Cub Nursery

A gust of cold wind blew, and the flower tree cub exhaled hot air, looking at Hu Ru and the others with sparkling eyes.

"This, this..." Hu Ru stared, a gust of cold wind blew into his mouth, his heart was so cold that he shivered from the cold.

"It's windy by the river, it's a bit cold, adults come with me to the building to warm up." Yan Xun pursed his lips, suppressed a smile, and took the lead to leave.

Hu Ru blew his beard and stared, and wanted to talk again, but he opened his mouth and sneezed. Fortunately, it was windy by the river, otherwise he would be out of manner.Blushing from the cold and thick necked, he followed Yan Xun and walked forward. He didn't step on the steps firmly and almost fell down.

The flower tree cub next to him stretched out his hand to support Hu Ru, raised his face, "Be careful, my lord."

"Hmph." Hu Ru flicked the flower tree cub's paw, and chased after the person in front with a straight face.

The flower tree cub stood still, his chubby face turned a little red from the wind.Yan Xun happened to turn his head to see this scene, so he waved at the flower tree cub.

The little cub immediately revived on the spot, ran over with a smile on his face, held Yan Xun's hand, and looked sideways at Hu Ru while walking.

"Master Hu, why bother with the little cub, he is just a child." Yan Xun said with a smile, "Although I have learned a lot from me, I didn't worry about building the bridge, it was all their work."

In a word, Hu Ru's face was blue, red and white, and when he entered the building and got on the kang, Hu Ru's face was still dark.

The kitchen room was bubbling with steam, and the flower tree cub got in familiarly. After a while, it came out with other cubs carrying a tray, and sent them to the kang with a huff.

The wooden bowl was steaming, and there was a poached egg lying in it. It was red and smelled sweet, but also hot and overbearing.

"Drink some ginger soup to keep you warm." There was also a small wooden bowl in front of Yan Xun.

After the cubs finished their work, they all ran to hide behind Yan Xun, watching Hu Ru and the others quietly.

Because the flower tree cub also went out, he also had a small bowl, so he sat next to Yan Xun, leaning tightly against Yan Xun.Yan Xun simply picked up the cub Huashu and let him sit on his lap.

Suddenly, Jing Fengye came in from the outside, looked at the Kang, and came to sit beside Yan Xun.

"Why don't you scoop up a bowl of ginger soup?" Yan Xun tilted his head to look at Jing Fengye, saw a grass clipping on his body, and helped him take it off naturally.

"It's not cold." Jing Fengye breathed out a breath of hot air, and suddenly sat a little further away without any trace.

Hu Ru's eyes were a little subtle. Hu Lu drank the ginger soup and ate the poached eggs in it. The eggs were extremely tender, with yolks and candied hearts, and the taste was excellent.

Several other people looked at Zhao Yuanting without any trace.

This time everyone is here, the first is to see Yan Xun's random bridge building, but now the excitement is not seen, and he was beaten in the face by a mere little cub; but there is also the second, the bridge building is like Yan Xun As said, it is a matter that can go down in history. If the government of the Ministry of Industry does not participate in this matter, it is really unjustifiable.

Furthermore, Hu Ru and the others are all good people, just now when Jing Fengye came in, Yan Xun was very close to him.

Originally, Jing Fengye looked like a cub when he went out, but building a bridge required a lot of strength. Jing Fengye is very strong, and he can help a lot every time, and even saved the lives of several men.

The Taoist soldiers guarding around turned a blind eye and didn't care about it.

Jing Fengye stayed away again, and looked at Yan Xun worriedly.

"My lord, I'm done." The flower tree cub picked up the empty bowl and showed it to Yan Xun.

"En." Yan Xun watched with a smile as the little cub ran to the back and whispered to other little cubs, then glanced at Feng Ye in his glasses, and said calmly, "I need some craftsmen here, the Ministry of Industry should have suitable ones, right?"

Hu Ru was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't expect Yan Xun to speak first, and then realized, as long as craftsmen, don't they want officials?

Except for a few people, the craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry are low-level slaves, and no matter how good their skills are, they have to be supervised by officials who have graduated from the imperial examination.

"This...craftsman can do it." Zhao Yuanting pondered, "It's just that craftsmen are extremely treacherous, and someone needs to deal with it. I think Hu Ru is good, ask him to bring some people to help you."

Zhao Yuanting is the minister of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of the fourth grade. Once he speaks, it is difficult for Yan Xun to refuse.

