"Yes...yes..." he replied, with doubts in his eyes.
The yamen officer was overjoyed when he heard this, and then asked again: "May I ask if Xu Zhengming is at home? The prefect is here in person, please come out to greet him quickly!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhengming's daughter-in-law immediately looked at the official sedan. She never dreamed that the magistrate was coming. At this moment, she panicked and shouted loudly inside: "My child, he is here." Dad, the prefect is here, come out quickly to greet him!"
At this time, the man in the house, Xu Zhengming, had just walked to the door to close the door. He heard the movement of his wife in the yard. He would believe it and just replied: "Is it someone from your mother's family who wants to trick me into going out? Why don't you go?" !”
After saying that, he closed the door directly with a silent closing sound.
In the past, something like this really happened. His two brothers-in-law wanted to trick him out and then smashed his speed car.
When his wife saw him, she was a little dumbfounded.
"Dad, it's really the prefect who is here!" When the child saw it, he was also anxious and shouted quickly.
Xu Zhengming heard this in the room and couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. He shouted loudly: "You little bastard, how dare you come to lie to your father? If you have nothing to do, go to your grandpa's house with your mother to have some food. Don't be hungry!"
"..." The government officials at the door looked at each other, both of them speechless.
Xu Zhengming's wife had come to her senses, looked at the yamen officer apologetically, then let go of her son's hand and rushed into the house.
Just a moment later, she was seen grabbing Xu Zhengming's ear and leaving the house. Then, feeling that this was inappropriate, he quickly let go of his hand and said to Xu Zhengming who was rubbing his ears, he wished he could directly use the initiation method: "Go and greet the magistrate, otherwise how can you, a mere carpenter, afford to eat!"
Seeing his wife's face flushed and almost crying, Xu Zhengming finally felt that something was wrong, so he quickly stretched his head and looked outside the courtyard door. Sure enough, I saw the figure of a government servant. Suddenly, he was shocked and ran over quickly.
The master who was beside the official sedan had already been waiting impatiently. When he saw Xu Zhengming coming out, he immediately approached the official sedan and reported, "Sir, Carpenter Xu is out."
After finishing speaking, he listened carefully to the movement in the sedan, and then he said to Xu Zhengming who was standing at the door and didn't know what to do: "I heard that you built a flying car that flew away in the wind and was more than a foot above the ground. , Flying across the harbor branch is not possible without a bridge?"
The master's question made Xu Zhengming's family stunned. Unexpectedly, the dignified prefect came here for this matter?
Xu Zhengming was the first to come to his senses. With a little doubt and a little pride, he immediately replied respectfully: "Sir, that's right!"
"The prefect wants to see how your speeding car is doing!" After hearing this, the master immediately made a request.
As soon as Xu Zhengming's wife heard this, she became anxious. How could such a thing get into the eyes of the magistrate? If there was any problem and she was questioned, how could her man bear it?
So, she answered first: "My lord, you misunderstood, my family..."
Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Xu Zhengming. I heard him say with joy: "Okay, okay, but it can't be used here. It's more convenient to go outside the city."
The most proud thing about his painstaking work, which had been criticized a lot, now actually attracted the governor to come and watch it in person, which made Xu Zhengming feel very proud. Suddenly, the temperament of being afraid of his wife changed.
The prefect never spoke to Xu Zhengming from the beginning to the end, nor did he show up. Only after the master reported it, he agreed to Xu Zhengming's request and went to demonstrate outside the city.
When Xu Zhengming heard this, he was very excited and immediately ordered the government officials to help them get the things.
Seeing that he was so ignorant that he actually let the government servants do this and that, his wife was so anxious that she didn't know what to do!
She understood that when her man encountered something related to speeding cars, he was like a man possessed. If this continued, she didn't know how many disasters he would cause. At this time, she decided to burn this piece of shit no matter what when the magistrate left. If the man refuses, call his two younger brothers and burn them anyway!
She thought so, and saw her man happily following the sedan to the outside of the city after taking the things. Feeling uneasy, she took her son and quickly followed.
In just a moment, some neighbors heard the noise and saw the situation. They were also curious about why the prefect was interested in this useless thing, so they all followed him out and watched the excitement from behind.
Arriving at an open area outside the city, right on the edge of the moat, Xu Zhengming seemed to have become the master. He shouted to the yamen to stop, and then said to the master: "I will assemble the flying car now. Please watch it, sir. I can fly to the other side." go!"
When his wife saw it, she couldn't care less. She rushed over and told the master: "Sir, this thing about my husband may not work. If it doesn't work, please forgive me. Don't blame my husband. I will give it to you first." Kowtow to apologize..."
Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by a red-faced Xu Zhengming, who said loudly: "It's definitely not bad, I've already improved it!"
This is his masterpiece, how could anything go wrong at the critical moment? If the prefect leaves without looking after his wife says this, wouldn't he lose an opportunity to show off!
When the master saw her, he waved to a yamen servant, and the yamen servant went over and politely took Xu Zhengming's wife aside. This freed up space for Xu Zhengming to start assembling the thing.
Xu Zhengming glanced at his wife, said nothing, and immediately started assembling it. It can be seen that he is very skilled, and he seems to be able to do it with his eyes closed. In just a short while, everything was almost assembled.
The onlookers were all curious and stared. I saw that the flying car was shaped like an armchair, with mechanisms and gears underneath. After the assembly was completed, Xu Zhengming sat on the chair and stepped on the two wooden boards.
During this process, even the prefect personally opened a corner of the curtain and watched Xu Zhengming assembling it.
The other people who were watching, some had seen it, some had not seen it, were all talking about it.
"Carpenter Xu, if he doesn't do his job as a serious carpenter, he insists on tinkering with this kind of thing, and it's of no use. It really makes his wife and children miserable!"
"Why is it useless? Look, the prefect is here!"
"I guess someone is exaggerating. Just watch carefully. Once this thing flies up, it can only fly so high. For whatever purpose, I can jump higher than this!"
"Also, this thing is not very effective. I have seen Carpenter Xu fall into the water several times!"
"..."
After vaguely hearing these words, the prefect frowned slightly, but there was more curiosity and even a trace of expectation on his face.
Xu Zhengming himself heard some of it, turned to look at his wife and children, and showed a rare apology. But it only took a blink of an eye, and he was ready to start with a solemn look on his face.
Seeing him like this, the yamen officer immediately signaled to the people around him, and then, the scene where many people gathered around became very quiet.
At this moment, a "gurgling" sound was suddenly heard. In this quiet environment, it was very clear, at least everyone present should be able to hear it clearly. Suddenly, almost everyone's eyes were fixed on Xu Zhengming, as well as Xu Zhengming's wife and his son, who had a chain reaction.
Needless to say, I was hungry.
Hearing this movement, some onlookers couldn't help but sigh: "Look, Carpenter Xu has ruined his house so much that he doesn't even have food to eat!"
When the magistrate in the sedan heard this and saw Carpenter Xu with a red face, he couldn't help but look thoughtful.
Carpenter Xu glanced at his wife and child, gritted his teeth, and started kicking his legs, turning the machine up and down, and suddenly there was a wind on the ground.
The mechanism rotated faster and faster, and the wind blew stronger and stronger. Finally, under the gaze of everyone, the flying car carrying Xu Zhengming actually staggered off the ground. Although it is not very high, it is finally off the ground.
The prefect saw it and stared at it without blinking. I watched Xu Zhengming operate his flying car and then slowly fly to the other side.
In the meantime, there were two minor accidents. First, a sudden wind blew, causing Xu Zhengming's flying car to sway a bit and almost hit the wall of the river ditch. Another time, when we were about to reach the other side, the speeding car seemed to fall down, but we finally reached the other side and did not fall into the river.
After seeing this situation, the prefect turned to look at his master. When he saw him nodding slightly, he knew what was going on and called Xu Zhengming over.
This time, the prefect didn't even care about the cold wind in the field. He got out of the official sedan, faced Carpenter Xu, and asked kindly: "What's the point of your speeding car? Can you explain it clearly?"
As soon as he heard this, Xu Zhengming, who was out of breath, immediately replied: "Sir, I heard someone talk about the story of the Qigong people riding a flying car in the "Book of Mountains and Seas", so I thought about it myself, and then built this flying car. , of course you know the truth behind this, otherwise, you wouldn’t be able to build it, wouldn’t it..."
Then, he started talking, and he was full of confidence and pride when he spoke.
The prefect listened to him without interrupting once. He heard Xu Zhengming's persistence and obsession. Looking at the patched clothes of Xu Zhengming's family and what he heard just now, he knew that Xu Zhengming's speeding had dragged down his family.
"...It's just a pity that this flying car flies too low, so the villain has been thinking about how to fly higher, at least over the roof." When Xu Zhengming said this, he turned to look at his wife and children , suddenly couldn’t speak anymore.
In front of the prefect, in front of so many people, the family of three was so hungry that their stomachs growled. No matter how addicted he was to speeding, he knew that he had failed his wife and children, and he felt a little ashamed.
Seeing him like this, he heard the magistrate say to him kindly: "Your energy can be compared with that of someone who is trying to cut a wall. In this way, how about I help you and let you concentrate on your thoughts without any worries?"
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