At night, Qin Wan hugged the little lion and fell into a deep sleep.

Shi Ce took two people to inquire about the situation outside.

Although there were many houses in the village, everyone did not disperse. They chose the largest courtyard and moved in.

In addition, night watchmen were arranged to guard the place, so the others could sleep peacefully.

The next day.

After Qin Wan finished cleaning up and feeding the little lion, she handed the child to Eunuch Gao.

Qin Wan discovered that Eunuch Gao was really good at taking care of children, and that since he was a man and quite strong, he was really suitable for holding a baby.

Qin Wan is now responsible for leading everyone to escape, so she is busy during the day.

Qin Wan felt relieved that Eunuch Gao and the Second Madam were helping to look after the children.

"Second Uncle, is Shi Ce back?"

Uncle Zhao shook his head, "Not yet, I guess it's hard to find out!"

Qin Wan nodded. There was no one in the whole village now. It was probably difficult to get any information in the nearby town because there were few people.

At this time, Li Erniu came over and said, "Madam, Guard Shi hasn't come back yet. Why don't I take someone to look for him?"

Qin Wan shook her head. "No, let's rest first. It would be worse if we were to disperse at this time."

Li Erniu nodded, "Okay!"

"Uncle, do you have a map of this area?"

Uncle Zhao shook his head. "It's not on the map, but I have a general idea of the surrounding area."

Li Erniu is also a local, and he also said: "I am familiar with where the eldest young lady wants to go."

Qin Wan's eyes lit up. She now wanted to find materials, saltpeter and sulfur.

Because her explosives were running low and she only had three bombs left, she needed to resupply these materials as quickly as possible.

But given their current identities, they cannot go directly to the city, as that would be simply walking into a trap.

Qin Wan could only think about looking for it on her own.

"Uncle, where can I find saltpeter and sulfur?"

Uncle Zhao was stunned. "Awan, what do you want this for?"

Li Erniu also looked at Qin Wan with sharp eyes.

Qin Wan coughed lightly, "We have too few people, and most of them are women, so I have to make some of the things that exploded the day before yesterday."

Qin Wan was not afraid that Li Erniu would know at this time, because it was not so easy to prepare gunpowder, and if the proportion was not right, it would be easy to hurt herself.

Besides, when she gave the recipe to Zhao Zhen, this thing would be exposed in the future.

Li Erniu's eyes lit up, "Madam, that thing is useful, let's make some more."

Li Erniu had seen its power, so he was naturally interested.

Uncle Zhao was also shocked when he learned that Qin Wan brought twenty people with her and left behind those hundreds of Hu people.

However, Qin Wan did not take the initiative to ask what it was, so Uncle Zhao did not ask.

Now that Qin Wan mentioned it, he stammered, "Awan, if this thing is given to my brother and his people to fight against, they should...should..."

When Qin Wan saw Uncle Zhao hesitating, she knew what he wanted to ask.

"Uncle, I gave the recipe to Zhao Zhen when he left last time."

Uncle Zhao was overjoyed when he heard this, "Awan, thank you, thank you!"

After saying thank you twice in a row, Uncle Zhao felt embarrassed again, "Awan, I was thinking that with these weapons, my brother and his men could quickly drive the Hu people away, and then we could return to Yanbei City."

Uncle Zhao doesn’t know yet that his elder brother has rebelled, and is still thinking about returning to Yanbei City!

Qin Wan smiled and said, "No need to thank me, Second Uncle. We are a family!"

Uncle Zhao thought of the little lion. Yes, they are a family.

Li Erniu memorized the materials of saltpeter and sulfur and asked, "Madam, these two materials are not easy to get. We can't enter the city now."

Qin Wan nodded, "I know, we can only find natural ones."

"Natural? Where can I find it?" Li Erniu asked anxiously.

"Saltpeter appears in some dry areas, and is more common in deserts and wastelands, which are too far away from us.

Another area is the coastline, where the seawater contains a lot of nitrates, and saltpeter can be found in these places.”

"The seaside. The place closest to the seaside is Liaoxi County." Uncle Zhao analyzed.

Qin Wan felt that the beach was still a little far away. She glanced at Li Erniu and coughed lightly, "In fact, there is another place where saltpeter will appear."

"Where?" Li Erniu asked eagerly.

Qin Wan actually wanted Li Erniu to go find it. She pretended to be embarrassed and said, "That place is a bit dirty. Most people can't stand it."

Uncle Zhao was also anxious. "Where is it? Awan, it's already this hour, and you still care whether it's dirty or not."

Seeing that the two were so eager, Qin Wan said, "In fact, saltpeter can be found near the dry toilet. We can dig the soil there and filter out the saltpeter!"

Uncle Zhao: "......"

As the second master of the Marquis's Mansion, Uncle Zhao used to be very fond of cleanliness.

He really couldn't bear to dig the toilet, so he moved his body back a little further away from Qin Wan.

Qin Wan had never counted on Uncle Zhao. She looked at Li Erniu warmly and said, "Captain Li, things are urgent now. We also need to make weapons urgently. We can't do without materials."

Li Erniu was originally a farmer's son and did not have Uncle Zhao's bad habits. When Qin Wan mentioned the dry toilet, he thought of it.

Going to find a toilet is much better than going to the beach.

They are not close to Liaoxi County!

If they go to the beach, whether they can get there safely is another matter.

"Don't worry, Madam Young Master. I'll send someone to look for saltpeter right away. We're in the village right now, so I'll take them there to dig."

Qin Wan was very satisfied to see Li Erniu being so sensible. She smiled widely and patted Li Erniu on the shoulder. "Captain Li, you are great! With such strong execution ability, your future is limitless. You will definitely be a great general in the future!"

Li Erniu was not used to the title of captain at first, but now that he has heard it more often, he finds it acceptable.

Although there are only ten people in charge of it under his name.

Now seeing Qin Wan's encouraging eyes, he was full of fighting spirit, "Don't worry, Madam, I'll send someone to look for her right away."

Qin Wan nodded slightly, "Okay!"

Li Erniu quickly turned around and left excitedly.

Uncle Zhao moved closer to Qin Wan and said, "Awan, I didn't hear what you said. Why does Li Erniu seem so excited?"

Uncle Zhao felt that his niece-in-law was a deceitful person.

Qin Wan put her hands in her sleeves, put her hands in her pockets, tied a small floral scarf on her head, and smiled, "Second Uncle, this is the power of pie in the sky!"

Uncle Zhao: “….”

Painting cake?

What do you mean?

Qin Wan ignored Uncle Zhao's daze and said, "Uncle, someone has gone to find saltpeter, but we still need sulfur!"

Uncle Zhao moved a little further away from Qin Wan, "Isn't sulfur also in some strange place?"

Qin Wan shook her head. "No, sulfur usually appears in rivers, lakes or oceans, but it can also be found near hot springs. Are there any hot springs in our Northland?"

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