Chapter 13: Footsteps in the middle of the night
The iron shelves are about one meter high, with a hollow in the middle, on which are all kinds of kitchen knives, boning knives, machetes, hoes, shovels and various farm tools, and iron pots of different sizes are stacked in the corner of one wall.
Qiu Se's eyes were not very satisfied with the shelves where he placed the knives, "Master, don't you have a smaller dagger here?" ”
Master Zhao had been following Qiu Se behind her to watch her iron shelf, and now when she heard her question, she hurriedly took two steps forward and picked up a dagger from the shelf, "Girl, this dagger is the smallest, it has already been bladed, it is very sharp, and the price is not expensive, it is only three hundred Wen, you can take a look." ”
Qiu Se took the dagger handed over by Master Zhao and shook her head, this dagger is already small in these long knife piles, but it is still more than half a foot long, and it is still a little big for Qiu Se, after all, she is not a real heroine, and she is a little trembling with such a big knife.
"Master, your knife is good, but it's inconvenient for me to hold it as a woman, isn't it? Is there a dagger that is hidden on the body and is not easy to find and is very sharp? ”
Master Zhao scratched his head, "But girl, this is already the smallest dagger I have here!" Otherwise, you'll have to fight again, and it will take about three days. ”
When I heard that it would take three days, Autumn Colors shook her head busily, "No, it's too long." "She has to take a boat tomorrow, so how can she have time to stay here for three days, and besides, what if something happens within those three days? Could she only buy that half-foot-long dagger? Or do you want to find another blacksmith shop?
Qiu Shi was hesitating, and Master Zhao patted his head, "Girl, wait a minute!" He hurriedly dropped a sentence and ran to the backyard.
Seeing Master Zhao's suddenly excited expression, Qiu Se guessed if he had hidden a famous knife, cutting gold and breaking jade or something, maybe there was a treasure map in it, just waiting for someone to discover, Master Zhao's treasure was given to someone who was destined to do so, and then he held a treasure knife and stepped on the treasure rampant rivers and lakes?
Just as he was doing, Master Zhao came back, "Girl, do you see if this dagger is to your liking?" ”
Autumn color at a glance I feel very satisfied, this dagger is slightly longer than his palm, the handle and the blade of the knife account for half of each, not too heavy, but it is not the kind of light thin iron sheet, the handle made of jujube wood is polished very smooth, especially the knife body has a cowhide knife pants, it is really too satisfied, but in addition to the blade there is no blade.
"This dagger is good, but why is it not sharpened?" Autumn asked as she nodded.
"Don't tell the girl, this dagger was originally intended to be a gift for my little nephew, so it is smaller than the ordinary dagger, and the child did not dare to give it a blade for fear of being cut, if you want it, let it be given to you first, and then I will give you a blade."
As soon as I heard that it was a gift for my family, I was even more satisfied with the autumn color, no matter whether Master Zhao was honest or not in business, it would never be adulterated for his family, "Okay, just this one, how much is it?" ”
Master Zhao was a little embarrassed, "Girl, although this dagger is smaller, the material is much stronger than the others, it is a piece of high-grade iron stone leftovers brought by others, and I have forged it a few times more than those knives, I dare to promise that it will not be embroidered, so the price is also a little higher, you see, how about nine hundred and fifty wen?" ”
Qiu Se's hand trembled, this dagger was more than half smaller than the one Master Zhao showed her just now, but the price was three times more expensive.
And Qiu Se guessed whether Master Zhao knew the money she had left on her body and asked for it on purpose. From Qingchuan Mansion, she got one or two or six hundred silver coins as a bracelet, and it cost thirty wen to hire a car, and just now she bet a dime of silver in the inn, that is, one hundred wen, and now she has one or two hundred and four hundred and seventy wen left in her hand, and then she bought this dagger, and she still has less than half a tael of silver left!
"Girl, look?" Master Zhao was a little hesitant when he saw Qiu Se, so he wanted to take back the dagger from her hand.
Qiu Se handed the dagger to Master Zhao, "Help me cut the blade!" He asked a little unwillingly, "Can't it be cheaper?" It's also a little too expensive. ”
Master Zhao didn't expect Qiu Se to agree so happily, and when he heard Qiu Se complaining, he replied with a smile: "Girl, you get what you pay for!" But I think you also buy it sincerely, so it's better to count you less than 20 yuan. ”
Although Qiu Se still felt that this dagger was a bit expensive, she still didn't say anything, after all, she really liked it and needed it very much. Two quarters of an hour had passed since Master Zhao opened the dagger, and Qiu Se tried it and felt very satisfied, so he paid the price he had promised, hid the blade wearing knife pants in his sleeve, and hurried back to the inn with the handle of the knife in his hand.
"Shopkeeper, bring the food to my room immediately." Autumn said as she stood in front of the counter.
"Don't worry, girl, it will be delivered as soon as possible." The fat shopkeeper responded with a smile, and called Xiao Er on the side, "Hurry up and send the prepared meal to the girl." ”
"Okay." Xiao Er answered, went to the back kitchen to pick up the food box, and Qiu Se walked up the stairs, suddenly, she stopped and turned her head to look into the hall.
Just now, Qiu Shi felt that someone was staring at her, and that gaze made people feel very uncomfortable in her back, but when she looked over, she didn't see anyone. Autumn color shook the dagger in his hand, and then he felt safer.
As soon as Autumn Color returned to the room, Xiao Er arrived with a food box.
"Girl, this is your meal, the rice is freshly steamed red bean rice, the dish is braised wheat vegetables in oil, and a plate of small fried meat, the vegetables and meat are fresh, and the small one has specially made a pot of water for you." Xiao Er's attitude was more attentive than just now.
"Okay, you go down first." Seeing that Xiao Er still didn't leave, Qiu Se drove people away.
Xiao Er was stunned, I don't know if I really don't understand the autumn color or pick the door, I dressed so well but I didn't even give a few rewards, so I said it a little more clearly and said with a smile: "Girl, it's going to rest after dark, so let's wait for you to finish eating and collect the tableware before going down." ”
Qiu Se really doesn't understand, she has never given a reward in modern times, and in ancient times, others have always rewarded her, so Qiu Se will not understand his hints, and even if she understands, she may not necessarily give it.
"Don't wait for me, you go down first, and the cutlery will be put away tomorrow morning."
Xiao Er pursed his lips and rolled his eyes and went downstairs. It's a shame that I greeted her so enthusiastically just now, this is still a chivalrous girl!
Qiu Se ignored him, she was tired of running for her life before, and she didn't care about eating, but now she smelled the fragrance of the food, and she was really hungry, so she ate a bowl of rice and two dishes, and she hiccuped, and hurriedly poured a bowl of tea to get better.
After eating, Qiu Se didn't call someone to come up and collect the dishes, directly closed the window and bolted the door to take off his clothes to sleep, walked to the bed and thought about it, turned around and piled the two stools at the door, put the dishes on top of the stool, put the newly bought dagger under the pillow, and then put his heart to go to bed.
Xu was tired, and as soon as the autumn color touched the pillow, he fell asleep.
In the middle of the night, the sound of porcelain breaking suddenly sounded, and Qiu Qing screamed in surprise, and sat up from the bed at once. At the same time, the sound of hurried footsteps outside the door clearly came into the ears of the autumn colors.