Poor family mother and son

Don't look at Shui Maomao's easy-going, empty-handed white wolf, and asked Xiaobao if he wanted those goods, but Xiaobao knew he couldn't.

Now the Chuan Gang, the Salt Gang, and the Beggars Gang are almost all integrated, nominally dominated by Xiaobao, but Shui Maomao and Jia Yanyao have to take charge of it.

Shui Maomao takes advantage of water, while Jia Yanyao needs to contribute on land.

Moreover, places such as mansions and ferries where water and land meet require the cooperation of gang members from various gangs, so despite the fact that Shui Maomao robbed a lot of things, Xiaobao can't take it privately, and needs to contribute to the gang's funds.

So Xiaobao asked: "Is it convenient for you to sell those goods? If it is not convenient, get them to Bao Qingsheng's warehouse, and I will transport them into Voss for you and sell them at a high price, so that the brothers can have a good meal!"

The reason why Shui Maomao only brought sulfur and didn't get the stolen goods was actually the same. He asked Xiaobao if he wanted it, but he was just asking if he was in a hurry to spend money right now.

If you are in a hurry to spend money, Shui Maomao can also dispose of it immediately, but it is not very cost-effective, it is better to sell it to the Voss to make more money.

"That's fine, I'll send you to Bao Qingsheng later." Shui Maomao said, and that's it.

"Also," Shui Maomao is about to talk about sulfur now: "There is a mountain in Xuanwei Mansion, and there is a stream at the foot of the mountain, and the water vapor between the slopes is very strong, like smoke;

And there is a hot spring in the mountains, like a boiling pot, the local people use the geothermal heat to extract sulfur; little treasure thief, do you want sulfur? "

"Yes!" Chu Qing replied, "It's not for nothing, I'll buy it."

Before Xiaobao could answer, Chu Qing had already taken the conversation, and proudly stated that he would pay for it.

This is much less hassle than going to the pharmacy to buy it. It is very expensive and the quantity is small. The only advantage is that it is pure enough.

Chu Qing's interjection made Shui Xiaomao change from the topic just now: "Sulphur? Our hot spring has it!"

Xiaobao: "Uh...why don't I know?"

The hot spring on Worth Xuanren Street that Xiaobao lured to open the "Perfume Shop" was purchased from the fourth prince, and he was brutally slaughtered for a sum of money.

Shui Xiaomao: "The stone mountain behind the hot spring, after about half an hour of climbing, you can see a valley surrounded by rocks, where the poor from the city of Voss will go there to quarry stones and pull them back to build houses;

The dark brown stone has a lot of holes. The people of Voss say that it is very warm for building a house, and the crushed stone can also be used for filtering water;
But there is a mountain covered with such stones, but no one goes there. The mountain is covered by thick fog, but it stinks, like the smell of rotten eggs in a village;

We went to see, there is a small lake behind the mountain bag, from the top of the mountain bag to the edge of the lake, it is all yellow, some deep and some shallow, it is sulfur;

There was an old man of Voss with a sheepskin on his face and told us to go quickly, saying that we would die if we stayed there for a long time, so we left;

Brother Xiaobao, do you want that brimstone?We will make it for you, there are plenty of them! "

"Yes! Son, you are not allowed to do it by yourself. Auntie pays for it, so you hire local people to dig it. That place is really poisonous." This time, Chu Qing answered the question, and after talking with Shui Xiaomao, he immediately turned to Shui Maomao: "Master Shui, if I can avoid being noticed, I will also want the sulfur from your place."

In addition to iron, saltpeter and sulfur are also urgently needed. Xiaobao understands clearly, but he has a different opinion: "Big Mao, you also need to store some saltpeter and sulfur. I will send someone to give you charcoal. How do you make fire?" Mianer, I taught you."

Shui Damao nodded: "Yes, we have kept the saltpeter, but we haven't dared to dig the sulfur yet."

Chu Qing looked at Xiaobao and Shui Damao in shock, and then felt relieved. The time Xiaobao took people to rescue her, all the landmines were found, so it can be seen that there was no lack of tinkering with black powder.

I have to say that the New Year's gift that Chu Qing received this year is really very satisfactory.

There are very few natural sulfur mines in the official records of Daxuan, so sulfur is not easy to come by.

The source of sulfur in the official records is often where the coal mines are located. According to the clear judgment, it should be the pyrite that coexists with the coal mines.

