Chapter 976 Cat Cub
Back at the farm, Fang Jun gave all his soldiers a holiday, and they all went back to their homes to find their mothers. These soldiers have always been by his side. They were all guarding him in the battle of Niuzhuji, the battle of Linyi Kingdom, and the two annihilations of pirates. They were all loyal and not afraid of life and death. Therefore, Fang Jun specially gave everyone more rewards so that they could go home and be reunited, and report again in three days.
When Fang Jun returned, Zhuangzi was immediately overjoyed.
Compared to Fang Xuanling, he is the master and spiritual support here!
Once Lu Cheng didn't look old, he stepped forward with a smile and saluted: "Master Marquis, you are finally back. The little old man has been looking forward to it day and night, and he has almost lost his sight..."
The loyal Lu Cheng rarely showed such a humorous side. Fang Jun laughed loudly: "As long as you don't become a Wangfu stone."
Lu Cheng Khan: "That's right, no!"
After some joking, Fang Jun asked: "How was the cotton harvest?"
Lu Cheng replied: "There is not much rain in Guanzhong this year, but our waterwheel and ditch are convenient for irrigation, so the harvest is very good. I specially set aside a warehouse to store cotton. Please forgive me for talking, this thing looks like It is as white as snow, soft and light, but the cotton seeds are tightly wrapped in cotton wool and are extremely difficult to remove, so they are really of no use.”
"Useless?"
Fang Jun patted Lu Cheng on the shoulder confidently: "Let me tell you a secret, this is an important magic weapon that can change the world!"
Lu Cheng couldn't laugh or cry...
Fang Jun took him to the study and drew a cotton gin based on his memory.
A wooden frame is fixed on the table, and a wooden shaft and an iron shaft are installed across the upper part of the frame. The iron shaft is on top and the wooden shaft is on the bottom. There is a crank on the right side of the wooden shaft. A cross-shaped wooden frame with a flywheel function is installed on the left side of the iron shaft. When working, the right hand turns the crank, and the grinding shaft connected to the crank rotates accordingly. The left foot steps on the pedal lever to make the grinding shaft and the lower shaft move at a constant speed in opposite directions. The two shafts are rolled together, and the left hand inserts the seed cotton between the shafts. The cotton is taken out of the front of the car and the cotton seeds fall behind the car.
This thing is so simple that it is still used by people in some mountainous areas and ethnic minority areas in later generations. But as the saying goes, if it's not difficult, it's not possible. For a long time before the appearance of the cotton gin, cotton that was warmer had not been used because the cotton seeds in the cotton could not be easily removed.
Lu Cheng held the drawing and was a little confused: "Can this thing remove cotton seeds?"
While Fang Jun continued to draw the drawings, he said casually: "Naturally, have you never heard of the saying "The Greatest Way to Simplicity"? In fact, the principles of many things are very simple, it depends on whether you study hard or not."
Lu Cheng curled his lips: "I can't figure out this thing even if I study all my life!"
As he was talking, Fang Jun finished another drawing.
Lu Cheng picked it up and looked at it, and was even more confused: "Master Marquis, do you want me to make a bow?"
On the drawing is an oversized bow...
Fang Jun was speechless, he was not good at painting?
However, compared with bows and arrows, cotton-playing hanging bows are indeed similar. Only with this thing can the strands of cotton become fluttering, and the cotton fibers can be tightly inserted one by one.
"Find two carpenters to build it overnight as soon as possible and give it a try tomorrow morning."
"No!"
Lu Cheng went to a small box, put the two drawings into it as if they were treasures, then put them in his arms, and then went out to find the carpenter. In his opinion, every drawing and formula of his Erlang is a priceless treasure. If it is spread, it will be a big loss.
Fang Jun returned to the back house.
The weather was nice today, and the maids were all washing clothes in the yard. When they saw Fang Jun coming in, they all stood up and saluted. Xiuyu and Zheng Xiuer were okay, but Qiaoer and Xiuyan looked at Fang Jun with eyes full of resentment...
Fang Jun was a little embarrassed.
Since she is a maid serving herself and the princess, she cannot marry off. It was a bit ignorant for her to promise Qiao'er that she could find her husband's family by herself. Since he can't get married, then Fang Jun has to take responsibility.
Fang Jun thought to himself that this was not because of his efforts, but because of the situation. He was a good person doing good things, and if he didn't accept them, he would harm them. For the sake of the lifelong happiness of this little girl, I’d better do whatever it takes...
After entering the house, Xiuyu took a set of regular clothes for him to put on and walked into the back room.
The fire was heating up, and the bed was in a mess...
I don’t know where I got a litter of kittens. One was being held by Princess Hengshan’s little hands by the hair on its back, making it meow. The other was being chased by Princess Jinyang and ran all over the kang, pretending to be a melon. The fruit plate was also knocked over and it was a mess.
