Rebirth of the Three Kingdoms: Da Qiao doesn't want to be a widow anymore

Chapter 233 Ou Clan’s Past

Qiao Wei didn't know if Rongli had listened to what he said, and he didn't mention recruiting soldiers again.

When Qiao Wei saw him again the next day, he followed his father Rongsheng as usual, staring at the steel-making furnace. After confirming that everything was correct, he moved to the next furnace and confirmed the situation in the furnace.

Qiao Wei did not disturb them, but just turned to the Jin Department to take a look. The Danshan Metallurgical Factory is still small in scale now, with only a hundred craftsmen in total.

This is far from enough to deal with the Jiangdong Army's hundreds of thousands of armaments.

Sun Kuang explained, "Scheduling is already underway, but the manpower is indeed not enough. Wancheng's craftsmen are also in short supply now."

And about half of the craftsmen here were dispatched by Master Mo from Mo's blacksmith shops in various places.

If you still want to increase the number of craftsmen in the field, Master Mo can't help but worry a little. This metallurgical matter is bound to make mistakes, and ordinary craftsmen cannot do it. I have never asked. If you have any inconvenience, I will If you can help me, you can talk to me. "

Qiao Wei has always been very grateful to Young Master Mo. In this era and in unfamiliar places, it is really rare to have a confidant who cherishes each other.

Third Young Master Mo has never felt slighted or looked down upon because Qiao Wei was a woman. Instead, he gave Qiao Wei the respect he couldn't get from others, which made Qiao Wei feel very comfortable.

Others' respect for Qiao Wei may be because of Sun Quan. As Sun Quan's wife, Qiao Wei was valued by Sun Quan because of the relationship between wife and husband.

Or maybe because Qiao Wei has the status of the Marquis of Nanchang, she doesn't dare to offend easily, so as not to bring disaster to herself and her family. This is due to her fear of power.

And after all calculations, the only two people who really have friendship with Qiao Wei are Yuan Langlang and Mr. Mo.

The relationship with Yuan Langlang is more of a sympathy for each other as women, and a friendship that can be entrusted with each other's backs.

And Young Master Mo, the two of them are comrades who share the same pride and pursuit, and are willing to work hard for it.

Qiao Wei has many things she wants to do, but due to her status as a woman, there are always obstacles in her way of doing things. Young Master Mo was willing to step in and help Qiao Wei save most of the trouble.

In the same way, if Mr. Mo needs Qiao Wei, Qiao Wei will be obliged to do so.

Young Master Mo sighed and said, "Madam is always so frank with me, but she makes me feel ashamed of myself."

"It's not surprising that everyone has their own secrets and is unwilling to tell others. It's just that hiding some things in your heart will not make you feel better. In this case, it is better to talk to others and let yourself go. "Qiao Wei saw Mr. Mo always wanting to say something but not daring to say it, so he said something more, hoping that he would let her go.

"I once told my wife that I am actually a descendant of the Ou family, but I belong to the Moxie branch." Qiao Wei nodded, that was indeed the case.

But what she heard from Ouyang Rongsheng before seemed to be somewhat inconsistent.

Mr. Mo's eyes gradually dimmed, "There are many branches in the Ou family. We belong to the Moye branch. When it was passed down to my grandfather, for some reasons, we were squeezed out by the Ou branch of our family.

In his early years, my grandfather often traveled around the Central Plains because of his grandmother, so he often communicated with blacksmiths from various places. After reading more, I often feel that the Ou clan lives in seclusion in Pingyang, has little contact with the outside world, and has the tendency to work behind closed doors. "

At that time, the descendants of the Ou family lived in seclusion in Pingyang and other places to avoid disaster and avoid war and the annihilation of the clan, which is understandable.

"The ancestors of the Ou family did have extraordinary talents in craftsmanship, and the unique skills passed down were also unique and unsurpassed by anyone at that time. But such glory has passed after all. Hundreds of years have passed, and even dynasties have changed. For several generations, the skills passed down by the ancestors have long been replaced by skills that can be replaced.

When my grandfather traveled abroad, he brought back many novel skills from various places. He taught these new skills to the Mo clan. Within a few years, it became famous among many local people in Pingyang.

The skills of the Ou clan have always been kept secret. Unless requested by the emperor and officials, they will never be exported. Their skills will never be used by ordinary white clothes. However, my grandfather secretly opened Mo's blacksmith shop at the foot of the mountain. Whether the neighbors wanted to make a hoe or a plow, my grandfather would not refuse anyone who came, and he started a money-paying business.

Of course, this is also because the Mo family is a side branch of the Ou family, and there is no support from the main branch. Most of the Mo family's children have to fend for themselves. The hoes made by my grandfather were stronger and more practical than those made by other blacksmith shops, and they rarely broke. Soon the word spread among the neighbors, and even people from neighboring counties would come to ask my grandfather to order a farm tool.

Such a reputation was spread back to the Ou clan, and naturally the grandfather was reprimanded and punished for violating the ancestral precepts, and the craftsmanship learned from outside was also dismissed as strange and obscene skills. My grandfather did not change his mind and argued many times with reason, but in the end he could not change the minds of Ou's people.

Because my grandfather refused to change despite repeated admonitions, the entire Moye clan was expelled from the Ou family. So my grandfather took the entire Moxie clan out of Pingyang and settled in Wu County, changing the surname Ou to Mo.

In fact, before my grandfather died, he still hoped to return to his roots, so I brought my grandfather's ashes back to Pingyang Ou clan, but the Ou clan still rejected my grandfather's ashes and refused to recognize our Mo clan. .

I once secretly swore that I would never return to the Ou family unless I became a famous craftsman in the world and could stand shoulder to shoulder with my ancestors. "

Young Master Mo has indeed been doing this all these years.

Listening to his narration, Qiao Wei couldn't help but feel a little sad in her heart. It's no wonder that every time Mr. Mo talks about Ou's identity, he always has a look of love and hate in his eyes. When a person sees more and more than others, When they are far away, such people are often destined to be lonely.

"The eldest father of the Mo family is a man of great righteousness." Qiao Wei said with emotion, "He did not keep his skills to himself, but passed them on to every one of you Mo Xie's children. His wisdom and broadmindedness have already Better than many others, and you have never failed to live up to his ambition. As for Ou..."

If you cannot progress with the times, you will be eliminated by the times.

"Actually, in recent years, after the new head of the Ou family has risen, they have gradually loosened all kinds of restrictions on the Ou family's children. They still prohibit it on the surface, but they have more contact with me in private. But I am ashamed of it. Yes, I obviously hated Ou's identity so much, but in order to expand Mo's Iron Shop, I still often regarded myself as a descendant of Ou."