Longzhou is a large state city, and there are tens of thousands of permanent residents in the city, which is much more lively than Youchuan County, which has three or five hundred households.

But the dog wandered the streets and alleys, and could not find a suitable blacksmith shop.

"Little official, you are obviously embarrassed old man, this section of the iron cylinder is already difficult to control, you still have to do not leak a little air at the interface, isn't it embarrassing, even if it is our iron hammer in this workshop, it can't make such a fine iron cylinder!"

The dog looked at the naked upper body, the lower half of the body was only wearing a calf-nose pants, and the blacksmith He who was scratching his chest with one hand and a piece of black chest hair was smiling bitterly.

"Uncle, where is the blacksmith shop called Iron Old Hammer that you said you said? This tin tube is really important to the kid! ”

"Hey, little official, it's really a coincidence that you're here today!"

Blacksmith He picked up the tea bowl on the table and took two sips, then pointed to the southeast with his finger scratching his chest hair: "Go to the iron mine in the southeast of the city to buy iron and stones!" I guess you won't be able to see him today, but you'll be here tomorrow afternoon! ”

The dog arched his hand and said, "Thank you, uncle, where is his shop?" I'll go back to him tomorrow! ”

"Little official, I said, don't bother with that! My Lao He and Tie Lao Hammer worship the same master, and he knows how to craft old men! The old man won't, and naturally he won't! ”

Seeing the old man in front of him clasp the big yellow teeth in his mouth with those two fingers, the dog's brows wrinkled together.

"Uncle, you just need to tell the kid where the iron hammer is!"

Blacksmith He smiled, wiped the green cabbage silk stained on his fingers and said, "I said that the little official, it's not that I don't want to tell you, but because the temper of this iron hammer is really weird." ”

"It is not an exaggeration to have a strange temper for a person with a craft," replied the dog, holding back.

"Little official, what you said is wrong, my Lao He's craftsmanship is no worse than his, you don't think I have this weird temper."

Blacksmith He took the teapot and wanted to pour water into the dog's tea bowl, but when he saw that the bowl was still full of tea, he took it back and poured it for himself.

"Little official, where are you using this tin tube? Why bleed? ”

The dog couldn't stand this chatty blacksmith for a long time, and didn't tell himself where the shop of the iron hammer was, and he still wanted to find out the news? Hum! Although he is young, he is also an official in size, and the little leather whip that has not been used for a long time has always been in his arms.

With a cold snort, the dog silently put his hand into his arms, shook him in the face fiercely, and with a loud noise, He Laohan crawled directly on the place and said respectfully: "Tie Lao Hammer, I live in the sixth house in Panzi Hutong, and the shop is in the fourth house in Yizi Lane in Nanzai Hutong, and there is a plum tree at the door!" ”

The dog nodded and walked out majestically.

Blacksmith He, who sent the dog out, shouted at the top of his voice: "Thank you for the reward of the little official", and then happily returned to the house with the copper coin in his hand.

The dog who came out of the shop, afraid that the blacksmith He was deceiving himself, followed the route he said, inquired all the way, and walked for two quarters of an hour before he found the blacksmith shop with a plum tree at the door.

A pennant with the words "Iron Old Hammer Blacksmith Shop" was hung crookedly on the long bamboo pole in front of the door of the shop, and the dog frowned and looked at the shop with the door panel, well, there was nothing to look at in tatters, and then listened to the movement inside, there was no sound of striking iron at all, and the heart said that it was really no one, so he turned around and walked back, the address was known, and he would come to visit him again tomorrow.

In addition to the chimney, there is also a tin stove, which is easy to make, because every household has a clay stove, as long as it is wrapped with a layer of iron sheet to facilitate movement, the only thing that needs to be paid attention to is the size of the furnace core.

Speaking of size, the dog suddenly remembered that the size of this briquette should be just the right size with the size of the furnace core, and the size of this briquette should also be the same as that of pressing briquettes, well, chicken? Yes, the one in the dream consists of a grip, a rod and a dozen holes, well, a slot, a trough what's the point, I forgot, anyway, it's made of these three parts of iron, this briquette chicken is also a not simple thing, it's best to draw a detailed size drawing to prepare, after all, I've seen it, the blacksmith hasn't seen it, I said it myself, they don't understand it, but it's delayed.

By the way, there is also this stove must ensure that there is no smoke leakage, it is best to draw a figure, so think about it, the dog is not in a hurry to find the mason, turn around and walk, and buy a knife of paper on the road, but a lot of money has been wasted, the dog thinks, this errand is done for the public, why pay for it yourself, no, you have to write it in the account book and turn back to let Su Da Fat, well, he is so picky, and he doesn't let himself eat a bite of rice, it is estimated that he will not approve it to himself, or find Wu Lan to approve the funds!

Carrying the paper and walking back slowly, looking at the willow peach blossoms on the street and the beautiful little lady holding an oil-paper umbrella on the boat, the dog felt that this picture was very beautiful, if there was no fat woman in front of him who pulled her ears, the dog might sing a poem to praise this wonderful world.

"I said little official, if you like my girl, you can find a matchmaker to propose marriage! What does it mean to stare at my girl all the time? ”

The dog wiped a big piece of spit on her face that was sprayed by this woman, and then looked up at the little chubby dun behind her, well, it is the nature of girls to love beauty, but if you are so fat, don't learn others to wear gauze skirts, you look at the pimple meat that is strangled out by the skirt one by one, and create evil!

