In the afternoon.
Madam Li came to the West Courtyard.
Iron Egg and Lan 'er went to the Imperial College.
Li Zexuan was lying on a deck chair in the pavilion in the middle of the lake in the west courtyard. He opened his mouth and took the grapes that Xiao Xi fed him. (Cough cough, grapes from the grape trellis.
"Madam!"
The two maids saw Madam Li come over and bowed.
Li Zexuan also quickly sat up.
"Mother!"
"Yes." Madam Li smiled and sat down on the bench next to her. Xiao He cleverly poured a cup of tea and placed it on the stone table in front of Madam Li.
"Xuan 'er, are you doing well in the Imperial College?"
"Mother, I'm doing well! With my skills, who can bully me! "
Madam Li rolled her eyes at her son and took a sip of tea. She smiled and said, "You, Lan 'er is too much. She must go to the Imperial College to cause trouble for you. How can a girl get married in the future if she doesn't learn how to be a seamstress?"
"Mother, there's nothing wrong with Lan 'er learning more. Why must she learn how to be a seamstress? She can just find a tailor to make clothes!"
Li Zexuan said indifferently. He didn't understand why girls in ancient times had to learn how to be a seamstress. Did she marry to make clothes for her husband's family?
Madam Li said angrily, "Nonsense! If a girl doesn't know how to be a seamstress, which family will want her? Yuxi is not bad. I saw a few of her work before and it's better than mine! "
"Hehe, how can it be better than Mother's? Mother's skills are naturally the best in Chang 'an."
This was clearly a trap. If Li Zexuan followed his mother's wishes and praised his wife, there was no guarantee that his mother wouldn't feel jealous. Thus, he shamelessly flattered her.
Madam Li was happy when she heard this, but she said, "You little sly, trying to make me happy. I've already discussed your marriage with Yuxi with Han Lizheng. Tomorrow, I'll send a matchmaker to the Han family to propose marriage. "
Li Zexuan was happy when he heard this. He quickly went forward and poured tea for his mother. "Thank you, Mother! It just so happens that I have a day off tomorrow. Why don't we go together? "
A day without seeing her felt like three autumns. They had not seen each other for several days. Every night, when it was quiet, he really wanted to hug his wife!
Mrs. Li Zexuan pointed her finger at Li Zexuan's forehead.
"You child, how can you be so ignorant of the rules? How can the groom personally propose marriage? Tomorrow, your father and Matchmaker Song will bring people to the Han family to propose marriage. You just stay at home. You and Yuxi are not allowed to meet before you get married. "
"Ah?"
Li Zexuan was dumbfounded. "Mother, when will Yuxi and I get married?"
Madame Li laughed and said, "Look at how anxious you are, this is just the beginning of the marriage proposal. Later on there is still the ceremony of receiving the bride, asking for the name of the bride, accepting the bride, accepting the bride, and then the date of the invitation, setting an auspicious date, and finally the welcoming ceremony. Xuan 'er, you have to learn the wedding procedures properly. Don't make a fool of yourself when you get married! "
Li Zexuan almost fainted as he listened. Did it have to be so troublesome? Couldn't they just have a flash marriage?
"Uh, mother, then you should set the wedding date earlier. Otherwise, it won't be good if your daughter-in-law runs away!"
Li Zexuan wiped the sweat off his forehead and hurriedly ran away after saying that.
Madame Li looked at Li Zexuan's back as he ran away. She shook her head and smiled dotingly. "This child!"
Xiao He and Xiao Xi, who were at the side, couldn't help but cover their mouths and chuckle.
…
Li Zexuan went out of the mansion and went to the workshop to find Liu Yidao, Liu Dingyi.
Ever since Li Zexuan bought the original "Heavenly Craft Pavilion" and poached him, this old man had been idling in the Strange Interest Pavilion. After Yan Shaoning gave his workshop to Li Zexuan, Li Zexuan also transferred Liu Yidao to the workshop. This old man usually helped Faubert carve some ornaments on the skateboard in the workshop, so he was free and relaxed.
"Master Liu, you used to carve all kinds of strange objects. Do you know how to carve words?"
Li Zexuan motioned Liu Yidao to sit down first and then asked.
Liu Yidao smiled and said, "Young master, carving words is much easier than carving wood. Of course, I know how to do it. What kind of words do you want to carve?"
Li Zexuan took out the mathematics book and said, "I want to print about 30 copies of this book. I want to trouble you to carve a set of templates."
Liu Yidao hesitated and said, "Young master, if you want to carve a block plate, it will take a lot of time and effort. It's better to ask a group of poor scholars to copy it."
Li Zexuan heard and suddenly understood. There was no movable type printing in the Tang Dynasty.
"Master Liu, I don't want you to carve a block plate for each page. You can use the clay to make blanks of the same size. Carve a single word in reverse at one end. The height of the word protrusion is like the thickness of the edge of a copper coin. Burn it hard with fire and make it into a single movable type of clay. Then, print it according to the content of each page."
"Good, young master's method is good. In this way, all the books can be printed on a large scale in our workshop and passed down to the future generations! It's really a great merit! "
Faubert just walked in and heard Li Zexuan's new printing method. He couldn't help but applaud loudly.
"Manager Fu!" Liu Yidao stood up and greeted him.
"Faubert, you came at the right time. I plan to set up a printing department in the workshop. You can transfer some people to Master Liu. In the future, there will be a lot of books for the workshop to print."
Li Zexuan said to Faubert.
Faubert sat down and said, "Yes, young master."
Li Zexuan nodded and said to Liu Yidao, "Master Liu, set up the printing department as soon as possible. Help me print this book in two days. I need it urgently."
Liu Yidao took the book from Li Zexuan's hand and replied, "Yes, Young Master … Uh, Young Master, what are these curved words on the book? And these circles and dots, what do they mean? Why haven't I seen them before? "
Liu Yidao opened it and was dumbfounded.
"These are my new arithmetic numbers, arithmetic symbols, and some punctuation marks. Master Liu, you can print according to them."
Li Zexuan explained.
"Oh!"
Liu Yidao scratched his head. Although he didn't understand, he still agreed. He didn't care what it meant. He just needed to print according to it.
…
"Faubert, how's my carriage?"
Li Zexuan asked Faubert after Liu Yidao went out.
Faubert wiped the sweat on his forehead and said, "Young master, it's not done yet! This carriage is far more difficult than I thought. I think it will take a few more days! "
Li Zexuan nodded and took out a drawing. He said with a smile, "Faubert, help me make something else!"
Faubert was a little dizzy when he saw Li Zexuan take out the drawing. He didn't know what his young master was going to do. He took a look and couldn't help but be puzzled.
"Young master, what are you going to do with this thing?"
"Faubert, this is a custom-made shoe for horses. When the horse wears it, its hooves will never be injured again. The life of the horse will also be greatly increased."
Li Zexuan went to see the injury of the white horse at home yesterday. Looking at its hooves that were wrapped in a circle, Li Zexuan suddenly realized that there were no horseshoes in the Tang Dynasty.
Looking at the white horse's "pitiful" eyes, Li Zexuan asked someone to measure the size of the horse's hooves. He planned to make a pair of "shoes" for it.
After listening to Li Zexuan's explanation, Faubert suddenly felt a little doubtful. His young master was already so prodigal that it made people's hair stand on end. It wasn't enough for him to make something for himself, but he also wanted to make shoes for the horse. No matter how he heard it, it felt like a fantasy story!
"Young master, will this really work?"
Li Zexuan smiled and said confidently, "Faubert, just do it. It will definitely work!"
Faubert felt helpless and could only agree.
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