When the workshop was emptied, the sky was already a little dark, and Zhao Lu repeatedly told him about the clay, and then he found a few capable crops to drag things down from the cart.

A bulky, huge, improvised steam engine.

Looking at the black and brown big iron head with cold light around her, she suddenly remembered the boring research activities in high school, the scornful manual homework, the extracurricular articles that she couldn't finish, and the questions that she couldn't finish......

Now that I think about it, it seems that it has long been a doomed fate, just waiting for her to one day, with her memory, to stack it up again.

"Coal is precious, and the smoke is still big when it burns, I really don't know why the young owner deliberately wants this." A basket of black coals, wrapped in a lot of yellow mud under the bumps, I want to come to this road without a lot of tossing.

Nowadays, the technology of mining is limited, and the pits of the mine are not dug deeply, and most of them rely on the mountain for mining, which has the advantage that there are fewer potential safety hazards for burying people in landslides. Of course, the probability of being hit by falling rocks does not seem to be low.

She asked someone to buy coal, but she just wanted to see which was more cost-effective, or firewood. After all, manpower is the least valuable, and it doesn't take much to send a team of people to be responsible for chopping wood.

The piston met the cold water and violently spewed out a puff of white smoke, and the connecting rod of the transmission was pushed out, and everyone watched in amazement as the huge flywheel slowly but steadily spun up.

The machine was far less agile than the mule, and the steam fluttered for half a column of incense, but the flywheel-driven stone mill only slipped once.

Zhao Lu didn't expect that after the successful after-school homework was scaled up, he would encounter such a bottleneck, but he couldn't think of anything else for a while, so he only felt extremely lucky, fortunately he didn't blindly hand over things to the firearms battalion.

After the head of the village set up the mule, he pushed aside the crowd and stepped forward, he was really curious about this big guy with iron skin. But the ghost knife rubbed his chin to the side, and he also noticed the creaking sound of the less dexterous grinder.

After all, this owner who spends money like flowing water and has a kind heart has always been silently valued by everyone. Some nonsensical requests, as long as they can be done, the ghost knife did not refuse her.

And Zhao Lu was angry again, and after arranging a trip, sweet potatoes, corn, and ditches were all good, but they were far from reaching the level of being able to absorb the displaced people and benefit the people. The only thing that surprises people is her firmness, but recently there have been wounded soldiers in the West Battalion, and it is really hard to figure out where the bottom is.

Seeing the girl wearing a mask and debugging it by hand, he walked to the position next to the ghost knife again. The ghost knife was also observing, and a few workers around him were pointing to the roaring boiler and saying something.

The head of the village walked over and listened to them talking.

"I heard that it is the female head of the West Battalion, you see that hand is sharp, amazing!"

"I said, 'Where did you hear that?' Isn't she the daughter-in-law of Imperial Physician Hu's family? ”

"The Imperial Doctor teaches these things? This is estimated to have been cultivated since childhood, and the family has come from a practicing family. ”

Zhuang asked, "Who are you talking about?" ”

"Boss, look like that, ouch, that big iron man, you want to rob the mule?"

Zhuang Tou looked in the direction they pointed, and sure enough, when his eyes swept over Zhao Lu, he could see the stone grinding trembling and accelerating. The stone mill sleeve driven by the two mules has not been dismantled, and now it is firmly wrapped around the flywheel, Zhao Lu squatted in front of the side of the fire, and his eyebrows were imprinted with perseverance.

She was stable, a few long-term workers were steady, the iron knife in her hand was dazzling, and the head of the village was far away, and she felt that the knife was a little evil.

"Why is this kid still in a hurry?" Zhuang Tou couldn't help but say.

"We can't help, you don't have to say a word." Although it was a refusal, but the ghost knife looked honorable, this guy didn't know the cost, but just looking at the shape, he knew that it was better than a mule, "I also tried that septic tank before, it is somewhat useful." I heard about this thing, and said that the firearms camp was moved, and the Cui family kid was very optimistic about her,"

In this case, the old man is also very optimistic about her!

"Take a good look at her, and tell her to mix in the West Camp all day long?" Zhuang Tou was surprised. In the end, it is a girl's family, although the poor family does not have any male and female defense, but Zhuang Tou did not distinguish those gossips for her.

"Great ambitions are not divided between men and women, do you understand the equality of men and women?" Ghost Dao said: "I appreciate such children. ”

Know a fart! Zhuang Tou thought angrily in his heart, you are a lonely person and don't think it's a big deal to watch the excitement, you are simply uneasy and kind.

The princess said that men and women are equal, but the princess is just a three-year-old baby, and it takes ten days and half a month to deliver a letter and eighteen bends in the mountain road. Zhuang Tou took another sip in his heart, the princess also knows a fart, if men and women are equal, why are men in power in this world since ancient times?

