The ancient life of a master craftsman

Li Enbai made a model as usual. Although this thing cannot be demonstrated even if there is a model, it is better than Liu Mingxi not being able to see the real thing. He explained the usage, put the drawing on the table, and discussed the price with Liu Mingxi .

At this time, the two of them were fighting with each other, refusing to give in to each other, vying for the little bit of profit, thinking in their hearts not to let the other party take advantage of it!

It looks very unfriendly, but in fact it is because of their close relationship, otherwise Liu Mingxi would not have spent so much time talking with him. Although this cultivator can bring huge benefits to the Liu family, but It will also bring huge risks, and he doesn't know whether to buy a cultivator.

The process of fighting wits and courage with Li Enbai was particularly interesting. Liu Mingxi thought about it a lot, and after arguing with him back and forth, it became clearer and clearer that he still wanted to seize this opportunity. As long as the benefits were sufficient, he was willing to take risks as a businessman.

In the end, they settled the deal at a suitable price. Li Enbai divided the silver into two parts, one for a large denomination bank note, and the other for one or two silver ingots.

Liu Mingxi naturally satisfied his request, and asked someone to fetch the money. After Li Enbai collected the money, he asked him, "Aren't you going to make the pencil you mentioned earlier?"

"Naturally, it's just that I've been confined at home recently, and I have no choice but to recruit a job." Liu Mingxi spread his hands, expressing that he didn't want to delay.

Li Enbai glanced at him, "You have a reason."

"Hey, this is not looking for a reason, but the fact. You see, I stay at home every day, and I don't leave the door. I'm almost catching up with the days of our young ladies. Isn't it too pitiful?"

Li Enbai didn't pick up his words. He still doesn't know why Liu Chunshan grounded Liu Mingxi, so he naturally didn't want to get involved.

But Liu Mingxi was determined, he must let Li Enbai help him out of the confinement, he was so suffocated at home, the New Year is still very early, and this year he will not be in the capital for the New Year, of course he has to relax.

So he rambled about many reasons, and finally promised to go to Huaimu Village to recruit workers as soon as he left Liu's residence, and the salary would be favorable.But Li Enbai was unmoved. Although he asked Liu Mingxi to hire villagers to work, he insisted.

He lives in Huaimu Village, and the affection accepted by the villagers of Huaimu Village is only worth his words.It's good if things come true, and he won't force things if things don't come true.

So Liu Mingxi finished talking, but Li Enbai still didn't respond, and let him sing a one-man show there by himself. When the time was almost up, he got up and left, "Okay, I have to hand in my homework to my husband, Chang Le is alone clean."

"You think I'm long-winded?! Li Linfeng!" Liu Ming wanted to smash the bed angrily.

Li Enbai waved to him and left.

When he arrived at Liu Chuncheng's side, he was already waiting in the study. This man was also dressed very thickly, which made his light lips and snow-white skin more moist.

"Sir." Compared with the uncle and nephew of the Liu family, Li Enbai's clothes were extremely thin.

You can still see his slender figure, and his gestures are still so light and easy.He handed a thick stack of papers to Liu Chuncheng, "Long time no see, Linfeng didn't dare to be lazy, this is a policy theory and some insights written by Linfeng one month ago."

Seeing the thickness of the stack of papers, Liu Chuncheng smiled with satisfaction, and when his eyebrows and eyes were raised, there was a touch of amorous feelings, "Sit down, Linfeng has not been here for a long time, I heard from Chang Le that you are researching some cultivating machines, but you succeeded ?”

"Well, good luck, it's a fluke." Li Enbai always felt that Liu Chuncheng today was a little different from the past, but he couldn't tell what was different. In the end, it came down to the fact that he had stayed at home for too long.

Thinking about it this way, Lizi has always been with him at home, and he has to do housework, cooking and other trivial things every day. It has been a hard work for Lizi for a month. It has snowed recently, but I can take Lizi out to enjoy the snow and relax. Relax.

Liu Chuncheng roughly read the papers one by one, put them away, and then slowly read them carefully. Now he has to test how well Li Enbai has recited the scriptures.

