march to victory

There are many shops, crowds of people are surging, and the sound of selling is one after another. It is a lively market scene.

Today is the fifth day of the first lunar month, five days have passed since Chen Changhe went to Qinglong Mountain to ask for help, and there are still ten days before the deadline for the little devil to hand over fifty women to Chen Changhe.

It coincided with the opening of the market in Matou Town, so it was very lively. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhang Qingshan and his assault company sneaked into Matou Town to meet with Chen Changhe.Regarding this, Zhang Qingshan is not at all anxious. After all, it will take time for Luo Yingjie to investigate the specific details of the little devil's reinforcements and the authenticity of what Chen Changhe said. Recently, it was Zhang Qingshan who conducted the investigation for Luo Yingjie. deadline.

Besides, although I believe that Chen Changhe would not dare to trick the head of the assault regiment into his home to arrest him so that he can give credit to the little devil, but he is not afraid of ten thousand but just in case. In this world, it is better to be careful.

Therefore, Zhang Qingshan's surprise company scattered around Matou Town, and he took some people shopping, just happened to buy something for Xiang Xueqin and other lesbians, to cheer them up, and thank them for their efforts.

Although Matou Town has only one main street about [-] meters long, because there is no city wall, it extends in all directions, making it easy to enter and exit and escape.Because of this, Zhang Qingshan and the others went shopping with confidence.

Although Matou Town is lively, in terms of population and economy, it can't compare with Weijia Wharf in Sanqiao County in terms of prosperity.But there is one thing that is definitely better than Wei's Wharf, and that is the blacksmith shop.At first, Zhang Qingshan didn't understand why, and felt that Wei's Wharf itself was much better than Matou Town, with so many boats and so many places, the blacksmith shop's business was better than Matou Town's no matter what.

However, when I went to inquire out of curiosity, I realized that the key point is that mining requires too many iron tools such as shovels and shovels, and the consumption is also very huge, so even if it is not as good as Wei's Wharf in other aspects, but in terms of The consumption of iron tools is much higher than that of the Wei family wharf... In this era of mining, there are no very good machines.Basically, they are all exploded with explosives, and then they are mined by manpower.Moreover, even if it is a good machine with this smoke, the price must be very high.In order to save costs, mine owners will never spend such money.Anyway, the cost of manpower is low, and it is very easy to find. Even if someone gets sick or dies, it will be cost-effective for the mine owner to buy the machine.The big deal is to recruit, buy, and grab a batch of labor again.Although cruel, this is reality.

As a soldier, Zhang Qingshan habitually looks at problems from the perspective of a soldier, whether it is behavior or thought.No, when he saw the blacksmith shop, his first reaction was not to mine or farm, but to think of big knives and spears: After several battles, especially the last battle of Pigeon Mountain, the assault group ate more and fought with the little devils. In hand-to-hand combat, the loss of the sword is very huge.Maybe you don’t pay much attention to it in normal times, or because of the constraints of the conditions, everyone sharpens the big knife that cuts the roll or cuts the gap, and just let it go!However, now that he saw the blacksmith shop, Zhang Qingshan naturally couldn't let it go.

Anyway, when going out, Hu Yingze also specifically asked: It is rare to have a chance to come out, just take a look at what the assault regiment can use, and buy more, so as not to be too late to purchase when you need it in the future.Therefore, Zhang Qingshan has enough money now, and he is not afraid to spend it vigorously.

At this time, Zhang Qingshan was wearing a long silk gown, a small black hat, and holding a cane. This attire looked like a landlord who was five or sixty years old, but he was clearly only in his twenties, but he stuck a stick on his upper lip. With two mustaches and a pair of very rare sunglasses, people can tell at a glance that they are either landlords, old fortunes or nouveau riche, and they are a bit nondescript...By the way, he definitely snatched this pair of sunglasses.Because its previous owner was Jia Weiquan, the second son of the traitor Jia's family, when he was captured alive on Qinglong Mountain, he was confiscated by Xiang Tao.But before Xiang Tao showed off to his comrades for 60 minutes, he was bumped into by Zhang Qingshan. Then, Zhang Qingshan used "everything captured will be returned to the public!" After ignoring Zhang Qingshan for a day, it was Zhang Qingshan who said in the end that this thing is precious and no one is allowed to keep it privately, and that he can lend it to anyone who needs it in the future, so that Xiang Tao has no grievances.

And Sun Bingcheng, who was following him on the left, had a black vest, bloomers, and two box cannons. He only paid attention to Zhang Qingshan and his surroundings, and he knew that he was a good dog leg at a glance.Zhou Baoyu on the right is also basically dressed like Sun Bingcheng, but this guy's eyes are looking left and right, he looks very clever, and his age makes people know that he is full of bad ideas Puppy leg——Zhou Baoyu has actually been observing the surroundings for delicious food, otherwise, he wouldn't be like this.

Of course, there is a squad of plainclothes scattered around it in various outfits, so that goes without saying.

At that time, when the upstart Zhang Qingshan and the three of them walked around dressed up with two dog legs, the whole room, including Xiang Xueqin, laughed all over the place. However, Zhang Qingshan himself liked to dress up like this, and he had to ask Sun Bingcheng to dress up like this. The same is true with Zhou Baoyu, otherwise you will resolutely not take them down the mountain together, what can you do with him?Even if Sun Bingcheng and Zhou Baoyu were blushing with shame, they could only compromise in order to finally have a chance to go out for a 'play'.

After Zhang Qingshan and others wandered the streets for half a day, they finally came to the largest blacksmith shop.

