Chapter 402: Better than the fruits in the palace

When eating, if the two elders do not want to ask to eat alone, she will not have any objection.

When it’s time to eat, just go to the elderly’s yard and eat together.

Living separately like this is not only what He Zhiran likes, but Mo Jiuye also likes it.

Which man doesn’t want to have a place for himself and his wife to spend time together?

Especially He Zhiran, who has to go in and out of the space every day, it will be more convenient to have his own yard.

The same goes for my brothers and sisters-in-law. They all feel that their own little home is now warm and comfortable.

This night was the most comfortable night that Mo Jia had ever had since arriving in Xiling Village.

Living in a comfortable and special big yard, sleeping in a spacious big bed, and most importantly, all the family members are together.

The next morning, the whole family got up early and gathered in the old couple's yard.

On the one hand, the old man did not say to split up the family and eat separately, and on the other hand, it was to see off his seventh brother who was preparing to go to the southern border.

Although Seventh Brother's trip to southern Xinjiang seemed to be safe on the surface, He Zhiran still carefully prepared a lot of self-defense items for him.

For example, if you encounter a large number of enemies, you can quickly eliminate them by using drugs.

In addition, the same detoxification pills that Mo Jiuye took when he went to the capital are also essential.

In addition, He Zhiran also prepared some dried meat for him to eat on the road.

The seventh brother took the items she had prepared, said goodbye to his family, and not daring to look at his wife's reluctant eyes, rode away on his horse.

Seventh Brother went to the southern border to look for his former subordinates, and He Zhiran was not idle either.

Since she had already said that it would only take a thousand soldiers, gunpowder must be developed as soon as possible. Otherwise, as her father-in-law worried, a thousand soldiers would not be able to resist the enemy's army or the people sent by Emperor Shunwu.

When Mo Jiuye saw her sending her seventh brother away and returning to her own courtyard, he hurriedly followed her.

"Ran Ran, are you planning to research grenades?"

Last night, the young couple chatted for a while in the space, and He Zhiran told Mo Jiuye his plan.

No one knew the power of this weapon better than Mo Jiuye.

Even though my wife said that the weapon she planned to make was not as powerful as a grenade and could be called a bomb, it would still be invincible in this era.

Mo Jiuye is looking forward to this more than anyone else.

The two returned to their own courtyard and slipped into the space.

Although He Zhiran knew the raw materials needed to prepare gunpowder, in order to increase the success rate, she still planned to seek help from the little collector.

She asked him to help find the exact recipe on Baidu so that she could avoid some detours.

The little collector now always responds to He Zhiran's requests, after all, he is his big money sponsor.

Soon, he sent the exact recipe in the chat box.

He Zhiran got the recipe and asked Mo Jiuye to write it on rice paper with a brush and give it to his fifth brother.

Among the brothers in the family, the fifth brother is the most careful one. He Zhiran couldn't be more relieved to leave the task of developing gunpowder to him.

Of course, the fifth brother couldn't do it alone, so he called the eldest brother, the second brother and the third brother to join him.

Fourth brother also wants to participate in such things.

He always felt that he had become a useless person after being rescued by his ninth brother.

Although I can walk a few steps with support now, my legs feel very weak and I have no strength at all.

Fortunately, his hands have mostly recovered, and there will be no problem as long as he doesn't use too much force.

Thinking of his fifth brother making weapons, even if he couldn't stand for a long time, at least he could do some manual work.

However, the location for making gunpowder was chosen on the mountain to avoid harming innocent people. In addition, He Zhiran also considered that there was a high possibility of explosion when making gunpowder. If it was too close to residential areas, it would easily damage the buildings.

Because they had to go to the mountain, the fourth brother's original plan to participate was no longer possible. With his legs and feet, he couldn't let his brothers carry him up and down the mountain, right?

Helplessly, the fourth brother could only give up the idea.

The brothers went into the mountains to study gunpowder, but they were not well prepared on the first day and returned before dark.

The next day, they had gained experience and brought a lot of food with them, intending to continue studying on the mountain.

He Zhiran and Mo Jiuye knew that it was best not to be disturbed when developing gunpowder, so Mo Jiuye never went up the mountain to watch.

He went out some time ago, and it took more than a month to go back and forth.

It is now early June, and the vegetables and fruits in the fields have begun to ripen.

Take cantaloupe for example. Sixth Brother went to check on it early in the morning and came back saying that the sweet smell was wafting everywhere. He saw a cracked one, so he picked it and tasted it. It was as sweet as honey.

Since He Zhiran came back from the western border, he has never been to check on the melon field.

After listening to Sixth Brother's description and calculating the planting time, the cantaloupe should be ripe by now.

Mo Jiuye has been busy dealing with the poultry and livestock farm recently. He Zhiran called Lan'er to go with her to the melon field to check it out.

Nowadays, the Mo family's farmland is all managed by hired people, except for those special melon fields, which are usually guarded by dogs and checked by their own people.

It’s not that He Zhiran doesn’t trust the people she hired. After all, cantaloupes and watermelons are rare in this era, and she plans to sell them for a good price.

Although these villagers are very honest and hardworking, it is impossible for anyone to not touch this kind of food when it is placed in front of them.

Especially cantaloupes, which are not very big, so no one will notice if you secretly put two in your arms and take them away.

Therefore, the melon fields are taken care of by our own family members.

He Zhiran was supported by Lan'er. When they were still some distance away from the melon field, a sweet fragrance hit his face.

"Madam Jiu, there wasn't this kind of fragrance when I accompanied you here last time!" Lan'er was obviously a little excited.

She had accompanied Madam Nine to check on the melon field many times. It could be said that she had watched these melons grow.

She would also often go to the fields to do things like weeding. The melon field that she had carefully tended was now reaping a harvest. How could Lan'er not be happy?

As the two approached the melon field, the sweet smell became even stronger.

When the dogs in charge of guarding saw their owner, they came over, wagging their tails.

He Zhiran patted their heads, then took Lan'er into the melon field.

Judging from the appearance of these cantaloupes, they are already half ripe.

He Zhiran picked one nearby and he and Lan'er each tasted half.

Lan'er took a bite and her eyes narrowed with enjoyment.

"Madam Nine, the cantaloupe is really sweet, even better than the fruits in the palace."

The Fourth Princess treated her and Yu'er like real sisters and would share any delicious food with them. It can be said that Lan'er was fortunate enough to taste the high-quality fruits of that era.