Nian'er entered the house with the tray in her hand.

On the tray is a tea cup and a jar for making tea.

"Nian'er also learned to make tea." Glancing at Zhen Mi, Yuan Xu said, "How about sharing a product with Zhen Ji?" ”

Zhen Mi smiled sweetly and did not speak.

Nian'er put the tray on the table, took off the teacup and poured it for Yuan Xu, and then said, "The slave maid will go to get the teacup for Miss Zhen." ”

To call Zhen Mi, she did not use "Mrs.", but called "Miss".

Obviously, deep down, she still refuses to admit that Zhen Mi is Yuan Xu's wife.

Zhen Mi's expression was indifferent, as if she didn't care.

Nian'er left, Zhen Mi asked Yuan Xu, "Has the son ever thought about taking a concubine?" ”

"Concubine?"

"Nian'er is affectionate to the son, doesn't the son know?"

"A certain took her away from the Dong family, and at first he just pitied her for being well-behaved. Someone tried to assassinate so-and-so, and she blocked another sword, and from that moment on, she was so-and-so's sister-in-law. ”

The corners of Zhen Mi's mouth twitched slightly, and she didn't say more.

"In the world, there is still a brother marrying a sister?" After Yuan Xu muttered, he picked up the teacup and took a sip.

The two of them were talking, and Nian'er had already returned to the door, just in time to hear what Yuan Xu said.

Her eyes were red, and she bit her lip, she forced herself to calm down and knocked lightly.

Hearing the knock on the door, Yuan Xu and Zhen Mi stopped mentioning her.

Entering the house, Nian'er put the tea cup in front of Zhen Mi: "Miss, please use tea." ”

Before withdrawing, she glanced at Yuan Xu resentfully.

Yuan Xu didn't care about her eyes, but Zhen Mi looked at her.

Leaving the room, Nian'er leaned her back against the wall, tears flowing.

She didn't dare to expect to be accepted as a concubine by Yuan Xu, but the son clearly said that he would not accept her, but it was a deep blow to her.

Wiped away tears. Nian'er's eyes were red, and she lowered her head and walked quickly.

Ma Yi, who was ordered to cut down trees, beckoned people and was about to go to work, when he saw Nian'er coming from a distance and stopped.

"Miss Nian'er, what's wrong?" She was found to be red in circles. Ma Yi asked: "Who bullied the girl, saying that Yu X knew, and X was angry with the girl." ”

Shaking his head vigorously, Nian'er walked past him as if he were running away.

Ma Yi looked dazed.

Looking at Nian'er's back in a daze, Zhu Gongdao patted him on the shoulder: "It's important, what's the wait?" ”

"What's wrong with Miss Nian'er?"

"Stupid!" Glaring at him, Zhu Gongdao led the people to the wooded place.

"Why are you scolding so-and-so?" Ma Yi chased after him.

"What's wrong with scolding you? Can you still fight something? "Zhu Gong is not angry with him.

Ma Yi pursed his lips and muttered.

Childe came to Penglai Island, and everyone should be happy.

How to make a cry with red eyes. The other opened his mouth and choked.

There are only two or three hundred people on Penglai Island.

The deployment of defenses and the construction of buildings are not very fast.

Yuan Xu didn't expect it to be completed in a very short time.

Having lived on the island for four or five days, he often oversaw the progress of the work.

On this day, he got up early in the morning and went to the beach with two guards.

As he was walking, he saw Nian'er coming over with a wooden basin.

In the wooden basin, there are piles of clothes that have just been washed.

Nian'er wore the pair of fish belly gloves he gave him.

The clothes were soaked in water and heavy as stones. The thought of holding the wooden basin was very difficult.

Yuan Xu remembered one thing.

The weather is warm, and you won't freeze your hands when you do laundry at this time.

But in the winter. The hands of the washerman are frozen like carrots joined together.

Over time, the hands will be very rough.

What's more, after washing clothes by the stream and taking them back to the camp to dry, it is not a short distance......

Build an antique washing machine!

A thought flashed through Yuan Xu's mind.

"I want to send some planks to justice, and then choose a carpenter to come back."

The guards left in response, and Yuan Xu did not continue to move forward.

Come to him. Nian'er bowed and left in a hurry.

Looking back at her, Yuan Xu muttered.

What's wrong with this girl?

It's a little strange for a few days on end.

His daughter's family had a lot of thoughts, and he didn't want to ask more, just waiting for the plank to be delivered.

The day of leaving Penglai is getting closer and closer, and the washing machine must be built before that!

Not much. The guards brought back a few men carrying planks.

One of them stepped forward and said, "Childe, the villain knows how to make wood." ”

"There's something you need to help make." Yuan Xu said: "If it is feasible, it will be much easier for people on the island to do laundry." ”

Since landing on Penglai Island, everyone has been washing their clothes.

Men do laundry, and they can't wash it clean.

The man who knew wood art did not show surprise, he thought that Yuan Xu was just going to make some clothes sticks: "Don't worry, the boy can make twenty or thirty sticks in one night." ”

"It's not a beating stick, you listen to so-and-so ......"

Yuan Xu elaborated on the principle of the washing machine, how to assemble the wooden planks into simple paddles, and how to bite the gears to drive with iron chains, and control the crank to make the paddles rotate, so as to achieve the purpose of laundry.

He even suggested that the crank torque should be long, otherwise it would be very difficult to use.

The man was stunned and looked at Yuan Xu in astonishment.

He had never heard of such an intricate design.

The reincarnation of the carpentry patriarch Lu Ban should be nothing more than that!

"Can you do it?"

"Yes...... Probably......"

The man wasn't so sure, he had never tried it after all.

"Let's do it first!" Yuan Xu said: "You will make the accessories, and you will complete the assembly yourself." ”

"The son is a nobleman, how can he ......"

"The so-called nobles are not waste people who come to stretch out their hands for clothes!" Yuan Xu said: "This thing has never been used, you should not be able to assemble it, it is more appropriate to do it yourself." ”

The man nodded blankly.

For the next two days, there was a lot of ping-pong banging in a wooden house.

"Childe!" Yuan Xu was sweating profusely, assembling the parts made by the carpenter, when the door was pushed open, and Ma Fei shouted outside the door: "Tai Shi Gong is back!" ”

Knowing that Tai Shigong had returned, Yuan Xu explained to a few men who helped assemble it, and continued when he came back, and went out to rush to the beach with Ma Fei.

On the coastline, the men who were building fortifications saw a big ship docking, and the young girls who got off the boat were all stunned and forgot the work in their hands.

There were three to five hundred women who disembarked from the boat.

They huddled in front of the big boat, their eyes looking at the island in fear.

"Don't panic!" Tai Shi Gong crossed his waist and shouted to the girls: "Please wait for the island, but you will be free, but there is only one condition." ”

"Zixiao." Yuan Xu stepped forward to interrupt Tai Shigong: "Brought back?" ”

"Four hundred and twenty-six." Hearing Yuan Xu call him, Tai Shi Gong hurriedly turned around and saluted: "Please count the son." ”

"It's people, not goods, what's counted?" Yuan Xu said: "Explain to them that those who are willing to stay will be assigned a husband by Ma Fei, and those who are unwilling to stay can be sent back to Qingzhou by boat!" (To be continued.) )