Deng Niu came as promised, bringing two carts of iron, accompanied by two blacksmiths, one in his forties named Lu Tong, and the other less than twenty years old named Lu Zhong, but Lu Tong's son.

"Their father and son were originally from the north, and they went to Dengyi the year before last and opened a blacksmith shop, but Dengyi originally had two blacksmith shops, both of which were old shops that had been in business for decades, and the competition was too great, so although their father and son's craftsmanship was good, the money earned by striking iron could only make a living.

Brother Zhang Miao, you said that you wanted to recruit blacksmiths, so I thought of their father and son, and told them about the salary you gave, and their father and son agreed. Deng Niu introduced.

"Quick, I've seen your host." Deng Niu said to the father and son.

"Good owner." Lu Tong bowed deeply and saluted Zhang Miao. Lu Zhong didn't say anything, and also followed his father to salute.

Both of them were very reserved, looking nervous.

"What are you going to do?" Zhang Miao asked.

"Kitchen knives, hoes, iron plows, all these farm tools for household use." Lu Tong said honestly.

"Will swords and spears be used, and will arrows be hit?" Zhang Miao asked.

Lu Tong was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "Yes, when I was in Yingyin, I made weapons for the army." ”

At this time, Lu Zhong interjected: "We not only know how to make swords and spears, but there is no problem with armor. ”

"In that case, why did your father and son come here?" Zhang Miao said curiously.

Generally speaking, craftsmen who can make weapons and armor are very popular no matter where they are, and the treatment is naturally not bad.

Lu Tong sighed deeply: "I offended the nobles and had to flee from Yingyin County." ”

It turned out that the father and son of the Lu family had been working for a living in Yingyin for hundreds of years. Relying on a good craft, life is very good. Not to mention that there is a house and a car (carriage), Lu Zhong's brother Lu Bo even took a beautiful daughter-in-law, and the status of the daughter-in-law is not low, but the daughter of the Xun family. The Xun family, in the Yingchuan area, is a real hometown, a real family, can marry a woman of the Xun family, even if it is a daughter from a distant branch, it is also a brilliant family!

For this daughter of the Xun family, the father and son of the Lu family are very babysitting.

"Who knew that this was a water-based poplar man, who was found out by my mother and killed my mother with the adulterer. My brother had long been suspicious of his sister-in-law, and deliberately pretended not to know, and finally caught her having a private meeting with the adulterer, and killed all the adulterers in a fit of rage, and then went to the yamen to surrender.

Who knew that the government was in collusion with the Xun family, saying that the adulterer ** made something out of nothing, and even accused my uncle of malicious murder, and sentenced him to beheading, and on the second day of being pressed into prison, he was killed in prison by the Xun family in collusion. ”

"I was furious and wanted to go to the government to complain, but my father stopped me. Father said that our small family is not the opponent of the Xun family at all, and if we continue to entangle, I am afraid that father and son will die. I listened to my father's words and did not go to the yamen to complain. Who knew that at night thieves sneaked into my house and tried to kill my father and son. Fortunately, my father's words woke me up, and I set a trap in the bedroom, so that the thief could be taken down and survived. After interrogating the thief, he learned that the Xun family sent him to kill him. The Xun family is a high-ranking family, and they don't want such evil things to happen in the door and tarnish their reputation, so they sent assassins to kill my father and son. ”

"After killing the assassin, my father and son knew that they couldn't stay in Yingyin anymore, so they packed up their salutes at night and fled all the way to Dengyi before stopping."

Lu Zhong told the past of his father and son, and clenched his fists angrily. Lu Tong squatted on the ground, retracted his hand and sighed.

Zhang Miao sighed with her and soothed her with kind words.

"Don't worry, stay in my Sanshui Village in the future, and no one will dare to bully you again. After a while, after your father and son save some money, I will let people tell you about family affairs, and they will spread out in my Sanshui Village in the future. Zhang Miao comforted.

"Thank you, thank you." Lu Tong hurriedly pulled his son to salute.

Zhang Miao ordered the father and son to be settled, and then began to count the iron materials brought back by Deng Niu.

"A total of seven hundred and fifty pounds, all of them are fine fine iron. Brother Zhang Miao, don't worry. Deng Niu patted his chest and said with a big grin.

"Brother Deng Niu is doing things, I am naturally relieved, let's go, let's go to the room to drink, and let them do the handover." Zhang Miao smiled and pulled Deng Niu into the room.

"It's not my brother, I'm complaining, these days, I've turned around Deng Yi all over the place, so I can count it as getting so much iron material for you, brother, that's tired." When he was drunk, Deng Niu patted his thigh and complained.

Zhang Miao said with a smile: "Naturally, I won't let my brother work in vain, on the basis of the original price, I will add half of the hard-earned money to my brother." ”

Deng Niu shook his head and said, "Brother, you misunderstood. I'm not asking you for money, I'm going to pay whatever I said, and I won't charge any more. I just want to tell my brother that in a radius of thirty miles from Dengyi, I'm afraid you won't be able to get iron again. ”

Zhang Miao smiled and said, "Brother Deng Niu, why do you only think of Deng Yi?" You can go to Huyang County, Xinye County, or even Xiangyang to buy! ”

Deng Niu shook his head and said: "Brother, you don't know, iron has always been controlled by the government, in the area of Dengyi, I still have some methods, out of here, I will become blind, it is impossible to buy iron." ”

Zhang Miao shook her head slightly: "There is no impossibility in this world, and there is no reason why money can't buy things!" Brother Deng Niu, let me give you a suggestion, you are a ranger, you can go to various places as a ranger to make friends, the more friends you have, the easier the road will be, and then ask them to help purchase iron. The rangers are all righteous, and if they give some benefits, they have no reason not to agree. ”

Deng Niu said happily: "This is a good idea, why didn't I think of it?" ”

Zhang Miao said: "I can give you 2,000 yuan first, as a start-up capital, you take it to Xinye, Yuyang, Liyang and other places, first make ranger friends, and secretly inquire about the way to buy iron cowhide." When I find out, send someone back to deliver the letter, and I will send someone to escort the copper coins to meet you, and then bring these things back. ”

"Brother Zhang Miao, you're fine, leave these to me!" Deng Niu's expression was lifted when he heard this.

Having enough money to make friends everywhere is a dream that Deng Niu has always had. The so-called ranger, a wandering word says everything, what kind of ranger is a ranger who always stays in his hometown and has never seen the world?

Now with Zhang Miao's funding, at least the purpose of making friends is about to be realized. What's more, while making friends, you can also take the opportunity to make money, which is really a great thing, how can Deng Niu not agree!

"In this way, Brother Deng Niu, you are the buyer of my Sanshui Village, happy cooperation!" Zhang Miao smiled and stretched out her hand.

When Deng Niu left, Zhang Miao gave him a thousand dollars and asked him to bring it to Li Chen.

"Then Li Chen's mother is sick, Brother Deng Niu, you bring him this money to solve his urgent need."

"Brother Zhang Miao, you are really benevolent and righteous, and you are so good to a person who meets in Pingshui, Deng Niu really admires it." Deng Niu praised from the bottom of his heart.

Zhang Miao shook her head: "Money is needed for treatment, Li Chen has no relatives and friends here, it is extremely difficult, since I met him, it is fate, if you can help, you can help." ”