After a while, the old man Ding trotted briskly to Ding Shun's side, and said happily: "Zhang Shun, come with me, the master and the rest of the family are waiting for you inside...... After speaking, he pulled Ding Shun and walked inside. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Mr. Zhao, let's go in together......" Ding Shun turned around and beckoned.

Only then did the old doorman realize that he had forgotten to greet Zhao Guohua, so he smiled and said: "I'm sorry, I forgot to greet Mr., come and go together, go together, go together......" After speaking, he took Ding Shun with one hand and Zhao Guohua with the other and walked in.

Entering the gate, the group walked into the courtyard, there is a small pond in the yard, there are a few green lotus leaves stretched in it, there are two peach trees with lush branches and leaves on the edge of the pond, there is a round stone table and two stone benches under the shade of the trees, the west side of the yard, on several long bamboo poles, crawling with flower vines, dense green leaves lined with purple-red flowers, delicate, and bright, looking from afar, like a beautiful colored satin.

Walk through the courtyard to the main house, enter the main house, only to see a large case of pear marble in the room, on the case there are all kinds of celebrity law posts, and dozens of treasure inkstones, all kinds of pen holders, pen sea inserted pen like a forest. An old man in his fifties sat on an official hat chair, wearing a Dongpo scarf, wearing a troll, sparse eyebrows, slender and bright eyes, and a white goatee under his chin, looking serious and a little excited, like an old father waiting for his wanderer to return home.

Trolling is a kind of robe in the Ming Dynasty, with a collar, a placket, long sleeves over the hand, the upper and lower clothes are connected, there are seams at the waist in front, there are swings on both sides, pleats are made from both sides, and there is a gap in the middle, which is a kind of civilian clothing for Shishu men. In the late Ming Dynasty, scholars also wore it more during banquets.

Next to the old man was a woman about his age, with a kind appearance, gentle eyes, plain and neat clothes, like a good wife and mother. A little behind the two, there was a slim girl of eighteen or nineteen years old, wearing a bikini, her eyes were smart, she was smart on the outside and smart on the inside, and a pair of beautiful eyes were patrolling back and forth on Zhang Shun and Zhao Guohua's bodies.

Zhao Guohua knew that this was Bi Maokang and his wife and daughter.

Bi Maokang, one of the famous firearms experts in the late Ming Dynasty, was born in Shexian County, Anhui Province. The twenty-sixth year of Wanli Jinshi. Because of the impeachment of the ministers Tian Danian and He Shengrui, the **** recommendation of the Zhongshu Sheren was demoted to Changlu to manage the salt farm.

Later, he was sent to patrol Shaanxi, neglect the ten affairs of border politics, and impeach and dismissed seven people, including Wang Xueshu, deputy commander-in-chief. Please build a sect such as the county school system, and report it. Change to Shandong, promote Tianfu Cheng, and go to worry. In the fourth year of the Apocalypse, he took charge of the imperial history and governed Yunyang.

Mao Kangya negative instrument bureau, Yang Li at home and abroad, and the clan brother Mao Liang and have a clear reputation, called "two finish".

Author of "Illustrated Weapons". The book is not divided into volumes. There are drawings. In front of the book, there is a doorman Zhang Jimeng's preface, his nephew Dengfu Xiaoyin, his nephew Denghanba and the author's self-preface, which is signed by the preface: "On July 20, the eighth year of Chongzhen, the right servant of the former military department sent a letter to Shichen Bi Maokang." This book: "List all kinds of firearms and crossbows, illustrate the manufacture, use and power of weapons. In the book: "Those who are most afraid of China are also firearms." In the forty-sixth year of Qianlong (1781), it was forbidden. The flintlock pistol (known in the book as the self-generated firebolt) was first introduced in his Illustrated Illustration of Weapons (printed in 1635 AD).

Sure enough, seeing them, Ding walked over quickly, knelt down in front of the two old men with a "tom", hugged the old man's legs, and cried and said: "Master, master, the inferior apprentice Zhang Shun is back......" After speaking, he cried loudly.

