As soon as he turned the corner, Yan Liqiang felt cold sweat all over his back.
There was a vent at the corner of the wall. When the wind blew from the vent, the cold sweat on his back felt chilled to the core, causing Yan Liqiang to shiver involuntarily.
Although he did not show any signs of abnormality at the distance of several dozen meters just now, he was actually extremely nervous because he could feel how unkind and fierce the eyes that were peeping at him were. He didn't know whether the person hiding in the dark would suddenly jump out and give him a fatal blow, or shoot a cold arrow from the cornfield or eucalyptus forest.
If it were in the past, Yan Liqiang would definitely not be able to detect that someone was hiding in the dark and spying on him, and he could even feel the deep malice in that gaze. But after practicing the Yi Jin Xi Sui Jing, the feeling of being on edge was unusually clear. Being stared at by that gaze, Yan Liqiang's nerves became tense, and his body consciousness instinctively issued a warning to Yan Liqiang. Yan Liqiang himself didn't know how he managed to get through it calmly.
From childhood to adulthood, apart from the Hong family, he had almost no enemies. Even if he had some conflicts with some teenagers of the same age in the town before, that was just the youthful arrogance and nothing serious. He might not be very likable, but he had never had a deep hatred with anyone. At most, he just had poor popularity. Therefore, apart from the Hong family, it was impossible for anyone else to chase him from Qinghe County to Huanglong County.
The person hiding outside just now was not from the Hong family either, because the Hong family members themselves knew that no one in the entire Hong family had such a strong aura and could make them feel so dangerous, so the person hiding outside just now was a thug hired by the Hong family... or even a killer...
There are many ways for people to die, and for many killers, they have many ways to kill you without anyone knowing that you were killed. For ordinary teenagers like myself, most of the time, death is death, and without solid evidence, the authorities will not pay attention to such matters.
I did not come to Liuhe Town secretly. I boarded the boat at Qinghe County Pier and got off at Huanglong County Pier. Many people saw me. If the Hong family wanted to find me, it would not be difficult.
What Yan Liqiang didn't expect was that he had just left Liuhe Town for half a month when people working for the Hong family came after him.
The crisis of survival almost made Yan Liqiang breathless. He clenched his fists tightly, felt the strength in his fists, and touched the bag of saltpeter that had been in his arms. He felt a little more at ease, and after taking a deep breath, he walked towards Qian Su's yard.
…
Just as Yan Liqiang guessed, Qian Su was indeed waiting for him in his yard with an unhappy look on his face.
As soon as he saw Yan Liqiang walk in, Qian Su rushed over. He first looked at Yan Liqiang from head to toe with strange eyes, and then asked directly and impolitely, "The Lu family sent someone to say that you were a guest at the Lu family. When did your father establish a relationship with the Lu family? Why didn't you tell me? Since you are going to the Lu family today, why didn't you tell me when you left the Artisan Camp?"
Yan Liqiang knew that the Lu family would not explain the matter in too much detail, so as to avoid misunderstanding. Then he told Qian Su about his encounter with the Lu family today. Except for the details of his purchase of saltpeter, he did not hide anything else.
Sure enough, after hearing what Yan Liqiang said, the unhappy look on Qian Su's face disappeared instantly, replaced by a look of bewilderment. Especially after hearing that Yan Liqiang had drowned the Lu family for six or seven hours and revived the child that several doctors were helpless to treat, Qian Su's face was so wonderful, with all kinds of expressions coming out, which was comparable to the face-changing skills of Sichuan Opera.
"You didn't lie to me?"
Yan Liqiang opened the box in front of Qian Su and showed it to him. "This is what Mr. Lu gave me. Just now, a steward of the Lu family personally brought me here in Mr. Lu's car. Uncle Qian, do you think I'm lying to you?"
Qian Su stared at the real gold and silver with his eyes wide open. He was speechless and choked. After more than ten seconds, Qian Su's expression changed. Then he looked at Yan Liqiang with an expression of toothache and seeing a monkey jump out of a stone, "Does moxibustion on the navel really work?"
Yan Liqiang spread his hands helplessly, "I had no idea before I went. After all, even if it was a god, there would be no guarantee that we could save people every time. But fortunately, I succeeded this time. At least I saved a life!"
"Did someone really tell you this method in your dream?"
"Uncle Qian, I have hardly ever left Qinghe County since I was a child. This method has never appeared before. Could I have come up with it on the spur of the moment, except in a dream..." Yan Liqiang looked at Qian Su innocently. The memories and experiences of his previous life were just like a dream to him. He said that these experiences and knowledge were gained through dreams, and he estimated that there would be no problem even with the most advanced lie detector.
