History of Cannon Fodder Struggle [Qing]

On the second day, Wu Hui greeted Liu Yu'an and his party at the gate of Zhuangzi early in the morning.

"It's so early, have you had breakfast yet?" Wu Hui greeted Liu Yu'an with a smile.

Liu Yu'an replied: "I ate them all, I left them to sleep with me last night, and they came over after eating in the city early in the morning."

Wu Hui looked at Wang Ershi again and asked him with a smile, "Did you open the bank account I asked you to prepare yesterday?"

Wang Ershi didn't speak, but his father said, "I work in a factory and have a bank account."

Wu Hui frowned, and then looked at Wang Ershi seriously.

"Are you sure? If the money is in your father's account, you won't be able to withdraw it."

Wang Ershi scratched his forehead and nodded seriously, "Well, I will put it in my father's place, and I will treat this money as my filial piety to my parents."

Er Shi's father looked moved.

Wu Hui nodded, "Okay, then use your father's account first, and if you want to change it in the future, you can come and change it yourself at any time with the contract." As an orphan, he has never enjoyed any father-son relationship, and he only believes in himself.

However, he didn't question other people's affairs, and only left him another choice.

Wu Hui took several of them to an empty room with a long table and a few chairs behind the table.

Wu Hui asked them to sit down separately, and then ran out to get the deed.

First, a share was given to Wang Ershi, and Wang Ershi pushed it to Liu Yu'an. After Liu Yu'an took it, he opened it and read it to the father and son.

Liu Yu'an would stop and ask Wu Hui if there was something he didn't understand. After Wu Hui explained, Liu Yu'an would describe it in a simple way, trying to make both of them understand.

After seeing that the dividends for each piece were only the lowest ten yuan, Liu Yu'an immediately raised his eyebrows. He was here yesterday, but that Zhang Gong said that he could pay twenty yuan. Why didn't Wu Hui even change it? Or pay the lowest ten cents?

Although everyone knew that the money had nothing to do with him, it was indeed related to the interests of his students, and Liu Yu'an couldn't turn a blind eye.

He put down the contract, looked at Wu Hui with an ugly face, gritted his teeth and said, "It's too greedy, the price is too low, you have to raise it at least a little!"

Neither Wang Ershi nor his father opened their mouths, but from what the dean said, he knew that he was fighting for their interests.

The two looked nervously at Liu Yu'an and then at Wu Hui.

Wu Hui stared at Liu Yu'an, and told him clearly not to intervene, and don't forget that they belong to one country, why is his elbow turned outward at this time?

Liu Yu'an looked back at him, his eyes were firm, he must increase, the price was too low, he really couldn't pass the test in his heart, and couldn't agree.

The eyes of the two met, crackling, as if shooting out fire, neither of them backed down.

In the end, Wu Hui withdrew his eyes with regret, took the deed back, and muttered, "Okay, okay, just give me two more money."

Liu Yu'an got up and pressed the contract, "No, at least ten cents!"

Wu Hui's eyes widened, and he immediately shook his head, "No, no, ten Wen is too high, and I can only pay three more at most."

"Ba Wen!" Liu Yu'an continued.

"Sanwen!" Wu Hui gritted his teeth.

"Qiwen!" Liu Yu'an said calmly.

"Okay, okay, stop arguing, five coins at most! Do you want to, don't sign this contract if you don't want us!" Wu Hui said bitterly.

Liu Yu'an smiled, "Wu Wen, let's make a deal."

Wang Ershi next to him was still at a loss with his father, and Wang Ershi quietly tugged on Liu Yu'an's clothes. "Dean, what were you talking about just now?" Didn't you say it to Shiwen?Why did the dean say Wuwen?

Liu Yu'an replied to him in a good mood, "I made a price for you, and I will give you fifteen cents if you sell one in the future."

"Really!" Wang Ershi was also happy when he heard that the price had increased.He started counting with his fingers. One is fifteen cents, two is thirty cents, and three is how much?Forget it, do it again.

