farming in ancient times

Early the next morning, when the horn sounded outside, Xiao Er got up.He walked out of the tent with the clothes he had changed last night, and before Xiao Er raised his head to see the sunrise, a soldier appeared in front of him.

Xiao Er took a step back subconsciously, "Well, what's the matter with you?"

The visitor scratched the back of his head embarrassingly, and rubbed his forehead again. Just when Xiao Er thought it was time to speak, he suddenly lightened his hand, and raised his eyes, the wooden basin in his hand had been taken away by the other party.

"Hey, what are you doing with my basin?" Seeing that the other party turned around and ran away with the basin in hand, Xiao Er rushed to chase him away.But as soon as he moved his legs, someone grabbed his arm.

Xiao Er turned his face to look, "General Huang, what are you pulling me for?"

"Ma'am, how can you wash clothes?" Huang Qu let go of Xiaoer but blocked his way, "The armory has started to make that crossbow, madam, do you want to go and have a look?"

"But, I still have to cook." Xiaoer said.

When Huang Qu choked, he gritted his teeth and said, "Those stupid pig-like fire fighters can't even cook a meal." Then he said, "Ma'am, can I help you light the fire?"

Xiao Er figured it out, this person was so enthusiastic about him today, he was all thanks to Lian Fa Nu.

But Butcher Gao was not around, and Xiao Er didn't want to cook anything delicious.So I put the noodle cake I made last night in the pot to heat up, and then fried pork and stewed bean sprouts and planned to eat.

When Huang Qu saw it, he said, "Ma'am, why do you only make one dish, how can one dish be enough to eat?"

Xiao Er looked at his expression very funny, people who didn't know the truth saw it and thought he was abusing him.To be honest, "I can't finish this pot of vegetables, and it's a waste to make too much."

"Hey, ma'am, you can't finish eating." Before Xiaoer could open his mouth, he went to get the chopsticks and cakes, "Then let me help you eat."

Xiao Er was really speechless at this moment, who asked him to go to the armory in a hurry.

At this time, Yin Wei, who always couldn't wait for Huang Qu and Xiao Er, asked Xiao Bing to find someone in the general's tent, but when Xiao Bing came and said that General Huang was helping his wife to eat, Yin Wei cursed secretly, bastard!

Zheng Nan smiled and said, "Our wife, the general, is quite powerful." Yin Wei turned to look at him, and Zheng Nan said, "Isn't that right, that kid Huang Qu didn't even accept you and the general before, so, this lady came here On the third day, Huang Qu doesn't even want his face."

Seeing him taking pleasure in other's misfortune, Yin Wei snorted, "Don't eat the steamed buns made by my wife."

"I didn't say anything." He smiled clearly. Huang Qu has a thick skin. Could it be that the military division has ear problems when he is old... No, "You don't have a sore mouth from envy, do you?"

"You are the one who is envious and jealous!" As he said that, he turned his head and went to watch the craftsman making a crossbow.

Zheng Nan's eyes were sharp, and when he saw his ears were red, he suddenly bent over Le.

When Xiao Er and Huang Qu came over, they saw General Zheng lying on the ground without any image, and Xiao Er asked concerned, "What's wrong with you, do you want to see a doctor?"

"I can't die!" Yin Wei glanced at Zheng Nan, then immediately put on a face that he thought he was kind and said to Xiao Er, "Ma'am, this is a crossbow that has just been made. Would you like to try it?"

Xiao Er shook his head, "I don't understand either, as long as you try to be useful. By the way, have you bought the sulfur and saltpeter I asked for yesterday?"

"It's time to arrive at noon, madam, please wait." Yin Wei said hastily, "As soon as they come back, I will ask them to deliver the things to your account."

"That's all right, if I don't have anything to do, I'll go out." Xiaoer stood in the armory for a while and was sweating all over. Seeing that the clothes of several craftsmen were wet, he couldn't help sighing secretly, it would be great if there was an air conditioner.

Thinking of Xiaoer slapping his head here, Yin Wei was startled, "Ma'am, you, why are you beating yourself!"

Xiao Er: "I'm too stupid."

Huang Qu: "If Ma'am is stupid, then we won't have any smart people here."

Known for his strategy, Yin Wei, who felt that he was more conscientious, was not displeased when he heard this, and said, "Ma'am, you are too modest." What's more, he was born in a farming family and only knows how to farm, so go ahead and lie to ghosts.

