After rebirth, the Queen and I are on the run.

Chapter 1396 The Weapon Workshop Opens

Is Si Pei afraid of him?

"When they were besieged by the enemy, the four elders of the Li clan even said that they would offer their female relatives to the enemy in order to save their lives. Fortunately, the Wei army's scouts had been secretly following them and bombarding the enemy with sharp weapons, which protected all the female relatives! Shout this out and add that anyone who spreads rumors that the female relatives are innocent will be dealt with according to wartime military law."

"Yes, young master!" The Si family martial artists immediately shouted, repeating the same thing over and over, which made Elder Li almost faint with anger.

"I was just saying it, I didn't actually do it, sob sob sob." The old man of the Li clan lost all face and cried out in grief, "I was seriously injured and almost killed by the enemy, can't you just leave an old man like me alone?"

He then scolded Elder Li Wu: "Fifth brother, why don't you hurry up and bring your stupid son back? Let him shut up!"

"Hey." The five elders also thought Li Gui was too stupid, and hurriedly took their other sons to escort him back to the depths of the camp.

However, before leaving, he shouted to Si Pei, "It's not just the Li family that's making foolish mistakes outside the city; there's also the Weng Changyun and Bai Chen families. You guys should give them a piece of your mind."

You only criticize my Li family, you're being biased!

Si Pei: "We'll curse your Li family, because your Li family is the most outrageous!"

Li Wuzu was furious, but he knew that arguing with Si Pei would only make him worse off, so he had no choice but to shut up.

As soon as Li Zhen and his wife, and Li Liang and his wife arrived at the city gate, they heard about the shameful things the elders of the Li family had done. They wanted to cover their faces; it was too embarrassing!

"Commander Tang, Commander Zhong, this is a gift of gratitude from our Li family to you. Thank you for protecting the safety of our Li clan and preserving the reputation of our Li women. We bow in thanks!" Li Zhen and his wife, and Li Liang and his wife bowed in gratitude.

Behind them followed thirty truckloads of supplies.

Li Qiao saw the supply convoy from afar and hurriedly went to inform the elders of the Li clan: "Father, Fourth Uncle, Fifth Uncle, Li Zhen and Li Liang have brought us supplies."

"Hmm, Li Zhen and Li Liang do have some filial piety." The three old men were satisfied and sat upright, waiting for Li Zhen and Li Liang to come over and give them supplies as a token of their appreciation.

However, they weren't included.

Thirty cartloads of supplies were given to Commander Tang and his men.

“We only have six hundred men, we don’t need that many. Ten cartloads will suffice,” said Commander Tang.

Three hundred soldiers were clearly stationed at various overt and covert outposts along the road.

Li Zhen: "It's fine. There's also Zhen Qianhu and the others. Please accept it. My Li family cannot be ungrateful... You not only saved the women of this generation of the Li family, but also saved the reputation of the Li family."

Thirty truckloads of supplies are still a small number.

If it weren't for the covert protection of Commander Tang and his men, and the fact that the women of the Li family were harmed on this trip, he didn't know how much time and effort the Li family would have needed to make amends.

"Alright." Commander Tang wanted the soldiers to have a better life, so he accepted the gift.

Then they saw that behind Li Zhen and his group was a large group of Li clan members who had stayed in the city. They were carrying loads and bags, clearly delivering things to their families outside the city. They instructed the soldiers: "Go and call the Li clan members to the city gate one by one to see their families who have stayed in the city."

"Thank you, Commander Tang." Li Zhen and Li Liang were overjoyed. After bowing in thanks, they called to the Li clan members behind them: "Line up, one family at a time, come to the city gate, see your family members from a distance, and give them the supplies!"

"Hey!" The Li clan members were overjoyed and quickly lined up. At the camp outside the city, the Li clan members were led by the Wei soldiers, one family at a time, to visit their families in Liucheng.

"Father, Mother, and Brother, I'm so glad you're all safe... Here, there's cooked food inside, still warm. Father, Mother, and Brother, you don't need to cook. My second brother and I will bring you cooked food every day for the next three days." Li Runiang, along with her second brother, handed a load of supplies to her parents.

