"Oh, I completely forgot about the start of the workshop yesterday."
In his room, Guo Kang said sadly.
He has always been a punctual person, especially for big projects like the workshop that are related to his overall future planning. However, Theodora moved into his bedroom on her own initiative the afternoon before yesterday. After that, she only allowed him to rest but never allowed him to leave.
After the freshness and happiness passed, Guo Kang only felt that the past two days had been hazy. Now he felt very empty all over. He just wanted to stay away from this silly bitch and study her natural philosophy.
This morning, Theodora finally left him alone.
Sighing again at the window, Guo Kang shook his head and drove away Aristotle, who was using logic to syllogize and demonstrate the sinful nature of the female body. Then he stood up and prepared to go out and have something serious to eat.
——In the past two days, the food they both ate was sent by Zhang’s mother, and even his adoptive father did not come to ask him to practice martial arts as a routine. Today, we can finally eat in the lobby outside.
When I came to the hall, my adoptive father was holding a booklet and reciting it loudly like a primary school student reading from a textbook.
"Agriculture is the mother and nurse of the other arts, for when agriculture flourishes, so do all the other arts. But this..."
He thought for a while: "Yes, when the land has to be abandoned, the other skills of people engaged in water work or non-water work are in a critical situation."
"Dad, why are you memorizing this stuff?" Guo Kang said with a wry smile: "Xenophon's economic theory is too old, almost two thousand years behind now. The economic laws and his experience summary at that time may not be as good as now. It worked too.”
"Ah?" The foster father didn't react and looked up at him.
"You know a lot about fighting. Let me give you an example." Guo Kang said in a different way: "In the early years, neither the Greeks nor the Romans thought highly of bows and arrows. But after the capital was moved, everyone paid more and more attention to them. , the ancients also wrote detailed articles discussing why the weapons used by poor people and light infantry have now become the most effective tools for the main force."
"The reason for this is the development of technology. The strong bows introduced from the grasslands replaced the traditional weak single bows of the Greeks, so much so that "Strategy" specifically mentioned that in this era, the bowing methods used by the Romans were all It’s a thumb style, similar to that of people from the steppes and Central Plains, rather than the three-finger style used by Persians and Europeans.”
"So you understand," he said, "it's all changing."
"If you want to read some books by Xenophon, you can read his "Expedition"." Guo Kang recommended: "That book is about the war at that time. It should be easier for you to understand, and the ideas in it are and summary methods, we can also use them.”
"Oh, okay..." The adoptive father seemed to completely accept his suggestion, nodded in agreement, and looked at Guo Kang again. However, he probably didn't think about how to speak for a moment, so he could only ask tactfully: "You...is this over?"
"Anyway, you didn't stop me. I came out to eat something and take a rest." After what he said, Guo Kang felt a little hungry again, and he didn't care about the embarrassment. He quickly requested: "Let the chef add more meat today." Give it to me!"
"Okay, okay! You go to the kitchen and urge yourself. Forget about practicing these two days, take a good rest and eat well." The adoptive father also nodded repeatedly and said happily: "I think you are quite good. After working hard for so long, you still have energy when you come out. Just teach me how to read history. It seems that I have quite a lot of energy!"
"Don't talk nonsense." Guo Kang quickly waved his hand: "Then I'm going to eat first."
After that, he trotted all the way to the kitchen.
After some time, Theodora also changed her clothes and walked out with a somewhat unsteady step. The hall was empty, except for a book placed on the corner of the table. When I got closer, I saw that it was Xenophon's "Economics."
"Who is watching this?" She muttered to herself, then continued to look around, looking for Guo Kang.
At this time, Guo Kang came over with a dinner plate.
"Oh, you're out too." He looked at the other party and took down the porcelain bowls with food one by one: "Come on, let's have something to eat too. I was going to send it to you, but we happened to eat together here. ”
Theodora nodded, her eyes still soft and not so shy anymore. Not being polite, she picked up her chopsticks and started eating too.
Yesterday, the Queen's palace sent a maid to bring clothes. I guess she informed the Queen of her sexual intercourse, so I gave them to her specially. Looking at it this way, Theodora's mother was quite thoughtful. On the contrary, she herself didn't know if she mustered up the courage temporarily, so she acted uncharacteristically and seemed so reckless and unprepared.
The new clothes were a little loose, but they fit her perfectly. She also braided her hair again, and her whole person seemed to have regained her vitality.
"What are you going to do after eating?" she asked proactively.
"I forgot all about the workshop yesterday. I have to go talk to Tuo Huan and Xiao Zhu." Guo Kang said helplessly: "I made the steam hammer on my own initiative and made something immature. I came out as a signboard. But I wasn’t even there during the first demonstration..."
"Steam? Oh, it's the power that drives the mechanism in the cathedral, right?" Theodora thought about it and understood the meaning of this word.
"Yes." Guo Kang nodded: "Hey, if this time it wasn't to rush for publicity before I left, the time wouldn't be so tight."
"Whether the pistons and cylinders there can be used stably, we have done too little testing ourselves, and we actually don't know for sure. We can only wait and see if Brother Tian has blessed us."
He really should go to this matter in person, after all, he is the one who knows the principles best. However, yesterday, when he was locked up at home to study the piston, Theodora had a rare bad temper - with her attitude at that time, even if Brother Tian personally came down to earth, he probably wouldn't be able to get anyone out of her. All I can say is that there is really no other way.
"I understand Zhu Wenkui's temperament. He is not like a young prince, but like a head craftsman." Theodora shook his head and said: "Don't worry, if there is a problem in the demonstration, Tuo Huan understands the situation, and maybe he can handle it himself. But Zhu Wenkui will definitely come to find you, and no one can stop him."
"Since he didn't come, it means your mechanism is still normal." She smiled lightly and said: "Eat well and don't worry about that. Later, I will go to Prince Wu's residence with you to apologize to him. go."
"He must still be at the blacksmith shop." Guo Kang pointed out: "He is obsessed with it. We have to go to the shop to find him."
"The noise and annoyance there is not a place for formal conversation." But Theodora insisted: "It's better to go to the house."
Guo Kang felt that based on his friendship with Zhu Wenkui, there seemed to be no need for this. But before he could answer, outside the hall door, Bu Lei looked around the room from behind the screen wall. When he saw them, he breathed a sigh of relief and strode over.
"Master, the Cao family has come to invite you." He raised the letter in his hand: "The Queen Mother seems to be going too. They want to talk to you about leading troops."
The 5,000-word chapter at noon today was actually posted yesterday. I don’t know how it triggered the review, but it’s stuck until now. Anyway, everything is ready for today.
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