Codex of the Old Gods: I Have a World

After finishing the work, Zhao Chuanxin was very relaxed and took a walk.

There are row upon row of merchant shops along the street, and it’s not called Shili Foreign Market for nothing.

Zhao Chuanxin even saw a woman pushing a stroller and shopping with a half-grown child.

This made Zhao Chuanxin look strange. The stroller was made of bamboo, with four small wheels that stuck to the ground. The child wearing a heavy cotton-padded jacket could only stand in it, with his arms stuck outside.

Flatbreads, deep-fried dough sticks, rice noodles, and tofu paste—these four breakfast shops have mostly closed down after noon.

The sun was shining warmly, maybe because of the starry sky, Zhao Chuanxin didn't feel too hungry.

Watching the excitement and walking without feeling tired, Zhao Chuanxin suddenly saw a green-painted car parked outside a noodle shop on the roadside after walking four miles. It had two rows of seats at the front and rear, with a cabin. The steering wheel was on the right side. Get on the car on the right side. There is also a spare tire in the middle of the car, which seems a bit in the way.

Inside the spare tire, next to the front seat, is the gear lever.

The wheelbase of the car is about 3400mm.

Under the left and right rearview mirrors, there is a fan lamp on each side, a fan lamp on the left and right sides of the carport, and two headlights in front.

The emblem on the front is raised, with the "meter" of the British Union Jack flag on it.

Zhao Chuanxin dared to say that this was the least tractor-like car he had ever seen, and it was also the best-looking car he had ever seen.

The most important thing is that other cars start manually and you need to crank the handle. But this car has an electric start.

He stopped and circled the car twice, feeling a little excited. Would you like to...

He looked around and saw that the driver had gone somewhere. Zhao Chuanxin was about to go up and encourage him to see if he could buy it for zero yuan.

Just as his feet were already stepping forward, a familiar voice came from the noodle shop: "Master, we are here."

Zhao Chuanxin was surprised and found that Benjamin Goldberg and Zhao Yixian were eating noodles in the noodle shop. There were two people sitting next to them, one was Tang Guoan and the other was a foreigner.

Next to the oily table, there were three iron barrels, which smelled of gasoline.

Tang Guoan and the foreigner stood up quickly: "Mr. Zhao."

Zhao Chuanxin coughed, stepped on the pedal of the car, reached out to adjust the shoelaces, then retracted his feet, put his hands behind his back and entered the noodle shop.

Don't get me wrong, I just untied my shoelaces.

He looked serious and said, "Did you drive this car?"

Tang Guoan pointed at the foreigner: "This is the Dutch diplomat Van Halen, and the car is sent by Mr. Van Halen specially for Mr. Zhao."

Zhao Chuanxin was surprised: "Given it to me?"

This is a bit embarrassing.

Van Halen nodded respectfully: "Yes, it was our Queen Wilhelmina who specially sent me to express her respect for Mr. Zhao's anti-smoking work.

This is the British Rolls-Royce car. The car was only exhibited at the Olympia Auto Show last year. The Rolls-Royce Silver Phantom, with six cylinders and three-speed transmission, is currently the best car in the world.

The Queen also gave a special warning. "

Zhao Chuanxin raised his eyebrows: "What did the queen of your country say?"

Van Halen solemnly said: "The Queen said - this is a good car. Remember to maintain it after driving it."

"..." Zhao Chuanxin's face became solemn, and he said like a serious diplomat: "The queen is right. Please tell her that the car does need to be lubricated with oil for a long time, otherwise it will rust and the car will be damaged. Failure will occur, especially for a noble car like the Rolls-Royce Silver Phantom. Please be sure to tell her that Zhao invited her to China as a guest. It will be fun, and Zhao will definitely take her to drive and play. Here During this period, Zhao will practice various driving postures, which will make the queen feel at home and she will be very happy. I also hope that the queen can think more about driving skills and introduce new ones so as to achieve the state of integration of human and vehicle. I hope she can make People are impressed.”

Van Halen smacked his lips, feeling a little weird no matter how he heard it, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

Also, what kind of oil is Kun oil?

He nodded carefully: "No matter what, Mr. Zhao, the message will be brought to you. In addition to the car, there are three barrels of gasoline here."

The seriousness on Zhao Chuanxin's face disappeared, and he bared his teeth and said with a smile: "I'm determined. Guys, bring me a bowl of Yangchun Snow Noodles and a plate of tofu mixed with green onions. The color should be completely white, and the tofu should be white and tender. Full and slippery..."

The guy was stunned: "Okay, here we go..."

I mean, I'm not a rich person. What nonsense are you talking to me about?

They have all eaten.

Seeing Zhao Yixian's sluggishness, Zhao Chuanxin asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Zhao Yixian said bitterly: "This is what happens to people who didn't eat in the morning and stayed up all night and couldn't walk."

Zhao Chuanxin disagreed: "Is it because I don't have a mouth to eat? Is it because I can't walk or ride in a car?"

Benjamin Goldberg turned his pocket out and said, "Master, why don't you eat minced meat? We don't have any money."

"No money?" Zhao Chuanxin then remembered that Zhao Yixian was a poor man and Benjamin Goldberg never brought any money. "If you don't have money, won't you get credit? If you don't give credit, won't you get robbed? Look, as long as anyone dressed like these two brothers is a rich man, just kidnap them."

Tang Guoan and Van Halen: "..."

It's so lawless.

Zhao Chuanxin finished eating in a hurry, his sleeves and robe were rolled up, and the three barrels of gasoline disappeared from the ground.

Tang Guoan and Van Halen were stunned for a moment.

Zhao Chuanxin wiped his mouth: "Why are you still standing there? Go out and tell me how to operate this car."

Van Halen said to her heart that you are so rude.

At this time, cars were of all kinds, including brakes, accelerators, clutches, and joysticks.

Only these two Rolls-Royce Silver Phantoms have the same layout as later cars.

Zhao Chuanxin is a veteran, and he will understand after a little research.

He suddenly had a question: "That's not right. Your queen gave me this car, but I just proposed that all countries should jointly ban smoking, and the car was delivered the next day. This..."

Van Halen lifted his top hat and scratched his bald head: "This... was shipped to Hong Kong Island earlier, and it was only shipped to Shanghai in the past few days. I don't know the details."

Why doesn't he feel strange? And the ban on smoking requires a car? This may seem like the Netherlands is trying to lower itself a bit.

But he was just following orders.

Zhao Chuanxin understood.

Her Majesty the Queen must have been thinking about him. She had already prepared a car and traveled thousands of miles to deliver it to him. When I arrived at Hong Kong Island, I found that he had left and was transported here again.

Perhaps it was purchased and shipped back to the Netherlands from Wilhelmina.

It sounds simple, but it definitely takes a lot of effort.

Zhao Chuanxin waved his hand: "Okay, get out of here, I'm going to drive."

Benjamin Goldberg squeezed in the front row with Ganfan, next to Zhao Chuanxin.

Zhao Yixian went to the back row.

Zhao Chuanxin started the car, skillfully shifted into reverse gear, and turned the car around. Shifting into forward gear, the car suddenly sped away with a puff of black smoke.

Van Halen said, "Why is Mr. Zhao so good at driving for the first time? When I was just learning, the car overturned into a ditch."

Tang Guoan watched the car drive away and said with a smile: "A capable person can do anything."