"Secretary Li stayed!" An excited and unexpected voice sounded behind Li Xiu.

As the saying goes, Li Xiu wanted to sneak away, but he didn't expect that he was still shouting by the person in front of the Princess's Villa. This made him turn around helplessly, but he immediately had five points of surprise and five points of enthusiasm on his face and said, "Hey, I didn't expect to meet His Highness the King of Qin here. Is Your Highness here to visit the princess?"

The person who called Li Xiu behind him was Li Shimin. He saw that the other party had just gotten off the horse and was followed by a team of cavalry guards. There was no one else except that, and even his good friend Changsun Wuji did not come with him.

"Haha, it's a coincidence. Is Li Zhengwei here to show the third sister the injury? Let's go in together!" Li Shimin did not see the scene of Li Xiu turning around and leaving. Instead, he thought Li Xiu was quite destined to be with him, so he invited Li Xiu to go in together. Faced with this situation, Li Xiu could not refuse, so he had to go to the Princess Villa with Li Shimin.

Li Shimin is the younger brother of Princess Pingyang and her compatriots, so there is no taboo. She went directly to the inner house to visit Princess Pingyang, but she didn't expect that Princess Pingyang was not in the bedroom. The maid told him that the princess was in the greenhouse in the garden. Li Shimin asked the maid to lead the way, but Li Xiu told him that he knew how to go, so the two walked towards the garden next to him.

"Person Li, I heard that a kind of green vegetable appeared in Chang'an City last winter, which attracted countless powerful people to compete. Although this green vegetable comes from the Third Sister's Mansion, it seems to be given to the Third Sister by Captain Li?" On the way to the garden, Li Shimin suddenly spoke.

Last time, Li Shimin was hit by Li Xiu's words of cooking, but later he figured it out. After he came back, he deliberately investigated Li Xiu. The more he investigated, the more surprised he was. Bean sprouts, green vegetables, wound sutures, etc. were all created by Li Xiu. A few days ago, Li Xiu was famous for a poem. Countless people were talking about this talented boy. So this time he came to visit Princess Pingyang, and actually wanted to see Li Xiu again, but he didn't expect to meet him outside the door.

"Your Highness misunderstood. I did not give the princess the way to grow green vegetables in winter, but worked with the princess to make money. Speaking of which, I didn't expect that green vegetables would be so profitable. I made countless copper coins in just over a month. With this money, I could build a new yard and take a few concubines. This kind of life is simply like a god!" Li Xiu said deliberately without ambition, hoping that Li Shimin would become disgusted with himself after hearing this.

Li Shimin has been fooled once, so he will not be the second time. So he saw that he was not disappointed, but instead said with a smile: "Person Li is indeed extraordinary. He can even think of the way to make money that others dare not think of. I really admire him!"

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Li Xiu couldn't help but secretly called it bad. It seemed that the same method would not work for him, and for a moment he couldn't think of any other method, so he had to stop speaking.

However, Li Xiu did not speak, but Li Shimin did not intend to stop talking. Instead, he started chatting with Li Xiu again, chatting all the time. Li Xiu did not dare to offend Li Shimin, so he had to answer whatever he asked. Fortunately, the garden was not far away, and finally came to the door of the greenhouse, Li Xiu breathed a sigh of relief.

When Li Xiu pushed the door and went in with Li Shimin, he happened to see Princess Pingyang sitting in a wheelchair and watering the flowers and plants. When he saw Li Shimin, he couldn't help but say in surprise: "Second brother, when did you come back?"

"I just came back yesterday. I just settled down my family and came to see you, Third Sister!" Li Shimin also smiled and walked forward. Then he looked at the flowers and plants in the greenhouse in surprise and said, "This greenhouse is really magical. Third Sister, your flowers and plants can survive. I guess those green vegetables will not survive."

"Haha, thank you to Li Xiaowei. In addition, I heard from Uncle Ma that a batch of vegetables in the greenhouse is about to mature. You can bring some to Guanyin maids and the others to see how they taste." When talking about the greenhouse, Princess Pingyang looked at Li Xiu specifically, and then asked curiously, "Why did Li Xiaowei come with her second brother?"

"Princess Qibing, I happened to meet His Highness the King of Qin at the door, so I came in together." Li Xiu explained. Princess Pingyang's wounds healed very well, and he no longer needed to check them every day.

Li Shimin was very interested in the greenhouse. Princess Pingyang took her around and asked a few questions about the princess' wheelchair. When she learned that it was Li Xiu who designed it himself, she also admired Li Xiu even more. However, the greenhouse was not a place to entertain guests after all, so Princess Pingyang invited them to the living room in front to sit down. The siblings chatted for a few more words, and were worried that they would neglect Li Xiu, so she asked him again: "Person Li, I wonder if you have anything to do if you come today?"

"This..." Li Xiu was about to tell the story of the waterwheel, but suddenly he thought that the reason why Li Shimin wanted to recruit him was mainly because he felt that he was a talent. The greenhouse and wheelchair just now had him look at him in the wrong way. If he took out the waterwheel now, he would probably be even more unwilling to let him go, so he hurriedly changed his words, "Princess, I'm actually here to discuss something with Uncle Ma!"

"Hahaha~, boy, what are you going to discuss with me?" As soon as Li Xiu finished speaking, Ma saw Mr. Ma come in from outside with a smile. He first saluted Princess Pingyang and Li Shimin, then turned to look at Li Xiu, indicating that he could speak now.

Li Xiu was a little amused at this time. If he had known that Ma Master had come so by chance, he would have just said he would have come to visit the princess. Now, he would have forced himself into a corner and had no room for maneuver.

