Seeing this, Lü Tu felt extremely guilty. In his eyes, Nangong Huiyu had always been a clever and mischievous girl, but he never expected that she would have such a pitiful side.
He grabbed Nangong Huiyu and kissed her passionately. Nangong Huiyu seemed to sense Lu Tu's guilt and love, and responded ardently. They slowly separated after a long while, their saliva still sticking out.
Lu Tu gently stroked her hair, his eyes full of affection: "Silly girl, you're not allowed to take that kind of medicine anymore. If you don't want to have a child so early, I'll put it on your belly from now on."
"No! Those are my husband's children, how could we do that? Actually, I also really want to have children for my husband, but I'm worried that if my sister and I are both heavily pregnant and my husband still wants more, then it will be troublesome..."
"Xiaoyu, you're so good to me!" At this moment, Lü Tu was absolutely in love with her.
“Husband, actually my sister is the one who treats you better. She knows you are busy with many things, so she stays in the storeroom every day to help you with the accounts. I can only practice swordsmanship and can’t help much, so I can only share some of the burden with my sister and husband at night.”
"You are good to me, and Yu Xi is just as good to me. You are both gifts from God."
These straightforward words struck a chord with Nangong Huiyu, bringing the two closer together and solidifying their bond.
To thank Song Yuxi and Nangong Huiyu for their efforts, Lü Tu decided to cook for them himself, since there was no shortage of food at home recently.
There were also goats that the villagers had hunted. Although they were incredibly gamey, people in this era weren't so particular about such things.
When Song Yuxi dragged her tired body home, she smelled a rich aroma of meat even before she entered the door.
As she entered the house, she saw Lü Tu busy at the stove and quickly went up to him with concern, saying, "A gentleman keeps away from the kitchen; how can you let your husband do such rough work?"
Nangong Huiyu giggled and said, "Sister, you should rest today. My husband said he's going to show us his skills!"
Lu Tu kissed Song Yuxi's forehead with eyes full of affection: "Yuxi, you've worked so hard. Managing a family is already difficult enough, and now you also have to be in charge of the accounts for thousands of people."
Upon hearing Lu Tu's recognition of her efforts, Song Yuxi burst into tears, but these were tears of joy. Most people are like that; they are willing to make sacrifices for their families and loved ones, but only if they receive the other person's recognition and understanding.
She clung to Lü Tu's arm and murmured, "With my husband's words, I'd be willing to work myself to death."
Lu Tu immediately pressed his fingers against her warm lips, deliberately keeping a stern face, and said, "Don't say such unlucky things. You're still responsible for disciplining our child."
Nangong Huiyu chuckled and said, "That's right. When I have children in the future, my sister will take care of them. She is a lady from a respectable family, and I will teach them martial arts!"
"well."
The three of them began to eat mutton in a harmonious atmosphere. Lu Tu was the first to taste a little, and he couldn't help but frown.
How could he possibly cook? In the past, when he was on missions, he mostly ate military rations, which were basically pre-cooked meals.
So this mutton stew was basically a hodgepodge, but luckily he was generous with the ingredients, giving plenty of things like white wine and salt, which made it a kind of primitive delicacy for their bland palates.
Especially since they always kept a lot of garlic at home, Lu Tu taught the two a new way to eat it: a bite of meat followed by a bite of garlic.
The taste was so delicious that Song Yuxi and Nangong Huiyu couldn't stop eating it after just one bite!
"Husband, this is so delicious! You're amazing no matter what, you can even cook."
Lu Tu smiled knowingly: "There are still many things you don't know about me, and those are even more amazing!"
"My lord, you're so naughty."
After finishing their meal, the three of them lay half-reclined on the bed, rubbing their full bellies, their faces filled with satisfied smiles.
As the saying goes, once you're full and satisfied, you start to overthink things. With just one glance from Lü Tu, both women's faces immediately flushed crimson.
The three of them got entangled again, locked in a fierce struggle, having a great time.
...
The next morning, Lü Tu arrived at Hu Delu's door. Seeing that he hadn't gotten up yet, Lü Tu wasn't in a hurry to knock on the door. After all, it was Hu Delu's wedding night, so he should at least give him some face.
After waiting for half an hour, many villagers looked at Lü Tu with strange eyes as they passed by.
Lu Tu couldn't hold back any longer. Just as he was about to knock on the door, he saw Hu Delu open the door and come out. Zeng Lanlan was standing at the door with a reluctant expression. In just one night, Zeng Lanlan's complexion had changed from being sallow and thin yesterday to being somewhat rosy. This was the nourishment of love!
Hu Delu bowed somewhat embarrassedly to Lü Tu: "My lord, have I neglected important business?"
Lu Tu patted his shoulder and laughed, "It's alright, the wedding night is the most important thing, everything else has to take a backseat!"
Hu Delu said gratefully, "Thank you so much for introducing me to this wife. If it weren't for you, I, Old Hu, might never have been able to marry such a satisfactory wife in my life."
As he spoke, he waved to Zeng Lanlan, who was standing at the door, and said, "Wife, you should go back quickly. It's cold outside, don't catch a cold."
Zeng Lanlan nodded reluctantly before returning home.
Lu Tu didn't care whether Zeng Lanlan worked or not, since Hu Delu was the top blacksmith, so all the tasks could be assigned to him.
Hu Delu volunteered: "The lord has treated me well. Tell me, what do you want me, old Hu, to do?"
Lu Tu didn't beat around the bush and led him directly to a wooden hut that had been prepared beforehand. Inside, there was nothing but a bellows.
"What we fight is secondary; my priority right now is steelmaking!"
Hu Delu's pupils contracted sharply upon hearing this: "Sir, you know how to smelt steel?"
Lu Tu laughed heartily: "Of course. The weapons we have now seem to be quite plentiful, but in reality they are all just scrap metal. After cutting one or two people, the blades will be dull. Their strength is really not good. So I want to forge steel first!"
"I've never even seen a steel knife before. I've only read a few words about it in the books passed down from my grandfather. With such rudimentary conditions here, how could we possibly forge such a divine weapon?"
"What do you feel is missing?" Lu Tu began to guide him to think, after all, he had already made up his mind to hand over the steelmaking technology to Hu Delu.
The key issue is that the consumption of steel is enormous, and there are countless places where it will be used in the future. It's impossible for Lu Tu to personally handle it every time, right?
Hu Delu paced back and forth, pondering, "I think it's the temperature! Because my family's secret manual mentions that when iron ore reaches a certain temperature, it becomes more resilient!"
Lu Tu's eyes were full of admiration: "Not bad, Lao Hu, you found the key to the problem right away! Now let me ask you, how can we increase the temperature?"
This really stumped Hu Delu. He shook his head and said, "I usually use coal when I'm melting iron ore. I can't find anything better than coal."
Lu Tu squatted on the ground and drew a towering furnace in the yellow sand with his finger, saying, "What do you think of this?"
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