As a salted fish, I was forced to become the teacher of all ages

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After getting off the car, Hua Manlou did not walk with Wan Cheng Yanran, but found the dark-faced Elder Niu, and started the first step of the two's plan: "I said, this is what you call the secret place." ?”

Elder Niu didn't know what he meant, so he just responded casually, and Hua Manlou immediately said contemptuously, "I thought it was some kind of geomantic treasure, but this is the end? If you've inquired about it, you'd know that there's a lot of coal beside the West Mountain, right?" But this place...with all due respect, without coal, there is no way to make iron, and if you can't make iron, you can't tinker with firearms..."

Elder Niu said impatiently, "Isn't it enough to buy it?"

Hua Manlou laughed and said: "A layman is a layman. Do you know how much coal is needed to make iron? What kind of coal is needed? How many people need to transport it? If you are not afraid of revealing the location, then I don't care."

Elder Niu hesitated, and continued: "There are so many trees on the mountain, using charcoal..."

Hua Manlou said contemptuously: "If charcoal can be used, why should I use coal? Don't think that making iron and making firearms is just a joke, I'm serious!"

Elder Niu took a deep breath: "I'll find a way to deal with this matter later, you should look at the location first!"

The so-called full set of acting, Hua Manlouquan thought that he really wanted to join the White Lotus Sect, and began to point fingers after entering the valley: "The trees in this area have to be cut down, and the blast furnace can be built here...you can do it if you don't want to." , but don’t blame me if there is a wildfire and nothing is left in this area. Oh, the terrain here is high and leeward and cool, it can be used for storage and gunpowder, you have to build a stone house here, waterproof and moisture-proof ...and here, here you can afford a large house..."

Elder Niu wondered, "Why do you want to build a house?"

Hua Manlou couldn't take it anymore: "Making firecrackers is no different than making swords. At least seventy or eighty blacksmiths are required to work here, but these few shabby houses, do you think it is enough for the craftsmen to live in? Of course, if you think they can It’s fine to live in the open air, I have no opinion personally, I’m afraid that one day they can’t stand it and blow up your warehouse…”

Elder Niu said angrily: "Build! Build the house first!"

"Okay, let's build it." Hua Manlou turned his head and shouted to the few believers who were following behind: "You guys! Yes, just you guys, get the tools and start working!"

Elder Niu hesitated: "Start building now? But...but this..."

Hua Manlou glanced at him: "Otherwise, when will it start? Don't you forget that besides firearms, there are hot air balloons. That is more complicated, but I am still in a hurry to get married, and I am also in a hurry to have wine pools and meat forests after marriage. Then don't let me do it now." When will it start? Do you want to marry me first?"

Elder Niu didn't know how to argue for a while, so he finally nodded to those people: "Go."

"There are a few of you, go up the mountain to cut wood!" Hua Manlou was even more impolite when he saw this: "What do you look at, isn't it necessary to build a house if the ground is level? Don't you need wood to build a house?"

Without waiting for Elder Niu to signal, Hua Manlou continued to yell at the group of believers who were already at a loss: "And you, if you have nothing to do, go to the riverside, see, right there, and give me a piece of flat land on the river bank! You guys are going to quarry, as long as the big bluestone is knocked squarely, I will pull it back!"

Elder Niu pulled Hua Manlou: "It's noon now, should we have a meal first?"

Hua Manlou was shocked: "What time is this, and you still have time to eat?"

187. Young man, you are still young!

Hua Manlou's move was purely anti-customer, and it made everyone lose their temper - who made the White Lotus Sect covet his things?

This made Hua Manlou boss around in the secret place of the White Lotus Sect. He assigned more than 30 White Lotus Sect members with various tasks.

Under Huamanlou's stance that he wants to establish the Bailian branch of Xishan Qianhu Office, Elder Niu is cooperating and at the same time watching Huamanlou's every move suspiciously—one has to say one thing, Huamanlou's operation It was too cooperative, or too abnormal, because although Elder Niu was also anxious, Hua Manlou seemed to be even more anxious than him. This...

Elder Niu stared at Huamanlou with narrowed eyes, and said in his heart: If you say that he is really too impatient... the old man will not believe it, so now he is basically trying to numb us with his pretentious behavior, and then run away?Hmph, young man, you are still young!

