Xu Huaiyuan swallowed and foamed at the mouth and leaned closer.

"This barbecue smells really good."

Ning Xiu was secretly proud in his heart, and said in his heart, how can the chopping board roasted meat you eat on weekdays be compared to the barbecue skewers, it is simply the difference between cloud and mud.

He took a grilled meat skewer and handed it to Xu Huaiyuan and said, "Little Grandpa Xu try it." ”

Xu Huaiyuan couldn't eat in a big gulp considering his demeanor, so he only tore a small piece with his teeth and chewed gently.

At this time, a strange smell filled his mouth, and Xu Huaiyuan's eyes flashed with burning brilliance.

"This tastes so good."

Xu Huaiyuan praised and said: "The taste of spices seems to be soaked in the meat, and the fat flows out with a light bite. ”

Hearing this, Sun Wufan couldn't hold it anymore, he took a meat skewer and ate it, and after a while, only an empty bamboo stick remained.

Ning Xiu gave the grilled meat skewers to Liu Weining and Sasa, and he ate them last.

Seeing that everyone was intoxicated, Ning Xiu was naturally very proud.

Soon, the meat skewers on the grill were eaten, and the top of the bamboo skewers was not even a meat star.

Xu Huaiyuan ate the most, but now he can't care about his demeanor, and he keeps rubbing his stomach.

"Everyone's full, right? Let's go to the lotus pond and have a look. ”

The lotus pond in Xu Huaiyuan's mouth is on the top of the Purple Mountain, and it is named because there are many water lilies.

Of course, it is now autumn, and the lotus flowers have long been ruined, and it is impossible to appreciate the lotus.

However, this does not prevent everyone from enjoying the mountains and rivers.

Placing affection between the mountains and rivers can indeed make people forget their troubles for the time being.

The crowd waited for this, then packed up the grill and went to the lotus pond.

Looking at the way Young Grandpa Xu is propped up, I'm afraid that he won't have the intention of hunting in a short time.

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There are two flowers, one on each branch.

However, he said that the Ningfu family had arrived in Beijing and sent the letter and telescope to Qi Jiguang's mansion.

Qi Jiguang was ordered by the monarch to guard Jizhen, and he was naturally not in Beijing at the moment.

The letter and telescope fell into Qi Ling'er's hands.

Since returning to Beijing, Qi Ling'er has been ordered to be grounded by Qi Jiguang and strictly forbidden to go out of the mansion.

Qi Ling'er didn't complain about her father's punishment. After all, she said goodbye and traveled thousands of miles in order to see her fiancé.

Although trapped in the mansion, Qi Ling'er and Ning Xiu have always maintained correspondence.

It's just that this letter is a little special, in addition to those sweet and greasy love words, Ning Xiu also asked her to send the telescope to Qi Zongbing.

Regarding the telescope, Ning Xiu also made a brief introduction in the letter. He was afraid that Qi Ling'er wouldn't understand, so he specially drew a schematic diagram and annotated it.

Qi Ling'er was already smart and icing, and immediately understood the function of the telescope after looking at the schematic diagram.

She couldn't wait to pick up the binoculars and look into the distance, and sure enough, the plants and trees in the distance became several times larger, and they were clearly visible!

She immediately understood why Ning Xiu wanted to give the telescope to her father.

If this telescope can be equipped with the border army, it will be of great help to spy on intelligence!

She couldn't wait to prepare her horse to go to Jizhen immediately, but she was grounded by her father, not to mention that it was impossible to go to Jizhen or take a step out of the house.

Qi Ling'er had no choice but to go to her mother Wang Yuejiao, hoping that she could allow her to go to Jizhen.

It's just that this time Wang Yuejiao seems to be iron-hearted, and she just won't let go of Qi Ling'er's soft grinding and hard bubbles.

However, Wang Yuejiao also promised that she would send someone to Jizhen and hand it over to her husband.

Wang Yuejiao is a resolute and resolute character, so she naturally does what she says.

She wrote another letter explaining the cause and effect, and explained how to use the telescope, and sent her confidant to send the telescope to Jizhen on a fast horse.

After Qi Jiguang got the telescope and the letter, he opened the letter first, and was surprised to learn that the telescope was made by his prospective son-in-law Ning Xiu.

Who is his quasi-son-in-law, and why can he earn millions of silver in the field of literature and science?

Now there is another skill in making rare objects, which is really emotional.

Of course, whoever has such an excellent prospective son-in-law will feel happy and proud.

Thinking of this, Qi Jiguang said goodbye to his daughter and went thousands of miles to Jingzhou to see Ning Xiu's anger, which dissipated a lot.

Qi Jiguang tried it according to the use of the telescope on the letter, and sure enough, the fortress in the distance was enlarged a lot, and even the pattern on the flag was clearly visible.

Qi Jiguang was a professional soldier, and he immediately realized the military value of the telescope. If the telescope can be equipped on the nine sides, then the scout system of the Ming army will have a significant improvement.

