That night, when I went to Qingtong Courtyard, the routine brother and sister meeting, the sullen Fu Xuechen and Fu Yuchen, who was overjoyed when he got the beautifully made new printing press, became the most stark contrast.

Fu Yuchen was playing with the printing press while listening to Fu Xuechen tell about what happened this day, and she was a little surprised by her creativity that could cause trouble, but she didn't pay much attention to it.

The Fu family is a martial artist, a prince, and his father and ancestors all followed the emperor to fight the world, and future generations will at least be the source of talents for the guards with swords and guards in the palace and the guards in front of the palace when they become adults.

It wasn't until Fu Xuechen used wax paper and iron pen to print out the design drawings of the new firecracker and bullets, handed them to him, and explained to him in detail the concept of the design and the role of each component here, that he looked up at Fu Xuechen in shock.

"How did you grow this brain?! I can even design something like this. "Fu Yuchen actually wants to say, what kind of fire gun design are you a girl, this style of painting is completely wrong! But when I remembered that when I was a child, I couldn't even beat my little tiger-like sister in a fight, so I ...... It's okay too.

In addition to being surprised, Fu Yuchen, like Yang Qian, couldn't help but ask about the whereabouts of the so-called Fangshi Codex that recorded the mercury leiate refining method.

"After reading it, it burned it." Fu Xuechen used the same words to prevaricate again.

Fu Yuchen frowned, he couldn't remember when his sister burned the paper and books, and he couldn't remember when he had collected the Codex of Fangshi from home, but his grandfather was such a wise person, not only good at military affairs, but also proficient in Zhou Yi arithmetic in life.

It is not uncommon for such a Fangshi Codex to be accidentally opened by his sister in the books left behind, and what his sister did in his boudoir after the age of seven, he can't know everything, he can't pursue it, so he can only give up.

And unlike Yang Qian, an expert in firearms, Fu Yuchen, who has no vision for later generations, doesn't think that there is anything powerful about this firearm design, and he will end with a few words of praise for his sister.

In the end, Fu Yuchen just glared at Fu Xuechen and put away the design of the firecracker: "Okay!" No matter what you do, I will always bear it for you, and what you have in the future is also my business, you just have to spend these months with peace of mind! ”

Fu Xuechen smiled sweetly: "Thank you, brother!" I knew that my brother loved me the most! ”

Fu Yuchen rolled his eyes: "What about the story you owe me?" Come on! ”

"Okay! This time the story is ......"

Fu Xuechen cleared his throat and was about to start speaking, but there was a knock on the door from behind him, and then the door squeaked open, and his mother Xie walked in with a box of stew.

"Mother!" Fu Yuchen and Fu Xuechen greeted in unison, their faces surprised.

Fu Yuchen looked nervous, and wanted to hide the printing press in his hand, but it was too late.

Xie Shi closed the door unhurriedly, turned around and opened the food box, took out two cups of fragrant old hen soup, put one in front of each of the two brothers and sisters, and smiled at Fu Yuchen: "Okay!" Don't hide it, I'll see it! Rest assured! I'm not your father, and I won't punish you. ”

Fu Yuchen was immediately overjoyed: "Mother! Or do you love your son. ”

Fu Xuechen felt that her mother came a little suddenly: "Mother, why are you here?" ”

"You two don't make people worry, how dare you rest assured if you don't look at it too much!"

Xie Shi sighed, turned his head and got up to check the printing press that Fu Yuchen pushed aside, and sighed in his mouth: "Listen to Fu An, this new printing press was sent by the sixth prince?" The royal superintendent is really exquisite, much more valuable than the one your father took away! ”

Fu Xuechen nodded and said: "The six princes sent two sets, just one for me and one for my brother, but if you also want a few sets, I will take them with the six princes tomorrow!" Presumably he wouldn't refuse. The implication is that if the mother wants to take one set immediately, she can't.

Xie glanced at his daughter amusedly: "What do I want this printing press to do?" If you like it, you can keep it yourself, but ......"

Fu Xuechen was holding a spoonful of chicken soup beautifully, and was almost surprised by Xie's next sentence and squirted out.

"In my dowry, there is a bookstore." Xie Shi looked at his daughter, but there was amazing information in his plain words: "This bookstore is in Dongcheng, it is not too big, but the location is good, and it is close to Guozijian next to it." ”

"Mother! We also have a bookstore at home?! ”

Fu Xuechen was shocked, and the location of this bookstore is too good, right? It was actually opened next to Guozijian, and Guozijian was a higher-level existence than Guozixue.

Guozixue is mostly underage nobles, as well as children from good families in the capital who can afford high tuition fees, but Guozijian only recruits talents above the show, regardless of rich and poor, only look at the talent to learn, and it is a national talent reserve institution that needs to be assessed before entering.

Compared with the educational institutions of later generations, Guozixue is equivalent to the combination of junior and senior high schools in the Darong Empire in this era, and Guozijian is a higher education institution that trains college students and graduate students.

The Xie family was almost made angry and funny by his daughter: "My Xie family is a big family, since ancient times, I don't know how many scholars and high-ranking officials have been produced in the past generations, all men read, women are literate, even if your mother and I are not the highest rank in the clan, but it is not low, what is so strange about having a bookstore as a dowry." ”

Fu Xuechen blinked, and couldn't help but think of his father's side, it is said that he is also from a prestigious family that has been passed down for several generations, but it is not a scholarly family, but a Jiangmen family, so this marriage between parents is a bit special!

The scholarly family was able to marry the daughter of the clan to the Jiangmen family...... Could it be that it was because of the turmoil in the world before the establishment of the empire and the absolute superiority of military force that the literati had to invest and secure the future through marriage?

Mother said that she was in the middle of the clan in terms of seniority, which is also understandable, those arrogant literati families, how could they look at the martial artists in the Taiping period, even if they had to marry, they would not be willing to marry the most noble girl in their family.

Fu Xuechen's thoughts were just two turns in his mind, and Xie continued to talk about things: "In the future, when you are going to get married, one of the dowries for your mother will be transferred to your name, and this bookstore is one of them." ”

In other words, this bookstore adjacent to Guozijian is destined to belong to itself in the future? Fu Xuechen was surprised and delighted.

Fu Yuchen's face couldn't help but show a little envy.

Xie Shi changed his words: "But at the moment, this bookstore is a little difficult to operate, since the same street opened two new big bookstores, our bookstore has been in dire straits, and last month began to lose money, so if it continues, I am afraid that I can't wait for the day you get married, and the bookstore will be gone." ”