Wu Hui went out and took a new contract again, glared at Liu Yu'an, and threw the contract to him even more hatefully.

Liu Yu'an took it over and read it again. Seeing that there was nothing wrong, he handed it to Wang Ershi who was beside him. He pointed to an empty space and said, "Signing here means signing your name. Didn't I teach you last night?"

Wang Ershi picked up the brush, and wrote three words that were almost glued together limply. After Wang Ershi signed, Liu Yu'an took it over, and quickly signed his name behind the introducer column next to him.

Wang Ershi was a little ashamed when he saw it. Compared with the dean's handwriting, his handwriting was like a pile of dog shit, and it was an eyesore when combined with the dean's handwriting.

Then he mustered up his confidence again. It doesn't matter, he can read anyway, and he will definitely be able to practice his calligraphy well.

After Liu Yu'an signed it, he handed the deed to Wang Ershi's father next to him. Wang Ershi's father asked him carefully, "Dean, I don't need to sign it, do I? I can't read."

Liu Yu'an smiled, "Brother, you can just draw and mark." He said and handed over a box of ink pads, and Wang Ershi's father pressed his thumb into the ink pads, and pressed a seal where Liu Yu'an pointed.

There were three deeds in total. After filling them out, Wu Hui quickly took them over, signed his famous name, and tapped the seal again.

"Give me the bank passbook, you wait here first, I will go through some formalities, and I will give you a copy of the deed after I finish."

After hearing this, Wang Ershi's father immediately took out a small red notebook from his pocket, and handed it over with both hands.

After Wu Huihui took it, he said to Liu Yu'an, "There are tea and pastries outside, you go and bring some over and entertain them for me."

Liu Yu'an raised his hand, "It's okay, you go, I will take care of them."

About half an hour later, Wu Hui came back.

When I came back, I only had two deeds in my hand, and the two deeds were full of seals.

Wu Hui gave Wang Ershi a copy together with the previous passbook, "This one is for you, you must keep it when you go back."

As he said, he shook the one on his hand, "This one is to be backed up by the research institute. The other one has been handed over to the special custodians, and those people will take the deeds they received to the bank on a regular basis every month. Save it." Zhuangzi needs to have a contract to prove that some dividends will be transferred.It’s not like just talking about dividends can be transferred.

Wang Ershi rubbed his hands, and took it with an excited face.

Liu Yu'an smiled and asked him to put it away, "This is very important. If you don't receive dividends in the future, you can come to them with this deed."

Wu Hun on the side gave him a blank look, "Okay, can't you think about the good? Will we steal that little money?"

Liu Yu'an half-jokingly said: "You are not the same as before, you are looking for the same interests, I must not let my students be careful."

Wu Hui didn't take his joke to heart, but looked at Wang Ershi next to him, "The first dividend will not arrive until the end of the twelfth lunar month. After Laba, go to the bank to check if the account has been received. If not, you can come over." Find me. Alright, the matter is over, I still have something to do with your dean, should you and your father wait on the Zhuangzi, or leave first?"

Wang Ershi immediately looked at Liu Yu'an. At the same time, Liu Yu'an thought about the introduction fee mentioned yesterday, and nodded at Wang Ershi, "Why don't you wait?"

Just as Wang Ershi was about to agree, his father held Wang Ershi and said to Liu Yu'an with a smile, "Dean, since you still have something to do, Ershi and I won't bother you, we can go back by ourselves." Unlike Wang Ershi, his father is Seeing that Wu Hui must have something to say to Liu Yu'an, he naturally didn't want to make trouble at this time.

Wu Hun on the side immediately said, "That's okay, if you want to leave, you can take a bus at the gate of Zhuangzi. There is a bus going to the capital every half an hour."

Wang Ershi's father thanked him.

Wu Hui called someone to send the two of them away.

"Let's go, let's show you the laundry tub that Zhang Gong and the others remodeled yesterday." Wu Hun pulled Liu Yu'an out with an excited look on his face.

