Seeing that Lu Su was soft-hearted, Lu Pheasant quickly pulled her and whispered: "Sister, you are too naive, you believe whatever he says."
"But, I don't think he is lying." Lu Su blinked.
The conversation between the two of them naturally couldn't escape Qin Hao's ears, and he couldn't help but smile secretly in his heart, Su Su, you are still too kind, but when you come to the world of mythology, you really have no relatives, so you are not lying to her, right?
Lu Pheasant turned his head and glanced at Qin Hao, and then said to Lu Su with a straight face: "You know people, you know faces, but you don't know hearts. Sister, you are not very experienced in the world, so don't be deceived. Wait until sister comes to ask him."
"That's...okay." Lu Su hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't bear to refuse her sister Lu Pheasant.
Lu Pheasant cleared his throat: "Master Qin, you said that all the elders in the family have passed away, so how did you stop the Cao family from targeting the Lu family?"
"Although the elders in the family have passed away, they once asked their close friends to take care of them. My father's good friend has a certain status in the court. Naturally, the head of the Cao family has to give him some face. However, that uncle has always been a low-key person and does not like people to use their power for personal gain. Therefore,
Please don't make any noise about this matter, Miss Lu." Qin Hao said nonsense seriously. Anyway, Mr. Lu did not dare to take the initiative to ask the head of the Cao family the ins and outs of the matter. If Mr. Lu didn't understand this bit of human sophistication, the Lu family would also praise it.
I can't afford such a big family fortune anymore.
When Lu Zhi heard that Qin Hao had a high official in the court as his backer, he had a better impression of him, but when he thought that Qin Hao was going to marry his sister, he couldn't help but feel sour in his heart.
"Young Master Qin has no repayment for the Lu family's great kindness. It's just that you need to be careful when asking for marriage..."
Lu Su blushed and lowered her head, not daring to look at Qin Hao.
Qin Hao said seriously: "Marriage matters require caution, but I am sincere to Miss Lu Er, and the sun and the moon can tell. I also ask Miss Lu to tell Mr. Lu that Qin will not marry anyone other than Miss Lu Er in this life."
Such a naked confession made Lu Su so embarrassed that she couldn't even sit still, and ran out of the pavilion with her skirt in hand.
When Lu Zhi saw this, he didn't know that his sister was already attracted to Qin Hao.
When Qin Hao saw that Lu Su had left, he had no interest in continuing the conversation with Lu Pheasant and stood up to leave. Although Lu Pheasant tried every means to persuade him to stay, Qin Hao insisted on leaving, which made Lu Pheasant extremely depressed.
After returning to the room, I looked at the bronze mirror again and again, and called the maid in.
"Don't you think this lady is beautiful?"
The maid hurriedly said: "Beautiful. Who doesn't know in Shanfu County that the eldest lady is a well-known beauty?"
"Then how about me and Su Su? Who is more beautiful?" Lu Pheasant was not satisfied and asked again.
The maid hesitated for a moment: "The eldest young lady and the second young lady are both beautiful, but they have different temperaments, so they each have their own merits."
When Lu Zhi heard this, he lost his temper: "What do you mean, everyone has his own merits? Who taught you to deal with me like this? Come here, take her out and beat her twenty times."
"Miss, I was wrong, please spare the little one..."
Lu Pheasant listened to the maid's screams in the yard, still angry. At this time, Lu Gong heard the noise and rushed over.
"Pheasant, why are you doing this?"
"Dad, don't worry, I'm just teaching the servants the rules." Lu Zhi said calmly. He didn't stop until the maid was beaten to pieces.
"From now on in the mansion, it's best to know what to say and what not to say, do you understand?" Lu Pheasant walked up to the maid and threatened.
"I know, little one." The maid was trembling with fear, her eyes full of fear.
Mr. Lu did not blame his eldest daughter for a little maid. After the maid was carried away, he said seriously: "Susu met Mr. Qin today. Did she say anything?"
"Dad, that girl Susu never has any ideas. I think we still have to make the decision on this kind of thing." Lu Pheasant said coquettishly, holding Lu Gong's arm.
Lu Gong hesitated: "However, I think that Mr. Qin is very good-looking and has a good family background. If the two families can get married, it will be of great benefit to our Lu family."
"Dad, don't be deceived by the superficial situation. I just asked him that all the elders in his family have passed away. Now he is alone, with only one of his father's best friends as his backer. If dad marries Su Su to him,
Since he has no ability to make a living, wouldn’t he be pushing Susu into a pit of fire?”
Hearing what Lu Zhi said, Lu Gong also hesitated: "How about I ask him again tomorrow?"
"I will meet him with dad tomorrow."
"That's...okay."
