The head of the Red Mansion

Chapter 105 Taking Action (Second Update)
At Ningguo Mansion, Shen Ning finally saw the finished wooden gun.

Click~
Pressing the trigger produced a soft click, and the wooden wheel spun once.

Open the wooden gun; the gunpowder hole and the barrel are aligned.

Very good, it worked.

Shen Ning was extremely satisfied.

It's really not her fault. She only took this gun apart with her friends. As for the other toy guns... all she could offer was an idea, nothing more... she really didn't know.

"Grandma, let me play for a bit."

Inside Ning'an Hall, Jia Rong couldn't resist the urge to touch his hands.

"Want to play? Build your own team."

Shen Ning pointed to the pile of wooden parts.

Shen Judao made four guns.

However, the one she held was already assembled.

Jia Rong didn't have time for idle chatter and quickly assembled the guns according to the blueprints.

Shen Judao only dozed off for a short while last night, and he has been dismantling and reassembling guns countless times.

Yesterday, the wood he initially chose was completely unsuitable. In the end, Grandpa Jiao helped him try several kinds of wood and finally chose pear wood.

This wood is hard yet somewhat flexible, and it won't break easily.

Click~ Click~~
The sounds of the parts fitting together rang out one after another, until finally none of them broke.

Click~
With another click, Rong-ge'er pulled the trigger, and sure enough, the hole in the wheel and the barrel were aligned. "Success!"

Rong-ge'er's eyes lit up with excitement, "Grandmother, we did it!"

“…Not necessarily.”

Jiao Da participated in the entire manufacturing process, so he had a lot to consider. "The wheel can hold six bullets, which puts too much pressure on the materials. If something goes wrong, one bullet will be fired and the other five will also be hit and explode."

"Then change it from a breech to a single bullet."

There's nothing that can't be solved.

If we can't solve the material problem, then let's simplify it.

Shen Ning said, "A breech-loading machine is better than a muzzle-loading machine."

“You’re right, madam.”

Jiao Da said to Shen Ju, "Listen to your wife, make four more guns that fire from the breech and only fire one bullet at a time."

"……Yes!"

The wife clearly didn't say that.

Shen Judao glanced at Shen Ning furtively, but seeing that she didn't object, he quickly agreed. Now that he had experience, he could make it first thing tomorrow morning.

"No need to rush."

Shen Ning said, "Just hand it over the day after tomorrow. Considering the material issue, you can also make the barrel a little longer. You can make two more guns of different lengths, as long as they can be assembled together."

Anyway, she provides the ideas, and the rest is up to the gun-making masters to figure out using the materials themselves.

After all, professional tasks should be done by professionals.

"……Yes!"

Shen Judao nodded vigorously.

As Jia Rong left Ning'an Hall, he could not hide his excitement. "Grandmother, your method of making the parts interchangeable is really wonderful."

Shen Ning: "..."

She glanced back at the boy and felt that he was even smarter than she had originally thought. "What's so good about him?"

"Reduce battle losses."

Jia Rong laughed, "A few broken guns can be reassembled into a new gun, which will save a lot of trouble in the future."

"..."

Shen Ning smiled slowly, "I hope so!" She suddenly remembered something, "By the way, what did your Second Grandfather Zheng want to see you about?"

"It's nothing much, he just wants me to memorize a few passages from a book and write a large character in front of him."

Rong-ge'er was speechless. "He even taught me to listen to my teacher, and that my handwriting isn't very good yet. He said I need to concentrate more in the future, and he even gave me a calligraphy practice book." Shen Ning: "..."

“Grandmother, didn’t you want to inquire about this Dai Zi? I asked Uncle today, and he said he’ll go to the ministry tomorrow to ask.”

"Well done!"

Shen Ning was very satisfied, "Next time we come to you, if you're right, we'll listen; if you're wrong..."

“Once Aunt Yuanchun gets married and that matter comes to light, Uncle probably won’t come looking for me anymore.”

Rong-ge'er is very busy every day.

She had to do her homework, practice martial arts, and also find time to copy three books of the book she had promised her grandmother.

He also wants to play with his aunt for a while every day.

My aunt is getting cuter and cuter, and Rong-ge'er adores her.

"Grandmother, our husband is doing very well."

He really didn't want to waste his time with his uncle.

"Fine! Whatever you say."

Shen Ning is an enlightened parent.

Moreover, she felt that Jia Zheng was too stupid and that he should be like Jia She, staying at home and not going out too often.

It's too easy to get scammed when you go out.

“Grandmother, you can let me do things like picking people up from the capital in the future.”

Rong-ge'er added, "Our teacher said that reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles."

"Want to travel thousands of miles?"

Shen Ning laughed, "Isn't that simple? When your husband wants to travel thousands of miles, just tell him that Grandma will cover the expenses for the trip. Every three years thereafter, the Jia family academy can have a study tour that lasts one to three months."

what?
Rong-ge jumped up immediately, "Really?"

When has your grandmother ever lied to you?

"Wow, Grandma, you're so kind."

Rong-ge was so happy that he couldn't wait to run to the school and tell the two teachers the good news.

At this time, on the official road from Cangzhou to Tianjin, after resting for a while, Jia Min and his party, having traveled nearly ten miles further after seeing the caravan pursuing them, finally encountered an ambush.

咻咻咻~~
Seeing Li Haifeng waving her flags from afar, Bao Yan Lao San and his men didn't rashly grab their swords and rush forward to attack.

In terms of numbers, the capable guards and servants of the Jia and Lin families, plus the bodyguards from the Fuwei Escort Agency, already outnumber them by more than double.

But who are they?
During the early Ming Dynasty, they ran rampant in Jiangnan.

They do a job that's all about risking their lives.

A group of ordinary people who have hardly ever seen blood; each of them could take on ten.

However, considering the Jia family's influence in the army, the third brother of the bulging-eyed gang overestimated them and launched a volley of arrows at them from the corner.

The three bodyguards at the front were immediately rendered unable to fight.

In just over a hundred breaths, two members of the Lin and Jia families died and seven were injured.

"Who goes there? I am Jia Lian of the Rongguo Mansion!"

When Jia Lian shouted and questioned loudly, the defensive fortifications were already completed, and all the carriages carrying gifts were pushed to the front.

Jia Min's carriage was protected in the very center by everyone.

"We can talk things over. I, Jia Lian, will not hesitate to show my respect and respect. But... if you're here to take my life, then let's see if you can leave unscathed!"

Thinking you can take him for granted? You're dreaming!
Although the caravans behind them had caught up, Jia Lian knew how many people they had.

At least in terms of numbers, even though they have suffered casualties, they still have the strength to fight.

Jia Lian hoped that after he revealed the Rongguo Mansion's name, an outsider would hear it and report it to the authorities.

He never expected that after he shouted those words, the fighting would start again.

"Second Master, brothers, come and kill them!"

Lin Zhixiao shouted out loud.