Chapter 212 - 38_3

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Chapter 212: Chapter 38_3Li Zhiyuan sighed, walked out of the room, and went downstairs to the workshop. Pushing open the door, inside was Run Sheng vigorously hand-rubbing the patterns on the iron mallets which would next be used as flagpoles. "Xiao Yuan, you’re here." Run Sheng handed a large ceramic cup to Li Zhiyuan. The ceramic cup was a bit dirty, soaking with patchouli leaves inside. Li Zhiyuan took it and drank two big gulps. After handing it back, Run Sheng "gulped" down the rest in one breath, then picked up the kettle from the small stove, and refilled the ceramic cup with hot water. "I was wondering why it was so hot, Brother Runsheng, why did you move the stove inside?" "Hehe, sometimes heating it up a bit makes it easier to work with. It’s hot indeed, but drinking more water fixes everything, no big deal." "You should take better care of your health." "My health is just fine, don’t worry, I’ve had a full meal." Li Zhiyuan knew that in Run Sheng’s view, as long as he had eaten, it seemed like nothing was a problem. It’s true that the conditions of this workshop are quite simple, and the space is a bit small, It would be great to have a professional studio in the future, with our own electric furnace, machining tools, and cutting machines. That way, making anything would be convenient. However, for now, we can only dream. "Bro, I have something to tell you." "Okay, Xiao Yuan, go ahead." Run Sheng didn’t stop working and continued with his task. Li Zhiyuan mentioned the matter about the water monkey. Run Sheng expressed his surprise: "Xiao Yuan, when they came this morning, you didn’t tell me, were you afraid I’d give us away?" "Mhm." "Too bad, I’ve seen similar scenes on TV, I think I could have acted it out." "No rush, you can fine-tune your acting skills and then you’ll be ready." "Mhm!" Run Sheng grabbed a black-and-white towel and wiped his sweat, "So, Xiao Yuan, are we going to stab them in the back while they’re busy digging up that tomb?" Saying this, Run Sheng even lifted the freshly polished iron mallet and made a "stabbing" motion. "Maybe, we won’t even need to make a move, Little Huang Ying might make them all lie down." "That would be a pity, seeing others take action without being able to join in, it just doesn’t feel right. In movies, it usually plays out like this: Little Huang Ying first slaughters them, then there emerges a tough guy who subdues Little Huang Ying, and finally, at the crucial moment, we swoop in." "You’ve got it all figured out?" "You have to plan these things, it makes the work more exciting." "Brother Runsheng, keep at it, I’ll go up first." "Alright, don’t worry, think about your things and leave this place to me." Affected by Run Sheng’s mood, Li Zhiyuan also collected his emotions, planning to tackle that problem upstairs, although without being able to draft it on paper, he could still force the calculations, at worst it would just cause another nosebleed. However, Li Zhiyuan didn’t head upstairs first, but went to the kitchen; at this moment, Aunt Liu was supposed to brew medicine for him. "Xiao Yuan, you’re here, haha, this bowl is for you, this one’s for the dog." "Thanks, Aunt Liu, this bowl is for me, right?" Li Zhiyuan confirmed again, not wanting to drink the wrong one. "Yes, that’s right, drink up." The medicine was bitter, Li Zhiyuan drank it slowly, finally finishing it. "Aunt Liu, this medicine must be expensive, right?" "It’s not costly, it’s just some common tonic herbs. It takes some thought during the brewing to activate and harmonize their properties, that’s how the effect comes out. However, Xiao Yuan, like you mentioned, you often have nosebleeds and dizziness, you should really take care of your body so you don’t drain your energy prematurely." "I understand, Aunt Liu." "Also, it’s best to drink this medicine in the morning, ideally right after you get up, along with the morning energy, it helps the body recover best when combined with the medicinal soup. So, from now on, I’ll have Alii bring it to you in the morning, since Alii is going to your room anyway." Li Zhiyuan nodded: "Alright." He didn’t refuse, knowing this is Grandma Liu’s way of trying to accelerate the progress, assigning Alii additional homework under his name. Although, this setup felt a bit odd. Every morning just after opening his eyes, the girl would be there with the medicine by his bed. But for his health, and also for the girl’s illness to continue improving, he had to drink the medicine. He had classmates who were frequently ill; Li Zhiyuan originally thought he didn’t have this issue. Li Lan had the same condition as him, but she was always in good health and could brave the elements on-site. But now, dealing with these things, calculating them is much more complex and draining than solving math problems. Xiao Hei, the dog, was sleeping in its kennel. When Li Zhiyuan brought the medicine bowl over, it opened its eyes, yawned, came over, drank all the medicine, and then sprawled on its back with a water-filled belly to continue sleeping. S~eaʀᴄh the Nôvel(F)ire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. After this period of pampering with good food and medicine, Xiao Hei’s fur had turned even glossier, and Li Zhiyuan noticed that even its tongue was black, the only white thing left was its teeth. This is the dog Aunt Liu picked for him, it must be of a special breed. Going upstairs, entering his room, Li Zhiyuan planned to first roll up some paper balls then force himself through the calculations, but saw that although Alii was still at the desk, she had moved to his original spot. The girl was holding not a carving knife, but a brush. Upon closer inspection, Li Zhiyuan realized she was indeed painting, and was nearly done, almost at the finishing phase. Looking closer, Li Zhiyuan couldn’t help but widen his eyes; she had imitated the fish pond painting he had posted on the wall and even captured the weather conditions.

Chapter 212 - 38_3

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