"Don't cry, don't cry, it's good to come back, it's good to be back......" Bi Maokang patted Zhang Cheng's shoulder and comforted, tears flashing in his eyes.

"Zhang Shun, you can be counted as back, it's good that you can come back safely, your master and I have been thinking about you for the past few years." Bi Maokang's old wife wiped her tears and said lovingly.

"Dad, mother, look at the two of you, it's a good thing that Brother Zhang Shun is back, you should be happy, why are you crying and crying one by one, kneeling and kneeling, as if Brother Zhang made a mistake, and I don't know how to let him stand up and talk......" Lingxiu's girl joked with a smile.

"Yes, yes, Xiu'er is right, it's Dad's fault, Zhang Shun, get up quickly......" Bi Maokang said lovingly.

"Zhang Shun thanked his master and his wife and sister Yuxiu." Zhang Shun respectfully kowtowed three times to the two before standing up.

Seeing Zhang Shun standing up, Bi Maokang turned his gaze and looked at Zhao Guohua carefully.

Seeing this, Zhang Shun hurriedly introduced: "Master, this is my life-saving benefactor Mr. Zhao, my family is displaced to Yongxin County, Jiangxi" is seriously ill, if it weren't for his help, I'm afraid I wouldn't have seen your old man......

Zhao Guohua smiled after hearing this, stepped forward, respectfully gave a bowing and long salute, and said loudly: "Under Zhao Guohua, the word Mingyuan, Jiangxi Yongxinren, and Brother Zhang Shun are friends, the name of Lord Jiumu, I take the liberty to disturb today, please atone for my sins......" After speaking, he bowed again.

Being able to meet celebrities in history, Zhao Guohua's heart was excited. In later generations, such a figure is a national treasure, and his status is equivalent to a meritorious expert with two bombs and one star. The life of such an expert in the later life is superior, but in this Ming Dynasty, the life of such an expert is very ordinary.

"Haha...... Mr. has won the award, just a little fame. Xiu'er, serve tea to the guests. Bi Maokang said with a faint smile.

Soon, Miss Xiu'er served tea.

After taking a sip of tea, Zhao Guohua stood up and said with a smile: "Lord Bi, it is very abrupt to come here uninvited, and Lord Meng is not guilty of giving a small gift to make amends." After saying that, he beckoned to the porter, and the porter walked into the main house with the gift.

"Oh, Mr. Zhao, you are so polite, you saved my apprentice's life, you are my benefactor, I haven't thanked you yet, why do you still want to accept your gift, take it back, take it back......" Bi Maokang stood up and excused himself.

Zhao Guohua said with a smile: "Master Bi, Brother Zhang Shun and I are already friends, and the things I buy are equivalent to what he bought, is it possible that the apprentice buys something to give to the master, and the master doesn't accept it?" ”

"This ........." pondered for a while, and then Bi Maokang smiled and said: "Well, since you say so, then I have to accept it with a cheeky face, hahaha......"

"That's how it should ......be," Zhao Guohua also said with a smile.

Accepting the gift and sending the porter away, Zhao Guohua sat back on the chair under Bi Maokang, and Zhang Shun sat opposite.

Looking at Zhao Guohua, Bi Maokang said: "I don't know what Mr. Zhao does in Yongxin?" ”

"I opened a workshop in Yongxin to make soap and shampoo, specializing in the production of these two things and selling them around Ji'an Province." Zhao Guohua said softly.

"Soap? Shampoo? What is this, why have I never heard of it......" Bi Maokang asked curiously.

Zhao Guohua smiled and explained: "Soap and shampoo, these are two kinds of toiletries, of which soap is specially used for washing clothes, only a small point at a time, you can quickly wash a piece of clothing, shampoo is specially used to wash hair, after use, it can make the hair soft and black and shiny." ”

"Master, you haven't used these two things, once you use them, you won't buy soap to wash your clothes, and Xiu'er sister doesn't need to buy Zhu Ling paste to wash your hair." Zhang Shun said with a happy smile.

