She hurriedly asked Xie Shuyan, "Where did you find this? Are there any left?"
If someone else had asked this question, Xie Shuyan might have said no, after all, these are flammable stones!
He only discovered it recently!
He was even thinking that if anyone dared to bully his wife again, he would burn them to death with these stones!
But since his wife asked, then what belongs to him also belongs to his wife.
He took his wife's small hand and whispered, "I know where to find more. Come on, I'll take you!"
Completely ignoring General Cui, he grabbed his wife and headed outside!
General Cui quickly followed.
Yang Zhao stood guard at the door and hurriedly followed when he saw General Cui and the others come out. But when they got into the courtyard, Tian Yiming, who had gone back to fetch reinforcements, had successfully brought out his third brother. The two little ones refused to let him leave!
It looked like Xie Shuyan was about to start a fight with them.
General Cui and Yang Zhao rushed over to persuade him.
"I'm taking your sister out for a bit. Don't worry, I'll definitely protect her and make sure she doesn't get hurt!"
How could the two little ones possibly listen?
They were locked in a fierce battle of wits with Xie Shuyan!
General Cui can't just punish soldiers like he does the soldiers in the army, by hitting them with a rod for disobeying orders, can he?
He could only turn to Grandma Tian for help.
Since he needed help, he didn't hide anything from the old lady and told her directly that they were going to make earth mines, but asked her to keep it a secret.
The old lady didn't understand what a "tu lei" was at first.
After listening to General Cui's explanation, she immediately became nervous and asked, "General, Guoguo, can Guoguo do it?"
She actually didn't want Guoguo to get involved in the fighting.
General Cui could easily understand what she meant.
He said, "If this thing can be made, it will be a powerful weapon for our army, and we will no longer have to fear enemy invasion!"
"Not only can we win every battle, but we can also intimidate the enemy!"
"At that time, no enemy army will dare to easily invade us again. There will be no more war in Tianqi, and the people can live and work in peace!"
The old lady didn't understand war.
But she understood General Cui's last words: "Only when there is no more war in Tianqi can the people live in peace and prosperity!"
She walked over to Guoguo and asked her softly, "Was Guoguo doing this voluntarily?"
Even if it is beneficial to the people, the old lady will first consider her granddaughter's thoughts. If her granddaughter is unwilling, she would rather die than let her granddaughter suffer.
Tian Guoguo understood her grandmother's worries.
She gently patted her grandmother's shoulder, reassuring her in a soft voice, "Grandma, don't worry, I'm helping... General Cui voluntarily!"
"Moreover, General Cui promised me that he would definitely protect me!"
What else could the old lady say?
Since it was her granddaughter's idea, she naturally supported her unconditionally!
The old lady then called her second and fourth sons over and asked them to take the two boys back.
How could those two boys possibly get back so easily?
The old lady said, "If you don't want to go back, then let your fourth uncle come to the yard and teach you to read and write!"
Two boys…
If you ask them to chop wood or dig the ground, the two boys are perfectly capable, but if you ask them to read and write...
The two of them took off running!
Xie Shuyan brought his wife to the back mountain.
The back mountain of Anping Village is actually quite large, but most people just wander around the area behind their houses, and few people venture further afield or into the deep mountains.
Xie Shuyan is one of those rare individuals.
He led his wife towards the distant mountains.
Tian Guoguo walked slowly, wanting to carry his wife on his back.
How could Tian Guoguo let him carry her?
He's just a little kid!
Fortunately, General Cui was strong and healthy, and he picked up the little girl and quickly followed.
They crossed a small hill and finally arrived at a rocky hillside.
To be precise, this is a rocky area sandwiched between two mountains. Because of its remote location, almost no one has ever been here.
Xie Shuyan had stumbled upon this place a few days ago when his mother had chased him out to chop firewood.
Tian Guoguo and the others were stunned when they saw the rubble all over the ground.
These are not ordinary gravel, but saltpeter!
Xie Shuyan even led them into a nearby cave, which was strangely bright despite the lack of a campfire.
But why is it so bright?
Tian Guoguo's gaze suddenly fell on a "pond" not far ahead.
That, that's an oil field?
Moreover, there are two shiny rocks around the oil field.
The stone is about the size of an adult's palm.
Tian Guoguo's eyes lit up immediately. She tugged at General Cui, urging him to carry her to the vicinity of the oil field.
General Cui responded and came over.
Tian Guoguo jumped off him, picked up a luminous stone from the ground, and began to examine it for a long time!
That's right, this is a luminous stone.
The raw materials for luminous pearls.
No wonder the cave is so bright; with those two rocks there, how could it not be bright?
General Cui noticed the little girl drooling over a rock and sensed something was amiss, so he casually asked her what was wrong.
"What's wrong with Guoguo?"
Tian Guoguo's little face was beaming with joy.
"Night-shining stone, Uncle Cui, this is a stone that can be used to make a night-shining pearl!"
General Cui was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.
He had never seen a luminous stone, but he had seen luminous pearls in books!
It's said that even a small piece of this stuff is very expensive!
In other words…
Have they finally found a golden nest?
Xie Shuyan didn't understand what a Night-Shining Stone was, so he came over to ask his wife.
Tian Guoguo gave him a brief explanation.
Finally, he secretly slipped two stones next to Xie Shuyan.
This is the place Xie Shuyan found, so these two stones should be given to Xie Shuyan!
Then, as if she hadn't noticed General Cui's burning gaze, she asked Xie Shuyan for a small bamboo tube to put some oil in and take it out to use.
Then Yang Zhao helped to light a fire and burn a few pieces of charcoal.
After that, I took out some sulfur powder and a thin thread from my spatial storage!
She bought the sulfur powder at a pharmacy when she went to the city earlier; it wasn't much, but it was enough!
The thin thread was pulled out from the braising spice packet.
Used as a fuse!
She then asked Xie Shuyan to collect some small pieces of saltpeter, and then put the sulfur powder and saltpeter charcoal into the small bamboo tube used for storing oil.
Actually, you don't need oil.
But for immediate results, you can use it!
Finally, dip the thin thread in oil, put it inside with a tinder stick sticking out, and clip it to the bamboo tube lid. Then, have General Cui take it to a distant place and light the thread!
But remember this.
Light the thin thread and run!
General Cui nodded, took the bamboo tube, walked five or six meters away, lit the fuse with a tinderbox, and ran quickly.
The fuse slowly burned into the bamboo tube.
The group looked over at the same time, all clenching their fists nervously and holding their breath.
3, 2, 1…
Three seconds later.
Suddenly, a loud "bang" was heard.
The bamboo tube, which had been perfectly intact just moments before, was blasted into pieces, and even the ground was blasted into a shallow crater.
This is?
General Cui and the others were instinctively stunned, but Tian Guoguo was overjoyed.
"It's done!"
General Cui and Yang Zhao heard it!
But they seemed not to hear it, still standing there blankly staring at the place where the bamboo tube exploded, without reacting for a long time.
Xie Shuyan then shouted.
Wow, my wife is amazing!
He shouted as he clapped enthusiastically, "My wife is amazing! My wife is the best! Ahhhhh!"
Is this just flattery?
Yes, yes!
But why couldn't Tian Guoguo be happy? She even couldn't help but twitch her lips!
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