Sitting in the Fuzhi Inn, Gu Qing's mind was still groggy. He didn't pay attention to Li Longji's stern reprimand. He was thinking about the flintlock gun.

Troubled times are coming, and only the strength in his hand can make him feel safe, and the flintlock gun is his strength.

Soon Li Longji will taste the collapse of his prosperous age. At that time, the emperor fled Chang'an in embarrassment. The only ones who can truly dominate the world are generals with military power.

The impact mechanism of the flintlock gun is a big problem. According to Bao Qing's idea, if springs can be made with machine tools in this era, all problems will be solved. However, under such almost primitive industrial conditions, it is too difficult to make springs.

Then we have to use substitutes, or use the mechanical gear snapping principle to replace the function of the spring. It is easy to say but too difficult to do. Gu Qing was engaged in business in his previous life and knew nothing about technical matters. He knew about flintlock guns.

When I was free, I watched a documentary about the development of hot weapons in the European Middle Ages, and I had a vague impression of flintlock guns.

Even medieval Europe couldn't make springs. How did they make flintlock guns work properly?

Nervous!

Huangfu Sisi looked at Gu Qing in the front hall from a distance, frowning and sighing from time to time. The circles under his eyes were darkened, and his expression was much more haggard than usual. Huangfu Sisi couldn't help but feel distressed, but he didn't dare to disturb Gu Qing.

Turning around and looking at Han Jie who was holding his sword and closing his eyes silently, Huangfu Sisi whispered: "General Han, what's happened to him recently?"

Han Jie didn't open his eyes and said calmly: "The Marquis has something on his mind, but the Marquis has ordered that his worries are top secret, so I can't tell you."

Huangfu Sisi suddenly became nervous: "Is there something on your mind? Or something ulterior? Is it... related to a woman? He has met a new woman?"

Han Jie finally opened his eyes and quickly glanced across her face.

This woman's thinking is really strange. How can a woman be so virtuous and trouble the Marquis? Why can women always attribute all the problems in the world to matters between men and women? The same is true for Han Jie's own mother-in-law. After a night of hard cleaning,

I was honest just now, but within a few days I became suspicious again, so I had to continue to tidy up, repeating this, which was quite a waste of money.

Seeing Han Jie closing his eyes and not bothering to pay attention to her, Huangfu Sisi snorted.

That wooden man's subordinates were also all wooden, but Wang Gui was the only one with a smooth tongue. It seemed that all the eloquence of the Anxi Army soldiers was in Wang Gui's mouth alone.

Huangfu Sisi jumped in front of Gu Qing, staring directly at his face with her enchanting eyes. Gu Qing was thinking about something when an unknown object suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, and he couldn't help but suddenly became excited.

Huangfu Sisi said dissatisfiedly: "Master Hou, do I look scary? Why is Master Hou so frightened?"

Gu Qing said angrily: "You don't look scary, but you appear scary. Although I don't pay for meals, but if you want to use this method to scare away the guests who don't pay, you are totally wrong. You can't even eat by yourself."

Even if no money is given, his sense of moral shame is extremely weak. On the contrary, his psychological endurance is extremely strong."

Huangfu Sisi chuckled and said, "Master Hou saved my life last time. From now on, you don't have to pay me when you come to the restaurant to eat."

Gu Qing nodded: "Even if I haven't saved your life, I don't intend to pay you when I come to eat in your restaurant. For some reason, I always feel that it's only right to not pay to eat in your restaurant, and paying money is called being an outsider."

Huangfu Sisi's pretty face turned red, she lowered her head and whispered, "Does the Marquis regard my concubine as one of his own?"

"No, you are overthinking. I just treat you like a weakling."

Huangfu Sisi felt angry and took a deep breath in an effort to calm down.

Okay, I should have gotten used to it by now. I would never have a normal chat with this guy for more than ten sentences. Within ten sentences, I would definitely make him angry to death.

"Just now General Han said that the Marquis is worried...can I ask the Marquis what is on his mind?" Huangfu Sisi blinked his beautiful eyes, looking pitiful, and said aggrievedly: "I haven't been here for a few days.

I'm already in the shop, could it be that the Marquis has met another pretty young lady in the city?"

Gu Qing said inexplicably: "Besides brothels, where else can there be pretty young ladies in the city?"

Huangfu Sisi snorted: "That's not necessarily the case. More and more people are coming in and out of Qiuci City. All those merchants are lustful. Many of them have black-haired and blue-eyed orchids. They look weird and have a smell on their bodies."

The mutton smell can't be washed away, maybe the Marquis likes this taste."

Gu Qing's eyes lit up: "Okay, the mutton mutton tastes good. I'll eat this today. The weather is cold, so it's a good time to take supplements. Make me a mutton hot pot. The mutton should be fresh, add more seasonings, and the meat should be simmered for a longer time.

Let it simmer a little, and bring me a pot of Guanzhong rice wine, and hurry up and make it."

Huangfu Sisi didn't react for a while.

Are the chat channels different? Why are everyone’s channels completely inconsistent?

Good food requires patience. Huangfu Sisi's skills are getting better and better, but it still takes no less time.

Gu Qing waited for a full hour before Huangfu Sisi brought the mutton up. The mutton inside was steaming hot in a small clay pot. The mutton inside was so stewed that it could easily poke a hole with a chopstick.

Huangfu Sisi put the pot on the table angrily and snorted fiercely at Gu Qing.