It was the same yard yesterday, and Liu Yu'an would not have seen a large wooden barrel as soon as he entered, and a small steel barrel was nestled in the wooden barrel, and all other parts had turned into steel.

The fat man next to him was pouring water into the wooden bucket, and threw a lot of clothes into it, after sprinkled with soapy liquid.

The fat man stomped on the pedal hard, and the steel drum turned, and there was a bang and bang sound from inside the wooden bucket, and the water splash was also brought up. It seemed that the force was much stronger than yesterday's.

After stepping on it, the steel drum inside turned several times. After slowing down, the fat man stepped on it again.

One foot and one foot in this way, but the water was released after the inside turned for an unknown number of times.Pour in clean water again, and step on it one by one.

After changing the water three times in a row, the clothes inside were finally cleaned. After the fat man finished draining the water this time, the cork was not inserted, nor was the water drained, and he stepped on the pedal hard.

The small vat originally had leaks all over the place, once the cork was removed, the water would not be able to keep it. After turning it around, the clothes in the steel barrel would also turn, and after turning it quickly, the water in the clothes would be thrown out and flow out from the holes. .

After about another quarter of an hour, the clothes in the steel drum were almost dried out.

After Liu Yu'an saw it, he was taken aback. This washing bucket had one more steel bucket and one less wooden stick. It was quite different from before.

Moreover, in addition to the function of washing clothes, there is also a function of dehydration, which is much better than the original one made by Wang Ershi.

It turned out that he knew that the craftsmen in the research institute were powerful, but he didn't expect them to be so powerful. With a little modification, the original design was completely changed.

Wu Hui looked proud, "Why is it much better than yesterday's one? After such a transformation, there is another function. It doesn't need to be pulled, but it needs to be stepped on. It is much easier to use than before. This thing is made by craftsmen alone. The family members of the family have ordered hundreds of machines. With this device, you don’t need to do laundry.” Just lift the machine to the well or pond, don’t worry about anything, put the clothes in it, and wash it inside. Water, you can live with just a few steps on your feet.

For women, it frees their hands, and they no longer need to wash clothes when their hands are frozen in winter.

Liu Yu'an gave a thumbs up, "Great, I think someone will definitely want this thing if it is photographed. Reserve one for me too, and use the share to exchange it."

Wu Hui gave him a blank look, "Don't worry, you should keep your share, I've already reserved one for you."

Liu Yu'an knocked on the steel drum inside, making a thumping sound.

"It's made of steel, so it must cost a lot of money, right?"

Wu Hui nodded, "Although it's not good steel, it's still steel. The ex-factory price of this one is five taels of silver." He opened his hand.

Five taels of silver?Liu Yu'an took another look. The parts inside are all made of steel, only the outermost layer is a wooden bucket, which can be used for at least a few years. Even if the laundry bucket breaks down after a few years, he will spend five taels of silver to buy these steels. , the price is also a bargain.

Moreover, this laundry bucket is facing people from the capital city, and five taels of silver is a person's monthly salary.

It is not impossible for some wealthy families to spend a month's salary to buy a laundry tub that can free the family's hands.

"However, there are still some limitations at present. Some fabrics are too expensive, and they are easy to tear if you tear them a little. We will try our best to give a list of which fabrics cannot be washed." In this way, some fabrics have to be reduced by a large amount As for the audience, Wu Hui also had some headaches.

"It's okay, if you are a real wealthy family, the expensive fabrics are washed by hand, and they will not be washed in the laundry bucket. Besides, even if you can't like expensive fabrics, there are always many servants in the house. Those clothes can be washed in the laundry bucket. Wash. In this way, a lot of manpower will be freed, and someone will definitely come to buy it just by calculating the bill." Liu Yu'an's mind is more flexible, and he thought of this in an instant. He even thought of the orphanage when he was in the orphanage. It takes an afternoon a day to wash the clothes.

"Have you thought about donating a few to the orphanage?"

Hearing what he said, Wu Hui immediately remembered his childhood experience.

He nodded, "If more are sold, I will try my best to persuade the higher-ups to donate a batch to the orphanage."

