Chapter 68: Gifting a Crossbow
Soon after breakfast, the palace sent a carriage, and Lin Banxia and the Wang family greeted each other and got into the carriage.
The moment he lifted the curtain, he saw that the prince Xia Changyan was sitting in the carriage.
She hesitated, but got into the carriage anyway.
The inside of the carriage was very large, two people sat opposite each other, and there was a coffee table in the middle.
"Lord Wang." Lin Banxia bent over, very speechless.
A dignified prince, just a palm-sized sugar factory in the village, is also worth visiting in person?
"Miss Lin, please take a seat." Xia Changyan made a gesture of please, "I haven't been to see the sugar factory since it was built, and it just so happens that there is nothing to do today." ”
Lin Banxia sat down, not knowing what to say for a while.
Say what?
The weather is nice, huh?
Have you eaten it?
"It's a nice day." Xia Changyan spoke first.
Lin Banxia almost choked on his own saliva.
"Aha, that's good." Lin Banxia looked out of the carriage.
The windows were blocked by curtains, so that the light could come in, but it was cloudy today, and the clouds were pressed down in the morning.
There was still tea in the car, Xia Changyan took matters into his own hands, first poured half a cup of tea for Lin Banxia, and then poured half a cup for himself.
"In Changping County, I only plan to build this sugar factory. After Miss Lin left yesterday, the king discussed with Mr. Shen and Mr. Zhou again.
The scale of the sugar factory will gradually expand, and if the oil factory is opened in Changping, it may affect the surrounding villagers to cultivate the land.
The king has sent craftsmen to produce and improve the quyuan plow.
Next year, the land for spring ploughing in the north will be expanded, and the sugar and oil mills will be able to earn more money, and the country will also take agriculture as the foundation. ”
"So, we plan to find another place, preferably with enough soybean production and also reduce transportation consumption." ”
Lin Banxia immediately thought of the black land in his previous life.
The black soil is vast and fertile, and although it can only be grown once a year, it produces the best rice and soybeans.
She nodded and said, "The prince's idea is very good. ”
Xia Changyan said: "If the idea is good, it must also be implemented." ”
Lin Banxia said dryly: "I will definitely find it." ”
Unfortunately, she couldn't see the map, not even where she was in the north now.
Then it occurred to her that if she was not in her position and did not seek her own politics, she didn't need to think about that.
Xia Changyan took a sip of the teacup and said, "Borrow Miss Lin's auspicious words." ”
The carriage swayed and did not go very fast.
Xia Changyan looked at Lin Banxia and seemed to be absent-minded, and asked again: "Lingtang's snack shop is open, Brother Ling and Sister Ling are also going to study, what does Miss Lin have to do on weekdays?" ”
Lin Banxia really thought about it, she really had to do it, but there were a lot of things she could do.
She laughed, "Do what you like." ”
"What does Miss Lin like to do?" Xia Changyan asked.
Lin Banxia looked at Xia Changyan.
As a prince, Xia Changyan undoubtedly inherited most of his parents' advantages in appearance.
The education he received since he was a child also made this prince very elegant.
But Lin Banxia still didn't understand why Xia Changyan was so persistent with her.
It's just that it can't be denied that this kind of pursuit that is not annoying is even easy to satisfy vanity.
At least Lin Banxia can't be sure now, she doesn't dislike Xia Changyan's deliberate approach, is it because of vanity, or if she also has a good impression of this prince.
"It's hard to say what I particularly like, comparatively speaking, I like freedom."
Freedom is a very general concept, and it is also relatively generated.
Lin Banxia continued: "For example, birds can fly in mid-air, and horses can gallop on the grassland. For example......"
Lin Banxia smiled slightly, "I don't have to ask for instructions, I can go out, where to go, and I can decide for myself." ”
Xia Changyan raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking that he understood.
Lin Banxia is hinting that she will never be his side concubine.
The carriage ran over a stone, the carriage shook slightly, and Lin Banxia noticed that the water in the cups on the coffee table was not spilled.
She thought that her good impression of Xia Changyan should be due to her appearance and developed from Xia Changyan's proper pursuit.
"On the premise of not violating social order and human morality, give yourself the greatest space."
Lin Banxia picked up the tea and took a sip. The tea was still warm, not cold.
"Indeed, Miss Lin's talent, it would be a pity if it was buried." Xia Changyan sincerely agreed.
He lowered the teacup in his hand, his eyes lowered to hide the desire that rose in his heart.
Freedom, who can say that it will be truly possessed?
Who wouldn't want to actually have it?
He Xia Changyan lost his freedom from the day he was born as a prince, what he couldn't catch, how could others catch it?
When Xia Changyan raised his eyes, a smile was already on his face.
He took out a crossbow from his side: "The last time the hand crossbow was destroyed in a fire, this is what the king ordered the craftsmen to make.
Although it is a long crossbow, the crossbow is made of the most flexible ox tendon, which is less strenuous than ordinary hand crossbows, but the range is long enough.
Ben Wang tried it and thought that Miss Lin could use it. Try. ”
Lin Banxia's eyes widened when he saw this long crossbow.
She couldn't help but stretch out her hand to take the long crossbow, and when she started it, she found that although the crossbow was not small, it was not heavy.
She avoided Xia Changyan and pulled the crossbow open against the car door, and without using all her strength, the crossbow was halfway open.
Touching the crossbow arm again, the wood is polished smooth and soft, and it looks like it has been carefully cared for.
Xia Changyan handed over another arrow box, and there were twenty crossbow arrows neatly inside.
The shaft of each crossbow arrow is black, and the arrows are forged from black iron, and even in the carriage, it seems to glow with black light.
Lin Banxia pulled out an arrow, but this crossbow arrow was heavy in his hand, and there were no tail feathers on his tail.
Just because such a heavy crossbow bolt will not be disturbed by the wind, so there is no need for tail feathers.
Lin Banxia's heart was touched, and she caressed the crossbow arrows and crossbow bows lovingly, suppressing the idea of bending the bow and arrows.
"Thank you, Lord Wang, this crossbow is so beautiful, I like it so much."
Even if you give it to each other privately, you have to accept it.
Xia Changyan smiled: "If you like it, you can see the sugar factory for a while, and let's go to the mountains to try the crossbow together." ”
This is yet another invitation that cannot be refused.
Lin Banxia's hand itched the moment he grabbed the crossbow, and he couldn't wait to bend the bow and shoot the arrow immediately.
She knew that she should refuse, and she should keep her distance from Xia Changyan.
But Xia Changyan's invitation was so much in line with her heart.
Lin Banxia nodded, she gave up refusing and struggling.
The temptation of hunting was enough to make her give up her sanity for a while.
Lin Banxia suddenly remembered the black bear he hunted a month ago.
The wind she rushed to the sorghum field to shoot the black bear, the shout in her ear, the arrow she shot that hit the black bear.
The person was still sitting in the carriage, and her heart flew to the mountains and forests.
(End of chapter)