After a while, Lu Gong sent someone to invite Qin Hao to Lu Mansion. After sitting down, they first exchanged greetings, and then his face changed.
"Master Qin, there is something I don't know whether to say or not."
"Lv Gong just said it doesn't matter."
Lu Gong said cautiously: "What are Mr. Qin's plans for the future?"
"Mr. Lu wants to ask Mr. Qin what his career is?" Qin Hao knew as soon as he heard this that the other party was afraid that he would not be able to support Lu Su.
"Ahem, this man still has to shoulder the burden of the family, right?" Lu Gong was a little embarrassed. After all, Qin Hao helped him solve the Cao family's troubles, and it can be said that he saved the Lu family's huge family business.
There was a hint of pride in Lu Zhi's bright eyes. In her opinion, a kid from a rich family like Qin Hao, who was always pampered, had clothes to eat, food to eat, and mouth to open, how could he know that the world was difficult.
But Qin Hao smiled calmly.
"Have you ever heard of Liuli, Mr. Lu?"
Lu Gong's heart moved: "Of course I know. It is said to be beautiful in shape and bright in color. Unfortunately, the price is very expensive. Only aristocratic families can afford it."
"Before my father passed away, he gave Qin the secret recipe for making colored glaze. Is it okay for him to make a career out of this?" Qin Hao asked in return.
Lu Gong avoided Qin Hao's gaze with some embarrassment: "I didn't expect that your Majesty would be so thoughtful. If Mr. Qin can make colored glaze, let alone make a career out of it, it will not be an exaggeration to become a wealthy and powerful family in the future."
The price of colored glaze these days is almost the same as that of jade. If one could really make colored glaze, it would be equivalent to having an inexhaustible jade mine. It would be difficult not to make a fortune.
When Lu Zhi heard this, his breathing became much faster. That was the secret recipe for making colored glaze. If he could hold it in his own hands, he would be rich enough to rival the country.
This also strengthened Lu Fei's determination to marry Qin Hao.
Mr. Lu was about to speak, but was pulled aside by Lu Pheasant.
"Dad, are you just going to agree to marry Susu to him?"
"This... Since Mr. Qin has the secret recipe for making colored glaze, it will be easy for him to make a fortune in the future. If we can recruit him as his son-in-law, it will also be a help to our Lu family in the future."
Lu Pheasant almost blurted out: "No, I don't agree."
"Pheasant, why are you doing this?" Lu Gong asked doubtfully.
Lu Pheasant suddenly came to his senses: "Dad, whether that secret recipe can really produce colored glaze is just his one-sided statement, so don't trust it easily."
"Then... we can't let him give us the secret recipe, right? That's his family heirloom."
"Daddy might as well ask him to make colored glaze first, and then use the colored glaze as a betrothal gift to propose marriage."
Mr. Lu's eyes lit up: "Pheasants are still very resourceful."
Qin Hao wholeheartedly agreed to Lu Gong's request to use colored glaze as a betrothal gift, but before leaving, he made a point of confirming it with Lu Gong.
"Mr. Lu, the one I want to marry is Miss Lu Er. Don't fool me with just any girl."
Lu Pheasant felt a tightness in his chest. What do you mean by fooling a random girl? There are only two girls in the Lu family. Isn't it difficult for her to take advantage of her?
Mr. Lu agreed readily, and the host and guest enjoyed themselves.
After Qin Hao returned, he bought a piece of wasteland near the river bank through Yaxing, and then recruited a dozen refugees to build houses on the wasteland. After settling in, he began to build a brick kiln.
The brick kiln was not built to make colored glaze, but to build a factory. What he wanted to do was not just a one-time deal, but a whole factory assembly line for firing colored glaze.
The key to firing colored glaze lies in the temperature. The factory building is not only to facilitate temperature control, but also to keep it confidential.
After several days, the construction site was in full swing. Lu Gong and Lu Zhi both came to the site to see it. Seeing that Qin Hao's arrangements were orderly and the entire construction site was in order, their evaluation of him improved to another level.
On this day, Lu Su was bored at home, so he took a carriage out to relax. He saw Qin Hao's construction site all the way away, so he asked the maid curiously.
"What is being done over there? Whose family is building an ancestral hall?"
"Second Miss, no, Mr. Qin is building a factory."
"What is a factory?" Lu Su asked curiously.
"This slave doesn't know either. I just heard from the eldest lady's maid that Master Qin built this factory to make colored glaze so that he could use it as a betrothal gift to marry the second lady."
Lu Su blushed: "Stop talking nonsense."
"Second Miss, I'm not talking nonsense. This is what I personally promised. As long as Mr. Qin can bake the colored glaze, I promise to betroth you to him."
