[Red Mansion] Mrs. Lin, the Buddhist family

Jia Shu thought about making animations before, but it was easy to find and train painters, and there was no shortage of stories, but he couldn't find the motivation to make animations with consistent frequency and fast enough.

Perhaps due to the limitations of modern thinking, Jia Shu’s eyes have always been on foreign steam engines. Counting the time, foreign steam engines have already been built at this time. As long as she can find a way to get the technology back, let alone animation , Even the TV can be slowly tinkered out.

But she never thought that with Daxia's current level of technology, it is actually enough to make animations——

She didn't intend to get the TV out, why did she have to have a steam engine?

Watt invented the steam engine for industrial use, which finally promoted the industrial revolution.But before him, the steam engine was actually invented, and it was more than 100 years earlier. Even the earliest steam engine actually appeared in 100 AD.

The Dream of Red Mansions was in the Ming and Qing Dynasties of China. At this time, of course, industrial steam engines should not be considered, but Jia Shu wanted a steam engine for people to go abroad, but it was easy to find.

But when Jia Shu saw the revolving lantern, he suddenly had other ideas.

Because the working principle of the revolving lantern is actually "there is a flat impeller on the revolving lantern, and there are candles or lamps under it, and the hot gas rises to drive the impeller to rotate", which is the original application of the working principle of modern gas turbines.

The working principles of gas turbines have already begun to be used, but in Daxia, can gas turbines be found?

But in the same way, Daxia does not have a steam engine now, but it is not as difficult as she imagined to use the working principle of a steam engine to create a machine that can quickly play pictures to achieve animation effects.

After the Lantern Festival, Jia Shu set out to find skilled craftsmen.

Not long after, Steward Lin brought five craftsmen dressed in civilian clothes to the Lin family: "Madam, these people are well-known carpenters in the capital, and many important court officials will customize wooden furniture and handicrafts in their shops."

He thought for a while, and then said, "If the wife is not too demanding, the craftsmen raised by the village can also help."

Jia Shu waved his hand: "In the future, the generals of Zhuangzi can be involved, but at the beginning, they may not be able to help."

Butler Lin nodded yes, and stepped aside.

The clothes on the five carpenters were not good, and their expressions were a little timid. It was difficult for Jia Shu to associate them with the craftsmen who were so skilled that even the dignitaries wanted to order furniture at their home.

"Butler Lin, are you really looking for the right thing?" Jia Shu was a little skeptical.

Butler Lin frowned: "Miss, did you find out? These people are all old slaves who have been looking for someone for a long time before finding them. People who have made custom wooden products in their home say that they are skilled."

"But their expressions don't look like those who often deal with the powerful..."

Butler Lin breathed a sigh of relief: "They are just craftsmen, and their family members usually manage the shop. Even if the important officials of the court need it, they will only send a servant or maid to let them know. In the past, the bosses or their family members, these craftsmen have never dealt with people like us.”

Many of those craftsmen were straightforward. When they heard Jia Shu's doubts, they were naturally dissatisfied. They also ignored the awe of the Lin family, and immediately said: "This noble lady, Caomin Huanglu, I dare not say anything else. At least in the capital, Caomin There are really not many people who can match the carpentry work!"

Several other people glared at Huang Lu one after another. They were all proud of their carpentry skills, so naturally they couldn't listen to Huang Lu's boasting.But after all, they are in the family of the rich and powerful, and they are worried that if they really quarrel, they will make Mrs. Lin angry, and then they will not be able to do business, and they will cause trouble to themselves.

Huang Lu also calmed down, feeling a little flustered.

Lin Butler couldn't see that Huang Lu was disrespectful to Jia Shu, so he opened his mouth to scold him.Unexpectedly, Jia Shu's eyes lit up instead: "I said, if someone has real skills, he should have a bit of a temper."

Seeing that Jia Shu wasn't angry, Steward Lin didn't hesitate to say good things to him: "Madam, almost all of the wooden things you asked the old slave to order for the young master and miss were made by Master Huang. "

Those who are really capable are at least a little confident in their own ability, because they have their own confidence, and they will not be cautious to the point of shrinking when facing others.

The others looked at each other, a little confused.

