Chapter 191 The door will only open on the seventh day.
After reading the letter, Xu Rui was not angry at all; instead, he smiled.
Very good. Gu Chengye, please give me another five thousand bottles of wound medicine, calming pills, and antidote.
Other materials needed include leg bindings, fine linen, and cloth.
All of these are easy to handle, except for the last one.
He said that the weapons in the camp were somewhat outdated, but Qin Wangchuan had a very powerful weapon, and he even drew a diagram of it.
It looks like a spear with a mechanism, which can be used for close combat and also has a mechanism to shoot flying knives, making it difficult to defend against.
He needs to find a skilled craftsman to study this.
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After entering the house, Lu Qingqing lay on the table and stared blankly for a while.
He rested his chin on his hand, tapping his fingers one by one.
Xu Rui's image kept replaying in her mind.
That panicked look, that urgent explanation.
They all point to one thing:
"You like me?"
"Well, I'm sorry, you're destined to run into a wall."
However, judging from his attitude, he didn't seem to intend to make it clear.
He probably wants to resolve his own grudges first before considering anything else.
Who knows what will happen by then!
She should just pretend she doesn't know for now. Her business partner is fine; she shouldn't make things awkward for both of them.
"Little sister, do you think I did it right?"
Lu Feng walked over with a newly made hidden arrow in his hand.
Lu Qingqing felt that the hidden arrow Xu Rui gave her yesterday was still a bit too big, and it was very inconvenient to wear it on her body normally.
After reading it, Lu Feng spent the whole night pondering it over the book, and based on what Lu Qingqing said, he made another one there today.
To be precise, this is no longer a hidden arrow, but a hidden needle.
A wristband made of leather, only ten centimeters wide, with the slots inside replaced by fine silver needles.
It can hold a total of fifty needles.
There is also a pull ring. If you don't need it, you can hide the pull ring inside. If you do need it, you can pull the ring with your finger and shoot out ten silver needles at once.
"Big brother! You're amazing!"
This time, Lu Qingqing truly believed that Lu Feng had a talent for making hidden weapons.
Even better than a carpenter!
Lu Feng grinned: "This... is it really going to work? Why don't you give it a try?"
"good!"
Lu Qingqing went outside and started shooting at a tree.
It works very well.
The only problem is the short range. The force is enough to penetrate a human body within five meters, but the force diminishes beyond five meters.
But that's already pretty good!
Lu Feng was clearly still somewhat dissatisfied.
"Let me see if I can make some more changes. I can adjust the number of needles, and also increase the force a bit."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, brother."
"Don't talk nonsense, what's so hard about this?" Lu Feng said with a smile, and then went back to studying the sleeve needle.
The sun was hanging in the very center.
Everyone packed up and went home to cook.
Li Meng also stood up to leave, and she was in a hurry, afraid that if she got back late, Xiao Zhang would have to cook for herself again.
To waste good things.
"Sister Li Meng, I have a few words to say to you," Lu Qingqing called out to her.
"Okay, go ahead."
Lu Qingqing looked at her; her eyebrows and eyes were relaxed, her cheeks were plump, and she looked content with her current situation.
There was no longer any fear or confusion in his eyes.
"Sister Li Meng, are you afraid of Xiao Zhang?"
"Don't be afraid, he won't hit anyone."
"Then why don't you consummate your marriage with him?"
ah?
Li Meng's face slowly turned red.
"You could tell that?"
Lu Qingqing nodded knowingly.
"He's not in a hurry, so why should I be?"
Li Meng blushed and muttered, "He just likes to kiss me and hold me while we sleep. I think it's fine. Why does he have to... I think it's good to keep doing it this way."
Poor Zhang, what's the difference between this and not being married at all?
If she hadn't asked, would they have remained a celibate couple for the rest of their lives?
"That's because he doesn't know how! It's not that he's not worried, he's practically bursting with frustration!"
Li Meng was terrified.
