Chapter 445 - 242 Family Letter_1
In early May, a special task force composed of several artisans and Wan Dazhong and his son had already achieved a significant breakthrough and were now busily and methodically completing the final stages of their work.
Qian Sangui, Qian Yeejin, and Qian Yixiu started to discuss who would be the best candidate to deliver the important set of blueprints.
The responsibility of the messenger was immense; they had to be absolutely trustworthy, skilled in martial arts, and able to ride a horse.
Almost without much consideration, the three of them unanimously agreed on one person, Huang Tie, the only one who met all the aforementioned criteria. For this reason, they also had Huang Tie join the "task force," so he could understand the basic structure of the cannon.
On the evening of May fifth, Qian Sangui’s family was having dinner. Old man Qian, Old woman Qian, and the family of four from the Wan household were also there. The previous night, House of Animals had hunted down a deer, and Qian Sangui had invited them over for drinks.
While they were eating, Old man Cai hurried in with Hua Qiang, who was dressed in military garb. He had been sent back by Qian Manjiang, who had made Hua Qiang his personal soldier.
Hua Qiang, donned in military attire, looked even more robust and valiant; his arrival thrilled the entire family.
As soon as Hua Qiang arrived at the frontline, he took the opportunity to visit Qian Manjiang at the Central Army Camp and delivered Qian Sangui’s letter to him.
Qian Manjiang had Hua Qiang serve as his personal soldier. One reason for this was Hua Qiang’s bravery, meticulousness, robustness, and courage, coupled with Qian’s trust in him, which indeed made him fit for the role of a personal soldier.
Another more important reason was that whenever he had a chance, he would ask Hua Qiang to tell him about his family. During the three days he had been at home, the information he got was limited. Listening to Hua Qiang’s chatter was like being at home. Hearing the accent of his hometown was a great delight.
Since Hua Qiang had initially been exclusively chopping wood for Qian’s third wife and later served as a worker for the Qian family, he knew many family secrets that others did not.