The happy life of a prodigal

Seeing this, Menzi didn't dare to neglect in the slightest, and hurriedly stepped aside.

"You are......"

When Bai Xiaochun walked in front of the little boy, he always felt a little familiar.

Then look at his luxurious clothes, he is definitely not a refugee, why did he find a master in Fangfu for no reason?

When the child saw Bai Xiaochun, his bright eyes flickered, and he said loudly: "Brother Bai, I came to find my master, but he won't let me in!"

Brother Bai?

Bai Xiaochun was slightly taken aback, looking at the handsome face of the little boy, he kept searching for memories in his mind.

After a while, he suddenly remembered that in the suburbs that day, the young master seemed to have indeed taken in an apprentice.

He remembered that the apprentice seemed to have saved the young master's life!

"It turned out to be Mr. Zhao, the younger one is just a servant, and Mr. Zhao called the younger brother, it really hurts the younger one..."

A smile appeared on Bai Xiaochun's face, he put the package in his arms on his back, took the little boy's hand, and said in a very gentle tone: "Young master, I will take you to see the young master...that is your Master."

Seeing that he finally remembered himself, the little boy showed joy on his face, and followed Bai Xiaochun into the Fang residence.

Before stepping over the threshold, he turned his head and made a face at the door, which startled the door.

It's not that she's afraid of a child's grimace, but she's afraid that he will hate herself.

After all... Even if he is a child that the little manager respects so much, Ye is definitely not something he can provoke with a small sect.

Seeing the little manager lead the little boy away gradually, Menzi regretted it a lot, and wished he could slap himself a few times.

Why am I so short-sighted, I don't even recognize the young master's apprentice...

............

Bai Xiaochun led Zhao Hao through the long corridor and into the courtyard. Fang Xiu just woke up and was stretching in front of the door.

"Master, I found the saltpeter you ordered..."

Bai Xiaochun bowed his waist, took two steps closer, gently placed the burden on his back on the stone table, and whispered.

Fang Xiu just woke up, a little confused, glanced at the burden, but has not yet reacted.

After a while, I came back to my senses, thought for a while, and ordered: "Go and get two more iron basins."

"Yes......"

Bai Xiaochun glanced back at the little boy, and said, "Master, there is one more thing, Mr. Zhao is here."

Mr. Zhao?

Where did I know Mr. Zhao?

Fang Xiu was slightly taken aback, and suddenly heard a childish voice from not far away, with a hint of excitement in his tone: "Master, this disciple finally saw you."

Hearing that it was obviously a child's voice, Fang Xiu was stunned.

Master...what the hell.

Turning his head, seeing the handsome face of the little boy, he reacted instantly.

It turned out to be... him.

At the beginning, accepting an apprentice was just on a whim. After more than a month, he had not heard any news about his apprentice, and he had gradually forgotten about it.

If the little boy hadn't saved him, he might have completely forgotten that he still has such an apprentice.

Looking at the little boy's excited face, the thrilling scene of that day seemed to be in front of his eyes, vividly.

Fang Xiu smiled and said, "I thought you forgot to be a teacher."

The little boy walked up to Fang Xiu, knelt down, and said guiltily, "After I went back, I always wanted to see Master, but I didn't have the chance, so I put it off until now. Master, please don't blame me."

Fang Xiu looked at him, a little amazed.

At a young age, he speaks like an adult.

If he didn't know that he didn't understand gravity, he would almost think that he, like himself, had traveled from the earth.

Fang Xiu smiled, helped him up from the ground, patted the dust on his knees, and said with a smile: "Why is there a chance now, did he escape?"

Zhao Hao lowered his head when he heard what Master said, and stopped talking.

Seeing this scene, Fang Xiu immediately understood.

This kid... really escaped.

If his family knew about this, he would not have been sued by the Kyoto government for abducting children.

Although one's own reputation is not important, if a family loses a child and still does not know where to go, one must go crazy.

Thinking of this, Fang Xiu's face darkened.

But after thinking about it, it is not easy for a half-grown child to find himself here without telling the truth from his family.

So, looking at the little boy, he said: "Master knows that it is not easy for you to see Master once. Today, you are allowed to stay in Master's residence for half a day, and then Master will send you home."

When Zhao Hao heard this, a stubborn look appeared on his small face, and he said, "I want to follow Master to learn the principles of everything in the world, and I don't want to go back!"

The truth of the universe...

For some reason, Fang Xiu remembered the firm face he had when he first met the little boy.

Seeing that the master's expression had softened, the little boy said again: "When the disciple came to look for the master, he left a letter telling mother...don't worry about it."

These words sounded like a rebellious teenager who had run away from home.

Seems like... no difference.

Fang Xiu thought for a while and said, "You write another letter and send someone to send it for the teacher, otherwise, your mother will never be relieved."

After waving his hand, Bai Xiaochun immediately came over.

"Go and get my four treasures of the study."

"Yes, sir."

