Ziren turned around and saw that it was Blacksmith Ding who greeted him. The blacksmith of the pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info Ding was quite enthusiastic when he saw Ziren, and insisted on pulling Ziren and saying that he wanted to invite him to dinner. Ding Blacksmith's real name is Ding Shoucai, and people attach great importance to money as his name suggests. When Ziren went to his blacksmith shop to build firearms, he would keep a record of how much iron and bamboo charcoal he had spent each time. After that, he would do some tricks on the accounts, and asked Ziren a lot for some silver. Ziren knows his character and doesn't want to care, so he pays according to his requirements every time.

This time, Ziren saw that he took the initiative to invite guests to dinner, so he must have something to ask for. I was trying to find an excuse to deal with the past. But the other party is his own father in terms of generation, and he feels that it may be inappropriate to blindly excuse himself, so he has to go with him.

The two then found a small shop to eat sauce mutton and sat down. Sauce mutton, also known as braised sauce mutton, take the adult lake sheep to kill and peel the skin alive, cut into pieces and add rice wine, soy sauce and other condiments to cook. It is characterized by being fine but not oily, crispy but not greasy, and infinitely delicious. It's time to eat in autumn.

After seeing Ziren sit down, Blacksmith Ding said straight to the point: "Ziren, I heard that you happened to save the eldest prince of the Wei Mansion a few days ago, and you are ready to abandon literature and martial arts. Uncle happened to have something to ask for, and I hope you can agree. ”

A few days ago, the Ding family rescued the Wei State Mansion and his entourage, because they dispatched officers and soldiers, and forcibly concealed it, which may cause the government to be suspicious. Therefore, after the two families discussed, they truthfully informed the local government at this time. At the same time, a rumor was released, saying that the Wei State Mansion felt that this matter was shameless, and hoped that all parties would not publicize it. So not many people know about this, and they don't know where Ding Shoucai got the news.

Ziren saw that he had already spoken, so he politely replied: "Everyone is from the same clan, but my uncle said that it doesn't matter, as long as Ziren can do it, he will do his best." ”

Seeing this, Ding Shoucai hurriedly smiled and said, "Uncle, I have built a weapon for a lifetime, and I have been oppressed by these officials. I heard that you are going to abandon literature and martial arts this time, and I think that with your ability, you can at least mix a thousand in the future. That's why I want you to take my family's guard iron with me and follow you to hone and hone it. In the future, if you can mix with an official and a half-job, you can also take care of your family's property. ”

Ding Shoucai has four sons, the eldest son Ding Shoujin, the second son Ding Shouyin (don't think crooked), the third son Ding Shoutong, Ding Shoutie is his youngest son, fifteen years old this year. The smartest of the four sons, he likes to specialize in firearms with Ziren on weekdays, and the two have a good relationship. So Ding Shoucai thought about it and prepared to let Ziren bring his youngest son with him.

After listening to Ding Shoucai's words, Ziren felt that his son was good at using and making firearms, which was quite useful for his trip to Liaodong, so he agreed. After eating, he said goodbye to Ding Shoucai.

As soon as Ziren returned to the door, Ding Bi came out to greet him. This person is the pawn who used the gun in the previous document, and his parents died in his early years, so he served in the army under Ding Kegong at a very young age. Seeing his bravery, Ziren begged him from his uncle. Ding Bi has nothing else to do except martial arts, the Jiangnan area has been peaceful for a long time, and it is not easy to get ahead in the army with martial arts.

A few days later, Ren waited at home for the dispatch of the Nanjing Military Department, and at the same time began to prepare military uniforms for the trip to Liaodong. plus Ding Bi and Ding Youtie and a group of three. In terms of armor, in addition to a pair of fine iron armor sent by the uncle before, three pairs of cotton armor, three iron helmets and six pairs of iron mesh shoes were prepared.

The three short soldiers are each equipped with a Qi family knife, Ziren and a three-eyed gun with iron nails for iron long weapons. Ding Bi's spear is very good, so he asked someone to prepare an ancient spear made of Huizhou cattle tendon wood for him, the head of the spear is seven inches long and weighs four taels. Its square edge is as flat as buckwheat, and the front is sharp for easy piercing.

At the same time, he brought three bird guns, one of which was made in Japan. There are also four three-eyed gun heads, which are about one foot two inches (about 40 cm) long, and the heads and tails are not much space when put together, so it is quite convenient to use a wooden stick to install them.

The servant has a wealth and gets ten acres of fertile land, plus the silver taels he rewards on weekdays, which can be regarded as a small family property. This trip to Liaodong estimated that he was unwilling to take the risk, and Ziren did not force it. It just so happened that the enemy of the Ding Ke had taken down the Qiu family's dart game, so he was going to settle it over. Although he sometimes speaks out of tune, he is faithful, and he thinks that his father will not treat him badly if he thinks that he has followed him for many years.

In the blink of an eye, in the tenth month of the lunar calendar, the materials for the trip to Liaodong have been prepared. At this time, the appointment of the Nanjing Military Department also came down, and it was just when Gu Yanglian, the governor of Liaodong, was forming the Liaodong Firearms Battalion, so he wrote to the Nanjing Military Department to ask for talents who were proficient in firearms. Seeing that Ziren had been recommended by Wei Guogong, the military department awarded him the post of chief flag officer of the Liaodong Firearms Battalion and ordered him to go to Liaodong to serve within the year.

Seeing that the military department was appointed, Ziren was ready to say goodbye to everyone at home and set off for Liaodong on the same day. However, Youcai went out to dart for the past two days, and I am afraid that it is too late to say goodbye to him, and the two masters and servants will inevitably feel a little regretful about their separation.

After the other day, Ziren got up early before dawn. Seeing that the weather was getting cold, he went to the room of his two younger brothers, Ding Shoujia (Ziyi) and Ding Shouye (Zide), for fear that the two would catch a cold, so he checked whether the quilt was covered for the two of them for the last time. Zide is the youngest, and he is still eating his fingers at this time. Ziren didn't stop him when he saw it, and he couldn't help but miss the time he spent with these two little guys.

After coming out of his brother's house, he turned around and went to the kitchen to boil water and make tea for his parents. After making tea, he carefully brought it to his parents' door, and saw that the second elder had not yet gotten up, so he knelt down and waited at the door. In order to be afraid that the tea will hurt the stomach if it is cold, a basin of hot water is specially prepared, and the teapot is put into it to keep warm. First, it is very difficult and dangerous to go to Liaodong, and I don't know if there is a chance to return to the second old man to fulfill his filial piety. Second, I am grateful to the two of them for their nurturing grace over the years, and I feel that I can't repay it. So he knelt at the door and waited for his parents to wake up.

After kneeling for less than half an hour, the old housekeeper Ding Youfu got up early to inspect and happened to bump into him, and hurriedly came up to stop him when he saw this situation. Ding Kedi and his wife heard movement outside the door, so they got up to check. Seeing Ziren kneeling at the door and waiting to serve tea to the two, his heart was also speechless for a while.

After the two younger brothers got up, the family had breakfast together, and Ziren and his party were ready to set off. As soon as he went out and found the eldest Berdin Kegong, the third uncle Dink City and the Ding blacksmith all came, and everyone went to the city gate to see off Ziren.

After saying goodbye to everyone at the gate of the city, Ziren knelt on the ground again, kowtowed to Ding Kedi and his wife three times in a row, and then got on his horse and prepared to leave. At this time, I could only hear someone outside the city shouting: "Young master! Slow down! Wait, there's a fortune! ”