Chapter 140: Sky Screen Live Streaming System (15)

When Xie Yang opened the refrigerator to get eggs, she took out a box of strawberry ice cream, scooped two small balls, and let the siblings sit on the sofa to eat slowly.

"Big Brother, this tastes so good!" Little Jinchu squinted her eyes in satisfaction, swinging her short legs.

Xie Jilin also thought it tasted good, but he was more curious about how it was preserved, as his aunt's house had no ice cellar.

So, he ran to the kitchen to ask Xie Yang.

Xie Yang smiled and pointed to the Electric Refrigerator: "This is called an Electric Refrigerator. Once it's plugged into electricity, it's like an ice cellar. Reach in and feel it."

After experiencing it, Xie Jilin was even more curious: there were clearly no ice cubes, yet his little hand felt so cool when he reached inside! The compartment below could even make ice cubes. How magical!

Xie Yang finished cooking, and the clothes had also been washed and dried; they were fluffy, fragrant, and seemed to still carry the scent of the sun.

The siblings couldn't help but widen their eyes: "The clothes are washed? Can we wear them?"

No need to beat them, no need to laboriously rinse them, and even less need to wring them out or hang them to dry; throw them in and take them out, and they can be worn? How magical!!!

【No wonder there are so many square boxes of all sizes in Aunt's house. I originally thought they were chests for storing clothes and bedding, but it turns out they are Immortal Artifacts for cooking, making snacks, and producing ice! This one has had his eyes opened!】

【That Immortal Artifact called a Washing Chicken is truly magical! Put dirty clothes in, and when you take them out, they are not only washed clean but also dried! If our Daliang had this thing, would we ever worry about not having clothes to change into on rainy days?】

The Director of the Imperial Academy and several other trusted ministers, who had been urgently summoned to the palace by the Emperor to discuss the Women's Academy, were still gathered in the garden in front of the Imperial Study, discussing while watching the Sky Screen, and naturally, they saw these comments.

"I wonder if you all have noticed that many Immortal Artifacts from the Heavenly Palace carry the word 'electric': Electric Lamp, Elevator, Television, Induction Cooker, Electric Refrigerator... It is evident that this electricity is the truly good stuff! It is just unknown how this electricity is obtained."

The Director of the Imperial Academy stroked his graying beard and voiced his insights from watching the Sky Screen over the past few days.

The Chancellor nodded and said: "This old man has also noticed that this electricity seems to be the most indispensable thing in the Heavenly Palace; almost every Immortal Artifact requires electricity. According to my observations, this electricity should be something everyone can afford. Yesterday, when the Little Marquis and the Princess's aunt took them out to play until the lanterns were lit, the entire city was brightly illuminated. And even in broad daylight, lights were on in many places. If electricity were a luxury item, it would be impossible to be so extravagant."

"Electricity... Heavenly Palace... could it be something transformed from thunder and lightning?" The Minister of Works squinted at the Sky Screen, muttering to himself.

"If it were truly transformed from thunder and lightning, then it must be fraught with difficulties and not a simple matter," the Minister of Revenue pondered. "If it were a simple matter, the Imperial Son-in-law would not leave such good things unused."

"..."

Indeed!

The Imperial Son-in-law is from the Heavenly Palace! Having grown accustomed to such good items, if it were simple, how could he leave them unused?

"Sigh..."

Everyone sighed in unison.

Currently, they had gained much inspiration and many ideas from the Heavenly Palace, but the only thing they could put into practice was the decree issued to the common people: "Lack of a son shall not be a reason for divorce."

Even this single decree had met with considerable resistance.

The resistance to promoting the Women's Academy would surely be even greater.

Therefore, after discussion, it was decided to start with the Imperial Academy, as official families were more accepting of women studying. Once the Women's Academy in Jingcheng stabilized, it would then be popularized and promoted in towns everywhere.

But the promotion of these policies was only a blessing for some, unlike electricity, which even the Emperor coveted.

