Chu Jia was obviously not satisfied with Qin Baichuan's answer, and snorted: "Yes, yes, no, no, what is called?" ”

"It's no wonder that he can't be blamed, after all, there is no physical comparison, and it is normal for Brother Qin to be difficult to judge." Old Man Chu said a good word for Qin Baichuan at this time, muttered for a while, and said, "Little Brother Qin, after seeing these treasures of the old man, have your problems been solved?" ”

Without waiting for Qin Baichuan to answer, the old man Chu looked arrogant and said, "These treasures of the Chu family may not be worth mentioning when they are used in the court, but if they are equipped with a small friend, it is more than enough. Brother Qin, the old man can give you these things for free, but you have to listen to the old man. ”

"Old man, you say." Qin Baichuan really felt a little embarrassed, putting aside gunpowder, mines, and firearms, those weapons and iron blocks alone were enough to solve Qin Baichuan's urgent needs.

"Although the emperor of the dynasty is confused, we should learn from Marshal Yue Xiang's ambition to serve the country loyally, and don't covet the glory and wealth of the moment, and fall into the Zhaoshan River!" Old Man Chu said bluntly, meaning that this thing is given to you, and you kid will always stand on the emperor's side.

"Old man, Baichuan is actually reluctant to get involved in these disputes, and these things are not under my control at the moment." Qin Baichuan also said seriously: "I have the same rhetoric as Lord Lu, but I hope that my relatives and friends can be safe and sound, and Baichuan will die without regrets." The emperor's attitude towards Baichuan is unknown, and I am now controlled by others, and sometimes I am afraid that I will do what I want. If the old man has any scruples, Baichuan asks the old man to help build some weapons and iron pieces, and I will find a way. ”

"Stinky boy, chief national soldier, all take five dragons, the emperor can even give you such a gold medal, and said that he doesn't know his attitude towards you?" Old Man Chu snorted and said, "The old man doesn't need your words, even if you give the old man a promise now, I don't believe it." Forget it, I already know about your old husband, and I believe that no matter when and where you go, you can protect the bloodline of my Chu family. ”

After the old man Chu said this, Qin Baichuan vaguely understood why the old man was in a hurry to hand over the Chu family's heritage to himself. From the current situation, Qin Baichuan is faced with the choice of whether to stand on the side of the righteous king or the emperor, in fact, why not the old man Chu? He Qin Baichuan is insignificant, and he doesn't have to make a choice immediately, but he thinks that Old Man Chu has to make a choice as soon as possible.

Just imagine, Da Song is not the king's land under the whole world, and the old man Chu hoarded iron to make it secret, but can it really escape the eyes of the emperor and the righteous king? The reason why they didn't move, I'm afraid they all want to get something for nothing! Old Man Chu also realized this, so he made a smart choice, not to say that he was on the side of King Yi, nor that he was on the emperor's side, but to hand over these things to Qin Baichuan.

What King Yi and the emperor are fighting for is nothing more than this bit of heritage, after giving it to Qin Baichuan, he can withdraw from the whirlpool, as for how Qin Baichuan chooses, it has almost nothing to do with him. If Qin Baichuan chooses the right choice and wins a big victory in the end, then his Chu family is safe and sound, and even if he is one step closer to being named a meritorious hero, even if Qin Baichuan is defeated, he can find an excuse to shirk it, at least he can keep a bloodline.

"Okay, after coming out for so long, your Tan sect leader must have been in a hurry." Old Man Chu put away the fire gun close to his body and said, "Let's go, let's go back for supper...... Chu Jia, you also go back with me, talk to Brother Qin about white phosphorus, and strive to come up with a set of practical improvement plans, and we can also be regarded as contributing the last strength to the stability of Dasong. ”

"Yes." Chu Jia agreed, and the three of them immediately set off and returned along the same path.

What surprised Qin Baichuan a little was that after returning to the riverside, Tan Jiaotou was still waiting there honestly, as if he had never left, and Tan Jiaotou didn't ask much about the extra Chu Jia, and after helping the three people onto the boat in turn, the boat rode the wind and waves and headed towards the Chu house.

Tan Jiaotou was suspicious by nature, Qin Baichuan originally thought that he must have a lot to say to test himself, but Tan Jiaotou seemed to have never left Qin Baichuan, so he didn't ask a word at all. Qin Baichuan felt strange in his heart, but he didn't know that the Lord sent Tan Sect leaders and others to monitor Qin Baichuan personally and did not give any special orders, but he only explained that if Qin Baichuan went to Fu Python Mountain, he didn't have to follow.

The group crossed the river and returned to the Chu family's mansion, Chu Xuan came back from Wangjiang Tower after today's performance, and when he heard that Brother Qin was visiting, Chu Xuan was so excited that he didn't even enter the door, just waiting for Qin Baichuan at the door. I waited for more than half an hour, and then I saw Dad and Brother Qin talking and laughing, coming from outside.

