Chapter 35: Why are there two little ears on this hairband?
“Madam, this ice cream is a Western item that the General brought back for you from Harbin. Please try it.”
Deep within the military camp, in a delicate courtyard.
Gu Ruiyu looked at the ice cream brought to her by the rough-hewn maid, her mind momentarily blank.
This past week, Zhang Xue Ming had gone to Yu Feng Zhi's house to visit his relatives.
She had enjoyed a rare moment of peace.
Initially, she thought she'd be delighted by this freedom.
But she couldn't explain it, less than two days after Zhang Xue Ming left, she felt an emptiness in her heart.
Her mind was filled with his imposing figure.
Gu Ruiyu was only 20 this year. Zhang Xue Ming had opened her eight gates, essentially opening Pandora's Box.
Every night, she felt a surge of emotions she couldn't control.
Moreover, knowing that she was destined to be Zhang Xue Ming's third concubine, the Zhang family servants treated her with the utmost care, providing her with the best of everything.
She no longer faced the harsh criticism from the head of the opera troupe, forcing her to practice her singing and dance, bending her body and stretching her limbs.
Gu Ruiyu felt a sense of ‘finding pleasure here, I forget my home’, a feeling of contentment.
No work to do, just daydreaming and wasting her life!
It was truly wonderful!
She ate the finest supplements every day, slept soundly, free from any pressure.
Within a week.
Gu Ruiyu's skin became even fairer, exuding a delicate and elegant aura, like that of a noble lady.
“Sister, is this ice cream delicious?”
While Gu Ruiyu was lost in thought, her little cousin approached her.
She looked at the ice cream in Gu Ruiyu's hand, like a puppy.
“You little glutton, you don't even know how to practice your singing and dance, all you do is eat. I'll have to find a man to marry you off quickly!”
Just as Gu Ruiyu was about to scold her little cousin.
She saw the maid returning.
“What is it? Anything else?”
“Madam, the General just instructed you to change into these clothes and find him!”
Clothes?
Gu Ruiyu looked at the extremely exquisite rosewood box the maid presented, inside were a few items of clothing.
However.
Why was this fabric so little!
Although it was embroidered with many black rose patterns, it looked nearly transparent!
How could she wear this outside?
Also, why were there two fluffy black cat ears on this hairband?
Lastly.
Gu Ruiyu touched a black tail.
The tail's fur was lustrous, it was clearly a valuable Northeast black fox tail.
It would be perfect for making a fur collar.
But why was there such a bright emerald dragon pearl attached to it?
Seeing Gu Ruiyu's troubled expression.
The maid bowed respectfully.
“Madam, the General said! If you don't know how to use it, go to him, he'll teach you personally!”
.........
Thanks to the advancement of technology!
Whoever invented black stockings must have saved the Milky Way in their past life.
“Ruiyu, what kind of pose is this in Peking Opera?”
“Master, it's called ‘Fishing for the Moon from the Sea!’”
For the sake of performing opera, Gu Ruiyu practiced her soft bone techniques. She could bend backward and touch her buttocks with her head, forming a large 'C' shape.
Maintaining this pose now.
Gu Ruiyu could see for herself.
It turned out that this tail wagged so cutely.
How did the General think of this?
Gu Ruiyu, being a famous opera singer in Changchun.
Unconsciously began singing a delicate passage from the "Longevity Palace"!
“Beneath Mount Emei, few travelers pass by. Spring rain and gentle breeze caress the face. With rouge and powder, the emperor rides on a steed, I cannot see...”
Soon, Gu Ruiyu was unable to continue.
She looked towards the door with a dreamy gaze.
“Master, why hasn't Shu Zhen sister arrived yet?”
Zhang Xue Ming smiled helplessly: “Today you have to work hard alone. Your Zhang Shu Zhen is addicted to fighting bandits and hasn't returned yet!”
“Shu Zhen sister, come back quickly! Save me!”
..........
With Wang Yong Jiang's help, the overall personnel arrangement in Daqing City was greatly optimized. The engineering progress was managed with exceptional clarity.
Within half a month.
The ironworks, chemical plant, and arms factory, among other major factories, had their frameworks completed.
They began entering the trial production phase.
Due to personnel and factory space limitations.
The production capacity of these factories was only 10% of their theoretical peak.
Even so, the arms factory could still produce 100 Mosin-Nagant cavalry rifles and tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition per day. After all, the factory blueprints were provided by the system, far surpassing the average production speed in this world!
In the chemical plant, the most basic ‘three acids and two alkalis’ in the field of chemical engineering began production!
With this!
Zhang Xue Ming could construct Level 3 buildings!
For example, nitric acid could be used to produce nitroglycerin, and concentrated sulfuric acid could be transformed into dihydrogen calcium phosphate, a phosphate fertilizer.
These were essential products for the 【Explosives Factory】 and 【Fertilizer Factory】.
Besides these!
The oil extraction plant could extract 200 barrels of crude oil daily.
Refining the heavy oil yielded the supplementary material that Zhang Xue Ming currently needed most - ‘asphalt’!
With this!
Zhang Xue Ming could finally lay down Level 1 asphalt roads, putting those muddy roads in Daqing's past for good.
There were truly countless treasures that could be extracted from oil.
Aviation gasoline, diesel, lubricating oil, heavy oil, asphalt, polyethylene!
And even, using petrochemical fibers, he could make 'Dacron' fabric. This fabric was stiff, wrinkle-resistant, strong, and durable, making it ideal for making workwear.