The sky was misty and the spring rain was silky.
Rong Xi carried the bamboo basket to Master Gao’s house.
“Master, these are potatoes. They can satisfy your hunger and can also be used to cook delicious food.” He moved the potatoes in the basket and said with a smile, “I have described the cooking method in detail on the paper. You can leave it to the cook.”
Master Gao was very pleased that Rong Xi was such filial piety, and gave him several books for his collection.
After the potatoes were cooked, they became soft, glutinous and sweet, just right for the elderly to eat.
After the two chatted for a while, Rong Xi said goodbye and went home.
Over the past few days, he has taught Lady Jiang all the methods of cooking potatoes, and as a result, Jin Shi Xuan became famous again.
Everyone in Mengshan knows potatoes.
Previously, some wealthy businessmen imitated Hu Yulin and purchased potatoes and corns. They also imitated Rong Xi and planted potatoes in the fields, but then they stopped paying attention.
Potatoes were famous these days, but due to the small quantity, a dish was hard to come by. Rich businessmen found business opportunities and sold potatoes at high prices. After making money, they all regretted that they were timid and did not plant more.
However, after potatoes there was still corn.
Rich businessmen and others were gearing up, planning to follow Rong Xi’s example after he planted corn.
Potatoes could be used as food and were relatively durable. After they became famous in Mengshan, they became popular among merchants all over the Wei State.
After Rong Xi returned home, Rong Mo appeared in front of him.
“Third brother, have you finished reading the new book?”
Rong Mo remained silent and opened the page of the book again. A piece of manuscript paper was sandwiched in the book, with all his doubts on it.
The two of them went to the study room. After Rong Xi patiently explained the problem, he gave him another question.
“It’s good to be eager to study, but you also need to get out of the house to strengthen your body and play with another children.”
There are several old trees behind Rong’s house. Children often play on simple swings made of thick ropes and sacks.
Rong Mo worked hard on the problem and lowered his head in silence.
Rong Xi asked a question a few days ago, but he still hasn’t found the answer yet. His heart was like ants gnawing at him, and he feels extremely uncomfortable.
One day after Rong Lian and Liang Siwen “abused” the horse, they gave up the pursuit, but Rong Mo couldn’t stop thinking bout it.
He wanted to know the answer.
Rong Xi knew he wanted to ask, but pretended not to know.
If Rong Mo kept focusing on studying, was unwilling to communicate with others, and did not overcome the difficulties in his heart, no matter how talented he was, he would not be able to reach the top.
The study was silent.
Rong Xi was writing teaching materials on his desk, while Rong Mo lowered his head and said nothing.
After a long while, Rong Mo finally moved.
He slowly raised his head and opened his lips slightly, “Ah…”
His voice was too hoarse, and he fell silent as soon as he uttered a syllable.
Rong Xi raised his face, bent his eyes and said, “Third brother, if you have any questions, you might as well tell me.”
Rong Mo moved his lips again, but not a single sound came out. He stood up suddenly, and ran out of the study without paying attention to saluting, and the hem of his clothes disappeared outside the door.
Seeing him escaping in panic, Rong Xi sighed deeply in his heart.
After a moment, Liu He walked slowly to the door and knocked lightly.
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“Eggs and cold pastry.”
Rong Xi smiled and said: “Then it will be the same as in previous years.”
Liu He was about to retreat when he heard Rong ridiculed: “Go and find Zhang Zhi. I have something to entrust him with.”
Soon, Zhang Zhi came to Rong’s house. After seeing Rong Xi, he said happily: “Young master Rong, the seedlings have been planted and are waiting for the autumn harvest.”
Rong Xi nodded and said with a smile: “Thank you for your hard work.”
“If you have any instructions, please let me know.” Zhang Zhi said respectfully.
Rong Xi led him to the warehouse and handed him a small bag of corn seeds.
“This is grain seed. You can plant it in the remaining idle fields. I will explain the planting method to you later.”
The current climate in Mengshan was suitable for corn cultivation.
When Zhang Zhi heard that it was grain, he looked serious. He carefully took the bag, held it in his arms, and listened carefully to the planting method.
Rong Xiju explained every growth stage to him in detail, including sowing, seedling emergence, three leaves, seven leaves, and jointing.
Zhang Zhi was familiar with farming. Although he has never planted corn, he understands the truth. After writing it down, he said sincerely: “This server will plant well, and I will live up to your trust!”
After describing the corn, Rong Xi added: “Now that the seedlings are planted, they need to be fertilized to strengthen their growth. I will send people to transport new fertilizer to your home later. You can apply the fertilizer to the seedlings according to the fertilization method.”
When crops were in the seedling stage, they absorb phosphorus the fastest. If there were a lack of phosphorus in the seedling stage, it will inevitably affect later growth. It was best to fertilize now.
Although Zhang Zhi didn’t know what kind of fertilization was, in his eyes, Rong Xi was a god-like figure, so he naturally did whatever he was told.
