Great Song

When he got home, Han Miao naturally went to the side courtyard first.He didn't bother Zhen Qiong, who was making alchemy, and just waited at the door.So when Zhen Qiong turned off the stove and wanted to operate on the table, she was taken aback by the figure standing at the door.

"You, why are you here?" Zhen Qiong couldn't control her expression, as if she didn't know whether to be angry or arrogant, she looked like a frightened cat.

"I heard that there are distinguished guests at home, why did Qiong'er suddenly think of inviting someone to the door?" Han Miao asked with a smile as if nothing had happened.

The reason why he asked so directly was because Han Miao knew that Zhen Qiong couldn't understand the hints of hiding his head and showing his tail, so he might as well speak openly.As for the trip to Rendian, it is not easy to mention it at this moment, so as not to be self-defeating.

Seeing that familiar smiling face, Zhen Qiong's heart skipped a beat, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Of course it's because we can chat!"

Shen Kuo is more likable than the one named Sun!

The smile on Han Miao's face remained unchanged: "I will not object to Qiong'er making friends. I'm just afraid that people will deliberately get close and lie to you about the secret recipe..."

If there was any hint of this, Zhen Qiong categorically denied it: "Don't worry about this, brother Shen is sincere and doesn't know much about alchemy, it won't be like this."

At first glance, Shen Kuo is a scholar of learning things, what does he know about Dan Dao Neng?Besides, it's not that he has no sense of secrecy, and no one is allowed to enter the side room where soap, glycerin, and alcohol are refined.

"Oh? In this way, Qiong'er really values ​​that editor Shen." Han Miao smiled magnanimously, "Silver mirrors are extremely expensive in the market now, and a pair of goggles alone are worth a lot."

"I gave him the glass mirror for research. How can such a thing be measured by money?" Zhen Qiong frowned and asked back.

That's right, when studying alchemy, this trail doesn't treat money as money.Burning money is simply a headache.It's just that Han Miao never thought that he could spend this "wasted" energy on others.

The smile froze slightly, and Han Miao nodded thoughtfully: "Such a great talent, it's really important to make friends with him. If editor Shen comes again, I, the master, should welcome him personally."

However, these words did not elicit the slightest reaction from Zhen Qiong.Welcome or not, what does it have to do with him?

Seeing Zhen Qiong's appearance, Han Miao immediately knew that these small tricks were useless, so he naturally changed the subject: "Yesterday, I missed the appointment and caused Qiong Erbai to wait. Can I invite you to Fanlou for dinner tomorrow?"

Han Miao remembered that Zhen Qiong liked Fanlou's dishes, not to mention that the price was better than that of the restaurant.However, this sure-fire invitation was met with a cold snort.

"Big restaurants are all cheating money, so it's better to eat braised pork at home!" Zhen Qiong didn't appreciate it at all, but became even angrier.

Han Miao: "..."

It's not easy to pick up this topic anymore, Han Miao can only say: "Whatever Qiong'er wants to eat, just say, Brother Yu will accompany you."

Looking at that still very sincere face, Zhen Qiong pondered for a moment, then suddenly said: "My monthly salary and bonus will not be less, right?"

"Of course not!" Han Miao replied firmly.

"Oh, then it's all right. I still have to continue the experiment." Zhen Qiong breathed a sigh of relief, with an appearance of "Okay, we're done chatting".

Han Miao: "..."

Why is it so different from what you imagined?Han Miao hesitated for a moment, and finally said with a smile: "Then Qiong'er should eat and rest earlier, don't be tired."

After the seemingly gentle instructions, when he left the side courtyard, the smile on his face faded a lot, and he told Anping: "Look forward to tomorrow, if that Shen Kuo asks to see you, come and report to me first."

Anping nodded quickly, looked at the back of Alang striding away, and sighed inwardly.Alang is really still a little jealous of that official Shen.Although in his opinion, the official Shen is quite similar to Daoist Zhen, they are both scheming people, maybe there is no need to worry?

