Chapter 293 If You Are Not in a Hurry, Someone Else Will

When he came out of the Armory, Ou Zanghua was still thinking about various problems in his mind.

How to increase the power of gunpowder?
How should artillery be improved?

Could it be that Boss Zhu and I share the same suffering?
When he returned to the Ou Mansion, he changed his clothes and walked into the backyard, where a maid told him that the lady was enjoying the cool air by the spring.

Seeing her husband slowly walking into her sight, Liu Qing's face blossomed into a smile as brilliant as the warm spring sun, pure and bright, as if it could dispel all the haze in the world and make everything around it pale in comparison.

The girl waved her arms, which were as smooth and tender as white lotus roots, and said softly, "Husband, come here quickly!"

Ou Zanghua smiled and quickened his pace as he walked over.

Only when I got closer did I notice that Liu Qing had taken off her shoes. Her feet were slender and upturned, and her wrists and ankles were of the right size, a natural beauty.

The spring water was as clear as the blue sky, lightly leaping onto the back of her feet, white as jade, then winding down and merging into the pond, causing ripples and sparkling water.

This place is surrounded by rockery and bamboo forests and is located in the backyard, so no outsiders can come in. This place has become the "secret base" of the Ou family.

Walking to Liu Qing's side, Ou Zanghua also took off his shoes and washed his feet together with his wife, feeling so comfortable.

Liu Qing rested her head on her husband's shoulder, kicking the water while chatting about some light topics.

Most of the time, Liu Qing was the one who spoke, and Ou Zanghua just nodded, occasionally responding with an "um":
"My dear, look, that carp is a bit fat. How about catching it and cooking it?"

"Ah."

"Forget it. It eats a lot. Every time a guest feeds it, it is the most active. If it is gone, it will not be so active in feeding other fish, which will affect the mood!"

"Um"

"My dear, I have learned the Buddhist chants. Let me perform them for you!"

"Ah."

Liu Qing sat up straight with a smile, and sang in a soft voice: "When Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva practiced the profound Prajna Paramita, he saw that the five aggregates were empty and overcame all suffering."

Ou Zanghua listened and simply fell to the side, resting his head on his wife's legs. "Qingqing, I want to listen to "Big Fish."

"Okay!"

Liu Qing responded with a clear, ethereal, gentle and pure singing voice: "The waves silently submerge the night, spreading over the corners at the end of the sky"

This song was also taught to Liu Qing by Ou Zanghua. It seemed that it was one summer day when he caught a cicada, which scared the little girl and made her cry. He sang this song to coax her.

In this evening gently embraced by the setting sun, the breeze blows lightly, bringing a hint of imperceptible coolness, passing through the gaps in the woods, casting mottled light and shadows.

Liu Qing sang a song and looked down at her husband. Seeing that he was breathing evenly and had fallen asleep, she smiled gently.
In the dream, Ou Zanghua seemed to have come to a plain, where a group of soldiers surrounded another group of soldiers. They were clearly wearing the same style of uniforms.

At this time, a short and fat man wearing a bipedal hat walked out from among the surrounded soldiers.

He put his hands behind his back, walked calmly to the soldiers, and asked: "Soldiers of the Fifth Battalion, do you recognize me? If you want to kill your emperor, then I am here."

After a brief silence, one of the soldiers lowered his gun.

Then the soldiers all over the mountain pointed their guns to the sky and cheered loudly: "Long live His Majesty! Long live France!"

All the soldiers defected on the spot and returned with their legend.

Ou Zanghua suddenly woke up, he remembered!
This is a scene from the movie "Battle of Waterloo" that I watched in my previous life.

In order to recreate the real war scene, the cadaver teacher mobilized more than 17,000 soldiers.

The Battle of Waterloo took place in 1815, exactly three hundred years ago.

Ou Zanghua tried hard to recall that the cannon used by Napoleon in the movie was not a Portuguese cannon.
"Bring paper and pen! Forget it, I'll go to the study." Ou Zanghua shouted subconsciously, and then immediately reacted.

He kissed Liu Qing happily, stood up and said, "Qingqing is indeed my lucky star. You soak your feet here while I go take care of something." After that, without waiting for Liu Qing to react, he left quickly, without even having time to put on his shoes.

Liu Qing blushed with embarrassment. How could she have the heart to soak her feet?

