The little village girl dressed as a disaster star led the whole village astray

Gu Jingzhi and Li Xi naturally didn't know that this was how Wang Yuanwai viewed them in his mind.

"No matter what he thinks, after knowing what happened today, he already understands my attitude." Li Xi splashed the basin of water because she was in a bad mood after waking up, but more importantly, she wanted to use this to express her attitude.

Don't play the emotional card with her, it won't work.

Gu Jingzhi was naturally curious about what had just happened. It must be more than just splashing water. But seeing that Li Xi did not elaborate, he did not ask any further questions. He would go back and ask Hong Jiang and he would know the answer.

"Send someone to investigate Mr. Wang. I feel like he's not that simple." Li Xi leaned back in his chair with relaxation.

No matter what year it is, if you want to engage in smuggling, you must have a backer. Since Mr. Wang is engaged in the smuggling business, it means that he has fixed partners. If he wants to continue doing it, he doesn't need to win her over.

Although he thought that winning over the General Zhenbei's Mansion might win over him, he might also be targeted by the General Zhenbei's Mansion, which was a risky thing.

But after Gu Jingzhi's warning, he still let Madam Liu come to find him, which is indeed a bit confusing.

"Okay." Gu Jingzhi agreed, "By the way, the workers have already made the right mix of cement according to the cement recipe you gave us. Let's go and take a look?"

He found out about the successful cement mix yesterday evening, and had been planning to invite Li Xi to go and see it today. After all, she was the only one who knew what cement should look like.

"It's done." She hadn't ridden in a carriage since the last time, so the cement issue had long been forgotten.

After hearing what Gu Jingzhi said, she was quite interested. She was really too free recently and just wanted to go out for a walk. "Okay, when do we leave?"

"Have you had breakfast?" Gu Jingzhi also knew that Li Xi liked to sleep in the morning.

Li Xi touched her stomach. She didn't feel anything when she was confronting Liu Niangzi and the others just now, but now after hearing his question, she really felt hungry.

In the past, Hu Zi always got up early to buy food, but today, Li Xi looked back at the window of Hu Zi's room.

Seeing her like this, Gu Jingzhi still had something to understand, "Wait."

He went out and asked Hong Jiang's people to buy some breakfast and send it over, then turned around and went in to wait.

Not long after, a man who looked so ordinary that he couldn't be more ordinary came in with a food box, put the food box on the table in the pavilion, and then retreated respectfully.

Li Xi watched him leave curiously. Gu Jingzhi opened the lunch box and took out the food inside.

Two servings of steamed dumplings and two bowls of millet porridge.

"Let's eat."

Li Xi retracted her gaze and looked at the food on the table, "You too."

"I've already had breakfast, you can eat by yourself."

Li Xi looked at the two dishes on the table and knew that one of them must be prepared for Hu Zi, but she was not surprised because this guy was a careful person.

"Then I won't be polite."

He had seen all her looks, so she naturally wouldn't be polite in front of him.

Gu Jingzhi looked at her eating with great satisfaction, and a smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Slow down, don't be in a hurry."

Li Xi raised her eyes to glance at him and continued to eat without saying anything. Since he was the one who sent her the meal, she did not refute him. She just ate with a big mouthful. As a medical student, how could she not know that chewing slowly was good for the body.

After finishing the meal, Li Xi put the remaining steamed buns and millet porridge back into the food box and said, "Wait for me here for a while."

As she spoke, she picked up the lunch box and walked into the house. She walked to Huzi's door and knocked gently. Seeing that there was no movement in the room, she said, "Then I'll come in."

There was no movement in the room. Li Xi gently pushed the door open and walked in. Hu Zi was lying face down on the bed, motionless.

Li Xi sighed softly, but did not go forward to comfort him. She just put the food box she brought in on the table beside her, and then said, "There are steamed dumplings and millet porridge in the food box. Eat them when you are hungry. Gu Jingzhi and I are going to go out for a while. You stay at home."

Seeing that he still had no reaction, Li Xi walked away. Just as she reached the door and before she went out, she heard a muffled sound coming from behind her.

"Ah."

Li Xi raised the corner of his mouth, closed the door and walked out.

"Okay, let's go."

Gu Jingzhi came out and stood up, "Let's go."

When they reached the door, Li Xi suddenly stopped and said, "Wait, how do we get there?"

Gu Jingzhi looked at her, "Can you ride a horse?"

