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

Chapter 262 Quarrel
Qiao Wei smiled and said no.

Mr. Mo San's tone was not friendly at all. "Madam is magnanimous, but the head of the family is so negligent, which is really disrespectful."

Good man, he started to sow discord right in front of me?

Ou Bei also had a bit of anger on his face. "If someone hadn't spread the false news, I would have brought Ou's children to the foot of the mountain to welcome the Marquis's wife yesterday. Now you are turning the tables on me. You really have no shame."

"If it's real, it's fake; if it's fake, it's real. You can only blame yourself for not checking. You have no depth of mind and are ridiculously stupid."

"I think you are just making up your mind. It's ridiculous that you are so narrow-minded and don't care about the overall situation..."

Qiao Wei stared blankly at the two people who had started quarreling, and for a moment he didn't know whether he should speak up to stop them.

Sun An was also dumbfounded. She whispered in Qiao Wei's ear, "Sister-in-law, these two people must be over 50 years old in total, but they still have such... childish hearts!"

Sun An originally wanted to say how they were bickering like little kids, after all, that was how Sun An bickered with his uncle's brothers when he was a kid. But then he thought that after reading so many books, he should use more tactful and dignified words, so he changed his mind to childish.

Of course, the essence is that they all wonder why these two grown men are so petty.

"All great talents in the world probably have their own temper. Just get used to it."

"So, they are all geeks?"

Qiao Wei gave Sun An a look, indicating that she should just know it in her heart but not say it out loud so that no one could hear it.

Sun An quickly made a look that said "I understand".

If it weren't for an elder behind him who coughed twice to remind them, it's hard to say how long the quarrel would continue. Ou Bei quickly bowed to Qiao Wei and said, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Madam Hou."

Qiao Wei also said it was okay.

After drinking some water and eating some food, the group continued to climb up. After walking for another hour, they finally saw the outer courtyard of the Ou family.

It is better to call it a huge manor than a courtyard. To put it in the terms of later generations, it should be considered an industrial area covering several acres.

The outer courtyard was like a terraced field, with a house on each step and a sentry tower every fifty steps to monitor the enemy's situation. On the sentry towers, young men of the Ou family carried quivers and bows and arrows to defend against the enemy.

"The original outer courtyard was not here, but later an iron ore vein was discovered here, so the outer courtyard was built around the vein. Iron ore is precious, and mountain people often come to invade, so a sentry tower was set up, and the children of the Ou family's outer courtyard took turns to guard the post." Ou Bei introduced to Qiao Wei in detail, "This outer courtyard is divided into the Imperial Pavilion, Iron Pavilion, Wood Pavilion, Jade Pavilion, Copper Pavilion, Mining Pavilion, and Metallurgy Pavilion, and each has its own responsibilities."

Qiao Wei was very interested in this sentry tower. "Is it made of stone? It looks quite different from the sentry towers I usually see."

Ou Bei did not hide it. "This sentry tower is also equipped with mechanisms. If there is an enemy attack, a fire can be lit to warn. There are crossbows, stone-throwing carts and flying dog carts underneath. The sentry can be activated by pulling the corresponding ropes or locks above. With these mechanisms, the Ou family can guard the mine."

This sounds very impressive. "I have seen and heard of crossbows and catapults, but I have never heard of a flying dog carriage. I don't know what a wonderful thing it is." Ou Bei said with a smile, "It's just a lucky thing. It's not a wonderful thing. If Madam Hou is interested, you can go into the wooden pavilion to take a look. There are drawings of the flying dog carriage in it."

Seeing Ou Bei's generosity and enthusiasm in inviting him, Mr. Mo San couldn't help but snort coldly, "You just know how to take advantage of others' generosity."

Ou Bei couldn't help but retort, "You are noble and extraordinary. Since it belongs to the Ou family, why should we talk about others?"

"These ingenious things are not your work, so what else can you say if not generosity to others?"

"If someone appreciates such a clever thing, it can benefit the country, and my Ou family will be proud of it. On the contrary, Mr. Mo's selfish desires are so strong that it is despicable!"

Oh my goodness, they are quarreling again...

Qiao Wei was also speechless. He had wanted to ask more questions, but now he could only shut up.

Sun An pulled the sleeve of one of the Ou family's disciples and said, "Speaking of which, your patriarch quarrels with Mr. Mo San every day?"

The young disciples of the Ou family were not in a position to speak ill of their master in person, so they could only blink their eyes to indicate that what Sun An asked was true.

Until the elders quickly separated the two, indicating that Qiao Wei was still there and they should stop arguing.

"Madam Hou, please follow me..." Ou Bei asked someone to open the door of the wooden pavilion's blueprint library.

Qiao Wei waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let's look inside and see what's around!"

After their quarrel, Qiao Wei's desire to see the blueprints was completely extinguished. She had no doubt that if she really walked to the door of the warehouse, they would quarrel again.

Ou Bei led Qiao Wei to continue walking inside, pointing to the inner courtyard in the valley and said, "The inner courtyard is where the outer courtyard selects the most skilled disciples from each pavilion to enter the inner courtyard to learn some of the most core techniques of the Ou family. After completing their studies and passing the assessment, they can also serve as craftsmen or elders in the outer courtyard. It all depends on one's luck."

Mr. Mo San argued again, "You stick to the old ways. No wonder there hasn't been any progress in all these years. You still keep these old things as treasures! The world outside has changed a lot!"

Ou Bei immediately counterattacked, "Since this ancestral technique has been passed down for hundreds of years, it must have its merits. Mr. Mo San's skills are superb and novel, but didn't your skills originally come from the experience of your ancestors whom you looked down upon?
If you despise me so much, why don't you give up your craft and learn from scratch? Or why bother coming back to beg me?"

Qiao Wei just felt his temple throbbing.

"Okay! Stop arguing." Qiao Wei was really tired at this moment. He thought that he would not have to care about the quarrels of the children at home when he brought Sun Deng out, but he did not expect that after changing places, he would actually see two "old kids" fighting each other crazily.

She touched her nose and said something to smooth things over. "I've walked a long way today and I'm tired. How about letting us stay here for the night and continue our investigation tomorrow?"

"That's right. Madam Marquis is already tired after a whole day, and she still has to listen to you chattering here..." Before Mr. Mo San could finish his words, he saw that Qiao Wei looked like he didn't want to hear him say another word, so he had to shut up in disappointment.

Ou Bei did not want to pay any attention to Mr. Mo San, and only respectfully led Qiao Wei and his party to the guest room in the inner courtyard to stay. Qiao Wei looked around the furnishings in the room, which were also different from those outside. He picked up boxes and found they were all interesting. Sun Deng liked them very much.