Volume 1 Jiangdong Fengyun Chapter 67: I Should Repay You as a Patriot
Bai Tu is a kind person.
Even if there is only half a box of instant noodles left in the rental house, I will still work hard to write the paper.
Bai Tu would never do such unethical things as deceiving old men and women or selling health products...
But if someone forces him, that’s another matter!
Bai Tu had heard Lu Xun say before that his grandfather's eyesight was getting worse and worse and he could only see things far away, so he suddenly remembered the term "reading glasses".
Of course, if we really want to popularize glasses, we should at least point out the technology of glass firing.
But if you only need a few pairs...
Bai Tu arranged for the workers to dismantle a pair of crystal Pi Xiu, the most transparent ones in the palace treasury, into lenses, and then polished them into three pairs of reading glasses with different degrees!
Even in Wu County, a city rich in crystal, the most transparent crystal was too foggy to be used as a lens, which would be considered a disgrace to glasses in later generations.
But in an era when glass technology had not yet taken off, there was no point in complaining too much.
I originally wanted to give it to Lu Kang as a small gift. After all, the crystal Pi Xiu and the like would be useless if I just kept the white map.
However, last night Lu Su actually dared to compete with Bai Tu, so Bai Tu went to please him that night... No, he went to comfort the old lady.
He didn't have a very good chat with his grandson, but he got along very well with the old lady. In addition, Bai Tu selected a suitable pair of reading glasses for Lu Kang as a small gift, and the relationship between the grandparents and grandchildren has become more harmonious.
"Hey, Xiao Su is a good boy, but he is too busy on weekdays. I don't know what he is busy with..." The old lady complained to Bai Tu.
At this time, Lu Su was standing aside. Although he felt extremely uncomfortable, he could only listen.
"It's better to be busy! Brother Zijing is a capable man. In such a chaotic world, only capable people should be busy." Bai Tu defended Lu Su very considerately.
"Oh, if he could only be half as good as you!" said the old lady.
Lu Su: ...
This was the most difficult breakfast Lu Su had ever eaten. Although he discovered at the beginning that after his grandmother put on the strange crystal jewelry, he could miraculously see much more clearly, and especially when his grandmother looked at him with excitement and tears, Lu Su was also very moved, but...after that, Lu Su always felt that he was adopted into the Lu family!
"Okay! Mother, it's getting late, and it's not safe here with Yuan Shu either. You should get on the road quickly! Remember to ask the maid to massage your feet every night after you arrive in Juchao. I have taught her. Raise your legs when you rest. Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. Although I have given the recipe for candied fruits to the housekeeper, you can't always eat those..." Bai Tu kept giving instructions after finishing his meal.
Lu Su's eyelids twitched and the old lady's eyes were filled with tears.
Before parting, the old lady hit Lu Su's calf with her cane and said, "Come here!"
"Mother, what are you doing..." Lu Su asked awkwardly after he came over.
"Hey, Xiao Su... Envoy Bai is a good boy." said the old lady.
"Yes, that's right. Envoy Bai is a great sage in the world, so naturally he is...excellent." Lu Su said in a dry voice.
"Your eyes are blind, but your heart is not blind! You can see that he treats you well because of you," said the old lady.
Without waiting for Lu Su to say anything, the old lady continued, "But Grandmother's happiness is not fake. He controls a state and is a great sage and a virtuous person. How can Grandmother not be happy? Well, Grandmother knows that you have a friendship with the boy from the Zhou family, and she doesn't object to you liking someone...
At the beginning, you wanted to give away half of the rice and grain in your home. Your short-sighted uncles came to beg you one by one like they had lost their parents. Did I ever stop you? But now I have to say a few more words. Maybe you have your ability and your considerations, but haven't you yet joined the Sun family?
How does one say that? You treat me like a national hero... Forget it, I am old and confused, I can't bear all those books, and I won't make decisions for my capable grandson. However, I think Jiangdong is a good place. Although Juchao is my hometown, I won't go back to it! You can ask someone to send me to Moling or Qu'a later."
The old lady took Lu Su's hand and chattered for a long time until she was a little tired and wanted to get into the carriage.
But after hesitating for a moment, he asked Lu Su, "Xiao Su, do you want to return this car?"
"Why return it? Since he said he wanted to give it to our mother for her rest, we should just accept it!" Lu Su said as if he had made a decision.
After hearing this, the old lady sat in the carriage with confidence. As expected, when they were about to set off, Lu Su came to the side of the carriage and said, "Grandmother, you and your family go first. I will take a few farmhands with me to go to Lujiang with Envoy Bai."
"Okay...please be careful. You are someone else's national hero and the grandson of the great mother." The old lady looked at Lu Su for a long time. Although the transparency of the crystal was very poor, it was much clearer than before.
Lu Su usually tied up his hair in a round bun, which was a very regular hairstyle compared to those people in this world who loved to tie their hair up half way, or even wear their hair shawls or were bald. His eyes looked big even if they were half-open, but he had heavy bags under his eyes and his eyes were a little droopy, which made him look particularly lazy when he was not motivated - like when he was perfunctorily discussing the general situation of the world with Bai Tu last night.
But now Lu Su is obviously more serious, not only the corners of his eyes are raised, but also his eyes look bright...
Bai Tu saw Lu Su coming back and smiled happily: "Why did Zi Jing come back?"
For some reason, Lu Su always felt a little unhappy when he saw Bai Tu's smile, but since he had made up his mind, he no longer hesitated and strode forward, bowed and said, "Lu Zijing of Dongcheng, I pay my respects to my lord. "
"Hahaha, good, good! I saw the head of Yan Baihu who was causing chaos in Wujun not long ago, but I was not as happy as I am now when I see Zijing come to surrender on his own initiative!" Bai Tu helped Lu Su up.
Lu Su really wanted to ask: Do you have any misunderstanding about “taking the initiative to surrender”?
"Since Zijing has come to surrender, I will give you a task first. Send the old lady back to Jiangdong safely. Gongtai will make the arrangements then..."
Bai Tu was halfway through his speech when Lu Su interrupted him and said, "I have already made arrangements for the Grandmother. Since the Lord is going to Shucheng, I will accompany him."
“This... I’m not sure about Shu Cheng’s trip. If the situation gets critical…” Bai Tu obviously didn’t want to take any risk with Lu Su, who had come to him with great difficulty.
"If my lord is absolutely sure about everything, then won't Su have nowhere to display his abilities?" Lu Su said with a burning gaze.
"Oh? Zijing, do you have any foolproof ideas?" Bai Tu said with his eyes lighting up.
Lu Su said proudly: "Even if it's not 100%, it's still 80-90."
Lu Su had thought about this last night, and thought that if Bai Tu didn't let them go, he would use this method to exchange for the safety of himself and his family...
Who knew...it was so brutal!