Fertilization was very particular method. After Rong Xi explained it to him in detail, Zhang Zhi took the order and left.
In fact, Rong Xi was not supposed to know anything about farming, but he had participated in a breeding research in his previous life and learned the relevant farming theories, which were clearly imprinted in his mind and he could use them now.
Nothing happened in the house, so he took out the slushie and went straight to the workshop.
Outside the workshop, there was heavy security guard.
When the guards saw Rong Xi, they all raised their halberds in salute and opened the door to let him in. After he passed, the gate was closed tightly again, making it extremely difficult for ordinary people to enter.
When he arrived at the office, he put on a long gown with narrow sleeves and linen clothes, and went to the underground secret room.
Qin Ke was polishing stone bullets inside. His cuffs were rolled up to the crook of his arms. His forearms had clear texture and very beautiful lines.
Hearing the footsteps, he looked up and saw Rong Xi come in. Under the candlelight indoors, Rong Xi’s face became even more handsome.
“Lanzhi, the iron workshop has made the gun body,” his expression remained unchanged, but his eyes were brighter than candlelight, “The fire gun you mentioned may be realized.”
The workshop was equipped with various craftsmen such as blacksmiths and carpenters, and it also had various kilns. The craftsmen and kiln workers were all highly skilled, and the products they create were precise and meticulous.
“Let me see.”
Rong Xi approached and saw Qin Ke taking something off the shelf.
The thing was cylindrical and extremely slender. It was divided into three sections: the barrel, the medicine chamber and the tail.
This was a handgun used by the individual soldiers. It had a small caliber and a light body. It hided fire and powder in the medicine chamber and ignited the gun and powder to fire stone or iron bullets. According to the standards of later generations, the shooting range should be within 100 meters and 200 meters.
Although it seemed simple, for craftsmen, the first attempt was quite difficult. This finished product was nothing more than the product of many failed attempts.
“Try?” Rong Xi asked.
Before the basement was built, Rong Xi specially marked a section on the drawing to be used as a shooting room.
Qin Ke readily agreed.
The two went to the shooting room side by side and set up a grass target a hundred meters away.
When the gunpowder and stone bullets were put into the barrel, Rong Xi raised his arm to aim at the bullseye and test it out.
Qin Ke stretched out his hand and pressed his shoulder, his eyes soft, “I’ll try first.”
This was a first test. Qin Ke was worried that the craftsmanship was insufficient and accidental injury would occur, so he took the fire blunderbuss from Rong Xi’s hand.
Rong Xi knew he couldn’t compete with him, so he took a few steps back.
Qin Ke lit the match, and the fire entered the medicine chamber, causing the medicine powder to burn rapidly, pushing the stone bullets to be launched quickly, and in the blink of an eye, they penetrated the grass target.
Although the usage was complicated, if a fire gun battalion could be formed, it would definitely play a key role on the battlefield.
“The accuracy is good.” Rong Xi smiled and praised.
Although Qin Ke’s archery skills were good, the fire blunderbuss was a new thing after all. He could shoot through a grass target when he first got started, which showed how talent he was.
After being praised by Rong Xi, Qin Ke’s eyebrows were very soft and he handed the blunderbuss to Rong Xi, “It is your turn.”
Rong Xi had never touched a gun before, and it was his first time trying a firearm, so he was quite excited.
He reloaded the powder, lit the match, and the stone bullet flew out with a whoosh. There was only an impact, but the straw target was not damaged at all.
The accuracy was so bad that Rong Xi laughed at himself.
However, this kind of simple fire blunderbuss was really inconvenient to use, and Rong Xi was a little disappointed. However, with such skill of the craftsmen, he could only make this much now, and it could be used as a tactic on the battlefield.
As for more sophisticated firearms, it would not be too late to make them again once the craftsmen’s skills became more solid.
The two of them tried several times before resting.
After returning home, Liu Zishi came to pick up the horse and gave Rong Xi a letter.
“Report to young master, Master Hu asked his servant to hand it over to you.”
Rong Xi took it and walked to the study. Just as he was about to open the letter, he saw someone following him, and his hand paused slightly as he opened the letter.
“Do you want to read it together?”
Although Qin Ke was thinking in his heart, he couldn’t do anything bad on his face, so he found a chair to sit down and closed his eyes to rest.
Rong Xi snickered. After finish reading, he leaned close to Qin Ke’s ear and said, “Brother Hu invited me for an outing.”
“Outing?” Qin Ke said expressionlessly, “Are you going?”
It’s just an outing, just let Liu Zishi pass on a message, why bother Hu sending a message?
Rong Xi smiled and replied: “My dear friend is so kind, how can I refuse?”
There was sudden silence in the room.
After a long while, Qin Ke raised his head and asked, “You are with your friends, what should I do?”
His expression was quite aggrieved.
