Chapter 221

When he came back from the palace, Song Nan had to become a carpenter, if he was in the later generations, he would visit the sports equipment store, and with a swipe of the gold card, a pair of exquisite skis would be in his hands, but in this year, everything had to be done by himself.

Uncle Zhong found five carpenters to listen to Song Nan's dispatch, Song Nan pointed his fingers and said for a long time, the old carpenters all opened their mouths and didn't know why, they had been carpenters for so many years, and no one had seen anyone want to make a wooden plank to stand on the snow and slide on the snow, the old carpenters thought that this Lord Song must have poured too much yellow soup for the New Year, and there was nothing to entertain them.

Song Nan had no choice but to do it himself, there was no high-strength composite material used these days, and he could only replace it with suitable wood; The choice of wood should be strong, tough, and not too heavy; Of course, Song Nan didn't plan to make a handicraft that could be passed on to future generations, as long as he could deal with it in an afternoon, it would be a lot easier.

After weighing, Song Nan chose birch, although the wood is slightly hard, but fortunately, it is full of toughness, so under an order, the dissatisfied old carpenters began to make according to Song Nan's requirements.

In later generations, Song Nan liked skiing and surfing and other sports, and he knew the structure of skis and snowboards well, and he paid attention to the length and width of the skis.

The next thing is to bake the head, wax the board, with a little bit of molding, Song Nan's heart is gradually excited, for Song Nan, who loves this, after coming to the Ming Dynasty, what surfing and skiing and other things are not touched at all, even if it is playing tennis and golf with Zhengde, it is just too much fun, Zhengde is not an opponent at all, and he does not understand the essence of these sports.

Song Nan also respects his identity, there is a lot of gossip these days, and if he is an official of the imperial court, he will naturally be criticized if he goes to the mountains to ski, but it doesn't matter if he plays with the emperor in the palace, he also takes the opportunity to have a good time.

It took a lot of trouble to install the foot groove type, but the old carpenters had a way, they made a groove in the lower part of the board and drilled a hole, threaded it with a strong fine hemp rope, and filled the groove with tung oil plaster to make up the level, and waxed it after drying, and it was very smooth.

I was busy until it was dark at night, and the three pairs of snowboards were finally completed, the cane was easy to do, the windshield was a little difficult, and I couldn't make a decent one for a while, so Song Nan prepared a few light yarns as thin as cicada wings, tied them on his hat and tried them like a beekeeper's mask, and was immediately satisfied, as long as this thing can block the splashing snow and cold wind into the eyes, it can be used.

Several old carpenters were indignant, thinking that Lord Song invited him and others to come to make some furniture, and was about to show his craftsmanship, but he came to make this thing that he didn't know what to do, which was simply an insult to his own craftsmanship; Fortunately, Uncle Zhong poured some yellow soup with them and gave them more rewards, so they calmed down a little and went drunk.

After dinner, Song Nan tried it in the snow in the backyard, and then wiped it clean and put it in the house satisfactorily; Lu Qingli, Ye Fanggu and others were also extremely curious, Song Nan had a lot of tricks, and it was the first time they had seen the snow sliding thing this time, Lu Qingli clamored for Song Nan to make her a pair, Song Nan naturally readily agreed, but that could only be timed.

Early the next morning, Song Nan entered the palace with these things, Zhengde looked at the things brought by Song Nan and felt very strange, pointed and asked, "Can this thing slide up?" Do you want mules and horses to drag you forward? ”

Song Nan smiled dumbly and said, "You'll know when you get to the place." ”

Zhengde hurriedly ordered people to go to Cining Palace to ask Princess Kangning to come over, and let the imperial dining room prepare hot soup and snacks, and eat warmly, and then go to the Banzai Mountain in the north.

In order not to destroy the snow, Song Nan asked Liu Jin and others who accompanied him not to walk around, and he led Zhengde and Princess Kangning to climb up the hillside.

It is very inconvenient to climb in the snow, Zhengde is tired and panting, Princess Kangning is also flushed and panting, both of them are wearing heavy brocade robes to keep out the cold, this time when climbing, it is naturally extremely heavy.

Song Nan had to drag one up with one hand, Zhengde was fine, but holding Princess Kangning's soft and boneless little hand, Song Nan herself felt embarrassed, but Princess Kangning didn't seem to care, grabbed Song Nan's hand tightly and borrowed her strength, and said continuously: "It's really interesting, it's really interesting, I haven't climbed the mountain for a long time, and I feel that my body is not flexible." ”

Zhengde also said: "But isn't it, I remember when I was a child and climbed the mountain on a snowy night, when my father put me around my neck, but I didn't feel that I walked so hard." ”

Song Nan checked the route of the downhill slide left and right, and said: "Although it is hard to go up the mountain, the feeling of sliding down is absolutely incomparably wonderful. ”

The three of them climbed to the bottom of a strange-looking locust tree on the hillside, the snow on the locust tree was very thin, so they rested against the trunk of the tree, Zhengde kicked the trunk of the locust tree with his foot, kicked the snow on his boots clean, but kicked the snow on the tree down, startling Kangning to hide in chaos.

