"How is this possible? The bottom of the ship is leaking, and it can't be blocked. How can this ship be unsinkable?" Yu Wenhu smiled and shook his head with a smile, with an expression of disbelief on his face. He was even wondering if Li Xiu was using him for entertainment?

"Mr. Yuwen, don't rush to deny it first, or let's make a bet. If I can come up with a solution to this problem, you promise me to teach the sister-in-law. If I don't come up with a solution to you, I will take out some money..."

When he heard Li Xiu suddenly mention the word "money", Yu Wenju's face turned ugly immediately, and Yang Nong beside him also tried his best to wink at Li Xiu. After all, no matter how poor Yu Wenju was, he was a scholar in the past. Even if he needed money, he would regard money as a cloud. What's more, Li Xiu still used money to bet. No matter what he was betting, it was a huge insult to scholars.

However, Li Xiu seemed very calm at this time. Seeing Yuwen's disdainful expression, he still smiled and said: "I know that withdrawing money is vulgar, but I also think about Mr. Yuwen, or the old lady next to Mr. Yuwen. Mr. Yuwen, you are old and in poor health. To put it bluntly, what should you do in your old age if you have anything to do in the future?"

Yuwen Ju was stunned when he heard Li Xiu's words, and then he showed a thoughtful expression. In fact, Li Xiu had just observed that Yuwen Ju and He Niang's relationship is like a couple and a master and servant, and he was also very concerned about He Niang's attitude. In addition, he found that He Niang's age definitely looked younger than Yuwen Ju, so he dared to withdraw money so boldly. After all, Yuwen Ju had long passed the impulsive age, and he should be more rational at this time.

"I am not worthy of the word 'madam', and I don't need to worry about my future affairs!" The old woman named He Niang immediately glared at him and said coldly when she heard Li Xiu's words. It seemed that she didn't like Li Xiu's use of her to force Yuwen Jue.

"Okay, I'll make this bet with you, but I don't want money. I just need your promise. If I die in the future, you must find someone to take care of her in her old age!" Yu Wenju pondered for a moment, and finally raised his head and agreed.

Yuwen Yu has no relatives anymore, and He Niang is the person he cares most about in this world, especially this year, the two depend on each other. Although they are not named a husband and wife, they are already like husband and wife. Unfortunately, they have never had a son, and their future life is indeed a big problem.

"A word is determined!" Seeing Yuwen Ju agreeing, Li Xiu couldn't help but extend his hand happily, and Yuwen Ju also reached out to swear with Li Xiu. Yang Nong next to him was also a witness to the bet.

"Okay, now Li Jijiu, can you say that you have any way to solve the problem of water leakage at the bottom of the ship without sinking?" Yu Wenhu said again. Although he is old, his interest in shipbuilding has not decreased. Otherwise, he would not have made so many small boat models by himself. It was precisely because Li Xiu observed this that he thought of this way to bet with him.

"Haha, my method is actually a new technology used in shipbuilding. It can be called a watertight compartment. The so-called watertight compartment actually uses a compartment plate to divide the compartment into disconnected compartment areas. It can be eight or eighteen, and they are sealed between each other. In this way, even if a big hole is broken at the bottom of the ship, it will only affect one or several compartments. Other compartments will not be affected. At that time, the ship will sink a little, but it will not sink!" Li Xiu explained with a smile.

The watertight compartment technology is said to have been invented in the mid-Tang Dynasty or late Tang Dynasty. It was not until the Song Dynasty that it began to be used on sea ships on a large scale to ensure the safety of ships at sea. Some were also used on inland ships. However, in the early Tang Dynasty, this technology had not yet appeared, so Li Xiu was so confident to make a bet with Yuwen Huo.

"It's actually...it's so simple!" After Yuwen listened to the technology of the watertight compartment, he stood there all of a sudden. After a long time, he said in a dry voice. This method is indeed very simple. You can understand it by just talking it once, but the key is that he has never thought of such a simple method.

"It's really simple. In fact, many things are not unexpected, but they dare not think about them." Li Xiu also said with a smile.

"I lost!" Yu Wen Hu finally sighed at this time. Although the watertight compartment technology is simple, it is indeed very effective, so he was convinced to lose.