If an ordinary man pretended to be like this, it would definitely make people feel uncomfortable, but the War God of Wei had an extraordinary appearance. Even though he pretended to be pitiful, Rong Xi couldn’t bear to tease him anymore.
He immediately bowed his head and kissed Qin Ke’s left cheek. Seeing that he was dissatisfied, he kissed his right cheek again and said comfortingly: “It’s my fault. Brother Hu invited you and I to go with him. I was just lying to you.”
After saying this, he handed the letter to him.
Qin Ke took a casual look and saw that he and Rong Xi were indeed invited in the letter. He felt calm and a smile appeared on his brows.
“I would be worried if you went to your appointment alone.”
He was explaining what he had just done.
Rong Xi laughed and hugged him, “Brother Si, don’t worry, I won’t drink anymore.”
“You drank alcohol twice, both times with Hu Yulin.”
He had to doubt that Hu Yulin would lead Rong Lanzhi into trouble again. Moreover, why did Hu Yulin send a message to Rong Xi and invite the two of them to go with him? This is inconsistent with etiquette.
The outing date arrived in a blink of an eye.
Rong Xi, Rong Lian and Rong Mo got up early, and then rode with Qin Ke to the Yishui River outside Mengshan City.
This river flows through Yizhou, Qingzhou and other places. As for why it was called “Yishui”, few people know.
The flowers were charming, but the road was difficult to ride houses.
When the two arrived, there were three people on the shore, namely Hu Yulin, Jiang Weiping, and Duan Changjin.
Several people greeted each other, but because of Qin Ke’s high status, Hu, Jiang, and Duan were a little reserved.
After a while, a burst of joy and laughter came, like the singing of orioles and birds, which was very beautiful.
The pretty ladies, wearing curtains on their heads, were gathering together, frequently peeking at Rong Xi and the other five.
To be precise, they were spying on Qin Ke.
Qin Ke had no expression on his face and kept walking side by side with Rong Xi.
“Prince, brother Rong,” Hu Yulin narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, “The warm kettle has been spread out of Qingzhou, and it will make a lot of profit soon. How will the money be handed over to the mansion?”
Rong Xi looked at Qin Ke.
Qin Ke replied: “I will send a special person to supervise this matter. Boss Hu can rest assured.”
The five of them were casually walking along the river road, chatting for a few words, when they suddenly heard the cry of a child not far away.
Rong Xi’s eyes showed curiosity and worry. Qin Ke glanced at him and said decisively: “Go and have a look.”
When he got closer, he saw several children sitting on the ground wiping away tears. Rong Xi asked softly, “What happened? Why are you crying?”
A boy sobbed and replied: “The kite, the kite fell on the tree.”
Several people looked up and saw a bright paper kite stuck among the branches, unable to be pulled down.
Although the tree was not tall, it was difficult for ordinary people to reach out, let alone a short child.
Before Rong Xi could say anything, he saw Qin Ke lightly jumped up to the tree and reached out to grab a branch. It was not. Lear how he used his strength, but he rose up lightly and easily picked up the kite.
He had an elegant figure and a magnificent appearance, and he was extremely neat and tidy when he took out the kite, which attracted everyone’s admiration. The boy also forgot to sob and looked at it in a daze.
Rong Xi raised his lips and smiled, his eyes gentle and proud.
Hu Yulin saw this from the side, his eyebrows moved slightly, he suddenly leaned into Rong Xi’s ear and asked in a low voice.
“Brother Rong, do you have any interest in Prince Qin?”
The author has something to say:
Interview boss Hu.
Microphone: Why did you invite two people but only write to Rong Xiaoxi?
Hu Shaodong: (with a matter-of-fact look) Isn’t it incidental to invite friends to the appointment and call family members? Need to send another invitation?
Someone surname Qin: (laughing) This is very etiquette.
😅idk he seems interested in Rong Xi but not quite?
Thanks for the chapter!
Thanks for the chapter!♥️
But @nan404 translator, do you think it will be easier for you if we point out some typos in the comments or will you go over whole translation when you’re done?
So we can help!😊
Sorry! I didn’t mean to reply to you🤦🏾♀️
🤗it’s fine!
It is really helpful if you could point out in the comments. I have no experience and made quite a lot of mistakes. I fixed some but it would not be perfect 🙁
Ehhhy you’re already doing a good job. I love this novel!
Thank you :)I am glad you like it!
Thanks for the chapter! Drinking some vinegar as usual, ML
Bro Hu, so sorry I need to inform you that Rong Xi ship has already sailed😩. He is already way pass second base 😚😘, sorry dear.
We are all waiting with eyes wide to read about his final base with King Qin😹😂🤞😎🌄
Thanks for the new chapters..
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I don’t think bestie Hu is interested in Rong Xi; more like he noticed his bestie is in love 🤭 If not careful, he might become the first victim of the couple’s PDA and be stuffed with plenty of unsolicited dog food 🤣