Cowardly Stepmother Dressed As the Hero

“Zhang, Manager Zhang, late at night… I take the liberty to visit and disturb you.” Ji You didn’t care about his breathless breath, and after running to the door, he raised his hand and bowed to Manager Zhang.

He tried his best to calm down his breath and said with a smile, “Fortunately, fortunately I caught up.”

Seeing that he looked a little embarrassed, the shopkeeper Zhang asked in a funny way, “Is there anything I must say tonight?

“You come tomorrow, isn’t it the same?”

Ji You shook his head and said, “No, no, no!”

He took a deep breath and said, “Tomorrow it will be too late.

“The shopkeeper, I’m leaving, I’m leaving Liaozhou.”

Hearing his words, Manager Zhang was a little surprised: “Leaving Liaozhou? Where are you going?”

Ji You showed a delighted smile on his face and said, “My grandfather in my family has hired me for an official position. I will leave for home tomorrow morning, and then I will start preparing for my appointment in Beijing!”

Ji You’s home is not in Cannes, but in another county town in Liaozhou called Wuzhuang.

After the Sifang Bookstore opened, he heard that the bookstore could read all kinds of books for free, so he packed up and left home, and came to Cannes to rent a simple place to live temporarily.

Because he was good at reading, he only stayed at home for two days during the Chinese New Year this year, and then he came back in a hurry. Even the big day like the Lantern Festival was stranded in Cannes.

“Going to the capital to be an official?” Manager Zhang was really surprised.

You know, there is a big difference between a Beijing official and a local official.

At the feet of the emperor, even if the grade is not high, they have more potential to move up than those local officials outside. Ordinary literati relying on their own knowledge to find a small place to enter the government and become a clerk can be considered promising.

Shopkeeper Zhang didn’t expect Ji You to speak, and he mentioned the official position of Beijing official.

Seeing that he didn’t believe it, Ji You just nodded vigorously and explained, “I never told you before.

“My ancestors were not from Liaozhou. It was my grandfather’s generation. Something happened at home, so he took our family and moved to Wuzhuang, Liaozhou.

“One of my uncles used to be an official in the capital. A few months ago, my grandfather asked someone to send the article I made to the capital. A few days ago, there was finally a message from the capital, and my grandfather immediately sent someone. came to inform me.

“An old man who knew my uncle gave me a hand and helped me find a small position in Beijing.”

After listening to his explanation, Manager Zhang smiled and said, “That’s good, that’s great!”

He sincerely congratulated: “Ji You, I have always known that you are talented.

“Now that you have this opportunity, it can be seen that Liang Cai will not be buried after all.”

Ji You nodded happily.

He said, “Time is running out. I came tonight to say goodbye to the shopkeeper, and to thank the shopkeeper and Sifang Bookstore for their generosity over the past year.”

As he said that, he lifted the corner of his clothes, knelt down, and kowtowed.

“I can have today’s achievements, inseparable from the free cultivation of the bookstore.

“If it wasn’t for the generosity of the shopkeeper, who lent us a library full of books to read, how could I have produced an article that was appreciated by the above?

“No matter what position Ji You can go to in the future, he will never forget the year he spent in Sifang Bookstore, and the kindness of Sifang Bookstore to me!”

“Hey, hey!” Shopkeeper Zhang hurriedly helped him up, “Where do you need this!”

He said: “Actually, it’s not me that you should thank, I am an ordinary businessman, how can I have such a belly and vision?

“My master often tells me that books are useless like waste paper if they are not read.

“If you have this kind of heart, you need to remember the original intention of reading, and try your best to do some deeds that benefit the country and the people in the future.”

Ji You was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

He asked, “So that’s the case…but I don’t know the real owner behind the bookstore…”

Shopkeeper Zhang waved his hand to signal him not to ask.

He turned around and instructed Ji You, “Wait for me here.”

Then, he stepped back to the bookstore, but after a short while, he took out a package: “This is the last bit of care the bookstore gave you literati.

“It’s not anything valuable. You can take it home with you, right as a thought.”

Ji You paused, but did not refuse.

He took over the package, carefully packed it, and said gratefully, “Thank you, shopkeeper.”

“Well.” Manager Zhang patted him on the shoulder: “It’s getting late, you have to leave for home tomorrow, go back early to rest.”

Ji You nodded.

Before leaving, he promised again: “Now Ji You has nothing, so he can only accept the bookstore’s favor in vain.”

“But in the future, if Ji You achieves something, he will definitely repay his gratitude!”

After saying this, he gave a big gift to Shopkeeper Zhang, turned around and left without looking back.

Shopkeeper Zhang stood there and watched his thin but tall figure disappear at the end of Wenze Street.

The bright moon is sinking, and beyond the mountains, in the direction of the due east, there is a faint dawn.

——

Not long after the Lantern Festival, Liuli, whom Cao Mi had been thinking about, was finally brought over.

When he saw the finished product, Cao Mi was already prepared, and he couldn’t help but be surprised——

Qi You’s artificial glass is crystal clear, very beautiful, and there is no impurities in it.

Cao Mi was sure that the glass of this quality had definitely reached the standard for making lenses.

So she called the mirror maker in the house and began to grind the lenses.

