Out-of-season vegetables were being robbed by wealthy households in Mengshan.
Some people heard that glass was used to build greenhouses, so they bought glass in an attempt to grow their own vegetables.
The glass workshop once again made a lot of money.
Hu Yulin took a carriage to Rong’s mansion and smiled broadly when he saw Rong Xi. It happened that Qin Ke left the house, and he and Rong Xi talked happily for half a day in the study.
“Brother Hu, why don’t you stay for dinner?” Rong Xi said sincerely.
These days, Hu Yulin has been running around constantly and had been working really hard. Rong Xi felt guilty and ashamed in his heart. He was grateful and wanted to entertain his close friend.
Hu Yulin naturally happily agreed.
At the time of dinner, Qin Ke returned home from the workshop and saw Hu Yulin and Rong Xi chatting happily, so he called Liang Siwen.
“When did Hu Shaodong arrive at the house?”
Seeing that he looked normal, Liang Siwen answered honestly: “He came here before noon.”
“They have been in the study?” Qin Ke’s face was expressionless.
However, he always had a cold face, so Liang Siwen didn’t pay attention and nodded: “That’s true.”
Qin Ke was silent for a few breaths, and then turned around to go to the study.
“Father,” Liang Siwen asked suddenly, “when will you return to Shengjing?”
Qin Ke’s eyes were incomprehensible, “Do you want to return to Shengjing?”
“No,” Liang Siwen waved his hands repeatedly, looking shy, “I’m just asking.”
It would be best not to return to Shengjing!
Before Qin Ke reached the study, he saw the study door opened and the two of them stepped out. Hu Yulin’s soft eyes fell on Rong Xi’s face, as if he was admiring the jewelry and jade.
A hand was placed lightly on Rong Xi’s shoulder, looking at him quite intimately.
“Brother Rong, I heard that you made up your own arithmetic, and the algorithm is very different from ordinary ones and is extremely convenient. I wonder if you can give me a look?”
Hu Yulin was engaged in business, was good at sorting out accounts, and was deeply involved in arithmetic. He was very interested in Rong Xi’s “self-edited” arithmetic book.
Rong Xi smiled and replied: “I will get it for you after dinner.”
The two were walking side by side, and when they reached the corner, they suddenly met Qin Ke.
“Brother Si?” Rong Xi looked surprised, “You’re back.”
Hu Yulin saluted, “I’ve met the prince.”
Qin Ke nodded briefly and said in a low voice: “Excuse me, boss Hu. Please wait in the main hall for a moment. Rong Xi and I want to discuss matters in the workshop.”
After saying that, he grabbed Rong Xi’s wrist, rushed into the study, and closed the door neatly.
Hu Yulin stood on the spot, narrowing his eyes slightly. He has always had a keen intuition and could detect that Prince Qin was somewhat dissatisfied with him.
Moreover, the king of Qin County seemed to treat Rong Xi very differently from others. Was it really because of his ability?
In the study.
Rong Xi thought that Qin Ke did have something important to discuss and asked, “What’s going on in the workshop?”
“Because new materials need to be fired, several kilns have been built in the workshop.” Qin Ke took his hands into his palms and played with them carefully. “You mentioned before that new fertilizers need to be fired. They can be fired in the workshop kilns in the future. .”
Don’t go to Hu’s Kiln again.
Rong Xi also found this method convenient and nodded without hesitation.
“In addition to new fertilizer, I also want to make glassware.”
The young man’s palm was soft, slightly calloused, and feels warm and cool to the touch. Qin Ke rubbed it carefully until his palms became hot, but he refused to let go.
“The workshop is led by you,” Qin Ke said with gentle eyes and domineering words, “No matter what is being baked, no one dares to stop it.”
“It’s great to have you.” Rong Xi smiled heartily, clear and cute.
Qin Ke couldn’t help but lower his head, but suddenly heard the sound of Rong Xi’s belly drum.
The sound of abdominal rumbling broke the ambiguity, and Qin Ke had no choice but to stroke his temples and said, “Let’s go have a meal.”
Unexpectedly, the young man suddenly took his hand, climbed onto his shoulder, stood up on tiptoes, and kissed him on the corner of his lips.
Before Qin Ke could regain his senses, Rong Xi ran out quickly, his heart beating wildly.
Just now, he was so beautiful and seductive, but he did something like that by some strange combination of circumstances! He had never been in love with anyone before, and he didn’t know that the touch of lips would be like an electric shock, making people ecstatic.
Even though it was just the corners of the lips, it was still soft enough.
