A knife in love

Chapter 1158

Li Qiufeng didn't carry much luggage with him, the most important thing was Liu Feiyan's ashes.He was afraid that the urn of ashes would be broken, so when he left the capital, he put the ashes in a cloth bag and carefully put them in his rucksack, so that outsiders would not be able to see them.After he returned to the house, he saw that the servants of Zhang's mansion put the retrieved luggage neatly on the bed, so he checked it out, and found that no luggage was missing.Li Qiufeng thought to himself, no wonder everyone wants to be rich and powerful.For a rich man like Zhang Shi, he only needs to give an order, and someone will take care of things properly.Therefore, everyone pursues wealth and honor, but it is also human nature.

Until noon, Zhang Shi still did not return home.The housekeeper brought several servants to bring food to Li Qiufeng, boiled a pot of wine, and then retreated out.While drinking and eating vegetables, Li Qiufeng thought to himself that there would definitely be risks on the way out to sea this time, so he had to find a good steel knife to keep by his side.When I left Shuzhong, my master wanted to give me a Puyuan knife left by Zhao Yun.It's just that this knife is too sharp, once it is pulled out of the sheath, it can cut off a person's limb at a light level, or even injure a person's life at a serious level, so I politely declined it.Later, he traveled from central Sichuan to the capital city, and then went south to Ningbo. Because he was worried that he would be entangled by the government's tolerance and arrest while carrying a weapon on his body, he did not buy a steel knife for self-defense.Last night, I fought with a group of guards and martial artists. I saw that these people were holding swords and weapons in their hands. I think they should be able to buy swords in Ningbo City.In a while, you might as well ask the butler to see where you can get a steel knife to use.

After he finished his meal, a servant came into the house to clean up the dishes.Li Qiufeng asked him to invite the housekeeper, saying that he had something to discuss.The servant agreed, put the bowls and chopsticks into the food box, and then left.After only a cup of tea, the housekeeper hurried to Li Qiufeng's room and said, "What orders does Master Zhu have?"

Li Qiufeng said: "I am a martial arts practitioner, and I have to practice martial arts every day. This time I came to Ningbo for business, and I thought I could go back in a few days, so I didn't bring any self-defense weapons. It's just that Zhang Yuanwai wants me to help him now. I can't go back to work for a while. Therefore, I would like to ask my brother, is there any shop that sells swords in Ningbo..."

Li Qiufeng looked at the butler while talking.As soon as he finished speaking, the housekeeper laughed and said, "Uncle Zhu, this sword is a taboo thing, how can any shop dare to sell it? But if this matter is transferred to someone else, there is naturally no way. But for our Zhang family Said, but there is no difficulty. I don't know whether Uncle Zhu wants to buy a knife or a sword?"

Li Qiufeng said: "I want to buy a knife." After he finished speaking, he told the housekeeper about the size, shape and weight of the steel knife he usually used.The housekeeper memorized it in his heart, and repeated it again. After Li Qiufeng confirmed that it was correct, he smiled and said: "Since Uncle Zhu ordered it, the villain will do it right away, and the supervisor is satisfied."

After the steward left, Li Qiufeng paced around the room, thinking about how to deal with Zhang Shi, Qin Laowu, shopkeeper Hu and others on the boat.These two groups of people have their own ulterior motives, and they are both scheming people. I must not be careless, the less I have to face these people, the better.After arriving in Fusang country, he patted his ass and left, never wanting to deal with these people again.

While he was thinking, he heard footsteps coming from the yard.Li Qiufeng stopped, listened intently, and the sound of footsteps came straight to his room.After a while, footsteps came to the door, and then someone knocked on the door twice, and then Zhang Shi said, "Is Brother Zhu there?"

Li Qiufeng hurried to the door and opened it, but saw Zhang Shi standing in front of the door with a smile on his face.He hastily cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Zhang invited me."

Zhang Shi pointed to the room with his right hand, signaling to enter the room to speak.Li Qiufeng let Zhang Shi into the house sideways, but saw the butler standing in front of the door holding a long wooden box.He was startled, thinking to himself that the housekeeper promised to buy a knife for him, why did he come back so soon?

When he was thinking about it, he heard Zhang Shi say in the room: "Bring the things in and show them to Brother Zhu."

The housekeeper respectfully agreed, and apologized to Li Qiufeng, and then walked into the house with the wooden box in his arms.Li Qiufeng closed the door, turned around and walked to the table.But seeing that the housekeeper had put the wooden box on the table, he took two steps back and stood by the side with his hands down.

Zhang Shi smiled and said, "Just now, my housekeeper hurried out and just happened to meet me at the gate of the mansion. I heard that Brother Zhu asked him to buy a waist knife, right?"