The two of them were still worrying about who would buy this thing. They were just worrying blindly. There was a team dedicated to selling products, and they had their own arrangements for how to sell products.

Half a month later, the laundry buckets went on the market, and there were a lot of advertisements. Before the people could react, various restaurants and inns first looted the laundry buckets in stock.

Compared with some ordinary people's homes, these restaurants and inns need laundry buckets more. It takes a lot of manpower to wash the clothes and sheets and the oil-stained tablecloths every time.Having more laundry buckets can save a lot of money in the long run.

After the common people realized it, there was a big family who followed suit to buy laundry buckets. After the hunger marketing, many people blindly followed suit, and the laundry buckets finally caught fire.

After Tanabata, the sky finally cleared up.

On this day, Wu Hui was called over by the manager of the village.

"I have met Mr. Lin."

Lin Yuan smiled and waved to Wu Hui, "Come, come, sit."

Wu Hui was a little cautious after sitting down, "Master Lin, I don't know why I'm here?"

Lin Yuan clicked on the documents of his subordinates, "The boss is very happy about our development of the laundry tub, and specially praised the relevant personnel." He said and took out a red envelope from the side.

"Others have given it, this is yours."

Wu Hui thanked him and took it.

Only then did Lin Yuan start to ask him, "I heard you came here in 44?"

Wu Hui nodded, "Yes, after studying for three years, I felt that I couldn't continue reading, so I entered Zhuangzi."

"Well, I read that you have published some manuscripts on astronomy in newspapers?"

Wu Hui was a little confused, he said modestly: "When I was studying, I studied the western constellations, and combined some of our ancient astrology to express some of my own opinions. They are all immature opinions, not worth mentioning. .”

Lin Yuan smiled, "I called you this time because I have a task for you."

Wu Hui immediately straightened up, "Master Lin, tell me."

"It's like this. Our master built an observatory in Tianjin to study astrology. This time, Zhuangzi has developed a better astronomical telescope than the one in the palace. We need someone who understands astrology to send the astronomical telescope to him. How should the people over there use it?"

Wu Hui felt a little embarrassed, "But I only know some written astrology."

Lin Yuan shook his head, "It doesn't matter. You can stay in Zhuangzi tonight, take a look at the telescope, compare them, and identify some constellations. You don't need to know too much, just a little bit of knowledge is enough. Good. In case we go to deliver astronomical telescopes, only to find out that we don’t understand relevant knowledge at all, it would be a big loss of face.”

With that said, Lin Yuan got up and patted Wu Hui on the shoulder, "I'll leave this to you young people. Young people are quick-witted. You should try out that telescope tonight. If there are any problems, you can do it tomorrow." Let craftsmen help improve."

When Wu Hui heard this, he immediately felt relieved, and assured Lin Yuan: "Don't worry, Mr. Lin, I can definitely help you with this matter."

After dinner in the evening, Wu Hui went to the research institute instead of going back to the dormitory.

The Institute is very large and divided into several areas.

Those that fly in the sky, those that run on the ground, those that are used at home, and those used in factories are basically divided into general areas, and no one interferes with the other.

Wu Hui is a clerical worker. It can be said that he has no talent in invention and only does some clerical work.For example, helping to contact some materials, or accepting some new inventions and the like.

The area where the astronomical telescope is built is neither. Compared with the craftsmen in Zhuangzi, the astronomical telescope is more familiar and understood by the craftsman from the imperial city.

With fewer restrictions, these craftsmen were more able to use their due skills to transform some original astronomical telescopes, and even wanted to make a high-power lens, so they stayed directly in the glass workshop in Zhuangzili.

This glass workshop should be the first to make glass outside the palace, but later glass factories flooded everywhere, and this glass no longer develops low-end products, but researches in a higher direction.

For example, develop high-definition and high-power microscope lenses and telescope lenses, or develop some high-hardness glass.

In short, the glass made by this glass workshop is only for internal use.

Wu Hui walked into this glass workshop, which was a bit messy compared to other workshops.

