In the Zen room, Lin Yun and Wang Erzhuo sat opposite each other across the table, watching Miaoyu perform tea-pouring skills for them.

On the table in front of the two of them, there was a small and exquisite bronze furnace, with a large red clay pot placed on it, which was steaming at the moment.

In front of the copper stove, there is a small tea tray with begonia style carved lacquer and filled with gold to express the longevity of clouds and dragons. Inside are four small kiln multicolored bells.

At the top of the table, Miaoyu, wearing a blue and white monk's robe and a white ribbon in her hair, squatted half-crouched. She held a small tea can in her left hand and a small silver spoon in her right hand. She was elegantly pouring the tea into the cup.

There are tea leaves inside.

The girl's expression was focused and her movements looked meticulous, as if she was doing something particularly sacred.

Seeing the water in the clay pot steaming, Miaoyu reached out to lift the pot.

Lin Yun hurriedly asked: "Little Master Miaoyu, do you want me to help you?"

Miaoyu glanced at him and asked softly: "Can you also pour tea?"

Lin Yun smiled awkwardly and said, "I only know how to drink tea."

Wang Erzhuo laughed at the side and said: "Brother Shi is dedicated to big things, so naturally he won't waste energy on such trivial matters."

Miaoyu frowned when she heard this. She picked up the teapot, poured water into the tea cup, and said back to Wang Erzhuo: "I thought Mr. Chengmei was a gentleman, but he turned out to be a common man."

Wang Erzhuo's face turned red when he was scolded by him, but he had no words to retort.

Lin Yun hurriedly changed the topic and asked: "Master Miaoyu, what kind of water is used for making tea?"

Miaoyu: "This is the rain from the old year."

Lin Yun asked confusedly: "What kind of water was the rain from last year?"

Wang Erzhuo said hurriedly: "I know this. The rain that fell in the past year is plum water. There is abundant rain during the plum rain period, and the rainwater at that time is particularly pure. It can be left for several years without any problem. Therefore, plum water is particularly suitable for making tea.

Use water.”

Lin Yun said in surprise: "Are there any such things? I thought well water was the purest."

At this time, Miaoyu covered a teacup filled with tea, shook it several times in her hand, blocked it with the lid, and poured the tea inside into the plate.

Lin Yun hurriedly asked: "Master Miaoyu, I haven't even drank this tea, why did you throw it away?"

Miao Yuxian glanced at him and asked, "Have you never had tea at home?"

Lin Yun: "Of course I have drunk it. However, the maid brought it to me."

Wang Erzhuo showed off again: "Brother, this tea is used to wash away the impurities on the tea leaves and tea sets, so that the leaves of the tea can spread out, so that the fragrance can be brewed."

Miaoyu reopened the lid of the cup, picked up the teapot and poured half a cup of tea into it, then held it in both hands and handed it to Lin Yundao: "Please, sir."

"Thanks!"

Lin Yun took the tea cup, took a sip of tea, and then said with a smile: "I think this tea tastes similar to the tea poured by Xiaoya, the cook in my house."

When Miaoyu heard this, her face turned red immediately. She glared at Lin Yun and asked, "Did the general come here specially to humiliate me?"

Lin Yun took another sip of tea, savored it in his mouth, and then said calmly: "What I said is the truth. You are too sensitive."

"You~"

Miaoyu stood up, turned around angrily and ran out the door.

When I was going out, I happened to bump into Master Ciyun and Xiao Jiayuan walking in from outside.

Master Ciyun asked doubtfully: "Miaoyu, what's wrong with you?"

Miaoyu didn't answer and ran away from the two of them.

Wang Erzhuo stood up and said with a smile: "Brother Xiao, you are here at the right time. Come and taste the tea poured by Master Miaoyu himself."

"Don't be in a hurry to drink tea. I came here to ask General Lin what kind of ship he drew?"

Xiao Jiayuan walked quickly to Lin Yun, placed the drawing on the desk, and asked Lin Yun: "What is that thing under the ship that the general drew?"

Lin Yun: "This thing is called a propeller. The rotation of the warship generates water flow, pushing the warship forward."

