After noon, after sending away the meal, a group of tenants who had always been rewarded with thousands of gratitudes from each household, Zuo Qi had just returned to the backyard, and a little maid came to him, saying that the little official had summoned him.

Follow to the West Courtyard.

Zhu Yuan was still receiving a few old people in the tea room on the west side of the hall before noon, Dai Sanchun had already left after lunch together, and there were freehand and blank spaces standing beside him, as well as Zhao Xu, who arrived in advance.

The list of forty-six volumes was re-copied in different categories, and finally a note was added, imploring Lao Zhu to collect other books of the same kind if he could.

After all, memories are limited.

Even if you combine the information provided by a few people who have read books around you, including the advice given by Qingqiu and Luoshui, who just entered the door yesterday, in the end, I only thought of so much.

Putting down the pen, Zhu Yuan rubbed his wrist that was a little sore when he wrote too many words at a time, and once again lamented the laborious and inefficient use of the brush.

Waiting for the ink on the booklist to dry a little, Zhu Yuan ordered Freehand to put it in the envelope prepared in advance, but did not seal it, signaled Zhao Xu to step forward and handed it over.

Between movements, Zhu Yuan glanced at the thick calluses on Zhao Xu's left thumb and index finger, and asked, "Are you left-handed?" ”

Zhao Xu took the envelope, was stunned, and then nodded slightly: "The little official is really sharp. ”

Zhu Yuan looked at Zhao Xu, who was slightly lowering his gaze and did not look at him, with a playful smile, and said: "Left-handed is good, left-handed people are smart." ”

After saying this, Zhu Yuan didn't look at Zhao Xu's reaction anymore, and turned to Zuo Qi: "You have two things." First, find a stone, I don't know what it's called now, I call it graphite, it's something like coal, but it's non-combustible, it's soft, it's easy to crush, and it's smooth to the touch. ”

Zuo Qi was thinking around the words that the little official had just pointed out to Zhao Xu's left, and while listening to Zhu Yuan's words, his expression was puzzled, but he still retold it accurately.

Zhu Yuan confirmed that it was correct, and was about to say the second one, when he felt that his sleeves were pulled, turned his head to see that it was blank, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Liubai whispered with some uncertainty: "What the little official said should be a kind of material." ”

Zhu Yuan didn't understand for a while: "What? ”

Blank was a little apprehensive, the petty official was talking about business, and it was rude for her to suddenly interject, if she made a mistake......

Liubai remembered the two who had just entered the mansion yesterday, and they were inexplicably nervous, they were a little stumbling, raised their hands and gestured at the tips of their eyebrows, and said: "Meidai, thrushes are used, but the little official said that...... That kind of material is not very good, and it is only used by inferior maids. ”

Only then did Zhu Yuan understand what the word 'Dai' she just said was, and asked, "Do you have it now, show it to me?" ”

Blank shook his head.

It's only been a few days since she moved in, and she's busy with all kinds of things, and she and Freehand haven't had time to buy these daughters' things.

Freehand was originally a little dissatisfied with her because of the blank space and presumptuously interjected, and was worried, but seeing that the little official was not angry, he asked about it again, hesitated slightly, and said: "Little official, I remember that Sister Qingqiu and Sister Luoshui brought makeup when they came, and there may be eyebrows among them. ”

Zhu Yuan gestured: "Go and ask, if you have something, bring it to me." By the way, let's let them come along, we'll have something to do later. ”

Freehand agreed to leave.

Seeing that he went out freely, he immediately regretted that he was too talkative.

This treasure was not offered, but it was invited for others.

Zhu Yuan had already turned to the left seven again: "The second thing, find a craftsman who can make small metal utensils, well......" Zhu Yuan groaned slightly, raised his index finger and said: "Probably you can make this kind of finger-thick copper pipe, and if you need to be able to carve some copper, you also need to be able to polish copper sheets the size of fingernails." ”

At this time, the three people in the room were confused.

Zuo Qi asked, "Little official, what exactly is this going to do?" ”

Zhu Yuan pointed to the brush at hand: "This writing is too slow and too tiring, I plan to make two kinds of pen tools that I can use well." ”

Zuo Qi thought about the graphite just now, and what kind of copper pipes, exactly two kinds, nodded, and repeated Zhu Yuan's request to the craftsman just now, confirmed that it was correct, and said, "The small one has been written down." ”

Freehand hadn't come back yet, Zhu Yuan didn't let the two leave immediately, thought about it, and said: "This craftsman had better be able to make thin iron, I want to make a more accurate set of measuring tape." ”

Zuo Qi suggested: "Little officials, why don't I find a few more, so that they have their own strengths and can be built faster?" ”

Zhu Yuan smiled and nodded: "Yes." ”

Here Zuo Qi asked for some details, and a voice came from outside.

