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Chapter 3 The Four Great Inventions

Xiuzhu was teased by Wu Shigong and was stunned for a moment. His bright eyes widened and his mouth opened wide. The blush spread from his face to the root of his neck. Then he woke up and his little head exited the tent with a "swish".

"Dengdeng" ran outside. As she ran, she said: "The young master's head must be broken. I will go to the Marquis to report the good news." Her words made Wu Shigong stunned. She told my father that my brain is broken.

Dropped it? The little girl was speechless. Then she burst into laughter because the prank had succeeded. She couldn't help it anymore, her stomach hurt, and she burst into tears.

Lying on the bed alone, Wu Shigong gradually calmed down. Since he has traveled through time, don't waste the advantage of time travel. It would be great if you could cheat with the known history. The unlucky guy who was transported through time had read "History of the Kingdom and Dynasties" backwards.

"A Brief Introduction", but those were all things that had already happened in the Ming Dynasty. As for Wu Shigong himself, based on his educational level that he had not graduated from junior high school, his historical knowledge should not be mentioned.

Wu Shigong only remembers that he is now in mid-May of the sixth year of the Ming Dynasty. Apocalypse? Emperor Tianqi? I have never heard of it. To be precise, in addition to Zhu Yuanzhang who played the founding of the country and Chongzhen who played hanging, Wu Shigong in his previous life had no influence on the Ming Dynasty.

None of the other emperors were known. Wu Shigong couldn't help but sigh, it would be great if he could time travel to the Qing Dynasty. Thanks to many modern Qing palace dramas, Wu Shigong is familiar with the emperors of the Qing Dynasty. But if you think about it carefully, in the dramas, these emperors are also

He just went to the south of the Yangtze River to kill corrupt officials and talk about love. I don’t know what he did specifically. On the contrary, I know a little bit about the two queen mothers of the Qing Dynasty. One of them was with a high official of the Ming Dynasty (Wu Shigong didn’t know it was Hong Chengchou).

She had an affair; she had an affair with her brother-in-law for a while, and she was like the Empress Dowager Da Yuer of Xiaozhuang who had lovers all over the world. The other was Cixi who cut the map of China from "camel" to "rooster" and had a eunuch named Xiao Lizi by her side.

The Queen Mother. Of course, in Wu Shigong's memory, the most famous figure in the Qing Dynasty was a princess, the princess named Huanzhu. I heard that because of her, many writers on Qidian Nvwan changed their pen names to "Qiong Yao".

It seemed that he couldn't cheat anymore. Wu Shigong stretched his muscles and felt that he was in good condition, so he pushed away the quilt, bent down and got out of the tent and got up. The bedroom was very small, with almost no other furniture except a bed. There was only one

There are a few books on the bedside table. There is a small bench next to the bed, which looks like the embroidered bamboo was sitting on just now. Separated by a curtain outside is a small bed, with the quilts on it folded neatly. It should be

The place where Xiuzhu slept. After walking out of the bedroom, there was a small hall. Turning left, Wu Shigong walked into the study.

Wu Shigong was shocked as soon as he entered the study. The study was very messy, with books everywhere, many of them open, and even a few books were missing on the chair. Wu Shigong actually admired the unlucky guy a little. Because Wu Shigong

I heard a saying that if the books in the study are neat, it proves that the owner does not study, otherwise it means that he studies hard. Now Wu Shigong understands a little bit why this unlucky guy does not go out for entertainment, so many books (lose),

How to have fun? It doesn’t matter whether it’s playing mahjong or playing Landlords. There’s only a bunch of books (lose)!

The sun shining through the window was very comfortable. Without a watch, Wu Shigong looked up and looked at the direction of the sun. It was estimated to be around nine or ten o'clock in the morning. He moved his joints a few times, set up a martial arts stance, and performed a set of combination punches.

. Quite satisfied. It looks like the body is in good shape. Except for the bandaged head, which still hurts a little. Even the wound on the head is not a big problem. Wu Shigong has been fighting since he was a child and has a lot of experience in being beaten and injured.

There was a sudden noise in his ears. Wu Shigong opened the window of the study and looked out. He saw Xiuzhu holding a food box, his little face flushed. A serious-faced middle-aged woman and several women surrounded her.

Xiuzhu was chirping something. When they heard the sound of Wu Shigong opening the window, they both looked in the direction of Wu Shigong. Xiuzhu took the opportunity to break out of the encirclement and trotted towards the house.

The middle-aged woman squatted down slightly, as if she wanted to salute Wu Shigong, but as soon as she made the move, she seemed to think of something again, so she just nodded to Wu Shigong as a greeting, then turned around and walked away with the women.

Go. Wu Shigong smiled mockingly to himself. It seemed that his status was indeed very low! These slaves didn't take their Fourteenth Master seriously at all. They were probably bullying Xiuzhu just now. It didn't matter anyway.

I probably won't be able to stay at this house for a few more days, so there's no need to worry about it.

