Cub Nursery

Thick curtains were drawn on the windows on both sides of the small room, and the small door was also closed, making it very dark.

"Hmph." Yang Qiong leaned his back against the wall, slowly tensing up, looking at the cubs in the dark.He was disdainful on the face, but he was always on guard in his heart.

Suddenly, the flame cub took out the fire pocket and blew on it, and lit an oil lamp.

The bean-sized flame gradually grew bigger, which seemed nothing unusual.

The flower tree cub moved back and forth with the stretched white cloth, and suddenly said: "It's done."

"Ho!" Yang Qiong's pupils dilated instantly, staring at the white cloth closely, in disbelief.

On the white cloth was an inverted flame, exactly like a burning oil lamp.In the darkness, the flame swayed slightly, and the flame on the white cloth also swayed, just standing upside down.

The small room was extremely quiet, and the voice of the little cub slowly sounded, "The shape of the flame passes through the small hole and becomes a flame, and the round light we see through the leaves is actually the image of the sun."

Yan Xun told the cubs, and they all kept it firmly in their hearts, and now he said it slowly, with a deep belief in Yan Xun in his tone.

"Whatever you want to ask, you can ask." Yan Xun said calmly.

The curtains of the windows on both sides were suddenly pulled open, and the bright sunlight came in, which quickly overwhelmed the light from the small oil lamps.The cubs put away the boards, white cloth, oil lamps and other things in an orderly manner, and put them back in their original places.

Yang Qiong came back to his senses fiercely, looking at these well-behaved cubs with a sullen face.

Flame Cub glanced at Yan Xun, saw him nodding, and said, "Your Excellency, you want to make a two-wheeled cart without horses or mules. Do you think it can run?"

"You don't need to flatter, let the car run by itself? A joke." Yang Qiong looked at Yan Xun amusedly, "My lord has no cultivation and no high-level Taoism, how can you make the car run? Absolutely impossible!"

If Taoism is cultivated to the extreme, it can overwhelm the river like a monster, but the price is extremely high.

Although Yan Xun is in Honglu Temple, he is just an ordinary person.Yang Qiong concluded that he does not know Taoism, and it is basically impossible for the so-called two-wheeled car to run by itself.

"It's ok." Yan Xun didn't feel embarrassed, but smiled, "But it will take a few days. You can bring some people to see how I can make the two-wheeled car run..."

"Then I'll wait!" Yang Qiong believed that Yan Xun was procrastinating on purpose, and when the time comes, maybe the big things will be reduced to minor ones, and the matter can be left alone.

Then he must bring more people to let Yan Xun taste the taste of big talk.

Because the outcome was still undecided, Yang Qiong felt that he had a chance to win, so he left Honglu Temple triumphantly.

The two-wheeled car, Yan Xun had already drawn a picture for the cubs to see.It's just that it's not so easy to build, especially before Honglu Temple didn't have two workshops next to it, let alone iron smelting.

At this time, Yetie has flame cubs, and Liquid Iron has black and white cubs, which can completely create the shape Yan Xun wants.

"The most important thing about an iron donkey is the two wheels and the chain. Everything else should be done according to the drawings." Yan Xun said carefully, "The wheels should be round."

"En." The black and white cub nodded seriously.

This matter requires a lot of help from the black and white cubs. The cubs are very happy these days, and even found a thin thread by themselves, tied one end and moved the other end, and quickly drew a perfect circle on the ground .

Waiting for the stones in the stove to turn into liquid, the black and white cub hurriedly stepped forward, holding his breath and exerting force.

Hot molten iron flew out, forming a perfect circle close to the ground.

Yan Xun stood by and watched, and he found that the black and white cub's ability to shape is getting stronger and stronger, and now it is not difficult to make two wheels in one go.The chain is a small mechanism that repeats one after another, and the black and white cubs can make a lot of them in one go.

The iron balls needed inside are even simpler, and the black and white cubs can easily make a bunch of them.

The parts are complete, and the cubs assembled together, and the frame was assembled on the same day, leaving the last and most important step.

"I'm ready." Seeing Yan Xun looking over, the little cub immediately puffed up his chest.

The appearance of the little cub is very strange, the face is white, and the hair looks nothing unusual, but it is very elastic and can be stretched very long. Not only that, the little cub itself is also very capable of bouncing, and can spit out a sticky Gooey slime.

The mucus hardens quickly when it gets outside, but is still very elastic.

