Otherworldly Days

Chapter 468

"Mr. Cao, please come inside, our adults are waiting for you inside." The old steward at the door smiled and invited people inside.

Cao Xiangnan nodded to the steward leading the way, and said, "Uncle Zhang, please."

After coming to Fenshui Town, Prophet Zhao lived in the small courtyard behind the yamen. When he came to take office, he was accompanied by an old slave, and the rest of the attendants were gone.If it is said that the officials are clean and honest, Zhao county magistrate is probably one of them.

The dilapidated small courtyard was tidy and clean, the pear trees in the courtyard were full of flowers, and the wind blew with a fragrance.When you walk in, you can see the person sitting cross-legged on the soft bed is playing with the tea set in front of you. His slender fingers look like the hand of a scholar holding a pen, and the movements of playing with the porcelain white cup are done in one go, which is very beautiful.

"Master, this old slave has brought Mr. Cao." The steward said.

Prophet Zhao said "Yes", and the old steward retreated knowingly, leaving the door of the room open but not closed.

"I have met Mr. Zhao." Cao Xiangnan bowed his hands and said.

"It's not that you don't need to be more polite when you meet in private. It's just you and me here, and there are no outsiders. I don't care if you do or not. Then why should you be more polite? Do you think so?" Prophet Zhao replied He turned his head, with a faint smile on his face.He pointed to the seat opposite and asked someone to sit down.

Prophet Zhao was dressed in a milky white spring shirt, gentle and elegant, this man was very thin, his body was so thin that it seemed that a gust of wind could blow it away.It looks like a scholar, a person who has no strength to restrain a chicken.

In fact, military generals hold knives, and literati hold pens. Don't underestimate a small and weak literati. A pen in his hand can kill princes and corrupt officials.The world is ruled by military generals, but the country is controlled by literati.

"Yes, what Mr. Zhao said is true." Cao Xiangnan replied with a smile, and sat down cross-legged at the position opposite Prophet Zhao, and put the rolled paper in his hand on the edge of the table.

Prophet Zhao noticed something on the table, and without asking what it was, he picked up the teapot and poured out a cup of tea, moved to the person opposite, and said, "Try the tea I brewed, it's a new tea this year."

"My lord's tea, I must taste it carefully." Before I tasted it, I smelled a scent of tea. After saying thank you, Cao Xiangnan picked up the cup and took a sip, "It smells very fragrant, and it tastes sweet .”

"It's just a cup of rough tea. If you don't mind drinking two more cups." Prophet Zhao picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip of tea. He usually likes to drink a cup of tea by himself, but today there is one more person to accompany him , this mood is also different.

He didn't have many friends here, and when Liu Baishu went to the border, he didn't even have a tea drinker, so he felt very sorry.If he hadn't become the county magistrate of this small place, he would have gone to the border with Liu Baishu and the others.

But it's good to be idle, others have no chance to come to this beautiful place, so he naturally wants to enjoy it when he comes.

After meeting Cao Xiangnan several times, Prophet Zhao also began to like Cao Xiangnan's temperament a little bit. When talking with him, he realized that this person was much more interesting than he appeared on the surface.

"Of course, you have said so, so I'm not polite." Cao Xiangnan drinks tea like a cow chewing peonies, and even the best tea tastes the same in his mouth, but this is not the same as the county magistrate drinking tea. , Even if you don’t understand, you have to pretend to understand, right?

Prophet Zhao saw the man drinking tea and smiled in his heart. The teacup he picked up covered the smile on the corner of his mouth.

Since ancient times, people have believed that elder brothers should only give birth to children at home, instead of wearing official uniforms and black hats to be officials.But since he was a child, he wanted to be admitted to the number one scholar, put a black gauze hat on his head, and be a good official.

Some things are lost in life, but there are also some things that ordinary people can't see or touch.This person has walked in this world for a while, so naturally he has to do something he likes, otherwise it would be a waste of his life, wouldn't he?

"Shouldn't you tell me, what did you bring me?" After drinking a cup of tea, Prophet Zhao asked about what Cao Xiangnan brought him, and asked with curiosity in his eyes.

"Oh, this is a few blueprints I brought you today." Cao Xiangnan took the roll of paper at hand, which contained the blueprints he had drawn in time, handed it to Prophet Zhao, and said, "Here, take a look." look."

Before Liu Baishu left, he told him to come and find Prophet Zhao and County Magistrate Zhao if he needed anything.

If he remembered correctly, Zhenmenguan was guarded by Li Jiajun.When he was in Nanyang, he heard people talk about the Li family army at the gate of the town. The fourth prince was born by Li Guijun, the elder brother of the Li family. The gate has been there for more than ten years, and in Fengdu City, which was recalled by the emperor a few years ago, it was named King of Wings and stayed in Fengdu City.

If he had guessed correctly, Liu Baishu and the others were probably members of King Yi, and Liu Baishu's words were equivalent to telling him that Prophet Zhao was also a member of King Yi's faction.