Bai Xiaochun entered the house, Fang Xiu looked at Zhao Hao and asked, "Where is your home?"

Chapter 1 Making ice with saltpeter

Zhao Hao lowered his head and did not speak.

After a long time, he whispered in a mosquito-like voice, "I want to deliver the letter myself."

Fang Xiu glanced at him, thought for a while, and said: "Wait a minute, I will send two people to go with you as a teacher."

Everyone has secrets, since this little guy is unwilling to tell himself his true identity, then let him go.

In fact, he didn't need to say anything, Fang Xiu could guess it.

The surname Zhao is the current national surname, and this apprentice of mine is nothing more than the son of a certain prince, or... the son of the dog emperor, that is, the prince.

But what about this?

It is fate that I accept him as an apprentice. Fang Xiu will not take him to heart even if he is the future emperor.

"Thank you Master."

Unexpectedly, Fang Xiu would agree to his request, Zhao Hao said excitedly with a smile on his face.

At this time, Bai Xiaochun had brought the Four Treasures of the Study and spread them out on the stone table.

Standing by the side, Fang Xiu looked at Zhao Hao writing stroke by stroke on the rice paper, feeling a little ashamed.

I have to say that this little guy is really good at writing, even ordinary scholars, or even Juren, may not be able to match him.

Ahem, of course, there is still a certain gap compared to his master...

Fang Xiu only looked at it for a while, then turned his head and stopped looking.

I really feel that my self-esteem has been hit to a certain extent.

Soon, a letter has been written.

With a solemn expression on his face, Zhao Hao folded the rice paper, stuffed it into his arms, and said, "Master, when shall I deliver the letter?"

"Not urgent......"

Fang Xiu smiled and said: "Don't you want to learn the principles of everything in the world from my teacher? I will teach you first..."

"really?"

After all, he was just a child. Hearing Fang Xiu's words, Zhao Hao's face was full of excitement, and he shouted excitedly.

Fang Xiu waved his hand.

Bai Xiaochun immediately came up and said respectfully, "Young Master, what are your orders?"

Fang Xiu asked, "Where's the iron basin I asked you to prepare?"

Bai Xiaochun said: "It's in the backyard, the little one will go get it here."

After finishing speaking, he walked out of the yard quickly, and after a while, he came in with two iron basins of different sizes.

Fang Xiu reached out to take the iron basin and put it on the stone table.

Then, he opened the bag again, and sure enough, it was full of off-white saltpetre.

Turning around, he told Bai Xiaochun, "Go...get some water."

Bai Xiaochun responded, and hurried to fetch water again.

Zhao Hao was on the side, watching Master's strange behavior with a puzzled look on his face.

Iron basin, water and stones, what is Master going to do?

He really wanted to ask, but it was obvious that Fang Xiu had been busy, so he didn't dare to speak. He just stood there and watched obediently.

After a while, Bai Xiaochun came back carrying an iron bucket, which was filled with cold well water.

Fang Xiu ordered him to pour water into the two iron basins.

Bai Xiaochun was puzzled, he didn't understand what the young master was going to do, but he still obeyed obediently.

Soon, the iron basin was filled with well water.

There is a small basin inside the big basin, which looks a little strange.

Fang Xiu knew that this was the crudest device for making saltpeter ice.

The main component of saltpeter is potassium nitrate. When dissolved in water, it will absorb a lot of heat and cause the temperature to drop.

Therefore, put saltpeter in the large basin outside, and the water in the small basin inside will freeze.

Moreover, when the solution of dissolving saltpeter reaches a certain temperature, the saltpeter will return to its original state, that is to say, it can be reused.

This bit of saltpeter can make a lot of ice.

However, Fang Xiu did not personally conduct this experiment.

In fact, in high school, the chemistry teacher only mentioned it in the textbook, and did not demonstrate it for them.

After all, potassium nitrate is a controlled product, and it is not easy for others to obtain it except for some laboratories of the university.

At this moment, looking at the two basins of water, Fang Xiu felt inexplicably nervous, took a deep breath, and slowly put down the saltpeter.

Soon, the saltpeter was dissolved in the water in the basin.

In less than a stick of incense, the water in the small basin can already be seen to be cold, but it has not yet condensed to the point of ice.

After waiting for a while, seeing that the water in the basin had not condensed into ice, Fang Xiu added some saltpeter into it.

This time, the water in the basin began to solidify very quickly, but after a long time, it was only solidified into a mixture of ice and water like smoothies.

I added a lot of saltpeter to it, and the final result was the same.

Fang Xiu secretly sighed, understanding in his heart.

Under such conditions, it is extremely lucky to be able to make smoothies.

After all, it is only theoretically possible to make ice with saltpeter, and it is possible to make smoothies, most likely due to the cooler well water in Fangfu.

However, even so, this scene also left Bai Xiaochun and Zhao Hao stunned.

They looked shocked, looking at the smoothie in the basin, almost speechless.