Volume 1 Under the Stars Chapter 55 Searching for Materials
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After the Xu Zhongjing incident, it didn't take long for Cangshan to take a holiday.
Yang Yunhui's third semester ended like this, and it was still Cao Zixiao who came to pick him up.
Sitting in the carriage, Yang Yunhui fell into deep thought.
"I really didn't expect such a thing in this world, although I am a traverser, but I have no advantage at all, I almost don't know the science and technology of the earth, I wanted to engage in a scientific advanced rhythm, but now I think about it, it is not possible to go to the army first, work hard, be careful, strive to be able to seal a small village, and then think about something else. ”
This time, the journey home was relatively smooth, and after more than ten days, the carriage arrived at Nanshan City smoothly.
"Mother, I'm back!" Outside the city gate, Yang Yunhui saw his mother Li Xinran standing at the city gate waiting from a distance.
When the carriage passed by the city gate, Li Xinran happily got into the carriage, she touched Yang Yunhui's hair, "Yunhui has grown up!"
Yang Yunhui secretly smiled in his heart, "I'm still young!"
As soon as she returned home, the second sister Yang Yunrui came back from Yueyun Academy.
"Little brother, are you back?"
"Second sister!"
"Count the days, you should come back too, no, I'll hurry home as soon as I get out of class. ”
"Second sister is doing well in Yueyun Academy?"
"It's interesting to teach children, what about you, I heard that you have a good time this time, the fourth place in the Sky Cup, right? ”
"Hey, hey, that's everyone's work, everyone's hard work. ”
"Okay, okay, let's go take a shower, just came back, isn't this all covered in dust. ”
"Good!"
In the evening, Yang Lanze came back from the administrative hall, and the family sat down to eat together.
"Xiaohui, this is your third year in Cangshan, and you will go out to do tasks next semester," Yang Lanze said.
"Yes, Father. ”
"That's fast, I'm about to turn 15. ”
"Yes, Xiaohui has grown into an adult," Li looked at his son happily.
"I'll take your pony with me next semester, it's grown up, and it's time to take it out for riding," Yang Lanze put down the chopsticks in his hand.
"Hmm. ”
"Tomorrow, go to the craftsman's workshop in the city, pick up a few pieces of equipment, Xiao Cao, you accompany Xiao Hui," Yang Lanze said to Cao Zixiao.
"Yes, sir. ”
The next morning.
"Tuk tuk," there was a knock on the door.
"Young Master!" a soft shout came from outside the bedroom.
"Is it Uncle Cao?"
"It's me. ”
"Okay, you wait, I'll be out right away. ”
Yang Yunhui cleaned up in the room for a while, and soon got dressed and came out.
After breakfast, Yang Yunhui followed Cao Zixiao to the blacksmith shop in Nanshan City.
Arrived at the door of the blacksmith's shop.
"Uncle Cao, I'll just pick a few pieces of armor. ”
"What, don't choose weapons?"
"No need. ”
"Why?"
"The Wangdu Craftsman Association helped me build a sword, and I will be able to get it when I return to Cangshan. ”
"Ah, why did the Royal Capital Craftsman Association make weapons for you?"
"This is the reward of the Sky Cup. ”
"Oh, I forgot, young master, you shine in the Sky Cup. ”
Walking into the blacksmith shop, Yang Yunhui looked at the various armors hanging on the wall. These armors are not distinctive, they are all some modest standards.
"Young master, take this, inner armor," Cao Zixiao took off a chain mail-style armor from the wall.
"This?"
"Well, this one is okay, wearing it inside can defend against normal attacks, and it doesn't affect your speed. ”
"Well, I'll just listen to you. ”
Immediately, Yang Yunhui tried on the inner armor on his body, and it felt a little longer. The master blacksmith came up and measured his body and agreed on a date for the revision.
"Here's another one," Cao Zixiao said, picking up another helmet.
"Ah, it's not pretty!"
"Young master, there are no beautiful ones here, haha, don't pick them. ”
"Hey, okay. ”
So Yang Yunhui put the helmet on his head, and the simple gray helmet on his head had the feeling of a big-headed soldier.