And Prophet Zhao gave him the feeling that he was definitely not just a county magistrate.It's just that this man came to such a small place as Fen Shui, so he had to ask the Lord Yi, since he is easy to handle, he came to the yamen to do something and immediately approved it.

The last time he went to Fengdu, he was found by King Yi. At first, he thought that Fang Ziye was hiding something very well, but King Yi knew about it a long time ago. King Yi knew about Bao'er a long time ago.It's just that if you want to play, people will accompany you to perform.

Fortunately, that master didn't mean to take little Bao'er away from him, otherwise he really couldn't explain to Fang Ziye.

I haven't seen Fang Ziye for a long time, and I don't know what happened to him.Little Bao'er can talk now and can call E'Mu. She chases after the evening breeze all day long and calls A'Mu. When she sees him, she calls A'Dai. When she thinks about who she is taking advantage of, Cao Xiangnan feels a little guilty.

Since County Magistrate Zhao is one of his own people, it's not good to leave those close to him alone.So Cao Xiangnan thought about it, and sent the blueprint to Prophet Zhao, believing that he had his own way to do this better than him.

Cao Xiangnan also has self-knowledge, his little ability can at best make him not hungry, and those who are willing to work with him will have something to eat, as for no matter how big the ability is, he will definitely not have it.But if he didn't, it doesn't mean that other people didn't, right?Then let the capable person do it, and he should just do his own thing well.

He believed that magistrate Zhao would do a good job in this matter, and the master behind him would not disappoint.

Prophet Zhao unfolded the blueprint in his hand and looked at it. At first he didn't quite understand it, but then he gradually realized the meaning.

Cao Xiangnan stretched his head over to take a look, and then began to explain the drawings. One was a waterwheel. They were close to the river, and the terrain was high and low. The momentum of the water could just be used to turn the windmill and irrigate the fields.

If it is possible to use the momentum of water flow to generate electricity in modern times, but he can't even think about it for the time being.

The more you read and listen to the next few drawings, the more serious the expression on Prophet Zhao's face became, and finally the look in Cao Xiangnan's eyes became very subtle.Seen by Zhao County Magistrate's eyes, Cao Xiangnan almost covered his chest and told him: Don't stare at me like that, I have a wife!

Then the two talked about it seriously.

"Don't worry, I will take care of what you said." When Cao Xiangnan left, it was Zhao County Magistrate who personally sent the person out and promised him personally.

"Okay, I'll trouble your lord then." Cao Xiangnan bowed his hand and got into the carriage waiting at the door.

After the person left, Prophet Zhao went back and immediately made a new copy of the blueprint in his hand, and sent the copy sent by Cao Xiangnan to Nanyang, where someone would send the things to Fengdu to King Yi .

Back home, the children in the family burst into laughter when they saw Dad coming back, and ran towards Dad with short legs.Even before entering the door, I saw the little baby coming out to greet him so enthusiastically. Cao Xiangnan was so happy that he couldn't find the north and south. Said, "I'm glad to see daddy coming back, aren't you, little baby?" "Happy." Little Bao'er nodded and said.

Cao Ruile glanced up there, didn't think much about his father's return, and sat there with a slumped face thinking about life.Then his little face was kissed by his own father, he endured it for a long time before reaching out to wipe the kissed place, his eyes could not conceal the disgust.

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Cao Ruile raised his hand and wiped the kissed place on his face seriously.

"..." Father Cao Xiangnan.

Little Bao'er, who had been intimate with his father for a while, saw Lele, rushed over to play with Lele, and slobbered all over Lele's face.Cao Ruile finally looked better after being smeared with saliva all over his face.

When I came out of the house, I saw Fu Lang playing with the two children. He called Fu Lang and asked Fu Lang to watch the children, and then he went to work on his own.Cao Xiangnan ordered his own son to watch Xiao Baoer, and he abandoned his son to find his wife.

"Don't make trouble!" Qi Wanfeng elbowed the abducted husband, and told him to go away and stop making trouble with him, but this man was not so obedient.Not seeing each other every day is like three autumns, probably like this, Cao Xiangnan hugged the man and rubbed hard, and then he couldn't help but pressed the man and kissed.

Those who were still resisting at the beginning softened their backs, allowing the mischievous Fu Lang to do whatever he wanted.

Later, when the children returned home from school, the meal was set on the dining table, and the corners of the mouths of the people who bowed their heads were still a little red and swollen.Cao Xiangnan served the children for dinner, looked up at his wife, and was stared at, he grinned, and wanted to comfort her, but the little radishheads have all returned, and he still has to wait until he goes back tonight. Give me some comfort.

After dinner, Qi Wanfeng talked to Fu Lang about the store and asked Fu Lang what he thought.

Since the war between the imperial court and Zinu, the business in this town has become more and more difficult. This also directly affects the business in their store. Not very easy to do, which is also a problem.

Cao Xiangnan looked deep in thought, thinking about how to deal with this problem, and said, "Let me think about it again, let me see how this is done."

"Okay, I'll discuss it with Aning too." Qi Wanfeng said.

The sky is full of stars, hanging in the night sky one by one, twinkling and twinkling, the old man said that tomorrow will be the sun again.