Chapter 204

After leading his mother-in-law back to the courtyard.

The aunties in the courtyard all curiously gathered around.

Looking at this Su mother, everyone also knew how Su Liyan became so pretty.

Su mother is now in her forties.

Of course, the forties in the Great Zhou Dynasty are different from those on Earth.

On Earth, being in one's forties means retaining charm.

There are various cosmetic medical procedures, as well as maintenance, and various cosmetics.

But the Great Zhou Dynasty is different; being in one's forties there makes one look relatively old.

However…

But his mother-in-law is still fine, after all she is of the fox people, her skin etc. is still good.

Very beautiful.

Especially, she also has a pair of fox ears on her head.

Aside from her mother-in-law's very rustic clothing, if you just look at her face, she is a standard beautiful mature woman.

After glancing at Su mother, everyone felt a sigh of admiration that the fox people are indeed impressive.

The forties of the fox people really differ from those of humans.

Afterwards, everyone also took a look at the back of Lu Yuan's bicycle.

Goodness, he brought so many good things to eat again.

Now in the village... is it really this prosperous?

But thinking about it, it seems normal.

After all, they have land in their hands, and grain control etc. has nothing to do with them.

Lu Yuan didn't interact much with those people in the courtyard, and after leading his mother-in-law, he went back.

After Lu Yuan returned home, he opened the door and saw three women in his house, each at a sewing machine, chatting and laughing.

These days, Peach Blossom girl comes every day to help.

Mainly also to chat and such.

After all, there are only these three young daughters-in-law in the courtyard, so everyone can chat.

After entering the house, the mutual introductions etc. don't need Lu Yuan.

He can explain everything about his wife etc.

Lu Yuan does not participate in the women's chatter.

Lu Yuan brought back a reclining chair, set up a small table, and placed it at his home's door.

Now the weather is warm, we can go out to sunbathe.

At this moment, Lu Yuan still holds the book 'Artisan's Heart'.

Recently, Xiao Qing Mountain discovered spirit ore.

Lu Yuan, however, discovered a fun thing from his own 'Artisan's Heart'.

Called……

Ore Refiner!

Have you played Red Alert?

After the Allies build high-tech, what can they make?

Exactly, it's the Ore Refiner.

In Red Alert, the Allies' mining truck originally had a load of ore worth five hundred, but after building the Ore Refiner, a load of ore became worth one thousand.

And the Ore Refiner on his 'Artisan's Heart'.

Also means roughly the same.

Simply put, it is to make the energy of the spirit core exert its maximum effect.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, the use of spirit cores follows a set procedure.

After a spirit core is mined.

First it will be used on some large heavy industry.

After some large heavy industry uses it up, the spirit core's energy is mostly spent, unable to support the operation of large heavy industry.

Then it will be sent to the workshops of various factories to supply small machinery.

Namely, the machinery on some assembly lines in the workshop.

And after using it here, it goes to the next level down.

Make some more ordinary things, such as fans, or watches.

For example, Lu Yuan's watch is a mechanical watch; just turn it twice.

And his wife's small watch, delicate and very pretty, is driven by this spirit core.

And after using it on these, there is really little left of the spirit core, just a bit of residue.

It is then used to manufacture the lowest-grade light bulbs and such.

Like the light bulbs used in every household in Huangcheng, they are made from spirit core residue.

Although the Great Zhou Dynasty is already making full use of spirit cores.

But it is still far from enough.

This results in a lot of waste.

However, Lu Yuan's Ore Refiner in his 'Artisan's Heart' can maximize the effect of the spirit core.

That is, with the Ore Refiner, one spirit core can have the effect of two, or even three.

There's no need to elaborate on the value of this.

For the Great Zhou Dynasty, this is absolutely something that can rival the steam engine.

No, more accurately, for the Great Zhou Dynasty, this is even more formidable than the steam engine.

As for why, that's because the Great Zhou Dynasty has been using spirit power cores from the beginning, and this world has always used spirit power cores as its basic energy source.

This world has a dedicated driving method for spirit power cores.

Although the steam engine is powerful, it sparked the first Industrial Revolution on Earth.

But now, only Lu Yuan can figure this out.

Others can't understand it, nor can they join in.

By the time others understand the steam engine and then proceed to explore and invent further, this will at least take several more years.

Therefore, compared to the steam engine, this ore refiner is more valuable for the current Great Zhou Dynasty.

So, Lu Yuan is now starting to examine the ore refiner.

And the ore refiner is driven by the steam engine.

That's actually somewhat interesting.

While Lu Yuan sat with his legs crossed, reading a book.

The room door opened.

Lu Yuan turned his head and saw Wang Yulan leading Su's mother out.

Before Lu Yuan could say anything, Wang Yulan looked at him and smiled, saying:

"Brother, I'm taking my aunt to my room to see what we need, so we can prepare."

Lu Yuan nodded, then immediately reached into his pocket to take out money.

And Wang Yulan quickly waved her hand, saying:

"No need, brother, I have money; I'm probably just going to buy a washbasin, towels, etc., brother, don't give me money—I don't want it."

Seeing Wang Yulan say that, Lu Yuan didn't say anything either.

Instead, he continued reading his book by himself.

Lu Yuan's demeanor left the others in the courtyard speechless.

Now that the weather is warm, the elderly women in the courtyard gathered together again to chat idly, just as before.

This brat is really something.

This person's mother-in-law has come, and he doesn't even know to go home and entertain her.

He brings his mother-in-law home, then just drags out a stool for himself to sit on.

The mother-in-law came out of the house, sitting with her legs crossed like an old gentleman.

Those who don't know would think you, Lu Yuan, are incredibly impressive!

It's just because you rely on the fact that people in the village are easy to bully.

If it were a mother-in-law from the city, who knows what she'd say!!

After Wang Yulan led Su's mother home for a while, the two of them came out again.

Su's mother looked at Lu Yuan and said:

"Yuan'er, Mother and Yulan are going out to buy some things, and also to familiarize ourselves with the route."

Lu Yuan nodded, but before he could say anything, Su's mother hurriedly said:

"Liyan gave me money, no need to give (you any)."

Hearing this, Lu Yuan also laughed and said:

"Alright, Mother, whatever you want to buy, just let Sister Yulan lead you there."

Afterward, Lu Yuan also looked at Wang Yulan and said:

"Yulan, you ride your sister-in-law's straight-moving vehicle."

Wang Yulan immediately smiled and nodded, saying:

"Alright, brother."

The other day, when Gu Qingwan came to learn driving, Sister Yulan also learned together, so naturally she knows how.

The people in the courtyard, hearing Lu Yuan's conversation with Su's mother, couldn't help but feel contempt.

Where does Su Liyan get money?

The wages from her previous work, Su Liyan's earnings were all taken by Lu Yuan, and Lu Yuan only gives her five coins a month for living expenses.

Thinking of this, everyone also shook their heads.

This kid hasn't changed at all.

At first we thought this kid was going to become a father, had become much more steady, and wasn't as recklessly troublesome as before.

Now taking a look...

It's still the same character, not changed at all.

From now on, the Lu family's hard days will be something to watch.

After Sister Yulan took Su's mother away, Lu Yuan continued to sit with his legs crossed, reading the book in his hand.

At the same time, a cold system voice sounded in Lu Yuan's mind.

"【Congratulations, Host, you have twenty people in your bonds reaching four stars, reward: cultivation method 《Dao Xin》】"

Cult...

"Cultivation method?!"

Lu Yuan froze on the spot.

(End of chapter)