- The reason why Ruan Luo has to explain so much to Mo Ye and Bai Tao is because in the days of living in this mansion in the future, the two women who are closely related to him will need to come into contact with this clock frequently, and they will definitely need to learn how to operate it.

Mo Ye was at this moment today, just about this clock, and the unfamiliar cognition she came into contact with made her a little dizzy. This kind of knowledge from a foreign country, without the precursor of the local culture that is closely related to one's own growth, let alone fully grasped, is only a preliminary contact, it will feel very unfamiliar, and it is even more difficult to memorize the steps that should be mechanical.

Fortunately, Mo Ye has been by his master's side since he was a child, and the composition of his life experience often comes into contact with obscure knowledge. Although there is no similarity between those studies and the strange information that they have come into contact with today, after being tempered by the previous mode of thinking, Di Moye will be able to accept this kind of unfamiliar knowledge without root enlightenment.

At least compared to Mo Ye, Bai Tao's acceptance process was slower, and she was almost completely confused.

But in the end, Bai Tao and Mo Ye remembered one thing together, that is, this clock had to pluck something called 'clockwork' every day, which was the dial at the bottom of the back of the clock.

There is no exact explanation of what 'clockwork' is, and it should probably be a term from a foreign country, but it should be a term that belongs to a technical field, and even Ruan Luo doesn't know it in detail.

However, there seems to be no need to know this kind of vocabulary for anyone other than the craftsman. White peach and mole leaf just need to be remembered. If you don't have enough winds in a day, the clock stops. Waiting for the clock to come to a complete stop before starting it is not impossible, but it will be difficult and will affect the life of the clock.

Once there is a problem with this kind of machine, it can only be effectively repaired if it is shipped back to the country of Demani.

The craftsmen of the country of Demani unanimously expressed their attitude of secrecy regarding the principle of automatic gears inside the clock, which can be understood as the protection of this technological wealth in their country. This kind of thing happens in all countries, but the crux of the problem is that there are no craftsmen in Akikuni who can reproduce this technology on their own.

That's why Ruan Luo has just arrived at this new residence. Soon found the head of the temporary stewardship. After asking where the clock was, I immediately came to check it with the lamp.

According to Ruan Luo's meaning, until tomorrow, he will arrange for a mason to come to this house to build a brick trough to fix the clock. to reduce the possibility of damage. This also meant that you would not be able to open the board on the back of the clock in the future. Look at the gears inside.

After knowing Ruan Luo's plan, Mo Ye was still a little reluctant to leave the hut where the clock was shelved. Bai Tao was not very interested in this, but after she left the hut. First of all, I remembered Ruan Luo's dinner, to be exact, Ruan Luo's last meal of the day.

Hearing Bai Tao mention this, Ruan Luo remembered another thing and told Mo Ye a few words.

So, although Mo Ye and Bai Tao went back to the kitchen together, the next moment was the division of labor.

This time, Mo Ye was responsible for serving Ruan Luo's diet, and Bai Tao was given an order by Ruan Luo: drink the medicine well and rest in peace.

Coming out of the kitchen with a tray, Mo Ye glanced at the bowl of things in the tray that was still like rice cereal, couldn't help frowning slightly, and thought silently: Ruan Luo shouldn't eat this kind of thing all day, right?

From her point of view, the bowl was a little out of the food ranks.

When he walked into the dining room, he didn't see Ruan Luo's figure, and when he went out to find a servant to ask, he realized that Ruan Luo had not been here at all.

Mo Ye pondered for a while, turned around and went to the study again, and sure enough, he saw Ruan Luo sitting at the desk, close to the candle and holding a book reading.

After leaving the hut just now, Ruan Luo knew that he was going to eat soon, but he turned his head and went into the study next to the hut, thinking of this, Mo Ye secretly took a deep breath.

The tray in hand was not put down immediately, Mo Ye only looked at Ruan Luo calmly, and said, "Brother Ruan, you go to the dining room to eat." ”

Ruan Luo raised his eyes and saw that it was Mo Ye, so he only said casually: "You put it aside, I'll eat here, I don't want to go to the dining room anymore." ”

There is a courtyard between the dining room and the study, which is really not close. Mo Ye took this bowl of soup, from the kitchen to the dining room and then around to the study, it was already a bowl of soup that had been warmed, and it was not good to delay it any longer. Therefore, Mo Ye had no objection to Ruan Luo's request.

