Looking at this step that I don’t know where to go, Wang Guan and others breathed naturally and couldn’t help but look at Mr. Hou.

"Since you have found the door, why are you still standing there?"

At this time, Mr. Hou laughed and led the way in front: "Come with me."

While speaking, Mr. Hou took the lead in following the steps and took the first step, the lights were on in the underground passage. This is a relatively simple voice-control device, not that strange.

Despite this, the few people still followed with a pilgrimage mentality and carefully. After they all walked into the passage, the wooden board behind them was naturally closed and everything returned to its original state.

Of course, at this moment, everyone was not interested in the wooden board situation, but was a little nervous, excited, excited and followed Mr. Hou step by step. After walking through this passage, his eyes suddenly became clear. This is another spacious space. Although it is not as wide as the hall above, it is not small in size.

Of course, the most important thing is that there are many things in this space, and there are many people.

Wang Guan looked at it and found that there were at least a dozen people here, each of whom was busy, either fiddling with some objects, or working hard on his pen. Of course, some people were sitting together and chatting, and bursts of laughter came from time to time.

"Old Hou, you are back."

At this moment, when he saw Wang Guan and others coming in, some people quickly stood up to greet him.

"Um."

Old Hou nodded, then turned around and waved, "Come with me."

At this time, Wang Guan and the others were a little confused, but their eyes were greedily watching the things around them.

When they watched up close, they naturally saw it very clearly. This place seemed like a relatively spacious office, with more than a dozen employees, each performing their own duties. However, unlike the situation where employees of other companies process documents, these people were studying institutions and tools.

When walking by a man, Wang Guan could see clearly that a wooden doll was placed on his desk. However, half of the doll was taken apart and revealed a delicate mechanism.

A quick glance passed by, Wang Guan was a little amazed by the exquisite internal structure of the doll. Of course, it was not only small doll objects, but also some large machinery.

“Look at that…”

With Yu Feibai's whispered reminder, Wang Guan looked over and saw that in the corner, two or three people were repairing a floor-standing antique bell that was nearly one meter high.

"That was the mechanical clock from the Ming Dynasty."

Mr. Hou also heard Yu Feibai's words, and then glanced at it and explained casually: "During the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, Western missionaries took mechanical clocks to present them to the emperor. Zhengde liked them very much, so he asked the royal craftsmen to imitate some, some left in the palace for their own use, and some rewarded them to officials and nobles..."

"oh."

Wang Guan suddenly realized that two or three people seemed to have dared to repair the antique clock and twisted each part. However, it was a delicately shaped copper-plated gold-plated elephant flower clock. Use three keys to open the motive mechanism, and the sailboat and lion on the base were free to move forward and retreat under the music accompaniment. The elephant's eyes, nose and tail also began to rotate, which looked quite wonderful.

"To be honest, the craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty were still very capable, but unfortunately they were restricted by Confucianism and did not dare to make any innovations at all. Therefore, in the study of institutions, there was a weak regression and was caught up by the Western world."

Mr. Hou shook his head and sighed a little.

This is the case in China, or the situation in the whole world is similar. Behind the prosperity and decline of each industry, there is always a certain background of the times, which is closely related to the country's policies. When the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were not enterprising and even turned around, the Western world flourished and moved forward rapidly, so it was normal to leave China behind.

However, the so-called prosperity will lead to decline. In the thirty years, the feng shui will change in the east and thirty years. Now there are signs of declining in the Western world economy, which seems to be an opportunity for China...

"Come in."

There are also several independent rooms in this spacious space. While sighing, Mr. Hou opened a room, which should be where he usually works, and then invited Wang Guan and the others to come in.

The room is not small, and it is separated by bead curtains and divided into two areas. One is an office area where various debris are placed, and the other is a seating area where chairs surround the coffee table.

In addition, beside the middle wall of the two areas, there is a row of bookshelfs full of books. Overall, the room is very simple and has a bit of a bookish aroma.

"Don't be restrained, just sit there."

At this time, Old Hou smiled and said, "I can understand your feelings, but this place is not as mysterious as you imagined. It is just a unit that studies ancient institutions, and its scientific and technological content is much worse than that of scientific research institutions that truly study high-tech."

"You can't say that."

