"Well, I said the second one, that is, you have to read and write, would you like to?"

Gu Zhiqing communicated with him that day and found that he was almost illiterate, and even his name Tie Niu was written crookedly.

"This, I tried my best, but they all said that Tie Niu was stupid and afraid that he wouldn't be able to learn"

"The third and last one, that is, the iron bull, you have to give up the mobile iron, and you can only strike iron for the master in the future, are you willing?"

This time, Tie Niu hesitated, but finally gritted his teeth and said, "My Tie Niu is only one old lady anyway, it's a big deal that I will go to the dock to fight the coolies after I finish beating the master."

Tie Niu's words were in Gu Zhiqing's ears, how could he be like a black-hearted boss squeezing coolies in later generations.

Gu Zhiqing hurriedly explained, "The master doesn't let you strike iron for others, it's not that he doesn't give you money for nothing, your salary has one or two silver every month, this is the initial stage, and it will increase later."

Hearing this, Tie Niu hurriedly burst into tears and said, "The master is too good to Tie Niu, Tie Niu doesn't need so much money, master, you better take it back."

Uh, Tie Niu's reaction made Gu Zhiqing a little suspicious, weren't you still worried about supporting your old mother just now? How can this not cost money.

Then Tie Niu's words made Gu Zhiqing instantly wake up, "My blacksmith stall earns only three taels of silver a year, and this is still the peak season for farm work, if it is usual, it is just to maintain me and my wife barely make ends meet..."

"So that's the case, Tie Niu deserves one or two silver dollars a month, as long as you are willing to study the art of ironwork hard, the master will give you better treatment in the future."

Tie Niu immediately knelt at Gu Zhiqing's feet, and said gratefully: "Other people are disciples who give money to the master, and you not only teach Tie Niu skills, but also give Tie Niu money to support his old mother, the master is very kind, the disciple is unforgettable, in this life and this life, Tie Niu is the master's own son, no matter what the master wants Tie Niu to do."

Pro-son? Gu Zhiqing stared at Tie Niu with a confused expression, in terms of age, it seems that you are older than me. And this head, this complexion, forget it, Gu Zhiqing didn't bother to argue with him anymore, so he casually ordered, "From now on, I will teach you the method of forging steel that day, you have to sharpen your heart, don't slack off"

Tie Niu immediately nodded with joy on his face, "Don't worry, Master, Tie Niu will never be lazy."

Gu Zhiqing demonstrated it to Tie Niu, and then asked Tie Niu to do it. Don't look at Tie Niu's illiterate, but his understanding is extremely high, and he has mastered Gu Zhiqing's steel forging skills from later generations in a very short period of time, and there is even a faint sign of transcendence.

Where is the apprentice, it is clearly stealing the master, and even surpassing the rhythm of the master.

Gu Zhiqing looked at Tie Niu with great embarrassment, and said in his heart, what is called talent, this is. It took me more than a year of special training to learn things, and I was completely mastered by this guy in an hour.

If it weren't for the fact that he still had more than a thousand years of knowledge beyond him, I am afraid that he would have changed his name to call him a master.

With the blessing of an old blacksmith like Tie Niu, Gu Zhiqing built ten steel crossbows in one day.

And with a whole blade, a bed crossbow was created.

Seeing that the sky was gradually darkening, after Gu Zhiqing sent the iron bull away, he beckoned Feng Ming to organize it, match them with the armor they had captured before, and then each of them had a steel crossbow.

Then Gu Zhiqing instructed: "Be sure to guard that secret warehouse tonight, as long as it is over tonight, they will be safe after their household registration is settled."

"With household registration, they are also the owner's things, and they can no longer be resold, and before that, they are still in high demand."

Gu Zhiqing raised his head, glanced at the sunset that was gradually sinking in the sky, and sighed faintly.

The haunting premonition also intensified as night fell.

A huge stone table was placed in the courtyard, and several old singers with craftsmanship took charge of the spoon and made a few home-cooked dishes.

"What's the name of this dish?" Gu Zhiqing saw at a glance a dish that seemed to be made of sea bass, but it was very distinct, completely different from the sea bass he had eaten in the painting boat before.

"Qi Yu Gongzi, this dish is called Ulva soup perch, speaking of this dish, there is an allusion to the slave family."

"That is still Luoyang, the capital of the Jin Dynasty in the north, Sima Jiong, the king of Qi, has a subordinate official, named Zhang Han, who is a native of Wu, came to Luoyang, the northern capital, some water and soil are not adaptable, and the career is quite unsatisfactory, and he misses the Ulva soup and sea bass of Wudi's homeland, so he did not hesitate to drive back to Wu to eat these two dishes, but thus avoided the chaos of Sima Jiong's eight kings, and finally everyone praised him for his foresight, but he was just because he wanted to eat the sea bass of his hometown, and then people created this soup of sea bass according to this allusion.."

Speaking of this, the old singer pursed her lips and smiled, looking so indescribable.

was originally a beautiful meaning, but it was disturbed by her pleated face.

So Gu Zhiqing turned his grief and anger into appetite and feasted. Not to mention that this old singer's craftsmanship is really good, the color and flavor are good.

If it weren't for the fact that they usually had to be secret spies, Gu Zhiqing would simply open a restaurant for them.

"Oh yes, right now, the three shops on the street are thinking about what to do and what to do, and they can't be idle, it's a huge waste."

Gu Zhiqing asked the old singers while eating vegetables.

Originally, this shop was given to them, so naturally they made their own decisions.

The old singers glanced at each other, and one of the sisters said: "One of them, we are already planning to let Brother Tie Niu be a blacksmith shop, after all, he has an old lady to support, and it is not a long-term solution to carry a burden to go out to make iron for people all day."

Hearing this, Tie Niu, who was bowing his head and picking up rice, stood up suddenly, waved his hand in a hurry and said, "This can't be done, Tie Niu's craftsmanship doesn't need such a big shop, I only have a few taels of silver income in January, and even paying rent is not enough."

It seems that the old singer doesn't know that she has hired Tie Niu, and Gu Zhiqing doesn't bother to tell the difference, since the old singer wants to help Tie Niu, Gu Zhiqing will be a favor.

"Tie Niu, don't shirk it, as long as you work hard to make iron, you don't have to worry about other things, I guarantee that this blacksmith shop business will definitely not be less than thirty taels a month."

"Ahh

"Then there are two shops," Gu Zhiqing's gaze turned back to the old singer.

"One of them is naturally used as a wine shop, after all, we can't only sell Taihu Fengyuefang, but also open up sales channels in Wu County City, which is the most popular sweet wine in Wu County City."

understands women's minds, and is naturally still a woman, Gu Zhiqing naturally trusts their experience.

"The last shop, we are going to use it as a car dealership, hire a few horse-drawn carriages, and go out to see the world."

Gu Zhiqing heard the deep meaning of this, nodded slightly approvingly, and said, "It's decided, let's find an auspicious day to open for business."