In the hall, the heat on his cheeks had not faded away, so Rong Xi lowered his head and sipped to cover up the shame on his face.
Seeing that his expression was unusual, Hu Yulin hurriedly asked, “Brother Rong, what’s disturbing you?”
“Nothing,” Rong Xi smiled apologetically, “Brother Hu, wait a moment, I’ll tell grandpa Liu to prepare the meal.”
He had already cooked the meals with his own hands before, and would eat them as soon as Qin Ke returned home.
In a moment, the meal was ready.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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Nowadays, children’s school days were short and they had not yet learned a few big characters, so it was not a big deal if arithmetic courses were postponed.
After getting the book, Hu Yulin returned home satisfied.
Rong Xi stood in front of his house, seeing the moonlight gradually rising and the rolling hills in the distance, feeling only the tranquility and tranquility in his heart.
“Rong Xi.”
Qin Ke called softly from behind him.
“Brother Si, would you like to enjoy the night with me?” Rong Xi looked back and asked with a smile.
Under the dim sky, the young man was flawless, tall and tall, with a smile on his face. He burst into his heart, how could he refuse?
“My pleasure.”
The two of them took each other to the foothills of the wilderness. The moonlight was hazy and they could only hear the whistling of the trees in the mountains.
Qin Ke took off his fur cloak and spread it on the ground.
The two of them sat side by side with their knees bent, looking up at the sky and admiring the brightness of the stars and the moon.
“Do you have a nickname?” Qin Ke suddenly asked, holding his left hand.
Nickname?
Rong Xi shook his head. There was none in the past life, and there was none in this life.
In his previous life, his name was a combination of his parents’ surnames, his father’s surname was Rong and his mother’s surname was Xi.
In this life, according to the memory of the original person, we learned that his name was originally the word “溪 (Brook)”, which means a trickle, but it was the upper reaches of the river.
However, when it was recorded in the genealogy, for some reason, the water part was omitted and became the word “奚 (xi)”.
Genealogy could not be easily changed, so mistakes could only be made.
He knew this because after the original owner learned calligraphy, he learned that the word “xi” had a derogatory meaning, so he asked Rong’s father, who gave this explanation.
“I don’t have a nickname.” Rong Xi lay back and crossed his arms behind his head.
Although he has a slight smile on his face, he makes people feel distressed for no reason.
Qin Ke was silent for a few moments, then suddenly said: “In ancient times, there was a divine horse, which is called Tao Xi. The talent of the great man is comparable to that of a divine horse in a horse, and it is amazing and admirable.”
Rong Xi was so happy that Qin Ke had to go through the trouble to comfort himself.
Seeing that his mood had improved, Qin Ke stared at him and said, “How about I give you a nickname for you?”
“I’m an adult, why do I need a nickname?” Rong Xi was confused.
Qin Ke’s voice was very low, “I want to call you different to other?”
The majestic Wei’s War God actually cared about such details.
Rong Xi was secretly amused and joked: “Tao Xi is not good, let’s try another one.”
He smiled slyly and said, “You have a distinguished status and are a dignified county king. It is not against etiquette to pick a name for me. Even we can not show it to public, you can still call me privately.”
Qin Ke’s eyes suddenly brightened, and he thought for a long time, but felt that his mind was empty, and he felt that no words could match Rong Xi.
He racked his brains but still couldn’t get a word. When he saw Rong Xi leisurely closing his eyes and looking happy, his heart was filled with honey and he raised his lips and showed his face.
“Your talent and mind are higher than the sky and deeper than the abyss. Forgive me for my incompetence, but I only have the word ‘Lanzhi’.”
Not a trickling stream, but a majestic wave.
Rong Xi was very happy and suddenly sat up, his eyes as bright as the bright moon, “Brother Si, ‘Lanzhi’ is very good.”
“Well, Lanzhi is very good.” Qin Ke’s smile lightly touched the end of his eyes.
He stretched out his hand to caress Rong Xi’s cheek, looked deeply, and slowly lowered his head.
Rong Xi was about to close his eyes when he heard scattered footsteps approaching from far away.
Qin Ke reacted very quickly, clasped Rong Xi’s shoulder with one hand, and leaned back, letting Rong Xi lie on top of him.
The moonlight was cold and cold, and the sound of footsteps suddenly stopped.
Rong Xi rested his head on Qin Ke’s chest, his heartbeat pounding in his ears. He quietly raised his head, only to see the man’s bulging Adam’s apple and delicate chin.
The cold fragrance entered the nose faintly.
