Chapter 346 Gunpowder

 After Xie Mingan left, time passed day by day.

  He didn't seem to be in the habit of writing letters, so Shen Ningning could only wait for him to come back to know the result.

  During this period, the sweet potatoes grown by Dong Sanhua achieved great results.

  Shen Ningning quickly recommended her method to the emperor.

  Mr. Zhang Liu and his hard work were burned to ashes. Although it was sad, many people were still hungry.

  The emperor no longer hesitated and immediately arranged for the eunuch to prepare the greenhouse and store soil to raise sweet potatoes.

  Shen Ningning took out all the sweet potatoes grown in Xiangyun Village for relief.

  The people around the capital can finally eat every meal.

  While waiting for Xie Mingan to return to Beijing, Shen Ningning not only went to the palace to write with Mo Lingwei, but also paid more attention to his condition.

  The strange thing is that from the moment the golden bead turned into the sun and appeared in the sky, Mo Lingwei rarely had cold symptoms anymore.

  The emperor believed that this must be an auspicious celestial phenomenon, so he became more convinced of what Shen Ningning said.

  The little guy is also working hard to loosen the soil of the golden pearl tree.

  This tree is much more delicate than the original Dark Cloud Tree.

  It doesn't seem to like a lot of rain, so every time the spiritual rain in the fairyland falls, it will grow a little slower.

  But if the sun shines in the fairyland, it will suddenly grow brown chestnut-like fruits.

  Shen Ningning already has more than sixty of them. I believe that it won't be long before the dark clouds disperse and the sun reappears.

  End this world of ice and snow.

  It's almost November, the world is turning to winter, and the cold winds of the past are even more biting.

  So the Chinese Academy of Sciences simply stopped classes.

  Shen Ningning could only go to the crazy scholar to study.

  In her spare time, she visited Jiang Zhi several times.

  I heard that Jiang Zhi went to the Huobing Camp and studied hard all day long. She was very busy.

  The little guy went there several times, and Jiang Zhi was always reciting the recipes.

  Two coins of sulfur, one tael of yellow pill...

  Every time Shen Ningning went there, she was too embarrassed to disturb her, so she sat aside obediently and listened to her recite.

  However, the more she listened, the more familiar the materials Jiang Zhi mentioned seemed to her.

  Shen Ningning walked to the table and looked curiously at the little powder Jiang Zhi used to study on the table. There was a piece of paper stuck on it that read: Gunpowder.

  Just when she was about to reach out her little hand and touch him, Jiang Zhi's expression changed.

  "Hey, hey, hey! Sister Ningning, don't touch her." She was so frightened that she forgot to pretend to be a teenager, and rushed over in one stride, carrying Shen Ningning to a safe place.

  The little guy blinked his big eyes, looking innocent.

  "Sister Jiang Zhi, is this poisonous?" There was no one around, so she didn't hide Jiang Zhi's identity.

  Jiang Zhi said with a smile: "It's not poisonous, but it's more powerful than poison!"

  "The day I first came here, the Major General asked a master to teach me. Unexpectedly, the master accidentally used gunpowder to destroy a building. The house was blown down!"

  "Don't underestimate this little thing, it can scare the enemy. Moreover, Chang Liu Kingdom has sent spies to our place many times just to steal the gunpowder recipe."

  Shen Ningning was surprised: "Gunpowder actually happened. So powerful?"

  "Of course! If it weighs less, it can be made into fireworks, but if it weighs more, it can be a powerful weapon that can conquer cities and territories!" Jiang Zhi's eyes lit up when he said this.

  She said: "If my old master who teaches me later is free, I will take you to meet him."

  "You will know after you see him. He has been dealing with gunpowder for thirty years. He has been cautious and cautious for thirty years, and he is still the same ." I accidentally had three accidents, and the hair on my forehead blew off."

  Jiang Zhi said so vividly that Shen Ningning couldn't help but laugh.

  She covered her mouth with her little hand and her eyes were watery: "It's so dangerous, why do you still need to learn?"

  Jiang Zhi said immediately: "I wish I could learn faster. I didn't understand it before, but now that I've been exposed to it, I know this gunpowder." The charm of it is really endless."

