When Zhao Qiang heard this, he instantly burst into tears, and the people around him also had relatives.

Qing'er saw that Wang Xuan was awake, so she couldn't hold on any longer, and sat on the edge of the bed with tears in her eyes.

Due to the suddenness of the incident, Wang Hua took Xiao Wang Jing back to Xiangyuan, which was not suitable for them to stay.

Wang Xuan got up and half-leaned on the bed in a daze.

He can remember less and less things before the age of fifteen, just like Hua'er said at the beginning, as if he had forgotten the appearance of his parents.

Since then, Aunt Liu has been taking care of their brother and sister, no matter the wind or rain, no matter the spring, summer, autumn and winter.

Although Wang Xuan and Wang Hua didn't say it, they regarded her as family in their hearts, and they had long been accustomed to her existence, which was as natural as breathing.

Knowing that she was not in good health, she specially hired some nurses to take care of her daily life, in Wang Xuan's opinion, as long as Aunt Liu was in a better mood and paid attention to her diet, how could she last for a while.

Chinese New Year's Eve also promised to take her to see the scenery of Jixiang today, so that she could give an explanation when Uncle Zhao asked about it next time, but now, ......

Men's feelings are sometimes very complicated, and there is often no obvious tendency to show them, but they have taken root in their hearts, and only when the feelings accumulate to a certain extent, or when the conditions are reached, will they break through the ground and grow, and then they will be out of control.

In the past, although Aunt Liu was not in good health, she was still there after all, and she could see it if she wanted to, and no one had the heart to think about it. Now that yin and yang are separated, things are people, how can it not make Wang Xuan's heart ache.

After being stunned for a while, Wang Xuan's mood stabilized a little, and Qing'er also regained some strength, but she kept holding Wang Xuan's hand and refused to let go.

She is also an old man in the house, and she remembers many more things than Wang Xuan, and she naturally understands Aunt Liu's goodness.

Wang Xuan raised his other hand and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, "Aunt Liu doesn't like people to cry, I only remember that I loved to cry when I was a child, Aunt Liu said that no one loves crying children, and then I gradually forgot the taste of crying, even if I want to cry, I try not to be in front of people." ”

Qing'er tried to squeeze a non-standard smile, raised her sleeve and wiped her cheek again, "Is there anything else?"

"It's gone!"

"Then I'll help you up. ”

"Okay, let's go see Aunt Liu. ”

The surroundings were very quiet, Doctor Liu and the doctors had been waiting outside, Zhao Qiang was maintaining the normal operation of Villa No. 1, and Wang Yu and Yang Tao were guarding the door of Wang Xuan, standing like pines.

Wang Bi kept a calm face outside, frightening all the doctors to be silent.

Sanya also came, and his second brother were lying in front of the coffin burning paper money, and the whole person completely lost his former spirituality, like a walking corpse, without any human emotions at all.

Wang Xuan's body was still a little weak, his face was a little pale, and he didn't walk fast.

Entering the main hall, what comes into view is a red coffin in front of you, two rows of white candles are lined up left and right, a big 'Dian' word stands in front of the coffin, in front of which is the brazier that burns paper money, and now it is spitting orange-red flames.

After everyone saw Wang Xuan coming, they all bent down and bowed their heads to salute, and Sanya seemed to have some reactions, staring at Wang Xuan for a long time before falling to the ground.

Wang Xuan didn't want to accept such a big gift from her, so he broke free from Qing'er's support, and took a few steps forward to help her up, "I heard that Aunt Liu walked very peacefully, this is already very good, very good." ”

After Sanya got up, her face was moist again after being washed with tears, and she was choked and speechless. Wang Xuan understands her feelings, she also understands Wang Xuan's intentions, the relationship between the sister and brother has always been good, even after she got married.

Seeing this, Qing'er hurriedly stepped forward to comfort her, and it took a while for Sanya to recover.

Her second brother Wang Xuan is not familiar with her, and I heard that he has been busy with business and rarely returns home on weekdays. However, the scale should not be large, otherwise Wang Xuan should have heard about it.

This is a somewhat thin young man, who looks at his figure with both the elegance of a scholar and the fortitude of a man.

He was opposite Sanya, so Wang Xuan could sense it when he looked at him, and he lowered his head a little shyly, and never said anything from beginning to end.

Wang Xuan was not in the mood to talk to him at this time, so he walked half a step with the coffin and saw Aunt Liu's appearance.

The facial expression is very pleasing, vaguely with a happy smile, both kind and dignified, maybe I met something happy in my dream, immersed in it, and I don't want to wake up.

