Yang Lin was dealing with official documents when he heard Zhao Meng's request to see him. After being confused, he immediately announced the latter to come in. After Zhao Meng saluted respectfully, Yang Lin put down the official documents in his hand and motioned for the latter to sit down before speaking.

He asked, "Why are you here in such a hurry? Could it be that the workers have encountered difficulties?"

Zhao Meng shook his head and replied in a deep voice: "My lord, it's not that the workers encountered difficulties, but that there was someone who recommended me to my lord."

"Oh?" Hearing this, Yang Lin was shocked. He stared at Zhao Meng and asked, "Who is he?" When it comes to talents, he is thirsty for talents. Since Zhao Meng recommended him so solemnly, it is obvious that this

Everyone must have their own merits.

Zhao Meng replied: "He is a craftsman who was originally recruited by workers in Yingchuan County."

Yang Lin nodded and said, "I've never heard of you mentioning this before."

"It's because Meng was negligent. This person is very skilled. Not only that, he is also good at making weapons and is developing a repeating crossbow vehicle." Zhao Meng explained with an embarrassed look on his face.

"What? Liannu chariot?" Yang Lin stood up in surprise. He had heard about the Liannu chariot. It was created by Mozi, and it can be said to be a weapon for defending the city. Yang Lin asked eagerly: "This person

Wherever you are, please tell me quickly."

When Zhao Meng saw that his lord was so anxious, he knew that Yang Lin paid great attention to the old man. He hurriedly responded: "My lord, this person is working as an official. But..." Zhao Meng smiled bitterly and then said: "This person has a weird temper, and

Not good at taking care of himself, he is currently developing a repeating crossbow vehicle and is not outside the hall."

Hearing this, Yang Lin was even more surprised. From Zhao Meng's words, he could tell that this man loved crafts and did not like to be disturbed. It is this kind of person who can invent and create new things. Yang Lin suppressed the excitement in his heart.

In such a mood, he immediately said: "In that case, we will go to the official office to meet this person."

This time it was Zhao Meng's turn to be surprised. He originally thought that his master would order people to go to the workers to recruit the old man, but he did not expect that Yang Lin would go to the workers in person and use the word "visit". After a pause, Zhao Meng hurriedly

After calming down, he realized that his lord was not a headstrong person. He was a benevolent person who treated the virtuous and virtuous people. Yang Lin's behavior further showed that he valued the old man, and could even say that he longed for him.

When Zhao Meng saw this, he stopped talking and immediately led Yang Lin to the workers. When they arrived outside the courtyard, the escorting Peijun saw Yang Lin and saluted one after another. Yang Lin did not stop. He gently opened the courtyard.

When I opened the door, I saw an old man in the courtyard dressed like a beggar. However, this man was very focused on playing with the wooden pieces in front of him. He seemed to have encountered a problem. The old man kept frowning.

Yang Lin walked over, but the old man did not raise his head, and did not even know that someone was coming. Zhao Meng wanted to step forward to summon him, but was stopped by Yang Lin. In this way, Yang Lin waited under the sun for more than two hours.

"Strange. Still not right." The old man muttered, then touched his stomach. He seemed to feel hungry. Then he put down the wooden piece in his hand, then reached out to take the bowl of water that was handed over, and drank it all.

Only then did he realize that someone was coming. He looked up and saw a young man standing in front of him. It was obviously this man who had handed him water just now. He also saw Zhao Meng standing next to this man, so he asked: "Boy Zhao. What's this?"

Who is this person? Didn’t I tell you not to let strangers in?"

"Don't be rude." Zhao Meng shouted in a low voice, and then hurriedly explained: "This is what my lord is doing."

"Are you Pei Gong?" The old man was obviously very surprised and he exclaimed.

"Yes, I am Yang Lin." Yang Lin cupped his hands and smiled, showing great respect for the old man.

The old man accepted Yang Lin's hand-over-hand gift very openly, and did not shrink back because the young man in front of him was Pei Gong. He regained his composure after being slightly surprised, and then walked into the house on his own. At this time, food was already placed on the table and couch.

, he picked up the bowl and chopsticks and started eating without any ceremony.

Seeing this, Zhao Meng was angry. Although he usually respected the old man, he couldn't just sit back and watch the old man be so rude to Yang Lin. His anger spread to Tianmen Gai, and he was about to get angry.

At this time, Yang Lin sat at the old man's dining table. Even in the face of the old man's rudeness, Yang Lin still smiled. He took the initiative to bring some vegetables to the old man, and then gave the latter a bowl of soup.

The old man nodded with satisfaction. He seemed to be hungry. He wolfed down the food. After a while, he finished all the food on the table. Then he got up and lay on the bed and fell asleep, while Yang Lin cleaned up.

Pick up the dishes and chopsticks, and wipe the table and couch

Clean. After everything was done, he walked out of the room gently and carefully closed the door. During the busy moment, his head was dripping with sweat. He took the linen towel handed over by Zhao Meng and Yang Lin wiped his face.

sweat, and drank another bowl of tea.

"Lord..." Zhao Meng said with an ugly expression, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Yang Lin.

"Don't talk so loudly. The old gentleman is taking a nap and it's not appropriate to disturb him."

Zhao Meng suddenly felt depressed. He and Yang Lin arrived at the open space in the courtyard and stayed away from the house. Then he continued: "My lord, how can you tolerate this person like this regardless of his status? Although Meng usually respects him very much,

But he doesn’t know how to serve tea and water like a waiter."

Yang Lin shook his head. He looked at Zhao Meng and said in a solemn tone: "You are wrong. Rather than saying that you respect him, it is better to say that you respect his craftsmanship."

Hearing this, Zhao Meng nodded and said, "Meng really respects his craftsmanship and that's why he endures and takes care of him in every possible way."

"So you are wrong." Yang Lin explained: "I respect him because I respect his heart. You and I have been waiting for two hours, but the old gentleman didn't know it. This shows how focused and pursued he is.

If you don't have such a heart, how can you have exquisite craftsmanship? What the old gentleman did made Lin admire him very much."

Zhao Meng suddenly realized that indeed, every time he arrived, the old man did not know, or that he simply had no time to pay attention to the coming people. He devoted himself to craftsmanship, hoping to develop a continuous crossbow vehicle, and his determination was admirable. Zhao Meng was very

He said with shame: "My lord, I was wrong."

"It's okay if you know you're wrong. No matter what our status is, facing such a person, we deserve to put down our dignity and respect him." Yang Lin patted Zhao Meng on the shoulder and warned.

Then the two stopped talking, and Yang Lin stood quietly outside the door again. After half an hour, he seemed to hear some movement in the house, so he fetched a basin of wash water and brought it in. Seeing that the old man had already stood up,

Yang Lin smiled and said: "Old sir, please wash your face."

The old man washed his face very gracefully and walked out of the house. He looked up at the sun and saw that it was already afternoon. He paused, turned around, stared at Yang Lin, and said: "Pei Gong, please sit down!"
Chapter completed!