Chapter 75: People who eat melons
After preparing all the ingredients, Bi Yuntao finished his dinner and lay down on the bed exhausted, waiting for the device to be ready and delivered during the eclipse tomorrow.
Vertical sun.
Bi Yuntao got up early and enjoyed breakfast, which was exactly the shabby breakfast Meng Ruolang mentioned before, white porridge with pickles.
Of course, he said he was enjoying it, but in fact, Bi Yuntao was a bit ignorant of the taste. First, his mind was full of images of Fat Mansion Happy Water bringing him a steady stream of money. Second, this breakfast was indeed a bit shabby. How could he say that he was also a prince? , and even the current King of Qi, why should I add a boiled egg to this breakfast!
"Hey!" Bi Yuntao sighed as he put down his bowl and chopsticks and picked his teeth. He was pouting and tapping his legs at the same time, looking like a little gangster. There were no rules of conduct for a soldier.
"Okay!" Bi Yuntao muttered dissatisfiedly, "I thought I could pick off some of the minced meat from last night! But I ended up picking it off, not even the eggplant skin."
"Your Majesty!" Bi Yuntao was picking his teeth out of boredom, waiting for the carpenter to come over. At this time, the servant entered the house.
"What's wrong?! Did the carpenter finish the stuff and deliver it?!"
"Back to my lord, yes, the things have been prepared and delivered. The carpenter is waiting in the front hall."
"Go and bring him here!"
"Yes!" The servant agreed, then excused himself and went to bring the carpenter over.
"I have met King Qi!" The carpenter bowed and saluted.
"No gifts!" Bi Yuntao waved his hand, "How is the thing doing? Show it to me!"
"Your Highness, Prince Qi, the things have been brought here and are now placed in the yard. I will move them in now."
Bi Yuntao looked left and right at the finished device. The more he looked at it, the more satisfied he became. He couldn't help but feel proud. It seemed that he still had a talent for design.
"Hey, His Highness King Qi!" Seeing Bi Yuntao's satisfied expression, the carpenter rubbed his hands in embarrassment.
"You did a good job, and I am very satisfied." Bi Yuntao nodded with satisfaction. Seeing that the carpenter had not left, he asked, "Do you have anything else?"
"Um, His Highness King Qi, are you a noble man who forgets things a lot? What did you forget?"
Bi Yuntao looked at the carpenter's troubled expression and wanted to laugh in his heart. He crossed his arms across his chest, pretending to be thoughtful, "Really? I don't remember anything else?!"
"This..." The carpenter's face was full of bitterness. He was still thinking about the one hundred taels of silver, but he didn't dare to ask for it directly. He was the current king of Qi, and he was just a commoner. How could he dare to ask for money from an official? ? ! I'm afraid that King Qi will throw him out as soon as he opens his mouth!
"Hey!" The carpenter was hesitantly preparing to bow and leave, but at the same time he sighed secretly in his heart, and it seemed he had no choice but to admit it. However, although he did not have the one hundred taels of silver as a reward, the money King Qi paid last night was not only enough for his working hours, but even if he did not start work from now until the Spring Festival, the remaining money would be enough for him to squander for a while.
"Okay! It's not hard for you anymore!" Bi Yuntao stopped joking and took out a hundred taels of silver from his wallet and threw it to the carpenter. "Aren't you just thinking about the reward from me! You did it very quickly. I'll give it to you. I will come back to you if I need anything in the future!"
"Thank you, King Qi! Thank you, King Qi!" The carpenter caught the reward accurately and quickly, and bowed repeatedly to thank him.
"Okay! Go down!" Bi Yuntao waved his hand, asking the carpenter to step back, and then replaced him with a servant, "You two take turns turning the pulley for me. Come and call me in half an hour."
Half an hour later.
"Your Majesty! The time has come!" The servant came over to report to Bi Yuntao.
"So fast?!" Bi Yuntao put down the book in his hand with a hint of surprise in his eyes. He didn't expect time to fly by so fast.
Bi Yuntao stood up and walked to the front of the device, removed the roller used to replace carbon dioxide and air, pulled out the slender bamboo, poured the carbonated water that was completely mixed with carbon dioxide into the pot, and then added lime, coriander, and honey in order. of caramel, stir thoroughly and pour into the cup.
"Hiccup!" Bi Yuntao burped and praised loudly, "It's great! It feels like I haven't had such a decent drink for a long time. I have been drinking all kinds of tea all day long, and my mouth is filled with a bitter taste. I am not addicted. Old man!"
"Hurry up and bottle it! Get more and bring a few bottles to Ruoxi. Hehe!" When she thought about Ruoxi's usual taste of happy water, the wonderful expression on her face was that she couldn't help laughing.
"One, two, three, four, five! Five bottles in total!" Bi Yuntao poured the happy water from the pot into the cup, and it was able to fill five bottles, which he did not expect.
"Just five bottles! Keep one for yourself, give one to the concubine, and bring the remaining three bottles to Ruo Xi." Bi Yuntao carefully selected three bottles and took out the red cloth he had prepared. and tied a bow on the bottle.
"Perfect!" Bi Yuntao liked it more and more as he looked at it. He admired his art, then put down the bottle and called the servants, "Come here! Prepare a food box for me! I'm going to the Prime Minister Zuo's Mansion to give it to you." The future princess will send you some food!”
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Bi Yuntao was full of joy and happily carried the food box to the Prime Minister Zuo's Mansion. When he saw the scene in front of him, he felt that the ignorance of the past few days had been wiped away. What a joy!
