Chapter 192: I haven't seen my brother all day, I miss my brother

Immediately, Lu Yuan turned the cart around, looking at Gu Qingwan beside him and said:

"Quick, get on the cart, let that older brother go to my house and say a word, otherwise my wife will surely wait for me without eating."

Lu Yuan doesn't plan to go home tonight.

If he doesn't say a word, Lu Yuan fears his wife won't even sleep.

And Gu Qingwan raised her eyebrows and said:

"Then you ride back yourself faster, I'll just stand here waiting for you."

Lu Yuan then curled his lips and said:

"If you don't speak, will the Imperial Guard even listen to me!"

Gu Qingwan blinked, then hesitated…

That's also true.

Afterwards, she hurriedly sat in the back seat and followed Lu Yuan back.

On the way back, Gu Qingwan seemed lost in thought.

Nor did she say anything more.

When they returned to the eastern side gate, it happened to be shift-change time.

The Imperial Guard older brother from before happened to be about to lead his squad back.

Lu Yuan intercepted that older brother, told him his home address, then asked him to help notify his wife.

So his wife wouldn't finish cooking and then wait stubbornly at home.

After finishing these things, Lu Yuan then took Gu Qingwan to Little Green Mountain.

Gu Qingwan's orders were conveyed quickly, while Lu Yuan was carrying Gu Qingwan to Little Green Mountain.

A group from the Ministry of Works happened to be riding their carts to Little Green Mountain.

These people weren't just riding bicycles; there were also tricycles and reverse tricycles!

Speaking of which, Lu Yuan had indeed made bicycles and tricycles back then.

Although bicycles are now selling very hot, almost every family saving money wants to buy one.

But there are also many tricycles.

Especially some merchants and vendors basically need to buy tricycles; this thing is much more powerful than ox carts.

Although ox carts can carry a lot, sometimes they don't need to haul big loads; using an ox cart for small goods is like using a butcher's knife to kill a chicken.

However…

As for the reverse tricycle, Lu Yuan definitely never drew plans for it.

But the reverse tricycle of the Great Zhou Dynasty is just like the reverse tricycle on Earth.

Indeed, human wisdom is all interconnected; even though Lu Yuan never designed a reverse tricycle, everyone can still extrapolate and create such a thing.

As long as someone takes the lead, the rest can rely on that person's ideas to design many more things.

That's why great people are great.

As for the reverse tricycle, Lu Yuan doesn't have much to say about it, nor would he claim that randomly altering his lyrics is like adding feet to a snake.

Lu Yuan is willing to be the pioneer.

At this moment, Gu Qingwan, sitting in the back seat behind Lu Yuan, wrapped her arms around him and cooed:

"Now you can tell me, older sister, how you knew there was spirit power ore buried beneath Little Green Mountain, right?"

Lu Yuan heard Gu Qingwan's words, his face darkening, still bothered by that.

Immediately, Lu Yuan curled his lips and said:

"What else could it be? Of course it's because I'm well-read—I once read a book that said such a scenic place contains cloud pearls."

"And while I was in the riverbed, I also saw metamorphic rock, igneous rock, and sedimentary rock, so I inferred that."

Lu Yuan could only fabricate his own explanation.

Besides, what else could he say?

Gu Qingwan, however, looked utterly confused as she clung to Lu Yuan, gazing at the back of his head and said:

"What's metamorphic rock, what's igneous rock, and... what's sedimentary rock?"

Lu Yuan, meanwhile, shook his head and said:

"These... well... these are just my own lines."

"Metamorphic rock is a new type of rock formed by internal crustal forces like temperature and pressure."

"Under the crust's pressure and temperature, material components migrate and recrystallize, forming new mineral combinations—for example."

"The marble in the courtyard of your Double Splendor Hall is metamorphic rock."

"You get it?"

At this point, Gu Qingwan was completely bewildered.

This……

What on earth is Lu Yuan talking about!

How can I not understand any of this??

Gu Qingwan's face is now full of question marks.

These words—what's the crust, what's this messed-up pressure stuff—Gu Qingwan has never even heard of them.

It's practically like listening to heavenly scripture.

The key is……

"If it weren't for the fact that, if Gu Qingwan truly were unlearned, it would be fine like with her younger brother,"

but the problem is, Gu Qingwan actually reads quite a lot.

Now check each line for any missing punctuation or stray line breaks. Ensure each is one line.

Now title translation: "I haven't seen my brother all day, I miss my brother."

Now glossary array.

We'll output:

This...

How come I've never heard of this before?

Besides being amazed at how much Lu Yuan knows, Gu Qingwan really couldn't say anything.