But the ghost knife man stubbornly pouted, and decided not to be as knowledgeable as him, otherwise he would turn around and try to deduct his food...... The sweet potato flour is fried and quite delicious.

Zhuang Tou rubbed his chin, smashed it, smashed it, and thought so.

Everyone watched Zhao Lu for a while, and someone noticed that the stove lasted for a long time, so they asked, "Dongjia, what kind of firewood is this?" So burned? ”

Although there was a pungent smell of smoke, the house was open and ventilated on both sides, so I didn't feel uncomfortable, but the fire was still so strong after so long that several workers in the vicinity were shirtless.

It looks much more cost-effective than firewood.

"It's coal underground." Zhao Lu didn't raise his head.

Changing the wheelbase of the transmission, using the principle of the lever, can push the stone mill with less force, but even this most ordinary principle has to be implemented on a machine that no one has ever seen before, and no one can turn to it except himself.

She tinkered for a long time, and when the sun was setting, she saw the mill spinning slowly, and the sweet potato mash splashed in all directions, with a sweet smell.

After looking at it for a while, he strode up to the ghost knife and returned it to him.

The ghost knife was listening to Zhuang Tou biting his ear, and a figure appeared in front of him, his body shook, and when he saw the grinding wheel of the bone transmission, he said strangely: "That's good?" ”

"Okay, that's it, and the rest will have to be livestock. But how long can this be used, I have to ask you to help me record it, and if I have any problems, I can always send someone to tell me. "The structure is fine, she just cares about how long the quality will last.

As he spoke, he carefully taught everyone how to overhaul, how to start, how to stop, and the appearance of not hiding his selfishness was exchanged for a few exclamations. Zhao Lu doesn't take it seriously, it's nothing more than that you are so powerful, you are really capable, and Imperial Doctor Hu is really lucky to have such a daughter-in-law as you.

"......" Zhao Lu wanted to speak and stopped, such a topic had already been refuted last time, but everyone still believed such rumors, which was really helpless.

The ghost knife was stunned by the words of coal underground, and couldn't help but feel a little surprised in his heart. The child seemed to have a soft temperament, but her mind was full of whimsical ideas, and it was not until she really came into contact with her that she realized how much of her thoughts were surging.

If it weren't for the fact that the imperial court didn't open a women's department, where would she waste her ability in this poor country?

Thinking of this, he accepted the last three points of contempt in his heart, and looked at Zhao Lu seriously, "Don't worry, with me, nothing can go wrong." ”

I've been a 'ruffian hooligan' for three or four years, can't I still look down on these five houses and fifty or sixty people? The ghost knife patted Zhuang Tou's shoulder and blinked.

Zhuang Tou stood beside him and patted his head when he heard the words, "Dongjia, people are afraid of being famous, pigs are afraid of being strong, last time you had a septic tank, there were people around you who imitated it." You've made a second one, and we're not going to tell anyone? ”

Tell someone? Zhao Lu thought for a while and said, "I'll talk about it later." ”

What the effect is, she can't say for sure, how to teach others?

"What are you afraid of, I think this is more difficult than a septic tank, if you have the ability, you can learn it!" The ghost knife said easily, just that big iron shell, the cost is more expensive than buying a donkey, and the surrounding area is full of poor ghosts, who will come to do this loss-making business?

Others have a skill that is hidden, but Zhao Lu is not afraid of people learning, after all, this is also a road.

She has been thinking that women can't take the imperial examination, and if they want to stand in any department openly, they have to let people find out first that they are an outstanding and worthy of acceptance.

But the adults who select officials don't have time to inspect every day, and they don't necessarily have much stage for performance, unless there is a pusher behind her to lift her up, and keep building momentum and creating a reputation for her......

How much does that cost? How many people do you have to use?

She doesn't have any of these things, all she can do is take out all the same useful or useless skills, label herself, and rely on word of mouth to ask for a stage closer to hope.

"Give me some of these things, and it's time to go back." Sweet potato powder is eaten by people, and sweet potato residue is fed to pigs, doesn't this realize the cycle? Zhao Lu felt that the fat man must be excited, and it was much more useful to have him lobby his boss than to come forward himself.

Penghua fed the mule all afternoon, but her eyes were not right for a moment, and there was some envy and longing in her eyes, if she was so capable, would she not be sold by her father?

"I'll send you." The ghost knife led a donkey, and the shadow on his back carried a long knife.

Looking at the dark and gloomy sky, Zhao Lu was stunned for a moment, and hesitated: "I rode with Penghua, go back all the way downhill, you donkey ......"

I'm afraid it won't work.

The ghost knife looked a little funny, and asked: "Don't underestimate it, it's the fastest in this batch, why don't you compare it?" ”

Hearing the news, several workers rushed to huddle together, and someone touched the arms of the people around them, and said with a smile: "These two-legged ones are compared with the four-legged ones, if it weren't for the dark, I would like to go out and have a look." ”

"Okay, good, I'm looking forward to it!" It's not a big deal to see the excitement, it's just these two old acquaintances, Zhuang Tou picked his teeth, stared at Zhao Lu who tightened the wheels, and laughed loudly: "The owner, tell us to gamble a game, right?!" ”

Zhao Lu smiled and nodded.

