Chapter 41: The Problem with the Chimney

  The only thing that can be done now is to stabilize the situation, and the martial arts team led by himself is his own hand-picked team, there's no problem, just make a self-criticism later. However, some of the militia in nearby villages may have some relationship with Tongcheng, they had previously informed their own troops, will this time be the same? If the devils attack, maybe... Chen Jian didn't dare to think about it anymore, but rumors would always spread, hoping he could still control the situation.

  The villagers of Kuai Shi Village discussed and decided to send a team to hold off the Japanese attack on the Wu Gong Team's base, and to harass the enemy's logistics line from behind. Yan Xiwen led a company with complete equipment and set out, this was the first time a full company had been formed for action, the soldiers of the Anti-Japanese Righteous and Brave Army were all very excited. They were busy adjusting their gear, Yan Jufan looked at them with envy, he had also asked to join the action earlier, but was rejected by his father, it made sense, many adults didn't even have a chance to participate in the action, how could a child be allowed to go, of course Yan Jufan wasn't foolish enough to sneak off and join them, that would not only be useless but also add trouble for his parents who were busy with anti-Japanese work.

  He now has a new idea, and he deliberately called Yu Nong and Qin Si Jiao to play together. Qin Si Jiao was very surprised that this bad boy had suddenly changed his ways and asked her to play with him? In the past, she always had to threaten or bribe him just to get him to play with her. Yu Nong seemed very happy that Jiu Fan Ge Ge could find her to play, as long as she was with Jiu Fan Ge Ge, wherever they went was heaven.

  Three people walked towards the village, and along the way, they met mouse team members who saluted the bad boy one after another. Yan Jufan looked at this young team with satisfaction, nodding constantly. Qin Siqiao's eyes turned red as she shouted that she also wanted to organize a "Pink Bean Team" to enjoy others' salutes. Yan Jufan didn't respond to her shouting, thinking to himself that he'd like to see what the Pink Bean Team would do. The bad boy couldn't help but smile at this thought. Yu Nong looked at these two people and couldn't help but smile too, thinking it was so much fun and there would be more drama to watch, making him look forward to it even more.

  Qin Si Jiao walked and walked, feeling strange. This wasn't the way to the iron field, was it? Why did this bad boy bring himself and a few others running in that direction? What did he want to do? After enduring for half a day, she finally became impatient and shouted: "Hey, why go to the iron field? It's so far away. Can't we just play nearby?" As she spoke, she looked at Yu Nong with surprise, amazed by this little girl's patience. Originally, she had planned to let Yu Nong speak first, but in the end, she couldn't bear it and opened her mouth to talk. Well, it didn't count as losing to this little girl, Qin Si Jiao thought secretly, glancing at Yu Nong again.

  Yan Ju Fan couldn't help but ask, and he chuckled, but immediately straightened his face, not wanting to provoke this little girl, lest she get angry and kick him, which would be a loss.

  "Haha, I thought you knew why we were going, so I didn't explain. You should have spoken up earlier, how was I supposed to know you didn't know?!" Yan Jufan burst out laughing at this, reminding him of the Tang Monk he had seen in his past life. But before his laughter could subside, Qin Siyu kicked him hard on the leg. Yu Hong smiled as she watched the two of them, thinking it was really interesting and wishing they could be like this forever. As she thought this, her face turned slightly red.

  Qin Si Jiao looked away with a huff, this kid was too infuriating. What kind of logic was "if you don't speak up, how would I know you didn't know?" These words made her feel tongue-tied, hehe, thinking about it again, she couldn't help but laugh.

  "Now we can all see the smoke from here, and when our steel furnace is put into production again, won't the smoke be so thick that it will block out the sun? If we build a few more large chimneys, the devils will be able to see them from far away, and we'll suffer losses. These furnaces and equipment were all transported from very far away, and the workers and technicians were also found in many big cities. This is a precious treasure, what if the devils find out? They'll launch a surprise attack, send people to sabotage us, and we won't be able to defend against it."

  "This time we've come together just to think of a good way to solve this problem, don't you think it's a big deal?" Yan Jufan nodded his head with satisfaction.

  Qin Si Jiao nodded: "Yes, that's a problem, but do you really have a way? The stove doesn't seem to work without a chimney?" As she spoke, she turned her head to look at Yu Nong. She never entered the kitchen at home, so it was already not simple for her to know that the stove had a chimney, so she wanted to see what Yu Nong meant.

  Yu Nong nodded: "Without a chimney, the furnace won't work well. And for smelting iron and steel, you need a big chimney, otherwise the temperature won't rise and the iron won't melt." As she spoke, she secretly glanced at Jifu's older brother, these were all things she had quietly asked the technical staff of the ironworks about. Knowing more herself was also to help Jifu's older brother, ah, thinking this made her make a mischievous face.

  Yan Ju Fan nodded, looked at Yu Nong with appreciation, this little girl is clever, knows how to learn, will definitely be a good helper in the future. He smiled and said: "Yu Nong is right, it's just like that, but if we don't change, when the devils come, our ironworks will certainly be destroyed by them, so this time I found you all to solve this problem."

  Two girls are very satisfied with Yan Jufan's gaze, and they unconsciously puffed out their chests and quickened their pace. Qin Siyu has slowly gotten used to the life in the mountain village after so many days, and can also keep up with everyone else's footsteps, but she is still a bit tired. Just now being looked down upon by this bad boy, she cannot let him laugh at her again. Thinking of this, she gritted her teeth and persisted, but this bad boy who was muttering to himself saw that she was having some difficulty, and slowed down his pace.

  In the blink of an eye, several people had arrived at the mountain pass. The distant sentries had already seen their arrival, and a string of passwords rang out. Several veteran members of the Mouse Squad, dressed in toad-patterned uniforms, appeared from behind the grass thicket, beside the stone, each one spiritedly saluting Yan Jufan with raised hands.

  Yan Ju Fan nodded in satisfaction and walked away, while Qin Si Jiao pondered for a moment before asking: "They saw you and ran out immediately. What if there's an enemy watching from afar? Wouldn't the sentry be exposed? These people aren't doing their job very well."