Regarding the bellows, later dictionaries explain it as follows: a device that compresses air to produce airflow. The most common one is a wooden box, a piston and a live door, which is used to make the furnace fire strong.
However, the word bellows first appeared in Song Yingxing's "Tiangong Kaiwu" in the 10th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty. In Song Yingxing's explanation, it was called "bellows". However, the bellows that Song Yingxing mentioned at that time was a piston-type two-way continuous blast.
Bellows. Prior to this, a wooden fan was recorded in the Military Classics of the Northern Song Dynasty... Its principle is quite similar to that of the late Eastern Han Dynasty.
The drawing drawn by Cao Peng is of a piston-type two-way blowing bellows.
Once something like this, which is more than a thousand years ahead of its time, spreads, it will inevitably have a huge impact.
Cao Peng is not worried about the impact. What he is worried about is that this thing is his treasure and is related to his future plans...
He didn't want what he had worked so hard to draw to become someone else's wedding dress.
If it is taken away by someone who does not know how to do it, it is just a piece of waste paper; but if it is taken by someone who knows how to do it, it will really cause big trouble.
The more he thought about it, the more anxious he became, but Cao Peng couldn't stay still!
"Dad, I'm going out for a while."
Cao Ji didn't know what was happening and was concentrating on blacksmithing.
Therefore, he responded and said no more. But Cao Ji didn't notice it, but it didn't mean that others didn't notice it. Both Wang Meng and Deng Ji noticed something was wrong with Cao Peng! But Cao Ji couldn't leave at all.
Wang Meng frowned and said loudly: "Hutou, follow me and have a look."
"knew!"
Wang Mai quickly agreed and followed quickly.
The two of them rushed out of the gate almost one after the other and ran towards the river beach.
"What's wrong with Ah Fu? He seems to have lost his soul."
Deng Ji said: "Listening to what he just said, it seems that he has lost something... It should be nothing serious. I will go find him in a while."
Cao Peng's status in the family is increasing day by day.
Due to his age, in the eyes of Deng Ji and others, he was still a child.
It is normal for children to be careless, so Deng Ji didn't take it to heart.
But Wang Meng has a different view. In his eyes, Cao Peng is not an ordinary child. He has many characteristics that are unmatched by his peers. He is bold, careful, knowledgeable, and calm. Even Cao Peng is in Zhongyang Town.
After killing Cheng Ji, he looked calm and calm afterward. If he was so panicked, something big must have happened... Although Wang Mai followed him, Wang Meng was still worried.
"Uncle and grandson, you stay here and take care of it. I'll go over and take a look. The weather is not very good. It's snowing so much. Don't really cause trouble."
"That's fine, I'd like to thank you, Father."
Wang Meng walked out of the shed and looked up at the gloomy sky.
The snow is getting heavier gradually.
Wang Meng put on his cotton robe and walked to the gate. As soon as he stepped out, he saw a carriage parked outside the door.
A middle-aged man stepped forward and was startled when he saw Wang Meng. He then raised his hands and said, "May I ask the master if you have lost anything?"
Lost something!
Ah Fu was in a panic just now, as if he had lost something.
Wang Meng looked at the middle-aged man in confusion, "Um... may I ask, are you..."
"That's right, I am the steward of the Zhang family in Nieyang. Today I accompanied the young lady across the river to do some errands. I picked up a leather bag under the peach tree on the river beach.
There are no other houses around here, so it must be related to the owner's house.
Therefore, the young lady ordered me to come and inquire. At the same time, I also have some questions that I would like to ask the master... Is it convenient for me to take the liberty of visiting?"
The middle-aged man speaks very well and is very organized.
His words make people feel that he is well-educated and sounds very comfortable.
Wang Meng turned around and called: "Uncle, come here."
Deng Ji heard Wang Meng's call and ran over quickly. After hearing Wang Meng's introduction, Deng Ji stood in awe, "It turns out to be Miss Zhang. I missed you so much. Please forgive me!"
At this time, the curtain of the carriage was raised, and a girl stepped out of the carriage.
Judging from her age, the girl is about fourteen or fifteen, seven feet tall, with a slightly plump figure and a sense of nobility. Her black hair is combed in a pony style that was very popular in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and was originally created by Sun Shou, wife of General Liang Ji.
However, it is different from the ordinary fallen horse bun. The girl's fallen horse bun is very creative, just like the shape of a fallen horse... In later generations, this fallen horse bun was called the Japanese fallen horse bun.
Wearing a turquoise hairpin on her head, her eyebrows are lightly swept.
Wearing a bright yellow blouse with a white cotton robe and cape. This blouse is also called upper garment.
However, tops do not mean tops, but high-quality clothes. Just by looking at her clothes, you can tell that this girl has a good background.
It's just that my skin tone is slightly darker...
Not black either!
If expressed in modern language, it is wheat color.
A pair of bright eyes, a straight and delicate nose bridge, and a charming little cherry mouth.
Deng Ji hurriedly came forward and saluted respectfully: "Miss Unknown is here, please forgive me."
"Sir, this little lady took the liberty of coming to disturb you. She made a mistake in the first place. Why should you be so polite? Your little lady is here today to ask for advice."
"Ah, please come inside!"
As he spoke, Deng Ji stepped aside to make way, and the girl stepped up the steps without being polite.
