Ning Ze came to the big house where the old man was, and when he entered, he found that the temperature inside was very high, and the fire he saw from the window turned out to be a handmade high-temperature furnace, and it was burning brightly.

There are all kinds of tools in the house, such as blacksmiths and carpenters.

There are a lot of iron and wood tools in the corner, all of which are for farmers.

Private iron casting, this old man is bold enough. In the war years, such behavior was illegal. No wonder hiding in this kind of corner, isolated from the outside world.

The old man was wearing a blacksmith's apron, and his upper body was bare-chested, and his muscles were clearly visible.

When he was idle, Ning Ze had the time to take a closer look at his attributes.

Sun Er, male, 57 years old

[Affiliation] Huaguo [Loyalty] 60

[Stamina] 96 [Brawn] 45

[Intelligence] 19 [Politics] 1

[Command] 1 [Benevolence] 64

Class: None

【Stunt】None

Among civilians, it is rare to reach a force value of 45.

He is not a general's template, it seems that he has been training his strength all year round.

Seeing Ning Ze look around after entering the house, the old man said, "Do you know how to pull the bellows?"

"Yes!" Ning Ze nodded.

"The old man is in a hurry, he needs to make some iron tools, he probably can't sleep tonight, can you?"

"Okay!" Ning Ze pulled the bellows to make the fire in the furnace even greater, "Uncle, do you know that private iron casting is illegal?"

"Nonsense!" the old man turned around and poured some iron ore into the furnace, and said angrily, "If it weren't for the difficulties of the world, there would be no way to make a living, why would the old man be like this?"

"Our country has a favorable policy for the people, as long as you register and apply at the government, you can get fields, improved seeds, and all kinds of farming tools. You don't know it, do you?"

"The old man has learned a few crafts in his life, but he has never farmed!" said the old man, "Of course I have heard of the policy of benefiting the people, but it is useless to the old man." If you rely on that, you will starve to death!"

"But your private iron caster is very dangerous, in case it is discovered by the government......"

"The old man will only do this, and he can't starve to death!" the old man frowned, "Don't talk nonsense, don't hold your hands up, pull the bellows hard!"

"Okay!" Ning Ze concentrated and did things seriously.

"Tired is tired, and you can dry your body very quickly. The old man said, "If it weren't for your wife's pregnancy, the old man would definitely not take in outsiders! ”

"That's right. Ning Ze nodded, "It's right to be vigilant, especially if you live in the wilderness, you can't go to the village or the store." But you can rest assured that we husband and wife are our own people, and there is absolutely no half-intention. ”

"Look at your physique, even if you have bad intentions, you are not an opponent of the old man!" the old man glanced at Ning Ze and said indifferently.

Indeed, but judging from the appearance, Ning Ze's muscles are introverted, and he can't see it without taking off his clothes, it seems to be quite thin. The old man doesn't look old, he is muscular and his body is very strong, but visually it is in strong contrast with Ning Ze.

He knew that dozens of himself might not be able to beat Ning Ze, and he would definitely not say these words.

The next thing was more boring, the old man no longer paid attention to Ning Ze's question, concentrated on smelting iron ore, and then carefully poured the smelted iron liquid into the mold, and then put in new ore. When the cooled iron takes shape, he places it on the anvil and beats it continuously, jingling with thunder and rain to form a unique music.

It wasn't until about four o'clock in the morning that the old man's work was completed, and he obviously couldn't stand it anymore, so he said to Ning Ze: "The old man is sleeping on the bamboo bed here, you can also go and rest! Tomorrow the rain stops, hurry up and leave here." Also, the old man's private iron casting must not be leaked. ”

"Don't worry, I'm not the one who will take revenge!" Staying up late is actually a common occurrence for Ning Ze. The old man is not easy to survive until now, but he is very sober.

When the old man had fallen asleep, he left the big room and quietly turned to the side.

"Lord Wang!" As soon as she pushed the door in, Hua Erniang sat up and spoke in a very soft voice.

"Shhh~ Don't scream outside. ”

"Yes!" she fumbled for a moment, then took out the fire fold and lit the candle.

"Didn't you sleep?" Ning Ze asked in a low voice.

"You've woken up," Hua Erniang replied, "You've been up until now?"

"Hmm!"

"I'm guarding next to me, you go to sleep quickly!" Hua Erniang got up and suddenly fell forward.

Ning Ze was startled and hurriedly held her up: "What's wrong?"

"It's fine, I'm a little dizzy. Hua Erniang replied, "Maybe it's the reason why I just woke up......"

Feeling that his voice was a little weak, Ning Ze reached out and put it on her forehead, which turned out to be hot: "You have a fever!"

"No, it's okay......" Hua Erniang wanted to get up, but the situation was a little bad.

"You lie down, Lone will treat you!" Ning Ze said softly, "Don't wake up Old Man Sun." ”

"I—I'm fine......"

"Don't talk nonsense, lie down quickly!" Ning Ze forcibly pushed her back and used the stunt [Medical Technique].

The effect of the skill is still very good, and the word [Xiaoxiao] in the attribute panel of Hua Erniang disappeared and returned to normal.

When she came to her senses in an instant, she was a little embarrassed: "I actually want to use the prince to cast a spell, and my subordinates are terrified!"

"Alright, it's okay!"

"The prince hurry up and rest, his subordinates are guarding by the side!" Hua Erniang regained her spirits, marveling at Ning Ze's "spell", full of awe.

