2-07 Model Trains
"Oh, this is the new deputy general in our factory, named Liu Ziguang, and also serves as the prime minister of the bookkeeper, the real civil and military all-rounder, the counterattack tower under the city of Liguo has made great contributions, and the Qing Emperor's combat boots presented this time were captured by him. It is the first fierce general of our iron factory. Yuan Du commanded the envoy to ask his father several times, saying that he wanted to take him back as a pioneer officer, but my father was always reluctant to let it go. Peng Jingrong introduced Liu Ziguang, and her face couldn't help but be a little colorful.
"What's more, Liu Ziguang is the hero of the Qing Dynasty chain of horses, our sisters have been witnessing it under the city, that Haizhou Huangzhen, was beaten all over the ground by Miss Ben in Xuzhou Mansion to find teeth, even I can't beat it, and I also broke the chain of horses, and the old lady who rode a donkey is almost the same." Peng Jingrong added. Speaking of Liu Ziguang, that is the pride of the second lady, and that is the talent she discovered. I'm going to brag about seeing my little sister anyway. Even if Xu Xiyuan doesn't mention it, she will be introduced to Liu Ziguang after a while, because this young lady of the Guogong Mansion is a woman who does not like red clothes and loves arms, and likes to make friends with heroes and heroes the most.
"Oh, there are real and fake Monkey Kings, but since the two sisters said it was true, the little sister naturally believed it." Xu Yuanhui stopped and looked at Liu Ziguang carefully.
Liu Ziguang is neither a handsome scholar with red lips and white teeth, nor a bearded man with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, wearing a narrow-sleeved arrow suit, he looks like a very ordinary samurai.
"The storyteller said that the white-robed young man had a face like a crown of jade, handsome and extraordinary, eight feet tall, and a waist circumference of eight ......" Xu Yuanhui spoke, coldly stretched out her hand and pushed Liu Ziguang violently, and made a stumbling block under her feet, just where they were on the edge of the pond, there was no railing in this section, and Miss Xu's movements were really fast, it was simply lightning fast, Rao is Peng sisters reacted quickly, and they could only let out a scream, "Be careful!" ”
However, the next scene was a bit unexpected, Liu Ziguang was not pushed into the water, but Xu Yuanhui almost fell into the water, her body was tilted, almost parallel to the water, one hand was pulled by Liu Ziguang and did not fall, and the two maintained an ambiguous posture similar to Latin dance.
It turned out that it was Xu Yuanhui's hand, Liu Ziguang was immediately started to fight back, got out of the way, and pushed Miss Xu down with a push, but with a flash of lightning in his mind, he wanted to save some face for the little girl, so he grabbed Xu Yuanhui's hand again.
Liu Ziguang said: "Why did Miss Xu walk so carelessly and wrestle in her yard. As soon as she used her hand, Xu Yuanhui took advantage of the situation, her little face was flushed, and she hid the hand that was pulled by Liu Ziguang behind her. I was a little embarrassed and speechless. I originally wanted to try Liu Ziguang's depth, but not only did he not push others down, but he was also ugly, but it was also a success, the young man dressed as a samurai in front of him could dodge Miss Ben's rapid push, and he could be regarded as quick to react, and the most powerful thing was to push himself back, and at the moment when he almost fell into the water, he was able to suddenly pull himself, that was really fast, and he didn't see how it shot at all.
Men and women don't kiss each other, the little girl's hand has never been pulled by a man, she is so ashamed, fortunately, the two sisters of the Peng family pretended not to see it, but in fact, they were holding it back, and they wanted to laugh and were afraid of hitting the little girl's self-esteem.
Fortunately, after going up the stairs, I arrived at Jingmiao Hall, and when I entered the room, Peng Jingrong ordered to open the gift for Xu Yuanhui, so that everyone could distract themselves and relieve the embarrassing atmosphere just now.
This is a Mandarin Duck Hall building facing the pool on both sides, the style is fresh and elegant, small and exquisite, and it is mainly used by the Guogong Mansion to receive female guests. The two sides sat down, and the next person opened the gift box, lifted several layers of satin cloth, and took out a few delicate small things, which Peng Jingwei personally assembled on the table of the Eight Immortals.
Jewelry, jade, silk and satin, rare antiques, calligraphy and paintings, it is too common in the Guogong Mansion, and local products can't be used, so the gift prepared by the iron factory this time is a small model train.
This train model is handmade, the front of the train is made of sterling silver, the front is inlaid with a huge emerald, the wheels are specially painted red, the carriage is finely carved with nan wood, the window is also inlaid with transparent shells, the small door can be opened, and there is a set of wooden villains, a set of rails and a train station. The villain can stand in the locomotive, can also stand in the station as a passenger, the sleepers of the rails and the track are connected together, the sleepers are nanmu, the tracks are copper, painted with black paint, the railway station is built with wood, small pieces of nanmu as bricks spliced out of the station, without using a nail, are all exquisite carpentry craftsmanship falcon jointed, the whole model is very fine, the materials are also very particular, the value is not lower than jewelry jade.
After assembling it, Xu Yuanhui excitedly circled around the table, looking like she couldn't put it down, and the family members of the surrounding Guogong Mansion also stared at the copper bells, the train has never seen such a small train.
