"No!" He Tiantian shook his head, "Gunpowder is a very scary thing. If you can't use it, try not to use it."
Jiang Nan thought for a while and said: "Yes, it is too lethal, but I think if we can find the raw materials, it would be better for us to make some preparations."
"Hmm. Let's go and see."
During this section of the road, He Tiantian was worried that wild beasts would appear, so he went forward hand in hand with him.
Fortunately, they didn't encounter any wild beasts along the way, and the two quickly found a hot spring.
The warm spring water gurgled out and formed a small lake on the ground. He Tiantian happily soaked his feet in it and wanted to jump in and take a bath again.
Jiang Nan quickly grabbed her and said nervously: "Wait a moment, let me see how deep it is first."
As he spoke, he took off his clothes.
He Tiantian immediately blushed, "You won't go behind my back either!"
"You already have children, so you've never seen them carry anything on their backs!" Jiang Nan chuckled and walked into the lake.
After a while, he plunged in with a sudden thrust.
He Tiantian didn't know that the water in Jiangnan was so good.
Can……
Is it really water-based?
Why haven't you come up for so long?
She was a little anxious.
"Brother Six! Brother Six!" She shouted twice.
There was still no movement on the lake.
He Tiantian suddenly panicked. Could there be something in the lake?
When she was panicking, someone suddenly grabbed her foot.
He Tiantian was startled unconsciously.
Jiang Nan quickly popped up, wiped the water from his face, held up something and said, "Look! I found something!"
But He Tiantian had no intention of looking at that, and for some reason, she couldn't control her tears.
Jiang Nan suddenly panicked and quickly wiped it, "Don't cry, it's my fault, it's all my fault. When I saw such a beautiful stone, I wanted to touch a few pieces for you, but I came up late."
But maybe it was a reaction from pregnancy, He Tiantian couldn't stop crying, and he felt very wronged.
She punched Jiang Nan a few times, "You scared me to death! I thought... I thought..."
"It's okay, it's okay, it's my fault, it's my fault..." Jiang Nan quickly hugged her to comfort her.
He patted his back gently to comfort him, and He Tiantian finally calmed down, "What did you pick up for me?"
Jiang Nan chuckled and spread his hands, "Look."
He was holding several "stones" in his hands, red, green, and yellow, crystal clear and very beautiful.
After feeling relieved, He Tiantian also felt that she had made a fuss just now. She took the stone with a pouted mouth, pursed her lips and smiled, "It's quite beautiful."
"Okay, let's go back and find a craftsman to make some jewelry for you." Jiang Nan proudly showed his white teeth.
He Tiantian chuckled, "Everyone else wears a jade pendant, so I'll carve one for you."
"There are many more down there." Jiang Nan pointed to the lake.
He Tiantian suddenly became interested, put away the colored stones, raised his chin, and said, "Let's go down and take a look."
Jiang Nan suddenly looked shocked and glanced at her belly, "How can you get into the water like this?"
"You're looking down on me!" He Tiantian curled his lips and plunged in with a fierce thrust.
How can you survive in the apocalypse for so many years without any real skills?
The sun shone on the water, and the light and shadow below the water were mottled. The two of them walked one behind the other, and soon arrived at the place Jiang Nan said.
A beautiful scene that can be called paradise on earth.
There are many colorful stones lying at the bottom of the lake, their edges and corners have been worn away by the water. Under the sunlight, they are colorful, like a fairyland on earth.
This was He Tiantian's territory, and she was not in a hurry to take it away. She just held hands with Jiang Nan and admired the beautiful scenery in the world.
For a long time, Jiang Nan couldn't hold his breath anymore, so he dragged her to the surface.
"Daughter-in-law...you, you are so amazing!" Jiang Nan gasped and praised.
He Tiantian wiped the water droplets from his face and smiled slightly, "Everyone in our place knows all kinds of martial arts!"
"What kind of place is your place?" Jiang Nan looked suspicious.
He Tiantian laughed, "It's... paradise on earth..."
She couldn't bear to tell Jiang Nan that she lived in such a cruel place.
When the two returned to the shore, it was already getting late and it should be dawn outside.
But not all was lost today.
"There are hot springs, and there should be a volcano nearby. You should be able to find sulfur." He Tiantian looked at the direction in which the water came out.
"Then let's continue tomorrow."
Whether he found it or not was secondary. The important thing was that He Tiantian took a hot bath in the middle of winter.
From now on, I will come to this place every day.
In a blink of an eye, it’s the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, and there are only a few days left before the New Year.
Aunt Jiang dragged He Tiantian to see the dowry she had prepared for Jingjing.
"Our family's conditions were not good when you got married, so we didn't prepare much for you. I will make up for it slowly." Aunt Jiang looked apologetic.
He Tiantian looked at the jewelry and fabrics she had prepared and chuckled, "No need to mend them. With a mother like you, that's enough for me."
Indeed, who mother-in-law would prepare such a complete dowry for her daughter-in-law’s sister?
Apart from……
"Hey! Are you stealing sweets with your mouth? I guess one day I will be sold by you and I will have to help you count the money!"
I'm afraid Aunt Jiang's mouth will never change.
But He Tiantian was used to it. She laughed and said, "Mom, where are you going to sell you? To be sold as a concubine?"
"Stinky girl! Your mother and I can still work at least!"
"I will buy two maids right now to take your job!"
"Hey! I think your skin is itchy!"
Aunt Jiang said and scratched He Tiantian's waist.
Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law laughed and made a group.
It’s another year.
During the Chinese New Year this year, all the Jiang family brothers came to Jiangnan’s courtyard. The courtyard was packed with people of all sizes and it was very lively.
only……
Thousands of miles away, there was a person who was living a very lonely life.
Ever since he set foot on the road to Beijing, Zi Nu knew that nothing good would happen.
At the moment, keeping him under house arrest in the abandoned courtyard of the palace is considered good for him.
It was just house arrest, but the food was simpler, and there was no torture like he imagined.
Here, he has to chop wood, boil water, wash and cook by himself.
So what.
Saving his father is equivalent to saving the entire Pingxiang, and it is equivalent to saving his beloved.
While eating the raw porridge, Zi Nu smiled out the window.
In his imagination, He Tiantian's face should be full of smiles.
"I will go back, just wait for me." He murmured.
——
The eighth day of the Lunar New Year is here soon.
He Jingjing put on the wife-in-law prepared by Mrs. Jiang, with a shy smile on her fair face.
She never dared to think that she could still sit in a sedan chair or be married by a matchmaker.
Outside the door, there was a bustle of people, and He Cuicui took the lead in making things difficult for the future eldest brother-in-law.
"I prepared this cup specially for you, drink it now!"
"Drink! Ah...poof! What is this?"
"There are five flavors in life! My second brother-in-law said, after drinking life, life will be tasteless, and the rest of life will be sweet!"
"Cui Cui! You betrayed me!"
"Jiang Nan! We will be brothers-in-law from now on, and you are causing trouble to me like this!"
"Daliu! I'm not harming you, that's true!"
Listening to the commotion outside, He Jingjing laughed and said, "Tiantian, tell them to stop making trouble."
He Tiantian chuckled, "Sister, are you feeling distressed now?"