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Chapter 162 The Relationship between Stone Mill and Lu Ban

[It would be better for me to stay and become a priest. Now Emperor Xin has no cultivation and can't even hurt a hair of mine. If I really consummate the marriage with him, then... it will really hurt his self-esteem. ]

After hearing this, Emperor Xin shuddered involuntarily. He really couldn't imagine whether he would still have the face to live in this world if such a thing really happened.

So, Emperor Xin didn't care about being exposed and couldn't wait to speak: "Meng Meng, in order to prevent those craftsmen from continuing to fool around, I decided to appoint you as a priest, fully responsible for the repair of the temple and the worship of Nuwa."

Su Xiaomeng was secretly happy, but in order to match her status, she still pretended to be hesitant: "This is not good, I am here to be the king's consort. If I become a priest, I will not be able to serve the king."

"It's okay, it's okay," Emperor Xin waved his hands vigorously, "I was tricked and was disrespectful in front of Goddess Nuwa, but I am busy with government affairs and cannot serve you in person."

"As the saying goes, husband and wife are one, I can only trouble Mengmeng."

Su Xiaomeng declined again and again, and finally agreed: "It's no trouble, no trouble. It's my honor to share the king's worries."

In order to show his sincerity, Emperor Xin not only arranged many craftsmen, but also sent many precious gold, silver, jewelry, various silks and many exquisite bronze wares.

As the saying goes, to see whether the believers of a god are devout is to see whether they are willing to spend money to make offerings.

In order to defuse the anger of Nuwa, Su Xiaomeng used up all the treasures sent by Emperor Xin without any hesitation.

It was made of the finest silk, with gold and silver threads and embellished with various jewels. It sparkled brightly under the candlelight.

Su Xiaomeng personally cast a spell to put the robe on the statue of Nuwa, and re-sculpted the face of the statue of Nuwa based on the appearance of the most beautiful woman in her memory.

In order to prevent Emperor Xin from getting angry again, Su Xiaomeng deliberately put on a veil, leaving only a pair of loving eyes.

While Su Xiaomeng was pinching her face, other parts of the temple had been renovated.

It turned out that the priest of the temple saw this and specially found Su Xiaomeng, hoping to hold a sacrifice and tell Nuwa the good news.

This was exactly what Su Xiaomeng wanted, so she agreed very readily.

After receiving the order, everyone began to prepare the sacrifice.

Unhusked grains, bloody animal heads, and turbid rice wine.

If Emperor Xin had not abolished human sacrifice, there would probably still be a lot of slaves here.

Su Xiaomeng pretended to be angry and overturned the altar: "You can use these things to sacrifice to Goddess Nuwa! Call the king here immediately."

Seeing Su Xiaomeng getting angry, the others were terrified. While begging for mercy, they quickly ran to Shouxian Palace and reported what had just happened.

Emperor Xin was eating. When he heard that Su Xiaomeng was not satisfied with the sacrifice, he did not dare to neglect her. He threw down his chopsticks and rushed over as fast as he could.

"Mengmeng, I'm sorry," Emperor Xin took the initiative to apologize, "I couldn't bear to hurt my own people, so I cancelled the human sacrifice."

"Don't worry, I will arrange for someone to bring five people, no, slaves, to serve as sacrifices to the goddess Nuwa."

Seeing that Emperor Xin had misunderstood, Su Xiaomeng quickly stopped him: "Your Majesty, you misunderstood. I am not angry because I did not use human sacrifice. On the contrary, your initiative to abolish human sacrifice is a very smart decision."

"Think about it, Nuwa is the mother of the human race. She created the human race with her own hands. What's the difference between you offering human sacrifices to her and sending back the things she gave you?"

Immediately afterwards, Su Xiaomeng’s voice rang in Emperor Xin’s mind.

[Those who know you are offering sacrifices to show respect to the goddess Nuwa, but those who don’t know you might think you received a defective product and want to return it? ]

When Emperor Xin found out that Su Xiaomeng was not angry about the cancellation of the human sacrifice, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Meng Meng, if it's not because no one is offering sacrifices, then why are you angry? Sacrifices have been in this format for thousands of years. Moreover, I just arranged for someone to check, and the palace servants did not use inferior materials to prepare sacrifices."

"Hehe!" Su Xiaomeng snorted, "Is it always this way? My king, the sacrifice is for the goddess Nuwa to enjoy. Let me ask you, do you eat raw millet with shells or bloody fresh meat?"

