I saw Shi Shilang pointing to the small castle on the sand table, and said with a little dissatisfaction: "County man, how many stones do you need to build this castle?" How many conscripts do you need to carry stones for your castle? This official can't agree, now that Great Xia is in ruins, how can he levy so many conscripts at will, just to build a mansion for you? It is estimated that if he is impeached, the official will be dismissed from his post at the least, and his head will fall to the ground at the worst. ”

Shi Shilang's words made Gu Bei laugh.

It turned out that Shi Shilang had misunderstood, and he explained: "Shi Shilang, you misunderstood, a certain person built it at his own expense, and this small castle is not built with stones, but uses bricks, and there is no need to levy forced labor to transport stones, and there is not much in Luobei Port, but there is a large population." ”

Many traditional European castles are made of large stones.

But Gu Bei didn't prepare for war, he just wanted to build a castle-style house.

Built with bricks? Shi Shilang was slightly stunned and shook his head, "How can bricks be used to build a house?" ”

"Gu boy, your little fortress is built with bricks, isn't it too strong?"

Cheng Wushu thought that Gu Bei was building a military fortress, so he came over and said.

Gu Bei couldn't help but laugh.

It's really two dirt buns, made of bricks and cement, but they are the strongest.

"Uncle Cheng, do you want to make a bet?"

Cheng Wushu was stunned, bet?

What to bet on?

Gu Bei said with a smile: "The castle built with bricks is the most solid. To bet or not to bet? ”

Cheng Wuving's eyes rolled, and the fool of Temeow bet with you, he has seen the new cement.

His own thatched house was still built by Gu Xiaozi's people, and after pasting white tiles, it was pleasing to the eye.

Hearing this, Shi Shilang suddenly asked, "County man, I heard that you invented a new type of cement?" How strong is that thing? ”

"The hammer doesn't fall." Gu Bei replied confidently.

Shi Shilang's eyes lit up, he glanced at Cheng Wuving, and let out a hehe laugh.

"County man, why don't we take a gamble? If you can build bricks and hammer them without falling down, then you will lose the official. ”

Shi Shilang, who thought he had taken advantage, smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed.

didn't notice the foolish look at Cheng Wudi next to him.

Shi Shilang twisted his beard and smiled: "Haha, if the county man can really do it, how about the cost of the wood work in your mansion contracted by the official?" What if the county man loses? How long will it take to get it out? ”

Gu Bei saw that there was a big man who was wronged, and said with a bright smile: "If you lose, I will send you 10,000 taels of silver, as for the time, you can do it in a day, and then Shi Shilang can come to Luobei Port and show you the brick wall that cannot be hammered." ”

"Yes."

Shi Shilang directly stretched out his hand, high-fived Gu Bei, and made a bet.

Seeing that the gambling agreement was reached, Gu Bei was secretly happy, looking at the old man's smile, he vaguely felt that something was wrong, but after thinking about it carefully, he didn't find anything wrong, so he simply didn't think about it.

Out of the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, Gu Bei took a four-wheeled carriage and I went to Luobei Port to find Li Laosan.

On the second day, Cheng Wushu and Shi Shilang led a few people to Luobei Port, walked lightly, and went straight to Gu Bei.

"County man, have you built the brick wall you said?" Shi Shilang couldn't wait to ask.

Gu Bei gave Cheng Invincible, and after Shi Shilang saw the salute, he replied: "It has been built, just wait for Lord Shi to accept it." ”

Cheng Wuving's official position is the largest, and he is at the forefront, walking along the street to the foot of a big mountain.

I saw that in the open space not far from the creek, there was an extra brick wall out of thin air, which was exactly what Gu Bei asked Li Laosan to build.

In order to be strong and firm, Gu Bei even asked people to dig a deep foundation for this brick wall, which was simply as deep as it was and how deep it was dug.

Shi Shilang stepped forward and patted the wall with his palm, finding that it was unusually strong.

"County man, is this really a brick wall you let people build? You won't find someone to transport a slate to deceive the official, right? Shi Shilang asked in surprise.

The brick wall in front of him, in order to be firm, Gu Bei even smeared the wall with a thick layer of cement, and now after the cement is dried and condensed, it does look like a slate.

