Qin Fang was quite surprised to hear what Nanny Lian said. His wife was too imaginative, wasn't she? She actually wanted to make firecrackers. According to his idea, it was the same as Nanny Lian's idea, just go and buy them. However, he never contradicted his wife's idea: "Well, then you go and tell them to carry some sulfur and saltpeter over." Originally, he wanted his wife to go to Doctor Li to get it, but then he thought of Miss Li there. After all, Miss Li's reputation was damaged, and it would not be appropriate for his wife to go there, so he asked someone to carry the sulfur and saltpeter to the yard.
Qin Fang entered the yard and saw Yang Haiyan standing at the door in a cloak. The weather was comfortable, but: "Go to bed quickly. Sulfur and saltpeter will make people carry them, but not too much. Sulfur is easy to be poisoned."
Yang Haiyan replied: "I know, you should also wash up and go to bed quickly." Qin
Fang: "I'm writing a letter to Lord Du."
Yang Haiyan yawned, didn't say much, and went to bed.
Qin Fang wrote a letter to Lord Du overnight, and a memorial to the emperor. He waited until the next morning and asked Tao Shan to deliver it to Lord Du.
"General, Lord Yang is here."
Qin Fang had just finished talking to Tao Shan when Yang County Magistrate came.
Qin Fang said: "Please."
Yang County Magistrate naturally knew what happened in the East Suburbs Military Camp yesterday. After the East Suburbs Barracks was built and the city wall was repaired, County Commander Yang told Qin Fang about the situation here, hoping that he could help deal with the beast tide in winter. After all, the beast tide knocked down the city wall, which was really dangerous.
So Qin Fang was also observing. Unexpectedly, the entire East Suburbs Barracks was dispatched yesterday, and there was still movement in the middle of the night. So County Commander Yang came early this morning. "Your humble servant has seen the general."
Qin Fang said, "No need to be polite. Lord Yang, please take a seat. Lord Yang, you are here for the matter of Beast Mountain, right?"
Facing Qin Fang's directness, County Magistrate Yang did not hesitate: "Indeed, I wonder if there is any situation in Beast Mountain?"
Qin Fang said, "There is indeed some situation. A Taoist temple was found on the top of Beast Mountain, and there are still living people in the Taoist temple."
County Magistrate Yang was shocked: "What?"
Qin Fang was a little curious: "When did the beast tide start to attack the county city?"
County Magistrate Yang thought for a while: "It happened in the past five years."
Qin Fang: "Then in these five years, the court did not respond. Didn't Lord Yang and the previous county magistrate send people to Beast Mountain to check? "
Yang County Magistrate said: "When I came to Yunxiang County to take office, I also asked the county magistrate about this matter. The county magistrate said that this was originally the territory of King Liang. King Liang ordered that no one was allowed to go to Beast Mountain to hunt or get close to Beast Mountain. Although King Liang died and Renzhou was returned to the court, the county government did not dare to go to Beast Mountain because of the order from King Liang.
Later, after I came, I did not go because the previous county magistrate did not go. The main reason was that these people in the yamen might not be able to withstand the beast tide, and if the common people were gathered, they would not be willing to go either." In fact, there is another point. Because Yang County Magistrate was demoted to Yunxiang County, he did not think about making meritorious deeds. He just wanted to get by without any merit or fault.
Anyway, he has made contributions, and the court and the emperor will not reward him, so he might as well muddle through. Besides, it is possible that because of his contributions, the emperor will remember him and get angry with him again because of the matter of Yang Taifu, which will be troublesome.
Qin Fang did not know what Yang County Magistrate was thinking, but Qin Fang did not say much about Yang County Magistrate's statement. He was the parent official here, and as long as he did not violate the law and harm the people, he would not interfere with how he governed.
When County Magistrate Yang saw Qin Fang was silent, he asked, "General, do you know what happened to the Taoist temple? Who is the person imprisoned inside?"
Qin Fang said, "I don't know about this either. The person inside has gone crazy and is tied up with iron chains. He said a few words in his crazy words that this matter is related to King Liang twenty years ago."
When County Magistrate Yang heard that it was related to twenty years ago, he became nervous and thought it was too unlucky. King Liang had been dead for twenty years, how could he still be involved in such a matter? "Then..."
Qin Fang saw that he looked unhappy, and said, "I have already reported this matter to the court. We just need to wait for the court to come. County Magistrate Yang does not need to worry."
County Magistrate Yang said, "That's great."
After Yang Haiyan finished her breakfast, she asked Nanny Lian to find an old master who could make firecrackers in the county. She went to see sulfur and saltpeter.
A basket of sulfur and a basket of saltpeter were placed in the empty room. Yang Haiyan took out a piece of sulfur and saltpeter and looked at them carefully outside. In fact, she was pretending to wait for Qin Fang to come back.
After a long while, Qin Fang came back and saw Yang Haiyan holding saltpeter and sulfur. He hurriedly said, "Be careful, Doctor Li said that inhaling too much sulfur is poisonous."