Princess Gaoyang, who was sitting in the corner, screamed in terror from time to time, shivering and kicked the cat away from her. Then the cat thought she was playing with it, so it pounced on it shamelessly. Princess Gaoyang's face turned pale. Keep screaming and kick away.
Then repeat it again.
Fang Jun was stunned, what kind of fuss was going on?
As soon as Princess Gaoyang saw Fang Jun, she immediately kept her defensive posture and cried: "Fang Jun, take these kittens away quickly, they are too scary..."
Fang Jun sweated profusely: "It's just a cat cub. You're not so cowardly that you're even afraid of cats, are you?"
Princess Gao Yang was going crazy: "Who knew they could shed hair at such a young age? My whole body is covered with hair now. It's so disgusting. Get rid of it quickly, please."
Princess Hengshan was so hot that she was sweating profusely. Her red face was full of excitement. She reached out and picked up another kitten. Ignoring the kitten's "meow" cry, she shouted: "No! The kitten is so fun, brother-in-law." Can’t take it away!”
Princess Gao Yang said angrily: "It must be taken away, or you will be sent away with me!"
Princess Hengshan protested: "Why do you have to send me away? I'm not a cat!"
When this little girl sees Mao Zizi, she is no longer afraid of her sister, Princess Gaoyang...
Princess Gaoyang had nothing to do with her, so she had to shout at Fang Jun: "Fang Jun, do you hear that? Get them away quickly, get them all away!"
She was going crazy!
The two little girls came to the house to serve as light bulbs, but now they actually dare to disobey?
Hum, if I can’t cure you, why can’t I cure your brother-in-law?
When Fang Jun saw that it really didn't look good, he said with a tigerish face: "Let the cats go. There are bugs on the kittens. If they get into you, you will get sick. Give me a bath quickly!"
This sentence was more effective than Princess Gaoyang yelling ten thousand times. Princess Hengshan quickly let go of the cat and looked at her hand. There were many fine cat hairs. She was immediately frightened and said with a cry: "Brother-in-law, please help me." , I'm going to be sick, woo woo..."
"It's okay, it's okay, just go take a shower."
Fang Jun quickly ordered the maid to take the two princesses to take a bath. There is a ready-made hot spring in the village, just a few steps away.
Princess Jinyang smiled and watched her brother-in-law tell lies, but she didn't expose them and went to take a bath obediently.
Princess Gaoyang, who was on the kang, breathed a sigh of relief and ordered her maid to catch all the kittens and throw them as far away as possible.
"Where did these cats come from?"
Sitting at the table in front of the window, Fang Jun asked while drinking tea.
There are very few cats in Datang.
Most cats in this period are wild cats and cannot be kept at home.
There is a text mentioning cats in "Book of Rites: Jiao Te Sheng": "A gentleman in ancient times must repay his kindness. When you welcome a cat, you will eat field mice; if you welcome a tiger, you will eat field hogs, and you will sacrifice it when you welcome it." .”
It can be seen that cats at that time were kept in the fields to eat field mice, not domestic cats. Before the Tang Dynasty, domestic cats were brought by Hu merchants from the Western Regions. After the Song Dynasty, after large-scale domestication, the number of domestic cats gradually increased.
The fur of this litter of cats is snow-white, and they are obviously not the wild cats of the Tang Dynasty.
Princess Gaoyang said angrily: "You didn't come back just now. When Princess Han heard that you arrived at Zhuangzi, she sent someone to send this litter of kittens, saying that they were sent by a Hu merchant. Sizi and Xiaoyao liked them very much, so I watched them too. They are cute and docile, so just put them in the house. Who knew that Si Zi and Xiao Yao would be so crazy that they would shed their hair?”
When it came to hair loss, Her Royal Highness the Princess, who had a slight mysophobia, couldn't stand it anymore. She felt itchy all over her body. She grabbed Fang Jun's hand and said, "Hurry up, I have to take a shower too!"
Just take a shower, why are you dragging me along?
Fang Jun looked at Princess Gao Yang in confusion, and Princess Gao Yang blinked her big, watery eyes.
Fang Jun understood instantly...
It seems that because there are two young royal highnesses sleeping next door to this one in the house, it is a bit unsatisfying for this one to be unable to let go. Now that I am in Zhuangzi, there are no old people and I can get rid of the two young ones, I feel a little excited...
Fang Jun stood up suddenly: "Yes, you should take a bath quickly. Why not let the minister wait for His Highness to take a bath."
Princess Gao Yang's face was a little red, but she said: "You are smart, I will give you a chance. There are a lot of people waiting to serve His Highness."
Fang Jun sweated profusely, "Smelly girl, if you dare to ask a monk to serve you, do you believe that my brother will kill you?" (End of chapter)