Chapter Title: Chapter 81 Preparation

Chapter 81 Preparations

When Qiu Chen and the carpenters explained the requirements of the carriage, Yang Shumeng went out. When he and his eldest brother came to the town yesterday, they had already greeted the two cattle economies who were familiar with each other, and asked them to help wipe the horses and mules.

Mules are not as good as horses in terms of running ability, but they are tall and have long-lasting endurance, and they are better than horses in pulling carts and transporting goods.

drove the mule back to the carriage and horse shop, and Qiu Chen saw that the two heads were tall and sturdy, and they were extremely energetic, and he immediately liked it. Huanhuan happily bought two sets of riding saddle bridles, and then left the carriage shop with Yang Shumeng.

After that, Qiu Chen went to the cloth store to buy four large rolls of oilcloth, and then went to the grocery store to buy clothes, hats, umbrellas, and clogs.

In addition to purchasing these necessary items mentioned by Yang Shumeng, Qiu Chen went to buy thirty catties of pork, went to Liuxianju to find Liu Jincai to buy fifty salted duck eggs, and went to the grocery store to buy a bag of charcoal.

Huichun Hall also received a letter from Xu Changwen, saying that the day before departure, Xu Changwen followed the carriage of Huichun Hall to Qingshui Town, and on the morning of departure, everyone would meet in Qingshui Town.

On the way back, Qiu Chen was silent in the loading compartment.

She didn't know what would happen if she had made the improved gunpowder, but she couldn't put her three loved ones in danger right now. She also knew that with her current conditions, the lethality of the things she made might not be too terrifying, and she could only ask for a buffer of time for the eldest brother and uncle to escape at that time.

was silent until Liu Jiaao, Qiu Chen suddenly asked: "Second brother, I remember when you were a child, you played a slingshot, and now you still have a good head?" ”

Yang Shumeng was stunned for a moment by her sudden question, and then laughed and said: "You were so young at that time, you still remember the second brother playing a slingshot......

Qiu Chen secretly sweated, she just guessed that the boys in the village liked slingshots, so she asked tentatively, but she didn't expect to be right for her.

Without her replying, Yang Shu laughed a few times and said, "Since I took the whip from the car, the second brother hasn't touched the slingshot for many years...... However, if you want to come to that thing, it is a bit handy at most, and it is not difficult to pick it up and practice it for a few strokes. ”

Qiu Chen nodded with a smile, smiled and took out two cow tendons and a piece of slap cowhide from behind him, raised them to Yang Shumeng and shook them, and said, "Then, when the second brother goes back, he will quickly find a suitable wooden frame and use this frame slingshot to come out." ”

"Oh, this is for those boys? I said Begonia, those boys are naughty enough, don't always get used to them! Although Yang Shumeng said this, he had already taken the cow tendon in his hand and looked at it carefully, and it was not difficult to see from his concerned look that he was definitely very enthusiastic about making slingshots.

Qiu Chen smiled and shook his head: "Second brother, don't care what I'm going to do with the slingshot, you can do it quickly when you get home, and strive to make it before lunch." I worked! ”

Yang Shu stared at the girl for a while, but he didn't see any clues, as long as he smiled helplessly and nodded.

When they arrived at the door, Lin Xu and Yang Shuyong went out to pick them up, and Qiu Chen said hello to a few people. Afu Aman and a few children ran over to pick him up. Qiu Chen stretched out his hand to hug Afu Aman and kissed him, touched the other children, took a bag of dim sum and handed it to Da Junzhang, and the children laughed and thanked him, and Hulala ran to eat dim sum.

When the pork was unloaded, Qiu Chen called Yuxiang and Lan Ying, who were better at cooking, and asked them to cut the meat into long strips of two centimeters the thickness of their thumbs, marinate it with salt and seasonings, and then roast it into jerky, which can be eaten on the road and can be stored for a long time without being bad.

Adults and children outside laughed and were lively, and Qiu Chen carried a porcelain jar and a bag of charcoal into the east chamber silently.

Because Dongxiang is now being requisitioned by Qiu Chen, no one will go there without her permission. Even Ah Fu Aman and a few children knew this, Qiu Chen entered the East Chamber, and the smile on his face was completely cold without being disturbed.

After a moment of silence, Qiu Chen sighed, and without hesitation, he picked up saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur to crush, sifted, weighed, and prepared according to the proportion. Qiu Chen used the brown part in the center of the charcoal, and also selected specific coarse and fine particles, which should be evenly prepared in order and proportion. After the powder was ready, Qiu Chen was silent for a while, then walked out of the east chamber, locked the door and entered the main house.