Jia Shu didn't care about them, and just asked, "Did you all bring the things you made yourself? I want to see how your craftsmanship is before I can tell you what I plan to ask you to do."

It was the yellow shoe who stood up first: "Mrs. Cao Min brought a Luban lock."

As a carpenter, the most basic and first thing to master is the mortise and tenon structure, and the Luban lock can reflect this very well.

Xuefu stepped forward to take it, and handed it to Jia Shu.

She put it in her hand and looked at it, and found that it was indeed very delicate.Huanglu even engraved many patterns on the Luban lock, which looks more and more exquisite.

Several other carpenters also showed their masterpieces.

Let Jia Shu say that they are all good, but there is nothing novel about them, and they have no inventions of their own.

"Didn't you come up with something novel?" Jia Shu had a headache. She knew the principle of the steam engine, and she also knew the general function and main structure of the required machine, but it was too imaginary. Let these craftsmen create by themselves, and then realize her vision.

But looking at it now, these craftsmen's craftsmanship is very good, but it's hard to say how much talent there is on the way of creation.

"A novel thing?" Huang Lu's eyes sparkled, "Caomin made some, but it's not very useful. If Madam doesn't mind, just ask someone to come to my house to get it."

Jia Shu was dazed by Huang Lu's eyes, and nodded involuntarily: "Tell me what's in it, and I'll ask Butler Lin to get it from your house."

"There are mechanical figurines that can move by themselves, and there are characters, horses and animals, all of which can be automatic, which are indistinguishable from the real "true paintings". "Drying and dampness test device" (testing cold and heat devices, that is, thermometers), as well as Ruiguang mirror, mirrors, play tools, water methods, test tools and tools for making utensils..."

Huang Lu counted the things he invented with bright eyes, chattering, and kept uttering terms that Jia Shu couldn't understand at all.

Jia Shu hurriedly stopped: "Say something simple, it's easy to understand."

Huang Lu paused, and opened his mouth cautiously: "Two-wheeled car? Mechanical dog? The Ruiguang Mirror is actually pretty good. If you shine light on the Ruiguang Mirror, the light from the Ruiguang Mirror can travel several miles..."

Jia Shu stood up suddenly: "Bicycle? Mechanical dog? Searchlight?"

Let me go, what kind of god-man did Butler Lin find for her!

Yellow shoes?It won't be Huangluzhuang!

She couldn't wait to look at Butler Lin: "Go to this gentleman's house quickly, and bring all the things he said to Lin's house."

Butler Lin didn't know why Jia Shu was so excited, but he naturally obeyed the master's orders.

After the people left, Jia Shu looked at Huang Lu: "You, I'll still call you Mr. Huang."

Huang Lu was flattered and cupped his hands: "Mrs. Lin can't do it. Caomin is just a mere carpenter. How can he deserve the title of Mr.?"

In modern times, the title of Mr. has almost become exclusive to men.But in ancient times, only those who were truly virtuous and capable would be honored as "Mr.", regardless of gender.

However, the status of scholars, farmers, businessmen, and craftsmen is too low, and no one will use the word "sir" to call them.

However, Jia Shu felt that calling Huang Lu a gentleman was not respectful enough. If it wasn't easy to attract the attention of others, she would have wanted to call him a saint.

Huang Lvzhuang, a person in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, was two years younger than Kangxi. Before he was 28 years old, he created a lot of things and his knowledge was rich, which caused a great sensation at that time.

Although Kangxi didn't see him in his eyes, in Jia Shu's view, this person is a treasure in the world.He himself can be so outstanding in his barbaric growth. If he was born in modern times and received a systematic scientific education, his achievements would definitely exceed ordinary people's imagination.

Unfortunately, it didn't come at the right time.

For example, Dai Zi, a weapon expert during the Kangxi period, was also not important. Even the guns he invented at that time were only used by Kangxi as something to show off, and he never thought of putting it into production.

Jia Shu looked at Huang Lu at this time, just like Grandma Wolf looked at Little Red Riding Hood who had fallen into a trap.