Yang Haiyan said, "I just came to take a look. This is the first time I've seen sulfur and saltpeter. They look pretty good. It's hard to imagine that this kind of thing can be used to make firecrackers. By the way, husband, I have asked Nanny Lian to go to the county town to find a master to make firecrackers for me."
Qin Fang said helplessly: "As long as you are happy, put down the sulfur and saltpeter first and wash your hands. Wait for the master to come, and then you can start under the master's guidance."
Yang Haiyan: "I'll support you. Aunt Yu, give me a bucket of water."
Aunt Yu: "Here it comes."
Aunt Yu brought a bucket of water and poured it on Yang Haiyan's hands. Yang Haiyan screamed.
Qin Fang was nervous: "What's wrong?"
Yang Haiyan said: "I feel my hands are so cold. When Aunt Yu poured water, I felt my hands were as cold as ice."
Aunt Yu hurriedly explained: "Madam, this water is warm."
Qin Fang dipped his hand in the water: "It's warm water."
Yang Haiyan was puzzled and said: "That's strange, why do I feel my hands are so cold? Oh, right... I just took sulfur and saltpeter, could it be related to sulfur and saltpeter?"
Qin Fang was helpless: "Wife, you think too much, what does this have to do with sulfur and saltpeter?"
Yang Haiyan said unhappily: "You don't believe me, do you? I just felt my hands were very cold and icy."
Qin Fang was scared and immediately said: "No, I believe you." No wonder. But even if he didn't believe it, he couldn't say it directly, otherwise his wife would definitely make trouble with him.
Yang Haiyan knew it as soon as she saw his expression. She snorted in dissatisfaction: "Wait, Aunt Yu, go get two basins."
Aunt Yu: "Yes."
Qin Fang: "What are you doing?"
Yang Haiyan glanced at him: "Just watch." There was a bit of arrogance in her eyes, which made Qin Fang want to laugh.
When Aunt Yu brought two basins, Yang Haiyan put sulfur and saltpeter into the two basins respectively, and then poured the water in the gourd into each basin.
Qin Fang knew what she meant as soon as he saw her: "Wife, you are really..."
Yang Haiyan snorted, and then put her fingers into the two basins. She knew that saltpeter would not freeze that quickly, but chemical reactions were fast. She could already feel it with her fingers. Although it was not frozen, the temperature of the water had obviously dropped.
Yang Haiyan deliberately said proudly: "Husband, come here and put your fingers into the two basins respectively."
Qin Fang was helpless: "No need? I believe you, my wife, everything you say is right."
Yang Haiyan stood up and directly held his hand: "Husband, you are a general and a man, how can you say you believe it so easily? When facing something that has not been confirmed, you need to confirm it before you can say you believe it. Besides, I am a fool and I know you are perfunctory. Come on, put your hand in."
Qin Fang couldn't help but defend himself: "Because it's you, I believe everything you say." The voice was extremely gentle, and Yang Haiyan's heart jumped a few times.
Fortunately, she stopped in time: "I don't believe your sweet words." She protested, but her voice was soft and it was fake at first glance.
Qin Fang laughed, a low laugh that echoed in the yard. He just liked her like this, tough on the outside but soft on the inside. However, he put his finger into the water: "This... this..." His finger felt cool, the originally warm water was now cold, this speed was a bit fast. Normally, how could warm water cool so quickly? Moreover, the water in the basin with saltpeter was cool. "Yan Yan, this..."
Yang Haiyan said, "Husband, now you believe what I said, right? I just felt this coolness. Husband, it's only been a while, warm water is cool, what do you think will happen if it takes longer?"
Qin Fang: "I don't know."
Yang Haiyan smiled secretly: "Then let's try it?"
Qin Fang was not interested in this. Although the warm water became cooler, it was just cooler. He didn't think much about it: "Just be happy, have fun." In his opinion, his wife was just playing around.
Yang Haiyan knew that Qin Fang's reaction was normal. She just wanted a source. Now that the source was there, she was not in a hurry. "Okay, I'll just have fun on my own."
Qin Fang said, "I'm going to the military camp. If you have something to do, send someone to the military camp. If I'm not in the military camp, I'll be in the Taoist temple on Shoushan Mountain. Don't worry, I'll be fine."
Yang Haiyan: "Yeah."
Not long after Qin Fang left, Nanny Lian came back and brought back an old master who could make firecrackers. Yang Haiyan asked Nanny Lian to settle him in an empty yard. Firecrackers were the reason why she wanted sulfur and saltpeter. Since the old master had found them, he naturally had to make them.
Yang Haiyan took the time to visit the old master and then came back. Making firecrackers is also a skill, and this skill is not convenient for others to know.
Yang Haiyan spent the whole morning observing the plate with saltpeter. When she had lunch and went to check, the water in the basin had frozen. Yang Haiyan really wanted to shout with joy. She had waited for a whole morning, half a day, and it actually froze.
So it takes half a day for saltpeter to freeze.
The water in the basin was frozen, and she was worried that the water would melt when Qin Fang came back, so she called Kun Shi: "Captain Kun, send someone to find the general now, and tell him that if he has nothing to do, he should return home quickly, because I have something important to tell him. But if he has something to do, tell him not to worry and just deal with his business first."
Kun Shi: "Yes."
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