Yan Bing gestured with the size with her hands and asked Lao Fang to cut two pieces of mirror according to her request and prepare to take them home as a surprise for Lingyue.
Lao Fang took the order and came out. When Yan Bing saw no one in the room, he held the armrests of the chair with both hands and sat down slowly.
In this era, diamonds, also known as diamonds in later generations, were far less valuable than they are today. Although they were considered a type of gemstone, their price was as cheap as a roadside pebble compared to jade.
Unless the transparency, size, and shape are perfect, it will be set in a ring and sold as jewelry.
Therefore, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, as long as the craftsmen were working, they basically had more than a dozen drills or curiums inlaid with wood and with diamond heads, which were used to cut porcelain or jade. Naturally, the same is true here.
After a while, Lao Fang came back with two mirrors in his arms, a round mirror cut according to the proportion of a bronze mirror, and a rectangular mirror of the same height.
Yan Bing stood up slowly, took the round mirror, and took a closer look. It clearly reflected a "beautiful" little beauty. Except for her hair, which was as messy as a chicken coop, she looked like a pretty girl from every angle.
It was perfect, and I was fascinated by it for a moment.
While touching his chin, he carefully looked at the beauty in the mirror.
As expected of me!
Sure enough, it’s still me!
It wasn't until Lao Fang coughed twice that Yan Bing suddenly came back to his senses.
No! I was choosing a mirror!
He quickly "pulled" his eyes away from the beautiful woman in the mirror, made sure that there were no uneven spots on the primer and glass of the round mirror, and nodded with satisfaction.
Pointing to the rectangular mirror in Lao Fang's hand, he said: "I took away the round mirror today. For this square mirror, find good wood to make a frame and carve some reliefs on it. Of course! Don't be too exaggerated. It will be more beautiful."
good!"
Seeing Lao Fang nodding in response, Yan Bing smiled, hugged the round mirror and walked out the door.
When I walked to the door, I suddenly remembered that there was one more important thing. I quickly turned around and looked at Lao Fang and asked: "How is the production of the artillery?"
Lao Fang cupped his hands and said: "Back to Ding Guogong, now the gun body has been basically formed, and the main modifications to the gun wall and muzzle are still in progress. This batch of ten trial-produced guns should be ready in the next few days.
It can be completed.”
Yan Bing nodded with satisfaction, then pushed open the door, but was stopped by Lao Fang again.
So he slowly turned his head and looked at Lao Fang with a puzzled face: "Is there anything else important?"
I am in a hurry to go home and give my wife a surprise!!!
Looking at Lao Fang again, his face was slightly red, he was embarrassed, and he was embarrassed to speak for a long time.
Yan Bing was in a hurry to go home. When he saw the other party's effort, he wanted to get angry. He had to hold back his temper, turned around and said slowly: "Director Fang, we have known each other for half a year, why are you still doing this?"
It would be boring to be so reserved, just say what you have to say."
Lao Fang nodded and stammered out three words: "No...money..."
Upon hearing these three words, Yan Bing's eyebrows immediately raised, and then he regained his composure.
That's right, the cost of these ten artillery pieces alone is no less than 300,000 taels, so it's normal to have no money.
"Tell someone to get it from my house!" After Yan Bing finished speaking, he opened the door and went out.
While walking back, I was thinking about the silver.
My current total net worth is only more than 4 million taels. Excluding the cost of hundreds of artillery pieces, it is an expenditure of 3 million taels. Each artillery is equipped with thirty rounds of solid bullets, splitting bullets, grape bullets, and lime bullets.
The four million taels are gone...
Even if the success rate of the sand casting method is extremely high and the craftsmanship of these craftsmen is abnormal, there will always be a few useless cannons with exploded chambers. In order to fill this gap, I am afraid it will cost a lot of money.
I also need to build a school, train talents, and pay for the expenses of Yingxian Academy. After all, I am already running a huge deficit!??
There has been no news about the silver reward from Emperor Xuansi since last time. Should I urge him?
There are also soap, glass, and toilet paper. These commodities are just a drop in the bucket with the little purchasing power of the Xiaoqiuba in our military camp and Tongshun County.
It seems...it's time to put the establishment of the "Tongshun Chamber of Commerce" on the agenda...
Yan Bing thought about it all the way, and before he knew it, he had arrived at the door of the house. He greeted Wang Li, Zhou Zeng, and a few doormen, and after saying a few polite words, he softly opened his door.
He walked in quietly, passed through the main hall and the tea room, came to the bedroom, and looked sideways at Ling Yue on the bed.
It's okay not to look at it. I almost dropped the mirror in my hand when I looked at it.
