On the ninth day of November in the first year of Chuping, Liu Cun got the long-awaited daughter, and the overjoyed Liu Cun did not publicize it to the outside world, but set up a three-day wedding banquet at the home of Fenghuanggang to entertain the villagers and naval brothers who came to Zhushan to congratulate him.

The concept of patriarchy in the Han Dynasty was far less deep-rooted than in later generations, and the status of women was not as humble as in later generations, but the fathers and villagers of Zhushan were still surprised that the lord Liu Cun liked his daughter so much, and the women were envious of Liu Cun's eldest wife, Sun Wan, who could not only give birth, but also have a husband who really loved and respected herself.

Due to the autumn grain storage and the end of the year's affairs, officials at all levels in Qingzhou are busy, the generals are either strictly preparing for war, or training hard, and Liu Cun did not make a public announcement, so there are very few officials who come to Zhushan Phoenix Gang to congratulate Liu Cun, and there are only Gongsun Pei, Zhao Rong and Guoyuan in the state capital, and the three of them come together.

After greeting each other, they entered the relatively quiet inner hall and sat down, Liu Cun took the lead in bowing his hand to Gongsun Pei, who was full of joy: "Congratulations, sir, haha!" ”

Gongsun Pei was stunned for a moment, and when he saw Zhao Rong and Guoyuan covering their mouths and snickering, he immediately understood that the news that his two concubines were pregnant at the same time had reached Liu Cun's ears.

Therefore, Gongsun Pei was not polite at the moment, and generously gave a salute, and replied with the sentence "Same joy, same joy", which made Liu Cun and the three laugh.

Gongsun Pei, who had cultivated to perfection, didn't care how Liu Cun laughed, waved his hand and called Liu Zhen, who was standing on the side, to sit down beside him, and patted Liu Zhen's strong arm affectionately. He smiled and asked, "The wedding is decided, right?" ”

"Mr. Hui, it's settled. The 10th day of the first month of the new year. Liu Zhenbin replied politely.

Gongsun Pei sighed with emotion: "It's been more than six years in the blink of an eye, and I remember seeing the eldest prince for the first time." It's still in the village school. ”

Liu Zhen smiled happily: "At that time, the younger generation sent my sister to school, and the other gentlemen said that my sister was only five and a half years old, too young, and then my husband nodded and accepted it...... The reason why the younger generation is where they are today is also thanks to the tireless teaching of Mr. in that half a year. ”

Only then did Liu Cun understand: "No wonder you suddenly opened up during that time, you learned everything quickly, and you did things a lot more steadily, and in less than a year, you were able to write many famous passages in the "Analects" and "Book of Songs", it turned out that there was a famous teacher behind you to guide you!" ”

"Father. Mr. Zhao is also one of the children's masters, although Zhao Tingxian is two years younger than the child, but martial arts and knowledge are above the child, from the acquaintance of Zhao Tingxian to the present, the child gets his help every day, whether it is self-cultivation or cultivation, have benefited immensely, the set of hydraulic rolling rollers put into use in the weapons workshop in September, is Zhao Tingxian brother led by more than 20 old craftsmen to transform. Liu Zhen humbly reported to Liu Cun.

Liu Cun was taken aback. turned to Zhao Rong: "Your second child is so powerful?" ”

Zhao Rong explained to Liu Cun apologetically: "Since settling down in Zhushan, the second son of my family has been fascinated by the workshops built by the lord one after another...... I didn't think he was a martial arts practitioner, so I had to follow his liking, and within a few days, I saw him with a few children from Mr. Li Xiangzuo and Mr. Meng Xuesong's family. Circling around the eldest prince all day long, the eldest prince not only taught them how to make pottery and burn pottery, but also taught them various new techniques and advanced mathematics. Soon, he was taught under the master's door for more than a year with more than 30 children, and it has been almost six years now. If I haven't had a little bit of talent, where can I put my old face? ”

The crowd laughed. Liu Cun smiled at Zhao Rong, who was humble but full of pride: "It's my negligence, it seems that the second child of your family is a genius in mechanics, and it is difficult to find one out of 10,000 people!" ”

