Song Xi nodded gently, a warm smile spreading across his handsome face.

"Uncle Xiong and step-brother, don't worry. If there are any difficulties, I will discuss them with you."

Xiong Jianlin patted him on the shoulder and said with a cheerful smile: "You are getting married next month. After you get married, you have to support your small family and spread the branches and leaves of the Song family as soon as possible.

Only under the Nine Springs can you truly feel at ease."

"The most important thing between a husband and wife is to know each other and stay together. They should learn to tolerate and understand each other. If there are any conflicts that cannot be reconciled, you can come to us for help. You must not hurt the relationship between the two because of misunderstandings and conflicts."

These words should have been spoken by the elders of the Song family, but given the current situation, one cannot expect too much.

Xiong Jianlin sincerely hopes that the two of them can live happily together for a long time.

Seeing this, Xu Yongnian on the side couldn't help but joked: "Brother, just follow Uncle Xiong's example. No matter what the lady says, you always nod in agreement. When the other party loses her temper, kneel down and admit your mistake immediately. Put her first in everything.

She is the Lord and keeps the relationship between husband and wife harmonious and happy, and everything is worry-free."

Xiong Jianlin made him talk so hard that he was stunned and slapped him on the head with his big palm.

"You bastard! Do you even dare to tease your Uncle Xiong? When have I ever done such a stupid thing? I don't know how obedient my mother-in-law is. She is very obedient to me at home!"

Xu Yongnian touched his numb head, looked at him meaningfully and said, "Oh? But I just heard Aunt Xiong say..."

During the barbecue banquet just now, Mrs. Xiong had been chatting with Yu Yalan. She boasted confidently and proudly about how much Uncle Xiong obeyed her. Later, she also used her own experience to teach Yu Yalan how to be a charioteer. Her voice was so loud that it made everyone around her laugh.

It’s hard not to hear.

Hearing this, Xiong Jianlin also remembered what had just happened. His mother-in-law had indeed spread the word about his embarrassing story.

The dark old face couldn't help but blush a bit, but he tried to make up for himself: "What do you know! I just respect my old wife and let her brag! In fact, you Aunt Xiong is not that tough, just

I just like to make up stories for juniors. How can I, a grown man, argue with women? If she wants to talk nonsense, let her go!"

After saying this, he didn't care whether the two boys believed it or not. They looked a little flustered and talked about other topics.

Naturally, Song Xi and Xu Yongnian would not harm their elders' face, so they had to talk about their marriage arrangements in a cooperative manner.

The three of them talked miscellaneously for another half an hour, then got up and said goodbye and went home.

After seeing off the two of them, Song Xi went to the study room of Ruyi Pavilion to look for Yu Yalan.

As soon as I entered the yard, I saw her frowning and meditating around an iron bumper, occasionally holding some strange tools for debugging, loading and unloading.

"What is this? Do you need my help?"

Yu Yalan raised her eyes and saw him coming, and a slight smile appeared on her indifferent face.

"This is a steam engine. I am now trying to improve it to make it lighter, more convenient, more efficient and energy-saving. After the improvement, it can be put into factory construction, and a lot of goods can be produced in one day!"

Song Xi raised his eyebrows in surprise, a little curious about the working principle and specific use of this thing.

Yu Yalan connected the steam engine to the loom and started it to demonstrate for him.

As the burning heat energy is continuously converted into mechanical kinetic energy, the whining steam engine begins to drive the loom. The unmanned loom weaves inch by inch of cloth at a regular pace in a regular rhythm, and it takes less than a quarter of an hour.

Complete the weaving task of a weaver for half an hour.

The masters and servants present were all stunned and stunned, and couldn't help but feel a bit of awe at this magical iron knot.

Song Xi looked back and forth with surprise, a hint of excitement and thought flashing through his deep black eyes.

"This steam engine relies on coal to operate and maintain? Does it require a lot of coal mines to run the factory?"

Yu Yalan nodded with a smile, very pleased with Song Xi's acumen.

"Yes, if we want to run various factories in the future, coal mines and other mineral resources are necessary materials. However, I don't have time to arrange the search for minerals. I plan to discuss this matter after September."

Speaking of which, steam engines are not the best choice for industrialization. She actually wants to directly come up with more advanced things such as internal combustion engines, external combustion engines and even generators.

However, industrial development cannot be achieved overnight. It needs to be down-to-earth and evolve step by step. The current situation should not be too high-profile and exaggerated to avoid endless disasters if the technology falls into the hands of thieves.

What she wants to do is to guide this feudal era with backward production methods to start the road to industrialization, and then step by step into earth-shaking technological civilization.

How to develop in the future depends on the joint efforts of the people of Zhou Dynasty. She alone cannot accomplish such a world-changing historical feat.

Song Xi thought deeply for a while, then put his arms around his sweetheart's shoulders and suggested, "Why don't you just leave the prospecting to me? Anyway, I don't have anything else to do except military training and government affairs recently."

Searching for minerals will definitely require traveling all over the mountains and fields. Lan'er is so delicate that she should stay in the villa to rest. Let her husband do the hard work and come back to ask her for advice when encountering problems.

Yu Yalan blinked her eyes with surprise, and accepted the man's kindness with a smile.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you."

After saying that, he pulled him into the study room and brought him into the library of the space, and found a lot of relevant information for him according to the subjects.

"In addition to coal mines, we also have to look for bauxite, cement limestone, iron ore, gold ore, and several other rare metal ores. We also have to look for inorganic minerals..."

The serious little woman lingered in front of the rows of bookshelves, carefully looking for suitable books, while the tall man followed her with a cart behind her with a relaxed expression, receiving volumes of unheard of information according to her request.

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It didn't take long for the small cart to be filled with all kinds of books. Just looking at it was intimidating.

Yu Yalan also felt that the tasks she had arranged were too onerous, and quickly took Song Xi's hand to comfort her: "These books may seem like a lot, but the actual content required is only a small part. You can't read them all stupidly."

It’s over, it’s a waste of time and too tiring.”

Song Xi nodded slightly to show that he understood, and said calmly: "When the time comes, draw a range for me. I will see as much as you want."
Chapter completed!