Emperor Xin vaguely guessed what Su Xiaomeng meant, and asked tentatively: "Mengmeng, do you mean to cook the sacrifices before serving them?"

Su Xiaomeng nodded first, then shook her head vigorously: "The cooking level of the Shang Dynasty is too low, it's not delicious at all. This kind of thing can't be used as a sacrifice to the goddess Nuwa."

"What Nuwa wants to eat must be very fine food. How about this, my king, you arrange another thousand craftsmen for me to prepare sacrifices for Nuwa."

"Eh?" Emperor Xin was a little confused. "Mengmeng, did you say something wrong? If you want to cook, shouldn't you prepare a chef? What do you need craftsmen for? And a thousand is too many."

Su Xiaomeng spoke slowly: "If you want to do your work well, you must first sharpen your tools. I need to prepare some cooking tools first. Your Majesty will not be reluctant to give up even these few people, right?"

Immediately afterwards, Su Xiaomeng complained in her heart.

[Isn't this just for the sake of superficial work, corruption and extravagance, and a waste of money and labor? ]

[Let them scold for a while, and when the stone mill is finished, grind the wheat into flour and the soybeans into soy milk. Not only can it improve the taste, but it can also add two more easily digestible foods. ]

[Killing two birds with one stone, I am so smart. 】

According to the "Shiben", the stone mill was invented by Lu Ban in the Warring States Period. Before that, people processed grains by placing grains in stone mortars and pounding them with pestles.

Therefore, Emperor Xin did not know what the stone mill that Su Xiaomeng was talking about was. He could only guess from her voice that it might be made of stone.

However, since Su Xiaomeng was not talking nonsense nor deliberately making trouble, Emperor Xin had no reason to refuse and agreed very readily.

"No problem. I will give the order right away and gather a thousand craftsmen for your use."

"Only craftsmen are not enough," Su Xiaomeng continued to ask for more in order to establish her image, "I also need a large amount of bronze, food, cloth, and stone."

Emperor Xin was full of confidence and waved his hand: "No problem, Mengmeng, make a list. As long as they are what I have, I will arrange for someone to deliver them to you."

In the next few days, as Su Xiaomeng had expected, as a large number of craftsmen and materials were sent in, Su Xiaomeng was attacked by both the government and the public.

The hat of the evil concubine who brought disaster to the country was firmly pinned on her head.

Emperor Xin was worried that Su Xiaomeng would be angry, so he hurried over, patted his chest and swore that he would resolve the matter as quickly as possible.

Su Xiaomeng didn't care and raised her eyebrows slightly: "They have their own mouths, let them say whatever they want. If you kill them directly, wouldn't it confirm my reputation as a demon concubine who harms the country?"

"Oh, there is one more thing," Emperor Xin changed the subject, "You Hun just gave me a blueprint, saying that this is a rare item he got by accident, called the Deer Tower."

"As long as we follow the blueprints and build this thousand-foot-high platform, and then place agate, jade, and pearls at specific locations, we can draw down the essence of the sun and the moon, and even attract immortals to descend to the earth."

"When the time comes, I only need to prepare delicious food, fine wine, and beautiful women, and I can drink and have fun with the immortals. I can also receive gifts from the immortals and live a long and healthy life."

Before he finished speaking, Emperor Xin heard Su Xiaomeng's mocking voice in his mind.

[Which immortal has a hole in his brain that would leave behind precious nectar, dragon liver and phoenix marrow and come here to eat this disgusting thing of yours? ]

[A thousand feet sounds high, but the buildings in the upper world are all very high. They don't have a mission like me and have to go down to the lower world, so why do they come to your small terrace?]

[After this thing is built, there will definitely not be any immortals, but all kinds of demons and monsters! If I encounter a mentally ill person, he will eat Emperor Xin directly, and I will not be able to complete this mission. ]

[No, we have to think of a way to dispel Emperor Xin's crazy idea! ]

Emperor Xin was sweating profusely and was terrified.

Mengmeng, oh no, Goddess, don't bother, I have given up this idea.

Just wait, I'll go back and chop that bastard You Hun into minced meat.

At this moment, Su Xiaomeng suddenly spoke.

"Your Majesty, I brought a good thing from my hometown and wanted to present it to you."

As she spoke, Su Xiaomeng turned her wrist and a flat glass bottle appeared in front of Emperor Xin.

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