Qin Fang was quite surprised when he heard what Nanny Lian said. His wife was too imaginative, wasn't she? She actually wanted to make firecrackers. According to his idea, it was the same as Nanny Lian's idea, just go and buy it. However, he never refuted his wife's idea: "Well, then go and tell them to bring some sulfur and saltpeter over." Originally, he wanted his wife to go to Doctor Li to get it, but then he thought that Miss Li was still there. After all, Miss Li's reputation was damaged, and it would not be appropriate for his wife to go there, so he decided to have someone carry the sulfur and saltpeter to the yard.
Qin Fang entered the yard and saw Yang Haiyan standing at the door wrapped in a cloak. The weather was comfortable, but: "Go to bed quickly. Someone will bring sulfur and saltpeter, but not too much. Sulfur can easily cause poisoning."
Yang Haiyan responded: "I know, you should wash up and go to bed quickly."
Qin Fang: "I'll write a letter to Lord Du."
Yang Haiyan yawned, said nothing more, and went to bed.
Qin Fang wrote a letter to Lord Du overnight, as well as a memorial to the Emperor. Early the next morning, he asked Tao Shan to deliver them to Lord Du.
"General, Lord Yang is here."
Qin Fang had just finished talking to Tao Shan when County Magistrate Yang arrived.
Qin Fang said: "Please."
County Magistrate Yang naturally knew about the movements in the East Suburbs military camp yesterday. After the East Suburbs military camp was built and the city wall was repaired, County Magistrate Yang told Qin Fang about the situation here, hoping that he could help deal with the beast tide in winter. After all, the beast tide knocked down the city wall, which was extremely dangerous.
So Qin Fang had been observing all the time. He didn't expect that the entire East Suburbs military camp was mobilized yesterday, and there was still no movement in the middle of the night. So County Magistrate Yang came early this morning. "This humble official greets the general."
Qin Fang said: "No need to be polite, Sir Yang, please take a seat. Sir Yang, you are here for the matter of Beast Mountain, right?"
Facing Qin Fang's directness, County Magistrate Yang did not hesitate: "Indeed, I wonder if there is any situation at Beast Mountain?"
Qin Fang said: "There are indeed some situations. A Taoist temple was found on the top of the Beast Mountain, and there are still living people in the Taoist temple."
County Magistrate Yang was shocked: "What?"
Qin Fang was a little curious: "When did the beast tide attack the county town?"
County Magistrate Yang thought about it and said, "It happened in the past five years."
Qin Fang: "Then in the past five years, the court has not responded. Didn't Lord Yang and the previous county magistrate send people to Beast Mountain to check?"
County Magistrate Yang said, "When I came to Yunxiang County to take office, I asked the county magistrate about this matter. The county magistrate said that this was originally the territory of King Liang, and King Liang ordered that no one was allowed to go to Shoushan to hunt or get close to Shoushan. Although King Liang died and Renzhou was returned to the court, the county officials did not dare to go to Shoushan because of the order issued by King Liang.
Later, after I arrived, I did not go because the previous county magistrate did not go. The main reason was that the people in the government office might not be able to withstand the beast tide, and if the common people were to be gathered, they would not be willing to go. "In fact, there is another point. Because County Magistrate Yang was demoted to Yunxiang County, he did not think about making meritorious deeds. He just wanted to get by without any merit or fault.
Anyway, he has made contributions, and the court and the emperor don't want to reward him for his contributions, so it's better to muddle through. Besides, it's possible that because of his contributions, the emperor will remember him, and because of the matter of Master Yang, he will punish him again, which will be troublesome.
Qin Fang didn't know what County Magistrate Yang was thinking, but he didn't say much about what County Magistrate Yang said. He was the local official, and as long as he didn't violate the law and harm the common people, he wouldn't interfere in how he governed.
Seeing Qin Fang was silent, County Magistrate Yang asked, "General, do you know what happened to the Taoist temple? Who is the person imprisoned inside?"
Qin Fang said: "I don't know about this matter. The person inside has gone crazy and was tied up with iron chains. He revealed a few words in his crazy speech. This matter was related to the investigation of King Liang two years ago."
When County Magistrate Yang heard that it was related to two years ago, he became nervous and felt that this was too unlucky. King Liang had been dead for two years, so why was he still involved in such a matter? "Then..."
Qin Fang saw that he looked unhappy, and said, "I have already reported this matter to the court. We just need to wait for someone from the court to come. County Magistrate Yang does not need to worry."
County Magistrate Yang said, "That's great."
After Yang Haiyan had a good breakfast, she asked Aunt Lian to look for a master craftsman who made firecrackers in the county town. She went to look at sulfur and saltpeter.
A basket of sulfur and a basket of saltpeter were placed in the empty room. Yang Haiyan took out a piece of sulfur and saltpeter and looked at it carefully outside. Otherwise, he pretended to wait for Qin Fang to come back.
After a while, Qin Fang came back. Seeing Yang Haiyan holding saltpeter and sulfur, he hurriedly said, "Be careful. Doctor Li said that inhaling too much sulfur is poisonous."
Yang Haiyan said, "I just want to take a look. This sulfur and saltpeter is the first time I've seen it. It's pretty nice. It's hard to imagine that this kind of thing can be used to make firecrackers. By the way, husband, I've asked Aunt Lian to go to the county town to find a master craftsman to make firecrackers for me."