Xiao Jiayuan questioned: "Can such a small thing push a warship forward?"

Lin Yundian: "You don't have to doubt this, it is definitely possible."

"Then how does it turn? Does it turn like a person stepping on a waterwheel?"

"No. There is a steam engine inside this warship. It generates heat by burning coal and then converts it into kinetic energy, which drives the propeller to rotate in the water and push the warship forward."

"How is this possible? How come I have never heard of a steam engine?"

Wang Erzhuo: "Brother Xiao, a group of Westerners came over not long ago and brought two steam cars, one of which is at General Lin's mansion."

"Steam car?"

Lin Yun: "Steam cars are like horse-drawn carriages. They can run forward by themselves by burning firewood."

Xiao Jiayuan sat down on the bunk and muttered to himself: "I didn't expect that I only left the shipyard a few years ago, and the world has changed so much."

Lin Yun: "Old sir, although these things are advanced, there are definitely many problems to be overcome in order to organize them together to create a modern warship. Please help me complete this important task, sir."

Xiao Jiayuan picked up the tea cup on the tea tray, took a sip of tea, and said: "If there is such a steam engine, I would like to serve the general."

Lin Yun said happily: "With the help of the old gentleman, our chances of successful shipbuilding will be much greater."

Xiao Jiayuan: "General Lin, I have two friends. They are both good shipbuilders. Can you call them on too?"

Lin Yun said hurriedly: "Yes, as long as they are talented people, I will not reject them."

Wang Erzhuo: "General Lin, can I join your shipyard?"

"This~"

Lin Yun thought to himself: "What do I want you to do, flatter me?"

Wang Erzhuo: "I can organize documents and manage accounts. At the very least, I can also run errands for you, right?"

Lin Yun: "Let's do this. If Mr. Zheng agrees, you can go and help me."

Wang Erzhuo said happily: "Thank you very much, General."

Xiao Jiayuan: "General, my eldest son also built ships with me in the Guangdong Sea before. Can you bring him with you?"

"Okay. As long as there are people who can build ships, I don't think there are too many."

"Thank you, General."

…

Next, Lin Yun introduced the manufacturing principles of steamships to Xiao Jiayuan in detail. The old man listened very carefully. If there was anything he didn't understand, he would ask Lin Yun to get to the bottom of it.

Finally, he took Lin Yun to Linyuan to see the steam car with his own eyes.

Lin Yun happened to want to return home, so he agreed to his request.

Wang Erzhuo followed him in vain, and Lin Yun felt that this guy was like a dog-skin plaster that he couldn't get rid of even if he wanted to.

…

After Master Ciyun sent a few people away, he immediately returned to the inner courtyard to see Miaoyu.

When he entered the door, he heard Miaoyu telling Chan'er to throw away the tea cups.

She hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade her: "Why throw away such a good tea cup?"

Chan'er: "Master, the girl said this was used by General Lin, and she doesn't want any more."

Master Ciyun sent Chan'er out, then walked to Miaoyu and sat down, asking: "Why did Donor Lin offend you?"

Miaoyu said aggrievedly: "I kindly served him tea, but he said that the tea I poured was similar to that of the cook in his house. Are you angry or not?"

Master Ciyun asked: "Miaoyu, haven't you ever thought about why he said that?"

"Of course you want to humiliate me."

"You have never met him before, and he has no personal grudge against you. Why should he humiliate you?"

Miaoyu: "Master, I have met him before."

"Oh! When is it?"

"At the end of last year, I was helping Mrs. Wang chant sutras in Jia's Mansion. He and Mrs. Jia happened to go over and met me at the door."

Master Ciyun smiled and said, "It's just a face-to-face meeting. He can't hate you because of this, right?"

Miaoyu: "I don't care what he thinks."

"Have you ever thought that the cook in his house might be really proficient in tea ceremony?"

Miaoyu was shocked: "How is this possible?"

Master Ciyun: "Miaoyu, I don't think that General Lin is a dishonest person."

"This~"

Miaoyu secretly thought in her heart: "Is it true that I wrongly blamed him? Find someone to inquire some other time to see if there really is a Xiaoya in his house."
Chapter completed!