Chapter 386: Ping An Lang
"Qi Niang, come and salute Mr. Yuwen!" Li Xiu personally took Qi Niang to the small courtyard where Yu Wen was staying, and then instructed with a smile that Shu Yu had already been sent when he went to pick up Yu Wen Yi, but the whole family was busy giving birth to children every day in the past two days, and Li Xiu didn't have time to see Yu Wen Yi at all, so he didn't take the time to bring Qi Niang here until this morning. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Qi Niang, meet Mr!" Qi Niang was also very polite at this time and stepped forward to salute Yuwen, but although she was respectful on the surface, she had already made up her mind in her heart, unless the other party's knowledge of shipbuilding could meet her requirements, she would unceremoniously ask her eldest brother to dissolve the teacher-student relationship, after all, what she was looking for must be the best shipbuilder.
"You're welcome, since Qi Niang likes shipbuilding, I have also promised your brother that I will naturally teach you in the future, but shipbuilding is not an easy task, it requires a very solid foundation, and it is very boring to learn, I hope Qi Niang you don't give up halfway!" Yu Wenyi, who was sitting in a wheelchair, looked at Qi Niang at this time, and was a little disappointed in his heart, he never thought that a woman could learn her shipbuilding skills, but since he promised Li Xiu, he couldn't break his word and get fat.
Li Xiu is also a good person, so he can naturally see the thoughts of Yu Wenyi and Qi Niang, which also makes him feel a little funny, it seems that the master and apprentice don't like each other for the time being, and they both doubt each other's strength, but these are not something he can manage, let them solve it themselves.
"Mr. Yuwen, I was supposed to go to greet you that day, but you must know what happened at home, and I'm really sorry!" Li Xiu said apologetically to Yuwen at this time, after all, he only had time to see the other party after two days of coming, which was indeed a bit rude.
"Li sacrificial wine is too polite, speaking of which, I want to congratulate the sacrificial wine for adding Ding and increasing blessings, it just so happens that the old man has nothing to do, and he made a small thing, so give it to the little boy for the game!" Yu Wenyi naturally knew about Li Xiu's fatherhood, and as he spoke, he took out a wooden ball composed of many small wooden pillars from behind his wheelchair and sent it to Li Xiu.
"This is...... Luban lock? Li Xiu took the gift from Yuwen and looked at it, and finally recognized it, Luban lock is also called Kong Ming lock, without nails and ropes, completely relying on the connection support of its own structure, you can make several small wooden pillars tightly connected together, it is a kind of leisure toy that exercises brain power and finger dexterity, it is rare in later generations, but it is a leisure toy suitable for all ages in ancient times.
"Yes, this is a Luban lock made by the old man, because it is spherical, so it is also called Luban ball, the solution is different from the general Luban lock, and there are several deformations, now Ling Gongzi may not be used, but when he is a few years older, it can be used as a good toy." Yuwen said with a smile, although this Luban lock is not a valuable gift, but it condenses his own strength and technology, in a sense, it is indeed hard to find.
"Mr. Lao Yuwen has bothered!" Li Xiu tried it a few times by himself, but the result turned out to be unsolvable, after all, it was the first time he played this thing, but he still expressed his gratitude to Yu Wenyi.
But at this moment, Qi Niang next to her suddenly took the Luban lock in Li Xiu's hand, and after trying a few times, she quickly found a way, first removing a small pillar from above, and then her hands were flying, and in the blink of an eye, this complex Luban lock was dismantled into a bunch of small wooden pillars, and even Yuwen couldn't help but look at her female disciple in surprise.
"You can untie it, can you put it back together?" Yu Wenyi suddenly said to Qi Niang at this time, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face, this kind of Lu Ban ball is different from the ordinary Lu Ban Zuo, and it can be untied in such a short time, which already shows that Qi Niang's foundation is absolutely good, if she can assemble it, then he will not let go of this disciple no matter what.
"If I can untie it, I can naturally install it!" Qi Niang seems to be very confident, she used to play Luban lock, after learning from Li Xiu, she is more handy for this kind of game, after all, it is originally a test of people's spatial imagination and calculation ability.
