Chapter 490: Finally Out of the Water
In the hearts of He Fengyu and Fang Hubin, Zhu Han is a supreme existence.
If Wu Zhen just questioned the two of them, they really didn't care much.
But this time.
Wu Zhen's meaning is clearly to suspect Zhu Han.
These ordinary people in Zhoujia Village don't know anything, and they doubt that they can understand their ability.
Can the prefect of Datong be the same as these ordinary people?
The two brothers glanced at each other, and they both saw each other's meaning from each other's eyes.
This time, they let the prefect see it.
How powerful is the knowledge taught by their mentor, His Royal Highness King Zhu Han?
"Don't be stunned, hurry up and get to work, and lift the hand pump up." Fang Hubin beckoned to his subordinates and began to continue to do the work he hadn't finished just now.
This time they learned smartly, and in order to avoid any more accidents, their hands and feet were extremely nimble.
Soon, two people came up carrying an object.
This thing immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Because of the way it looks, it's so weird.
The overall appearance is like a relatively large vase, but this vase is made of pure iron, and there are strange patterns on it.
Like a vase, this thing is a bit like a giant teapot.
It's just that the handle of this teapot is attached to the lid.
On the whole, it looks like a woman pinching her waist with one hand and pointing at her man with the other.
The appearance of this thing once again made everyone in Zhoujia Village look at each other.
"Aren't you looking for water? What did they change when they came out with a big teapot? ”
"These monsters are trying to say that water can always be poured out of this teapot, right?"
"Cut, how is this possible. If you can pour water all the time, wouldn't this thing be like a cornucopia? ”
"That's not necessarily, these people are monsters, what methods we don't know, isn't it normal?"
Wu Zhen, the prefect of Datong, snorted coldly with disdain: "Pretend." ”
He now has a deep prejudice against He Fengyu and Fang Hubin, and when he sees what they take out, he just thinks they are really grandstanding.
The master next to him opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something.
But in the end, I swallowed back the words that came to my mouth.
The two are nominally superiors and subordinates, but in fact they have been friends for many years. He knew Wu Zhen's temper too well.
Although in many cases, it is considered to be relatively elastic. It is precisely because of this that he can become the prefect of Datong.
After all, although Wu Zhen is also talented, he has not reached the point of being famous in the world.
If such a person is too principled, he will definitely not be able to get along in the officialdom.
But if Wu Zhen really recognizes something, his thoughts are not something that others can easily change.
Fang Hubin took a few people and erected the teapot-like thing.
It wasn't until this time that many people found out that there was also something similar to a water pipe underneath this thing.
This caused another round of discussion.
"No, there's a water pipe underneath, so can't this thing hold water at all?"
"Even if there is real water, it must have leaked."
"They put so much effort into putting this leaky thing into our fields?"
"As I said a long time ago, these monsters are not here to find water, they simply have ulterior motives."
"What's the use of saying these things now, it's the prefect's parents and sons agree. Do you dare to oppose the prefect's intentions? ”
Hearing the words of the people of Zhoujia Village, Wu Zhen's face became more and more gloomy.
He was now a little skeptical that he had made another mistake by doing so.
No matter how others questioned and objected, Fang Hubin just rolled up his sleeves and didn't stop for a moment.
The four of them carried the rough wooden village and carried the teapot-like thing upright and carried it.
Fang Hubin squatted down for the first time and connected the water pipe above with the water pipe that had been nailed into the ground just now.
These water pipes are all connected with threads.
Now it is the Ming Dynasty, and there are not many exquisite machines in later generations.
The threads on the steel pipe are all hand-rubbed by well-known craftsmen.
One or two are fine, but if there are many of them, it is inevitable that some bites will not be tight enough, and even there will be a situation where they cannot be buckled.
This time, Fang Hubin's luck was not good.
The steel pipes on it just don't match the steel pipes nailed into the ground.
Fang Hubin used a lot of effort, but he didn't succeed in screwing it.
But this is not too much of a problem, after all, this thing is only used to draw water, not a particularly sophisticated high-end technology.