"Do you remember Zheng Hun, who pleaded many times but didn't come, but moved his family to Huainan? Every time I think about it, I feel very uncomfortable, no matter what kind of talent, I still have to cultivate it myself! ”

Guoyuan said disdainfully: "Zheng Hun's reluctance to come is not because our salary is small, nor is it that we are not sincere enough, but Zheng Hun, who came from a Confucian family, did not regard manufacturing inventions as a career at all, his great-grandfathers and great-ancestors are all a generation of famous Confucians, and his father's three officials are to the group and the county order, and his brother Zheng Tai is a scholar and a servant of the imperial history, or because he and Xun Yu conspired to kill Dong Zhuo and escaped after leaking secrets, Zheng Hun also fled to Huainan with his family, and he still wants to be an official in his heart!" ”

Everyone felt that Guoyuan's analysis was correct, but Zhao Rong was annoyed by Zheng Hun's various excuses last year:

"The lord does not need to worry about this, we have the Zhushan Research Institute, there is the Huangdao Ship Design Institute, more than 500 professionals in various disciplines are pondering shipbuilding, smelting, machinery, paint, ink and other specialties all year round, there are seven people who have won the title of master craftsman in the past five years, and most of the remaining thousands of craftsmen are young adults between the ages of eighteen and forty-five. Just Zheng Hun, if you don't come, I'm afraid it's not easy to serve! ”

"Yande's words are reasonable, the reason of all things is as vast as the stars in the sky, how can a mere person study it deeply? The lord is far-sighted, five years ago he founded my Zhushan Research Institute, formulated the standards of all industries, divided the level of craftsmen, and obtained the results that are difficult for the number of people in the world to achieve for ten years in just a few years. Or are you still not satisfied with my apprentice? Gongsun Pei took Liu Zhen's hand and asked Liu Cun with a smile.

Liu Cun didn't understand what Gongsun Pei meant, but he took care of the feelings of his righteous son Liu Zhen and didn't want Liu Zhen to leave any shadow in his heart, so he didn't have time to think about it, so he smiled at Gongsun Pei and his own son:

"Zhen'er is very good, far beyond my expectations in all aspects, every time I hear the elders and ordinary villagers praise him in front of me, I am very proud in my heart! Of course, he must be humble on face, saying that he is still young and needs more help from everyone. ”

Everyone laughed funny, and Gongsun Pei suddenly asked after laughing: "Lord, there are still two months before Zhen'er's wedding, what gift does the lord plan to give?" ”

Liu Cun really didn't think about it, and when he saw Zhao Rong and Guoyuan on the opposite side looking behind him, he hurriedly looked back, and found that his stepmother, Mrs. Taishi, his wife Sun Wan and Mi Huan, who had only rested for a few days after giving birth, had arrived, and hurriedly stood up and helped Mrs. Taishi to sit down on the main seat.

Seeing this situation, Liu Cun didn't have to think much about it to know that everyone already had a tacit understanding, and they were all waiting for him to give Liu Zhen who was about to get married, but he didn't know what Liu Zhen liked for a while, and he felt that today's matter seemed a little strange.

Liu Cun looked left and right, still didn't understand what was hidden behind everyone's smile, so he simply laughed and promised Liu Zhen very generously: "Zhen'er can say what he wants, as long as he can get it for his father!" ”

Liu Zhen was both happy and worried, hesitated for a moment and asked timidly: "If the child says it, the father can do it, will the father really agree?" ”

"I haven't seen you for a few months, how did you become like a? When did you see someone who had no faith for the Father's word? Liu Cun said with a smile.

Liu Zhen suddenly fell to the ground and made a big salute: "Father, the child wants to go to Yizhou, please ask the father to promise the child!" ”

"The child thinks about Yizhou day and night, and it is Keelung City, which has just been completed in the north of the island, this name was written by his father himself two years ago, and now it is engraved on the whole white jade stone directly above the north gate of Keelung City, which was installed by the child himself on the auspicious day of the zodiac three months ago!"

There was silence in the hall, only a slight sobbing sound from Liu Zhen's nose was heard, and everyone looked nervously at Liu Cun, whose face had changed greatly and his whole body was stiff, and he didn't even dare to gasp for breath.

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