The so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is invincible.

If you can see all the movements of your opponent's enemy, then the battle will be much easier.

Qi Jiguang paced a few steps in the room with his hands behind his back, and finally called his personal staff to write a letter in his name, explaining the benefits of the telescope to the imperial court, hoping that the Holy Son of Heaven could send down the holy decree to order craftsmen to make a large number of telescopes, and equip them as much as possible in the nine border towns.

After the staff wrote the note, Qi Jiguang opened it and looked at it a few times, confirming that it was what he meant, so he asked someone to seal the envelope, and then sent a personal soldier to gallop to Beijing on a fast horse.

The telescope tossed back and forth between Jingshi and Jizhen, and then returned to Jingshi.

When Emperor Wanli saw the telescope placed in front of the dragon case, his mood was a little complicated.

Qi Jiguang blew the telescope into the sky, saying that through it, he could clearly see objects a hundred steps away.

Emperor Wanli did not believe in this. He is a rich son of heaven, and countless tributes are sent from all over the world every year, and he has never seen such a thing that can make objects a hundred steps away clearly visible, why did it suddenly appear out of nowhere?

It can be said that Qi Jiguang lied to him, and Emperor Wanli didn't believe it.

General Qi Lao is a veteran of the two dynasties who has gone through Jiajing and Longqing, and he is a border general who resists the enemy outside the country, how can he do something that deceives the king?

As the saying goes, it's better to see than to hear. Since the telescope is right in front of you, why not give it a try?

Emperor Wanli could no longer suppress the curiosity in his heart, picked up the telescope and pointed at the mirror hole to look at it.

Something magical happened, a palace room a few hundred steps away became several times larger, and Emperor Wanli could even clearly see the words on the high hanging plaque.

Goodness, great goodness!

The young Tianzi waved his fists excitedly, unable to hide the joy in his heart.

The actual use effect of this telescope is even better than what Qi Jiguang said, and if it can be equipped in all the important towns of the nine sides, then the border will be peaceful.

He immediately decided to summon His Majesty the Military Department, but after thinking about it, he sighed slightly and changed his decision.

"Your Majesty, the first assistant of the Xuan Cabinet, the first assistant of the Yuan Auxiliary Young Master, Mr. Zhang."

There was a hint of helplessness in the tone of the young son of heaven, and he couldn't bypass this teacher in the details of the government.

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But he said that Ning Xiu and the others were having a lot of fun in Purple Mountain.

Even Grandpa Xu temporarily dissipated his desire to hunt.

And it came to pass at dusk, that they had beaten their horses and whipped their whips, and returned to the city.

At this time, the other business of the Wei State Mansion had been cleaned up, and Ning Xiu went to the inn to vacate the room, and moved to the other industry with Liu Weining, Sun Wufan, and Sasa to live temporarily.

This other industry is a three-entry house, which is very spacious, and even dozens of people will not feel crowded.

Now it's more than enough for four people to live in.

Beiye has a steward, four family members, and two maids.

At this moment, all the domestic servants were under the leadership of the steward to greet Ning Xiu and the others at the gate.

This steward's surname is Xu Minggui, and he is in his thirties and has a short figure.

He saluted Ning Xiu and said, "My second son-in-law has already been instructed, Ning Gongzi, please come in, if you need anything, just ask." ”

Ning Xiu bowed slightly, paced in, and the other three followed.

Like most three-entry houses, the courtyard of the first gate is the outer courtyard, which is used as a reception and does not live in people. Ning Xiu and the others followed Xu Gui all the way through the courtyard to the inner courtyard, and Xu Gui assigned a room, and then went to rest.

Xu Gui specially arranged a little maid for Ning Xiu to serve.

This maid's name is Pomegranate, and her age is estimated to be around thirteen or fourteen.

As soon as Ning Xiu entered the house, the pomegranate brought the prepared foot-washing water to his face, and said respectfully: "The slave waits for the son's feet to wash." ”

Ning Xiu couldn't help but feel distressed. A thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl like Pomegranate will most of them be coquettish in the arms of her parents in later generations, but Daming is a rough maid in the mansion of the powerful, which is really distressing to watch.

Ning Xiu waved his hand and said, "I'll come by myself, you can go down." ”

Pomegranate was stunned for a moment, and then Chong Ning practiced and retreated respectfully.

Ning Xiu took off his shoes and socks, put his feet into the steaming foot basin, and only felt refreshed.

After climbing the mountain for a day, I was indeed very sleepy, and I soaked my feet in hot water, and most of my body was sleepy.

Originally, Ning Xiu didn't plan to stay in Nanjing for too long, but since Grandpa Xu was interested in cooperating in the opening of a weaving workshop, he could stay and discuss it.

Ning Xiu sees that this is an industry with huge potential, and the sooner he intervenes, the sooner he can occupy the market.