"Brother Zhang, are these two things really that easy to use?" Miss Xiu'er asked in a coquettish voice. It turned out that she didn't leave after serving tea, and wanted to hear the story of Zhang Shun's exile in the past few years.

Bi Maokang glanced at his daughter, and he asked with a curious smile; "Since this thing is so magical, I wonder how Mr. Zhao knows how to make it?" After listening to the words of Zhao Guohua and his apprentice Zhang Shun, he also felt novelty in his heart.

"I was an orphan, I was taken in by a passing monk when I was three years old, and then I followed him to a country called Huaxia Country overseas, and lived for more than 20 years, and only returned to Daming with the master a few months ago, so I know a little bit of skills there." Zhao Guohua said seriously.

When Bi Maokang heard this, he asked suspiciously, "Overseas Huaxia Country?" Why haven't you heard of it? What kind of country is it? How far is it from Daming? ”

"It faces the east, on the other side of the sea, far away from Daming, and when the wind and waves are calm, it will take a year to take a big boat. It is a country established by the descendants of Lu Ban, a master craftsman of the Lu State during the Warring States Period, in order to avoid the war, build two large ships, and carry 20,000 men and women from the same country to the other side of the sea. ”

"Ahh So far? ......" the Xiu'er girl exclaimed.

Bi Maokang looked at Zhao Guohua and asked, "Then where is your master now?" ”

"After the teacher went ashore, due to his age and long journey, he suffered from the wind and cold, and he passed away," Zhao Guohua said sadly.

Hmph, it seems that this person is a charlatan, who will do some tricky tricks, saying that he wants to curry favor in front of the old man in an overseas country that is not a black one, and if he is not asked to show his original form, the old man will not be called Bi Maokang.

Thinking of this, Bi Maokang said in a deep voice with an unchanged face: "The old man of Huaxia Kingdom that Mr. said has never been said, I don't know if you have anything to bring from Huaxia Kingdom to testify?" ”

Hearing this, and then looking at Bi Maokang's slightly cold face, Zhao Guohua knew that he was suspicious, thinking about how a scientist could easily believe the strange things that others said.

"What proof do you have to prove that what I am saying is not a lie?" Zhao Guohua pondered.

At this time, Zhang Shun spoke, and he said, "Mr. Zhao, don't you have a handcuff that you brought back from Huaxia Kingdom?" ”

"Handcuffs? Is the handcuff also considered a credential? Zhang Shun, have you forgotten what you do as a teacher...... Do you want to cheat with outsiders? Bi Maokang said that he was already full of voice.

"Dad, Brother Zhang is not such a person...... I think...... I look at Mr. Zhao...... It doesn't look like a bad person......" Miss Xiu'er whispered.

Mrs. Bi saw that the servants had prepared the meal, and was directing the maids and servants to prepare the meal, when she heard the roar of Bi Maokang in the living room, she hurriedly ran to the living room to see, and when she entered the living room, she saw Bi Maokang's angry appearance, and hurriedly walked over and asked softly: "Master, what's wrong with you, what happened?" Bi Maokang didn't speak, just looked at Zhao Guohua and Zhang Shun.

"Zhang Shun, what's going on here, you tell my wife." Mrs. Bi asked Zhang Shun.

Looking at the master, and then at the master's wife, Zhang Shun said aggrievedly: "Just now my master listened to what Mr. Zhao said, he didn't believe it, he thought it was fake, I helped say something, and he thought that I partnered with Mr. Zhao to deceive him." ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Bi asked, "What did Mr. Zhao say that your master doesn't believe?" ”

"Mother, let me tell you......" Miss Xiu'er said, and she roughly talked about what she had just heard Zhao Guohua say.

"Zhao Gongzi, is there really such a Huaxia country established by my Chinese ancestors overseas?" Mrs. Bi asked Zhao Guohua with a solemn expression.

"It's true, I don't dare to deceive my aunt in the slightest." Zhao Guohua said seriously.