Seeing that Han Miao had left, Zhen Qiong also heaved a sigh of relief.The feeling in my heart is really hard to describe.It seems that Daguan Han is still as generous as ever, so he doesn't have to worry about lack of money.Other problems, maybe it will be better after a while?

Rubbing her chest, Zhen Qiong sighed and returned to the alchemy room with her head bowed.

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The next day, Shen Kuo rushed to the Han Mansion excitedly just after leaving the Yamen.He got the lenses yesterday, but he didn't start using them right away. Instead, he calculated carefully all night to be confident.Today, I came here to discuss with Zhen Qiong. If it is feasible, I can make mirrors by myself!

However, unexpectedly, it was not Xiaodao who came to greet him, but a young man in a family swallow suit.

"My servant, Han Miao, is the owner of this family. I am really ashamed of the poor reception of the distinguished guests." Han Miao put on a polite smile and said politely.

"Han officials are so young?" Shen Kuo couldn't help but sigh, "To be able to buy such a large yard outside the gate of Changhe, he really came from a wealthy family! It's really enviable."

How can you feel rich when you meet each other?Han Miao suddenly realized that there was a reason why Zhen Qiong speculated with this person, and he really couldn't speak.

Now that he has touched his temper, it will be much easier to deal with it.Han Miao smiled: "The boy is only a merchant, how can he compare to editor Shen's pedantic heaven and man?"

This flattery really made Shen Kuo smile: "Where is it, there is nothing like Zhen Xiaoyou. Han officials have outstanding vision. It is really a blessing to be able to support such a genius as Zhen Xiaoyou! I wonder if Xiaoyou is here today?"

One mouthful and one "little friend", calling him so close, if Han Miao hadn't known that Shen Kuo had married a wife and had a child, he wouldn't have thought of it.With the same expression on his face, he smiled and took the guests to the side courtyard himself.

As soon as he saw Zhen Qiong, Shen Kuo regained his energy. He touched his chest and took out a bronze mirror: "Little friend, you must accept this light-transmitting mirror! I found it with great difficulty, and it cost ten dollars." What about Wuguan!"

"Is it really a light-transmitting mirror?" Zhen Qiong also became interested, took the mirror and fiddled with it, and after a while, patterns and patterns appeared on the wall, which were extremely clear and detailed.

He couldn't help but said with joy: "It's really amazing that such technology was available a few generations ago!"

The mere fifteen bronze mirrors actually made Zhen Qiong as happy as if she had gotten a new furnace.Han Miao's lips were slightly tightened, but he didn't want to speak for a while.

"Isn't it!" Seeing that Zhen Qiong liked it, Shen Kuo felt relieved, and smiled with his beard, "I've seen three or four mirrors with the same pattern, and this is the only case that sees light. Maybe it's because of the special manufacturing method."

Zhen Qiong took the mirror in her hand, looked at it carefully, and clicked her tongue twice: "I must have used the etching method, just polishing may not be able to have this effect."

"What is the method of etching?" Shen Kuo was curious.

"It's carved with corrosive liquid. Maybe it's sand? It's too old, so it's hard to guess." Zhen Qiong mused.

Shen Kuo was almost distracted by these words, finally remembered his reason for coming, and coughed: "I thought about it for a long time yesterday, and I came up with some ideas about the method, do you want to hear it, little friend?"

Are we talking about optics again?Zhen Qiong bit the bullet and said: "Okay, okay. It's just that I'm not very good at learning, let's just discuss it. By the way, I have someone make something, which is more convenient for drawing pictures."

As he spoke, he asked Anping to fetch a wooden shelf with a board hanging on it and white paper sandwiched between them.Handing over a stick of charcoal casually, Zhen Qiong explained: "You can write with this thing."

Those are charcoal strips, even if they are wrapped in cloth, they are easy to get dirty, so how can they be used by guests?However, Shen Kuo didn't care, picked up the charcoal stick and drew two strokes on the paper, then nodded and praised: "It's really convenient, counting is also convenient, my little friend is really quick-witted!"