The fire in the workshop is still burning, and one or two people are blowing glass to blow out crystal clear vases.

Seeing Wu Hui coming in, one of them put down the iron rod, "Who are you?"

Wu Hui immediately stopped in his tracks and asked, "I'm Wu Hui. I'm here to pick up the astronomical telescope. Did I disturb you? How about I wait?"

The man waved his hand, "No, no, we're just passing the time and having fun. I'll just wait for you, Lao Yuan, come and help me."

Another person took the glass from the fire, put it on a shelf beside it, and replied, "Here we come."

Wu Hui stood in the room and waited. In less than a minute, the two men lifted out a column about the height of a person, and there were three legs under the column.

After carrying it out, the person surnamed Yuan said, "This thing can only be used in an open place, so a small platform was built outside, do you want to put it there? But this thing has to be looked after, and it must not be exposed to the rain." , you have to watch all the time at night."

Wu Hui nodded, "Don't worry, I plan to sleep outside tonight and watch it."

Another person said, "It's very cool on the platform. We often spend the night there at night. There are mosquito nets hanging on it. You can just bring a mat over there." He took a circle of mat from the house and handed it to Wu Hui.

After Wu Hui thanked them, the two helped to lift the telescope to the table and put the bracket in place by the way.After adjusting the accuracy again, I handed it over to Wu Hui and left.

Wu Hui spread out the mat under the mosquito net next to him, then took out a book from his arms, and looked at the constellations in the sky by the light on the stage.

When he found a constellation, he looked through the telescope.

The nebula all over the sky fell in his eyes, spinning slowly, making him fascinated and fascinated.

Two days later, Wu Hui went to Tianjin with ten astronomical telescopes.

Because the lens is fragile, he is very careful, not only wrapped it with soft cotton cloth, but also isolated it with some fur.

Starting in the morning, we stopped and stopped all the way, and didn't arrive in Tianjin until the next afternoon.

The college in Tianjin was not built in the city, but in Panshan, a subordinate Jizhou.

Panshan was originally occupied by a temple, but with Li Guangdi once held a post in Tianjin, Panshan allocated a hilltop for the college to build an observatory. As for the college itself, it could only be built at the foot of the mountain.

But for the old Mr. Mei Wending, this is already very good. When he was teaching in Tianjin, he could only live in a narrow and broken courtyard.

Now there is a college covering an area of ​​nearly one hectare, backed by a high mountain, which has exceeded his expectations for him.

In two years, the academy was completed, especially the observatory on the mountain, which Mei Wending valued the most.

The college has already recruited some students to teach formally, but all of them are in mathematics. It is a pity that Mei Wending has never recruited any students interested in astronomy.

So he urged the capital to quickly send the astronomical telescope to install the observatory, and then take a group of students to see if there are any students who are interested in this subject, even if they are part-time students.

When Wu Hui came to Jizhou, he ran directly to the college at the foot of Panshan Mountain.

This is the academy, which is very famous among the locals. After all, the dean of the academy is the famous Mei Wending.

Mr. Mei's attainments in arithmetic and calendar can be said to be among the best in the entire Qing Dynasty.In the past, many people came to apprentice with his name.

But it is a pity that most of his students are suppressed, and few enter the officialdom. Occasionally, a few of them are promoted by Li Guangdi and his friends, or there are people in the officialdom in his family, so he is not afraid of some schools. Suppress.

No matter what the people in Beijing think, the people in Tianjin still respect Mei Wending very much. When they heard that Mr. Mei reopened the academy, many businessmen contributed money and effort to produce offspring. In short, the establishment of this academy is safe and sound.

Especially knowing who the big businessman behind Mei Wending is, he is even more eager to spend money in it.

Mei Wending also reciprocated, helping to build relationships with the capital several times, which made these businessmen more satisfied.

Basically, Wu Hui didn't need to ask. Knowing that he was here to deliver items to the academy, some passers-by wanted to show him the way.

When he arrived at the college, he wouldn't get out of the carriage and looked at the number plate erected in front of the college's gate—Tianjin College.