After soaking his feet for a while, Ning Xiu wiped off the water stains, blew out the lamp and candle, and went to bed to rest.

Nothing was said all night.

Early the next morning, a meter of sunlight poured into the house through the acid paper window.

Ning Xiu opened his eyes slightly, feeling the beauty of this autumn morning.

He slept well and regained most of his energy.

Ning Xiu half sat up and stretched, and was about to get up and pour a glass of water, but he heard a scolding and the cry of the maidservant outside the house.

Ning Xiu frowned, hurriedly put on his robe and stepped on his boots to go out to see.

As soon as he pushed open the door, he saw the servant girl Pomegranate kneeling on the bluestone slab, and the housekeeper Xu Gui was holding a wattle stick and beating her back.

Ning Xiu immediately shouted: "What are you doing, stop it!" ”

Xu Gui was startled, looked up and saw that it was Ning Xiu, and explained with a wry smile: "Ning Gongzi got up really early, and the little one is teaching the subordinates who don't understand the rules, disturbing Ning Gongzi's rest, and please forgive me." ”

Ning Xiu didn't give him a good look, and said with a sinking face: "What big mistake did she make to punish her so severely?" ”

Xu Gui explained: "Yesterday, I arranged for this servant to serve Ning Gongzi, but she withdrew, so the servant who disobeyed the order naturally had to be punished." ”

Wait on?

When he heard these two words, Ning Xiuzhi's scalp was numb.

Of course, he knew that serving was not only about taking care of food and daily life, but also about warming the bed.

In fact, the maidservants raised in the mansions of these magnates were no different from slaves, not only could they be given as they pleased, but they could also be assigned by their masters to warm the beds of their guests.

But she's still a child! Xu Gui actually did such a thing!

Ning Xiuteng rose with anger: "I told her to go out, don't do her business!" ”

He took a few steps forward, snatched the thorn from Xu Gui's hand, and scolded sharply.

At this time, Xu Gui was completely dumbfounded, he was obviously doing good for this Ning Gongzi, why did Ning Gongzi not only not appreciate it, but also scolded him?

No matter how you look at it, it's all that, isn't it?

"Stand down!"

Ning Xiu flicked his robe sleeves impatiently.

Although Xu Gui was aggrieved in his heart, he also understood that he could not resist at this time, so he bowed and retreated respectfully.

After Xu Gui left, Ning Xiu hurriedly helped the pomegranate up and took out a handkerchief to wipe away her tears.

"It's me who didn't think about it, and I wronged you."

Pomegranate shook her head again and again: "It's none of the son's business, it's all the servant's fault." ”

Ning Xiu couldn't help but sigh bitterly in his heart. A servant girl like this has been instilled with the idea that the master's family is greater than everything since she was a child, just as the people of the Ming Dynasty were instilled with the idea that the monarch is greater than everything from birth.

As the so-called monarch is the minister, the father is the son, and the Ming Dynasty often relies on this set of ethics to maintain system governance.

Ning Xiu knew that this concept was deep-rooted, and he was powerless to change it, so he could only do his best to be himself.

"If you really can't do it, you can wait in the house every night, and you will sleep outside, and I won't touch you if you are okay."

Who knew that the pomegranate actually knelt on the ground with a thud and kowtowed like pounding garlic and said: "Ning Gongzi, the slave knows that it is wrong, this move must not be." ”

Ning Xiu was a little dazed. Why is she so excited?

Ning Xiu still hadn't really become an ancient, he didn't know that a "domestic child" (a child born between slaves) like Pomegranate had lived under the obscenity of his master since he was a child, and it was completely impossible for him to have an independent consciousness.

In their lives, the master is everything, and there is a gap between them and the master that must not be bridged.

Therefore, when Ning Xiu suggested that Pomegranate should be allowed to sleep in the outer room, she would react like this.

He sighed and said, "I'm doing this for your own good, otherwise you will inevitably be beaten and scolded by the butler." ”

What Ning Xiu said is also the truth, he can protect Pomegranate for a while, but it is impossible to protect her every time, the only way is to let Pomegranate "serve" himself according to the words of the housekeeper Xu Gui. Ning Xiu didn't want to touch the pomegranate, so letting her sleep in the outer room was the best choice.

"But ......"

Pomegranate bit her lip and stopped talking.

"Don't worry, I won't mention it to anyone else. I'm going out for a trip, and I'll make my bed before I get back. ”

After saying that, Ning Xiu shook his robe and paced out.

After leaving the other business, he went to the Wei Mansion.

This time, he naturally wanted to discuss with Xu Huaiyuan about cooperation in opening a weaving workshop. While both sides are interested in working together, some details still need to be finalized.

When the official saw Ning Xiu coming, he leaned over with a smiling face and said, "Ning Gongzi come with me, my second son said that Ning Gongzi doesn't need to be polite when he comes, please go directly to the flower hall." ”

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