In August of the fourth year of Xiping in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Chen Mansion in Anyang County, Runan County, because Chen Lin had no difficulty in raising filial piety, but the official document was not issued, and there were still more than three months before the New Year, the old lady Chen wanted Chen Lin to go to Jiujiang to find Lu Zhi, a famous man at that time, to study, and it was not until Chen Lin went to Jiujiang that he knew that Lu Zhi resigned due to illness and returned to his hometown in Hebei. Chen Lin returned to Anyang to tell the old lady, and the old lady Chen was overjoyed to see that Chen Lin had unexpectedly received Zhou Cang.

Chen Lin promised Zhou Cang to make a new knife weighing 80 catties, and the 50 steel-making knives used by the Chen family nursing home were collected by the Chen Mansion for many years, but the Chen family did not dare to make knives and arrows privately, which was a big crime, fortunately, there were few wars in the Central Plains at that time, and some county officials actually sold ordnance secretly, so the Chen family bought them everywhere, but they also bought good knives, and ordinary ones were not wanted. Therefore, the Chen family has only had hundreds of fifty steel-refining knives for many years, and the hundred-refining knives are already treasures, but the Chen family does not have one. After the Chen family brought 368 new small family members, the Chen family only had a few dozen simple knives left. Although the fifty steel-making knife is at stake, it is not the eighty-pound knife that Zhou Cang said. The Chen family has been looking for many years but they can't recruit a craftsman who is good at making swords for their own family, but all those who have some crafts are owned by the official family, and some craftsmen outside can make some ordinary swords and make up for the shortcomings of swords, but it is difficult for them to make high-quality steel knives.

Chen Lin discussed with the old lady again, and finally decided to go to Runan City and Yuzhou to govern the office. The Yuzhou administrative office is also in Runan County, but it is not in Pingxing, but in Runan City, although it is within the boundaries of Runan County, it is under the jurisdiction of Runan County. Pingxing is just north of Anyang, but Runan City is slightly westerly, but the road is about the same.

The decision was made, so Chen Lin took Zhou Cang and Huang Yan, and only the three of them flew to Runan City, and there was nothing to do all the way. After an hour or two, he entered Runan City, Chen Lin dismounted at the gate of the city, only to feel that this Runan City was more than twice as large as Anyang City, the city wall was wide and tall, and the patrol soldiers were also much more energetic, Huang Yan was a little surprised, but Zhou Cang was flat, thinking that he had seen it.

Chen Lin saw that there were many people who were going to enter the city at this time, Chen Lin was not a domineering person, so he walked slowly with everyone, and after a while, Chen Lin came to the guard sergeant to be checked, and Chen Lin handed over the documents he carried. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, although the imperial court was unbearable, the imperial court decree was still there, and ordinary people should have a "certificate" issued by the township chief or pavilion chief when they went out, which was written on a piece of bamboo slip as proof of identity. And some identities, such as Chen Lin, are written on silk cloth, and are usually stamped with the seal of the local governor.

The sergeant guarding the door looked at Chen Lin's documents, although he knew that Chen Lin was a person with some identity or money, but this was Runan City, the seat of Yuzhou Governance, which could not be compared with other places, and the dog in front of the Assassin Shi Gate was also superior. Tilting his head, he asked Chen Lin, "What are you doing?" Zhou Cang was just about to have a seizure, Chen Lin felt that he couldn't be guilty of such a villain, so he took out 20 yuan from Huang Yan's bag and secretly sent it over.

Chen Lin thought to himself, but the Chen family in Runan City had nothing to do with it, so he had to find a place to live first. So Chen Lin made it easy for him to live in an inn. When he came out, Grandpa said that every state is located, but there are some good craftsmen who make swords in the city to buy, only need official documents, and most of these craftsmen are light swords and light swords, which are sold to literati and young masters. Chen Lin thought about it, it was not easy for these craftsmen to get official documents to make weapons, I am afraid that behind these craftsmen are some big family officials, even if they can find someone in this Runan City who can make knives for Zhou Cang, but they don't want to let them go with the Chen family.

