Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 157 Tuantou Vine Armor Weapon
Since the duties were assigned that day, everyone has been busy according to their respective duties. County affairs have been handled in an orderly manner, but Zhao Zhen has been idle. He only practices martial arts every day and patrols various parts of Liangshan County with his bodyguard Zhuang Ding.

Zhao Zhen has been looking forward to Sun An's arrival these days, but unfortunately Sun An has not shown up yet. After many summons, Zhao Zhen probably figured out some patterns. These heroes arrived at different times due to their long distances. Qinfeng Road, where Sun An's ancestral home was in Jingyuan, was considered the northwestmost road in the Song Dynasty. Along the way, he had to cross Yongxing Military Road, Hedong Road, Hebei West Road, and Hebei East Road before reaching Shandong East Road. The journey was very long.

During this period, Zhao Zhen spent some more luck and performed an ordinary summons. This time, he summoned a named Uncle He Jiu.

In just five or six days, Uncle He Jiu arrived. That day, Young Master Zhao Zhen had a conversation with Uncle He Jiu. Uncle He Jiu and his wife turned out to be heroic soldiers. One profession was a regiment leader (he was the leader of the line), and his professional skills were burial and autopsy. The other profession was a weaver girl, and his professional skills were spinning and weaving. They were both short-mannered and quick-witted.

In addition to Uncle He Jiu and his wife, there were also four disciples of Uncle He Jiu, two at the hero level and two at the ordinary level.

When Zhao Zhen asked Uncle He Jiushu how he left Yanggu County, He Jiushu replied: "Sir, it was only because I testified for a good man and was suppressed and retaliated afterwards that I had to leave Yanggu County."

Zhao Zhen said: "He Tuantou, but Wu Erlang, Wu Dutou?"

Uncle He Jiu said in surprise: "Yes, it is Wu Dutou, I don't know how you know it."

Zhao Zhen said: "I have a man named Brother Yun here before. He once said that he and Wu Da went to Zishi Street to catch a traitor, caused a teahouse, and ruined a good thing called Ximen Qing. Afterwards, he went to testify and saw that the situation was not good. , left early. But he left early, and I don’t know what happened next?”

Uncle He Jiu said: "No wonder we didn't see Brother Yun and his son later. My lord, Wu Dutou once killed a big insect with his bare hands. The whole county admired him, and the magistrate made him the capital. Everyone in the county thinks of Wu Dutou for its benefits."

"I left the county for two months for the sake of the county magistrate. I didn't want his sister-in-law to hook up with the county's Ximen Qing and poison Wu Da to death. To avenge my brother, I killed the adulteress and Ximen Qing. We all have testified that Wu Dutou My brother was killed by poison, not because of illness, as evidenced by the two bones."

After Zhao Zhen heard what Uncle He Jiu said, it was a pity that Lian Dao had never made friends with a hero like Wu Song. After hearing this, all the heroes in the village sighed.

Uncle He Jiu was handed over to Xiao Rang, and he worked in the county government from now on, still working as a widower. Uncle He Jiushu's wife was good at women's beauty, and she was also arranged to work with Wang Qiao, a silk and satin shop.

"I never thought that although Ximen Qing is dead, he has a group of brothers, a mother-in-law at home, and someone in the officialdom, who often makes things difficult for us and other neighbors. I really couldn't stay any longer, so I had to leave the family business, the stupid people in the family, and take them with me. These four guys who were willing to follow me entered the mist. They have gained a lot of fame in Liangshan County in the past few days, so they came to invest with my wife and guys. "

"The state capital felt sorry for Wu Dutou because he was a fierce and righteous man. He often sent people to look at him, changed the recruitment files to be lighter, and sentenced him to two thousand miles of exile, and was assigned to the prison city of Mengzhou."

Today, Zhao Zhen and Cheng Wan'er had breakfast, mounted their black horses and escorted them to Xixi Village along with Bai Zhi and Jin Cuilian. Having obtained this first-level jade gourd vine in a sack, Zhao Zhen thought about how to use it. When he saw his [Willow Leaf Mian Bamboo Armor], he suddenly realized it.