"Brother Qin!" Chu Xuan ran over quickly and bowed down, "Wishing you prosperity, bring the red envelope!" ”

Da Song is the New Year before the first month, and it is also auspicious to ask for a red envelope, Chu Xuan stretched out his hand, originally wanted to make a joke with Qin Baichuan, but he didn't expect his father to be angry at that time: "Get out, I didn't see Lao Tzu talking to Brother Qin!" Brother Qin, ignore him, you continue. ”

"The red envelope is not prepared, tomorrow." Chu Xuan was scolded for no reason, Qin Baichuan felt a little embarrassed, smiled at him and continued: "These things I have learned are too long, but the master mentioned some in the class back then, probably like this, nitrate one or two sulfur one hundred and four dollars, charcoal to use willow charcoal, about one hundred and eight dollars, the proportion of seventy into five, one point one, one point four...... That's probably the case, and you have to test it yourself to know what the specific effect is. ”

Hearing Qin Baichuan say something new in his mouth, Chu Xuan was puzzled, but Old Man Chu and Chu Jia glanced at each other, and neither of them spoke. In fact, Qin Baichuan said the gunpowder formula, and he was deliberately vague because Tan Jiaotou was still following closely behind, so he couldn't say it too bluntly.

However, Rao is like this, which still inevitably arouses the suspicion of Tan Jiaotou, and the old man Chu Jia is also flexible in his thinking, and said with a smile: "I have never heard of Mr. Qin's alchemy method...... However, I know that the Longevity Palace generally uses the fire method. ”

Chu Jia glanced at Qin Baichuan, and Qin Baichuan also cooperated: "What is the fire ambush method?" ”

"You don't know this, crush two taels of sulfur and two taels of saltpeter into powder and put them into the casserole, dig a pit and put the casserole into it, fill it with soil around it, and then put the three soaphorns into the pot, wait until the fire starts to watch the flames, and then burn three catties of charcoal when it will be extinguished, and wait for the charcoal to burn less than three percent of the annealing, and take out those mixtures, this is the fire method, and the things in the fire pot are the necessary things for alchemy."

"Huh? It's strange, I've never heard of it. Qin Baichuan turned his head and said intentionally: "Tan Jiaotou, have you heard of it?" ”

"Sir has never heard of it, so how can I hear of it?" Tan Jiaotou smiled reluctantly, shook his head and said. From what Chu Jia said, Tan Jiaotou basically made a judgment, it turned out that they were talking about the method of alchemy along the way, and Tan Jiaotou relaxed his vigilance a little in his heart.

He was born in the Longevity Palace, and he is naturally familiar with alchemy, and the Nine Crane Daoist is either burning this or refining that all day long, who knows what kind of fame he makes? For Tan Jiaotou, he is a military general, and he believes in the guy in his hand, as for what he wants to live forever and beg for immortality, it is all the work of the palace nobles, and he doesn't believe in these things at all.

After initially dispelling Tan Jiaotou's doubts, the group returned to the Chu family's old house, Chu Ang had already prepared a banquet, and the old man Chu, Chu Jia, Chu Ding and the two sons all sat down one after another, and the old man Chu also gave Tan Jiaotou a special face, and asked him to sit down and have a supper together.

There were many people at the dinner table, and of course Old Man Chu would not mention anything about the firecracker, but Chu Xuan, after obtaining his father's consent, began to tell about the new things that happened in Wangjianglou recently. The freshest thing is nothing more than that the Ministry of Rites has sent people to Wangjianglou to collect the content of "The Condor Heroes" every day and compile it into a book, and some people have come to learn the skills of soundtrack and scenery from An Chunqiao, this kind of thing Qin Baichuan didn't take to heart, but for Chu Xuan and others, it can let the officials of the Ministry of Rites go to Wangjianglou to learn the scriptures, which makes them have a bright face.

Chu Xuan also told Qin Baichuan that after Su Xian Xian was busy with the work of the Ministry of Rites every day, she came to Wangjiang Tower every day, and today she even took the stage to sing a song "Intimate Lover" with Chu Xuan, which caused a wave of applause at the scene, and after getting off the stage, Su Xian Xian herself was stunned, even when she was in the Ministry of Rites, she couldn't enjoy such warm cheers. Su Xian Xian's appearance in Wangjiang Tower was a little surprising to Qin Baichuan, but he also understood the chick's thoughts, and when he saw Shen Bijun taking her place, the chick couldn't sit still, right?

In addition, the last thing Chu Xuan said was about Liu Yuanyuan, this was already past the Lantern Festival, even if she was busy, she should come back. However, Sister Lan sent a few letters, and even in the past two days, people from the Qiushan Army have gone back to inquire about the news, but the people sent out have gone into the sea like mud cows, and there has been no news until now.

When Chu Xuan said this, Chu Xuan had a little sadness, Sister Lan had already inquired with Wang Dali, Yuanyuan had never stayed in Qiushan for so long in so many years, and she had not returned to Jiangling at this time, but she was afraid that something had happened. Although Chu Xuan didn't explicitly say Sister Lan's arrangement, Qin Baichuan could also see from his tangled expression, they wanted to let themselves go to Qiushan to find out the situation, right? After all, he still has a hill order in his hand, and it is somewhat convenient to do things.

"Wait." Qin Baichuan was also a little anxious about Liu Yuanyuan's affairs, but after thinking about it, Qiushan was her lair, and Liu Huasheng was her master, what else could happen? Recently, he has a lot of things at hand, but Liu Yuanyuan is not in a hurry, so she has to wait for everything to be arranged and then take time to go to Qiushan.