Happy Farmer's Life

Ask Wang Wu to pick up Lian Dahe Renping to the town, and bring back the vegetables he needs by the way.Wang Wu often drives an ox cart to both ends of the village. Knowing that Du Weiming has opened a shop in the town, many people in the village will also patronize it when they go to the market. The 10 yuan lunch is quite worthwhile. Du Weiming sometimes adds food. They don't charge much for anything, and of course the villagers are more willing to come.The village chief was very pleased to see Du Weiming's success.

In the afternoon, the business in the store quieted down, so Du Weiming took Renkang and Zhou Wen to prepare for the evening.This time Du Weiming is going to let everyone experience the taste of barbecue.Lamb, pork, and chicken are cut into small pieces and marinated, and chicken wings are marinated separately.I also specially bought a leg of lamb and prepared to roast the leg of lamb.Let Ren'an, Xichun, and Lianqiu make bamboo sticks. The bamboo sticks are not very easy to get. They have to be ground on a stone, otherwise they will cut their hands.Wash the cabbage, potatoes, green vegetables, and mushrooms, cut them into pieces, and wait for the bamboo sticks to be skewered.

Of course, eating these alone will not make you hungry. Du Weiming has prepared wontons, spring rolls, and steamed buns.You can eat these if you can't get enough of BBQ.When Wang Wu and the others came back, the sun had already set, and the baby was very happy to hear that even the uncle was coming. He hadn't seen his uncle for a month.

"Uncle, Uncle, Baby misses you so much."

"Baby, let uncle see, um, it has grown taller."

"Of course, uncle, I eat a big bowl of rice every meal, of course I can grow taller."

Lian Da was very happy to see Wawa like this. When fleeing famine, he never thought that he and Wawa could live such a life.Wa Wa pulled Lian Da and talked about going to the private school in detail. He had two very good friends in the private school and so on.The front shop was closed, and the whole family gathered in the backyard. The barbecue was done in the yard. Lamb, pork, chicken, chicken wings, and various vegetables were all neatly arranged.They made 3 small fires with charcoal. After Du Weiming demonstrated, everyone started their own work.Of course the baby can't participate. Du Weiming didn't dare to let him touch the fire. Under his strong request, he took two skewers of mutton and repeatedly told him to be careful.

Well, I haven't eaten the taste of barbecue for three years. Du Weiming wanted to try it for a long time, but never had time to do it. This time it finally got his wish.

"Master, this food is really delicious."

"Renping, don't just eat meat, you should also eat vegetables."

"Understood, young master."

Eating barbecue is easy to get angry, Du Weiming made herbal tea in advance, let everyone drink herbal tea while eating barbecue.Against the backdrop of the fire, the smiling faces made Du Weiming feel very warm. It would be great if Jing Yuan was there, he probably knew he had to call out again.

In the end, everyone sang and danced around the fire. The doll was so excited all night, and then he pecked rice at the chicken. Let Zhou Wen pay attention. The fire in the yard had to be extinguished. Du Weiming hurriedly took him back to the room. Go to sleep.The rooms had been prepared a long time ago, one room between Du Weiming and Wawa, one room between Zhou Wen and Wang Wu, one room between Renkang and Ren'an, one room between Xichun and Lianqiu, and one room between Lian Dahe and Renping.

Because they had to open the door for business the next day, they were busy before dawn.Let Lian Da send the doll to a private school, and it happens to let him see the place where the doll is studying.Du Weiming still felt a little tired. There was nothing he could do. After coming here, he worked and rested very normally. He worked and rested day in and day out. There was no need to stay up all night. It was a rare time when he went to bed late and felt as if he hadn't woken up.Du Weiming is the shopkeeper, and he settles the accounts there every day. The method he uses is understood by no one except himself. It is all Arabic numerals and simplified Chinese characters. He is still not used to writing with a brush. Du Weiming asked him to get some carbon strips. Make your own simple pencil to use.

Lian Dahe Renping returned after staying in the town for two days, and the work in the fields still had to be done by someone.The days are spent in the process of rising and setting each day, and it is already summer.Du Weiming fiddled with it again and launched cold noodles.Because of the hot weather, the cold noodles became very popular as soon as they were launched. Of course, this has something to do with their price. A bowl of cold noodles with a vegetarian dish is only 5 yuan, and if you want to add vegetables, you will have to pay extra.Many big families often send servants over to buy several copies to take back.Du Weiming will also make some herbal tea, which costs a penny a bowl. If you are tired, it is good to sit down and drink a bowl to rest your feet.

"Have you heard that the situation at the border is very tense now?"

"Well, I heard that King Yuan has been sitting in the border gate for a long time, so it's much better."

"This time, I heard that Zhou Guo, Wu Guo, and the Satsuma people outside the Great Wall are all ready to move at the border."

"Okay, okay, what does this have to do with us, be careful not to be overheard by the yamen servants, causing trouble."

"It doesn't matter why, I heard that the army is going to recruit again soon..."