Thinking about it, she realized why he always went to the outhouse in the middle of the night, took a shower afterward, and came back feeling cold all over. She didn't know this and was worried that he had caught a cold, so she hugged him to warm him up.
She only let go when he became hot and bothered again.
At this point, he would kiss her again, kissing her fiercely and passionately, while also moaning softly.
Thinking of this, Li Meng's face turned as red as if it were about to bleed.
Each time, she would feel weak and powerless, both scared and nervous, but then Xiao Zhang would bury his face in her chest and curl up to sleep, no longer moving around.
Oh, I see. You don't know?
A wave of heartache washed over Li Meng.
"Then I...I'll do it tonight..."
"What do you mean tonight? Don't come to work this afternoon. Let's go home and consummate our marriage." Lu Qingqing pushed her away.
"So...you said it will hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt that much. If it does, ask Xiao Zhang to stop for a bit before continuing."
Lu Qingqing felt like she had become an expert on apricots, always giving advice to married women.
Li Meng went home with her face flushed and her head down.
...
Xu Rui acted swiftly, and upon returning, he instructed Magistrate Xu to convene a meeting.
That same day, the village received instructions for everyone to plant and collect medicinal herbs.
Each village has been assigned a person to collect the medicine, who is responsible for delivering it to Liuyun Village every day.
Lu Yun, Old Man Lu, and Si Xi were in charge of inspecting and collecting the medicinal herbs.
Lu Qingqing and Feng Xiaowan selected more than forty women to specialize in drying and processing medicinal herbs.
For a time, all 134 villages in Ming'an County were herb gatherers.
The workshop was built quickly.
All the workers were moved to the workshop to work.
The space was divided in two, for making seasonings and medicines.
After Liu Erzhu and his men finished their work, they thought about how they would have to go hunting with Xiao Zhang to help with their family's urgent needs.
I just realized that I haven't seen Xiao Zhang for several days.
No one answers the door when I knock.
Can't I go into the mountains alone?
Only Lu Qingqing knew the truth.
Giving Li Meng the day off was a disaster. The next day, Xiao Zhang came running over with a beaming face and asked for seven days off for her, saying that Li Meng had twisted her waist.
That's utter nonsense. They can't even lie properly.
Li Meng twisted her waist, how could she grin so wide?
"Take it easy. Women are like flowers; they need to be carefully nurtured to thrive and become beautiful. Don't hurt them."
"I'm not hurt, I'm very careful. I stopped when she said it hurt, and it doesn't hurt anymore..."
He abruptly covered his mouth, realizing he had said too much.
Lu Qingqing handed him a bottle of pills.
"Replenishes blood and qi, one pill a day."
"I don't need it, really I don't..."
Lu Qingqing shouted, "It's for your wife!"
"Oh, hehe, hehe, thank you, Qingqing. Could you give me another bottle?"
"Get out of here!"
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On the morning of the seventh day, Xiao Zhang's house finally opened.
Liu Erzhu happened to see him.
I thought they went to the mountains, but they're home!
"Hey, my little Zhang, are you at home hatching chicks?"
"It's not hatching chicks, it's growing flowers."
“The best thing for growing flowers is cow dung! Just tell me, and I’ll go to my uncle’s house and shovel a basketful for you.”
"Get lost, you don't know anything! The best way to grow flowers is to water them frequently and give them a pellet of fertilizer every day!"
Liu Erzhu's mind raced as he listened.
Xiao Zhang stretched his body, feeling refreshed.
"Go and call for help. Let's go up the mountain and hunt a tiger cub for fun."
Tiger, tiger, tiger?
Forget it, they just want to hunt a rabbit, a badger, maybe a wolf at most!
Whatever you do, don't run into a tiger!
Xiao Zhang was already happily thinking: "If I hunt a tiger and put a tiger skin on the kang (a heated brick bed), my wife will sleep more comfortably and won't have a backache in the morning."
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