Chapter 993 Notes
Qi Tongwei opened the book "Notes on Earth Veins" and repeatedly stroked the page about "soil pollution". Finally, he wrote a line of words in heavy letters: "People owe the land, and the land must be returned."
The restoration work was harder than expected. Ordinary pollution control methods were completely ineffective, as the chemicals took root in the soil. Liang Lu led her team to conduct experiments day and night, mixing night-scented mushrooms, earthworm manure and wormwood ash to make a black restoration agent. "Let's try it out." She poured the restoration agent into the sewage pool, and white foam immediately appeared on the surface of the pool, like boiling milk.
Just when everyone was getting anxious, a turning point appeared. One morning, Qi Tongwei went to see the new locust tree as usual and found that the totem on the trunk was surprisingly bright, and the dragon-shaped pattern seemed to be flowing. He followed the shadow of the tree and dug up a rusty iron box next to the tree root. Inside was an account book from the Republic of China period, which recorded the secret discharge of sewage from the mine. What's more, there was a hand-drawn map in the account book, marking the direction of the underground river - the sewage was flowing along the underground river towards the village!
"It turns out that the land had already given us a hint!" Qi Tongwei slapped his thigh. He led his men to build an ecological dam upstream of the underground river according to the map, using a special material mixed with repair agents and gravel. Strangely enough, when the first stone was thrown into the river, the water suddenly surged, as if something was stirring it. The villagers on duty at night said that they saw a green light flashing in the river, like a dragon swimming in the water.
Half a month later, a miracle happened. The originally black soil slowly turned yellow, the tea trees sprouted new buds, and even the sewage pools had water plants growing. Even more miraculous was that dragon scale-like patterns could be vaguely seen on the newly grown bell-ringing rice ears. The city's environmental protection department came to test, and the data was so good that it was unbelievable that the heavy metal content in the soil had almost dropped to zero.
As the news spread, visitors flocked to the site. There were scientific research experts and farmers from nearby villages. Qi Tongwei stood under the new locust tree and explained to everyone: "This land is like a person. If you treat it well, it will be kind to you. If you abuse it, it will also bear grudges." He touched the totem on the trunk, and the dragon's eyes seemed to be glowing. "The words left by our ancestors are correct. Everything has cause and effect. You will get what you sow."
Today, the manor has become a model for the surrounding area. Every Qingming Festival, villagers gather under the new locust tree and place the fruits and vegetables they grow to thank the land for its gifts. Children chase each other in the fields, with bell-ringing rice seeds in their pockets, saying they will take them home to plant. Qi Tongwei has written the 32nd volume of "Notes on the Earth's Veins". The latest page has a picture of a soaring dragon, and next to it is written: "The sky is vast, the wilderness is boundless, and the land never lies."
The mountain wind blew again, and the rice fields rustled, like countless small bells singing. Qi Tongwei looked at the mountains in the distance and thought of the ups and downs of these years.
The dragon-shaped totem on the new locust tree suddenly glowed, and its golden lines meandered like a living thing, echoing the red light in the sky.
"It's the Phoenix Totem that has appeared in the world!" The little fox jumped onto Qi Tongwei's shoulder at some point, and the rune on the tip of its tail flashed violently. "The dragon is the spirit of the earth, and the phoenix is the essence of the sky. When yin and yang interact, there will be big changes!" Before he finished speaking, the alarm of the monitoring station suddenly sounded. On the holographic screen, the energy flow of the entire ecological network suddenly accelerated, like a boiling galaxy.
Liang Lu hurried over, holding a newly discovered Ming Dynasty land deed in her hands. On the yellowed paper, in addition to the land records, there was also a half-drawn dragon and phoenix totem - the dragon body was entwined between the mountains and rivers, and the phoenix wings were spread out like clouds in the sky. The intersection of the two was clearly marked with "Dongjiang Village". "I found it in the pile of ancient books in the library," she said with excitement, "it turns out that this place has been the place where dragons and phoenixes meet since ancient times!"
The news spread quickly throughout the surrounding area. The old people gathered under the new locust tree and told the legend passed down from generation to generation: whenever there was a severe drought or flood, the dragon and phoenix stone at the entrance of the village would glow and guide the villagers through the difficulties. However, when the mine was later developed, the dragon and phoenix stone was blasted into rubble and never appeared again. Aunt Wang tremblingly pulled out a cloth bag from the bottom of the box, which contained a broken stele with a phoenix pattern engraved on it: "This is what my father picked up from the slag pile at the risk of his life..."
However, the appearance of auspiciousness also attracted uninvited guests. A cultural development company broke into the manor with an excavator, claiming to "protectively develop the dragon and phoenix culture." They planted colorful flags in the rice fields, and the blueprints clearly planned a "Dragon and Phoenix Theme Park": a glass plank road spanning the dragon vein, an LED screen simulating a phoenix dancing in the sky, and even planned to transform the new locust tree into a giant sculpture.
"No!" Qi Tongwei stood in front of the excavator, and behind him were the villagers who came spontaneously. Zhang Dazhu held up the sonic device, Chen Xiaolong held a spray bottle filled with night-scented mushroom spores, and the children held up a wooden sign that read "Give me back my land." The mountain wind suddenly became sharp, and the rolled up gravel gathered into a vortex above the Longfeng Stone Site, and the faint echo of dragon roaring and phoenix singing could be heard.
When the conflict was about to break out, something strange happened. A large amount of red mud suddenly gushed out from under the soil that was shoveled away by the bulldozer, and condensed into the outline of a phoenix in the air. Wherever the mud went, all the machines failed and smoke came out of the circuits. Even more bizarre was that the staff of the cultural company automatically played the secret video of them destroying the ancient monument on their mobile phones.
"This is the wrath of the dragon and phoenix!" Taoist Xuanqing rushed over upon hearing the news, holding a compass and walking quickly in the manor. When the needle stopped beside the new locust tree, there was a sudden vibration from the ground, and several stone slabs engraved with dragon and phoenix totems broke out of the ground. Master Mingkong clasped his hands together and sighed, "How can a place protected by dragons and phoenixes be desecrated?"
Qi Tongwei opened the 32nd volume of "Notes on Earth Veins" and wrote new comments next to the sketch of the dragon and phoenix totem. He noticed that when the villagers held the seeds of the bell-ringing rice and prayed around the new locust tree, the eyes of the dragon totem would ooze crystal dew, and the wings of the phoenix totem would sprinkle golden light spots. These light spots fell on the damaged soil and gave birth to a new variety of night-scented mushrooms - the cap showed a dragon and phoenix intertwined pattern.
The test results of the scientific research team are shocking. The new variety of night-scented mushroom can not only quickly decompose heavy metals, but its mycelium network can also transmit bioelectric signals. Even more amazing is that when the image of the dragon and phoenix totem is projected on the mushroom greenhouse, the yield will increase three times, and it is rich in unknown active ingredients. A medical expert excitedly said: "This is simply opening up a new dimension of biotechnology!"
After the storm subsided, an ecological and cultural museum was built in the manor. The dragon and phoenix slabs were properly placed in glass display cases, and holographic projections reproduced their former glory. Children like to listen to the little fox telling the story of "Dragon and Phoenix Protecting the Fields". When the story gets exciting, the dragon totem on the new locust tree will spit out smoke and change into various shapes in the air.