got rid of Zhang Ruiwen, and Jinxiu went to Guan Jie's iron shop.

Today is not a market day, there are no guests in the iron shop, and Guan Cuier has not come, Guan Jie is alone in front of the stove with a sledgehammer and clanging to knock on something.

He is very focused on his work, but his hearing is excellent, Jinxiu just shouted Uncle Guan here, he heard it, raised his head and looked over, his eyes were sharp and sensitive, and when he saw that it was Jinxiu, he smiled on his face, put down the hammer, and limped over.

Jinxiu noticed that the last time I saw Guan Jie walking, he was dragging his right leg, which seemed to be very difficult and painful, but this time he didn't drag his leg and walked more briskly.

He asked, "Second Uncle Guan, it doesn't matter if your leg hurts, right?" ”

Guan Jie said with a smile: "At the beginning, it was very seriously injured, and the treatment was not timely, but now it is like this, it will hurt on a cloudy day in rain and snow, and it will be fine on a sunny day, it doesn't matter." ”

Jinxiu sighed, I don't know what to say, and I'm not a doctor, so I don't understand this.

Guan Jie asked Jinxiu: "Is the foundation of your new house good?" Where to stay? ”

Jinxiu replied: "It's measured, it's next door to your house, it's seven or eight acres wide, and we're going to be neighbors in the future!" ”

Guan Jie was very happy to hear this, and said with a smile: "Since it's a neighbor, when your family starts a new house, I have to go back to help for two days, I may not be able to do it quickly when laying bricks and moving stones, carpentry work is okay, what iron nails and iron parts to use, I have all the cover!" ”

"That's it, Second Uncle Guan will give us a little less money!"

"Okay!"

Guan Jie was about to go and pour tea, but Jinxiu hurriedly said: "I'll come, I'll come, Second Uncle Guan, you sit and rest, I want to tell you something this time." ”

Guan Jie nodded: "Just say anything." ”

Jinxiu poured two bowls of tea, one to Guan Jie, and watched Guan Jie drink it dry in one gulp, then took out the cloth bag, took out a piece of paper from it and handed it to him.

There are several kinds of machines painted on that piece of paper, which is a modified version of the machinery that makes soap paste in the cave, this set of machines has carpentry and wrought iron, and after measuring and drawing the whole set of combinations, Jinxiu draws all the accessories separately in the same way, and the size is indicated on the side, which is convenient for craftsmen to make it.

Guan Jie was a little surprised after reading it: "Jinxiu, do you want to make this?" What are you going to do? ”

Jinxiu did not hide it from him, and said that he would make laundry soap by himself, and planned to sell Fangzi and this set of machines to merchants who had the ability to produce them in large quantities:

"This set of machines is only one set, we tried it first, and then it is good to rehearse it for them, and they need to do more, that is their business. Even if Second Uncle Guan makes it, it will cost money to sell it to them, materials, technical handicraft, and indispensable! It's just, Second Uncle Guan, can you do it alone? Would you like to add a helper or two? ”

Guan Jie nodded: "Yes, there are exactly two apprentices who will start following tomorrow, and that's enough!" ”

Jinxiu said: "If you are an apprentice, the second uncle should also look at it, this mechanical drawing can't be taken away by the apprentice!" ”

"Don't worry, I carry the drawings with me, and I do it myself, and they will carry the materials for me!"

Guan Jie looked at Jinxiu and said, "You are really smart, you can think of such a machine!" However, can laundry soap be used? Do you want it? ”

"Don't worry, Second Uncle Guan, as long as you make it, it will definitely sell well!"

Jinxiu smiled: "The recipe for laundry soap is what I happened to hear a Taoist priest say, and then I and my sister pondered it, as for this mechanical drawing, it's not what I thought, it was I flipped through the book in the bookstore and saw a similar machine, and it took me half of the night to change it to this, and it was created, which is suitable for making laundry soap in large quantities, saving time and manpower!" If someone asks, Second Uncle Guan will say that it is according to my requirements, and you can make it yourself while thinking about it! ”

Guan Jie thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, just say that!" You are a little girl, you know too much, let people look at the hot eyes, maybe there will be some bad intentions! ”

Jinxiu couldn't help but glance at Guan Jie, Guan Jie said solemnly: "Old people often teach that wealth should not be exposed, in fact, if you are too talented, you must know how to restrain and hide!" In the past, I have seen many people with special talents taken captive in border passes and other large places, some of whom have been snatched back, and some of whom have been lost since then...... So Jinxiu, what talent do you have, don't show it rashly, you really want to make a living from this, it's best to take it out under the care and protection of adults, you are still too young, and you are still a girl! ”

Jinxiu was chilled by Guan Jie's words, and stammered: "Yes, it should be fine, right?" My cousin is going to sell it, and it's my cousin! ”

Guan Jie saw that she was scared, and hurriedly comforted: "Not everyone will encounter that kind of thing, just be careful." You're doing the right thing, it's better for your cousin to come forward or something! As for this machine, I will take care of it by the second uncle, don't be afraid! ”

Jinxiu still wrinkled her little face, and Guan Jie asked, "Is there anything else?" ”

Jinxiu took out the floor plan of the new house drawn in the cave and pushed it to him along with the book she bought in the bookstore:

"Second Uncle Guan, look, I found this book in the bookstore, and then compared a few pictures to draw the style of my new house, is this considered a special talent?"

