15 Chapter 15
◎Leave home.◎
Li You and Mi Qing, who were already teenagers, accepted the fact of leaving home well and were not reluctant to leave. They were more thinking about remembering to be careful with their words and actions in the future, not to offend the rules of the palace, displease the king, and drag down their father.
Wang Li was a middle-aged man and was still a little afraid of leaving his home. But when he saw the older Li You and Mi Qing remained calm, afraid of being looked down upon, that fear was immediately suppressed by his competitive spirit.
Only the youngest, Meng Hua, showed his sadness very obviously. When Fusu said that he had to live in the palace from now on and could not go home, Meng Hua's eyes became red.
At Meng Hua's age, he will be a first-grade primary school student in the future. It is too cruel to ask him to leave home without any warning.
Fusu sighed secretly and said, "You don't have to stay here today. You should go home this afternoon and come back tomorrow. I will inform my father and then set up a system so that you can go home and stay after a few days."
Li You and the other two said, "Thank you, Master."
Meng Hua was a few beats slower. Although sad, he still remembered his father and grandfather's advice and hurriedly followed suit, "Thank you, young master."
Perhaps it was because of last night's tossing and turning and all sorts of random thoughts that Fusu thought of Meng Hua's pitiful appearance. He thought of his children in his previous life. When they were brutally killed by Hu Hai, they were even younger than Meng Hua. He wondered how they would cry.
Fusu reached out and took Meng Hua's hand, saying softly, "General Meng Tian often comes to the palace to see you. I'd like to ask my father to allow him to come visit you more often, okay?"
Fusu's tone was so gentle that Meng Hua nodded involuntarily. He added, "I also want to see my mother..."
Wang Li looked straight ahead and coughed lightly.
Meng Tian and Wang Ben were both military generals and had quite a good relationship. Naturally, their children were on good terms. Wang Li was reminding Meng Hua not to push his luck and upset the eldest son. He was going to file a complaint with the king, and they would all be in trouble.
Although Meng Hua could not understand Wang Li's subtext, he grasped the meaning, which was a reminder that he had said the wrong thing.
Meng Hua stopped talking immediately and looked at Fusu's face carefully.
Fusu seemed oblivious to this. He spoke in a gentle, child-like voice, "Okay, I'll go tell Father. Of course, you can see your mother." He then looked at Li You and the others, "If you want anything, just tell me and I'll ask Father for permission. Don't overthink it. Father is always kind and loving, and he won't think we're meddling."
When Wang Li heard this, he blushed first. It was he who looked down on the eldest young master.
Mi Qing and Li You felt a little uncomfortable. After all, Fusu was the youngest, but he cared about them like an elder. The two young men immediately got goosebumps.
In any case, Fusu's words comforted everyone. When Meng Yi and the doctors came to class, the five students here had all turned pale.
Before Meng Yi left after class, Fusu gave him the drawings of the millstone and iron pot and the production methods.
The iron pot was not in the order Meng Yi received, but he did not ask much. He just told someone to do it immediately, and then he turned around to report to Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng was busy. After hearing Meng Yi's words, he knew that Fusu had added one more thing. He did not ask in detail and just asked Meng Yi to listen to the eldest prince's instructions.
As for Fusu, after Meng Yi left, they started to eat.
Ying Zheng always had a strong execution ability. For example, when he decided to find a few followers for his eldest son, he could take care of the two tasks of agricultural tool transformation and iron smelting in the whole morning, and also select suitable candidates at the same time.
Yesterday, Fusu said he wanted to experiment with artificial hatching of eggs. Ying Zheng gave the order this morning, and after lunch, the eunuchs picked up a few baskets of chicken and duck eggs and brought them to Fusu.
Fusu then remembered something. There was a place in the palace specifically for raising poultry and livestock for the royal family. He wanted to experiment with artificial hatching of eggs, so he didn't need to raise them himself. He could just let them bring the eggs to him.
My father must have thought of it a long time ago, Fusu thought, he just didn’t tell me on purpose because he wanted to see me make a fool of myself.
But as long as my father is happy, that's all that matters. Fusu felt a little better.
Fusu asked Li Ying to take people to collect the eggs, and ordered people to build a kang in a remote house in the backyard, which would be used to hatch the eggs.
The monks didn't know how to do it, so Fusu asked Li Ying to teach them with the drawings he had drawn.
Li Yingtong was shocked. The millstone and the iron pot, plus this, young master, you really didn’t sleep yesterday!
Before taking a nap, he planned to teach Meng Hua and the others how to identify fertilized eggs, just as a way to help digestion.
Li You and the others obviously didn't expect that in addition to accompanying the eldest son in study, they would also have the task of playing with him when they entered the palace, but... the eldest son gave the order, so they had no choice but to do it.
As a leader, one must first learn to paint a rosy picture. Fusu said to them, "When we succeed in testing the artificial egg hatching method, we will report it to Father and promote it. In the future, whenever people eat eggs, they will think of us, and our reputation will last forever."
Li You and Mi Qing: "..."
The teenagers are still relatively innocent, and even if they feel something is wrong, they are still eager to take action.
