Jiuyuan City is not like the big city of the Central Plains, and there is no obvious boundary between the square and the city, and after entering the city, you can see the stalls placed on the roadside.

These small traders are not like the later generations, but they just stand in front of the stalls, waiting for people to come and ask, which is very Buddha-like.

Wang San drove the carriage without stopping, and drove through several alleys to a wide road.

The road was wide enough for two carriages to run side by side, the road was smooth, and the houses on both sides were noticeably better than elsewhere.

"Pilot~ arrived, this is it." Wang San grabbed the reins of the horse.

A large courtyard appeared in front of everyone, in front of which was a three-step staircase, flanked by a half-human tall stone lion.

"Dingfu." Wei Yan looked at the eye-catching plaque on the door frame.

"It's magnificent." Gao Shun looked at this mansion with some envy.

"Hehe, of course magnificent," Wang San's face was full of pride, "This Ding family is one of the largest families in Jiuyuan City, I heard that Master Ding is an official in the county, and even the county master has to be polite when he sees it." ”

"It turned out to be the home of the eunuch, no wonder." Wei Yan muttered to himself.

At this moment, a servant dressed in green clothes walked out of the mansion.

"Wang San, you're here to deliver firewood again?"

"Yes, Steward Liu, look at my firewood ......" Wang San nodded respectfully, his face full of smirks.

Steward Liu walked out and circled around the carriage, stretched out his hand and pulled a few times, and then said impatiently: "Okay, send it in through the back door, remember not to go to the front door next time, and send it directly to the back door." ”

"Whoa!" Wang San hurriedly bowed.

"Wait!" Wang San was just about to drive the carriage away, but Steward Liu stopped him again.

"Steward Liu, what else do you command?" Wang San asked cautiously.

"Don't forget to leave me a bundle of good ones."

"This ......"

"Do you still want to send firewood to Dingfu in the future? Don't be ignorant! ”

"......" Wang San didn't dare to talk back, so he had to agree with a bitter face.

It is not easy for him to fetch a bundle of firewood, but Ding Fu is a big customer, he wants a lot, and he doesn't have to waste time to sell, so he doesn't want to lose this opportunity, so he can only sigh to himself.

After coming to the back door of Ding's mansion, another subordinate came out to pick up Wang San and entered.

"Third uncle, let's help you carry firewood." Gao Shun offered to help.

"Go, go, where did you come from, do you want to enter the Ding Mansion?" This subordinate scolded Gao Shun with an arrogant face.

"Little brother, this is my child, who followed me to the city to play, I haven't seen the world, don't mind." Wang San hurriedly went over to apologize.

"Hmph, hurry up, I still have something to do after moving." The subordinate waved his hand impatiently, not at all interested in Wang San's explanation.

"You three play around for a while, don't go far." Wang San said to the three of them.

"Hmm." The trio agreed.

When Wang San entered the Ding Mansion with a bundle of firewood, Wei Yan spitted at the Ding Mansion: "A subordinate dares to fight like this." ”

"Forget it, don't make trouble, Wei Yan, let's go and have a look elsewhere." Gao Shun pulled Wei Yan.

"That's right, don't let a villain spoil our mood." Wei Yan said.

Wei Yan and the others didn't dare to go far, but just walked around.

To be honest, Wei Yan was not interested in this place at all, he had never seen any kind of prosperous scene, and the most prosperous area of Jiuyuan City was not much different from the countryside in his eyes.

But Jiuyuan is too prosperous for Gao Shun and Qingqing, and they are dazzled by the dazzling array of goods on both sides of the street.

"Wei Yan, you see there are people selling bows and arrows there." Gao Shun pointed to a stall selling bows and arrows on the side of the road.

"Let's go and ask." Wei Yan walked straight over.

"Let's wait for the third uncle, let's not be deceived." Gao Shun hesitated.

"Just ask, it's not certain whether you buy it or not, let's go." Wei Yan didn't wait for him to agree, and directly pulled him over.