Send all these gourd vines to the carpenter's workshop, find Tao Youda, the bamboo stripper who came with Tao Zongwang, and have him weave them into armor. Yesterday, Zhao Yuanli reported that Tao Youda had compiled one piece, and Zhao Zhen was going to check it out today.

Nowadays, in the carpentry workshop, in addition to the four carpenters in Xiangjun, there is also Tao Youda, a bamboo craftsman. With these five people as the backbone, a dozen boys were recruited as apprentices. There are many people who want to learn the carpentry profession, but few bamboo craftsmen. Just because the villagers know how to weave baskets themselves, they don't take the bamboo craftsmanship seriously. It was Zhao Zhen who selected two of the original beggars to become apprentice bamboo craftsmen.

As for the reason, Zhao Zhen saw Tao You's large baskets, baskets, dustpans and other items, and then he paid attention to them. There is a saying that there is a good saying, there is a specialization in the art.

When they arrived at Xixi Village, the three of them separated. Zhao Zhen took the people to the carpenter's workshop first. After seeing the ceremony, Tao Youda invited Zhao Zhen into the house, where he saw a suit of pitch-black rattan armor on a wooden shelf in the middle.

Tao Youda said: "Sir, this armor is made according to the figure of the hero Ruan Xiaoqi. It is ready now. Please check it."

Zhao Zhen stepped forward and touched it. The rattan armor was pliable and the surface was coated with a layer of black paint. Zhao Zhen took a closer look and found that, as expected, this piece of rattan armor was a first-class treasure.

world log
Sapphire gourd and vine armor (first level, woven from first-level sapphire gourd and vine, dipped in black paint, covered with dark cloud sand, unsinkable in water, and can protect against arrows.)
Characteristics: Protection +3, sturdiness +2; does not sink when dropped into water, resists heavy blows.

Zhao Zhen took a thirty-refined thick-backed sword from Zhao Ji, used all his strength, and slashed it on the vine armor, but only some black cloud sand collapsed. Zhao Zhen nodded with satisfaction and said: "Hard-working Tao has a big brother. This vine armor is really extraordinary. It is not only soft, but also has excellent protection. I wonder how many more vine armors can be made from the remaining vines?"

Tao Youda said: "Sir, the small ones have been exceeded. If they are of the same size, there will still be a surplus if we make three pieces."

Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "For the rest, make three full-body armors based on Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, and Meng Kang. For the rest, you can make one half-body armor according to your current figure." ”

Tao Youda responded, and Zhao Zhen took out ten golden melon seeds and rewarded Tao Youda. After some encouragement, he took the sapphire gourd and vine armor and went to another room.

Here, four carpenters were waiting here. They met Zhao Zhen and presented them with four first-class iron and wood sticks. According to the requirements of Luan Tingyu, Han Bolong, Du Qian, and Zhao Zhen, the length and thickness were all tailor-made. of.

After coming out of the carpenter's workshop, Zhao Zhen and others went to the blacksmith shop. Now the blacksmith shop is bustling with activity, the fires are burning day and night, and the tinkling sound of forging iron never stops every day.

Since the last time he made the Pu Dao and the Three-pronged Fork, in the past few days, Tang Long has made Luan Tingyu's fourth-order Hanxing Plum Blossom Spear, Song Wan's second-order Meteor Iron Spear, and Deng Fei's third-order Iron Wood Black Golden Spear. In addition to black gold, a piece of century-old iron wood, a piece of sky red copper, and a piece of Guanghan iron purchased by Zhao Zhen were also used.

The results were also gratifying. They worked day and night to build advanced weapons. Under the leadership of Tang Long, Yang Mazi and Zhang Da both advanced to the first level. Two of the blacksmith apprentices can be regarded as formal blacksmiths.

After taking away these three weapons, Zhao Zhen also rewarded the blacksmiths with different golden melon seeds. Then he handed the weapons and armors to everyone one by one, inevitably receiving another burst of thanks.

(End of this chapter)