Chapter 37: Papermaking
"Little Hou Ye, do you want to open a paper mill?" Long'er asked.
"Yes, it's just that our paper will definitely not be the same as other people's paper, and the paper we make will be white and soft, which is several times better than this hard yellow paper." Xuan Shijing was a little excited when he thought about it, it would be best to get the toilet paper out too......
"Little Hou Ye, papermaking is a technical job, you can't do it with a random master, there is no one in our house who can make paper, how can we open a paper mill." Long'er saw Xuan Shijing's excited look, and she was afraid that he was just tossing around temporarily.
"Although I only know a little bit about it, but let's do a few more experiments, Long'er, the experiment comes out of the truth, just like the Songhua egg, how do you know how to do it if you don't do it a few times? Yes, your lord, I saw some paper-making materials and methods in ancient books, let's try it. Xuan Shijing said: "Long'er, I have to help me with this, in a word, whether to help or not." ”
"Of course Long'er is willing to help the little marquis, but ......"
"If you want to have some confidence in your lord." Xuan Shijing walked up to Long'er and said, "Let's get a small workshop to do it first, even if it doesn't work, it won't waste much money, right?" ”
Long'er nodded suspiciously.
"You go outside first to find a few masters who are familiar with the papermaking process to bring to the house, I will discuss the workshop with Uncle Zhong, this matter should not be delayed, as soon as I enter the palace to study, I am afraid that I will not have so much effort to take care of these things." Xuan Shijing was full of interest at this time.
"Little Hou Ye, this may have to wait for two days, where do people come out to work during the Chinese New Year?"
"Yes, okay, just wait for two days, and in these two days, Uncle Zhong and I will finalize the workshop first." Xuan Shijing said, and suddenly remembered the assassin's matter: "Long'er, is there any movement in the house this morning?" ”
"What's going on?"
"It's the Assassins, aren't those three doing chores in the front yard? Stumped that no one contacted them? Xuan Shijing asked.
Long'er smiled: "Little Hou Ye, don't be anxious, where is it so fast, they only folded here last night, and now for them, the wind is tight, and they will definitely not come to the Hou Mansion rashly, so this matter needs to wait a little longer." ”
Xuan Shijing raised his eyebrows, too, but this is not afraid of thieves stealing, but if it is a big fanfare, Xuan Shijing will definitely not be afraid, but he is afraid that he will hack you in the back, which is a little annoying, anyway, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, and there are so many good hands hidden in the Hou Mansion, there is nothing to worry about.
"Master Hou, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the King of Wei have come to the house." Xiao Huan's voice came from outside the study.
"Prince? King Wei? Xuan Shijing was puzzled: "What are they doing here, the prince is still normal, why is this King Wei here?" ”
Didn't Li Tai always look at him unpleasantly?
"Little Hou Ye, let's hurry up and go out to greet you." Long'er saw Xuan Shijing standing in a daze and reminded him loudly.
"Oh, good." Xuan Shijing answered, and then took Long'er out of the study and came to the hall.
In the hall, the Wang family was receiving Li Chengqian and Li Tai.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the King of Wei." Walking into the hall, Xuan Shijing saw the two of them sitting on the stool on the side and bowed.
"Brother Shijing doesn't need to be polite." Li Chengqian came over and hugged Xuan Shijing: "I heard that there were assassins in the mansion last night, Lone came to see it today, Brother Shijing is fine, and Lone also brought a lot of qi-invigorating supplements to Brother Shijing this time." ”
How did Li Chengqian know that there were assassins in the house? Good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles? Xuan Shijing wondered, and then understood, I'm afraid that Li Chengqian knew it from His Majesty Li Er, and it was also ordered by His Majesty Li Er to come to the Hou Mansion today, and it seems that there are still Li Erfeng's spies lurking in the Hou Mansion.
This is not surprising, Xuan Shijing smiled without a trace, and then looked up at Li Chengqian: "Thank you for your concern, Shijing is fine, so Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are worried." ”
Li Tai on the side saw Li Chengqian talking to Xuan Shijing, and he sat there by himself, somewhat embarrassed.
Seeing that the atmosphere of the three people in the hall was a little delicate, Wang got up and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the King of Wei rarely come to the mansion, and it can be regarded as a revisit, so let's walk around the mansion, the concubine will not disturb much, Shijing, take His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the King of Wei out for a walk." ”
"Yes, mother." Xuan Shijing replied, looking at Li Tai, as if he had something to say to himself, and his heart was clear.
Xuan Shijing's psychological age is nearly thirty years old, and if he can't see through a thirteen or fourteen-year-old child, then I'm really sorry for him as a human being in two lives.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the King of Wei, please come with me, Shijing will take you to see the Great Treasure and the Second Treasure." Xuan Shijing said.
Li Chengqian's eyes lit up: "But the tiger who subdued the two assassins last night? ”
Xuan Shijing nodded and said, "Yes, the Great Treasure is amazing, and the two assassins died in its mouth." ”
"I will even be loyal to protect it, go, Brother Shijing, take me and the fourth brother to have a look." Li Chengqian pulled Li Tai and Xuan Shijing out with great interest.
Xuan Shijing smiled, he was really still a child, although as a prince, he was taught harshly by a large group of people all day long, showing his calm atmosphere as the prince of a country, but he was always a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy at heart.
It's just that this kind of inner suppressed taste is really unbearable, Li Chengqian's life can be regarded as a response to that sentence, either he died in silence, or exploded, and the final outcome was that he broke out, and then disappointed everyone, but is this really his fault?
There are always a lot of reasons for all kinds of people around to blame the poor prince for the blame, thinking that all the good is what he should be, and all the bad is undeserved, but should or shouldn't this be caused by him?
For Li Chengqian and Li Tai, the Hou Mansion is the hometown, it is the place where they grew up, if you talk about it, this Hou Mansion, Li Chengqian and Li Tai are more familiar than Xuan Shijing, and it is precisely because of this that it may also evoke the memories of the two when they were children, walking in the garden, the calm and solemn of the past no longer exists, if there is no body of the prince's regular clothes and the prince's royal clothes, it seems that they are just two young masters of ordinary big families.
Li Chengqian, who was walking in the garden, did not forget his business, stopped, reached out and tugged at Li Tai's clothes, and glanced at him.
Li Tai understood what Li Chengqian meant, but he still didn't know how to speak, a few years have passed, and the relationship between himself and Xuan Shijing can be described as a stranger.
Li Chengqian sighed, knowing his brother's temperament, it seems that there are some words that he still needs to speak.
"Brother Shijing." Li Chengqian called Xuan Shijing.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, what's the matter?" Xuan Shijing turned around and looked at Li Chengqian.
"Actually, our brothers are here today, and there is one more thing, I also told you at the banquet yesterday about the incident between Uncle Mingde and me and Qingque, and I came today to apologize to you." Li Chengqian said sincerely.
"Apologize?" Xuan Shijing was puzzled, looked at Li Chengqian, and then at Li Tai, it seems that the person who apologized was not Li Chengqian, but Li Tai, but Li Tai was embarrassed to say it, but this made Xuan Shijing look at Li Chengqian with admiration.