Before, outside the customs, they all slept on felts, which were like sleeping bags and wrapped them tightly, so there was no clue.
Now that she has returned to the pass and covered herself with the quilt, Ling Yue's sleeping appearance is immediately invisible and clearly visible.
I saw Ling Yue on the bed, lying on her back. When she went out, Yan Bing covered her with the quilt. Now she has kicked her to the ground. The pajamas on her body have been wrinkled all over. Even her clothes are wrinkled.
Her navel was exposed. One of her hands was on the head of the bed and slapped on Yan Bing's pillow. The other hand was placed on her belly, scratching it instinctively from time to time.
Yan Bing suppressed his laughter, first took off the bronze mirror on the dressing table and replaced it with a glass mirror. Then, he picked up the silk cloth covering the mirror, walked to the bed, and gently wiped the saliva from the corner of Lingyue's mouth.
, then gently lifted her head and turned her pillow over.
Because the front of the pillow was already mostly soaked with her saliva...
Although Lingyue's sleeping posture at this moment can only be described as "sloppy", in Yan Bing's opinion, it is still so cute.
He raised his hand to scratch her little nose, kissed her forehead, then picked up the quilt on the ground, dusted it, and covered her tightly, and then quietly walked out of the door and came to
backyard.
It happened to be meal time, and although I wasn't particularly hungry, I felt full and slept better.
When they arrived at the backyard, they found that the old man and his uncle had already taken their seats, and the main seat in the middle was still empty. Xue Kui also sat obediently next to his master, completely losing the arrogance and arrogance he had before.
He looked like he was there, with his head lowered, staring at the food without saying a word.
"Ouch! My dear disciple! I haven't seen you for several days. I miss you so much. Come on! Sit down, sit down!" The old man was facing the archway of the front yard. When he saw Yan Bing coming in, he immediately had a look on his face.
Smiling evilly, he opened his mouth to tease.
Senior Brother and Lu Liang immediately covered their mouths and snickered, but Xue Kui on the side didn't even raise her head. After hearing the words, she just grinned at the corner of her mouth and treated it as a sneer.
Yan Bing was also speechless and had nothing to say. He could only blush and smile awkwardly, then pulled up a chair and took a seat.
"Hey? Where's that girl Lingyue? She... doesn't want to eat?" The old man saw Yan Bing sitting down alone, but there was no sign of Lingyue, so he asked with concern.
"Lingyue is a little sleepy. She went to bed after lunch. Master, don't worry." Yan Bing answered with a smile, picked up the empty bowl in front of him and started to fill the meal.
"After all, I'm still a little thin, and I can't bear it after just one day." After Xue Kui finished speaking, she stood up, grabbed the bowl and wooden spoon from Yan Bing's hand, and helped her fill a full bowl.
After getting excited, he handed it back to Yan Bing and continued: "You have to eat more! Be careful of drying yourself out!!"
When everyone heard Xue Kui's sour words, they immediately started to eat with their heads down, and no one spoke to them...
"Thank you... thank you, senior sister..." Yan Bing was speechless and timidly took over the job.
Xue Kui leaned back in her seat, put her hands on her chest, and said leisurely: "Sooner or later, we will be a family! What are you thanking for!?"
"Pfft~" Fengchen couldn't hold it back for a moment, and the food in his mouth squirted all over the floor, and then he started coughing desperately, as if the rice particles were stuck in the trachea.
Lu Liang hurriedly stepped forward and slapped him on the back, but his smile was almost distorted.
Where is Yan Bing?
Just pretend not to understand.
Weakly replied: "Senior Sister, why did you say this? Our Feixia Clan is already as close as a family, so why bother sooner or later?"
After saying that, without looking at Xue Kui's face, he picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth.
"That's good! Since it doesn't matter sooner or later, then you can marry senior sister now! Senior sister is willing to be a minor!"
"Pfft~" "Cough cough cough cough cough!!!"
This time it was Yan Bing who almost choked himself to death...
He wiped the tears he had coughed up and glanced at Xue Kui, who was glaring at him...
In terms of ignoring etiquette and ignoring virtual faces, even a modern person like her can't compare...
Yan Bing couldn't help but feel deeply admired!!
But for a while I didn’t know how to refuse...
That's too harsh...
This is my senior sister...
To put it lightly...
What if she says the same thing in front of Lingyue next time...
When she was in a dilemma and didn't know how to reply, a guard suddenly ran in from the front yard, raised his hands to Yan Bing's back and said: "Dong Guo... There is a girl named "Caiyi" outside the door, saying that she is with Yan Bing.
