When Lord Cao and the other three lords entered the room, they saw Xia Tian and Shen Nian, one drawing at the desk and the other grinding ink. They didn't know how to react for a moment and were stunned on the spot.
Then they looked at each other in surprise. Is this still their governor who always has a serious and expressionless face?
Why is he standing by and serving me now?
What's going on?
The three adults were silent for a long time. Xia Tian looked up and smiled, "Hello, three adults. Wait a moment, it will be ready in a moment."
After saying hello, he ignored her and continued drawing with his head down.
Lord Cao, Lord Li and Lord Wang finally reacted and looked at their Lord Governor, asking him what he was doing.
Shen Nian put Mo Ding down and said, "The three of you please take a seat first. I will be there in a moment."
"Okay, sir, you go ahead and do your work." The three of them responded and found a stool to sit on.
Lord Li looked back as he walked and almost tripped over his left foot and fell. Lord Wang quickly helped him up.
The three of them tacitly understood each other and kept silent, sitting aside and waiting.
From time to time, he would glance at Shen Nian, and then the three of them would exchange glances.
They have quite a good understanding.
Shen Nian simply ignored the looks from the three people from time to time.
Xia Tian was unaware of this. He was tracing the objects and pictures he had seen before, trying his best to avoid any mistakes.
Fortunately, I had drawn an automatic one once, so I was quite skilled at pedaling this time.
After she finished drawing and let the ink dry, she picked it up and handed it to Shen Nian.
"That's it, take a look."
Shen Nian took it and went directly to Lord Cao with the blueprint, "The three lords, please take a look. This is another waterwheel diagram."
Lord Cao reached out to take the blueprint and glanced at Shen Nian. He always felt that although the governor did not have much expression when he spoke, he felt that he heard a show-off in his tone just now. What was going on?
He glanced silently at the other two people. Lord Li and Lord Wang sat very seriously.
But when their eyes met, he felt that his previous feeling was correct.
Lord Cao's official position is only one level lower than Shen Nian's, and he is much older than Shen Nian, so he doesn't have so many scruples when speaking.
"Master Shen, what good news is going on today?"
"The waterwheel was made last time, and now it's just waiting to be installed and tested." Shen Nian coughed lightly, hiding his thoughts.
Lord Li was indeed someone who was going to work hard with Shen Nian. He immediately understood, "Sir Shen, if I'm not mistaken, the drawings of this waterwheel were all drawn by Madam Shen, right?"
In fact, Lord Li had guessed it a long time ago. The last time Shen Nian went out for inspection, he brought his wife with him, and when he came back, he got the waterwheel blueprint.
The main reason is that they have never seen this blueprint and don't know what a waterwheel is.
And the governor said that the idea of building a kang last time was all thought up by his wife.
When he walked in and saw Xia Tian drawing there, he guessed it the first time.
Combined with the governor's unusual behavior, it is not difficult to see how satisfied Lord Shen is with Madam Shen.
Then there is absolutely nothing wrong with praising them.
When Lord Cao and Lord Wang heard him ask this, they looked curiously at Xia Tian who was still sitting behind Shen Nian's desk.
Shen Nian nodded slightly, "Exactly."
"It turns out that the expert behind you is Madam Shen! I really didn't expect this." Lord Wang also quickly complimented.
Although they all saw Madam Shen leaning over the table to draw a picture just now, they were all old hands in the officialdom. Seeing the governor's efforts to suppress the corners of his mouth, they knew what he was going to say.
Lord Cao reacted belatedly, "I was also wondering where Lord Shen got this exquisite blueprint. If it was drawn by Madam Shen, it wouldn't be surprising at all."
Lord Cao stroked his sparse beard as he spoke, "Mrs. Shen's painting skills are so superb. Not to mention the waterwheel, she can even paint a portrait that looks exactly like the person. This official cannot help but admire her."
Shen Nian listened to the three people praising Xia Tian, and her expression finally became less suppressed, and a smile appeared in her eyes unconsciously.
The three adults saw that the flattery hit the mark and gave themselves a thumbs up in their hearts for their cleverness.
It seems that the governor doesn't care about nothing. Now they have finally found the skill to talk to him.
Xia Tian felt embarrassed listening to it, and seeing that Chen Nian didn't seem to intend to stop the three people from flattering him, he wanted to hold his forehead.
Is it okay for these three gentlemen to praise other people’s wives?
"Thank you for your compliments, my three lords. It's just a casual drawing. This blueprint is just a blueprint. It still needs to be made by a carpenter."
Xia Tian felt embarrassed by the compliment and quickly responded modestly.
This waterwheel was not invented by her. She was just a porter. Her face would blush if she was praised again.
"Hey, Madam Shen, there's no need to be modest." Lord Cao waved his hand, and it seemed as if his mind suddenly came to light, and he began to praise people without hesitation.
"As for the portrait that Madam Shen drew for my daughter, it really astonished me. If the light was dim, and I took out the portrait, I would definitely think it was my daughter standing in front of me at first glance."
In fact, he was not exaggerating. He returned home late that day. Mrs. Cao asked the maid to stand further away with the portrait to admire it. He happened to walk in and took a glance at it. He actually thought it was his daughter standing there.
When he saw clearly that it was a portrait of his daughter, he was shocked for a long time.
To be honest, when he got the news from the capital that Mrs. Shen would have her portrait made, he actually didn't believe it.
Later, his wife wanted to look for Mrs. Shen's portrait, but he thought this was a disguised way to establish a good relationship with the governor, so he ignored it.
But I didn’t expect that the painting skills were even more shocking than the rumors.
"Master Cao, what portrait are you talking about?" Master Li became curious.
As the first official to stand on Shen Nian's side, he actually missed such important information?
"Last time, my wife asked Madam Shen to draw a portrait of my daughter. The portrait was exactly like my daughter." Lord Cao laughed twice as he spoke.
He seems to be in a very happy mood.
Shen Nian didn't interrupt at this time, just listened to a few people praising Xia Tian.
But judging from the corners of his mouth that kept turning up, he seemed to be very happy to hear these words.
Lord Li and Lord Wang did not seem to notice Shen Nian's expression, and went to Lord Cao to ask for details.
Such a good opportunity cannot be taken by Lord Cao alone.
Xia Tian listened to this increasingly outrageous discussion and glanced at Shen Nian helplessly.
It means to ask him to stop.
Isn't this the Governor's Office? Why does he keep praising her?
It should be said that as an official, you still have to use the words of praise to praise others without repeating them.
After all, he is an educated person!
Everyone who listens to them in the summer admires them!
Chen Nian also heard that the three people were getting more and more off topic, so he coughed and brought the topic back to the topic that had gone off topic.
"Gentlemen, please take a look at this waterwheel blueprint and let's discuss whether it is feasible."
The three adults ended the discussion somewhat reluctantly before looking at the drawings carefully.
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