"Linfeng?" Liu Chuncheng knocked on the table and called out.

Li Enbai came back to his senses, apologized to Liu Chuncheng, Liu Chuncheng waved his hand, "It's not necessary, but why is Linfeng thinking so preoccupied?"

"In the past month, I have devoted myself to study and research every day. Fulang has taken care of the trivial matters at home alone. It is very hard work. I thought about taking advantage of the light snow and taking him out to enjoy the snow, but I don't know where to go to enjoy the snow. " When he mentioned Yunli, the corners of his mouth inadvertently curled up, and his eyes were full of soft light.

Liu Chuncheng saw his natural expression of affection, and smiled back, "If you don't have specific requirements, you can go to the other courtyard of the Liu family. There is a plum grove there. Although it is not open yet, it is also very interesting."

Li Enbai listened to his suggestion, but also generously agreed, "However, there is no master in the other courtyard, and it is not appropriate for us to disturb it directly. It is better to let Chang Le go with us, and it can remind us of two taboos as husband and wife."

Although I planned not to get involved with the matters of the Liu family and his son, I still have to mention one thing that should be mentioned.Unexpectedly, Liu Chuncheng shook his head, "It's fine for the two of you to go, and the husband and wife are more at ease. Bringing Chang Le will get in the way."

This is the refusal to release Liu Mingxi's restraint, and Li Enbai wisely stopped mentioning this matter, "So, I thank you sir first."

"You're welcome, if the next assessment makes me find that you are slack, then you won't be able to go anywhere." Liu Chuncheng joked.

"Sir, just take the test, and Linfeng will answer you fluently." Li Enbai said confidently.

"Hahaha, good." Liu Chuncheng likes Li Enbai's confident look, "but friend Zou asked Mencius"

"Mencius said: Isn't it good..." Li Enbai thought for only a few seconds before continuing, and then recited a passage.

"Why?"

Li Enbai began to explain the meaning and his own understanding again, so Liu Chuncheng took a few more questions, and Li Enbai could answer them quickly, knowing that reciting the interpretation was no longer difficult for him, and he was very satisfied.

"Tongsheng test focuses on the meaning of the scriptures. With your current level, as long as the test is performed normally, the Tongsheng test will naturally be sure, but if you want to come out on top, you still need to work hard. Your handwriting has already shown its strength, but it is not enough. Next, we need to practice calligraphy seriously." Liu Chuncheng pointed out carefully.

Li Enbai naturally remembered them one by one, "I understand, sir."

Liu Chuncheng handed him a few books, "After today's exam, take these books back and read them carefully, write an article, and give them to me next time."

"Ok."

"Well, I have already written the handwriting of Tong Shengjian. Will the Liu family send it to the government, or will you send it yourself?"

When Li Enbai asked this question, his heart skipped a beat. He carefully looked at Liu Chuncheng's expression, but he was still in that fairy-like, jade-like state with a clean-eyed look, and it seemed that he asked a sentence carelessly.

But Li Enbai wouldn't take it as an unintentional remark, he thought about it seriously, how should he answer?

If he decides to send it off by himself, I am afraid that his relationship with the Liu family will stop here, and maybe they will become estranged.But if Liu Fu was to send the handwritten letter, it would be a sure thing, he and Liu Fu would be firmly bound together.

After thinking about it for a few minutes, Liu Chuncheng only read his proposal carefully without urging him, which also proved that his question had meaning.

Li Enbai thought, if he was tied to the ship of the Liu Mansion, then the enemies of the Liu Mansion would be his enemies, and the enemies of the Liu Mansion would also regard him as an enemy, and perhaps they would make things difficult for him because he was a peasant, after all It is not easy for the Liu family to be brought down, but it is easy for him to be obliterated halfway.

But if it wasn't like this, Liu Chuncheng wrote his handwritten letter. This is a fact, how long can it be hidden?At that time, the enemies of the Liu Mansion will not be unwilling to intercept him, just do as they please.The Liu family would not protect him, wouldn't it be even worse?

