"Miss, please listen to me!" Li Jie smiled calmly, "If I die in half a year, I will collect my body for me. If I am lucky enough to die, then I will owe my ladies a favor. In the future, as long as you speak, even if you go up to the mountain of swords and seas of fire, I will help you achieve your wish!"

After Li Jie said that, he bowed and bowed again, and then turned around and left without waiting for the other party's reply. The girl in the car seemed to be frightened by Li Jie's words. She didn't move for a long time. After a while, she heard a faint sigh in the car: "He... what kind of person is he?"

Li Jie walked out a long way and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the carriage behind him did not catch up with him. However, he immediately showed a heavy expression. No matter how good his plan was, he was still unsure of whether he could escape his life under Zhu Yuanzhang. After all, no matter how good the plan was, it would not be able to keep up with the changes. His life and death might be in the midst of other people's thoughts.

In the evening, Li Jie walked home. At noon, he was not willing to eat outside, so he was tired and hungry at this time. However, when he walked to the door, he saw Di Er sitting on the threshold at a glance. The little girl held her cheek with her hands and stared at a grass under her feet in a daze, and didn't know what she was thinking.

"Di'er, why are you sitting here alone, mothers and the others?" Li Jie walked forward with a smile, bent down and touched Di'er's little head and asked.

"Mother and the others are cooking, but my father hasn't come back yet. Brother, where are you today? Why did you come back all day?" Di'er raised her little head and replied, but looking at her little face slightly wrinkled, she obviously had something to worry about.

"Brother went to do something. What's wrong with you? Why are you unhappy?" Li Jie simply sat next to Dier and asked again.

"I...I want to go home!" Di'er's mouth sagged and tears fell.

"Don't cry, don't cry, tell my brother, why do you want to go home?" Li Jie gently hugged the young sister and asked. In fact, he could understand. For Dier, this strange little yard was not the original home, and she might not even understand why their family could not return to their original home.

"I...I..." Dier sobbed at this time, with a very aggrieved expression, "My snacks are all at home, just hidden in the small box beside my bed. I want to go home to get them, wow~"

The more Di'er spoke, the more sad he became, and she even started crying loudly, which made Li Jie laugh and cry. It seemed that he was thinking too much, and this girl was just greedy.

"Di'er, don't cry, see what this is!" Li Jie took out a paper bag from his arms and handed it to Di'er.

Dier, who was crying, suddenly twitched her nose, as if she smelled a familiar smell. Then she saw the paper bag in Li Jie's hand, which made her eyes lit up, and she burst into tears and laughed. She grabbed the paper bag and said excitedly: "Diet! My favorite snack!"

The cheering Dier opened the paper bag, took out a triangular snack from it and stuffed it into her mouth. Her big eyes also bent into a crescent moon.

Li Jie couldn't help but smile when he saw Dier's happy appearance. He was reluctant to spend more than ten coins of copper coins given to him by Mrs. Li, so he bought Dier snacks on the way. This kind of snack is called Tangjiao, which is fried with flour and candy. It is the cheapest snack in the dim sum shop, but Dier still had a lot of fun. This girl actually doesn't like dim sum, but all the sweets.

"Brother, you eat too!" At this moment, Dier suddenly stuffed a candy corner into Li Jie's mouth, which made him stunned, and then a warm current surged in his heart. This girl had never shared her snacks with others before.

When the curfew was about to come, Li Zhu finally came back. The family sat together for dinner, but Li Jie found that Li Zhu was in a bad mood. Mrs. Li also found out, but did not ask too much. Instead, she kept picking up food for Li Zhu at the dinner table, reminding him to be careful of his health.

After washing up at night, Li Zhu lay on the bed early, but he seemed to have no sleepiness. After he hesitating for a while, he finally said, "Father, have you encountered something in the Military Weapon Bureau?"

Li Zhu worked in the Military Weapon Bureau. As the name suggests, the so-called Military Weapon Bureau is naturally the place where weapons are made, which is equivalent to the arsenal in later generations. The number of military Weapon Bureaus in the Ming Dynasty is quite large. Not only are there in the capital, but there are also military Weapon Bureaus in some important cities and border towns.

The Military Weapon Bureau where Li Zhu is located is located in the outer city, responsible for creating weapons for the imperial guards and surrounding guards. It is the largest military Weapon Bureau of the Ming Dynasty. It is directly affiliated with the Ministry of Works. The head of the bureau is the ambassador, referred to as the Bureau Envoy. Now Li Zhu is the one who is currently the one who is not of high rank and is only a ninth rank, but he holds real power in his hands and has a close relationship with the military.

"It's nothing, it's just some troubles in official business!" Li Zhu waved his hand, and seemed to not want to say more.

"Father, it's best not to keep your words in your heart. Even if the child can't help, listening to your talk can make you feel better!" Li Jie advised again. He actually had something to discuss with Li Zhu, but now he should listen to Li Zhu's worries first.

Li Zhu felt warm when he heard his son's thoughtful words, so he sighed and sat up and said, "Actually, they were all some troubles in the bureau. Some time ago, a batch of gunpowder was sent to the imperial guards, but when they were used, they found that the power of these gunpowders was insufficient. As a result, the imperial guards reported this matter. Today, the Ministry of Works sent someone to scold the bureau!"

When he said this, Li Zhu suddenly sighed and then said: "In fact, there is no problem with gunpowder once or twice. Sometimes we can't figure it out. The gunpowder prepared in the bureau is very powerful, but when transported to the army for use, we found that the power of gunpowder has become smaller. If the musket and cannon are used in the original dosage, it will lead to insufficient range. If the dosage of gunpowder is increased, there is a risk of explosion. These above have ordered death to make the bureau have to find a way to solve this problem, but...ah~"

Li Zhu sighed at the end of his speech. The problem of reducing the power of gunpowder has long existed. If there were any solutions, it would have been solved long ago. Now the superiors have ordered that they must come up with a solution, which is simply intentional to make things difficult for him. So he suspected that someone from the superiors might target him. Of course, the cause was that their family had cut off relations with the Korean Duke's Mansion. In the eyes of others, there was no backer behind him.
Chapter completed!