The Dharma Sea of ​​the Green Snake

Chapter 8
Not knowing what happened after he left, Pei Wende truly entered the scope of Xinkang Town after he finished saving Ma Zheng.

It is far more prosperous and lively than those villages at the foot of Wei Mountain. The market crowd surrounds the north and south markets, constantly coming in and out, shouting loudly.

As far as the eye can see, people carrying burdens, people pushing carts, people bargaining, and people arguing, all kinds of life are displayed, as if the scene of the entire era is concentrated in this small market.

According to past habits, Pei Wende will definitely seize the opportunity to make a big purchase, preparing the ingredients and expenses for the next half month in the temple.

After all, things at the market will always be cheaper than usual, and there will be additional discounts if you wholesale a lot at one time. This is the same principle in any era.

But this time Pei Wende did not go directly to the market, but turned around and came to the blacksmith shop in Xinkang Town.

As the only place where blacksmiths can make iron in the whole town, the size and business of this blacksmith shop are much larger than the stalls in the market outside.

As soon as he entered the shop, Wen Wende saw two or three uniformed apprentices busily busy.

Or take the previous order to the customer, or modify the product according to the buyer's opinion...

If we just look at the current scene, this blacksmith shop is not like the blacksmith shop that should exist in this era, but it is somewhat similar to the integrated shop of later generations.

"Wende?"

I saw Pei Wende coming from the door at a glance, and one of the busy apprentices immediately put down his work and greeted him excitedly.

"Hi, hello!"

Ignoring the face of the apprentice opposite who suddenly darkened, Pei Wende greeted him with a smile.

"Don't call me Goudan anymore, I'm Gu Changfeng now."

In today's era, due to the high mortality rate of children, parents often give them a "lower name" that is easier to support when they are young.

Names such as Goudan, Ergou, and Gouzi are considered "cheap names" for boys that are more popular in villages and towns.

"When the long wind comes, the waves rise, like the lonely mu of Lishan Mountain."

"It's a very meaningful name. In order to get this name, Gu Bo gave at least two catties of meat to the husband, right?"

Hearing this, Gu Changfeng nodded helplessly. In order to ensure his own future, his father did indeed give a lot of gifts to the master of the private school.

However, I am not really good at studying, so after completing the preliminary studies, I chose to drop out of school and take over my own small blacksmith shop.

"You know what's going on with me. Now I can only hope that the youngest in our family can make some progress, and when the time comes, he will come back to honor his ancestors after taking the exam."

If you want to say why Pei Wende is so familiar with the eldest son of this blacksmith shop, it is naturally because he also went to a private school for enlightenment studies.

Pei Wende himself is not only aware of the principle of poor education, but Zen Master Lingyou, who is half of his "father", is deeply aware of the importance of learning.

To put it bluntly, if Pei Wende is not knowledgeable, he might not even become a monk in the future.

"Haha, you are just being lazy!"

"If you were really stupid, you wouldn't have run the blacksmith shop so well in just half a year."

What Pei Wende said was not flattering Gu Changfeng, but a fact.

I just summed up the benefits of assembly line production and unified management from my own few words.

And it only took half a year to improve and expand his own business, which doesn't seem like something a stupid person can do.

"Well, every family has their own book that is hard to read."

Sighing lightly, Gu Changfeng did not continue to dwell on this issue.

"It's you, why did you suddenly think of me?"

Ever since Gu Changfeng dropped out of school to take over the family business, he and Pei Wende haven't seen each other for a long time.

"I'm here to pick up 'something'."

As soon as these words came out, Gu Changfeng's expression stiffened a little, and his expression also became serious.

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A quarter of an hour later, the backyard of the blacksmith shop in Xinkang Town.

"Here's the 'thing' you want, the latest knives and bows."

Taking Pei Wende to his exclusive forging room, Gu Changfeng pointed to the two weapons hanging on the wall and whispered.

Fortunately, the knife, although its shape is a bit strange, it was deliberately forged into a dog-leg-style kekri knife structure, but its length destined it to be just a slightly weird long dagger.

But that bow is different, whether it is the combination of pulleys at both ends of the bow, or the arrow rest in the center, it shows that this bow is definitely not a bow and arrow in the conventional sense.

In fact, it is indeed the case. That kooki knife is the world's top saber known in later generations - the Gurkha saber, and because of its shape that is extremely in line with the mechanical structure, it is called a "dog-leg knife".

Not to mention bows and arrows, Pei Wende didn't know when the pulley block was born, nor when it was used in bows and arrows.

But this composite bow designed by myself is definitely a well-deserved killer in this era.

Although after the Anshi Rebellion, due to the loss of authority of the central government, all localities have loosened restrictions on weapon manufacturing.

But like bows and arrows, especially the pulley-style compound bow designed by Pei Wende, anyone with a little knowledge of weapons knows that this is definitely a taboo thing.

"It's much easier to use than the last one, did you come up with a 'spring' replacement?"

Taking off and drawing the compound bow casually, Pei Wende nodded in satisfaction.

Unlike normal people's imagination, using a compound bow is not necessarily less labor-saving than an ancient longbow, and its complex structure is destined to be beyond the reach of ordinary people.

In this world, it is estimated that Pei Wende, a time traveler who liked DIY in his previous life and was very fanatical about all kinds of cold weapons in ancient times, would use this kind of complicated bow.

However, corresponding to this cumbersome maintenance condition, once the compound bow is drawn, it is very labor-saving and can be maintained in the "archery" state for a long time, which greatly improves the accuracy.

"Forging such a precise thing with 'steel' full of toughness, you can think of it."

"My technology has not yet reached the point where I can 'forge steel'. This is just an elastic device I made using some clever means."

"At least it's a bit stronger than the 'bamboo spring' used last time, and it won't be scrapped immediately after shooting an arrow."

Speaking of this, Gu Changfeng looked at Pei Wende who was about to leave with the knife and bow, and finally couldn't help asking the question he wanted to ask the most.

"What are you going to do?"

Hearing Gu Changfeng's questioning, Pei Wende, who was walking out, paused, and then answered without turning his head.

"Hit the tiger!"

—Recommendation ticket—/—Monthly ticket—

(End of this chapter)