The next day, all the soldiers in Yangqu City left the city, and no one knew where they went, but the people were not surprised, after all, the soldiers had often been taken to the mountains and forests outside the city for months to practice, and they were often not seen for days. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Perhaps, this time too.

But why does everyone carry a spade and pickaxe?

However, in this busy season, everyone is busy for a new life, and naturally they don't think much about it, and the entire Yangqu City is still as busy as usual in a steady and happy manner.

In the west of Yangqu City, in the courtyard deep in an alley, the warm spring sun flows silently, and a few pots of grass in front of the courtyard stretch with the wind, stirring the insects and ants that swim between the blades of grass from time to time.

It was a quiet and peaceful afternoon.

In the courtyard, Ming Miao was still sitting alone in a white shirt, holding a book in his hand, and was bowing his head to concentrate on studying, when a spring breeze blew, and the corners of his clothes swayed with the grass not far away, as if he had become a thing in this quiet courtyard.

Suddenly, Ming Miao put down the scroll in his hand and looked up at the unclosed courtyard gate, his gaze far away, as if he could see the scene in the alley through the wooden door.

"Click!"

While Ming Miao was waiting, there was finally a crisp knock on the door, which disturbed the tranquility in the courtyard and stirred Ming Miao's already uncalm heart.

The door was not closed, standing outside the door and knocking lightly Liu Xi knew Ming Miao's intentions, the door was naturally open to welcome guests, and the entire Yangqu City also knew that Ming Miao lived here, so Liu Xi was not pretentious to the gift of the host and guest, pushed open the door and walked straight in.

"The spring breeze is smoky and warm, and before I know it, I have arrived at Brother Zibai."

Between laughter, Liu Xi sat at the wooden table next to Ming Miao, like an old acquaintance, and his tone was full of familiarity and cordiality.

The slender fingers stroked the scroll, and Ming Miao's face was still unfazed, "You and I don't have much intercourse, but my name is white and I don't think people will look away, you have nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, since you are here, let's get straight to the point, if it makes me feel interesting, it is not impossible to run around for you." ”

Seeing through it at a glance by Ming Miao, Liu Xi didn't feel embarrassed, took out the wooden box he had been holding in his hand and put it on the table.

"Brother Zibai, in my spare time, I want to bring you a gadget to relieve your boredom, you are also tired and panicked from chanting and reading books all day long, it is better to have a pastime with me."

Under the puzzled gaze of Ming Miao, Liu Xi took out the finished chess, and after tiling it, he said to Ming Miao, "This thing is called chess, with a total of thirty-two sons, which can be used to kill the enemy by thousands of troops." ”

Later, Liu Xi explained the chess game to Ming Miao, who was naturally talented and intelligent, and immediately understood the mystery of this small chess game.

"I didn't expect you Liu Yusheng to have such talent, Li Tang has you, God really bless it."

After sighing, Ming Miao stared at the chess game and showed a contemplative look between his eyebrows, and then raised his head to look at the sky, "These small chess pieces have shown thousands of soldiers and horses to fight, it is really chess like life, you and I are not a chess piece on the chessboard of this heaven and earth, always think that I am in the right position, in fact, I never know what kind of situation is ahead, this feeling is really uncomfortable." ”

A sense of loss welled up on Ming Miao's face, and he got up and walked towards the house later, "This thing is very interested, but I want to think about something in the past two days, if you are not in a hurry, you can come back another day." ”

Looking at the chess game on the wooden table, Liu Xi chuckled and shook his head, chess can make Lin Yi and Ma Xiu fascinated, so he guessed that it can also make Ming Miao happy, so that the other party can agree to open a mountain and split stones for him, so as to solve the problem of mountain barriers encountered in the opening of the river.

Now, the name Miao can be regarded as inherited, but the other party's thinking about the way of heaven, earth and man from chess was something Liu Xi had never expected.

Sure enough, there are people in this world who are born for cultivation, and every grass and tree can give him a glimpse of the Heavenly Dao. Ming Miao has such a smart talent, if he gets another chance, his future cultivation will definitely be immeasurable.

After sighing for a moment, Liu Xi walked out of the small courtyard alone, walked through the quiet alley, boarded the carriage erected by the canal waves, and swayed to the camp again.

Either way, the trip was worth it.

After a few months of repairs, the roads in Yangqu City have been widened a lot, but it will take several months to realize the neat, concise and orderly planning of Liu Xi's drawings, especially there are still many houses being built on the left and right sides of the road, and there are potholes and piles of unused bricks and stones on the roadside, so that the driving canal waves have to be careful so as not to collide with the carriage.

Because of carefulness, the carriage naturally slowed down, and the bored Liu Xi lifted the curtain and looked at the surrounding houses and streets, everything from the drawings drawn by his charcoal blocks to reality, as if he saw that his child was being born, and a spontaneous joy welled up in his heart.

Walking slowly all the way, the sunset in the north always comes a little early, and before you know it, the red sun is fading, and the slightest cold meaning is sprinkled with the afterglow of the remnant sun.

Let Yangqu City be a little more quiet.

"It's on fire!"

Suddenly, an exclamation sounded in Liu Xi's ears like thunder, and later, I saw the crowd running around shouting, breaking the night that should have been silent.

This voice also really shocked Liu Xi, during the spring equinox, the weather is dry, and the wind rises at night, once a fire occurs, it is very likely to cause a prolonged trend, destroying the hard work of Yangqu City for many days.

