In April, the late spring season, the early summer has not arrived, the grass and trees are fragrant, the climate is pleasant, the whole Pingxi County, in April, is full of spring birds and flowers.

On the evening of April 6, on a crisp day, a black luxury four-wheeled carriage pulled by two black rhinosaurs appeared at the east gate entrance of Pingxi City.

The black carriage carriage has a calm temperament, the glass on the door is a glass parquet glass with sterling silver as the edge, exquisite and elegant, the carriage is close to the side of the coachman's seat, and there is an exquisite copper dragon and tiger logo, these all add up, so that the discerning person knows at a glance that this carriage is the style produced by the manufacturing bureau, I heard that the order for the four-wheeled carriage of the manufacturing bureau has been lined up for three years, and it is still in short supply, and the people who can take this kind of four-wheeled carriage can naturally be either rich or expensive.

In front and behind the carriage, there were eight samurai with deep breath and bows and swords on their backs, and they were guarding on rhinosaurus horses, and people with this kind of aura and travel style could not be some kind of stealing chickens and dogs, so the sergeants guarding the city gate just swept these people and put the carriage and the accompanying guards in the city.

The carriage drove into the city, and before it had gone a hundred meters, it found that there were many people crowded in an alley on the side of the street in front of it, and it was very lively, and a large number of people lined up in the alley, and the queue extended from the alley to the street, and the people in line were holding bags, jars, and other things, and they were happily talking about something, and when the people here were lining up, there were also people carrying bags or jars and other things, and they came from a distance to join the queue.

If it was another carriage, it might have ignored the people queuing on the street, but the black carriage stopped on the side of the street when it saw someone queuing, and a man's voice came out of the carriage window, "Rengui, go and see what's going on!"

"Yes, Second Master!" Hearing the sound from the carriage, a young guard next to him jumped off the rhinosaurus horse at once, and then walked to the crowd queuing on the side of the street, chatted with an elderly uncle, and then came to the window of the carriage, and replied respectfully, "Second master, there is a new mill with a water and light machine in this alley today, and the mill owner opens today with a discount, and you can grind two liters of rice noodles for the surrounding neighbors for free, so the people around hear the news and come here to line up......"

"Okay, got it, let's go!" After this voice came out, the delicate glass parquet window of the carriage closed again, and the "second master" who was sitting in the car and talking turned his head, looked at the woman sitting next to him, and said with some sighs, " The family only asked someone to buy two water and fire machines from the manufacturing bureau last month, and now the two water and fire machines are handed over to your sixth uncle, your sixth uncle is taking the craftsmen in the family to disassemble and study, I heard that there are already eyebrows, and it is not difficult to imitate, but I didn't expect that there is already a mill of water and fire machines in Pingxi City, this speed is too fast......"

This "second master" is none other than the second uncle who watched the battle on the hillside when Yan Liqiang competed with Cai Yingwu of Feitianmen on the bank of Tianchi on January 1, and the full name of this second uncle is Zhong Hongzhang, who is the second head of the Zhong family in Lanzhou, the second brother of Zhong Hongyan, the head of the Lan family.

Next to Zhong Hongzhang sat a beautiful girl wearing a white dress with picturesque and dignified and generous eyebrows, and the girl listened to Zhong Hongzhang's words and smiled, " The manufacturing bureau to build a four-wheeled carriage to sell at least 5,000 taels of silver, not to bargain, is simply the first profitable business in the Han Empire, and this water and fire machine they built only sold for 800 taels of silver, less than one-sixth of a four-wheeled carriage, and I think the manufacturing process of the water and fire machine is not simpler than the four-wheeled carriage, even more complicated, more troublesome, the cost is not much cheaper, the manufacturing bureau has such manpower, not busy building four-wheeled carriages to make more money, but willing to put manpower and energy into this relatively unprofitable water and fire machine, second uncle, you said that Yan Liqiang wants to do something......”

