The dinner of the day was enjoyed by the guests and hosts.

The next day, it seemed like business as usual.

The rather dense houses were lined up in rows, and several of them had chimneys on their roofs, and smoke was rising from them.

The chimney smoked from several houses were so close that if pedestrians approached, they could hear the constant sound of "dang dang dang" coming from inside, as if they were striking something with a hammer.

However, these houses, along with several surrounding courtyards, are guarded by many soldiers, and they are not approached.

In the streets and alleys not far from the soldiers, one or two figures can be found from time to time, walking carefully, walking quite quickly, and constantly probing left and right.

Such a sneaky act would soon be discovered, and then one or two men dressed in ordinary people's clothes suddenly rushed from the side of the street, restrained those sneaky people, and twisted them aside.

Many people passing by around were not very surprised to see this scene, but looked accustomed to it.

Bang Dang!

Suddenly, there was a noise, and someone pushed open the gate of a courtyard.

The doors of these courtyards were made of fine iron, and each one looked extremely heavy, and the deadbolt was wrapped in a chain and locked with a large lock.

Because of this, every time the door is opened, there is a series of sounds.

After the door was opened, there was immediately a whirring steam inside, and suddenly a heat wave came from the west, making the already hot weather transpirate a little more.

A sweaty man walked out of the door, shirtless and shirt-holding, turned his head and said a word to the two men in the door, and then left.

Compared with the two men in the door who looked powerful, the man who came out was obviously much thinner, but his exposed body was covered with tendons and flesh, as if he contained explosive power.

However, as this person wiped the sweat beads on his body a little with his clothes, and then draped it over his shoulders, he covered all the muscles and muscles of the big companion.

After he had taken a few steps, he frowned slightly, and then quickened his pace, and walked in one direction, faster and faster, and after a few breaths, he came to a friend, turned and stepped into it, and after a few more steps, he came to a door, and pushed it open.

"It's back......"

In the door, there is a small courtyard, there is an old man reclining on a Taishi chair, is leisurely smoking dry smoke, seeing the man come in, he asked with a smile: "The situation in the workshop is the same today?" The kind of wrought iron that Taishou wants to use, has it ever been tempered? ”

The man in the clothes closed the door, put his hand into his sleeve again, and then said: "It has not been built yet, but what it has done today is more resilient than the past few times, but it is too weak, and if you beat it a little, it will immediately deform and lose its shape." ”

The old man said: "Don't worry, don't worry, take your time, since Taishou didn't urge, we don't need to work too hard...... Don't say it, that Taishou is capable, this kind of chair he invented, it is really comfortable to do, our Ma family has been exploring and improving for many years, but it is not as good as one of his ideas, no wonder such a person can achieve great things. ”

It turned out that this old man was Ma Shou of the Mo family, and the man who had just walked into the courtyard was his son Ma Fu.

This family, because of a misunderstanding, conflict, and Chen Zhi contact, and then after some twists and turns, was forcibly recruited, it was when the war clouds were thick, and then a conflict broke out, first Xianbei, and then even Wang Jun's men and horses came, these few forcibly recruited ink people, there must have been other thoughts in their hearts.

It's just that the care of them is really strict, and he has to create things for Chen Zhi, so he has to temporarily put his mind away.

Fortunately, Chen Zhi was not stingy, and the remuneration given to them was very generous, compared to what they built elsewhere, I don't know how much higher, this Ma Shou and the others thought, even if they planned to slip away, they had to make a few sums of money first, so they did their best.

After the war, the fire and the single-tip cannon made meritorious contributions, and Chen Zhi rewarded Ma Shou's family with a small courtyard in the name of supervising meritorious service, so that they could settle here.

With the comprehensive victory of Dai County in the war, the security situation in the entire county has changed dramatically, and even the hearts of the people have changed, and the thoughts of this member of the Mo family have of course also changed.

At least the old man Ma Shou felt that now the Central Plains boundary is not very peaceful, and if you want to go back, you have to go through the war-torn land of Jizhou, so it is better to stay here now, and there is a family and a hospital, there are many conveniences, and the remuneration is also very ideal, so you have a real sense of stability.

Under the leadership of this old man, his son and nephew also restrained their thoughts.

