After carefully asking the gray-hat man about the appearance and characteristics of Shopkeeper Wen, Tan Yuanyuan finally determined that this person was definitely Wen Chen!

I thought that what Wen Chen said when he left the Tan Mansion was just overconfidence, but he never thought that it would really make him famous in less than half a month!

A smile couldn't help but appear on Tan's curling face, and he squeezed through the crowd to the front, and was instantly shocked by the scene in front of him!

On the riverbed on the east and west banks, there are neatly erected weaving machines that make noise and look like beds, and the silk threads are swallowed under the drive of the mechanical arm, and they are immediately woven into a complete fabric!

At a glance, there are hundreds of such machines, and on the riverbank, there are only occasionally a dozen or so people with cotton stuffed in their ears shuttling by, or collecting fabrics, or adjusting their arms, with very pleasant expressions.

"This ...... How is this possible......"

If it weren't for the reminder of the patrolling servant, Tan Yuanxuan would not be willing to take her eyes off the neatly arranged loom in front of her, this scene would have greatly exceeded her cognition!

"Is this a loom that moves on its own......

"This girl, this place has been chartered by the Li family again, don't get close, please stay away!"

"I'm tired of the little brother to report, I'm a friend of the shopkeeper Wen, and I want to catch up with him."

The little guy glanced lightly at Tan Yuan, who only showed half of his body under the oil-paper umbrella, and immediately straightened his face, "While staying, there have been more people who have made friends with Shopkeeper Wen in the past two days, and they still want to lie to me?" ”

There are many people who are popular, and this woman is also sent by which cloth workshop to inquire about the news of the hydraulic loom!

Tan Yuan frowned, and immediately took out the wooden sign hanging on his waist, "My father is Tan Gang!" I am a close friend with your shopkeeper Li, and I am the second lady of the Tan family, can I still deceive you? ”

The little guy was startled, and hurriedly took the wooden sign to check, Tan Gang's name he had heard his master mention it, and the reputation of the second lady of the Tan family was spread all over Qingcheng.

Only then did I see the stunning face under the oil-paper umbrella.

"Miss Tan, please forgive me, the little one will take you in!"

Next to the Yongji River, in a temporary simple wooden shed, here is Li Youcai's temporary office for the convenience of supervision, although it is not big, but there should be tables, chairs and beds, but in the end it is also a temporary place, the conditions are slightly simple, even in the daytime, as soon as the door is closed, the house has to light an oil lamp.

Li Youcai, who was slightly chubby, stood respectfully in place, and sitting next to him was a middle-aged man with a goatee and a slightly critical expression.

This person is Qingcheng Taishou Ma Qingshan, and he is also Ma Ruyi's uncle!

At this time, Ma Qingshan was scanning the ledger in his hand and gently twisted his beard.

"Lao Li, tell me about you, such a big thing is even hidden from the official, if it weren't for Wen Chen, this son is Ruyi's doorman, when Ruyi went to find him, he accidentally found a textile machine in the yard, and the official was still in the dark!"

Li Youcai smiled humbly, not daring to talk.

Ma Qingshan glanced at him and continued, "The matter of wiping your buttocks, the official has already done it for you, the blacksmith Wang at the corner of the street has received the benefits of the official, he has burned the drawings given to him by Wen Chen, and no one will be able to rob your business in the future!" ”

"Huh?"

Li Youcai was stunned for a moment, and said with some hesitation, "But Gongzi Wen said that after a while, he is ready to disclose the structure and principle of the hydraulic loom, saying that this thing belongs to all mankind and cannot be monopolized by us......"

Bang –

Ma Qingshan slapped the table and glared at Lao Li.

"Nonsense! Wen Chen is young and ignorant, why are you so short-sighted?! ”

"If such an ingenious thing is spread among the people, what if it is learned by the spies of the Southern Qi Dynasty? Isn't it making a wedding dress for someone else?! ”

Dasheng and Southern Qi have always been hostile, and in Ma Qingshan's view, such ingenious machinery as water-powered looms must naturally be strictly controlled, and must not fall into the hands of the enemy!

The most important thing is that the water-powered textile machine was an invention created during his tenure as Ma Qingshan, which is really a great achievement, and because of this matter, he can be transferred to Tianjing City to be an official!

If he is really made public by Wen Chen, who will make up for his credit?

"This ......"

Li Youcai's expression was a little embarrassed, on the one hand, Wen Chen, who saved his Li family from fire and water, and on the other hand, Qingcheng Taishou, who could kill him at any time, really didn't know who to listen to for a while.

"What is this? Tell Wen Chen that he can't make an argument about this matter, and everything will be decided after the official has made it clear to Father-in-law Wei! ”

Alas......

Li Youcai sighed secretly and immediately nodded lightly.

There was a knock on the door outside.

"Master, the second lady of the Tan family is here."

Li Youcai frowned slightly, when Lao Li was in trouble, he Tan Mansion didn't help, what are you doing here today?

"Please let her in."

Tan Yuan pushed the door in with a happy face, but after seeing that there was no Wen Chen among the two people in the room, a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

"I've seen Lord Taishou, I've seen Uncle Li!"

When Ma Qingshan saw the visitor, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly got up and helped Tan Yuan up, "No courtesy, no courtesy, my little niece hasn't seen her for many days, and she is even more beautiful and generous, which really makes the official happy!" ”

Tan Yuan bit his lip, deliberately avoiding Ma Qingshan's slightly presumptuous gaze, and hugged his fists.

"You're here to find Wen Chen this time, can the two uncles ask him to come out for a while?"

"Lao Li, what about Wen Chen? Didn't you hear that the official's niece wanted to see him? Call him out! Ma Qingshan turned around and raised his eyebrows at Li Youcai.

Lao Li sighed helplessly, "My lord, you forgot, didn't Gongzi Wen go out with Gongzi Ma earlier......"

"Oh! Yeah! Ma Qingshan smiled and patted his head, and turned to Tan Yuanxuan, "Look at the memory of this official, Wen Chen went to Wanhualou with Ruyi earlier, and he hasn't come back yet!" ”

Tan Yuan was stunned when he heard the words "Wanhualou".

What kind of place is Wanhualou, she knows very well, the eldest brother was fighting with Ma Ruyi for the right to stay overnight with a prostitute, so there was a conflict, why did Wen Chen also go to that place?

"Master Ma, Wen Chen's business here has just improved, so you let Ma Gongzi take him to Huatian Wine, isn't that right?"

"Huh?" Ma Qingshan waved his hand, "This is not to blame on the official, the official came to inspect the shopkeeper Li with Ruyi today, and it was Wen Chen's kid who took the initiative to pull Ruyi to Wanhualou, but Ruyi forced him to go!" ”

What?

Is Wen Chen going by himself?!

Tan Yuan's heart was cold, Wen Chen still learned badly after all......

On the side, Li Youcai saw that her face was wrong, and hurriedly said, "You don't have to blame Gongzi Wen, just ask me which merry and talented man in Qingcheng has never been to Wanhualou?" ”

"Man, it's nothing to relieve stress, right? Master Ma? ”

"Ahem!" Ma Qingshan's face was solemn, and he said seriously, "Don't ask the official about this, the official never goes to those places!" ”

Tan Yuan lowered his head and gritted his teeth, feeling inexplicably a little lost in his heart, sure enough, men are the same, if they are rich, they become bad, and Wen Chen, a man who used to look honest, is no exception!

After all, it's my own eyes......