Qin Fang said helplessly: "As long as you are happy, put down the sulfur and saltpeter first and wash your hands. Wait for the master to come, and then you can start under the master's guidance."
Yang Haiyan: "I support you. Aunt Yu, give me a bucket of water."
Aunt Yu: “I’m here.”
Aunt Yu brought a bucket of water and poured it on Yang Haiyan's hands. Yang Haiyan screamed.
Qin was relieved: "What's wrong?"
Yang Haiyan said: "My hands feel so cold. When Aunt Yu poured water, I felt my hands were as cold as ice."
Aunt Yu hurriedly explained: "Madam, this water is warm."
Qin Fang dipped his hand in the water and said, "It's warm water."
Yang Haiyan was puzzled and said, "That's strange. Why do my hands feel so cold? Oh, right... I just took sulfur and saltpeter. Is it related to sulfur and saltpeter?"
Qin Fang was helpless: "Wife, you think too much. What does this have to do with sulfur and saltpeter?"
Yang Haiyan said unhappily: "You don't believe me, do you? I just felt my hands were very cold and icy."
Qin Fang was scared and immediately said, "No, I believe you." No way. But even if he didn't believe it, he couldn't say it directly, otherwise his wife would definitely make trouble with him.
Yang Haiyan knew it as soon as she saw his expression. She snorted in dissatisfaction: "Wait, Aunt Yu, go get two basins."
Aunt Yu: “Yes.”
Qin Fang: "What are you going to do?"
Yang Haiyan glanced at him and said, "Just watch." There was a hint of arrogance in her eyes, which made Qin Fang want to laugh.
After Aunt Yu brought two basins, Yang Haiyan put sulfur and saltpeter into the two basins respectively, and then poured the water in the ladle into them.
Qin Fang knew what she meant as soon as he saw her: "Wife, you are really..."
Yang Haiyan snorted, then put her fingers into the two basins. She knew that saltpeter would not freeze that quickly, but the chemical reaction was fast. She could already feel it with her fingers. Although it was not frozen, the temperature of the water had obviously dropped.
Yang Haiyan deliberately said proudly: "Husband, come here and put your fingers into the two basins."
Qin Fanghao was helpless: "No need, right? Wife, I believe you, whatever you say is right."
Yang Haiyan stood up and grabbed his hand directly: "Husband, you are a general and a man, how can you say you believe it so easily? When facing something that has not been proven, you need to prove it before you can say you believe it. Besides, I am a fool and I can tell at a glance that you are perfunctory. Come on, put your hand in."
Qin Fang couldn't help but defend himself: "Because it's you, I believe whatever you say." The voice was so gentle that Yang Haiyan's heart skipped a beat.
Fortunately, she caught herself in time: "I don't believe your sweet words." She protested, but her voice was soft and obviously fake.
Qin Fang laughed, a low laugh that echoed in the yard. He just liked her like this, tough on the outside but soft on the inside. However, he put his finger into the water: "This... this..." His finger felt the coolness, the originally warm water was now cold, this speed was a bit fast. Under normal circumstances, how could warm water cool so quickly? Moreover, the cold water was the basin of water with saltpeter. "Yan Yan, this..."
Yang Haiyan said: "Husband, now you believe what I said, right? I just felt this kind of coolness. Husband, it's only been a while now, and the warm water has become cold water. What do you think will happen if we have more time?"
Qin Fang: "I don't know about that."
Yang Haiyan smiled secretly: "Then let's give it a try?"
Qin Fang had no interest in this. Although the warm water had become cold, it was just cold. He did not think much about it: "Do whatever you like, just have fun." In his opinion, his wife was just joking.
Yang Haiyan knew that Qin Fang's reaction was normal, and she just wanted to find the source. Now that she had the source, she was no longer in a hurry. "Okay, I'll just have fun by myself."
Qin Fang said: "I'm going to the military camp. If there is anything, you can send people to the military camp. If I'm not in the military camp, I'll be in the Taoist temple on the Beast Mountain. Don't worry, I won't cause any trouble."
Yang Haiyan: “Yeah.”
Not long after Qin Fang left, Aunt Lian came back and brought back a master craftsman who could make firecrackers. Yang Haiyan asked Aunt Lian to settle him in an empty yard. Firecrackers were the reason why she wanted sulfur and saltpeter, and since the master craftsman had found it, he naturally had to make it.
Yang Haiyan took some time to see the master and then came back. Making firecrackers is also a skill, and it is not convenient to let others know about it.
Yang Haiyan spent the whole morning observing the plate with saltpeter. When she went to check after lunch, the water in the basin had frozen. Yang Haiyan wanted to shout with joy. She waited for a whole morning, half a day, and it actually froze.
This means that it takes half a day for saltpeter to freeze.
The water in the basin was frozen. She was worried that it would melt when Qin Fang came back, so she called Kun Shi: "Captain Kun, send someone to find the general now and tell him that if there is nothing wrong, he should return to the mansion as soon as possible. I have something important to tell him. But if there is something wrong, tell him not to worry and just deal with his matter first."
Kunshi: “Yes.”