124, Chapter 124

Qin Fang was quite surprised when he heard what Aunt Lian said. His wife is too thoughtful, right? I actually want to make firecrackers. According to what he meant, he had the same idea as Aunt Lian, just go and buy it. However, he never refuted his wife's intention: "Well, then you go and ask them to bring some sulfur and saltpeter." He originally wanted his wife to go to Dr. Li to get it when she wanted to use it, but she thought there was still more. ‌Miss Li is here. After all, Miss Li's reputation has been tarnished, and it's not appropriate to let his wife go there, so it's better to have the sulfur and saltpeter carried into the yard.

Qin Fang entered the yard and saw Yang Haiyan wrapped in a cloak standing at the door of the room. The weather was quite comfortable, but: "Go to bed quickly. People will bring sulfur and saltpeter, but not too much. Sulfur is easy to poison."

Yang Haiyan responded: "I understand, freshen up and come to bed quickly."

Qin Fang: "I'm writing a letter to Mr. Du."

Yang Haiyan yawned, said nothing more, and went to bed.

Qin Fang wrote a letter to Lord Du overnight and a memorial to the emperor, and asked Tao Shan to deliver it to Lord Du early the next morning.

"General, Master Yang is here."

After Qin Fang and Tao Shan finished speaking, Magistrate Yang came.

Qin Fang said: "Please."

Magistrate Yang naturally knew what happened at the military camp in the eastern suburbs yesterday. After the military camp in the eastern suburbs was built and the city wall repaired, Magistrate Yang told Qin Fang about the situation here, hoping that he could help deal with the winter beast tide. After all, the beast tide knocked down the city wall. This kind of thing is extremely dangerous.

So Qin Fang, he has been observing. Unexpectedly, the entire eastern suburbs military camp was mobilized yesterday, and even in the middle of the night, there was still no movement. Therefore, Magistrate Yang came early this morning. "I have met the general."

Qin Fang said: "No need to be polite, Mr. Yang, please sit down. Mr. Yang is here for the matter of Beast Mountain, right?"

Faced with Qin Fang's directness, Magistrate Yang did not hesitate: "Indeed, I wonder if there is anything going on at Beast Mountain?"

Qin Fang said: "There are indeed some situations. Taoist temples were found on the top of Beast Mountain, and there are still living people in the Taoist temples."

Magistrate Yang was shocked: "What?"

However, Qin Fang was a little curious: "When did the beast tide attack the county town?"

Magistrate Yang thought about it for a moment: "It happened in the past five years."

Qin Fang: "Then the court has not responded in the past five years. Didn't Mr. Yang and the previous county magistrate send people to Beast Mountain to check?"

Magistrate Yang said: "When I came to Yunxiang County to take office, I asked the county magistrate about this matter. The county magistrate said that it turned out that this was the territory of King Liang, and King Liang ordered that no one be allowed to go hunting in Beast Mountain or go near it. Although King Liang died and Renzhou returned to the imperial court, the county government did not dare to go to Beast Mountain because of the order issued by King Liang.

Later, after I came, because the previous county magistrate didn't go, I didn't go. The main reason is that these people in the yamen may not be able to withstand the beast tide, and if the common people are gathered, they are not willing to go. "Actually, one thing is more important. Because Magistrate Yang was demoted to Yunxiang County, he never thought about making meritorious deeds. He just thought that there would be no meritorious deeds, so he just lived like this.

Anyway, he has made a meritorious service. The court and the emperor don't want to reward him for his meritorious service, so it is better to muddle along. Besides, maybe because of his meritorious service, the emperor thought of him. Because of Taifu Yang's matter, if he was exposed again, it would be troublesome.

Qin Fang didn't know what County Magistrate Yang was thinking, but Qin Fang didn't say much about Magistrate Yang's statement. He was the parent official here. As long as he didn't violate the rules and harm the people, he would not interfere with the other party. Under the rule.

When County Magistrate Yang saw Qin Fang's silence, he asked, "General, do you know what's going on in that Taoist temple? Who is the person locked inside?"

Qin Fang said: "I don't know about this matter. The people inside have gone crazy and are tied up with iron chains. There are a few words revealed in their crazy words. This matter... King Liang two years ago ‌ Off.”

When County Magistrate Yang heard that it was related to something from two years ago, he felt nervous and felt that this was too bad luck. King Liang has been dead for two years, why is he still involved in such things? "That……"

Seeing that he didn't look good, Qin Fang added, "I have already reported this matter to the court. I will just wait for someone from the court to come. Magistrate Yang doesn't have to worry."

Magistrate Yang said: "This is very good."

After Yang Haiyan had breakfast, she asked Aunt Lian to go find the firecracker master in the county. She went to see the sulfur and saltpeter.

A basket of sulfur and a basket of saltpeter were placed in the vacant room. Yang Haiyan took out a piece of sulfur and saltpeter and looked at it carefully outside. Otherwise, just pretend and wait for Qin Fang to come back.

After a while, Qin Fang came back. When he saw Yang Haiyan holding saltpeter and sulfur, he hurriedly said: "Be careful, Doctor Li said, inhaling excessive sulfur is poisonous."