After all, Shen Kuo drew a sketch without waiting for anyone to urge him.This was also what he saw yesterday when discussing with Zhen Qiong. The more he thought about it, the more convenient it became, and he figured it out in no time.Now the painting is really like flowing clouds and flowing water.

"The size of the mirror is constant. If you want to get the focus like this, you have to set the mirror like this..."

"The arc seems to be bigger..."

"Impossible! How can it be accomplished overnight? But what you said is not a solution. If you want to try, at least this is the way..."

"How can it be like this? I really can't think of it! Isn't it possible to be like this..."

"Little friend really understands me! If there is a reversal, maybe I can..."

"Wonderful! But I still have some concerns..."

Han Miao stood aside stupidly, looking at the charcoal drawings that kept popping up on the board, he was speechless.He didn't understand a word of what the two of them were discussing, not even the picture drawn on the board.As a businessman, how can I say that I am also proficient in arithmetic?Why did he act like an ignorant child in front of the two of them?

In the past, whatever Zhen Qiong said, he could still pretend to say a few words of praise, making Xiaodao happy.But when Zhen Qiong had a good conversation with others, he didn't even have a clue how to compliment them.

Looking at the little face that was slightly flushed with excitement, Han Miao's heart sank.This is not Mi Fu's kind of brat who only makes people angry, but a friend who can have a good chat with Zhen Qiong.How is he going to fight with people?

"If you feel good about it, then I'll do it when I get back!" Throwing down the stick of charcoal in his hand, Shen Kuo let out a long sigh of relief, feeling extremely happy!

How many experiences and ideas he has seen and heard in his life fall into the ears of others, but they are just "foolish words".No one understands, and no one cares.However, Zhen Qiong is different. No matter what he says, he can quickly pick up the words, and even point out the omissions to each other.This kind of hearty feeling cannot be found even in the Zhaowen Library, which houses all the books in the world.Therefore, even if the plan of the mirror is solved, he is unwilling to leave so early.

After thinking for a while, Shen Kuo said again: "Maybe my friend let me have a look at the brazen copper method mentioned yesterday?"

When he was in Qianshan, Jiangxi, he saw the strange method of refining copper with gall water, and he never forgot it.He never thought that Xiaodao knew about this and could tell the root cause of it, so how could he not make him curious?

"It's a small matter." The topic finally returned to the area she was familiar with, and Zhen Qiong immediately regained her spirits, ready to show off to others.

At this time, I heard a light cough coming from beside me: "Since the two of you are chatting speculatively, I won't bother you."

Han Miao finally found an opportunity and interjected.However, the two people who looked at him had a few words in their eyes, "Why haven't you left yet?"

The smile on his face was almost unbearable, Han Miao bowed his hands to say goodbye, but when he turned around, his face darkened.

He is no match for Shen Kuo.

It's not about money, status, or appearance, it's just the simple word "know each other".He will never be able to understand what Zhen Qiong is thinking like Shen Kuo, and know what is thinking in his strange head.

And Zhen Qiong is not an ordinary trail.Han Miao knew better than anyone that Zhen Qiong was tricked into going down the mountain by him, using money and delicious food as bait, and easily made that trail an offering to the Han family.What Zhen Qiong cares about is only his money, whether it's the elixir or medicine, whether it's the monthly salary or the profit.

He doesn't care.As long as he can keep Xiao Dao by his side, he doesn't care about spending more money, and he will respond to every request and take good care of him.He is also confident that no one can treat that trail better than himself, allowing him to live freely and happily.

But now, everything has changed.

Zhen Qiong is no longer short of money.He has a pill room, a monthly salary, and money that is stored in the account and cannot be spent no matter how much he spends.He is not a person who is obsessed with pleasure, and the money is only for better alchemy and pursuit of his own way.Does it really make a difference to him to eat better or worse, and to dress warmer or colder?