After waiting for these people to leave, Yan Xun turned around and called Huashu Cub and Jing Fengye to get into the carriage.

"My lord, where are we going?" the flower tree cub asked.

"Go and complain." Yan Xun said with a smile.

Jing Fengye's heart skipped a beat, and he finally figured it out, and the expression on his face finally relaxed a lot.

When they arrived at Zhou Mansion, Yan Xun led Huashu Cub and Jing Fengye out of the carriage.

"Brother Yan." Zhou Guang cheerfully greeted him, holding Zhou Ruizhi by the hand.

"Brother Zhou." Yan Xun was also cheerful, and asked the flower tree cub to go and play with Zhou Ruizhi.

After entering the room, Zhou Guang knew that Yan Xun didn't like to beat around the bush, so he cut to the chase, "If my dear brother wants to talk about the Ministry of Industry, then my brother may not be of much help."

The Ministry of Industry went to the riverside to watch the excitement, and was beaten in the face by the cubs who didn't see the excitement. Not only that, but if they were all sick, they could also sue the emperor, but they all drank ginger soup, and they didn't say anything because they were cold. No one was sick either.

It was Qin Liu who took the lead in talking about this matter, just to see the jokes of these people, Zhou Guang knew about it long before Yan Xun came.

"There is no one before or after this bridge. I came here to ask Brother Zhou to say a few words to the emperor and give this bridge a word." Yan Xun said with a smile, "As for those Hu Ru from the Ministry of Industry, those eyes There are only credits in it, how can they share the credits? Brother Zhou, don’t you think so?”

"Brother Yan is really a wonderful person." Zhou Guang suddenly realized, the more he looked at Yan Xun, the more rare he became.

This complaint is very subtle.

Please ask the emperor to write an inscription, then the emperor will have a share of the credit for building the bridge. How can the Ministry of Industry go to grab the credit again?

Sure enough, when Hu Ru and the others thought up their words, they went to Zhezi and cried miserably, but were ignored. Not only that, the emperor also specially ordered the best craftsman from the Ministry of Industry to help Yan Xun.

Back by the river, Yan Xun saw the cubs of Huashu smiling all the time, so he asked, "Why are you so happy?"

"My lord, I gave Zhou Ruizhi a magnifying glass, he was surprised when he saw the magnifying glass lighting firewood." The flower tree cub imitated Zhou Ruizhi's surprised look, and gestured to Yan Xun.

Yan Xun couldn't help laughing, "It's the first time you see each other, aren't you quite surprised?"

"Yes." The flower tree cub took out the magnifying glass from his pocket and played with it, "My lord, the mirror that can see far is probably ready soon, and we will be able to see clearly what is on the other side of the river."

"En." Yan Xun smiled and nodded.

The bridge by the river is like a towering tree that grows rapidly, almost changing every day.The reinforced concrete bridge is as strong as a mountain, even if a hundred or ten people collapse by the side of the bridge, they will remain motionless.

The craftsmen sent by the Ministry of Industry came to see it at first sight, and they were all taken aback.

"The cement thing is so strong." Li Mushi stepped forward and knocked on the hard cement, surprised, "The iron rod inside may be used as a keel."

Seeing Jing Fengye approaching, the cold wind blew loudly, causing his mask to lift a little, and he could see obvious traces of dragon scales.

The other craftsmen lowered their heads abruptly, realizing that this person was an adult monster, and felt a little uncomfortable in their hearts.

"Is this Master Jing?" Li Mushi stepped forward and looked directly at Jing Fengye, without any fear or dodge in his eyes.

"En." Jing Fengye nodded slightly, "My lord asked me to tell you, you can ask me if you have any questions about building the bridge. The part of the bridge that has been built needs to be planned and needs your help. .”

"Master Jing, please tell me." Li Mushi hurriedly said.

Jing Fengye glanced at Li Mushi, and then explained Yan Xun's plan in detail.

But there was no need to work on the first day, so Jing Fengye just said it first, arranged for the craftsmen to live in the stone building, introduced the places to eat, rest, and bathe, and then left.

Watching Jing Fengye leave with their own eyes, the craftsmen rushed to Li Mushi's side and asked, "Old Li, you are so courageous, dare to talk to him? We dare not look up. You said that the Ministry of Industry sent us to Here, is it a blessing or a curse?"

Because Li Mushi dared to talk to Jing Fengye, other craftsmen seemed to regard him as the master.

