When 11, Liao Jiahe, and 6 Xiangyuan returned to Zhuhai Village, it was already evening. Originally, he told sù6 Xiangyuan that he would not need to train if he wanted to go down the mountain and return to the village in the afternoon, but when 6 Xiangyuan heard that the sword of 11 was about to be baked, he took the initiative to ask Ying to follow the two of them down the mountain together. Anyway, it's just going down the mountain to go back to the village, and it's not sneaking out to the outside world, and there are often people going up and down the mountain. Like 6 Xiangyuan, they can't bear the loneliness after staying in the mountains for a long time, and it is common for them to sneak back to the village to stay for a few days, and their families will not say anything, at most they will ask them to come back early and so on.

He didn't go to 6 Xuan or 6 Guan Jia first, but ran directly to the sword casting furnace, it wasn't that he was in a hurry, but he felt that there was really no need to run to 6 Xuan and them first, saying nonsense like I came back.

When he entered the sword-casting furnace, Shi Dali was the only one in the back room squatting by the whetstone, holding a curved knife in his hand and carefully examining it. The dagger in his hand had been roughly formed, it was a small flat scimitar, like a slashed viper tooth, the body of the knife was jet black and did not shine, the keel protrusion had not yet been equipped with a handle on the outside, and there was no decoration on the body of the knife.

Hearing the movement of the three people coming in, Shi Dali looked at the door and nodded to 11, "Are you back?"

Shi Dali's face was a little haggard, and there were many places on his bare upper body that were blackened by smoke, and the smell of sweat emanating from his body could be smelled from a distance. On the way, Liao Jiahe said that Shi Dali has been repeatedly tempering this dagger day and night in the past two months, and the time for eating, going to the toilet and sleeping every day is only five hours, and the rest of the time is spent in the sword-casting room to strike iron. Now it seems that what Liao Jiahe said is true, Shi Dali really hasn't rested much in the past two months.

I walked up to him, looked at the dagger, and asked, "How is it?"

Shi Dali handed over the dagger and said, "Look at it, is there anything to improve?"

When 11 took the dagger. A cold chill seeped into his veins through the skin of his palm, and his mind moved, he held the dagger in his hand and waved it a few times, and nodded: "Yes, the scale is just right." ”

The 6 Xiang Yuan next to him interjected lightly and asked, "Chu Yuan, this is your sword?"

Liao Jiahe corrected: "This is not a sword, don't you see that it only has one side sharpening? This is a knife." ”

6 Xiang Yuan glared at him: "I won't read it? ”

Shi Dali smiled bitterly: "I have fought a sword all my life, and this is the first time I have cast a sword. I'm afraid there will be deviations. This dagger is exactly according to the mold you carved, and I don't even dare to change it in the slightest, for fear that you will not be satisfied. ”

"Not bad. 11 Touching the blade lightly, the fingertip only pressed lightly on the blade, and the finger was immediately cut out.

6 Xiang Yuan exclaimed, "What a sharp sword." Belch. It's a knife. Liao Jiahe obviously already knew that this dagger was sharp, and said with a smug face: "Of course, this is what my master spent a lot of effort to build. ”

6 Xiang Yuan Chao11 handed his hand and asked, "Chu Yuan, can you show me?"

Handing the dagger out casually, 6 Xiangyuan took it and waved it back a few times, saying, "Profit is profit, and the blade is also heavy." But why do I always feel awkward to hold it?"

Liao Jiahe said: "That's why you won't use it." ”

6 Xiang Yuan retorted, "Will you?"

"Don't make any noise!" Shi Dali snorted. Shi Dali spoke. Of course, the two juniors didn't dare to speak again, but they just glared at each other and turned their heads away. The two of them didn't know which tendon was wrong. Or have you ever made any trouble before, anyway, when you came down from the mountain, they were fighting all the way, and they didn't stop when they got here.

Shi Dali said: "Now it's only the later processing, the sword pattern, the hilt and the scabbard, these have to be selected by yourself, so I asked the family and the mountain to notify you." ”

"No need to decorate. 11 He asked, "What are the hilts of your swords made of?"

Liao Jiahe hurriedly said: "Wood." If it's a golden silk nanmu dialect, it's even better. Then it is engraved with gold to make a sword ornament. ”

Shi nodded vigorously and said, "Metal is easy to conduct. If the entire handle is made of metal, in case it collides with other swords. The anti-shock force can easily hurt the tiger's mouth. We generally use wood as the hilt, so that the shock force will be diffused and absorbed by the wood, and the shock force that is actually transmitted to the palm of the hand will be reduced a lot. ”

"That's wood. ”

Shi Dali said with a smile: "I have already prepared high-grade golden silk nanmu for you, just wait for you to choose the style and you can process it at any time." What kind of hilt do you want? barrel type or finger grip type or ...... "

"Finger hold, give me the wood, I'll do it myself. 11. Without thinking about it, he said directly. Finger grip on the hilt of a sword is a popular way of saying that the hilt of a sword is carved into a regular notch, which is placed by just four fingers. This kind of handle is generally used for daggers or sabers, and it is rarely used in ordinary sword craftsmanship.

