Chapter 39 Abandoned Child

Su You threw the drawing he drew last night to Shi Tong. Shi Tong wiped his hands on his trouser legs, then carefully took it and opened the drawing. Su You pointed at one place with his little finger: "Look at it, the ball bearing first

Don't force it, start with the big one slowly, and if you can't do it for a while, use the sliding bearing first."

Shi Tong took out a stack of banknotes from his arms and said: "These ten coins are for the disciples to honor their master. Our Shi family is a family of generals, so we don't give it in vain. This is the share of the Shi family's iron workshop. From now on, master."

In addition to being a shareholder of Tiefang, he is also a worshiper of my Shi family."

Su You took it and said, "Thank you very much. I can buy a lot of wine grains now and treat you to a good drink some other time."

The brass knife is exquisitely made. The peony branch pattern and the rolled parts of the petals and leaves are embossed in silver bas-relief, combined with the gold-like unrolled parts, which is very beautiful.

The patterned part and the outline of the outer ring of the handle are so brightly polished that they can reflect the silhouette of a person. The part without patterns at the bottom still retains the rough sand from the sanding process, which further highlights the gorgeous pattern.

Su You couldn't help but joke to Shi Tong: "Apprentice, how many stolen bronzes did you steal to develop this skill?"

Shi Tong's face flushed, and he waved to Su You with a righteous face and said: "Master, don't make trouble, can our Shi family do that? As you said, our bronzes are all imported from Dali.

Sometimes the workmanship is really rough, so we just make some repairs."

Su You laughed loudly: "Forget it, I will listen to your words seriously."

After saying that, he sat down and started assembling the knives.

The side-jumping blade was handled in the same way as a dagger, and the straight spine made Su You marvel at the craftsmanship of the craftsmen of this era: "Big stone, is that vise good to use?"

Shi Tong smiled and said: "It's so useful, and the knife sharpener is not free. The two weapons last night are completely on par with my father's level, and the time is faster than him!"

Su You smiled and said: "You still have to learn. The patterned steel we made is just a lie. Although the steel quality is considered to be excellent, it is still not as good as the real Yun Steel."

"What's really great is your father's two 'hard ones'. His ability to judge the properties of steel based on the color of the fire, and then infer the accuracy of the quenching method, is his real skill!"

While he was talking, the folding knife had been installed in place. He gave it to Shi Tong to tighten it with a small hammer, and then polished off the excess parts. The brass rivets and patterns became seamless and integrated into a whole.

The spring button is designed to look like the belly of a bee among the flowers. When pressed lightly, the folding knife pops out.

It is still in the shape of a dagger, but only the part where the tip of the blade can be hidden into the handle is opened on the back to facilitate folding.

The entire handle of the knife is made of gold and silver, and when opened, there is a dark blade. Comparing the two, it looks very luxurious.

Taking a bag of tips, he put the knife in it, and then put it in a wooden box. Su You said: "Okay, this is done. I will tell you about the heat treatment routine another day. Let's explore slowly together when we have time.

In order to make a longer weapon."

"I asked you to bring the folding knife to Shi Wei. I haven't seen the charity shed on the pier yet, so I'm leaving first. By the way, there's also a blueprint. You can make that thing later."

Shi Tongzheng was obsessed with ball design and knew that Su You didn't like to be polite, so he just waved his hand to show that he understood.

We strolled to the Glass River. It was late summer and the water had not subsided. Most of them were passenger ships coming from Chengdu Prefecture.

The charity shed was kept clean and simple. There were two large vats in front of the shed, which contained beef bone soup. There were several tables at the back, and several large pieces of beef offal were placed there. They were also covered with white gauze to prevent flies.

In several other baskets, there are vegetable leaves, minced celery, chopped green onions, and coriander.

On one side is a large basket containing coarse bowls.

In the shed there was a spoon-handler, a bowl-handler, and Eight Niang and Twenty-seven Niang were also there.

Seeing Su You coming over, Twenty-seven Niang said: "Where have you been these past few days? Why don't you see anyone everywhere?"

Su You said: "In Shijiazhuang Iron Shop, I am a good friend with Mr. Hengzhi of Shijiazhuang. His son Dazhi runs a shop in the city and has been playing there for the past two days... By the way, how do these father and son express their names?

There is a zig in it? Isn’t it taboo?”

Twenty-seven mothers said: "This seems to be the rule of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect. All members of the religion who join the sect have a zigzag ranking."

