Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 10 Secret Weapon
After passing Pengcheng and going east is Donghai Kingdom, continuing to the east is the junction of Donghai and Guangling Army, and the last county near Donghai is called Haixi.

The county town is very small, and most of the residents moved from other places because they couldn't stand the tyrants and the government. Therefore, although the sparrows are small, they have all kinds of internal organs, and there are many small workshops.After entering the county, Zhou Cang easily found out about a blacksmith shop. The owner, Zhang Blacksmith, was said to be an ancestral craft. He was arrested by the government for making controlled knives and fled to Haixi. He continued to make a living by blacksmithing and took two Apprentice, the local people are willing to find him.

The iron utensils in Zhou Cang's hands include two hoes, an axe, a kitchen knife and two iron pots, all of which are rare items.He left behind a kitchen knife, an ax and two iron pots, and handed over the others to Blacksmith Zhang.I found two wooden boards, drew a few patterns for the blacksmith, and built them according to the patterns.Blacksmith Zhang looked blank, saying that he had never seen it before, and he didn't know what it was and what it was for.This is a great tool for gold digging in the future. Zhou Cang didn't explain it, but patiently explained the size and size, and finally told him not to make a fuss, and come to pick it up in a month. If it is done well, there will be a reward.

Zhou Cang asked blacksmith Zhang to make him a one-foot-long dagger, but blacksmith Zhang showed embarrassment. "I'm afraid it won't work."

"Bows and arrows and knives and guns are controlled instruments and cannot be crafted. There will be no problems with such small gadgets. If you don't bother the two masters, I will trouble you." Zhou Cang didn't plan to find a small workshop. "If you think it's inappropriate, it's okay to keep it short, it's just for self-defense."

"That's fine. But if someone asks, don't say that it was built here." Blacksmith Zhang weighed the hoe and ax in his rough hands, and said distressedly. "Hoes and axes are both good iron, and they don't have much wear and tear. They are just resistant to use. It's a pity why we have to make such useless things with strange shapes, and we can't use so much."

"I don't have much money, so I can only use these irons. Otherwise, you can keep the hoes and axes, and find another iron to make them. If there are any leftovers, I will give you a reward."

Blacksmith Zhang hadn't seen such a generous guest before, so he agreed. He was very envious of Zhou Cang's two iron pots.Iron pot, Zhou Cang is still very useful, he just ignores Zhang Blacksmith's gaze.

After leaving the blacksmith's shop, Zhou Cang bought soy sauce, vinegar, wooden barrels and big bags with ten renminbi.I thought I didn't have much money, and I was afraid that it would be difficult to sustain it. After walking through several counties, I realized that the money in my hand turned out to be hard currency.It turned out that the money making by the imperial court was chaotic, and the money made was getting lighter and smaller, with less and less copper content, and all the money in my hands was good money made in the early days, so the shops would rather be cheaper than better. money.

After nearly a month of trekking, Zhou Cang finally reached the East China Sea. He engraved the itinerary, mountains, rivers, and cities all the way on a wooden board.This trip is equivalent to crossing Xuzhou, at least to understand the various places, which is completely different from the geography textbooks in school.Xuzhou in the Three Kingdoms is not Xuzhou in Henan, but one of the thirteen prefectures in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It spans Shandong, Henan and Jiangsu in later generations. There are three small countries in Xuzhou because they are the fiefdoms of three clans.

Zhou Cang found a fisherman's family, surnamed Xu, and now there are only old couples in the family. One son refuses to fish or farm, but he wanders around all day, makes friends with friends, fights everywhere, and often counts when he goes out. Yue, the old couple can't control him even if they dote on him.Zhou Cang gave Lao Xu thirty renminbi, and also gave them food, explaining that he would stay here for a month, and these were the money and food for board and lodging. donkey.Lao Xu is old and unable to go to sea. He has two acres of land behind his house. He usually goes to the beach to pick up some small seafood and catch fish for a living.After getting so much money and food at once, I am grateful to Dade for giving up the house where my son lives.

On weekdays, Zhou Cang lives here, and Zhou Cang borrows the broken fishing boat of Lao Xu's family, as well as fishhooks, fishing lines, and fish baskets.

When he arrived at the seaside, Zhou Cang was dumbfounded: there was a tidal flat, and after the tide ebbed, it was full of black mud, and he couldn't move his feet when he walked in. There was no such beautiful beach or beautiful shells in his imagination.Zhou Cang finally found a piece of rocky land, which he used as his base.

Zhou Cang first ran into the sea for a swim, but unfortunately nothing happened, maybe some conditions were missing?I really forgot the day of the lunar calendar when I crossed that day, and I didn't remember if there were any visions such as the nine stars connecting beads, the sky dog ​​eclipsing the moon, and the like.At that time, I met a disaster in a certain bathing place in Qingdao. Now it should not be under the rule of Xuzhou, but in Chengyang Kingdom of Qingzhou. If you have a chance, you can go and see it. According to the tour guide, Qingdao was only a small town in the Ming Dynasty. The fishing village, I'm afraid I can't find it now... Uh, what if I travel again and don't return to my own time, and go back 1000 years, or reach the Stone Age?
Zhou Cang comforted himself, this is also very good, besides missing his father and mother, it is also very good to stay here, so he gave up exploring the road of crossing.

Old Xu's broken boat was a bit leaky, and Zhou Cang didn't plan to go out to sea by boat, so he just went fishing by the sea, as long as he frequently scooped water out, it would be fine.There are no oars or rudders, so Zhou Cang can only swim to push it into the sea and then climb into the boat. When he comes back, he still relies on swimming to push it back. Zhou Cang dares to do this only when the weather is calm.

After touching a few conch and abalone, I went back to the shore, built two stoves with stones, picked up some withered grass and branches, set up two pots, one large and one small, filled with seawater, lit a fire underneath, and boiled salt in the big pot. Cooking seafood in a small pot takes about half a bucket of salt in a day. Zhou Cang estimates that there are almost ten buckets a month, which is about 500 catties.Today's seafood is delicious, and it doesn't need any seasoning at all. Compared with the artificially cultivated seafood eaten in later generations, it tastes very different. Thinking about those seafood that is fried, braised, and splashed with oil, it is really wasteful.

After cooking a bag of salt, Zhou Cang carried it to Lao Xu's house on a donkey, which frightened Lao Xu. "Boy, your job is not good. You will be caught by the government. This piece of sea belongs to the Chen family. If you catch a fish, no one will take care of it. If you are caught cooking salt, you will have your hands and feet chopped off."

"It doesn't matter, don't worry, I know the Chen family, the Chen family won't pay attention to this little salt." Zhou Cang had no choice but to lie to Lao Xu.

Old Xu was dubious, and whenever he was free, he stood on the rock and looked around, fearing that someone would come and arrest him.

Living the days of chopping firewood, cooking salt, fishing, and swimming every day, Zhou Cang's strength and water skills have grown a lot, his cooking skills have also improved, and his people are darker. Anyway, there is no mirror, and he doesn't care if there is a mirror.Zhou Cang is simply shirtless, and saves the cloth.

(End of this chapter)