The early morning sun was soothing. Wei Jing bought sesame cakes and soy milk at the breakfast shop and ate it while holding it in his hand. He asked passers-by along the way to find the place where Doma Station was, and prepared to return to Xiaoyuan Village to explain everything to his father.
As Wei Jing walked, a familiar sound of knocking came into his ears. It was the sound of blacksmithing. Wei Jing followed the sound and turned into a street. Most of the shops in this street were iron shops, some selling weapons and some selling pig iron and steel.
Wei Jing thought of buying more steel materials for his father's sword during this trip. Thinking about this, he sighed again. According to the plan, he could have played and rested in Fugui Residence for ten and a half months, and would have purchased the materials every day. On the day he returns home, Mr. Wang will arrange a carriage to take him and the steel materials back to Xiaoyuan Village. At this time, he was alone and could not afford the amount of steel he planned to purchase.
Despite this, Wei Jing still turned to the blacksmith street, thinking that buying some lighter tools, such as grinding stones, rope knots, etc., would be better than nothing, and it would be good to broaden his horizons.
He visited several iron shops one after another, appraising the items in the shop like a connoisseur. Sometimes he thought that the steel bars sold in this shop were cut corners, and sometimes he felt that the long swords hanging on the walls of that shop were not useful. .
"Hey, this iron shop is really made of real materials." Wei Jing walked into an iron shop and felt around. The shop was neither big nor small. The prices of several weapons were not cheap, but they were not expensive either. Both the material and workmanship are top-notch.
As soon as the door curtain was lifted, the man who came out of the inner room of the shop was heard. Wei Jing's eyes widened and he quickly turned around and stood in front of the small cabinet displaying weapons, pretending to admire the items.
He Wen didn't notice Wei Jing. There was a man behind him, holding two swords in his hands. One was the black steel sword that he took from Yufu Wu, and the other was the sword that Wei Jing lent to Gongsun yesterday. A pure steel sword used by Haruka.
Wei Jing never expected to meet He Wen here. He had taken advantage of He Wen's conversation with the iron shop owner to move quietly, hoping to leave without anyone noticing, as far away as possible. As he was slowly approaching the door of the shop, he glanced secretly and was startled when he saw the pure steel sword held by the owner of the iron shop.
I only heard He Wen's serious instructions: "You have to be careful. One of these two guys is called "White Dragon", but it belongs to Brother Man. He originally ordered me to ask Master Changqing to repair it, but Master Changqing is busy, you You are Master Changqing’s disciple, and we are old acquaintances, so I asked you for help. This price..."
The owner of the iron shop patted his chest and said, "Brother He, don't worry. I have studied under Mr. Chang Qing for ten years. When it comes to making magic weapons, I dare not compare with my mentor. But to repair this ordinary gap, I can absolutely guarantee that Brother He will be the best." Brother Man is satisfied. As for the price, it's enough. I just hope that Brother He will prosper and take care of my little brother."
As the iron shop owner spoke, he implicitly compared the numbers. He Wen also nodded with satisfaction and took out the money to pay the bill.
Wei Jing pretended to look at the knot on the sword hilt displayed on the wooden stand, and listened attentively. He was surprised at first. The "Teacher Changqing" mentioned by the iron shop owner was his uncle Wei Changqing.
Wei Jing eavesdropped and quickly understood that Man Quanli must have ordered He Wen to hand over the chipped pure steel sword to Wei Changqing for repair. Wei Changqing was well-known in Laihu and was a famous large cast sword in the city. Master, the wages are naturally not cheap. He Wenyang secretly found Wei Changqing, an apprentice who had completed his studies and started a business, to do this business. Naturally, he was greedy for the price difference of the foundry.
He Wen gave some more instructions and boasted that his status in Chuangtianmen was getting higher and higher and that he would play an important role in the future. The owner of the iron shop and He Wen were also old acquaintances. The two chatted for a while before sending He Wen out. Iron shop.
Wei Jing waited for He Wen to go away, then picked a few strings of knots and took them to the counter. He asked the clerk in charge: "Boss, you made these knots very beautifully, but I don't know how to tie them to the hilt of the sword." Superior, can you teach me?"
The clerk shook his head and replied: "I'm not the boss, just a clerk. We open a store just to sell things. How can we have time to teach you skills?"
