Chapter Twenty-Four: Gold and Stone Crack Open

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  Everyone rushed to congratulate Miss Qin, but she was unusually humble today. The crowd found it strange as they were used to her being arrogant and domineering since childhood. However, following her gaze, they discovered that Miss Qin was secretly paying attention to Yan Jufan's reaction. Suddenly, it dawned on them - Miss Qin had secretly fallen for this bad boy.

  Everyone thought of this and couldn't help but take a peek at Qin Wanjun, thinking to themselves: "The Yan father-son duo is really something else! The eldest Miss Qin met Yan Xiawu for less than half a day and immediately married him. Now the younger Miss Qin has fallen in love with his son... haha, this father-son pair is indeed a great team!" Everyone's gaze at Yan Jufan was filled with admiration, thinking that he was quite the talented young man.

  Yan Jufan didn't know that everyone admired him because of Qin Siqiao. He was by the creek, using a wooden stick to catch fish with two little girls. There were few people around, and the fish weren't afraid of humans. The water wasn't deep, making it perfect for catching fish.

  The naughty boy used a machete to trim the branches cut down from the tree, sharpening one end and attaching an inverted hook. Soon a green branch turned into a sharp instrument, Yu Nong and Qin Si Jiao watched from the side, asking this and that, making a big fuss. Yan Ju Fan calmly finished the work in his hands. Arriving at the water's edge, he took aim, flicked his wrist, and the long spear flew out, striking a two-foot-long fish in the creek.

  "How amazing"

  "You're so great, can you teach me, brother?"

  "Yes, I need to learn too."

  Then Yan Jufan's two hands were shaken left and right by the two little beauties, he looked at the fish in his hand, probably enough for several people to eat: "Okay, come on, I'll teach you how to aim."

  But apparently he was disappointed soon, the two girls couldn't even get a fish, and almost fell into the creek. The bad boy laughed loudly, later found that the little girls who were ridiculed were angry and ran away with the fish, leaving the two silly girls busy there.

  Yan Ju Fan took out the seasonings he brought from home, put the cleaned fish on a stick and stood it by the fire to roast with the meat. The aroma that wafted up soon attracted the two struggling fisherwomen who had been trying but failing to catch anything. Both of their faces and bodies were splattered with water droplets, looking very refreshing. The mischievous boy couldn't help but sneak a peek at them. Yu Nong lowered her head, her face flushing red. Qin Si Jiao also felt his gaze and instead of being shy, she puffed out her chest, heh heh, that sight made the mischievous boy's heart beat faster.

  Seasonings were sprinkled non-stop, fish and meat were flipped continuously, and the aroma became increasingly rich. Soon even Qin Wanjun was attracted by the fragrance and hastily ended her conversation to come over and share in the results. The little boy's craftsmanship almost made them swallow their tongues. This made him proud; in his previous life, he had visited famous chefs many times and learned a good skill. His original goal was to pursue a beautiful girl, but he soon forgot his purpose and became immersed in the technique. He cultivated this into a divine skill that even gods would envy. Today's trial by fire immediately subdued three beauties with his humble roasted fish and meat.

  Everyone around nodded in support, and everyone voted for the recommendation. The popularity of the bad boy quickly soared. Of course, this is also the capital that people will boast about in the future: "On a certain day, I had dinner with the commander-in-chief, and even ate fish meat roasted by the commander-in-chief himself." Naturally, others who participated in this dinner retorted: "What did you eat? He just smelled the flavor, and I only got a piece of bone."

  As for the best meat, it naturally went into the bellies of these beautiful women in front. However, they loudly exclaimed that this was not enough and insisted on continuing to eat. Thus, the poor little boy had no choice but to go fishing again to cook more food for them to eat. Naturally, he kept quiet about this matter afterwards.

  The night was dark and deep, everyone had fallen asleep except for the guards on watch. However, a few little girls in the tent couldn't sleep no matter what, although they closed their eyes, their trembling eyelashes betrayed them. Since eating roasted fish, they insisted on sleeping with the naughty boy, Qin Wanjun's opposition was ineffective, so she could only shake her head at Yan Huifan. The little boy was bullied during the day and didn't have a peaceful night either, he had no other thoughts except to sleep. However, two little beauties held his arms tightly on both sides, this was a very cruel torture, and he couldn't lean towards the other side. Ah, the pain!!! The naughty boy screamed in his heart, but it was ineffective.

  The morning in the mountains is exceptionally early, and the mist makes the mountains look like a fairyland in a painting. The sun, like a red fish ball, jumps into the thick and colorful soup, bringing freshness to people's eyes.

  Yan Ju Fan slowly woke up, outside the tent was already a bustling scene, people were busy sorting and distributing the things they had brought, several people holding hammers were tapping away at the distant rock face, all of this gave life to the mountains.

  Qin Si Jiao and Yu Nong also rubbed their sleepy eyes, came out to wash up. Outside was already a lively world. The blacksmith led the crowd in choosing a suitable mining point, this was his first time leading so many people to smelt iron, before he had only led at most one donkey. This progress made him speechless.

  Many hands make light work, a large area of land was leveled, and piles of raw materials were transported from not far away, stacked together, and gradually became small hills. Near the stream, blast furnaces for smelting iron had already been built. On the other side of the mountain, there was an abundance of limestone, which is a very important raw material. What made Yan Jufan most happy was that he discovered sulfur ore on the road, which is an essential raw material for gunpowder. Yan Jufan felt that heaven must have its own arrangements, otherwise how could all the good things be piled up at his doorstep?

  The nearby coal mine is also extremely rich, and when burned, it produces no smoke, it's actually smokeless coal! After burning, the residue is very little. Although only a small hole was opened, the current usage is completely sufficient. Until the equipment is secretly transported here, this place will become the steel mill of Pingshi Village. From the 23rd year of the Jin Dynasty to today, more than 400 years have passed, and this land has been producing small iron pots, iron hoes, etc. Who would have thought that after the devils came, being forced to develop a steel mill to make guns and cannons, it could actually develop, this is also the luck of this place.

  Qin Wanjun also sighed at the richness of this place's resources. After mass production, whether it was guns and cannons or troops, they could all be developed from here. This was even more exciting than picking up a treasure. In troubled times, guns, cannons, and steel were more precious than gold. With the alliance between his own Qin family and the Yan family, the resistance within the family would be much smaller, so he could properly combine with Yan Xiuwu in the future. How could this not make Qin Wanjun excited?