The sundial is an ancient thing used to keep time, and it is to record the time by observing the sun's shadow. But this kind of thing is useless when it rains and clouds and nights, so it is usually necessary to use a "drip pot" to cooperate with the record.

Of course, this is the method used by the court nobles, and the most commonly used by ordinary people is the rooster song.

For a long time, people have been looking for ways to accurately record the time regardless of the weather, and the improvement of the sundial and the integration with the drip pot are also things that Kitkat has never given up.

They even turned to Qin Tianjian for this reason, hoping to combine the sun and moon with astrological revelation to make a new kind of sundial.

Unfortunately, the idea is beautiful, but it is even more difficult to put it into practice, and it has even caused a lot of quarrels.

Today, they were arguing, and Ye Wenyan heard someone say to the craftsman who was polishing the new sundial: "You don't have any new role in this thing, it's just that some clever mechanisms have been added to the original sundial to make the sundial look better and more complicated." In the end, it's just to please people, and it's just to please people. ”

The craftsman who was polishing was not convinced: "Isn't Kit Kat Pavilion just to study strange things and use them to please people?" Although I haven't improved much on this, at least it can be placed on the outside like a landscape, which can be pleasing to the eye. ”

This caused the dissatisfaction of the other craftsmen, so a middle-aged man who looked to be in his thirties stepped forward and said to him seriously: "Although we are not the only ones in the Kit Kat Pavilion, but since the last few dynasties, the Ying family has been in charge of the Kit Kat Pavilion. The reason why we open the door to allow people with foreign surnames to come in is that we hope that more skilled craftsmen will be discovered and recognized. But you must know that the Ying family can let you in, and you can also let you leave, and once what you want is contrary to ours, this Kit Kat Pavilion will no longer tolerate you. ”

The man was stunned, "You mean, what did I think wrong?" Can you tell me what the fault is? ”

Yingjia Craftsman nodded, "It's right for you to say that the Kitkat Pavilion delves into strange things, but it would be a big mistake to say that this kind of research is for the sake of pleasing people. KitKat Pavilion has never existed to please anyone, even if it is royal, we Ying family have never deliberately intended to please anyone. Do things for the royal family, in exchange for enjoying the place of Kit Kat Pavilion, as well as many good materials that are difficult to see outside the palace, everyone takes what they need, no one has to flatter anyone, and no one has to please anyone. ”

The man listened to this, and then looked at the sundial that was being polished in his hand, and the thing he liked was suddenly not fragrant.

He put the sundial down and told the truth: "Actually, I'm not exactly here to make a good-looking sundial, I don't think this thing is very useful." My original intention was to improve it, to overcome the problem of not seeing the time change on a rainy day and at night. It's a pity that I can't think of it, so I can only make a beautiful sundial by doing it. ”

Yingjia Craftsman patted him on the shoulder, "Don't worry, we have been thinking about this matter for many years, and we still can't get to the bottom of it." You can think slowly, just think about it for a lifetime, and Kitkat Pavilion can afford it. ”

The man was very happy and wanted to stand up and salute to express his gratitude, but when he got up, he saw Ye Wenyan standing at the door.

"Who are you?" He was surprised, because few people came to this place in the Kit Kat Pavilion, and even if the royal family had an order, they would always send eunuchs or palace maids to spread the word. Although Ye Wenyan is a woman, she is definitely not dressed as a palace maid, let alone a palace concubine, even the girl standing behind her is also a maid outside.

The question attracted everyone's attention, and the people in the Kit Kat Pavilion all looked outside, but when they saw the little girl standing outside the door, she was smiling, so beautiful that she was like a fairy daughter in the sky, and anyone who saw it was reluctant to look away immediately.

It was the thirty-year-old Ying family craftsman who spoke first, but when he saw him clasping his fists and saluting, he shouted: "Miss Night Four." ”

People collectively "ahhh No wonder it's like a fairy daughter, isn't this the first beauty in Lin'an, the fourth lady of the night family, in the Yipin General's Mansion!

It's just that what is the fourth lady of the night family doing here?

"You don't have to be polite." The craftsmen in the palace also have official titles, and although the rank is low, it is not an exaggeration to call them adults.

Hearing Ye Wenyan say this, the Ying family craftsman immediately waved his hand, "I can't afford to be an adult of the fourth young lady, when the earth dragon is coiled, many people in my Ying family can be rescued by the fourth young lady's pills, speaking of which, you are the great benefactor of the Ying family." ”

People immediately remembered this stubble and thanked Ye Wenyan for his salute. Even the young craftsman who polished the sundial also bent over, but he couldn't help but raise his eyes to look at Ye Wenyan, and while looking at his heart, Miss Ye Si is too good-looking, this is not what the world should look like, what is not a fairy?