It's just that Mo Ye quickly realized a problem, Ruan Luo didn't seem to have the intention of putting down the book in her hand, so she couldn't help but say: "Third Brother Wang just told me today, saying that you need to rest as soon as possible after dark, and you are not allowed to light the lamp and read." ”

"The night is too long, how can you sleep if you don't read a book for a while." Ruan Luo's gaze that was moving slightly on the paper froze, he finally listened to some of Mo Ye's words, and put down the book, but his hand turning the book was still pressed on the spine of the book, and he did not close the page.

He turned his face and looked at Mo Ye and continued: "Also, you can't believe Wang Zhe's words. There is a difference between the day and night of the four seasons of the year, and only now, the day and night are the same length, if I still insist on copying what he said, let me lie down now, then I can only open my eyes in a daze. ”

Mo Ye was right to think about it, but she soon noticed that something was wrong, her eyes swept over an inkstone on the table, and then she stared at Ruan Luohu and said suspiciously: "Then what are you doing with ink?" ”

"I'm really just just looking around." Ruan Luo held up the book in his hand in front of Mo Ye's eyes, so that she could see the bibliography, and his eyes were calm, and he said, "I have a habit of taking notes when I read books, but I really don't plan to touch those account books." ”

"That'...... Let's eat right here. After a moment of hesitation, Mo Ye finally compromised and put down the tray.

Ruan Luo put the book aside, moved the bowl with some reluctance, pinched the spoon and stirred it in the bowl, and ate tastelessly.

Mo Ye watched this scene from the sidelines, and gradually showed a trace of hesitation in his eyes. After being silent for a moment, she finally couldn't help but ask, "Brother Ruan, are you ...... Do you eat this for all four meals a day? ”

Ruan Luo nodded and did not speak.

Mo Ye heard this. I felt a little surprised in my heart, and I couldn't help but say, "Why can't you change it?" Isn't it tiresome to keep doing this? ”

"Because my stomach is not very good." Ruan Luo smiled faintly and answered directly.

His eyes fell slightly, staring at the rice-like food in the bowl, but his thoughts flew back to years ago.

In those days when he drank medicine every day, it was a luxury for him to want to drink a bowl of white porridge. Not because he couldn't afford rice, but because at that time, his physical condition suddenly became extremely poor, on average. Almost every day, I drank medicine to boil up.

And then later. With Ye Zhengming's guidance, Wang Zhe took him to Bojun to find the township doctor Yi Wenqian, and his situation gradually improved. It was only three years of recuperation that allowed him to recover his barely recovered physique. But it still can't be called strong.

"Now that's the way it is for me. It's already good. There used to be a long time when I could only drink porridge at most. Ruan Luo quickly collected his thoughts.

Somehow, looking at Ruan Luo in front of him. Mo Ye suddenly remembered that she should be a very strange person to her. Just because of this person's matter, just today it was relayed in her ears by a person she was more familiar with, and she hadn't completely forgotten about it. And this stranger who suddenly appeared in his mind was His Royal Highness the Second Prince who lived deep in the palace.

After hesitating for a moment, Mo Ye asked softly, "Brother Ruan...... before Have you experienced anything bad? ”

Ruan Luo also hesitated for a moment when he heard this, and then said: "I am one of the few people who can survive after being infected with the water plague." Water plague... It's a terrible disease. ”

Although Mo Ye didn't know much about the plague and had not experienced it personally, most of the books she had read would be nailed with adjectives such as "no medicine" and "many deaths" as long as there was a record of the plague.

This is mainly because the plague is too contagious to be controlled. In addition, most of the patients with the disease have fever all over their bodies, and they are quickly delirious due to high fever, and there are many cases of vomiting and diarrhea at the same time.

Sometimes, in plague-stricken areas, the healers who go to the rescue may die in the plague before the decoction can take effect in the patient's body. Not to mention the survivors who have been hit by the plague, even if they talk about this disease that can almost turn a capital city into a dead city, most people talk about the epidemic.

At this moment, listening to Ruan Luo's use of 'terrible' to describe the plague, talking about the plague that he had encountered and had left a severe damage on his body, Mo Ye's eyes couldn't help twitching, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

Let him think of that thrilling experience again, he shouldn't feel good in his heart, right?

Mo Ye thought so in his heart, but he didn't know what to say in order to ease Ruan Luo's mood.

Or... Ruan Luo himself has forgotten that experience? Mo Ye looked at Ruan Luo, who looked calm as usual, and felt a little hesitant in his heart.

Just as the two people in the study were silent, there was a knock at the door. Although it was a very light sound, it was very sudden in this atmosphere at this time.

