The bright sun shone on the ridges, and the catkins fluttered everywhere and burrowed into people's noses.

Zheng Haizhu sneezed as she looked at the warehouse under the shade of the willows near the school grounds.

The two slender instructors from Songjiang, named Zhang Liben and Golden Leopard, were guarding the door, and they also saw Zheng Haizhu, and immediately stood up and waved at her to say hello.

Since the arrival of the firecrackers and field cannons for the training of the battalion soldiers, Zheng Haizhu has set a rule that the arsenal must be guarded in rotation day and night.

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Today, no one in the battalion wants to miss the mountain opera opera, and it is not appropriate for Qi Jin's instructor to be the gatekeeper, Zhang Liben and the golden leopard took the initiative to watch, anyway, when they were slender men in the canal in the past, they had never heard any fishing songs, and they were generally interested in the theatrical performances of the hanging voice.

Zheng Haizhu walked over and asked, "Has anyone been here at noon?" ”

Zhang Liben shook his head: "Chenshi came over to change the guard, and the two of us squatted here." ”

"Okay." Zheng Haizhu nodded, turned around and walked towards the small courtyard where he lived.

Her courtyard gate is separated from the arsenal by a small river ditch dug by the hoarders, and it is exposed to the vision of the guards day and night. So gradually, Zhengjiazhuang's favorite hoarders who say right and wrong no longer talk about whether Steward Wu drilled Mrs. Zheng's bed, because the people on duty all said that when it was dark, there were only her and the dog in Mrs. Zheng's yard.

Zheng Haizhu doesn't care about giving up her sense of privacy. In this time and space, it is difficult for her attention to be attributed to her self-inflicted happiness.

At this moment, when he saw her come back, the big yellow dog stood up suddenly, but instead of just greeting her, he showed a little restlessness, shaking his head, and snorting his nose as he walked.

This guard dog was brought from Songjiang, the cub of the loyal dog who helped Dong Erya take care of the baby by the canal.

Zheng Haizhu has a small courtyard where she lives alone in the Gu family's Wenzhe Academy, when she leaves Songjiang to run around, Dong Erya often trains the yellow dog to familiarize herself with the dress and shoes that Zheng Haizhu left in the courtyard, and when the hostess comes back, this dog really does not recognize life, Zheng Haizhu takes over and feeds for half a year, and there is a loyal guard.

Zheng Haizhu followed the yellow dog to the east wall of the courtyard.

Even if the dog doesn't lead the way, she will come here after she enters the hospital.

For her safety, Wu Bond and the hoarders built the courtyard wall as high as two people.

But Zheng Haizhu asked Wu Bangde to leave an irregular hole in the upper part of the three-sided mud wall, stuffed it with muddy rags, and then covered by the thatch at the head of the wall, which was difficult to notice.

Usually, Zheng Haizhu would step on a ladder and take a telescope to see the situation in Zhuangzi.

Looking out of the cave on the east side, the closest and most clearly seen is Zhuangzi's handicraft workshop.

During these days, Zheng Haizhu monitored several times, Ah Shan was in the workshop, conscientiously transforming the spinning machine, and he was also attentive to the dispatch of Hu Carpenter and others, eating and resting, all in a place where everyone could see, there was really nothing unusual.

But today, in the empty courtyard of the workshop, there is no Lao Hu and Ah Shan.

The yellow dog barked at Zheng Haizhu's feet again, rushing out of the wall.

Zheng Haizhu climbed down the ladder, beckoned the dog, and went to the workshop together.

As soon as he stepped through the door, the heavy smell of blood came to his face, and Ah Huang swooped towards the utility room, barking violently at the place.

Zheng Haizhu hurriedly walked over to take a look, and there were several fresh blood stains on the pile of thatch.

She was shocked, her back was cold, and she tiptoed closer, possessing and looking at it.

"Mrs. Zheng!"

Suddenly, there was a faint voice behind him.

The big yellow dog turned his head and rushed forward with a whin.

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"Hey, hey! Don't bite me, don't bite me! ”

Like a hen flapping her wings and fleeing for her life, Ahsan dodged behind Carpenter Hu in fear.

Carpenter Hu shook off a brown felt-like cowhide in his hand to block the attack of the big yellow dog, and his mouth was also "oh shh

When the cowhide trembled, the pink and white parts on the back of the brown short hair flashed from time to time, and water droplets were scattered in all directions, bringing a shallow flesh and blood aura.

"Ah Huang, come here!" Zheng Haizhu immediately stepped forward and drank the dog.

The yellow dog received the master's instructions, and his body gradually settled, only barking at Ah Shan.

