At nightfall, Zhao Hongru and others completed the work of sealing the oil well and left. Originally, he wanted to ask Wan Lei to refine another barrel of oil and give it to him as wages to distribute to his nephews who were working, but when he saw a high official coming to the inn,
Naturally, I don't dare to bother others with such trivial matters.
It stands to reason that Zhao Laocai is the local chief. When an official passes through the border, he must bring the nearby squires to dress up and pay homage. However, this time the official visit is a bit special. It is clear that he will not meet foreigners, so he has less to do than more to do. After all, the oil well
He has enough to worry about.
With the departure of Zhao Lichang, the station was immersed in silence. Occasionally, a few night owls could be heard shrieking. Wan Lei pushed the door out of the oil refinery, holding a large bowl of white paste that looked like syrup in his hand.
Mud stuff, with a happy face.
These things are petroleum grease, which contains paraffin, asphalt and some impurities, but its main ingredients are wax and lubricating oil. Later generations called this colloidal mixture Vaseline. Wan Lei did not like the name given by the foreigner, as this
The earliest inventor of this mixture, he preferred to call this stuff Tiger Balm.
Don’t misunderstand, this Tiger Balm is not another Tiger Balm. This extremely chemically inert hydrocarbon is not hydrophilic and can effectively isolate the air. It can be used to keep the skin moist, block bacterial infection, and keep the skin tissue at the wound site.
In its optimal state, it accelerates the skin's own repair ability, which is much easier to use than gold-based medicine.
In addition to being used as lubricants, cosmetics and medicinal ointments, it can of course be used for rust prevention and waterproofing. It is no exaggeration to say that it is a tiger balm. Apart from anything else, it is widely used as a raw material for cosmetics.
Hair cream, hair oil, hair wax, lipstick, facial oil, skin cream, etc., just one or two of these good things are enough to drive the beauty-loving ladies of the Ming Dynasty crazy.
Wan Lei worked hard to extract this bowl of stuff. Because it contains many impurities, it cannot be used to prepare cosmetics. Instead, it is used to make a waterproof film. Mix it with tung oil in a certain proportion and rub it on the bamboo oil pipe.
After drying, apply it repeatedly several times. After drying, a thick waterproof film will be formed, which is enough to ensure the air tightness of the oil pickup pipe.
The sky in late autumn was particularly clean, and the stars in the sky were bright, but Wan Lei had no intention of watching them. He was busy collecting oil pipes in the backyard. Suddenly, a "bang" sound came from the cannon. He looked around and saw a ball in the air.
The fireworks dispersed. It turned out that someone was setting off fireworks.
"It's out of season, what kind of fireworks are you setting off?" Wan Lei was confused, and ran to the atrium. He saw Ma Liubao and Li Dazui standing in the courtyard, lit another firework, and asked: "
What are you doing? Where did these fireworks come from?"
"Boss, it's okay. We picked up a few salute firecrackers. It made my hands itch to light them up and play with them. Not to mention, they are quite pretty." Li Dazui changed his usual honest expression, and a sinister smile flashed across his plump round face.
Pass.
"Stop playing around. We've all said that this is an oil-producing area and you have to be careful with fire. Why don't you remember it? If you cause trouble again, I will drive you away," Wan Lei said angrily.
"It's okay, just click this and that's it." Ma Liubao also smiled mysteriously, and then lit another salute.
"You're already a grown-up, and you still love playing with fire? Really!" Wan Lei rolled his eyes at the two guys who didn't tell the truth, then turned and left.
In fact, Wan Lei didn't know much about the details of Ma Liubao and Li Dazui. These two guys were not locals. The previous Yi Cheng strongly recommended them to him. He also considered them to work hard and stick to their duties.
Keep them for temporary use.
And these two guys are different from Zhao Quanzhong, who likes to stay in the house when they have nothing to do. They are mysterious, and maybe they really have ulterior secrets. Originally Wan Lei didn't care much, but during the day
When he learned that the "honest" Li Dazui was actually carrying Mongolian sweat medicine, he had to be more cautious: he would have to be more careful about them in the future.
After warning the two guys, Wan Lei returned to the backyard and saw an even more surprising scene. A man was squatting on the ground, holding a bowl of Tiger Balm under his nose and smelling it. He seemed to be very hungry and wanted to eat.
"Quick, put it down quickly, you can't eat those things." Wan Lei shouted, rushed over and snatched the bowl from the man's hand, and looked in the weak moonlight, it turned out to be Zhao Saye's daughter, he frowned and said: "
You girl, your temper is getting wilder and wilder. If you don't go home so late, what are you doing here?"
"I, I, I don't dare to go back, for fear of my father..." The daughter of the Zhao family lowered her head, and her voice was almost inaudible like a mosquito. Instead, the "gurgling" "revolutionary voice" came from her stomach.
The sound reached her ears, and she didn't know how long she had been hungry.
"There are some leftovers in the kitchen, go get them yourself, and go home immediately after eating." Wan Lei said this and continued to do his work.