Cheng Wushu also smashed the brick wall twice with his fist, raised his eyebrows at Gu Bei and smiled: "Virtuous nephew, you are cheating, where is this brick wall?" It's clearly a slate. ”

Seeing Shi Shilang's puzzled look, Gu Bei smiled and pointed to the hammer that had been prepared on the side.

"Uncle Cheng, you'll know as soon as you smash it."

Is this really a brick wall? Gu Bei's attitude made Shi Yunlai a little suspicious.

Cheng Wushu didn't put up a fight, picked up the hammer, and smashed it towards the brick wall.

There was a bang, but there was only a white mark left on the brick wall after being struck.

"Straight lady thief, Gu boy, are you sure you're not teasing? It's clearly a slate!" Cheng Wushu shook off his palm that was shocked by the hammer and scolded Gu Bei.

Gu Bei smiled: "Uncle Cheng, do you want to make another bet?" ”

Bet again?

Cheng Wudi laughed angrily at Gu Bei's words, is this bastard kid addicted to betting?

"Nephew, what do you want to bet again?" Cheng Wushu asked angrily.

Gu Bei smiled evilly: "Bet this wall is a brick wall!" If it is determined that it is repaired by bricks after smashing it open, Uncle Cheng, can you lose to me fifty soldiers? If it's a slate, I'll lose you fifty jars of wine. ”

He is eyeing Cheng Invincible, and wants to get some elite soldiers from the old goods.

Originally, Gu Bei didn't need so much, but now that the mansion is to be built, there will be a shortage of manpower at that time.

The new mansion covers an area of several hundred acres, and when the manor mansion is repaired, no one can guard it.

Besides, he doesn't want to train, it takes too long, it's better to find Cheng Wuving to bet quickly, all of them are elite soldiers.

Cheng Wuxian's slap was about to fall again: "Bastard boy, Huajiu Lao Tzu also has shares, you give Lao Tzu your own things?" If you want to take advantage of Lao Tzu, get out!"

Gu Bei smiled and dodged Cheng Wuving's fan-sized palm, and said with a smile: "Where is Uncle Cheng, if you don't want Chinese wine, the little nephew will convert it into silver for you, and come according to the market price, how about it?" ”

Where would Cheng Wushu let Gu Bei take advantage, as soon as he saw his determined appearance, he knew that the wall in front of him that looked like a stone slab must have been repaired by bricks.

He glared at the big eyes of the copper bell: "Bastard boy, go aside, Lao Tzu doesn't gamble." ”

After saying that, he picked up the hammer in his hand again and smashed it against the wall again.

The cement made by Gu Bei, after adding some special materials later, the strength was still not comparable to those high-strength cements in the 21st century, and it was smashed down by Cheng Wushu with all his strength, and the cement on the surface of the wall cracked and fell off, revealing the bricks inside.

Cheng Wudi put down the hammer and couldn't help but be surprised: "Hey, it's really a pile of bricks in here!" Nephew, what kind of method did you use, how do you feel much stronger than before? ”

With Cheng's invincible strength, with all his strength, he just smashed the cement on the surface of the brick wall, which could not help but surprise everyone.

Shi Shilang and a few people immediately gathered around and carefully looked at the brick wall in front of them.

"County man, what is the cement you invented? How is it the same as a stone? ”

"It's amazing, it's really brick-based."

"Cheng Hou's strength, with a hammer, just smashed the surface open? Good sturdy brick walls!"

"Tsk, did you burn the stone and pour it on the bricks?"

Gu Bei was speechless, they thought it was a cast metal? He has to have the ability to melt the stone.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this brick wall is made of cement."

Shi Shilang hurriedly asked, "County man, how is this cement formed?" ”

"Cement is a kind of adhesive, which can be mixed with water to form a slurry, which can firmly glue sand and bricks together. After solidification, it hardens into its current state. ”

"How much does this cement cost?"

Gu Bei scratched his head, the cost? It doesn't seem to cost much!

The cement he uses now is made by grinding it from broken pottery shards, and it costs almost nothing.

If you want to fire on a large scale, it is also simple, calcining the lime and clay in the kiln.

The process of this cement substitute is very simple, the calcination temperature is low, and the requirements are not high. Compared with the 21st century Portland cement, both strength and hardness are far worse.