"If only the Little Marquis's aunt could tell the Little Marquis and the Princess how electricity is obtained and how it is used."

"..."

That goes without saying!

While Xie Yang was baking a cake, she received a call from Wen Dajiu.

Xie Yang's mother's surname was Wen, and her hometown was a small town on a plain in the central region. She was the youngest child in the family, with two older brothers and one older sister above her. Wen's parents passed away early, and the four siblings looked after each other and pulled each other up as they grew.

Seven years ago, after the incident with the Xie Family, it was Xie Yang's two uncles who traveled from afar to help handle the funeral arrangements.

If it weren't for the fact that the educational resources in the countryside were not as good as in the big cities, and she was at a critical juncture before the College Entrance Examination, the two uncles would have wanted to take her back to their hometown to live.

Later, seeing that Xie Yang had been admitted to a university in Beijing and was living quite well on her own, they stopped insisting she return, but they never stopped sending her local specialties.

This time, when the call came, it was likely they had sent her something again.

Sure enough, as soon as the voice call connected, Wen Dajiu's gruff voice came through:

"Yang Yang, I had your cousin send you some fruit these past two days. It's just ripened at the Nongchang recently, very fresh! Keep an eye out for the delivery."

"Thank you, Uncle. Are you and Auntie in good health?"

"Good! Very good! By the way, Yang Yang, I heard from your cousin that you took down the advertisements looking for your brother. Is it because you ran out of money for ads, or is there news about A Ci?"

The relatives back home all knew about Xie Yang's massive efforts to advertise and search for her brother.

It would be hard not to know; even if they didn't pay much attention to information online, the electronic screen on the wall of the County Complex had been displaying her brother's photo for years, so it was impossible not to know about this matter.

"Uncle, my brother... I'm afraid the outlook is grim."

Xie Yang turned her back, avoiding the siblings watching Television in the living room, and whispered the general situation to her uncle, "... That is how things are. Now my nephew and niece are with me, and they will live with me from now on."

Wen Dajiu: "..."

After a long silence, he let out a long sigh.

In fact, when their nephew went missing in the car accident, they had felt the outlook was grim at the time.

It was just that their niece wouldn't give up, placing advertisements year after year, and it pained them to watch.

Now, this outcome was already much better than they had expected; at least their nephew had left behind two children.

"It's just a pity for the two children, and hard on you," Wen Dajiu comforted her for a few moments, then added, "It's a pity that the Nongchang is too busy these days, and it's hard to get leave, otherwise your aunt and I would want to come over to see you all."

"No need, Uncle. You stay busy with your work. During the New Year this year, I will bring them to see you."

"Good, good, good! Then it's settled!"

"Uncle, wait a moment, I'll switch to a video call and show you my nephew and niece. They are very beautiful, even more delicate than my brother was when he was little, which shows my sister-in-law must have been a great beauty."

As Xie Yang spoke, she switched to a video call and walked to the living room, letting the two children greet their Great Uncle.

The siblings looked curiously at their Great Uncle on the mobile phone video and said in unison: "Hello, Great Uncle!"

"Hello, hello! Oh my! They are indeed exquisite! Even better looking than the little stars on Television! Great Uncle will send a WeChat red envelope in a moment; have your aunt exchange it for cash and give it to you. Use it to buy school supplies and snacks you like."

"Thank you, Great Uncle!"

Wen Dajiu immediately smiled until the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes bunched up like chrysanthemums, and he invited them repeatedly: "When you are on vacation, come to Great Uncle's house to play with your aunt."

Not long after Wen Dajiu's call ended, Wen's second uncle also called, likely having heard from the first uncle about Xie Ci's two children.

They also had a video call, and they also sent over a red envelope transfer of six thousand.

In a small town in the central region, this could be considered a quite generous gift for a first meeting.

After all, the uncles worked at the Nongchang, and their monthly wages were only four or five thousand.

However, Xie Yang did not decline; later on, she would also give a red envelope to the children of her uncles' families, for kinship that has give-and-take is what lasts long.