The next day, morning.
Watching the sun shining on the black car body, creating a flickering light, feeling the graceful arc of the car body, there is even a hint of familiar smell in the air.
That’s right!
It smells like gasoline!
This is the flavor!
Familiar taste, familiar...
Breathing in this very friendly smell, Zhu Xianhai sighed deeply in his heart, "We are also people with cars!"
Even if this car looks similar to a Model T, so what, this is an epoch-making vehicle.
"Is this a car?"
Suddenly, the voice next to him interrupted Zhu Xianhai's thoughts. He looked back at Elizabeth, who was holding a child in her arms. That was his son, but the son who had just turned one year old was looking at the car curiously with his beautiful big eyes.
It was like seeing some toy.
"That's right, ma'am, please!"
Zhu Xianhai opened the door with a smile, and the dignified Lord of Nanhua transformed into the driver.
However, Elizabeth was not his wife. Even though she had given birth to a child for him, and even now she was pregnant again, she seemed to have never intended to marry him.
Including Monica, Marlena and Maria, they have all given birth to children for him, but they are not his wives, but... according to Chinese parlance, they are concubines.
It was not because they were worried that their European identity would not be accepted by others, but because Elizabeth had always been opposed to it. In her words, she had to find a wife for Zhu Xianhai that suited his identity.
Ordinary people can't.
Zhu Xianhai always paid enough respect to Elizabeth. Even in Nanhua, she won the respect of many people. The staff around him all called her "Madam", but this did not change her status as "concubine".
Of course, the son she gave birth to to Zhu Xianhai was the natural heir.
The emperor's housework is also a bit messy!
After Elizabeth got on the car, she sat in the back seat with her child in her arms and looked at the car curiously.
"Is this just made in the factory? Have you driven a car before?"
"Uh... that's right."
"If there is something, there is something, and if there is nothing, there is nothing. What does it mean to be okay!"
Elizabeth was a little worried, so she reminded her specifically.
"My son is in the car!"
"Uh, I know..."
Ignoring her, Zhu Xinghai sat in the driver's seat and tried to adjust the seat.
Well, the seats can’t be adjusted!
And...where are the rearview mirrors?
What about seat belts?
The driving habits developed in driving schools are of no use here...
Even... how to start a fire?
Where is the ignition of this car?
At first, Elizabeth just looked at him curiously, but after a while, doubts flashed in her beautiful eyes.
Looking at his appearance, it doesn't look like he has driven a car.
"Have you really driven this car?"
"This is not the car I drive..."
This is a car from the 19th century!
It was completely different from the car he had driven. Apart from the four wheels, there was nothing else similar about it.
I bent down and saw the rocker under the seat. This car needs to be started by hand!
Just carry the rocker to the front of the car, insert the rocker from the bumper position, and then turn it skillfully.
"Tutu...boom..."
The engine started. Looking at the starting car, Zhu Xianhai's eyes narrowed slightly.
After the engine started, the smell of gasoline in the air became stronger. The smell was... strong!
He even made a point of taking a deep breath of the engine exhaust!
…
Yes, that’s what it tastes like!
It’s this familiar smell!
This tastes so friendly!
This smell... this is the smell of real modern civilization.
After getting in the car, Zhu Xianhai did not drive in a hurry, but lightly stepped on the accelerator.
"Buzz...buzz..."
Zhu Xianhai's eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was carefully distinguishing the undulating sound of the engine. There was actually a strange, slightly enjoyable look on his face.
He is indeed enjoying it. He is feeling the car bit by bit, or to be precise, feeling the modern industrial civilization that the car symbolizes.
Elizabeth stopped talking and just looked at him quietly. His expression of enjoyment made her feel much lighter.
Zhu Xianhai put down the handbrake.
The moment he held the shift lever, a smile appeared on his lips, like an old friend meeting again after a long absence.
After confirming the structure of the car he passed, the left clutch, right brake and accelerator were the familiar manual transmission type...
Two forward gears, one reverse gear...
Although it looks a bit primitive, in this era, what more can you ask for?
Just have a car!
Press the clutch, shift gears...
Zhu Xianhai's cerebral cortex seemed to be jumping for joy, that familiar feeling was back!
It seems like the feeling of driving a manual transmission when you first entered driving school. This feeling...
The fingers holding the gear lever moved slightly, and a proud smile appeared on Zhu Xianhai's lips.
"Elizabeth, hold your child, the car is going very fast."
Its speed will definitely scare you after a while. After shifting gears skillfully, release the clutch and step on the accelerator!
The roaring engine of the car suddenly stopped!
This...is out!
For a moment, Zhu Xianhai was dumbfounded. How could this happen?
While he was stunned, Elizabeth's sweet laughter came from the back seat. Amidst her laughter, Zhu Xianhai touched his hair in embarrassment and said.
"Sometimes a good horse stumbles, stalls, just stalls..."
While joking, Zhu Xianhai got out of the car again and cranked the handle to restart the car.
After a while, the car jumped out with the violent roar of the motor... It should be said that it drove out slowly.
…
"Isn't your speed a little too fast?"
"Is it fast? It's only 40 kilometers at most!"
"Hey! Be careful. There's a carriage on the road. If you don't slow down, I'm going to shout!"
"Madam, when a man is driving, you'd better not talk to the side. It will affect driving safety."
Elizabeth couldn't help rolling her eyes, but she still couldn't help opening the car window and feeling the wind. The wind blowing from the car window messed up her long hair, and the son in her arms felt
He laughed at the strong wind blowing.
At this time, the atmosphere in the car was extremely warm.
Half an hour later, Zhu Xianhai parked the car on the side of the road. He looked at the endless wheat fields on both sides of the road. He held the slightly hot front of the car with his hand. Zhu Xianhai looked at the back seat of the car and then at the woman next to him. He saw her
The child he was holding in his arms suddenly felt pity in his heart.
"Pity……"
"What?"
"nothing?"
While shaking his head to get rid of the crimson thought, Zhu Xianhai was a little curious. This car might be his invention!
Maybe it will be his invention in the future!
This chapter has been completed!