But in Daxia, this kind of cement is enough.

Real cement, Gu Bei will not either, after all, he is not a professional, and it is the same as burning glass, he doesn't know why it is.

After grinding for a while, Gu Bei replied uncertainly: "Lord Shi, if this cement is fired on a large scale, the cost should be very low, and the specific amount has not been calculated." It's just that the lime and clay are calcined in a kiln, and it's very simple. ”

Shi Shilang couldn't believe it: "It's that simple? County man, this matter is very important, don't talk nonsense! ”

"It's that simple."

The officials brought by Lord Shi surrounded Gu Bei and asked again and again, and finally confirmed that this thing called "cement" was really so easy to fire.

Shi Yunlai said excitedly: "If it is really as the county man said, this cement can be mass-produced, and it will be a great artifact of Great Xia!" ”

"Yes, if it is dedicated to Your Majesty and uses this cement to build a city outside the fortress, those Turks can still run rampant?"

Gu Bei was a little confused, why did he have to give away the cement that he had to repair his own house?

Phew, none of them are good people, and they snatch the baby from their own hands day by day!

No wonder yesterday they said that their eyes were wrong, it turned out that they had already been calculated.

In fact, Gu Bei is not stupid, he naturally knows the importance of cement to a country.

Even this kind of cheap cement, in Great Xia, it is also an artifact of value training.

Whether it is used to build cities, roads or dams, it is indispensable.

Now that he had taken out the cement, he knew that sooner or later there would be such a day. He didn't plan to hide his secrets and make the cement public for the benefit of Great Xia.

Gu Bei had already been prepared, but seeing that the officials of the Ministry of Industry had turned the cement into something in their pocket, it still made him feel so uncomfortable!

He simply coughed lightly: "Master Shi, I don't know how much this cement formula can be sold for?" ”

When Shi Shilang and the others heard this, they couldn't help but be stunned, selling for money?

Without waiting for Shi Shilang to speak, Cheng Wushu went away first.

"Bastard boy, how can such a militaristic weapon be sold for money? Lao Tzu will beat you to death! ”

After Cheng Wushu finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and wanted to catch Gu Bei, grab him and beat his buttocks, Gu Bei saw that the old man was furious, so he quickly ran away.

It's shameless!

This threat of force is really infuriating!

I can't afford to mess with you, believe it or not, I'll go to your son for revenge?

However, Gu Bei thought about the size of Cheng Wudi's ten sons, and felt that it was better to forget it, and he didn't seem to be able to get it, so it was better to get his daughter......

Faced with the deterrence of the old goods, Gu Bei could only raise his hand and surrender: "Uncle Cheng, slow down, the little nephew thinks about it, and thinks that something like cement should still be dedicated to the country." ”

After Shi Shirou got the "divine object", he was very excited, and as soon as His Majesty was happy, maybe he could transfer him back to Kyoto.

......

It was afternoon, and Liufu was silent, only the autumn cicadas were squeaking.

When Gu Bei came to Liufu, the whole house was very quiet, and there was no one in sight, but Gu Bei's heart was full of fiery feelings.

Pushing open the door, a warm and fragrant breath instantly surrounded Gu Bei, which lifted Gu Bei's spirits.

The room was a little dark, but the light shining in from the doorway could make it clear the hazy situation in the room.

Without much delay, he turned over and closed the door, and the room was once again darkened.

The eyes adjusted to the darkness, saw the blurred outline of the furniture, walked to the bedroom, stood in front of the bed, and saw a snow-white arm stretched out from the thin quilt on the bed, and the beautiful woman slept soundly, not knowing that there was another person in the room.

Gu Bei smiled lightly, feeling a little impatient, reflexively returned to the outer room, quickly took off his clothes, walked into the bedroom naked, and deftly lifted the quilt and got in.

The beauty in the quilt is just wearing a thin little dress, revealing a large area of skin, which is soft and smooth to the touch, which makes people lose their souls.

Her hair was scattered on the pillow, exuding a faint fragrance, and her snow-white arms emitted a faint fluorescence in the dark room, which was breathtaking......