The hair is meticulously groomed, and although there are only three or two pieces of gold jewelry, they are very particular about matching, so that people can't find out.

A black gold-rimmed flower and bird pattern shroud is cut very well, and I heard that Aunt Liu sent someone to tailor it earlier.

Thinking of this, Wang Xuan's heart overflowed with unspeakable grief, not only sad that Aunt Liu left suddenly, but also sad that he still couldn't see the last face, and sad for Aunt Liu's free and easy, whether it was in front of or after him, he tried to be perfect, and did not leave trouble for future generations.

A burst of cold air soaked into Wang Xuan's skin, but the gap between the coffin and the coffin was filled with ice, keeping the temperature inside the coffin at a very low level. The inner wall of the transparent glass coffin has been condensed into water droplets, and the larger ones slide along the inclination to the other end, and finally flow out of the coffin.

The cold air made Wang Xuan's mood gradually calm, people can't be resurrected after death, since the old man walked peacefully, why should future generations be worried about letting him go.

Next, Wang Xuan came to the front of the coffin, knelt down very formally, and performed the gift of his nephew.

Qing'er saw Wang Xuan kneeling, and hurriedly walked to the side and knelt down, and for a while, except for Doctor Liu, all the people in the room knelt down, and kowtowed four times with Wang Xuan.

Wang Xuan got up and said to Sanya: "Third sister, it's not painful for my aunt to leave, we should be happy." Uncle and aunt can be reunited again over there, and the most worried are still a few of us, so we want to live better for our uncle and aunt. Let's do our filial piety, don't grieve ourselves, otherwise my aunt will be unhappy. ”

After speaking, Wang Xuan laughed first, it was very sunny, and Qing'er couldn't help but look stupid when she was on the side.

After saying this, Wang Xuan took the eldest sister and Qing'er back to Xiangyuan.

After Jixiang City was unblocked, there was a lot of discussion among everyone, but they failed to grasp the key point. But when the three kings attended the funeral of Old Man Gu, everyone suddenly realized.

The old man's funeral was simple, even rudimentary.

Originally, Wang Xuan thought that there would be a lot of people in politics and business, but there were only a few people at the scene. The director of the mosquito coil factory, that is, the son of the old man, told the truth, and the old man confessed before his death, except for his family, he must not disturb others, except for His Majesty.

Wang Xuan filled the old man's tomb with soil, and after setting up the stele himself, he inscribed at the end of the inscription, and his own craftsmen chiseled and polished.

On the fourth day of the new year, Aunt Liu was buried, and she didn't do a big job, but there were a lot of people who sent it spontaneously, and they were far behind the send-off team, leaving paper money all over the ground.

The royal (Wang's) cemetery has been under martial law, Zhao Sheng's tomb has been opened, and the cement on one side has also been unsealed, revealing a bright red coffin.

Aunt Liu's coffin is slightly smaller, and it is more distinct when placed on one side.

The foundations and side walls of the cemetery were sprinkled with gold and paper coins, and even the coffin was covered with a thick layer of pine wood, followed by bricks and cement, and finally formed almost parallel to the surface.

There are also a few more lines of words on the stele in front of the tomb, which are inscribed by Wang Xuan himself: Zhao Liu was kind to people during his lifetime, was kind and charitable, and worked hard and hard for the growth of Wang's orphans. In the end, due to too many hidden diseases when he was young, he died on the second day of the first month of the third year of Zhongzhou, at the age of fifty and four.

The inscription is 'Wang Shixuan, the fourth lord of the former auspicious leader'.

This makes a lot of people envious and crazy.

Jixiang has become independent three years ago and officially established the auspicious kingdom, and now Wang Xuan is the first king of Jixiang who is justified and recognized by the world. But he left the inscription of 'former auspicious lord' on the tombstone, which shows how much he hopes that he is still the same young man in his heart, without the slightest change, and Aunt Liu will always stop in the most beautiful time in his memory.

In those years, although strong enemies were surrounded by strong enemies and wars continued, he still felt that the years were quiet in his heart.

This is a kind of sustenance, a kind of lovesickness, and the most unpretentious.

After Aunt Liu's funeral, Wang Xuan put aside the worldly distractions, ate and lived in the research institute, as if he wanted to live a life of isolation with the researchers, and no one would see him.

Qing'er was worried that Wang Xuan's heart would be chaotic and that something would happen sooner or later, so she hurriedly discussed with Wang Bi, but was persuaded by Wang Bi.

