After the prosperous Tang Dynasty

By the time the next letter from Chang'an City was delivered, Xiao Yansui's concerns had already been answered.

--After An Lushan returned to Chang'an City, he recognized Concubine Yang as his adoptive mother, and was busy tidying up his mansion. In addition, Xuanzong seemed to have a lot of trust in him, so he seemed to be in Chang'an City The appearance of permanent residence!

Of course, it is normal for Xiao Song to casually ask Xiao Hua and Xiao Heng about the situation in the court, but if it were Xiao Yansui who asked her father about the court situation, the other party might not be able to understand it. Told her ten times.

Fortunately, Xiao Wu always carried letters to Xiao Yansui before, and the number of times they went back and forth became more and more. Pei and Xiao Hua only regarded their two children's hearts. In addition, it is also a good thing that brothers and sisters love each other deeply. It passed with one eye open and one eye closed.

So much so that, apart from Xiao Song who once glimpsed Xiao Wu's letter, Xiao Heng, who is also a brother, never thought that in the letters of his own brother and sister, the content of gossip except "Li Tan of the East Palace asked you When will you come back and Jijili?", "I saw Sanlang went drinking with Du Erlang and Zhao Junzhuo, tsk", "I also went on the day Li Wenning and Hedong Liutan got married" and other bits and pieces In addition to the small talk, it actually included a lot of important events in the court that Xiao Wu heard from his classmates, whether true or false, and obviously full of elements made up by the messenger.

The last time, Xiao Yansui asked Xiao Wu directly about An Lushan. It just so happened that An Lushan came in and was in the limelight in Chang'an City. Xiao Wu directly wrote her several pages of recent situation obtained from different people...

Obtaining such a result suddenly, Xiao Yansui couldn't help being astonished for a moment.

A traitor who once set off the "Anshi Rebellion" in history, he had a heart of disobedience for a long time, and, coupled with An Lushan's background, it was doomed that his certain rebellion itself was basically tossed by himself , relying on all the generals raised by Anlu Mountain as the envoy of the three towns, behind Anlu Mountain, there is no other royal power, and at the beginning, there was no support from aristocratic families ...

Such a "lonely man", he has the heart of disobedience, so he doesn't go back to the town he guards to practice his soldiers, but stays in Chang'an City to please Xuanzong everywhere, at least, in Xiao Yansui's opinion , I always feel that An Lushan's approach is a bit jaw-dropping.

However, from another point of view, those who dared to stay in Chang'an City with their wives and belts did not worry about the affairs of the three feudal towns. Anyway, the lieutenant general under An Lushan's command is really so "loyal" and very reliable...

Spring is coming and autumn is coming, and in a blink of an eye it is the autumn harvest season again. Xiao Yansui has been working on an upgraded version of the waterwheel for the whole spring and summer, and it has been installed by the river, and the trial has been successful.

As for the abbreviated version of "tap water" that is a by-product of the waterwheel, in the absence of mature water pipes, the Tang Dynasty version actually uses bamboo pipes to drain water, which saves the daily time of fetching water, and the technical difficulty is relatively relatively high. On the low side, Xiao Yansui directly picked a few courtyards that were not usually inhabited, and installed them in the old house of the Xiao family. As for whether other people in the Xiao family village and Shanhai town would follow suit, she had no idea. I didn't worry about it anymore.

The waterwheel is the same, Xiao Yansui has never worried about the promotion of this kind of technology - if it is really easy to use, ordinary villagers who find the beauty in it will naturally learn to imitate it, anyway, things like blueprints, Xiao Yansui Yan Sui didn't hide her secrets either. The carpenters who worked for her back then had backups, and passed on how they liked.

The wisdom of the working people is also rich and colorful, this is never empty talk.What's more, the power of working people should never be underestimated. In order to improve their lives, these seemingly ordinary people will naturally want to make changes. Perhaps this passive waiting process will definitely be much slower than proactive implementation. However, it will also reduce more resistance.

Xiao Song saw all this in his eyes, so many times, he also called his precious granddaughter over to ask privately.

After all, compared to Xiao Yansui's drastic experiments and modifications in his own home, such as floor heating, glass greenhouses, vegetable greenhouses, etc., the house was demolished and directly installed. Whether it is the upgrade of the massive waterwheel or the improvement of farm tools, they have always been quite passive and seem to have a lot of concerns.

"Is Liu Niang worried about the family?" Thinking of this, Xiao Song asked openly and honestly while his granddaughter was eating with him.

Both grandparents and grandchildren live comfortably in their old home every day. Of course, the main reason is that, as an old man, Xiao Song is quite open-minded, and Xiao Yansui is also a peace of mind. It is also much more relaxed and casual.

