The ancient life of a master craftsman

Li Enbai closed the study door every day, not knowing what he was studying, but Yunli didn't ask, but Zhang Jiu and Shuangzhong were not allowed to disturb him.

He himself is very careful, every time he goes to deliver something, he knocks on the door first, puts the things at the door and leaves.

Yunli himself is also very busy, the Acropolis is very prosperous, and merchants from all over the world are willing to sell their goods here, so there are many new things in the market that he has never seen before.

For example, it is said that it is a large fish that is one meter long and flat like a belt. This kind of fish is called hairtail.

There are also black and green sea veggies, a few dried ones can be soaked in a large pot, and the soaked ones are slippery to the touch, but very fishy.

There are also many shells, crabs, etc., which look different from the ones they found in the river.

Out of curiosity, Yunli bought some seafood and planned to go back and ask Brother En to see if he knew how to do it.

At the market in the Acropolis, Yunli also saw a lot of fabrics with fresh patterns. This is a special product in the south. It is relatively light and thin, but its color and pattern are good. It is very suitable for summer clothes, so I also bought a few. .

There are also many other strange things, such as dioramas, which can be seen clearly. It is said that this kind of mirror is very common in rich families, but the common people rarely use it.

Yunli inquired about the price, and found that it was not too expensive, so she bought ten of them at once, and he wanted to take them back as a gift.

There is also a kind of tube mirror, which can be seen far away by holding it in front of the eyes. It is said to be called a telescope. This is very expensive. Yunli just played with it and did not buy it.

He didn't even let go of the grain and oil store. He went in and went around and bought a barrel of rapeseed oil. This is vegetable oil, which is lighter than peanut oil, but the taste is also very strong and fragrant.

Stir-frying with a little canola oil is sure to be delicious.

Moreover, the price of this oil is similar to that of lard, soybean oil, and peanut oil. It is also a good experience to eat instead.

On his side, he was searching various shops in the Acropolis, while Li Enbai was finishing up Fei Yuan.

After numerous improvements and failures, he still gave up on the steam power and thermal power systems. The flying kite is not big enough to hold such a large and complicated device.

However, he wrote the principle of the steam engine on the back of Feiyuan's drawings, and when conditions permit in the future, Feiyuan can be changed into a real airplane.

In the end, he used mechanical power and spring structure as the basic power. A flying kite can take six people at the same time, and each person has a pedal, which can be regarded as a supplementary system of the power system, that is, manpower.

But his design is very delicate, if it is not a long distance, it does not need manpower, only rely on Feiyuan's original power system.

After he finished flying the kite, he used the system to simulate the take-off and landing, as well as the scene of the flight process, and recorded the problems he found, and continued to modify them later.

In short, the flying kite belonging to Li Enbai has already taken shape.

He put Feiyuan into the system space, opened the door to let sunlight into the room, and saw Yunli not far from the door, sitting on a stool and counting something.

"Brother En, you've come out!" Yunli spotted him immediately, almost jogging over to hug him, "I bought a lot of things, and I plan to bring them back to share with everyone. Come and see."

Hugging one of his arms, Yunli smiled happily, her eyes narrowed into a line.

"Okay, let me see." Li Enbai found that he didn't ask him what he was doing in the study these days at all, and the guess in his heart seemed to be confirmed.

Yunli bought many kinds of things, including almost everything needed for life, and each of them was not available or not common in Xinglong Town.

And he carefully sorted all the things he bought into piles, and he took care of what everyone had.

"I've bought everything, it's not bad." Looking at Yunli's smiling face, Li Enbai stretched out his fingers to pinch his cheek, which was still thin and fleshless, "Do you want to go to the night market tonight?"

Yunli should be fattened up a little more, "Last time I only visited half of it, how about going to finish the remaining half today?"

"Okay, I just heard that there is a delicious Liangpi in the night market. We didn't have it last time, so we have to try it this time."

Yunli was still smiling, Li Enbai pinching his face would not affect him, because Li Enbai was reluctant to use force.

So, when night fell, Li Enbai and Yunli were already walking around the brightly lit night market.