Mo Ye suddenly turned to look outside the half-open door, and Ruan Luo also raised his slightly lowered gaze.

There was a messenger standing outside the door, forced by two volleys from the house, his pupils couldn't help shrinking, and he vaguely realized that he seemed to be disturbing something, but it seemed that the two people in the room didn't seem to be fine?

Secretly swallowing his saliva, the family Ding bowed down and said, "Young Master Cousin, there is a young man from outside the door, who says that he is Miss Mo's cousin, and he is looking for Miss Mo if he has something." ”

"Is the visitor's surname Cheng?" Ruan Luo asked, as if he had not known a prophet.

Jia Ding nodded and said, "Yes, he said that he was the owner of Lao Cheng's grocery store, and he also said that you recognized him." ”

"Got it, invite him in, serve tea." Ruan Luo nodded, and after a slight pause, he called the family and admonished: "If that guest has any needs, you can do it, since he is here to find his cousin for something, I won't bother." ”

"Yes." The family answered.

Ruan Luo said to Mo Ye again: "I don't know Cheng Xu well, but I heard Wang Zhe say that he is your cousin and your only relative in Kyoto. Wang Zhe also said that Cheng Xu will have some family affairs to tell you in the past two days, so I don't interfere, so you can go and see him yourself. ”

Mo Ye was wondering: Who will the cousin surnamed Cheng be?

Wait to hear Ruan Luodao's full name of Cheng Xu. She was suddenly surprised: how could Cheng Xu come at this time?

When she heard the phrase "the only relative" in Ruan Luo's words, the things she had encountered in the past few days naturally appeared in her mind, she couldn't help but choke with a sour nose, suppressed her voice, and went out to the living room.

In addition to the stone path, there is also a corridor pavilion that is convenient for walking on rainy days. At this time, it was already completely dark outside, and the lanterns on the cloister that were far away from each other revealed a faint halo, which was only enough to reflect the outline of the cloister, but it did not affect walking.

According to Wang Zhe's arrangement, it seems that Ruan Luo will have to rest early in the evening in the future. Therefore, the courtyard gradually becomes quieter after sunset. Naturally, the activities of the servants were also reduced. Walking in the dimly lit corridor, there was silence all around, Mo Ye's mind calmed down, and he couldn't help but wonder about the sudden arrival of Cheng Xu. It could be for something.

But she only thought about it casually. Didn't think much about it. Anyway, when you see Cheng Xu's face, you will naturally know.

But that Wang Zhe arranged it so meticulously that Cheng Xu could see himself in a bright identity. and left enough space for Cheng Xu to talk to him......

Mo Ye suddenly remembered that a few hours ago, when he saw Jiu Niang in Qihuanlou, Jiu Niang said that Wang Zhe and his master had some friendship. But it is estimated that Wang Zhe's age can be separated from the master, and the friendship between the two should be shallow, but Wang Zhe seems to know himself very well, why is this......

"Little Leaves"

As soon as Mo Ye thought of this in her heart, she heard a call in her ear, interrupting her train of thought.

She subconsciously looked towards where the voice came from, and saw Cheng Xu, dressed like a rich man, leaning against a cloister pavilion pillar, smiling at herself.

"Cheng ......" Mo Ye immediately spoke, but before the word 'uncle' could be spoken, she immediately changed her mouth again, and called in a slightly lower voice: "Cousin." ”

"Alas, I didn't expect that I hadn't seen him for half a day, so I took a cousin." Cheng Xu sighed, pushed the pavilion pillar casually, straightened his back, and walked towards Mo Ye.

Seeing a hint of vigilance in Mo Ye's eyes, he smiled again and said, "You are always vigilant, but you don't have to worry about it at this time, the servants around you have been separated by me." Although I am not as good as Lao Wu's ability, I can still perceive the movement within twenty steps. ”

Mo Ye breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, looked at Cheng Xu who was approaching, and then noticed that he was carrying a box in his hand, which didn't seem to be too light.

Mo Ye was about to ask, but saw Cheng Xu speak first: "Cousin...... Cousin, take a walk with you. ”

Somehow, Mo Ye couldn't help but feel warm in his heart when he heard the tone of his words, but soon felt funny again and burst into laughter.

……

"Your Uncle Wu can't come today because of something, but I'm just running this trip for him, and he will definitely come tomorrow night."