The beauty slept very deeply, and although she noticed that there was an extra person on the bed, she just whispered something, and then turned sideways, leaving Gu Bei with a back.

Gu Bei couldn't help but smile, leaned forward, wrapped his arms around his slender waist, and hugged this delicate body of warm nephrite tightly in his arms, holding his flat lower abdomen with his big hands.

The woman seemed to twist her body a little dissatisfied, and her hair rubbed against Gu Bei's cheeks, which made him itch for a while.

Such an ambiguous breath made Gu Bei's predicament disappear in an instant, his body became hot, and his big hand left the smooth lower abdomen, got into the small clothes, climbed up, held a full and round fruit tightly in his hand, kneaded it gently, and felt the warmth and softness.

"Hmmm......"

A shallow moan sounded in Gu Bei's ears, making Gu Bei no longer satisfied with this kind of brotherly desire, and the big hand gave up the towering mountain peak, went straight down, and burrowed into the jungle to explore the valley with abundant water......

Along the smooth and slender legs, stroking back and forth, I only felt that the hand was extraordinarily delicate, and I couldn't help but feel excited.

Even in her sleep, the woman is extremely sensitive, and it didn't take long for her fingertips to be stained with many water stains, and the slender legs were also subconsciously tightened, as if they were trembling slightly.

Gu Bei couldn't help but laugh dumbly, and whispered: "Still pretending to be asleep, goblin, isn't someone welcome to come?" ”

As he spoke, he gently slipped his hand into the side of his coat, flicked the flooded valley with his fingers, and stretched out an index finger......

"Yike...... Ah, don't move, oh my God, who are you? ”

The woman finally woke up, sat up suddenly, picked up the quilt, and asked in a trembling voice.

This voice was charming and beautiful, like a yellow warbler coming out of the valley, but it was just like a thunderbolt, which exploded in Gu Bei's ears, and he was stunned, his brain became blank, and he pulled out his wet fingers blankly.

"Who are you? How is it in the peach room? ”

Gu Bei was completely stunned, his mind was full of question marks, and he couldn't understand why a strange woman would appear on Tao Yao's bed.

His first reaction was that he had entered the wrong room.

But Xuan even dispelled this idea, joking, a few days ago, he was still in this room with Tao Yao......

But the thought that popped up next made him startled!

Don't......

Gu Bei shuddered, and thought of a possibility in his heart.

Could it be that Tao Yao couldn't bear the loneliness, and didn't want to betray himself to find a man, so he got a woman back and played a fake phoenix to comfort the pain of lovesickness?

The more you think about it, the more likely it is!

Gu Bei's heart is extremely crooked, he can't find a man, and he can't stand it when he finds a woman!

I only heard her charming and beautiful voice and asked in a trembling voice, "Are you ...... Gu Xian male? ”

"Humph!" Gu Bei snorted coldly, extremely dissatisfied.

Special meow, if you don't come for a few days, you dare to steal the old woman, even if you are a woman!

The woman hugged the quilt and covered her snowy skin tightly, in fact, she didn't have to, the room was very dark, except for the skin of Shengxue, Gu Bei couldn't see anything clearly......

"It doesn't matter who you are, get me out now, immediately!"

The woman was stunned by Gu Bei's cold shout, hugging the quilt and shivering, crying......

Gu Bei was a little irritable, moved Lao Tzu's woman, why are you still wronged?

The woman sobbed and cried a few times, and said in a low voice, "Slave family...... The slave family is Xiaoyao's sister, but she just came to visit her sister, so she took a lunch break here, and the slave family ...... Woohoo......"

Gu Bei seemed to have been struck by a thunderbolt!

Taoyao's ...... Sister?

I'll you......

"You say...... Who are you? Gu Bei asked in disbelief.

"Woo...... Slave ...... Taoling ......"

Gu Bei was completely messy......

Subconsciously twisted his fingers, and there seemed to be a warm and slippery touch remaining.

That's embarrassing......

"What's that...... Uh...... "Gu Bei doesn't know what to say."

actually regarded his sister-in-law as the object of Taoyao, how brain-dead do he have to be?

seemed to feel Gu Bei's embarrassment and embarrassment, Tao Ling became bold this time, and changed from crying just now to crying unscrupulously, venting all her grievances.