Era: Craftsmen in the Siheyuan

Chapter 71 Carrying a big bag and hitting the ice skates
He Yuzhu only became famous when Xu Deyong was practicing his core strength.

After having a drink with Xu Deyong, I felt that we were getting closer. I glanced at him and said, "Okay, Deyong. I ate all the mutton last night. I was so greedy that I didn't sleep well for half the night!"

Xu Deyong didn't even look at him, and said while exercising: "Then you work as a cook in a restaurant, seeing the sky and smelling the smell of meat, how can you not sleep well every day? Aren't you still alive and well?"

He Yuzhu laughed angrily and said: "Hey, how did I realize that you are speaking more hurtfully than me now!"

Xu Deyong said: "You are also self-aware and know that what you say is harmful!"

He Yuzhu: "..."

Come on, my subordinates are no match for me, and I can’t even fight with my words.

Suppressed in all directions!

Why do you feel like your luck has been taken away?
Regardless of what he was thinking, Xu Deyong drew back his strength and exhaled, and opened the blind box with a thought.

"Snapped."

A small disk-like thing appeared.

Xu Deyong raised his eyebrows, it must be a useful thing.

A tape measure!
Yes, he doesn't have to choose anyway, he can just get whatever he is given.

After eating, Xu Deyong folded a piece of paper on the cabinet and put it into his pocket. It was the size of the skate he drew based on the wooden skates last night. He could find a blacksmith shop to make it.

There are three types of skate knives: one is a long thin blade with low friction and high speed, which is called a speed skate; the second is a wide-faced short knife with a concave surface in the middle, like two knives side by side, with teeth on the head. With your feet, you can brake and stop, and the inner and outer blades can slide to perform various tricks, which is called a pattern knife; the third type is between the two, a short knife with a thin blade (thicker than a speed slide knife), which is fast and flexible, and is used for cutting. Specially used for ice hockey, it is called a ball knife.

What he drew was in the style of a ball knife, but not that standard.

In fact, it is best to ask Yi Zhonghai to make them, but these two skates cost at least three yuan to make, so it is better not to pass them through his hands!
Before leaving, he grabbed two more handfuls of spiced beans and put them in his pocket. He put on his hat and gloves and got out of the car. The watch was already on his hand without leaving any trace.

He didn't mean to show off, but if someone discovered it... then it would be fine, since things have a provenance anyway.

Who dares to fuck him blindly!
After attracting two customers for more than half a day and earning thirty cents, Xu Deyong took a detour to the grain store to see if Cai Quanwu was there. He had not forgotten his meal.

When I got there, I saw everyone carrying food in full swing.

Director Ma was supervising at the door. When he saw him, he smiled and said, "Hey, Deyong, I haven't seen you for a few days. I heard from Cai Quanwu that he went to Shanghai."

Xu Deyong said with a smile: "No, I just took the train back and forth for four days, I always suffered."

Director Ma said: "You got the advantage and behaved well. It is not easy for me to travel far away. You are not satisfied with the world in Shanghai."

Xu Deyong said: "If you want to go out, it's not just a matter of making a report. You just don't want to go through the trouble."

As he spoke, he took out a third of the spiced beans in his pocket and handed it to him: "Don't be dissatisfied with the snacks you brought with you in Shanghai."

Director Ma looked at it, reached out and took it and joked: "Are you trying to bribe me?"

"Hey, you said that, who would take this as a bribe?" Xu Deyong said with a smile.

Director Ma nodded and said, "There's a lot of work today, do you want to do it?"

"Do it!" Xu Deyong said matter-of-factly: "I'm still considered a temporary worker in the grain store."

"Then I won't delay you in making money, just put on the hood inside." Director Ma said.

"Got it!"

Xu Deyong did what he said and quickly joined the team carrying food. He simply said hello to Cai Quanwu and others.

……

Soon, several carts of grain were unloaded. Xu Deyong arrived late and only carried [-] bags, making a profit of [-] cents!
For him, carrying grain is a way to exercise his body and make money faster than riding a tricycle.

After finishing the work, Cai Quanwu came to him and said, "What have you been doing these two days? I've been wanting to buy you a drink but I haven't seen you anywhere."