If the yellow shoes in the Dream of Red Mansions were really Huangluzhuang in the Qing Dynasty, then Jia Shu would have found a real treasure.Not to mention a machine that can achieve animation effects, even if he was asked to make a steam engine, Jia Shu felt that the possibility was very high.

Jia Shu quickly asked him to sit down and asked someone to serve him tea. His respectful attitude surprised the other carpenters.

At this time, a younger carpenter blinked and suddenly said, "Mrs. Lin, Caomin made some gadgets himself."

Jia Shu turned his head abruptly: "What are you talking about?"

The carpenter smiled shyly: "It is not as good as Carpenter Huang, and it is not novel enough."

Jia Shu was a little bit disappointed, but he suddenly thought that if geniuses like Huang Luzhuang were really everywhere, it wouldn't be surprising.

"You talk first."

The carpenter smiled and said, "Frogs that can jump up when you press them, puppies that can run by themselves after twisting, and other small gadgets, but most of them are for children to play with."

Jia Shu's eyes lit up again: "What's your name?"

"Grassman Cai Kan."

Jia Shu blinked. Although Cai Kan's inventions are not as many and useful as Huang Lu's inventions, he can definitely make toys for children, which will definitely be welcomed by children.

She thought for a while and said, "When Butler Lin comes back, I'll ask him to come to your house to get the things back. If what you said is true, it will be of great use in the future."

Although Jia Shu's attitude towards Cai Kan has become a little more enthusiastic, the title has not changed, which makes Cai Kan a little disappointed.But thinking of what Huang Lu said just now, he really couldn't compare to it, so he silently wrote it down without saying much.

The remaining three carpenters usually also make some small gadgets, but they are not good at it. They will be famous because their skills are good enough that ordinary people can't match them.

But obviously, this Mrs. Lin wants more than just good skills.

There are a lot of things in Huang Lu's house, and it will take a long time to move them all to Lin's house. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jia Shu has a good understanding of the personalities of the five people.

Huang Lu's personality is not much different from Huang Luzhuang's. He likes to think and study the things he is interested in, not only woodwork, but also other things. He has an open-minded personality, generous and not stingy. Knowledge, under normal circumstances, he would just sit quietly and think silently by himself.

Cai Kan's personality is more out of character, and his thinking is also active. Of all the people present, he is the only one who can barely keep up with Huang Lu's thinking.

The other three have different personalities, but they are all honest and willing to study their carpentry skills.

Jia Shu thought for a while, and prepared to keep all five of them.

"Mr. Huang, are you from the capital?" Jia Shu was a little curious, wondering how similar this yellow shoe was to the historical Huanglu Village.

Huang Lu shook his head: "This is from Yangzhou."

"Why did you come to the capital?"

"Caomin grew up in a poor family. If it wasn't for his kind friends, Caomin probably wouldn't have lived to such an old age. It's just that when a friend had an accident that year, Caomin couldn't bother his friend's widow with a foreigner, so he had to find another place to live. After that Because the grassroots are addicted to these strange and obscene skills, they have already fallen out with their sons, and after a few years, they finally arrived in the capital."

But because he likes to invent some "extraordinary tricks" in the eyes of ordinary people, and he is not good at business, and he is not good at management, and after entering Beijing, he is completely immersed in the things he likes, so after arriving in Beijing, his reputation is reversed. Not as big as it was in Yangzhou.

Now that Huang Lu is over sixty years old, not many people even remember him in Yangzhou.

Jia Shu nodded knowingly. The history of Huangluzhuang disappeared after 28, and the experience of Huanglu was only two years away.

Jia Shu grabbed Huang Lu again and asked some questions, until Steward Lin came back with a lot of things, and she finally let Huang Lu go.

Huang Lu breathed a sigh of relief quietly. Mrs. Lin was too enthusiastic, which always made him suspect that there was some conspiracy.

Jia Shu looked at all the things made by Huanglu, and found that not only what he said, but also telescopes, microscopes, dragon tail cars, etc. A series of things that Jia Shu thought Daxia didn't have at all.

Simply stunned.

Turning her head to Shuangling, she said directly, "Shuangling, go and get the contract."

Shuang Ling obeyed, and immediately ran to Jia Shu's yard to take out the contract she had drawn up.Jia Shu looked at the craftsmen with a warm smile: "Should you be able to accept long-term employment?"