Ba Niang smiled and said: "The most famous ones should be Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi and his son. Xiaoyou doesn't know about it, right?"

Su You was surprised and said: "Are they also members of the church?"

Banniang said: "You don't know? The Five Pecks of Rice religion was founded by Zhang Tianshi. It flourished in the Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties. Even now, it is widely spread in Bashu. There is Pengzu Mountain near Meishan, which is the traditional Taoist cave.

One, so we have many Catholics in Meishan."

Su You nodded and said, "That's it."

Pengshan got its name from the birth of Peng Zu who lived eight hundred years. In later generations, it became a famous hometown of longevity. It is next to Renshou. Listening to this name, you must be so lucky!

At this time, several children in ragged clothes and unkempt hair came over, six or seven in total. The two older ones carried a basket together, and the smaller ones carried a basket filled with coarse porcelain bowls.

One of the leading children said: "Sister Banniang, we have washed all the dishes."

Ba Niang said: "Good boy, Xiaoqi, take your brothers and sisters to play elsewhere. You can come back later during lunch time."

The child asked: "Sister Banniang, do you need our help picking vegetables?"

Ba Niang smiled and said: "No need, today's dish is winter melon, there is no need to pick or wash it."

The child was about to leave when Su You said, "Wait a minute."

The child looked at Baniang and then at Su You.

Banniang said: "This is the young master from the Su family's old house. He suggested setting up this charity shed. He also invented this beef soup. Why don't you thank me quickly?"

Several children quickly saluted Su You: "Thank you, young master, the beef soup is really delicious."

Su You asked Baniang: "What's going on with these children?"

Twenty-seven mothers said: "This is an orphan in Meishan City. Meishan City is a hub. Wanderers from other places often gather here, and the county magistrate often has headaches..."

Su You frowned and said, "How many children like this are there in the county?"

The one named Xiaoqi said: "We have a gang of children, who are protected by the land father-in-law. There are seven people in the team, each with a team of younger brothers and sisters, a total of fifty-three people."

Su You murmured: "A large class... It's really a headache for the county magistrate. Why are there only a few of you here?"

"Big Brother said, you can't be annoying, and you can't eat too much good food. Once you develop a habit, you can't change it. When you get greedy, you have to steal. Therefore, only one group of people can come a day to help my sister.

Work and have some beef soup by the way."

Su You asked: "Then how do you live with so many of you?"

Xiaoqi touched her messy hair and replied: "Usually I help other people's homes, run errands and deliver letters, or lead people to the merchants at the dock, and I get a few dollars in exchange for food."

Su You looked at the emaciated appearance of the children, turned around, grabbed a large bag of braised pork, packed it, nodded to them and said, "Can you take me to meet your eldest brother?"

Banniang was anxious and quickly stopped her: "Xiaoyou, what do you want to do? You are not allowed to go!"

Su You sighed: "Ba Niang, don't forget that I am an orphan too. I will go and see what is going on and I will be back soon."

A dirty girl stared at Su You with big eyes: "Brother, are you an orphan too?"

Su You looked at the girl's clear and clean eyes and smiled slightly: "Yes, I am the same as you. Come on, Xiaoqi, take me to see your elder brother."

Banniang was still thinking of a few words of persuasion and shouted: "Uncle Xiaoyao..."

Su You didn't even look back, just waved his hand and left surrounded by the children.

The Tutu Temple is also outside the city, not far from the pier. Several children were walking while looking at the silent Su You curiously.

The dirty girl just now was more courageous: "Brother, Sister Banniang is very good, why don't you come with us to see big brother?"

Only then did Su You wake up from his deep thoughts: "Oh? You're afraid that I might get fleas."

The dirty girl lowered her head in embarrassment. There were really fleas on her body.

Su You smiled and said, "But I'm not afraid. I can tie up fleas with a rope. Do you believe it?"

The dirty girl didn't believe it when she heard the new thing: "How is that possible! Brother, you are lying!"

Su You asked the other children: "Do you believe it?"

All the children shook their heads.

Su You smiled and said, "You'll know once you try it. Can I lend you a hair and a flea and show you a show?"

The dirty girl pulled out a hair without hesitation and started looking for fleas.

A child caught one and his voice was full of pride: "Use mine! Mine is the biggest!"

Su You smiled and pinched the flea with two fingers, then wound the hair between his fingers and tied a slipknot. Then he bit one end of the hair with his lips and gently pulled the other end of the hair. The slipknot moved along the gap between the two fingers.

The gap sank in.
Chapter completed!