But I'm a male fox

He thought to himself, in the past few days, Xiao Wan'er was indeed left out in the cold.

After all, the girl is someone who has exchanged her feelings with him seriously, so she must have been looking forward to practicing with him every day from the very beginning, right?

However, up to now, Li Cheng has only seriously practiced once or twice. The rest of the time, he goes to Guozixue to check in, leave the dummy and leave, and let Xiao Wan'er act with the dummy all day... ..

Thinking of this, Li Cheng couldn't help but feel a little guilty, and said softly: "Wan'er, you have worked hard these days, it's because I didn't accompany you well..."

"Huh? Well, well, you have a conscience..."

As soon as this remark came out, Xiao Wan'er's face gradually turned red like a boiled shrimp and crab, her voice immediately became quieter, and she murmured: "I was joking just now. After all, you have business to do, and I'm actually not I really need your company..."

"puff."

Seeing Xiao Wan'er's appearance, Li Cheng couldn't help stretching out his hand, gently scratched the girl's delicate nose, and said, "Whether you need it or not, I won't go anywhere today, and I will stay here to make up for you."

"Why so suddenly..." Xiao Wan'er blinked, but she didn't refuse anymore, and said softly, "Then, come with me."

The corners of her mouth turned up slightly, and she pulled Li Cheng to sit on the bench at the base of the wall.

The two sat side by side. The girl closed her eyes and leaned lightly on Li Cheng's shoulder. The breeze blew her soft hair onto Li Cheng's chin, making him feel itchy slightly.

But what made his mouth dry even more was the pair of fruitful fruits on Xiao Wan'er's chest, which were tightly attached to his arms, soft and moist, unforgettable.

He coughed twice, and asked, "Is this compensation... enough?"

"Of course it's not enough! It's only interest!"

Xiao Wan'er pursed her lips and said, "I owe the rest first...after you finish your work and steal the pair of antlers, then you will make up for me."

"Remember, you still owe me a debt, you must come back safely! Don't miss it!"

Xiao Wan'er's words were sincere, which made Li Cheng quite moved.He also closed his eyes, and also leaned against the girl's body, his nostrils were filled with the soft fragrance, and said softly:

"Ah."

For an hour after that, he just sat quietly in the courtyard of Guozixue with Xiao Wan'er.

There is a tacit understanding, so there is no need to speak more.

It wasn't until the sun rose to the middle of the sky that the faces of the two were illuminated golden, that they got up and smiled at each other.

It's time to eat.

The two separated, pretending nothing happened, and walked out of the courtyard one after the other.

As soon as he left the house, Li Cheng saw a servant of You Guozixue walking towards the canteen carrying two loads of coal.

He suddenly remembered the idea that flashed across his head before, and quickly asked Xiao Wan'er: "Are you familiar with this thing?"

"Familiar, isn't it coal?"

The girl replied casually: "But this thing is not easy to light, and it will release poisonous smoke, which will kill people from time to time. I don't like it very much."

"I thought, there's something I can do to improve this thing."

Li Cheng rolled his eyes and said, "Maybe it can give your mother another way of making money."

Chapter 140 Three Who Called Your Surname Cao?

What Li Cheng was thinking of was naturally briquettes, and it was one of the few things that travelers like to invent most.

Compared with traditional coal briquettes, honeycomb briquettes are mixed with lime, yellow mud, wood chips, charcoal powder, etc., and there are many holes in the shape that are good for ventilation. Therefore, it is cheap under the same weight, easy to ignite, and burns completely.

With a specific coal stove, the effect will be better, and the risk of harmful gases can also be reduced to a certain extent-although it cannot be completely avoided.

If honeycomb coal is popularized, it will not only make a lot of profits, but also greatly reduce the heating costs of residents in the capital.

But well...

Although Li Cheng has read many time-travel novels about making briquettes and coal stoves, he doesn’t remember the details very clearly—he even forgot the names of the protagonists in those novels, let alone the popular science knowledge in them?

