As they walked forward, they saw a big hall. It was three meters high and had vermilion painted pillars. There was a horizontal board with three words on it: Hall of Ridicule.
"Gushan, this …?" Yang Fei saw the hall and asked his junior brother. Gushan was the name of his junior brother, Xu Jian, Xu Gushan.
In fact, the corners of Xu Jian's mouth curled up, revealing a smile. He gestured with his hand and said, "Senior Martial Brother, follow me in and you will know."
Yang Fei, who had many questions in his mind, had to follow his junior brother.
As soon as he entered the main hall, he saw a large glass cover on the first seat on the left. It covered an iron cupboard, and there was an object in the middle. It was made up of four wheels connected by a string, and there was a hook on it.
"Pulley block." Yang Fei recognized the object and looked at the corner. There was a bronze board with the words on it, "Pulley block, third year of Kaiyuan, spring, second month, designed by Zhang Wang Erzhuang, Sanshui County, Mengzhou, Gyeongji Province."
Yang Fei suddenly understood and said, "Pulley block is from Zhang Wang and Wang Family. Why is it in the book?"
"Senior brother, please go ahead." Xu Jian led his senior brother to the next glass cover.
This glass cover was big. There was a horizontal hollow wooden barrel in the middle, a wooden block, and a few wedges. There was also a bronze board next to it that said, "Soybean oil press, third year of Kaiyuan, fourth month, designed by Zhang Wang Erzhuang, Sanshui County, Mengzhou, Gyeongji Province."
At this moment, Yang Fei didn't need his junior brother's introduction. He walked through the glass covers one by one. There was one or several objects in each cover. There was also a bronze board next to it to tell the audience what it was, when it was made, and who made it.
The objects inside were as small as a grain of rice and as big as a boulder. Yang Fei looked at them one by one. His eyes were full of emotions. When he was looking at them, Xu Jian said, "Senior brother, it's not too late to look at them carefully another day. There are thousands of objects in this hall. There is only one hall in the whole mountain. We can't see all of them today. Let's look at the back."
"Oh, okay." Yang Fei said but his feet didn't move until he was pulled by someone. He reluctantly followed his junior brother all the way to the end.
"Senior Brother, please take a look." Xu Jian pointed at the sixth last glass cover.
Yang Fei was dumbfounded. After a while, he said, "This … this … horizontal and vertical axis combination lathe?"
Xu Jian and Weiwei nodded. "Please read the records."
"Motor powered double shaft linkage synchronous feed combination multifunctional lathe, the 18th year of Kaiyuan, summer, April, the Jiu Yuan logistics battalion, Yang Fei, Yang Yunteng, collected the design theory of Fang Yu, Fan Cheng, Song Xin from the Industrial Research Department of the Tang Dynasty, and integrated the design research institute." Yang Fei read out word by word in surprise.
When the last word was spoken, tears flowed out of Yang Fei's eyes, "Junior brother, I am a sinner, why did you carve my name? Back then, it was just a design, who would have thought that it would be completed so quickly."
"Because there are other lathes, when Senior Brother came back, someone started to make it. As for Senior Brother's sin, it has nothing to do with the research results. If you designed it, you designed it. Xiao Bao and Cuckoo will not erase your name for such a small thing. In the future, when they make something, they will still engrave Senior Brother's name. We will encourage them."
Xu Jian did not look at Senior Brother's tears, but touched the big glass cover and said softly.
Yang Fei raised his sleeve and wiped his eyes. He had already understood the meaning of this hall. He nodded seriously. "Certainly, I didn't expect that a craftsman like me could leave a name for later generations. I have no regrets in this life."
"Senior Brother is not only a craftsman, but also a juren. Oh, we will go out first, and come back to see when we have leisure time." Xu Jian led Senior Brother out again.
When he reached the door, Yang Fei suddenly stopped and looked at a couplet engraved inside the door. He was curious. What does it mean that the couplet is not engraved outside but engraved inside the door?
On the right side of the couplet was written, 'Mocking the ancients, laughing at the ancients.'
As a High Scholar, Yang Fei understood the meaning of the couplet. It said that it could mock the ancients, but it could also mock them. How good would it be to make something so small?
Thinking about it, he felt that it made sense. People in the future would definitely make something better.
He looked at the second couplet and saw that it said, 'Glory in this world, glory in this world.
The meaning of this sentence was that it was better to make something better today. Even if it was a huge object, it would not be difficult to make.
"Yes, our future generations would definitely make something better than us. We cannot compare to them. You have to know how small we are now." Yang Fei sighed.
"Senior Brother, wait a minute. Look at your feet. There is no more space left for the couplet. Just engrave it on the ground." Xu Jian pointed to the ground and said.
Yang Fei listened and took a closer look. Wasn't it true? There were really words connected at the bottom of the couplet. The first line was' Starting from scratch and being down-to-earth should be praised 'and the second line was' Forgetting one's ancestry, drifting flowers and waves without saying a word '.
"This …" Yang Fei was shocked and said with a trembling voice, "The first part of the couplet is: Ridicule the ancients, laugh at the ancients, laugh at the ancients, how many small things can start from scratch and be down-to-earth, exclaim in admiration; the second part of the couplet is: Glorify the present age, the present age is vast and vast, how can one forget one's ancestors, floating flowers and waves without words. Isn't the purpose of this hall for future generations to mock us? "
"Of course not. The Hall of Mockery isn't mocking us. It's mocking those who say that the ancients are not good. It's also telling us that even if we make better things in the future, we shouldn't mock our ancestors for not having them. Our ancestors passed down what they knew to us, and we should make better things and pass them down to our descendants. Those who think that our ancestors left behind little should think about what they can leave behind for our descendants. Who's more ridiculous? That's why it's called the Hall of Ridicule. "
Xu Jian looked at the blue sky and white clouds outside the hall and took a deep breath.