Yuxiang and Lan Ying finished marinating the meat strips and were choosing vegetables to prepare for lunch, Qiu Chen said hello to them, added water to the pot, and then scooped up three bowls of glutinous rice and put them in the pot to cook, she took a small clay pot to go outside to find some red clay and came back, the glutinous rice porridge was also boiled to viscosity, she took a bowl of glutinous rice juice, took two eggs, and returned to the east chamber with a red clay clay pot.

Glutinous rice juice and egg whites were added to the red clay to form a mud with excellent adhesion, and Qiu Chen began to pour the prepared powder particles into a bamboo tube. Put the raw edge paper in the powder and twist it into a lead, then put in the paper scraps to fill it, then put in a layer of dry red clay, and then seal it with egg white glutinous rice juice and good red mud.

One by one, the bamboo tubes were filled with medicine and sealed, Qiu Chen was meticulous, and all the medicinal powders were filled, and then Qiu Chen got more than 110 firecrackers!

After placing the more than 110 firecrackers on the kang and cleaning up the operation site, Qiu Chen re-emerged from the east chamber, took a small bundle of firewood, lit a fire in the kang stove in the east chamber, and let the kang noodles dry the mud of the firecrackers and seals.

After checking it, Qiu Chen heard that it was already beckoning to eat outside, so he put out the fire in the stove, went out of the east chamber, and turned his face to see a few children running over, Qiu Chen's face suddenly bloomed with a happy smile.

Holding and throwing himself into his arms, Afu Aman kissed him, wiping the gray spots on the faces of the two little ones with his fingers, Qiu Chen nodded at the tip of the noses of the two children, and said with a smile: "The two little dirty cats have become flowers." Go wash your hands and face, it's time for us to eat! ”

At noon, Qiu Chen boiled a glutinous rice porridge and didn't care about cooking. Yuxiang and Lan Ying made two dishes, a boiled spinach, or Lan Ying learned from Qiu Chen, but now Lan Ying makes it no worse than Qiu Chen. Yuxiang made a leek scrambled egg, using the leek egg scrambling method together, and the fried leek eggs were formed into a piece of cake, with a rich leek egg fragrance, very simple but also very fragrant.

After lunch, a few little people were taken to the West Chamber for a nap, Qiu Chen took the marinated meat strips and put them in the iron pot, roasted them over a simmer, burning in the fine stove, the meat strips in the pot were sizzling, and a smell of burnt meat slowly spread. When the sound of sizzling subsided, Qiu Chen took out the meat strips from the pot, and then put the embers in the stove into a large iron basin, put the meat strips on the top of the brazier, and covered a large bucket on the outside, so that the heat would not disperse, and slowly fumigated the meat strips on the top until they were roasted until they were dry, and the barbecue strips were done. In this way, the barbecue meat is seasoned with seasonings and salt, which is salty and fragrant, and can be stored for one to several months without spoiling, which is suitable for carrying out. Of course, there are so many children in the family, so naturally they can't be left behind when they make barbecue, so Qiu Chen bought a lot of meat this time, and after bringing it to Lin Xu Yangshumeng, it was enough for the children to eat Meimei for a few days as snacks.

The meat strips were roasting on the fire, and the people in the front and back yards were also busy, Qiu Chen opened the door of the east wing again and walked in.

The fire in the pit has been extinguished, and the mud on the kang has completely dried. Qiu Chen took the copper box she ordered to make soap, put the firecrackers in the box, and then buckled the lid, more than 110 firecrackers were packed into four copper boxes, and twenty-five were placed in each box. There were eleven left, Qiu Chen touched it in his hand, and then, in his arms, walked out of the east chamber.

In the stable, he found the poplar who brushed the horses, "Second brother, come on, I have something to tell you!" ”

Yang Shumeng did not hesitate, washed his hands in the bucket, took Qiu Chen's roll call and asked for a slingshot, and followed Qiu Chen out.

Qiu Chen didn't speak, he kept going out of the house, bypassing the courtyard wall and walking straight up the mountain.

"Girl, what are you going to do?" When he first left the house, Yang Shumeng didn't feel anything, but when he saw Qiu Chen walking up the mountain without saying a word, he gradually felt that something was wrong, so he couldn't help but ask.

"Second brother, I made a few things that can defend myself, let's find a place to carry people." Qiu Chen's voice was calm, but it was difficult to hide the nervousness in his heart.

To tell the truth, she has grown so big that she has been dealing with all kinds of medicines almost every day for nearly twenty years in modern times, but before she studied these potions in order to make good potions for curing diseases and saving people. But this time, it was also the first time she used her knowledge to make a weapon that could kill!

