"Okay, okay, okay."
Feng Zhengchu stood up from his chair excitedly and said three good words in a row.
He said in disbelief: "Junren, why did you invite Ma Jiu?"
"Even if your father and I come forward, it will not be easy to persuade him."
"Money can make a fool of himself."
Feng Junren said: "I promise him that I will give him one hundred taels of silver when the matter is completed."
"You bastard!"
Feng Zhengchu cursed, "That's one hundred taels of silver!"
"You can buy a lot of domestic slaves, how can you afford someone like Ma Jiu for free?"
"Dad, as long as I can kill Zhao Ping, what does a hundred taels of silver mean?"
Feng Junren explained: "I have already inquired. When the Tian family left, they gave Zhao Ping three hundred taels of silver, plus three horses and a carriage."
"And the horses are all strong and good, and the total value is definitely more than five hundred taels."
"If you give Ma nine hundred taels, we can still keep more than four hundred taels, so why not do it."
"that's right."
Feng Zhengchu thought the same at first.
Reluctant to let the child catch the wolf.
Throw out one hundred taels and you can earn four hundred taels, which is more than what he earns from treating diseases.
The two discussed some more details before going back to sleep.
Zhao Ping knew nothing about this.
The next day I wasn't woken up by the neighbor's big rooster, but by Lu Xiu.
"Brother Ping, Ashi comes to apologize."
Lu Xiu's voice was loud.
In the early morning, the news spread almost throughout Xiping Village.
Zhao Ping heard it clearly.
Even Liu Mengru heard it, pushed Zhao Ping and said, "Ms. Xiu, Asiu is calling you outside the door. Please go out and see what's going on?"
No matter how reluctant Zhao Ping was, he had to get up at this time.
After getting dressed and walking out, he saw Lu Xiu kneeling outside the door with a thorn stick on his back.
"Axiu, what are you doing?"
Zhao Ping hurriedly helped him up, frowning and said: "I already lost the bet, why are you still asking for forgiveness?"
"No."
Lu Xiu shook his head and said, "Brother Ping, you didn't lose."
"I'm the one who loses."
"What's the meaning?"
Zhao Ping wondered: "Could it be that you have already made the crossbow arrows?"
"not yet."
Lu Xiu said awkwardly: "But your new style drawing is very good. It is basically consistent with what I thought before. Give me three days and I will definitely be able to make it."
"you sure?"
Zhao Ping was also surprised.
What he painted was Zhuge Liannu.
And it’s not specific yet, I just drew an outline and added some of my own understanding.
Lu Xiu can actually understand?
Can it still be made?
Could it be that he is a genius in the mechanical field?
"Sure."
Lu Xiu nodded, "I thought so before, but I never knew how to start."
"I didn't understand until I saw the style drawing you drew."
"So Brother Ping didn't lose the bet, I was the one who lost."
"Forget about the bet, since it can be done, let's do it quickly."
If he can really make Zhuge Liannu, Zhao Ping will have a little more confidence in facing his father-in-law.
"If you need anything, just tell me. I have horses now, and it's easy to go to the county to buy them."
"It's really needed."
Lu Xiu said shyly: "The more cowhide, the better. If Brother Ping has enough money, it's best to buy beef tendons."
"What else do you need?"
"You don't need anything else, I already have it at home."
"Okay, I'll go buy it after dinner."
Zhao Ping readily agreed.
After buying the beef tendons, Zhao Ping went to the workshop with Lu Xiu to help him.
Only then did he realize that Lu Xiu was really a talent.
I work very seriously, almost to the point of selflessness.
If he could become his own person, draw pictures for him, and let him study the equipment, he would definitely get twice the result with half the effort.
When this idea came up, it was out of control.
Zhao Ping took advantage of Lu Xiu's leisure and asked, "Axiu, do you want to follow me?"
"Follow you?"
Lu Xiu didn't understand, "What?"
"Aman is helping you with the hunting, so why do you need me?"
There was also a sour taste in the words.
Aman followed Zhao Ping and could eat three meals a day, including meat every meal.
It would be a lie to say that I am not greedy.
Of course, while Lu Xiu was envious, he was also grateful to Zhao Ping for saving his brother.
Not to mention that Zhao Ping won the bet.
Even if Zhao Ping really loses, he will not take Yun Man away.
"Of course you'll be a carpenter and help me make things."
Zhao Ping said with a smile: "I will provide the materials, and I can even help you draw the style drawings. You just need to make the things according to my requirements."
"How about giving you one tael of silver every month?"
"What?"
Lu Xiu was shocked.
One tael of silver was a huge sum of money to him.
You know, wages in the Dawei Dynasty are very low.
An ordinary adult can barely earn thirty or fifty cash a month as a helper.