"You've had your business all afternoon, so I haven't seen a chance to see you alone until now. Let me tell you, I have a little difference from Wu Shu, that is, I have a clear identity and have been 'running' a grocery store for a few years. If you have any problems in the future, just come to me, no one will doubt it. ”

"The Song family is a good person from top to bottom, and you can rest assured that you live here."

In the Song family's mansion, which has a total of five entrances, most of the courtyards are now vacant, and Cheng Xu took Mo Ye to walk into a quiet courtyard. Walking slowly between the corridors, Cheng Xu's words were said incoherently, changing the kind of joke that he usually seemed to be unable to get rid of, and became more steady, as if he had made a few promises to Mo Ye in a row.

Mo Ye had been listening silently all the time, without interjecting, and he didn't know how to interject appropriately.

Every word that Cheng Xu said at the moment provided her with extremely unfamiliar news, except for the first sentence, there was a familiar name.

After Cheng Xu's words were finished, he fell into silence, and he realized that the girl in front of him had only nodded all along, and did not express half of her opinion on what he said, which was a bit strange.

Could it be that he is talking too fast?

When Cheng Xu stopped talking, the atmosphere in the audience became more and more strange. Realizing this situation, Mo Ye hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help but ask, "Your Commander-in-Chief...... Didn't embarrass Uncle Wu, right? ”

"How can I be embarrassed? He has other tasks on him. Cheng Xu shook his head, thinking in his heart: It turns out that the reason why this girl has become extremely dull is that she is worried about the fifth child in her heart.

Mention the Book of Woods. Cheng Xu suddenly remembered something, and said: "Wu Shu told me that he has something with you, right?" ”

Cheng Xu's last two words, his tone changed abruptly, and he exerted a kind of pressure on Mo Ye.

Mo Ye felt this persecution, her eyes were slight, and she didn't make a sound, but she didn't hide it, and nodded lightly.

"If you don't want to hurt him. I advise you not to forget to return that thing to him tomorrow. Cheng Xu's tone of voice was slightly cold. There is a clear sense of warning.

But when he finished saying this, he saw the fear in Mo Ye's eyes, which seemed to make him think of something, and his tone eased again: "Your medicine." I brought. Drink it hot. ”

Mo Ye took the box handed over by the process. When I opened the lid, I remembered that I hadn't eaten dinner yet, and this medicine, which I had been taking for nearly five years, was usually taken after a meal. But when she lifted the tightly fastened lid on the medicine bowl. Finding that there was no heat in it, she thought that there were only the last two bowls of medicine left, and they would pass in one fell swoop, so she only hesitated a little and picked up the bowl.

If Wu Shu brought medicine, he would definitely choose a time after dinner, and because most of his activities were at night, he would wait until it was dark before he appeared. However, the medicine he brought would definitely not be carefully filtered like Cheng Xu, and it would be served in a small bowl for easy drinking.

Mo Ye was thinking in his heart, his lower lip had just pressed to the edge of the bowl, and before he could speak, he heard Cheng Xu speak again, and his tone had already returned to that habitual banter.

"Lao Wu's big jar, I really don't want to carry it on the street, and I can't fly on the wall with the jar like him, but it shouldn't affect you, right?"

Cheng Xu said, and looked at Mo Ye fixedly, as if asking: Do you have any opinion on this point of view?

Mo Ye was stunned, and almost didn't blow a bowl of medicine away.

……

Cheng Xu came suddenly, and he left in a hurry, and the whole process took less than half an hour. However, Mo Ye and he don't really have the family affection of cousins and sisters, and they have only met each other a few times, and they haven't gotten acquainted with each other yet, so naturally there is no need for a long talk about goodbye.

When Cheng Xu left, he took the box with him. It seems that the people from that mysterious organization have a very consistent style of doing things. As soon as he thought of this, Mo Ye couldn't help but think of Wu Shu again.

On this trip, Cheng Xu seemed to be very unhappy to mention Wu Shu's matter in front of Mo Ye.

His stay in the Song Mansion was very short, and in this short opportunity, as long as Mo Ye had any questions about Wu Shu or tried to ask, he was rejected by Cheng Xu without any room for maneuver.

Maybe it was because the stomach was empty, and after the guide drank the medicine, the churning feeling in his stomach lasted for a long time. After sending Cheng Xu away, when returning, Mo Ye walked in the corridor and rested several times along the way, before gradually calming down the boredom and temporarily suppressing his worries about Wu Shu.

She subconsciously walked towards the study where Ruan Luo was.

However, when she passed through a gate between the courtyards, her eyes had just touched the door of the study