Chapter 39: The Outcast

Su You threw the drawings he drew last night to Shi Tong, and Shi Tong wiped his hands on his trouser legs, and then carefully took them and opened the drawings. Su You pointed to a small finger: "Take a look, don't be reluctant to do that ball bearing, take your time from the big one, if you can't do it for a while, it's the same to use the sliding bearing first." ”

Shi Tong took out a stack of banknotes from his arms: "This ten pieces of money are for apprentices to honor their master, my Shi family is a family of Jiangmen, not to be empty, this is the share of the Shi family's iron workshop, master, in addition to being a shareholder of the iron mill in the future, you will also be the worship of my Shi family." ”

Su You took it: "Then thank you, I can buy some sake lees here, please drink good wine another day." ”

The brass knife is exquisitely made, and the peony twigs and petal leaf rolls are silver bas-reliefs, combined with the gold-like unrolled parts, which are very beautiful.

The outline of the pattern part and the outer ring of the handle is thrown so brightly that it can illuminate the figure, and the part without pattern at the bottom also retains the rough sand when turning the sand, which further highlights the gorgeousness of the pattern.

Su You couldn't help but joke to Shi Tong: "Apprentice, how many bronzes have you stolen to practice this craft?" ”

Shi Tong's face was flushed, and he waved his hand to Su You with a righteous face: "Master, don't make trouble, what else can my Shi family do?" As you said, our bronzes are all imported from Dali, but sometimes the craftsmanship is really crude, and we just need to repair it. ”

Su You laughed: "Forget it, I'll listen to what you say." ”

After that, he sat down and began to assemble the tools.

The side jump blade is handled in a similar way to a short sword, and the straight sword ridge makes Su You admire the craftsmanship of the craftsmen of this era: "Big stone, that vice is easy to use, right?" ”

Shi Tong smiled: "It's so good, and the knife sharpener is not in vain." The two blades last night were completely up to my father's level, and the time was faster than his! ”

Su You smiled and said: "You still have to learn, the patterned steel we made is a deceptive thing." Although the steel quality is already excellent, it is still a step worse than the real Yungang. ”

"What's really powerful is your father's two 'hard is good', his old man's ability to judge the rigidity according to the color of the fire, and then deduce the accuracy of the quenching method, that is the real ability!"

As he spoke, the folding knife had been installed in place, and the small hammer was tightened tightly, and then the excess was polished off, and the brass rivets and patterns became seamless and became a whole.

The taut spring button is designed to resemble the belly of a bee among flowers, and with a light press, the folding knife pops out.

It is still in the shape of a dagger, but only the part of the back that can be hidden into the handle of the blade is opened to facilitate folding.

The whole handle is made of gold and silver, and when it is flicked open, it is a dark blade, and the contrast between the two is very luxurious.

After taking a bag of tips, loading the knife, and then putting it in a wooden box, Su You said: "Yes, this is considered complete, I will tell you about the heat treatment routine another day, and we will slowly explore it together when we have time, so as to build a longer blade." ”

"I'll ask you to bring the folding knife to Shi Wei, I haven't seen it at the dock shed, so I'll go first." By the way, there's also a drawing, and you'll make that thing in a moment. ”

Shi Tongzheng was obsessed with the ball design, knowing that Su You didn't like to be polite, so he only waved his hand to indicate that he knew.

Walking to the glass river, it is now the end of summer, the water is not subsiding, mainly passenger ships from Chengdu Prefecture.

The shed is very clean and simple, there are two large vats in front of the shed, the big vat is beef bone broth, and behind it are a few tables, several large baskets of beef offal are placed there, and they are also covered with white gauze to prevent flies.

In the other few baskets, there are vegetable leaves, chopped celery, chopped green onions, and coriander.

On one side is a large basket with thick bowls.

There is a spoon in the shed, a lady with a bowl, and eight niangs and twenty-seven mothers are also there.

Seeing Su You coming, Twenty-Seven Niang said, "Where have you been running these days?" Why don't you see people everywhere? ”

Su You said: "In the Shijia Iron Shop, I am good friends with Mr. Hengzhi of Shijiazhuang, and his son Dazhi runs a shop in the city, and he has been playing there for the past two days...... By the way, why do these father and son have a word in their words? Isn't it taboo? ”

Twenty-seven Niang said: "This seems to be the rule of the Five Doumi Sect, and all the people who join the sect have a ranking with a zigzag." ”

Banniang smiled and said: "The most famous should be Wang Xi's father and son, Xiao You won't know it, right?" ”

Su You was surprised: "They are also sectarians? ”

Banniang said: "You don't know? The Wudou Rice Sect was created by Zhang Tianshi, and it was very prosperous in the Han, Wei and Jin dynasties, and even now, it has been widely spread in Bashu. There is Pengzu Mountain near Meishan, which is one of the traditional Taoist caves, so we have a lot of people in Meishan. ”

Su You nodded and said, "I see." ”

Pengshan was named after Peng Zu's 800 longevity, and it is a famous hometown of longevity in later generations, next to Renshou, listen to this name, what a blessing!