When Yan Xun first came to Honglu Temple, Tantan cub had just made such a small nest for himself, and was going to help other cubs make a nest, but Yan Xun didn't need it when he came.

Now that small nest with great elasticity, placed in the cabinet, is something Yan Xun cares about very much.

"Do as much as you can." Yan Xun said while touching the little head of the cub.He is different from the snake-body cub. The snake-body cub is just consuming its own strength while splashing water, while the bouncy cub needs to spit out what belongs to him.

"En." Bouncing Cub nodded seriously.

He can only build nests, and his abilities are useless at all. He has been looking forward to this day since he came to Honglu Temple.Because when Yan Xun first saw the little nest, he told the little cub to wait, sooner or later he would need his help a lot.

Now that this day has come, Bouncing Cub is extremely excited.

Taking a deep breath, Bouncing Cub opened its mouth, facing the huge wooden basin in front of it, and spit out a lot of mucus in one gulp.

Yan Xun hurriedly took the round tube made of leaves connected end to end, rolled it in, and then took it out, the surface was covered with a layer of mucus, and the mucus solidified quickly when the wind blew.

The solidified round tube is smooth on the outside and extremely elastic, so it won't be burned by fire, and it can't be cut by knives.

Put the round tube in the fire and burn it, the leaves inside will burn to ashes, take it out from the small hole, blow it in again, and it will be ready for use.

When the donkey is finished, the two wheels are elastic, and there are springs made of black and white cubs under the middle cushion.Yan Xun pushed the iron donkey between the two workshops and learned to ride for a few days. Put two small baskets in front and behind, put two cubs inside, Yan Xun rode five back and forth, each cub Take a car every time.

Sitting in the iron donkey basket, the cub was very close to Yan Xun, the wind whistling on his face, very comfortable.

Going back to Honglu Temple from the workshop, Yan Xun saw Jing Fengye standing there alone, he hesitated and said, "Why don't you sit on the back seat and I'll take you for a ride?"

"Okay." Jing Fengye hurriedly agreed.

Anyway, in the workshop, except for Du Qinsheng and a few people, no one outside could see it at all.In the past few days, people from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs have not come to Honglu Temple. It is probably because Yan Xun participated in road construction less and less in the future, and they deliberately did not come.

Lifting his leg and stepping up, Yan Xun supported the donkey with one leg, looked back at Jing Fengye, and said coolly, "Come up."

Jing Fengye hurriedly rode on the back seat, holding Yan Xun's waist with both hands.

Yan Xun took a deep breath and kicked hard.

The donkey didn't move at all.

"My lord, I'll come." Jing Fengye hurried down.

The heavy iron donkey was in Jing Fengye's hands, light and light, he learned to ride it with Yan Xun even after learning it by himself.

Yan Xun grabbed the clothes on Jing Fengye's body, saw that he was completely blocking him, so he tilted his body and looked ahead.

When we first met, Jing Fengye only had a worn animal skin on his body, and when he squatted down, it couldn't cover anything at all.At that time Yan Xun gave him his own clothes, and now Jing Fengye is wearing his own clothes.

Yan Xun had seen those trousers a few days ago, Jing Fengye took them out and washed them, dried them and folded them and put them in his closet.

The car stopped firmly in front of the small gate, Jing Fengye supported it on one leg, the car didn't tilt at all, "My lord."

"En." Yan Xun hurried down and said with a smile, "I'll call Yang Qiong to come and see our iron donkey tomorrow."

In the past few days, Yan Xun and the cubs were busy at Honglu Temple, and they didn't care about the road construction at all, and only asked Du Qinsheng to guard the cement.

Seeing that Yan Xun dared not come out, Yang Qiong felt triumphant in her heart, specially invited all the young masters and young masters whom she knew well and whom she didn't know well, telling them to watch the fun.

These young masters and elder brothers, who are busy on weekdays, just like to join in the fun, not to mention, they are simply afraid that the world will not be chaotic.

Yang Qiong was well-known, and there were many young masters who came here for the excitement, and there were also many young masters who came here for Yang Shuning's name.In addition, this time it was related to the Honglu Temple, and the excitement of watching it spread to the common people.

It is really that Honglu Temple is too popular.

The concrete road was repaired very quickly, almost every day.

Horse-drawn carriages come and go on the long cement road every day, so it is so smooth.In the past, I didn't feel the bumps of the carriage without comparison, but with the comparison of the cement road, I really wish that the world was full of cement roads, so that the carriage would not have to be so bumpy.

