Chapter 14: The Night Attack of the Pirates
In spring and summer, storms along the coast are very normal, but this time the storm came with an unexpected violentness, and towards evening, the raging winds set off huge waves, flying sand and rocks everywhere they went, trees were blown down, thatched roofs were torn off, and people could almost be blown away by walking on the road.
Before dinner, Uncle Qin Long took people over, and found that only the livestock shed had collapsed, so he helped to place the frightened mule, and comforted his younger siblings, so he took people to check on other houses.
Qin Chuan listened to the "popping" sound produced by the wind blowing on the window lattice, and had no appetite like Qin's mother, and looked out of the house from time to time, as if the old man was about to come back.
He had a plan for the future, and sooner or later he would have to leave the house, and if the house was uneasy, how could he put his mind at ease?
At this moment, he finally made up his mind to make his father give up the dangerous profession of fishing and let the whole family live a stable life.
There is a good saying that "it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish", and the craft of having a family is the way to stay for a long time.
The storm came and went quickly, the next day after the rain and the sky was clear, the sky was as blue as a wash, the storm caused a lot of damage to Qinjiawan, dozens of houses collapsed, and there were many casualties.
In the afternoon, the Qin family finally returned safely, which made Qin Chuan breathe a sigh of relief.
"Dad, I suddenly remembered that the old fairy taught me a recipe, which can make something called soap, which has the same effect as soap, but it is much cheaper than soap!"
Qin Biao looked at his youngest son suspiciously, how could this kid talk about the old fairy again, "Stinky boy, just say what you want to do, don't beat around the bush!"
"By the way, what you just said can really replace soap horns?"
"Of course, you also know that soap horn is unaffordable for us poor people, but soap is much cheaper!" After saying that, he had an extra cyan thing in his hand as if he was juggling.
Qin Biao took it and touched it, feeling slippery and greasy, "How do you use this?"
"Dad, you smell of sweat, try this bath!"
Half an hour later, Qin Biao walked out refreshed, "Xiaochuan, tell me quickly, how to make this thing?"
Qin Chuan grinned and said the formula of the local soap method, for a college student who is serious about studying chemical engineering, if he doesn't know how to make salt, doesn't understand how to make wine, and can't make soap, it must be all about picking up girls and playing games when he was in school, as for why he didn't mention salt making and winemaking, on the one hand, because these two are a bit difficult, on the other hand, salt and wine are controlled by the government, and if you don't do it, it will bring disaster to your family.
Qin Biao couldn't help but be surprised when he heard that only lard, plant ash, rosin and water were all common things, and they couldn't be related to this soap, "Do you want these things?"
"Well, I'll make some more later, and the whole family will look at it together, but this recipe must not be known to others, otherwise we won't be able to make money!"
"That's nature!" Qin Biao took it for granted, the craftsmen of this world all regarded secret recipes and unique skills as more important than the root of life.
The whole process was extremely simple, and at the end of the whole block of soap was cut with a knife, and the whole family was amazed.
"It's really an immortal law!" Usually, Qin's mother does the washing, and she naturally values the value of soap more, and her gaze at Qin Chuan is becoming softer.
Qin Yang was a little heartless, but Qin Hai had already begun to calculate the cost and output of making soap, and finally came to the conclusion that this was a good livelihood with money, so the plan to open a soap workshop was quickly put on the agenda.
Qin Chuan put forward some strategies to develop the business, such as distinguishing between those with spices and those without spices to sell, and then looking for Zhao Zhushu to cooperate with Wu Yue'er and asking them to help publicize, etc., and he no longer participated in the rest, and became the shopkeeper with peace of mind.
Qin Ji soap soon became a sought after thing, Zhao Zhushu also saw a business opportunity, after negotiations, the two partners opened a shop in the city, and the profits of both sides were divided into half, and they made a lot of money in a short time.
made money, the house was renovated, and Qin Hai's marriage was also decided, the other party was the fourth girl of the rich man's family in Lincun, if it wasn't for the recent development of the Qin family, how could the rich man Wang be willing to marry the four girls who were as beautiful as flowers to Qin Hai?
Time flies like a white horse, and in a blink of an eye it is another Yuanshuo Festival, this year there is no bandit harassment, this year there is no heavy Yao servitude, this year the family has more than five hundred taels of silver, everyone in the family is full of joy, seeing these Qin Chuan also feels satisfied, if it is not for a higher pursuit, if he still wants to return to the earth one day, maybe he will indulge in this status quo.
Of course, he knows deeply that there is no eternal beauty in the world, even if there is no Ruan Feixiong, without those bandits, Qinjiawan will not be able to maintain this kind of peace forever, he knows too well the truth of being prepared for danger in times of peace, so he is accumulating strength all the time.
His cultivation did not increase, this was because he did not put too much effort into it, and his energy was more focused on spells, talismans, and strengthening his body.
