The evening breeze gently blew Jane Ning's hair, and her violet autumn shirt made her look bright and charming. She giggled. Although the riding experience could not be compared with modern bicycles, the feeling of riding a bicycle in ancient times was really incomparable.

"Mom, I want to sit in the back, I want to sit in the back..." Ah Man shouted, and Erniu and Sanniu followed suit.

The three little ones ran after the bicycle, pointing at the back seat and shouting, as happy as three little swallows in spring.

"Okay, let me see if I can ride it with a person on board. Man'er is a bit heavier, so let's start with him first."

There were no brakes, so Jian Ning could only use her feet to brake. When the car slowed down, she put her feet on the ground to stop it. Huo Jincheng strode forward and carried Ah Man up.

Jane Ning turned sideways and put one of her hands on her waist. "Hold that hand too. Put your heels on both sides. Don't put your feet into the wheels, or you'll get your feet caught and fall."

"Okay, Mommy, step on it quickly, step on it quickly!" Ah Man's little butt bounced up and down with excitement.

Jane Ning stepped on the pedal and the bike moved forward steadily. Erniu and Sanniu ran after them one after another. The cries of the three little ones almost made the yard lively.

Ah Man weighed only about fifty pounds, so Jian Ning didn't find it hard to ride. She was quite satisfied with the speed of the wooden bicycle. She rode Ah Man around the yard three times before Erniu yelled, "It's my turn, Mom, it's my turn, Ah Man, get off quickly, stop, Mom, stop!"

Jian Ning stopped the car, and Ah Man jumped out by herself. Seeing Ding Youtian smiling but not moving, Huo Jincheng stepped forward to pick up Erniu, but Erniu waved her hand, "No, I can do it myself. Just watch me."

She called out to Sanniu, "Sister!"

Sanniu crouched down in a horse stance, her hands folded horizontally. Erniu stepped back a few steps, pointed her toes, and ran forward, leaping onto the back of Sanniu's hands like a dragonfly. Jian Ning glanced sideways, and just as she shouted "No," Erniu, like a small cannonball, had spread her legs and landed steadily on the back seat.

With a cry of "Wow", Erniu lay on her back and burst into tears.

Jane Ning couldn't help but giggled, and Sanniu laughed even harder. Erniu swung her little fist and slapped Jane Ning on the back while crying, "Woo woo, mom, you're still laughing, my butt hurts..."

"I'm sorry, I was wrong." Jian Ning turned around and hugged Erniu. Sanniu took the opportunity to quickly climb onto the back seat. Jian Ning lowered her head and kissed Erniu on the forehead. "I was wrong. I shouldn't have laughed. Does it still hurt? Are you feeling better?"

Erniu's eyes were filled with tears. "It hurts no more after Mommy kisses me."

"Jia Jia, I'm not laughing at you." Ah Man felt pain just by looking at her. She tugged at Er Niu's foot and said, "Yao Yao has climbed up. Do you want to let her go first?"

Erniu wiped her tears, looked back, and then looked at Jian Ning. She was waiting for praise. Jian Ning praised her after she gave way to Sanniu last time at the Taifu Mansion. Now she knew to give way to Sanniu, but she was also addicted to seeking praise.

Jian Ning pinched her nose and said, "If you let your sister go first in order to get praise, then that's not right. It's up to you whether you want to let your sister go first or not. You don't have to look at mother's expression."

Erniu bit her lip, still hesitant. Ah Man said, "Jia Jia, I didn't laugh at you just now. Can you let me sit in the circle again? From oldest to youngest, I'll sit in a circle and then it's your turn. Is that okay?"

"No, from oldest to youngest, you've sat three times and it's my turn, Mom. I won't let my sister sit. After I sit three times, it's my sister's turn, and then it's Sister Man's turn."

"Okay, then, just three laps." Sanniu came down obediently, and together with Ah Man, helped Erniu onto the back seat.

Ding Youtian had been paying attention to the movement of the front and rear wheels. Huo Jincheng glanced at him and asked what he was thinking. Ding Youtian looked at Huo Jincheng and said, "Can we get some official approval? If we replace the wheels and chains with iron or copper, they will turn faster and last longer."

The law enacted in the first year of Yongping clearly stipulated that any use of iron by the people had to be reported to the government for its purpose. This was because iron was a rare resource, and secondly, to prevent the mass production of weapons, the pig iron resources were basically firmly controlled by the court.

Ding Youtian deliberately looked at the wheels to attract Huo Jincheng's attention. It was naturally Jian Ning who told him to use iron and copper. The reason for making a pure wooden one first was to see the effect so that he could promote it among the people and let ordinary people use it.

Huo Jincheng glanced at Ding Youtian meaningfully. "Copper can be custom-made. If anyone wants to provide the copper themselves, we'll be responsible for forging it. As for iron, that's harder to come by. The laws established by Prime Minister Nan back then, although he's long since passed away, are still in effect today. Who dares to break them?"

Ding Youtian said "Oh" and said lightly: "That old man is quite annoying."

"How do you know Nan Xiang is an old man? He was only a few years older than I am now."

He thought he had found a loophole in Ding Youtian's words, and his expression was quite smug, but Ding Youtian looked at him as if he were a fool and said, "You also know that it was at that time. If he hadn't died and lived to this day, he would be a young man instead of an old man, right?"

Huo Jincheng narrowed his eyes at him, then swung his sleeves. Just as he was about to raise his foot, Ding Youtian pulled him back. "I'll learn first. You're a bit slow. I'll teach you once I've learned."

Ding Youtian boasted too early and was soon slapped in the face. He was about the same height as Huo Jincheng, both of them were over 1.8 meters tall, and both had long legs, but his sense of balance on the bicycle was extremely poor. He fell several times before he could barely ride it, and he rode it crookedly.

Taught by the same teacher, Huo Jincheng learned the technique in no time. He rode his bicycle past Ding Youtian, nodded at him, and whistled.

"Who is stupid?" he asked Ding Youtian.

"My dad is a little stupid." Erniu rushed to say loudly.

Huo Jincheng laughed triumphantly, but unexpectedly Sanniu suddenly jumped in front of the car and threatened him with her fangs and claws. He turned the car sharply, and he fell to the ground with the car.

Ah Man started laughing, clapping his hands and yelling, "Haha, my daddy fell flat on his face!"

"Man'er..." Huo Jincheng got up and looked at her, extremely speechless.

When Cai Bo and several servants heard that the yard was very lively, they came over to watch the strange thing. They were all curious that a two-wheeled wooden cart could be turned with just two legs without a horse. Jian Ning asked those who were interested to try it and explained the key points in detail.

Ding Youtian and Huo Jincheng, two talented bronze students, also rushed to take up the master's posture and help to support the bicycle. Several maids were also eager to try. Jian Ning asked them all to try it. The courtyard was suddenly filled with noise, which attracted Pei Xiyuan and others on the opposite side.

After Pei Xiyuan took Xiong Er and Suo Wenzhen there, Meixiang couldn't help but follow them out of curiosity. Seeing that the courtyard door was ajar, she pushed it open and walked in quietly.

Yunniang followed him in quietly and hid in the dark when no one was paying attention.