This mirror maker can work in the palace, but he has actually seen convex mirrors and concave mirrors. After listening to Cao Mi’s needs, he immediately immersed himself in his work.

In just two or three days, Cao Mi received the magnifying glass he polished.

Princess Bei’an was very happy.

Although there has not been much progress on high-precision instruments such as microscopes, she has seen hope since then – magnifying glasses are easy to make, are telescopes and microscopes still far away?

While she was having fun, Qi An came over, took the magnifying glass with a handle from her hand, and put it on her eyes to observe.

Cao Mi asked, “How is it, does it look different?”

Qi An heard the words and nodded.

The three children fiddled with each other at a time, and the magnifying glass fell into Qi You’s hands.

Qi You looked at it and said, “Well, it’s really good… However, this thing can only be used by the old man to read books with small characters, and the side effect is useless.”

“Yeah.” Cao Mi nodded.

But she added: “This is just the beginning, and things that can be magnified more times can be created in the future.”

Qi You smiled and returned the magnifying glass to her: “Well, it’s rare that Shenyi Hu was also kept by you, and you even called all his students here, so just fret about it.”

After that flawed experiment, Hu Shenyi seemed to be inexplicably persuaded.

Cao Mi talked to Qi You about this earlier, and the two analyzed it, and they both felt that the old genius doctor spent most of his life traveling around, and that his medical skills were hard to save.

During the communication with Cao Mi, he suddenly found that the theory of this “little bug” was very novel, and to a certain extent he was able to justify it. So he just pretended to be stupid and stayed in the palace to prepare for verification.

As far as Qi You is concerned, he doesn’t care whether there are “little bugs”, he just thinks that it is a good thing that Hu Shenyi can stay.

Cao Mi knew what he was thinking and said, “Toss? Do you believe that I can make something?”

Qi You glanced at her: “No.”

He didn’t hide it, and explained directly: “I just think that it doesn’t make much sense if you can’t see the ‘little bug’.”

“Ha!” Cao Mi sneered.

In fact, Qi You is not to blame. When Cao Mi opened his first biology textbook with a sincere heart, he did not expect this subject to be so novel and profound.

She couldn’t explain the importance of this to Qi You, but she couldn’t stand his indifferent appearance. After thinking about it, she said, “You know… I also let the mirror maker try to develop a ‘telescope’?”

“‘Telescope’?” Qi You tilted his head in confusion, “What is that?”

“The magnifying glass can only magnify the things in front of you. If you look at the distance, it will be blurred.” Cao Mi touched the magnifying glass in his hand and explained: “Is it possible that there is another kind of lens that can be specially used to magnify the distant objects. The scene, the scenery and pedestrians from a few miles away are presented in front of the eyes?”

Qi You’s hand holding the tea cup was in the air.

He frowned slightly, and almost immediately figured out the purpose of the telescope.

This is simply a precious tool that enables people to gain priority over the enemy’s movements in a military battle.

Realizing this, he didn’t even drink the tea, and put the tea cup back on the original path.

He fixedly looked at Cao Mi: “Is there really such a thing?”

Seeing that Qi You was serious, Cao Mi relaxed.

After taking a sip of tea, she responded: “This is not a fantasy, as long as you work hard to develop it, you can naturally make it.”

Hearing this, Qi You pursed his lips, and after a while, nodded to confirm her thoughts.

He was not polite, and said directly: “I will write a letter to Huaitong later, and arrange for a few craftsmen who specialize in the development of this kind of glazed mirror.

“The mirror maker in the house already knows what to do? You let him take my people and think about the ‘telescope’ you mentioned.”

Cao Mi nodded proudly.

Her subordinates, Liu Ge and Zhou Xue, are still staying in Rongguang Villa, and they also have their own projects in progress. So this time, she will leave the microscope thing to the people in Fuzhong to ponder.

This time, through the empty promise of “telescope”, she also “dragged Qi You into the water”.

If you can get people from Qi You to also participate in the research on colored glass lenses, and if you want to come to microscopes and telescopes, it will be closer to the launch date.

Seeing that things went so smoothly, Cao Mi couldn’t hold back the smile at the corner of his mouth.

Qi You noticed her secret joy, and said coolly beside her, “How? Are you happy for cheating on this king?”

Cao Mi’s eyes widened.

The relationship between the two is a bit hazy now, but she is no longer the same as at the beginning of time-travel, and she is very afraid of this cold-faced **** of war.

She took out the air of Princess Bei’an and responded with her head held high: “Where did the prince say this, it is obviously a matter of mutual benefit, why did I ‘pit’ the prince?”

Qi You picked up the cup of tea that he had forgotten for a long time, took a sip to his mouth, and said, “I think you are right.”

Cao Mi frowned at him, he sighed and leaned in front of Cao Mi: “If you are short of staff, just tell me directly.

“We are husband and wife, can I help you without the telescope?”

Cao Mi blinked, reflecting the meaning of his words, and blushing embarrassedly.

She didn’t respond, but secretly exhaled and shifted her gaze to the three children.

The red plum blossoms were blooming outside the window, and it was still a long time before the snow turned into a warm sky.

The author has something to say: thanks to the little angel who irrigated the nutrient solution: Chen Zijie, a bottle of one leaf;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!