Therefore, for the time being, he only told Xiao Wan'er the raw materials used and the shape of the finished product.

"Well... I wrote it all down, but I don't understand it very well." Xiao Wan'er tilted her head, she was not very talented in this kind of skill that had nothing to do with gunplaying.

"It's okay, just tell your mother about it."

Although it's just an oral concept, Li Cheng believes that if Xiao Yumei can study it carefully, there will be results.

First of all, this is the world of Xianxia after all, and some problems in craftsmanship can be solved with magic first, and then slowly optimize and reduce costs afterwards.

Secondly, Xiao Yumei was able to make perfume by herself without any inspiration, which shows that this beautiful woman is very talented.At the same time, there are examples of distilled wine, and Li Cheng also believes that Xiao Yumei will pay attention to his proposal and try it seriously.

Anyway, to the Xiao family, coal is not an expensive thing, as long as there are enough experiments, there will always be results.

"My mother must be very happy to know that you have a new idea." Xiao Wan'er smiled and said, "If it is true that the whole city can afford coal, it will definitely be a great merit."

In the afternoon, the two talked all the way and returned to Cao Mansion.

As soon as he entered the door, Li Cheng saw several strangers dressed as scribes talking to Wei Tong.

Wei Tong also saw Li Cheng, and immediately stretched out his fingers and said, "Everyone, that is my lord's new guest, Mr. Li Youxin!"

Those people turned around immediately, bowed their hands and saluted:

"Long-awaited great name!"

"Mr. Li, we can count on meeting you!"

Hey?wait!

Facing the enthusiastic crowd, Li Cheng unconsciously took two steps back, and said politely: "Everyone, please don't entertain me..."

"Brother Li, we..."

After some communication, he finally understood what was going on.

It turned out that under Cao Yueying's tireless publicity, the name of Li Cheng's poem had already spread across most of the capital.And these scribes came here today just because of their reputation, and invited him to participate in the poetry meeting.

Li Cheng's attitude towards this kind of thing is very clear...

Whoever likes to play can play, anyway, I don't play.

All of his poems were copied, if his words were revealed at the poetry meeting, how embarrassing it would be!

Besides, he came to the capital only to steal antlers, a little bit of fame is enough.

So he decisively declined.

The scribes persuaded him again and again, seeing that Li Cheng was determined, he could only shake his head regretfully.

Li Cheng cupped his hands again, and walked into the inner courtyard with Xiao Wan'er.

A young man among the scribes sighed: "That is the only daughter of the Xiao family, right? This Li Youxin is really blessed. He can not only follow Master Cao Yueying, but also walk with Xiao Wan'er, tsk tsk..."

The person next to him reminded in a low voice: "Don't you still want to say that he is a little... so what? When Mr. Cao blames him, we can't help you!"

"Brother misunderstood, I'm envious!"

The facial features of the young scribe were distorted by jealousy: "I consider myself romantic, but who among the women around me is as good as these two? With these two together, neither power nor money will be lacking. Alas, people are better than others." ,Infuriating......"

Hearing this, all the scholars bowed their heads silently.

Thinking back to the grown-ups in my own family who are fat and big-eared and only know how to drink and have fun, and then compare Cao Yueying who is overwhelmed by the country and is willing to smash stones empty-handed for the sake of fame as a diner, and Cao Yueying, who is rich in wealth, fit in figure, and has a spear skill that surpasses Guozixue. Xiao Waner...

hiss......

Brother, you are right!It's really hard not to be envious!

Sour teeth!

The inner court.

After Xiao Wan'er changed her clothes and set off for home, Li Cheng bid her farewell.

As soon as he turned around, he saw Cao Yueying pacing beside the rockery in the courtyard again, with a sad face.

Li Cheng went up to meet him and said, "My lord, what problem did you encounter?"

Cao Yueying looked up at Li Cheng and sighed softly.

That must be a problem...