"Mr. Yuwen is polite. I don't know much about shipbuilding. I just know more about miscellaneous knowledge. Sometimes my ideas are different from those of ordinary people!" Li Xiu also smiled and said modestly, but what he said was the truth. If it was really better than shipbuilding, he might not even be able to build a small raft.

"Haha~, that's great. Brother Yuwen, when will you move over? Li Jijiu's yard has been prepared. When you have disciples, you don't have to worry about retirement anymore!" Yang Nong said happily at this time. Although he had no friendship with Yuwen Jue, he was the younger brother of his old friend after all. Now that he saw his miserable evening, he naturally felt uncomfortable.

"Although there is nothing at home, I have lived there for so many years, so I want to clean up again. What if I go to Li Jijiu's Mansion tomorrow?" Yuwen Ze thought for a while and said immediately. At this time, He Niang next to me also wanted to speak, but when she heard Yu Wen Ze say this, she didn't say anything.

"No problem, I will send someone to pick up Mr. Yuwen tomorrow!" Li Xiu finally settled down when he saw this matter, and said excitedly. Now that he could finally give Qi Niang an explanation after he went back.

At that moment, Li Xiu chatted with Yuwen Jue for a few more words, and Yang Nong also mentioned the incident at that time, which made him and Yuwen Jue quite sad. Finally, he saw that it was getting late, so Li Xiu and Yang Nong stood up to say goodbye. Yuwen Jue was pushed by He Niang and personally sent them outside the door.

He bowed to Yuwen Hu again, and then Li Xiu and Yang Nong turned around to get on the carriage. Yang Nong was going to take him home today, so Li Xiu also wanted to send him home, but at this moment, he suddenly saw a rider galloping, and then a man dressed in a servant flew off the horse. When he saw Li Xiu, the servant was stunned and then stepped forward and bowed: "The villain has seen Prince Li!"

"Huh? You... are you the manager of the Wu family?" Li Xiu saw that the other party looked familiar, and thought for a long time before suddenly remembering that when he visited the warrior, he had seen this manager in the Wu Mansion.

"That's right, I didn't expect that Prince Li still remembers the villain!" The manager didn't expect that Li Xiu would actually remember him, and replied excitedly.

"What are you doing here?" Li Xiu asked again at this time. He had just entrusted the warrior to help him find talents in shipbuilding, but the manager in his mansion appeared in front of Yuwenju's door, which forced him to connect the two things.

"Report to the prince consort, the villain is also ordered by my master. Come and invite a man named Yuwen Ju to come and go to the mansion. This matter seems to be related to the prince consort!" The manager hesitated for a moment and spoke again.

"It turns out that way, but this is a coincidence. I have met Mr. Yuwen, so you don't have to go there anymore. If you bring me a message, you will say that your master will have to worry!" Li Xiu smiled faintly when he heard this.

However, Li Xiu's evaluation of Wu Shiyan in his heart dropped again. Although Yuwen Jue was in a bad mood and was a famous family, he only sent a manager to ask for him. He obviously looked down on Yuwen Jue. No wonder Ma Ye said that he was too utilitarian.

"See the order!" When the manager heard Li Xiu say this, he immediately agreed, and then turned around and left. Yuwen Hu, in front of the door, also heard the conversation between them, and smiled bitterly at the moment, but he did not say anything, but bowed to Li Xiu and Yang Nong, and then watched them leave.

After the carriage left, Yang Nong smiled and said to Li Xiu: "Is the manager of the Wu family just now from the Warrior Mansion?"

"That's right, I don't hide it from Mr. Yang. After asking you to help find talents in shipbuilding, there was no news for several days. Qi Niang urged me every day, but I couldn't stand it, so I went to the Samurai Mansion again. After all, he is the Minister of Works, which makes it more convenient to find talents in this field." Li Xiu also explained apologetically at this time. Originally, this matter was entrusted to Yang Nong, but later he went to find Samurai again, which would make Yang Nong dissatisfied.

"Haha~, you don't need to explain Li Jijiu. I am not so stingy. It's just that Warriors are fond of profit and are not a person who can be close friends. In addition, the reason why he was able to ascend to the position of Shangshu is entirely due to His Majesty's trust. However, now that the King of Qin is in power, he is afraid that he will be in trouble soon, so Li Jijiu should not get too close to this person." Yang Nong first laughed at Li Xiu's explanation, and then reminded him with concern.

