When Zhang Shixun returned to his home, he found that great changes had taken place.
The ground in the yard was paved with gravel.
The window paper in the room was replaced with glass, and the floor was covered with tiles.
Zhang Shixun took the two of them to the house at the back.
Although Ding Dusai had stayed here for a few nights, he could hardly recognize it now. "Sir, is this the house I stayed in last time?"
"Yes."
"What's on the floor?"
"ceramic tile."
"Why is the window paper transparent?"
"That's not window paper, it's glass, which people often call colored glaze."
The two girls were secretly shocked.
Dingdu Track: “It’s too luxurious.”
"It's not extravagant. I plan to build you a golden house in a few years."
"If you have so much gold, why not give it to me and Sister Li?"
Li Shishi blushed, "Saisai, don't drag me into this. Didn't you hear me? I want to keep my beautiful wife in a golden house."
When Ding Dusai heard this, he raised his fist and punched him lightly on the back, "You are so bad. You never speak in a serious manner."
Even though Li Shishi was knowledgeable and experienced, she was still shocked.
Zhang Shixun pushed open the door of the master bedroom and said, "You and Saisai can stay in this bedroom tonight."
Li Shishi looked around the room and asked, "What about you?"
Zhang Shixun said tentatively, "If you two don't mind, I'll stay in the room next door. If you do mind, I'll stay in the guest room in the front yard."
Ding Dusai looked at Li Shishi.
Li Shishi hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded, "Mr. Zhang is a gentleman, I don't mind."
Zhang Shixun was happy to see that she trusted him so much.
In this era, it is against ethics for unmarried men and women to live in the same house.
The fact that Li Shishi agreed meant that she had accepted him.
We had lunch at Wang Dong's house.
This guy lives a pretty good life, with two wives serving him. Xiao Qian cooks, and Zaohua helps with some rough work. The two of them work together quite well.
Wang Dong sat with Zhang Shixun and the other two in the main room, drinking tea and chatting.
Zhang Shixun recounted the general details of the bandit suppression expedition and concluded, "Ever since I took over the First Army, I've been training them day and night, from dawn to dusk. To be honest, I had no idea how effective it was. This campaign proved that the training was not in vain."
Wang Dong said: "The greater the results of your training, the more people will be afraid of you, Dog Emperor...
He almost said the word "dog emperor".
Zhang Shixun secretly glanced at the two girls and saw that their expressions were a little unnatural, so he quickly winked at Wang Dong.
Li Shishi stood up and said to Ding Duchide: "Sister, these two brothers haven't seen each other for a long time, let them talk. Let's go to the kitchen and see if we can help."
"Okay." Ding Dusai stood up, and the two girls left the living room and went to the kitchen.
Wang Dong looked at the two from behind and gave a rare compliment: "She is indeed one of the ten famous courtesans. She is so smart."
Zhang Shixun glared at him and corrected him, "She's a singing girl. The ji (ji) with the character for 'shan li ren' (singing girl) is not the ji with the character for 'nu' (female)."
"The term 'famous prostitute' was not coined by me, but is a historical consensus."
Zhang Shixun slammed the table and shouted, "Public opinion is bullshit! She is clearly a singing girl, the equivalent of a later generation's singing star, who only sells her art."
"Damn it!" Wang Dong grabbed the teacup on the table and threw it to the ground. "What she does is none of my business. Stop getting angry at me."
Zaohua appeared at the door holding a kitchen knife, staring at Zhang Shixun fiercely.
"Get out!" Wang Dong grabbed the teapot and threw it at her.
Zaohua dodged and the teapot flew past her cheek and shattered onto the ground with a crash.
Zhang Shixun sneered and said, "Oh! I haven't seen you for a few months, and your temper has improved."
Wang Dong ignored her and said to Zaohua, "Remember this, we are just brothers talking, you are not allowed to interfere."
At this time, Xiao Qian came over and reached out to grab the kitchen knife from Zaohua's hand, "Sister, women should not interfere in men's affairs... Come, help me cook."
Wang Dong was still angry and pointed at Zhang Shixun's nose and said, "This is my house. What gives you the right to slam the table?"
"There was a fly on the table just now. What's wrong with me swatting it?"
Wang Dong was amused by his anger. "It's just the beginning of spring, where do the flies come from?"
"Maybe my eyes are blurry and I saw it wrong." Zhang Shixun was a little embarrassed.
He himself didn't know why, but he always lost his temper whenever he was with Wang Dong.
Wang Dong said: "The facts prove that you have fallen in love with Li Shishi."
"I...I didn't."
"You have, admit it."
"I really don't...have."
"Tsk! If you didn't, why would you lose your temper? She's obviously a famous figure in Tokyo City... Forget it, let's not talk about her anymore. Let's talk about Ding Dusai. When are you going to marry her?"
"Let's wait until after the Jingkang Incident. If we can't change history, everything will be uncertain."
"After the Jingkang Incident?" Wang Dong asked in surprise, "You mean you weren't going to stop it from happening?"
"I can't stop it, and I don't want to stop it."
"Why?"
Zhang Shixun sighed, "The Zhao family, for the sake of imperial power, has taken control of the military to an abnormal level, and will not allow anyone to possess military power that threatens the imperial power."
Wang Dong said: "With the power we have, when the Jingkang Incident comes, we can still prevent it from happening by raising our arms and calling for help."
Zhang Shixun nodded. "We do have this capability, but what will happen after we drive the Jin soldiers away?"
"Of course, it's to overthrow the Zhao Song Dynasty and establish a new empire."
"Instead of that, why should we go to such lengths to prevent the Jingkang Incident?"
Wang Dong suddenly realized, "That's right! Let the Jin soldiers capture the emperor, and then we can take advantage of the situation."
"Although this is the best solution, I have a knot in my heart and I can't make this decision."
"What's the knot?"
Zhang Shixun said, "The suffering of the people is great, and I feel uneasy."
"Let's take it one step at a time. I believe there will be a way when the time comes." Wang Dong said this, and then said, "Since you have resigned from your official position, you should help me make money."
"Wine and glasses are selling so well, why are you still short of money?"
"You don't manage the household, so you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are. Although wine and glass are selling well, most of the profits are taken away by Prince Yun and his men. Our expenses are also huge. Building the farm costs money, digging tunnels costs money, and storing food costs money. These are not the biggest expenses."
“What costs the most?”
"gunpowder."
"Why is gunpowder the most expensive? Isn't it just saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal? Once these three things are mixed, gunpowder is produced."
Wang Dong rolled his eyes at him. "Do you think we're making fireworks? What we're making now is black powder, which is ten or even more difficult to make."
"Tell me about it."
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