If it was black powder, such a large firecracker might just be louder, and it would hurt if it got closer, but she used a modified brown gunpowder formula, and the explosive power was many times greater, and it was definitely a weapon that could take people's lives - this is because the shell only uses a bamboo tube, not a special iron shell!

Hearing Qiu Chen say this, Yang Shumeng was particularly surprised, but he still followed Qiu Chen to the mountain and did not fall half a step.

He opened his mouth several times to ask what it was, he needed to go so far, and when he looked back, the Lin family's courtyard was almost hidden by the trees, and according to Yang Shumeng's estimation, he also walked out of Erli Road. However, he still didn't ask. Forget it, my sister obviously doesn't want to say it, so he'll just follow and see, no matter what it is, he'll be able to see it later.

Qiu Chen took Yang Shumeng and walked up the mountain for more than three miles, and then there were few trees, and the bluestone was exposed and stopped on the slope.

"Brother, you are behind this big stone, hide it!" Qiu Chen turned around and said a word, and walked straight forward.

The production of raw materials and processes is too simple, Qiu Chen did not count how powerful the things she made, for the sake of safety, she walked forward forty or fifty meters, found her hiding boulder, then found a flat place, took out a bamboo pipe and put it on a large bluestone, took out a fire fold to blow out an open flame, and lit the fire - because of nervousness in his heart, Qiu Chen's hands trembled slightly, and after a few clicks, she saw a spark at the top of the lead, Qiu Chen immediately got up and ran.

Because he squatted for a while, his legs and feet were a little numb, Qiu Chen ran two steps and fell to the ground.

"Sister!" Yang Shuyong shouted and ran this way.

Qiu Chen was so anxious that he didn't care about the severe pain in his knees and hands, he jumped up all of a sudden, and ran towards the poplar tree, shouting: "Second brother, hide,!" ”

Saying this, the brother and sister ran to a place, and it was too late to find a hidden place at this time, Qiu Chen pounced, and suddenly threw the defenseless poplar to the ground, and with the power of a rush, he hugged the poplar tree and rolled several times in a row, and finally rolled behind a boulder, and used great strength to hold down the poplar tree and lay on the ground, preventing him from rolling over. and used two arms to protect himself and Yang Shumeng's head.

Bang!

There was a loud bang, and it came from behind him.

Immediately, countless gravels, dirt, and broken branches splashed up, falling on the stones and the ground, as well as on Qiu Chen and Yang Shuyong. The fine mud didn't hurt, but some flying rocks hit the body quickly, and it still hurt sharply. After one or two strokes, Qiu Chen still felt it, but then he only felt that his entire back and legs were hot, and he didn't know how many times he was smashed!

Lying on the ground, Qiu Chen secretly smiled bitterly, she was completely sure at this time, the power of the 'firecrackers' made by her was definitely strong enough! If thrown into an unsuspecting crowd, the lethality is absolutely amazing!

After a while, the rain of flying rocks and dirt stopped, and Qiu Chen lay on his stomach for a while, and then he got up in pain. Her ears were ringing, making her head thump and dizzy.

Rubbing his ears, he pounced on the dirt and gravel on his head, and when he looked down and saw that Yang Shuyong was still lying on the ground motionless, Qiu Chen hurriedly reached out to pull it.

"Second brother! Second brother! ”

Yang Shumeng was pulled up by Qiu Chen, still looking frightened and dazed, Qiu Chen screamed a few times in succession, before focusing Yang Shumeng's gaze, his eyes slowly turned to Qiu Chen's face, and he looked at it in a daze for a while, and then he came to his senses, sighed, and exclaimed exaggeratedly: "Begonia, what are you doing?" Is this drawing the thunder down? ”

Qiu Chen smiled and said, "Where is the thunder, I learned to make firecrackers from the book, but the sound and strength are more powerful than ordinary firecrackers!" ”

Speaking of which, seeing that Yang Shumeng was still looking at her steadily, Qiu Chen finally dropped the smile on his face, sat down next to Yang Shuyong with a wry smile, and when he looked up, he could see that the explosion over there caused a big crater, and there were stones and dirt scattered in all directions...... She couldn't even smile bitterly.