If there is no foreign object that can impress him, the only thing he cares about is a like-minded confidant?And that "confidant" was not him, but Shen Kuo.

For the first time in his life, Han Miao felt a heavy sense of frustration.No wonder Zhen Qiong had to ask specifically before whether the monthly salary and bonus would change.And at that time, he didn't even hear the clues in these words!

Until now, Han Miao is still confident that Zhen Qiong can stay in the Han family and keep the prescription of sugar and perfume.Just these, for him, is not enough.He wanted more, wanted that Xiaodao to smile at him, blushed involuntarily, and his eyes wandered, but secretly fell on himself.But now, he is worse than Shen Kuo, who has a wife and son and is nearly forty years old.

How could it be so!

"Han Da, could it be that someone came to the door?"

A slightly hurried voice came to my ears.Han Miao looked up, only to realize that he was walking back to the main courtyard unknowingly, and happened to run into Sun Pangmin.

"No." Han Miao said flatly.

"Ah? Why are you putting on a dead face? I thought your perfume shop was going to collapse..." The brothers who grew up together, how could Sun Pangmin not know Han Miao's temper.Such an anxious expression is rare to see once in hundreds of years. If there is nothing wrong, there will be a ghost.

Han Miao's eyebrows twitched, and he asked back, "Why don't you leave?"

Sun Pangmin looked at him in shock: "I drove more than 1000 miles to send you a letter. You are so ruthless? I won't leave! If something really happens, can't I still help..."

The shop is fine, but something is going to happen in the backyard.Han Miao said coldly, "I'll book a yard for you and move out tomorrow."

"Han Da! I misread you!" Sun Pangmin rushed over, wanting to stalk you.

Han Miao flashed alertly: "In the upper hall, Lin Niaoyou will accompany you, should we move or not?"

"Move!" Sun Pangmin paused and said decisively.

Glancing at him in disgust, Han Miao strode into the room.Behind him, Sun Pangmin touched his chin thoughtfully. What's wrong with this kid?It's really curious.

The author has something to say: I originally wanted to write it slowly as a meme, but people keep asking me, so let me talk about it first

Shen Kuo didn't have much utilitarianism in the first place. At the age of 24, Yinbu became an official, and at the age of 33, he thought about taking the Jinshi examination, and passed it immediately.Throughout his life, he has always been a competent and highly capable practical official, and he is an all-rounder in civil affairs, finance, military affairs, and water conservancy.

After Wang Anshi came to power, Shen Kuo's original indifferent life changed. He was flattering everywhere, focused on climbing up, and made small reports. After Wang Anshi resigned, he flattered the new prime minister, the black Wang Anshi.

The biggest difference between these two periods is that Shen Kuo's original wife died and he married a second wife.This second wife is the beloved daughter of his boss and benefactor, she is young and beautiful, and she is also very tough. She beat and scolded Shen Kuo frequently, and her beard could be torn off bloody and skinny.What will happen when a technical talent with low emotional intelligence meets a violent wife who especially hopes that her husband will be "promising"?

"Shen Kuo is a naturalist and acquainted with anecdotal information, penetrating into the depths, dealing with various political affairs, and extremely open-minded." "He is erudite and good at writing, and has written on astronomy, local chronicles, laws and calendars, music, medicine, and divination."

Shen Kuo is an extremely talented scientist, an all-round generalist who is rare in thousands of years.And judging from his attitude towards the people and the territory of the country under his rule, he is by no means a bad person.But it is undeniable that his political literacy is extremely poor, his emotional intelligence is outrageous, and he has a serious mentality of admiration. This is the key to his repeated jumps between the old and new parties.And his talent, except for Wang Anshi, is actually not valued by anyone.Would his life be different if all interfering factors were excluded?

As for Su Shi, don't worry, his father Su Xun died of illness not long ago, and now the two brothers are still keeping filial piety in their hometown.When the time comes, it will appear naturally.