"You care about it, you don't know what kind of character he is? Don't bother him at this time, you can't even deprive him of the last bit of space. ”

Qing'er understood, and walked on the boulevard with Wang Jing in her arms, indeed, she couldn't ask for more, her life now is much better than she thought at the beginning, and what is there to be dissatisfied.

After Wang Xuan entered the research institute, he completely abandoned everything, he had to do two things, one was a steam engine, and the other was a hot air balloon, and he even planned not to leave the research institute without the finished product.

He had no way of knowing what was going on in the south, although the news had not been leaked, and it could not attract the attention of outsiders for a month or two, but after a long time, the paper could not contain the fire after all, and it would be too late to save it at that time.

Is it difficult to solve this problem completely?

It's not difficult, as long as you get a steam engine and mature hot air balloon technology, all the problems will be automatically downshifted, or even solved.

If the musket can also make a breakthrough, Wang Xuan will have the confidence to control the entire Southern Continent.

It was a vast and fertile land, perfect for recuperation, and even if he was given only three or five years, he would be able to create a new world.

There are a lot of experiments made by steam units, but the power just can't be raised, and it can be used to pump water, but it is not enough to drive huge propellers.

Moreover, the casting process is not up to standard, and the thickness can only be used to make up for the strength, so the steam engine is getting bigger and bigger, and it is measured in tons at every turn.

If the number of steam engines is increased to superimpose a larger output power, the hull will become very cumbersome, the waterline will be deeper, the navigation resistance will be greater, and the available space of the ship will be reduced by nearly half.

In addition to the production method of the steam engine, most of the parts are cast and molded at one time, and there is another way that can be used for reference, that is, the parts are made separately and finally riveted. Of course, this is also suitable for the construction of steam boilers, but Jixiang still uses fusion welding technology.

In this way, the steam engine is not only easy to cast in separate parts, but also greatly reduces the generation of air bubbles in the alloy, making the parts stronger and more durable. Second, it is possible to make the steam engine smaller and smaller with the same or even increased output power, so that more steam engines can be installed while taking up less space. In this way, it is possible for the steam engine to be on the ship.

If this method is adopted, the connection problem between the various parts will be solved, and Wang Xuan intends to use riveting.

The principle of riveting is not complicated, and there are many types, like movable riveting, the joints can rotate with each other, not rigid connections, such as scissors.

Like fixed riveting, the joints cannot move with each other, which is a rigid connection, such as an angle ruler.

Like sealing riveting, the riveting seam is tight, no leakage of gas, liquid, this is a rigid connection.

Moreover, from the state of distinction, riveting is divided into two types: cold riveting and hot riveting.

The hot riveting tightness is good, but there is a gap between the rivet rod and the nail hole, which cannot participate in the force transmission.

The cold rivet rod is upset, the account is full of nail holes, and there is no gap between the nail rod and the nail holes.

Therefore, Wang Xuan plans to use cold riveting rigid connections to 'assemble' the steam engine, coupled with the sealing effect of rubber, even if it is not possible to create a finished product with advanced performance for the time being, it can meet the current demand.

In addition, if the riveting process is successful in the construction of steam engines, Wang Xuan plans to use this process to build an ironclad ship in the next step, or an alloy ironclad ship.

Pure cast steel ships will be greatly limited in size and will be greatly weakened, and the damage to the side hull will be extremely difficult to repair.

After listening to Wang Xuan's ideas, the researchers of the steam unit began to study how to scientifically disassemble the whole machine, and at least three solutions should be provided.

After this level, the mold is opened, and then the parts are manufactured according to different disassembly methods, then riveted and assembled, and finally the respective effects are verified.

The people who took the task were itchy for a while, and the scientific researchers were so 'happy to see the hunt', and the work was carried out quickly, and there was no need for Wang Xuan's advice.

So he came to the hot air balloon research group, and the current difficulty lies in the improvement of the sealing and heating efficiency of the ball.

Nowadays, only flax braided and sealed paint can be used to make the spherical surface, and the pedal transmission fan accelerates the burning of coal, just like riding a bicycle, except that it drives the blower instead of the tires.

As for direction control, there is still no good way, hot air balloons do not have rudders, so they can only change direction by changing the altitude. The wind direction is different at different heights, this is based on experience, and the other is on the spot.

In the past, a hand-cranked fan was added to the experiment, but unfortunately under the traction of the huge sphere, the small fan did not work at all, and it could still play a role in windless weather.

After having a direction, everyone has renewed motivation, and what Wang Xuan has to do now is to cheer up and provide all logistical support. Let him sit on the actual job? Forget it, he knows how to use a hammer, and he knows this himself.