As soon as I entered the door, I heard a sizzling sound.
It turned out that it was Cao Ji who clamped the finished workpiece and put it into a sink.
A fishy smell suddenly filled the yard.
The girl frowned, then her eyes lit up and she said softly.
It turned out that she discovered that there were two sinks in the shed. An iron-melting furnace and two sinks seemed unusual. Moreover, the sink did not seem to be clean water for quenching. The girl couldn't help but stop, but she was surprised.
I saw that after Cao Ji took the workpiece out of the water tank, he did not immediately put it into the iron furnace to continue forging, but put the workpiece into another water tank...
The tank didn't seem to contain water, but a special liquid.
Along with the rising smoke, there is also a strange smell.
In other words, these two sinks are specially designed and have different uses.
The girl has seen many blacksmiths, but this is the first time she has seen them quenching like this...
"May I ask, sir, why do we need to build two quenching tanks?"
Deng Ji was startled and was about to answer when he heard Wang Meng say: "Haha, it's just messing around. Don't be surprised, Miss. It's a rough job, it's not very good. Please come in!"
Wang Meng remembered that Cao Peng had told him not to tell others the purpose of the sink.
Seeing that Deng Ji seemed to want to tell the truth, he quickly stepped forward to explain.
"Oh, it's just nonsense, it's just nonsense."
At first, Deng Ji was so intimidated by the name of Zhang from Niyang that he lost his composure.
He told Cao Peng that although the Zhang family in Nieyang was not a powerful family like Yuan Shao, it was still a family of officials. However, he was intimidated by the name of the Zhang family, not out of fear, but out of respect.
Yangzhang family, a medical doctor for generations, is very famous in the local area.
After the failure of the Yellow Turban Uprising, Nanyang County was littered with corpses, triggering a huge plague.
At that time, the Niyang Zhang family almost spent all their wealth to quell the spread of the plague. Moreover, in order to save the people, the Zhang family also sent many doctors to treat people everywhere. In just a few months, the Zhang family survived countless lives. However, in order to save the people
However, the Zhang family sacrificed the lives of six of their children... Not to mention Nieyang, Jiyang, the entire Nanyang County, and even most of Jingzhou, who dares to be disrespectful when mentioning the Zhang family?
For this reason, Deng Ji almost forgot Cao Peng's explanation.
A bright smile appeared on the girl's face, her bright eyes blinked, and she suddenly smiled and said: "In this case, the little girl will disturb the husband's family."
After speaking, she walked into the living room accompanied by Deng Ji.
"Who is that girl?"
Only then did Cao Ji notice it and asked Wang Meng doubtfully.
"I don't know. It seems that I picked up Ah Fu's things and came to return them... Oh, she is a child of the Zhang family in Niyang. You should also go in and meet her. Don't lose your etiquette and cause others to criticize her."
When Cao Ji heard this, he quickly agreed.
He hurriedly changed his clothes and walked into the living room.
I saw the girl holding a black leather bag, "Excuse me, is this an item from your home?"
Cao Ji recognized at a glance that this leather bag belonged to Cao Peng, and quickly said: "Yes, this is indeed my family's belongings..."
"Ah, this is my father-in-law, please forgive me, miss..."
Dad, this is a young lady from the Zhang family in Niyang. She found a leather bag on the river beach and came to return it."
"Is this really your thing?"
The girl seemed a little unconvinced.
In fact, this family made her feel quite weird.
Judging from Deng Ji's speech and behavior, he seems to be a scholar. But his father-in-law is actually a blacksmith?
Cao Ji heard the confusion in the girl's tone and felt a little unhappy, "Of course it's my thing, could I still lie to you?"
"Old sir, please don't be angry."
The girl quickly apologized and then said: "After the little lady picked up this leather bag, she accidentally found a few drawings... I was curious, so I took the liberty to come and disturb you. I also hope that the old gentleman can teach the little girl what is drawn on these pictures.
What is the use of this thing?"
As she spoke, she took out some pieces of hemp paper and placed them on the case.
Deng Ji was startled, stepped forward and took a look, but he became furious.
"How dare Afu do this?"
He couldn't understand the graphics on the paper.
It just felt like a cabinet... What made Deng Ji angry was that these linen papers were hard to come by, so Cao Peng just took them away and actually scribbled on them. It was a waste.
"Isn't this painted by sir?"
"Oh...this is what my brother-in-law did!"
Deng Ji couldn't help but feel a little ashamed. You know, although hemp paper is not as precious as Zuo Bo's paper, it is still very rare for ordinary scholars. As a scholar himself, he naturally knows the hardships of such scholars... Such precious paper is actually very rare.
quilt……
Deng Ji was a little angry!
"Your brother-in-law?"
The girl's eyes lit up, "Can you introduce me to the little girl?"
As soon as the words came out, she realized something was wrong. She blushed and said quickly: "The little lady is very interested in the things in this picture, so I want to ask for advice."
"Well... he seems to be looking for something!"
Looking for something?
The girl was startled for a moment, then smiled and said, "But this leather bag?"
"Exactly!"
From the looks of it, this drawing is really unusual.
The girl also has a family background and is very obsessed with the art of mechanical engineering.
When I first saw the bellows pattern in the picture, I didn't know what it was, but I was keenly aware that it must have quite a lot of uses.
The owner of this picture seems to value it very much...