"Long time?" Cai Kan asked suspiciously.

Jia Shu laughed: "I can hire you for as long as you can accept. If I can, I can cover all your food, clothing, housing, transportation, and even your children's education expenses in the next life."

Except for the yellow shoes, the eyes of the four craftsmen are shining brightly. Several of them are over half a hundred years old, and they are still running around at such an advanced age. Isn't it for the sake of future generations?My son's skills are not good enough, and he is so ambitious that he can't get down to it. He can't make money, and he can't see the hope of making money through his skills. The whole family depends on them. The huge cost of having a child is even more unimaginable.

Now that Jia Shu has promised to cover the children's education expenses, why should they hesitate?

However, Huang Lu is not as tired, and has other questions: "After Ruo Caomin has made what you asked for, can he make what you don't need according to his own ideas?"

Jia Shu laughed: "Believe me, if you really do this, I will be very happy."

As far as the things made by Huangluzhuang in history, there is none that she doesn't need.No one cared at the time, but no one saw the value of those things at all.

Even if Huang Lu invented some machines similar to mechanical dogs, she could still sell them as toys.Ordinary people can't afford it, but those rich and powerful don't care about money, and many people are willing to buy some expensive and novel items just to show off.

Huang Lu looked at Jia Shu strangely.

Jia Shu thought for a while and said, "However, can you tell me how to make these things you made? I think many people will like these things after they are made and sold."

Many people like this, but Huang Lu knows it.but……

"These things cannot be mass-produced." Huang Lu looked at Jia Shu suspiciously, "Many of the ingenuities in it have strict requirements. If they are not up to standard, the things produced will not be able to achieve the desired effect."

Jia Shu blinked: "Can't Mr. Huang make a device for making parts by himself?"

Huang Lu froze for a moment, not understanding what Jia Shu meant.

Jia Shu explained: "Did Mr. Huang ever make springs? Then he made a device that can make springs?"

Huang Lu understood it, and then turned his gaze to the things placed in the center of the room, as if he had thought of something.

Jia Shu didn't bother, but looked at the others: "What about you? Do you have any questions?"

Shuang Ling had just read the content of the contract to the four carpenters including Cai Kan. They all had no objection to the terms of the contract and shook their heads repeatedly when faced with Jia Shu's question.

Cai Kan couldn't even wait, so he simply asked her, "Can we sign the contract now?"

Jia Shu nodded, and asked people to hand over the pen, paper and inkpad to them.

After the four of them signed the contract, Jia Shu looked at Huang Lu, only to find that although he was looking at something in the center of the room, his eyes were out of focus.

She looked at the contract in her hand, thinking that she had to keep the person first before she had a chance to say anything else, so she prepared to wake Huang Lu up.

Unexpectedly, Huang Lu suddenly jumped up from his seat: "Mrs. Lin, Caomin just had some ideas, can I ask Caomin to write down his ideas first?"

Jia Shu looked at Xue Fu, and she quickly took out a pen and paper and handed it to Huang Lu.

Huang Lu grabbed it, put the pen and paper on the chair, and squatted on the ground to start recording.

Jia Shu was taken aback, although he was taken aback by Huang Lu's informality, he quickly recovered his composure and looked at him with respect.

Shuang Ling checked his words and found that Jia Shu respected Huang Lu, so she quickly suggested: "Madam, do you need a servant to bring Mr. Huang to the table?"

Jia Shu shook his head: "Don't call, Mr. Huang is thinking about something now, if he interrupts, he won't remember it later, I'll take you as a question!"

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In order to find someone to get out the picture projection machine, Jia Shu asked someone to buy a big house on the street where the Lin family lived. Anything, there is room for them to toss.

But until Steward Lin took the other people to the house, Huang Lu still hadn't woken up from his thoughts.

But what he wrote has accumulated a thick stack.

Jia Shu was curious, so she picked it up and flipped through it, but even though she was a science student, she couldn't understand the data and words recorded on it——

At this time, things hadn't been systematically sorted out, and Huang Lu's knowledge was recorded according to her own habits. Even if there were many things that Jia Shu knew, she couldn't understand them at all.

