After breakfast that day, Li Chuan counted the days and felt that the knife he had made by blacksmith Tuocen was almost ready.
It is a leaf-shaped folding knife. In his previous life, he had a similar one, which was very convenient for unpacking express packages.
He originally thought about hairpin bracelets, but Blacksmith Cen said that he was a blacksmith, not a jewelry maker, so he couldn't make something so delicate and beautiful. So in the end, he chose the knife.
It's the time of crisp autumn weather.
When they came out, Gong Er and Pang San were practicing. So he didn't call them, just left a note.
I have walked this road several times, walking slowly by myself and admiring the scenery on the roadside. It's when the sky is high and the air is crisp, and the wind blowing on my body is very pleasant.
When they were about to arrive, they heard the tinkling sound of forging in the distance. After walking into the shop, the fire on the iron stove was burning brightly. Blacksmith Cen's face was black and red. After Li Chuan came in, he used He said hello with his eyes, and then continued to swing his hammer.
Li Chuan skillfully found a wooden pillar to sit down and watch blacksmith Cen at work.
Not long after, Blacksmith Cen stopped working. He picked up a rag, wiped the sweat from his face, and then said to Li Chuan: "I guessed that you would come over today, and you repaired it after you got up. Take a look. .”
With that said, he walked to the cabinet, took out something, and threw it to Li Chuan.
Li Chuanyi reached out and caught it.
He took it in his hand and looked at it carefully. It was silver, like a leaf and a bit like a shell. There was a small mechanism on the petiole. When pressed, the blade would pop out.
Blacksmith Cen asked him: "Is this what you want?"
Li Chuan replied: "That's it, thank you."
"That's good. I originally wanted to make it smaller, but no matter how small it is, the magic circle won't be able to be carved on. You can try to see if you can fix it. If not, I still have two embryos here." Blacksmith Cen He also found a place to sit down and asked him: "Are you planning to go to the capital?"
Li Chuan put the knife away and said, "Probably next month. Has anyone come to buy swords recently?"
Blacksmith Cen said, "Why not? Just the day before yesterday, a monster hunter knocked on the door in the middle of the night. I thought I had killed his whole family, but I ended up wanting to buy a knife."
"Did you sell it?" Li Chuan asked.
"It's been sold out a long time ago. By the way, there's a pile over there," Blacksmith Cen pointed to a pile of weapons in the corner and said, "Before you go to the capital, make up a few more."
"That's what I planned." Li Chuan agreed immediately, and then said, "I'll mend the knife first, and I'll come back in two days."
"By the way, before you leave, tell us and we'll see you off. Don't be like Brother Jiang, who was just drinking wine and suddenly said it was time to leave, and then left." Blacksmith Cen complained in a tone of voice. , but with a smile on his face.
"I definitely told you." Li Chuan said.
"By the way, didn't Brother Tong say he was going to serve wine? Why was there suddenly no sound?" Blacksmith Cen asked.
Li Chuan knew about this and said, "Po Liu is ill. She was the one who took in Zhuo Erniang before. Zhuo Erniang is taking care of her, and Zhuo Erniang is doing everything in the house."
"Has the doctor seen it?" Blacksmith Cen asked.
"I've seen it. It's either a serious illness or a period of recovery." Li Chuan said, "I hope I can catch up with him to serve wine when I come back."
"When do you plan to come back?" Blacksmith Cen asked.
"I don't know," Li Chuan shook his head and said, "The palace supervisor should be looking for me if he has something to do."
"They won't serve wine until you come back." Blacksmith Cen said pointedly: "For your kindness to them, I will definitely give you the first glass of wine."
Li Chuan also thought of this and said, "I'll try my best to stay here before the end of the year." He sighed, "I hope I won't come back lying down again this time."
After chatting with Blacksmith Cen for a while, Li Chuan moved a pillar and sat outside, taking advantage of the good sunshine to mend the knife.
When Blacksmith Cen made this knife, he obviously put a lot of thought into it. The magic circle and the knife were perfectly integrated.
During this time, Li Chuan got in touch with him and found that he was a pragmatist. When making weapons and tools, he only needed to use one.
But the level of weapon refining is pretty good. Although it can only refine some low-grade magic weapons, it can squeeze out the ultimate potential of materials and magic circles.
The repair of the knife went smoothly.
After finishing the repair, Li Chuan did not immediately exit the mysterious state. He hesitated for a while, and the knife between his fingers began to carve and draw on the leaves.
After an unknown amount of time, the sound of blacksmithing stopped. Blacksmith Cen walked out of the house and saw Li Chuan still making gestures with the knife. The expression is very focused.
Blacksmith Cen did not disturb him, but went to the well to fetch water, killed two chickens, and stewed them in the pot.
It was after noon that Li Chuan came out of his mysterious state.
As soon as I opened my eyes, I smelled the aroma of meat and couldn't help but swallow.
"Okay?" Blacksmith Cen's voice came from behind.
When Li Chuan turned his head, he saw him walking over with an iron pot and said, "You know how to choose the time. The stew has just been finished."
"Where did the chicken come from?" Li Chuan asked.
"Brother Tong beat it. If you can't take it back, just leave it here." Blacksmith Cen put the pot on a wooden box, then took a bench from the house and sat down.
"You've been mending it for so long. How is it done?" Blacksmith Cen asked.
Li Chuan closed the folding knife and looked at the pattern of the blade. There was an incomplete surging pattern hidden inside. He said, "I added a pattern from the Pattern Sutra."
Blacksmith Cen said, "You really put a lot of thought into this."
"If Miss Zhu hadn't come here this time, the general's people wouldn't be so polite to us." Li Chuan explained.
"Definitely, the servants in the general's house are all domineering and arrogant." Then Blacksmith Cen said a few things he heard when he was in the capital.
Li Chuan said: "There are so many noble people in the capital, how dare they be so arrogant?"
"I heard that the empress is particularly partial to the general," Blacksmith Cen said. He then asked, "When you go to the capital, do you want to go to the general?"
"I'm sure, they haven't paid the medical fee yet." Li Chuan was thinking about Zou Jingping's deep thanks.
Li Chuan and Blacksmith Cen ate chicken and chatted happily.
Woof woof.
The sound of a dog barking came from not far away, and the sound sounded familiar.
Li Chuan looked in the direction of the sound and saw Dabai standing not far away with three dogs.
"Dabai? Why are you here?" Li Chuan asked
Dabai said: "Gonger asked me to come to you. He said that Chief Wen was here and was checking their homework. He asked you to go back quickly..."
"Director Wen is here?" Li Chuan stood up immediately.
Blacksmith Cen knew that Li Chuan had been worried about what happened on Yanqing Mountain, so he immediately said, "Go back quickly, I'm not in a hurry."
So Li Chuan said goodbye to Blacksmith Cen and rushed home with his four dogs.
The four dogs escorted him to Yunqiao Township.
When Li Chuan arrived home, it was already dusk. He opened the door and saw everyone standing upright in the yard.
Wen Guying was sitting on a chair, holding a book in his hand and looking at him with a smile.
(End of chapter)
