Yan Wentian thought for a while, shook his head and said, "No, I still want to learn to make a revolving wooden chair. I want to build a revolving wooden chair for my grandfather."
Du He was stunned for a moment.
This is the grandson of Yan Shigu.
Although Yan Shigu did not openly support Kong Yingda and others' boycott of revolving wooden chairs, he would never go to a furniture factory to buy revolving wooden chairs.
But now his grandson wants to make him a rotating wooden chair, which is interesting to think about.
Du He then called Zhang Du over: "Zhang Du, I will leave this boy to you, and you will teach him how to make a revolving wooden chair."
Zhang Du hesitated and said: "Young Master, the construction of our revolving wooden chair is all secret. Let's leave it all to him, okay?"
The craftsmen in the furniture factory are each responsible for making only one kind of part, so even if they stay here for half a year, they may not be able to build a revolving wooden chair.
Du He waved his hand nonchalantly: "It's just a chair. Thousands of chairs have been sold now. If someone really wants to imitate it, just remove the parts one by one and imitate it. It's not a secret at all. Don't worry."
Zhang Du then safely took Yan Wentian to the inner room and arranged for craftsmen to teach him part by part.
It was already dusk.
As soon as Du He turned around, he saw Wen Buren preparing to leave.
A lot of time has passed since Wen Buren agreed to train the guards. In three days, the training of the guards will be completed.
More than ten young people recruited from the Lai Kingdom Government have made great progress after this period of training.
"Mr. Wen, stay!"
Du He shouted hurriedly.
Wen Buren stopped, turned around and said politely: "Is there something wrong, Mr. Du?"
Others don't know the ins and outs of what happened in the past few days, but Wen Buren, as a secret guard, knows that Du He has a lot of credit for solving this matter so quickly.
Therefore, Wen Buren dared not look down on Du He more and more.
He naturally became polite in his words and deeds.
What's more, he also wanted to know the whereabouts of his master's bearded guest from Du He.
Du He stepped forward and asked, "How is the Emperor doing?"
Wen Buren didn't know why, but he still replied: "The Supreme Emperor hasn't been fishing much recently. He often finds people to fight landlords, but after a long time, he feels bored. He is still thinking about why you don't go to the palace to see him."
Du He laughed and said, "I'd like Mr. Laowen to go back and tell the Emperor that I've been busy with chores lately and really can't leave. However, I've been studying a new game these days, which is more interesting than Landlords. If he's interested, I can come tomorrow."
Come to the furniture factory early in the morning and I will teach him a few tricks, and he will never be disappointed."
Wen Buren said: "Okay, I will definitely tell you."
The two exchanged pleasantries before Wen Buren left.
As soon as Wen Buren left, Du He turned around quickly and shouted: "Zhang Du!"
"Master, look for me!" Zhang Du appeared running.
Du He said: "Get the tools ready, I'll prepare the drawings, and let's build a new thing."
Less than half an hour later, Du He returned to the furniture factory and threw the drawings to Zhang Du.
Zhang Du picked it up and looked at it and asked curiously: "Master, what is this mahjong?"
"You'll know when the time comes! Start work as soon as possible. We must see the finished product early tomorrow morning. I don't plan on sleeping tonight either. I have to get this thing out."
…
Wen Buren returned to the palace, first went to Li Er to report the usual situation, and then went to the East Neiyuan.
The black slave stood at the door, caught a glimpse of Wen Buren, and said nothing.
Wen Buren stepped forward and asked: "Brother, has the Supreme Emperor fallen asleep?"
The black slave pointed inside, then turned around and disappeared out of the door.
Wen Buren shook his head helplessly, and then sighed.
Outsiders have no idea that he and the black slave are brothers, both disciples of the Qiu Beard Guest.
However, outsiders only know that Qiu Bearded Ke's proud disciple is Wen Buren, and few people know the name of the black slave. This is all because the two people made different choices at the beginning.
Wen Buren walked into the courtyard and saw Li Yuan talking to Li Ke, the king of Shu.
Among Li Er's group of princes, only Li Ke had a close relationship with Li Yuan. Others, such as Li Chengqian and others, knew that Li Yuan was in an awkward position, so they never came to this small courtyard.
Li Ke didn't care about anything. Anyway, he was the grandson of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty. He had no access to the power of the Tang Dynasty, so he could do things without any scruples.
Wen Buren stepped forward, greeted with a smile, and asked: "Wen Buren meets the Supreme Emperor!"
Li Yuan turned around, waved his hand and said, "It's Xiao Wen. You don't need to be too polite. We can be considered comrades who have fought against landlords together. Too much politeness will make us look awkward."
Wen Buren smiled and said: "That's true. Your Majesty, when I left Laiguo's mansion today, Du He asked me to tell you that he has prepared a new game, which is more interesting than Landlords. Please come to Datang Furniture Factory to play together tomorrow morning.
...I thought that this kind of trick would definitely disdain you, the Supreme Emperor, but I didn’t refuse him on the spot.”
When Li Yuan heard this, he said: "Go, why don't you go? There is a new game, so of course you have to go. During this period, playing Landlord every day is fun, but it doesn't make sense after a long time."
Wen Buren was immediately dumbfounded.
For many years, the Supreme Emperor has not left the East Inner Garden.
Even if it is a major sacrifice for a royal star, his old man will not take a direct look at it.
Now, for an unknown game, the Supreme Emperor is leaving the palace?
The shock in his heart couldn't be described as small.
…
There are several flowers in bloom, just choose one.
Shan said that Du He and Zhang Du worked hard all night and only made two sets of mahjong tiles.
There was no mahjong in this era, only simple sparrow tiles with simple forms and simple gameplay, not much fun.
The mahjong made by Du He was based on the mahjong in his memory. Everything from east to west, south to north, center, strips, tubes, and ten thousand pieces were all ready.
There are several most troublesome parts in making mahjong.
The first is to make sure that each card is the same size and about the same weight, otherwise it will be uncomfortable to play.
The second is to polish the card surface many times. In this era, there was no abrasive cloth, so this work is not very difficult. Only after it is fully polished and smooth can the hand feel good, otherwise you will not be able to play a few games, and the palm of your hand will probably be damaged.
There are blisters.
The third is carving. For example, complex patterns like Yaoji and a tube are very troublesome to carve, so Du He simply drew simple figures to minimize the trouble.
Originally, he thought that Zhang Du would be enough to carve patterns, but he didn't know that Zhang Du's carpentry skills were very good, but his carving skills were beyond praise, so he had to call Wang Erniu over overnight to help.
By daybreak, two sets of mahjong tiles were ready.