Peng Jingwei and her sister smiled at each other, took out a key, inserted it into a hole in the locomotive and twisted it a few times, and then opened a small lid on the locomotive, and the family brought over the iron box that had been prepared, Peng Jingwei added a few pieces of red-hot charcoal into it with a clip, and then took a small bottle, poured some water into the locomotive, flipped the switch, and the small train immediately ran around, and there was white steam coming out of the chimney.
Watching the long dragon-like train spinning on the table of the Eight Immortals, Xu Yuanhui's little slap snapped, "What a cute little train, it's so interesting." How did it run, and did it still burn charcoal? ”
Peng Jingrong patiently explained on the side: "Of course such a small locomotive can't put a steam engine, so the train is driven by clockwork power, and the few turns that Xiaowei twisted just now are the wind-ups, as for putting charcoal into it, it is to produce steam, which looks like a real train, which adds a little ornamentality." ”
"Oh, that's great, go back and move it up to me, and let the carpenter set up a table to put it." Xu Xiyuan was obviously very satisfied with the gift, and the wooden figure in her hand was swinging around.
"It's a pity to put it on a wooden platform." Liu Ziguang interjected on the side, and the young lady of the Guogong Mansion didn't even understand how to play, it was really a dirt bun. Seeing that everyone looked at him suspiciously, Liu Ziguang hurriedly explained: "Such a fine model, you should open up a room to put it, pile out the mountains and plains with soil, lay turf, insert tree branches, dig out the river, put in clear water, and then build a small stone bridge, make a few small cities, pave dozens of zhang long railroad tracks between the cities, the lanes should be double-tracked, one train is not enough, get two or three cars to drive opposite, then it is called playing." ”
The three girls were dumbfounded, to say that playing with these things, or boys are amazing, Liu Ziguang did not play with high-end toys when he was a child, he used a matchbox and wire to cross a dirt train, and ran on the sandy land, he once fantasized that one day, he could play a model on a grand scale, although he has not been able to do so, and now he contributes this idea, which can be regarded as a wish for himself.
"What a great idea!" The three girls praised together, and Xu Yuanhui immediately ordered her subordinates to prepare empty rooms and dirt, sand and turf, and asked people to find jewelers to build another ten zhang according to the shape of the railroad tracks, and there should be curves and forks, which can be connected and divided into small sections.
A few people were fiddling with the small train while talking, it turned out that they had known each other since childhood, when Wei Guogong led the troops to be stationed in Xuzhou Mansion all the year round, and the iron factory of the Peng factory owner was still a blacksmith-based rebel army at that time, and cooperated with the imperial army to win several battles, and the grandfather of the country and the Peng factory owner became friends. The two families often corresponded, and later in the political struggle, the two families advanced and retreated together, did not bet on the treasure, the grandfather of the country also lost power, and the relationship network of the iron factory in the capital was also greatly reduced. But the camaraderie remains.
The little sisters talked, but Liu Ziguang couldn't interject, so he could only sit on the side. When I was bored, I suddenly heard the family outside shouting, "Grandpa Guo has arrived." ”
Before the words fell, a fierce figure entered Jingmiaotang, tall, bearded, about thirty years old, even walking was full of strength, stepping on the ground thump, worthy of being the descendant of Xu Da, the first fierce general of the Ming Dynasty.
"It turned out that the sister of the Peng family came, and she missed the distance, forgive the sins, forgive the sins, hahaha." The fast man talks loudly, and at first glance he is a bold person, and the young grandfather of the country salutes the guests.
The brothers and sisters of the grandfather of the country and the sisters of the Peng family are old acquaintances, the only stranger is Liu Ziguang, no one else needs to speak, this time Xu Xiyuan took the initiative to start introducing: "Big brother, this is the real white-robed young general, Liu Ziguang, the big hero who broke the chain of horses under the city of Liguo and chased the emperor of the Qing Dynasty and lost his boots." ”
"Oh, you're Liu Ziguang." Grandpa Guo stroked his beard and looked at Liu Ziguang.
This is the duke of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Ziguang didn't dare to be presumptuous, and bowed his hand: "It is under the bottom, the current deputy general of the Iron Guard, Liu Ziguang." See Grandpa Guo. ”
"Sure enough, it's a hero out of a young man, I have seen Huang Zhen, the new Tongzhi of Jinyiwei, and at first glance he is an impostor, relying on his eunuch relatives to defraud his official position. It's a pity that his commentary is still being talked about in the teahouse, which is really shameless. The eunuchs have misled the country. "Grandpa Guo is really an understanding person, and he doesn't have a door on his lips, and the eunuch party leader and the eunuch party are short.
"Big brother~~" Xu Yuanhui shouted reproachfully.
Grandpa Guo's eyes glared and said: "What are you afraid of, what I said is the truth, everyone here is also my own people, what's so scary, besides, my father has endured it for so many years, and in the end, it is not that he has not been let go, and he was angry to death by the eunuchs!" Big brother, I have a body of martial arts, but I can only be a commander of Xiaolingwei, speaking of which is also the emperor's pro-army, but I can't see the emperor standing, do you say that the eunuch party can't be hated? ”
"That's that, let's not talk about this, didn't you keep saying that you couldn't find an opponent, and today someone can finally compete with you." Xu Yuanhui instigated Grandpa Guo to compete with Liu Ziguang, and it seems that she is also a character who is afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and she is very right with the second lady Peng Jingwei.
"Ben Justice has this intention, General Liu must not refuse." Like his sister, this grandfather is also a martial artist.
The competition is not a poem, that is my strength, Liu Ziguang readily agreed.