In the south of Jinling, there is a courtyard, where it is full of smoke and dust day and night, and it is necessary to cover the mouth and nose at a distance of several hundred meters.

Here, it is the copper factory in Jinling.

Huayan's father and daughter, after being brought from the north by Yao Guangxiao, have been working in the copper factory, specializing in casting all kinds of bronze ware.

Further south of the copper factory, around the small half of the low hill, you can see a small courtyard sitting on the side of the road, beyond the courtyard wall, the wild roses that have just entered the autumn flowering period are full of walls.

Outside the courtyard walls, a young girl, a half-grown boy, were tending to the flowers.

Zheng He had been standing in the distance and watching for a while.

Even though Gu Xiaobai used to be a peerless general, and he used to be invincible Zhong Jun, but at this time, he was not good at it at all, and he didn't know when he would wipe his face and still be unconscious.

Finally, Gu Xiaobai couldn't stand it anymore, he raised his head to look at Zheng He and said, "Uncle Sanbao, are you going to keep watching, or are you here to help?"

Don't you see my waist is about to break?

Zheng He couldn't cry or laugh, it's really not polite for you to arouse me.

He glanced at a few people around him, and said helplessly: "You better go in and wash your face, your face is dirty......"

Gu Xiaobai touched his face, but made his face dirtier, glared at Zheng He, and ran to wash his face.

Beside Zheng He, a middle-aged man was a little sluggish: "This is Zhong Jun?"

The legendary Zhong Jun shouldn't be eight feet tall, with a waist circumference of eight feet, green skin, and two very big eyes, would he sit on a round flying saucer and fall from the sky in golden light?

Is it a kid who's eleven or twelve-year-old at most?

I struggled for several days, and finally decided to meet the person, is this one?

"I'm Hua Zhongjun, uncle, are you?" Unexpectedly, hearing his words, Hua Zhongjun raised his head, and then smiled at Zheng He: "Uncle Sanbao, please sit inside, and I'll make you tea." ”

The middle-aged man beside Zheng He, looked at Hua Zhongjun, and then looked at Gu Xiaobai, who was wiping his face vigorously, with a blank expression.

Who is Zhong Jun?

Zheng He glanced at the two people beside him, waved his hand, and said to Hua Zhongjun: "Miss Jun'er, don't be busy, I'll come to see if Zhong Jun needs anything, and I'll leave later." ”

"Sit inside. Hua Zhongjun smiled softly and invited them in.

The room is not big, but very clean.

The middle-aged man stood at the door, looking at Gu Xiaobai who was fighting with his face in front of the basin next to him, washing and washing, and it seemed that he would always miss one or two places, and he always felt a little strange.

This is Zhong Jun? This is Zhong Jun's home.

Hua Zhongjun helped the three of them make tea, and then went to help Gu Xiaobai wipe his face, and Gu Xiaobai raised his head: "Looking for me?"

Gu Xiaobai was a little puzzled.

At this time, it should be Zhu Di rewarding everyone, the envoys of various countries caused a sensation in Jinling, and everyone was busy doing business with these envoys, how could Zheng He have time to find himself.

"I've been in Jinling for more than ten days, and I'm going to set off again, I'm asking you if you want to go with me. Zheng He said.

Gu Xiaobai had actually been prepared for a long time, but when he heard Zheng He ask, and whether he asked in front of Hua Zhongjun, he was still a little entangled, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

He once promised Zheng He to go to the West with him.

But he really didn't want to be separated from Hua Zhongjun.

Hua Zhongjun turned her head, she took Gu Xiaobai's hand and rubbed it in her hand with pity.

The girl's palm, because she was used to work, was a little rough, and even Gu Xiaobai's palm hurt a little.

She held Gu Xiaobai's right hand for a long time, and then said to Zheng He: "Uncle Sanbao, next Xiaobai will ask you to take care of it." ”

"Sister?" Gu Xiaobai was stunned.

He didn't expect that Hua Zhongjun would let her go.

Even Zheng He was quite stunned: "Miss Jun'er......"

"Xiaobai is the best to go with you, this Jinling City, this Daming, how can I accommodate my younger brother......" Hua Zhongjun stretched out his hand and touched Gu Xiaobai's head.

Obviously, Gu Xiaobai at this age is already taller than Hua Zhongjun, but in Hua Zhongjun's eyes, Gu Xiaobai will always be the eight-year-old boy who killed the wild boar with a copper rod in order to protect him.

Need her care.

Zheng He was stunned.

He didn't expect Hua Zhongjun to have such an insight.

He didn't speak, but came with him, a little fat, a little lame young man said: "Jun'er girl, why do you say that, this Ming can accommodate all the countries to congratulate, how can it not tolerate a Zhong Jun?"

This sentence made Hua Zhongjun a little angry, she glared at the young man in front of her, and said:

"Do you know that if it weren't for Xiaobai, our family of three would have died in Beiping a long time ago?"

"This ...... I've heard a little about it, but ......."

"We are a family of three, relying on craftsmanship to eat, hard work, never slack off a day, but because of the manpower has not been caught, we are going to be beheaded, may I ask what mistakes we have made?

The chubby young man opened his mouth and said for a while: "This, after all, the bell casting is a big matter, and there are people who are anxious for a while......"

"What difference does it make if the bell is cast or not? Now that the bell has been cast, has the world ever been peaceful and the people have been rich because of it? No matter how many scriptures are engraved on it, it is just a bell. Even if, as you said, the emperor is only in a hurry, but because of his likes and dislikes, he can kill hundreds of people. Is such an emperor a Ming monarch or a tyrant? What is the difference between him and Shang and the like?"

The chubby young man never expected that he would be so speechless by a woman.

Even Gu Xiaobai opened his mouth and looked at Hua Zhongjun.

A few years ago, Hua Zhongjun was still a weak and submissive woman, but Hua Zhongjun with this kind of appearance has made him not know much anymore.

But think about it carefully, how can a woman who dares to sacrifice herself to throw herself into the furnace, a "Golden Furnace Niangniang" who can make future generations build temples and worship, be a weak person, waiting for leisure?

Over the years, it's not just him who has grown.

This girl who did not devote herself to the oven and did not become a "golden furnace lady", she has also grown up.

He ...... He has a lot of opportunities every day, and he needs to think about more things, maybe he doesn't think about it for a while, he is the emperor, and it is too disrespectful for you to say that......" The chubby young man said weakly.

"As an emperor, if we can't let the people live and work in peace and contentment, and let the world share peace, what is there to be worthy of our respect? If it is good or evil, whoever sits in that position must be satisfied and convinced, then why should Emperor Taizu raise troops, and why should I have Daming?!"

This sentence was not even taken by the chubby young man.

Next to him, the middle-aged man who had been silent suppressed his anger and asked, "If you say that, aren't you afraid of being killed?"

"If it weren't for my brother Xiaobai, the grass on the graves of our father and daughter would be one foot high. As long as Xiaobai is safe, why am I afraid of life and death. Hua Zhongjun took Gu Xiaobai's hand and said, "And if my brother is safe, who would dare to kill my father and daughter?

For a while, the few people present didn't know what to say.

After a long time, the chubby young man got up and bowed deeply, and said, "The girl's talent can be a match." ”

"Sister......" Gu Xiaobai shook his head and asked the chubby young man, "Are you surnamed Zhu?"

The chubby young man's face changed.

"You look a lot like a friend of mine...... He is also very fat, he said that he is a descendant of the Ming Dynasty royal family, it seems that he is not lying to me......"

If Zhu Qinan was here, he would definitely complain about Gu Xiaobai.

I'm fat!

Shall I eat your rice?