I do research in ancient times

"Bah."

A small stone fell from the top of his head, instantly breaking Liu Tong's hard-earned courage.

He raised his head and saw that Ning Zawzi was about to climb down the wall with an embarrassing face, but was blocked by the sight of the two of them, so he could only greet him with a dry smile.

"Ha...haha, the moonlight is good tonight..."

Breaking through the scene of someone else's confession, Ning Shaozi is also in a panic now!

In fact, he heard the corner of the wall and wanted to retreat halfway, but it turned out that the wall was easy to climb and difficult to descend. Ning Zazi's feet aimed in midair for a long time, but he still couldn't find a suitable angle.

As a result, at this moment, Liu Tong confessed suddenly, so frightened that he almost fell off the wall, but he still held onto the bricks tightly to stabilize his figure.

Then, of course, it was exposed.

"I don't need a man."

Pinghua said coldly.

She didn't even look at Liu Tong, who was stunned, and Ju Zi, who was still stuck on the wall in embarrassment, and turned to leave the West Wall.

"Hey...that Brother Liu,"

Ning Feilue looked at the distraught Liu Tong with sympathy.

"Can you help me? I can't get down..."

Liu Tong came back to his senses, ran into the city quickly, and rescued Juzi.

Ning Fei felt very embarrassed, if it wasn't for his bad things at the critical moment, maybe Miss Pinghua would accept the smooth confession, after all, the two had been getting along very well before.

Because of the presence of outsiders, Miss Pinghua is shy, so she speaks unfeeling words.

He is just a dog... ah no, a stick for beating mandarin ducks, forcibly spilling dog's blood on a plot that should have been perfect, forcibly prolonging the episodes to cheat money, and breaking up a couple of lovers!

"I'm sorry, Brother Liu, for ruining your good deed."

Ning Saw said in a low voice.

"I'm going to explain it to Sister Pinghua, and then you can coax her tomorrow. Sister Pinghua should be embarrassed in front of outsiders."

Liu Tong raised his head, his eyes were a little red, but he still shook his head.

"Juzi, don't say that, it has nothing to do with you."

He drooped his shoulders dejectedly, and his voice was full of despair.

"It's all my fault, Meng Lang. I knew she didn't like me. Alas, even if Juzi wasn't there, she would have rejected me like this."

what?

Ning Fei was a little confused.

Before, he clearly saw that the two of them got along very well, and there was some meaning between their eyebrows, how could it be as miserable as Liu Tong said?

"It's not Brother Liu," Juzi scratched his head.

"I failed once, so don't give up on yourself."

"I'm not giving up on myself, I knew before that it wouldn't work."

Liu Tong murmured.

"Pinghua said that she wants to start a career by herself in the future. She didn't know what to do before, but now the Zongmen wants to build a weaving workshop and raise pigs. She can do all these things, and she is even more beautiful than men. She also got a rewarded house! She has done things that many men can't do, and she doesn't want to be locked at home once she gets married, and waste her craft!"

Ning Fei nodded repeatedly.

Unexpectedly, in the ancient times after traveling, in the remote and desolate outside the Great Wall, there was a young lady who awakened the consciousness of female independence and knew that to realize personal value, this is definitely a super forward thinking.

But again, in the current public opinion environment, it is destined to receive a lot of criticism.

Thinking of this, he was a little curious about Liu Tong's thoughts.

Liu Tong is a good seed for studying technology, and many ideas are out of the current framework, which is very creative.

But Liu Tong is also a man, and a man who was born and raised in the Ye dynasty.Although Mo Zong and the Yili Sect had family feuds, the Yili Sect had been in business for many years, and the rhetoric of Tiandi Gangchang still had many fans in the Daye Dynasty, even Mo Zong's disciples were not immune.

After all, this theory not only maintained the imperial power and consolidated the family, but also greatly improved the status of men.

As a technological innovator, what does Liu Tong think of Pinghua?

Hearing this question, Liu Tong was startled for a moment, and then blushed suddenly.

Ning Shaozi: Speak as you speak, why are you blushing!

"actually……"

Liu Tong whispered.

"I think Pinghua... is really amazing, much better than me. It's not easy for a little lady like her to live like this."

Seeing Juzi's surprised face, Liu Tong thought he disagreed, and quickly explained.

"It's true, Juzi, sometimes I think, if I was born in a building, would I be able to live as tough as Pinghua?!"

"I thought about it and thought it was too much, so I admire her very much."

Having said that, Liu Tong paused, and began to blush again.

"At first I admired her, but later...I later felt that she was prettier than the other little ladies, and there was anger in her brows and eyes, which was very lively."

"As soon as she came out, I couldn't see other people. I always saw her in my heart, and my heart kept beating when I heard her talk. I felt good to see her do anything."

"There are a lot of people who miss her. They are all better boys than me. I'm not strong, and I'm usually a bit boring. I can't compare to others in being likable."

"I never dared to say it before, but today... well... In fact, if you are not here, Juzi, I will be rejected."

"Pinghua threw away my hand and took out a pig's knife. She really doesn't think much of me!"

