Chapter 610: City Wall Soldiers


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    Gongsun MO looked at Lei Tongtong dotingly. He was still willing to work at the toy factory for his wife’s sake.


    Su Binn discussed the toy factory, and everyone listened attentively. The young couple agreed ffith her thoughts and suggestions.


    Luo Jin’an noticed how happy his wife was and supported her. However, he did not want her to tire herself out.


    Su Binn said, “It’s almost the end of the year now. The winery, embroidery shop, tofu factory, and other ces will close for the holidays. If we want to open a toy factory, it’ll be at the end of the year. There’s no rush, so let’s design some toys first.”


    ‘I’ll have many more things to do next year.’


    With that thought in mind, she felt re-energized. She did not feel tired doing such things but found pure joy. Her mind had endless thoughts regarding designing the toys.


    ‘We can make various toys for children to y outdoors and indoors.’


    Su Binn used charcoal to draw a detailed design of the building blocks and a puzzle. She even marked the sizes and dimensions.


    “These are building blocks made of wood, each with a specific size. Children can use them to build structures, oxcarts, or even carriages.”


    Lei Tongtong looked at the drawings and wished to y vvith the toys now. “If only I had this many toy options as a child.”


    Su Binn said smilingly, “You can y with these soon.”


    Lei Tongtong said embarrassedly, “But I’m too old to be ying vvith toys.”


    Su Binn had another idea when she heard Lei Tongtongs remark. She said, “That’s right. I can make moreplicated designs for the building blocks for adults to y with.”


    She remembered Luo Jin’an simting his battle ns on the sand before this, thinking, ‘Soldiers on the city walls can use these building blocks to simte their battle ns. If so, adults can y ffith them too.’


    “Tongtong, you gave me a new idea for some building blocks for adults. Children can y with them by making shapes, while adults can use them to build city walls, viges, and forests to n their battles.”


    When Su Binn mentioned those things, many more thoughts appeared in her mind.


    Luo Jin’an and Gongsun MO were stunned when they heard her words.


    ‘If she makes those, can we still consider them toys? Although, they would be of great use.’


    Gongsun Mo’s heart pounded. He became excited and felt his blood rushing through his veins. He came from a family of cksmiths and technicians. They could designplex mechanisms and even hidden weapons.


    The Gongsun family also excelled at making defensive and offensive tools of war. However, Gongsun MO did not possess the family’s peak technical abilities of the past, leaving him feeling guilty now.


    ‘l wouldn’t have disgraced my family’s name if 1 could do all that.’


    Luo Jin’an was shocked. Those building blocks would have been a great help if he had them to simte the confrontation between two armies. He looked deeply at his wife and felt she could always surprise him.


    He also looked forward to seeing the building blocks, but it was almost the New Year, and Su Binn had to wait for next year to make them.


    “These are small wood pieces with slots. Anyone can pile them up like this and build them into various shapes,” Su Binn continued to exin how the building blocks worked. She spoke in detail, and everyone listened closely.


    Meanwhile, Luo Jin’an and Gongsun MO thought those were no longer just toys.


    Su Binn had plenty to say. As Luo Jin’an and Gongsun MO listened, they gradually realized they could put forward their own ideas to give Su Binn more inspiration.


    Luo Jin’an wanted his wite to improve on these things and maybe even add natural sand.


    Su Binn thought she could make colored sand to simte battle strategies more efficiently.


    After much discussion and deliberations, the group realized it waste. Hence,


    Luo Jin’an and Su Binn had to hurry home. However, Gongsun MO and Lei Tongtong had not heard enough. They were full of interest as they listened and grew increasingly excited.


    “It’s okay. I still need time to draw everything,” Su Binn held Lei


    Tongtongs hand and continued, “l have something interesting nned. I’ll be arranging a stage y before the New Year celebrations.”


    “A stage y?” Lei Tongtong did not know what that was.


    Su Binn exined, “It’s simr to a drama troupe show but slightly different. You’ll know what I mean when you see it.”


    Although she said so, getting Yang Xiaosun to sing was difficult, especially since thetter had no experience. However, it would be easier to arrange a stage y because the actors would only have to memorize their lines.


    Everyone should be able to perform well if Su Binn wrote simple scripts.


    Lei Tongtongs eyes lit up, and she became excited. She pped while saying, “That’s perfect! You’re so awesome, Sister Su!”


    When Su Binn and Luo Jin’an returned, the rest of the Su family had just finished wrapping the dumpling fillings. Su Wenzhe started the fire while Liu Yinyin helped Shen Qiuhua with sorting the dumplings.


    Even Su Fengmao helped by chopping firewood in the courtyard. After all, the family needed more firewood to endure winter.


    Although the family had charcoal, they had grown ustomed to using firewood when cooking. It allowed the family to save on charcoal and use it to keep the house warm at night.


    “Father, it’s so cold outside. Quick,e in.”


    “It’s okay. 1 want to finish chopping these first.” Su Fengmao did not feel cold since he wore the sweater, down jacket, and winter boots his daughter had made.


    While Su Fengmao continued chopping the firewood, Luo Jin’an approached him and took the ax from his father-inw, saying, “Go inside and rest, Father-inw.”


    Luo Jin’an took the ax and chopped the wood. He could chop plenty of wood quickly as he had great strength, stunning Su Fengmao.


    Immediately after, he realized that his son-inw had recovered fully. Luo Jin’an looked healthier and more robust, and Su Fengmao was satisfied. Soon, the family ate the dumplings. Some had hawthorn fillings, and others had shrimp, utterly different from what the family had eaten.


    Su Binn saw everyone enjoying their food and smiled. “I’ll go somewhere oceanic one day and bring home more seafood for everyone.”


    She also wanted to cook crayfish for her family after winter. She knew many ways to cook crayfish one would taste spicy and garlicky. She considered opening another restaurant but would do it next year.


    Since New Year was approaching, Su Binn calcted everyone’s wages and bonuses. She nned to give everyone gifts alongside their year-end bonuses. Then her employees would happily bring their gifts home to their families..