Chapter 121 Its too late to explain, get on the boat quickly
This is a simple tube cart designed by Zhu Zhen and built by Zhu Di. It has only a wooden water wheel and a number of bamboo tubes installed diagonally around the wheel.
"Is it that simple?" The third child expressed disdain.
"As long as it's easy to use." Lao Si gave him a blank look. "Why are you standing there in a daze? Hurry and help."
The brothers worked together to fix the water wheel on the riverside and connect it to a water diversion pipe made of bamboo poles.
Chief Tang Jia also came over to help. He had used this kind of cart when he was young, but he couldn't make it.
After a lot of debugging, the brothers finally saw that the water flow pushed the water wheel to rotate, allowing the small tubes around the wheel to fill up with water in sequence, and then poured it into the water diversion pipe and led it into the canal field.
Although the water wheel does not rotate smoothly enough and requires someone to assist in turning it, it is much less labor-intensive than using a bucket.
"Li, you two are amazing!" The second brother looked at the two younger brothers with admiration. He felt that this was much better than studying.
"Actually, this thing has been around since the Sui Dynasty. I've read about it in books." Lao San also gave a thumbs up and said, "But Lao Liu was able to create it with his imagination at such a young age. It's really amazing."
"The main credit is due to the fourth brother." Even if Zhu Zhen forgot his identity as a prince, he did not forget to flatter the fourth brother. "I drew them all blindly, so it's hard for him to understand what I mean."
This is not modesty. As for his ghostly drawings, the fourth child can understand them. It can only be said that he has a unique eye.
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With the trolley, there is no need for so many people.
The second brother watched the cart by himself and asked his younger brothers and Chief Tang Jia to go to the fields to eat and rest.
Originally they did not have this meal. But now that conditions have improved, they will naturally resume eating three meals a day.
"Oh, I always eat your food, I feel so bad." Tang Jiazhang held the meat pie in one hand and the green onions in the other, dipping it in miso, and ate it very rudely.
"Eat whatever you want." The brothers didn't care at all, their minds were on other things.
"Old Tang, I heard that something happened in Zhongdu City?" Zhu Zhen knew that Chief Tang Jia was called to the county yesterday, so he wanted to find out.
There was no way, as soon as I returned to the village, there was no news. Zhang Hu didn’t come, so he didn’t know anything.
"Yes." Tang Jiazhang nodded, swallowed the food in his mouth and said: "I heard that the demons of the Ming Cult were causing trouble, but the scale was not large, and they were suppressed without causing any big trouble."
The brothers looked at each other and didn't quite believe it. One of the things they gained from coming out this time was that they no longer believed in the rhetoric that always whitewashed peace.
They now know how miserable the immigrants and civilians are living. They also know that they hate the imperial court to the point of death. Once the accumulated volcano erupts, how can it be easily suppressed?
"Don't go out to act recently. They are hunting for Mingjiao everywhere now. You may be in trouble." Tang Jiazhang warned them kindly.
"Hey, I'm not going out." The brothers responded casually.
After Old Man Tang had eaten and drank enough, he went to take care of the cart for his second brother. Zhu then worried and said, "We acted for the Mingjiao, does that count as a bandit?"
"With Magistrate Han here, we can protect him..." Zhu Di said not too sure. After learning so many truths, he was a little frightened about Zhongdu City and the Korean prince in Zhongdu City.
"Whatever, if we really can't protect him, we will be notified in advance to run away." Lao Liu still has a good attitude. He never thinks that running away is such a shameful thing.
"Oh, we shouldn't have come back in the first place." After a moment of silence, Zhu sighed. "Maybe we can prevent this from happening."
Zhu Zhen rolled his eyes secretly when he heard this, thinking why young people are so naive... Do you know how difficult it is to save someone?
Why did I end up in this situation because I was trying to save myself? I must give up my savior complex!
