Chapter 1620: Winning People's Hearts
As soon as Li Shu finished speaking, she heard heavy and rapid footsteps coming from outside, and Wang Xiaoer said: "Master Ou, slow down, slow down, "Wait for me", and several old women outside the sedan shouted loudly, "You brave black guy, stop, don't rush into the lady."
Hearing the commotion outside, Li Shu said with regret, "It seems it's OK."
Since it's OK, why is it a pity for the young lady? It's a pity that she couldn't. Knocked out and kidnapped?
Qin'er couldn't help but stick out her tongue when she thought of this.
The next second, I heard Ou Zhige's thunderous voice coming from outside the sedan, and he asked eagerly: "Your Excellency, if I read correctly, the two pages of paper you gave me are from "Fire Dragon" written by Master Jiao Yu. The fragment of the Sutra, at the end of the second page, is talking about a thing called a "explosive gun". The "Zhentian Lei" I studied was based on Master Jiao Yu's "Explosive Cannon". Your staff said that you have the complete copy of this book. Is this true? After all, Master Jiao Yu's "Fire Dragon Sutra" has been lost. It has been hundreds of years, and I have collected only a few words for several years. I was inspired by it to study the "Zhentian Lei" and other things. , if I could get a glimpse of the complete text, it would definitely be of great help to my research. Unfortunately, the two pages you gave me are about the key points, but there is no following. Your Excellency, do you really have a copy of Master Jiao Yu's "Fire Dragon Sutra"? The whole book, you’re not lying to me, are you?”
“It’s made of pig iron and is empty. In the abdomen, put medicine with a pestle, put it into a small bamboo tube, and thread a fire wire inside. Use a long wire to pass through the fire trough on the outside. Select the path that the bandits must take, and bury dozens of them in the pit. The medicine trough is connected to the steel wheel, and the soil is covered to prevent the thieves from knowing when they step on it. The engine started vibrating, the iron pieces were flying, and the flames were soaring into the sky." Li Shu's melodious voice sounded in the sedan.
This content, this content. Ou Zhige's eyes suddenly widened, and his breathing became rapid with excitement.
This content is exactly the content on the second page. Ou Zhige recognized it as soon as he heard it. His face flushed with excitement, as if he was hearing fairy music, and he was intoxicated. But just when he was fascinated by it, When I arrived, the sound in the sedan stopped.
“What’s down there?” Ou Zhige suddenly couldn’t help but scratched his head and asked.
"What, are you still doubting whether I have the complete copy?" Li Shu's voice came from inside the sedan.
"Don't dare, don't dare. If you are willing to lend me the complete copy of Master Jiao Yu's "Fire Dragon Sutra", I am willing to take no money and provide you with five years, no, ten years, as long as you Just give me three hours a day to study freely."
Ou Zhige couldn't wait to say that he was willing to sell himself for ten years just to watch the famous "Fire Dragon Sutra", and he still didn't pay a penny.
"No." Li Shu's voice came from inside the sedan.
“Huh?!”
Qin'er's voice and Ou Zhige's voice sounded at the same time. Qin'er and Ou Zhige were both surprised by Li Shu's rejection.
Qin'er unexpectedly looked at her young lady and asked with her eyes, "Miss, aren't we recruiting Ou Zhige for my uncle? He has agreed to sell himself for ten years, why did he refuse? Qin'er was puzzled. untie.
Ou Zhige was also surprised. After thinking about it, he scratched his head and said again, "That's right. The Fire Dragon Sutra was written by Master Jiao Yu who spent his entire life. Ten years is indeed too little. , then twenty years, as long as you are willing to lend me a copy of the "Fire Dragon Sutra", I am willing to pay you nothing and serve you for twenty years."
Twenty years, please agree, Miss Qin'er. He looked at his lady excitedly.
“No.”
Li Shu's voice sounded again.
“Huh?”
Qin’er and Ou Zhige’s unexpected voices sounded at the same time again.
Miss, he wants to sell himself for twenty years, why do he still refuse? Qin'er is puzzled.