Gu Qing ignored her. At this moment, the food was in front of him. It would be too embarrassing to talk to an inexplicable woman.

He couldn't wait to take a chopstick of mutton and put it into his mouth. Gu Qing gasped and gasped. The stewed mutton melted in his mouth. The thick soup wrapped in the tender meat instantly conquered Gu Qing's taste buds. Gu Qing's eyes lit up.

, nodding repeatedly while eating.

“Delicious, delicious! Sisi’s craftsmanship is great.”

Huangfu Sisi sat opposite Gu Qing, holding her fragrant chin in one hand, with a satisfied smile on her lips, but she sighed resentfully: "No matter how good your craftsmanship is, you will end up wandering around the world with no one to pity you, and you will never be happy in your life. You can only

Die alone in this border town..."

Gu Qing was stunned, with meat in his mouth, and asked strangely: "What kind of accent is this? A young and artistic woman?"

Han Jie, who was standing behind him, sighed and couldn't help but remind him: "Master Hou, Shopkeeper Du means that he wants to find a man to marry."

Huangfu Sisi was immediately ashamed and ashamed.

The meaning, of course, is this, but Han Jie said it nakedly, not at all subtle, and it was really embarrassing.

When Huangfu Sisi was so embarrassed that she wanted to find something to hide in, Han Jie added lightly: "To be specific, the man that Shopkeeper Du wants to marry should be you, Mr. Hou. Mr. Hou is chatting with her like this, and she

But he didn’t fall out with Mr. Hou, which shows that shopkeeper Du really loves Mr. Hou..."

Huangfu Sisi was so ashamed that she stood up and said angrily: "Han Jie, shut up! Who told you to talk too much!"

After Huangfu Sisi finished speaking, she covered her face and hurried into the backyard.

Although she was a public businesswoman, she was still a girl who had not left the court, and her voluptuous appearance on weekdays was just her mask. Once someone exposed her feelings to her face, Huangfu Sisi was still too shy to see anyone.

When Gu Qing saw her suddenly running away, he couldn't help but became anxious. He turned around and shouted at her back: "Hey, can't you cook a few more dishes and then run away in shame and anger? It's so rude to only have one dish!"

Huangfu Sisi ignored him at all and hurried into the backyard. After entering the house, she closed the door and never came out again.

Gu Qing had no choice but to turn around and glare at Han Jie bitterly, while Han Jie looked at him with an innocent face.

"Why do you want to talk so much! Does it have anything to do with you? Han Jie, you are already married to your mother-in-law, why do you speak without any emotional intelligence? Can you chat like this with women? Why don't you learn more from me?

That's how you capture someone's heart in silence. It's only been so long, but I won't marry her anymore."

Han Jie looked up and rolled his eyes, sighing helplessly: "Yes, I will learn more from Mr. Hou in the future."

The female shopkeeper ran away in shame and anger. Gu Qing only had a small pot of mutton in front of him, but it was better than nothing.

While we were enjoying our meal, a person, an acquaintance, suddenly sat down across the table.

Gu Qing looked up and saw Pei Zhounan sitting opposite him, looking at him calmly.

Gu Qing raised his eyebrows: "You have something to do with me?"

Pei Zhounan nodded: "Something's wrong."

"You don't want to rub my mutton, do you?" Gu Qing narrowed his eyes.

"……no."

"We have something to talk about. If it's not urgent, we can go to the Jie Mansion to sit down together after I finish eating and finish talking."

When Pei Zhounan saw Gu Qing eating and drinking without any manners, he couldn't help but sigh: "Master Hou, there is something going on in the Anxi camp, and I need your help."

"It's been calm recently. The bandits on the trade roads have been wiped out. The countries in the Western Regions dare not move. Qiuci City is getting more and more prosperous. What can happen to the Anxi camp?"

Pei Zhounan said solemnly: "After the Marquis received the order yesterday, the soldiers in the Anxi camp had private discussions. The voices of these discussions were very unpleasant. I hope that the Marquis can come forward to suppress it, otherwise it will easily cause a big trouble."

Gu Qing said nonchalantly: "Yushi Pei, you officials are talking nonsense about yourself and writing trivial matters into the memorial for impeachment, but you don't allow others to talk about it. You are being unreasonable. You only allow it."

The state officials set fires, but the people were not allowed to light their lamps."

Pei Zhounan asked in confusion: "What kind of allusion is it that only state officials are allowed to set fires?"

Gu Qing blinked, as if he had used it in the wrong place. This allusion was from the Song Dynasty...

"You mean you are being unreasonable. The soldiers below are complaining and discussing trivial matters in private. Do you even care about this?"

Pei Zhounan said seriously: "Master Marquis, what the soldiers are talking about are not insignificant things. They are talking about the emperor and the Chang'an court. There are many words of resentment in their words. The resentment in the camp is getting deeper and deeper.

There is a lot of dissatisfaction in the court, and this trend must not last long, otherwise it will easily lead to a mutiny in the camp."

Gu Qing was stunned: "Is it that serious?"

Pei Zhounan nodded solemnly: "Yes. Lord Marquis, the Anxi Army is an army loyal to His Majesty and the imperial court. The soldiers must not be dissatisfied with the Emperor. Otherwise, if they are incited by someone with good intentions, there will be a mutiny. At that time, Lord Marquis is the commander-in-chief of the first army."
Chapter completed!