after being kidnapped by the general

With the help of Chu Hechao, the development of the vertical windmill has made a qualitative breakthrough.

After he finished the gears, Yuanli dubiously checked whether the lower horizontal gear and the vertical gear could mesh, and was surprised to find that the two gears were indeed meshed together successfully, and they were highly compatible.The problem that had troubled him for a day or two was solved just like that.

Yuan Li looked up at Chu Hechao in surprise, with a little admiration, "General, how can you even do this?"

Chu Hechao patted the sawdust off his hands, and said in a calm tone, "As I get older, I know everything."

"That's right," Yuan Li nodded in agreement, "My father is only ten years older than you."

Chu Hechao: "..."

Yuan Li chuckled, walked to the side of the vertical windmill with two gears in his hands, and carefully installed the two gears on it.During the process, he suddenly felt a pain in the palm of his hand. He frowned and saw that it was a piece of skin pulled out by unsmoothed wooden thorns on the wood.

Yuanli shook his hands indifferently, intending to continue, but the man walked up to him, took the things from his hand forcefully, pulled him away from the vertical windmill by his collar, and said in a deep voice: "Go aside."

Yuan Li was pushed away, and on another look, Chu Hechao had already squatted down to take his place.His strong back was bent, his thighs were tense, and he began to blow up the vertical windmill.

He touched the wood inch by inch with his palms, and the rough skin on his rough hands was thick, and he pulled out the sharp thorns whenever he encountered them.The tone is rude, but the action is very careful.

Yuan Li knew that he was helping him, he was a little dumbfounded, but also a little warm, he stood aside and watched for a while, noticed Chu Hechao's dry lips, and said, "I'll go get a pot of water."

Not long after Yuanli left, Guo Lin hurried over. He was a little surprised when he saw Chu Hechao, and saluted respectfully, "General, do you know the whereabouts of the lord?"

"I'll be back later," Chu Hechao glanced at him from the corner of his eye, "What do you need from him?"

It's not something that can't be said, so Guo Lin said it honestly, "Two elders from my family rushed to Ji County. They just went to visit the Chu Palace, and the villain came to inform the lord."

"Elder?" Chu Hechao asked, "What elder?"

Guo Lindao: "They are the patriarch's grandsons, Yuanlou and Yuandan, two cousins."

Chu Hechao had never heard of these two names, but this was normal.Regardless of whether Chu Hechao was a traditional scholar or not, he was always from the upper class, the most outstanding class of scholars.If it wasn't for a coincidence, a small family like the Yuan family would never have been able to get into Chu Hechao's eyes in a lifetime.

He didn't care about these two people. After letting Guo Lin wait for Yuanli to come back, he turned his attention back to the vertical windmill in his hand.

This shrunken vertical windmill was not as tall as he was, and had just reached his chest.Chu Hechao put the wood together according to the unevenness, and suddenly asked, "How long have you been with Yuanli?"

Guo Lindao: "When the new year is over, I have been with the Lord for 11 years."

Chu Hechao removed another spike, and asked casually, "How did Chu Mingfeng and Yuanli know each other?"

Guo Lindao: "We met in the palace."

"How many times have you met?" Chu Hechao asked again.

Guo Lin answered more cautiously this time, "This villain doesn't know."

Chu Hechao smiled, "Don't be nervous, it's just chatting. I'm just curious how Chu Mingfeng and Yuanli hit it off."

Guo Lin made an apologetic smile on his face, but his heart turned again and again.Yuan Li had indeed praised Chu Mingfeng's talent and character in front of them, but it was a pity that after Chu Mingfeng's untimely death, Guo Lin said: "My lord admires Mr. Xiaoge very much. Every time I talk to Mr. Xiaoge, I can't wait to hold my knees." Long talk. When Mr. Xiaoge was seriously ill, the lord went to visit Mr. Xiaoge every day. At that time, he was so sad that he couldn't eat."

Chu Hechao's smile faded, "After a person dies, does your lord still read it?"

In front of Chu Hechao, Guo Lin certainly couldn't say that Yuanli didn't miss Chu Mingfeng. He sighed and touched the corners of his eyes, "My lord often thinks of Mr. Xiaoge. Hong. I often tell the villains that it would be great if Xiao Ge was still alive."

Chu Hechao's arm shook, and his finger was directly pricked by the wooden spikes, and blood beads immediately gushed out and dripped onto the sail.

He was a little preoccupied and didn't notice the pain.

"Xiaoge is suave and extraordinary, so it's no wonder the lord has been obsessed with it..." Guo Lin suddenly said in shock, "General, your fingers are bleeding."

Chu Hechao looked down, put down the windmill, took the handkerchief Guo Lin handed over to cover the wound, and after a while, said: "Death cannot be brought back to life. The dead are already dead, and the living should live well. No matter how much he thinks about Chu Mingfeng, Chu Mingfeng won't be able to survive, if he really wants Chu Mingfeng to feel at ease, he should live his life well first."

Guo Lin nodded again and again, "You are right."