"Don't bet." The ghost knife refused. There is no salary in the workshop, no matter who loses or wins, there will always be some hungry people, who are like a group of people doing it, and if they are hungry for two more meals, they are terrible to look at.

Zhuang Tou shouted to disappoint him, he is a person who is about to be a grandfather, and he has not been in shape all day, Zhao Lu thinks it is quite fresh, after all, patrolling the field is a boring thing, and he can have fun for himself, and it can be regarded as passing the time.

……

The news that Zhao Lu's bicycle wants to test the speed with the donkey has spread all over the workshop for a while, and the bicycle is now very cheap in Beijing, and the complete wooden structure only needs one or two silver and a hanging money, which looks much better than the donkey.

Everyone gathered together in a hurry, and the team that sent Zhao Lu home suddenly became stronger, and Penghua couldn't help frowning when she saw this scene, and looked at Zhao Lu with concern.

"It's okay, have you forgotten the craft of the forest fish? Now there is a chain of firearms camps, compared with before, but it is very different! Zhao Lu blinked his eyes and comforted.

Penghua is no longer the cowering dumb person she used to be, but now she has stretched her eyebrows, acted neatly, and made her gestures very freely.

The most important thing is that although the speed of literacy is not good, but the ability to calculate accounts is far better than himself, and the craftsmanship on the stove is becoming more and more prominent, Zhao Lu thinks when he should prepare a gift and go to thank Aunt Hu for a good time.

The big bargain asked her to pick it up, which is really good luck.

Everyone took the lead in taking the torch and went out, waiting for the time when the two of them passed by along the way, the ghost knife led the donkey and asked, "Is the owner ready?" ”

He was born tall, about a machete and danced neatly, looking at the broad shoulders and ordinary people, if the appearance is better, I don't know how many big girls and little daughters-in-law are going to throw away handkerchiefs, Zhao Lu sighed again that he is lucky, who can hire such a reliable 'hooligan'?

You have to find a day, thank you for it.

It's good that the two don't stand together, when they are on the same starting line, Zhao Lu is like an undeveloped chick, short in stature, thin in stature, and his facial features are smart and delicate, but compared to speed, it doesn't depend on his appearance.

Someone shouted first, and took the lead in pressing the bet to the ghost knife, and the ghost knife adjusted the direction of the donkey under him, "You go ahead." ”

It's quite gentle, Zhao Lu once again sighed that his face was too unfavored by God, and only smiled and said, "Then I'm welcome." ”

Her eyes moved slightly, she leaned forward, kicked the pedal that fit her feet, and rushed out like a harrier.

The evening breeze is blowing, and the mood is excellent, if it is not for the fuel problem of the small steam engine, where is the donkey choking in front of her?

Seeing this, the ghost knife's complexion changed, his legs clamped, and he also drove the black donkey forward.

The two figures, in an instant, pulled out a breeze in the remnant sun, and only heard the sound of 'tuk tuk' food hooves, and in an instant, Zhao Lu's figure was already far ahead.

Seeing this, Penghua's smile gradually expanded, and if it weren't for the handlebar in her hand, she would have wanted to clap her hands.

But the results were unexpected.

"What's going on? Who has the upper hand? ”

"It's dark, I can't see clearly."

"Ask Brother Dao, ask Brother Dao!"

"If you want to go, I don't dare."

As soon as I got home, I saw Hu Junrong waiting in the courtyard, and the ghost knife visited him from afar, so he turned around and went back, not caring about winning or losing.

The farce in the workshop, Zhao Lu naturally had no time to inquire, and when he saw Hu Junrong's dark face when he entered the courtyard, Zhao Lu knew that something might be wrong.

Sure enough, in the news that Hu Junrong sent her, there was one more confusing than the information that Dongying was making money in the capital.

In early autumn, the lotus banquet and chrysanthemum banquet are all over the place, which is a very elegant pleasure, and appreciating antiques during the banquet is a fixed item for everyone's sons.

The treasures of the East China Sea and the West Sea, the books of the Tang Dynasty, the paintings of the Song Dynasty, the fans of celebrities and scholars, and the carvings of everyone...... It's not much less than the girls competing for the limelight.

But this is all secondary, the uncle of the Lai family, Lai Shangrong, invited friends all over the painting boat and appreciated a superb jade flower pot in the old pit mine in Myanmar.

There is really no shortage of excitement in Beijing, and the things given by the emperor are magnificently taken out to invite people to appreciate, and Zhao Lu is shocked and there is only one thought left: I don't know if he is stupid, stupid, or stupid......