The daughter of the Zhao family was not polite and ran to the kitchen for a while. She soon carried a large bowl of rice and walked back to Wan Lei while cooking. A pair of bony eyes looked at it curiously. After cooking,
After she put her job away, she still stayed by Wan Lei's side and refused to leave.
"Brother Wan, what are these? They look mushy, are they really inedible?" The eldest brother called out. This guy really didn't regard himself as an outsider.
"If you're full, why don't you go home quickly?" Wan Lei urged without looking back.
"If I go back at this time, I will have to be beaten to death by my father. Brother Wan, please be kind and let me stay here for one night. I can sleep in the woodshed." The daughter of the Zhao family begged in a low voice.
"No!" Wan Lei flatly refused. Just as he was about to call Zhao Quanzhong to come out and help chase the people away, he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves coming from the north wind. The sound got closer and closer, as if a large group of people were passing by.
"Isn't it just a one-night stay? None of this will work. If you don't save someone, you are not a good man." Seeing that the request was too much, the daughter of the Zhao family changed her tone and resorted to provocation.
"Shh, don't talk." Wan Lei stood up and hurried towards the door of the inn. But as soon as he reached the atrium, the voice of the daughter of the Zhao family came from behind: "Be careful, someone is shooting an arrow."
Wan Lei hurriedly turned around and took a look, good guy, dozens of arrows covered the stars like dark clouds, and arrived in an instant like raindrops. Such a sudden and intensive attack, people had no time to dodge, he closed his eyes in pain:
"My life is at risk!"
Wan Lei had just seen the hope of a better life, and even before he was overjoyed, he began to feel sad. What kind of world is this? He was about to be pierced by random arrows and die. Wan Lei's heart was already numb: God, don't play with me like this, okay?
good.
At this critical moment, a door panel flew out of nowhere and stood in front of Wan Lei. More than a dozen arrows were nailed on it, penetrating into the wood. But Wan Lei still didn't dare to open his eyes until he
His arm was suddenly pulled, and he realized that he had narrowly escaped death again.
Being pulled under the eaves, Wan Lei was still in shock. He looked at the arrow feathers all over the ground in the yard, and then at the daughter of the Zhao family standing next to him. He was dumbfounded again, and even forgot to say thank you. And right there
At this time, dozens of men in black climbed over the wall like civet cats. The knives in their hands looked particularly cold in the cold moonlight.
"Who are you? You dare to break into the station at night? Aren't you afraid of the king's law?" It was the daughter of the Zhao family who spoke. She spotted those sneaky men in black at a glance.
"King's law? Is there any king's law in this world? Where is Wan Lei? Tell him to come out and die immediately, or we will wash this place with blood!" A sharp voice came, and then dozens of men in black fell into the courtyard.
middle.
"Brother Wan, who have you offended? Why are there so many killers coming to kill you?" the daughter of the Zhao family asked with a frown. Although there were many enemies coming, she looked nonchalant.
"You are Wan Lei, accept your fate!" Before Wan Lei could answer, a man in black rushed over with a sword in his hand, looking like a desperate man.
Wan Lei was afraid that he would die as soon as he came up. In the spirit of a good man not taking advantage of the situation, he pulled the daughter of the Zhao family and was about to run away, but he heard a soft "pop" sound and the man in black said "ah"
Screaming, the long knife in his hand fell to the ground with a clang, and his hands were beaten with unknown weapons and were bleeding.
"Hey, you have something to say, why don't you yell and kill each other as soon as we meet?" The daughter of the Zhao family got angry, and with a flick of her hands, there were two more daggers in her hand. Wan Lei was dumbfounded again when he saw it.
Who would have thought that this skinny tomboy is actually a practicing martial artist? This is really not what one looks like.
"Stop talking nonsense, the four of you, come together and kill her." Another man in black waved his hand, and four of his men came forward with knives.
"You are not a hero if you bully the few with more!" Fang Zixiao was completely irritated. She suddenly pushed Wan Lei's chest with her hand and pushed Wan Lei out for more than ten steps. Then she exerted a sudden force on her feet and her whole body suddenly moved forward.
He charged forward, and his body turned into an afterimage. Within a few seconds, there was another clanging sound of the knife, and then there was another scream. The four men in black who rushed forward, without exception, were all wrists.
Hit by a knife, blood flows.
"It's actually a tough one. Let's see how many tricks you can take from us." As soon as the leader of the man in black finished speaking, he suddenly exerted force on his feet. He jumped up to a height of more than one meter, and flew up with a kick to directly hit the tomboy's face.
, the speed is simply incredible.
The tomboy was startled, seeing that it was too late to dodge, he raised his hand to block, but was kicked back a few steps. The man in black was about to attack, but he heard a roar of wind coming from behind him, and he suddenly looked back.
, he saw an arrow pointing directly at his face, and he hurriedly dodged it. However, in this wasted time, the tomboy had safely exited the battle circle.
"Ma Sanbao, you're finally here. Give us a good meal." There were two more people in the courtyard. It wasn't Li Dazui and Ma Liubao, but they had all put on military uniforms and looked like they were brave.
Wan Lei was so angry that he still looked as decadent as before. Wan Lei was dumbfounded again: What happened today? Why is everyone acting abnormal?