It's good to be able to screw it on smoothly.
If it is really difficult to bite, it can also be a miracle.
found that the normal combination was not working, and Fang Hubin also gave up decisively.
After reluctantly threading the two threads together, two more people were called.
"One person grabs one side and twists it hard."
These two people are not blindly chosen, each arm is as thick as other people's thighs, and at a glance, you can know that they have a lot of strength.
The two strong men grabbed one side of the iron teapot and began to spin it vigorously in the direction of the thread.
And Fang Hubin has been paying attention to the bite of the thread.
After finding that the threads were forcibly snapped together by these two huge forces, he nodded with satisfaction.
At the beginning, the two strong men screwed relatively easily, but as the threads got deeper and deeper, the friction in the mismatched bite gradually became stronger, and even the two strong men couldn't twist it a little.
But at this time, there is no need for someone to hang the iron teapot anymore. They also came together to help.
There were five people around the small iron teapot.
If it weren't for the fact that this thing was so small, I'm afraid everyone would come up and help.
"Almost, keep up the good work." Fang Hubin was working hard while commanding everyone.
The others were also holding back their strength, their faces were blood-red, and their arms were all raised high.
Finally......
Click.
The two steel pipes below were completely bitten to death.
It was only at this time that Fang Hubin and those people finally breathed a sigh of relief.
They all sat on the ground, gasping for air.
They didn't seem to do much, though. On the contrary, in fact, it is really hard to screw this thing.
Especially in the end, they have used up almost all the strength to feed.
But before they could finish resting, Wu Zhen, the prefect of Datong, had already asked coldly: "Mr. He, Mr. Fang, now that your work is done, it seems that there is still no water at all in this mansion?" ”
Fang Hubin: The hard work they had just now can be seen by anyone.
Wu Zhen didn't even leave them time to rest, so he directly began to ask about the water.
Wu Zhen didn't even leave them time to rest, so he directly began to ask about the water.
It can be seen how angry Wu Zhen is now.
Fang Hubin and the others, after all, are all young men, and they are in good health and recover quickly.
Even with just a few words, they were already able to stand up.
The others dispersed one after another, leaving only Fang Hubin and He Fengyu to face Wuzhen.
It's not that they are cowardly and afraid, but with their identities, they are not qualified to stand in front of Wu Zhen, the prefect of Datong.
Although Zhu Han has already hit the Confucian family, thousands of years of feudal etiquette have been engraved in the bone marrow of every Chinese people.
Without a generation or two, there is probably no way to change this situation easily.
If it was the original, Fang Hubin would definitely answer the other party's doubts enthusiastically in the face of Wu Zhen's questioning.
But now......
He Fang Hubin was not in this mood.
He Fengyu beckoned to He Fengyu next to him and said, "Senior brother, the rest will be left to you." ”
The kind of physical work just now, He Fengyu couldn't help much.
But now it's just a shake of water, and he doesn't have any problems coming.
He Fengyu nodded slightly: "Senior Brother Fang, you have a good rest, and I'll leave the rest." ”
In front of everyone's eyes, He Fengyu came to the iron teapot.
In the puzzled eyes of everyone, he slowly grabbed the handle of the iron teapot, first pressed the handle down with some difficulty, and then lifted it up.
Just such an action, everyone's faces changed.
They could clearly hear an eerie roar from the iron teapot.
Moreover, as He Fengyu kept shaking the handle up and down, the strange roar became louder and louder, getting closer and closer to them.
It's as if you're about to run out of that iron teapot at any moment.
This scene really scared a lot of people.
"Oh my God, there's a youkai coming out."
"I knew that these monsters must have some more magic spells, so run!"
Before, they still had the courage to stop He Fengyu and Fang Hubin from them.
Now, with the teapot, there was a louder and louder sound like a dragon's groan.
It's as if at any moment, a monster will burst out of the kettle.
These ordinary people in Zhoujia Village were really scared, and they quickly retreated, wanting to stay away from here.