Feeling Elder Niu's eyes, Hua Manlou secretly smiled in his heart, but on the surface he worked harder: "Idiot! It's true that the snowy road is difficult, and the stones are too heavy. Put the stone on it and pull it back? There are a few of you, did you grow your head to look taller? Why are you staring, although the mountain road is difficult nowadays, isn’t it good luck to come back with the cut wood?”

After scolding the believers, Hua Manlou suddenly turned to look at Wan Cheng Yanran: "What are you doing here? Do you want me to teach you how to boil water and make tea?"

After entering the valley, Wan Cheng Yanran, who had been following Huamanlou not far away, immediately showed a displeasure on her face when she heard the words, but at this moment, Elder Niu gave her a wink and told her to do it—Old Niu This is what I thought in my heart: Don't you just want to drive everyone away?With an old man watching you, can you still fly?

Wan Cheng Yanran snorted, and reluctantly turned around and went to the kitchen.

Hua Manlou smiled imperceptibly, and then looked at Elder Niu again: "It's okay if you stay here? Why don't you cook?"

Elder Niu smiled triumphantly: "No!"

"Why don't you find some hay and start a fire? The river bank should be roasted to make it smooth..."

"go by yourself!"

"Aren't I busy instructing? Everyone is busy with work, so why don't you just stand here?"

"Sorry, I'm old and weak, and I can't do heavy work."

"...Okay then, just stand there."

Elder Niu was extremely proud, he looked at Huamanlou with great interest, and thought his performance was a bit bad.

But as everyone knows, a certain saint who entered the kitchen is happier than Lao Niu at this time, and even laughs out loud...

……

Huamanlou was like a black-hearted capitalist trying to extract surplus value, calling a group of believers around. After two hours of tinkering, he reluctantly accepted the suggestion of the already hungry Elder Niu: cook on fire.

This group of believers didn't eat much all day long, and these years don't seem to be full of flowers. Most people in the previous life were overnourished. Waiting for dinner...

As usual, they could still take turns to eat, but after half an afternoon of heavy labor, who can endure the pain of hunger?

Huamanlou, who was taken to a courtyard in the secret place, was sipping tea reservedly while complaining to Elder Niu who was absent-minded: "The quality of your subordinates is really poor, not even as good as my craftsmen in Xishan. .Let me tell you, that group of people wanted to work from cock crowing until midnight, but look at you people, it’s only like this in the middle of the afternoon? Waste, it’s all waste!"

Although Lao Niu didn't do anything this afternoon and just stared at Huamanlou, he was an old man after all, and he was used to being pampered in daily life, so after wandering around Huamanlou all afternoon, he was tired and hungry now.

After hearing what Huamanlou seemed to be accusing Sang and scolding Huaihuai, Elder Niu was stupefied and didn't say a word, but just looked out the door helplessly, looking forward to eating hot food sooner.

Seeing this, Huamanlou continued to yell: "By the way, let's send someone to find a cook tomorrow. Do you think I can eat the dishes made by this group of people? Besides, from tomorrow onwards, my The food needs to be separated from them, as for the recipes...stir-fried pork belly with fried fish fillets, fried pork ribs with vinegared kidneys. Songhua turned into protein water chestnut lotus root, jellyfish mixed with belly is full of flavor..."

The name of this series of dishes made Elder Niu's saliva almost flow down, and he became even hungrier immediately...

As Huamanlou said, the people stationed here in the secret place are nothing more than a few ordinary fanatics. As far as food is concerned, it is commendable that they can cook things well.

So...

When the pot of broth, which looked greasy and didn't even scoop out the froth, was brought out, Elder Niu frowned immediately, while Hua Manlou sighed: "I can't live through this day, you can hurry up tomorrow!" Quickly invite the cook to go!"

Elder Niu didn't look down on him, but he couldn't bear the hunger after all. He used a spoon to skim off the scum and filled himself with a bowl of soup, while persuading Hua Manlou: "Let's take a bite first, and tomorrow I'll eat it." The cook must be brought back."

Hua Manlou got up directly and walked to the inner room: "Don't eat! This kind of swill-like stuff, you can still drink it!"

