Poor family mother and son

Chapter 1124: Anxiety is in vain

The gunfire was still roaring, but it was not intensive. There was a blast in the east and west, and there was a strong warning element.

There were shattered fishing boats on the beach, and many people who looked like fishermen were running on the beach in a panic, shouting: "Run! That's the Chu family's boat!"

Xiaobao was very skilled in firing. When he saw a dispute in the distance, he turned the muzzle into the sky, reduced the range, and let the shells explode near them. The sea water splashed up and hit them hard.

Or the impact of the sea water caused the fishing boats to hit each other and break, and people were thrown into the sea.

Many fishermen in Mengyuan Prefecture have become very motivated after seeing the Chu family purchasing large quantities of oysters. As long as they save a certain amount, they will sail to nearby purchasing points to deliver the goods.

However, there are also many people who want to get something for nothing. They will rob each other and then deliver the goods themselves to get the money into their own hands.

Among these people, there are refugees, but most of them are fishermen themselves.

Because once you reach the sea, there are no boundaries. It doesn’t matter which county or village the fishermen are, and whoever has the most harvest will be robbed.

The fishermen go out before dawn and take boats to find places where there are many oysters to dig. The greedy fishermen row along the seaside and grab those that are loaded onto the boat.

Oysters are usually attached to the rocks on the seaside, densely packed. After picking the ones nearby, you can take a boat to pick them in the distance.

The farther away you are, the easier it is to rob, because you don’t even know who has robbed you, and you have no place to sue if you want.

When Xiaobao sees such a situation, he usually bombards them and scares them away, because the fishermen in this area are the most "barbaric". Those who were robbed today may be the same people who were robbed the day before yesterday.
After all, there are no boundaries in the sea. Who cares which village or county you are from? Now the oyster market is good, but in a while, the season will be out of season when the weather is hot. Not only does it not taste good, but it is easy to rot when picked.

Make some good money now, or you'll have to wait until the fall.

Haven't you heard that the oysters in the south are out of season?

"I don't have time to settle the lawsuit for them!" Xiaobao said.

This was intended to block Chu Qing from blaming him, for fear that Chu Qing would criticize him for not distinguishing between friend and foe and firing off firecrackers indiscriminately.

Chu Qing didn't intend to criticize, but looked at Xiaobao with wide eyes: "You... are tampering with me?"

Xiaobao’s voice has changed!
It was very sudden, and it was completely different from Chu Qing's impression of changing his voice.

Chu Qing thought that boys' voice change was a gradual process, and the voice would gradually become thicker and deeper, but this was not the case for Xiaobao.

When he shouted "Shuang" just now, Chu Qing sounded a little hoarse. She thought he was shouting suddenly and his voice was split, so he didn't pay attention.

Chu Xinghai heard it as "reward" and thought that his eldest brother was going to reward his adoptive mother for her singing, so he shouted accordingly.

But now when he heard Xiaobao speak, Chu Qing was frightened: Why did it suddenly become thicker without any transition at all?

Xiaobao was also stunned: "I..."

Clearing his throat, Xiaobao tried to do it again: "Ah, ah, ah, babble, babble, babble, ah babble..."

Then Chu Xinghai burst out laughing: "Brother you..."

Xiaobao's voice is rough and thin, and sometimes half of the sound is broken. When it is thin, it feels a bit like a cold. When it is thick, it is like sawing wood. It is not only thick, but also crackling.

What a charade!This isn't a voice change, it's just a transformation, okay?

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Royal Palace.

"Retreat from the court, Mr. Wen will stay." The emperor ended today's court meeting listlessly, named Wen Bingquan, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and asked him to follow him to the imperial study.The other court officials retreated in an orderly manner, leaving Hu Hengqiu, who was standing by the pillar, staring at the dragon throne and charging directly at the emperor, looking very awkward.

Hu Hengqiu always didn't come to court meetings if he could, and even if he did come, he would hide behind the pillars and sneak away. Today, he was so eager and active that the emperor couldn't even pretend not to see him.