"Shoes, I want to have a pair too, boss, take out your best armed shoes and have a look," Cao Zixiao looked around.
"Sir, wait a minute! We don't have many people buying shoes, so we didn't even take them out. ”
After a while, the blacksmith brought three pairs of shoes from the back hall.
"Look at these shoes, full coverage of pure iron. ”
"No, it affects speed. ”
"This pair of shoes, made of a small amount of iron and fleece. ”
"It looks okay, but it's not strong, it's not good, it's not good. ”
"Well, look at the last pair, the Boots of Studed Armor. ”
"Well, this is okay, that's it, the young master buys this. ”
Yang Yunhui put on this pair of animal skin studded combat boots and tried it out.
"It's very comfortable to wear, listen to Uncle Cao. ”
"Hey, hey, hey, it's right to listen to uncle. ”
For these equipment, in fact, Yang Yunhui doesn't like it, not to mention the ugly style, it's still very heavy, and it's very cold to wear on the body.
But there is no more advanced shoemaking technology here, so we have to settle for it.
......
The carriage kept bumping, and Yang Yunhui felt that his buttocks were about to bubble up. Although I have long been accustomed to riding in a carriage, the stinky problem of this ancient carriage is still like this, and it is very bumpy.
In this way, the carriage was bumped all the way home.
Back at home, Yang Yunhui sat quietly in the room and thought for a while, and unconsciously thought of the carriage, so he found Steward Liu.
"Uncle Liu, you can help me find a carpenter. ”
"Carpenter, young master, do you want to make furniture?"
"It's not. ”
"And what are you going to do?"
"You'll find out later. ”
Steward Liu was quite curious about Yang Yunhui's intention to find a carpenter. The young master has had some whimsical ideas from time to time in the past few years, so he also wants to know what Yang Yunhui can make up this time.
About an hour later, a middle-aged carpenter arrived at the house.
"Young Master Yang, what do you want me to do?" The carpenter asked, bending slightly.
"Look at this picture. ”
Yang Yunhui was holding a piece of yellow paper with some small structures drawn on it.
The carpenter looked at it carefully for a moment.
"Can you read it?" Yang Yunhui asked.
"Well, is this a wooden shelf?"
"Yes. ”
"It's easy!"
"Don't worry, let me ask you, do you know anything that is soft and elastic?"
"Soft, elastic?" The carpenter thought for a moment, "Well, there are a few things that are a little flexible. ”
"Tell me about it?"
"There is a tree that turns the sap that comes down from the trunk into something yellow, something that is somewhat elastic. ”
"Oh! What kind of tree is this?"
"I can't name it, but there are some trees in some mountains and forests, and the mountain people who live in the mountains have seen this kind of tree. ”
"Is it a rubber tree?" Yang Yunhui thought in his heart, "Are there many such trees, and are there many people who know about them?"
"There are a lot of these trees, but they all grow in the mountains, and not many people know about them, that is, those of us who make furniture often know a little about it. ”
"Okay, what other material is resilient?"
"Hmm... There is an alchemy material called cloud mud, which is also elastic, but the price is more expensive. ”
"Yo, yes, you still know about alchemy. ”
"Young master, I'm the number one carpenter in our Nanshan Mountain, don't underestimate me, I have also studied alchemy," the carpenter seemed a little proud.
Hearing the carpenter's words, Yang Yunhui couldn't help but look at him a few more times.
"Anything else?"
"There is a liquid, which is also elastic and very soft, called white wave water. ”
"Liquid?"
"Well, it's soft, like water. ”
"Oh~ Do you have all these materials here?"
"None of them. ”
"Ahh
"The first tree is in the mountains and it's easy to find. ”
"The second material, cloud mud, is more expensive, and can only be bought at the alchemy shop in the provincial capital. ”
"The third material, white wave water, is only available in the East China Sea Province. ”
"So which kind of elasticity is better?"
"Yunni, of course. ”
"Isn't that going to the provincial governor River City?"
"It takes 8 days to go back and forth to Long River City. ”
"It's been a long time, so take me to see the first tree. ”
"Young master, these trees are growing in the mountains, it's not appropriate for you to go!"