Chu Hechao looked down at the blood gradually leaking from the handkerchief, "Remember to persuade him more on weekdays, he is still young, there is no need to be a widow for Chu Mingfeng all his life."

Guo Lin nodded hesitantly, "The villain remembers."

It's not strange for anyone to say this, but Chu Hechao is Chu Mingfeng's younger brother, and it's really strange for Chu Mingfeng's family to say such things.

The atmosphere fell silent, only the sound of the cold wind blowing sawdust.

After a while, Yuan Li came back with a pot of water. Guo Lin saw him from a distance and ran up to him, telling Yuan Li the news of his family's arrival.

Yuan Li was surprised and delighted, "It's almost New Year's Eve, why is this here? How can you feel relieved at home with such a long journey in winter? You go back quickly and bring the two of them here."

Guo Lin left in a hurry, and Yuan Li cheerfully put the water in front of Chu Hechao, "General, I have a brother from my family, do you want to see him later?"

Chu Hechao turned his back and didn't look at him, "Isn't it your cousin who came here? Why did he become your brother again?"

Yuan Li smiled happily, the corners of his mouth raised high, the corners of his brows and eyes full of excitement about seeing his relatives, and the youthful vitality seemed to bloom in the winter, "Although we are uncles, we are about the same age, and we are friends in private. Get along as brothers."

After finishing speaking, he asked again: "General, if you want to meet them, we can have dinner together at night."

Chu Hechao turned his head and smiled inexplicably, "I'm not your husband, so why should I meet relatives with you?"

Yuan Li was stunned by this sentence, "Huh?"

The corners of Chu Hechao's mouth straightened. He picked up the water, but didn't see the glass, so he simply took a sip from the spout in annoyance. The tea remained along the corners of his lips, and his Adam's apple rose and fell sexy, "No."

When he went, Yuanli and his two relatives would not be at ease.

Yuan Li suddenly sighed deliberately, with a sly look in his eyes, "Okay, then I'll go change my clothes first. General, don't be a windmill anymore, go back and have a rest."

After he left, Chu Hechao stood for a while, but took the vertical windmill again, bowed his head and got busy.

Ji County.

Yuan Lou and Yuan Dan anxiously followed the servants to the manor.

Along the way, they experienced many difficulties and obstacles, and only then did they arrive in Youzhou without any danger.

The two brothers had plateau red on their faces from the cold, and their skin was chapped. They didn't look much better than the men who worked in the fields.The same is true for the parts behind them, all of them have red cheekbones, tired looks, and are all dusty.

Because the further north they go, the colder they get, and they have no experience with the climate in Youzhou. In the end, the group of people wore all the things that could be worn on their bodies in their luggage, and they looked like a team fleeing team.

Yuan Dan loves beauty, he can't bear to look at himself right now, he groaned, and said to his brother: "If we go to Yuan Li like this, Yuan Li will think we are beggars."

Yuanlou has always been calm, "Don't talk nonsense."

"It's not nonsense," Yuan Dan scratched his head in despair, "Brother, I feel like I have lice crawling on my body."

Yuanlou moved away from him without a trace.

Yuan Dan didn't notice, and sighed again, "Brother, you said that we came to join Yuan Li rashly, would Yuan Li be happy?"

Yuan Lou knew that the reason why he talked so much was also because of worry in his heart.Yuanlou also had the same worry, besides worry, he was also a little embarrassed.

As uncles of Yuanli, they came all the way to join their nephew, which made Yuanlou a little embarrassed.

Both brothers thought a lot, and they were a little absent-minded when they spoke.

They haven't seen Yuanli for more than a year. Yuanli worshiped the world-famous Confucian Ouyang Ting as his teacher, and made military exploits to make Yuan Song a Marquis of Guannei.After entering Youzhou, they found that Yuanli's reputation was widely spread here, and the people were very convinced. Not only that, they also learned that Yuanli temporarily held the post of Governor of Youzhou.

Governor of Youzhou!

That's the governor of a state!

The Yuan family used to have only one county magistrate, Yuan Song. They thought it would be a great thing for Yuan Song to be a marquis because of the smoke from the ancestral tomb. When Lou and Yuan Dan first found out about this, they were so excited that they could walk on the same foot.

But they haven't seen each other for a year, and the status and status between them are very different. Even if the patriarch's grandfather said that Yuanli was alone in Youzhou and needed help from his brothers, the two brothers actually felt uneasy.

The governor of Youzhou is too far away from them, even if the governor of Youzhou is Yuanli, they still feel strange and afraid, fearing that Yuanli will not accept them.

The closer one gets to the manor, the heavier the thought becomes.Yuan Dan pursed his lips nervously and stopped talking.

When we arrived at the manor, the servant said respectfully, "Please wait for a while, the villain will go and inform the master."

Watching the servant walk into the manor, Yuan Dan took a deep breath, "Brother, I'm so nervous."

Yuanlou was also stiff from nervousness, and his tongue was a little knotted. He pretended to be calm and said: "It's okay, although we came to join Yuanli, we are also giving away parts and things. If Yuanli really doesn't need us, At worst, we will go back when the weather gets warmer."