During the court meeting today, the emperor issued an order to send the three most trusted sons of the general to lead the army to pacify a new rebel who appeared in the south.

Afterwards, the aristocratic family and the representative of the queen discussed in secret, thinking that this was a rare opportunity. After all, the three adoptive sons were the right-hand men of the general, and their departure from the capital would definitely weaken the general's strength.

So they made a preliminary decision to kill the general two weeks after the adoptive sons were transferred away, that is, around this year's heaven sacrifice ceremony.

Cao Yueying had doubts about this plan.

When she thought about it, the general had eight adoptive sons, and after leaving three of them, there were only five left, and he still controlled most of the military power near the capital. I'm afraid it would not be easy to deal with...

Uncle was too optimistic.

It stands to reason that if you encounter confusion, you should discuss it with your diners.

But this matter is very confidential, and Li Cheng has not participated in similar discussions before, Cao Yueying hesitated, and lied:

"It's nothing, it's just that the heaven sacrifice ceremony is about to be held, and there are too many chores, which make me bored for a while." Cao Yueying smiled at Li Cheng again: "But after seeing you, I feel more at ease."

"As long as I can share the Lord's worries..." Li Cheng finished his answer casually, but he was thinking about the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven.

I almost forgot, there was such a thing in ancient times.

The location of the sacrifice seems to be outside the city?

At that time, will the senior officials and guards have to leave the city?Does King Hunhe also need to go?

Thinking about it this way, isn't that a good time for him to explore the Hunhe Palace!

Need to investigate...

"Mr. Li, are there only a few chapters left in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms?"

Anyway, the troublesome matter couldn't be solved for a while, so Cao Yueying simply relaxed and chatted with Li Cheng—at least in her heart, her doorman was good enough to look at, and her mood would improve if she looked more often.

"There are only two left."

In the past few nights, Li Cheng still narrated to Cao Yueying, and before he knew it, he was about to finish the narration.

Well, this is the second time he has told a story besides Nezha, so it is worth commemorating.

Although in the eyes of many people, the content of the later period of Romance of the Three Kingdoms is not as good as before, but Cao Yueying still sighs every time she hears it.

She then said, "Are you interested in publishing the book? I can pay for it to be published and publicized for my husband."

hiss......

It seems to be ok.

Originally, after Li Cheng came to the capital, he planned to complete the follow-up mission of the fox's obsession. After all, there are enough people here. As long as he often tells stories in restaurants, he can always gather 800 people.

Unexpectedly, he was intercepted by Miss Cao halfway, and the street storyteller became a private storyteller, and the progress of the mission basically stagnated.

If only a book could be published...

He intentionally divided it up into several volumes, and cut it off at the Battle of Chibi, Guan Yu's defeat in Maicheng or the place where Liu Bei launched his troops to take revenge, and then dragged on for the last forty chapters without writing...

Doesn't this make people never forget?

It just so happens that he will be able to stay in the capital for two months, and he can't finish writing.

At that moment, he nodded in agreement, and discussed the details with Cao Yueying...

Suddenly a cold wind blew, and a dead leaf was blown to Cao Yueying's collarbone.

Cao Yueying subconsciously wiped it with her hands, but the dead leaves were dry and brittle, and soon some debris fell into her clothes, so she shook off the front of her clothes...

Among the silk and satin, you can see the round mountains and the valleys, covered with snow.

After going back and forth, Li Cheng accidentally saw a little too much.

He immediately moved his gaze to the sky, but his movements seemed somewhat more deliberate.

Cao Yueying pursed her lips lightly.

The eldest lady also realized that the actions just now seemed a bit frivolous...

She was self-reflecting, drooling, and drilling under the bed. After the incident, she became less and less reserved in front of Li Cheng.

Sigh, sister Wan'er just left, how could I behave like this in front of my good sister's sweetheart!

Even just for a moment, she was excitedly anticipating Li Cheng's reaction...absurd!Ridiculous!

"Cough cough."