Li Xi shook her head.

"Of course we have to take a carriage." Gu Jingzhi probably knew what was on Li Xi's mind, but there was nothing he could do. That place was not close to here, and it would take more than two hours to walk there.

Li Xi's face darkened:...

She thought that she didn't have to join in the fun, and it didn't matter whether she looked at the cement or not.

Gu Jingzhi saw that Li Xi was retreating, "The craftsman in charge of making cement said that although the cement has been made, they have never seen what real cement looks like..."

"Okay, stop talking, I'll go."

Forget it, just consider it as after-sales service.

Li Xi rode in the carriage for an hour before arriving at the destination. When she got off the carriage, she felt that her lower limbs were paralyzed.

Looking at Li Xi's lifeless eyes, Gu Jingzhi found it a little funny, but he didn't laugh. He knew that if he laughed, Li Xi would definitely get angry and embarrassed, so he just let it go.

Li Xi got off the carriage and took a moment to regain control of her body. She looked at the simple enclosed area in front of her and asked, "Is this it?"

"Well, let's go in."

Don't be fooled by its simple appearance. It is actually loose on the outside but tight on the inside. Although there are only two sentries at the door, the further you go inside, the more you will realize how tight this place is.

After listening to Li Xi's introduction to the properties of cement, Gu Jingzhi knew the importance of cement. It was undoubtedly a powerful weapon, so he decisively fenced off a piece of land in this remote and uninhabited place, specifically to mix cement for the craftsmen.

He knew that once the mix was successful and the performance of the cement was tested, they would need a large amount of cement, so he circled a large area in this place.

Not only that, for the sake of safety, he also sacrificed two thousand of his personal soldiers, and he would never betray the personal soldiers of the Zhenbei Army.

When the sentry at the door saw Gu Jingzhi bringing people in, he readily let them in.

Li Xi followed Gu Jingzhi and walked further inside. After a while, they heard bursts of exclamations coming from the front.

"Is this cement? It's made of both water and mud, so how come it's as hard as stone?"

"Amazing, isn't it?" The person who spoke said with a proud tone, "Just mix water and mud together, and after it dries, it will become like this. But I can't tell you the details, it's a secret recipe. But this good thing will belong to our Zhenbei Army from now on."

"Old Zhao, the first half of your words is really irritating, but the second half is right. Good things belong to our Zhenbei Army."

"Is this thing solid?" someone expressed doubt. They had seen with their own eyes how cement was mixed before. It was just mixing some gray powder with water, and after it dried, it turned into the shape of stone.

Gu Jingzhi told Lao Zhao what Li Xi had told him about the uses of cement, so after the mix was successful, Lao Zhao couldn't wait to take his men to build a small earth wall, and then applied a thick layer of cement on the outside of the earth wall.

Not only that, Lao Zhao also built a comparison wall, which was exactly the same except that it was not coated with cement.

"How about I try?"

"What are you trying? The major general will be here soon, and I'll show it to him. So stay away from these two walls!" came Old Zhao's reproachful voice.

Li Xi glanced at Gu Jingzhi and said, "Let's go, let's hurry up and don't make them wait anxiously."

"Are you sure it's them who are impatient?" instead of you who can't wait?

Li Xi: “…”

"I want to see it too, okay?"

After Li Xi finished speaking, she left Gu Jingzhi behind and strode forward. Gu Jingzhi curled his lips into a smile and followed her.

Gu Jingzhi caught up with Li Xi in just a few steps. Li Xi looked at Gu Jingzhi's legs angrily and snorted in her heart, long legs are great, she is still growing!

The moment Gu Jingzhi appeared, he was seen by Lao Zhao and others who had been waiting for him. Of course, they also saw Li Xi beside Gu Jingzhi.

Just when Lao Zhao and others were about to give the major general a lecture, they wondered why there was a woman following the major general. I had never seen her before.

Li Xi ignored their actions and looked at the two walls, one blue and one yellow.

Gu Jingzhi glanced at her and said, "This is my friend, come with me and take a look."

Old Zhao leaned forward to look behind Gu Jingzhi, and seeing that there was no one behind him, he looked a little disappointed, "Major General, that person didn't come?"

"Yeah." Gu Jingzhi nodded. Although he knew that Lao Zhao wanted to meet the person who gave him the cement house, Gu Jingzhi still didn't refuse to tell him Li Xi's identity.