After Chen Lin took the two of them to settle the horses in the inn, the three of them went out, just looking around in this Runan City. Chen Lin saw that the streets of the city were full of people coming and going, merchants were crowded, all kinds of shouts, and the sound of people buying and selling was everywhere, so it was not lively. Chen Lin was envious, wondering when Anyang County would have such a scene, and at the same time secretly swore that one day Chen Lin would be an official, and he would definitely make it like this.

Chen Lin had already asked clearly in the inn where there was a workshop selling swords in Runan City. From time to time, Chen Lin and the three of them came to the place where the inn Xiao Er said, Chen Lin looked up and saw a magnificent storefront, shining gold on the horizontal, with four big words in the book: "Indestructible"

Chen Lin smiled, his tone was quite big, and he didn't know what his skills were, so he walked straight in. Chen Lin entered the inner room, his heart wrinkled, this is just a shop, but it is not a place to build, and he doesn't know that this shop has its own master.

The little guy is very clever, and at a glance he can see that Chen Linding is the young master of the son, usually these young masters are generous, and the little guy is busy smiling to meet him. Chen Lin pretended to look around, and the little guy kept talking, Zhou Cang was not annoyed: "You guy, it's very verbose, but a certain young master doesn't want these embroidery things." ”

Chen Lin glared back, Zhou Cang hurriedly retracted, Chen Lin said to the little guy: "But there is a treasure knife" As soon as he finished speaking, a person walked out of the inner room, about fifty years old, dressed in green, and said to Chen Lin while arching his hand: "The old man is the housekeeper of this family, I don't know what the son is called?" ”

Seeing the old man arching his hand, Chen Lin hurriedly returned the salute and said: "Boy Anyang Chen Lin Chen Bozhi, today I want to find a treasure knife and the nursing home next to me, I don't know if the old housekeeper has it, but don't you want these fancy?" Chen Lin pointed to the swords in the shop, which were obviously just for good looks.

The old man smiled, thinking that this boy was not just a person who knew how to dance and write: "Dare to ask Chen Gongzi, what kind of treasure knife do you want?" ”

When Chen Lin heard this, he was overjoyed, there was a play, not only a play, but when he heard the old housekeeper say this, it seemed that there was more than a good knife in the shop, and he hurriedly said: "I have a brute force in this nursing home, and I want a Han-style fifty refining knife that weighs eighty pounds and is three feet long." ”

The old man gasped after hearing this, eighty catties weighed, usually fifty steel-making knives weigh ten catties, looked at Zhou Cang in surprise, Zhou Cang glared, but provoked the old man to laugh, and said: "Chen Gongzi's knife is not ready-made, just because this knife can't be played by ordinary people." Don't hide it from Chen Gongzi, but the owner of the shop is the master of the Shaofu in Runan City, and there is a craftsman's room in the back, you can ask the master if he can build it, but the price is ...... "After speaking, he looked at Chen Lin, because the general fifty steel-making knife only needs about two taels of gold, which is already extremely expensive, and now Chen Lin's one, but it has to be more than ten or twenty taels.

Chen Lin never thought about the problem of reluctance, and when he saw that the old man said that he had his own craftsman, he hurriedly said: "It's okay, it's okay, I've seen the craftsman together." The old housekeeper listened to Chen Lin say this, and was full of admiration, after all, for people who play with swords and martial arts, good weapons are undoubtedly more protection for life, and Chen Lin cherishes his servants so much, which is admirable.

