Rebirth of the Three Kingdoms: Da Qiao doesn't want to be a widow anymore

Chapter 261 Wooden Ox
Seeing that Qiao Wei had the same idea as her, Sun An said repeatedly, "Yeah, yeah, I think so too!"

"Your second brother and your eldest brother are brothers by blood, so naturally they have similar personalities. Don't employ someone you doubt, and don't doubt someone you employ. Taishi Ci is a smart man and he will understand this."

Even if you cannot ascend to the throne of the emperor in your lifetime, it is also a good story if you can meet a wise ruler who will not let you down.

"Don't employ someone you doubt, and don't doubt someone you employ." Sun An murmured, then lifted the curtain and looked at Wu Fan outside. "So that's why Mr. Wu is willing to follow my sister-in-law, right?"

"Mr. Wu is a man of great talent, not a swindler like you are. His previous tricks were somewhat deceptive."

At that time, Qiao Wei asked him to test whether Bai Shi's trip would go smoothly, but it was also a test.

It is obvious that Wu Fan had intentions, but it is unknown what he wanted.

The carriage continued to sway forward. They had been in the carriage for several days, stopping and starting along the way. They talked with Sun An about the people's conditions and took Sun Deng out for a walk to relax.

After walking and stopping for nearly half a month, we finally arrived at Baishishan.

The main courtyard of the Ou family is hidden in the middle of the mountain, surrounded by mountains, forests, and birds. If it weren't for the guidance of the people in the family, it would be impossible to find it. In addition, the terrain is easy to defend but difficult to attack. No wonder Shanyue has been unable to plunder the main courtyard of the Ou family and the mines next to it even though he has captured many children of the Ou family's side branches as craftsmen for so many years.

They were competing with each other, and Qiao Wei took advantage of this hidden gem.

Young Master Mo San was waiting at the foot of the mountain early and took Qiao Wei all the way up the mountain. The Ou family's disciples also went up and down the mountain to purchase supplies on weekdays, so a plank road and a suspension bridge were built to facilitate the disciples and items to go up and down the mountain.

One side of the plank road is for pedestrians to walk on, while the other side is installed with a mechanism. By using a combination of several gears, one person can pull objects several times heavier up the mountain. The principle looks a bit like the movable pulley and labor-saving lever of later generations.

At the foot of the mountain there is a wooden transport cart similar to the wheelbarrow of later generations. There is a bull's head in front of the cart, and when viewed from a distance, it really looks like a bull walking.

Sun Deng pointed at the ox-shaped car and exclaimed, "This thing I have never seen before can move." He was extremely excited.

"That's a wooden ox. There are wheels under the ox's legs. The two shafts are in front and hidden inside the ox's head. There is a support pole at the back, which is used for human power to push and turn the direction." Seeing that Qiao Wei seemed to be very curious about the wooden ox, Mr. Mo San simply stopped to introduce it, "The mountain road is difficult to travel, and sometimes you will encounter mountain people looting food, so they hide the food in the ox's belly to conceal it from others.

After we got the wooden ox, we used the rope less often. After all, we could transport more food at a time and save a lot of time.”

"This is a clever idea. Is the person who could come up with this also a descendant of the Ou family?" Qiao Wei observed the wooden ox carefully for a while. He could not fully understand the principle at the moment and could not help but exclaim in amazement.

Mr. Mo San curled his lips, quite disdainful, "It's just a side door."

Qiao Wei looked Mr. Mo San up and down, her face full of surprise and doubt. She had known him for several years, but had never heard such words from him.

Whether in the Mo's Iron Shop or the Sijinchang, Master Mo San always encouraged the craftsmen to be bold in innovation. Many of the Mo's disciples liked to discuss their new ideas with Master Mo San, because Master Mo San would never belittle or rebuke their "fantastic" ideas. Instead, he would help them find feasible methods and techniques.

For example, when Rong Sheng's water-draining and steel-pouring methods were considered a fantasy at first, only Master Mo San did not reject them, but instead found ways to make them come true.

Perhaps because he is young, Master Mo San has always been different from those experienced craftsmen. Whenever he sees a new work, he gets very excited and pulls the craftsmen over to discuss and improve it repeatedly. He will not keep the credit and rewards to himself, but distribute them all to his subordinates.

Therefore, Wuxian's Sijinchang was able to produce many skilled craftsmen. Since the establishment of the three awards, at least dozens of new skills and weapons have appeared in the Sijinchang.

If Qiao Wei's several versions of the ingenious crossbow had not been improved in the hands of Mr. Mo San, I'm afraid they would not have achieved their current effects.

Mr. Mo San, who is so magnanimous and tolerant, actually expressed disdain for the wooden ox in front of him.

It's really strange.

Qiao Wei thought about it and said, "Oh, I understand."

Mr. Mo San tilted his head and asked, "What do you understand?"

"This should be the masterpiece of Patriarch Ou!"

The expression on Mr. Mo San's face froze, "Madam knows?"

"I don't know!" Qiao Wei smiled and admitted that he was just guessing. "Look at how you look like you admire me but also look disgusted and stubborn. Only the head of the Ou family can make you break down like this! What's wrong? Hasn't everything been going well these past few days?"

"Oh... it went smoothly, how could it not go smoothly?" Young Master Mo San replied sarcastically, "When they heard that the Sun family was willing to pacify the Ou family and promised to kill Pan Lin and redeem all the children of the Ou family's side branches, how could they not agree?"

Qiao Wei had never seen Mr. Mo San so ungracious, and he became even more curious about Ou Bei, the head of the Ou family.

Sun An leaned over to Qiao Wei and asked, "Since the head of the Ou family has agreed, why doesn't he come down to greet us?"

Is this how Ou treats guests? This is too rude!

Qiao Wei also looked at Mr. Mo San, with questioning look in his eyes.

Mr. Mo San coughed lightly, "Are I not considered a member of the Ou family?"

Now that I'm here, why do I need that annoying Ou Bei?
Qiao Wei smiled knowingly. The wooden ox team was also going up the mountain. Qiao Wei signaled everyone to follow, "Then let's go up the mountain!"

The mountain road was difficult to walk on. Fortunately, before Qiao Wei set out, he had someone make more than a dozen pairs of wooden clogs for hiking. Of course, they were pirated copies of Xie An's Xie Gong clogs of later generations. Two wooden teeth were installed on the soles of the wooden shoes. The front teeth were removed when going up the mountain, and the back teeth were removed when going down the mountain. It was considered an ancient version of hiking shoes. Then he found a sturdy branch on the side of the road to use as a hiking stick.

Sun Deng asked Youxun and the others to carry him up the mountain in turns. Fortunately, Sun Deng was also sleepy, so he leaned on Youxun's back and soon fell asleep. After walking for about an hour, they finally reached the mountainside and saw a pavilion. "Let's take a rest first!"

Although the breeze in the forest made it not stuffy, it was still tiring after walking for such a long time.

Not long after Qiao Wei and his companions sat down to rest, a group of people came down the mountain. The young man in the lead saw Qiao Wei and his companions in the pavilion from afar, and quickly walked up to Qiao Wei, "My name is Ou, and I am honored to meet you, Madam! I am sorry that you did not come to greet us in person, and I hope Madam will forgive me!"

Mr. Mo San secretly rolled his eyes, "Dogleg!"