"Hey, you guys..." Seeing them singing together and throwing good words at him as if they didn't want money, Xiaoer could only run away with his head in his arms.

When he got to the tent, Xiaoer thought it was all right, so he took a hoe and a wooden bucket and planned to dig cicadas in the grove, and take a look at what the grove was like.

And Yin Wei said that those who went to Yanmen Pass to buy food would be able to come back at noon, but they didn't come back until Xiaoer stir-fried the cicadas he had dug earlier.

Xiao Er went to look for saltpeter as soon as he saw a few people, Yin Wei saw that he was in such a hurry, he smiled and said, "Madam wants them to help you get something, if you have to do everything yourself, then what do you want them to do?"

"That's right. Ma'am, you just need to move your mouth." Huang Qu continued.

Zheng Nan was even more interesting, and directly took a bag of saltpeter and put it in front of Xiaoer, "Ma'am, are these enough?"

Xiao Er sighed, a crossbow can make the Big Three so stupid, when he gets the gunpowder, wouldn't these people want to kneel down for him.However, the top priority is not gunpowder, but, "General Zheng, please help me carry these things to the armory."

"Okay!" Zheng Nan nodded, picked it up and left.

Huang Channel, "Ma'am, what am I doing?"

"Go and help me find a big wooden basin, and bring it to the weapon room." After Xiaoer finished speaking, he saw Yin Wei took a step in front of him, and said with his hand on his forehead, "Master, please bring two buckets of water over there."

Sure enough, Xiao Er only needs to move his mouth, and everything he needs will be ready.

Xiaoer first poured water into the big wooden basin, and then put saltpeter into it little by little. Yin Wei just wanted to ask his wife what you were doing, but when he saw the water slowly forming lumps, he was dumbfounded, "It won't be, it won't be what I thought. like that?"

"What are you thinking?" Zheng Nan asked strangely.

Yin Wei lost his composure and said, "Ice! Ice!"

When Huang Qu heard this, he stretched out his hand, Xiaoer picked up the water ladle and patted his hand, "This ice is not edible, if you want to drink ice water, hurry up and get a clean earthenware pot."

"I'll go!" Yin Wei raised his legs and ran.Holding the clay pot and handing it to Xiao Er, he said, "Ma'am, what's next?"

Xiao Er put the clay pot into the ice water that was about to form a whole block, and then filled the pot with water. When the temperature around them became lower and lower, Xiao Er said to the craftsmen who were making crossbows, "These ice Just keep it for your use."

Ice is a precious thing in summer, and it is mostly used by dignitaries.And although these craftsmen work in the army, their status is no higher than that of ordinary civilians.Hearing Xiao Er's words, she knelt down on her knees and said in fear, "Small, I don't dare, so I will keep it for Madam."

"I want to use ice and I can do it myself." Xiao Er was always gentle and gentle, but this stare showed some momentum.Yin Wei and Zheng Nan were acquainted with each other, and they could see the satisfaction in each other's eyes.That's how the general's wife should be.

At this moment, a jar of water that was put into the basin earlier turned into thin ice. Zheng Nan got a hammer from somewhere, smashed the ice in the basin with a bang, and walked away holding the jar.

"Bastard! What will we do if you take it away!" Yin Wei yelled and chased after him.

Huang Qu didn't move, staring at Xiaoer and said, "Ma'am..."

The veins on the forehead of the little second are throbbing. Why are these people so persistent in calling him his wife, "There is saltpeter there, I want to use it yourself. By the way, the saltpeter in the water can be used back and forth."

"How to use it?" several craftsmen kneeling on the ground asked anxiously.

Xiao Er said, "When the ice melts, put the basin in the sun to dry, and the saltpeter will come out as soon as it dries." As he said that, Xiao Er bent down to play with charcoal and sulfur.

Seeing this, Huang Qu didn't go to get ice water, but rolled up his sleeves and asked, "Ma'am, what do you want, I'll do it."

Xiao Er glanced at him unexpectedly, and then said politely, "Help me find a few knots of bamboo."

bamboo?This thing is not easy to find in the north, and what Madam wants, even if it needs to go to heaven and earth, General Huang will get it for him at this moment. Thinking of the bamboo ladder used to break the city, Huang Qu simply demolished a ladder, and then Cut into sections.

Xiao Er suddenly laughed, "You cut off the ladder to climb the city, what do you use later?"

"This side is all prairie, only rugs and there is no city for us to attack." Huang Qu followed Xiao Er's instructions and repaired the bamboo joints.

