Jiaohu

Chapter 49 Iron Crossbow
"Goods from Beihai?"

"Yes, ma'am," the man smiled brightly, and pulled out a corner of the cloth,
"Although we have heard on weekdays that all kinds of minerals are produced in the barren land of the North Sea, the brocade weaving skills are naturally inferior to those of our Kingdom of Heaven. But among them, there is one exception,
That is this emerald brocade.It uses the unique craftsmanship of Beihai. Except for the native Beihai craftsmen, no one can weave it.

Isn’t this the recent war between Beihai and Tuhan, the source of this cloth has also been cut off, I’m afraid there will only be this one in the future—”

After the man had finished speaking, Zhao Huniu saw the woman's eyes widen immediately—"I'll take it for you! I want it!"

"Alright~ Thank you for your patronage~"

The clerk happily carried the piece of cloth to the counter to settle the bill,

Zhao Huniu watched what he said to the people at the counter, handed over the cloth and the guests to the people at the counter, and walked back bouncing around by herself.

"What does this girl want to see?"

Looking at the smiling face of the person in front of her, Zhao Huniu said:

"How much cloth can you sell here a day?"

"what?"

The man was obviously stunned for the first time when he met a customer asking such a question; he looked at Zhao Huniu's appearance, the clothes on his body were not made of expensive fabrics, but they were clean.

And looking at the appearance and expression, it doesn't look like a colleague,

Dude thought about it,
"When business is good, dozens of horses,"

"You sold it all by yourself?"

"Hahaha how is it possible, girl, you are too good at talking," he waved his hand, "How could it be possible that I sold all the workers in our store by myself?"

"But I look at this shop,"

Zhao Huniu inspected the Brocade Pavilion, and there were indeed quite a few guys there, but most of them looked lazy, waiting for the guests to ask a question, and they answered,
Not at all the detail and enthusiasm that this person introduced just now.

Zhao Huniu nodded slightly,
"...not everyone does business like you do."

After listening to Zhao Huniu's words, the man scratched his head,
"It's just that I'm better at talking, and the shopkeeper often says that I talk too much. More customers come to me, and I don't know why.

Oh, but it's no use,

No matter how many or how few customers you find in the store, the monthly money you receive is the same.Here, have you seen that man over there?"

Zhao Huniu looked in the direction he pointed and saw a man in his 20s standing in the corner. He was dressed like these guys, but he was not busy entertaining guests like them.

Instead, he grabbed a handful of melon seeds in his hand and was eating them leisurely.

The melon seeds were spit out on the ground casually.

"...that man is our shopkeeper's nephew," the person in front of him said in a low voice,

"He doesn't do anything when he comes to the store. He just stands and sits every day when he comes to the store. The monthly money he receives is the same as us,"

A clear expression appeared on Zhao Huniu's face,
"So you said, what's the use of entertaining too many guests? It's thankless."

The man shook his head after he finished speaking, and then he realized that the person standing in front of him was a guest. He quickly squeezed out a smile and said to Zhao Huniu:
"What do you want to see, girl? Do you want to make clothes or skirts? We also have materials for embroidering purses here. I'll show you around more, and I'm sure there is something you like."

"no need,"

Although the people in front of her were very enthusiastic, Zhao Huniu had no intention of buying cloth.
"I'll check back in a few days, I don't want anything today."

"That's it,"

Hearing that Zhao Huniu had no plans to buy cloth, the clerk was not annoyed, he still talked to Zhao Huniu with a smile on his face, and even escorted her out of the store.
Zhao Huniu stood at the door of the store and looked back, seeing him send her away, she immediately went back to greet the guests,
An idea popped into her mind.

……

"Boss Li,"

Li Meng, who was sweating profusely and brandishing his hammer, heard the sound and turned his head to look around.

Seeing that it was Zhao Huniu coming, a heartfelt smile appeared on his face.

"Oh, little girl, you're here again today. Why, the gun was worn out when you hit it again? Or the knife? Keep it, I'll fix it for you later,"

"no,"

The girl shook her head, glanced at the thing Li Meng was hammering,

It looks like a sword in shape,

"...I came to ask you today, can you make crossbow arrows in the shop?"

"Crossbow arrows?"

"right,"

Li Meng's brows were slightly frowned, with a thoughtful expression; even so, his hands kept moving, hammering and forging the burnt red iron.

"Although that thing looks small, it doesn't take much effort to make it compared to big things. It's not impossible to do it, but it's estimated that it will take more time than your long gun and short knife."

"Then I'm not afraid,
I'm not in a hurry, Boss Li, you just need to call me before this year's autumn, "

"Oh, it's too late—it's not some peerless magic weapon. How can it take so much time for a crossbow bolt. It can take two months at most, and I'm sure I'll be able to shoot it for you in two months."

"That's good……"

"Wait, let me ask first,
Your crossbow, are you going to give me the blueprint like the previous two times?That may not be possible in two months. Let me tell you first. "

"No, not this time," Zhao Huniu shook her head,
"Just an ordinary crossbow, but I don't want wood, I want iron."

"Pure iron?"

"Pure iron,"

"That would take more work,"

There was only a crisp sound of "铛", Li Meng swung the hammer for the last time, and put the iron material held by the tongs into the quenching cylinder next to it.
Suddenly the cold water boiled,

The sound of "chi la chi la" is inexplicably scary,

Li Meng calculated the time and pulled out the iron material,
The iron material, which was originally bright red, has now turned into a bluish-black color.

"It's not difficult to strike you a crossbow arrow with iron, but apart from the crossbow, even the arrows on it must be struck with iron.

That weight is no joke.If you use such a heavy crossbow for hunting, I’m afraid you won’t be able to take advantage of it, not to mention that you still carry an iron spear and a short knife.”

"I have my own plan. As long as Boss Li says you can fight, just give me a fight."

"Can fight,"

Li Meng wiped his hands with the cloth around his body, and replied confidently:
"As long as you say it, I can fight."

"Okay, I appreciate your confidence, Boss Li,"

Zhao Huniu touched her body, and put something on the stove with her backhand;
"Old rules, this is the deposit I gave, if it is not enough by then, I will add more."

Li Meng watched her let go of her hand,
An ingot of gold was placed on it impressively.

(End of this chapter)