  "Once our fire battalion goes to the battlefield, we have to rush to the front of the battle with gunpowder and wait for the opportunity to throw the gunpowder out. If we are not careful, we will die, but -"

  Jiang Zhi stopped. , stretched out his hand and pointed to a towering pillar outside.

  The pillars are very high, about two stories high.

  Shen Ningning walked outside and looked up.     Under the clouds, in the cold wind of ice and snow, the towering pillars are dark copper in color, and are covered with densely packed names of people.

  Jiang Zhi raised her eyes, seemingly yearning for it.

  She murmured: "Those soldiers who sacrificed their lives can be engraved here, and they will be remembered through the ages along with the history of Cangyun Kingdom."

  "If I am lucky enough to be remembered by future generations, I feel excited just thinking about it."

  Jiang Zhi He looked at Shen Ningning with a smile.

  Her face was beautiful and full of heroic spirit: "Sister Ningning, I have found what I yearn for and like, of course I have to go all out!"

  Shen Ningning was inspired by her spirit.

  The little guy immediately said, "Okay! Sister Jiang Zhi, you will definitely succeed in your studies."

  Jiang Zhi laughed happily at first.

  Soon, her smile faded and she sighed silently.

  "It's just that the Cangyun Kingdom has had a bad luck. First there was a drought and then there was heavy snow. There are not many materials in the treasury that can be used to make gunpowder."

  Shen Ningning blinked her long eyelashes and thought for a while.

  In her fairyland, there is finished gunpowder, which occupies half of the entire hall!

  Moreover, even if she takes them all out, Wonderland will automatically replenish them in a steady stream.

  The little guy scratched his face.

  Do you want to find an opportunity to donate it to the emperor's uncle?

  However, her gunpowder does not seem to be exactly the same as Jiang Zhi's.

  The little guy went home at night, opened a bag of gunpowder in Wonderland, and counted the materials inside.

  It contains one or three ounces more saltpeter than Jiang Zhi's.

  Could it be that her gunpowder works differently?

  Shen Ningning decided to find an opportunity and try it out for herself. If there was no problem, she would donate it to the emperor's uncle.

  The third day of November.

  Mrs. Xie Er was released from prison.

  Shen Ningning came to Xie Mansion for dinner and saw Mrs. Xie, whom she had not seen for a long time.

  Her face looked quite haggard, and her figure had become much thinner.

  Three months of hard work in prison made her seem like a different person, with the aggressive spirit missing from her eyes.

  When she saw Shen Ningning, Mrs. Xie was like a mouse meeting a cat, she was so scared!

  During the dinner in the evening, Mrs. Xie kept holding the bowl and lowered her head just to eat.

  He didn't even dare to say a word to Shen Ningning.

  Especially when she thought that Concubine Rong was no match for the little guy and was sent to the cold palace by Shen Ningning, Mrs. Xie became even more frightened.

  After finishing the meal, in front of Shen Ningning, Mrs. Xie took the initiative to please and said -

  "I made too many mistakes in the witchcraft thing before, and I have realized my mistakes."

  "Brother, husband, Ning Ning , starting from tomorrow, please supervise me."

  "I will go to the ancestral hall every day to clean up and repent to my ancestors. From now on, I will definitely keep my integrity and never act recklessly again."

  Xie Suzhi took Shen Ningning's little hand and said lightly: "But. I hope you will do what you say."

  After they left, Mrs. Xie quickly looked at Mr. Xie's expression.

  Unexpectedly, Mr. Xie was even more indifferent than Xie Suzhi.

  He didn't even give her a proper look.

  "Repenting to your ancestors is not to punish you, but to hope that you can live up to your conscience."

  "Stop doing dirty things and set a good example for Yuanjiu."

  "Otherwise, how can I have the nerve to talk to my eldest brother? Please bring Yuanjiu back?" Mr. Xie said coldly and was helped away by the boy.

  Mrs. Xie was not only uncomfortable but also surprised.

  Xie Erye, Xie Dizhi, can actually stand up?

  She quickly called the maid to inquire.

  The maid said: "It's all thanks to our princess. She brings the miracle doctor to do acupuncture for the second master every day. She also uses the spring water from the mountain to heat the second master's legs and soaks the second master's legs. The effect is very good!"

  Mrs. Xie Er's eyes flashed, He murmured in his heart: Is this Shen Ningning so capable?