Qin Shi: I only work eight hours

Chapter 34 Movable Type Printing

the other side.

Jingwei's room.

"His cultivation level is probably not lower than mine. How can I kill him?"

Jingwei sat sideways on the couch, covering his waist and abdomen with a quilt, looking towards Xu Lin's room, muttering.

A head-on confrontation would definitely not work, otherwise she wouldn't have to risk her life by moving into Xu's house and using the pseudonym "Li".

Poisoned?

Most likely not.

Because at Xu Lin's level, ordinary poisons are most likely useless.

Honey trap?
This should be feasible because Xu Lin is said to be a womanizer.

But Jingniu has never used the beauty trap in all these years since joining Luowang.

It’s not that Jingwei is not pretty enough, but Jingwei’s cultivation is very high. In the previous missions, she didn’t need to use the beauty trick at all!

When Xu Lin asked her to serve him, he would definitely lower his guard against her. Then she would take advantage of Xu Lin's inaction and suddenly attack him?
That's not a bad idea.

But plans cannot keep up with changes, so let's take it one step at a time.

Thinking of this, Jingwei shook her head, took off her hairpin, closed the bamboo window, and went to sleep.

……

After half a stick of incense.

Jingwei still couldn't fall asleep.

She had eaten a lot at night and now she wasn't feeling sleepy at all.

She didn't want to eat so much, but Xu Linfei asked her to eat, and she couldn't refuse his kindness. In addition, she was pretending to be a commoner, so she had to keep eating.

After unable to help but burp, Jingwei sat up with the help of the couch.

Then I changed into my nightgown and washed the clothes I had worn for less than a day.

After washing, Jingwei began to review her performance in Xu Mansion today.

She felt that she acted a little too aloof today, not like a commoner girl, but more like a lady from a wealthy family who had been pampered since childhood.

This is not possible!

If Xu Lin knew her true identity, she would be finished given his ruthless and murderous character!
Thinking of this, Jingwei decided that starting from tomorrow, he would smile as much as possible, show more enthusiasm, and stop calling Xu Lin "Mr." and instead call Xu Lin "benefactor."

She felt that calling him 'Sir' was not friendly enough!
……

The next day.

Xu Lin woke up in the early morning light.

But waking up doesn't mean he will get up. After using the toilet, he called Li Ji over.

It’s been a long time since he played chess with Li Ji, and his hands are itching now!
Unable to refuse such a kind offer, Li Ji had no choice but to agree.

……

After a stick of incense.

Li Ji lost three games in a row to Xu Lin, then suddenly stood up and went to the kitchen to cook.

Why is Xu Lin getting better and better at chess?

He hadn't been hiding his abilities before, had he?

Thinking of this, Li Ji remembered the last bet she made with Xu Lin.

Xu Lin is so bad!
It would be fine if he just asked her to serve him, but he actually...

Li Ji coughed twice, feeling a slight pain in her throat, and then glared at Xu Lin's room.

……

After a cup of tea.

Jingwei walked out of the room slowly.

After a quick wash, she changed her usual cold and arrogant demeanor, rolled up her sleeves and went to help Li Ji cook.

Seeing this, Li Ji hesitated to speak.

After cooking the meal, Jingwei brought it to the study.

"How did you sleep last night?"

"Are you still used to it?"

Xu Lin followed the voice and looked at Jingwei and asked.

Although Jingwei doesn't wear any makeup, her face is still very beautiful.

"Habit."

Jingwei tried hard to force a smile and replied.

Then he personally served Xu Lin a bowl of porridge.

"I want to drink soy milk."

After seeing this scene, Xu Lin said deliberately.

"it is good."

"Please wait a moment, benefactor."

Jingwei was displeased when he heard this, but his face was still full of smiles.

After saying that, she moved the bowl of porridge in front of her, then went straight to the kitchen and poured a bowl of soy milk for Xu Lin. "Do you know martial arts?"