With an idea in mind, Li Enbai put down the teacup, "I plan to take Lizi to relax for a few days, please send the handwritten letter to the government for me, sir."

Liu Chuncheng smiled lightly, "Okay, then I won't keep you. I'll let Liu Chong pick up your husband and wife tomorrow. You should go back earlier today."

"Okay, let Linfeng leave." Li Enbai understood that from today onwards, he will officially bear the seal of the Liu family, and the people behind the Liu family will also be the people he will pledge allegiance to in the future.

But how can the future be predicted now?Li Enbai rushed back to Huaimu Village despite the light snow.

After he left, not long after, a man slightly older than Liu Chuncheng came in, "Yixian."

Liu Chuncheng raised his head, "Brother, did you see Linfeng just now?"

The man was wearing a navy blue long gown, and there was a Sichuan-shaped trace between his eyebrows. He was obviously a serious and frowning person on weekdays, but he was very gentle to Liu Chuncheng, "I see, he is outstanding in appearance and talented. I didn't expect to be in this small Xinglong County can also produce a character."

His tone was very flat, and his description of Li Enbai was not a compliment, at most it was lukewarm, and Liu Chuncheng didn't say anything, he handed the policy to his senior brother, "He wrote this in the past few days, senior brother Let's take a look."

The man took it and looked at it for a while, "The writing has improved a bit, but it is still unsightly, and needs to be practiced."

Liu Chuncheng remained silent, watching his senior brother criticize, but his eyes were still fixed on Ce Lun's words line by line.His senior brother used to be so wrong with his mouth, he was very satisfied in his heart, but he said that he was mediocre.

The man frowned after reading the policy theory, and then slowly stretched his eyes after thinking for a while, "This Li Linfeng is very courageous, he dares to think about anything, this Longtian method is his first creation?"

Liu Chuncheng spread his hands, "He said no, but I haven't seen it anywhere else."

The man folded up the theory and put it away, "Since he mentioned it many times, let's find a place to try it out, and we'll know if the effect is as good as he said."

Liu Chuncheng spread his hands again, "Brother, whatever you want."

The man pressed the center of his eyebrows, looked at his younger brother's picturesque eyebrows, and sighed softly, "Junior brother, why don't you ask where the prince is now?"

"Spying on the prince's actions is a crime against the clan. I am a petty juren, but I don't have the guts." Liu Chuncheng replied with a smile.

"You..." The man sighed again, "Just know what you have in mind."

"I know, brother, don't worry, I'm fine, maybe when you come to see me next time, maybe I'll already be married and have children." Liu Chuncheng calmed his brother's worries with the most gentle tone.

"It's best." The man rubbed the space between his brows again, "I'm going back to Beijing tomorrow, you take good care of yourself here."

"Okay, brother, take care too."

Before dawn the next day, there was a carriage leaving from the main entrance and the back entrance of Liu Mansion. The carriage at the main entrance was the usual one used by Liu Mingxi.But the one at the back door is very simple and low-key, it looks ordinary, and there is nothing worthy of people's attention when walking on the road.

The two carriages left almost at the same time, one heading south and the other north, going in the opposite direction.

Liu Chong drove the carriage, and as soon as the gate of the town was opened, he hurried out. When he arrived at Huaimu Village, it was only after dawn that he knocked on the door, "Mr. Li, the second master asked me to pick you up and your husband."

Li Enbai also just woke up, he didn't expect Liu Chong to come so early, so he had to let him in first, "Come in and wait, we haven't had breakfast yet, it's not too late to leave after eating, right?"

"It's not too late, Mr. Li, you two can do whatever you want."

Liu Chong didn't know why the second master asked him to come out so early, but the master had orders, so he could only obey and not think too much about it.

Li Enbai and Yunli had breakfast, and put the things they packed yesterday on the carriage, "Okay, let's go."

"Mr. Li, Li Fulang, sit still." Liu Chong sat on the shaft of the chariot, "Drive!"

Today's weather is very good, there is no snow, but the snow that fell yesterday has not completely melted, although it is not a vast expanse of white, but a little bit of starlight scattered in the world, and the appearance of the snow covered with withered grass is also unique.

