Chapter 17: The Hammer and the Scythe
Sickle?
The young man was slightly stunned, and turned to look at the sickle pinned to his grandfather's waist.
The sickle is commonly known as the cutting knife, which is crescent-shaped, with oblique fine serrations at the knife edge, and a wooden handle at the end of the knife, which is used to harvest rice and wheat, and is the most common agricultural tool in the countryside, and is widely circulated.
But the scythe on the old man's waist was clearly not an ordinary scythe.
Its handle was black, as if it was one with the crescent blade, although it was covered with chips, and even seemed to be broken, but the blade was still very long, and Li Yuan estimated that it was at least twice the blade of an ordinary sickle.
"The blade must be more than 30 centimeters, and it doesn't look like a farm tool......"
Li Yuan squinted slightly.
"Huh? You're going to buy my scythe? ”
The old man was about sixty years old, his figure was thin, his face was full of the ravines of time, and when he heard this, he took off the sickle at his waist and touched it reluctantly:
"This scythe was left by my grandfather, and it has been with me for a lifetime, but I am reluctant to sell it......"
"Grandpa......"
The young man tugged at the corner of the old man's clothes.
"If you want it, it's not that the old man can't cut his love, but this price is ......"
The old man ignored his grandson and said to himself.
"Can you let me do it?"
Li Yuan didn't want to lower the price.
The two of them were covered with mud, and they were still wearing patched cotton clothes in the cold winter, and they were obviously poor people in the village.
"Then you have to be careful, although this scythe has more holes, it is also very sharp......"
The old man muttered, reluctantly handing over the sickle.
White light!
Sure enough, it's in the ranks!
The scythe was slightly heavy, but Li Yuan's eyes were bright, and a white light appeared in the corners of his eyes.
【Three-element military standard sword and sickle】
[Forged from the finest black gold iron, forged by the eighteen fires, its lord loves it like madness, and once drank the blood of the enemy, and also harvested a hundred years of crops, the blade gradually deteriorated, and gradually became a strange ......]
[Requirements: proficient in any skill]
[Palm Control Effect: Dacheng-level Saw Horse Knife Scythe, Long Soldier Mastery]
it!
Li Yuan's hand shook, and the light in his eyes almost burst out.
Not only is it a first-order weapon, but it is also an extraordinary first-order weapon, which is better than that Liuhe boot, which not only adds to the Dacheng-level scythe, but also ......
[Long soldier proficient: long-handled scythe, extremely difficult to learn, unless there is an amazing talent in the blade, it cannot be learned, its former master is quite talented, its hard work, has been born ......]
"It's gone!"
Li Yuan almost forgot where he was, but the old man shouted a few times when he saw him in a daze.
"This ...... Scythe, I want it! ”
Li Yuan clenched the scythe tightly, and he didn't mean to bargain, so he directly quoted the low price:
"Old man, how about you look at three taels of silver?"
Buying things normally, Li Yuan would never be like this, even if the two of them looked quite bitter, but this scythe was really too good, and it would be too useful for him.
No matter how low the price is, he can't help it.
"Three, three, two?!"
The two of them glanced at each other, and the old man who had the intention to knock on a stroke was a little dumbfounded, and at the same time, such a thought emerged.
"Is this broken scythe still a treasure?"
"Grandpa!"
The young man pulled the old man's arm again, this time, because he was afraid that he would sell it.
The old man still ignored him this time, but took out the most complete and best leather from under the stall and handed it to Li Yuan:
"What is a scythe worth? With this wolf skin, it's almost ......"
"The old man is exquisite!"
Li Yuan took a deep look at the two of them, put down three taels of silver, wrapped the sickle in wolf skin, and turned to leave.
……
"Grandpa, why are you?!"
The young man stomped his feet again and again: "Although the wolf skin is bald, it is at least worth one, two or six, and the sickle, how are you, how can you ......?"
"People look at you pitifully and don't lower the price, it's the kindness of the people, let's raise the price again, this face, you lose it, the old man can't afford to lose it!"
The old man put away the silver, took out his cigarette pouch from under the stall, took a puff, and spit it out gently:
"The sickle has been in our house for more than a hundred years, and the grass is almost unmovable, even if it is a baby, it can be seen that we don't have that fate......"
"......"
The young man only felt that he had lost, angry and helpless.
The old man sat down in his skin, smoking a cigarette and glancing in the direction where Li Yuan had gone.
Still want to trick people?
People know martial arts, my stupid grandson!
……
……
"That old man is kind of interesting......"
Glancing back at the invisible stall, Li Yuan's heart was still 'thumping'.
Earn over!
The Dacheng-level sword and sickle technique has already made a lot of money, let alone that 'long soldier mastery'.
Hammer, but also a long soldier!
"Can't get too excited......"
Li Yuan touched the thirteen taels of silver in his arms and suppressed the excitement in his heart.