However, Qi Niang obviously underestimated Yu Wenyi, this Luban ball is different from the general Luban Zuo, it may be easier to unravel, but it will increase a lot of difficulty if you want to reinstall it, the first time she installed half of it and found that it was not feasible, and then tried a few times, but the result was that one or two wooden pillars could not be installed, but she was not discouraged at all, after careful observation and thinking, she tried several times, and finally installed this Luban ball.
"Haha~, not bad, Qi Niang, you are really smart, but this kind of Luban ball is not only such a way to assemble, let me demonstrate several other methods, you can take a look!" Yu Wenyi saw that Qi Niang had really assembled the Luban ball, and laughed excitedly at the moment, and began to teach her several other assembly methods, in fact, this is also the introduction of carpenters, and in ancient times, shipbuilding was essentially a carpenter's work, so he had also begun formal teaching.
Yuwen taught attentively, Qi Niang seemed to be very interested, Li Xiu next to him couldn't help but smile when he saw this, and immediately signaled to Liu Er next to him, asking her to take care of Qi Niang, and then he quietly retreated.
Leaving Yuwen Yi here, Li Xiu immediately went to Yi Niang's place, but he just saw that the little guy woke up, and he had just eaten enough, and was lying next to Yi Niang sucking his fingers, Yi Niang was lying down and teasing him, but the little guy was too small, and the reaction to the outside world was not very big, but he also showed a bright smile from time to time, which made Yi Niang also have a doting smile on his face.
"Come on, call Daddy!" After Li Xiu came in, he immediately lay on the side of the bed, and said to his son with a smile, he has been a man for two lives, and finally became a father, which makes him very eager to hear his child's voice.
"Husband, the child is still so young, if you want him to speak, you have to wait at least ten months later." When Yi Niang heard Li Xiu's words, she glanced at Li Xiu with some disgust, and then thought of an important thing, and then spoke again, "Husband, now that your sons have been born, you haven't chosen a name yet, you can't let our son have no name all the time, right?" ”
As soon as he heard that Yi Niang asked him for a name, Li Xiu felt that his head was big, and he could drag it before, but now that the children have been born, there is no reason to delay it anymore, which makes him smile bitterly, and after a while, suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind and said: "Yi Niang, the child is still too young, according to custom, it is not a good thing for the child to choose a good name, so it is better to choose a nickname first, right?" ”
People in this era are superstitious, which also leads to many taboos in life, such as if the child's name is too good, it will be afraid that the child will not be able to suppress the good name, which will have a bad impact on the child, this saying is very popular in the Central Plains, so many children only have a small name when they are young, and they will take the official name when they are older.
"Hmph, my husband is shirking again, our children are definitely not ordinary people, and no matter how good the name is, they can hold it down!" Yi Niang was unconvinced, in the eyes of her mother, her children were naturally stronger than others.
"Our son is definitely not an ordinary person, but we still have to be careful, it just so happens that our son was born with seven catties, I think it might as well be called seven catties!" When Li Xiu said the end, he suddenly felt a little shameless, but it was really not that he was lazy, it was really too difficult for him to choose a name.
"Seven pounds? Husband, you are going to use this name to prevaricate me? Yi Niang was also a little unhappy when she heard this, even if it was a nickname, it was too perfunctory to call seven catties.
"This ......" Seeing that Yi Niang was angry, Li Xiu was also a little speechless for a while, and could only smile with his face.
"Giggles, husband is indeed too lazy, if you don't dislike it, sister, why don't I come and choose a name for the child?" At this moment, I suddenly heard someone outside the door speak, and then I saw Princess Pingyang walk in with a smile on her face.
"It's so good that my sister is here, I can't count on my husband for this kind of thing, I don't know if my sister has a suitable name?" Yi Niang saw Princess Pingyang and immediately said with a smile on her face, since the decree of marriage came down, she and Princess Pingyang have officially been called sisters, of course, this sister is called by age, and the two are actually not big or small in status.