The things in his memory were basically completely digested by him, all the rune papers in Ruan Feiying's storage bag had become magic runes, the silver long sword had been able to manipulate freely, and with the assistance of a large amount of medicinal porridge, his body was much stronger, and he even surpassed his second brother Qin Yang.
Of course, he also specially prepared some things, planning to use them to "entertain" Ruan Feixiong, but there is no reason to be a thief for a thousand days in the world, and the other party's delay in coming made him a little anxious, and he hoped that before leaving home, the surname Ruan would be completely solved.
I don't know if his broken thoughts played a role, but late at night on the third day after the Yuanshuo Festival, Qin Chuan, who was just about to fall asleep, was suddenly awakened by the "woo" sound from the direction of the fishing port.
At this time, Qin Biao's urging voice also came, and the family quickly got dressed, the gold and silver things had already been hidden, and the more valuable thin soft belts were on their bodies, and the number of night attacks by the pirates was too many These have long been taken for granted, so everyone is not panicked, but with a cup of tea, the earthen fort is already crowded with people.
In fact, it can no longer be regarded as an earthen fort, because a two-foot-thick stone wall has been reinforced on the perimeter of the earthen fort, but everyone is still used to calling it an earthen fort.
Qin Long loudly ordered Xiangyong to go to the city to garrison, and ordered the villagers to carry the materials to defend the city, Qin Biao settled his wife and took his three sons to the city.
Qin Chuan looked in the direction of the sea, and a long dragon of winding torches was rapidly approaching this side, and there were not many of them, about two hundred people.
Due to the haste of the incident, Qinjiawan did not organize a halfway interception, so these bandits drove straight in, so that the people in the village scolded more than this group of bandits is simply mad, and set fire to the village, although the grain and other things have long been stored in the cellar, but there is no house to shelter from the wind and rain, and it is still very sad in the early spring.
Qin Chuan glanced at Qin Hai, and sure enough, the eldest brother's eyes were about to pop out, the new house that had just been built was for him to marry his daughter-in-law, and now it was also burned, it was too strange not to be angry!
After the pirates set fire, they all gathered more than 20 zhang away from the earthen fort, these guys were all strong and strong, all of them had armor and armor, and some of them also had shields, not like ordinary pirates at all.
The most conspicuous of the three is the one on the left, who is nine feet tall, with black armor all over his body, and a mace in his hand.
The one on the right is also strong, with a leopard head and eyes, and a beard, and if his face is darker, he doesn't need to wear makeup.
The one in the middle was of medium stature, dressed in an apricot robe, with no blades in his hands, and the two next to him did not look vicious, but it was obvious that the other pirates were headed by him.
"Ruan Feixiong!" Qin Chuan recognized this person at a glance, and the official painting was this face, which was also somewhat similar to the dead Ruan Feiying.
"Listen, people of the city, as long as you open the gate and hand over the murderer of my brother, I will let you live!"
The voice was not loud, but everyone could hear it, and his words caused a commotion, Ruan Feixiong was famous, and the officers and soldiers of Wanghai City couldn't stop it, so there were really some people who were moved by his words, but as long as they had a little knowledge, they would not be bewitched.
Qin Long sneered, "The surname Ruan, you don't need to say those useless, there is no bad seed in Qinjiawan, no one knows what kind of virtue you are, be smart and leave quickly, and the officials and soldiers will rush to break your body into pieces!"
"Toast and don't eat and drink!" Ruan Feixiong snorted coldly, and then the word "kill" came out, and more than two hundred pirates rushed to the earthen fort with a "roar".
"Shoot bamboo spears, prepare bows and arrows!" Qin Long gave an order, and hundreds of sharpened bamboo spears were thrown at the swarming pirates.
There is no shortage of bamboo in the mountains and forests near Qinjiawan, this is still Qin Chuan's occasional idea, in addition to making another secret weapon under his suggestion, this weapon is made of hard bamboo, the front end is a circle of sharp branches, wielding it has a good defensive effect, it is the legendary anti-Japanese weapon "wolf whi", but unfortunately he doesn't know how the "Mandarin Duck Array" operates, otherwise he doesn't have to be trapped.
These pirates were clearly elite, with the sword and shield hands in front of them blocking most of the attacks, and only a few pirates were hit, but the armor on their bodies did the trick, and none of them died in this round.
"Projectile!" With the sound of a bowstring, the sword and shield hand had to raise the shield to protect himself, and the pirates behind him could only use their weapons to dial, but the arrows fell like rain, and accidentally there were arrows piercing into the body, and the screams continued, and more than a dozen people were shot to the ground in the blink of an eye.
The pirates did not stop at the casualties, but in a moment they had already rushed to the bottom of the fort, and one by one the flying claws were thrown at the head of the city, hooking the battlements.
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Originally, I wanted to use the title of the welfare of the traverser, but I thought about it!!