After Ou Zhige's accident, he closed his eyes, made up his mind, and said firmly: "As long as you are willing to show me the complete "Fire Dragon Sutra", I am willing to serve you for the rest of my life, as long as you are here every day Just give me three hours, no, just two hours to study freely, at least one hour, no more.”
"No." Li Shu's voice sounded again.
Qin'er Yi is puzzled.
Ou Zhige opened his mouth in disbelief, with a look of sorrow on his face. He had been selling himself for his whole life, and he didn’t get a penny. As long as he could study for an hour every day, why was he still rejected?
"Alas, it seems that I have no chance to meet Master Jiao Yu in this life. I am not honored to read Master Jiao Yu's "Fire Dragon Sutra", and I have become the master's lackey." Ou Zhige let out a long sigh, his heart was bleeding, and he was regretful. Like a black hole, it completely swallowed him up. It seemed that he would never get over the regret of missing the "Fire Dragon Sutra" in this life.
"I mean you can't take any money. Am I such a stingy person?" Li Shu said leisurely, "I have already said it. I will give you two thousand taels of silver every year. If you take less, you will get less." Not even a penny.”
"Huh?"
Ou Zhige unexpectedly opened his mouth wide due to the twists and turns.
"As long as you agree to serve in the Zhejiang Army, not only can you watch "Fire Dragon Sutra" at will, but you will also be given two thousand taels of silver every year."
Li Shu said leisurely.
“Thank you, noble man, thank you very much, noble man. It’s just that I really don’t need any money, just show me the Fire Dragon Sutra.”
Ou Zhige said excitedly.
"Then you refused?" Li Shu said leisurely.
“No, no, no, don’t refuse, don’t refuse.” Ou Zhige shook his head like a rattle and said repeatedly, “I’m just a noble person. You really don’t need so much silver. Give me ten taels of silver every year to support your family. Just make a living.”
“Just don’t refuse. I said I’d give you two thousand taels of silver a year, so that’s not even a penny. It won't be less. As for how you want to spend it, that's your business, whether it's to support your family or to do research, you can do whatever you want. Wang Xiaoer leaves it to you. Draw up a contract and give it to him. After he signs it, Ask someone to bring him two thousand taels of silver notes and the "Fire Dragon Sutra", Li Shu said lightly, impatient with the smell of the place, and waved her hand to get up the sedan and leave.
"Thank you, noble man. Thank you, noble man." Ou Zhige excitedly thanked the sedan chair again and again.
This noble man is truly trustworthy, honest and generous. Not only did he give himself the "Fire Dragon Sutra" to watch, but he also insisted on keeping his word and gave himself two thousand taels of silver every year. If you treat me with sincerity, I will repay you with all my efforts, swear to serve you to the death, and serve the Zhejiang Army till my death.
With these two thousand taels of silver, I can upgrade my blacksmith furnace and buy a large number of iron ingots, copper ingots, saltpeter, sulfur and other materials for research.
Ou Zhige made up his mind.
"Miss, the blacksmith is willing to take nothing, why do you still need to give him two thousand taels of silver?"
Halfway walking, Qin'er couldn't help but ask.
"Back then, Liu Bei threw Adou in front of Changban Slope and scolded him in anger, 'You're a little boy, you've ruined one of my generals!', which made Zhao Yun follow him in a heartless manner. With only two thousand taels of silver, I can buy a person's heart. Compared to Liu Bei, I don’t know how much cheaper it is. A hundred times. Besides, the blacksmith is a crazy person. If I give him two thousand taels of silver, I guess he can use it all to buy iron ingots, copper ingots, saltpeter and other things for research. In fact, it can help me save two thousand taels of silver for him. ." Li Shu narrowed her eyes and said with a smile.
Hearing this, Qin'er couldn't help but open her mouth, then opened the curtains, looked back, and saw Ou Zhige excitedly thanking the sedan. It seems that he is the kind of Tiehanhan that my uncle said, someone who helped pay for someone who was sold.
(End of this chapter)