Fortunately, they were blocked by withered yellow shrubs, so the two people were not seen by those who came.
Rong Xi was suddenly shocked when he heard the sound of rustling clothes, mixed with the low voices of men and women.
There was someone here!
Qin Ke has sharp ears and eyes, and can hear more clearly. The sounds of kissing and low breathing continued to invade his ears. He held the boy in his arms and gradually felt his mouth going dry.
The pair of wild mandarin ducks kept entangled with each other, Rong Xi didn’t dare to express his anger, and he didn’t dare to move at all.
After a long time, the clouds and rain finally stopped, and those who came left together.
Rong Xi felt numbness in his limbs, took a deep breath, and tried to stand up.
“Lanzhi.”
In the quiet wilderness, the voice is still dark and astringent.
Rong Xi’s heart skipped a beat, and he raised his head and fell into a deep pool.
Like a dark fire growing.
In panic, he hurriedly climbed up and took two steps forward, with his back to Qin Ke, feeling quite uncomfortable.
“Brother Si, please go back home.”
Qin Ke secretly annoyed his impatient. He put his palms on the ground and stood up quickly with a little help.
“Okay, go back to the house.”
The moon was as cold as water, and Rong Xi lay on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.
When it was dawn, he finally fell asleep.
In the mist, there seemed to be a hot body intertwined with him, as if he were in the clouds.
At nine o’clock the next day, Rong Xi woke up and suddenly felt a damp and cool place. In shame and annoyance, he put on new clothes and quietly went to the well to fetch water for washing.
“Lanzhi?”
Suddenly hearing a familiar voice behind him, Rong Xi hugged the basin and turned around with a look of surprise in his eyes.
Qin War God had a habit of getting up early every day to exercise. Rong Xi had always known about it, but he didn’t expect to bump into him so easily.
“Brother Si, I…”
Qin Ke’s eyes fell on the wooden basin, and he smiled as if understanding, and said: “The cold water will hurt your hands in winter, let me wash them for you.”
“No need!” Rong Xi stepped back with a look in his eyes, “Brother Si, go and strengthen your body, I will do it myself.”
After saying that, he quickly slipped away like a frightened little white rabbit.
Speaking of which, Rong Xi’s zodiac sign was indeed rabbit.
After the morning meal, Rong Xi sat alone in the study and detailed the method of making fat on paper. Qin Ke went to the workshop to supervise the work.
After a while, faint sounds of crying could be heard outside the hospital.
Rong Xi called Liu Zishi and asked, “Who is crying?”
Liu Zishi was practicing martial arts and didn’t know what was going on, so he replied: “Young master, I’m going out to ask.”
Soon, young man Liu returned with a worried look on his face and said, “Young master, it’s the Twelve Lang who are crying.”
Rongzhai adopted fifteen children, including thirteen sons, ranked according to age.
Twelve Lang is an orphan, both parents died, and he is only nine years old now.
Rong Xi felt soft after hearing this, so he got up and went outside the house. He saw Twelve Lang squatting in the corner of the school, hugging his knees and crying.
There was only a wall between this place and Rong Xi’s study, and Rong Xi heard the cry.
The rest of the sons stood by the wall to comfort Twelve Lang.
Seeing Rong Xi arriving, they immediately saluted. The Twelve Master suddenly stopped crying and did not dare to raise his head to see Rong Xi.
“What happened?” Rong Xi asked gently.
They all respected and loved Rong Xi, and answered all questions.
“Report to the young master, New Year’s Eve is approaching. Twelve Lang is crying because he misses his parents. Unexpectedly, he disturbs the young master.”
Twelve Lang felt guilty and uneasy.
If he had known that it would disturb young master Rong, he would have stayed far away!
“Young master Rong, it’s my fault.” The nine-year-old child said hoarsely, holding back tears.
Rong Xi chuckled, “What’s wrong with crying because you miss your parents?”
He stretched out his hand to wipe away Twelve Lang’s tears, and said in a soothing tone, “Although your mother has turned into a star in the sky and left you, you still have a home, and it is here.”
Perhaps he was too gentle. Twelve Lang was moved and silently shed tears.
“Young master are so kind.”
Liu Zishi was standing by his side and said to them, “Young master is the best person in the world!”
Rong Xi laughed and laughed.
After comforting Twelve Lang, he remembered that New Year’s Eve was indeed coming.
Will Qin Ke return to Shengjing?
There were still more than two days left, but Rong Xi felt that the time was too short.
A few days later, Rong Xi brought the drawings to the workshop and handed them to Cheng Hao.
