My uncle is Zhu Di

Chapter 143 Mr. Wu is back (fourth update)
Zhu Di sat there, thinking that he should test Xu Qin. After thinking about it, Zhu Di began to call the people around him and let them make the arrangements.

In the evening, Xu Qin rode back to the city. Just as he entered the city, he saw a man blocking his way. Before Xu Qin could get angry, the man handed him a note and said, "Mr. Xu, our Mr. Wu invites you to dinner. He said he hasn't seen you for a long time, and Mr. Xu doesn't go to the workshop, so he specially asked me to wait for you here. Mr. Wu will prepare the meal himself."

"Huh? Brother Wu? He's back?" Xu Qin said in surprise after hearing this.

"I'm back. I came back a long time ago, but I haven't been able to see Mr. Xu. Mr. Wu said that he also wants to sit and chat with Mr. Xu." The man replied while bowing to Xu Qin.

"Okay, okay! Let me take a look!" Xu Qin said, opened the post and saw the address on it, which was a private house near his home, not far from his home.

"Okay, let's go and lead the way!" Xu Qin was very happy. He hadn't seen Mr. Wu for a while.

Soon, the servant led Xu Qin to the house. As soon as Xu Qin entered, he found Mr. Wu roasting something in the yard.

"Brother Wu?" Xu Qin shouted after entering.

Zhu Di stood up at this moment and said to Xu Qin: "Mr. Xu, come quickly, come quickly and try my roasted goose. I know you like it, so I specially roasted the goose here instead of going to greet you in person."

Xu Qin also walked over quickly and saw Zhu Di roasting a goose.

"Of course, you can do this? Let me tell you, my aunt roasts the best, my dad is okay, but my mom's is not that good. I heard that my grandfather roasts it okay, but not as good as my aunt's." Xu Qin squatted down at this moment, looking at the roast goose in the stove.

"Yeah, I was just thinking about it. Don't be angry if it doesn't taste good. But I guess it's edible." Zhu Di squatted down and said with a smile. Zhu Di was confident. He had followed his father-in-law, Xu Qin's grandfather Xu Da, to fight in the front line. If he had the chance, Zhu Di would roast goose for his father-in-law. In addition, his skill was taught by his wife Xu Miaoyun. Although he was not as good as Xu Miaoyun, it was still good.

"I think it's okay. It looks good. But what have you been busy with during this period? I can't see you. I've been waiting for you for more than a month." Xu Qin stood up and asked Zhu Di.

"Hey, isn't this your fault?" Mr. Wu also stood up and said with a sigh.

Xu Qin was very surprised after hearing this. He pointed at himself and asked in disbelief, "I caused this? Do you still need to deal with the things I caused?"

"It's about those princesses. You know, our Princess Baoqing is the youngest. Years ago, you had a conflict with those princesses, and many princesses were driven out of Yingtian Prefecture. You said that my princess should send someone to appease them, and she also asked me to send a lot of things over." Zhu Di explained to Xu Qin with a smile.

"Oh, so that's what I thought!" Xu Qin finally understood what was going on after hearing it.

Zhu Di also pulled Xu Qin to sit next to him, poured tea for him and said, "Please wait a moment. We are not going home until we are drunk tonight. This place is close to your home. If you get drunk, we will send you back soon."

"Drinking? That's not possible. Not today." When Xu Qin heard that he wanted to drink, he quickly waved his hand and said.

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment. How could he ask questions without drinking? So he frowned and asked, "Why not? You are not incompetent. Besides, we haven't seen each other for a long time. Isn't it normal to drink a little?"

Xu Qin said with a wry smile, "Today is really not possible. Even tomorrow night is fine. I have to go to Chengguo Mansion with my mother tomorrow. As you know, His Majesty has granted me a marriage with the eldest daughter of Chengguo Mansion. Tomorrow is the engagement day. If I get drunk and don't sober up tomorrow, I tell you, my mother will beat me to death. No, it may be a mixed doubles match. So, let's not drink tonight."

When Zhu Di heard this, he knew that this was a problem. He really couldn't drink. If this matter was delayed, not to mention Xu Qin would be beaten, he himself would be in trouble if the empress found out. No, to be exact, the empress would definitely investigate. Who did Xu Qin drink with that could delay such a big matter? He would definitely be found out.

Zhu Di immediately nodded to Xu Qin and said, "Yes, yes, this is a big deal. Let's take care of it first. We can continue drinking when we have the chance. If we delay this matter, I won't be able to bear it!"

"Hehe, it's okay, just eat and chat, it doesn't matter if we chat late anyway, I go to bed late too. It's just that I haven't seen you for a while. I had a good opportunity, but I couldn't wait for you later, so I can only cooperate with the prince." Xu Qin said to Zhu Di. He still needed to explain this matter. He had promised Zhu Di before, to be exact, he promised Princess Baoqing, that he would take her with him when there was business in the future.

