She needs a temporary laboratory.
Zhang Meng's face showed gratitude. He never expected that Miss Qiu would be so understanding of a mere soldier like him.
The other four smiled and nodded, but what they were thinking about was today's lunch.
Thinking of the lamb leg for lunch, Captain Yuan repeated his earlier words:
"Miss Qiu, why can the Eighth Deputy General follow you, but I cannot?"
"I'll save you a leg of lamb for lunch," Qiu Yan said with a smile.
"Alright, it's a deal!" Captain Yuan smiled, having been waiting for Qiu Yan to say that.
Then, Qiu Yan looked at the number of people in front of her.
"Alright then, Lieutenant Yuan, have all the soldiers who are mining saltpeter come out and work together to make gunpowder, and try to make full use of all this saltpeter. Remember, store the charcoal separately first to prevent it from exploding."
Captain Yuan: "I'll listen to you."
He only just realized that this was what Miss Qiu meant when she said "not enough".
Ever since Ling Ba told him that the general liked Miss Qiu, his IQ seemed to drop whenever he looked at her.
After Qiu Yan finished speaking with Captain Yuan, she looked at Ling Ba.
"Try to finish preparing all the gunpowder by tonight, so that Commander Yuan can set off early tomorrow morning."
Originally, she planned to make some gunpowder for the soldiers to use for self-defense.
But now, she wants to make more, ideally using all the existing materials.
In this way, once we get to the battlefield, we can simply mix them together and put them to use immediately.
Ling Ba thought about the six hundred soldiers...
"It should be possible."
Lieutenant Yuan was somewhat stunned, listening to Qiu Yan's calm yet firm voice.
He became increasingly curious about Miss Qiu's identity.
Next, Captain Yuan summoned all the soldiers who were collecting saltpeter.
The soldiers began making gunpowder under a shady tree.
They worked together, dividing the tasks, and the gunpowder production went very smoothly.
With Ling Ba and Captain Yuan present, Qiu Yan did not participate in the production of gunpowder.
She, along with Xue Ning and Feng Chao, got busy with something more important: manufacturing pharmaceuticals.
She always wanted to perfect anti-inflammatory drugs.
After all, she was just a novice at the beginning and had many shortcomings that she needed to improve herself.
As instructed by her, Lü Chong and Jiang Sheng had already set up a temporary laboratory for Qiu Yan right next to their thatched hut.
Although Zhang Meng was injured, he did not remain idle.
He followed Ling Ba to distribute saltpeter.
After more than half an hour, with the help of Xue Ning and Feng Chao, Qiu Yan introduced all the Penicillium mold into the culture medium for culturing.
Xue Ning and Feng Chao were completely bewildered by Qiu Yan's actions.
What exactly is Miss Qiu doing?
One minute they'd ask them to pour this strange liquid into bottles and jars, and the next minute they'd ask them to put blue mold into the bottles and jars...
Throughout the entire process, they were completely bewildered.
"Miss Qiu, what do we do next?" Xue Ning asked.
"Do we need to put it in jars again?" Feng Chao asked.
"No need, the work for this morning is already finished." Qiu Yan still has a lot to do, such as preparing necessities like cotton swabs, acidic water, and alkaline water, which these two probably don't know how to do. "I need to go out for a bit."
What were we going out to do? Of course, we were going to buy lamb legs.
A promise made should not be broken lightly.
After Qiu Yan finished speaking, she looked at Lü Chong and Jiang Sheng.
Their thatched huts continue to stand.
"Going out for a bit?" Xue Ning and Feng Chao's faces lit up with joy.
Even without Qiu Yan's reminder, they guessed that she was going out to buy groceries.
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