"Military? Hehe, how about you and I visit my Xia family's military workshop tomorrow? Xia Jun asked with a smile. Of course. Hearing Xia Jun's invitation, Fang Xiaoyu knew that the first step of his plan had been achieved, and he immediately agreed. Then Xia Jun said: "I heard that Aiping invited you to my house as a guest, right?" ”

"You mean Aunt Ping? Yes, yesterday we made an appointment to go this morning. Fang Xiaoyu was secretly shocked when he heard this, and secretly decided in his heart that he must set up his own intelligence system as soon as possible. Now that you've made an appointment, let's go. Fang Rui interjected on the side, Xia Jun and Wu Wei also nodded, and Fang Xiaoyu immediately got up and retired.

Walking out of the hall, Fang Xiaoyu let out a heavy breath. His two grandfathers are okay, the momentum on this Xia Jun is not something that ordinary people can bear, there is the coercion of those who have been in the top position for a long time, and there is also the unique murderous aura of iron-blooded soldiers who have been in a hundred battles. Although Fang Xiaoyu behaved easily in the living room, in fact, his legs were already trembling, but fortunately, the people of the Lanfang Empire liked to wear long robes, and his legs were covered so that he didn't make a fool of himself in public.

After seeing the three of them, Fang Xiaoyu decided to go to Xia Mansion according to the original plan. When he came to the gate of the Xia Mansion, he was told by the family who had been waiting for a long time that Aunt Ping told him not to go to see her, just go to the painter. Fang Xiaoyu was led by the family to the gate, and after walking for a long time, Fang Xiaoyu found that the family had taken him to a courtyard full of flowers. Fang Xiaoyu was secretly surprised, how could a painter in Xia Mansion also live in such a good house.

The family led him to the door of the room and went back, Fang Xiaoyu opened the curtain and walked in. Inside, there is a living room, with a door to the left and right leading to the other room. Fang Xiaoyu paced directly towards the room on the left. As soon as you enter the door, there is a painting hanging on the wall, which is an oil painting similar to Europe on the earth, this picture is more realistic.

It is painted with a soldier in military uniform, he is riding a horse, holding a saber in his hand, there are layers of corpses under his feet, there are tattered battle flags and burning baggage carts next to him, and there are some phantoms representing cavalry behind him, the whole picture is very expressive, making Fang Xiaoyu have a feeling of looking at photos.

After reading the painting, Fang Xiaoyu glanced at the room and found that there was a bed with a pink curtain in the room, and there were mirrors and powder boxes and other makeup items on the cabinet next to the bed, which was obviously a girl's boudoir. Fang Xiaoyu knew that it was a bit rude for him to enter the girl's boudoir without permission, and he was slightly surprised and planned to turn around and leave.

A soft and pleasant voice came from behind him: "Don't you think it's a little rude to enter someone's boudoir without being invited?" Fang Xiaoyu turned around and saw a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl standing at the door, looking at him with a smile. I saw that this girl's jet-black hair was tied at the back of her head, her neat bangs swept over her pinky skin, her high nose and a scarlet cherry mouth, and a pair of big watery eyes were looking at Fang Xiaoyu, her white neck and slightly bulging breasts that had been somewhat developed, as well as her slender waist and slender thighs gave people infinite reverie, this is definitely a superb Lori, Fang Xiaoyu sighed in his heart.

Seeing Fang Xiaoyu, a ten-year-old boy, looking himself up and down, the girl was not only not angry, but a little funny. She smiled and said, "You are the Fang Xiaoyu who chose your own name, I have heard of the name for a long time, my name is Xia Tingwei." Fang Xiaoyu smiled a little embarrassedly: "It turned out to be Miss Xia, I was supposed to come to find a painter, but somehow the family led me here, and I hope to forgive my sins if I accidentally broke into the girl's boudoir." ”

Xia Tingwei smiled: "You are really interesting, you are only ten years old, how can you talk like an old man." I know that my mother asked you to come, and I am the artist you are looking for. Fang Xiaoyu was surprised: "Are you Aunt Ping's daughter, or the painter I'm looking for?" "What? Isn't it like? If I hadn't painted those paintings, why do you think my mother would have brought a painter with her? Xia Tingwei asked rhetorically.

Xia Tingwei took Fang Xiaoyu into her studio, and Fang Xiaoyu realized that the studio was the house on the right. Obviously, Xia Tingwei had been waiting for herself in the studio, but found herself in her boudoir. Fang Xiaoyu glanced at Xia Tingwei with a little fever on his face, but found that the other party didn't care about it, obviously thinking of himself as a child. Fang Xiaoyu secretly thought that the other party knew that he had lived for almost thirty years in his two lives, and he didn't know how Lu Dao would feel.

