After the villagers left, Wang and her sons stayed behind.
In the short time it took to talk, Jiang Laowu had already found a place to fetch a bucket of water, and Wang Shi squeezed out a handkerchief to wipe her daughter's face.
As she wiped Jiang Tangtang's face, she nagged, "I don't care what you do, but you're not allowed to be so reckless next time. Don't think that just because you and Lu Laosan are a young couple and he's a good person, you can be careless."
But if you really become an ugly monster, do you think he'd mind? You, you really haven't improved at all.
Jiang Tangtang tilted her head back, enjoying Wang's care like a child.
Even though it was nagging, she felt warm and happy listening to it.
She couldn't help but think, "So this is what it feels like when a mother washes her daughter's face!"
With her eyes closed, she unconsciously recalled her mother from her past life. It seemed her mother had never treated her with such tenderness.
Her mother's whole mind seemed to be on her father.
She personally followed her father to confront his mistresses, arguing and quarreling with him, and even threatening suicide...
Thinking of her mother, who was driven mad by love, Jiang Tangtang shuddered. She didn't care whether that scoundrel of a man minded or not! As long as she had money and a career, what kind of man couldn't she have?
She just wanted to enjoy their service; she didn't care whether they cared or not.
Jiang Tangtang opened her eyes, her gaze once again becoming firm and indifferent, but when she met Wang Shi's concern, she smiled and said, "Mother, I know what I'm doing, don't worry. I know."
"You don't know anything," Wang scolded. "You should know that this kind of thing should be done by your brothers. Anyway, it doesn't matter whether your brother has any face or not."
The Jiang brothers: ...
So are they really not their biological children?
Do they think it doesn't matter whether they have faces or not?
I strongly suspect that her mother was taking the opportunity to scold her brothers.
But what can they do? Their beloved younger sister, whom they've doted on since childhood, lives right across the street.
Despite their inner grumbling, the brothers still echoed Wang's words, saying, "Mother is right. We brothers are thick-skinned, so it doesn't matter whether we care about our reputation or not. Little sister, from now on, let us brothers do these dirty, tiring, and dangerous jobs."
"Little sister, what else do you need? Just tell us, and we'll do it."
...
Jiang Tangtang was amused by her brothers and, without being polite, asked them to bring over some charcoal, intending to try it a few more times.
Actually, she had asked Jiang Laowu to help her move a lot of charcoal over earlier, but the explosion just now destroyed all the charcoal that had been moved over.
However, Jiang Tangtang didn't hide anything from her brothers. She told them directly that what they were making wasn't roof tiles, but a very powerful weapon.
Hearing Jiang Tangtang's words, the brothers were all stunned. For a long time, they remained silent.
Seeing that the others were frightened, Jiang Tangtang added, "But you don't need to worry too much. As long as you do as I say, nothing will happen unless there's an explosion."
Little did they know, the brothers weren't worried about danger.
What they never expected was that they would have such good fortune in this life, to be able to personally create a new type of weapon that the Great Zhou Dynasty had never had before.
Its power is astonishing!
"Little sister, is this also something a deity told you in a dream?" Jiang Laowu's eyes lit up as he looked intently at his sister.
He felt that compared to his sister, his previous goals were really too pathetic.
Although Jiang's other brothers did not speak, their eyes also revealed expressions of excitement and admiration.
Jiang Tangtang thought to herself, "Men are indeed as the books say, born to admire weapons and crave power."
She nodded and said, "Exactly."
Jiang Laowu said, "Little sister, you are really amazing. Please repeat the steps you just said so I can remember them carefully and not make any mistakes later."
So, under the excited gazes of her older brothers, Jiang Tangtang explained the steps for making gunpowder once again.
It has to be said that the five older brothers in the Jiang family are not only doting on their younger sister, but also very intelligent.
After Jiang Tangtang entrusted them with the task of making gunpowder, the group quickly mastered the knack and successfully produced gunpowder.
Afterwards, Jiang Tangtang followed the method in the book and made a simple bomb with the others.
This is the simplest and easiest bomb to make. Of course, it's small and its power is only average.
It can inflict some damage on the enemy, but it cannot cause large-scale casualties among the enemy.
To create something even more impressive, we need technological breakthroughs.
Technological breakthroughs bring challenges in various aspects, such as raw materials. Jiang Tangtang temporarily put the matter aside and had someone send a letter to Lu Shiyan.
The letter was short; she only wrote the single character "成" (chéng).
Lu Shiyan received her letter and immediately understood her meaning. But thinking about how she had sent someone to deliver the letter and was so stingy with just a few extra words, he was furious.
This woman has no heart.
When she was around, she would tease me every day, making me feel hot and bothered.
He almost misunderstood several times, thinking that she still had some feelings for him.
But now it seems she has no interest whatsoever.
Her usual enthusiasm for him was probably just because his appearance was passable.
Lu Shiyan was so angry that his teeth itched, and he had a dark face all day long.
Several subordinates who came to report on matters were terrified by his cold face and broke out in a cold sweat.
Someone quietly approached Liu Chengfeng to inquire, "What's wrong with the sir today? Why is his face so dark?"
How could Liu Chengfeng have known!
But then he suddenly remembered Xiong Zhuang, who had come to deliver the letter earlier that day, and a brilliant idea flashed into his mind.
Could it be that you and your spouse are having a conflict?
He didn't dare ask, but just watched as everyone looked miserable.
He could only go to see Lu Shiyan and tentatively asked, "My lord, is there anything happening in the valley?"
"The Western Rong are currently attacking Prince Duan's fiefdom, and the other princes are fighting amongst themselves like cross-eyed cocks, so they don't have the time to bother us for the time being. All affairs in the city are proceeding smoothly... If you wish to return to the valley, you may go back and take a look."
Lu Shiyan's face curled into a cold smile. What was he going back to the valley for?
Looking at his expression, Liu Chengfeng thought to himself that he had guessed correctly.
It seems it really is related to that lady.
I wonder what unreasonable request that lady made this time.
But then I thought about it again, when did this person ever really get angry about those unreasonable demands Jiang Tangtang made?
Despite her cold demeanor, she never neglected to do what needed to be done.
Liu Chengfeng couldn't guess what was going on, and dared not say anything more.
Jiang Tangtang had no idea that her letter had infuriated Lu Shiyan, who had kept a cold face at the government office for several days.
She had been traveling around with Lu Shiyan for the past few days, and even after returning to the valley, she was too busy to spend time with her son. She also hadn't kept her promise to teach him the characters he wanted to learn.
Now that she has some free time, she plans to keep her promise and teach the little one to read.
She took out the books she had bought for Lu Chenyan when she went to Fengyang, preparing herself to be a good teacher.
Surprisingly, the little guy could recognize the whole book.
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