The days when I pretended to be a cat in the Forbidden City[Comprehensive]

He said under the vigilant eyes of the big and the young: "Girls don't have to marry me. No matter whether they can develop what I want, I will pay for everything during the working days of girls. Girls' wages are calculated separately, including food." If you can research it, there will be another reward."

"If the girl is worried, we can make a contract."

The woman bit her lip and stared at him tightly. She pulled her younger brother over with force with one hand: "I would like to thank you for your kindness first, but I just wonder if the wages can be converted into my younger brother's meal expenses? My sister is the only one in my family." There are two younger brothers, the younger brother is young and lives outside alone, I am worried."

She was afraid that Xia Anran would not agree, so she hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please don't worry, my younger brother is very capable, my younger brother is strong, and he can also help you with work on weekdays, and my younger brother can also drive a car!"

driving?

Xia Anran, who had been robbed of the conversation, glanced at the little boy. A three-year-old little Douding who is not as tall as him can actually drive a car?Can he hold the rein?

Even if it is said that the children of the poor are already in charge of the family, this is too outrageous, right?Or are big guys just that tough?

He opened his mouth, and after thinking for a while, he didn't refuse. He just turned his head and signaled his siblings to follow him.

The elder sister named A Ru pursed her lips, her eyes were determined, and she followed her brother by the little hand.

She believed in her own eyesight, although from outsiders' point of view, this young man did not promise her a single word, but she felt that this young man must be a good person.

In fact, she lied, she was not abducted, on the contrary, she escaped with her brother.

When her younger brother was born, the family was in a difficult situation. The mother was afraid that the child would not survive, so she asked someone to send him to his father.Unexpectedly, she heard from other people that the family was not good to the younger brother at all, but the mother did not go to bring the younger brother back even if she knew about it, she only said that the nature of father and son, presumably because the younger brother was a concubine and was looked down upon by the mistress. That's all.

She is the eldest sister, and she basically took the younger brother with her after birth. The love is different from the other siblings, so she asked the younger sister to borrow money, and then sneaked away with the money that her brother gave her. I came out and wanted to see how my little brother was doing.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he ran to the villain's house, he saw that the family actually let Adi sleep in the stable.My brother is only three years old, if the mare of that family hadn't just given birth to a foal and had straw to keep warm, wouldn't it be impossible to survive this winter at all.

She was so angry that she took the little brother away directly.Unexpectedly, the weather turned cold when I went home, and my younger brother was too young to suffer from the cold. After arriving here, he was taken in by a farmer's family and stayed there temporarily.

She can embroider, the style is different from here, and she can sell some money to support her younger brother.How could she have thought that the husband of this family fell in love with her?

All kinds of embarrassments were left aside for the time being, but fortunately, we arrived in Zhongshan Country, where the country was just joined, and it was more friendly to a lone woman like her, and the policy was loose.

Originally, she had already made preparations, and when the king of Zhongshan built the palace, she was recruited to cook. On weekdays, she would always have something to eat with her younger brother, but she never thought that the king of Zhongshan did not build a palace.

Now it's cold and her hands are stiff, and she doesn't dare to do rough work. She is afraid that if her hands get calluses, she will lose the ability to eat. In addition, after winter, she will have to pay five bills next year. She is desperate, so she just wanted to Just find someone to marry yourself first, and avoid this tax.

Fortunately, I met a nobleman.

The little lady walked all the way holding her brother's little hand, and finally stopped in front of a mansion.She could read some characters, but when she saw the plaque, her whole body froze.

Hearing the little man say to the white-faced beardless man who came up to him, "Place these siblings down for now, and treat them well", I felt like I couldn't even walk.

After Xiao Lang finished speaking, he smiled kindly at her, and then motioned her to follow the man.

The girl turned her head to look at the person in charge, and heard the other person speak in a slender voice: "Lady, come with the younger one."

She struggled a bit, and asked weakly: "Mr. Lang, I'm sorry, but I dare to ask, just now that Xiao Lang is..."

"What Xiaolang?" The man glared at her, "That's His Highness Liu Sheng, the king of Zhongshan Kingdom, you have to call His Highness!"

And Xia Anran didn't notice how shocked this lady was at all.After staying up all night, plus being delayed for a while and walking all the way, the young boy was already exhausted, so he immediately fell asleep after brushing off his face roughly.

He fell asleep until the afternoon.

However, after waking up, Xia Anran only felt that the world had changed. He almost thought that he had slept for a month instead of half a day. Did I not explain clearly?

Xia Anran thought blankly, why did this girl named A Ru appear in his room?

As soon as she opened her eyes and saw a girl standing in the room, Xia Anran's uncontrollable hairs were blown up.He usually has sensitive hearing, so there is usually no one in the room. If he is not really tired today, he will probably be awakened when she enters.

After this experience, Xia Anran, who was completely sober, felt dumbfounded after hearing the inner servant's journey.