At this moment, Gu Qingwan hugged Lu Yuan's waist from behind, her face full of admiration, and said:

"Little brother, how can you know so much?"

Lu Yuan said with a proud smile:

"Reading books, you know—books have beauties like jade, books have golden houses; haven't you heard?"

And Gu Qingwan said:

"But sister, I've read plenty of books too—how… how have I never heard of this before?"

"Moreover, little brother, you can even come up with these terms yourself—you're really amazing."

Being praised like this by Gu Qingwan, Lu Yuan also felt a bit overwhelmed.

After all, this isn't real; it's just something I learned from elsewhere.

But on the surface, Lu Yuan still shamelessly said:

"Can you be like me? I'm so awesome!"

Seeing Lu Yuan's proud look, Gu Qingwan couldn't help but laugh and said:

"Alright, alright, my little brother is the best, alright~"

Lu Yuan then nodded in satisfaction.

Before Lu Yuan could say anything, a shout came from behind.

When Lu Yuan just turned his head, he saw a familiar person—Director Xu.

At this moment, Director Xu, baring his teeth, looked at Lu Yuan and said:

"Yuan'er, what big move are you planning again?"

Lu Yuan looked at Director Xu with a confused expression and said:

"Director Xu, how did you come here?"

Director Xu, baring his teeth, laughed and said:

"I was just having a meeting at the Ministry of Works, and as I was heading back, I happened to see palace personnel coming to deliver documents, and they said they were coming to Little Green Mountain to dam the little river."

"As a result, I happened to be in front of those big leaders, got conscripted for labor, and brought people here."

After hearing that, Lu Yuan also nodded with a smile and said:

"It's not about making a big move; I just suspect there's something hidden under Little Green Mountain, so I wanted to bring people to dig a bit."

"Hide something?"

Director Xu looked at Lu Yuan, bewildered, and said:

"What is hidden?"

Lu Yuan grinned and said:

"I can't say for sure now; we'll know after we dig tonight."

Director Xu nodded, somewhat surprised, was about to say something, then saw Gu Qingwan sitting in the back seat.

Director Xu had naturally seen this Gu Qingwan before.

He had even eaten a meal at Lu Yuan's house before, back when they celebrated Lu Yuan's ennoblement that night.

Later, hearing from Lin Fusheng, it seemed that Gu Qingwan was also Lu Yuan's second wife.

However, they hadn't held the wedding banquet yet.

Looking at Gu Qingwan, Director Xu also smiled and said:

"Xiao Wan, how did you also come along?"

Being called Xiao Wan by Director Xu, Gu Qingwan wasn't angry at all, just gave a slight smile, pursed her lips, and looked at Director Xu and said:

"Hello, elder."

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan blinked, then quickly smiled and said:

"This isn't about going to dig under the Little Clear River; I just called the soldiers of the Three Thousand Battalion to come dig."

"These people were all brought by Gu Qingwan; they're from the Ministry of War, and they all listen to my elder sister Wan."

Lu Yuan's words were flawless; Director Xu had no doubt, and after listening, he grinned and said:

"Hey, for this kind of thing, why would you call in big soldiers? Those burly guys can't handle this delicate work; we need the Ministry of Works."

"Our Ministry of Works people are skilled; if there aren't any big treasures down there, don't let those soldiers mess up your digging."

Lu Yuan, listening to Director Xu's words, grinned and said:

"If there really is something down there later, we'll definitely need to call the Ministry of Works."

"If there really is spirit power ore down there, we'll definitely need the Ministry of Works; we'll have to set up a mine shaft and such—all that work belongs to the Ministry of Works."

Director Xu nodded with a smile, was about to say something, then said:

"Alright, elder, I need to head up."

"Up ahead, this fork in the road, I need to follow the Ministry of Works people upstream to see whether this little river has been diverted or directly blocked."

Lu Yuan nodded, then headed into Little Green Mountain.

After Lu Yuan carried Gu Qingwan to the foot of Little Green Mountain, he saw a pile of soldiers already shouldering shovels and iron picks, lined up and ready.

After Lu Yuan just stopped the vehicle, the captain of that soldier troop immediately walked up to him, stood at attention, and said:

"Are you Lord Lu?"

Lu Yuan nodded, then smiled and said:

"Yes, is everyone here?"

The captain of those soldiers kept nodding.

Lu Yuan also hurriedly passed over a cigarette and said with a smile:

"Then let's go."

The soldier looked at the cigarette Lu Yuan passed over, then waved his hand and said:

"No thanks, Lord Lu, it's not appropriate during work hours."

Lu Yuan then raised his eyebrows and said:

"How is this work hours? It's already off work, you're basically working overtime."