It seems that it is not the smell of cowhide that irritates it.

"Ah Shan, in broad daylight, why don't you make a sound when you walk, you can't even hear the dog's ears, it must have been startled and annoyed by you." Zheng Haizhu laughed and teased.

Ahsan was holding a basket of lime, so embarrassed that he didn't know how to answer.

When Carpenter Hu saw Zheng Haizhu standing in front of the bloodstained haystack, he hurriedly explained: "An old cow in the township next to him, the farmer over there just killed it, Ah Shan and I bought the skin of the cow, cleaned it up in the workshop for a while, and then went to the village to wash it in the river, ready to make a shield." ”

"Oh," Zheng Haizhu glanced at the lime in Ah Shan's hand, and Wen Yan asked, "This is soaked in cow hair, right?" How did you come up with the idea of making a cowhide shield? ”

Ah Shan looked at Carpenter Hu cautiously, and Carpenter Hu said heartily: "Look at what I do, maybe I want to take credit with you for a descendant?" Tell Mrs. Zheng. ”

Ah Shan then put down the lime and reported with a flattering look: "Madam, the little one day I saw the battalion soldiers try a small cannon, and they said that it was used to catch the enemy in the field, and the shells were three or four catties, and the frame did not need to be as strong as the cannon. But the small ones can't help but think, the shells are smaller, not much larger than the lead bullets of the combined guns, isn't it easier to be blocked? Well, it's not that the small one doesn't think the three-pound cannon is not powerful......"

Ah Shan said this, stopped, and observed Zheng Haizhu's face.

While listening, Zheng Haizhu glanced around and saw that there were several large wooden planks and wooden wheels next to the multi-spindle spinning machine that was about to be completed, which obviously did not belong to the parts of the spinning machine.

"Do you want to make a shield car and see if the iron bullet will penetrate it?"

Ahsan nodded.

Zheng Haizhu stared at him, and showed his face for a moment: "You are the brain of a general, pretending to know yourself and your opponent." ”

This time, Ah Shan put away the always flattering look on his face, and his eyes were solemn.

"Madam, Ashan's home was destroyed by the Tartars, and Ashan doesn't want to see which battle we lost to the Tartars."

Zheng Haizhu walked to the side of the wooden board, lifted it with his foot, and saw that there was a layer of iron sheet underneath.

Carpenter Hu also stepped over: "Madam, we went to consult several instructors of the Qi family's army, and they said that now the general master of Zhenjiang still uses the car shield method in Qi Shaobao's camp back then, a layer of iron sheet, a layer of wooden plank, and the outermost part is covered with old cowhide, and the cowhide should be tied with iron thistle pear, because it can be removed and spread on the ground for rejecting horses. However, if the enemy uses it to defend against small cannons in the field, he should not nail the iron thistle, otherwise the blown iron thorn will hurt himself even more. ”

Zheng Haizhu lowered his head and thought about it, and said with a kind smile: "Then make a car and come out, try it with our combination gun and small cannon, and see what angle and how far it will be guarded by this car." ”

"Well, yes, ma'am." Hu carpenter pounded his head like garlic.

He knew that the lady had clear rewards and punishments, and that she would not be stingy with the craftsmen in the firearms workshop, and that if the location of a fire door was changed to be more reasonable, he could get a bounty of two taels of silver. The craftsmen who smelted and mixed gunpowder often took rewards, and this time it was finally the turn of the carpenters to have the opportunity to perform, and Carpenter Hu naturally rubbed his hands in his hands.

He glanced approvingly at Ahsan. This boy from the Northeast can be honest, smart-minded, and he has a little girl, and he has reached the age of saying kiss, or he is the same as his sister, and he will recruit a son-in-law to enter the door.

While Lao Hu was happily imagining, Zheng Haizhu took out a wooden handle from his backpack, walked to Ah Shan, and handed it to him.

"Hua Er's mother was also killed by the Tartars, and only a handle was left for her. You have to make her a cottonseed gin machine and install this handle. ”

Ah Shan hurriedly took it, walked over to his carpentry box, and carefully put the handle inside.

Behind him, Lao Hu changed his tone and said: "Hua Er still remembers the appearance of his mother, my mother, when I was one year old, I was infected with smallpox and left." I'm like I don't have a mother for the rest of my life. ”

Zheng Haizhu was silent for a few moments, and said: "You can be said by Lao Hu, I also miss my mother." ”

Ah Shan gently covered the box, and said secretly in his heart: Who doesn't want to be Eniang? Eniang, once you are done, your son will return to Hetuala, and he will repair your grave.