This was Yunli's first time sitting in a carriage looking at the side of the road, and it felt a little strange, seeing the scenery in his sight receding and disappearing, his mood was as agitated as the sound of a horse's hooves.

"Brother En, are we really going to play?" He couldn't believe that they actually went out to play, and said it was still a big house!

"Well, I've been working hard for you recently, let's go out and relax." Li Enbai put his arms around his waist, wrapped him in the cloak, and held a book with his other hand exposed.

His eyes fell on the book for a while, and then fell on Yunli's face with changing expressions, and the smile on the corner of his mouth never faded.

Yunli went to lift the curtains of the car again, looking at the road outside, "It's almost the town, so why don't we go to the town?"

"No, just passing by, not going in." Li Enbai explained casually, seeming to be contemptuous of Yunli, but he would respond to every word Yunli said, and would not let Yunli talk to herself.

Yunli also found that she seemed to be talking too much, so she turned and leaned against Li Enbai, "Brother Enbai, what are you looking at?"

"A book about customs and customs. You see, it says that the south of the Yangtze River is a water town, and you can go anywhere by boat. The houses there are all white stone and blue tiles, which are different from ours."

Li Enbai put his arms around Yunli and read books with him. Yunli knew enough characters and could read simple books, but he still didn't understand the meaning. Listening to Li Enbai slowly explaining the meaning of the book in a deep voice, His upper and lower eyelids began to fight, closing and opening, and he couldn't help but yawned.

Li Enbai hugged him even tighter, and wrapped Yunli tightly with the cloak he had taken off, "Go to sleep, I'll call you when we get there."

His voice was very deep but also very soft, Yunli's battering eyelids couldn't bear to close together anymore, and she started snoring in a short while in her warm embrace.

Li Enbai kissed his forehead, hugged him and continued to read the book, only now can he seriously read the contents of the book.

"Mr. Li, Li Fulang, we are here." Liu Chong knocked on the frame of the carriage, reminding the two of them in a low voice.

"Understood, just a moment."

Li Enbai patted Yunli's cheek, "Lizi, wake up, we are here."

Yunli woke up in a daze, and was led out of the carriage by Li Enbai, leaning against him still a little sleepy, rubbing her eyes with her hands.

Li Enbai grabbed his hand rubbing his eyes, "Don't rub your eyes, just wash your face in a while and you'll be fine."

"Hmm." Yunli half-closed her eyes, looked up at him, and showed a silly smile, "Okay, wash your face."

This kind of Yunli is so cute, half asleep, half awake, silly and soft, Li Enbai took a lot of effort to restrain himself from kissing Yunli, otherwise he would wake him up, it's a pity silently Suddenly, Li Enbai led Yunli, and followed Liu Chong into the courtyard where they lived temporarily.

Although this place is called another courtyard, it is actually much larger than the Liu Mansion, and the decoration is far from what the Liu Mansion can compare. Meilin said that the courtyard where they live is full of strange stones, layered on top of each other, which is quite artistic.

In the house, the furniture is all made of huanghuali wood, and the carvings are exquisite everywhere. There is also a white porcelain bottle placed in front of the window elegantly, with a half-bloomed plum blossom inserted in it. The room is also lit with aromatherapy, which is also very clear Mei Xiang.

From this elegant decoration, Li Enbai saw a strength different from that of the Liu Mansion in Xinglong Town, or the strength that Liu Chuncheng wanted to show him. Anyone who knows the goods can tell at a glance where the clean vase with flowers placed in front of the window is. White porcelain is clearly the best white jade.

Looking at the decoration of the house, not to mention the fact that the wood is made of huanghuali, but just looking at the carver, everyone knows that the cost is high, and looking at the picture of cold plums and proud snow hanging on the wall, it is the painting by Jiang Qiran, the current minister of the Ministry of War.

Li Enbai walked around the room, and his understanding of the Liu family became clearer. Now it seems that the Liu family is not just a mere imperial merchant. They have clearly participated in the prince's war. Otherwise, how could there be a military department here? Shangshu's masterpiece?