If Chu Qing wants to obtain a large amount of sulfur, he needs to get in touch with these places, and there will be no small movements. There are places where natural sulfur can be obtained, and it is outside Daxuan. It is like someone passing a pillow when he is dozing off.

The human problem was solved by Li Hu and Xiaobao with a pack of alum powder, as well as the raw materials for gunpowder. Qingde started quietly in the military factory in the mountains of 14 Village in [-].

On the second day of the first lunar month, Chu Qing received a message from Voss from the spies: there was a team from Wangcheng, and they were traveling very fast. At first they didn’t notice anything wrong, because Wangcheng would send teams to various tribes in the deep winter every year. Additional supplies.

There are settled Voss in Wangcheng and part of the Virat territory, and almost all other places live by water and grass, and the grassland is vast, so it is difficult for this team to follow after leaving the Wangcheng.

When they discovered a Voss caravan appeared in the Sauter area, they suspected that it was the team from Wangcheng in disguise, and they were traveling very fast.

The whole team didn't look like a real caravan, because the ruts were very light, unlike cargo, and because of the strict defense, they couldn't get close, and couldn't pry.

The information was incomplete and could not be analyzed. Anyway, the supplies that Song Tingshan helped prepare hadn't been completed yet. Chu Qing decided to leave for Voss later and continue to wait for the situation.

On the fourth day of the first lunar month, Daxuan's official Spring Festival holiday ends, and all walks of life begin to struggle for the new year.

Wei Chengyi entrusted someone to send a letter to him: There are several Voss caravans in the border area entering Xinlun Prefecture, most of them are preparing to trade grain, and there are also a few caravans preparing to enter the mainland of Daxuan. There is no abnormality, but he feels that there must be something wrong , because at this time in previous years, the people of Voss should be worried about food, and small tribes kept crossing the border to grab food, but this year there is no such thing.

Chu Qing also felt strange, when did the people of Voss become so polite?Shouldn't people from small tribes come out to rob border people and trade markets?How could they only send caravans out to buy food?

Is it true that everyone in the country of Voss has bulging pockets this year?

The fifteenth day of the first month, the Lantern Festival.

On this day, it was announced that the capitals of the major states "cannot help the king", and the gates of the cities were wide open and remained open all night.

There is no curfew on the street, people can enter the city freely, and residents in the city can stay out all night. Everyone happily watches the lantern show.

Except for the Kyoto Lantern Festival, which lasts for five days, the other local lantern shows can last for three days. As a new rich man, the Chu family even invested in the construction of giant lantern trees in the main streets for the common people to watch.

Since he was not qualified to be careless, Chu Qing simply stopped keeping a low profile—Master Chu is rich, and if he has a lot of money, he will be arrogant.

Not only that, but at the entrances of the shops of the Chu family, the guys were also asked to hold customers with "fire bayberry", which made the scene prosperous.

"Fire bayberry" is a popular stuff for the dignitaries and wealthy businessmen in Kyoto. It is to use dried dates to grind powder and pound charcoal into crumbs. Mix the date powder and charcoal crumbs together, pour oil and wax on them, and form them into balls. , One by one, they were put on the iron tree, lit, and placed on the top of the head, fresh and interesting.

Skillful craftsmen made lanterns as big as jujubes and chestnuts, and then decorated them with pearls and emeralds.

The former is quite popular with the princes and buddies, while the latter is the favorite of the wives and ladies.

It’s just that wearing a lamp on the head is extremely unsafe, which shows the advantage of the rich: they will always be followed by a group of followers. As you can see, it has to be too straightforward.

But these things that only the nobles in Kyoto can afford, are on the heads of the shop assistants of the Chu family, so be arrogant!

In the evening, Song Tingshan sent someone to inform, saying that all the supplies to help with the deployment were in place, so that Chu Qing could spend the festival with peace of mind.

This also meant that it was time for Chu Qing to prepare to leave for Voss, and Wei Chengyi came in person at this time.

"Qingzi, something is wrong!" Wei Chengyi said as soon as they met, without any joy at all: "The Voss mission entered Beijing this morning!"

Chu Qing: "A mission? Entering Beijing? Neither Lao Song nor Lao Bai know about it? What are you here for?"

Wei Chengyi: "Yes, none of us got any news. The mission is a friendly visit in name, but the actual purpose is unknown."