Not knowing what happened after he left, Pei Wende truly entered the scope of Xinkang Town after he had given salvation to Ma Zheng.
It is far more prosperous and lively than the villages at the foot of Weishan Mountain. The market crowds surround the two markets in the north and south, constantly coming in and out, shouting loudly.
Wherever you look, there are people carrying burdens, pushing carts, negotiating prices, and arguing. All kinds of life are displayed in their own way. It seems that the entire era is condensed in this small market.
If he followed his past habits, Pei Wende would definitely seize the opportunity to make a large purchase and prepare the ingredients and expenses for the temple for the next half month.
After all, things during the market will always be cheaper than usual, and if you wholesale a lot at one time, you will get additional discounts. This is true in every era.
But this time Pei Wende did not go directly to the market, but turned around and came to the blacksmith shop in Xinkang Town.
As the only place in the entire town that can blacksmith, this blacksmith shop is much larger in terms of scale and business than the stalls in the market outside.
As soon as he entered the shop, Pei Wende saw two or three apprentices in uniforms busy working in full swing.
Either take the previous order to the customer, or modify the product based on the buyer's comments...
If you look at the current scene alone, this blacksmith shop does not look like a blacksmith shop of this era at all, but is somewhat similar to an integrated shop in later generations.
"Wende?"
At a glance, he saw Pei Wende coming from the door. One of the busy apprentices immediately put down his work and greeted him excitedly.
"Goudan, hello!"
Ignoring the face of the apprentice opposite him who suddenly darkened, Pei Wende smiled and said hello to him.
"Stop calling me Goudan, my name is Gu Changfeng now."
In today's era, because the mortality rate of children is too high, parents often give their children a "mean name" that makes them easier to support when they are young.
Names such as Goudan, Ergou, and Gouzi are among the more popular "cheap names" for boys in villages and towns.
"When the long wind comes, the waves will rise, like the lonely acres in the beautiful mountains."
"This is quite a meaningful name. In order to choose this name, Uncle Gu at least gave Mr. two kilograms of meat, right?"
Hearing this, Gu Changfeng nodded helplessly. In order to improve his future, his father did give many gifts to the teachers in the private school.
However, I was really not good at studying, so after completing my preliminary studies, I chose to drop out of school and take over my own small blacksmith shop.
"You know what's going on here. Now I can only hope that our youngest can make some progress, and when the time comes, he will be able to gain merit and come back to honor our ancestors."
As for why Pei Wende was so familiar with the eldest son of this blacksmith shop, it was naturally because he had also attended a private school for enlightenment studies.
Not only did Pei Wende himself know this truth about why he should not be poor in education, but Zen Master Lingyou, as his half-"father", also knew the importance of knowledge.
To put it bluntly, if Pei Wende had no knowledge, he might not even be able to become a monk in the future.
"Haha, you are just lazy!"
"If you were really stupid, you wouldn't have managed the blacksmith shop business so well in just half a year."
Pei Wende said this not to praise Gu Changfeng, but as a fact.
Just from his own words, he summarized the benefits of assembly line production and unified management.
And it only took half a year to improve and expand his own business. This does not seem like something a stupid person can do.
"Alas, every family has something difficult to read."
Sighing slightly, Gu Changfeng did not continue to struggle with this issue.
"It's you, why do you suddenly think of me?"
Ever since Gu Changfeng dropped out of school and took over the family business, he and Pei Wende hadn't seen each other for a long time.
"I'm here to get 'something'."
As soon as these words came out, Gu Changfeng's expression stiffened slightly, and his expression became rarely serious.
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A quarter of an hour later, in the backyard of the blacksmith shop in Xinkang Town.
"This is the 'thing' you want, the latest knife and bow."
After leading Pei Wende to his exclusive forging room, Gu Changfeng pointed to the two weapons hanging on the wall and whispered.
The knife was okay, although its shape was a bit strange, being deliberately forged into a dog-legged kukri structure, but its length meant it was just a slightly weird long dagger.
But that bow is different. Whether it's the pulleys at both ends of the bow or the arrow rest in the center, it shows that this bow is definitely not a bow in the conventional sense.
In fact, it is indeed true. That kukri is the world's most famous military knife in later generations - the Gurkha Saber. It is also known as the "dog-leg knife" because of its shape that extremely conforms to the mechanical structure.
Not to mention bows and arrows. Pei Wende didn't know when the pulley block was born, nor when it was used in bows and arrows.
But the compound bow I designed is definitely a killer weapon in this era.
Although after the Anshi Rebellion, as the central government lost its authority, various localities have relaxed restrictions on weapons manufacturing.
But for bows and arrows, especially the pulley-type compound bow designed by Pei Wende, anyone with a little knowledge of weapons knows that this is definitely a taboo.
"It's much easier to use than the one last time. Did you find a replacement for the 'spring'?"
Pei Wende casually took off and opened the compound bow, and nodded with great satisfaction.
Contrary to what normal people imagine, using a compound bow is not necessarily less labor-intensive than an ancient longbow, and its complex structure is destined to be beyond the ability of ordinary people to maintain.
In this world, it is estimated that only Pei Wende, a time traveler who liked DIY in his previous life and was very enthusiastic about various ancient cold weapons, would use such a complicated bow.
However, corresponding to this tedious maintenance condition, the compound bow is very labor-saving once drawn and can be maintained in the "shooting" state for a long time, greatly improving the accuracy.
"It's hard for you to think of using tough steel to forge something so precise."
"My skills haven't reached the point where I can 'forge steel'. This is just an elastic device I created using some tricky methods."
"At least it's a little stronger than the 'bamboo spring' I used last time. It won't be scrapped after just one arrow."
Having said this, Gu Changfeng looked at Pei Wende who picked up the knife and bow and turned to leave. In the end, he couldn't help but ask the question he wanted to ask the most.
"What are you going to do?"
When he heard Gu Changfeng's questioning, Pei Wende, who was walking out, paused and then answered without looking back.
"Tiger hunting!"
—Recommendation ticket—/—Monthly ticket—
