This blacksmith shop was only found out by Zhang Dazhuang after running all day yesterday. I heard that the craftsmanship is the best around, and it is very passable.

The blacksmith was a sturdy man in his thirties, with two bare arms, which made ancient women look sideways.

He held the string of money that had just arrived in his hand, and looked at the noble lady who came in steps, and was extremely surprised.

It was probably the first time to face such a guest, and then there was a dignified and serious Mama Tang's face was not good, and when the blacksmith opened his mouth, he was a little stumbling: "We, what, we have all the things here, shovels, spoons, scissors, axes and other homely things, I don't know what the nobles need?" ”

Xinxiu, who was standing beside Xia Yanqing, rolled her eyes, what did her second grandmother do with axes and shovels? This person really has no eyesight, when her second grandmother has no one to serve?

Mama Tang's slightly chubby face was now full of solemnity, and after listening to the blacksmith's words, her heart was even more disdainful. This is called being willing to fall, but the dignified lady of the Lang's Mansion came to the blacksmith shop with her head out.

People who come to this kind of place are looking for furniture to do rough work. Xia is willing to be in the company of those low/cheap billets, can he still blame others for misunderstanding?

Xia Yan glanced at the various ironware on display in front of him, and his craftsmanship was really good, at least he looked good.

She said, "That's not what I want, you have wrought iron here, wrought copper, right?" ”

The blacksmith hesitated for a moment, the person who came must be the daughter of a large family. can let the nobles come to the shop in person, and what they want is not ordinary things, but they can make some money.

But, judging by the tone, this is an object to make wrought copper,...... He bought and sold a small amount of money, and he didn't save much cooked copper.

When you get to the business at your doorstep, of course, you should try to get it as much as possible.

The blacksmith nodded and replied, "Yes, yes, but there is less than a pound of wrought copper." I wonder what this noble man is going to do? Copper is rare, and blacksmiths generally don't have these things. In addition, if you want something that is not common, it is to add handmade silver. ”

As early as when the blacksmith recommended a shovel and axe to Xia Yanqing, Xinxiu was already happy. At this time, when I heard the blacksmith say this, I couldn't help but interject: "How do you speak, is my master a person who lacks your little silver?" You're rude. ”

The man hurriedly apologized, Mama Tang flew over Xinxiu with an eye knife, and snorted heavily, which made Xinxiu shrink her neck in fright, and stood next to Xia Yanqing, no longer speaking.

Xia Yanqing glanced at the little girl, the corners of her mouth curled, but she weighed in her heart, her thing was originally a small object, and she shouldn't need a pound of cooked copper.

She said, "Your little bit of cooked copper should be enough." As long as you can make what I want as required, handmade silver is easy to say. What I want is wrought copper and wrought iron with uniform material and good purity, which are made into iron sheets and copper sheets that are three inches wide and three inches long, respectively......"

She told the blacksmith the size and structure she wanted.

The blacksmith was also very powerful, and he looked illiterate, and as he listened, he drew a few ghostly talismans on a flat gray-white stone slab with a charcoal bar.

Xia Yanqing looked at the few unknown symbols, and was glad that she came in person, instead of drawing a picture for the blacksmith shop. The drawings and annotations she can draw are completely different from this era, and people can't understand them at all.

The blacksmith understood her description and wrote down the data, but as Xia Yanqing said his request, his face became embarrassed.

After Xia Yanqing finished speaking, the blacksmith hesitated and said: "The things that the nobles want are really not easy to make, the copper and iron sheets you said should be forged very thin and even, which is not easy." At your request, the ends of the iron and copper sheets are soldered...... I'm afraid it's not very strong. ”

Where is it not very strong? With his blacksmithing skills, even if he could make do with the two materials together, it would be very loose.

After the blacksmith finished speaking, he waited for Xia Yanqing to reply. From time to time, he glanced at the slate on which the symbols had been drawn, and seemed reluctant to give up the sale.

The others didn't understand what the blacksmith meant, and they just glued the ends of the iron object, so why couldn't they do it?

Xia Yanqing already knew what the blacksmith meant.

It was her negligence.

Not to mention ancient times, even in modern times, if you want to weld copper and iron sheets of different materials together, you must have special welding materials and technologies to do it.

This blacksmith is really a reliable one, and he knows his own catties.