At this moment several children dressed in tatters and unkempt clothes came, six or seven in all, the older two carrying a basket, and the younger carrying baskets with coarse porcelain bowls.

One of the children said, "Sister Banniang, we have washed all the dishes. ”

Banniang said: "Well, then Xiaoqi, you take your younger brothers and sisters to play elsewhere, and you will come back when it is time for lunch." ”

The child asked, "Sister Banniang needs our help picking vegetables?" ”

Banniang smiled: "No need, today's dish is winter melon, and it doesn't need to be picked and washed." ”

The kid was about to leave, and Su You said, "Wait a minute. ”

The child looked at Banniang and then at Su You.

Banniang said: "This is the young master from the old mansion of the Su family, this charity shed was suggested by him, and this beef soup was also invented by him, why don't you thank you quickly?" ”

Several children hurriedly saluted Su You: "Thank you, little master, the beef soup is so delicious." ”

Su You asked Banniang, "What's the matter with these children?" ”

Twenty-seven Niang said: "This is the orphan of Meishan City, Meishan City is a hub place, and the street children from other places often gather here, and the county magistrate also ......has a headache every time."

Su You frowned and said, "How many such children are there in the county?" ”

The one named Xiao Qi said: "We have a children's gang, and we worship the father-in-law of the land as a guarantee, a team of seven people, each with a team of younger brothers and sisters, a total of fifty-three people." ”

Su You muttered, "A big class...... It's really enough for the county to give adults a headache. Why are you here? ”

"The eldest brother said that you can't annoy people, and you can't eat too many good things, and you can't get back when you get into a habit, and when you become greedy, you have to steal. Therefore, only a group of people can come a day to help my sister with her work, and drink a meal of beef soup by the way. ”

Su You asked, "Then there are so many of you, how do you live?" ”

Xiao Qi stroked his messy hair and replied: "Generally, it is to help other people's families, and there are also errands to deliver letters, or to help people lead the way to merchants at the dock, and get a few dollars in exchange for food." ”

Su You looked at the thin appearance of several children, turned around and grabbed a large bag of braised pork and packed it, nodded to them and said, "Can you take me to meet your eldest brother?" ”

Banniang was anxious, and hurriedly stopped: "What do you want to do Xiaoyou?" Don't go! ”

Su You sighed: "Banniang, don't forget that I am also an orphan. I'll go see what's going on and I'll be back soon. ”

A dirty girl stared at Su You with big eyes: "Brother, you are also an orphan?" ”

Su You looked at the girl's clear and clean pair and smiled: "Yes, I am the same as you, let's go Xiaoqi, take me to see your eldest brother." ”

Banniang still thought about persuading a few words, and shouted: "Uncle Xiao, ......"

Su Youtou didn't look back, only waved his hand, and was surrounded by the children.

The Land Temple was also outside the city, not far from the dock, and a few children were walking while looking at the silent Su You curiously.

The dirty girl just now was more daring: "Brother, Sister Banniang is very good, why don't you go with us to see the eldest brother?" ”

Only then did Su You wake up from his contemplation: "Oh? I'm afraid I'll get fleas. ”

The dirty girl lowered her head embarrassedly, there were really fleas on her.

Su You smiled: "But I'm not afraid, I can still use a rope to tie the fleas up, believe it or not?" ”

The dirty girl heard the new thing, and was a little unconvinced: "How is it possible! Brother, you lie! ”

Su You asked the other children again: "Do you believe it?" ”

All the children shook their heads.

Su You smiled: "Try it, I'll borrow you a hair, a flea, and show it to you?" ”

Without hesitation, the dirty girl plucked a hair and began to look for fleas.

A little kid caught one, and his voice was full of pride: "Use me this!" I'm the biggest in this! ”

Su You smiled and pinched the flea with two fingers, then wrapped the hair between his fingers, tied a slipknot, and then bit one end of the hair with his lips, gently pulled the other end of the hair, and the slipknot fell along the gap between the two fingers.

Slowly adjusting his hair, after a while, Su You let go of his hand: "Look." ”