Speaking of this, Liu Tong sighed deeply, and his whole body was depressed.

Ning Sawzi patted him on the shoulder.

"You don't have to be so discouraged. I think you can understand Pinghua's difficulty. This is already a great thing. If Pinghua knows your thoughts, it will increase a lot of high sensitivity."

"Falling in love...uh...chasing younger sisters...uh, anyway, it's just a matter of confessing to the little lady you like, and there are still a few who succeed at one time. It's the kingly way for a strong girl to be afraid of being entangled with her husband."

"The strong girl is afraid of pestering her husband?"

Liu Tong raised his head, his eyes suddenly lit up with fire.

He repeated this sentence a few more times, and then cheered up at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Jizi is right! Lie Nv is afraid of pestering her husband! Anyway, I will pester Pinghua if I have nothing to say. If I have nothing to do, I will help her with work. If I ask her about the loom, she can't kick me out anymore, right?! Wait When she wants a man, don't I have a chance?"

Ok……

Ning Sawzi rubbed his chin, inexplicably thinking of Miss Pinghua's bright pig knife.

Liu Tong and Pinghua are both talented people. His team cannot lose two generals at once. As the team leader, he must find a way to prevent the situation from deteriorating!

But Liu Tong was right about one thing. It was safe to talk about looms, and it happened that he also had some ideas and wanted to communicate with them.

"By the way, what happened to the shuttle that was given to you for research last time?"

Hearing Juzi ask about his major, Liu Tong immediately returned to normal.

After thinking for a while, he objectively described the progress of the current research on the flying shuttle loom, put forward a few assumptions and puzzles, and then truthfully stated his own views.

"Juzi previously wanted to use water power to drive the machine to weave cloth. Although it is not impossible, the requirements for water waves are relatively high."

"I observed it when I went to Jiuling Lake last time. The height of the water waves in Jiuling Lake is closely related to the wind. The size and direction of the water waves are also different when the wind blows."

"However, the shuttle and the rollers of the loom have directions. If the water waves push the rollers to reverse, you need to adjust the orientation of the machine immediately, which will make it difficult to operate."

"And once there is no wind or dry water in Jiuling Lake, the loom will not be able to run, and people will still be needed to weave."

Ning Fei nodded.

This is indeed a problem.

The main reason why the hydraulic looms in history were replaced by steam looms was that their operation was extremely unstable, and they were too affected by natural factors to form large-scale production.

But it is unrealistic to manufacture steam engines now. He has not yet cultivated enough scale and quality researchers, and it is too difficult to fight alone.

The steam engine surpasses the technological line of the current era, and Zha Tong can't help, so he can only discuss it in the long run.

Ning Fei pondered for a moment.

"I have considered what you said, so is it possible to build a hydraulic weaving workshop on the basis of the human weaving workshop?"

"Manpower weaving is the foundation. If the wind direction is right, hydraulic weaving can also be used as a supplement. The cotton field planned by Jiuling Lake is not small, and it is worthless to sell raw cotton bolls. It is better to weave them into cloth."

Liu Tong nodded while listening.

At first, he thought that Jizi wanted to rely entirely on hydraulic weaving, but he always felt that this thing was made by Alexander.If it is only used as a supplement to the ordinary weaving workshop, then things will be much simpler.

After thinking for a while, he took out a piece of bark paper from his pocket, which was the loom diagram that he and Pinghua had been discussing before.

"I have also thought about the flying shuttle that Jizi mentioned before. If this thing is made properly, it can increase the cloth width of the existing loom. Some time ago, I saw that the spring was installed on Jizi's carriage, and I thought that if the chute The end can also be equipped with a spring, and the shuttle can travel back and forth under the expansion and contraction of the spring, and the weaving speed will become faster."

"However, I haven't figured out how to add it. I wanted to ask Pinghua for her opinion, but as I talked, I got excited..."

Speaking of this, Liu Tong paused, not too obsessed with the broken relationship, but continued to talk about technology.

"There is also this method of use... Pinghua said before that it takes skill to throw the shuttle by hand. Sometimes this strength is difficult to master, and the cloth weaves is not even..."

Ning Fei nodded.

Liu Tong's ability to combine the flying shuttle with the spring can be called a genius imagination.

The idea he proposed now is actually very similar to the flying shuttle loom invented on the eve of the industrial revolution. Although he had listed the basic framework before, the filling and actual operation of the content were all discussed by Liu Tong and Pinghua. Yes, that house was well worth it.

After thinking about it, he took out the charcoal pen that he carried with him, drew two pedals on Liu Tong's design drawing, and then returned the drawing to the other party.

"Probably should be like this, but how to add you to see for yourself, there are only so many I can think of."

Ning Shaozi paused, lowered his head to organize his thoughts, and really wanted to say something to encourage Liu Tong, who was broken in love, to cheer up.

As a result, when he looked up, the other party had already walked a long way without emotion, still holding the piece of bark paper in his hand and muttering to himself, looking like a madman.

"So it's like this... Well, if you can add two springs here to drive the shuttle back and forth..."

"Wonderful! Wonderful!"