Shi Dali took out two rectangular flat planks and gently struck each other twice, and the two planks made a dull sound. He said: "It is a high-quality wood, the wood is hard and resistant to decay, and it is generally used in coffins. Most of the coffins of those emperors in ancient times were made of golden silk nanmu, and ordinary rich and noble families could not afford to enjoy it. The hilt and scabbard of our sword-casting are all made of peach wood or red wood, and gold silk nan wood is rarely used, mainly because it is too expensive. ”

Liao Jiahe's eyes were about to pop out, he just said casually just now, who would have thought that Shi Dali would really take out golden silk nanmu to make such a luxury as a knife handle. But think about it, he has already taken the already rare Ugin to make the main raw material of this dagger, and it is reasonable to make the hilt of the sword from the golden silk nanmu.

Nanmu, also known as wood, is divided into three types. One is fragrant nan, the wood body is slightly purple and fragrant, and the texture is also very beautiful. The second is water nan, the wood color is clear and the wood is pine. The third is the best in the wood, the most noble golden silk nanmu. Golden silk nanmu is mostly produced in the deep mountains of the river stream, and the wood grain has gold wires, and it will flash a faint golden light when it is towards the light, so it is regarded as the emperor of the wood. Historically, Nan, Zhang, Zi, and Mu Zhou are known as the four famous trees, and Nanmu is crowned with it, which shows how high people love Nanmu. The royal family is to use nanmu as the royal material, and the palaces and towers of the Ming Dynasty, temples and other important buildings, its pillars must use nanmu. To the Qing Dynasty Nanmu on the grade of golden silk Nanmu has been very rare, in the early years of Kangxi, also sent officials to the southern provinces to purchase Nanmu, due to the excessive cost, Kangxi this move is too luxurious, labor and money, no benefit to state affairs, then changed to use Manchurian yellow pine, the wooden pillar of the main hall is spliced with outsourced Nanmu. At that time, the price of golden silk nan wood was already compared to gold, especially the high-grade golden silk nan that was more than 100 years old was hard to find, and the rich people who were not really rich and expensive could not afford to enjoy it, let alone use it to make coffins so luxuriously. In history, those who used Jin Si Nan as coffins were generally emperors or royal relatives.

I took the two wooden boards from Shi Dali's hand and compared them, the wooden boards did have golden wire lines as in the legend, and they flashed under the light of the fire in the furnace, which was very lovely. But 11 frowned, to be honest, from the wood point of view, the golden silk nanmu is indeed the top grade, especially looking at the lines on these two boards, obviously the age is not small, but the wood grain on it will be reflective, which is very contrary to the original intention of 11. If it was just for the sake of looking good, he wouldn't let Shi Dali go to great lengths to make the dagger dull. Besides, have you ever seen a killer hiding in the dark standing in the corner with a cartridge in his hand, waiting for you to stupidly go over and let him stab him?

After thinking for a while, 11 said, "Let's just take this golden silk nanmu." ”

Dali didn't feel distressed, nodded and said, "Then you will complete the final handle, right?" Anyway, I am also very confident in your carving skills. ”

Said flatly: "Yes." ”

"At least the scabbard......"

"No, you don't. 11 interrupted: "Just find a holster." ”

Shi Dali did not object: "Okay." Liao He, you went to my house and told your wife to let her sew a holster...... Hey, no, she doesn't know the size, so I'd better run this trip myself. ”

After Shi Dali hurried away, 11 locked himself in a carving room in the back room of the sword-casting furnace, and he spent the whole night. 6 Xiang Yuan originally wanted to wait for him, but he couldn't stay up until late at night, so he went back to his old house to sleep. Although the family moved to the mountains, they occasionally returned to the village for a few days. Anyway, there will be no thieves in this village, and even if the gate is left open and left empty for a year and a half, no one will come in and steal anything.

Before dawn the next day, 6 Xiangyuan was called out by 11. 11 I don't know where the old house 6 Xiangyuan is, but it is not difficult to find it by Liao Jiahe to lead the way.

glanced at 6 Xiangyuan, who was still rubbing his sleepy eyes, and said lightly: "Bring your tools and follow me." ”

6 Xiang Yuan rubbed his eyes and asked, "Where are you going?"

"Try the knife. ”