"Let me ask you? How did you do in the Ministry of Industry? How much money did you get?" Li Mushi suddenly asked, without waiting for others to answer, he continued, "I, Li Mushi, have worked in the Ministry of Industry for half my life, and now I don't have any A penny left."

"I'm not keeping it from you. Before I came again, I specifically asked Mr. Si whether it was a blessing or a disaster for us to come this time. Mr. Si told me that fortune and misfortune depend on each other, and it depends on how we choose." Li Mushi spoke again. Zhuan, "Those who built the bridge are all ordinary men, but why can they build such a strong bridge? I heard that it is because of the strange calculation methods of those cubs, but it is different from our experience... "

The more Li Mushi talked, the brighter the eyes of the craftsmen.

Jing Fengye said that if they don't understand anything, they can ask him. The cubs know it, and Jing Fengye must know it. It is said that the entire bridge was designed by him.

They are all men who have lived a small half of their lives. The so-called blessing and misfortune depend on each other, but it is actually simple and tight.

Just now when Jing Fengye led them to the bridge, he stood very close to the water's edge, if someone was afraid of monsters and stretched out his hand to push, Jing Fengye would fall into the water, that would be a great disaster.

If they sincerely want to learn...

"We can also build bridges like that in the future! Cement bridges!" Li Mushi said in a low voice, "This is a good fortune. I'll say something ugly in front of me. If anyone brings trouble to us, let's wait and see."

The monsters in the rumors are indeed terrifying. Every year, scarred Taoist soldiers come back. Seeing their miserable appearance with missing arms and broken legs, many people can't bear it. Common people.

These craftsmen have been honest all their lives, and they have devoted themselves to earth, stone and wood. They may not have as much knowledge as the children outside.The monsters in their hearts are those who hurt the Taoist soldiers.

"Speaking of which, although we craftsmen are lowly, the man-made bridge at Yanda University is also the work of craftsmen."

"Who dares to say that Mr. Yan is low? All the adults in the Ministry of Industry, except Mr. Si, have to hold back."

An Tao from the Ministry of Industry is turbulent, and these craftsmen who are not young have heard of it. Now that their mentality has changed, they feel that Yan Xun is good everywhere, and he opens his mouth and calls Master Yan.

Jing Fengye came to Yan Xun and told what he had seen, "Sir, you think they...should have someone like Hu Ru?"

"There must be some, but compared to their own future, they will know how to choose." Yan Xun said calmly, "Furthermore, with Si Ping here, there is no need to worry about these things."

Si Ping was lucky at the beginning, but now he is almost at the same level. Although he is not a big official, he came to Honglu Temple on behalf of the Ministry of Industry when building roads.

Li Mushi had Si Ping's advice, so he didn't have any conflict with Jing Fengye.

This is also Si Ping showing his favor to Yan Xun, if Yan Xun has a chance in the future, he will naturally help him.

After talking about this with Jing Fengye, Yan Xun said: "Official circles are a net, and the doorways inside are very complicated. Although we are struggling now, we should be steadfast and stand firm. We rely on ourselves and These helpers."

"My lord, do they still have to keep an eye on it?" Jing Fengye nodded, still worried.

"No, they will help to watch it themselves." Yan Xun said, "The telescope is ready?"

"It will take some time." Speaking of this, Jing Fengye was about to go to work, seeing Yan Xun's fingertips were a little red from the cold, first went to get some rouge for Yan Xun, and then left.

Li Mushi knew current affairs and started to work the next day.

The bridge extended to the river, and a very wide cement road was built. Small saplings were also planted on both sides, and they were covered with straw sheds for protection.

Li Mushi led the craftsmen to install the exquisitely carved wooden fence starting from the bridgehead.

The bridge is slightly higher, and you can see the furnace cellar by the river when you turn your head.

The Flame Cub didn't wear a hat, and his ears looked like two burning flames.

"Are you ready?" The black and white cub didn't wear a hat, his eyes were round and big, and there were big dark circles outside, looking weird.

"Okay." The flame cub nodded.

The black and white cub hastily took a deep breath, and then let out a cry, and fiery red molten iron flew out of the furnace cellar, taking shape in mid-air.

The artisans gasped when they saw it with their own eyes.

How difficult it is to smelt iron, but with the cooperation of two little cubs, it is so simple.

The formed iron is very thick and has the shape of a fence.Five or six strong men were a bit choked up carrying it, and they slowly carried it to the bridge.I took a closer look, oh well, this is really thick, it's thick enough to reach the arms, and it's made of good iron.