Jia Shu was once again amazed by Huang Lu's talent, and then put down the draft in his hand.

"When it's dark, remember to light the candles in the house." Jia Shu thought for a while and said, "Remember to light a few more, so as not to burn Mr. Huang's eyes."

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When Lin Ruhai came back, Jia Shu immediately told him about the existence of Huanglu.

Lin Ruhai didn't quite understand Jia Shu's respect for Huang Lu. When he heard about Huang Lu's invention and talent, he also thought he was great and respected Huang Lu, but if he wanted him to respect him as Jia Shu did, Lin Ruhai felt that he Probably not.

Because in the eyes of Lin Ruhai, no, it should be seen by everyone in this era, the knowledge and talents that Huang Lu possessed are nothing but strange and obscene skills, which can neither govern the country nor the world, nor cultivate one's morals and family. In Lin Ruhai's eyes, it's just something for amusing when you have nothing to do.

This is the concept he has accepted since he was a child, and even now, the people around him also have the same idea.

After Jia Shu hesitated for a moment, he didn't intend to make Lin Ruhai change his mind——

When the invention of yellow shoes brought benefits to the Lin family and even Daxia, Lin Ruhai naturally changed his mind.

The next day, after the two children finished their homework for the day, Jia Shu went directly to the toy room with the barking dog invented by Huanglu, and handed the things to Zhuzhu.

Zhuzhu always liked toys with images of small animals, so she started playing with them as soon as she got them.

Somehow, the puppy suddenly barked.

Pippi, who ran not far away, turned his head abruptly, his eyes rolling around: "Sister, was the puppy barking just now?"

Zhuzhu blinked, hugged the puppy in her arms, turned around and ran to Jia Shu's side.

Pippi's eyes lit up immediately, and he also ran towards Jia Shu.

Zhuzhu was behind Jia Shu, hugging the puppy, and the puppy barked again.

Pippi became more interested, and chased after Zhuzhu's butt to snatch the puppy, but Zhuzhu ran so fast that he couldn't catch up at all, Zhuzhu was also fun, she knew that Pippi couldn't catch up with her, so she simply followed Behind Pippi's ass, it's like playing hide and seek.

In the end, even Jia Shu couldn't figure out who was chasing whom.

The two children circled around Jia Shu, circle after circle...

Suddenly, Pippi turned her head, because she was running faster, Zhuzhu bumped into Pippi almost immediately.

With a sound of "bang", Pippi directly fell a big ass.

Zhuzhu hugged the puppy tightly in her arms, looked at Pippi on the ground with ignorant eyes, and then looked up at Jia Shu. She didn't seem to understand why Pippi turned around suddenly, and she didn't understand why the two bumped into each other. It was Pippi who fell.

Pippi was also confused, he couldn't catch up with Zhuzhu all the time, so he guessed that Zhuzhu was following him, and turned around to catch someone, who knew that he bumped into him and was knocked to the ground.

Jia Shu endured it again and again, but finally couldn't hold it back, and burst out laughing.

Even Mother Lin, who was sitting beside her, looked at the two children with an exaggerated smile on her face.

But she felt sorry for the child even more, and soon ran over to hug Pippi.

Xu had a backer, and Pippi, who didn't think there was anything at first, suddenly covered her eyes and burst into tears, but the cry of "嗤嗤" fell in Jia Shu's ears, and she couldn't even say "distressed" out of conscience. ".

The two children fight back and forth, but as the older sister, Zhuzhu still loves her younger brother very much.Usually it's fine, but now that Pippi fell down, she didn't insist, but sat down in front of Pippi, and then handed the puppy to him: "Don't cry, brother, I'll give you the dog."

Pippi's crying stopped abruptly, and he didn't put down his chubby paws. Instead, he imitated Jia Shu's way of teasing them, spread his five fingers, and asked seriously, "Sister, Do you really want to give it to me?"

Zhuzhu is not stupid, so she naturally realized that she was cheated.But Jia Shu and Lin Ruhai usually taught the two children to be honest, and she fell into a tangle for a while.Later, she seemed to think of a solution, and turned to look at Jia Shu: "Mom, do you still have a barking dog?"