If they were to fight with others, these fierce people would not blink their eyes. But if they were faced with unknown and terrifying monsters, they would not have this surge.
Of those present, only a few did not back down.
The vast majority of them are the people brought by He Fengyu and Fang Hubin.
It's not the first time they've seen this kind of scene.
Not only did he not have the slightest fear, but he looked at the people of Zhoujia Village who were slowly retreating, and a hint of mockery flashed in his eyes.
"These guys, I really think there are some monsters."
"I don't understand, it's just a little strange sound, what's there to be afraid of."
"Isn't it scary? When Shihan first saw it, someone almost peed his pants in fright. ”
"Nonsense, when have I peed my pants, don't slander people casually."
"It's strange, I didn't name names, why are you so excited?"
Zhang Daxian is also pale, he is not fake, but after all, he is also a person of this era.
In the face of unknown things, his performance will not be much better than those ordinary people in Zhoujia Village.
He and several servants under him were about to explode at this time.
I can't even help but doubt in my heart.
The guys they're protecting these days can't really be a bunch of monsters.
And the guy who is carefully protected by them every day, shaped like a teapot, is it the thing used by the gods and monsters in the return of the capital?
Could there be a monster in it?
And He Fengyu and Fang Hubin, the reason why they spent so much time to find this place was to use something here to release that monster?
He Fengyu and Fang Hubin didn't know Zhang Daxian's thoughts, if they knew, they would definitely tell him: "Zhang Zhutou, you are in the wrong business." ”
"You're so good at making up your brains, why don't you just write a script? Sure to make a lot of money. ”
On the other side, the master beside the prefect of Datong said in fear: "Fuzun, the situation seems to be a little bad. ”
"If a gentleman doesn't stand under a dangerous wall, why don't we avoid it for the time being?"
Although Wu Zhen's face was not very good-looking, he snorted disdainfully and said, "There is no need for this." ”
"This official is a dignified prefect, just a monster, not to mention that they may not exist, even if they really come out, this government is not afraid."
said that it was hard, but at this time, as long as you opened Wu Zhen's official robe, you could find that his longevity and legs were actually trembling slightly all the time.
The reason why they behaved like this can't be blamed, it can only be said that the knowledge that He Fengyu and Fang Hubin have is far beyond them.
The things they used to get water were actually hand pumps that Fang Hubin had given to Zhu Han before, or water presses.
This thing, in the countryside of later generations, is simply not too common.
Its greatest function is to use pressure to pump groundwater to the surface.
The reason for this is that loud sound that resembles a dragon's groan.
In fact, it is just because of the sound of pressure changes hitting the water pipes during the process of pumping up the groundwater.
If it was a water pressure pump in later generations, this sound would not be too loud.
But now it's the Ming Dynasty.
Making seamless steel pipes is also not a simple task.
In order to be durable and durable, this kind of steel pipe will naturally be made relatively thick, which will also lead to the thickness of the steel pipe wall, and the sound of various impacts will oscillate back and forth in a small space, so as to make such a loud "dragon roar" sound.
As the groundwater was pumped higher and higher, the sound became louder and louder.
Many people felt as if the monster inside was about to burst out immediately.
Many timid people have even knelt on the ground, and their faces are pale and begin to pray to God and Buddha.
"Buddha bless, Buddha bless!"
"Grandpa Dao, come and help!"
Wu Zhen, an official who has seen the world, is also weak in his legs and almost falls down.
Fortunately, the master next to him was quick and helped him in time, so Wu Zhen didn't make a fool of himself.
In this case.
Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and the strange cry suddenly disappeared, and at the spout of the iron teapot, clear water flowed out.
This scene made everyone freeze there directly as if they had been immobilized.
Wu Zhen's mind didn't turn around a little, and he thought quite calmly in his heart: "It's really out of the water." ”
After this thought, Wu Zhen was suddenly struck by lightning.
Wait a minute!
"They're not lying to Benfu, they're really getting water!"
The sudden surprise made Wu Zhen almost go crazy directly.