Wang Li's eyes lit up and he completely believed Fusu's words. As for the youngest Meng Hua, he didn't care whether he would be famous or not. He only thought about this new thing. He had never played it before, so it was a good opportunity to give it a try.
After successfully mobilizing everyone's enthusiasm, Fusu began to teach them how to identify eggs. This was very simple and everyone learned it quickly. Then everyone identified the eggs one by one, and Fusu began to teach them how to hatch the eggs.
The process of hatching eggs was obviously not fun, on the contrary it sounded very boring. Meng Hua lost interest halfway through and was distracted from time to time. Wang Li was purely attracted by the big pancake and was able to listen to it.
But Li You and Mi Qing were different. The more they listened, the more seriously they took it, because Fusu's words sounded very organized and did not seem like random talk. In other words, artificial hatching of eggs was not something the eldest son wanted to play with out of interest, but something he really wanted to do.
Think about the recent sudden appearance of white paper that can be written on and is lighter, thinner and cheaper than bamboo slips; think about those pages of Qin Law that I don’t know how they were made; think about my father at home who is several times busier than before for some reason; and then listen to what the eldest son said about the method of artificial egg hatching.
This most noble father and son in the Qin State seemed to have suddenly received a revelation from heaven, which led to these new things happening in the Qin State.
Li You and Mi Qing came up with the same idea at the same time, but they both knew that this was not something they should ask. No matter how curious they were, all they could do was take notes honestly and follow the eldest master to study artificial incubation of eggs.
The king has already given an order for them to follow the eldest son. If nothing unexpected happens, their honor and disgrace will be tied to the eldest son for the rest of their lives.
With so many precedents, I really don’t know whether it is a blessing or a curse.
No one could understand the complicated feelings of Li You and Mi Qing for the time being. The happiest person at this moment was Li Ying. Fusu said that he would find someone to help him, and he actually found him a few useful helpers.
Li Ying secretly took a few glances at Li You and Mi Qing's notes. They were very detailed and serious. With this attitude, they would definitely be able to complete the task of artificially hatching eggs!
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That afternoon, Fusu sent his study companions away and went to Ying Zheng. He had previously sent someone to report to his father that Li You and others would be allowed to go home today. Ying Zheng also sent someone to reply to him, with only four words: do as he said.
Fusu was a little unsure of his father's attitude. After all, he had just blamed himself for being too soft-hearted yesterday, and his behavior today was even more in line with this evaluation.
I wonder if my father will be angry? Fusu thought anxiously.
Unfortunately, Ying Zheng was busy at the time, so Fusu could only wait. The eunuchs did not dare to inquire how long the king would be busy. Fusu had no intention of making things difficult for them. Even though he was anxious, he still sat there honestly.
After waiting uncomfortably for half an hour, Fusu saw a group of people coming out of Ying Zheng's palace from afar. These were the ministers who had just been discussing matters with Ying Zheng.
Fusu glanced at the sky. It was already completely dark. The days were still long in early August, but it was already late.
He immediately regretted it. His father was so busy, yet he had to bother him repeatedly with these trivial matters. It was really wrong! He wasn't really a child who knew nothing. Couldn't he solve everything on his own?
After blaming himself in his heart, Fusu stood up and was about to return to the palace.
At this moment, the eunuch in front of Ying Zheng came over and said respectfully, "My lord, the king invites you."
When Fusu entered the hall, Ying Zheng was resting with his eyes closed. He tiptoed over, hesitated, and saluted quietly, "Greetings, father."
Ying Zheng closed his eyes and said nothing, but just moved his fingers, and Fusu went over and sat down beside him.
"How long have you been waiting?" Ying Zheng asked with his eyes still closed, his voice sounding a little hoarse.
Fusu hurriedly ordered someone to get some water, and then said, "I just arrived. Father, you must be tired today. Please take a rest!"
The eunuch quickly brought water. Ying Zheng was indeed tired, and even when he was thirsty, he was too lazy to ask for water. He just wanted to rest for a while. Now that there was water ready, he didn't care about talking to Fusu. He just wanted to moisten his throat first.
Fusu looked up at the cup his father used to drink water, which was a piece of pottery.
Because bronze has profound political significance, it is still used as a wine vessel at banquets. However, with the maturity of pottery firing technology, people have mostly used pottery for daily meals.
Perhaps it was because the pottery of the day wasn't as exquisite as the porcelain of the future, so the powerful preferred bronze and lacquerware. Fusu thought, why not try firing porcelain...
"What are you thinking about?" Someone tapped his forehead, and Fusu came back to his senses, immediately meeting his father's tired eyes.
Fusu shook his head and said, "It's okay, Father, nothing happened."
My father is already tired enough, so let's not give him another job.
Ying Zheng said, "If you have something to say, tell me."
His face was expressionless and his words were simple, but he wasn't angry, he was just too tired.
Fusu didn't want his father to worry about him anymore, so he stopped quibbling. He thought for a moment and asked directly, "Father, can I do things on my own? I want to share your worries."
"Hmm." Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment before realizing what Fusu meant. "Hmm?"
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