Elder Niu smacked his mouth, and immediately felt that the slop... This broth really had a strange smell, and he didn't want to drink it immediately.It's just that he was really hungry in his stomach, he sighed and pinched his nose and poured down the broth, then got up and went out to the two believers who were also drinking slop...and the broth, said: "You will stay here tonight Bar."

"Yes." The two believers replied with a bitter face, and closed the door.

It was already dark now, Elder Niu planned to write a letter after returning to the house, reporting the matter of Huamanlou to the leader in detail, but he got tired just after writing two lines.

Resisting and writing two more strokes, but feeling more and more sleepy, Lao Niu couldn't help but secretly scolded Hua Manlou—he felt that his lack of energy was the result of tossing around with Hua Manlou all afternoon, so...

Lao Niu cursed a few words, put down his pen, and went to sleep on the couch. Not long after, he heard loud snoring.

At the same time, the two believers in front of Huamanlou's door also began to doze off for a while, then leaned against the door frame, and finally fell softly to the ground, snoring everywhere.

As for the other believers, it was even worse. After all, they were tired all afternoon, and under the effect of the stuffed broth, they had already fallen asleep and unconscious...

At this time, Huamanlou was sitting on the couch, holding a few pieces of sweet-scented osmanthus cake, and was extremely entangled: "As a token of love, should I eat it or not?"

That's right, this is what a certain saint gave him in the morning...

At this moment, the outer door opened, and Wan Cheng Yanran walked in with a dark face: "Eat it quickly, I have to run away!"

Hua Manlou stuffed the sweet-scented osmanthus cake into his mouth with a sad face, and said vaguely: "Why don't you give me something else? Hey, don't go!"

188. Retaliation

With the perfect cooperation, the plan of the two was implemented smoothly, and it was even a little unreal.

As Wan Chengyan walked out of the courtyard, Hua Manlou suddenly said: "Speaking of which, should we kill all these people? Don't look at me like that, after all, they are hostile forces, and if they wake up After catching up, we both have to finish the game. In addition, if someone comes to investigate, they will only find that they are dead and you are missing, so you will be safer, right?"

Huamanlou is not a cold-blooded executioner, but he is definitely not a good man and a faithful woman. He does not want to lose his life because of hypocrisy and kindness.

Wan Chengyan looked at him slantingly and said, "Even so, can you guarantee that you will be killed with one blow?"

Hua Manlou shook his head: "No, I'm majoring in firecrackers."

After all, even though he has already experienced the war against Oala, Hua Manlou is still a general with no blood on his hands. It is a bit difficult for him to stab someone with a knife, let alone kill him with one knife?

Moreover, more than [-] people were killed with one knife...

Wan Teng said sweetly: "What I added to the broth was just a sleep aid. Although they are sleeping soundly now, it's hard to guarantee that someone will wake up because of the scream..."

Hua Manlou said contemptuously: "Actually, it's because you're not good at craftsmanship?"

Wan Chengyan gave Hua Manlou a hard look: "Don't talk if you don't understand!"

It has to be said that there are no such things as **, and the Water Margin is nothing more than a plot that needs to be fabricated.Other things such as blowing smoke with bamboo pipes are even more mysterious. Generally speaking, since the diluted smoke blown into the room can fascinate people, how can the person who blows the smoke avoid being fascinated?

What's more, there are no sleeping pills these days, so Wan Yanran's ability to handle such a sleep aid is enough to prove how powerful her medical skills are-of course, Huamanlou understands the truth, but she has escaped now. Shengtian, didn't he tease this white-haired young lady more to cultivate and cultivate feelings?

The two of them smeared and rushed to the stable while talking. The groom who was guarding here was also sound asleep, snoring loudly on the haystack in the stable.

Hua Manlou said softly: "How about... take all the horses away?"

"It's too much movement, but I prepared some crotons, so I can't chase after the horse eats it..."

"Tsk tsk, the most poisonous woman's heart, you don't even let the horse go?"

"Do you still want to escape!"

"Think, isn't this running away?"

The two acted separately while bickering, which made the tense atmosphere of fleeing for their lives suddenly become a "young couple", and the style of painting was completely crooked.