"Big brother, I don't need to say how dangerous it is to go this way, and you and Uncle plus Junshu, an honest people, two and a half children, don't let you have a little bit of self-defense, how can I rest assured that you will go!" Qiu Chen didn't look at Yang Shumeng, and didn't care whether Yang Shumeng understood or not, Gu Zi continued, "These things are brought to you, you must be careful and careful, pay attention and pay attention, and be careful not to touch the fire candle, not even a little spark...... However, in case of any danger, you don't care about anything else, light one and throw it over, and you will run away with your uncle. I believe that with these, as long as you are not surrounded by the army, there is no way to trap you with a hundred and ten people! ”

After going down the mountain, looking at the still busy and lively scene in the yard, Yang Shumeng still couldn't react, and his ears kept buzzing.

After resting for a while, watching Yang Shumeng's face gradually ease, Qiu Chen asked him to use a slingshot to wrap a stone and try it a few times, not to talk about accuracy, Yang Shumeng's arm strength is good, the range of the slingshot is okay, Qiu Chen's visual inspection should be thirty or forty meters.

After that, the brother and sister chose a half-man tall rock as a cover, and Qiu Chen lit a firecracker and let the poplar shoot it with a slingshot. Because firecrackers are lighter than stones, the range is shorter, about 278 meters.

However, this time, the siblings had a boulder bunker and were mentally prepared, and although some stone chips still inevitably splashed over, it was much better than the first time they were embarrassed and dangerous.

After the explosion and the flying stones, Qiu Chen was the first to stand up and run over to see the explosion. The crater created by the thumb-thick firecracker is actually one meter square, and the surrounding gravel and soil splash range can reach more than ten meters. This is lethal...... It should be enough to break out and escape.

Poplar's ears buzzed violently, looking at the big two potholes, and his mouth was wide open and forgot to close. It took a long time to react, and he was stunned: "Obediently, if this is thrown into a human nest, how many lives will it cost at once!" ”

The smile on Qiu Chen's face froze suddenly, she turned her head, looked at Yang Shu solemnly and coldly, and said, "Second brother, I don't care what others do, I just want you, Junshu, and Brother Xu to come back one by one." Otherwise, I can't explain to my father and sister-in-law, and I can't explain to Lin ...... Confess to Daddy Fu'er! ”

Although the little sister in my memory is lively and refreshing, there is no lack of shame and twisting of her daughter's family. But since the brother-in-law is gone, Zaijian has reached his sister, Yang Shumeng always feels that his sister has changed a lot, and her temperament is much more refreshing, but she is almost no ashamed...... At this moment, the girl in front of her stared at her with a cold face, which made the poplar suddenly feel a kind of respect.

"Second brother, come and see, is it good to wear hats and clothes like this?" Qiu Chen greeted with a smile, it turned out that several women had already sewn oilcloths on their robes and hats, Qiu Chen asked Yang Shu to go over and take a look, and try it. Back at home, walking into the crowd, Qiu Chen seemed to have forgotten the explosion just now, and he was in severe pain.

Yuxiang kindly asked, "Sister-in-law Lin, where were you just now, but you were frightened by that thunder?" ”

Qiu Chen was slightly stunned, and obviously saw the Yang Shumeng's body stiffening in front of him, and couldn't help laughing: "Why didn't you hear it, no, I asked my second brother to accompany me to the hillside to find medicine, and I was so frightened by those two thunders that I fell into the mud." Your family isn't scared, is it? ”

"Haha, what can we do at home, but you're out of the way, right? Where is it not broken? Lan Ying said caring words in a human voice, which made Qiu Chen's heart warm.

Smiling and shaking his head, Qiu Chen took a few steps back, glanced at Yang Shuyong's robe, nodded and smiled: "Well, in this way, you will not be afraid of rain." ”

After speaking, he picked up two huge oilcloth sewing things and handed them to Yang Shuyong: "Big brother, this is to make ponchos for horses, you take it and try it to see if there is anything inappropriate, take advantage of a few of them here, hurry up and change it!" ”

Speaking of horses, Yang Shuyong rejoiced, smiled and took two horse ponchos to the backyard. Usually, when I drove out, when it rained, the man put on a coat, and the horse was covered with a sack, which was particularly sinful. It's much better to have this tarpaulin to make a poncho, and even if it rains, the horses don't have to suffer from the rain!

Qiu Chen also followed Yang Shumeng to the backyard, and watched Yang Shumeng put the poncho on the horse's back, and tied a fixed strap on the horse's legs and neck, and the whole horse was densely covered except for two eyes and four hooves. Qiu Chen lamented that modern plastic products have become a white pollution that everyone hates, but it is impossible to want a transparent plastic sheet here. However, this is already very good, and when you look at the smile on Yang Shumeng's face, you can know that he is more satisfied with this horse poncho than his own coat, and he is satisfied.