Although the people here are all trusted members of the Zhenbei Army, the secret is better if as few people know it as possible.

Although Lao Zhao felt a little disappointed, it was okay because Gu Jingzhi had told him before that the man didn't want to reveal his identity, so he was mentally prepared for this.

"Young General, come with me." Old Zhao glanced at Li Xi who was looking around.

Gu Jingzhi noticed his movements and guessed what he wanted to say, so he walked aside with him and said, "Go ahead."

"Major General, this cement is more powerful than I thought. You brought a stranger like this with you. What if..."

Old Zhao felt that what the young general did today was a little inconsiderate. Suddenly, he had an epiphany and glanced at the little girl standing not far away. Could this be the girl that the young general liked?

If you take a closer look, this girl is quite pretty, but a little thin.

Old Zhao felt that he had guessed the truth, and the way he looked at Gu Jingzhi suddenly changed.

Gu Jingzhi frowned, "What's wrong?"

Old Zhao sighed. He had always thought that the young general was mature beyond his years, but he didn't expect that he would become so irrational when meeting a girl.

"Major General, cement is a matter of great importance. How could you bring irrelevant people here?" Fortunately, the place where they were deployed was top secret.

There was only the finished product here, so she just saw it, and it was no big deal. This cement would be used for paving roads and repairing city walls in the future, so it was obviously impossible to hide it from people.

But he still had to say what he had to say, so as not to let the young general be carried away by the young man Mu Ai and do anything wrong.

Just as Gu Jingzhi was about to explain, he heard Lao Zhao say with emotion, "But seeing that the young general has grown up and has someone he loves, Lao Zhao is happy for him."

Hearing this, Gu Jingzhi's pupils dilated and he looked at him speechlessly. What was he thinking?

"Uncle Zhao, Li Xi is my good friend. We don't have any other relationship. Bringing her here today is just a coincidence." Gu Jingzhi explained.

Old Zhao glanced at him and didn't believe what he said at all. He just thought he was embarrassed. "If you say it's not true, then it's not true."

Gu Jingzhi: “…”

What do you mean if he says it's not, then it's not? His response is really frustrating.

But he had already said so, and if he explained further it would seem guilty.

Seeing that he did not continue to deny it, Lao Zhao became more and more convinced of his guess, and his eyes looking at Li Xi softened a little. After all, she was the person the major general liked, so he had to give her face.

"Major General, let's go over and see the effect of the cement."

Gu Jingzhi was indeed curious about the true effects of cement.

After he and Lao Zhao came back, Li Xi was standing in front of the cement wall curiously, poking it with a finger.

The others saw that Li Xi was brought by the Major General, so they did not stop her actions. They had touched and poked her before. In their opinion, Li Xi was just a thin little girl, so there was nothing wrong with poking her.

"Well," Li Xi nodded. It felt similar to cement in terms of color and touch, but she didn't know how strong it was.

Looking at the cement wall, Lao Zhao said proudly, "Major General, this is the earth wall that has been plastered with cement. The wall that has been plastered with cement is much harder than the wall that has not been plastered with cement."

Gu Jingzhi also tried it and found it was indeed extremely hard, just like stone.

“How’s the hardness?”

Lao Zhao took the hammer prepared at the side and handed it to Gu Jingzhi, "Major General, you can try it yourself. Try this side that has not been coated with cement first."

Gu Jingzhi took the hammer and without hesitation, swung it and smashed it hard on the earth wall. With a "bang", the earth wall was broken in half, and the rest fell to the ground under the action of the force.

"The young general is really strong," Lao Zhao said with emotion, "In previous tests, I have never broken a thing in half like this."

Gu Jingzhi's strength is indeed not small. Of course, what Lao Zhao said is not comparable, because in the previous test, he was the one who was responsible for breaking the wall. He is a craftsman, not a martial artist, so he is naturally not as strong as Gu Jingzhi.

"Major General, please try this concrete wall again." Old Zhao said impatiently.

The people around looked at the hammer in Gu Jingzhi's hand and were eager to try it out, wishing they could go up and replace him.

Gu Jingzhi did not give them the chance and directly swung the hammer and smashed it on the concrete wall. However, this time was different from the last time. After a dull thud, the wall did not change at all, but his hand was numb from the shock.

But he didn't care about his hands at all at the moment. His eyes staring at the concrete wall seemed to be shining.