Carpentry is an orderly profession. Since the advent of Luban, carpenters have taken Luban as their ancestor for nearly a thousand years. Legend has it that Lu Ban was able to make a flying bird out of wood that could fly in the sky for three days without landing. The bird seemed to be similar to the wooden horse made by the carpenter in front of him.

The carpenter who set up the stall is a middle-aged man who is repairing a bamboo chair. Li Mingyi came to the stall, picked up the wooden horse and looked at it curiously. The wooden horse, about the size of a palm, looks like it has been carved out of a single piece of mahogany, except that there are obvious seams on its four legs.

The middle-aged carpenter saw Li Mingyi picking up the wooden horse and looking at it, so he hurriedly came up and said, "Little brother, but you like this self-propelled horse?" The horse has a brace in its belly, and by turning its tail, it can walk. ”

Li Mingyi said in amazement: "What a delicate technique." ”

When the middle-aged carpenter heard his words, he smiled and said, "Little brother likes it?" How about I charge you a tael of silver? ”

It's not the first time Li Mingyi has visited a stall, and he naturally understands the rules of this kind of stall, so he bargained without thinking about it: "Is it sold for 30 wen?" ”

The exchange rate between silver and copper coins in the Ming Kingdom was mostly stable at about one to one hundred. That is, one tael of silver can be exchanged for a hundred copper coins. Li Mingyi directly quoted a three-fold discount, not because he was short of money, but the stall was like this, asking for a price to pay back on the ground.

Hearing his offer, the carpenter shook his head and said, "This horse is more cumbersome to make, and these thirty wen will definitely not be sold." ”

Li Mingyi played with the Trojan horse in his hand, and he really liked it, so he made a price: "Then I will add another twenty wen, how about fifty wen?" ”

The carpenter shook his head and said, "This horse is not sold for less than ninety." ”

Ninety wen is not much less than the one or two pieces of silver just now, and the carpenter does not give the price at all. Li Mingyi was playing with this Trojan horse in his hand and was struggling with whether to buy it. A Humpty Dumpty man appeared and snatched the Trojan horse from Li Mingyi's hand.

Humpty Dumpty looked at the wooden horse and said, "This is the horse that walks?" ”

A small guy on the side immediately said, "Master Niu, this is it." This morning it was all over the market, and there was a carpenter here, and his work was very good. I can also make a horse that can walk on its own. ”

The cow master played with the Trojan horse and asked, "Not bad." How do you sell this horse? ”

The carpenter replied, "One tael of silver, no bargain." ”

This Niu Ye is obviously a ruffian in this city, and he is used to bullying outsiders, and when he heard that this horse was so expensive, he immediately said: "One or two silver!" Are you trying to blackmail me? Be careful that Master Niu has lifted your stall. ”

The carpenter explained: "The horse is not easy to make, and the internal structure is made of stainless steel, and a tael of silver is not expensive. ”

Niu Ye obviously didn't understand this, but he knew that this kind of thing was very rare, and it would definitely be sold to those big families for a good price, so he pestered nonsense: "Stainless steel fart!" You stranger is not afraid to flash your tongue when you say big things. Today's horse, Master Niu, I took it, and it should be regarded as the booth fee for your stall here. ”

Li Mingyi on the side couldn't stand it anymore, saw the opportunity, snatched the wooden horse from the bull master's hand, and said: "You little black fat man, don't pretend to be a big-tailed wolf if you don't have money, I take a fancy to this horse first." The money is for you, I bought it. When he finished the last sentence, Li Mingyi took out about two taels of broken silver from his bosom and threw it to the carpenter.

When the Niu Ye saw that he had been robbed of the Trojan horse and was scolded as a little black fat man, he immediately scolded angrily: "Where did the birdman come from, he actually dared to scold you Niu Ye!" Lao Tzu beat you to death. ”

Niu Ye raised his fist and was about to hit Li Mingyi, but this kind of ruffian is crazy but he doesn't know martial arts, Li Mingyi's figure turned, stretched out his foot and stumbled, Niu Ye directly lost his center of gravity, and fell face down with a solid knot.

