In the next few days, all the pedestrians passing by the shop could not help but take a look at the shop. There were some curious ones who wanted to come in and take a look, but they were stopped by someone who said," This is an important construction site. No entry is allowed!"
The more they didn't want to see it, the more curious they became. Everyone began to guess what the shop was up to. Gradually, almost half of the people in Xi City knew about the shop that was surrounded by green cloth. There were all kinds of guesses.
Xiao Tian had been very free these past few days. After skipping classes for a day, he saw that no one cared about him, so he simply continued to skip classes. Every day, he paid attention to the progress of the carriage and shop, and gave some pointers. The rest of the time was spent wandering around.
What he didn't know was that Kong Yingda had already returned to his hometown in Shandong. Because of the saying," The people can do what they want, but they can't know what they want to do," Kong Yingda was no longer around. The other teachers naturally turned a blind eye to Xiao Tian. Without Xiao Tian around, they felt that it was quiet.
The first four-wheeled carriage took seven days to complete. Moreover, he had already tried it in the courtyard. He could easily turn a 90-degree turn on the street.
The frame of the carriage was made of hundred-times-refined iron, which was sturdy and durable. Although it could not reach the hardness of steel in the later generations, it could be thickened to make up for it.
The wheels of the carriage were made of cowhide wrapped in wood. The entire carriage was made of wood. There were exquisite patterns carved on the carriage, which made it very airy. At the same time, in order to prevent rainy days, there was a drainage slope on the top of the carriage. An upper eaves were added on both sides of the carriage. If one looked at the top of the carriage alone, it looked like a palace.
In addition, Xiao Tian had also added a great design, which was shock absorption! No spring? It didn't matter, as long as he knew the principle of shock absorption. Xiao Tian had chosen to replace it with beef tendons with excellent elasticity.
After the carriage was built, Xiao Tian immediately asked Xiao He to invite Empress Zhangsun. Whether the carriage could earn money or not depended on Empress Zhangsun! He couldn't just let her take the shares and not do anything, right?
In fact, in the past few days, when Xiao Tian was not around, Empress Zhangsun had come to see it twice in private. She learned from the craftsman that the four-wheeled carriage was being built. Therefore, when she heard that the carriage had been built, she quickly rushed over with her sisters and the princess who were chatting.
Xiao Tian did not expect that more than ten people would come all of a sudden when he had only asked Xiao He to call Empress Zhangsun. Among them, Gao Yang followed behind a middle-aged beautiful woman. This beautiful woman was most likely Gao Yang's mother, the princess of the previous dynasty, Consort Yang Shu.
What made Xiao Tian happy was that he had met Li Lizhi again.
"Your…Your Majesty, this is the carriage that I personally made.”With Li Lizhi around, Xiao Tian naturally couldn't continue to call her sister. However, even though he had changed the way he addressed her, Empress Zhangsun still glared at him.
Xiao Tian looked at Empress Zhangsun, but in reality, his eyes were fixed on Li Lizhi. Li Lizhi felt Xiao Tian's gaze and quickly lowered her head.
"Greetings, Consort Shu." After greeting Empress Zhangsun, Xiao Tian naturally did not forget Consort Yang Shu. He also greeted her and bowed. After all, she was the future mother-in-law, so it was not strange for her to be polite!
"Good, very good. As expected, he is as good-looking as Sister Zhangsun said.”Consort Yang Shu smiled and replied.
Empress Zhangsun glared at Xiao Tian again. He was already so polite to his future mother-in-law, so why was he so rude to her? Each one of them was weirder than the last! In the past, he thought that Xiao Tian did not understand this, but now it seemed that Xiao Tian was doing it on purpose!
After not seeing Xiao Tian for a few days, Gao Yang had long missed Xiao Tian and almost couldn't help but come to the Martial Virtue Hall to look for him. Now that he finally saw her, he hurriedly ran up and tried to find a conversation."Xiao Tian, your carriage looks really strange. It's different from what I've seen before!”
Xiao Tian smiled and explained," Of course it's different. Carriages usually have two wheels, but this carriage has four wheels. That's why it's called a four-wheeled carriage." This kind of four-wheeled carriage was more comfortable to sit in and was very suitable for long-distance travel. As long as the road conditions were not too bad, they could sleep and rest even in the car.”
"Oh? Is it really as good as you say?" Empress Zhangsun didn't quite believe it. There was a phrase called 'carriage tires', which referred to the fatigue of the body of a person who took a long-distance carriage. This kind of tiredness was different from the tiredness of a long-distance bus ride in modern society. This was true tiredness!
Because the road was not good, the carriage was bumpy. Sitting in the carriage for dozens of miles would make one feel as if their body was falling apart. This was even when the physical conditions of the ancient people were generally stronger than that of modern people. Therefore, under normal circumstances, unless they were escorting goods or carrying luggage, many people would rather walk than take a carriage.
"Shu Fei, come with me to try out this new carriage!”Empress Zhangsun said as she boarded the carriage with Consort Yang Shu.
As soon as they entered the carriage, Empress Zhangsun called out to Xiao Tian,""Xiao Tian, come quickly. I was outside just now and clearly couldn't see the inside of the carriage. Why could I see the outside from inside the carriage?”
Xiao Tian smiled." This is called a shutter. It's for sitting in the carriage. You can see the scene outside the carriage, but you can't let people outside the carriage see inside. It's most suitable for women." Of course, if he wanted to be quiet, he could pull it here so that he couldn't see outside.”As Xiao Tian spoke, he reached out and pulled on a ribbon by the window.
"Ah, I really can't see outside. It's so magical.”
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