Xu Deyong smiled and said, "Hey, I'm busy with other things."

"What about today?" Cai Quanwu asked.

Xu Deyong put his arm around his shoulders and said, "I'm here specifically to drink from you."

"I'm just waiting for your words." Cai Quanwu grinned.

"Count me in, I'll pay for the drinks myself." Liu Dezhu came out from the side and said.Cai Quanwu said: "Then let's go together. There will be a lot of people and it will be lively. We will call Qiangzi later."

Liu Dezhu rolled his eyes and said nothing.

This Qiangzi's character is not as good as Liu Dezhu's. He usually looks down on Cai Quanwu but always likes to instigate him to do this and that and take advantage of him.

In the play, the lazy toad wanted to eat swan meat and pursue Xu Huizhen, but he failed. Later, he got away from him and often borrowed money from Cai Quanwu. The key was to pay back the money. When he was in WG, he became Fan Jinyou's lackey and wanted to work together. Persecution of Xu Huizhen.

This guy is just a villain and a white-eyed wolf!

However, Cai Quanwu was grateful that he often lent him his car and was considered his friend.

Cai Quanwu asked Xu Deyong again: "What should I eat for lunch? Why don't you go to my place and just have a meal?"

Xu Deyong said: "No, I have something else to do."

Cai Quanwu said: "If you need help with anything, just ask, I'll do anything I can to help!"

"And me." Liu Dezhu also said quickly. It seems that this guy still doesn't give up on Xu Deyong's "skill of lifting the vat".

Xu Deyong smiled and said: "It's nothing. Isn't skating popular in winter? I can't afford professional skates. I'm thinking of making a pair of skates and go to the blacksmith shop to have two skates made."

Hearing this, Liu Dezhu smiled and said, "Hey, you still have some spare money. When others make a pair of skates, they only get some bean sticks, but you are just giving them skates, and those things are not cheap."

Cai Quanwu didn't say anything, but nodded and said: "There is an old blacksmith shop in the alley over Caishikou. The craftsmanship is incredible. You can go there and have a look."

Xu Deyong said: "Okay, then you can go home and eat and rest. You will still have the strength to work in the afternoon."

The three of them separated, Xu Deyong said goodbye to Director Ma again, and rode a tricycle to the place Cai Quanwu said.

Director Ma looked at Xu Deyong's leaving figure, rolled his eyes and walked home.

……

Xu Deyong found the old blacksmith shop that Cai Quanwu had mentioned. The blacksmiths were a father and son. The old blacksmith looked no younger than his grandmother. His muscles were refined and his body fat percentage was definitely smaller than his.

There is a woman nearby refilling the bottom of the pot.

"Uncle, can the skates be used for fighting?" Xu Deyong asked.

The old blacksmith looked at Xu Deyong and said: "If you can hit it, it depends on how you hit it, but the requirements for ice skates are high and the price is more expensive."

Xu Deyong nodded and said: "Sure, please use this size, use your best iron and craftsmanship, and see how much it costs!"

Then he took out the drawing and handed it to the old blacksmith.

The old blacksmith looked at it, discussed it with his son, and then said, "Since you want the best, we won't cheat anyone. The price is three and eight dollars!"

Xu Deyong said: "As you said, I will give you two yuan as deposit first, and then I will give you the rest when it is done."

"Yes, come and get it tomorrow!" The old blacksmith nodded.

Xu Deyong paid the money, said goodbye, and left. His pocket was shrinking again. More than half of the money had been reserved, leaving only about five yuan to spend freely!

Afterwards, he rode his bicycle to a nearby shop and drank a bowl of beans and ate some coke rings and pancakes!
After the public-private partnership in various industries this year, many traditional small shops have merged, merged, and closed, and they have slowly disappeared!

……

In the afternoon, there was another vigorous work, and everyone's head was steaming.

Xu Deyong didn't show off either. He took a break when everyone was resting and worked when everyone was working. At the end of the day, he made [-] cents, which was basically the same as Cai Quanwu!
He took off his hood, patted it clean, and returned it to Director Ma. He was about to leave and join Cai Quanwu and the others.

Director Ma suddenly pulled him and whispered: "Hey, I have to leave first. I have something to tell you..."

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