Chapter 346 Gunpowder

After Xie Mingan left, time passed day by day.

He seemed to have no habit of writing letters, so Shen Ningning could only wait for him to come back to know the results.

During this period, the sweet potatoes planted by Dong Sanhua were very effective.

Shen Ningning quickly recommended her method to the emperor.

Although Zhang Liuye and his hard work were burned to ashes, many people were still hungry.

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

The sweet potatoes grown in Xiangyun Village were all taken out by Shen Ningning for relief.

The people around the capital were finally able to eat every meal.

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

Strangely, from the moment the golden bead turned into the sun and appeared in the sky, Mo Lingwei rarely had a cold attack again.

The emperor thought this must be an auspicious astronomical phenomenon, so he was more convinced of what Shen Ningning said.

The little guy was also working hard to loosen the soil for the golden bead tree.

This tree is much more delicate than the original dark cloud tree.

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

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

Shen Ningning already has more than 60, and I believe that it won't be long before she can accumulate 100, and then the dark clouds will disperse and the sun will reappear.

End this world of ice and snow.

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

So the National Academy simply stopped the course.

Shen Ningning can only go to the crazy scholar to study again.

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

I heard that Jiang Zhi went to the Fire Soldiers Camp, studying hard all day long, and was very busy.

The little guy went there several times, and Jiang Zhi was memorizing the prescription.

What about sulfur two coins, yellow ochre one ounce...

Every time Shen Ningning went there, she felt embarrassed to disturb her, so she sat aside obediently and listened to her recitation.

However, the more she listened, the more familiar the materials Jiang Zhi said were.

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

She was about to reach out her little hand to touch it, but Jiang Zhi's face changed.

"Hey hey hey! Sister Ningning, don't touch it." She was so scared that she forgot to pretend to be a teenager. She rushed over and carried 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 smiled and said, "It's not poisonous, but it's more powerful than poison!"

"The day I first came, the young general found a master to teach me. Unexpectedly, the master accidentally blew up a house with gunpowder!"

"Don't underestimate this little thing. It can make the enemy terrified. Moreover, Changliu Kingdom has sent spies to us many times just to steal the recipe of gunpowder."

Shen Ningning was surprised: "Gunpowder is so powerful?"

"Of course! If the amount is small, it can be made into fireworks. If the amount is large, it is a powerful weapon that can capture cities!" Jiang Zhi's eyes lit up when she said this.

She said, "If the master who will teach me is free, I will take you to see him."

"You will know when you see him. He has been dealing with gunpowder for thirty years. He has been cautious for thirty years, but he still accidentally had three accidents. The hair on his forehead was blown away."

Jiang Zhi described it vividly, and Shen Ningning couldn't help but chuckle.

She covered her mouth with her hands, her eyes watery: "It's so dangerous, why do you still want to learn?"

Jiang Zhi said immediately: "I wish I could learn faster. I didn't understand it before, but now I know the charm of gunpowder. It's really endless."

"Once we go to the battlefield, we have to hold gunpowder, rush to the front, and wait for an opportunity to throw it out. If we are not careful, we will sacrifice ourselves, but--"

Jiang Zhi paused, stretched out her hand, and pointed to a towering pillar outside.

The pillar is very high, about the height of two floors.

Shen Ningning walked outside and looked up.

Under the dark clouds, in the cold wind of the ice and snow, the towering pillar is bronze and black, and it is engraved with dense names of people.

Jiang Zhi looked up, as if she was yearning.

She murmured: "Those sacrificed soldiers can be engraved here, and will be passed down through the ages with the history of Cangyun Country."

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

Jiang Zhi smiled and looked at Shen Ningning.

Her face was beautiful and full of heroism: "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 softly: "Okay! Sister Jiang Zhi, you will definitely learn something."

Jiang Zhi laughed happily at first.

Soon, her smile faded, and she sighed silently.

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

Shen Ningning blinked her slender long eyelashes and thought about it.

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

And even if she takes it out, the fairyland will automatically replenish it continuously.

The little guy scratched his face.

Should he find an opportunity to donate it to the emperor?

However, her gunpowder didn't 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 regarding witchcraft before, and I have realized my mistakes."

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

"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: "I hope you will do what you say."

After they left, Madam 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 ask my eldest brother to 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: "This is all thanks to our princess. She brings the miracle doctor to give Er Ye acupuncture every day. She also uses spring water from the mountain to heat it and soaks Er Ye's legs. The effect is very good!"

Mrs. Xie's eyes flashed and she murmured in her heart: Is this Shen Ningning so capable?