Jia Liang went to find a Western clock for his wife on the second day, fortunately, it was available in the capital, but it was more expensive. At noon, the outside trading house sent the goods to be loaded, and the huge hanging bell rang immediately, startling the entire Qingyuan people.

A group of maids gathered around the door of the upper room, probing their brains to look in. Seeing that they were so curious, she couldn't help but smile and said, "If you want to see it, you can go in and have a look, but you can't stay for a long time, just come out immediately." ”

The little maidens thanked one after another, slipped in one by one to take a look, and hurriedly ran out again.

"It's weird, it's scary to look at."

"That's it, it's still calling."

"It sounds like the bell in the temple."

"I heard that the master bought it back, isn't it a treasure?"

For a while, the news of a treasure in Qingyuanju spread all over the place.

Xing Shuang was eating in Xianhe Hall, and suddenly heard that someone outside had bought a treasure and put it in Qingyuan, Xing Shuang couldn't help but laugh.

Jia Mu was also very curious, so she asked what it was.

Xing Shuang hurriedly put down the bowl and said, "What kind of treasure is it?" The old man saw a Western clock at General Weiyuan's place, saying that it was used by foreigners to keep track of time, and he looked at it with red eyes, so he mentioned it to me last night. I just talked about it, and I didn't expect to move back today. ”

Jia Mu suddenly realized: "What should I be, it turned out to be that." I also have one, but I think it's so noisy that I moved it to the storeroom. If you knew you liked it, you could just move it out, so why bother to buy it outside. ”

Wang sat aside and said with a smile: "I also have one in my house, and it is really noisy, and it will ring once after two quarters and hours, and it will be called again on the hour." Even if you don't call it on weekdays, it's still ticking. ”

Xing Shuang said to her: "Although this thing is noisy, it is excellent to use for timekeeping. I'm a no-brainer, I always estimate the hour by the sun, and when it rains on a cloudy day, I'm out of luck. Now that I have this thing, I'm not afraid of missing the time. But the noisy problem is easy to solve, there is a switch in it, and it won't be called when it's turned off. ”

When Jia Mu and Wang heard this, they hurriedly asked, "How do you know?" ”

Xing Shuang said with a smile: "It's not what the master said yesterday, he has been chattering there all night, and he has said a lot." ”

"What else?" Wang asked, "If you can really turn off that sonnifying voice, it will be convenient to use it." ”

Xing Shuang said: "I don't remember very well, but I just remember that this autosonator has to be oiled and wound every once in a while, otherwise it will not be accurate." ”

Jia Mu turned her head to the mandarin duck and said, "Let Yujie call a few mothers-in-law to move my autosonator out, and when the boss comes back, let him come to me to have a look." ”

Wang hurriedly put the bowl and said: "Sister-in-law, uncle is free to let him come to my place to have a look, I also have one in this dowry, but it has not been used." ”

When Xing Shuang heard this, she had all the daughters of these two wealthy families, and she thought that this thing was difficult to buy. She smiled and proposed, "What's the use of calling him, he just listens to people, and he's not an expert." I heard that there are special Western watchmakers in our capital, who are dedicated to checking the time for people. Why don't you invite him to the house and let him proofread it for us, if you have any questions, it would be more appropriate to ask him. ”

Wang was still a little hesitant, Jia Mu had already agreed, she was also very curious about the foreigner, she also stayed in the palace for a while when she was young, and from time to time she could hear the news that the saint received the foreigner, but she had never seen the foreigner.

Several women were also idle, and when they mentioned something new, they couldn't wait to try it.

After eating, someone went to invite the watchmaker over, Wang and Jia's mother were a little nervous, but Xing Shuang looked at the clockmaker with a curious face, estimating where he came from.

Fortunately, this watchmaker has been here for more than ten years, and he has long been proficient in Beijing. Hearing that he had come to check the time, the watchmaker hurriedly agreed, and asked where the clock to be proofread was.

Both Wang and Jia's mother have the reserve of noble daughters and refuse to speak easily. Xing Shuang had to stand up with a smile and said, "Why don't I take him to my side first, and when the proofreading is good, I think it's good, and then let him proofread the old lady's and younger siblings?" ”

Wang nodded hurriedly, and Jia Mu hesitated for a moment and was not polite.

Xing Shuang took the watchmaker to Qingyuanju, and after entering the upper room, Xing Shuang ordered the maid to serve tea to entertain, and when the maid left, Xing Shuang asked him: "What country are you from?" ”

The watchmaker laughed and said, "The contemptible man is from Portugal." ”

The three words Portugal were spoken in Portuguese, and it was an ancient language at that time, but Xing Shuang didn't understand it for a while, and after a few seconds, she reacted and suddenly said: "Portugal? ”

Hearing Xing Shuang's orthodox Portuguese pronunciation, the watchmaker was surprised and surprised and asked, "Mrs. knows our language?" ”

Xing Shuang didn't dare to show her stuff, children born in Europe can usually speak the languages of several European countries, which is natural instinct and environment. But her current identity will say, it is very abnormal.

So she smiled and said, "My brother is a businessman, and he often meets different foreigners. ”

The watchmaker nodded in understanding, opened the lid of the clock, and chatted with Xing Shuang while oiling.

A few maids did not feel strange when they entered the house, both of them used Chinese, and they were just homely, and they stood curiously and listened to it.

Then the wife asked the watchmaker, "So you fled here?" ”

"yes." The watchmaker replied, "But it's a flight, but China is no worse than Portugal, and the food here is simply amazing." ”

Xing Shuang covered her mouth and laughed, full of pride. But no, if you want to talk about a big country of food, there is no place to compare with China.

If France is also a country of gastronomy, French cuisine is originating from Italy. At that time, an Italian woman married the king of France, and brought Italy's famous black pine cheese and steak to France, which were later developed and promoted.

And where does Italian food come from, no one needs to say, right?

As he was talking, Yingchun came in from outside, and before he entered the flower hall, he shouted: "Where is it?" Where are the foreigners? ”

Xing Shuang was speechless, and asked people to open the curtain to call Yingchun in, and before Yingchun could look at the foreigners curiously, he first lectured: "There are more and more rules, what kind of system is it to shout and scream, I am still in the house listening to what you are talking about." ”

Yingchun quickly restrained his attitude, stood up in order, but his eyes looked at the foreigner's face.

After looking at it for a while, Yingchun couldn't help it: "Mother, why is his hair color different?" ”

Xing Shuang laughed, pulled Yingchun over, and gave her a science about the differences between people in each region.