Chapter 69 Cement
Xiao Zhao had already come behind Cao Yunmeng at this time, and said awkwardly: "No, I can get out."

After saying that, Xiao Zhao moved sideways and came out from beside Cao Yunmeng.

Seeing Cao Yunmeng's eyes widened and he seemed to be about to say something, Wang An quickly pulled Xiao Zhao out of the backyard.

There is no other reason, I just don't want to deal with this rich lady.

Cao Yunmeng looked at Wang An's receding back, opened his mouth but didn't know what to say, and stomped his feet in anger.

Wang An pulled Xiao Zhao out of the backyard and into the front hall, then he let go and pointed to a table, inviting Xiao Zhao to sit down.

As soon as he turned around, he saw Xiao Zhao's face was flushed.

Wang An ignored it at first, and rubbed his fingers randomly. It seemed that the warmth of Xiao Zhao's palm was still on his palm, and his expression became a little embarrassed.

But it was only a moment of silence, and Wang An took out the secret letter he had picked up from Zhang Ergou and handed it to Xiao Zhao, saying, "Miss Xiao Zhao, I wanted to ask you for a favor, is that possible?"

Xiao Zhao looked a little unnatural as she said, "Your Majesty, if you have anything to say, just tell Xiao Zhao."

Wang An nodded when he heard this, and handed the secret letter forward again, saying, "I would like to ask Miss Xiao Zhao to help me repair the wax on this letter. Is there any way?"

When it comes to business, Xiao Zhao's demeanor immediately returns to normal.

He took the secret letter from Wang An and carefully examined the wax on the envelope for a while, then smiled and said, "It's just the most common wax. It's not difficult to repair."

Wang An was overjoyed when he heard this, and couldn't help but envy the secret guards trained by Cao Meng.

It would be great if one day I could have such an elite secret guard under my command.

But now is not the time to think about these things. After Xiao Zhao took the secret letter, Wang An said, "Then I'll trouble you, Miss Xiao Zhao. I don't know how long it will take."

Xiao Zhao smiled and said, "This is very fast. Please wait for a moment, Your Majesty."

Then he asked Xiao Zhao to find a series of miscellaneous tools such as a candle and a knife and started to repair the sealing wax.

About a quarter of an hour later, the little photo handed the secret letter to Wang An again.

Wang An took it and looked at it carefully, recalling the shape of the sealing wax on the secret letter when he first saw it, but he couldn't find any difference.

Wang An bowed his hands to Xiao Zhao in admiration and said, "Miss Xiao Zhao is indeed a remarkable person! You have helped me a lot. I will repay you after this matter is completed."

After saying that, Wang An turned around and left in a hurry.

Xiao Zhao just stood there until Wang An's figure had disappeared for a long time. Then she bit her lip and turned back to the inner courtyard.

Outside the city gate, there is a small hill.

Wang An handed the repaired secret letter back to Zhang Ergou and said, "Once this is done, I can promise to forgive you for your past mistakes. Not only will I not count your crime of accidentally killing someone, but I will also give you a reward of silver, enough for you to start a small business."

Zhang Ergou took the secret letter with both hands and promised hurriedly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely live up to your expectations!"

Wang An chuckled and shook his head when he heard this, "Whether I live up to everyone's expectations or not is not important. Even if I fail, the most I can do is find another opportunity to deal with Lu Guancheng."

"However, this is your only chance in this life to take revenge on Lu Guancheng. After being a cuckold for so many years, if you are a man, you will never tolerate Lu Guancheng continuing to get away with it."

Wang An's words really hit the nail on the head for Zhang Ergou. Zhang Ergou's originally relaxed expression immediately turned into gnashing of teeth. After a moment, he said solemnly, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I, Zhang Ergou, am still waiting for the day when Lu Guancheng gets what he deserves!" Wang An nodded and also assured, "Don't worry, I promise you will see it."

When Zhang Ergou's figure disappeared into the night, Wang An turned around and looked at Chen Huaian and said, "Thank you Huaian."

"Follow him all the way to see if he really goes up to Baihu Mountain. If he escapes halfway, kill him and bring back the secret letter as evidence."

"Although it is just a secret letter, it is still a little weak as evidence of Lu Guancheng's ill intentions."

"But just as I said to Zhang Ergou, in Jizhou, whoever I say breaks the law is breaking the law, and whoever I say is innocent is innocent!"

Chen Huaian didn't say anything, he just clasped his fists towards Wang An and turned around and disappeared into the night.

After the two disappeared into the night, Wang An turned around and looked at the more than a hundred black-armored guards behind him. He waved his hand and said coldly, "Let's go and capture Lu Guancheng!"

"promise!"

That night, the whole Baicheng was in chaos; the sound of horse hooves, the clatter of armor, and screams and curses intertwined into an annoying melody.

The people of Baicheng didn't know what was going on, but they could vaguely hear that the sound came from Lu Mansion.

In the lobby of the Lu Mansion, Lu Guancheng, who was about to go out to negotiate a deal with Xiaoyu, happened to be bumped into by the black-armored soldiers led by Wang An.

Originally, Lu Guancheng wanted to ask Wang An what he wanted to do, but Wang An did not give him the opportunity at all. He simply waved his hand and prevented the black armor from taking Lu Guancheng down.

Immediately afterwards, all the people in the Lu Mansion were captured and taken back to the government office by the yamen runners who came to assist.

In the government prison, Lu Guancheng kept howling hysterically, shouting that he wanted to see Wang An.

However, Wang An had no time to pay attention to him at the moment. Before the White Tiger Mountain bandit camp launched the attack, Lu Guancheng would not admit anything no matter what he interrogated.

If Zhang Ergou had not accidentally killed his wife and Lu Guancheng had not said that he would go to see his wife tonight, and if Wang An had not been worried that the news of Zhang Ergou accidentally killing Xiaoyu would be leaked and would arouse Lu Guancheng's suspicion, he would not have arrested Lu Guancheng in advance.

After doing all this, all Wang An needed to do was wait quietly.

Waiting for the day when the grain will be escorted back to Jizhou.

During this period, Wang An would go to a place outside the city every day, not far from the Kunming settlement, which had been selected by Wang An as a cement manufacturing plant.

However, at this time, this place was still empty, with only a few simple work sheds and a few simple kilns.

However, in Wan An's heart, this is the second most important place in the entire White City after the city wall.

Although Wang An has a good memory, and in the first four years he also carefully read the relevant introductions about cement in the popular science column.

But when it came to actually configuring it, Wang An tried for several days before declaring it a success.

"Yes. Grind these ash blocks carefully into powder, mix them with sand and gravel, and stir them evenly with water. This is what I call cement."

Wang An took Gao Ruyue to stand in front of a pile of cement blocks and introduced them carefully.

However, there was no fluctuation on Gao Ruyue's face. It was obvious that she still had great doubts about the effect of cement described by Wang An.

(End of this chapter)