The wife of a woman collecting herbs cannot be bullied

Chapter 238

Chu Xu got off his horse, threw the reins to the boy, and walked into the gate by himself. He glanced at the people in the yard, raised his hand and said, "Please get up!" Then he looked at the old man who was getting up, He smiled and said, "How is Master Xin?"

Master Xin was very excited to be greeted by the nobleman, the short beard on his chin was raised, and he quickly bowed and replied: "Old man, it's alright, it's alright! It's windy outside, general please come inside."

Chu Xu is a frequent visitor to this Xin blacksmith's shop. Since he went to fight Japanese pirates and blew the sea breeze in the East China Sea for nearly two years, he was busy getting married again when he came back, but he didn't come to patronize for some time.

Blacksmith Xin's shop is the same as most ironwork workshops, with a large yard in front, a large room on the left for iron smelting and blacksmithing, and a room on the right for various forged ironware.The backyard is where the family lives.

Blacksmith Xin and his eldest son politely invited Chu Xu and his party to the room on the right, and the boys were invited into another resting place.

The room is divided into left and right parts. On the left hand side are all iron utensils for daily use. The big ones include: iron tripods, iron stoves, iron pots of different sizes, large iron tongs, iron drills, and iron plowshares; Small ones such as scissors, kitchen knives, butcher's knives, boning knives, clip scissors, tweezers, fishhooks, sewing needles, embroidery needles, etc., as well as beautiful flower branch-shaped candlesticks and other playthings.

On the right hand side are some swords and weapons, as well as some crossbows and iron heads of arrows, but these are all to be registered for purchase.Chu Xu casually picked up a few items and beat them. Most of them were made of iron, and some contained steel. There were even a few swords that seemed to be pretty good.

Blacksmith Xin’s shop has been passed down for at least 7 or 8 generations. Bai’s steelmaking and steel frying have a set of exclusive skills. There are also some good materials passed down from hand to hand, but they are generally not taken out as treasures at the bottom of the box. .

Tiejiang Xin and his father followed Chu Xu without saying much, letting the nobleman look around until the waiter made tea and brought it over.Chu Xu took two sips by himself, and couldn't help smiling when he saw old man Xin sniffing his nose.He and old man Xin have known each other for many years, and there is always some kind of friendship. It's nothing to reward him with a bowl of tea. What's more, he has something to ask him this time, so he called the waiter: "Give Master Xin a bowl to taste!"

Old man Xin thanked me a lot, held the tea bowl with a pair of steel claw-like hands, took a deep breath, took two sips, and sipped, it was really good tea!After taking a sip, the whole body is quite comfortable.The old man's expression made the eldest son look at him again and again, but he gulped down the remaining tea soup and wiped his short beard, it was worth it!

Chu Xu smiled slightly and got back to business.He raised his hand and took off the Yueyue Sword, Shi Feng hurriedly took it and handed it to old man Xin. "Master Xin, take a look, can I add some materials to this sword and re-strike it?"

Blacksmith Xin glanced at the nobleman, nodded slightly, carefully took the Yaoyue sword with both hands and pulled it out gently, with a buzzing sound, Yaoyue came out of its sheath, and a cold light suddenly appeared.

Master Xin, like all craftsmen, immediately entered a professional state when he saw the things in the door. Right now, he only has the sword in his hand and no one around him.He narrowed his eyes slightly, stared at the blade inch by inch, stretched out two fingers and slid lightly along the edge of the sword edge, and finally raised the sword, flicked it with his fingers, and then The sword trembled slightly, and the sound of the sword rang in my ears.

He handed the sword back to Shifeng with both hands, pondered for a while, and said: "To tell you the truth, although this sword is made of fine steel, it is small in quantity and rough in making. The main reason why it is so energetic now is It is a blessing for this sword to be honored by a nobleman."

Shi Dian rolled his eyes, and said to himself, whoever uses a sword wants to enjoy the light of the sword? It's over!

"However, if the nobleman wants to add some materials to make it again, it is not impossible, but, in that way, I am afraid that the original blood evil spirit will be melted."

It's time to see a bloody sword. Naturally, there will be a kind of cold air or blood evil air. Once it is out of the sheath, it will make people tremble with fear, and it is also a deterrent.Re-forging requires calcination, and the most fearful thing for a feminine thing like blood fiend is high-temperature flames. In the scorching flames, almost all the cold air will disappear.

"Well, how long will it take if you strike again?" Chu Xu asked after thinking for a moment, pinching his fingers.

"We started firing the furnace on the sixth day of the lunar new year. If we want to make it last for a long time, let's say a month less, maybe three to five months longer. Now, every sword is different, so it's hard to say for sure." Old man Xin answered carefully. .

Chu Xu frowned, it was obviously too late, should he really choose a big knife?He picked and picked and looked again, and asked:

"Is there a better big knife?"

"Big sword?" Old man Xin couldn't help but sized up the nobleman. He said to himself, these noblemen have always loved to use swords, so why are they asking about swords? However, he is an old man, so he didn't ask too much.He just nodded and looked up at his eldest son.After a while, the man took out from the darkroom a three-foot-long, unsharpened treasured knife, and Chu Xun held it in his hand, which was really heavy and powerful.

Looking at the slightly cumbersome big knife, Chu Xu really didn't mean it. He was in a low mood for a while, so he shook his head and stood up to say goodbye.After going out, he hesitated a little, turned his horse's head and went to Zhang Cang's house.

Zhang Cang's father was the left servant of the Ministry of War during Emperor Xiande's time. He worked all the way up in the Ministry of War system, and worked as a servant for more than ten years. Although he was not good at fighting, he still knew some names in the Ministry of War very well. of.

For example, now, he is drinking the good tea that came from Chu Xu, shaking his head slightly, stroking his beard and saying to Chu Xu and Zhang Cang, "Bandits, what are bandits?! They are a group of reckless grass bandits. ! Not some heroes, romantic celebrities."

After finishing speaking, he looked at the swords of the two of them contemptuously with a pair of bright eyes, and couldn't help but sneered, "Which of these people didn't have their lives in their hands? Even if they didn't kill people before, they would kill them with their own hands. Come alone! These people don’t care much about robbing houses, robbing wealth, stealing sex, killing people and stealing goods, why not do it?”

"I heard that a magistrate from the south killed a prefect who came to Beijing to report on his work? Well, if the evaluation is good, if the evaluation is good, he may stay in Beijing for a long time. For a few years, I have been an official for more than ten years with trepidation, and it all disappeared overnight..." I don't know if he thought of himself, Master Zhang closed his eyes and fell silent in thought.

Chu Xu and Zhang Cang got used to it a long time ago, they looked at each other and drank tea silently.

(End of this chapter)