After drying her feet and putting on her shoes, she stood up and left the spring, and told the servants not to go to the study to disturb her husband today, and to just talk to her directly if there was anything.

Ou Zanghua was as light as a swallow. He lightly touched the water surface with his toes and instantly rose into the air, passing over the lotus leaves, leaving behind a trail of faint afterimages. His steps were light and in the blink of an eye he was several feet away. His lightness skills were rare in the world.

After entering the study, he spread out a piece of white paper and drew the Napoleon cannon he had seen in the movie.

The Napoleon gun is a smoothbore cannon made of bronze.

When it comes to bronze casting, the people of Central Plains have always been the best in the world.

It's not a big problem to make a smoothbore gun.
Looking at the sketch he had drawn, Ou Zanghua suddenly remembered the red cannon that was used in large quantities in the late Ming Dynasty.

So even in the Ming Dynasty, which was slow to react, the Portuguese cannon would eventually be eliminated!

Compared to the Portuguese cannon, the advantages of the Red Cannon are its range and sight. So can these two types of cannon be used together?
Ou Zanghua was thinking about it and decided to go to the Leopard Room again tomorrow to find Boss Zhu and have a good talk with him.

The next day, he was supposed to attend a morning court session, but Emperor Zhengde said he was not feeling well and cancelled the session.

Those officials who arrived early were filled with righteous indignation. They made indirect accusations, called horses a zebra, and threw tantrums in front of the Meridian Gate. They could not be persuaded to leave.

Officials like Ou Zanghua who received the news in advance did not go at all. They slept until 4:15 am before getting up, and then leisurely went to the Honglu Temple to sign in.

The question is, it’s already Mao time, but I forgot to sign, so I came here to sign.

Everyone in the Honglu Temple knows that the Minister of Honglu Temple works diligently and is fair and just.

How dare the censor to bully you? Do you think I am a member of the Honglu Temple and the Honglu Temple Thirty-Six Mingzan who eats nothing?!

After signing in, Ou Zanghua rushed to the Leopard Room with the sketch, and also had the opportunity to have lunch with the boss.

At the same time, a female doctor walked into the back house of the Ou Mansion. Under Mrs. Ouyang's nervous gaze, the female doctor took Liu Qing's pulse.

After the female doctor took Liu Qing's pulse, she carefully looked at her again and said gently, "Mrs. Ou's qi and blood are balanced, her meridians are unobstructed, her hair is shiny, and her skin is moisturized. She is in good health and at peace."

"Thank you, Dr. Tan!"

Liu Qing took back his hand, raised his eyebrows towards Madam Ouyang with great pride, and said, "Mom, I said I'm not sick, right?"

Madam Ouyang held Liu Qing down and asked the maids to leave before asking in a low voice, "Doctor Tan, if my daughter is in good health, why has she been infertile for so long?"

Only then did Dr. Tan understand why she was invited to visit. It turned out to be for this matter.

She asked how long they had been married and some private matters. Liu Qing blushed and only spoke hesitantly after being urged by Mrs. Ouyang.

After hearing this, Ms. Tan, a doctor, felt a little emotional. She thought that the third place winner was indeed young and had a good physique.

Of course, Mrs. Ou is also impatient and has a strong physical condition.

"According to what Madam said, both of you are fine. How about this, I'll write a prescription for Madam!" Doctor Tan said, and took out paper and pen, and more than ten kinds of medicinal herbs including fennel, wild cotton, tung tree, carmine flower, etc.

After writing it, Dr. Tan handed the prescription to Madam Ouyang and instructed: "This is the secret recipe of the Shao family to help pregnancy. The soup is served in a soup bowl. Each portion should be consumed within two days, six times a day. Remember, you should not take other medicines during this period."

Madam Ouyang took the prescription and thanked her gratefully: "Thank you, Dr. Tan!"

"You're welcome. Try it first! This prescription appeared during the Yongle period, and it has indeed helped some important people." Doctor Tan shook her head, packed up her things, and Madam Ouyang personally sent her out.

After Mrs. Ouyang came back, she saw her daughter was still playing chess with Yue Lingshan so heartlessly. She couldn't help but sigh inwardly. It was a good thing that Zanghua liked her.

After looking at the prescription in her hand, Madam Ouyang called her personal maid and asked her to inform Hua An to bring all these with her next time she went to buy herbs.
(End of this chapter)