"Thank you, Mr. Yang, for reminding me, Uncle Ma and Mr. Yang have almost the same evaluation of this person. It's just that I have done warriors a favor before, so this time I just asked him to repay his favor and will not have any interaction with him in the future." Li Xiu said with a smile. Yang Nong did not blame him, which made him feel relieved.

When he arrived at the Yang Mansion, Yang Nong invited Li Xiu to have tea. It was the first time Li Xiu came here, so it was hard to refuse. So he went into the mansion to have some tea, and then met Yang Nong's family again, and then said goodbye and left.

As soon as he returned home, Li Xiu immediately went to find Qi Niang and finally saw Qi Niang and others in Princess Pingyang's room. At this time, Princess Pingyang was taking their group of girls to practice calligraphy. Li Xiu couldn't teach this because his bad writing had become a laughing stock in the family, and even Qi Niang was better than him.

"Qianniang, I have found the shipbuilder for you!" Li Xiu immediately walked to Qiniang, then lowered his voice in the room to avoid disturbing Hener and others who were practicing calligraphy.

"Really! That's great!" Qi Niang suddenly heard such good news, and she screamed excitedly, which caused Hener, Gui Niang and others to look at her. Princess Pingyang even rolled her eyes at Li Xiu, thinking that he had disturbed her teaching, which made Qi Niang feel a little embarrassed. She hurriedly pulled Li Xiu out of the room and then said, "What kind of person is that gentleman, and how proficient in shipbuilding?"

"The other party's name is Yuwen Hu. You may have never heard of his name, but you must know the name of his brother Yuwen Kai!" Li Xiu introduced excitedly.

"Yuwen Kai? Is that the person who designed and built Chang'an and Luoyang?" Although Qi Niang was young, her knowledge was no worse than that of an adult, and immediately thought of who Yuwen Kai was.

"That's right, it's him. Yuwen Ju is Yuwen Kai's younger brother. When Yang Guang went to Jiangnan, he designed the dragon boat he rode. In addition, I heard from Yang Gong that Yuwen Ju also presided over the shipping matters in the south and designed and built many sea boats. He is very experienced in this area..."

Li Xiu said and introduced Yu Wenju’s situation. Many of them were heard from Yang Nong, and he added a lot of praise without authorization. As a result, Qi Niang was very excited about this gentleman. In fact, Li Xiu didn’t know much about Yu Wenju, but since Yang Nong recommended this, it must be no less bad. At worst, he would just check it out more in the future.

The next morning, Li Xiu hahad Yuechan prepared the carriage, and then sent an old manager in the princess's house to pick him up. He went to the kitchen to make two breakfasts himself, one for Princess Pingyang, and the other for him to send to Yi Niang's room. Her birth date had passed, but her stomach was still not moving. This made Yi Niang's daydreaming. Even if the doctor said that the child in her belly was fine, she was still restless. So whenever she had time these days, Li Xiu would cook and stare at her to eat.

"Husband, why don't this child come out yet? Could it be that he still wants to wait until Sister Pingyang's child is born?" As soon as the Yi Niang saw Li Xiu, she immediately spoke with a resentful look on her face. People who have never been pregnant may find it difficult to understand her mood at this time.

"Don't talk nonsense, the doctor and the midwife said that it's normal to have a few days later. Maybe they'll give birth tomorrow." Li Xiu also persuaded helplessly. Princess Pingyang was only a few months pregnant and was still early before the birth of the child. I'm afraid only Mother Yi would think this way, but he remembered that there seemed to be a kind of prenatal syndrome in his later lives, and it was probably Mother Yi.

"Can I really give birth tomorrow?" Yi Niang heard the second half of Li Xiu's sentence, but suddenly grabbed Li Xiu's hand, his eyes full of expectation.

"It's definitely possible, be good, let's eat this bowl of egg custard!" Li Xiu could only coax Madam Yi as a child at this time, but he was worried that if this continued, Madam Yi might be driven crazy by prenatal anxiety.
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