Qu Lang, who knew that the matter was serious, stopped the carriage without waiting for Liu Xi to speak, and before it could stop, Liu Xi jumped off the carriage in stride, and rushed towards the place where the smoke was rising.

Qu Lang behind him tied the horse to the wooden pillar in front of the wine shop two or three times, and chased Liu Xi at the same time, shouting in his mouth, "Hurry up and put out the fire!" ”

Fortunately, there were some daily water stored in the bottles and cans in the surrounding neighborhoods, and with concerted efforts, the fire was finally extinguished, and Liu Xi, who was half wet in clothes, put away his hanging heart and replaced the urn containing water in his hand with the woman beside him.

On the other side of the crowd, an unkempt and unkempt person who couldn't see his face was escorted over, and after the old man who was in the middle of the ceremony saluted Liu Xi, he immediately pointed at him angrily and said, "My lord, the old man has found out that it was this monkey who caused the fire!" ”

Under the words, a reprimand sounded from time to time in the crowd, and some people showed helplessness, it was obvious that the arsonist had already become famous.

"Don't kneel down yet!"

The old man shouted angrily, and then continued angrily with Liu Xi, "My lord, this person's name is Hua Erlang, he was very intelligent when he was young, and he used to be the youngest talent in Yangqu City, but after repeatedly missing the game, he made some strange things all day long, which is really not a good job!" ”

Perhaps it was the words 'not doing business' that stimulated Hua Erlang, who had been keeping his head down, and he suddenly raised his head and argued in a dull and hoarse voice, "Didn't you see the brilliant sparks I released just now!" One day, I, Hua Erlang, will let everyone in the world know that the flame is the most beautiful flower in the world! ”

Hearing this voice, Lao Li was so angry that he trembled, and he wanted to intercede for him, but Hua Erlang didn't know how to argue to the death, so he hurriedly stepped forward and slapped him on the back of the head, "You guy is talking nonsense!" ”

Immediately, Lao Lizheng hurriedly apologized to Liu Xi again, "My lord, Hua Erlang is dizzy, and I hope that my lord will not worry about him in general." ”

Without making a sound, Liu Xi stepped forward and stared at Hua Erlang carefully for a long time, the shabby clothes worn by the thin figure were covered with dust, and his eyes were deep but unusually bright, thinking that he understood Liu Xi's identity, he lowered his head and did not dare to look at him.

"Where did you learn these things?"

After a long time, Liu Xi tried to restrain the excitement in his heart and asked softly.

Maybe he didn't expect Liu Xi to blame him, but on the contrary, he was more curious, which made Hua Erlang a little stunned, but he still told the truth, "Back to my lord, the student's career was bumpy, and he broke that thought, and then inadvertently got the basic fragment, which seemed to be talking about alchemy, and the student was quite obsessed, and became unable to extricate himself from the continuous study, and now he can gradually understand some truths." ”

"Are you a brimstone? How high can you send fireworks, but there are ten zhang? ”

Hua Erlang shook his head with a little blush, "What the adults said is good, it is made of sulfur and charcoal, but the students' fireworks are still in the development stage, and they are only three zhang high at present. ”

As he spoke, Hua Erlang's eyes became brighter and brighter, no one had ever cared about his alchemy for so many years, and all he encountered on weekdays was cynicism, and the most common thing that stopped in his ears was the strange tricks and tricks that others said in a disdainful tone. And today, the champion of the Tang Dynasty, the hero in the hearts of countless people, Liu Xi also knows alchemy, and more importantly, Liu Xi is interested in his things, which makes Hua Erlang, who has always been lonely and has no one to communicate with, suddenly feel like he has met a confidant, and he can't wait to tell everything he knows.

Liu Xi's conversation with Hua Erlang stunned all the people around him, these people never thought that Hua Erlang, who was unlearned and unskilled, would be able to chat with Lord Qincha, who was a Wenqu star, but the scene in front of them had to make them believe that maybe this thing that Hua Erlang was upside down on weekdays could really be of great use.

For a while, the surrounding people were all impressed by Hua Erlang, and a few thoughtful mothers-in-law began to look at Hua Erlang carefully, secretly thinking in their hearts that if this Hua Erlang was a good student to wash up and change into clean clothes, he would also be a person with clear eyebrows. In addition, he already has a reputation for showing talent, and now he has made friends with Lord Qincha, and it is inevitable that there will be a time when he will soar in the future, and it happens that there is a daughter in the family who has not yet married, but he can be busy with Zhang Luo.

Naturally, Liu Xi and Hua Erlang, who were talking happily, didn't know the changes in the mood of the people around them, and after a while, Liu Xi looked at the gloomy sky, stretched out his hand and patted Hua Erlang's shoulder, "Liu Xi is very happy today, I can meet Erlang, if you don't give up, you can go to the camp tomorrow to find me, maybe you and I can change a lot of things together." ”

After that, Liu Xi laughed and turned to leave, and after a conversation, he was more and more surprised, this Hua Erlang is extremely talented, and it is very likely that he will create firearms under his command, thus changing the entire era of cold weapons.

But these, of course, he can't explain at the moment, because everything still depends on creation, Liu Xi is also a layman about firearms, and he only has some vague concepts in his mind, and the rest has to rely on Hua Erlang to explore.

Maybe you can inquire about this research from the soldiers, or maybe the Mo family, who is good at utensils, has a record, and you can borrow it when the time comes.

When boarding the carriage, Liu Xi said secretly in his heart, behind him, Hua Erlang looked at the clothes covered with dirt on his shoulders, and couldn't help but burst into tears, his lips squirmed, and he couldn't speak for a long time.