"This chestnut cake is delicious, but I can't put it down, otherwise I have to buy some and take it home to eat." With the chestnut cake stuffed in Yunli's mouth, her cheeks were puffed up, and she was slurred when she spoke, which was very cute .

Li Enbai looked at his bulging cheeks, remembered the cute hamster, couldn't help poking his cheeks with his fingers, "It's so bulging."

Yunli glared at him non-threateningly, and finished eating the chestnut cakes. They had only bought two small portions, and each portion was only four or five yuan, not enough to make people feel full.

"Fried tofu, this one is delicious too!" Yunli's lively voice came from another stall, and Li Enbai's unprincipled "Boss, here are two."

Eating and drinking along the way, from one end of the night market to the other, Yunli's belly also bulged.

"Are you full?" Li Enbai didn't hesitate to touch Yunli's stomach through his clothes, and found that it was indeed swollen, so he took his hand and went back to the residence together.

Shuang Zhong and Zhang Jiu who followed behind also ate all the way, they were not full at this time, imitating the way of the masters, they walked back slowly hand in hand.

It was a very ordinary night, but the corners of the mouth could not help but curl up.

The first day of October, the release day.

This time the list is released, it is considered to be a sea of ​​people.

Students who originally wanted to wait until Xiaonian to participate, this time they all came forward to participate. If they are lucky enough to be on the list, they will go to the capital to participate in the examination in March next year.

If they are still on the list, even if it is only Sun Shan who has lost his name, they can call themselves disciples of the Son of Heaven, and their future prospects will definitely not be bad.

Many people who are lucky think so, so no matter what their level is, they all come to sit for the provincial examination.

The number of candidates this time was about [-]% more than the previous ones.

Even so, when the list was released, there were still only 100 people on the list, so there were too many monks and too little food, so I can't blame everyone for being nervous.

Li Enbai was the same as his usual habit, he had already reserved a seat in the teahouse around the bulletin board, and just came over and waited on the day when the rankings were announced.

But this time he only booked a seat in the lobby on the first floor, and the private rooms on the second floor have already been reserved by candidates from wealthy families.

So everyone else waited anxiously in the lobby with bookboys, servants, or alone. Only he brought his husband, drinking tea and eating breakfast leisurely.

The style of painting is very different from others, which is very eye-catching.

It's just that at this moment everyone's thoughts are on the release of the list for a while, even if they are dissatisfied, they are suppressed at this time, waiting for a while to laugh at him for being unnamed on the list.

It was almost time to release the rankings, and the people waiting in the lobby became more irritable, and some even sweated profusely, as if they had run ten kilometers under the sun in the scorching heat, and they were so sweaty that they could take a bath.

There were also people trembling with trembling faces, their faces were snow-white, they couldn't help panting heavily, and their eyes were uneasily looking at the door of the store.

The examinees in a room had different expressions, and Li Enbai also found it interesting.

There was only a sound of firecrackers, and the sound of gasping in the lobby kept coming and going, and some people couldn't hold their chopsticks.

At this moment, time seems to be suddenly grabbed by ten big oxen, moving forward with great effort, and every moment is infinitely elongated.

Until the first boy who announced the good news ran back, "Young master, you got it! You got it! No. 80 six! You got it! You got it!"

"Hahahaha! I hit it!" Seeing his servant shouting that he hit it, the student was stunned for a second, and immediately jumped up and shouted, blushing with joy, dancing and shouting.

The owner of the teahouse hurriedly asked the staff to set off a hundred firecrackers, "Congratulations, congratulations!"

"Hahahahahaha!" Another person who got the good news jumped up.

Although some people got the good news, more people were pale and refused to believe that they were not on the list.

Some people sat on the ground crying bitterly with snot and tears, and some were so insane that they drank tons and tons of alcohol and shouted, "God mistaken me!"

In short, sorrow and joy are intertwined in a small teahouse.

At such a time of commotion, Shuangzhong came back with a flushed face. He didn't yell, but just looking at his eyes that couldn't hide his joy and the smile that cracked to the corner of his mouth, he knew that this person must have a good heart. message back.