After eating, Xu Lin looked at the palm of Jingwei's right hand and asked casually.

Although there were no calluses on the palm of Jingwei's right hand, it was not smooth, due to her years of sword practice.

"know a little."

Feeling Xu Lin's gaze, Jingwei pursed his lips and answered while thinking.

"When I was in Yiqu County, I often used farm tools, so my palms are a bit rough."

"Later, I was afraid of being bullied, so I learned swordplay."

Jingwei lifted his hair and added.

"Oh."

"That's it."

"Last night, Li Ji said you would definitely be good at martial arts. Looks like she was right!"

Xu Lin smiled and said.

He didn't want to expose Jingwei, because it would be boring!

It's just like a cat catching a mouse. It catches the mouse right away and then bites it to death. How boring is that?

"My sister is really as insightful as a sniper."

Jingwei's heart skipped a beat when he heard that, then he looked at Li Ji and complimented her.

"younger sister?"

"I wonder how old Miss Li is?"

Li Ji looked up at Jingwei and asked curiously.

Jingwei looks to be about the same age as Xu Lin, not necessarily older than her.

"In just over a month, I'll be twenty-five."

"Sister should be less than 20 years old, right?"

Jing Salamander said.

"If that's the case, Miss Li, you are really older than me."

"I thought you were under twenty, Miss Li!"

Li Ji said with a sweet smile.

She was not complimenting Jingwei, but speaking from her heart.

Jingwei's skin is very tender, as if water can be squeezed out of it, and it is not inferior to hers at all.

"My sister is really good at talking."

Jingwei forced out another smile.

She was not good at socializing, so as soon as she finished speaking, she put her bowl on Xu Lin's bowl and turned to go to the kitchen.

"gentlemen."

"Maybe she's not as difficult as I thought."

Looking at Jingwei's figure walking away, Li Ji lowered her voice and said.

Xu Lin smiled but said nothing, then went to the next room with Li Ji.

It was time to move on to movable type printing.

During the days he was away, Li Ji made nearly a thousand clay movable type.

The method of movable type printing is very simple. First, use clay to make blanks of uniform specifications, and engrave a single word in reverse on one end. The height of the raised strokes should be about the same as the thickness of the edge of a copper coin. After being hardened with fire, it becomes a single clay movable type.

To facilitate the selection of characters, the clay movable type should be classified and placed in wooden grids, and marked with paper strips. When typesetting, a framed iron plate is used as a base, and a layer of agent made of a mixture of resin, wax and paper ash is applied on it. Then the required clay movable type is picked out and placed into the frame one by one. A full frame is a version, which is then baked with fire. After the agent melts slightly, a flat plate is used to flatten the surface of the characters. After the agent cools and solidifies, it becomes a version.

When printing, just brush ink on the pattern, cover it with paper, and apply a certain amount of pressure.

……

That night.

With the concerted efforts of Xu Lin, Li Ji, Li Wu and Jing Niu, they successfully printed the first half of "The Book of Lord Shang" using movable type printing.

The printing speed was so fast that Jingwei's beautiful eyes trembled.

She couldn't believe her eyes.

Can books be made like this?

What else can't Xu Lin do?
Isn’t Xu Lin a captain of the Shadow Secret Guard?

Why do these things still exist?

The emergence of movable type printing made Jingwei admire Xu Lin even more and he didn't want to kill Xu Lin anymore.

It would be such a pity to kill such a talented person like Xu Lin.

Keep Xu Lin, maybe in a few months, Xu Lin will have a new invention!

But if I don't kill him, how can I explain to Lu Buwei?
If Xu Lin didn't die, she would be the one to die!

With this thought in mind, Jingwei looked at Xu Lin who was teaching Li Wu Yinshu.

Why does she feel that Xu Lin is becoming more and more handsome?
After pondering for a moment, Jingwei shook his head vigorously and decided to decide whether to kill Xu Lin or not later.

(End of this chapter)