"Besides, there's no outsiders here, it's fine to smoke, I guarantee nothing will happen."

The soldier, seeing Lu Yuan so courteous, also grinned and took the cigarette Lu Yuan gave him.

After lighting one for Lu Yuan and then lighting his own, the soldier then walked forward in the direction Lu Yuan pointed.

Lu Yuan then hid the vehicle, and only then brought Gu Qingwan along as they went inside.

Gu Qingwan, walking beside Lu Yuan, then said somewhat helplessly:

"You really hand out cigarettes to anyone you meet, you don't have the slightest air of a lord."

Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow at Gu Qingwan and said involuntarily:

"Not everyone lives in the palace like you do; out here, you have to live like this."

"Besides, being sweet-tongued and diligent never hurts; why act all arrogant and disliked? Being humble in life isn't exactly a bad thing, is it?"

Gu Qingwan then gave Lu Yuan a white-eye and said:

"Yes, yes, yes, you're the most charming!"

After arriving at the place, Lu Yuan pointed to the river downstream and said:

"Wait until the upstream is blocked and the water stops, then we'll dig this river, keep digging downstream."

After assigning tasks to these people, Lu Yuan found a large stone and stood on it.

As winter passes, days are getting longer and nights shorter; it's almost six o'clock now, and the sky is still light.

Lu Yuan, taking advantage of the daylight, glanced at the mountains around here.

He also ought to study the 'National Fortune', right?

This thing is really useful.

Speaking of which, this item is the first metaphysical-type thing Lu Yuan obtained from the system, and it's fairly interesting.

Gu Qingwan, seeing Lu Yuan ignore her, after looking around, ran to the riverbank herself.

Upon seeing some nice-looking stones, she would pick them up and put them in her pocket.

In the palace, Gu Qingwan is the empress, but outside she behaves like a wealthy young lady, relatively cheerful.

About half an hour later.

Behind Lu Yuan came a familiar voice.

"Brother~~"

Huh?

Lu Yuan turned his head and saw Su Liyan hurrying over, carrying a lunchbox.

Lu Yuan was stunned upon seeing his wife, then immediately jumped down from the large stone, quickly walked to his wife, and said somewhat surprised:

"How did you come here? This road is not easy to travel."

Su Liyan then raised the basket of lunchboxes in her hand and said in a sweet voice:

"I was afraid you'd have nothing to eat, brother, so I brought food."

After Su Liyan finished speaking, she also looked at the Imperial Guard elder beside her and quickly said:

"Thanks, big brother, really trouble you for asking around to find out where my man is."

The Imperial Guard elder beside them, wearing ordinary clothes, glanced at Gu Qingwan coming from the riverbank, then quickly waved his hand and said:

"It's nothing, it's nothing; Lord Lu usually looks after me too, what's this?"

"Well, nothing much, I'm heading home now; my family's already eating."

Lu Yuan also quickly looked at the Imperial Guard elder and said with a smile:

"Sorry for the trouble, I'll treat you to a meal later."

The Imperial Guard elder then smiled, nodded, and turned to leave.

Although the emperor hasn't treated these Imperial Guards any particular way, the pressure is really great, so I'd better hurry off.

After the Imperial Guard elder left, Lu Yuan looked at his beautiful wife and couldn't help but smile, saying:

"How could I go without food? I'm doing work for the country, the Imperial Court will definitely provide meals."

"But you, coming all this way by bike, the mountain roads are rough, and you're pregnant—if you fell, what would we do?"

At this moment, Gu Qingwan, who had come running from the side, also quickly said:

"Yes, sis, the Imperial Court won't let him go hungry, it's fine, no need to worry next time."

Su Liyan, standing before Lu Yuan, slightly raised her head, her eyes full of affection, gazing at her man and said in a sweet voice:

"But… I haven't seen brother all day, I miss brother."

Su Liyan, while speaking, buried her beautiful face into her husband's embrace.

At this moment, seeing his wife's adorable appearance, Lu Yuan's heart almost melted.

The next second, Lu Yuan slightly bent his knees, supported his wife, and directly lifted her up.

Su Liyan let out a sweet cry, quickly wrapped her arms around her husband's neck and her legs around his waist, so that her husband could hold her with less effort.

Lu Yuan then said with a smile:

"Come on, let's go eat~~"

Saying this, Lu Yuan hugged his wife and walked toward that big stone just now.

Gu Qingwan at the side hurriedly helped Su Liyan, looking at Lu Yuan and said in a sweet voice:

"Oh no, don't press on Liyan's belly!"

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There's still another update, as per the old rule.

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