"Then rivet it." Xia Yanqing said.

She saw the joy on the blacksmith's face, and admonished: "It's just that the metal sheet is already light/thin, and the rivets you use should also be light, not too bulky." "That affects use.

Probably the blacksmith was often in contact with these affairs, and he didn't feel strange that Xia Yanqing had made another choice so easily.

As soon as he heard that there was room for turning, he agreed repeatedly: "That's okay, we can do the rivets ourselves, and we will definitely make them for you." ”

Mama Tang and Zhang Dazhuang, who was guarding the periphery, were surprised, the blacksmith only said that they couldn't be welded together, and the second grandmother had a clear face, and immediately changed her approach, and seemed to be more expert than this blacksmith.

Could it be that these are also the things that appear in the book?

Xia Yanqing was still unconscious, thinking about the material of the rivets, and advised: "I use this thing in the fire, and the rivets should also be made of hard materials, and they cannot be melted or softened when heated." ”

The blacksmith was stunned, was it so useful? Wouldn't that burn deformation?

He didn't dare to ask more, only finalized the price of the metal sheet with Xia Yanqing, collected the deposit, and watched the carriage leave happily.

This transaction is a small object, and it doesn't add up to much weight, but because of the strict requirements for the finished product, it is difficult to make, and it is really a profitable business.

These more than 20 pairs of metal sheets are made, and after removing the material money, they can earn almost five taels of silver.

The blacksmith counted the benefits of this work and was overjoyed.

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Xia Yanqing and his entourage sat in the carriage, Xinxiu peeked at her and her eyes were full of envy and admiration, her second grandmother knew a lot of things, not only knew how to fire kilns, but also knew a thing or two about the industry of striking iron, which was really powerful.

Mama Tang's eyes were full of scrutiny.

Xia Yanqing was looked at by Mama Tang for a while, and then noticed Xinxiu's eagerness, and secretly guessed that there was something wrong with her words and deeds just now, so she asked, "Mama looks at me like this, but what's wrong?" ”

Mama Tang slowly retracted her gaze and said lightly: "The second grandmother is the daughter of the official eunuch's family, and such a matter as striking iron is not something that a person of your status should know." ”

Xia Yanqing was stunned, there were a lot of meanings in this sentence. Not only did she not know this, but she was probably still wondering how she could know this, right?

Speaking of which, it is indeed my own carelessness. The things she explained to the craftsman just now are indeed not what ordinary women should know.

She explained: "Mama didn't know that there was no such thing in the countryside, and women would also go to the blacksmith shop and commission the repair of iron, bronze and farm tools in the house. If you pay attention, you will know all these things. ”

Xia Yanqing's answer was reasonable, but Mama Tang still said seriously: "Second grandma is no longer a country woman, for the sake of the dignity of our house and your reputation, you still have to respect your identity." ”

Xia Yanqing sighed noncommittally and stopped talking. It's good to be able to explain things clearly, as for whether to maintain the dignity of the Wang family, it's not up to her Mama Tang to have the final say.

As the Wang family's carriage started, a thin boy in the distance and Zhirui looked at each other, and they were not far away.

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Shao Yi was harassed by the lingering sense of strangeness in his heart, and all the bets on this cockfight were lost. When the scene was over, he excused his mother that something was wrong, and he didn't even eat lunch with Zhan Qi and the others, so he went back to his house.

Zhirui had already returned, and was sitting on a bench under the big tree outside the study. Seeing Shao Yi coming back, he hurriedly got up and followed him into the house.

"That is the second grandmother in Wang Shilang's mansion," Zhirui glanced at Shao Yi, and sure enough, he saw a look of surprise on Shao Yi's face. He continued, "It's the fourth aunt and grandmother found by the Xia family." ”

It's actually Xia Zitang's sister?

Shao Yi carefully thought back to the two lives and was sure that he had indeed never met the Xia family. But what's the familiarity in her?

"Did she go straight home after she came out of the bookstore?" Shao Yi asked. Didn't you say that Xia was illiterate? What does she do in the bookstore?

Zhirui shook his spirits and said, "Grandma Xia Er didn't go home directly, but went to the blacksmith shop. "That's what he wants to tell his uncle.

He said, for no reason, why did the uncle want him to follow this woman. It turns out that this woman is really different from other women.