Yang Haiyan said: "I just took a look. This is the first time I've seen this sulfur and saltpeter. It's pretty good-looking. It's hard to imagine that something like this can be used to make firecrackers. By the way, Mr. Lian, I've asked Aunt Lian to go to the county seat. I’m looking for a master to make firecrackers for me.”

Qin Fang was helpless: "As long as you are happy, put down the sulfur and saltpeter first and wash your hands. When the master comes, you can do it under the guidance of the master."

Yang Haiyan: "I support you. Aunt Yu, give me a ladle of water."

Aunt Yu: "Here we come."

Aunt Yu brought a ladle of water and poured it on Yang Haiyan's hand. Yang Haiyan screamed.

Qin was relieved: "What's wrong?"

Yang Haiyan said: "My hands feel so cold. When Aunt Yu poured water, my hands felt as cold as ice."

Aunt Yu hurriedly explained: "Madam, this water is warm water."

Qin Fang dipped his hand into the water: "It's warm water."

Yang Haiyan puzzled: "That's so strange. Why do my hands feel so cold? By the way...I just took sulfur and saltpeter. Isn't it the relationship between sulfur and saltpeter?"

Qin Fang was helpless: "Daughter-in-law, you think too much. What does this sulfur and saltpeter have to do with each other?"

Yang Haiyan said unhappily: "You don't believe me, do you? I just felt that my hands were very cold and icy."

Qin Fang was afraid and immediately said: "No, I believe you." That's strange. But even if he doesn't believe it, he can't say it directly, otherwise his wife will definitely make trouble with him.

Yang Haiyan knew it as soon as she saw him, and she snorted dissatisfiedly: "Wait, Aunt Yu, go get two basins."

Aunt Yu: "Yes."

Qin Fang: "What are you going to do?"

Yang Haiyan glanced at him: "Just watch." That look was quite arrogant, which made Qin Fang want to laugh.

When Aunt Yu brought two basins, Yang Haiyan put the sulfur and saltpeter into the two basins respectively, and then poured the water in the ladles respectively.

Qin Fang took one look and knew what she meant: "Daughter-in-law, you are really..."

Yang Haiyan snorted, then put her fingers into the two basins. Of course she knew that saltpeter did not freeze that quickly, but the chemical reaction was fast. She could already feel it with her fingers. Although it did not freeze, the temperature of the water dropped significantly.

Yang Haiyan deliberately said proudly: "Ms. sir, come here and put your fingers into the two basins."

Qin Fang was helpless: "No need, right? I believe you are my wife. Whatever you say is right."

Yang Haiyan stood up and took his hand directly: "Mr., you are a general and a man, how can you say you believe it so easily? When faced with something that has not been proven, you need proof. ‌It takes a moment to say that you believe it. Besides, I’m a fool. You can tell at a glance that you’re perfunctory. Come on, put your hand in.”

Qin Fang couldn't help but defend himself: "Because it's you, I believe whatever you say." The voice was so gentle that Yang Haiyan's heart skipped a few beats.

Fortunately, she stopped it in time: "I don't believe your sweet words." She protested, but her voice was soft and it sounded false at first glance.

Qin Fang laughed, and his low laughter echoed in the yard. He just liked her like this, hard-spoken and soft-hearted. However, he put his fingers into the water: "This... this..." His fingers felt cool. The originally warm water was now cold, which was a bit fast. Under normal circumstances, how can warm water get cold so quickly? Moreover, the cold thing is the basin of water with saltpeter in it. "Yanyan, this..."

Yang Haiyan said: "Mr. sir, do you believe what I say now? I just felt such a chill. Mr. sir, it has only been a while now, and the warm water has turned into cold water. You said that if there is more time, How about it?"

Qin Fang: "I don't know."

Yang Haiyan secretly smiled: "Then let's give it a try?"

Qin Fang was not interested in this. Although the warm water became colder, it just became colder. He didn't think much about it: "If you are happy, just go ahead and play." In his opinion, he Wife is just joking.

Yang Haiyan knew that Qin Fang's reaction was normal, and she just wanted to find a source. Now that the source was available, she was not in a hurry. "Okay, I'll just have some fun myself."

Qin Fang said: "I'm going to the military camp. If you need to come to the military camp, if I'm not in the military camp, I'll be at the Beast Mountain Taoist Temple. Don't worry, I'm fine."

Yang Haiyan: "Yeah."

Not long after Qin Fang left, Grandma Lian came back and brought back a master who knew how to make firecrackers. Yang Haiyan asked Aunt Lian to place him in a deserted yard. Firecrackers were the reason why she wanted sulfur and saltpeter. Since the old master found it, he naturally wanted to do it.

Yang Haiyan took the time to visit the old master and then came back. Making firecrackers is also a technology, and it is not convenient for others to know about this technology.

Throughout the morning, Yang Haiyan was observing the plate with saltpeter. When she had lunch and went to see it, the water in the basin had frozen. Yang Haiyan wanted to shout with joy. After waiting all morning and half a day, it turned out to be frozen.

In other words, it takes half a day for saltpeter to freeze.

The water in the basin was frozen, and she was worried that the water would melt when Qin Fang came back, so she called Kun Shi: "Captain Kun, send someone to find the general now, and tell him that if nothing happens to him, he can come back as soon as possible." Go back home, I have something important to tell him, but if he has something to worry about, just let him take care of it first. "

Kunshi: "Yes."