Yinzuo didn't know whether Yinreng had time to relax and live a comfortable life for a few days, but for him, every day was extremely comfortable.
"How does the poem go? 'Suddenly, as if overnight, a spring breeze arrives, and thousands of pear trees burst into blossom.' Dexi, look, just yesterday I was saying that plum blossoms without snow are inadequate, and today it's snowing! So, have someone go to the plum garden and pick a few plum branches, and then find our little stove. It's said that boiling snow to make tea is a very elegant thing, so let's be elegant today..."
It was a rare occasion that his master wanted to be elegant, so Dexi would naturally not let him down halfway and disturb his interest. Almost as soon as Yinzuo finished speaking, the servants inside and outside the pavilion began to get busy. Some went to the plum garden to pick plum branches, and some went to the warehouse to get a charcoal stove. Red dates, wolfberries, peanuts, chestnuts, tea leaves, longans, and even ginger slices were soon delivered to Yinzuo one by one. Dexi squatted opposite Yinzuo and carefully helped him fill the teapot on the charcoal stove with water, and then stood up and retreated behind him.
Even though Yinzuo would make a fuss to pick up the equipment and tinker with it every year when it snowed, his experience in making tea was almost zero. Fortunately, he had the almost omnipotent Dexi by his side, who would remind him from time to time and occasionally help him. As a result, Yinzuo's tea-making process went smoothly. Yinlu, Yin?, and Shisi came in the wind and snow. Even when they were still a long way away from the water pavilion, they could see Yinzuo, who was curled up on the couch by the window with a blanket in his arms, watching the snow, through the large glass windows surrounding the water pavilion.
"They say it's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. Look, I've been rushed today. Boiling tea and roasting chestnuts, morning and night around the fire, this poem is quite appropriate. Today, thanks to Sixth Brother, a rough man like me can also enjoy some elegance."
Look, if it weren't for the fact that everyone likes people who are good at talking, compared to Yin'er's mouth that can make anyone angry to death, Yin'er's little mouth is just like honey, and what he says is comfortable to listen to. Yin Zuo glanced at the three people standing at the door in the wind and snow, raised his hand and waved them in, and Dexi was very considerate and helped Yin'er and the others get slippers to change their shoes that were covered with snow.
"You just came in from outside, don't rush to take off your clothes. Relax for a while. Dexi, go get your Ninth Master, Tenth Master, and Fourteenth Master a cup of hot tea to warm them up. Old Ten, haven't you been keeping an eye on the farm outside the city these days? How did you find time to come here today? But Dai Zi has made such a breakthrough."
It's no wonder that Yinzuo would think this way. After all, there has been no news of progress from Dai Zi since the last test of the mechanical wooden warehouse. Yinzuo ordered Yinzuo to live and eat in the imperial farm, so that he could respond quickly as soon as there was any progress there. So when Yinzuo came back, Yinzuo naturally thought that Dai Zi had made a breakthrough.
"Sixth brother, don't get excited. I didn't come back this time because of any breakthroughs from Dai Zi. I just came back to play because I was bored at the farm. Sixth brother, didn't you say before that inventions are never a matter of one day or one night, so this matter can't be rushed. But it's not that I don't have good news to tell you this time. Although there is no progress on our mechanical wooden warehouse, we do have artillery. Didn't you tell Dai Zi about the Armstrong cannon before? He has been studying that thing for the past few months. I don't know how he figured it out a few days ago, but he suddenly gave me a drawing with the parameters and asked me to have someone cast it. Khan Ama has given me special privileges, and the cannon will be almost cast after the new year. You can go and have a look after the test is over."
This is really good news. For Yinzuo, no matter which aspect there is a breakthrough, it is worth being happy. In fact, compared with the mechanical warehouse, artillery plays a greater role in today's war. Yinzuo knows everything about weapons manufacturing - he knows nothing about it. He didn't ask too much about it. He only knew that no matter when, what Ai Gong said was correct: dignity is only on the blade, and truth is only within the range of the cannon.
"Old Ten, you've been really tired running back and forth lately. The roads are bad with the snow, and there are people watching you over there, so you don't have to go there for the time being. Old Ten, next time you see Dai Zi, why don't you ask him if he's interested in taking on some apprentices? If he agrees, send someone to tell me, and I'll find a group of people to send over for him to choose from."
Yin? originally thought that his sixth brother would ask some questions about artillery, but he didn't expect him to make a 180-degree turn and suddenly jump to the issue of accepting disciples. Although Yin? didn't know what his sixth brother was up to, he still nodded seriously to indicate that he remembered it and would definitely ask Dai Zi for him when he saw him next time.
Having said that, the topic about the imperial farm came to an end. Next, the brothers gathered around the small charcoal stove to make tea, drink tea and chat. It was quite pleasant. There was a fire dragon in the water pavilion. Even though there were gaps in the doors and windows due to the charcoal fire inside, the temperature inside was not low. Let's not talk about Yinzuo and Yin'er. The brothers had nothing to do with elegance. The good tea-making around the stove naturally turned into hot pot in the end.
"It's so cold, but it's still good to eat meat. Boiling tea around the fire sounds elegant, but after all, it's just like drinking a bellyful of water. Come, ninth brother, tenth brother, I'll fill your glasses and we'll have a drink together."
Yinzuo rolled his eyes at Fourteenth Prince's vulgar behavior. "And this? He's the Great General? And this? He's his father's chosen heir?" Come on, the court is not just about fighting and killing. They're really playing tricks. It's not that he said that with Fourteenth Prince's brain, he's lucky to be able to handle fighting and killing. Asking him to play tricks and deceptions is really putting the child in a difficult position.
"Fourteen, listen to Sixth Brother's advice. From now on, when you're out in public, try to say as little as possible. Otherwise, it's easy to expose your intelligence when you open your mouth. You said you've been with Thirteen every day, but why haven't you learned any of his good qualities? Look at how calm he is, and how you're always so noisy. How about this? I'll go talk to Khan Ama tomorrow and let you go with Fourth Brother to the Ministry of Revenue for some training. With Fourth Brother watching over you, I don't think you'll be able to cause any big trouble."
It's not that he couldn't gain some experience, but Fourteenth really didn't want to go to the Ministry of Revenue. His dream was to become a general. If he wanted to gain some experience, his first choice would naturally be to go to the Ministry of War.
"Fourth brother is so busy every day that he doesn't have time to take me for training. Sixth brother, why don't you go talk to Khan Ama and let me go to the Ministry of War for some training? You know, my dream since I was a child is to become a general and lead troops on the battlefield to kill the enemy. The Ministry of Revenue is a bunch of people who are fiddling with abacus beads. They have more ideas than lotus roots. What kind of training can I get there?"
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