Emperor: "...Lord Hu will also stay!"

When going to the imperial study with the emperor, instead of the three of them entering the room directly and talking about business, the ministers go to the imperial study from the side hall and wait in the outside. The emperor has a special passage directly to the inner room to change clothes, put out water, and then drink. Some tea.

If the emperor was feeling empty at this time, he might have another snack.

This is not because the emperor is not doing his job properly, but that the emperor also needs time to change his thinking and clarify his thoughts. Furthermore, even if people have three urgent needs, the emperor needs to be relieved, and so do his ministers.

Therefore, Hu Hengqiu and Wen Bingquan emptied their bladders as quickly as possible in the side hall, without even bothering to shake off, so they hurriedly went to wait outside the Imperial Study Room.

The emperor was much more calm. He had taken off his dragon robe and only wore the inner garment loosely to relax his body. Eunuch Li used a warm handkerchief to help wipe the emperor's neck and chest.

The weather started to get hotter, and with something on his mind, the emperor sweated easily and felt uncomfortable.

Eunuch Li was above to help wipe away the sweat, and below there was a young eunuch holding a red gold chamber pot and holding the dragon root to help pour the water. The emperor finally felt refreshed.

"Ling Hai, why is Hu Changfeng so active today?" the emperor asked.

That is to say, when I asked casually, Eunuch Li got a blank answer - you don't even know, how can I know?
I thought so, but even if I gave him a hundred leopards' courage, I wouldn't dare to reply like that. Eunuch Li said: "I think this is something that happened to Gong Yong'an again."

Now the emperor has a headache when he hears the words "Yong'an Gong" - I want you to be peaceful forever, don't you know?
"Hmph," the emperor hummed, "Every day, something is coming out!"

Eunuch Li wiped his sweat in his heart: Mr. Yong'an, I'm sorry, you have a big face and can withstand the emperor's anger, but this old slave cannot.

When he arrived at the imperial study, the emperor spared the courtesy of the two adults and directly ordered Wen Bingquan to enter the room and asked: "Can you figure out how the cannon can be fired without igniting it?"

Wen Bingquan immediately felt that the thunder that had been hanging overhead for a long time had the tendency to explode immediately, but no matter how afraid he was, he had to reply: "Back to the emperor, I personally led the craftsmen to conduct countless experiments;

Although flints are found that can easily produce sparks, they cannot always produce sparks;
Moreover, the flint and gunpowder are bundled together. When the gunpowder package is launched, there is no guarantee that the flint will be hit and sparks will be generated. "

I dare not directly say that the Ministry of Industry cannot do it, so I can only say "we are working hard."

In any case, from the open flame ignition to the flint firing, the Ministry of Industry has made progress.

The emperor couldn't help but said angrily: "Are the more than 100 people in the Ministry of Industry all trash?!"

The officials and staff of the Ministry of Works are all useless, but the craftsmen are not included.

Wen Bingquan did not dare to answer, and only said: "Mr. Yong'an is extremely talented, which is beyond the reach of others. I only hope that Huang Shilang can receive some teachings and maybe open up new ideas."

"Mr. Yong'an is gifted" - Gong Yongan is God's care and provides bread to eat every day. We and other mortals are incomparable.

"Shilang Huang needs some teachings" - Huang Shilang's father is very familiar with Mr. Yong'an, and he may have tasted Mr. Yong'an's cakes.

"Maybe it can open up ideas" - maybe not, what if Yong'an Gong doesn't even give you the crumbs?Whose family has delicious food left for outsiders?

Therefore, Wen Bingquan must be smooth enough to fill the position of Minister of Industry, instead of waiting for the emperor to airborne him.

However, now Wen Bingquan deeply understands that Zheng Chunqiu was on pins and needles back then - as long as Yong'an Gong Zhuyu is in front and the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry, whoever sits in the position will have his butt stabbed!

(End of this chapter)