Seeing Xiuzhu approaching the door of the house, Wu Shigong also closed the window and walked out of the study to the small hall. Xiuzhu walked in angrily and put the food box on the table. Seeing Wu Shigong only wearing underwear, he immediately complained:

"Young master, you really don't take care of yourself. You just injured your head, and now you are only wearing small clothes to get out of bed. What if the wind blows and you get typhoid? I don't know if anyone will care about you in the future."

As he spoke, Xiuzhu shed tears.

Wu Shigong is most afraid of women's tears. Of course, if the woman's appearance disappoints the audience, that's another matter. Wu Shigong hurriedly stepped forward to comfort her: "My body is fine, don't cry, don't cry."

But Xiuzhu was still crying and crying endlessly, and Wu Shigong was helpless on the side. This girl had so many tears. Suddenly an idea came to her, and she smiled and said to Xiuzhu: "I just learned a song, let me sing it to you.

Ah." Then, regardless of Xiuzhu, he sang at the top of his voice: "Buffalo (niu), buffalo (niu), the horns come out first and then the head comes out..." The lyrics are weird, and the singing tone is even weirder.

"Pfft." Xiuzhu was teased by Wu Shigong until she burst into tears. "The young master will make mischief." Xiuzhu's mood gradually calmed down. He entered the bedroom and brought Wu Shigong a coat to put on. Then he opened the food box and took out

A bowl of rice porridge, a plate of steamed buns and a pair of chopsticks. Wu Shigong was really hungry, so he sat down and started chewing.

Xiuzhu also sat down opposite, holding his head with his hands, complaining: "Cook Wang in the kitchen just gave me a bowl of white rice porridge. The young master was injured, and the servant saw that there was a soup of white fungus and lotus seeds stewed on the stove, and wanted to ask her to allow it.

I won’t even take a bowl of it.”

"It's okay. White rice porridge is just fine." Wu Shigong chewed the buns with his mouth full and replied nonchalantly. Anyway, he is used to being bullied at home. This is not the first time, and it is probably not the last time. It is not worth getting angry.

"Master, I want to ask you something."

Wu Shigong raised his head and looked at Xiuzhu, waiting for Xiuzhu to continue.

"My servant knows that Shu Mo has done something wrong, but he has been punished with twenty lashes. I heard that he will be sent to the village to farm after he recovers from his injuries. Please ask the young master to intercede with the Marquis and let Shu Mo still follow you.

.Shu Mo himself knows that he is wrong. You know, Shu Mo is my cousin, and my parents and my aunt bothered me all night last night."

"No problem." Wu Shigong answered simply. Shumo was his personal servant and book boy. During the fight that day, Wu Shigong was beaten by others, but he ran home unharmed and deserved to be punished. However, Wu Shigong felt that

It is also understandable that when he was young, he was beaten by many people and ran away. This kind of thing had happened to Wu Shigong when he was a gangster, so he didn't think it was a big deal. But he didn't know that at that time, when the master was in danger, a slave would carry someone on his back.

Running away from the master is simply a "high-voltage line" in the code of conduct for domestic slaves. It is not too much for any domestic slave who does this kind of behavior to be beaten to death by his master. Shu Mo was only given twenty lashes and was punished to farm. This was already

The Wu family has an honest family.

When Xiuzhu heard that Wu Shigong had agreed to her, she burst into laughter. Seeing that Wu Shigong had finished eating, she quickly put the empty bowls and plates into the food box, lifted the food box and told Wu Shigong: "Young Master is in good health, so he should stay in bed more."

Just lie down for a while."

Wu Shigong nodded and saw Xiuzhu jumping out of the house with a food box, and turned back into the bedroom. He couldn't bear to take off his coat, so he hung up the cloth and clothes and lay down on the bed.

The excitement when he first traveled through time had passed, and Wu Shigong then thought about some way to cheat after time traveling. The way of referring to history just now didn't work. Since this way is unavailable, let's find another way. "There are many ways for me!" Wu Shigong couldn't help but think about it.

I thought smugly.

Then make a fortune by inventing and creating! Be an Edison of the Ming Dynasty. But which invention should you make? Wu Shigong was not a technical person in his previous life, and his educational level was also quite low. He had not graduated from junior high school. Think about it, think about it. By the way

, we are engaged in the four famous inventions of our country: papermaking, movable type printing, compass, and gunpowder. Thanks to Wu Shigong, he still remembers it. "A good memory means a future!" Wu Shigong was proud of himself for the second time.

But just after finishing his complacency, Wu Shigong saw the books placed on the bedside table beside the bed. It seemed that papermaking and movable type printing were no longer needed. Then there was the compass. But... listen, listen, point - south

——Needle, this thing sounds so complicated! Then there is only gunpowder. You can’t make much money selling firecrackers, but if you can make some foreign guns and cannons, you will make a fortune! Wu Shigong knew this in his previous life

, selling drugs and arms is the most profitable.

Xiuzhu walked in at this time. Seeing that Wu Shigong was thinking in a daze, he gently moved the bench and sat beside his bed, holding an embroidery sample and looking up and down. Wu Shigong didn't notice Xiuzhu coming in, and was still lying there.