You must know that the emperor of the Song Dynasty emphasized literature over military affairs, but he did not dare to really give up generals. The post of minister of the Ministry of War has always been held by the emperor's confidants.

But why did Li Enbai say that the Liu family must be helping a certain prince, instead of thinking that they are loyal to the emperor?It is also because of the Minister of the Ministry of War.

Everyone knows that the Minister of the Ministry of War must be the emperor's confidant. If the Liu family is really in the same wave as the emperor, why are they so low-key?As long as it is publicized that they have the hand-painted paintings of the Minister of the Ministry of War, not to mention Zhang Fugui, even the county magistrate will have to compliment the Liu family.

Today's emperor has not yet reached the stage of dizziness, who dares to confront the emperor's cronies head-on?Do you want to die?

Li Enbai pinched the bridge of his nose, he felt as if he was on a boat of thieves, the kind that would capsize if one was not careful.But he didn't want to worry about who was behind the Liu family, and how he flattered the minister of the Ministry of War on the surface. He didn't want to know, nor should he know.

Now he is still an insignificant little person, so he doesn't need to know too much, as long as he knows that the Liu family's backstage is very strong, and it will not be able to fall for a while.

After all, the current emperor is still old and strong, and it is not time for the princes to compete for the seat.

Yunli didn't know that he had so many thoughts in his mind, he was looking for water at the moment, he still remembered what Li Enbai told him to wash his face, and wandered around the room in a daze, his pitiful and silly appearance made Li Enbai laugh up.

"Pear." Li Enbai knew that he should be awake, but he was just shy, so he turned around and refused to look at him.

"Well, Brother En, I'll find some water to wash my face." Yunli turned her back, but didn't look at him, the person who was clinging to Brother En and whimpering just now must not be him, yes, it must not be him!

If I knew that he went to bed early last night, he wouldn't be sleepy if he didn't stay up late.Yunli knocked herself on the head in her heart, secretly remembering this lesson, and determined not to make a fool of herself again in the future!

Li Enbai chased after him and held his hand, "It's not time for lunch yet, would you like to go out with me for a walk? I heard that some plum blossoms in the plum forest here are about to bloom."

Yunli could only say yes, he also held Li Enbai's hand, and walked out together with his footsteps, the two of them were not talking all the time, but just couldn't tolerate others talking, so the servants in the other courtyard were quiet lead the way.

Although they wanted to take a look at Merlin, they were not in a hurry. They just walked slowly, looking at the scenery beside them, chatting occasionally, and when they arrived at the entrance of Merlin, it was already after a cup of tea.

"Mr. Li, Li Fulang, this is the entrance of the Merlin. From here, there are plum forests in our Liu Mansion for a mile around." The servant explained, "It's almost time for lunch, and you two are enjoying it at the Merlin. Or go back to Shuangxue Residence?"

Shuangxueju is the courtyard where they lived. Li Enbai thought that since he came, he might as well go back after seeing enough. Anyway, he had no plans, "Let's stay in Meilin."

Yunli also nodded, he also wanted to have lunch in the plum grove, under the plum blossoms, drinking and eating with Brother En, it must be beautiful.Yunli doesn't use any beautiful words to describe it, but just thinks about the picture of two people sitting opposite each other or intimately next to each other, and it feels very beautiful.

It's just that he forgot that they came at the wrong time, the November of the lunar calendar is not yet the flowering period of plum blossoms, at this time most of the plum blossoms in the plum grove have not bloomed, just small buds.

Yunli, who was in a happy mood, pulled Li Enbai into the plum grove. She thought she would see plum blossoms all over the garden, but she only saw small buds dotted on the branches, and she felt as if she was shocked.

Li Enbai also found it funny seeing how his expression changed so quickly from joy to disappointment, but he couldn't bear his disappointment, "Excuse me, are there any plum blossoms that have bloomed in this plum grove?"

He asked the young man, Yunli heard it, and looked at the young man expectantly, the young man smiled and said, "Yes, there is, but it is farther away and deeper."

"It's okay, we can go!" Yunli was the first to express her opinion.