The farce caused by Wang Pozi's marriage proposal finally came to an end, and Jiang Qinyu also used this opportunity to make it clear that she would not remarry.
That evening, in Chen's and Lu's house.
"See? I told you that girl was stubborn. You still had to test her. Why don't you just give her the things now?" Old Lu said to Chen Shi as he got into bed.
Chen was sewing shoe soles, and the heartbroken look she had shown at Jiang Qinyu's house was gone. "I know she's a good person, but this isn't urgent. Let's wait and see. At least we should wait until after the New Year."
"You know, in the end you still don't trust her. I think that girl is a woman of her word, and even if she gets married in the future, it won't matter." Old Lu shook his head and lay down.
Chen paused for a moment, then continued sewing the shoe soles without saying anything more.
On Jiang Qinyu's side, after the three of them, aunt and niece, finished bathing and lay down, she solemnly told the two children that she would never abandon them.
"Although you are not my biological children, I raised you with the help of my eldest brother. You are his flesh and blood left in this world. No matter how difficult it is, I will make sure you grow up safely."
The original owner's parents died early. Jiang Dage was ten years old and Jiang Qinyu was six years old when they passed away. After that, Jiang Dage raised the two siblings on his own.
The Jiang family had always been residents of Kaner Town. The Jiang family's parents left behind a small inheritance, which was originally enough for Jiang's eldest brother to continue his studies until he went to the capital to take the imperial examination. However, some of the property was seized by unscrupulous uncles, which caused Jiang's eldest brother to stop at the level of a Xiucai (a scholar who passed the lowest level of the imperial examination) and not have enough money to continue taking the imperial examination.
Even under such difficult conditions, the eldest brother of the Jiang family did not use his sister to obtain a high dowry, which shows that he truly loved the original owner of this body.
As for the marriage proposal to Lu Yanzheng that was later made to her, one reason was that Lu Yanzheng himself was indeed very outstanding, and Brother Jiang felt that he could bring happiness to his sister. Another reason was that the original owner of this body had feelings for Lu Yanzheng.
“Auntie…” Pan’er hugged Jiang Qinyu’s arm, her eyes red.
Shu Fan, being more mature than others, understood what Jiang Qinyu meant by those words and said with reddened eyes, "But Aunt, we also hope that you can have someone to rely on."
Jiang Qinyu tapped his little nose, "You brat, do you still want your aunt to get married? There's no such thing as someone to rely on in this world. Everyone wants to find a safe haven, but who will be that haven? Relying on yourself is worse than relying on anyone else, you know?"
Shu Fan was a little confused and asked tentatively, "Is it like Er Niu's father in the village? His father often beats his mother. Every time I see his mother with a bruised and swollen face, I feel that Er Niu's father is not his mother's support."
"That's right, so you two shouldn't even think about getting me married off. If I end up with someone like Erniu's father, I'd rather not get married at all!" Jiang Qinyu quickly tried to brainwash the two of them.
Pan'er nodded as if she understood, "I know. Auntie once said that some people lie. They're nice before marriage, but they start hitting people after marriage, but by then it's too late."
Although she didn't know why it was so late after she got married, that's what the adults all said.
Jiang Qinyu patted her head, "Yes, so Auntie not only has to be your support, but also her own support. The three of us should always be together."
"When I grow up, I'll be Auntie's safe haven!" Shufan said, clenching her little fist.
Pan'er quickly chimed in, "Me too! When I grow up, I'll be Auntie's support, someone she can rely on for the rest of her life!"
The two little cuties' anxious expressions melted Jiang Qinyu's heart. She kissed each of them and then continued telling the story.
"Today we'll talk about the Three Battles with the White Bone Demon..."
After three days of work, Jiang Qinyu finally finished preparing the explosives she was expected to use.
Village Chief Li led a group of people to the village early in the morning to help transport the explosives to the designated location.
Jiang Qinyu cautioned, "Be very careful. Don't fall to the ground, don't make any impacts, and definitely don't go near any source of fire..."
She had just finished giving her instructions when she saw Wang Bo arrive.
He acted as if nothing had happened, greeting everyone one by one before finally calling out to Jiang Qinyu.
Fortunately, Wang Bo spoke normally today and didn't use that lisp when he spoke to her, otherwise Jiang Qinyu really didn't know if she could have held back.
"Sister-in-law Lu, I've seen thunderbolts in the army before, and they're similar to the explosives you made. But I don't know how powerful they are. Are they the same as thunderbolts?" Wang Bo asked curiously.
Jiang Qinyu didn't want to answer him, but Village Chief Li and the others were happy to do it for her, and they told Wang Bo about the last hunt again.
Wang Bo actually just wanted to find an opportunity to talk to Jiang Qinyu, since they had already discussed the power of explosives once before.
He had been thinking a lot these past two days and felt that the villagers had exaggerated. At most, a thunderbolt bomb would only create a shallow crater on the ground. How powerful could Jiang Qinyu, a woman, possibly be with such explosives?
However, being able to make something as powerful as a thunderbolt is still quite remarkable.
Jiang Qinyu was a little surprised. She didn't expect that Da Yue was already using gunpowder. But that was normal. The imperial court wasn't stupid. Why would they leave such a powerful thing unused? It's just that they might not have found the right way to use it yet.
But none of that mattered to her; right now, her most urgent task was to get the water from the underground river.
The group arrived at the hillside on the side of the dam. This time, instead of going down to the bottom of the mountain first, Jiang Qinyu decided to start the directional blasting from the outside.
A gradual, segmented approach was adopted, blasting and clearing sections one by one to prevent landslides and the like.
Jiang Qinyu set ten blasting points over a distance of more than 100 meters. Except for the two outer points that did not require drilling, the other eight points required drilling holes from top to bottom or from the side to place the explosives.
“We have five people in our village who know how to dig wells, so let’s leave this to them. They can finish digging this short distance this morning,” Village Chief Li said immediately after hearing this.
Li Dachui was one of the people who knew how to dig wells. Upon hearing this, he assured her, "Ah Zheng's wife, don't worry. We're familiar with this kind of thing, and we'll definitely get it done for you as soon as possible."
"Alright, then thank you all for your hard work. I'll check if it's suitable for blasting after you've finished digging the hole," Jiang Qinyu nodded.
In areas where it's not suitable, we'll have to dig tunnels in sections. In short, if we're unlucky, this could take several days.
"Then I'll go and call people to come here and continue repairing the irrigation canal. Once the water is drawn out, it can be sent directly to the fields." After saying that, Village Chief Li hurried away.
Wang Bo kept an eye on Jiang Qinyu and saw that she was focused on observing her surroundings and talking with Li Dachui and the others, which made him waver a little.
Maybe the explosives she made weren't very powerful? He wouldn't want a woman who couldn't help him.
By the afternoon, Li Dachui and his men had finished digging all the holes they needed to.
After assessing the situation, Jiang Qinyu decided that simultaneous explosions were feasible. She placed explosives in all ten holes, connected the fuses, and had someone ignite them.
Wang Bo stood on a distant hillside with Jiang Qinyu and the others, watching the person in charge of lighting the fire run away after lighting it.
A few breaths later, a series of loud noises rang out.
Wang Bo felt a slight tremor in the ground beneath his feet, and the mountain opposite him seemed to shake slightly before calming down.
Jiang Qinyu clapped her hands and laughed, "It's done!"
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