The man who sold the bow and arrows was a bearded man, with a sheepskin jacket diagonally draped, a large bald scoop shaved on the top of his head, and long hair at the edges, scattered over his shoulders.

Seeing Wei Yan and the others walking towards him, he grinned and said in broken Chinese, "Does the little brother buy a bow and arrow?" This is my best cowhide bow, and one arrow can kill a wild boar. ”

Wei Yan picked up the bow and stroked the dark bow body and bowstring, the bow body was made of wood and was very strong, but Wei Yan couldn't tell what kind of wood it was, he knew less about it.

But the bowstring is definitely made of beef tendon and has very good elasticity.

"How much does your bow cost?" Wei Yan asked.

Hu Ren stretched out a hand, then opened his five fingers and shook them in front of Wei Yan's eyes.

"Five cents? So cheap? I want two. Wei Yan said that he was going to pay for it.

I got eleven dollars for selling dogs, and I spent ten for two bows, and there was one left.

"No, no, no," Hu said, shaking his head like a rattle, "it's fifty big bucks, and two bows are a hundred big bucks." ”

"I'm ......," Wei Yan put down his bow in embarrassment, "I'll take a look somewhere else." ”

"My bow is the best, strong and cheap, and you won't be able to buy a better bow than mine." Hu Ren saw that Wei Yan was leaving, and hurriedly said.

Wei Yan ignored him, pulling the sluggish Gao Shun with one hand and Qingqing with the other hand to leave quickly.

"Little brother, don't go, let's talk about it again, how about I send you two arrows......

"Whew~" It wasn't until he could no longer hear Hu Ren's voice that Wei Yan let out a sigh of relief.

The situation just now made him feel very embarrassed, and it was too different from what he thought.

Judging from this situation, it is estimated that the money in his hand can only buy a bowstring.

"Still watching?" Gao Shun swallowed and spitted and said.

"Let's go, let's go back." Wei Yan felt like a basin of cold water had been poured on his head, and most of his enthusiasm when he went out had disappeared.

The three of them returned to the back door of Ding's mansion, and at this time, Wang San also finished moving the firewood and was packing up the carriage.

"You're back? Why are you listless? Wang San found that their mood was a little low.

"Nothing." Wei Yan said before Gao Shun, he didn't want such a mess to be known to others.

"Okay, my firewood has also been sold, now I will accompany you to buy something, what do you want to buy?" Wang San sold out of firewood and was in a good mood.

"Third uncle, let's not buy it, let's go back." Wei Yan said a little deflated.

"What's the matter? It was fine just now. Wang San wondered.

"We ...... There is not enough money. Wei Yan said hesitantly.

"This ...... I know a blacksmith, so why don't you go and make two hunting forks, don't be too big, and take your time. Wang San thought for a while and said.

"Ugh." Wei Yan's eyes lit up.

Wang San led the three of them to a blacksmith shop, and outside the blacksmith shop was a bamboo mat filled with all kinds of iron products, mostly farm tools, but also a few splitters.

"Bell~"

"Bell~"

"Bell~"

"Bell~"

A swarthy man took out a piece of burnt red iron from the stove with a clamp in his left hand, and he placed the iron on the iron plate, and a teenage apprentice next to him swung a sledgehammer vigorously, "Bell! "It slammed into the iron.

The blacksmith followed by two smacks with his right hand, and neither the master nor the apprentice spoke, but cooperated tacitly, and soon the iron had a rough outline.

The red fades, and the blacksmith throws the piece of iron into the furnace, pulls another piece out of it, and repeats the previous action.

"Blacksmith...... Blacksmith ......," Wang San shouted outside the blacksmith shop.

"Wang San? How? Your hatchet is broken again? If there is a new one outside, you can pick one, it is still the old price, thirty dollars a handful, and ten five baht dollars for the old one. The blacksmith turned his face sideways to see Wang San and said, continuing to do the work in his hands.

"I won't buy a firewood knife today, I want you to help this little brother make a hunting fork, they are all children of poor families, you give it cheaper." Wang San said.