Yang Shumeng tried the poncho for the horse, and Qiu Chen went to put away the barbecue jerky. A few children had already woken up, and they were all sniffing around with their little noses around them.

Qiu Chen smiled and asked the children to wash their hands, and one of them gave one, and the children immediately laughed and stuffed into their small mouths, chewing vigorously one by one. Aman's little teeth were not strong enough, and he couldn't bite it off after grabbing a piece of dried meat for a long time, but saliva flowed out, stained with strips of meat and two small hands.

"Oops, Xiaoman is so stupid, he can't even bite the jerky!" Shanzi swallowed a piece of dried meat in three or two strokes, and when he saw Man'er eating embarrassed, he immediately laughed.

"This meat is so hard that you can't bite at all!" Man'er pouted and defended himself very aggrievedly. As he spoke, he hatefully held up a strip of meat stained with saliva and handed it to Shanzi, "I don't believe you try it!" ”

"Try it!" Shanzi didn't think that the jerky was stained with saliva at all, so he took the jerky and stuffed it into his mouth, biting it hard, and then he heard a clatter, and Shanzi spit out a mouthful of dried flesh stained with blood and a small white tooth!

"Mother, my tooth has been knocked out! Man'er pits me ......" Shanzi was frightened by the blood on his hands, and cried and complained to his mother.

However, to his surprise, his mother and those aunts were all shocked when they heard what he said. His mother still glared at him and said, "Yes, who let you rob Xiaoman's sister jerky and eat it!" ”

"Sister-in-law, don't scare the child!" Qiu Chen said, walked to Shanzi, stretched out his hand and turned Shanzi's lips to look at it, smiled and wiped the top of Shanzi's head and said, "Don't be afraid, you are going to change your teeth, this tooth has fallen out, and it will grow teeth in a while." However, these days, Shanzi can't bite too hard things. You can't lick it with your teeth after the tooth grows out, otherwise it will grow crooked! ”

As he spoke, he scooped a glass of water for Shanzi, asked him to rinse his mouth, brought a jar of alcohol, and wiped it with a small soft cloth and wiped his gums bloody. No, Qiu Chen had just finished his work, and Shanzi was jumping up and playing with the children again, and he had already left the tooth loss behind!

In the afternoon, a few skillful women not only sewed oilcloth linings for the lily clothes and hats, but also made ponchos for horses, as well as curtains and curtains for carriage doors.

The door curtains and curtains are sewn with plain blue triangular cloth, without embroidery or decoration, but they can shelter from the wind and sand and the cold of early spring.

Busy and chaotic, Qiu Chen couldn't take care of a few children, but fortunately, Lin Xu didn't have to go to school in the past two days, so he started a temporary husband at home, and took a large group of children to read and read at three o'clock in the afternoon and afternoon every day.

In these days, in addition to literacy and memorization of poems, Man'er also has a big heart, that is, the hen holding the nest, he doesn't need Qiu Chen to care, and he takes millet and sorghum to deliver food to the hen every day. As the date of the chick hatching is approaching day by day, Man'er is eager to keep it every day, as long as he is free, he runs to squat next to the big basket of the hen's nest every day, and stares with big eyes, as if he can miss the chick out of the shell in a blink of an eye.

Qiu Chenzheng and Lan Ying were looking at the carriage and the clothes, and they heard a loud shout from the backyard; "Mother!"

With a shake of his hand, Qiu Chen didn't care about anything, he pulled out his feet and ran to the backyard, and when he turned the corner of the house, he heard Man'er screaming again: "Mother, come, the chicks are out!" ”

Qiu Chen exhaled secretly, his footsteps did not stop, but a wry smile appeared on his face. This little girl was shocked, but she was startled!

Running over, I saw the little girl full of excitement and blushing, her big eyes shining like stars, grinning at her and shouting: "Mother, come, come and see, the chick is out......"

Qiu Chen ran in a hurry, panting slightly, ran over, without saying a word, picked up the little girl, slapped her chubby little buttocks, and scolded with a smile: "What are you doing, I scared my mother!" ”

Man'er didn't care about this, and didn't seem to feel the slap on the buttocks, twisted her little body and struggled out of Qiu Chen's arms, pulled Qiu Chen's hand, and motioned her to look at the chick.

The twenty-one hen in the basket, as if she had completed a major task, had already stood up from the pile of eggs, shook her dark and fluffy feathers, waved her wings, jumped out of the basket, and clucked and whispered, Qiu Chen hurriedly grabbed a handful of sorghum straw from the side and sprinkled it at its feet, hungry and tired hens, clucked twice, and immediately lowered her head and pecked at the ground.