"It's okay, go and see for a long time. ”
"Well, you wake up early tomorrow morning, and I'll take you to see this kind of tree. ”
"Okay. ”
The next day, Yang Yunhui was woken up by the housekeeper while he was still asleep.
"What's the matter, Steward Liu, it's not dawn yet!"
"Young master, have you forgotten what you agreed with Carpenter Zhang yesterday?"
"Oh, that's true, but, oh my god, it's too early, what time is it?"
"It's the beginning of the day. ”
"Oh my God, it's only 5 o'clock..."
"Young master, if you don't hurry up, you won't have enough time. ”
"Okay, I'll get up..."
Half an hour later, Yang Yunhui appeared in the living room dressed neatly, his eyes were still a little foggy.
Cao Zixiao and Carpenter Zhang were already waiting there.
"Uncle Cao, are you going too?"
"Of course, it's dangerous to go up the mountain, so I'll have to go with it. ”
Then, the three of them got into the carriage and headed straight for the direction designated by Carpenter Zhang. It's just that Carpenter Zhang didn't dare to sit inside, and only sat outside with Cao Zixiao.
Originally, Yang Yunhui wanted to let Carpenter Zhang come in and sit, but after thinking about the strict hierarchy here, he sighed, thinking about it, forget it, if he let Carpenter Zhang come in and sit, maybe Carpenter Zhang would have other thoughts in his heart that he shouldn't have.
An hour later, the carriage came to the foot of a mountain.
Cao Zixiao parked the carriage in the woods and tied the rope.
"Young Master, we're going to walk with our feet next. ”
"No problem. ”
So, Yang Yunhui and Cao Zixiao followed Carpenter Zhang and walked slowly towards the mountain. There are no roads in this mountain, just crooked yellow mud and patches of grass. Some places are so soft that your feet sink into the mud as you walk, and your shoes are almost gone.
After walking for a long time, Yang Yunhui's clothes were torn, and he finally came to a 4 or 5 meter high wood.
"Young master, these are the trees, you see the tree on the left has sap flowing out, yellow-white," Carpenter Zhang said, pointing to a tree next to him.
"Hmm. ”
Yang Yunhui stepped forward to look at it and touched it. Indeed, the sap that flows from this tree will congeale together, and this yellowish gelatinous substance should be rubber.
"That's right, this thing does," Mr. Yang said.
"And how much do you want?"
"So many, Yang Yunhui stroked. ”
"So much, it will take a few days to harvest. ”
"No problem," Yang Yunhui made an OK gesture.
Although Carpenter Zhang didn't recognize this gesture, he also understood its meaning.
Three days later, Carpenter Zhang came to the door with rubber.
"Young master, I brought these saps, how do you use them?"
"Well, I'll try it first. ”
Yang Yunhui took a piece of sap from Carpenter Zhang, which was in the shape of a round cake, and it seemed that Carpenter Zhang was using a pot to fill the sap.
He placed the sap on the ground, and then the whole person jumped on it, and he could clearly feel a burst of elasticity.
"Well, it's okay. ”
Hearing this, Carpenter Zhang immediately wiped his sweat with a smile.
"Do you have any helpers?" Yang Yunhui asked.
"Helper? Carpenter Zhang returned puzzled.
"Is there someone to do with you when you do things, you can't do everything alone. ”
"I have two apprentices. ”
"Well, that's fine, you go back and cut the sap into tiny, tiny shapes, grain by grain. ”
"Uh, how small?"
"It's so big," Yang Yunhui compared with his hand a style the size of a small jujube.
"Well, it's hard, you have to cut it piece by piece. ”
"Well, can it be done?"
"Yes, just take some time. ”
"How long will you take?"
"Two days!"
"Ah, so long?"
"Yes, young master, this job is a careful job, and it is not easy to do. ”
"Okay, I'll give you two days. ”
"Good. ”
So, Carpenter Zhang went back with the sap.
The next day, Yang Yunhui went to Carpenter Zhang's house to take a look, and the resin was indeed cut into the shape he wanted, but the progress was very slow. It's no wonder that in this era, there is no technology, and carpenters don't have any tools, so these jobs are slow to do, and they can only be cut one by one with knives.