"Uh......" Under the gaze of the shining eyes of the girl next to him, Zhong Hongzhang frowned slightly, then touched his beard, and thought for a while before he spoke, " I heard that the water and fire machine was invented by Yan Liqiang and Zhang Yourong, the world's first organ master, and even the Lingshan Sect Qianjitang admitted this, because of this reason, many people have now compared Yan Liqiang's attainments in the way of organ grid with Zhang Yourong, and think that Yan Liqiang's realm in the way of organ grid is not under Zhang Yourong, Yan Liqiang let the manufacturing bureau make water and fire machine out, if he doesn't want to make money, it is naturally the name of the picture, where the water and fire machine goes, his reputation will naturally sound wherever it goes, a person has a good reputation, and naturally can bring countless benefits, just like now, the world's organ grid master, has already said that Zhang Zhang and Xi Yanzhi said！”

"Of course what the second uncle said is right, but I don't know why, I always feel that Yan Liqiang asked the Manufacturing Bureau to bother to build a water and fire machine, maybe he has other intentions!"

"Oh, according to Ruolan, if Yan Liqiang is not for money or fame, then why?"

Zhong Ruolan's brows furrowed slightly. "Perhaps, he just just wants to make the water and fire machine more popular, used and recognized by more people, and he doesn't even mind that others buy it to copy the business of the Money-making Gun Manufacturing Bureau at will!"

"From the experience of my life, a person doing one thing must have a purpose, if Yan Liqiang does this not for money, nor for fame, then it can only be because of a greater purpose, but others bought this water and fire machine or imitated it, no matter how it is used, it has nothing to do with him, even the prime minister and the northwest transfer envoy can buy it and find someone to imitate it, he can't care about it, why did he bother to do it?"

Zhong Ruolan sighed faintly, "This is exactly what I wonder and don't understand, I think about it, I don't know what he did this for, I really can't see through this person......"

"It's okay, if you don't understand, you can take your time, we came to Pingxi County this time, it was for him, although there are many talents among the young generation of our Zhong family, but this time the head of the family is selected to be selected, among many young people, in terms of age, ability, posture, and all aspects of conditions, only Ruolan you are out of the picture, the most capable of taking on this responsibility, suitable for me to come to Pingxi County!" Zhong Hongzhang looked at his niece with profound eyes, "This time the heavy responsibility is also placed on you." ”

Hearing Zhong Hongzhang's words, Zhong Ruolan's eyes flowed, and a layer of bright clouds flew on her face, which was incomprehensible, but her expression was still calm, and she even said with a hint of resoluteness and arrogance on her face, "Second uncle, don't worry, the head of the family has already talked to me before I came, and the head of the family said that this Zhong family is not the Zhong family of one person, but the Zhong family of all the Zhong family, and I am also a member of the Zhong family, I know what to do......"

"That's good, looking at the young talents of this generation in the northwest states, there is indeed no one who can compare with Yan Liqiang, last time I saw him from afar in Tianchi, from a distance, that Yan Liqiang is still a handsome young man with a tall figure and a jade tree in the wind!"

"Second uncle......" Zhong Ruolan's face turned even redder, and she snorted......

"Hahaha, don't say it, don't say it, when you see that Yan Liqiang, you will know that the second uncle didn't lie to you......" Zhong Hongzhang laughed suddenly, and then sighed again, "This Lu family in Pingxi County is good luck!"

The black carriage shuttled unhurriedly in Pingxi City, and after a while, the carriage came to another street in Pingxi City, at this time it was almost time to finish eating, at the door of a newly opened "Yan's Shanyi Hall" on that street, there were many beggars and old and young people were lining up, holding bowls and chopsticks, receiving porridge and steamed buns at the door of Shantang, and squatting on the side of the road after receiving them one by one, eating with relish......

When the black carriage passed by Yan's Charity Hall, the window of the carriage opened again, and the people inside glanced at the signboard of "Yan's Shanyi Hall", and did not stop the carriage, but continued to walk.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the black carriage and the attendants came to a stop at the door of a quiet mansion in the rich area of Pingxi City, and an old man dressed in a butler's costume waited respectfully at the door with more than a dozen subordinates......