Guan Jie looked at the pattern, flipped through the book again, and said with a smile: "As long as you have a little wealth, you can ask a painter to draw the shape of the house you want, and let the craftsman build it according to it." There are a lot of people who can draw, so it doesn't matter. However, you are so good at painting, your father taught you to paint? ”

Jinxiu smiled bitterly: "My father will read those books and write a few articles, where can he draw?" It's my own favorite, since I was a child, I saw the illustrations in my father's idle books, and I scribbled them, no pen and paper, only scribbling on the sand! ”

"Scribbling on the sand, you can also draw this kind of skill!"

Guan Jie sighed again: "Jinxiu, it's a pity that you were born in our village...... This picture, you said that I was asked to find someone in the town to draw it, and it cost a few dollars. Don't say that you paint it yourself, so that the people in the village can see that your new house is bright and exquisite, and whoever starts a new house will come to you to draw a picture in the future, and you can't parry! ”

Jinxiu smiled and said, "Then say so!" Second Uncle Guan also thinks the new house I painted is good-looking? ”

"Yes, very good! When the masonry is built, there is no one in our Dongshan Village who can match it! It is Mr. Qiao's house in Xishan Village, his house also covers a wide area, and no house is more exquisite than yours! ”

"Huh! Will anyone have hot eyes? ”

"Of course, there will be, but this is your hard-earned silver, and it's useless to have hot eyes! By the way, to build this two-story new house, you have to ask for a hundred taels of silver, do you have enough silver? ”

"Didn't it rain a few days ago? I ventured into the mountains twice, picked a lot of good mountain goods, and sold them for two or three hundred taels of silver, and I had accumulated some before, which was enough! ”

Guan Jie smiled, and his face was calm: "There are countless mountain goods in the deep mountains, but there are also many man-eating beasts, how many people dare to fight for their lives?" Jinxiu, you're a girl, you can't take this risk in the future, you know? What if something happens to your mother? ”

Jinxiu nodded: "My mother also said that I will never go to the mountains in the future, I will go around the mountain pass!" ”

As she spoke, Jinxiu took out two pieces of laundry soap and two pieces of bath soap from the cloth bag and put them in front of Guan Jie:

"Second Uncle Guan, you see, this is the laundry soap and bath soap made by me and Jinyu, the laundry is very clean, and the bath soap is used for bathing, and it can also be used to shave! You use these second uncles, and when you run out, I'll get them for you again! ”

Guan Jie picked it up in surprise and sniffed it again: "This is laundry soap?" So fragrant? It's like a pastry! ”

"But after all, it's not a pastry, second uncle, you have to put it in a wooden box when you run out, don't let the child pick it up and eat it, it's all made of soaphorn and some bark and leaves on the mountain, you won't die if you eat it, but it's uncomfortable, so you can't eat it." Don't let the rats scratch and bite, it's not a valuable thing, but the process of doing it is very time-consuming, and you can't waste it on the mice! ”

"Good, good! The second uncle remembered. Thank you Jinxiu! ”

"No thanks, there will be more places to trouble the second uncle in the future!"

"No trouble! No hassle! The second uncle is here, and he can find him whenever he comes! ”

Jinxiu took out three or four white flowers from the basket and put them on the table: "I picked this back, most of them were sold, and I kept some to eat, my mother asked me to send a few to my aunt's house, and said that the second uncle helped our sisters last time, and also asked to send a few to the second uncle, and the second uncle should not give it away, keep it for himself to cook soup and drink!" ”

Guan Jie saw that it was fresh matsutake mushrooms and lion's mane mushrooms, and waved his hand again and again: "Jinxiu can exchange it for money, these can be exchanged for a lot of money!" ”

Jinxiu smiled: "This is what my mother asked me to give to Second Uncle Guan to try it, if I take it for money, how will I explain it when I go home?" If you don't take care of the second uncle and see how much these are worth, you can give the money to my mother after eating. I'm done with my business, it's time to go back! ”

Saying that, he picked up the basket and walked out of the iron shop quickly, Guan Jie held the few matsutake lion's mane mushrooms, and he didn't chase them, and he stayed there for a long time before he remembered shouting:

"Jinxiu, go back and talk to your mother...... Say thank you, second uncle! ”