Chapter 175 - Mating
When the two of them entered the study room, Hongyuan immediately served tea, put it down obediently, and left respectfully.
Zuo Shaoqing had been narrow-minded enough to go to the washroom and thought that this gorgeous maid would find the madame for a reason. In the end, she washed the washroom for a month without a word of complaint.
Seeing this, Zuo Shaoqing didn't want to make things too difficult for a girl, so he moved her to his side to serve him.
After carefully observing for a while, she realized that whether it was her or the other three young and pretty girls, they were all very well-behaved. They didn't look like the people from the other big families; they all worked hard to climb onto their master's bed.
Of course, this was closely related to Lu Zheng's character.
“Master Lu, isn't our servant a little too old? It's about time to match people, isn't it? ” Zuo Shaoqing asked loudly through the screen.
Ever since he married in, the study was divided into two parts. In the middle, there was a big screen with Zuo Shaoqing as his wife. The two of them had their offices on either side of the screen, and occasionally, they would even discuss a few things through the screen.
On the other side of the screen, there was the rustling sound of pages being turned. Lu Zheng answered after a long while, “This has nothing to do with me!”
Zuo Shaoqing put away the document he had prepared, got up and walked around the screen to Lu Zheng's back. Leaning on his shoulder, he said, “You're more familiar with the steward's guards of this mansion. Choose a few for Hongyuan and the others.”
Lu Zheng wrote down the last line and handed the newly written imperial report to Zuo Shaoqing, “If you have the time to care about someone else's personal matters, you might as well do your duty well.”
Zuo Shaoqing took the imperial report in one hand and read it carefully. Then, he frowned, “You want to make gunpowder without any lead? Is that possible? “
“The gunpowder you developed that day could only be used in advance. They were used to ignite the fuse from far away. However, there was no such condition when you were on the sea.”
Zuo Shaoqing thought about it and felt that it made sense. The gunpowder would lose its effect as soon as it entered the water, not to mention that the sea was unfathomably deep. There was nowhere to bury it.
“Then can you shorten the lead line a bit, ignite it, and then throw it out?” Zuo Shaoqing moved a chair over and sat beside Lu Zheng. Then, he pulled out a piece of white paper and started to draw on it.
After a few strokes, something similar to a catapult appeared on the white paper. Zuo Shaoqing was frowning as he tried to figure out where he should place the powder.
Previously, they had simply wrapped a large amount of gunpowder, and then buried it in the ground, leaving behind a long fuse. Although it looked very powerful, it was actually not easy to carry, and was also not suitable for long-range use.
If this thing's range was shorter than a crossbow, then it would be completely useless. No enemy would be so stupid as to stand there motionlessly while waiting for you to ignite the long fuse.
“We have to calculate the safe distance before we use the powder to defend the city. We can't let the enemy escape and blow up our walls. The most important thing is the range of the gunpowder that is placed on the warship.”
The two of them carefully studied the first draft for a long time before deciding if it would work.
Lu Zheng pulled him onto his lap and said with great interest, “Alright, now we can talk about the marriage of the maidservants.”
Zuo Shaoqing only said that casually. He wasn't interested in being a matchmaker, but when he thought about marrying the four pretty maids out of the yard, he couldn't help but be more spirited.
“With such a big Duke Zhen Manor, it's not impossible to find four suitable unmarried men. They don't have any at home, and there are a lot of people who want to marry Duke Zhen Manor's maids.”
“Why is it so troublesome?” Lu Zheng shouted towards the outside, “Someone come!”
Soon, there was a knock on the study door. Luo Xiaoliu fawned as he ran in. When he saw the duo's ambiguous posture, he immediately stopped and lowered his head to ask: “What do you two grandfathers need?”
Facing Lu Zheng, Luo Xiaoliu was always unable to control his nervousness and didn't dare to have the slightest bit of impudence.
“Go to the housekeeper and pass on a message, gather all the unmarried men in the mansion at the Lu Li Garden.”
Zuo Shaoqing immediately added: “attendant doesn't need it. He needs to be in charge. He doesn't need the rank guards. He also doesn't need the rank guards who are too short or ugly. Let the manager pick them out and send them over.”
Luo Xiaoliu trembled as a bold idea popped up in his mind: Could it be that Master Lu is going to take in male pet? And his San Ye was that magnanimous matriarch?
