Chapter 657: Guarding against Guests is Like Guarding against Thieves

Everyone looked in the direction she was looking.

Hao Huashi was used to marking his territory. Wherever he went, he would walk around the surrounding area a few times. One could tell what the young master was looking at with just a glance.

He withdrew his gaze and quickly glanced at Yuan Shenjue, seeing that he was still staring at that direction seriously, obviously trying to figure out why his young master felt strange.

Hao Huashi made a prompt decision, picked up the young master, and ran a few steps towards that place like flying: "Master, I will take you closer to have a look."

He leaped over in a few steps, and when he got there he didn't put her down, but shook her with a smile: "Master, are you looking at this?"

Xinbao didn't notice anything was wrong at all. She nodded, "Yes!"

There is a waterwheel in front of me.

Water wheels can be found in many places, but those in other places are mostly pedal-operated. In some places where the water flow is fast, a scraper can be installed next to the water bucket to drive the water bucket. This is the design idea behind the water power that Xinbao was thinking about at the time.

But she didn't think that the moat was a man-made river. It was very calm, more like a lake, and the scraper could not power the waterwheel.

So how does this turn? Xinbao shook his legs, got off the ground, walked carefully to the river, and took a closer look.

Yuan Shenjue had followed her a long time ago, and he grabbed her collar from behind and looked over there as well.

The moat is about fifteen or sixteen feet wide. You can clearly see that when the water reaches a high point, it will hit a small mechanism, and then pass through a tall bamboo bridge and flow into a courtyard not far away.

Xinbao was so curious that he pointed and said, "Xinbao wants to go over and take a look."

"Let's go," Hao Huashi said, "I know there is a bridge not far away."

He tried to pick up the little master again, but Xinbao politely refused: "I can walk by myself."

Hao Huashi let go of her hand with regret, and then they walked around the bridge, came to Beichang Street, and walked to the waterwheel.

Xinbao squatted down and took a careful look, she was very curious, but she only knew a little about it and couldn't understand the reason at all.

Moreover, when you walk over here, you can clearly smell the fragrance of flowers. It is obvious that this family has a lot of flowers, and the water is probably drawn for watering the flowers.

The house doesn't look big, with at most two or three courtyards. A two-story building can be seen inside, but there is no door pin on the lintel, so it should be owned by a commoner.

Hao Huashi didn't need anyone to tell him and just went to knock on the door.

After a while, someone asked, "Who is it?"

Hao Huashi smiled and said, "Is the young master at home?"

Unexpectedly, the door was not opened, and he just asked, "Who are you?"

Hao Huashi pretended not to hear that the other person didn't want to open the door, and said, "I'm your young master's friend."

The voice inside paused for a moment and said, "Don't joke, the young master is not here."

Xinbao couldn't help but said, "We are not bad people! We just want to ask how your waterwheel turns!!"

The man didn't seem to expect a child to be there. He paused for a moment and continued, "Sorry, the young master is not here."

Tuanzi was a little disappointed and turned to look at Yuan Shenjue. Yuan Shenjue asked her, "Xinbao, do you really want to know?"

Tuanzi nodded, and Yuan Shenjue motioned Yanke to come forward. Just as he was about to reveal his identity, a clear voice suddenly said, "Let them in."

The slightly older voice responded, slowly opened the door, and was stunned when he saw so many people outside.

Then he took a step back and asked cautiously: "Who are you? Our eldest master is in Longxiong Guard!"

Hao Huashi laughed and said, "You are such a weird father-in-law. Why do you guard against guests like thieves? It's as if everyone wants to harm your young master. In broad daylight, next to the imperial palace, who would dare to harm anyone?"

Yuan Shenjue said: "I am also in Longxiong Guard, who is your eldest son?"

The old man was stunned for a moment, then he puffed out his chest and said, "Longxiong Guard Commander Xiang Xiaodong!!"

Xinbao said "oh" and patted his chest: "Xinbao knows him very well!! We are good friends!"

Yuan Shenjue asked: "Do you want to invite Master Xiang to come over?"

Xinbao looked inside and saw only a screen wall. He replied, "No need, right?"

The old man was also stunned. It was obviously the first time he met someone who was not intimidated by the young master. He had no choice but to bring them in.

Turning around the screen wall, you can see flowers all over the yard. A small bamboo bridge leads to this side, and then the water flows down through a series of small bamboo tubes and into the flower pots.

Not far away, a man stood in the corridor. He looked to be in his twenties, with a pale face but a gentle expression. He bowed to them and said, "Everyone, please forgive me for being rude."

Before Xinbao could take a closer look at the flowers, he turned around and was surprised.

The man's leg was completely severed mid-thigh, but it seemed to have been connected with a wooden prosthetic leg, so he was able to stand.

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Hao Huashi also smiled and said, "Excuse me, what's your name, brother?"

"My surname is Xiang," the man said, "Xiang Xiaojun. May I know your name?"

"My last name is Hao," Hao Huashi said in a hurry to explain, "Hey! You really don't have to be so nervous. We are not bad people and we have no ill intentions! We just passed by here and thought this windmill was so amazing. We were curious about how it turned, so we wanted to ask."

Xiang Xiaojun looked at the few people and did not ask their names. He smiled and said, "Please come in and take a seat."

He turned around and led the way, and surprisingly his knees could be bent. Although he walked slowly, he was very balanced.

Xinbao thought it was impolite and tried hard not to look at his legs.

But from her angle, she could see it quite clearly. The leg was obviously made into a round shape imitating a human leg, and there were shoes underneath. If you didn't look closely, you couldn't even tell that it was a fake leg.

There were only two chairs in the room, and the rest were small stools. Tuanzi was quite happy, as she finally found a stool that suited her, so she sat down directly.

Hao Huashi was a smart man. When he saw Xiang Xiaojun pause, thinking that his legs might not be able to sit so low, he immediately pulled Yuan Shenjue and pushed him onto the chair, then took the small stool and sat next to the young master.

He apologized to Xiaojun and sat down.

Then Xinbao looked around with his big eyes. This place was more like a workshop than a living room. There were a lot of wood piled there. He obviously liked this very much. There were a lot of things that he didn't know what to do.

The old servant served the tea and then stood by the door, looking like he was determined to protect his master.

Xiang Xiaojun was very calm.

He opened a box nearby, picked out a piece of paper, and said, "This is the blueprint of the waterwheel. I can give it to you."

Xinbao was curious, so she walked over. Yuan Shenjue casually lifted her up to a chair. Xinbao took the drawing and took a look at it, then she was dumbfounded...she couldn't understand it at all.

Xiang Xiaojun explained to her: "When you come over from the other side, you should be able to see a thick shaft in the middle. The mechanism in the shaft is slanted. When the water bucket is filled with water, it will bite upwards, and then, like a scale bar, it will tilt upwards... The waterwheel will start to turn, and the water will be transported to the highest point. Then, with another push, the water bucket will tilt over, and the water will flow out..."

Xinbao: “…”

I didn't understand.

But at least she knew that this also used the principle of gears.

Xinbao sincerely praised: "You are so amazing! So smart!!"

(End of this chapter)