Yu Feibai retorted: "First of looking at things, you must first determine the background of the times. You cannot look at ancient things from a modern perspective. This is the most basic principle. Otherwise, modern things must be better than ancient objects, but why do you just like antiques? The main reason is probably more about appreciating the beauty of charm that has been preserved after countless years."

Wang Guan and Fang Mingshengshen agreed and nodded in agreement.

Finally, Wang Guan smiled and said, "Let me add that this is what Mr. Qian said, and it has nothing to do with him?"

"You know how to destroy the situation." Yu Feibai was angry.

"It's not true!"

Amid the laughter, everyone also sat down next to the coffee table under Mr. Hou's inviting him. It is worth mentioning that the coffee table is not the four-legged table that everyone imagines, but a huge tree root placed on the side, then flattened the top, then peeled the bark and applied a layer of light yellow paint to form a simple and natural coffee table.

This style of coffee table is not fresh. Many shops selling tea sets are happy to place this type of coffee table in the store. When customers come, they invite them to drink tea next to the coffee table, which has a bit of ancient charm.

However, the wooden tea table in front of him was a bit different. After Wang Guan sat down, he looked at it a little and found that this wooden tea table was not simple. Unlike other things that were restrained in the mechanism, the mechanism of this tea table was very obvious.

Wang Guan approached and saw that not only the top of the wooden coffee table was flattened, but also the inside was hollowed out. However, he was covered with a layer of densely hollowed-out holes, and he couldn't see clearly the situation inside. However, from the hollow holes, he also vaguely saw a lot of things inside, but he didn't know what the specific situation was.

"Old Hou, this thing seems not simple."

At this time, Yu Feibai also saw it, and had no intention of holding it in his heart, so he asked directly: "Has he also installed a clever mechanism?"

"That's right."

Boss Hou admitted that there were just a few buttons to control in the position where he sat. At this moment, he randomly pressed one of the buttons, but the hollow wooden board suddenly cracked, and then a tray slowly rose. In the tray, there were neat and orderly tea-making equipment.

When the drag plate rises to a certain height, the hollow wooden boards are closed again and the pallet is pushed outside.

"It's interesting."

Seeing this, Yu Feibai said with great interest: "Are there any other tricks besides this function?"

"have."

Old Hou smiled and pressed another button. In an instant, four or five round holes the size of a sea bowl suddenly appeared on the side of the wood. Then something popped out in the round hole and then bent upwards.

The speed was very fast, and only after everything was completed could everyone see clearly what these things looked like. They were painted wooden dolls, made into the shape of ladies. The figure was very graceful, with a narrow sleeve top, a narrow long silk cover, and a long skirt and a tie. It looked even more gorgeous and lifelike.

Even though they knew that these were lifeless puppets, at first glance, Wang Guan and others felt a little stunning.

In addition, on the delicate jade hands of these beautiful ladies, there is a small pallet on the side, which is suitable for placing a tea cup in terms of size and shape.

"sharp……"

If I just felt it was OK just now, then when I saw these ladies, everyone would inevitably be a little surprised. You should know that these mechanisms are pure wooden structures. Even if they are just two simple functions, most people may not be able to realize such an idea.

That's why some people say that scientists are lazy people, and only they will try their best to figure out some things that ordinary people can complete by raising their hands. In fact, this is the case. When Wang Guan and the others were amazed, Mr. Hou touched the last button again, and saw a puppet in blue appeared under the hollowed-out wooden board.

Wang Guan hurriedly looked at it and saw the green-clothed puppet wrapped its hands around a round pot with a big belly, which did not require Hou Lao's control. After the green-clothed puppet appeared, it tilted slightly. Everyone could immediately see a clear and white falling, and it was injected into the boiling pot with accurate accuracy...

It felt almost the same. Mr. Hou touched the motive again, and the puppet in green clothes stood up before he put the pot in his mouth, and then slowly shrank back. Next, Mr. Hou could just turn on the electricity and wait for the water to turn on and then slowly make tea.

It can be imagined that in normal times, when Mr. Hou is tired of work, he just presses it twice and then he can sit comfortably on a chair, read a book casually, or close his eyes to rest. He must feel very relaxed and comfortable.

"Old Hou, you are so good at enjoying it." Yu Feibai was amazed, his eyes rolling, and he knew that he was already moved and wanted a coffee table of the same kind.

"You only see the cool side, but you don't know the hard work behind it."
Chapter completed!