"Stop!" Meng Ruoxi's three angry corpses jumped up and started to smoke, scolding Meng Ruolang angrily.
Behind her, standing with a blush on her cheeks, shyly twisting her dress, and looking like a maid, it was Xiao Yu.
The ground in front of her was a mess, with many petals scattered, but they had all been crushed and interdependent with the dust. You have me, and I have you!
"Why don't you stop him quickly, young lady!" Meng Ruoxi scolded the servants who were watching the excitement.
"How dare you!" Meng Ruolang saw the servants gathered around him and threatened loudly, "If you dare to come here, let's see how I deal with you!"
Hearing Meng Ruolang's threat, the servants hesitated, stopped their progress, and looked at each other.
"You're against me! Have you forgotten who has the final say in Zuo Xiangfu?!" Meng Ruoxi laughed angrily, "Why don't you let me stop him?! If anything happens, I will take care of it!"
When the servants heard Meng Ruoxi's assurance, they found the backbone this time, and their hesitant expressions suddenly disappeared, and they all gathered around Meng Ruolang with eagerness.
Seeing the servants getting closer and closer, each of them gearing up and looking fierce, Meng Ruolang was a little panicked, "Sister! What's wrong with me?!"
"You have the nerve to ask me what's wrong?! Since you don't know, then let me help you think about it!" Meng Ruoxi raised her eyebrows and scolded the servants: "What are you doing? Hurry up! Stop him!"
After all, Meng Ruolang had martial arts skills, so he would not be able to catch him without any help. He tapped his toes lightly on the ground, jumped three feet high, stepped on the top of a servant's head, pushed backwards, and effortlessly escaped from their encirclement.
Meng Ruolang stepped on the servant on the top of his head and was pushed back hard by him. He fell into the arms of others. They immediately rolled together and the crowd became a mess.
"Hahaha! You guys still want to stop me?! Don't have such a sweet dream!" Meng Ruolang stood still and shouted arrogantly to the servants who were in a mess, "I plucked my hair, but I couldn't hit it. !”
After Meng Ruolang finished speaking, he tiptoed to the ground and prepared to use Qinggong to escape. Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned his head, he saw a black shadow rushing toward him. Before he could react, he was pushed to the ground by the black shadow.
"The wings are hard?! You've learned to resist, right?!" Meng Ruoxi sneered, "Ha! Why don't you get up quickly and hold this brat down!"
At this time, some of the servants had already gotten up. Seeing Meng Ruolang being pushed to the ground, and hearing the order from their own lady, they rushed forward without saying a word! Even the servant whose head was stepped on by Meng Ruolang didn't care about the pain on his head, and rushed forward regardless of his own body, playing Jenga.
Bi Yuntao, who was eating melon on the side, couldn't help but grin when he saw the Jenga in front of him. Seeing that they didn't notice him, he quickly rubbed his cheeks with his hands, and it took a lot of effort to control the muscles on his face and prevent himself from laughing.
Deserve it! Let you always ruin my good things for me, let's see how Ruoxi will deal with you this time!
"Okay!" Meng Ruoxi watched coldly for a while, then stopped everyone's behavior, "Hurry up, if this continues, this brat will be crushed."
Meng Ruolang saw the people getting up in order, secretly trying hard to break free from their restraints, but he didn't expect that as soon as he regained his strength, he heard Meng Ruoxi's threat.
"If you dare to break free, I will call my mother to come over and seek justice!"
Meng Ruolang was like a deflated rubber ball. The breath he had just lifted was immediately released. He was dejected and fell to the ground with his servants holding his shoulders.
"Sister! I just gave flowers to Xiaoyu! You don't have to treat me like this! I'm your biological brother!" Meng Ruolang, who was captured by the servants, looked aggrieved.
"Haha! You still know that I am your sister?! Don't you know that Xiao Yu is my favorite maid?! How dare you tease me while I'm not around?! I don't care what you do when you go to the brothel! I don't know. Who gave you the courage to have the guts to think wrong about Xiao Yu? Let’s see how I deal with you today!”
"It's the eldest brother! It's the eldest brother who taught me to do this!" Meng Ruolang was afraid of being punished by her sister, so she pointed at Bi Yuntao, a melon-eater on the side. Taking advantage of the opportunity when her sister turned around, she blinked desperately at Bi Yuntao.
"Eh?!" Bi Yuntao raised his head at a 45-degree angle and was about to cry but had no tears. How could he eat melon and get it on himself? ! Although it is a bit incredible, the joy in my heart is still undiminished.
Seeing Meng Ruoxi's cannibalistic and terrifying eyes staring at him without blinking, she couldn't help but shiver. She felt a cold glow on her back, as cold as the snow-capped mountains that never melt all year round. It was snowy and freezing cold.
"Ruoxi! Don't listen to his nonsense!" As soon as Bi Yuntao opened his mouth, he saw Meng Ruolang blinking at her like crazy. He immediately thought about it, deliberately pretending not to understand, and asked in confusion: "Ruolang! What’s wrong with your eyes?! Why do you keep blinking at me?!”
Meng Ruoxi suddenly turned her head and looked at Meng Ruolang with the same terrifying look as she looked at Bi Yuntao. She stared at him without blinking, without saying a word, but with a cold sneer at the corner of her mouth.
When Bi Yuntao saw that the firepower had been successfully diverted, he was relieved. It was the first time he saw Ruo Xi's terrifying eyes. It was really scary!
It was the first time Meng Ruolang saw Meng Ruoxi's eyes like this, and he swallowed hard. In the cold late autumn, there was sweat on his forehead, and his legs began to tremble unsatisfactorily.
