It was late, Cheng Yuanzhi and Zheng Xian had already left first, especially Cheng Yuanzhi, who drank a lot of wine at the dinner.

After the two left, Ning Yu told Ning Zhongjing about the predicament encountered by his father Ning Zhongyuan.

Ning Zhongjing sighed and said: "A few days ago, the second brother vaguely talked to me through the tone, but I didn't say it in detail at the time, originally I thought that this matter was not important, but I didn't expect that it was the second brother who hid it from me. Now I have to go to the nearby state capital to buy guns, so I will tell someone to do this. And when he had finished speaking, he called for the men to come in.

Ning Yu stretched out his hand to stop and said, "I have already thought of a solution to this matter, but I need the cooperation of the family." ”

As soon as Ning Zhongjing heard that his nephew actually had an idea, he didn't immediately call someone, and said, "The matter of this second brother, the family naturally cares no matter the cost. Yu'er, just say it. ”

Ning Yu smiled and said: "It's impossible to buy a cannon, but it's feasible to make a cannon, after all, this is the old craft of our Ning family." ”

Ning Zhongjing couldn't cry or laugh, and said: "Yu'er, you don't know that this ordinary cannon cannon, which time can't be three or five months." This period of proofreading is only more than a month, how can there be time to make it? Even if it is forcibly made, I am afraid that it will not be able to be used. ”

Ning Yu said softly: "I naturally know the joints. But if I'm not sure, naturally I won't tell the third uncle, a few days ago, I happened to see a cannon casting method in the book, and now I just came to try it, if it is successful, I can cast six cannons within a month, and I can also make a difference. ”

Ning Zhongjing stroked his beard and groaned: "Since Yu'er is sure, you might as well give it a try, and I will also hurry up to buy guns here, and I will do both." However, my Ning family's cannon casting workshop has now become a blacksmith shop for making agricultural tools, you take this slip and go to the blacksmith shop to find a man named Lei Huozi, he may be able to help you. ”

Ning Zhongjing didn't ask too much about this method, so he wrote a note and handed it to Ning Yu, and arranged for a familiar family member to take Ning Yu to the blacksmith shop the next day.

In the early morning of the next day, Ning Yu followed his family and took him to a village outside Xiaogan County, after all, this blacksmith shop was originally a cannon casting workshop, so naturally it would not be located in the city.

Now it's July, the summer rush has basically passed, the millet in the rice field has also been harvested, Ning Yu has come to this world, and it has been more than half a year, looking at this world, he is also a little proud in addition to sighing, after all, he has crossed into this world, and he has still done some things.

That family should have been to the blacksmith shop many times, and he was no stranger to the grass and trees here, and constantly introduced the scenery of this village to Ning Yu.

Today's Ningyu, when he sees those unclothed farmers and thin children again, there are not too many fluctuations in his heart - in this world, survival is not so easy.

The family took Ning Yu around and around to a large compound at the northernmost end of the village, which rose from the mountains, but it was different from ordinary farmhouse courtyards, which were littered with iron slag ore, some incomplete farm tools, and even a large half-rusted boiler.

The blacksmith shop is located in the innermost part of the village, and now that the summer is busy, not many people come to make farm tools, and the whole yard seems a little deserted, and there is a shirtless old man sitting at the door of the house, shaking a fan and humming a tune, and a few big men are beating the iron, clanging and clanging.

When the family saw the old man, he quietly pointed and told Ning Yu that this was Lei Huozi, with a strange and perverse personality, and he was not a good person to get along with.

Ning Yu knew in his heart that anyone who had a little temper had some ability, because if he only had a temper and no ability, he would have starved to death a long time ago.

Ning Yu walked in front of the old man, bowed his head slightly, and said: "Master Lei, boy Ning Yu, I also asked the master to preside over the cannon casting for the Ning family, this is my third uncle Ning Zhongjing's warrant." ”

Strictly speaking, this compound is also the property of the Ning family, and this thunder camel can also be said to be a wage earner working for the Ning family.

Lei Huozi squinted his eyes, looked Ning Yu up and down, and looked Ning Yu a little uncomfortable all the time, and then said, "Cast cannon? How many doors? The old man was illiterate, and he asked the son to take back the warrant. ”

Ning Yu didn't care, there were too many illiterate people in this world, and there were very few who were really literate, so he patiently explained: "My father will lead the city to guard the camp to participate in the school review in a month, so he needs to cast six cannons within a month." ”

After hearing this, Lei Huozi sneered: "These six sub-mother cannons are not difficult, but this month's period is purely a fantasy talk, the Ning family are all knowledgeable about artillery, how can they not know that this cannon will be rushed again, and it will take three months?" This month cast is trying to blow up on the spot? It's ridiculous to send you, a doll who doesn't know anything, to do things. ”

Ning Yu was not in a hurry to argue, but said lightly: "Master Lei doesn't need to be in a hurry, you might as well listen to the kid's method of casting cannons first, if you follow this method, it is not difficult to have six cannons a month." ”

As if he had heard the biggest joke in the world, Lei Huozi laughed loudly, laughing and saying with disdain: "Although the old man is illiterate, he can say that this cannon casting technology, the entire Huguang area, the old man said second, who dares to say first?" You, the little master, don't know where to read the book, and you dare to show off your knowledge of cannon casting in front of the old man? ”

Ning Yu wasn't angry yet, but the family on the side couldn't bear it, and interjected: "Don't know what to do with your camel, do you know that my young master is a genius, these days... I had a child a few days ago. ”

What he said made Ning Yu embarrassed, but when he looked at the thunder camel again, he had already turned over and stopped looking at the two of them, making it clear that he was unwilling to deal with them anymore.

Ning Yu stopped the family who wanted to say something more, and just said lightly: "The ordinary cannon casting method is to use mud to cast the outer mold and the inner mold first, and then pour the molten iron into it, and then form the cannon body after cooling, among which this mud mold is the most important place, and it must wait for it to dry naturally, so that there will be no bubbles left inside, and the cast cannon will not explode, master, what I said is right?" ”

The thunder camel didn't seem to hear it, but just snorted a few words, and didn't pay attention to Ning Yu.

Ning Yu was not angry, and said: "In this way, the manufacturing time of this clay mold will be greatly extended, and it cannot be baked with charcoal fire, otherwise it will cause the outside of the clay mold to be dry and wet inside, or it will lead to an explosion, and the casting time will be delayed." So, if you want to shorten the time it takes to cast a cannon, then you have to make some work on this clay mold, master, am I right? ”

Although Lei Huozi still didn't pay attention to Ning Yu, his breathing gradually slowed down, obviously waiting for Ning Yu to continue.

Ning Yu didn't continue, but changed the topic, and said: "When the kid looked at the cannon of the Green Battalion in the past, he often found that the quality of this cannon was really worrying, even if it was the cannon cast by my Ning family in the past, most of them can't be used now, as the so-called "bullet is not round, mouth is not straight", it is just a big firework when it is shot. ”

The thunder camel couldn't bear it anymore, turned over and roared, "How do you kid know how to make cannons?" It was the cannon I made for the Ning family that made your grandfather survive the peace of mind more than 40 years ago! If it weren't for that, how could you make a big deal out of your kid here today! ”