In the afternoon, some peddlers or nearby residents would come to sit in the shop, drink a cup of tea, and chat. Du Weiming can often learn some news from their discussions.No way, the border is not peaceful now, Jing Yuan is still there, nothing will happen.Du Weiming was in a daze all afternoon, and Zhou Wen found it strange that he got the wrong money several times.

"Master, did you not sleep well last night, or you should go in and have a rest."

"Nothing, nothing, just thought of something."

In the past two days, Du Weiming has left a lot of news about the border crossing, and many people have talked about these things one after another.I heard that last year when King Yuan first went to the border to sit in town, it was indeed peaceful for a while, but this time the neighboring country seems to be a little ready to move again.Du Weiming had already written to Jing Yuan two days ago to ask about the details, but he couldn't help but worry after hearing what everyone said, what would happen if there was a real war.Jing Yuan didn't know when he would be able to come back at the border. There would be no problem. Thinking that Jing Yuan might be injured now, Du Weiming felt worried.

If there is a real war, it will definitely have an impact here. Such people in the family must at least have the ability to protect themselves.Du Weiming made a plan in his heart.

"Zhou Wen, go to the shop next to you to see if there is anyone selling saltpeter."

"Nitre, master, why do you want this thing?"

"Don't worry about it, go ask if there is any, and tell you tonight."

"Okay, sir."

"By the way, buy some realgar powder and come back."

"understood."

Zhou Wen bought what Du Weiming needed, and before the shop closed, Du Weiming went back to the backyard first, and asked Zhou Wen to pick up the doll.There are 6 rooms in the backyard, of which Du Weiming and others live in 5, and the other is an empty room. Du Weiming first uses this room for other purposes.But those utensils are still in the storage room in the village, and Wang Wu will bring them back to him tomorrow.There are no test tubes here, and Du Weiming made some simple instruments himself.He wanted to see if he could make the dirtiest kind of gunpowder.

After Wang Wu brought him the things back the next day, he thought about it.He only remembered that the most original ratio should be one sulfur, two nitrates and three charcoals. Why he remembered it so well? The former teacher made up a jingle, so he still remembered this ratio clearly.It's just that this experiment still has certain risks.Du Weiming tried several times, and finally made the most primitive gunpowder. After inquiring about it these days, it seems that there is no such thing as gunpowder in this world. I don't know what the consequences will be if I do so.Forget it, this is just for self-defense, so it shouldn't be a big problem.

There are two kinds of gunpowder produced by Du Weiming. One is a very small explosive bag, and it takes about half a minute to escape when the fuse is lit.The lethality is not bad, and there are round ones with explosives inside. If you shoot a bamboo arrow with fire, it will explode.Du Weiming also paid a price for this. During the experiment, his hand was injured by the blast. Fortunately, his face was protected. The injury on his hand was seen by the doctor. It should be fine after a period of recuperation.When making gunpowder, there were a few small explosions, which made the big guy panic, not knowing what he was doing, and finally achieved results.Du Weiming asked Wang Wu to take this thing to an unoccupied place in the back of the village to experiment, and the effect was good.

"Master, you must not touch water with your hands during this time, or you will be in trouble later."

"Understood, Wang Wu, how did I find that you are getting more and more nagging."

Wang Wu smiled bitterly, who is he doing this for?If the prince knows that the young master's hand is almost useless, he probably won't be able to protect his head.The two new things that the young master got, not to mention really easy to use, if the prince can have this, is he afraid that he won't be able to beat them.It's just how to tell the young master, he still doesn't know the identity of the prince.Wang Wu was very troubled by this.

It took almost a month for Du Weiming's hands to heal. During this period, he had to be helped by others for bathing. Du Weiming felt very embarrassed. Hey, there is no way. Let him do it, he can't even keep accounts. Fortunately, the baby has recently learned to write those Arabic numerals. Du Weiming asked him to write roughly every night, such as the income and expenditure of the day.Thinking of how miserable everyone was crying when he was injured, Du Weiming still felt a little comforted. They really treated him as a family member.

Jing Yuan didn't reply for so long, so something happened.Usually, there is one letter a month. This time, it has been a month and a half since the last letter. Why haven't you received a letter yet?According to diners, the situation at the border is becoming more and more turbulent. According to this posture, it seems that a war will happen sooner or later.Hey, what can Jing Yuan do?

Wang Wu received the letter, but it was for him. He secretly showed it to Zhou Wen at night. Zhou Wen also read some books in the past, so he could still understand the simple letters, but he didn't usually say them.

"Zhou Wen, what did this letter say?"

"My lord was injured, and it seems to be quite serious. I asked someone to write it for me. I'm afraid people will find out, so you accept it. I didn't say anything, and let us take good care of the young master."

"No way, the prince is injured?"

"Keep your voice down, and be careful not to be heard by others."

"What should I do? The prince is injured. Do you want to tell the young master?"

"Don't worry, we'll have a look tomorrow."

"Zhou Wen, would it be helpful for the prince to have the new thing that the young master made?"

"The young master is willing to do this. I only got a few this time. They said it was for self-defense. Why did you tell the young master?"

"Well, then let's add up the total."