The owner of the restaurant has already asked the guys to prepare firecrackers and let them go out.

"Master, I won, No. 3!" Shuang Zhong was full of energy, speaking loudly, and the whole teahouse fell silent for a moment.

Again and again noisy.

"Master, you passed the exam!" Shuangzhong didn't notice the silence for a second, and was only concerned with announcing the good news to Li Enbai.

"Ahh! Brother En, you won No.3!" Yunli hugged Li Enbai, almost jumping up with joy.

Li Enbai was also very surprised that he could get the No.3 result, which finally brought a perfect end to one thing.

The guy was about to go out to set off firecrackers, when the shopkeeper quickly stopped him and changed the original one hundred rings to two thousand.

This is No.3!

The shopkeeper laughed so hard that he couldn't see his teeth, he was already thinking about how to describe the anecdote of Master Li Juren in his shop.

While thinking about it, he listed the place where Li Enbai worked as a key maintenance seat. From now on, this will be the place where No. 3 of the provincial examination has been done.

Although this kind of enthusiasm won't last long, the money it can bring should not be underestimated, and the shopkeeper's abacus is ringing.

This is the idea that every teahouse around the examination institute will have, and they all do this, Li Enbai doesn't find it strange.

He and Yunli had already left the teahouse, and declined the shopkeeper's invitation to keep the calligraphy.

Not long after returning home, the announcer came to announce the good news and reminded him to go to the Yamen to register and make a book within three days.

Also, the prefect of Acropolis will invite all the new imperial examination candidates to a dinner tomorrow. I hope Li Enbai will attend on time.Li Enbai, who received the invitation, naturally replied that he would attend on time.

The person who came to send the invitation also specially mentioned that no expensive gifts should be brought, the prefect just entertained and mentioned the new imperial examination people according to the old rules.

Li Enbai saw off the visitor, took the invitation card and entered the house, only thought that the magistrate of the Acropolis was very interesting.

While entertaining everyone, he also declared in advance that he would not accept expensive gifts.This is to tell everyone that you have to bring gifts to the banquet, but you can't bring expensive ones?

And this sentence is also worth pondering according to the old practice. The prefect of Weicheng is very afraid that people will suspect that he is forming a gang.

But these have nothing to do with him, no matter what the magistrate wants to do, he just needs to go to the banquet quietly.

Xinke Jieyuan is a local student in Acropolis. He and Sun Mingzhi are brothers and sisters. They are very warm and kind.

On the night of the dinner, he arrived neither early nor late, just in time with Li Enbai.As soon as he got out of the car, he received the attention of many people. Before he could sit down, they surrounded him.

Li Enbai took a look. This Xie Yuan kept smiling three-pointedly, and calmly dismissed the familiar people who came to him. His language and communication skills were perfect.

After praising him in his heart, he found a corner to hide in, to be a quiet bystander, not to grab Jie Yuan's limelight.

On the contrary, Xie Yuan seemed to have been thinking about him all the time. He patrolled the audience, his eyes lit up when he found him, and he walked over, "Hello, Mr. Li, I'm Wang Bojun, from Weicheng."

"Hello, Prince, Li Linfeng, from Huaimu Village, Shicheng." Li Enbai also introduced himself in return.

Ordinary people introduce themselves by name, character, and place of origin, and this place of origin usually refers to the city, and at most refers to the town.

But Li Enbai was different. He didn't want to talk about the town at all, so he skipped it and talked about the village.

Although Wang Bojun was a little surprised, he didn't care about such small details.He came to make friends with Li Enbai for a purpose, "I disturbed Mr. Li's peace. Bo Jun came here to apologize to Mr. Li on behalf of my younger brother. My second younger brother is young and innocent, and he didn't know his character clearly when making friends."

Li Enbai raised his eyebrows, "What are you talking about, Mr. Wang? I don't know your brother, nor have I heard that your brother has done anything to me that requires an apology."

"It's actually like this. My junior brother held a banquet at Yanchun Building eight days ago to entertain his classmates. I couldn't go because I had something to do, so I asked my younger brother Zhong Ren to go for me. Zhong Ren likes to be lively, and he brought a new acquaintance friend."