Fang Xiaoyu followed Xia Tingwei into the studio, the whole studio was full of paintings, he looked at them one by one, and found that the style of these paintings was similar to that in the boudoir. Xia Tingwei moved the half-painted painting to the corner of the wall along with the easel, and turned her head to find Fang Xiaoyu staring at her painting. She smiled and asked, "You also know how to draw?" Fang Xiaoyu shook his head: "I don't understand, I have never learned to draw." Xia Tingwei smiled: "You are really interesting, other people's sons even don't understand and have to say far-fetched, never admit that they can't, but you are so direct." ”

Fang Xiaoyu withdrew his gaze from the painting, looked at Xia Tingwei and said: "Will be yes, won't be no, why hide it, I'm not a saint, how can I be full." But even though I don't know it, I can see that these paintings are very good. ”

"Really?" Xia Tingwei smiled and asked, "Where is it good?" Fang Xiaoyu pointed to the paintings and said: "These paintings are very expressive, and the paintings are very realistic, just like photos." ”

"Really?" Xia Tingwei asked, "But what is a photo?" Is it a painter's name? Fang Xiaoyu reflected that it seemed that the camera had not been invented here, he wanted to casually use the West Continent as an excuse to fool the past, but when the words came to his lips, he remembered that the other party had just returned from a trip to the West Continent, since she didn't know the Dao, the West Continent didn't either. He had no choice but to reply vaguely: "This picture is drawn by a machine called a camera, and the picture drawn by this machine is no different from the real thing." Of course, this is just an idea of mine, and it hasn't been created yet. ”

"And such an amazing machine? Do you have a research in mechanics? Xia Tingwei was a little surprised. It's just a hobby. Fang Xiaoyu didn't dare to say it too deeply, after all, he relied on Xiaofeng, and if he wanted to say that the theory would definitely be exposed. Fortunately, Xia Tingwei didn't know too much, so she didn't delve into it, but just took out a painting from the cabinet and unfolded it: "This is the machine you want to see." ”

Fang Xiaoyu stepped forward and looked carefully, the machine in this era did not have a cover, all the components were exposed, and Xia Tingwei's painting skills were good, Fang Xiaoyu naturally saw it very clearly. It was the kind of reciprocating steam engine invented by Watt, Fang Xiaoyu sighed secretly, originally he still had a glimmer of hope, hoping that what the Western Continent invented was just a button-door steam engine or a more primitive variety, but the huge exposed cylinders and connecting rods of the steam engine completely shattered his luck.

For the Watt steam engine, Fang Xiaoyu certainly knew what it meant, it was the first steam engine that could be used on a large scale, it represented a large-scale mechanical factory, efficient railway transportation and a steam-powered ironclad ship emitting black smoke. Work hard, you have to work harder, Fang Xiaoyu secretly encouraged himself.

Raising his head, Fang Xiaoyu asked, "Do you have any other paintings painted in the Western Continent here?" ”

Seeing Fang Xiaoyu's focused expression when she looked at the painting just now, Xia Tingwei was a little distracted, and she only woke up when she heard Fang Xiaoyu call her. She blushed and said, "Yes, I drew everything that looked fresh. After saying that, he immediately turned around and rummaged through the cabinet to hide the unnaturalness of his expression.

Xia Tingwei's expression fell in Fang Xiaoyu's eyes, but he didn't think that this little girl was in love with her, the twelve-year-old girl knew what love was? At best, it's just a hazy liking for the opposite sex, and that's why Fang Xiaoyu has already shouted that the people of Xiangxing are precocious.

When Xia Tingwei turned around with a stack of paintings, she was already as complex. Fang Xiaoyu didn't care, but just began to carefully browse the paintings. Xia Tingwei painted a lot, but most of them were flowers and plants, but when he turned to a painting of a harbor, he was shocked.

"Ironclad ship." Fang Xiaoyu, who was extremely familiar with the warship, blurted out in shock. Xia Tingwei said with a smile: "You also know the way, this is a new warship of the Saar Empire, and we only have one in the Eastern Continent, and it is still the flagship of Marshal Xiahou, and there are not many of them in the Western Continent." ”

Fang Xiaoyu replied vaguely, originally he thought that the Western Continent had not invented the steam engine for a long time, at most there were that kind of ancient ironclad ships with cannon next to the ship, and even paddle steamships with wooden hulls, but he didn't expect the development speed of the Western Continent to shock him again, so that he didn't hear what Xia Tingwei said.

Another situation also shocked Fang Xiaoyu, he pointed to the gun on the back of a soldier standing guard in the picture and said, "It's a rear-loading gun." Xia Tingwei smiled: "I didn't expect you to know that their guns are very interesting, and they can be loaded from behind, much faster than us from the front." And their bullets are wrapped in thick paper, which can be stuffed directly into the gun, which is convenient. ”

Listening to Xia Tingwei's words, Fang Xiaoyu sighed secretly and said, "It's really worthy of Xia Jun's granddaughter, so interested in weapons." Fortunately, after listening to Xia Tingwei's words, he realized that the Western Continent has not yet developed metal fixed ammunition, and it is not all bad news.

Next, he saw some elementary industrial machinery such as Jenny's spinning machine, and after reading them, Fang Xiaoyu said, "Sister Xia, can you give me this painting of a warship." ”

"Of course, you can take it if you like." Xia Tingwei smiled and agreed. Fang Xiaoyu hurriedly thanked him, the two chatted for a while, and Fang Xiaoyu got up and said goodbye. Xia Tingwei smiled and sent him to the door and said, "When that camera is built, you must show me." Fang Xiaoyu, who had just gone out, almost tripped over the threshold after listening to Xia Tingwei's words, he secretly complained, this little girl hasn't forgotten it. He had no choice but to say perfunctorily: "It must be certain, and I will show you it first when it is made." ”

When he returned home, Fang Xiaoyu talked to his eldest brother, and Fang Dingguo knew that he had a bit of a courtesy to tell his grandfather about the farm, he didn't dare to offend this little brother, maybe one day he would have to count on him if he had something difficult in business. With such thoughts, Fang Dingguo naturally accompanied him for a while, and Fang Xiaoyu took the opportunity to sign a bunch of unequal treaties with him before giving up.