Only then did the blacksmith stop what he was doing, wiped the sweat from his forehead with a towel, and said to the apprentice, "Add some more firewood to the stove." ”

After instructing the apprentice, the blacksmith came out, glanced at Wei Yan and Gao Shun, and said, "You want to hunt forks?" ”

"Hmm." Wei Yan nodded.

"Since it was introduced by Wang San, we are also old friends, so let's do it, I will charge you ten big money for a hunting fork." The blacksmith said with a deep groan.

"What? So expensive? Gao Shun exclaimed.

"What do you mean? My blacksmith is a well-known boy who is not a bully, and if you think you are expensive, you can go somewhere else. The blacksmith pulled down his face, a little upset.

"Blacksmith, don't be angry, the children speak straighter, they are all good children, the family can't live anymore, it's not easy to go out hunting by yourself at such a young age, so, how about you give it a little cheaper, eight five baht?" Wang San hit the round field.

"There are only ten, not one less, the hunting forks I built are all real materials, and they use more iron than others." The blacksmith said firmly.

"Uncle Blacksmith, if I understand correctly, the price of your things here is related to the weight of the iron used, right?" Wei Yan said suddenly.

"Yes, it's not been a day or two since we worked as a blacksmith in Jiuyuan City, and we've never deceived anyone." The blacksmith said.

"Uncle Blacksmith, if I design a thing by myself and use not many irons, can the price be cheaper?"

"What would a little kid design!" The blacksmith was a little disdainful, "But if you really use less materials, my blacksmith will count his words, and I won't ask you for more money." ”

"Great." Wei Yan was overjoyed.

He found a stone on the ground, and then wrote and drew on the ground, and soon a figure came out.

"Uncle Blacksmith, this is a trap I designed, it doesn't take much iron, can you help me make one?" Wei Yan pointed to the figure on the ground and said.

"This ......" the blacksmith looked at the figure on the ground, and his face turned a little green.

"What's wrong?" Wei Yan asked.

"It's a bit complicated, I'm afraid it's ...... something as delicate as this."

"You can't do it?" Wei Yan asked.

"What do you little ones know! I'm the best blacksmith in Jiuyuan City, how could I not do this little thing, it's just a waste of time. The blacksmith said arrogantly.

"Look, how much does it cost to make one?" Wei Yan asked.

"Thirty dollars." The blacksmith held out three fingers.

"No, blacksmith, even I, a layman, can see that this trap doesn't use much iron, how can you charge so much money!" Wang San said loudly.

"Wang San, don't you look at how much time it takes me to make this trap~"

"Don't talk to me about this, you forgot what you said just now?"

"This ...... It's ......" the blacksmith hesitated.

"Don't do this, you just say that you want to regret it?" Wang San is aggressive.

"I can make one for this little brother for free, but I have one condition." The blacksmith thought for a moment and said.

"On what terms?" Wei Yan asked.

"You've got to draw me a drawing of this trap, and you can't sell it to anyone else." The blacksmith said.

Ah, Wei Yan was shocked, he didn't expect this inconspicuous blacksmith to learn to monopolize.

However, Wei Yanwei didn't care about this, he thought about it for a while, and said, "Uncle Blacksmith, I also have a condition. ”

"You say."

"You'll have to make me two traps, and then give me two hunting forks."

"No, it's too much." The blacksmith didn't think about it, and refused in one bite.

"Wei Yan, otherwise, ......" Gao Shun wanted to persuade Wei Yan to accept it when he saw it.

"Don't speak." Wei Yan hurriedly interrupted him, lest he spoil his good deeds.

"Uncle Blacksmith, you should also see that my animal trap is still very efficient, it not only saves materials, but also is simple and convenient to use, and these two jagged iron jaws have a strong bite force, the effect is very good, with this drawing, you can sell a lot of things, and if I sell a few people, then ......"

"Well, I agree," said the blacksmith, "you little doll, you are not big, but you have a lot of eyes. ”