The general's wife is sick

The carriage moved slowly in the snow, and half of the shaft was covered when it entered the snow. If the groom was not familiar with the direction of Yingkou roads, it would be difficult to say whether the carriage would be able to drive normally when going out in such weather.

In the snowy sky and the cold wind, Ji Liu was full of worries.

After returning home, it was rare for Ji Liu not to be in front of the three children, but to sit alone in the study in a daze.

Dai Mengyun went to look for charcoal, but Ji Liu deliberately didn't buy it from Shopkeeper Zhou's store, just to make him think that there really is a firework expert in his mansion.Now that you have lied, you must round up the lie.

Chen Guan went to other shops on the street to buy items containing other chemical elements, including a small amount of iron and copper from the smithy, rust hanging from rusty ironware, and a small amount of poisonous drugs from the medicine hall.

Making gunpowder is very dangerous. In order to avoid unnecessary complications, this method can only be used to confuse others.

If one day, the source of gunpowder is suspected, the items he purchased are enough to resist the exploration of those who are interested.

The next day, the cold wind stopped.The dark clouds parted from the sky, the sun hung high, and the heavy snow that had been coming for days finally stopped today.

The snow covering the streets and houses in Yingkou has already covered people's legs. As soon as the wind and snow stopped, people cleaning the streets appeared.

"Have people go door-to-door to count the number of people, and see if there is any shortage of food and clothing in the people's homes."

Immediately, Ji Liu ordered people to make statistics in Yingkou. Before winter came, he provided shelter, clothing and food for the lonely elderly, orphans and children in Yingkou. After the snow stopped, he was very concerned about the living conditions of these people.

After Xiong Jinghai ordered the soldiers of the army to shovel the snow from the general camp, he arranged several teams to clean the streets.

Zhu Changyuan took the carriage and took away all the sulfur and saltpeter from Shopkeeper Zhou's shop. This secret workshop was set up near the military camp, but far from the town.

When a soldier reported seeing Ji Liu near the barracks, Xiong Jinghai knew what Ji Liu was doing.

Ji Liu is working in the newly built workshop. He is wearing an iron jacket, completely wrapped himself up, a cloth scarf around his chin, and a hat on his head. This is the best protective measure he can think of so far.

At the other end of a long fuze is a pile of gray powder with a considerable weight. Step back to a safe distance and ignite the fuze with a torch. The gray powder ignites instantly, making a "boom" sound, and at the same time a thick yellow pungent smoke burst out .

In the distance, Ji Liu's expression was very dignified, and Xiong Jinghai stood behind him stunned.

"This is gunpowder." Ji Liu took off his iron leather jacket piece by piece, and unsheathed his face, "As long as the amount of this thing is right, it can blow up a person to the bone."

Xiong Jinghai looked at the smoke that hadn't dissipated, and the shock in his eyes could not dissipate for a long time.

"If it is detonated in the capital, no matter whose mansion it is, it will be razed to the ground in an instant."

Xiong Jinghai put his arms around Ji Liu, "Stop all your actions now, and leave this matter to someone else."

Ji Liu shook his head slowly, "This thing is too dangerous, I won't teach anyone how to make it."

After the initial frenzy in Xiong Jinghai's eyes, he was full of worry. He was unguarded against Ji Liu. Whatever he thought in his heart, he said in his mouth, "I don't want to lose you, but the power of gunpowder really frightens me. You are so smart, what's wrong with you?" A way to have the best of both worlds?"

"No, this kind of thing is dangerous, but if you follow the procedure and don't see the fire source, nothing will happen. The reason why I made it myself is because what I want to make is not explosives with a large amount of gunpowder, but more small gunpowder bombs." , stacked together, can also achieve the desired effect.”

This is the best way Ji Liu can think of so far. He does something small. If one day, unfortunately, a safety accident happens, he can still save his life.

"Is there a finished product?"

"I just made a small one, and it can be used after installing the fuse." Ji Liu took out a black ball from the box and handed it to Xiong Jinghai.

Because it hadn't been sealed yet, Xiong Jinghai carefully held it in his hand. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Xiong Jinghai would never have believed that such a small thing could explode with such great power.

"You go out and wait for me first, I will install a fuze, and later we will go to a secluded place in the distant grassland to try the power of the finished flame bomb."

Xiong Jinghai nodded, "Okay, I'll wait for you outside, you pay attention."

After a while, Ji Liu walked out the door with a hand-sewn sheepskin bag, and there was a spherical object in the bulging bag.

Xiong Jinghai led him into the grassland on horseback, and Hei Yun was extremely excited in the snow, leading the two of them to run toward the grassland.

After walking for about half a day, Xiong Jinghai saw the surrounding area was flat, and he took Ji Liu off the horse.

"It's cold!"

Xiong Jinghai was used to running around immediately, but it was too uncomfortable for Ji Liu. The first time he got off the horse, he retched a few times.Even with the protection of Xiong Jinghai's cloak, his face and hands were still icy cold, either frozen or frightened.

Rubbing his hands for Ji Liu, pulling off his collar and stuffing his cold hands into his chest, Xiong Jinghai asked, "Is this better?"

"much better."

Ji Liu came back and wrapped her clothes. Although the wind stopped, the grassland was already covered with heavy snow, and the temperature here was very low. After a while, a layer of frost formed on the cloth towel around her mouth.