The locals in the capital are fine, after all, they just watched the cement road being built.

When foreign merchants saw such a large flat stone paved on the road, they couldn't believe it was actually a road.When I know it, I can't wait to go back and forth a few more times.

Coupled with the abruptly protruding stone building of Honglu Temple, the merchants who saw it for the first time had to come and see it curiously, and then inquired about it.So much so that not many days have passed, Honglu Temple has become a must-visit place for foreign merchants.

In this way, early in the morning, there were many idle people standing and waiting on both sides of the cement road.

Yang Qiong brought a group of young masters and elder brothers to the gate of Honglu Temple triumphantly.

"My lord, I have come as promised, do you dare to come out?" Yang Qiong shouted with a smile so that everyone around could hear it.He is a student of the Imperial College, and he has an agreement with the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, the official of the imperial court, and he is about to win, how can he be unhappy?

In the Honglu Temple, the iron donkeys were polished brightly, and there were patterns of ten squat cubs on the surface.

"Hurry up and wait on the roof." Seeing that the cubs were worried, Yan Xun urged them on purpose, "I won't be able to see them after a while."

"Oh!" The little cubs hurriedly turned their heads and rushed to the stairs.

In the end, Jing Fengye was left, took out a few pieces of leather from his arms, and helped Yan Xun wrap them around his elbows and knees.The leather is finely stitched, and there is a layer of hair inside, which is very soft.

"It's definitely not necessary." Yan Xun said, but he didn't refuse.

After getting dressed, Jing Fengye hurried up to the top floor, and Yan Xun pushed the donkey out.

Looking at the strange-looking iron donkey, Yang Qiong was taken aback for a moment, he thought those cubs would make a fuss, but looking at the iron donkey at this moment, he felt that it looked good, as if it could really run .

"Can you really run?" Yang Qiong still didn't quite believe it.

"Just look at it." Yan Xun stopped talking nonsense, pushed the donkey to the middle of the road, and stepped on it.

This incident is a bit big today, the two ends of this cement road are temporarily blocked, more and more people are onlookers on both sides of the road, they all heard the rumor that Yan Xun had a bet with the students of the Imperial College, and today something happened result.

Taking a deep breath, Yan Xun stepped onto the donkey and kicked hard.

The iron donkey slid out, getting faster and faster.

At the end of the concrete road, Yan Xun turned a corner and rode back.

There was no sound, and no one spoke.

With the Taoist soldiers outside Honglu Temple, Yang Qiong knew that this iron donkey must not have used demon skills, and those little cubs were very weak and not so capable.

But there are only two wheels, no other support, how did it run?

"I'll try." Yang Qiong said suddenly, "If I can do it... no, I definitely can't..."

"It's not so easy to get started for the first time, you may run unsteadily, be careful not to damage my iron donkey." Yan Xun said with a smile, "You should also pay attention, don't get hurt."

At this time, Yan Xun let the two wheels run, already the cubs won, Yang Qiong just couldn't hold back.

The iron donkey was heavy, it was all made of iron, and the wheels looked weird, because the surface was so smooth, Yang Qiong didn't recognize that it was something in the stomach of a monster.

Learning Yan Xun's appearance to ride up is also a kick.

The two wheels turned suddenly, and the whole person followed. Yang Qiong couldn't control it well, and immediately lost coordination with his hands and feet, and fell down with a 'boom', almost falling on his face.

"Come again." Yang Qiong hurriedly got up, wanting to learn again.

Yan Xun stood beside him with a smile on his face, seeing Xiao You'er and Zhang Si were there, he waved at them.Little You'er and Zhang Si rushed over and worshiped: "My lord is really capable."

"It's not difficult." Yan Xun shook his head lightly. "However, although the speed of riding an iron donkey is not as fast as that of a thousand-mile horse, and it can't pick up a lot of things, it doesn't need to be fed, and it can come and go freely, especially after the cement road is repaired. There are bound to be more, so it’s better to ride an iron donkey.”

The person listening next to him suddenly thought about it, and hurriedly asked, "My lord, I wonder how much money you will sell this iron donkey?"

"I will give one to the people who paid for the repair of the cement road, and I will not sell it for the time being." Yan Xun laughed.

"Why not sell it? Money is not a problem, as much as you want." The man refused to let go.

Seeing that Yang Qiong has learned to ride, although he is crooked, his speed is not slow, especially looking at Xinqi.These sons and brothers, the most important thing on hand is money, they like novelties to show off, and seeing that the novelty iron donkeys don’t have any, can this work?