The college is named after Tianjin, and there are currently only three subjects in it, one is mathematics, one is calendar, and the other is astronomy.

The first two are compulsory subjects at present, while the latter is an elective course, only those who are interested can take it.

Because the instruments on the observatory are not available yet, this course only teaches some theoretical ones, and most of them are taught together with the calendar.

"Hello, I'm from Beijing to deliver astronomical instruments. I'd like to ask Mr. Mei to call out and take inventory." Wu Hui said directly to the gatekeeper at the gate.

The gatekeeper was a young student. When Wu Hui was talking to him, he was looking down at a book.He raised his head when he heard the voice, "Mr. Mei is not here, come back tomorrow if you have anything to do!"

Wu Hui frowned. When he asked someone just now, the passer-by told him that when he saw Mr. Mei coming to the academy in the morning, he even greeted him.

Why did this person say he wasn't there?

Wu Hui said again: "Then can you find someone in charge of your college? These things are relatively expensive and need to be handed over as soon as possible."

The gatekeeper raised his head and said impatiently: "It's been said that Mr. Mei is not here, why are you talking so much?"

Wu Hui glanced at this man, turned around and drove the carriage back to Jizhou, where he found a chain of shops under the owner's name.

As soon as the shopkeeper in the shop heard that Wu Hui came from Zhuangzi in the capital, he immediately walked out and welcomed him in.

"Ask the shopkeeper. I went to Tianjin Academy to deliver items. Why did that person kick me out without even asking? Ask Mr. Mei and say he's not here."

The shopkeeper smiled, "Mr. Wu must have gone through the south gate, right? Those gatekeepers were all punished by the academy. The young man was punished, so his tone was naturally bad. Those who want to go in to find Mr. Mei, have to Enter through the east and west gates. Our local people know it, so we don’t go through that gate at all.”

Wu Hui suddenly said, "I'm so stupid, I forgot to ask if there are other doors."

The shopkeeper continued: "Don't blame Mr. Mei, people who come to see Mr. Mei from other places will be tricked to go to the south gate to have a closed door. Originally, they wanted to give some arrogant students a bad blow. The reason why I told Mr. Mei in this way should be because Mr. Mei is too young. , Misunderstood, presumably they didn't expect that the husband came to deliver the goods, otherwise they wouldn't have lied to the husband."

Wu Hui sighed, the rules of this college are really weird, punishing students for opening the door, students are able to turn people away.

"What if important guests come here and are also turned away?"

"Then you can go to the college's registration point in the city. The master who has the registration point will tell Mr. Mei, and Mr. Mei will come and greet you personally."

The shopkeeper then told Wu Hui the location, Wu Hui thanked him, and ordered someone to drive a carriage to go.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, there are too many things these two days, I forgot to explain this matter. The wrong sir made a trip for nothing."

Wu Hui waited at the registration point for nearly an afternoon, and only in the evening did he see an old man rushing over in a hurry.

Wu Hui got up, "You are Mr. Mei?"

Mei Wending bowed his hands and apologized, "I'm really sorry, I forgot to explain this matter, and the students who guard the gate will turn you away." Unexpectedly, he looked at the carriage outside the door again, "Could it be that there is a delivery car inside? The astronomical instrument that came over?"

Wu Hui nodded, "Yes, the instruments in the palace cannot be sent over, so they can only be borrowed for imitation. These are the first few telescopes, and the rebuilt instruments will continue to be sent over."

"Okay, okay." Mei Wending stroked his beard with a happy face, and then pulled Wu Hui, "Let's go, let's go and send these instruments to the observatory for installation."

"Master Mei, wait a moment, Master Mei..." The master at the registration point stopped Mei Wending.

Mei Wending turned around, "Yun Yin, what's the matter?"

"Master, Mr. Wu has been waiting all afternoon. He must be hungry by now. Shouldn't he have a meal before going to work?"

Mei Wending patted his forehead, "Oooh, I forgot. Why don't you say hello to the restaurant next door and reserve a seat for us?"

