"Xiao Xi, why did Xuan'er go to bed as soon as he came back?"
In the evening, Mrs. Li came to the west courtyard to look for her son, but was told by Xiao Xi that Li Zexuan had already gone to bed. Mrs. Li couldn't help but asked in surprise.
"Madam, the young master has been too tired these days, and... and the young master seems to miss the young madam!"
Xiao Xi's cheeks turned red as she spoke.
Mrs. Li was stunned for a moment. Just when she was about to ask Xiao Xi how she knew that Li Zexuan wanted a wife, she saw Xiao Xi's face turned red. Mrs. Li immediately thought of what must have happened between her son and this little maid, but this As a mother, she didn't dare to say anything about this kind of thing. Anyway, her son would definitely not suffer. At that moment, she shook her head, glanced at Xiao Xi inexplicably, and left.
At the same time, she thought that her son's wedding should be scheduled earlier so that she could have a fat grandson soon!
"Ah~ Madam, it's not what you think!"
When Xiao Xi saw Mrs. Li's incomprehensible look, she immediately came to her senses. Knowing that her wife must have thought wrong, she hurriedly explained.
It’s just that Mrs. Li is destined not to listen to this explanation.
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"Xuan'er, come on, come on, you didn't eat last night, eat more today!"
In the early morning, Li Zexuan decisively woke up from hunger early, and only then did he catch up with his mother to have breakfast.
"Yeah, thank you, mother!"
Li Zexuan said vaguely while stuffing something into his mouth.
"You kid, why are you so polite to my mother? My son has been working hard in the Imperial College these days, and my mother will make you something good for lunch!"
Mrs. Li said with a smile on her face.
"Uh-huh!"
What else could Li Zexuan say? He could only nod happily.
"Xuan'er, the wedding date for you and Yu Xi has been set. Taoist Master Qingxuan said that the 25th of next month is an auspicious day and it is a good time to get married. Your father and I are discussing with Han Li. Although time is tight, but with the Our Li family’s manpower and material resources are fully prepared, so we have set your wedding date on the 25th of next month.”
Mrs. Li looked at her son and said kindly.
"ah?"
Li Zexuan's eyes widened in surprise. After a moment, he came to his senses and said excitedly: "Yeah, yeah, this is great. Mom, I thought I would have to wait at least two months!"
"Haha, look at how anxious you are. Xuan'er, if you have a daughter-in-law in the future, are you going to forget about your mother?"
Mrs. Li couldn't help but joked when she saw her son's expression that he couldn't wait to get a wife.
"How can I? Don't worry, Mom, you will always be the most important person in my child's heart!"
"Little slippery man!"
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He didn't have to go to school today, and he heard such great good news in the morning. Li Zexuan instantly forgot about the sadness in the rain yesterday afternoon. Now he was in the mood to go out and wander again.
However, there were only a few places he could go. After much deliberation, Li Zexuan decided to go to the workshop to see the progress of the compilation of dictionaries and newspapers, as well as the progress of the development of paper machines.
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"Hello, boss!"
As soon as he entered the workshop door, a boy came over to say hello. Li Zexuan nodded and looked at a circle of people gathered at the east end of the yard. He couldn't help but curiously asked: "What are they doing?"
"Going back to my employer, I heard that the paper machine was completed yesterday afternoon, and today Guanshi Fu and Master Yan are trying it out."
The boy replied respectfully.
"oh?"
Li Zexuan was very happy. Yan Shaoning participated in the development of this paper machine, and the progress was indeed much faster. He was really lucky today.
"Go and do your work, I'll go over there and take a look."
Li Zexuan waved his hand, raised his feet and walked over there.
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"Zhao Da, control your horse speed!"
"Zhang Xiaohua, go fill the slurry pool!"
"Guo Liu, go get the cows!"
As soon as they got close to the crowd, they heard Yan Shaoning, like a marshal, constantly giving instructions.
"Look, the paper is out!"
“The paper is so big and the paper output speed is so fast!”
"The thickness of the paper is also quite uniform!"
"At this speed, it will only take a few breaths for a knife of paper to come out, right?"
(Generally, a knife of paper refers to one hundred sheets)
"Yeah yeah!"
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As soon as Li Zexuan squeezed into the crowd, he saw a huge and heavy machine standing in the open space to the east of the workshop. The monster-like machine made a "click-click" sound of parts rubbing together under the pull of animal power, and the paper outlet The paper prototypes are being spit out quickly. There are wooden shelves under the paper outlet. After the paper is delivered to the shelf, a craftsman immediately takes the paper aside to dry it. Overall, the paper production efficiency is very high. .
"Success!"
"Great, we succeeded!"
Seeing that the paper machine could produce paper normally for a quarter of an hour, a group of panda-eyed craftsmen standing next to Yan Shaoning couldn't help but cheer loudly with excitement. God knows how much effort they have put in working overtime these days.
"Shaoning!"
Li Zexuan saw that they were almost over the excitement, so he walked over.
"Xiaoxuan, why are you here?"
"Hello, boss!"
"Hello, boss!"
"Congratulations to you. This paper machine will be the cornerstone of our education in Datang in the future. The efforts you put in today will be enough to go down in history. In the future, every piece of paper used by the literati of Datang will be part of your memory." Great job! You are all great!"
Li Zexuan looked at the group of real technical backbones in the workshop in front of him. Among them, the older ones were already gray-haired, while the younger ones had just grown up. As craftsmen, they all lived at the bottom of society, but their creations Their strength is equivalent to that of a regular army, and they should be respected. Seeing them, Li Zexuan couldn't help but think of the scientists who worked on the front line of scientific research in his previous life. They also worked hard, but a lifetime of scientific research was not as good as a star who could make more money by acting in a play.
Thinking of this, Li Zexuan couldn't help shouting loudly, he was aggrieved by the treatment of these craftsmen!
"Oh~!"
"We are good!"
Li Zexuan's words made the craftsmen excited. They worked overtime just because they received very good treatment from Li Zexuan in the workshop on weekdays. They wanted to repay this, but they never expected that the things they made were actually behind the scenes. It was of such great significance that these craftsmen couldn't help but cheer.
"All the craftsmen who participated in the research and development of the paper machine will be rewarded with two coins each. Now, you should go back and have a good rest. Your health is your greatest asset!"
Li Zexuan looked at the people in front of him. Although most of them had excited expressions on their faces, the tiredness in their eyes could not be concealed, so he quickly asked these craftsmen to go back and rest.
Upon hearing that there were two rewards, the craftsmen who had just been spiritually satisfied were now also satisfied materially, and they all bent down to express their thanks.
"Thank you, boss!"
"Thank you, Master!"
Li Zexuan quickly waved his hand and said: "Well, you guys go and have a rest!"
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