Chapter 166 [Fire Pole]
Not only was the rent for the house Liao Cheng lived in near a fishing village expensive, but the place was also shabby and small.
The people living near the fishing village had completely different attitudes after they settled down. Their family had to work on the farm for the village every day in exchange for two meals a day.
His wife was used to being the mistress of the house and had never done any housework. She almost burned through the kitchen while cooking potatoes, causing her to lose a lot of money and even faint from the fumes.
When the village doctor came to see Liao Cheng, he told him a shocking piece of news: the wife's health was severely damaged and she could no longer conceive.
When Liao Cheng heard that Yin Zhen and her son lived in the village ancestral hall in Yeli Village for free, and that the Zhaoping Marquis Mansion and the villagers often sent her gifts, he was tempted.
Although he once ran out of food during his exile, he took Yin Zhen's rations and verbally sent her back as a concubine, no longer a member of his Liao family, leaving her to starve.
But Liao Dabao was his son after all. They were related by blood, so how could he not acknowledge him as his father? Besides, Yin Zhen, an orphan and a widow, couldn't count on the support of the Marquis of Zhaoping's mansion for the rest of his life. Without him, how would the mother and son survive? With a few kind words and a soft gesture, it would be easy to coax Yin Zhen back.
Thinking so, Liao Cheng came to Yeli Village.
At this time, in the side courtyard of the village shrine.
It took some time to make the mung bean cake, and it was already past the usual dinner time, but with everyone's help, the spicy hot pot was freshly baked.
In the big iron pot, various meat and vegetable dishes are mixed together, with fiery red peppers and white sesame seeds as garnish. It is so delicious and fragrant that just smelling the aroma of peppercorns and chili peppers in the air makes people swallow their saliva.
The same was true for Lord Hu who was surrounded by the wall.
He came to the side door of the village temple with a thick bundle in his arms, and was intoxicated by the fragrance wafting from the yard.
It smelled so good, he had never smelled such delicious food in all the years he had been on the island!
“Dongdongdong——”
Lord Hu raised his hand and knocked on the door of the side yard hurriedly.
Jiang Lili, who was serving rice, looked towards the courtyard gate and said, "Who is it? You're here so late and you're disturbing my meal."
Jiang Lili walked to the door as she spoke, but out of caution, she did not open the door immediately.
"It's me, it's me, the county magistrate!" Lord Hu shouted excitedly, fearing that if he came in too late, he would not even be able to eat the leftovers.
"Miss Jiang, I'm here with my sincerity. Please open the door. I'm sure you'll be amazed!"
Jiang Lili thought to herself that Lord Hu was really in a hurry, and she slowly opened the door.
Then the old man, Lord Hu, presented a thickly wrapped package with both hands sincerely.
"Let's talk about it after dinner. We are eating now."
Jiang Lili pointed into the yard, where a large round table had been set up. A dozen people were sitting around the table, all looking at Lord Hu.
Lord Hu lowered his voice and said, "These people in the young lady's courtyard are all your family members. They are reliable, right?"
Jiang Lili nodded: "Why, you want to show it now?"
"This thing in my hand is really exciting. It needs to be watched by many people. It's lively!"
Without hesitation, Lord Hu walked towards the courtyard, his butt immediately touching the stool beside the big table. He said to everyone at the table in a familiar manner: "Everyone, eat for a while, I will show you a special skill!"
Marquis Zhaoping and the others were completely bewildered. What had brought the Dan'er County Magistrate here, and what was so enthusiastic about him?
However, when Lord Hu opened the mysterious package and took out the thing inside, Jiang Lili and Master Liao became nervous.
Inside the package was an object made of copper, iron and other metals. It looked like a spear and was about two feet long.
Jiang Lili opened her eyes wide: "Holy crap! I knew this decadent old man had something, but I didn't expect him to be this good!"
Master Liao: Fool! Xiaopang doesn't have to take the risk of going to the United States to buy goods!
Although the Xin family father and son could not tell what this thing was, with their keen sense of smell on the battlefield, they could tell that it was a weapon.
Xin Cheng immediately became interested. There was actually a weapon he had never seen before. "Master Hu, what kind of weapon is that in your hand? How do I use it? How powerful is it?"
"I've devoted many years to developing this. I've thought about it since my time in the Smelting Department. Gunpowder is powerful and can strike a wide range, but it's difficult to kill with one strike."
As Lord Hu recounted his past, his decadent energy vanished, and he became more and more like a normal person. "So I pondered day and night, and finally designed a weapon that could concentrate the power of gunpowder. This is it!"
Lord Hu took out a handkerchief and wiped the weapon in the package: "I named it the Fire Rod!"
Jiang Lili thought to herself that this name was quite powerful and fitting. "Enough of the nonsense. With such a powerful name, let's show everyone the actual effect."
Jiang Lili picked up the rice bowl and picked up the marinated beef slices from the hot pot: "My food is getting cold!"
Lord Hu quickly took out the firewood pole, took a step forward, and got into position: "Watch carefully, I will only demonstrate it once!"
Lord Hu stuffed the copper ball filled with gunpowder into the tube of the fire rod. He held the fire rod in his arm, facing the wall, and was about to find a target to aim at.
"Ahhh—"
At this time, the strong smell of spicy hot pot in the air made Lord Hu sneeze.
There was a loud "bang" and his fire pole went off!
Many people present were frightened!
After the copper ball was shot out, the fire rod in Lord Hu's hand was shattered by the powerful recoil force.
“Clatter, clatter—”
A pile of metal objects were scattered on the ground, having turned into scrap metal. All that was left in Lord Hu's hand was a short iron gun handle.
Everyone: ...
Wow, it really is only demonstrated once!
The excitement in Jiang Lili and Master Liao's hearts was extinguished in an instant. This gun is actually disposable!
Lord Hu rubbed his head awkwardly. "Even though this fire gun is broken apart, it can still be rebuilt. It can be used again by piecing it together."
"Look, even though I haven't done anything great, I've still worked hard. I didn't have dinner..."
Before he finished speaking, a wailing sound came from the other side of the wall: "Ouch, ouch, my palm!"
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. What had happened? Did Lord Hu's gun go off accidentally and hit someone?
Jiang Lili and others quickly put down their bowls and chopsticks and ran out to see what was going on.
A man in his thirties was rolling around in pain at the foot of the wall. It was Liao Dabao's adoptive father, Liao Cheng. His left palm was covered in blood.
Yin Zhen looked at the man rolling on the ground in surprise: "Liao Cheng? Why are you here!"
Liao Cheng's face turned pale as he spoke with difficulty, "I don't know. When I put my hands on the edge of the wall and was about to flip over, I felt something explode!"
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