Although her parents were extremely biased towards their two sons, they also loved and cared for her, their daughter. Having gone through a great ordeal, she choked up and said, "My daughter, you don't need to work so hard. Just stay home and wait for your parents to come home."

“My son is right. Staying in the city is safer than leaving it… It’s a good thing my son didn’t leave the city, otherwise his parents would never forgive themselves.”

Saying such heartfelt words will inevitably cause the whole family to weep.

But the people behind them were impatient: "Hurry up, once you've seen the person and given them the things, leave quickly. We're waiting to see our families!"

Li Ru Niang's parents were furious: "Li Wenhe, are you even human? Is this how you act as a cousin? You scolded Ru Niang even with us here! You wait, we're going to beat up your father right now. He's seriously injured and can't even beat your mother!"

"Alright, stop arguing. What are you arguing about among your own clansmen? It's shameful!" Li Liang was exasperated with his clansmen, who were bringing shame to the Li clan.

After a scolding, Li Runiang's family separated and gave up their spot to Li Wenhe's family.

"Father, Mother, elder brother, these are the supplies for you... This is wound medicine. Elder brother, take this and apply it to Father. Doctors in the city are in high demand, and you need to isolate yourselves to prevent the plague, so doctors are unwilling to come. Use this medicine for three days first, and after we enter the city, we will ask Doctor Li to treat Father's wounds." Li Wenhe gave a series of instructions.

His wife sobbed, "Father-in-law and mother-in-law, you've suffered so much. When you get to the city, your daughter-in-law and my second sister-in-law will prepare a family feast to welcome you back... Seeing you fleeing like this, it breaks my heart, sob sob sob."

"Shut up, what are you crying for? It's bad luck! And who are you calling a refugee?!" Li Hui cursed angrily, while secretly glancing at his wife, afraid of being beaten by her again.

His wife was too busy to care about him. Looking around and not seeing Li Liu Shi, she became anxious: "Where is your sister-in-law? Why can't we see her? Is she sick, or is she still angry and unwilling to come see us?"

“Go back and tell your sister-in-law that your parents-in-law and your brother know they were wrong and that she was right. From now on, the family will listen to her opinions more and let her continue to live a good life with your brother.”

"Hiccup!" Li Wenhe's wife was so startled that she hiccuped and cried. She asked anxiously, "Mother-in-law, what hardships did you suffer outside the city? Why are you suddenly being so kind?!"

I was thinking that after you went back to the city, you would definitely have another fight with your sister-in-law and then go your separate ways.

How come you're so kind?
Her mother-in-law said, "Your sister-in-law is a good person, and our family should treat her kindly. Otherwise, are we going to continue to indulge your father-in-law and let him ruin our family?!"

“That won’t do!” Li Wenhe’s wife blurted out.

"Outrageous..." Li Hui was furious and wanted to scold the younger generation, but when he saw his wife raising her hand to slap him, he quickly shut his mouth and dared not show off his power anymore.

"What's wrong with your sister-in-law? Her husband is coming back to the city, and she doesn't even come out to greet him. Does she really not want to live like this anymore?" Although Li Wenhu has improved a lot, he still wants to assert his authority as a husband so that he won't be laughed at by Li Liushi for the rest of his life.

Li Wenhe told him, "My sister-in-law has gone to work and can't come. She'll have time after work."

"Going to work? Her house was robbed? Her dowry was stolen? Then report it to the authorities immediately!" Li Wenhu's voice cracked with fright. If Liu was so poor that she had to work, what good life would he have after returning to the city?
"No, no, everything is fine at home. My sister-in-law went to work to help produce weapons." Li Wenhe told them about the weapon-making workshop he had opened in the city and the jobs he had hired for some women.

"After review, my sister-in-law was selected and has been working for five days. However, the work is very easy. She just twists the fuse, soaks the fuse in tung oil, and soaks the cardboard for wrapping the gunpowder."

Those recruited from outside can only do these menial jobs; only those bound by death contracts, mountain people and heroes, and female soldiers can access the more advanced weapon-making techniques.

Only the female physicians and death-sworn warriors from the palace, led by Qin Xiaomi, could access the core technology of converting pharmaceutical saltpeter into military saltpeter.