"This, this?" Zhu Di looked at Xu Qin with embarrassment.

"It doesn't matter. Next time I see Princess Baoqing, I will explain to her. Besides, there is a chance to make money. My stuff will definitely sell well. You can be the agent for sales in a few places and make a lot of money." Xu Qin immediately comforted Zhu Di when he saw Zhu Di like this. Zhu Di nodded repeatedly and then asked Xu Qin: "That's fine, that's fine. I'm also worried that Princess Baoqing will ask about it, and it will be difficult for me to explain it. However, since Master Xu said so, I guess there is no problem. I just don't know what Master Xu is busy doing outside the city every day? What exactly do you want to do?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Qin said to Zhu Di proudly: "I can't explain it to you clearly, but it's a good thing. It will probably be ready in half a month at most. I'll let you see it then."

Zhu Di saw that he could not get any answers, so he had to give up. Zhu Di was not very concerned about business matters, but he was very concerned about Xu Qin's next plan.

However, Zhu Di was not in a hurry. If he was too anxious, it would arouse Xu Qin's disgust and vigilance. He still needed to take things slowly. So Zhu Di went to roast the goose. After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, the roast goose was ready and Zhu Di brought it up.

Zhu Di thought to himself, you little bastard, I used to cook it for my father-in-law. If I didn't want to trick you, I would have done it myself. It has been many years since I roasted a goose myself.

After it was served, other dishes were also brought up by the servants, and they were quite sumptuous.

"Come on, just drink a small cup as a token of your appreciation. I won't add more wine for you!" Zhu Di poured a glass of wine into Xu Qin's glass and said with a smile.

"Okay, one small cup is fine, three small cups are fine too, but you can't get drunk, or it will be troublesome. However, looking at these dishes, you have put a lot of effort into them." Xu Qin nodded and said to Zhu Di.

"That's right. It's not easy to invite you to dinner. Come, let's drink first!" Zhu Di said to Xu Qin. Xu Qin also raised his glass and clinked it with Zhu Di's. They both drank it in one gulp. Zhu Di continued to pour wine for Xu Qin.

Xu Qin knew his alcohol tolerance. With this kind of cup, twenty cups would be no problem for him. However, Xu Qin didn't plan to drink more.

After pouring the wine, Zhu Di invited Xu Qin to eat.

After they ate for a while, Zhu Di smiled and said to Xu Qin, "During this period, the whole capital has been spreading stories about you. Master Xu is indeed a great talent. He has surpassed all the officials in the court. His arithmetic ability is indeed extraordinary."

After hearing this, Xu Qin waved his hands and said with a smile: "What kind of skill is this? If I give a question, I estimate that all the civil officials in the court will not be able to solve it in a hundred years. In fact, arithmetic is the most important thing, which involves every aspect of our lives. It's just that those civil officials don't understand it, and your majesty doesn't understand it either. Oh, forget it, it has nothing to do with me anyway."

Zhu Di was very curious when he heard this, so he bowed to Xu Qin and said, "I'd like to hear more about it. Is arithmetic the key? I've never heard of this before, and isn't arithmetic just accounting for the Ministry of Revenue?"

Xu Qin heard this and said contemptuously: "So you don't understand. Arithmetic is very important. Let's not talk about other things. Let's talk about the firearms of our Ming Dynasty. Do you know how to improve those firearms? Why are the firearms of our Ming Dynasty not developing much now? In fact, there are still many problems that have not been solved, and those problems rely on mathematics.

You said that our cannons now use solid bullets, so why can't we use shrapnel bullets? Shrapnel bullets are very powerful, but with current technology, shrapnel bullets are prone to bursting, and the craftsmanship is not up to the task. And those craftsmanship can also be solved by arithmetic, but people just don't know it.

In addition, the construction of my mansion, looms, spinning machines, and dyeing machines all used arithmetic, but people just don’t understand it. But I do, so I make money.”

After hearing this, Zhu Di frowned. It was a bit difficult to understand why Xu Qin knew about firearms. He said with certainty that this kid had never come into contact with firearms before, but how could he understand it?

"Don't you believe it?" Xu Qin asked immediately when he saw Zhu Di sitting there in a daze.

"No, no, no!" Zhu Di waved his hand immediately after hearing Xu Qin's question, and continued, "Mr. Xu, you have your reasons, but it's a little unbelievable. I can only say that I don't have much experience and don't understand."

When Xu Qin heard Zhu Di say this, he gave Zhu Di a thumbs up and said, "Brother Wu, you are indeed this, and you speak well. If other people heard it, they would probably say that I am crazy. Even if His Majesty heard it, he would probably say so."

When Zhu Di heard the boy mention him, he immediately took advantage of the situation and said, "No, I heard from Princess Baoqing that His Majesty values ​​you very much and hopes that you will go to the Weaving Bureau. Our princess also told me that when you go to the Weaving Bureau, I will continue to sell some scraps to you, and then I can continue to make money."

(End of this chapter)