"Yes, at that time I just thought about running away." Zhu Di rarely agreed and Lao San replied: "Give me another chance to come back, I will definitely choose to join them!"
So that night, the opportunity came...
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Midnight, Hong Family Courtyard.
Suddenly, a dark shadow climbed over the wall and entered the courtyard, using the moonlight to touch towards the bedroom where snoring could be heard.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I walked to the door, I felt my foot stumble. Then, a bag of lime spilled down.
"ah……"
"Who!" Hearing the scream, Zhu Di reached out and took out the single knife under the mattress, jumped up and slashed.
"I, it's me! Shi Chenglu!" Fortunately, the visitor quickly announced his home address.
"Ah, Uncle Shi?" Zhu Di put the knife away abruptly.
The brothers were also woken up. After turning on the lamp, they saw Shi Chenglu, who was all white and had a face full of pain.
Lao Wu quickly went to the kitchen to get rapeseed oil and helped him wash off the lime on his face.
I saw Shi Chenglu's eyes were red and his whole body was white, like an old rabbit.
"What are you doing?" Protector Shi was extremely depressed.
"No, sorry, guard against thieves." Zhu Xi touched the back of his head and smiled sheepishly.
"Oh, it scares thieves. Thieves have very good noses. I don't know where they found out that we have made a fortune. We have been patronized several times in recent times." The third child explained. But he didn't know that it was strange that his family didn't attract thieves.
"Quite vigilant, good..." Shi Chenglu's anger was suppressed.
"Uncle Shi, why do you act like a thief?" Lao Liu asked.
"Oh, I don't have time to explain, come with me." Shi Chenglu stroked his greasy goatee before he remembered the business. "After daybreak, the Fengyang Mansion's officials will come to arrest you! We have to leave as soon as possible!"
"Ah, why, why do you want to arrest us?" the second brother asked in shock.
"Do you still need to ask? You have been touring with us for a month, and everyone knows that the Hong family is ours!" Shi Chenglu lowered his voice and said: "To tell you the truth, we found several hidden piles outside the village!
The government must have been targeting you for a long time!"
"Ah?" The brothers didn't hide the surprise on their faces. They didn't expect that they didn't notice it. "What about them now?"
"It has been overthrown by our people." Shi Chenglu urged anxiously: "Hurry up, we have to get on the boat quickly while it is dark and no one can see us!"
The brothers looked at each other and knew that it was impossible to leave now.
Zhu Xi then said: "Let's go, just go."
The brothers quickly packed up their belongings and left a note for the brothers in the Hong family class.
Shi Chenglu looked at it and saw that there was no problem, so he didn't stop him.
But before leaving, something went wrong again. The little fat man had to take his big buffalo with him.
"Hong E, we have to escape for our lives. Is it appropriate for you to take the lead?" Protector Shi was so angry that his beard stood straight up.
"Then I won't go." Zhu Zhen hugged the neck of the Great Sage Pingtian. He didn't want to leave at first, but he didn't care. The three brothers were going to Longtan and Tiger's Den, so he had no choice but to follow.
The old cow who was pulled out of the pen in the middle of the night was confused.
"Let him carry it. This cow is very sensible. Otherwise, if my brother can't walk, will you carry him on your back?" The brothers naturally doted on their younger brother.
"This is a cow!"
"Even in the worst case, it can be used as a food reserve..." Zhu Di said.
"Okay, okay, take it with you." Protector Shi was helpless.
During the tea time, five brothers and a cow followed Protector Shi out of Jinqiaokan and came to the river where Lao Liu often grazes cows.
A black awning sand boat was waiting there quietly.
The person standing on the bow of the boat with his hands behind his back is none other than the ordinary but dazzling Prince Ming.
Seeing that they had even brought the ox, the Ming Wang, who had planned to pretend to be Boyi, was so choked up that he could not speak.
Nima, do I want to take a boat with a cow?
ps. The eighth update, subscription and additional updates are completed. This update is for the leader of the alliance...