"Strange, strange..." Qian Su circled Yan Liqiang twice, and could only accept Yan Liqiang's explanation, "Then the Lu family gave you a thousand taels of gold, why did you only want half? The half you don't want is five hundred taels of gold?"
"Uncle Qian, do you think that the favor the Lu family owes me is not worth 500 taels of gold?" Yan Liqiang asked back.
"I really don't know how Yan Dechang could give birth to a son like you!" Qian Su sighed and finally stopped talking. "If you trust me, just leave the gold with me and I'll keep it for you!"
Yan Liqiang laughed, "What's there to worry about? Even if you didn't tell me, I was just thinking of giving you the gold for safekeeping. My yard is not very convenient, so if you need it, just spend it. Just consider it as my filial piety to you!"
Qian Su shook his head and smiled bitterly, then closed the box. After a moment's hesitation, he said to Yan Liqiang, "You caused such a thing at the Lu family today. I guess the whole Huanglong County will know your name in less than two days. If you want to avoid trouble, you'd better stay in the camp these days and don't go out casually! By the way, I'll have someone send you two pots of arrows. If you have nothing to do these days, you can practice archery in the craftsman camp. If you practice archery well, it will be amazing..."
"I'll listen to Uncle Qian and I won't go out in the next few days!" Yan Liqiang said obediently.
"Well, you've been busy enough today, go back and rest early!"
"Uncle Qian, you should also go to bed early!"
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After explaining things to Qian Su and leaving the box of gold with Qian Su, Yan Liqiang returned to his yard empty-handed.
The horn python bow was too conspicuous, and even if it was valuable, no one could take it away if it was placed in one's yard. But it was different with the gold, anyone could just put it in their pocket and take it away. The experience of his previous life taught Yan Liqiang not to test human nature and not to force everyone to be a **. He remembered a statistic he saw in his previous life, which said that more than 20% of homicides occurred between acquaintances and friends.
Human nature often cannot stand the test. Human nature has a good side, which is nature; it has an evil side, which is disposition; and it also has a go-with-the-flow side, which is habit. The nature of most people is mixed together. The characters and words created by our Chinese ancestors have already fully explained human nature. Qian Su was in charge of the craftsmen camp, and all financial transactions in the camp had to go through his hands. In his room, there was a secret cabinet, which was also a safe, which contained these things. It was safest to keep your money with him.
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There was something extra in the yard when Yan Liqiang left. It was two pots of arrows placed on a pile of ash poles under the eaves of the yard. Yan Liqiang saw them when he came back.
Each pot of arrows contained thirty-six arrows. Yan Liqiang took a look and took the two pots of arrows upstairs and put them in his bedroom, next to the horn python bow.
Afterwards, Yan Liqiang took out the bag of saltpeter he had bought today from his arms and put it in the room next door.
In a room next door, these days, Yan Liqiang, in the name of studying the properties of things, got a lot of things, tools and raw materials from various courtyards, including iron ore, various wood lacquers, copper blocks, horsetail, cow tendon, wire, cotton paper, lime and other things. Of course, these things also included sulfur and charcoal, which were the raw materials in the craftsman camp.
In addition to these things, there are also some tools, mortars, carving knives, beam balances, files, etc.
These things were brought by Yan Liqiang from various courtyards as toys. No one took them seriously, thinking that Yan Liqiang was just young and just wanted to play with them when he was bored, and no one cared.
Open the window of the room and let the moonlight in, making the room bright. The visibility is enough for people to do many things in the room.
Thinking of the crisis he had just encountered at the gate of the craftsmen's camp, Yan Liqiang took a deep breath, entered the house, and began to prepare gunpowder.
He had already prepared charcoal powder and sulfur powder in the past few days. The only thing missing now was saltpeter.
Put the saltpeter you bought into a mortar, grind it into powder, pour it out, pack it up, and then start weighing it.
The ingredients of black powder are sulfur, nitrate and charcoal, and the specific ratio is 2 to 15 to 3. Then mix them together. As long as you have the raw materials, making gunpowder is no more difficult than mixing a dish of cold dish.
It didn't take Yan Liqiang much time to make half a pound of black powder, and then he used cotton paper to roll the black powder into ropes.
Fires are not allowed in this yard, so Yan Liqiang did not try it in the yard. Besides, it is dark now. If the black gunpowder is really successful, it will make a bigger noise. Therefore, it is better to try it in the mountain tomorrow.
After making the black gunpowder, Yan Liqiang suppressed his excitement, practiced the Yi Jin Xi Sui Jing, and then went to sleep...
We'll talk about it tomorrow...
(End of this chapter)