Wei Jing secretly caught a glimpse of the iron shop owner putting the pure steel sword into the inner room, then walking out of the outer shop and greeting the customers on the other side. He then let go of his voice and shouted even louder: "Brother, do a good job, you are so powerful." My uncle came back from other places and brought a lot of wooden swords to share with everyone, but they are missing the knots. I bought the knots, but I don’t know how to tie them. Please teach me and I will buy ten more!"
The waiter shook his head repeatedly and said, "Stop yelling. If I say no, it means no. Let's go."
The owner of the iron shop frowned, first smiled at Wei Jing, then called the clerk, and whispered in his ear: "We open a shop to do business, and if the customers want to buy, why don't you still sell? It's not clever to tie a knot. Technique, you can teach him a simple knot and earn him ten knots, do you still want me to teach you?"
"There is no sword in the shop to show him. I'll go into the workshop and get a short-handled one..." The waiter responded a few times, unwilling to accept it, and turned around to go to the inner room.
The owner of the iron shop did not forget to tell him: "By the way, take a look at the stove. When the heat is enough, call me and I will go in and repair He Wen's sword."
The waiter responded, glared at Wei Jing, opened the curtain and entered the inner room. Wei Jing stuck out his tongue and saw that several more customers came in at this time. The owner of the iron shop was busy greeting the customers. He felt happy, grabbed the knot on the counter and followed the waiter into the inner room, shouting: "Brother, do you want me to go in with you? How can you teach me if you forgot to bring the knot?"
"Brother, you can't go in!" The owner of the iron shop saw Wei Jing following him into the inner room. He was about to stop him, but when he saw the several customers who came in, they were dressed in luxurious clothes and looked like connoisseurs, he didn't dare to neglect him. Let the clerk teach Wei Jing a simple knot, and that's it for doing this business.
Wei Jing followed him into the inner room. Inside was the sword-making workshop, which was very spacious. There were several large wooden windows on one wall for ventilation. He was very familiar with the equipment and facilities in the inner room. A boy was holding a dagger on the table beside him. He made props to teach Wei Jing how to tie ropes. When he saw Wei Jing come in, he started to scold him: "How could you come in..."
Wei Jing hurriedly made a small gesture to him and whispered: "There is a big buyer outside. Your boss wants me to come in and learn from you. Brother, you are a nice person and taught me. I will pay you ten silver in addition." Treat it as tuition!”
Wei Jing said with a silly smile as he opened the money bag at his waist and took out the money inside.
The waiter walked towards the door and looked outside. Sure enough, he saw the boss chatting with several customers. He touched his nose and nodded to Wei Jing: "Okay, the boss wants me to teach you a simple knot. I think you are very interested in this thing and are the same as me. I will teach you a beautiful knot. This The tuition will not be free of charge for you.”
When the waiter said this, he stretched out his hand as if "give me the money first and then talk about it".
Wei Jing thanked him repeatedly, took out ten silver coins from his purse and handed it to the clerk.
The waiter also picked up a dagger, took the knot from Wei Jing, and taught him how to tie the knot on the sword hilt securely and beautifully.
Wei Jing was secretly amused. He knew how to do this at the age of six. He pretended to study seriously and asked questions from time to time. While looking around, he saw a stove with a strong fire on one wall, and two long swords lying across a wooden table next to it, the two swords He Wen had brought.
Wei Jing's heart beat with the heat of the fire. While pretending to learn to tie knots seriously, he looked around and saw that the wooden windows were all wide open. If he could find an opportunity to grab the sword and run away, the lost ones would The pure steel sword was lost and found again. I don't know what the expression will be when I hear it.
When Wei Jing thought about this, he couldn't help but laugh out loud. He yawned, stretched, took out three silver coins, put them in the waiter's hand, and said, "Brother, it's very hot here. Do you have any tea?" I’ll buy you a drink!”
"Tea? Yes, wait a minute, I'll pour it for you!" The waiter took the money and was thinking about how funny the guy in front of him was. The shop owner was explaining a sword to the customer, so he struggled with the guy for a while and said Maybe he would pay for it, so he quickly opened the door to another room and went in to pour water.
When Wei Jing saw the waiter going in to pour water, without saying a word, he rushed to the wooden table, grabbed two swords, ran towards the wooden window, turned over and jumped out of the wooden window.