I saw Princess Pingyang walk to the side of the bed with a smile, stretched out her hand to tease the little guy lying down, Li Xiu hurriedly gave way to her, and then I saw her sit down and smile and say: "Sister, we mothers don't ask for anything else, only want our children to grow up peacefully, and this child did encounter a lot of twists and turns when he was born, and now I think about it is a little afraid, so I think it is better to use the word 'An' as his name, I hope he will be safe and sound for the rest of his life, and we will worry a lot less!" ”
Li Xiu's abduction was originally hidden from Yi Niang, but such a big thing, there are many people in the house, and they can't hide it at all, so Yi Niang also knew it yesterday, and she was also scared into a cold sweat at that time, and then Li Xiu comforted her for a long time before she relaxed, plus she had a difficult birth when the child was born, which also made her a little worried, after all, the child was born with so many disasters, and what might happen in the future?
"Okay, it's called Ang Lee!" Thinking of the above, Yi Niang almost immediately said that it was her greatest wish that the child could be safe and sound, and nothing else mattered.
"Ang Lee? Isn't that a movie? Li Xiu couldn't help but whisper to himself when he heard the name taken by Princess Pingyang, he thought that there seemed to be a great director in the future who would also be called by this name.
"What movie did the husband say?" Yi Niang's ears were tipped, and when she heard Li Xiu's self-muttering, she couldn't help but ask.
"No, I said the name is good, so it's decided!" Li Xiu hurriedly denied at this time, whatever, anyway, his son used the name first, and there must be eight hundred if there are not a thousand people who will be called Li An in later generations, maybe his son is still the first person to call this name?
"The official name is here, but there is still a lack of a nickname, since the meaning of the name is peace, I think the nickname might as well be called Ping'anlang, right?" Seeing that Yi Niang agreed with her name, Princess Pingyang couldn't help but be very happy, and then proposed a nickname.
"The name Ping'an Lang is nice and easy to remember, I think it's so decided!" Yi Niang smiled again when she heard this, these two names simply met her requirements.
Seeing the two women chattering about their son's big and small names, Li Xiu suddenly felt a little strange, because he remembered that Princess Pingyang didn't seem to know how to choose a name, just look at the four maids beside her, and the names of helmets and armor are estimated to be the only ones she can think of, but today she actually gave the child such a normal name, which is really a little surprising.
But at this moment, Li Xiu's gaze inadvertently swept over the maid next to him, and found that Yuechan was looking at them with a mysterious smile, and when she met Li Xiu's gaze, she saw that her little face was slightly red, and then her gaze moved away unnaturally, which made Li Xiu understand something at once.
Pingyang and Yiniang chatted about women, and Li Xiu couldn't interject, so after teasing Ping An Lang for a while, he stood up and left, but when he left, he hinted that Yuechan would leave with him, and when he got out of the room, he smiled at Yuechan and said, "Yuechan, did you come up with those two names?" ”
"Slave maid...... Slave ......"
Yuechan seemed to be a little embarrassed, but at this time, Li Xiu couldn't help but gently knocked her little brain and said, "If there is such a thing in the future, tell the master first, lest I eat and sleep well for this kind of thing!" ”
"Master, you are a talented man who is famous in Chang'an, and the slave thinks that you have already thought of a name in your heart, so I don't dare to show ugliness in front of you." Yuechan hurriedly explained when she heard Li Xiu's words, and at the same time indirectly admitted that the two names were indeed from her.
"Hehe, no one is perfect, do you think I can do anything?" Li Xiu couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, but then he said a little strangely, "Yuechan, since you thought of such a meaningful name, why didn't you tell Yi Niang directly, but you had to say it through Pingyang?" ”
"Slave maid...... The status of the slave is low, and I am afraid that the lady will dislike it, so it is better for the princess to say it! Yuechan couldn't help lowering her head when she heard this, in fact, her background is not worse than Pingyang, but now she is just a slave of the Li family, although Li Xiu has never regarded her as a person, but the gap in identity still makes her feel a little inferior.
Hearing Yuechan's words, Li Xiu was stunned for a moment, and then he understood that the same name was spoken by different people, and the effect was indeed different. Looking at Yuechan's inferiority complex, he couldn't help but sigh secretly, after all, this is a society with clear classes, even if it is a later generation, this kind of class actually exists, but it is more hidden, it can be said that as long as someone exists, this class distinction cannot be completely eliminated.
When Li Xiu just wanted to say something to comfort Yuechan, he suddenly saw someone come to report: Li Shimin is here! (To be continued.) )