I looked around and saw no suspicious person, and then looked at this blacksmith shop that was half open and half front.

Seeing the nouveau riche-like outfits of Zhang Qingshan and the others, and waiting at the door, a guy who was about the same size as the waiter in the inn quickly ran over, nodded and smiled and said, "Boss, please come inside."

Zhang Qingshan glanced at the guy, then at the blacksmiths around him who were forging, and then he raised his legs and followed the guy into the shop.

There was a shopkeeper in the shop who was about 30 years old. When he saw Zhang Qingshan and the others coming in, he hurried up to say hello.

After serving tea and toasting cigarettes, the shopkeeper just sat down and asked with a smile: "The villain's surname is Zhang, and he is the shopkeeper of our shop...May I ask you what your name is?"

Zhang Qingshan ignored him, but got up and walked to the inner wall of the shop, and carefully looked at the various weapons hanging on the wall... In today's terms, he is putting on a show.

But no matter in that era or now, some people still think of this kind of pretentiousness. The more pretentious you are, the more he will flatter you and respect you.

No, this shopkeeper Zhang was about to accompany him to introduce him immediately, but he was grabbed by Zhou Baoyu, a clever ghost, and said with a sneer: "Shopkeeper Zhang, don't get close to our boss. To tell you the truth, Our master is well-read, knowledgeable about the past and the present, knows astronomy from the top, and geography from the bottom, there is nothing my master can't do in this world..."

During the bragging, the honest Sun Bingcheng lowered his head, and Zhang Qingshan couldn't help but rejoice in his heart: I didn't expect Baoyu to be so shameless when he flattered me. Fortunately, I wore sunglasses and was very foresighted Turn your back to them, or else, tsk!Tsk!

"Cough! Cough!"

Finally, after Zhang Qingshan couldn't bear to listen anymore and couldn't help coughing twice, Zhou Baoyu stopped bragging, and didn't forget to wipe his mouth with his sleeve, before continuing to say lightly: "Hurry up and put your store down. Bring up the treasure, my master will like it, and the price is easy to talk about. If you don’t like it, even if you say a flower, it’s a waste of saliva.”

As soon as this remark came out, shopkeeper Zhang almost couldn't resist asking the outside guys to come up and beat these three guys out - he stared at the box cannons on the waists of Zhou Baoyu and Sun Bingcheng, and endured very hard, finally Restrained the plan to fight.

Just because of Zhou Baoyu's words, he had to look at the treasure of the other party's shop when he came up. This is either a mindless bastard or a spoiler.

Annoyed, he didn't even take out his handkerchief. After wiping the saliva sprayed all over his face by Zhou Baoyu's saliva with his sleeve, he glanced fiercely at the box cannon on Sun Bingcheng's waist—he I feel that these two guys are unreliable, and only this tall man is quite normal.After all, he was a bodyguard, and with his calm demeanor, he could tell that he was a good player and difficult to deal with.

Then, he asked in a deep voice: "You guys, please don't make fun of the small shop. The small shop is small and the profits are low, and it is not easy to make a living. I hope you can raise your hand."

Now, it's Zhou Baoyu's turn to be puzzled: I just want to see the quality of the weapons made by your shop. I want to see the best weapons in your shop when I come up. Naturally, I want to use this weapon to determine , Why did you turn your back on me so quickly, and still tell me such things?

Fortunately, before Zhang Qingshan joined the revolution, he had been learning crafts outside and had some contact with them.Although he didn't understand what was wrong with Zhou Baoyu's words just now, which caused the shopkeeper's attitude to change suddenly, but he also vaguely guessed that Zhou Baoyu's words just now were definitely inappropriate and violated the taboo of this industry.

Immediately, he put his hands behind his back and said lightly without turning his head: "Baoyu, speak well."

"Yes! Sir."

After Zhou Baoyu bowed slightly to Zhang Qingshan and agreed, he straightened up to shopkeeper Zhang, and said with a smile: "Treasurer Zhang, no matter what happens, can you make the decision here?"

After hearing Zhang Qingshan's words, shopkeeper Zhang felt much more at ease, and nodded immediately: "The small shop is a hundred-year-old handicraft, and it is also the largest and oldest shop in Matou Town, and its reputation is absolutely the first."

This is considered a tactful admission... The reason why he didn't dare to say it directly was because what Zhou Baoyu said just now aroused his dissatisfaction and vigilance.

"Actually, we want to do a big business with you, order a large number of weapons of the highest quality, this is only the first time we do business with you, so we want to see the quality of the goods in your store first."

Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Zhang finally returned to his former flattering professional smile: "It's easy to say! It's easy to say! The goods produced in this store are not dare to say anything else, but in this Matou Town, the goods produced in this store are the second best!" , no one dares to say number one.”

Then he tentatively asked: "I don't know what kind of goods the distinguished guests need to order?"

"Big knife!" Zhou Baoyu said boldly, "And the best quality."

"Big knife?"

After shopkeeper Zhang muttered something, he looked at the few people with some doubts: Although there are many people ordering weapons these days, the quantity will definitely not be large, because with so much money, it is better to go directly to buy guns.Looking at the dress and demeanor of these people, they definitely don't look like they are short of money, so...

Shopkeeper Zhang didn't dare to think about it, but asked tentatively, "I don't know how much you need to order?"

"At least two hundred. If it works well, it will be doubled in the future. Moreover, we can cooperate for a long time."

Shopkeeper Zhang couldn't help but swayed: not excited, but shocked...