After walking out of the stable, Hua Manlou suddenly grabbed Wan Yanran: "Wait a minute, I think of something important..."

Wan Cheng Yanran's eyes widened: "It's already this time, what else is there to do?"

Hua Manlou smiled and said, "Stay here and don't move, I'll come when I go."

After all, he didn't wait for Wan Cheng Yanran to say something, turned around and ran away, leaving only the young lady saint who stamped her feet angrily: "Why is this person so unreasonable?"

Hua Manlou's movements were quick, and he came back in less than a cup of tea, holding a dark mass in his hands.

"You are..." Wan Chengyan looked at Hua Manlou in astonishment.

Hua Manlou shook off the things in his hands with a smile, and put them on her body under Wan Chengyan's dull gaze: "Does it look familiar? Isn't it cold to run for your life at night? It just so happens that Elder Niu's thick cloak looks quite warm. I'll give it to you by the way... In short, let's make do with it first, and change it when we find the market town later."

As the Holy Maiden of the White Lotus, when did Wan Cheng Yanran experience such a posture?

She became the Saintess of Bailian when she was discovered by the leader of Bailian in the early years, and the leader of Bailian always used her as a tool. Since then, she has never talked about the warmth between people, even family affection. In this situation Encountering Huamanlou's Asaxi next time was a fatal blow...

What's more, today Huamanlou has been 'bullying' her all the time, just now he said 'the most poisonous woman's heart', but now this change...

After being stunned for a while, Wan Chengyan was at a loss and said, "I...I'm not cold..."

Hua Manlou said with a smile, "Damn, I saw you shivering from the cold this afternoon! It's cold in the mountains, and it's even colder at night. If you go out and you freeze up, wouldn't it be a big loss for me?"

Wan Chengyan asked dizzily, "What's wrong?"

Hua Manlou stretched out his hand and scratched her nose, and said with a smile: "Thanks for being a beautiful lady, you will marry me after we both agreed yesterday. Could it be that you want to renege on your promise and get fat?"

"When did I say that..." Wan Chengyanran suddenly realized that Hua Manlou was taking advantage of her after speaking half a sentence, and she was so angry that she wanted to push Hua Manlou: "Go away!"

Hua Manlou backed away gigglingly: "Let's go, let's go home!"

"Humph!"

……

The moon was dark and the wind was high, so there was no way to gallop the horse, so the two could only lead the horse along the mountain depression.

Wan Yanran, who was teased by Huamanlou, finally calmed down, and then realized that she had really left the White Lotus Sect and was really about to start a new life, and she couldn't help but be fascinated.

"What are you thinking about?" After walking for a while in silence, Hua Manlou's voice came: "Let's chat, I'm hungry and sleepy now, and I'll fall asleep if I don't say something to distract myself."

Suddenly interrupted by Hua Manlou, Wan Chengyan said angrily: "No chat, I have nothing to say to you!"

Hua Manlou knew that if a girl was really angry, she would definitely not say a word, so she said with a smile: "But I have something to say, speaking of it, can you ride a horse?"

"……meeting!"

"But I can't, what should I do?"

Although in the dark, Wan Chengyan still gave Hua Manlou a blank look: "As a military officer of the fifth rank, or the nephew of Xungui, you have the nerve to say that you can't ride a horse?"

Hua Manlou smiled and said, "Excuse me, and I already said that I major in firecrackers, which is called a specialization in art, right? But then again, as long as you know how to ride a horse, that's enough."

"Why?"

As soon as the words came out of her mouth, Wan Chengyan felt that the words should be a trap, and she couldn't help but feel a little annoyed that she had a quick mouth, and as expected, Hua Manlou said with a smile: "Because you can take me for a ride, this is called riding a horse and sharing the prosperity of the world. ..."

Wan Chengyan interrupted Hua Manlou's words and said, "Out of this valley is where they hid their carriages, and you can take the carriage."

"I'll take the car and you drive?" Hua Manlou said in astonishment, "I can't do such a beast..."

As for Hua Manlou's glib, out-of-the-ordinary tongue, Wan Cheng Yanran simply didn't bother to talk to him, and let him make noise from the sidelines.

"Why don't you talk anymore?"