Li Qiufeng's heart trembled, and he wondered if Zhang Shi became suspicious by buying the knife himself?Thinking of this, he hastily said: "Yes, I entrusted this old man to buy a knife. It's not that I have any ulterior motives, but I just think that this trip to sea will take more than a month. If you encounter pirates on the way, it is extremely dangerous. When I was studying in Shuzhong, my master taught me a set of sword techniques, which can be used in a critical situation. Therefore, I plan to buy a knife and bring it with me tomorrow. I went to the boat to prepare for emergencies. It’s just that when I first arrived in Ningbo City, I didn’t know where to buy steel knives, so I asked this old man to help. If I make mistakes, please don’t blame me.”

After Li Qiufeng finished speaking, he bowed to the ground.Zhang Shi hurriedly helped him up, and said in his mouth: "Brother Zhu, what did you say? It's because I didn't think carefully about the matter that I made it difficult for Brother Zhu."

Li Qiufeng was helped up by Zhang Shi. Hearing what he said, he couldn't help being taken aback. He was about to speak, but Zhang Shi went on to say: "I invited Brother Zhu to do this business together, because I have taken a fancy to Brother Zhu's martial arts skills." Gao Qiang. But I never thought that if someone wants to harm us, Brother Zhu must have a good weapon. Just now I heard from the housekeeper that Brother Zhu wants to buy a steel knife, and I happen to have a steel knife in my closet. I want to use this Give the handle knife to Brother Zhu, but I don’t know if Brother Zhu likes it.”

After Zhang Shi finished speaking, he reached out to open the wooden box.But he saw a long knife with a black sheath in the wooden box, and there was nothing unusual at first glance.Zhang Shi reached out and took the long knife with its sheath in his hand, handed it to Li Qiufeng and said, "Brother Zhu, try to see if this knife is suitable for you."

But Li Qiufeng didn't take the saber, and said in his mouth: "This saber is a family heirloom of Yuanwai, how dare I use it? I also ask Yuanwai to put the saber away, and I will just find an ordinary steel saber."

Zhang Shi smiled and said: "Brother Zhu, you think Zhang is too high. Zhang's ancestors fled from Shandong to the south of the Yangtze River. At first, they were no different from beggars. It was not until my father worked hard for more than [-] years that he accumulated a fortune. Those big families call us upstarts, but it is unreasonable. How can a nouveau riche like our Zhang family have a family heirloom knife? To be honest, this knife was bought by Zhang Mou seven years ago. I accidentally bought it from a pawn shop when I was doing business in eastern Zhejiang. I kept it at home all these years and never pulled it out. As the saying goes, red powder is given to a beautiful woman, and a sword is given to a hero. Brother Zhu is a young hero, and he is good at using a long knife. The knife should belong to Brother Zhu."

Li Qiufeng shook his head, still refusing to accept the knife.Zhang Shidao: "Brother Zhu saw this knife as plain and ordinary, so he didn't like it very much, but it is also human nature. I was in the pawnshop that day, and I saw this long knife for the first time, but I didn't pay attention to it. Instead, he fell in love with a night pearl, so he threw the knife aside and bargained with the pawnshop shopkeeper. Seeing that I abandoned the knife and took the pearl, the shopkeeper shook his head again and again, sighing that I entered the treasure mountain and returned empty-handed. I was quite annoyed at the time. The shopkeeper sneered a few words. The shopkeeper did not retort, but just asked the waiter to bring a wooden stick with the thickness of a bowl, and then drew out the knife and slashed at the stick. There was only a soft sound, and the stick was cut into pieces by the long knife. Two pieces. I was shocked at the time. The shopkeeper was over 60 years old and looked like a thin monkey. It seemed that a gust of wind could blow him down. But this bad old man was able to cut a thick wooden stick in two with one knife, naturally with this handle The power of the long knife. I took the long knife over, and it weighed heavily on my hands. I asked the buddy to fetch another thick wooden stick, and swung the knife to chop it off. The long knife penetrated into the wood, like cutting into a piece of tofu, and instantly The wooden stick was cut into two pieces. Only then did I know that this knife is a rare sharp weapon in the world, so I paid 300 taels of silver to buy it."

When Zhang Shi said this, he paused for a while, and then said: "However, I am ashamed to say that I bought this knife not to practice martial arts. I just saw that it is a treasured knife. If it is resold , will definitely earn a fortune. But after I bought this knife back, I have not found a buyer. Later, I was busy doing business, put this knife in the sundries, and even forgot it. Until just now I The housekeeper told me about Brother Zhu buying the knife, and I suddenly remembered this knife, so I brought it here, hoping that Brother Zhu would accept it with a smile."

(End of this chapter)