"Go find a place with hard soil and bury it in. You can bury it deeper, and leave the fuse outside. This is an experimental product, so the fuse I left is very long."

Xiong Jinghai obediently went to bury the flame bomb.

Looking at Xiong Jinghai's back, Ji Liu didn't blame Xiong him. In the era of cold weapons, the sudden appearance of flame bombs was definitely a heaven-defying existence that crushed all weapons.Xiong Jinghai is a general, he has a very high military talent, and it is reasonable to like this kind of thing.

After burying the bomb, the husband and wife lay down in the snow and lit the fuze with a torch. Xiong Jinghai watched the small flames of the fuze go all the way to the direction where the bomb was buried, with a strange look in his eyes.

The fuze was very long, and it took a long time to wait for a long time after it was ignited before hearing a huge "bang" sound, a "cloud" rose into the sky, and soil and snow were blown everywhere.

It was rare for Xiong Jinghai to lose control, and pulled Ji Liu to jump up from the ground. He was so excited that he pulled back his cloak and dragged Ji Liu into his arms, lifted his chin and kissed him heavily.

Through the clothes, Ji Liu could also feel Xiong Jinghai's excitement, but he was too cold, lying on the ground for a while, his eyebrows and hair were covered with frost.

Trembling, he pushed Xiong Jinghai away, "Let's go back, I think I'm frozen."

After returning home, Xiong Jinghai immediately wrote a letter and sent it to the capital. This time, there were two more code words that Emperor Xuande didn't know.

At this time, the letter written by Ji Liu was delivered to the house on the outskirts of the capital, and Yan Bao, dressed in men's clothes, sat at the table inside the house to read the letter.

In the letter, Ji Liu tactfully asked about his relationship with Xiong Zhengli. After all, in the first letter after marriage, Yan Bao described Xiong Zhengli as a perfect husband.

Unconsciously, Yan Bao folded the letter paper, and he didn't intend to reply to Ji Liu's letter for the time being.

"Sister Lin!"

Nanny Lin put down the needle and thread in her hand and got up from the soft couch outside the house, "Master."

"Liu brother said in the letter that some rabbit fur coats and woolen blankets will be transported to the capital, and the day is coming soon, if there is any news from the mansion, please let me know as soon as possible."

Nanny Lin nodded, "Understood, young master."

Nanny Lin sat back and Yan Bao sat at the table. In front of him were stacks of ledgers, and he was using an abacus to calculate the amount page by page.

It has been more than ten days since he was sent out of the mansion by Xiong Zhengli, and Yan Bao gradually came out of his sorrow. Now he wears men's clothes all day long, forcing himself to settle accounts and read books, and spend most of the day trapped in the The chair at the desk.

Outside the door, two waiters reported at the door, "Nurse Lin, my uncle is here."

Nanny Lin glanced into the room, and found that Yan Bao hadn't heard her, she got up and tiptoed out of the room, "Go and tell my uncle, the young lady is fine, don't worry about it."

Outside the gate, Xiong Zhengli turned around and got on his horse when he heard the two servants' reply. Even though he had explained his interests to Yan Bao, the damage had already been done. These days, every time he happened to pass by here, what he saw was Yan Baoshou closed door.

Taking back the needle and thread again, Nanny Lin is embroidering a landscape painting. Her delicate stitches are steady, and the landscape painting in her hand is full of charm.

Yan Bao raised his head and lowered his head to focus on the matter in hand.

The snow stopped in the northwest, the vegetables and peppers in the west wing had been carefully picked, firecrackers exploded on the streets of Yingkou, and Ji Liu's restaurant opened.

Bazhenju, unlike the previous breakfast shop, only serves lunch and dinner here.

After the heavy snowfall, a new food shop opened, and many people entered the shop with a curious attitude to find out.

The aroma came from the back kitchen, and the occasional chili aroma lingered in the noses of the diners.

Everyone whispered to each other, and the chatter also stopped talking, "What is this smell? It smells a little spicy, but it smells so good!"

Dai Mengyun turned into Chengtuo, and the waiter in the shop took the lead to serve him the dishes. The waiter carried a tray full of red and spicy dishes all the way to his table, "Master Dai, this is spicy rabbit meat, boiled sliced ​​meat , spicy chicken diced, as well as the clear boiled cabbage heart and bean sprouts simmered in vinegar."

The eyes of the diners around were about to pop out. Compared with the aroma of chili peppers, what surprised them even more was that there were fresh green leafy vegetables in the heavy snow?

When Ji Liu made spicy rabbit diced for the first time, Dai Mengyun didn't eat it because of his "reservedness". Now he saw a table full of them, and even though he was usually calm, he couldn't hold back the throbbing in his heart at this time, and copied it. Pick up the chopsticks and start with the appetizing boiled pork slices exuding an attractive aroma.

"Xiao Er! Xiao Er!" The diners in the surrounding area called the waiter in the shop, seeing Dai Mengyun's eating, he swallowed desperately.

Xiao Er walked up to him, "Guest officer, what are your orders?"

"What does Master Dai eat?"

"Oh, that's our family's signature dish. Even well-informed merchants who have traveled all over the world have never tasted such delicious food."

"Is it expensive?"

"Here's the menu and prices, just take a look, and call me if you need it!"

"Xiao Er, here is a menu!"

"I also have a menu here!"