As soon as Li Shu finished speaking, she heard the sound of heavy and hurried footsteps outside, as well as Wang Xiaoer's voice, "Master Ou, slow down, wait for me," and the voices of several old maids outside the sedan chair, shouting, "You bold black man, stop, stop, don't bump into the young lady."
Hearing the noise outside, Li Shu said with some regret, "It seems that it's done..."
Now that it's done, why do you still feel a little regretful, miss? Is it a pity that you couldn't knock him out and kidnap him
Qin'er couldn't help but stick out her tongue when she thought of this.
The next second, Ou Zhige's thunderous voice was heard outside the sedan chair, and he asked anxiously: "My lord, if I am not mistaken, the two pages of paper your men gave me are the fragments of the Fire Dragon Sutra written by Master Jiao Yu. At the end of the second page, there is a thing called 'blasting cannon'. The 'thunderbolt' I studied was inspired by Master Jiao Yu's 'blasting cannon'. Your men said that you have the complete version of this book. Is this true? After all, Master Jiao Yu's Fire Dragon Sutra has been lost for hundreds of years. I have only collected a few words for several years. I was inspired by it to study the 'thunderbolt' and other things. If I could get a glimpse of the complete version, it would definitely be of great help to my research. Unfortunately, the two pages of paper your lord gave me talked about the key point, but there was no follow-up... My lord, you really have the complete version of Master Jiao Yu's Fire Dragon Sutra. You are not lying to me, right?"
"The explosive cannon is made of cast iron, with an empty belly. Put the powder in the pestle and put it into a small bamboo tube. Pass the fuse inside and use a long wire to pass the fire trough outside. Choose a path that the enemy must take, and bury dozens of them in the pit. Connect the powder trough to a steel wheel and cover it with soil so that the enemy will not know. Step on the trigger, and it will vibrate. The iron block will fly and the flame will shoot into the sky..." Li Shu's ups and downs of voice sounded in the sedan.
This content, this content... Ou Zhige's eyes suddenly widened and his breathing became rapid with excitement.
This content was exactly the continuation of the second page. Ou Zhige recognized it as soon as he heard it. His face turned red with excitement. He felt like he was listening to heavenly music and was intoxicated. However, just when he was fascinated by what he heard, the sound in the sedan stopped.
"What's going on below..." Ou Zhige couldn't help but asked, scratching his ears.
"What? Are you still doubting whether I have the complete book?" Li Shu's voice came from the sedan chair.
"I dare not, I dare not. If you are willing to lend me the complete copy of Master Jiao Yu's "Fire Dragon Sutra", I am willing to serve you for five years, no, ten years, without asking for any money. As long as you give me three hours a day to study freely, it will be fine."
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 didn't even have to pay a penny.
"No." Li Shu's voice came from inside the sedan.
"ah?!"
Qin'er's voice and Ou Zhige's voice sounded at the same time. Both Qin'er and Ou Zhige were very surprised by Li Shu's rejection.
Qin'er looked at her young lady in surprise and asked with her eyes, "Miss, didn't we recruit Ou Zhige for our son-in-law? He has agreed to sell himself for ten years. Why do you refuse?" Qin'er was puzzled.
Ou Zhige was also surprised. He thought about it, scratched his head, and spoke again, "Yes, the Fire Dragon Sutra was written by Master Jiao Yu with his life's efforts. Ten years is indeed too little. How about twenty years? As long as you are willing to lend me the full copy of the Fire Dragon Sutra, I am willing to serve you for twenty years without charging a penny."
Twenty years, Miss, please agree to it... Qin'er looked at her mistress excitedly.
"no."
Li Shu's voice sounded again.
"ah?"
Qin'er and Ou Zhige's unexpected voices rang out again at the same time.
Miss, he wants to sell his body for twenty years, why do you refuse... Qin'er was puzzled.
After the accident, Ou Zhige closed his eyes, made up his mind, and said firmly: "As long as you are willing to let me read the full version of "Fire Dragon Sutra", I am willing to serve you for the rest of my life. As long as you give me three hours a day, no, two hours for free research, at least one hour, no less."
"No..." Li Shu's voice sounded again.
Qin'er... ... I just can't figure it out.
Ou Zhige opened his mouth in disbelief, with a look of despair. He had sold himself for his entire life without asking for a penny, and all he wanted was to be able to study for an hour every day. Why was he still rejected
"Alas, it seems that I will never be able to meet Master Jiao Yu in this life. I will not have the honor to read the master's "Fire Dragon Sutra" and become the master's lackey..." Ou Zhige sighed, his heart bleeding. Regret was like a black hole, completely swallowing him. It seems that he will never be able to get over the regret of losing the "Fire Dragon Sutra" in this life.
"I mean you can't take nothing. Am I such a stingy person?" Li Shu said slowly, "I've already said it. I'll give you two thousand taels of silver every year. You can't take even a penny less."
"ah?"
The situation took an unexpected turn and Ou Zhige opened his mouth in surprise.
"As long as you agree to serve in the Zhejiang Army, not only can you read the Fire Dragon Sutra at will, but you will also be given two thousand taels of silver every year."
Li Shu said slowly.
"Thank you very much, sir. Thank you very much, sir. I really don't need any money. Just let me read the Fire Dragon Sutra."
Ou Zhige said excitedly.
"So you refused?" Li Shu said slowly.
"No, no, no, I don't refuse. I don't refuse." Ou Zhige shook his head like a rattle and said repeatedly, "It's just that my Excellency really doesn't need so much silver. Just give me ten taels of silver every year to support my family."
"That's good that you don't refuse. I said I'll give you two thousand taels of silver every year, so not a penny less. As for how you want to spend it, that's your business, whether it's to support your family or do research, it's up to you. Wang Xiaoer has handed it over to you. Draft a contract for him, and after he signs it, have someone send him two thousand taels of silver notes and the Fire Dragon Sutra." Li Shu gave the instructions lightly. Impatient with the smell of the place, she waved her hand to signal for the sedan chair to leave.
"Thank you very much, sir. Thank you very much, sir." Ou Zhige excitedly thanked the sedan chair again and again.
This noble man is trustworthy and honest, and generous. Not only did he give me the Fire Dragon Sutra, he also insisted on doing what he said and gave me two thousand taels of silver every year. If you treat me with sincerity, I will return it with all my efforts, swear to repay you, swear to serve you until death, and swear to serve the Zhejiang Army with all my heart and soul until my death.
With these two thousand taels of silver, I can upgrade the blacksmith furnace and buy a large amount of iron ingots, copper ingots, saltpeter, sulfur and other materials for research... ...
Ou Zhige made up his mind.
"Miss, the blacksmith is willing to not take a penny, why do you still want to give him two thousand taels of silver?"
Halfway through the journey, Qin'er couldn't help but ask.
"Back then, Liu Bei threw A Dou to the ground before Changban Slope, and angrily scolded him, 'For a child like you, I almost lost a great general!' In return, Zhao Yun followed him wholeheartedly. I only need two thousand taels of silver to buy a person's heart. Compared with Liu Bei, it is hundreds of times cheaper. What's more, the blacksmith is an iron fanatic. 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, which can help me save two thousand taels of silver to buy him..." Li Shu said with a smile, squinting her eyes.
Qin'er opened her mouth wide when she heard that. She then opened the curtain and looked back. She saw Ou Zhige excitedly bowing to the sedan chair in thanks.
It seems that he is the kind of fool that my son-in-law said, who was sold but still helped others count money...