Red Dust Daqian

When it comes to the renovation of Shuimu Hall, I believe no one would be more serious than Li Ning'er. She did it as meticulously as if she was decorating her own wedding hall.

Without Zhou Sen's knowledge, Li Ning'er changed many details and added a lot of antique furniture. If Zhou Sen hadn't discovered the progress occasionally, I wonder how much extra money Li Ning'er would have invested.

Zhou Sen severely criticized Li Ning'er's behavior. Of course, the criticism was not about Li Ning'er's changes. In the later period, Shuimu Hall was handed over to Li Ning'er, and Li Ning'er had the autonomy to make any changes she wanted. Zhou Sen criticized that the extra money added by Li Ning'er should not be funded by individuals. Since the cooperation conditions have been negotiated, what does it mean for Li Ning'er to secretly invest money? It is not recorded in the account. Does she think that I, Zhou Sen, am a fool? Next time, I will smash it directly on the bed. What does it mean to smash it secretly on the business? Of course, as a man of integrity, Zhou Sen would not say the second half of the sentence.

After Zhou Sen's righteous lecture, Li Ning'er deeply realized her mistake and finally decided to set up Shuimu Tang's account book from today. The extra money would be counted as the loan amount from Shuimu Tang to Li Ning'er. After Shuimu Tang gets its money back, it would repay Li Ning'er's loan.

In this way, the construction of Shuimutang began in full swing. Li Ning'er went out early and came back late every day to supervise the construction site, and no longer thought about bothering Zhou Sen all the time.

Xiangmu Society is back on track, Shuimu Hall is supervised by Li Ning'er, and Zhou Sen finally has free time again.

The firecracker workshop has been operating under the supervision of Qianmutang for a while, and it can be said that it has neither profit nor loss. As the original owner of the firecracker workshop, the head of the Yu family has never understood Qianmutang's intentions. He spent so much money to buy the firecracker workshop, but not to make money, is it just for fun?

Zhou Sen came to the firecracker workshop again today and took a look around. The firecrackers produced were still the same. Although gunpowder was used, they were only slightly better than ordinary firecrackers. They could only be used for children from rich families to play with, which was definitely not what Zhou Sen wanted.

Zhou Sen met Old Man Yu again in the main hall of the firecracker workshop. After asking each other about their well-being, Zhou Sen asked intentionally or unintentionally: "Master Yu, is this the only kind of firecracker we roll in our workshop? When it explodes, it's just so-so. The sound can only be transmitted a few meters away, and it has no power."

Old Man Yu pretended to be confused and replied, "Mr. Zhang, what do you mean? Aren't all firecrackers like this?" Seeing that Old Man Yu was perfunctory, Zhou Sen simply asked directly, "Master Yu, have you ever thought that firecrackers can explode in water, or that a fist-sized firecracker can kill a cow or even have greater power? Or is it possible that firecrackers can fly far and explode in the air?"

Zhou Sen stared at Old Man Yu, who was stunned for a moment, as if thinking of some terrible past events that he didn't want to talk about. Old Man Yu hurriedly replied to Zhou Sen: "I only know how to make ordinary firecrackers like this, and I don't know what you are talking about. If you want to blow a cow to death, you have to light a room full of gunpowder." After saying that, before Zhou Sen could continue to ask, he called his young wife Miao Yancui to see him off, saying that he was not feeling well.

Zhou Sen was unwilling to accept this. He was awkwardly kicked out just as he was getting to the point. Zhou Sen felt that Old Man Yu should know some principles but was just unwilling to tell him.

Seeing Miao Yancui again, Zhou Sen always had an inexplicable sense of familiarity. A girl with a baby face and big breasts, as if he had seen her often in his previous life, but he couldn't remember who she was for a moment. It shouldn't be a classmate, because Zhou Sen always wanted to call Miao Yancui teacher. Especially when Miao Yancui smiled at Zhou Sen, Zhou Sen always felt inexplicably itchy, and his lower body raised uncontrollably, wanting to reach out and touch the peak of her big breasts, for some reason.

After Miao Yancui sent Zhou Sen out of the main hall, she secretly told Zhou Sen that the two sons of the Yu family had always loved to study new things. Once, when the Yu family was out, the two of them sneaked into the studio and fiddled with powerful firecrackers. Because they underestimated the power of the firecrackers, an unexpected explosion occurred, which eventually led to the fire that destroyed the family.

Miao Yancui pointed to a pond in front of her and said, "Young Master, do you see the pond over there? That's where the explosion happened. The hole created by the explosion has now become a pond. Patriarch Yu would secretly cry by the pond every night when everyone was asleep. In fact, the old man is still quite reluctant to talk about what you said."

After listening to Miao Yancui's description, Zhou Sen felt that he might have offended Old Man Yu just now, so he begged Miao Yancui to apologize to Old Man Yu on his behalf. However, the firecrackers that Miao Yancui described as causing the explosion should be what Zhou Sen wanted. Now that we have a direction, we don't have to rush, we will get it done one day.

Miao Yancui smiled and promised Zhou Sen that she would help him explain to the head of the Yu family. Seeing that there was no one around, Miao Yancui asked Zhou Sen carefully, "Is the young master a Taoist priest? Is the winner of this Qixi poetry competition the young master?"

Zhou Sen wanted to deny it directly, but he hesitated when he saw Miao Yancui's innocent smile. Seeing that Zhou Sen didn't answer, Miao Yancui continued, "Although the Yu family is not very rich now, the firecrackers produced by the Yu family's firecracker workshop are still very popular among the wealthy families in Jiangxia Prefecture, and the King of Chu is no exception. So on the day of the Qixi Poetry Conference, the King of Chu showed special favor and rewarded the Yu family with an invitation, but Master Yu was not feeling well and did not attend the banquet. I also like to join in the fun, so I took the Yu family's invitation to the Hundred Flowers Garden that day. At the poetry conference, Taoist Zhang's demeanor is still unforgettable to me. He wrote three masterpieces in one day, each of which was full of deep emotion. I admire him very much."

Since Miao Yancui had explained it in such detail, Zhou Sen could no longer treat her like a fool and simply admitted her identity as a Taoist priest. However, Zhou Sen could not resist Miao Yancui's bewitching eyes, which stared at him. This was not admiration, but a look that clearly showed that she wanted to eat him up? Your old man is still here, is this appropriate?

Seeing Zhou Sen's admission, Miao Yancui was extremely excited, and she took the initiative to say to Zhou Sen: "Mr. Zhang, don't be anxious about what you asked for just now. Take your time. When the time is right, I will help you persuade Master Yu." Zhou Sen was surprised and thanked Teacher Miao, no, Miao Yancui.

At first, Zhou Sen wanted to get some raw materials for black powder from the firecracker workshop and develop it himself. However, he thought about how to turn black powder into a safe and stable bomb for a long time, but it seemed that he really didn't know how to do it.

For many days, Zhou Sen locked himself in a remote room in the firecracker workshop and tried many times but failed to achieve the desired effect. The bombs Zhou Sen made were too large, not powerful enough, and unstable, making them meaningless in practical combat.