"Hmm!" Ning Ze was not polite, and immediately lay down on the bed and slept with his eyes closed.

Hua Erniang blew out the candles, sat quietly near the bed, and didn't know what to think when she looked at the heavy rain outside the window.

After sleeping until noon, Ning Ze woke up and saw that it was still raining heavily outside the window, and he didn't mean to stop at all, so he couldn't help frowning.

The rain was so heavy that there was no way to leave.

"Are you awake?" Hua Erniang had been guarding the bedside, and when she saw him get up, she hurriedly got up and brought over a basin of water.

"Thank you!" After washing his face and sobering up, Ning Ze turned to Hua Erniang, "What time is it now?"

"It's about noon. "Because there is no way to judge the downpour of the rain, Hua Erniang can only guess based on experience, but it is quite accurate.

"It's all this time, you haven't had breakfast, have you?"

"Ate some dry food. ”

"Oh, is Uncle Sun awake?"

"Woke up and cooked in the kitchen. ”

"I'll take a look. Ning Ze came out of the room and turned to the smoking kitchen.

The old man was indeed in front of the stove, looking at the fire.

"Uncle," Ning Ze walked in, "You got up early enough!"

The old man glanced sideways at him: "Haven't you left yet?"

"I want to leave too, but this rain doesn't stop!" Ning Ze said helplessly, "What are you cooking?"

"Cooking!

"......" Ning Ze was stunned for a moment.

"Let's go see if it's cooked!"

"Okay!" he lifted the lid of the pot and saw that a gruel mixed with rice and bran was boiling inside. Among them, there are very few grains of rice, and most of them are bran. Ning Ze was a little surprised, "Just eat this?"

"Then what else do you want to eat?" the old man glanced at him angrily, "That's it, do you like to eat or not!"

After cooking, it was served on the table, accompanied by a plate of wild vegetables of unknown kind, which was the lunch prepared by the old man.

Ning Ze and Hua Erniang sat opposite him, looked down at the old man who was snoring and eating very well, hesitated for a moment and tasted one bite after another.

Unpalatable, unpalatable.

For Ning Ze, who is used to eating good things, he can't eat it anymore.

Since the crossing, the food has been very good, like this rice bran mixture, basically never touched.

There may be people who can make rice bran delicious, but this Uncle Sun is obviously not good at cooking.

This can be seen from the bitter and hard-to-swallow wild vegetables on the plate.

Obviously, Hua Erniang also found it difficult to swallow, so she turned her head and said, "Why don't you mix that bit of dry food with it?"

"Okay, go get it!"

"Okay!" Hua Erniang took out a few dry flatbreads from the box where the dry food was stored in the car, and some pastries, and returned them to the table.

"Uncle, I'm sorry to disturb you here. Here are some dry food and pastries, don't dislike them!" Ning Ze asked Hua Erniang to put the flatbread and pastries on the table.

The old man hesitated, grabbed a flatbread and ate it with rice bran gruel, and ate it with relish.

"And pastries!" Ning Ze put a piece of sweet cake in front of the old man.

The old man nodded, and continued to eat his flatbread and rice bran.

Ning Ze and Hua Erniang also started to eat, with flatbread, and the unpalatable rice bran gruel could be swallowed slightly.

Halfway through eating, Ning Ze couldn't help but ask curiously, "Uncle, where are all the people in your family with so many houses?"

The old man paused for a few seconds and didn't raise his head: "Dead!"

"Dead?"

"Well! In the year of the ant thief, the local government killed the good and risked the merit. His wife, three sons, and two daughters-in-law were all killed. The old man said, "I went out of the house and escaped." ”

When Hua Erniang heard this, she was a little stunned: "How could my Huaguo official be like this?"

"Smack!" Ning Ze patted her on the back of the head, "When people talk about ant thieves, it's not now. ”

"Oh!" Hua Erniang reacted, a little embarrassed.

"I'm sorry, uncle! I didn't know there was such a thing. Ning Ze put down his chopsticks.

"It's okay!" the old man shook his head and continued to eat.

"Now that Huaguo is in control, you can rest assured. Ning Ze said, "There will definitely not be such a bad thing in the future." ”

"It doesn't matter!" the old man didn't look up.

Feeling that the topic was a little heavy, Ning Ze thought for a moment: "Uncle, you are quite remote here, how long does it take for the made farm tools to get to the nearest village, town or county seat?"

"I don't usually go out, and those who make custom-made farm tools will take the initiative to come to the door. The old man replied indifferently, "It takes three days to walk to the nearest village, and the carriage can reach it in about a day and a night. ”

"Oh~"

"Where are you two from?" asked the old man as he ate.

Hua Erniang looked sideways at Ning Ze.

"Our hometown is Danyang County, and there is a Fengqiu Village in Litan County, have you heard of it?"

"Oh~ yes. Went once when I was younger. The old man wiped his mouth, "Why did you run so far?"

"Isn't it for the sake of eating?" Ning Ze pretended to have a helpless expression, "What can be done in this world?"

"That's right. The old man nodded, "It's been better recently, there used to be thieves everywhere, and you have to go out with a companion, and you have to go alone on the road to be afraid, for fear of being robbed." ”

"Now the security is good, we are very safe all the way!"

"I don't know how long this will last. ”

"Don't worry, uncle, it will be safer in the future. Ning Ze said, "Our policy in China has always been based on the people. ”