"Yes, yes, we have to do better and not disappoint our ancestors. Our ancestors left us enough things, so we should make more things for our descendants so that they don't have to work so hard and take so many detours. Only then can we be considered to have completed what our ancestors left us. Let's go, take me to other places. The earlier we do things, the earlier we get results."
Yang Fei puffed out his chest and urged his junior brother.
Outside the door, the spring flowers were shining brightly. The fallen leaves of last year were not visible.
*****
For Jiangnan, spring was very warm, but it was not the case in the northwest. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's fleet continued to go against the current, and it actually snowed.
They didn't want to waste too much time on the road, so the two urged the fleet to go as fast as they could. The scenery on both sides of the river flashed past their eyes as the rolling Yellow River flowed past.
After more than a month, they finally arrived at a desolate place. There was a river called the White River here. When it entered the Yellow River, it was in the territory of Sichuan.
The two of them needed to go to Zhang Fang's home, which was Yizhou. There were many things that their family transported there. At the same time, they needed to reorganize the army at the border with Tufan.
Therefore, they chose this branch and changed to the land route when the ship couldn't move forward anymore.
Standing at the bow of the ship, Zhang Xiaobao, who was about to disembark, looked at the land in front of him where there were no houses at all. He took a deep breath and said, "Are we really going to do this? Last time, when we fought Tufan, we climbed a section of the snow mountain on the way back. Now, we have to go through the grassland and snow mountain again. I hope our team can hold on. "
"What are you afraid of? The Red Army went through this place during the Long March. It's just that we went in the opposite direction, and we missed a large section of the grassland. It's a few hundred kilometers, and we can go through it in half a month. It's simple. When the time comes, let the ship continue to carry the things on the Yellow River and go against the current. After we reach Yizhou, we can have a good rest for half a month."
Wang Juan waved her arm and said with vigor.
Zhang Xiaobao swallowed his saliva and said, "Simple? Why don't I see it as simple? Do you know how many people died when the Red Army climbed the snow mountain and crossed the grassland? "
"Do you know what equipment and conditions the Red Army had at that time?" Wang Juan asked and said, "When we go there, we won't be bombed by planes, and we won't lack food. Our clothes are all duck feathers, and we can ask the hot air balloons to help airdrop supplies. Don't worry, we won't let you cook leather belts."
"That's true. We don't need to carry too heavy things, and we only need to walk a short distance on the grassland, unlike them who had to walk in the grassland with difficulty. When the time comes, you can follow behind me. I have some experience. After all, I have all-terrain all-weather equipment. It's just that we didn't choose the right season. Why did we have to come after May? It's just the rainy season."
Zhang Xiaobao only knew that they would have to take a long detour if they didn't take this route, so he said with a grin.
Wang Juan smiled and said, "When the Red Army crosses the grassland, it's this season. Let's experience it. Fortunately, we don't need to be chased and intercepted at any time. We can tie people up with ropes, and we can pull people up if they fall in. We have time to stand in front of danger and be tools. It's just that Xiaobei and the others have to suffer."
"It's okay, we have adults to take care of them. Let's go, get off the boat." Zhang Xiaobao also didn't want to suffer this kind of hardship. He called out and the team began to get off the boat. The place where they got off was temporarily safe.
As for wild wolves, they would probably run away as soon as they saw people. There was a special medicine to disperse snakes and insects.
After the team was organized, a thousand people were already prepared. The other large teams continued to take the boat to the northwest first. When they reached the border, they disembarked and walked. Then, they set up camp and waited. At the same time, they also assembled the aircraft and built a simple airport for testing.
"Look at me, look at me. Don't let me fall in. No matter how good I am at swimming, I can't swim out. No, I don't need to be carried now. I can still walk." The little guys followed in the middle of the team. They were tied with ropes and walked in deep and shallow water. When they stepped on the mud, they were up to their thighs. Little Xiaobei was frightened and kept crying, but she didn't want to be carried.
The other children were also frowning. The place in front of them was much scarier than Hong Nong. Hong Nong was a flood. If they fell in, they could swim out. Even if their legs were entangled by something, with their swimming ability, they had time to take out a knife from their bag and cut it. However, they couldn't do it in the swamp now.
The team knew that the swamp was dangerous, so they moved very slowly. The straight-line distance from the place where they disembarked to Yizhou was more than 100 kilometers. The swamp was only 20 kilometers away, and then there was the snow mountain.
After three days, they passed this grassland, crossed a small snow mountain, and then came the continuous mountains. When they entered the mountains, everyone was relieved. They estimated that they could reach the place after three or four days of walking and climbing. When they entered the mountains, the people of the protection team felt that the pressure was gone, and the danger could be controlled.
"Oh my God, it's tormenting me." Xiaobei, who hadn't taken a bath for a few days, was like a clay figure. Her little face was red from the cold. If it weren't for her watery eyes, people would mistake her for a child who had fled for half a year.
Zhang Fang was obviously not relaxed. She looked down the mountain with binoculars and said, "My family lives here? I don't have any impression of it. "
As she was looking, she suddenly exclaimed, "Hey, there are people at the foot of the mountain. There are so many of them. They are looking at the trees to open a path. The speed of cutting is too fast. It can't be. Where did these people come from? Professional tree cutters?"
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