"This...haha... Actually, I'm here..." Li Xiu hesitated and wanted to delay time, hoping that he could come up with an excuse. However, not everyone has this thing, and sometimes it is not effective. It happened that Li Xiu was not lucky today and hesitated for a long time but didn't come up with any good excuses.

"What the hell are you doing, kid? Just say it quickly. How do you feel hesitant?" Mr. Ma glared at him.

"Actually that's the case. That day, I heard from the tenants that it was very difficult to irrigate the fields, so I found someone to design two types of water trucks. But I couldn't find a craftsman to build the water trucks, so I wanted to borrow some craftsmen from Uncle Ma. When the water truck was built, we could use it both of us."

Li Xiu had already planned to tell the truth. Anyway, even if Li Shimin was not allowed to see the drawings today, with Princess Pingyang's temper, she would definitely present it to the court after she knew about it, and Li Shimin would definitely know it.

However, just as he spoke, he suddenly had an idea and thought of a solution. Since he didn't want this credit, he simply refused to admit that the waterwheel was designed by himself. Anyway, only he and the two maids knew about the drawings he designed. As long as he didn't say it, and then he told Yue Chan and the others not to say it, no one could push the credit to him.

"Water wheel? This is a good idea. I have been in the sixth year of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, but I have been worrying internally and externally. I have been fighting money everywhere and I have no ability to pay attention to agriculture. I have finally settled down now, and the court is also preparing to focus on supporting some agricultural facilities. This water wheel can be promoted by the court!"

As soon as Li Xiu's voice came, Li Shimin spoke a bunch of things that made people not interested. After saying the above words, Li Shimin suddenly frowned and said, "I remember that there were many water trucks in Guanzhong before, but almost all of them were destroyed in the war. Even the craftsmen who could build water trucks died and ran away. Now it is probably not easy to find craftsmen who know how to make water trucks. Where did Li find the water trucks designed by people?"

"Actually, I have gone to some craftsmen to ask if they can make water wheels, but many craftsmen said they wouldn't. I was a little disappointed, but I didn't expect to meet an old man halfway through, dressed like a beggar. He said he could make water wheels, but he was old and couldn't make them, but he could draw drawings for me, just asking me to give him some money, so I took him home. Later, he drew two drawings, received the money and left." Hu, who was full of words, said.

There are many such plots in later martial arts novels, and countless versions can be compiled with ease. As for Princess Pingyang or not, it doesn’t matter whether she believes it or not.

After listening to Li Xiu's story, Princess Pingyang and Li Shimin couldn't help but look at each other. The first feeling of the siblings was that they didn't believe this, but there was no evidence to prove that Li Xiu was lying. However, this was not the point, the focus was on the drawings of the water truck, so Li Shimin immediately said, "Person Li, don't know where those drawings are?"

Li Xiu hurriedly took out two drawings from his arms and handed them over. Li Shimin took them and opened them. Princess Pingyang also looked sideways. However, when she saw the words commented on the drawings, she was almost angry to death. Because she had seen Li Xiu's words, compared to Li Xiu's literary talent, Li Xiu's words were crooked and ugly, and they would never forget them at first glance. So when she saw the words on the drawings, she recognized them at first glance that they must have written by Li Xiu. Such an obvious flaw, he had just told the story of an old beggar?

In contrast, Ma Ye didn't even read the drawings. When he heard the story of the old beggar just now, he kept looking at Li Xiu with his lips. Based on his understanding of Li Xiu, he had long guessed that this kid must have not told the truth. The reason was very simple, it was nothing more than that he did not want to make merits and be rewarded by the court.

"What a clever water wheel. I have seen that kind of water wheel that I have seen before, but it is unheard of that water wheel driven by water is simply unheard of. It can be taken to a high place without human power, which is beyond imagination!" When Li Shimin saw the drawings of the hydraulic water wheel, he slapped the table and shouted.

Seeing Li Shimin's awesome appearance, Li Xiu secretly despised him. What's so strange about this kind of primitive application of hydraulic power? Not to mention the electric motors or internal combustion engines of later generations, even more primitive steam engines are countless times stronger than it.

Li Shimin praised the hydraulic trucks very much, and now he wanted to take them away for Li Yuan and then promote them by the court. However, Li Xiu was worried that the things on the drawings would not be reliable without practice. He finally persuaded him to change his mind. Finally, he decided to use a few tests for Princess Pingyang to make a few more flights. If they were feasible, it would not be too late to recommend them to the court.

After chatting for a while, Li Shimin said goodbye to Princess Pingyang with great excitement. Princess Pingyang was inconvenient, so Li Xiu and Ma Ye sent Li Shimin out of the mansion on her behalf. However, just as Li Shimin turned over and was about to leave, he suddenly turned his head and said to Li Xiu: "Person Li, you know how to design a greenhouse and a wheelchair. Haven't you ever thought about designing a waterwheel by yourself?"

"Uh? This..." Li Xiu was also stunned, and then he realized that he had neglected such a big loophole, but he had already made up his mind to refuse to admit it. Anyway, whoever wants the credit, so he answered as usual, "Your Highness doesn't know anything. As the saying goes, you have specialized in your profession. Although I understand the principles of greenhouses and wheelchairs, I can't do anything about the water truck, so I can't do anything. Fortunately, I am hiding the dragon and lying in the Tang Dynasty, so I met that strange man!"

Seeing that Li Xiu didn't admit it at this time, Li Shimin couldn't help feeling angry and smiling, but he really couldn't do anything to him. Finally, he had to shake his head helplessly and said, "People Li are so noble. I will take the time to visit again in the next few days!"
Chapter completed!