"If you ask me, Mr. Qin really has nothing to say to the second lady. He even complied with such harsh conditions. It is said that the colored glaze can only be owned by rich families. It is extremely difficult to make and its value is comparable to that of jade. How can it be like this?
Easy to bake..."
The maid thought silently in her heart: Mr. Qin, I don't take this money from you in vain. I have said all the good things to you.
Lu Su heard this and looked at Qin Hao, who was looking disgraced at the construction site. After hesitating for a moment, Lu Su got off the carriage.
"Hey, Miss Second, where are you going?"
"You wait for me here, I'll come as soon as I go."
Lu Su hid half of her face and struggled to walk on the bumpy road at the construction site. Qin Hao saw this and walked towards her.
"I've met Miss Lu Er."
Lu Su bowed slightly: "Master Qin, you don't have to worry about it. Su Su will go back and talk to her father right now..."
"What did you say?" Qin Hao saw Lu Su's shy look and couldn't help teasing her.
Lu Su bit her teeth lightly: "The betrothal gift can be exchanged for something else, it doesn't have to be colored glaze."
Before he finished speaking, Lu Su was too embarrassed to look at Qin Hao and turned around to flee.
Qin Hao grabbed her hand. Lu Su felt as if she was electrocuted, and her whole body froze in place. This was the first time she had had close contact with a man other than her father.
"You... let go quickly."
Seeing that Lu Su was so embarrassed and anxious that she was about to cry, Qin Hao quickly let go: "I was so excited that I took the liberty of doing so."
"How can a man break his word? Miss Su Su, please rest assured and wait at home. Qin will come to propose marriage with colored glass in the near future."
Seeing Qin Hao's firm tone and extremely confident expression in his movements, Lu Su became more fond of him.
However, the reserve of her daughter's family still made Lu Su dare not pick up the topic of Qin Hao. She blushed and picked up her skirt and ran back to the carriage as if to run away.
After sending Lu Su away, the factory was completed on the third day. Although it only had one floor and the area was not too large, it was fully functional and was constructed strictly in accordance with Qin Hao's design requirements. People these days
It's just that, as long as you give them a good meal, they can do whatever they want.
There is a raised arc on the right side of the factory, which is the core part of the entire Liuli Factory - the furnace.
The main raw material of colored glaze is quartz sand. This thing was not easy to make in the Qin Dynasty. Fortunately, the difference between ordinary river sand and quartz sand mainly lies in the silica content. As long as the temperature is suitable, the river sand can be fully dissolved.
There is no problem in making colored glaze.
"Master, all the materials you requested are ready." A refugee with a dark face came to Qin Hao and saluted respectfully.
Qin Hao nodded. In fact, there were only a few materials required for firing colored glaze. However, in order to prevent the secret recipe from being leaked, Qin Hao still purchased dozens of materials on the market.
"Well, good job."
As the coal inside the furnace continued to burn, the temperature of the entire factory also continued to rise. All the refugees began to sweat, but no one left their jobs. After all, they were able to eat well and treat others kindly.
Where can I find my boss?
Without a thermometer, Qin Hao could only judge the temperature inside the furnace by the color of the fire. Fortunately, he had a lot of experience in making porcelain in the brilliant world of Xinghan.
As green flames emerged from the furnace, Qin Hao gave an order and a large amount of river sand was poured into the furnace.
After the river sand begins to show signs of dissolution, plant ash and limestone are added.
When a stream of crimson liquid flowed into the outlet below the furnace, Qin Hao knew that the glass was more than half done.
Next, you only need to carry out the shaping, cooling, annealing, grinding, polishing and other processes of the colored glaze before it is ready. Anyway, it is just fired glaze, and it is not pure glass, so the process requirements are not so strict.
However, since the refugees had little experience, even with Qin Hao's step-by-step instruction, the things they produced could only be said to be unsatisfactory.
They were frightened at the time. In their opinion, they could not afford to lose such a precious item even if they sold it.
It wasn't until Qin Hao told them that this furnace was just for them to practice their skills that he breathed a sigh of relief.
On this day, Lu Pheasant came to the factory gate and was stopped outside. The two strong refugees at the gate were security guards specially arranged by Qin Hao. All workers had to go through their body search before entering or leaving. After all, colored glaze is precious, so in case of emergency
Someone is carrying private goods, so you must be on guard against others.
In the end, it was Qin Hao who brought Lu Pheasant into the factory.
Lu Zhi was so hot that she started to sweat as soon as she entered the factory. Normally, she would not want to stay in a place like this any longer, but in the face of Liuli's temptation, what does the heat mean?
"Master Qin, these are..."
Lu Pheasant pointed at a row of randomly placed glassware on the right, his eyes shining.
"Oh, these are all defective products and will be destroyed later."