After passing the bamboo forest at the entrance, there is a pond. The red pavilion where Xiao Ning and the others talked yesterday was built beside the pond. The surrounding flowers, plants and trees are trimmed very elegantly, and many flowers are in bloom, creating a pleasant scenery.
Yang Yuanchen led the two of them into the main hall of the garden. "The master who makes the steel has been found. I have to go back to the government office later. Young Master Liu and Young Marquis Gu will accompany you to the iron workshop."
Yu Jiao nodded slightly.
In the main hall, Xiao Ning, Gu Yun and others were drinking tea and talking. When they saw Yu Jiao and her sister come in, they stopped talking.
Gu Yun stood up and said, "Since people are here, let's go."
Yu Fuling felt a stomachache when she saw Gu Yun. The kick he gave her yesterday left a trauma for her, and she shrank back as she stood behind Yu Jiao.
Xiao Ning laughed heartily and said, "If it weren't inconvenient to show my face in front of others, I would definitely go with Miss Yu to see how those strange things are forged!"
The dejected look on his face after hearing the truth about his disabled hand yesterday was gone.
"General Xiao, you don't have the pleasure of seeing it. I'll go take a look and tell you when I get back!" Gu Yun walked up to Yu Jiao and smiled charmingly, "Have you finished drawing the blueprint? Let me take a look first."
Yu Jiao took out the blueprint she had drawn in the morning from her sleeve and handed it to Gu Yun.
Gu Yun took it and unfolded it, and then he smelled the smell of charcoal. He looked at the pattern drawn on the paper and said, "How poor are you? You can't even afford ink. This is the first time I've seen a drawing made with burnt wood."
Yu Jiao ignored him. She was not used to using a brush. Now she could just write legible words, but she couldn't use it to paint.
He added, "Looking at this picture, the things you want to make are not that rare."
Xiao Ning leaned forward to look at the drawing in his hand. He had handled many weapons and could tell at a glance the subtle difference between the round needle and the angle needle. He also saw the size marked on the side of the drawing. He frowned and said, "This thing is too delicate. I'm afraid it will be difficult to make."
"Let the master try it first." Yang Yuanchen still had things to deal with in the government office, so he said, "I have someone prepare a carriage at the back door. The driver knows the way, so I won't go with you."
He was afraid that Gu Yun would not know the seriousness of his words and actions, so he would not be able to get along with him. He said to Yu Jiao, "If you have anything to say, just tell Master Liu."
Yu Jiao nodded.
After Yang Yuanchen left, a servant led the four of them out of the Yang Mansion through the back door of the West Garden. As they were afraid of being too conspicuous, Yang Yuanchen only had one carriage prepared, and he and Gu Yun sat in the same carriage, but Yu Fuling was unwilling to do so from the bottom of her heart.
Gu Yun and Liu Ziqi got on the carriage first and sat in the middle, while Yu Jiao and Yu Fuling sat on the sides.
"Can you tell me what these objects on the paper are used for?" After the carriage moved, Gu Yun held the drawings and glanced at Yu Jiao.
Yu Jiao pulled her eyebrows and pretended not to hear.
"Are you mute? I'm asking you a question!" Gu Yun said angrily when he saw that she ignored him.
This young Marquis Gu was a moody person. Yu Fuling was afraid that he would get angry again, so she suppressed her fear and whispered, "My sister's throat hurts and she can't speak."
Gu Yun glanced at Yu Fuling, who shrank back in fear and moved to a corner.
Seeing that she was so afraid of him, Gu Yun curled his lips, stared at Yu Jiao, and asked, "Is this true? You were fine yesterday, weren't you pretending to be speechless because you don't want to pay attention to me, the young marquis?"
Yu Jiao glanced at him impatiently, then opened her mouth and said in a hoarse, almost inaudible voice, "It's all thanks to you."
The little girl who spoke so crisply yesterday now had a hoarse and unpleasant voice that pierced the ears. Gu Yun scratched his ears and suddenly laughed, "You've really become a little mute? I didn't cut your tongue yesterday!"
Yu Jiao glared at Gu Yun and wanted to cover her ears. It was too infuriating to listen to this man talking.
Seeing Yu Jiao's angry face, Liu Ziqi said to Gu Yun at the right time, "Say less."
Gu Yun was still smiling, "No, she's already mute, how can she instruct the master to make something?"
Yu Jiao pretended not to hear Gu Yun's words. She didn't listen and wasn't bothered.
Liu Ziqi's elegant face showed an apologetic expression, "Gu Yun is just like that. Miss Yu, don't take his words to heart."
Yu Jiao glanced at Liu Ziqi and guessed in her heart that his status should be more noble than that of the young marquis Gu Yun. She could see it yesterday in the West Garden. Gu Yun seemed to listen to him very much. Although the two had a close relationship, Gu Yun would be much more restrained around him and even reveal a hint of respect.
Yu Jiao didn't know much about the titles of kings and marquises, and she really couldn't think of anyone who would be more noble than the young marquis. It definitely couldn't be a prince.
But this Mr. Liu looked very elegant. He did not look like a man who grew up immersed in imperial power and wealth. Instead, he looked more like a man who was well-read in poetry and books.
"Ms. Yu, where are you from in Changkui? Do you know Qingshui Town?" Liu Ziqi looked at Yu Jiao's big, bright, black eyes, and the shadow of Xiao Sujian couldn't help but appear in front of him.
Yu Jiao was speechless. She was only angered by Gu Yun's words and uttered a sound. She touched Yu Fuling.
Yu Fuling was not as timid as Gu Yun towards Liu Ziqi, and when she heard that he was asking about Qingshui Town, she whispered, "We live in a village in the countryside of Qingshui Town."
Liu Ziqi never expected it to be such a coincidence. His pupils tightened slightly, suppressing the excitement in his heart. "It turns out that the two girls are from Qingshui Town. I have an old friend who is also from Qingshui Town. I haven't seen him for many years."
He looked at Yu Fuling and said, "Miss Yu, can you tell me about the customs and practices there?"
Yu Fuling didn't expect that this young man who looked extremely noble could have old friends in Qingshui Town. For a moment, she felt a lot more intimate with him.
She relaxed a little and asked, "What do you want to hear, sir?"
"What do you eat every day? Do you get hungry? Do women still have to work in the fields? What are you busy with on weekdays?" Liu Ziqi still had a lot of things he wanted to know. If Meng Qingshan really took Su Jian back to Changkui, he wanted to know how she had been living all these years.
"We live in the north of Changkui, where we grow wheat. We usually eat steamed buns." Yu Fuling thought and replied, "During the busy farming season, there is not enough labor at home, so women also have to go to the fields to farm. During the slack season, they do some sewing and mending at home, and go to the mountains to dig herbs when they have time."
Liu Ziqi listened to her quietly, and even Gu Yun became quiet.
“As for hunger…it’s common to go hungry during years of famine. But my grandfather is a doctor, so our family lives better than other families.” After saying this, Yu Fuling looked at Yu Jiao with a smile on her face. Since Yu Jiao started practicing medicine, the family has saved a lot of money and is considered a wealthy family in the village. So even if there is a famine in the future, they will not go hungry again.
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