Dreaming about getting rich. But the time for dreaming is always very short. Wu Shigong suddenly heard the sound of "ping pong ping pong" coming from the distance. Wu Shigong was stunned. This sound was so familiar. He heard it once every year during the New Year. He

Jumped up from the bed and shouted: "What's going on outside?"

Xiuzhu was also frightened by his shouting and jumped up from the bench. His face turned pale, and he tremblingly replied: "They are setting off firecrackers."

Nonsense, don’t I know about setting off firecrackers? Wu Shigong then asked: “I’m asking why the firecrackers go off?”

"Because there is gunpowder in it." Xiuzhu replied in a low voice and intermittently, for fear that the young master would not be satisfied with his answer. It turns out that gunpowder is something that even the little maids in the deep houses of the Ming Dynasty knew about! Wu Shigong stared at Xiuzhu.

Zhu and Xiuzhu also stared at him. They stared at him for a long time. Wu Shigong suddenly looked up to the sky and let out a scream. He fell straight onto the bed, and the bed creaked under the weight of his thick body.

She had been stimulated too much today, and Xiuzhu's little heart couldn't bear it anymore. She angrily stretched out her small fist and hammered Wu Shigong to vent her anger. After a few blows, she found that the young master's body was strong, but her little hand hurt a little.

It paid off, and he sat back on the bench with his mouth pouted and angrily.

I no longer had opportunistic dreams. It was also to kill boredom. The two of them just lay on the bed and the other sat on the bench beside the bed and started chatting. Wu Shigong suddenly thought of the noisy thing just now, so he asked Xiuzhu Dao

: "What were you arguing outside the door just now? Are they bullying you again?"

Unexpectedly, Xiuzhu became very angry when he mentioned what had just happened. He put the embroidery pattern next to the bed and began to chatter. It turned out that the middle-aged woman who was leading just now was the eldest brother Wu Shigong, the wife of the respectful prince.

Wu Shigong’s wet nurse and dowry nun. One of the future obedient house stewards. What a terrifying identity! When Wu Shigong heard the introduction, he whistled.

The eldest grandma had a problem, which was the marriage of her third son. Her third son was a pockmarked and lame man. He probably suffered from smallpox and polio since he was a child. But he survived tenaciously, but he fell behind.

Because he was disabled, it was very difficult to find a marriage partner. But the third son had a very high vision. When his mother came to Gongshun Hou Mansion, he saw the embroidered bamboo and was moved. So he told his mother what he thought.

.

The eldest mother-in-law knew her son's thoughts, and there was nothing she could do. Because Wu Shigong was still the master no matter what, and the maids in his room would basically become Wu Shigong's maids. If she was favored and had children, she would even

She was raised as a concubine. Unexpectedly, Wu Shigong got married and basically had no chance of marrying a concubine in the future. Therefore, the eldest mother's mind came to life again. She begged the prince's wife for this matter, and the prince's wife also

Agreed.

So, the eldest nanny thought that the marriage was a certainty, and today she brought several of her three aunts and six wives to marry her. But Xiuzhu was not happy when she heard about the marriage. In addition, the eldest nanny might have to deal with it.

The future daughter-in-law had to establish rules first, so her tone was rather harsh, so the two sides had a dispute.

At the end of the sentence, Xiuzhu waved his little fist angrily, "I just won't marry." Then he immediately changed his look of pity and begged Wu Shigong: "Master, you have to help me!"

"Young Master, I absolutely support you!" Wu Shigong imitated the embroidery technique and waved his fist, "It would be too much to be both pockmarked and lame. If it's just pockmarked, it's not much of a problem."

"Huh?" Xiuzhu's eyes widened and he didn't react for a moment.

"That's wrong. If it were just a lame person, it would be fine." Wu Shigong continued teasing Xiuzhu.

Now Xiuzhu understood. After the young master woke up today, he was so angry. Xiuzhu tried to beat the young master a few times even though his little hands hurt. Xiuzhu beat Wu Shigong, and Wu Shigong dodged around on the bed, laughing and joking.

, while Xiuzhu was not paying attention, he grabbed Xiuzhu's wrist and pulled her into the bed. He took the opportunity to eat Xiuzhu a few times. The two started to fight on the bed.

While fooling around, Wu Shigong thought: "It's a good life for a young master who teases little maids every day. If I continue, one day I will rise to level ten and become a little bully who teases little girls and wives on the streets."

Life is so wonderful!"

"Ahem!" A cough suddenly came from the door. The two stopped fighting and looked towards the door. It was Wu Shigong's father Wu Weizhong and his eldest brother Wu Shixun. Wu Weizhong looked at the two people with very unhappy expressions.

Xiuzhu suddenly jumped out of bed like a frightened little rabbit, shrank to the corner of the room, lowered his head, and said hello in a voice no louder than a mosquito: "Master Hou, the Crown Prince."

Wu Shigong also climbed up from the bed, bent down and saluted: "Master Hou, eldest brother."


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