“Uncle Cheng, all the papers on the paper are raw materials. I wonder if you can help me find them?”
If he wanted to make phosphate fertilizer, he needed phosphate rock, dolomite or serpentine, etc. He could use coke to melt it at the high temperature, then put the molten material in water to cool, dried it and grand it finely
Cheng Hao happily agreed, “I will go find him immediately.”
He called his servant and ordered him to go down.
“Rong Xi, I wonder what you want to make?” Cheng Hao was extremely curious.
Rong Xi told him frankly, “If you want to make new fertilizer, it can help the crops grow.”
“Is it used for farming?” Cheng Hao laughed boldly, “This is great!”
What the people want was nothing more than food and clothing.
Rong Xi nodded, “I only hope that the people will be well fed and clothed and not be cold or hungry.”
He smiled and changed the topic, “Uncle Cheng, is the workshop kiln available?”
“Haha,” Cheng Hao teased him, “It was built for you. If you can’t use it, who will dare to use it?”
“Uncle Cheng, please don’t laugh at me,” Rong Xi said with a helpless smile, “I wonder where the Prince is?”
After the morning meal, Qin Ke left the house alone and went to the workshop. Why was there no one there?
Cheng Hao pointed in the direction of the kiln, “The prince is enjoying himself with the kiln workers.”
The expression was quite inexplicable.
Rong Xi smiled lightly, “I’ll go find the prince.”
After saying that, he walked towards the kiln.
In the kiln, the kiln workers were firing green bricks and cement, and Qin Ke was indeed among the kiln workers.
“Brother Si.”
Qin Ke was sweating from the hot stove when he suddenly heard Rong Xi’s voice and turned around suddenly.
“Lan… brother Rong, do you want to make new utensils?” After he was overjoyed, he wiped his sweat with a cloth and moved further away from the hot stove before asking.
Seeing that his cheeks were reddened by the heat, Rong Xi felt a little distressed and asked, “Why did you do it yourself?”
“I have nothing to do, so I asked the kiln worker for advice on the firing method.” Qin Ke replied casually, and then asked, “You left the house alone? Didn’t you ask Zishi to accompany you?”
He looked serious, as if worried.
“The guards are hiding in the dark, don’t worry.”
After Rong Xi finished speaking, he took the paper from his sleeve, handed it to him, and said jokingly: “Since the prince has learned the firing method, you might as well see for me whether these utensils can be fired?”
Qin Ke unfolded the paper and took a closer look, and his eyes brightened when he saw that the glassware on the paper was all exquisite and elegant.
“Lanzhi is really clever,” he smiled helplessly, “Forgive me for not being talented enough to make it.”
Rong Xi took the paper back, pretending to be proud, and said with a smile: “Master Qin is powerless, I should find other skilled craftsmen.”
“Rong Xi.”
Qin Ke held his wrist tightly, and when he saw Rong Xi looking back in surprise, he chuckled, “Let’s go back together later.”
“Um.”
On the way back, slush and red flames walked side by side.
Rong Xi sat on the back of the horse and saw the desolate scenery. He suddenly asked Qin Ke: “Will you return to Shengjing on New Year’s Eve?”
The question was so sudden that Qin Ke was stunned.
He had been busy with the work in the workshop and did not know that the new year was approaching.
The two were silent for a moment, and Rong Xi smiled gently and said: “On New Year’s Eve, you should reunite with your relatives. It’s enough for me to have my second brother and Liu family by my side.”
Even so, Qin Ke was extremely reluctant to go.
It was less than a month after we reunited, but we were facing separation again.
“Lanzhi,” Qin Ke said solemnly, “I will return to Linxi before the Lantern Festival.”
A few days later, Qin Ke, Liang Siwen, and Chen Chuangu were about to set off.
Liang Siwen looked gloomy and said goodbye to the master and servant of Rong’s mansion.
After the three of them returned to Shengjing, Rong Xi felt depressed all the time, counting every day to the day of reunion.
After few days, the caravan finally came to Mengshan and handed over the full number of white stacks to Rong Xi as promised.
Because of Bai Diezi, Rong Xi finally became happy.
The author has something to say:
Rong Xi: “Lanzhi” is very good. (The wording you chose is so good!)
Qin Ke: Well, Lanzhi is very good. (You are very nice!)
Author: (rolls eyes) Is it okay to talk like this?
Thanks for the chapter! The rabbit & his eagle are really cute together, even when the little rabbit is being skittish.
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I really like their couple dynamics 🥰