This servant was sent by the palace. He is very clever, but he has a big brain. In addition, he probably heard many stories about the emperor's heir in the palace. A pair of sisters and brothers came back. Looking at the sister again, she looks clean, with soft eyebrows and eyes, and the younger brother is also quite cute. There is a hole in my brain that is not closed, thinking that these two are the ones brought back by King Zhongshan. What and what?

It's no wonder he thought too much, Xia Anran's age is already 11 years old, but according to the calculation here, he should be counted as 13 years old.

If a 13-year-old boy is still in the palace, wouldn't he have to receive enlightenment education?

After Xia Anran heard the words, he couldn't help but feel dumbfounded. He waved his hands and didn't ask the servants. A Ru, who was cleaned up and changed into a beautiful dress, said: "You should take care of yourself with your brother for a few days. Don't worry about it." , the people below misunderstood, I have other arrangements for your business, the lady does not need to do these things."

A Ru's fair face turned pink slightly, she knelt down deeply, and said respectfully, "Thank you, Your Highness!"

Xia Anran didn't take it seriously, and now he put all his mind on the kiln.After eating a few bites casually, Xia Anran took a small carriage to the location of the kiln.

When he got there, he found that the atmosphere was very solemn. The craftsmen held iron handles and walked around several observation ports non-stop, lifting the iron sheet of the observation port from time to time to see the situation inside.Such an atmosphere made Xia Anran's back stiffen, and she also felt a little nervous.

"What's the matter?" He approached quietly, and asked a craftsman in a low voice. The latter did not turn to look at him, but was staring nervously at the kiln with his fists tightly clenched. Open the kiln ahead of time."

The little prince was also startled, and his eyes were also tinged with excitement. He saw a few craftsmen walking back and forth and then discussed in a low voice. These people took the handkerchiefs and wrapped them in their hands without saying goodbye. Go up and start to take down the bricks little by little with the iron hook.

These bricks are also heat-resistant bricks. Although the craftsmen try to handle them with care, it is inevitable that they will be broken.Put these aside, and then crush them and use them again.

As the bricks moved away little by little, hot air came out of the cave. At this time, the sun had already begun to set, and the cold wind blowing quickly blew this hot air upside down.The craftsmen sneaked in, pulled out all the coals placed at the door, and carefully took out the pottery at the door.

To be on the safe side, they used the original firing method for this batch of pottery, which was nothing new.After all the scattered small items at the door were taken out, a clearing was cleared on the ground outside the venue.

Several craftsmen came in together, and the first large piece was moved out with the lower bracket.

Different from the thick and short drains commonly used in palaces, Xia Anran needs water diversion, and he will place this pipe on the ground. Considering the flow rate when making it, the craftsman mainly uses thin pipes with a diameter of about 20 cm. , one end is thick and the other end is thin, and the thin mouth has a wedge to connect with the thick mouth on the other end. However, its length has reached a rare more than half a meter, far exceeding the current standard of about two palms.

Fortunately, the simplest cylindrical shape can be used in production, otherwise the craftsmen would not dare to make such a long one.

In fact, if Xia Anran is willing to ask his father to borrow someone, he should be able to avoid a lot of detours in making pottery. When Weiyang Palace was built, the bottom of the palace had already used pottery drainage channels. This technology was widely used in palaces after the unification of Qin Dynasty Due to the needs of the times, it has been developed to its peak. The Changle Palace, which was rebuilt from the Xingle Palace of the Pre-Qin Dynasty, still uses the drainage pipes made in the Qin Dynasty.

But Xia Anran did not dare to borrow a duck.

It would be fine if he built the palace himself, after all, Zhongshan Kingdom is a brand new fiefdom, for the sake of this, his father would probably lend him a few people.But he built the hot spring village first without doing business, so Xia Anran could only lead a group of junior potters to study how to make pipes, or slender water delivery pipes.

Fortunately, his craftsmen are awesome.

Xia Anran was quite pleasantly surprised to see the several pipes brought out by the craftsmen. This time they took the risk of making a long pipe about ten feet long by the method of pan molding, but it was a pity that during the firing process, three parts of the pipes were removed. There are cracks in the second place, whether it can be used or not has to be checked by the craftsman.

If it is buried underground, it will definitely not work, but if it is placed on the ground, it does not need to bear the pressure from the soil layer, and the quality requirements for the pottery pipe are naturally reduced a little.

This time, I burned a total of six sticks from short to long. Except for some problems with the longest one, all the others can be used.

But for Xia Anran now, the challenge has just begun.

The whole long "mantou kiln" is divided into two parts by the pipeline. The front side is a low temperature area for pottery firing, while the back side is for porcelain firing area.But as to whether the rear area can reach the temperature of firing porcelain, Xia Anran is really not sure about it.

After a while, the craftsmen who went deep into the kiln brought out a piece of equipment, and when it was illuminated by the light, everyone outside the venue exclaimed.

This is a cabbage.

Of course, after being baked in the kiln, it is impossible for cabbage to appear, so this is a porcelain cabbage