His hand was pulled by Man'er again, Qiu Chen turned his gaze back, and saw that among the duck eggs in the pile, the two eggs in the center had been pecked open, and one of the chicks had already exposed its wet head and a pair of black bean-like eyes, looking at this new shijie curiously, and also looking at the onlookers.

However, the chick apparently did not have time to play curiously, and immediately struggled with its little legs to break free from the eggshell that had bound it.

Man'er looked anxious, and stretched out his little fat hand to help, but was stopped by Qiu Chen: "The chicks must rely on their own efforts to get out of the shell, we can't help, otherwise the chicks won't survive!" ”

As soon as he heard that the chick couldn't live, Man'er immediately withdrew his hand and stared nervously at the chick with blinking eyes.

Fortunately, the chick came out of the shell smoothly, and within two clicks, the cracked eggshell kicked open, shook its little wings, and crossed the first hurdle in its life. Newborn chicks, their feathers are still stained with undried egg liquid, wet and attached to their bodies, and their legs and feet have no strength, and some of them are like lying in the middle of a pile of eggs.

Very, the second chick is also out of the shell. Then, one by one, the eggs were like hearing the Charger soldiers, scrambling to peck through the eggshells and complete the birth.

What surprised Qiu Chen was that the duckling's flat beak actually did not show weakness, and with a few snaps, the eggshell was broken, and it was covered with gray-black feathers, and the big thing broke out of the shell.

The mother and son couldn't take their eyes off it, and the children such as Junyan and Zhang Fuer also ran over to see the strangeness, and every time a chick broke its shell, it would cause a burst of cheers from the children.

Qiu Chen and several adults were also smiling, looking at the chickens and ducklings, and mostly looking at the children's happy and excited smiles.

Later, two eggs failed to hatch, and one chick suffocated to death after failing to break free from the eggshell. Man'er was very sad, guarding the three eggs and refusing to leave, after that, it was the hen who led the chicks to start moving, the little hairy chickens and ducklings were very cute, and gradually diverted Man'er's attention, Lan Yingcai secretly took away the hatching chicken basket and the three bad eggs.

In this way, in the midst of the chaos, three days passed.

On the night of the fifth day of the new year, the helpers were dispersed, Lao He and Liu Sanhe also returned to the third grandmother's house after eating, Junwen Junshu sensibly took his younger brothers and sisters to the west wing to read and write, Qiu Chen and Yang Shuyong, Yang Shumeng, and Lin Xu sat on the big kang in the main house to talk, and Chengzi was called in and moved a small bench to sit on the kang.

Three large clay pots are covered with quilts on the head of the big kang, and the hair inside is all white flour. This is to be steamed steamed bread pancakes for three people tomorrow morning. There are more than a dozen catties of braised pork stewed in the pot outside, which is also to be taken on the road.

Qiu Chen asked Lin Xu first, if there was anything he didn't understand about the steaming process, Lin Xu groaned slightly, and said, "Sister-in-law, what is the wine distribution certificate?" Chengzi said that according to the time, but if it is other places, with different firewood, this time can't prevail? ”

Hearing Lin Xu's words, Qiu Chen smiled: "The second brother can ask this, it seems that he really thought about it." Here, you see, I spent a small bucket with a mark on it, and when it was filled with water, it was exactly a pound. We'll use this barrel to hold the wine, and then weigh it again......"

"Hey, it's all wine, will it not be the same as the same heavy?" Lin Xu interjected and asked.

Qiu Chen nodded: "Yes." We just want to use different weights to make a difference! …… You see, I remember these numbers, and that's the Altar Credentials! ”

Chengzi listened very carefully, and when he arrived at this point, his little face was full of excitement and said: "Then you won't be afraid to change places and change firewood!" ”

Qiu Chen smiled and nodded: "Yes, it will inevitably be troublesome for the first time and for the second time, and you need to take out the wine from time to time to weigh it, but according to the method of Chengzi, slowly record the time, and it is much easier to change the jar according to the time!" ”

After answering the question, seeing that Lin Xu frowned and relaxed, Qiu Chen said again: "You can not move these pictures, you can carefully copy these words if you have nothing to do on the road, and when you get there, you will use that copy to copy." If you ask, you can say that it is the ancestral secret technique of the Lin family......"

"Sister-in-law, this is obviously your ......" Lin Xu wanted to refute, but was stopped by Qiu Chen raising his hand.