Jia Shu raised his eyebrows and shook his head: "No, Mr. Huang only made two dogs, but he gave the other one to his friend."

Huang Lu is very similar to Huang Luzhuang in history, they are very generous people.The novelty items he made by himself, no matter whether they have commercial value or not, as long as someone asks for them, he will give them away for free, and he will refuse anyone who offers money. It is hard to say whether there is a reason why he would fall out with his own children.However, Huang Luzhuang's inventions and productions, as well as his works will be lost, and his personality accounts for a large part of the reason.

Zhuzhu's eyes dimmed, she really liked this barking dog.

Just when Pippi pouted and was about to cry, Zhuzhu directly handed the puppy to Pippi, but she turned her head away, not wanting to look at the dog at all.

Pippi immediately became happy.

Jia Shu hugged Zhuzhu distressedly, and hurriedly comforted her: "Although Mr. Huang only made two dogs, Mr. Huang is at our house. If Zhuzhu likes dogs, you can go to Mr. Huang to act like a baby and ask him for help." Make it."

Zhuzhu's eyes lit up: "Really?"

Jia Shu nodded: "Really."

"Where is Mr. Huang, I want to find Mr. Huang."

Jia Shu looked down at Zhuzhu, only to feel that her eyes were blingbling, and her heart felt weak, so she picked her up and walked out: "Mom will take you to see Mr. Huang right now. But Zhuzhu must remember, Huang Mister is very powerful, do you know that you should respect him like grandma?"

Zhuzhu nodded fiercely: "Yeah!"

Pippi panicked immediately, and immediately abandoned the puppy and chased after Jia Shu, yelling, "Mom, I'm going to see Mr. Huang too!"

Jia Shu paused and turned around: "Pippi, did mother tell you not to lie to your family?"

Pippi is lively and mischievous by nature, and has a dark temper. He likes to be clever and use small means to achieve his goals. This is nothing. As long as you pay attention to guiding him when he was young, Pippi's temperament will make him live well in this society .

But the family loves and tolerates Pippi very much. She doesn't want Pippi to grow up to be a person who can lie and play tricks even to her family members.

Now it's just fighting for some toys, so he cheated Zhuzhu with fake crying, what about in the future?

And even if Zhuzhu finds out that she has been cheated, her first reaction is to ask Jia Shu if there is another one. She is reluctant to bear the puppy, but she also remembers her and Lin Ruhai's teachings, and in the end she did not break the contract.

But Pippi's first reaction was to grab it, and if he couldn't grab it, he pretended to cry...

Jia Shu knows that Pippi's nature is good, but if this continues, as long as Pippi's growth process goes wrong, Pippi may learn to be bad.

So from an early age, let him know the truth.

Pippi looked at Jia Shu, bowed her head guiltyly, "I taught you."

"Then why are you still lying to my sister?" Jia Shu squatted down and put Zhuzhu aside first, worried that she would scare Pippi, so she tried to reason with him in a soft tone, "Pippi should know, this is wrong ,Is it right?"

Pippi shrugged her nose, her eyes were a little red: "Pippi knows."

"Then why?"

Pippi looked at Jia Shu and sobbed silently: "Mom, I'm sorry..."

"Pippi, you didn't apologize to mom, and the person you should apologize to is not mom." Jia Shu was helpless, since Pippi was still young and couldn't fully understand what she said.

"Pippi think about it seriously, who are you deceiving? Who are you really supposed to apologize to?"

Pippi's eyes were red, she pursed her lips and looked at Jia Shu, she was so wronged that she shed tears.

Mother Lin watched from the side, and immediately felt distressed, and hurried over: "Come on, Pippi is still young, are you too strict?"

The author has something to say: I checked a lot of information in this chapter, and I don’t know if it’s correct or not about the principle of steam engines and revolving lanterns. If there is something wrong, everyone is welcome to point it out, and I will correct it...

And, Huang Luzhuang and Dai Zi, two people from the Kangxi period, are really geniuses among geniuses; however, Kangxi possessed these two gods, how did the Qing Dynasty fall behind so much other countries?Simply incomprehensible...