Song Nan suddenly remembered something, and suddenly stood in a chill, looking at the locust tree silently; Kang Ning felt strange and asked: "Song Nan, what is so beautiful about this locust tree, it is extremely ugly, I will order someone to cut it down another day, it is a bit of a bad scenery; This palace thinks that any place here is good, but this locust tree is a bit of an eyesore. ”

Zhengde smiled: "It's just a tree, how can you make the imperial sister unhappy." ”

Song Nan was silent, he remembered that Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty hung himself on the locust tree at the eastern foot of Wanzai Mountain after Li Zicheng invaded Beijing, which is the eastern slope of the mountain, and the trees on the hillside near the left have been cut down due to the transformation into a golf course, but for some reason this locust tree was left.

Zhengde patted Song Nan and said, "What do you think, how to slip, teach me quickly." ”

Song Nan came back to his senses and decided that he must cut down this evil tree, whether it was the one that Chongzhen hanged or not, and he couldn't keep his heart blocked.

"Your Majesty, princess, the minister will take a look at it first, and then the minister will come up to teach you some basic essentials."

Zhengde clapped his hands and said, "Okay, you demonstrate once and let me and the imperial sister watch and learn." ”

Song Nan took off his big coat, revealing the neat tights he had packed, unloaded the skis on his shoulders, tied them firmly, and then put the mask on, and arched his hand: "The minister demonstrated first." ”

Kang Ning really felt funny when he saw Song Nan dressed in a strange outfit, but Song Nan was dressed neatly and looked very capable, so much so that Kang Ning looked at it twice.

Song Nan found a starting point, supported his cane with both hands, bent his legs and bowed, his center of gravity sank, and after a few helps, his body flew down the hill like a big bird; Zhengde opened his mouth and stared, watching Song Nan flexibly sway left and right along the hillside, galloping away like a harrier eagle, and his movements were extremely chic.

Kangning didn't expect it to be so fast, covering his small mouth and exclaiming, his heart was beating wildly, but he was a little timid; Zhengde clapped his hands and laughed: "It's fun, like a meteor catching the moon, galloping, good Song Nan, there is such a fun thing that I have only taught me until now." ”

Song Nan swayed to his heart's content, jumping up in the air from time to time, splashing snow and mist when he fell, and hearing the exclamations up and down the mountain, he was extremely proud in his heart, and seemed to have returned to the afterlife in a trance. I remember once I was racing with a foreigner in the snow field of the Alps, and when I jumped dozens of meters down the steep slope and fell, the foreigner's exclamation was so undisguised; In Song Nan's opinion, the slopes here are short and gentle, and compared with the alpine rappelling in later generations, it is simply drizzle.

Song Nan slid to the snow at the foot of the mountain, braked the car with a chic turn, and Liu Jin and other attendants in front of him were all dumbfounded, Liu Jin shouted: "Lord Song, where is the emperor and the princess?" ”

Song Nan said: "On the hillside." ”

Liu Jin shouted: "How can you leave the emperor and the princess to play by yourself?" ”

Song Nan said with a smile: "Gonggong Liu, you can't speak today, it's better to stay at the bottom of the mountain and wait, I'll go." ”

Liu Jin stomped his feet with a gloomy face and said, "If the emperor and the princess have an accident......

Song Nanli ignored it, turned around and climbed up the mountain, shook it over and said, "Does Gonggong Liu think that you are the only one in the world who is loyal?" Gonggong Liu, don't worry about it. ”

Liu Jin was furious, but he didn't dare to disobey Zhengde's order and take a step, and watched Song Nan climb the hill step by step with a calm face.

Song Nan returned to the locust tree, Zhengde was very happy, and had already put the snowboard on his feet to move, Song Nan hurriedly stopped and said: "The emperor is not in a hurry, the minister has not taught you to receive it, come to the gentle place here, and the minister will teach you how to control your speed and body." ”

Zhengde happily accompanied and came to the gentle snow on the side, Song Nan taught carefully, Zhengde deserved to be a genius in fun, and in half an hour, he actually skated well.

Song Nan didn't dare to let Zhengde slide downhill immediately, so he asked Zhengde to practice more on the flat ground on the top of the mountain, turned his head and said to Princess Kangning: "Princess, you also have to come and learn to succeed." ”

Kang Ning thought and was afraid, but when he saw that Zhengde was sliding, he was competitive, and beckoned to Song Nan: "Come here, undress Bengong and teach Bengong to ski." ”