The baby is born, mother and son are safe!
Li Yuan was relieved when he heard the crying in the house and the pleasant Wen Po who came out after pushing the door open.
There are no midwives these days. If the fetus is not in the correct position, it is easy to have dystocia, and twins are even more dangerous.
He was already prepared to assist in the birth.
"The dragon and phoenix appear auspicious, congratulations!"
"Thank you so much!"
Li Lin felt relieved, breathed a sigh of relief, took out three pieces of silver and gave it to Mrs. Wen who was delivering the baby, and then cautiously entered the house.
Li Yuan went to stew chicken soup and brought it in.
On the bed, Wang Juan's face turned slightly pale, and the couple huddled together, teasing the little wrinkled thing.
"Sister-in-law, drink some chicken soup."
Putting down the bowl, Li Yuan also came up to look at the two little guys who didn't open their eyes, and teased them a few times.
"It's getting cold, second brother, remember to be careful when opening and closing doors and windows, and keep an eye on the charcoal fire in the house..."
Li Yuan ordered.
Gaoliu County has four distinct seasons. It’s already quite chilly in late autumn, so it’s natural to keep warm.
"Uh-huh."
Li Lin was holding chicken soup, blowing it gently and feeding it to Wang Juan.
Without disturbing his brother and sister-in-law, Li Yuan went out and went to the kitchen to get busy.
He is good at food and drink, and his cooking skills are not bad. The main thing is that he is willing to add ingredients, so the taste is naturally good.
After eating, Li Yuan returned to the weapon forging shop and forged high-grade weapons as usual.
After the mastering interval was halved, he would change the mastering weapon every day. During the day, he would mostly use the Master Craftsman's Hammer and the Jade Bronze Hammer to assist in crafting weapons and improve his forging skills.
At night, it is the basic diagram of Green Snake Marksmanship, changing the root bone.
The progress of blacksmithing and root bone modification do not affect each other, and they are both improving.
"laugh!"
Under the thick smoke and steam, there was a red hammer.
During this period, with the improvement of his blacksmithing skills, Li Yuan further accelerated his crafting of weapons. After Qiu Shui Sword, he made a total of four high-grade sharp blades.
Hammers are much harder to sell than swords. Li Yuan had only made swords before, and he only tried to make a hammer for his fifth one.
[Pure Steel Tiger Head Hammer (Level 2)]
[The first high-grade sharp-edged hammer created by the Master of Arms...]
[Conditions for control: Perfection of any hammer technique]
[Control effects: hammer talents, power of a thousand pounds, armor-breaking training]
Li Yuan took one look at the three control effects and was quite satisfied with the one-shot hammer weapon.
"Hammer talent!"
Li Yuan nodded slightly. With this control effect, he didn't need to fight another hammer soldier.
These days, he has acquired a lot of weapons. If he hadn't screened out the unqualified ones, the incense burner would be full.
He can borrow all kinds of weapons in the weapons forging shop at any time.
There were more weapons, and the replacement time of the controller was shortened, so he naturally tried various combinations of weapons.
He found that when the same control effect reached three, there would be an immediate improvement. It was hard to explain this feeling, but Li Yuan was sure of it.
"There is also a gap between talent and talent."
Li Yuan had some expectations in his heart.
The higher the talent, the faster he can practice martial arts, which is of great help to him in digesting the basic map and controlling the effects of skills.
"We still need to keep trying the stacking of different control effects..."
Li Yuan was in a good mood.
The blacksmiths in the forging room were under a lot of pressure. Although they were still the same people and their attitudes had not changed, they felt nervous every time Li Yuan was around.
The sound of hammering continues all day long.
Li Yuan knew this, so he finished work very early every day and emptied the forging room as soon as evening arrived.
Blacksmithing is hard work. Even if you are a blacksmith with many years of experience, you will strain your muscles even if you do not hesitate. The harder you push the better, it may even have the opposite effect.
"Rebuild
It's not worth building a forging furnace. Try to do it less often in the future. The wages can be mentioned. "
After locking the forging room, Zhang Ben came looking for Li Yuan before he left.
"You really have become a hands-off shopkeeper!"
Zhang Ben blew his beard and glared. When it came to reconciliation, he preferred to stay in the forge room and occasionally forge iron. Isn't it more comfortable than flipping through the ledger?
"Shouldn't I teach you how to find a bookkeeper? Or you can ask Sun Hao to help you."
Li Yuan was busy comforting.
In his previous life, he just opened a small supermarket. He had no experience in accounting, and he had no interest in it.
"Fat Sun? Humph, he will reconcile the accounts, don't worry, the old man doesn't!"
Zhang Ben groaned angrily.
Li Yuan comforted him for a while, took wine to his room to have a drink, and said a lot of nice things before calming Lao Zhangtou down. However, he still decided to send a few apprentices to help.
When he first took over the weapon forging shop, he didn't make many personnel changes. He just put his second brother into the warehouse and Sun Hao into the accounting room.
"This month, business has dropped dramatically."
Li Yuan nodded.
More than a dozen forces in the inner and outer cities were wiped out in one wave, and few ordinary people bought weapons.
"After the Cao family left, our business in other counties was not stable. Yesterday, the guards came back and said that all the weapons they escorted were stolen by some bandit!"
Zhang Ben slapped the table angrily:
"There is also Fucheng, which was finally opened up. I don't know what happened to this chaos! By the way, there are also mines..."
Zhang Bi didn't stop as soon as he opened his mouth. Li Yuan was still listening and responding from time to time, but later he felt a little numb.
There was more trouble than he thought.