Freehand took Qingqiu and Luo Shui into the door together.

When Zhu Yuan saw the two girls again, he still had a feeling of brightness, compared to the freehand and blank space, the two little girls who were only before and after high school in later generations, this is his normal aesthetics.

Moreover, one hundred and seventy times, in other words, it will only be 170,000. 170,000 yuan can buy out two high-end secretaries and private chefs, and they are so beautiful and eye-catching, how can there be such a good thing in future generations, it is not enough to invite a little star at the dinner.

Incidentally, yesterday's temporary decision to buy these two also has some tentative implications.

The main thing is not Lao Zhu, but Zhao Xu and Zuo Qi.

Zhu Yuan didn't notice anything at first, Dai Sanchun came to see a doctor that day, and suddenly received an order from Lao Zhu in the afternoon, and he reacted.

Wrong.

Zhu Yuanzhang can know that he is sick for the first time, which is no problem. The problem is that Lao Zhu asked Dai Sanchun to live directly in this mansion, and he didn't know the reason until two days later.

After careful observation and recollection, some things were basically determined.

Reading history in previous lives, you can always see the story of the emperor spying on his courtiers, from Han Wu to Qianlong, from Xuanzong to Song Zu, all kinds of jokes are endless, but most of them are wild histories with low credibility. Only in the Ming Dynasty, Jinyiwei was directly put on the table, and the official history also recorded some allusions to Lao Zhu's use.

In short, Zhao Xu and Zuo Qi are undoubtedly spies.

The two should have been the first to discover this 'celebrity' who had recently become a friend of the courtiers in the process of contact with Dai Sanchun, and the real purpose of those people was Lao Zhu's head...... Well, obviously.

So Zhu Yuanzhang also knew about this matter before Zhu Yuan and made arrangements.

Zhu Yuan didn't have any anger, worry or fear about this, not only that, he felt that it should be Lao Zhu who was not at ease, after all, what if these two saw something that they shouldn't see, such as what kind of emperor's learning, what should they do?

Therefore, Zhu Yuan didn't plan to expose or anything else, but just deliberately made a big move and purchased two 'Mei Ji', which he was really satisfied with and needed, and also wanted to see the follow-up feedback in order to determine the attitude of Zhao Xu and Zuo Qi themselves.

In his previous life, he was accustomed to ups and downs, Zhu Yuan didn't believe in any loyalty, and he never talked about this for his employees.

Too rogue.

Zhu Yuan believes in the bundling of interests.

In short, if Zhao Xu and Zuo Qi can pass this matter sloppily, he can be more lenient in the future, and he will repay the favor. If you can't provoke Lao Zhu to reprimand, then Zhu Yuan will be cautious in the future, and avoid these two as much as possible in some things.

Tea room.

Qingqiu and Luo Shui greeted each other, and then stepped forward, accompanied by a burst of freehand and blank space that the two little girls lacked, and each sent a piece of Meidai to Zhu Yuan's hands.

Zhu Yuan held a piece of so-called eyebrows in one hand and began to look at it.

Two small objects that at first glance look black. A similar miniature ink ingot, similar to Zhu Yuan's little finger. One looks like a mini soap, three centimeters in size, and the touch is similar, with dark purple in the black, and there is a three-character inscription on it, snail Dai.

Sent to the nose to smell it, both have a faint fragrance.

Zhu Yuan took another piece of paper and scratched it, leaving a black mark on the reduced ink ingot, but it was very dull to the touch. The mini soap is lubricated, but the marks are shallow.

A soft voice came from his ear: "Little official, this can only be used if it is stained with water." ”

It was Luo Shui who spoke.

There was a look on his face that he still needed to explain in detail.

Zhu Yuan didn't respond, but said to Zuo Qi, who was also looking at it seriously on the other side: "It's not these, there are too many miscellaneous things, I only need the most basic graphite material." However, you can follow this line of thought and ask the merchant who makes the eyebrow delphie. ”

Zuo Qi agreed again.

After the matter was ordered, thinking that there was nothing else missing, Zhu Yuan said to the two: "That's it, you guys go." ”