Otherworldly Days

Chapter 194 New Things

He went to say hello to Ah Mo in the morning, and his Ah Mu would be here at this time of day, Shen Zhengyang came over and greeted the two of them in a proper manner, even breakfast was useless, so he rushed out.A carriage was parked at the gate of Shen's residence, as soon as Young Master Shen came out, he got into the carriage with the help of the guards and left.

"What has Yang'er been up to these days?" Mrs. Shen asked after her grandson left.

Madam Shen paused, not knowing what Yang'er was busy with recently, so she shook her head.

"Yang'er is very happy to see these two days. We don't know if there is something good. Bi'er, ask someone to ask quietly, and don't let Yang'er know." Mrs. Shen waved her hand without reprimanding The daughter-in-law pays attention to what the grandson does on weekdays, knowing that Yang'er doesn't like to be in charge of everything, this grandson is getting old.

"Yes." The servant in charge left.

"Our Shen family has only one single seedling left. If I don't take good care of it, how can I have the face to meet the ancestors of the Shen family in a hundred years." He waved his hand, so that the little servant behind him didn't have to give him a hand. After pinching his shoulders, Mrs. Shen sighed and said, "This bone is getting worse day by day, and I don't know how many years I can live."

"Ah, you want to live a long life, don't say these words." Madam Shen said hastily.

Since he married into this family, Ah Mo is also good, and it is also good for him.It's a pity that Fu Lang died early and left early. Fortunately, he was upbeat in the past and gave birth to a boy. Now that the boy is grown up, he, the mother, also has someone to rely on in this mansion.

Over the years, outsiders only said that Shen's mansion was infinitely beautiful, but who knew that in the early years, facing a group of wolves like tigers, this big Shen's mansion also relied on their orphans and widows to survive.Now, my sister-in-law is favored in the palace, who knows how long the favor will last?Therefore, their Shen residence is even more low-key in their conduct.

Even Yang'er, his mother, didn't want to force him to take the exam for fame. He didn't expect his son to be named on the gold list, to honor his ancestors, but only hoped that his son would live happily and do what he liked.On this point, he and his mother-in-law have the same idea. Now that Yang'er is older, they don't restrict him and let him run outside all day long, as long as he doesn't cause trouble. With the current Shen family, they still It can protect Yang'er for a smooth life.

Mrs. Shen shook her hand, and didn't continue on this issue. Instead, she remembered that there were not many people in her grandson's room to wait on her, and she thought that it was time for Sun's marriage, "Yang'er is also old now. You usually If you have free time, go out for a walk, see which family is good, and report to me later, our house has not held a happy event for a long time, and it is time to hold a happy event."

"Half a year has passed, and the two people serving in Yang'er's room haven't heard anything from them. If Yang'er doesn't like it, you can pick two more pleasing ones."

Both of these are unbeatable!

He couldn't let the incense of Shen's residence be cut off in his hands. Back then, he stuffed several waiters in the children's room, but unfortunately in the end, except for the daughter-in-law who gave birth to a little grandson, no one else had anything in their stomachs. .

"Yes, I'll make arrangements later." But as a mother, Mrs. Shen also knew that she didn't like him as a housekeeper in the room that mother gave him, but since her mother-in-law had ordered, he couldn't refuse, so he could only Arrange to go there first, and it's not too late to drive away if you don't like it.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were discussing the marriage of their grandson/er in the room. The young young master Shen who left didn't know that his mother and mother were both thinking about marrying him a wife.

Young master Shen has a group of craftsmen in his hands, who quickly made a lot of small things based on the blueprints in the past.Two days later, through everyone's hard work, the first children's bicycle was also made by the craftsmen.

Qu Guanshi, who was notified early in the morning, brought his third grandson over. When the child saw something novel, his eyes couldn't stop being curious, and he held his grandfather's hand, thinking about it, but he didn't dare to go there. , shouting in a low and eager voice, "Grandpa, Grandpa." "Come on, baby, let's try it." Cao Xiangnan squatted on the ground to check the little bicycle. Wa'er waved her hand, raised her head and said to Guanshi Qu, "Guanshi Qu, this is your little grandson, right? He looks so cute."

"Well, my third grandson, I knew there was something new, and I happened to be short of a child to try it out, so I brought my third grandson here." Seeing others praise his grandson, Qu Guanshi narrowed his eyes with a smile , just as happy as others praised him.

"Go." Qu Guanshi let go of his grandson's hand and let him go.

"what's your name?"

"Little Qing'er."

"Little Qinger, right? Do you like this little car?"

"like."

"Then why don't you go up and sit down?" Seeing the child nodding, Cao Xiangnan carried the child up and explained how to ride this small bicycle. Put it on it, step on it hard, don't be afraid...you see, the wheels will roll, and the car will go away, right?"

He supported the child with one hand and the front of the car with the other, helping the child to control it.

The bicycle has three wheels, and you are not afraid of falling if it is unbalanced. The average child can do it. It does not require any skills, and it is easy to learn. However, the front of this bicycle may need to be practiced to control it well.After supporting the child and stepping on it a few times, Cao Xiangnan let go of his hand.The two front and rear wheels roll, and the child steps on the pedals, and the car walks on its own.

"Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

"Fly up, fly up..."

Seeing his grandson happy, Qu Guanshi also showed a smile on his face, but he didn't expect such a small and strange thing.Everyone stood aside and watched, even the carpenters who made this car were amazed when they saw this small car. If they hadn't made it, they would not believe that they could make the car run with only two feet. stand up.

"This, this is really... miraculous." If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Shen Zhengyang would not have believed it would be true. This car is not pulled by a horse, and the child walks on its own wheels.

"Yeah, it's amazing." Qu Guanshi has been a craftsman for half his life. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that a car could run with only two wheels.

Seeing that the child could not turn the front of the car, Cao Xiangnan who was standing on the side hurriedly strode over to help the child turn the front of the car around. At the same time, he reminded everyone, "This car is easy to control, but when children start riding, it may They are not very good at controlling the front of the car, so there must be an adult watching over it, and when the child is fully able to control the car, the child can do it by himself."

In fact, the best thing to control is a bicycle with two wheels, but the balance is not easy to control. Three wheels and four wheels have the benefits of three wheels and four wheels, but in the end, a bicycle with two wheels is the most convenient to use. , It's not easy to be bad. Cao Xiangnan told the craftsmen here about this issue.

"How to ride a bike with two wheels?" someone asked.

"Practice a lot." Cao Xiangnan pointed to the front wheel of the bike and said, "It's just such a wheel, you can walk by stepping on the pedals, let alone a bicycle with two wheels, that will only be easier."

There are all kinds of cars in later generations, and a bicycle with two wheels is still good. Only a bicycle with one wheel that can walk with the pedal is the most test of people's balance.

He used to play with roller skates when he was in college, but this thing is not easy to play, unless a professional person teaches, but does it prevent him from getting a few pairs of his own?It just happened that it snowed in winter and went out to play in the snow.

Seeing the magic of this car, Young Master Shen stood there thinking for a while and asked, "If it gets bigger, can adults ride it too?"

"Yes!" Cao Xiangnan gave an affirmative answer, with a confident smile on his face, he said, "It's not so simple for an adult to ride, there are many issues to consider, so now let's make these toy cars for children, I dare say everyone will rush to get this car once it comes out.”

If it takes only two days to produce one such small bicycle, the productivity is too low and needs to be improved.

This thing is unique to them here, is it possible to set the price a little higher?

When everyone heard that adults can ride this bicycle, everyone felt itchy.

"You can give full play to your ingenuity, try to do it, maybe you can create a car that adults can ride?" Cao Xiangnan saw that everyone hesitated to speak, knowing that they wanted to ask this adult how to ride a car, he slightly Smile and leave that question to the artisans.

He has already given a lot of drawings here, and sometimes you can't rely too much on him. Cao Xiangnan believes that the ingenuity of craftsmen in this era is definitely not inferior to modern people.

"Zhengyang, Qu Guanshi, how about this, if someone comes up with new toys or improves these toys in the future, let's give some rewards appropriately?" Cao Xiangnan gave these craftsmen They left room for effort, looked at Shen Zhengyang and Qu Guanshi and said.

"Okay!" Young Master Shen agreed with one gulp.

"Whether this thing is made well or not, it still needs to be handed over to the judges, right? Well, what about this? Generally, those who can be rated as the first level will be rewarded with one tael of silver, those who can be rated as the second level will be rewarded with three taels, and those who can be rated as the third level will be awarded three taels of silver." Five taels of silver will be rewarded, and seven taels of silver will be rewarded for the fourth level... If the highest level reaches the tenth level, this reward is to be determined, and it will depend on the situation at that time." The higher the later, the reward will be skipped, Cao Xiangnan I believe that it is very easy to get a tael of silver as long as everyone uses their ingenuity. As for the later advanced level, it is not easy, but the bonus is getting higher and higher.

For those who work in Nanyang, the wages of two taels of silver a month are high, and one tael of silver is at least half a month's wages for many people.

Seeing Shen Zhengyang nodding, Cao Xiangnan smiled and said to Guanshi Qu, "I'll write down the details later and give it to Guanshi Qu?"

The matter was thus settled.

This gadget depends on him alone, it is better to rely on the ingenuity of all the craftsmen.

After the two of them got into the carriage, Shen Zhengyang asked the gentleman how to make his bicycle. Cao Xiangnan thought for a while before he told Shen Zhengyang about this question.Two people were in the car, one said and the other kept nodding.

In fact, it’s not that Cao Xiangnan doesn’t want to be a bicycle for adults. In this era of technological constraints, it’s not easy to build a bicycle out of iron, and it’s not easy to ride a bicycle made of iron.With the development of technology in later generations, the materials used in bicycles tend to be more and more light. The price of a good bicycle is tens of thousands, which is not cheap.

But he forgot that in this world, as long as you have money, nothing is impossible. In the eyes of young master Shen, building a car like this with iron is completely out of the question.