Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 407: The Fence is Completed
On May 26th, Chen Yunhan's daughter celebrated her full moon, and the Chen family prepared a sumptuous banquet to entertain relatives and friends.

The weather was good, and at the request of everyone, Li brought the child out for everyone to see.

Qu Shaoyang took the opportunity to hug the girl.

Looking at the fair, tender, sweet and soft little girl, Qu Shaoyang was so greedy.

He dreams of having a daughter, but he doesn't know when this wish will come true.

After the full moon banquet, Qu Shaoyang and his family stayed in Kuandian for another two days, then said goodbye to the Chen family and set off back to Maoer Mountain.

In mid-June, the gold-mining boat that Chen Yunzhe mentioned, the equipment and materials needed to develop explosives, and some simple machine tools were all transported to Maoer Mountain.

The gold-mining ship went directly to the Mantianxing outpost, and then installed and debugged it according to the instructions of foreign engineers and started mining gold.

After the beginning of spring, Qu Shaoyang asked people to build a number of houses in a mountain five miles away from Maoer Mountain to be used as laboratories and production workshops.

For the time being, Qu Shaoyang has no plans for large-scale production. His main focus is on conducting various research and reserving technology.

With these devices, Qu Shaoyang pointed out the research direction, and Anders and his colleagues were responsible for hands-on experiments. The research progress was several times faster than before.

The Qu family built three large wooden boats, filled them with soybeans, sorghum and other grains, and transported them downstream to Andong.

It happened to be the lean season, and the price of soybeans was much higher than in winter. Together with the wood from the wooden boat, we made a lot of money on this trip.

When the people who went to Andong on the ship came back, Qu Shaoyang specifically inquired about the situation along the way.

Qu Shaoyang was relieved to learn that the large wooden boat was sailing smoothly on the river and no unexpected situations occurred.

Therefore, the inspection office posted a notice to recruit people to build a large dock.

The job posting clearly states that the wages are very high and that a lunch is provided.

Many refugees from Shandong heard the news and went to sign up.

In June, the weather became hotter and hotter, and the crops in the fields were growing rapidly visibly.

Of course, this season is also a good time for various molds to grow. If various foods are left there unattended, green hairs will grow in two or three days.

Chen Xiuyun also seized the time to study the preparation of penicillin.

Every day, he would take a few maids with him and hide in the small courtyard to prepare culture medium, cultivate Penicillium, and refine it.

Most of the household affairs were left to Meng Lanxin and Yang Qionghua.

Meng Lanxin's son Youqing is already four months old, and the boy is so chubby.

It is chubby, with a chubby face, and its arms and legs are segmented, just like a lotus root that has become a spirit.

Although the little guy is so fat, he is quite flexible and could roll over when he was just three months old.

Now he can not only turn over, but also turn back. If you are not careful, he will roll several times.

Fortunately, Hongling and the others were watching over him, otherwise, this little guy would have fallen off the kang several times.

The northern section of the compound's wall has also been reinforced.

Nowadays, the surrounding walls have a bluestone base, a main wall compacted with loess mixed with glutinous rice paste, and bluestone reinforcement inside and outside with cement mixed with glutinous rice paste.

The reinforced wall is twenty-three feet high and ten feet thick, so gunners can walk around on horseback on the wall.

On the four corners of the wall, there were tall artillery platforms, which were very similar to the battlements of a city wall, with shelters built with stone slabs and loopholes for guns.

These four gun emplacements are large, can accommodate more than a dozen gunners, and are densely packed with gun loopholes.

The gunners at home took turns to keep watch on the battery at night and could shoot through the gun holes when necessary.

In addition to the artillery batteries at the four corners, there were also simple watchtower-like buildings above the main gate and the east and west side gates, which contained Maxim heavy machine guns. Once there was any danger, they could cross-fire with the nearby artillery batteries, forming a firepower network with considerable lethality.

The three gates are all made of elm or oak, more than one foot thick, and covered with a layer of iron sheet.

Such a gate is not only impenetrable by gunshots, but also can resist fire attacks.

Inside the enclosure, there are several wells and dozens of granaries, making it self-sufficient. Even if it is closed for a few months, it does not affect life at all.

"Shaoyang, look at how this fence is built?

I dare to tell you, unless the people outside have heavy artillery, it is impossible to break through the defense of our wall."

After the fence was built, Liu Dongshan and Qu Shaoyang walked around the walls, and Liu Dongshan said to Qu Shaoyang very proudly.

"Very good, really good. Even if there are some bold bandits who come to smash the kiln, we can give them a good beating."

Qu Shaoyang took a look around and was very satisfied.

After this fence is built, it will be like a small castle. If we encounter any situation in the future, at least we will have the ability to protect ourselves.

"Master, thank you for your hard work. I'm busy all day and I don't know what I'm busy with.

This fence took nearly three years to build, and it was all thanks to Master, who was watching over it. It was really hard work.”

Qu Shaoyang was grateful from the bottom of his heart. Without Liu Dongshan's help over the years, Qu Shaoyang would not have achieved what he has today.

"Look at you, you always say those disgusting things. So what? We don't live there?
Building the fence is not just for you, it's for everyone, isn't it?" Liu Dongshan punched Qu Shaoyang and scolded him with a smile.

The master and disciple looked at each other and burst into laughter.

"Come on, Master, let's go home. I'll have someone prepare some wine and food. Let's drink tonight."

Qu Shaoyang had some free time, so he simply invited Liu Dongshan to have a few drinks with him.

In this way, the master and disciple walked down the trail and returned to the Qu family.

"Lanxin, ask the kitchen to prepare some side dishes. My master and I would like to drink something." After entering the room, Qu Shaoyang said to the housekeeper Meng Lanxin.

That night, Qu Shaoyang and Liu Dongshan drank two pots of wine and chatted until midnight.

After all, Liu Dongshan is getting old, and his alcohol tolerance is not as good as before. In the end, he was a little dizzy.

Qu Shaoyang hurriedly sent someone to send Liu Dongshan back to the East Courtyard.

"Wife, wife, are you asleep?"

Qu Shaoyang also drank a lot, his tongue became a little stiff, and his voice became much louder.

"What are you yelling about? Luckily our two sons are at our mother's place, otherwise, with your loud voice, they would have been woken up, right?"

Chen Xiuyun came out from the inner room and couldn't help frowning when she saw Qu Shaoyang like this.

"How much did you and Master drink? You reek of alcohol. Go wash up quickly."

As Chen Xiuyun spoke, she reached out and pushed Qu Shaoyang, asking him to go wash up and go back to the room to rest.

Qu Shaoyang didn't care about that. He just picked up Chen Xiuyun and walked into the inner room.

"Why waste your energy? Let's talk about it tomorrow morning. Wife, we have something important to discuss.

Why don't you give me a sweet baby girl? My second brother's daughter is so rare, I want one too."

Ever since Chen Yunhan's daughter was one month old, Qu Shaoyang has been like a possessed person, asking Chen Xiuyun to give him a daughter too.

(End of this chapter)