He wanted to comfort San Ye a little, but since Master Lu was present, he couldn't say anything. He secretly gave Zuo Shaoqing a pitying look and then rushed out to find a housekeeper.
After passing down this strange order, Luo Xiaoliu suddenly thought of something. He had met the requirements given by San Ye earlier, and he was now in the prime of his life, an unmarried manager.
Should he go? What if San Ye chose Master Lu to be male pet?
Eldest Miss had brought four maids with her when she got married. It was said that Lord Jiang had already accepted two of them, so wasn't he also accompanying attendant? Wouldn't that … The same fate?
It was said that the married ladies all liked to carry the maidservants by their side. Based on San Ye's understanding of him, he would definitely consider himself the best candidate.
Luo Xiaoliu ran back into the room and took out a few sets of new clothes. After changing them, he looked at both the front and back of the mirror and thought to himself, “I'm getting more and more handsome!”
In the past at Zuo's Mansion, servants only had one set of new clothes every season, moreover it was the most ordinary set of clothes, they also ate coarse tea and light rice, unlike today.
When he walked out of the door, brimming with energy, he found that more than twenty people were already gathered in the courtyard. They were all young and handsome, and were all gathered together to discuss what had happened.
Although Luo Xiaoliu hadn't been here for a long time, he knew almost all the hidden characters in the Wu Steel Manor. He greeted them one by one and was pulled by quite a few people to ask what was going on.
Luo Xiaoliu smiled mysteriously: “Buddha's Day, don't say it, don't say it!”
However, he was not complacent for long. When he saw Yinyi in the crowd, his mood turned bad. He coincidentally went around Yinyi and whispered: “Why are you here too?”
Yinyi looked him up and down from head to toe and said indifferently, “You don't seem to be wearing this outfit this morning, right?” Could it be that Luo Xiaoliu was interested in those maidservants?
That was quite possible. After all, Luo Xiaoliu used to like women. Hongyuan and the others were rare beauties, so Luo Xiaoliu often drooled when he looked at these four beauties.
He narrowed his eyes, secretly pinching Qin Lie's waist. “Who are you trying to seduce by dressing up like this?”
Luo Xiaoliu pulled on his clothes uncomfortably and regretted his actions just now. If San Ye really picked him to serve Master Lu, then should he go or not?
It looked like … He didn't seem to want to go.
“Don't talk nonsense, I just… “I'm just thinking that since we've finally gotten together, we should wear something more grand.” Luo Xiaoliu rolled his eyes, “But you, how can a little guard like you come?”
“He remembered that San Ye just said that guards must be of the same rank. Don't tell me …” Are you an official too? “What rank is it?”
“What is it? Do you know what your husband is capable of? ” Yinyi lowered his head and blew into Ye Zichen's ear, “I'll tell you after I'm satisfied with my husband tonight.”
Luo Xiaoliu touched his ear and took a step to the side. It just so happened that Lu Zheng and Zuo Shaoqing came out together. He had an idea. He ran to Zuo Shaoqing's side and became the competent attendant. “Master San, everyone is here.”
Zuo Shaoqing also looked at him and raised his eyebrows. He didn't know what Luo Xiaoliu, a man with a master, was meddling in. However, seeing him standing behind him peacefully, Zuo Shaoqing thought that he might have changed his mind.
Waiting for everyone to greet him, Lu Zheng got Hongyuan and the other two girls to stand up and command, “Pick one each. Pick one so that the butler can arrange for the wedding as soon as possible.”
“Ah …” Some people were happy while others were sad. The four head maidservants had bitter expressions. They looked pitifully at Zuo Shaoqing and obviously knew how Master Lu did it.
“Cough, cough …” Master Lu is also concerned about you guys and does not want to delay your good years. ” Zuo Shaoqing showed a kind smile and said gently: “You can pick. If you are not satisfied, I have looked for you again.”
These words were benevolent and righteous, and the four maidservants couldn't find any reason to reject.
The guards all straightened their backs, staring at Hongyuan and the others with burning eyes.
Before Master Lu got married, they did not dare think about the four maids because they knew that the madame had left them especially for Master Lu. After Master married his wife, the madame still brought the four maids over, thinking that it was to leave a son for Lu Family. But slowly, they could see that no one could enter Master Lu's relationship with Master San.
When they thought about the possibility that such a beautiful thing could happen to them, everyone looked up in anticipation. They wished they could light a fire on themselves to make themselves brighter.
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