The old man took Chen Lin and the others inside, and said some weapons on the way, and the meeting arrived. Chen Lin heard the shout of "ho-ho-ho-hoo" from a distance, interspersed with the sound of clanging impacts, and before he could see what was going on, the old man stopped. said to Chen Lin: "Chen Gongzi is noble, the inside is hot and dirty, and it is inconvenient for Chen Gongzi to enter, and when he waits here, the old man calls out the craftsman master." ”

Chen Lin knew that the blacksmith craft was also a good craft, and it was worth a lot of money, so how could he easily let Chen Lin and the others see it, and Chen Lin didn't mind. After a while, I saw the old man lead out a person, with a stubble like steel, * upper body. The old man said to the strong man: "This Chen Gongzi wants to make a fifty refining pu knife weighing eighty catties and three feet long, maybe?" ”

The strong man raised his head: "Yes, it will be done in one day." After speaking, the old man let him go back, Chen Lin couldn't help but laugh when he saw the old man protecting the craftsman, for fear that Chen Lin would rob people like that.

From the new to the outside, the old man said: "Chen Gongzi, this knife is made, fifteen taels of gold, five taels of gold first, you can come to get the knife one day later, I don't know if Chen Gongzi wishes?" Zhou Cang Huang Yan next to him was startled when he heard that fifteen taels of gold, and looked at Chen Lin nervously.

Chen Lin had a different calculation in his heart, not for the fifteen taels of gold, but in his heart, this craftsman could actually make fifty steel-making knives, and if he could buy a few fifty-fifty steel-making knives here and return to the Chen family, wouldn't it be great.

Thinking of this, he raised his head and saw the three of them looking at him nervously, the old man was nervous about business, Chen Lin knew that the three of them misunderstood him, and hurriedly said: "Fifteen taels is okay" Zhou Cang and Huang Yan were moved, and Zhou Cang's eyes were even red. Chen Lin said again: "Old butler, if that craftsman can make fifty steel-making knives, and the kid still wants to buy fifty steel-making knives, I don't know if the old butler is feasible?" ”

The old man said, "Geometry? "Two hundred" Chen Lin Lion opened his mouth. It's just that the old man jumped up after hearing this: "Two hundred? "The sound was shocking. Zhou Cang Huang Yan instantly pulled out a knife and pointed it at the old man, Chen Lin was also worried in his heart, he asked for two hundred fifty steel-refining knives at once, and he was going to get into a lawsuit.

The old man came back to his senses quickly, and when he saw Zhou Cang and the others like this, he knew that it was a misunderstanding, and the Lord Shaofu only cared about making money, so what else did he care. Chen Lin also saw the old man's attitude, and hurriedly drank back to the two. I saw the old man say: "Two hundred is really not good, and the shop does not dare to make fifty steel-making knives with great fanfare, Chen Gongzi is from Anyang, if not, he will send fifty to Chen Gongzi every year in the future, can Gongzi wait?" Chen Lin didn't think about rebellion, and the old housekeeper just thought that Chen Lin was going to give his own nursing home a saber, and he wore a good knife, which can be seen from Chen Lin spending fifteen taels to Zhou Cang.

Chen Lin heard it, fifty a year, just said that two hundred is also a temptation, I don't want to have this result, you must know that the Chen family has only a few hundred for so many years, and now Cheng Ruo: "If so, I would like to have a handful of three taels of gold and the old housekeeper, but it's just ......" said and looked at the old man, the old man is also an old man: "Chen Gongzi is relieved, except for the old and decrepit owner, no one knows about Chen Gongzi's purchase of knives." "These fifty steel-making knives are completely higher than the price of one tael of gold, and the most expensive thing to buy in other places is usually two taels of gold, but Chen Lin gave three taels, just to buy a peace.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was quite peaceful, therefore, although many big families and scholars were rich, they didn't want to spend on weapons, and there were some simple knives in the hands of the guards to scare and scare the people, even in the hands of the county soldiers, where is it like the Chen family. However, it is said that the iron knife of 1,000 yuan is easy to be blunted and blunted, but the 50 steel-making knife is not.

Chen Lin talked with the old housekeeper about some details, including how to pick up the goods, after all, this matter is not very glorious, and it is troublesome if it is not good, and finally negotiated the payment of the steel knife every time the goods arrive, and Chen Lin and the three of them left happily.