No, I was just a concubine, how did I become the queen?

Chapter 614 Steam Chicken?

Since they came out for a walk, it’s impossible for the two of them to just walk.

The Fourth Master found out what she had been busy with these days in just a few words.

"Steam chicken?" The Fourth Master was confused: "There's this kind of chicken?"

Lin Mingyan almost laughed out loud and hurriedly explained, "It's not the chicken we eat, it's the loom, a kind of machine."

The Fourth Master nodded: "What is it used for?"

The textile machine is indeed a good thing. One machine and one female worker can do the work of six or seven people.

Could this steam engine be a machine that can help with cooking?

Lin Mingyan didn't know how to explain it. After all, the Fourth Master had never seen a train before, so she couldn't describe it.

Finally, after racking their brains, they came up with the idea: "We can put it on a boat. That way, we don't need human rowing. We can use the power of a steam engine, which will make the boat much faster and we won't get tired."

Of course, there needs to be enough fuel.

But there is no need to worry about fuel, not to mention what the Qing Dynasty itself has.

If that doesn't work, go and collect from Japan, Goguryeo and Russia first, and use other people's non-renewable resources first.

After hearing her description, the Fourth Master roughly understood what this thing was.

He immediately realized the importance of this thing and thought, "I will have the Ministry of Industry select capable craftsmen from across the country, and then I will give it to you."

Even if this thing is developed, the core technology must be firmly grasped in our hands.

If it were obtained by someone with ulterior motives, I wonder if they would be greedy and cause a bloody storm.

Lin Mingyan almost jumped up in excitement: "Okay, I will definitely live up to your trust."

Of course, the prerequisite is that the craftsmen must also be capable!

"When the railway tracks are built, we will be able to reach Ningguta in one day!" Lin Mingyan made a bold statement.

As for why Ningguta is mentioned, it is because it is a 5A-level scenic spot in Qing Dynasty novels, and it is mentioned in every book.

Of course, she also wanted to find an opportunity to go and see how "bitter and cold" this place was.

The Fourth Master didn't know what a train was, but it sounded very impressive, so he said he was waiting for it.

The following days suddenly became busy.

The craftsmen were selected in a hurry and then secretly sent to the Old Summer Palace.

The advantages of living in such a large garden outside the palace became apparent. At least so many craftsmen would not feel crowded or out of place.

People outside noticed this movement, but they didn't understand what they were doing.

Some even thought that the Fourth Master was dissatisfied with the Old Summer Palace and wanted to live there while repairing it.

The weather is getting hotter, the clothes we wear are getting less and less, and the parts we study are getting more and more.

Sometimes I get so busy that I really can't even take care of the Fourth Master.

Not to mention the children studying in the Imperial College. When they came back from their ten-day holidays, they couldn't see the Empress Dowager.

Yaliqi ran to the Fourth Master and acted coquettishly, but the Fourth Master couldn't pull her out.

I can only comfort her: "Mother is busy recently and is doing what she wants to do."

"Just wait until she finishes her research. Then I will definitely compensate you."

Yaliqi was puzzled: "Is the Empress Dowager busier than you?"

When they were on vacation, the emperor father took time out to accompany them to go fishing and shrimping, so why was the empress dowager not available?

The Fourth Master had no choice but to comfort them as best he could, and finally promised them that he would let them see their mother during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Yaliqi and others are looking forward to the Dragon Boat Festival every day. They really miss their mother!

Fortunately, time passed quickly, and Yaliqi counted the days on her fingers and finally waited for this day.

Tomorrow is the first day of May. The Dragon Boat Festival holiday starts from the first day of the month. She seems a little restless in class.

Li Chengxian noticed her absent-mindedness, and quietly wrote a small note with charcoal and threw it at her.

Yaliqi took it and looked at it. It was full of concern.

Turning around, a pair of doe eyes looked at her worriedly, which made her feel relaxed and comfortable.

How can there be such a cute boy!

Completely different from those stinky men!

Among my classmates, Cao Zhan had a theory that women are made of water and men are made of clay.

Therefore, women have a pure fragrance, while men have a foul smell.

This was said in a frivolous way and made people unhappy.

But Yaliqi felt that it seemed to be correct, except that it was not proven in the case of Li Cheng.

Li Cheng is a sweet and soft man who is easy to bully and fun to play with.

She had previously dressed as a man to play with Hongli, and when she reported to the Imperial College the next day, she was wearing simple women's clothing.

He didn't recognize him at first and kept chasing Hongli to ask where his second brother was.

Hongyun was so tired of listening that he lay on the table, so he told him that she was the "second brother".

An ordinary person would have been annoyed at this moment, but he acted as if he had no temper at all, and turned around and came to find her happily.

After that, he became the closest to her, and he was always the first to notice anything that happened to her.

Yaliqi said - very useful!

She unfolded the note, thought about it and found that it didn't mention anything about herself, but invited me: "Would you like to go to the Old Summer Palace for fun during the Dragon Boat Festival?"

Since it is the Dragon Boat Festival, we have to have some shows.

There were no conditions in the palace before, but now there are lakes and rivers in the Old Summer Palace, so can't we arrange a dragon boat race?

They can't just play with their brothers and sisters.

Then it would be appropriate to invite the classmates back!

Li Cheng didn't expect such a good thing to happen!

He didn't particularly want to go to the Old Summer Palace, but he was sure that he would be able to enjoy the palace dinner if he went there!

I attended a state banquet there last time and I've been missing him so much.

Now, I finally have another chance, hehe~~

He wrote three characters on the paper: Go, go, go

When Yaliqi received the note, she almost laughed out loud in class.

I barely managed to hold it in, as the teacher looked over here several times.

During the lunch break, she shared this idea with everyone, and no one disagreed.

She sent someone back to the Old Summer Palace to report to the Emperor first.

Don't bring a bunch of people to the garden tomorrow and scare them all.

But this matter is basically a sure thing, the Fourth Master will never object to his daughter bringing her classmates home to play for the first time.

So everyone was very excited, except Lin Yuer who frowned a little in confusion.

Yaliqi is her roommate and they have a very good relationship.

Seeing her worried look, he quickly asked, "What's wrong with Sister Lin? Is there something going on during the Dragon Boat Festival?"

Lin Yu'er shook her head: "That's not the case, it's just that I've had a stroke recently..."

After all, I have to meet the Emperor and the Empress, and I am afraid that I might offend them with my sick body.

Yaliqi waved her hand and said, "What's the big deal? Who doesn't get sick?"

"I just happened to be in the garden, and Zhang Yuanzheng was there too. Let him take a good look at you."

"And your frail body and heart palpitations. The Empress Dowager said last time that she would ask the imperial physician to see you."

The Empress Dowager really wants to meet Lin Daiyu!