Red Dust Daqian

Unexpectedly, Li Ning'er also stayed in the inn.

Zhou Sen, who was already feeling guilty, was even more worried. It seemed that he could not get rid of Li Ning'er, and he would have to see her every now and then. He wondered how Li Ning'er would retaliate against him for the accidental injury just now! In addition, Xiangcao seemed to be very close to Li Ning'er, not repulsive at all, and seemed very happy to be a neighbor of Li Ning'er. She was indeed the sister of his dream lover.

Li Ning'er followed him all the way, and when Zhou Sen arrived at the inn, he did not plan to enter, after all, he had an appointment with Shen Qianrou to visit the firecracker workshop. Zhou Sen did not enter the inn, and Li Ning'er did not enter either. Zhou Sen hesitated, looking at Li Ning'er secretly, daring but not daring.

Impatient Li Ning'er scolded Zhou Sen, "Perverted Taoist priest, are you hiding something from me? You can't get rid of me now. Don't forget that you still owe me a lot of favors?" Zhou Sen was embarrassed and helpless, struggling internally. Not only did he not want Li Ning'er to be involved in what happened in the afternoon, but he was also at a loss because of the accidental injury he had just done to Li Ning'er with his lower body.

Li Ning'er might be more concerned about what Zhou Sen was going to do in the afternoon, and she chose to ignore Zhou Sen's offense intentionally or unintentionally. Li Ning'er cursed: "You evil spirit, I hate your nagging attitude the most. Now I ask you to return one more favor, that is, no matter what you do in the afternoon, take me with you, and don't hide it from me." Promises are more important than anything else. Since Li Ning'er threatened Zhou Sen with a promise, he could only choose to agree. Besides, Li Ning'er already knew many of his secrets, and he didn't care about one more thing, so he reluctantly agreed to Li Ning'er.

In the afternoon, Zhou Sen, Xiangcao and Li Ning'er took off their Taoist robes and dressed in plain clothes and came to Qianmu Hall. Seeing Zhou Sen coming, Shen Qianrou greeted him with joy.

But when she saw Li Ning'er following Zhou Sen and Xiangcao, Shen Qianrou's face suddenly fell, full of jealousy, and she angrily questioned Zhou Sen: "Who is this woman? Why did the Taoist priest bring a strange woman to my Qianmutang?" Zhou Sen looked embarrassed. Before Zhou Sen could reply, Li Ning'er retorted: "Miss Shen, it can't be a goldfish, it only has a momentary memory. Aren't these Japanese girls all practicing martial arts in Qianmutang? Have you forgotten me after not seeing me for just one morning?"

Shen Qianrou ignored Li Ning'er and continued to stare at Zhou Sen. Li Ning'er continued, "Since Miss Shen doesn't remember, let me introduce myself to you again. I am Miss Shui from Taoist Mumu."

Being provoked by Li Ning'er one after another, Shen Qianrou got angry and pointed at Li Ning'er and cursed: "You slut, you have no shame! Why are you pestering my husband?"

Li Ning'er smiled triumphantly and said, "Now you admit that I am your husband. So what? I am happy with it." Shen Qianrou, who was still angry, said to Zhou Sen, "Zhang Mumu, if Li Ning'er keeps following you, Qianrou will not take you there this afternoon."

Zhou Sen was really confused and didn't know how to deal with it. At this time, Li Ning'er continued to fan the flames, "You can go or not, anyway, I will accompany Taoist Mu all afternoon." Then she pulled Zhou Sen's arm and continued, "Witch, tell me where Shen Qianrou wants to take you this afternoon. If she doesn't take you, I will take you there."

How could Zhou Sen dare to abandon Shen Qianrou and choose to seek help from Li Ning'er? He could only look at Xiangcao for help. Xiangcao also had some resentment towards Zhou Sen. He was really troublesome. However, she knew that what happened in the afternoon was not a sudden idea. It should be a very important matter that could not be delayed. Even though she was a little reluctant, she acted as a peacemaker.

Shen Yue'er seemed to be an exception. Although she was on Shen Qianrou's side and also resented Zhou Sen at the moment, she did not seem to reject Li Ning'er. After spending many days together, they seemed to have established a sisterhood. She took the initiative to comfort Shen Qianrou together with Xiangcao.

After the patient persuasion of Xiangcao, Shen Yueer and Zhou Sen, Shen Qianrou finally agreed to follow the original plan and take Zhou Sen and others to the firecracker workshop. However, in order to assert her sovereignty, Shen Qianrou bit Zhou Sen's mouth fiercely in front of Li Ning'er. Although Li Ning'er looked unhappy, she had no choice but to completely turn the tables.

Shen Qianrou usually ensures the quality and quantity of what Zhou Sen has asked her to do. The firecracker workshop that Shen Qianrou is going to visit today was found by someone she sent to run all over Jiangxia Prefecture. There are not many firecracker workshops in Daqian, and the same is true for Jiangxia Prefecture, and they are generally located in remote areas.

According to the middleman, the firecracker workshop they visited today was once the largest in Jiangxia Prefecture. However, when they arrived at their destination, they suddenly realized that the so-called largest firecracker workshop in Jiangxia Prefecture was just a few dilapidated houses.

In that era, firecrackers were generally made of hollow bamboo joints. The firecrackers made of black gunpowder that Zhou Sen was looking for were not very mature in Daqian. At this stage, they were equivalent to luxury goods. The raw materials were scarce and only a few rich people would use them.

Zhou Sen walked around the workshop for a few times and observed it. Although he was a little disappointed, he found everything he wanted to find. Saltpeter, sulfur, carbon powder, and other raw materials for making black gunpowder were all there. This was the first time Zhou Sen had seen these things since coming to Daqian. Fortunately, Shen Qianrou helped her find them.

After the workshop tour, the firecracker workshop worker took Zhou Sen and others to meet the owner of the workshop, Mr. Yu, an old man in his sixties, politely led everyone into the main hall.

After a conversation, Zhou Sen learned that Mr. Yu was reluctant to sell the firecracker workshop, which was his family's workshop and his livelihood in his old age. He was reluctant to sell the workshop now, as he was getting old and could no longer handle the work in the workshop. The workers in the workshop would sometimes bully the master because of his old age. So after much consideration, he decided to sell it.

However, Mr. Yu was still cautious about selling the firecracker workshop, and hoped to choose an owner who would treat the workshop well before agreeing to sell it. He agreed to let Zhou Sen and others come here today with the attitude of mutual inspection, and did not say that he would definitely sell it to Zhou Sen.

After further investigation, Zhou Sen and others finally figured out the whole story. It turned out that this firecracker workshop was indeed the largest firecracker workshop in Jiangxia Prefecture and was well-known in the surrounding area. However, a few years ago, an accident occurred and the firecracker workshop exploded, burning everything the old man had, including his children and family. Fortunately, the old man was out shopping on the day of the accident, so he was spared.

The head of the Yu family did not intend to accept his fate, so he spent money to buy a young wife. However, she was too old to do the job well, so he planned to sell the workshop after she died.