"My lord." Zhang Si's blood boiled with excitement, and his eyes shone brightly.

"Go, Yang Qiong has been studying for a long time." Yan Xun said with a smile.

Zhang Si immediately went up, brought the iron donkey, and started to learn by himself.Yang Qiong was a little reconciled, and thinking that this was actually a new gadget for those little cubs tossing about, her face was extremely ugly.

Coming over with a stinky face, Yang Qiong glared at Yan Xun, "Is that iron donkey for sale?"

"Not for sale." Yan Xun said flatly.

Yang Qiong choked for a moment, and simply walked away with a straight face.

The donkey was left outside for a whole day, and everyone who was acquainted with Yan Xun tried it. Wang Zhener and Pei Yuer heard that they had an iron donkey, so they skipped class from the Imperial College and ran around the donkey all afternoon.

Yan Xun went back to Honglu Temple alone, he was not worried about who would take the donkey away, after all the people on the third floor and the third floor on the cement road were watching it.

"See?" Yan Xun asked with a smile.

"I see." The little cubs nodded heavily.

The things they made were very popular, and some sons and brothers snatched them up, and they quarreled on the spot. They blushed and had thick necks, but they were not really angry. The little cubs thought it was very interesting.

"We have been busy for so many days, let's take a rest today." Yan Xun entered the kitchen with a smile.

The little cubs hurried in.

Yan Xun made fine noodles, eggs and goat milk, made bread embryos, baked them in the furnace, cut them into slices, put honey jam on them, it was sweet, soft, mellow and delicious.

He didn't come to Honglu Temple for work for several days in a row, and even Qin Shisan didn't have time to come here, but he had to leave in a hurry when he came here every day.

However, after the news of the iron donkey spread, especially seeing Zhang Si riding the iron donkey with his own eyes, taking little Youer galloping on the cement road, there were many sons and brothers standing on both sides of the cement road, all of them had bright eyes and were envious no.When Zhao Yuanting saw Qin Shisan again, he discussed coming to Honglu Temple to work again.

"Playing with things and losing one's ambition." Hu Ru said disdainfully, but came to Honglu Temple very actively.

There were three iron donkeys lined up in the yard, well polished by Cheng Liang, with the patterns of ten cubs already pasted on the surface, they looked no different from the iron donkeys outside, they could be ridden when they were pushed out, Hu Ru's eyes almost popped out.

There was no tea or snacks on the kang, it was empty.

The cubs were all in the opposite room, and the scent of snacks wafted from it.

Zhao Yuanting and Hu Ru were very uncomfortable, but Qin Shisan sat cross-legged on the kang calmly.

After a while, Yan Xun came in from the outside, "For road construction, you only need to manage the money in and out, and whether the workers are lazy and oppressive. Others don't need to come to me."

"This..." Everyone knows these things well, but it's one thing to say it, but another thing to actually do it.But the purpose of coming to Honglu Temple this time is not to discuss with Yan Xun about building roads, but the iron donkey.

"My lord." Qin Shisan glanced at Hu Ru, and suddenly said, "The iron donkeys outside Shisanguan have been built, I wonder if they are all for the people who paid for the road construction?"

"Exactly." Yan Xun paused, then added, "But they are also busy these few nights, and they are going to work overtime to build a car for you." Saying this, Yan Xun pointed to the cub in the small room opposite them.

The little cubs were still driven back by Yan Xun to rest, and they will definitely go back to work in the workshop later.

Qin Shisan is a friend in the eyes of the cubs, a very close friend, and he will naturally think of him when there are good things.

"Thirteen knows." Qin Shisan cupped his hands, only feeling his face was hot.

Hu Ru saw that Qin Shisan had an iron donkey as soon as he opened his mouth, so he secretly glanced at Zhao Yuanting, and found that he was still unmoved, so he couldn't help it, and asked: "Master Yan, I wonder if I can give Master Zhao a... "

"I've tried my best to produce these, and the overtime to produce the extra is because they regard Qin Shisan as a friend." Yan Xun interrupted Hu Ru with a smile, "Besides, they really can't do anything."

Hu Ru's face froze, his teeth itching with anger.Those cubs obviously listened to Yan Xun's words very much, as long as he opened his mouth, he would definitely be able to catch up...

Looking at Zhao Yuanting, he also felt that he had lost face, and his complexion was not good, Yan Xun said: "I am going to hold a tofu festival in a few days, I hope everyone can help."