"By the way, I forgot to tell you, this morning, two people from the clan came to run," Ma Shou sat up slightly, "They are all hard-working people, and their home is in Jizhou, which happens to be in the midst of the chaotic army, I heard that there are also people Shihu tyrannical recently, they can't bear to be disturbed, and they take their wives and children to the north, and they know that we are here, so they come to defect, you talk to Li Li and them in the afternoon, let them arrange some work." ”

"Hey!" Ma Fu nodded, because he has craftsmanship, plus he is from the ink family, and there is an old Jianghu behind his back, so in the team of craftsmen in Daijun, he is regarded as the number one person, and he is familiar with the Li family brothers who really manage the craftsmen.

Ma Shou is obviously satisfied with his current status.

After all, in the New Han Dynasty, the status of craftsmen was not high, and the further south they went, the lower they were, and the more north they went, the more chaotic they became.

On the other hand, the Mohists, as the losers of the dispute over the emergence of learning, were vigilant by the Confucianists and Legalists who had not been in power for hundreds of years.

In contrast, it is the most comfortable in Daijun, even if the ordinary family still looks down on a few of them, at most they are polite on face, but Chen Zhi has always been quite tolerant of him, and the treatment he gives is also good, and even makes Ma Shou feel the dignity that he has not seen for a long time.

Especially when this kind of shelter can protect the people.

After saying this, Ma Shou suddenly noticed that his son's expression was a little wrong, so he asked, "What?" What else? ”

Ma Fu hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Father, when I came back today, I felt as if someone was following me. ”

Ma Shou shook his head disapprovingly and said: "What is this, since the artillery showed its power, we have been closely guarded here and outside, don't think about not being noticed at all, relax, Taishou will not let others have a chance." ”

"But this time, the people seem to be a little different, because I only noticed it slightly, and I didn't feel the trace." Ma Fu still seems worried.

Ma Shou shook his head and reassured: "Don't think about it so much, go eat something first, my father will have something to say to you at the party." As he spoke, he smacked the pole on the edge of his chair, cleared the tobacco, and stood up.

Ma Fu nodded and took a step.

So the father and son walked into the house back and forth, and when they crossed the threshold, they froze in place at the same time, and did not move for a long time.

In that room, on the upper seat, there was already a person sitting, looking at the father and son with a smile on his face.

The two rooms confronted each other, and sweat immediately flowed from Ma Shou's forehead, thinking about this person's origin and skills.

He knew very well that his house seemed to be free, but in fact, there were many good guards around this courtyard, not only to prevent Ma Shou and the others from escaping, but also to protect their safety.

"Usually there is a disturbance, even if a chicken comes by accident, it will be discovered by the guards outside, but this person came to the lobby of my house silently, and there is no movement outside, so it seems that this is definitely a dangerous person!"

Thinking about this person's purpose and origin, Ma Shou and his son did not act rashly, and the scene suddenly fell into a stalemate.

"Mr. Ma, I have admired the name for a long time," just as the atmosphere became more and more solemn, the other party spoke first, "My intention, I believe you know very well that if I am willing, you and Ling Lang, along with everyone in this courtyard, will die today." ”

Ma was shocked, and then glanced at his son beside him, and seeing that the latter was pale, he couldn't help sighing, and stepped forward and said, "You want to know the secret of the single cannon?" ”

"Yes," the man stood up, and the father and son realized that this man's body was very thin, but each of them was very tall, a head taller than ordinary people, and his hair was casually draped over his shoulders, which at first glance looked like a large hanger, but brought a different kind of oppression.

Ma Shou's heart sank more and more, such a big person, he can still sneak in here silently, it should show that this person's skills are indeed amazing!

So Ma Shou thought about it and chose to say truthfully: "If you want to know the news of the single cannon, Your Excellency is really looking for the wrong person, that thing is originally from the meaning of Taishou, created by Taishou, we don't know the reason at all, not to mention that from beginning to end, the construction of this single cannon, has nothing to do with my father and son, Your Excellency also knows, we only joined before the war, Taishou can't fully trust, such an important thing, where can we covet?" ”

As he spoke, he was thinking about how to notify the people outside to come in to rescue, and at the same time, his thoughts turned sharply, thinking about the forces of all sides, who had such a number one person.

"This kind of skill, this kind of physique, if you are not an unknown person, there will definitely be many people who know, which one it is?"

"Created by Chen Zhi?" The tall and thin man sneered, "Then he is really omnipotent, in this case, do you think I will believe it?" ”

Ma Shou suddenly smiled bitterly, feeling the same way, if it was in the past, he wouldn't believe it when he first heard it, and was about to explain again.

The man said, "But you don't look like you're lying, in that case, you only need to promise me one thing." ”