Taking advantage of the fact that it was not completely dark, he went to buy two catties of pork, a salted fish and a chicken, and walked to the Chai Yufang, the second brother's house.
On the way, taking advantage of the fact that it was getting dark and there were few pedestrians, he couldn't help but sneak into the alley where no one was around, stuffed the wolf skin into his arms, and clenched the handle of the sickle:
"Pilot!"
With a silent thought, the nearly one-meter-long sickle was already placed on the gray stone platform.
"I'm already proficient in the mantle hammer, and the practice hammer doesn't have much effect on me...... This scythe is just right to be put on top! ”
Without hesitation, Li Yuan raised his sword and sickle and handed it to the palm soldier.
Rumble!
Li Yuan almost fell to the ground, as if his head had been smashed by a sledgehammer, and the whole person seemed to have lost his mind.
It took him a long time to shake his head, reach out and wipe it, and even his nosebleeds gushed out, and his brain was even more groggy, as if he hadn't slept all night after a hangover......
But he didn't seem to notice it, and the excitement in his heart almost overflowed.
"Earn big, make big!"
Without closing his eyes, Li Yuan could clearly feel his huge improvement, and he looked down at the shadow of the scythe that flashed in his palm.
Thirteen-style sawing horse knife and sickle, in addition to the breathing method, the supporting pile skills and fighting methods are clearly visible in his mind, and all kinds of experience can't help but roll in his heart.
It seems that he has really practiced swords and sickles for decades, starting from scratch and practicing to a great extent!
"And that's not all......"
Li Yuan's fingers trembled slightly, as if he couldn't wait to grab a weapon.
The blessing of the long soldier's mastery, he didn't quite understand it at this time, but he vaguely knew that this was more important than Dacheng's sword and sickle technique!
"Mastery-level cloak hammer, Dacheng-level sword and sickle technique, some soldiers' fighting and killing hammers, plus long soldiers are proficient...... I'm ...... now."
For a moment, it was as if he had decades of martial arts training experience from others, and this feeling was too strong and shocking, so that Li Yuan was in a trance:
"Can you beat Qin Xiong?"
Thinking of the giant man who was more than two meters tall, Li Yuan's excitement was mostly gone.
"It's still not enough!"
Rubbing his hands back and forth, Li Yuan picked up the chicken and fish he bought, and walked quickly to the mouth of the alley where the second brother's house was located, and before he reached the door, he heard the sharp voice of the second sister-in-law.
"The second brother was scolded again......"
Li Yuan almost didn't want to enter the door, but when he came, he had to walk into the courtyard gate that had not yet closed.
"No...... right"
Li Yuan swept away, and the other two families in this courtyard did not make any sound, only the scolding of the second sister-in-law.
"The old lady worked hard to repay the money to you, and you went to borrow again, borrow! Sooner or later, you two brothers will be thrown into Bishui Lake to feed Wang Ba! ”
Li Yuan didn't want to enter the door again.
Li Lin had already seen him, but before the brothers could make any moves, the woman with her waist crossed had already turned around.
But he just stared at Li Yuan, and he couldn't scold angrily.
"Sister-in-law, second brother."
Li Yuan put down the things he bought, glanced at the messy house, and couldn't help frowning:
"What's going on?"
Li Lin lowered his head and made a gesture for him to walk quickly.
"Don't go, make it clear today!"
The second sister-in-law's face turned red.
Li Yuan didn't look for scolding, he directly took out the silver in his arms and silently put it on the table.
"Thirteen taels of silver?!"
"Where did you get so much silver!"
Both of their faces changed, Li Lin's eyes widened, and even the second sister-in-law who crossed her waist was startled.
"Qian Baolai is collecting debts?"
Without waiting for the two to ask, Li Yuan asked first.
"No ......"
Li Lin's face was a little unnatural.
"If it weren't for Qian Baolai to collect debts, I wouldn't know that he went to borrow ten taels of silver, I said how could I send you to the forging shop for one or two pieces of silver!"
The second sister-in-law's anger came up again, and she was about to scold again.
"Second brother, didn't you borrow it for a year? Why do you come to collect debts today? ”
Li Yuan frowned.
The private lending of Universiade has a long history, from the officials to the people, who have never borrowed and have always heard of it, and after a long time, there are naturally rules.
Nine out of thirteen is the rule, and so are the debt documents.
There is no reason to borrow for a year and come to the door to collect debts in a few months.
"That dog thing is shameless, saying that no matter what, he will have to pay him back thirteen taels in ten days! That dog thing......"
The second sister-in-law scolded, and this time it was Qian Bao who scolded.
"Thirteen taels in ten days?"
Li Yuan nodded, picked up the silver again, and weighed it:
"Second brother, give me the IOU, and when I go back, I will return it to him by the way."