"Since you call me sister-in-law, Afu Aman is my child, and I am also the Lin family." Qiu Chen smiled, but said this very solemnly, and continued what he said just now, "If someone else gives money, you can't ask for it, no matter how much." We are offering it free of charge, just to give a heart to the border soldiers...... You have read so many books, you should know how to say this, but don't exaggerate too much, it's good to be simple and unpretentious. You pondered this on the way...... Also, don't be reluctant to spend money on the road, see more, think more, talk less and do less, don't be too impulsive in everything, and put your safety first. ”

Qiu Chen really wanted to say to him directly, 'It's none of your business', and he also wanted to directly say that don't be bad on the road, don't do anything about 'pulling out a sword to help each other when the road is uneven', the three of them have no force value at all, and it is not easy for the main skill to protect themselves. But these words, Qiu Chen made a few circles on the tip of his tongue, and he still didn't say them.

Lin Xu solemnly lowered his hand and listened, and after listening to Qiu Chen's instructions, he gave Qiu Chen a deep salute and said, "Sister-in-law, please rest assured, I will remember my sister-in-law's instructions along the way." Moreover, this trip is accompanied by the eldest brother, and I will discuss with the eldest brother if there is anything, and there will be no problems. ”

"Well, that's good!" Qiu Chen nodded, let Lin Xu sit down, and took four more purses, and handed them to Lin Xu, Yang Shuyong and Chengzi respectively, "Among these three purses, the second brother and the eldest brother have fifty taels of silver tickets and ten taels of silver in their hands. In Chengzi's hand is ten taels of broken silver and a few strings of copper coins, and the latter one is fifty taels of silver and two hundred taels of silver tickets, which are placed in the hidden bag on the curtain of the carriage. On the way, first spend Chengzi on the body, and when you encounter a major event, you will spend the two of you with silver taels. These three purses should be placed close to their bodies, and they should not be left behind! ”

Naturally, the three of them agreed without objection. The silver money is divided into four parts, even if the three of them lose the silver taels, there is still a backup on the carriage that can be used, so that they will not be trapped on the road because of the lack of silver. Of course, these are also Qiu Chen's preparedness, as long as these three people have been following the Huichun Hall convoy, they basically don't have to worry about being stuck on the road because of the silver two problems.

"Sister-in-law, you don't need so much, it's enough for the eldest brother to take those......" Lin Xu got so much silver for the first time, and he felt a little burned for a while, and he wanted to return it unexpectedly, but was held down by Qiu Chen.

"'Poor family rich road', you take it well, 'a thousand days of good family and a day of difficulty', there is always a good body of silver to be prepared, there is a big brother to worry about on weekdays, you don't have to worry, there are many places on the road, and maybe you will meet what you like books, you don't have to worry about money, you like to buy it. The money in the car, firstly, is to prepare for any accidents, and secondly, when you come there, you want to see the principal, maybe you have to spend some money, you and the eldest brother discussed, don't feel sorry for the money, it is important to finish the work smoothly and come back safely! ”

Lin Xu's eye sockets were hot, he lowered his head and agreed again and again, and put the silver purse into his arms.

After saying the silver tael, Qiu Chen took out a pile of papers from the kang cabinet and handed it to Lin Xu.

Lin Xu got up, solemnly took a pile of paper, looked down slightly, and saw that several drawings were very detailed, and each picture was accompanied by a detailed text description. In the back, there are several detailed procedures for the process of steaming wine, and every step is also very detailed.

Page by page with small characters, although the calligraphy is not good at all, and even the strokes are a little uneven, but looking at Lin Xu's eyes, he was deeply moved in his heart. The sister-in-law is so busy during the day, so many words, the sister-in-law is not used to writing down one stroke at a time, and she writes neatly, and the word is good, I am afraid it will take at least ten hours......

These are just the labors, which moved Lin Xu, and there are those who can't see or touch the bother. For the stability and prosperity of the Lin family, the sister-in-law can be said to have worked hard and painstakingly, and even the craft of steaming wine did not hesitate to dedicate it. It can be said that in the future, whether it is the Lin family or he Lin Xu, but there is an inch, it will also be the result of the sister-in-law's hard work!

Lin Xu solemnly sorted out the pile of papers, everyone sat down again, and Qiu Chen began to explain all kinds of details in detail, "...... On the way, the second brother and the second brother have something to discuss with the people of Huichun Hall, and when they get there, they want to deliver medicine, and they may just be some small officials who are in charge of carrying heavy loads...... I've thought about it, and we can't reach other people, so the second brother can try to find a few people who have come to the house, well, it's our family that has eaten...... One of them, Hong Zhanpeng, is tall and broad-backed, with a black face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, according to my guess, it should be to lead the army...... The second is Qin Yi, medium height, lean body, and cold temperament...... It should be the general's guard...... There is also a surname Qin, whose name is Qin Zheng, this one should be of a higher rank according to my opinion, and it may not be easy for you to see him. If the others can't find it, you can also try to see him. Although that man has a cold temperament, he attaches great importance to healing medicine and healing formulas, and I think he should be able to take the time to meet him......"

