Xi Rui and his friends were very efficient. Right after going back home, they each brought two craftsmen to the door.
Xi Rui also brought a lot of rubber from home.
Originally, seeing Xi Rui was such a spendthrift, Old Master Xi, and Xi Xinheng were ready to say something.
However, when they heard Xi Rui say he would take the rubber to the Xiao Family to make a bicycle, they swallowed their words.
They also let Xi Rui do it, and Xi Xinheng found the craftsmen for his son.
Shi Qingluo also had craftsmen, Xiao Mu and his son.
This time, when they came out of Xiaxi Village, they brought Xiao Mu’s family.
The craftsmen were gathered together, and materials such as rubber and iron were in place. Shi Qingluo also drew the blueprint of the bicycle.
And explained the principle to these craftsmen.
These craftsmen were the skilled workers that were kept by several families.
After listening to Shi Qingluo’s words, their eyes lit up, and they gathered together to discuss and work.
Xi Rui showed off his rubber-soled leather shoes outside and went back.
The maid in his yard also made several pairs of leather shoes.
He first went to the yard of the old lady and his mother with a bundle, and coaxed the two of them.
Then he took the other two pairs to the study.
At this time, Old Master Xi was talking to several sons, and several grandsons were also there.
It was not that Xi Rui was not called, but he was not interested in these things and just wanted to be a dandy, so every time they discussed things, no one called him.
After entering the door, Old Master Xi asked with a smile: “Why are you here?”
Xi Rui immediately opened the bag: “Grandfather, I asked someone to make a pair of rubber-soled leather shoes for you and my father respectively.”
“Take a look to see if they fit your feet.”
Old Master Xi was not surprised, he saw Xi Rui wearing a pair of rubber-soled leather shoes during the day.
He smiled and waved: “Okay, give it to me to try.”
He had been curious about rubber-soled leather shoes for a long time.
Xi Rui immediately handed over a pair as if offering a treasure.
Old Master Xi put them on himself and walked around.
“Wonderful! It feels very solid. Wearing these shoes when marching and fighting can save a lot of trouble.”
He had led soldiers in battles and knew that many soldiers’ cloth shoes were often worn out. When the military pay was low, they even wore straw sandals.
He asked: “Have you tried to see if your soles don’t get wet when you step in the water?”
Xi Rui walked over, picked up a cup of tea, and poured it on the ground: “Grandfather, you’ll know if you try it.”
Old Master Xi didn’t know whether to laugh or cry: “Okay, I’ll try.”
He walked on the tea and didn’t feel his soles getting wet, so he sat down and took off his shoes.
He asked the maid to wipe them with a towel, and then all the water he stepped on was wiped dry.
He smiled and said: “These shoes are great to wear on rainy and snowy days.”
Xi Xinheng immediately took his pair and tried them on: “They’re pretty good to wear, and the soles are solid.”
They look even better when they’re worn.
Xi Rui smiled proudly: “Of course, if it’s not good, how could I send it to you.”
Third Master Xi couldn’t help but say: “You little bastard, you only know your grandfather and your father, what about ours?”
The other people in the Xi Family were jealous, they also wanted a pair.
Xi Rui raised an eyebrow: “Let the maid do it yourself, it’s not like there is no rubber at home.”
Third Master Xi took a deep breath. Alright, he would let the maid do it herself.
Then he asked again: “You shipped a lot of rubber from home, what are you going to do?”
They had received news before that the Emperor’s people shipped a lot of rubber back to the capital.
The Emperor summoned the Minister of Works and the Vice Minister to the palace, and the two took more than half of the rubber back to the Ministry of Works.
Then the Emperor asked someone to open a workshop, and it was said that it was to specialize in making rubber products.
From this point, it can be seen that this rubber was a good thing.
The people sent out by their family did a good job and also sent back the rubber yesterday.
Who knew that before the family could say how to use it, Xi Rui took away 30%.
This made everyone a little dissatisfied, after all, rubber was now a public property.
However, because it was the making method that Xi Rui fought for, and they had said before that he would give him 30%, they tolerated it.
But they were very curious about what this kid was going to do with it.
Xi Rui smiled: “I won’t tell the Third Uncle about this, you will know it in a few days.”
People present: “……”
They were itching to know it.
This brat always kept things secret.
Old Master Xi waved his hand: “Don’t ask, Rui’er took that little rubber out with my consent.”
The people present didn’t dare to ask more after hearing what he said.
The old man’s heart was getting more and more biased.
So they started to get to their discussion again.
Xi Rui heard that the Northern Frontier was about to make a move, and Prince Jin was becoming more and more restless.
In addition to Xiao Yuanshi, the Emperor might also want to send someone to the Northern Frontier.
Xi Rui was not that interested, so he got up and ran away.
Old Master Xi didn’t care, which made Xi Rui’s cousins jealous.
If it were them, they would have their legs broken if they dared to run away so boldly when talking about such an important matter.
This guy was a flatterer.
In the past, he just coaxed their grandmother to treat him as a treasure, but now even the old man was coaxed.
It rained heavily the next day.
When Old Master Xi and Xi Xinheng saw it, they not only didn’t think it was troublesome but also happily changed their leather shoes.
It takes a while to walk from where the carriage was parked to where the court was held.
Because everyone’s shoes were constantly stepping on water, not only the outside was easy to get wet, but also the soles were easy to get wet, which felt uncomfortable to wear.
But they have to endure it until the end of the court, and then go back to their carriages to change into dry shoes.
So the ministers don’t like rainy days so much.
They walked into the hall one after another with umbrellas and stepped on the rain.
Everyone was a little surprised to see Old Master Xi. Why did this old man come on such a rainy day?
This old man now goes to work for three days and rest for two days. He doesn’t come when the weather is too cold or when it rains.
Is there something wrong today?
Old Master Xi greeted his old friends as soon as he entered.
He looked at the wet shoes of several people in surprise: “Ah, why are all your shoes wet.”
Several people: “……”
Is this old guy sick? Aren’t shoes like this on rainy days?
Before they could say anything, Old Master Xi lifted his foot to show off, “Look at mine, they’re not wet.”
Xi Rui listened to Shi Qingluo’s words and made shoes with top-grade cowhide and rubber soles, and waxed them.
So as long as they are not soaked for a long time, they will not get wet after walking in the rain for a while.
Yesterday, he just stepped on the water and didn’t feel it so much.
Today, he walked in the heavy rain for such a long time, and my shoes were still dry, which made the old man like it even more.
His old friends were stunned when they saw this: “Really? Are your shoes dry inside?”
Seeing that they didn’t believe it, Old Master Xi immediately took off one of his shoes: “Look for yourselves.”
Several people came over to take a look and asked a little eunuch to take a handkerchief to wipe the outside.
Sure enough, after the water was wiped off, the leather didn’t seem to be soaked.
An old man didn’t dislike it, and curiously reached in and touched it.
“It’s really dry.”
“Old Xi, how come your shoes are not wet? How did you do that?”
Other people also gathered around.
They finally knew why the old man came to court today, it was just to show off……
Old Master Liang had heard from his grandson, so he asked: “Is this a rubber-soled leather shoe?”
Old Xi smiled proudly: “Yes, it is a rubber-soled leather shoe.”
He deliberately asked: “This is what my stinky boy insisted on giving me as a gift. Didn’t your grandson give you a pair this time?”
He was the only one in the court today.
As for his son, who was also wearing a pair of rubber-soled leather shoes, he simply ignored
Old Master Liang: “……”
Why did he say so much just now? He regretted it.
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