Their family is carpentry.
It's a little more, but it's only about a hundred dollars.
However, Zhao Ping gave him one tael of silver every month, which was almost equal to their family's annual income.
Lu Xiu couldn't help but be surprised, "Is this too much?"
"not much."
Zhao Ping patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "One tael of silver is just normal monthly money. If you can make what I designed, there will be additional rewards."
"Of course, there is a prerequisite for following me."
"What conditions?"
Lu Xiu knew that this money was not so easy to earn.
"Can't betray."
Zhao Ping said: "Once you betray, you will be my enemy, Zhao Ping."
"Even if I chase you to the ends of the earth, I will kill you."
Poof!
Lu Xiu knelt down on the ground and kowtowed to Zhao Ping, "Brother Ping, how about you accept me as your disciple?"
"I have become your apprentice, and I will never betray you in my life."
Forehead!
Zhao Ping was speechless for a while.
Why do people in ancient times always like to become apprentices?
Could it be that with the name of master and disciple, they would not betray?
On TV... forget it, TV is still TV.
The Dawei Dynasty paid great attention to the Three Cardinal Guidelines and Five Constant Rules. After becoming a disciple, one would regard the master as a father.
Otherwise, someone will poke you in the back.
The ancients cared most about their reputation, so once they became a disciple, the possibility of betrayal was extremely small.
Moreover, Zhao Ping searched through the poor historical data in his head and found no cases of apprentices betraying their masters.
Then he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll take you in."
"But I don't know much about carpentry. You may not learn anything. You have to be mentally prepared for this."
"Master, please accept my disciple's obeisance."
Why does Lu Xiu care about so much?
Just one crossbow arrow impressed him.
I have long wanted to take Zhao Ping as my teacher.
Now that Zhao Ping took the initiative to let him work, he would not miss this opportunity.
"Hahaha, okay, okay."
Zhao Ping accepted the courtesy and pulled Lu Xiu up.
"Master, this is my most precious thing. Now I give it to you as a gift. I hope Master will accept it."
Lu Xiu handed his little notebook to Zhao Ping.
"I don't need to be restrained."
Zhao Ping pushed away and said, "I just need you to conscientiously complete the tasks I assigned you."
"Our first priority now is to make the crossbow arrows."
"I will help you these two days, let's do it as soon as possible."
When it came to making crossbows, Lu Xiu became interested and turned around to continue his work.
The two of them worked together and it was not completed until the next day.
I don’t know how many times it went through improvements until Zhao Ping was satisfied.
The appearance is almost the same as the Zhuge Liannu, and even the function is almost the same. It can fire ten arrows in a row.
There is a switch on the arrow box. After it is turned on, arrows can be added at any time.
high speed.
It can be said that if this thing is used on the battlefield, it will definitely amaze everyone.
It’s just that the cost is a bit high.
This crossbow alone cost several hundred pennies, not counting Lu Xiu's wages.
If you want to equip a company and add arrows, the cost of food and drink for the character will be huge.
You still have to make money.
Of course, Zhao Ping is not worried yet.
After all, there is no one available around him.
Li Hu, Yun Man and Lu Xiu are all that can be used to get the best results. Three crossbows are enough.
"Master, give this crossbow a name?"
Lu Xiu shook the crossbow in his hand, as excited as a child.
"Let's call him Zhuge Liannu."
Zhao Ping said.
"I understand Liannu, but Zhuge is just a surname, why should we use it?"
Lu Xiu wondered: "Why don't we call it Zhao's Repeating Crossbow."
"This is the crossbow arrow invented by Master."
"No."
Zhao Ping shook his head, "I was able to get the blueprints through a description from a person named Zhuge, named Zhuge Liannu. It can be regarded as respecting other people's property rights."
Lu Xiu doesn't understand anything about property rights.
But what Master says is what it is.
Zhao Ping asked Lu Xiu to continue making the Zhuge Liannu, and he took the Zhuge Liannu back home.
I want to give Yunman a surprise.
As a result, Yunman hasn't come back yet.
Zhao Ping muttered a little.
According to normal circumstances, the tiger hunting team should not drive away tigers when they appear.
Will they disperse when the tiger leaves?
It's been two or three days, and Yun Man hasn't come back yet.
Could something happen?
Zhao Ping was so upset with this thought that he couldn't sleep well.
Yun Man is the first disciple he has accepted, and he is also the one whom Zhao Ping focuses on training. He does not want him to die in the mouth of a tiger.
In a daze, Zhao Ping heard a muffled sound coming from the yard.
This was followed by Qian Liu's exclamation: "Who?"
Anyone?
Zhao Ping jumped up from the bed, didn't even bother to put on his clothes, picked up the Zhuge Liannu and rushed out of the room.