"Hey, little official, I see that you are dressed in Svenwen, why don't you understand etiquette so much? Huh, dare to watch? No, you've been watching my girl for so long, you have to give an explanation! ”

The dog looked at the fat lady in front of him and rolled up her sleeves, especially the pair of copper-bell-like eyes on her face, and she was glaring at herself viciously.

"Ahh Ahh ”

The dog opened its mouth and tried to gesture with its fingers.

"Tut-tut, it turned out to be a little mute! It's a pity, it's a pity! Blind with this good skin! Let's go, little girl! ”

The fat woman let go of the dog, turned around and took her daughter's hand and was about to walk forward.

The dog in the way hurriedly bent down to give way and let the fat mother and daughter leave.

The fat woman dragged her daughter's hand and walked in front of the dog, and when she staggered, she gave the dog a brain, and said "It's a pity" and was ready to leave.

I never thought that the little chubby dun who walked like a calf stomped on the dog's feet, snorted coldly in his mouth, and said to her mother: "Mother, this kid lied to you, he is not dumb?" ”

The fat lady shouted, "What? Then he turned around and grabbed the dog.

How could the dog let her catch it? Regardless of the pain of his feet being stamped by the little chubby, he ran quickly with the paper in his hand.

At the same time as the dog turned to run, the little fat dun pointed at the dog and shouted: "How can a dumb person be an official?" And I also heard him say that you are a fat pig, and he ran away......"

"Hey, you little rabbit cub still dare to lie to the old lady, see how I clean you up! Little bunny, don't run! ”

The dog didn't want to be killed by this fat woman, so he had to run desperately.

The streets and alleys of Longzhou are many times larger than those of Youchuan City, and the dog is not a local after all, so he got lost while running, turned his head to look at the pair of fat mother and daughter, and saw that he was thrown off the shadow, so he dared to stop and tidy up his clothes, and after cleaning up, he handed over to an old man who was driving a donkey cart on the side of the road and said:

"Dare to ask my husband, where is this place?"

The old man said: "Plate alley!" ”

"Ask my husband again, how to go to the pavilion?"

"You don't know!"

"Hey, if you don't say how you know, I don't know!"

"Needless to say, I know you don't!"

The dog looked at the man holding the horsewhip tightly in front of him, and felt that there was something wrong with the day he went out today.

"Stop! Uncle! You go and get busy, kid ask someone else! ”

The dog arched his hand and turned away.

"Stop!"

The old man threw away the donkey cart and took two steps to stop the dog and said: "Boy, this road, the old man naturally knows, but you don't know, even if the old man tells you, you can't go out!" ”

was really speechless to this upright old man, and the dog replied to him coldly: "Thank you, uncle, it's dark this day, no matter how difficult the road is, the kid has to go, it's a big deal to ask while walking!" ”

"No," the old man shouted: "It's not peaceful here, and the little girl of the two donkey families by the river was lost some time ago, so you can't go." ”

Dogs: ......

"Uncle, I'm not leaving, so where am I going?"

"Go to my house!"

The old man grabbed the dog and said enthusiastically: "My house is in front, you sleep in my house tonight, and I will send you out when the day dawns!" ”

The dog fixed his eyes on this old man, and saw that his hair was gray and his forehead was dark, obviously because of his perennial work, about forty years old, the average country man always had some problems with his body, but the man in front of him, his posture was tall and his voice was loud, especially the bulging muscles of his arms, well, he must have a lot of strength, and then look at his steady standing under the plate, it is estimated that he has some martial arts.

"That, uncle, if you don't go home tonight, your parents will have to die in a hurry, so let's go!"

"It's okay!" The old man dragged the dog's arm and said with a smile: "I'll let my third child go to the post house to send a letter to your father and mother in a while!" ”

Dogs: ......

His left hand was dragged forward by him, his body was unable to exert any strength, he wanted to struggle, and he was afraid of being knocked out by his slap, so he had to follow him.

This alley is crooked and not very neat, and there are large and small trees planted on the road, and the sky is dark in the evening, and the dog has followed him for a long time without meeting a passerby, which is really strange! It stands to reason that this point is when the errand is off work, and there is no one.

The dog, who had been kidnapped, was still scared, but his mind was still clear, and he obediently followed him while paying close attention to the environment on the road, especially the passers-by.

The further he went, the more broken the houses on both sides of the alley became, and although he could hear the sound of people talking from time to time, the dog did not dare to shout for help, so he had to continue to follow him.

The old man who was holding the dog in one hand and the reins in the other seemed to notice the dog's nervousness, so he comforted him: "Don't be afraid, the old man has lived here for generations, but he is a good family, and my ancestor has been the head of this workshop, so don't worry that I am a bad person, it's late this day, the old man is really worried that you are not safe on the road, so I invited you to my house, you can rest assured, when the day is dawn, I will personally send you home." ”

The dog looked at this old man suspiciously, and saw his eyebrows and eyes and the appearance of a person who did not look like a ruthless and vicious person, plus he couldn't break free and couldn't break free, so he had to nod helplessly and say good.