Lin Xu and Yang Shumeng both listened carefully and remembered them one by one.

Qiu Chen told Lin Xu again, "I also loaded a few jars of steamed wine for you, although it is not worth anything, but our steamed wine is strong, I think those military men will like it, when you see Hong Zhanpeng and Qin Yi and others, you can bring them as a meeting gift." Yang Shumeng and Lin Xujunshu should go down together.

She instructed Yang Shumeng, Chengzi, and Junshu one by one, and explained the clothes to be prepared for the four of them, and then sent the four of them back to the room to rest. She put out the stove herself, went to the backyard for a while, and then washed up and went back to sleep.

After all, it was difficult to feel at ease, Qiu Chen didn't sleep well all night, and woke up before midnight the next day. Gently cleaned it up, took the basin and picked up the noodles, made the diced meat stuffing, made the meat into a fire with bread, put it in the pot and baked it slightly, and then put it into the barbecue basket yesterday, and baked it until it was golden and crispy on both sides. In this way, the grilled meat is suitable for preservation, and can be stored for two or three days without spoilage. As long as there is a fire and it is slightly baked, it is very delicious.

This side is roasting on fire, and on the other side, Qiu Chen has steamed a large pot of steamed buns in the pot.

She didn't know much about the journey in this era, but she just heard that everyone was talking about dry food, so she could only follow the local customs and prepare more. It's just a matter of variety. She is still worried about the steamed buns, she can't eat them when they are dry, and they are easy to get rancid when they are wet...... So, she was going to make some fire and bring it, which was easier to keep than meat and steamed buns.

The steamed buns were put into the pot, Qiu Chen was starting to roast the white fire, Chengzi walked over without saying a word, and sat down in front of the stove to burn the fire silently.

"I'm tired on the road, why don't you sleep more!" Qiu Chen casually took a freshly roasted meat and handed it to him, as he said.

Chengzi silently took the fire and burned it, but he didn't eat it, hanging his head as if he had something on his mind.

Qiu Chen baked another batch of fires, and when he turned around and saw Chengzi's appearance, he couldn't help but wonder: "What's wrong?" …… Do you want to say goodbye to your father? ”

Chengzi raised his face suddenly, shook his head and said, "No! …… Auntie, let's steam the wine recipe and give it away, can't we steam it in the future? ”

Qiu Chen wanted to give away the steaming wine recipe, and discussed Lin Xu and the eldest brother and second brother of the Yang family, but he didn't expect this child to come over. At this time, looking at the child's slightly wet and worried eyes, Qiu Chen couldn't help but feel a touch of guilt. Although this child has not been here for a long time, she can use the steaming wine to put more thought and effort than her, and after a few days of hard work, she finally figured out the time of steaming, and heard that the main family is going to sacrifice the recipe...... It's no wonder that the child is reluctant to put it on anyone, and it may not be a taste for anyone.

Wiped his hands on the apron, Qiu Chen rubbed his hands on the top of his head, and said softly: "Don't worry, that offering it will not prevent our family from steaming wine." However, there may not be a need for a second steam, and you will have to think about it again when you come back. ”

As soon as he heard that he could also steam wine, Chengzi's face was suddenly swept away, his eyes lit up, and he nodded again and again, confidently saying that as long as he still steamed wine, he would be able to figure it out.

appeased Chengzi, and after a while, Yang Shuyong, Yang Shumeng, Lin Xu, and even Junwen Junshu Junyan Junzhang all got up. It didn't take long for even Fu'er Man'er to wake up.

Qiu Chen let the four of them eat, and she carefully checked the items to be brought again, and explained them one by one. Because he was going to Qingshui Town to meet the Huichun Hall convoy, Qiu Chen also handed over the family affairs to Lan Ying, who had rushed over early, to take care of it, and let Yang Shuyong set up the car, and she and Junwen brought four small and three carriages to follow and go to Qingshui Town.

At this time, Qiu Chen was still sitting in the carriage, Chengzi sat in the back Yang Shuyong to catch the car, and Junshu Junyan Junzhang squeezed Junwen to catch the car.

The curtain was hung up, and Qiu Chen sat in the carriage and talked to Lin Xu and Yang Shumeng, nothing more than thinking of what to say, east and west, but always felt that something had not been said.

1261…… How many? l3l4