Early the next morning, Li Ning rode out of the city. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

There was no blacksmith shop in Lingzhou City, and after inquiry, Li Ning learned that there was a blacksmith shop in Gejia Village, twenty miles away from Lingzhou City, that prepared tools.

If you want to make multigrain pancakes, you must have a gong-shaped pan, so Li Ning in Gejia Village must go there.

It wasn't until noon that Li Ning rushed to Gejia Village. Because he didn't know the road, and Li Ning was riding a horse for the first time, he was delayed a lot of time along the way.

Gejia Village is not big, with about 40 families living there, and the folk customs are quite simple.

So as soon as Li Ning came to the entrance of the village, a young and strong young man greeted him and shouted at Li Ning: "The adults came to our village to make tools?" ”

"Hehe, yes, I heard that Master Ge in your village has first-class craftsmanship, so I'll take a look." Li Ning jumped off his horse and said with a smile.

Hearing Li Ning's words, the young man held his head high and said proudly: "That's, Master Ge is the pride of our village!" ”

Li Ning smiled and said, "Take me quickly." ”

"Okay!" The young man answered, and walked towards the village with Li Ning.

After a while, Li Ning, led by a young man, came to the outside of a rough earthen courtyard.

"When, when, when......" The constant sound of striking iron came from the earthen courtyard.

"Uncle Ge, a guest is here!" The young man ran into the yard and shouted.

"Hehe, what is this guest officer's name!" After a while, a middle-aged man came out of the courtyard, with muscles bulging under his dark skin, looking very strong.

"It's good for Master Ge to call me Li Ning, I'm here to ask Master Ge to make a hot pot." Li Ning said politely.

Master Ge nodded with a smile and asked, "I don't know what kind of pot Brother Li wants to make?" ”

"Gong-shaped, fifty centimeters in diameter," Li Ning said as he gestured, pausing, and then Li Ning added, "Today!" ”

Master Ge understood, thought for a moment and said, "Even the materials are handmade, and a total of thirty yuan is produced, how about it?" ”

"Yes." Li Ning nodded and said simply.

"Okay, Brother Li, you can rest in the courtyard for a while. In an hour, I will give you the caulder! ”

As he spoke, Master Ge motioned for Li Ning to rest in the courtyard, walked to the blacksmith shop on the side, and began to make a roasting pot for Li Ning.

After tossing for a while, Master Ge turned out a gong-shaped mold. After placing the mold on the stove, Master Ge picked up the casting hammer and struck the mold heavily.

"When, when, when......" The sound of striking iron sounded continuously.

"Stinky boy, are you lazy again, hurry up and pull the bellows, the temperature is not enough!" Picking up the casting hammer, Master Ge shouted inside.

After a while, a simple voice came from the room: "Got it! ”

Immediately afterwards, only to hear the sound of "boom", the fire in the furnace burst out, and the mold was also burned red in an instant.

The casting hammer in Master Ge's hand also slashed harder, and the speed gradually increased, constantly splashing sparks.

After a while, Master Ge's breathing became rapid, and beads of sweat the size of soybeans on his forehead continued to drip down, dripping on the reddened mold, making a "zizi" sound.

Half an hour later, a flat gong-shaped pot was struck.

Master Ge picked up the pot with tongs and threw it into the water tank on the side.

After a while, a large number ......of white eyes came out of the water tank. Master Ge on the side wiped his sweat and waited for the pot to cool down.

Five minutes later, Master Ge took out the completely cooled pot from the water tank, and after carefully inspecting it, he came to Li Ning's side.

"Whew!" Master Ge let out a long breath, and then said with a smile: "Little Brother Li, the pot is ready!" ”

Li Ning took the pot and looked at it a few times, nodded with satisfaction and said, "Hehe, not bad." ”

"Brother Li, it's good if you're satisfied!" Master Ge said again.

Li Ning took out the money from his arms, handed it over, and then arched his hand and said: "Since the cooking pot has been made, I still have something to do, so I will leave first!" ”

Master Ge weighed the money, and then said, "Okay, I'll send it to you!" ”

"Master Ge stays!" Li Ning smiled and waved his hand, stepped on the horse in two steps, and left Gejia Village.

Half an hour later, Li Ning carried the pot in one hand and the reins in the other, and slowly drove towards Lingzhou City, which was still about fifteen miles away from Lingzhou City at this time.

Because he only had one hand holding the reins, Li Ning didn't dare to ride fast at all.

"Da... Da... At this moment, a rapid sound of horses' hooves stomping on the ground sounded behind Li Ning, and Li Ning looked back at him suspiciously.

I saw a piece of dust rising behind him, and vaguely, Li Ning could see that the person riding a horse was a thin person.

After a while, a thin middle-aged man appeared in front of Li Ning's eyes, the middle-aged man was covered in dust and his face was full of exhaustion.

The middle-aged man accurately parked his horse beside Li Ning.

Before Li Ning could speak, the middle-aged man hurriedly said: "This little brother, Liang Hao, the head catcher of Lingzhou City, carries a court express report and is in a hurry to send it to Jiang Jianghan, the Taishou of Lingzhou. This horse has been running for three days and three nights in a row, and some of them can't support it, can you borrow the little brother's horse? ”

Li Ning looked down at the horse under the middle-aged man's crotch, and sure enough, the horse's nostrils were constantly bubbling roughly, and the mouth was secreting white saliva.

If this horse slowly paced towards Lingzhou City, it would be no problem, but if it ran as fast as the middle-aged man before, I was afraid that it would soon be tired.

Li Ning looked up at the middle-aged man a few more times, and saw that the other party had a worried look on his face, and he believed the middle-aged man's words a little in his heart. Immediately, Li Ning jumped off the horse and said, "Okay, anyway, I don't have anything urgent, let's change the horses." ”

Hearing Li Ning's words, the middle-aged man showed an excited look on his face, and said gratefully: "Thank you so much, little brother!" ”

As he spoke, the middle-aged man jumped off the horse in one step and rode onto Li Ning's horse.

On the horse, the middle-aged man arched his hand at Li Ning gratefully, and asked, "Little brother, are you back in Lingzhou City?" ”

"yes." Li Ning nodded and replied.

"Okay, Liang is in a hurry to deliver this express, so he will take the first step. Tomorrow, little brother, you can go to the government to find me, and when the time comes, Liang will repay today's kindness. With that, the middle-aged man put his foot on the horse's belly and hurried towards Lingzhou City.

On the official road, Li Ning rode on the horse left by the middle-aged man and slowly swayed towards Lingzhou City.