Li Mingyi looked at the Niu Ye lying on the ground, and said with a smile: "Huh! Master Niu, I'm not your father, why are you doing such a big ceremony. ”

Niu Ye's body is very strong, and after a fall, there is no big problem. He didn't see Li Mingyi make a move, he just thought he had accidentally tripped.

When Niu Ye heard Li Mingyi mocking himself, he immediately got up and shouted, "I'm your uncle!" He rushed towards Li Mingyi again.

Li Mingyi's old trick was repeated, and Niu Ye fell heavily to the ground again.

Li Mingyi pretended to be innocent and said, "Uncle Niu, why are you lying on the ground again?" You will lie down when you see someone, this uncle is really aggrieved. ”

fell down twice in a row, and was ridiculed again, where can Niu Ye endure this breath after being rampant in the countryside for many years. After getting up from the ground, Niu Ye pointed at Li Mingyi and said, "Boy, if Lao Tzu lets you leave alive today, I won't believe in Niu!" ”

Niu Ye shouted loudly, but the reality slapped him in the face again. After all, a person who doesn't know martial arts, how can he be the opponent of an old fritter like Li Mingyi. Although Niu Ye was a lot more careful this time, he still did not get rid of the ending of lying on the ground with his head down.

Li Mingyi looked at Niu Ye condescendingly, and said jokingly: "Niu Ye, you are the third time." If you had worshipped me, you would have said, why do you have to do such a solemn ceremony? ”

Niu Ye, who was lying on the ground, knew that he had met a master today, and after getting up from the ground, he did not attack Li Mingyi again. But after being dropped three times in a row, Niu Ye was obviously not convinced, and pointed at Li Mingyi and said, "Boy, there is a kind of leaving a name." ”

Li Mingyi is not willing to do this kind of name-keeping thing, after all, the ghost knows if there is any master behind Niu Ye, so he said: "If you don't change your name in the downstream, you won't change your surname, Hongdu Liu Yi." If you are not convinced, you can come to Hongdu to find me, and I will accompany you at any time. ”

"What a Hongdu Liu Yi, if you have the courage, you wait for Lao Tzu, I will not let you go." Niu Ye dropped a cruel word and walked away.

Looking at Niu Ye's back, Li Mingyi decided to stimulate Niu Ye again, and shouted: "Come on, I'm waiting for you in Hongdu!" If you don't come to me, you're a grandson! ”

After doing all this, Li Mingyi instantly felt very comfortable, and the fatigue of the morning was swept away. Just as Li Mingyi was about to go back to the inn to rest, the carpenter called out to him.

The carpenter said, "Brother Liu Yi, please stay." ”

Li Mingyi was stunned for a moment, and it took a long time to realize that the carpenter was calling him. After coming back to his senses, Li Mingyi hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" But less money? ”

The carpenter looked at his reaction with some suspicion, and said, "The money is not less, but more." Brother must be a person in the rivers and lakes, how about I give my brother the same utensils to defend himself? As he spoke, the carpenter took out a leather bracer from the luggage beside him, handed it to Li Mingyi, and said, "This thing is made by me with my own hands, and it contains three wooden needles, which can hurt the enemy within ten steps." ”

Li Mingyi took the wrist guard and saw that there were some delicate brackets hidden in the wrist guard, and there was a Lu character engraved in the hidden place. Seeing this bracer, Li Mingyi asked, "Are you from Lu Gongtang?" ”

The carpenter shook his head and said, "Not anymore. Please also ask the little brother to make good use of this thing. ”

People in the rivers and lakes are most afraid of others asking about their origins, Li Mingyi didn't ask much, and after getting the bracers, he saluted and said, "Thank you seniors." ”

The carpenter accepted his salute and began to close the stall. Seeing this, Li Mingyi had no choice but to go back to the hotel by himself.