked someone to repair. It's called a cement road. It's not a road built from a big rock. The road was made of cement mixed with sand, so it looked like a whole piece.”
Violet Girl glanced at the cement road that Nongyu was staring at and replied absent-mindedly.
Her mind had already flown to Lu Yi's side. She wondered if Lu Yi would be happy to know that she had suddenly returned.
"A cement road? What is cement?"
"Eh, sister, what kind of wheel is that? It could actually turn on its own? He could even scoop water from the stream.”
After entering the valley, Nongyu realized that her eyes were not enough.
She had yet to figure out the concrete road underground. She looked at the wheel that was spinning by itself in the stream beside her and asked Violet in surprise.
"That's a tube-shaped cart. It's installed by the stream to get water for irrigation. It was a small toy that Sir had casually made for the convenience of the people in the valley to irrigate their fields.”
Violet Maiden glanced at the cart and replied. The cart was not only used by Phantom Valley, but the surrounding commoners had also obtained the cart and promoted it.
This kind of tube-shaped cart was built by the river and could turn automatically by relying on the power of the water flow. Then, it turned with the leaves on the wheel, guiding the water of the river to a higher place.
This was very important for irrigation in the Central Plains, especially during times of drought. It saved the commoners the trouble of scooping water for irrigation. They could also draw water day and night.
The function of the tube-shaped cart was not only to divert water for irrigation, but also to be used as the power of the stone mill, saving the effort of pushing the mill.
"What kind of car is that? Is someone spinning there?"
After listening to Violet Girl's explanation, Nongyu suddenly saw something rotating on the top of a mountain not far away and could not help but ask curiously.
"Hehe, that's called a windmill. It can be turned by the wind. However, it could only be used as a mill and could not be used for irrigation. Many things in this valley relied on the power of nature to operate. If they relied on human power, there was no need.”
Violet Maiden didn't even need to look to know what that thing on the mountain was. She had lived in this Ghost Valley for so many years, so she was very familiar with every place.
There were many things here, and she had even seen Sir casually make them with her own eyes. Some of them were given to the people nearby, while some were only used in the valley.
Violet Girl sometimes did not understand her master's meaning, and she did not know why Lu Yi was busy with all this.
Nongyu was already numb to the thought as the carriage moved forward. She had seen too many new things along the way, all of which she had never seen before. Moreover, these things had their own uses and were much more convenient.
She felt as if she had returned to the feeling she had in the past. At that time, she had just been sold from Baiyue to Xinzheng. She had arrived at the capital of the Central Plains from a remote place. Then, she had seen the prosperity of the Central Plains, which made her dizzy.
Now, everything in Phantom Valley was compared to Xin Zheng. Although there weren't as many people coming and going there, the technology was much more advanced than there. It refreshed her knowledge everywhere.
"Heaven, Earth, Black, Yellow, Universe, Chaos. The sun and moon are full in the west, and the stars are arranged. Cold comes and summer goes, autumn harvests and winter hides. Leap Yu Cheng Nian, Lulu Tiao Yang…"
At this moment, the carriage suddenly stopped. Nongyu heard a young man's pleasant voice reciting some words in a cadence.
Then, the group of children followed suit and recited the words. The words themselves were in rhyme, and the recitation was very smooth and easy to remember. She had only heard it once and could remember it.
"We've arrived at the school. Teacher is in class. We'll just wait for Teacher to finish his class.”
What made Nongyu curious was that when they reached the school gate, Violet Girl stopped and sat in the carriage to wait. The sense of urgency from before was completely gone.
"When the teacher is lecturing, he cannot be interrupted unless there is an urgent matter. This is his rule and also the academy's rule.”
Violet Girl explained after glancing at Nongyu. There were some rules in Ghost Valley that she had to explain to Nongyu. Nongyu had just arrived and didn't know the rules. In the future, if he didn't pay attention and violated the rules, he would be punished.
"In Phantom Valley, everyone respects their teachers. The teacher was the most important. The teacher who initiated and taught was important. When a teacher was lecturing, one could not disturb them unless it was something important.”
Phantom Valley had schools for enlightenment, schools for preaching, and schools for teaching. Medicine, agriculture, soldiers, craftsmen, merchants, there were people lecturing in every industry, and there were young people learning.
Therefore, there were many teachers here. Some of them joined because of Lu Yi, while others were trained by Lu Yi. They were responsible for the training of all the young people in Phantom Valley, from enlightenment to teaching.
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