When Xiaoer heard what he said earlier, he tentatively asked, "General Huang, do you think that if we reveal our actual situation to the enemy, will the barbarians come to attack us?"

"What did Madam say?" Yin Wei, who was carrying two bowls of ice water, almost threw the bowls in his hand.

"Hey, military commander, why are you back?" Xiao Er asked strangely.

Where can I go if I don't come back.Yin Wei saw several craftsmen making crossbows look up at him and stared at him. The craftsmen were frightened by him and hurriedly moved into the weapon room.

But Yin Wei squeezed Huang Qu away and handed the bowl in his hand to Xiao Er. Xiao Er shook his head to signal that he didn't want it, and Huang Qu reached out to take it.The angry military advisor raised his leg and kicked him. In order to get two bowls of ice from Zheng Nan's hand, he went to great lengths and was almost beaten up by Zheng Nan... Look, he almost forgot Ask, "Ma'am, what did you mean by that just now?"

"That's what you think, let the enemy attack us." Xiaoer said.

Yin Wei felt that he had no way to communicate with his wife. "Before the general left, he was afraid of the enemy's attack. Why did you take the initiative to show weakness to the enemy? We only have 1000 cavalry. If the enemy comes with [-] men, we can only defend."

Xiao Er smiled and glanced at him, and the military commander's back turned cold when he saw it, so Xiao Er retracted his gaze.But Xiaoer didn't speak, and the military division was swept away by his half-smile eyes, and didn't dare to say anything at this time.

Holding the ice water and pounding the Yellow Canal with his arms, General Huang simply moved aside and asked him to ask his wife what she meant, treating him as an idiot.

As soon as Madam came, she made buns and steamed buns, and even made a crossbow that was many times stronger than bows and arrows. No need to think about it, I don't know that Madam's words just now were by no means aimless.

That being the case, he just waited.

Waiting and waiting, Xiao Er divided saltpeter, charcoal and sulfur into three parts.The production of ancient simple gunpowder is really simple for Xiaoer. Because there are too many impurities in the material, Xiaoer can't grasp the properties of saltpeter and sulfur, and wants to make the most powerful gunpowder, so he made several different proportions. I plan to go back and experiment one by one.

And Xiaoer made nine gunpowder, took nine bamboo tubes, and when Yin Wei felt that something great was about to come out, Xiaoer got up and clapped his hands, "Please put these things back into my tent. "

"Ah... is this all right?" Huang Qu called.

Xiao Er shook his head, "I'll get the rest done slowly, I won't be able to do it in a while."

Liar.Yin Wei couldn't help complaining.But Madam made it clear that if she didn't tell them, it would be useless for the military adviser to be anxious.

As the moon passed, the lights in Xiaoer's tent went out, and Yin Wei and the others were still asleep.Zheng Nan saw the military adviser pacing back and forth, almost polishing the ground, so he said, "You want to know what Madam is doing so much, just go in and have a look."

"Are you going?" Yin Wei asked.

Zheng Nan choked.Huang Qu held his sore eyes and held his chin, "Military Master, I advise you to pay less attention to Madam's affairs, otherwise, the General will look after you when he comes back."

"What am I going to do?" Yin Wei was annoyed, "If Madam hadn't said something to attract the enemy to attack us, I, I would have gone to bed early."

"Madam doesn't even have a single person who can be used. Madam says she won't ask you to nod." Huang Qu rubbed his eyelids and gave him a white look, got up and left.

Seeing this, Yin Wei took a deep breath, and before he wanted to say a word, Zheng Nan patted him on the shoulder, as if saying silently, so he could do it for himself.

Just when Yin Wei was tossing and turning and couldn't fall asleep, the sky turned pale.Before going to bed, Xiao Er hinted that he must get up early tomorrow. Sure enough, Xiao Er woke up before the military horn sounded, and then went into the woods with three bamboo cannons in his arms.

The reason Xiao Er got up so early was because he was afraid that when he got up late, Yin Wei and the others would come back again. If he failed to get the Huo 1 Cannon, he would be ashamed and lose face.

And Xiao Er's worry was not unreasonable. Seeing that it was getting dark, Yin Wei got up and washed his face to go to his wife.But as soon as he walked outside the tent, he heard a loud noise, and Yin Wei called out urgently, "Enemy attack!" Then there were two more noises, and all of a sudden, the entire barracks rioted.