"My lord said, to use this as a guardrail, you just wrap a layer of wood on the outside." Sun Yuanbao wiped the sweat off his face and said to the craftsmen.

"This... this is too precious." Li Mushi reached out and knocked on the guardrail. This is all solid iron, but it was only used as a guardrail.

"Hey, I asked my lord." Sun Yuanbao respectfully said, "My lord said that the river is so fast that it would be a big deal if he fell, so he would rather use a pure iron guardrail than save the money."

"Your Excellency is kind." Li Mushi's eyes suddenly turned red.

Who really cared about their little people?

Working here these days, the food and supplies are all top-notch, and Yan Xun has to pay them wages separately.Li Mushi was very grateful to Yan Xun for a long time in his heart, but now seeing these heavy pure iron guardrails, his heart suddenly felt sour.

Yan Xun did not build bridges just for his own merit.

The black and white cubs worked for a long time, making many guardrails, and Sun Yuanbao led the strong men to help lift them up one by one.

The iron railings are inlaid, the outside is tightly wrapped with wood, and a layer of oil is applied, and that's it.

The craftsmen seldom rested and quickly caught up with the progress of building the bridge. When they were worried that there was no work to do, Yan Xun came.

"A row of guardrails should be erected in the middle, and you have to keep to the right when you go forward." Yan Xun was wrapped in a big cloak, with fluff covering his face, and when the wind blew, it almost covered half of Yan Xun's face.

Jing Fengye came striding forward and stood at the upper wind to shield Yan Xun from the wind.

"My lord." Li Mushi hurriedly asked, "Is the guardrail in the middle also made of pure iron?" He looked at the glasses Feng Ye, and he didn't feel any fear in his heart at this moment, but he also felt Yan Xun and Jing Feng There is something unusual between the two of them at night.

"En, pure iron." Yan Xun nodded, "You can plant some green trees in it."

"My lord..." Li Mushi feels distressed every day when he looks at these pure iron guardrails. How much money does it cost? If some of them are replaced with wood or stone, it seems that it is not too bad.

Yan Xun saw what Li Mushi was thinking, and explained: "Iron is stronger and more durable than stone and wood. Think about ten, fifty, or a hundred years later... wood will rot and stone will weather, but the one wrapped in The iron inside is solid enough."

This means that the bridge can be used for at least a hundred years.

The craftsmen present were all shocked. Although they didn't participate in much work, if the bridge can really last for a hundred years, it will definitely be famous in history.

"Your Excellency's words are absolutely true!" Li Mushi was convinced, and he became more and more cautious in his work, trying not to make any mistakes.

"My lord." The little cub ran over and looked at Yan Xun eagerly.

"Here we come." Yan Xun said hastily.

In the past few days, the cubs are busy working on the telescope, because this is easier than the magnifying glass, Yan Xun specially asked them to make the telescope first.Now that the draft has been drawn, the only thing left is to make it. The cubs are worried and want Yan Xun to check it out together.

Hurrying to the front of the furnace, Yan Xun glanced at the drawings and asked the black and white cubs a few questions, and the cubs answered fluently.

"Relax, don't worry." Yan Xun said casually, "Anyway, even if it fails, just put it back and melt."

"That's right." The flame cub also hurriedly said.

The black and white cub nodded, exhaled, and a ball of molten iron flew out, slowly forming.

One end is large, the other end is slightly smaller, and there are knobs inside.

The little cubs hurriedly took out the glass pieces that had been prepared a long time ago, and put them in one by one according to the drawings.

After the assembly was completed, the little cub was held in front of Yan Xun and asked him to inspect it.

Yan Xun picked it up and looked at it, looking into the distance, he could see the other side of the river clearly.

The cubs waited quietly, Yan Xun looked at it for a while, put down the binoculars and looked at the other side of the river, then smiled, "It was very successful the first time, our design is very good, and yours are also very good. Good. Come and try, you can see the other side of the river."

"En!" The little cub hurriedly lined up, waiting to try the telescope.

The flame cubs and the black and white cubs walked to the front of the furnace, ready to get a few more lens tubes.

The cubs all remembered Yan Xun's words, first looked around, then looked at the other side of the river, and after finishing watching, handed the binoculars to the next cub, the excitement on their faces was much less.

After the cubs looked over one by one, they all stared at Yan Xun eagerly.

"Have you seen the other side of the river clearly?" Yan Xun asked, seeing the cubs nodding, Yan Xun continued, "Tell me what you saw."

"A very thin child, even thinner than Little Yuer." Bouncing Cub whispered.