Xiao Yansui was still holding the chopsticks in her hand. When she heard her grandfather's question, she raised her eyebrows slightly. After thinking about it, she answered seriously: "There must be some, but not all of them."

Xiao Song showed curiosity, "How to say?"

Xiao Yansui blinked, "Although Ah Weng has retired, the prestige of the past is still there. No matter how superficially the local sheriff has always treated our family with courtesy, according to the objective law that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, I think about it. There must be some ideas, more or less, right?"

Xiao Song smiled disapprovingly. After all, he was once a close minister of the emperor. Even if he thinks about retirement now, he is just a local sheriff, so he really won't be taken seriously by Xiao Song...

Seeing this, Xiao Yansui also smiled, but didn't say anything. She probably could guess what her grandfather Xiao Song was thinking. After all, she was from the Lanling Xiao family of a powerful family. The aristocratic family has been gradually suppressed, and the situation of "the king and the horse share the world" in the Wei and Jin Dynasties is no longer present. However, the arrogance in the bones of the wealthy aristocratic family is still there, especially, the aristocratic families that are still active in the court are basically in harmony with The intimacy of the Li and Tang royal family is not the same as those of the declining families back then...

However, Xiao Yansui has always been thinking about things that Xiao Song and the others don't care about. In her heart, she has always been thinking about the degree of "not fighting for the front"--to put it bluntly, in her current position, she always has to worry about Lan Lingxiao. Moreover, apart from her not wanting to be too public, in fact, it was also because of her tinkering with these things, which in ancient times almost all belonged to the category of "unique skills and obscenity".

The development of cutting-edge science and technology is basically at the same pace as the development of society, or a small step faster. In terms of technology promotion, Xiao Yansui has no selfish intentions, and neither seeks fame nor profit. , she is really now, in addition to improving her own living standards, she is completely doing obligations for the development of social productivity...

After a pause, Xiao Yansui turned his head to the side, and said softly: "What's more, being in a rush is not a business, and what you get for it with all your heart and soul will always be valued more than something that you take the initiative to give to the door for free. People's hearts have always been like this."

"That's true." Xiao Song nodded.

Xiao Yansui smirked slightly, "Whether it's waterwheel, farm manure, or the three-dimensional planting method in my own farm - anyway, it's not too difficult to say. I also understand that no one is stupid if there is a beneficial method, and other people will naturally take the initiative to pay attention, and just follow them. It will only be a year or so, so why should I interfere too much? ?”

What's more, although Xiao Yansui is clear about the principle, he only knows about his own affairs. Until now, Xiao Yansui dare not say that he already knows enough about the situation of the entire Tang Dynasty—in other words, no matter how sure he is I have no problem at the technical level, but Xiao Yansui still has some concerns about the adaptability of these somewhat underdeveloped technologies in the Tang Dynasty.

Really easy to use and effective technology, it can't be stopped, and everyone will be happy when the time comes.

At home, I trade money for comfort, of course there is no problem at all, but outside the Xiao family, it is not the case. If she is wishful thinking, she is really not sure if she will do something bad with good intentions, because the technology is "acclimatized". It backfired.

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The autumn wind blows, and the summer heat has dissipated. Looking up, the sky is high and the clouds are light, but the weather is just right.

On this day, Xiao Yansui was returning from a round of playing in the mountains outside with his hound and three dogs. He caught two fat hares and a densely feathered pheasant for the fall and winter, and came back for extra meals. As a result, before reaching the kitchen, a maid hurriedly came to look for her, saying that Xiao Song wanted to see her.

When I went out this morning, there was nothing wrong.However, Xiao Yansui thought about it for a while and calculated the time. It seems that after the last letter was sent back, the reply from Chang'an City should have arrived...

With a general idea in mind, Xiao Yansui walked all the way to grandfather Xiao Song's yard. After seeing someone, Xiao Song was still wearing glasses, and he was holding a letter in his hand,

"Ah Weng," Xiao Yansui walked over and sat beside him, and said with a smile, "Do you have something to say to me?"

However, Xiao Song's answer was completely beyond her expectation.

"You, Aye, and Auntie both said they missed you. In the blink of an eye, almost two years have passed, and it just so happens that the weather is cooler now, and the autumn air is crisp, and the road is comfortable—"

When Xiao Song's words came to an end, Xiao Yansui did not answer directly, but asked instead: "What about Ah Weng, does Ah Weng also want me to return to Chang'an City?"

Xiao Song carefully looked at his granddaughter's face, there was no change in her expression, she couldn't tell whether it was elation because she was homesick, or hesitant because she couldn't bear to leave here. How should the following words be said.

After pondering for a moment, Xiao Song also decided to ignore Xiao Yansui's question, but said with a smile, "Going back now, I can just be in time to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with your parents, so I can go to your grandparents' house to bother you." Two days."