The master named Yun Yin smiled and nodded in response, and then went out.

The name Yunyin is not an ordinary person's name at a glance. In fact, Yunyin is a monk with hair and practice in Xianglin Temple. Yunyin is his name. He once studied arithmetic under Mei Wending's knee.

This time the college happened to be opened next to Xianglin Temple, and Yun Yin came down the mountain to help, and usually returned to the temple at night.

Mei Wending has a very good relationship with the abbot of Xianglin Temple. He used to live in Xianglin Temple when he was in Tianjin. Yunyin was also recommended by the abbot, so he worshiped at Mei Wending's knee.

After Yun Yin went out, Mei Wending asked Wu Hui about the situation in Beijing, and said, "It happens that I have some manuscripts that need to be brought to Beijing for review. This time, I will trouble Brother Wu."

Wu Hui hurriedly said no trouble.

Yun Yin came back soon, and then packed up his things to say goodbye to Mei Wending.

After all, he is still practicing with hair, and it is best to avoid going to some wine and meat places.

Mei Wending didn't stop him, but asked him to take some people to bring those precious binoculars back to the academy first, and then he took Wu Hui to the nearby restaurant.

At night, he dared not carry these instruments up the mountain because he was afraid of bumping into them, so Wu Hui had a good night's sleep, and the group of people he commanded carried them up the mountain the next day.

The observatory is built on the top of the mountain, which is the tallest one near this mountain. There are not many trees on the top of the mountain, so it does not affect people's observation.

The observatory is semicircular, fully occupying most of the top of the mountain, and a depression has been dug out in the center. The entire observatory is not flat on the top of the mountain, but a part of it extends inside the mountain.

This can prevent the mountain wind from the top of the mountain from blowing away some buildings of the observatory.

It took about half a day to reach the top of the mountain. After reaching the top of the mountain, Wu Hui felt that his feet were almost not his own.

He is still empty-handed, like other porters carrying loads, there is no way to compare.

Of course, those students who were even worse than him were those students who were so exhausted that they were out of breath, and when they reached the top of the mountain, they lay directly on the rocks and refused to move.

The top of the mountain is very cold, much colder than the bottom of the mountain. Porters need to carry all materials up, so there is a shortage of everything on the mountain.

Mr. Mei didn't know if he came to this mountain often, but after he came up, he didn't look tired at all, he just took out the key to open the gate of the observatory.

After the door opened, the porter picked out the binoculars one by one, and Wu Hui followed suit.

After entering the observatory, there was no wind and he felt a little warmer. He looked around, and found that there were some leaks in the whole interior, and the walls were only slightly plastered with white lime.

Mei Wending held an astronomical telescope and beckoned Wu Hui to the second floor, where the ball was located.

There is a wide crack on the hemisphere, from the highest point of the roof to the house.But that was not a crack, but a huge skylight. He put down the astronomical telescope, and after it was fixed, one end stuck out of the skylight.

Mei Wending went over to take a look, and then called Wu Hui to come and see.

Wu Hui leaned over, and when he came into his eyes, what he saw was the cloud and mist that was right in front of him.

"It's beautiful!" he exclaimed.

Mei Wending smiled, and then put the astronomical telescope back.

"When you look at it at night, you can see the stars in the sky."

There was a sound from the stairs at the back, Mei Wending saw someone coming, and shouted, "Guo Ai, and your brothers and sisters will clean up the downstairs, be careful, and send the other telescopes up first."

Guo Ai, who was assigned a task as soon as he came up, couldn't help shrinking his head, and replied dejectedly, "Master Mei, I got it."

"Come on, sit here." Mei Wending took a book from the shelf next to it, "On weekdays, I would come up and sit for a while. It's quiet here, and I can organize my thoughts better. This is what I mentioned earlier. Tianjin does not care about the publication of the manuscript, if it is published, it has to be reported to the capital for review. I will give this book to you, there is only this one, don't lose it."

Wu Huihui took it carefully, "Don't worry, I will definitely deliver it for you."