Asura Fields Everywhere in Soochow

There was only a few scribbled chats at the banquet, and the next day, Zhang Xingcai, dressed as a book boy, came to visit from the back door of Lu's house.

Lu Ji ordered people to prepare tea and cakes for reception, closed the door, and screened the others away.

Zhang Xingcai couldn't help licking her lips when she saw the cakes on the table. Under Lu Ji's gesture, she immediately picked up a piece of mung bean cake and asked while eating, "Lu Gongji, have you ever met Shu Tong?"

Anticipating that she would ask such a question, Lu Ji had already prepared the answer: "No."

"It's a good thing you haven't seen her before, otherwise you will be disappointed..." Zhang Xingcai swallowed the pastry, patted her chest to breathe, and said, "You don't know, she has become an idiot now."

Lu Ji: "..."

"Don't believe it." Zhang Xingcai poured tea for himself, and said while drinking tea, "I saw her in Lujiang a few days ago, and I called her many times, but she didn't respond at all, as if her mind was broken. I said why didn't I see her in Longzhong, maybe she got lost on the way to Longzhong after she became stupid..."

Lu Ji interrupted her, "Is there a possibility that she just doesn't remember you?"

"Even if she doesn't remember me like Mr. Kong Ming, then she shouldn't forget her own name, right? Her reaction at that time, without turning her head, was as if I didn't call her her. Besides, if she She didn't become an idiot, even if she just met by chance, why would she not respond to me..." Zhang Xingcai's almond-shaped eyes widened, and she was very persistent in trying to convince Lu Ji.

"..." Lu Ji heard Sun Wu briefly mentioning the fact that she met her old friend in Lujiang, and he didn't want to continue to entangle with her on this point, so he followed her words and said, "Yes, what you said is reasonable and well-founded, she should Really turned into an idiot."

Zhang Xingcai was very satisfied with his answer, took another sip of tea, opened up the chatterbox, and talked about Sun Wu's matter endlessly.

"It's a pity to say that, obviously she had so many weird ideas before. For example, Kong Mingqiu...ah, you may not know it, after all, when you joined us, you were still a prisoner of the emperor's uncle. At that time, we The fuel problem has not been resolved... Anyway, she originally wanted to call Kong Mingqiu a 'hot air balloon', a weird name, right? But maybe this should be Kong Mingqiu's original name, but Shu Tong changed his name because he thought that the principle of this thing is similar to the Kongming Lantern invented by Mr.

"It's just that she complained to me many times later, and the husband didn't do much. It's really unfair to get the naming rights for nothing. To tell you the truth, I also thought the same in private. After all, I also made a lot of efforts. I am more enthusiastic than my husband. So much so that it might as well be called the 'Star Ball' instead."

Zhang Xingcai is a chatterbox with a very divergent thinking. After finishing this long paragraph, she complained about her immediate boss Zhuge Liang: "This time I personally talked about Kong Mingqiu, so I realized that sir is really boring. .He cares about state affairs and the common people...that's true. But he only cares about the practical use when he makes these small inventions...But if he thinks about it, he will know that if we board the Kongming Ball, we will With Kong Mingqiu stepping on the clouds, maybe you can see the world beyond the world, isn't it very...romantic?"

After she finished speaking, she finally stopped and stared at Lu Ji, waiting for Lu Ji's affirmative response.

However, Lu Ji was not distracted by her tirade. He said in a down-to-earth way: "You must first have a stable family and a stable country, and the people are well-being, before you can have such extravagant romance. What Kong Ming has done is practical, and I think it is beyond reproach."

"..." Zhang Xingcai was choked by his reaction, thought for a long time, and then retorted: "You say that because you are shallow. Do you know what Shu Tong said? She said, how do you treat the world? The world will treat you in the same way. If you think about going against the world all day long, you will be tortured to death sooner or later. In this case, you might as well work hard to create and enjoy beautiful things, so that the world will be gentle to you.”

……

I didn't listen to Sun Wu personally, but Lu Ji was able to understand her state of mind when she said these words - because she had failed countless times in fighting this world, she might finally decide to compromise, no longer struggling to escape, but began to enjoy life with peace of mind .

It would have been fine if she had always thought this way, obviously her compromise didn't last long, otherwise she wouldn't have sought hydrolysis later on.

Zhang Xingcai recalled Sun Wu's words, and sighed: "Shu Tong is really a genius for speaking so profoundly."

Lu Ji narrowed his eyes sadly and said: "...It's a pity that she has become a fool now."

Having said that, both of them were silent for a while, until Zhang Xingcai withdrew in a regretful atmosphere.

"By the way, let me show you something." She took out a piece of orange fabric from her sleeve and handed it to Lu Ji.

Lu Ji took it, stroked it in his hand, and soon discovered something unusual.

"The weaving threads are densely arranged, but why is the weight so light?"

Zhang Xingcai is quite proud, "This is my achievement over the years. Shu Tong said that the finer the fabric of the Kongming ball canopy, the better. Because hot air is needed to drive the ball up, and the density of the fabric is too low, and the heat will dissipate." Beyond the sphere. In addition, the fabric must be light, otherwise it will not be able to fly if it is too heavy."

This fabric is a treasure that is rarely available to nobles in aristocratic families. Lu Ji couldn't help being curious: "It seems that you have spent a lot of money to weave and dye such fabric."

Zhang Xingcai shook his head and said, "Whether it's fabrics, dyes, or the money to hire weavers, I borrowed them from Mi Zhu, and the process was actually not too difficult."

Mi Zhu was originally a wealthy businessman in Xuzhou, and he followed Liu Bei early on. Lu Ji knew all about this.But he suddenly remembered something, and asked Zhang Xingcai, "Borrow? You didn't steal it, did you?"

Zhang Xingcai was very firm, "I didn't steal it. Shu Tong said that as long as I am determined to pay it back in the future, it is not considered stealing——I have already made up my mind to return it later."

"..."

This girl was completely brainwashed by Sun Wu.

"So why are you weaving and dyeing this fabric again this time?" He said, and handed the fabric back to Zhang Xingcai.

Zhang Xingcai took the fabric, and when he heard what Lu Ji said, his happy expression suddenly became a little sad, "This may be just a small matter for you... But, we have spent so much effort before, but we still failed in the end. I'm always sorry."

Lu Ji didn't know the follow-up development of the matter, but he believed that Zhang Xingcai, a talker, would speak out by himself.

Sure enough, Zhang Xingcai looked a little embarrassed, "When Shu Tong told me that the umbrella cover I stored was bitten by a mouse and it couldn't be used at all, my heart felt like I fell into icy water."

"...it's my fault, I don't deny that. But she's so impatient. I say we can try again, and she won't do the same thing twice. You don't know, I paid for it A lot of hard work, even if I am reborn, I still want to try again."

Zhang Xingcai said, and looked at Lu Ji with burning eyes, "I have prepared the umbrella cover, but I have very little to do with fuel. Fortunately, you still remember, so I would like to trouble you, can you do me this favor?" ?”

"..."

Everything about the "rainbow-colored Kongming ball" is new and strange to Lu Ji.However, thinking of Zhou Yu admonishing himself that he should be distracted and do other things, this seems to be a good choice.

So after thinking about it again and again, Lu Ji still agreed.

The author says:

感谢在2022-04-3023:51:30~2022-05-0220:29:12期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

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Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!