Chapter 96: Arsenal
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Wu Kai was called to the East Cross Courtyard where Wu Jingui lived, and originally thought that the cheap old man had woken up, but it turned out that he was greeted by his mother-in-law, Wu Hanshi.
"Virtuous son-in-law, I have already reprimanded Yueniang fiercely yesterday, how can such a big event be such a child's play?"
"But this child's affairs can't be too urgent, it's a grace from God, you can't force it!"
"I've already discussed with Yueniang, if there is no movement next year, let her choose two good concubines for you."
As soon as they met, Wu Han babbled a lot, and Wu Kai could only resign himself to it - but it must be said that even though there were thousands of bad things in ancient times, the status of men was much higher than in modern times.
Especially in terms of having children, if it is placed in modern times, there are always no children after marriage, and the couple have to go to the hospital to check their health or something, but the first choice in the Song Dynasty is: to take a concubine, and the main room must also show a certain generosity, and even take the initiative to help the man Zhang Luo.
Of course, the premise is that you must be able to raise a concubine.
"Virtuous son-in-law." But when she heard Mrs. Wu's words, her face changed from kind to serious: "That Ximen Xiu, what do you think?" β
No wonder Wu Yueniang didn't mention this stubble yesterday, her mother-in-law is waiting here!
But looking at Mrs. Wu's words, she doesn't care much about Ximenxiu - it's true, Ximenxiu and Wu Yueniang get along day and night, and some mother-daughter relationships are inevitable, but Mrs. Wu can't see her a few times a year, and it's not her own daughter's flesh and blood, how can there be any feelings at all.
Wu Kai also restrained his smile, and said in a slightly embarrassed nonsense: "Mother-in-law, in fact, she took the initiative to seduce me, and I was just a ghost for a while, so I ......."
"I know, I know, this Simon Show is like her father...... Ahem. β
Mrs. Wu originally wanted to say that this Ximenxiu and her son Ximenqing are in the same line, and they are both obscene goods, but thinking of the grievances and hatred between Wu Kai and Ximenqing, as well as the embarrassment of her daughter being caught in it, she hurriedly stopped the conversation, and only continued after half a sound: "If you are willing, you can find someone and sell her." β
Mrs. Wu said, carefully looked at Wu Kai's face, and said: "If you are reluctant, it is okay to take her into the room - but you can't continue to arrange it by Yueniang's side, after all, they were also mother and daughter, and it is inevitable to be embarrassed to see it." β
Get~
It seems that the fantasy of the mother and daughter flower [pseudo] double is gone, and there is no drama in this life.
Wu Kai hurriedly smiled: "What my mother-in-law said is that I will discuss with Yueniang when I go back, and she has to have the final say on how to deal with this matter." β
With Wu Yueniang's character, ten percent will choose the latter way to deal with it.
However, Wu Kai's attitude of handing over the decision-making power to Wu Yueniang was very satisfying to Mrs. Wu.
She smiled with relief, and couldn't help but say: "Actually, whether this can conceive a child or not, it doesn't necessarily depend on women, I found seven concubines for the old immortal, and all of them are big butts and easy to raise, what happened?" Except for the old body who gave birth to Yueniang, those little sluts didn't even have an egg......"
"Ahem!"
A dry cough suddenly came from the back room, and then Wu Jingui pushed the door out, glared at his wife viciously, and scolded: "What are you talking about?!" Alright, alright, it's none of your business, what should you do, why do it! β
As he spoke, he waved his hand impatiently and motioned for Mrs. Wu to step back.
Mrs. Wu was not afraid of him, flicked her sleeves, and sneered: "Who is, it's obviously the real thing!" β
When Mrs. Wu muttered out of the living room, Wu Jingui sat in her original position, rubbing her forehead vigorously, her expression was painful, but she said in her mouth: "This wine you brew is really strong, strong enough!" Call your brother in the evening, and let's have a few more bowls of rejuvenating wine!" β
Isn't this martial arts practitioner particularly addicted to alcohol?
Wu Kai was speechless for a while, and then reminded: "Father-in-law, what I told you yesterday......
"What's the matter?"
Wu Jingui's face was dazed, until Wu Kai made a chopping gesture, then he suddenly said: "Ao~ You mean to buy some blades, this is easy to say, I will ask Han Tao to accompany you to the arsenal for a trip, write down what you like first, and then bring it when you return!" β
Wu Kai hurriedly stood up and arched his hand: "Thank you, father-in-law!" β
Before he came, he was worried that Wu Jingui would not dare to sell weapons privately, but later when he inquired, he learned that the matter of feelings was not worth mentioning at all - now as long as there are some ways, let alone the gentry and local tyrants, even thieves can find a few things from the official warehouse!
Some magistrates would even deliberately misrepresent the consumption so that they could allocate more ordnance and materials for private sale.
For example, the batch of soft bows stored in the arsenal of Yanggu County was the result of Li Datian's false reporting of consumption for several consecutive years.
Seeing that Wu Kai was a little anxious, Wu Jingui didn't continue to ink, and directly called Han Tao up from the bed and told him to take Wu Kai to the armory to 'see the goods'.
The armory is in the backyard of the small school yard in the west of the city, not very far from the capital prison mansion, and the two of them shared a carriage [Han Tao is hangover and has not woken up, and he can't ride the horse], and soon arrived at the destination.
Wu Kai always thought that the warehouses were all tall and spacious buildings, but when he arrived at the place, he found that they were a dilapidated, low-rise rough house, densely arranged, about 20 rooms.
"Ah~~~"
Han Tao let out a big sigh, and asked with a pale and weak face, "Brother-in-law, what weapon are you going to see first?" β
Wu Kai thought about it and decided to take a look at the single knife - spear and shield first, and find some ordinary craftsmen to get it, but the smelting process of this knife is slightly more demanding, and the iron used is much more than the first two [here refers to the wooden shield and Teng shield].
"Single-edged? Let's go! β
Han Tao waved his hand, and the manager led the way in front of him with a slanted shoulder, and when he arrived at a rough room, he locked it with the key, and respectfully invited the two of them in.
Han Tao was obviously used to coming, and after entering the house, he staggered to the west shelf, picked up a single knife, handed it to Wu Kai and said, "Brother-in-law, you take a look at this first, and see if you agree." β
Wu Kai took the knife in his hand, but he was stunned.
I saw that this thing is about 70-80 centimeters, and the whole body is made of wrought iron, without a trace of impurities!
Doesn't that sound lofty at first glance?
However, in fact, the blade of this knife is clearly a thin iron sheet with a thick iron on one side, and the handle of the knife is even more pitted, just a slightly curved iron bar, and the end is very perfunctory and bent, barely able to prevent it from falling off......
In short, this thing looks like a large, immature watermelon knife, which is several streets worse than the one used in the gang beating in the old boys!
Wu Kai said speechlessly: "You usually use this thing to fight?" β
No wonder the Northern Song Dynasty always lost foreign wars!
Thinking about it, he felt that it was wrong, and couldn't help frowning: "I remember that you used it in Yanggu at the beginning, it doesn't seem to be this style, right?" β
When I was in Yanggu, the waist knives carried by officers and soldiers seemed to be similar to the ones commonly seen in film and television dramas, but when I looked around the house, I didn't see any trace of that kind of knife - could it be that kind of knife is still not for sale?
Han Tao laughed when he heard this, and said, "Brother-in-law is talking about a hand knife, right?" Lao Qin, you go next door to find two and let my brother-in-law open his eyes! β