"His friend is surnamed Chen, Chen Yingcai, from Xinglong Town. This person is narrow-minded and jealous of Mr. Li's knowledge, so he talked nonsense while drinking..."

Wang Bojun is also helpless, his younger brother is good at everything, but he is not sure about people.No matter what smells good, you can make friends with him, but you often only know what's going on when you get tricked.

When Li Enbai heard him say that he brought friends to the banquet, he guessed what was going on, "Young Master Wang, there is no need to be like this. I do have a grudge against Chen Yingcai, and it has nothing to do with others. Second Young Master Wang was also deceived by villains."

Wang Bojun loves to hear this sentence, his younger brother is naturally good in everything, but there are too many vicious people who always try to deceive him, he is not yet deeply involved in the world, so naturally it is impossible to guard against.

Li Enbai saw the faint approval on his face, and for some reason, he smelled a familiar smell of brother-in-law.

He has seen this expression on Yunhe's face, on the faces of Mu Xiaoqing's three older brothers, and on Mu Xiaozhu's face, it is really too familiar.

So he secretly praised the second young master Wang, and this Wang Bojun immediately made a little affection for Li Enbai, as if he had met a bosom friend.

Pulling Li Enbai to talk and laugh endlessly, Sun Mingzhi and Shi Wenbai also came over to have fun, and when they heard Wang Bojun lavishly praised his younger brother, they immediately rolled their eyes, "Brother, you are enough, brother Zhongren is old, and you always feel that he is too young to do anything, clearly It's naive!"

"Hahaha, Junior Brother, Zhong Ren's temperament is indeed naive, but there is nothing wrong with it, as long as he is happy."

Wang Bojun also dotes on Sun Mingzhi, a junior, and does not refute his words, but he also wants to defend his younger brother.

Until the banquet started, the four of them chatted and laughed together, and no one else could get involved.

The magistrate of Acropolis did not show up until the time was up, and he did not talk nonsense when he arrived. He simply said a few words, reminding everyone to calm down, guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and move forward in a down-to-earth manner.

Then there is a dry meal, and even the toast is for everyone to toast together.

After eating, he didn't stay for a moment, as if someone was chasing him with a knife.A dinner party that was supposed to be splendid ended in such an anticlimactic manner.

At the end of the show, Li Enbai didn't even smell of alcohol. He was a little surprised, mainly because the magistrate ran too fast and didn't give everyone room to play.

"Brother Li, do you think it's strange?" Wang Bojun, who came out with him, seemed to notice his surprise and explained.

"Master Zhifu was originally a general who led the troops. He had been guarding the northern border a few years ago. Later, he was transferred to the Acropolis as the prefect by Yizhi. What he dislikes most on weekdays is the many etiquettes of literati. He likes to be more straightforward. "

Since this magistrate came from the army, he naturally acts differently from the literati, but fortunately he is a good official.And Wang Bojun's words were also a gesture of goodwill to Li Enbai.

"So that's how it is. Your lord is a straightforward person." Li Enbai answered flatly, "I'm going home the day after tomorrow, can you write to exchange knowledge with Brother Wang?"

"Of course." Wang Bojun also smiled appropriately.

The two separated, but they understood each other's overtures, and Wang Bojun also understood the standard of handling Chen Yingcai.

As soon as he got into the carriage, Yunli's smiling face appeared in front of his eyes, Li Enbai's polite shell instantly collapsed, and he gained popularity.

"Brother En, have you had a drink?" Yunli was sitting in the carriage, with a small low table in front of him, he sat cross-legged, the height was just right.With his hands on his chin, he tilted his head and asked Li Enbai.

"I only had a few drinks, it's fine." Li Enbai sat down.

Yunli leaned over and smelled him, "It's true that there is no smell of alcohol, but let's drink some tea to get rid of the smell of alcohol in your mouth."

When Shuangzhong drove the carriage, he could only faintly hear the voice of the master and the young master talking, and the voice of the conversation could not be heard afterwards.