Yuan Dan was silent for a while, "But I don't want to go back. Brother, just like what grandpa said, we can only have a chance to get ahead if we stay with Yuan Li. I will try my best to do things for Yuan Li, please let him keep me. Next. Otherwise, I'm really not willing to go back in such a disgraceful manner. Do you want to go back?"

Yuan Lou was silent for a moment, then silently shook his head.

Since they were willing to risk the cold winter and come to Youzhou, they naturally wanted to do something big.

Before seeing Yuanli, Yuanlou told Yuandan again in a low voice, "You have to remember what I said on the road. Yuandan, even though we are the elders of Yuanli in terms of seniority, we decided to join Yuandan. From the moment you are in Li, you can't rely on your status as an elder to dominate here, and if you work for Yuanli, you are Yuanli's subordinates. Although you and I are both from Yuanli's clan, we must not act recklessly because of this."

Yuan Dan rubbed his ears, "I remember, brother, how many times have you said it."

He muttered in his heart: Even if you and I want to rely on our seniority to do things, do you think Yuanli will stand by and watch?Yuan Li is not a character who will endure it just because we are his cousin!

They didn't talk much when they heard footsteps approaching.

someone is coming.

The two brothers hurriedly tidied themselves up, and soon, they saw Yuanli leaving the manor in person, walking towards them quickly, and shouted: "Gao Lin, Wen Han, you are finally here!"

Dressed in an indigo robe and a fox fur coat, the handsome young man looks like an adult at first glance.His hair was neatly tied, and his black hair made his face extraordinarily handsome and fair, with red lips and white teeth, and clear and bright eyes, which were as refreshing as spring water, and were extremely eye-catching.

Yuan Li had a warm smile on his face. Although he walked fast but calmly and elegantly, he soon came to the two of them, raised his eyes and smiled at the two brothers who hadn't seen each other for a long time.

Yuan Lou and Yuan Dan were also startled by his present demeanor, so they quickly got off their horses and saluted: "Xiaomin pays homage to Lord Inspector."

Yuan Li hurriedly helped them up, and scolded with a smile: "You are my cousin, why should you be like this?"

Yuan Lou was captured by his aura, and couldn't help restraining his speech, "Although we are relatives, etiquette cannot be broken."

Yuan Li smiled helplessly, looked at Yuan Dan at the side, looked him up and down, and joked: "If Wen Han hadn't made a sound, I would not have recognized you. I remember that Wen Han usually prides himself on being Beautiful man, why are we so embarrassed when we meet this time?"

Yuan Dan blushed, "I walked from Ruyang to Youzhou after a lot of hardships. It's still winter, and I haven't taken a bath for more than three months. Even if I look good, I can't stand the wind and dust all the way." Besides, he is just ordinary good-looking, compared to Yuan Li, he is nothing but a big witch.

Yuan Li smiled, and stretched out his hand to ask: "Then hurry up and go to the mansion to recuperate. You guys have a good bath and rest, and then take a nap, and we will have a good chat at dinner time."

Seeing his enthusiastic and natural attitude, Yuan Lou and Yuan Dan felt relieved, and the previous uneasiness and apprehension gradually disappeared. They looked at each other, smiled at each other, and followed Yuan Li to the manor.

Throughout the afternoon, these people had a good grooming, washed off their mud and slept comfortably. When they were woken up from the bed by the servant at dinner, Yuan Lou and Yuan Dan were a little dazed.

They woke up and followed the servants to the hall.

The meals are already set up in the hall.

When Yuan Yi saw the dining table, he gave a curious "Huh", "Li'er, what is this?"

Yuan Li smiled and said, "Mandarin duck pot."

"Mandarin duck pot?" Yuan Dan leaned over to have a look with great interest, and walked around the mandarin duck pot, wondering, "Why can't I see that it looks like a mandarin duck?"

Yuan Li was funny, "There is a partition in the middle of this pot to divide it into two parts. Isn't it as beautiful as a mandarin duck?"

Yuan Lou nodded and agreed, "It's really beautiful. I've never seen this kind of thing before. Looking at it, it should be made of iron? It's really novel. Even Luoyang doesn't have such a thing."

Yuan Li answered yes.

Iron pan?

Yuan Dan opened his eyes wide and looked at it for a while, but he couldn't see anything beautiful, so he smiled sheepishly, "I didn't see it."

Yuanlou was a little embarrassed, but Yuanli couldn't help laughing.The soup base and dishes were served, and the host took the lead and sat down.

He was also looking forward to it, and was ready to have a good time with Yuan Lou and the others.

It was also a coincidence that the two of Yuan Lou came here. This pot was just prepared yesterday. Yuan Li originally wanted to wait until the Chinese New Year to taste the taste of the first pot of hot pot with Chu Hechao. Let him have these two cousins.

Tsk tsk tsk, Yuan Li wanted to laugh when he thought of Chu Hechao's straightforward refusal to have dinner together during the day.

I don't know if the general knows what he missed, would he want to cry?