"It's hard to be a hands-off shopkeeper!"
Zhang Ben fell into a deep sleep, and Li Yuan just rubbed his brows and closed his account book.
The business of the forging shop radiates to nearby counties and even touches the capital city. There are guards and mines outside, and there are more than a hundred apprentices and helpers inside.
It's not that he can't play, it's just that he doesn't want to do it.
"Practicing martial arts requires money, which is why I took over the weapon forging shop, but I am here to practice martial arts, and I must not put the cart before the horse."
After closing the door, Li Yuan made a decision in his mind and prepared to find someone to take care of the business.
For now, neither Sun Hao nor his second brother can support the Forging Arms Shop, and they need a transition.
…
The next day, Li Yuan hosted a banquet for Yuan Pingjun in Yizi Restaurant.
The head of the Yuan family has nothing to do with "Jun". He is only slightly smaller than Qin Xiong in stature. He has a rugged appearance and a full beard.
The two had met several times before and had a great time chatting.
After knowing Li Yuan's intention, he agreed wholeheartedly.
"The Yuan family head can take 30% of the profits inside and outside the weapon forging shop."
Li Yuan's conditions were not too painful. It was normal to find someone to cooperate with the meat that he couldn't eat.
"The business of the blacksmithing shop involves six counties, with a total of at least 400 people inside and outside, not counting the mines. If Brother Li wants to be a hands-on shopkeeper, 30% profit is not enough."
Yuan Pingjun shook his head, but before Li Yuan could back down, he first raised his bottom line:
"Yuan Mou can only ask for 20%, but there are conditions."
"Brother Yuan, please tell me."
Li Yuan is very cautious.
"I have a son with an average level of bones. He has loved practicing martial arts since he was a child. However, his talent is not very strong. Next year, he will probably not be able to enter the Divine Weapon Valley."
Yuan Pingjun was very calm:
"There are rules in the Valley of Divine Weapons. Each inner disciple can recommend one person to become a disciple, either as a handyman disciple, or to join the Divine Guards."
"Given the relationship between the Yuan family and the Divine Weapon Valley, is it possible that we can't even get a spot as a handyman disciple?"
Li Yuan frowned.
The handyman disciples in Shenbing Valley are not only required to be handymen, but they also have to pay money every year to support the inner disciples. The quota is not considered precious.
"Yuan Mou also has more than one son..."
Yuan Pingjun sighed:
"To be honest, Brother Li, I have one wife, nine concubines, thirteen concubines, and nearly forty children..."
"..."
Li Yuan thought for a moment and realized that he really had no one to recommend, so he immediately nodded in agreement.
The profit of 10% of the weapon blacksmithing shop is even less than a hundred taels. This business can be done.
"Brother Li, be happy!"
Yuan Pingjun raised his glass and toasted:
"In this way, Yuan will take over the business of the weapon forging shop, and the profit will never be half less than when Cao Yan was here!"
"Brother Yuan Yuan!"
Li Yuan held the wine and drank it all in one gulp.
In my heart, I once again felt the status of Shenbing Valley in Zhelong Mansion, or in other words, Han Chuijun's status.
At the same time, also feel relieved.
As long as he is still in the Divine Weapon Valley, then the business of the Weapon Forging Shop will not decline.
…
…
Li Yuan felt quite relaxed after giving up 20% of his profits, but getting rid of chores and possible subsequent troubles.
After the banquet, he returned to the forging shop. These days, he would stay in the shop from time to time. Firstly, it was convenient for practicing. After all, it was sore in his bones and he was afraid of shouting.
Secondly, it was also for Cao Yan's secret room.
"The secret room, where will it be?"
Li Yuan was pacing in the backyard, thinking in his heart.
Over the past few days, he had gone through the things on Cao Yan's body and in the house countless times, but he had never found any clues about the secret room.
"Any weapon, five meters away, I can see the treasure light, Cao Yan's secret room..."
The forging shop occupies a large area, and it is obviously unrealistic to dig three feet into the ground. Li Yuan believes that the mechanism of the secret room must be in the backyard.
He sighed in his heart, Li Yuan was not in a hurry.
"After the palm weapon is promoted to the third level, the distance it can sense the treasure light will increase to five meters. After it is promoted to the fourth level, it will probably increase a lot."
Knocking on the wall and stamping on the floor tiles from time to time, Li Yuan felt that the secret room could not be buried too deep:
"If you still can't find the weapon handler after being promoted, dig the backyard first!"
These days, he hasn't touched the money in the weapon forging shop, but he has almost accumulated enough materials. He decided to transfer a sum of money tomorrow and advance to the weapon master first.
He was very interested in Cao Yan's secret room.
"call!"
Li Yuan raised his head and took a Yuan-Buying Pill, then pushed the door open and went out. He felt that the night was even colder, with the north wind howling, and patches of snow falling.
In the light snow, Li Yuan gently shook the wooden gun, enduring the itching that penetrated his bones, transporting Qi and blood, mobilizing internal energy, and accelerating the transformation of his bones.
After a while, he still couldn't help but groan, jumped into a large tank filled with irregular iron sand in the corner, and pushed it wildly to relieve the soreness.
…
Yuan Pingjun worked very neatly. Within a few days, he had sent someone over, led by the housekeeper who had come to move Li Lin before.
Although Zhang Bi was displeased and vigilant, he still chose some people to stay.
With the help of the Yuan family, the business of the blacksmith shop stabilized, and Li Yuan no longer had any worries, and he immersed himself in blacksmithing and practicing martial arts.
In a flash, it’s around the New Year’s Eve.