Ye Wenyan didn't know what he thought, she just took two steps forward, stretched out her hand and helped the Ying family craftsman, but she was not in a hurry to explain her intentions, but participated in the improvement of the sundial.

Then she pointed to the improved sundial and said, "If I give you an idea to make a mechanical clock to be used as a means of keeping time, will you give up two skilled craftsmen to help me open a jewelry shop in the outer city?" ”

People were stunned when they heard it, Miss Yesi wants to open a jewelry shop? Still open in the outer city? Is she going to Kit Kat Pavilion this time to ask someone to come?

But the craftsman of Kitkat Pavilion is so noble, how can he go to the outer city to open a jewelry shop, isn't this insulting?

But Miss Yesi also said that there is a premise for this, and the premise is that she can improve the sundial...... No, not an improvement, it should be a brand new timekeeping tool that she can make.

Or is that the case......

People looked at Ye Wenyan, and their eyes gradually showed hesitation.

Ye Wenyan smiled, took the pendant uninvited, and even picked a chair and sat down.

Ying Peng's token was taken out by her and handed to the thirty-year-old Ying family craftsman who walked with her.

"It seems that you should be able to speak up here, and you should also be a member of the family, so you must recognize this token. To tell you the truth, I have an appointment with Mr. Ying Pengying, I did something for him, he gave me this token, I can take this token here to ask two craftsmen to accompany me out of the palace and go to the outer city to prepare a shop. He even said that he would give me the deeds of the two craftsmen I had chosen, and from then on they would be my servants, to my use, and only to my orders. ”

The man held the token and struggled a little, but finally calmed down.

He nodded: "It's a token of the head of the family, yes, the master of the family is in the capital, and you will know that this matter will be known as soon as you ask, and you can't fake it." Since there is this token, Miss Fourth will pick someone! You can pick anyone, even if you pick me, I will also leave the palace with the fourth lady. ”

As soon as these words came out, someone behind him stopped doing it: "Uncle Nantian can't go!" "It was a young man of fifteen or sixteen years old," said Grandpa Uncle, you are the most skilled craftsman in our family, and your current craftsmanship is also the most powerful besides him. How can someone as powerful as you go and enslave someone else? That's a shame for the Ying family! And the palace won't agree either! ”

No one else squeaks, neither does the man who holds the token. Everyone looked at Ye Wenyan, with doubts, doubts, anger and unwillingness in their eyes

Ye Wenyan was not in a hurry, but said calmly: "So I didn't ask you to fulfill the order of the head of the family as soon as I came, but gave my own bargaining chips." If you don't have enough chips, then I can add ......."

She thought for a moment and said, "How about adding another method of gold purification and the forging process of gold jewelry?" ”

People were stunned, the method of gold purification? What does that mean?

Ye Wenyan explained to them: "It is true that the gold that is rumored in the world now is real gold, and the gold used to make jewelry is also real gold. However, due to the low purification method, the gold is gold, but the content of gold content in it only reaches six to seven percent at most. In addition, the polishing and forging techniques are limited, and the brightness of the gold jewelry produced is generally not high, and it is not good enough. ”

As she spoke, she reached into her sleeve and pulled a golden hairpin out of the storage bracelet.

"It's like my hairpin, which looks very beautiful, and is no different from all the gold people have ever seen. Look at this one again—" She reached into the bracelet space again, and pulled out another hairpin.

It was also a golden hairpin, but it was different from the previous one, this one was the one she used to melt the gold of this era, and then used the magic to imitate the purification method of later generations to re-purify the gold, and then pondered the pattern herself, and transformed it with magic.

Of course, the things that are transformed by this kind of magic have a limited time limit and cannot be stored for a long time. But she knew the method of purification, and if someone could complete the purification process with the method she provided and the formal means, then it would be possible to refine the real high content of gold.

The eyes of the people in the Kit Kat Pavilion were straight, because the difference between the two golden hairpins was too great, one was so bright that it was almost shining, and the other was abrupt and lifeless.

But if you look at the lifeless one alone, you can't find fault with it, because gold jewelry is like this.

Ying Nantian took the bright one in his hand, and only felt that the feel was soft, but it was not particularly soft, and it did not affect the use at all.

He asked Ye Wen Yan in surprise, "Is this the purer gold?" ”

Ye Wenyan nodded, but at the same time told Ying Nantian: "It's not that the higher the purity, the brighter the gold, the brighter it is, the brightness is the process of polishing and forging, and the purity is a measure of its survival value." Maybe you think that the purity is not of much use if it is not visible to the naked eye, but if it can be passed down through the ages and passed on to future generations, then its value is much higher than this golden hairpin. ”

She took both things back and asked the people in the KitKat Pavilion again, "Would you like to use this method and a brand new timekeeping tool for two Ying family members for me?" ”