Chapter 79 Blacksmith
The plaque of Hu's Iron Shop is made of sandalwood and looks simple and elegant.
The four characters on the top are painted with silver hooks and iron, so powerful that they cannot be written by anyone but a person with profound calligraphy skills.
The iron shop occupies a large area, stretching nearly thirty feet from left to right, and a gray-white wall is built outside to prevent outsiders from entering. Straight into the central hall is its exhibition hall, where various weapons are displayed.
It is obviously a bustling commercial street, but there are no other shops around this shop. It seems that the entire street is its territory.
Chu Tang was just confused for a while. After approaching the iron shop, he heard the tinkling sound of iron being struck, and he immediately understood the reason.
If it's just a person playing metal, maybe it's very rhythmic, just think of it as metal music. However, when a group of people are forging iron there, the sound of "dang-dang-dang-dang" comes one after another, without rhythm and chaos, and it sounds like a demonic sound to the ears.
Hearing this kind of sound all day long would make a person go crazy. How could he dare to do business or live near this place?
"Come on, let's go in." Fang Kai greeted Chu Tang and walked into the iron shop.
Arriving at the exhibition hall, Chu Tang suddenly felt a chill, as if he had entered an ice cave.
Long swords, short swords, broad swords, narrow swords, all kinds of swords are arranged on the shelves.
Broad swords, long knives, Yuanyang knives, large ring knives, all kinds of weapons are listed in the house.
There are also guns, halberds, axes, bows and arrows...etc.
All kinds of weapons can be found in the iron shop. They are so dazzling that you feel like you have entered an armory.
The light from all kinds of weapons was extremely dazzling, emitting bursts of cold light that made people shudder.
Chu Tang's eyes were immediately opened.
"Master Fang is here, I'm sorry for the delay in greeting you, please forgive me!" A middle-aged man who looked like a shopkeeper came up and greeted Fang Kai.
It seems that Fang Kai is a frequent visitor here and the other party is quite familiar with him.
"Shopkeeper Hu, where is the owner of your shop? Fang wants to discuss something with your owner." Fang Kai was not polite and wanted to see the owner when he came up.
Shopkeeper Hu asked him to wait a moment, and then went to invite his employer to come out to meet the guests.
While waiting, Fang Kai explained the situation to Chu Tang: "The man just now is the shopkeeper of this shop. He has been the housekeeper and shopkeeper of the Hu family for three generations. He is good at dancing and has a good eye. Their owner is called Hu Jiacheng, and they are the Hu family's iron shop. The sixth generation descendant of the Three Realms, he is the most powerful and skilled weapon forger in Gui County."
Chu Tang nodded while listening, his eyes still attracted by various weapons.
He felt that the weapons in the store were all mixed up, making it difficult for people who were not experts in this field to distinguish between them.
"Boss Fang, long time no see!" Just as Chu Tang was looking at it in fascination, a burly middle-aged man walked out of the back hall and greeted Fang Kai from a distance.
He has a short beard and a dark face. He is very energetic and has a strong body. Under the dark brown clothes, the muscles in his arms are bulging high, giving him the appearance of a strong athlete.
This man's eyes are as bright as Wangtan, giving people an impression of innocence and sincerity.
"Boss Hu, you are still the same as before, still as energetic as ever!" Fang Kai greeted him, and the two of them greeted him, then introduced Chu Tang to him, and then explained carefully, "This is the new master of our county government, and he will be the new master in the future." Please take care of me, Boss Hu!"
Hu Jiacheng was worthy of being a businessman. He immediately gave Chu Tang a lot of face, bowed his hands and saluted, calling him "sir", and said: "Sir, I should take care of my Hu family's business! Please help me."
Chu Tang also responded politely, but he felt happy in his heart. The boss Hu in front of him looked rough and rough, but inside he was full of shrewdness as a businessman, which made people feel the contrast.
While talking, Hu Jiacheng introduced the two of them into the inner hall and ordered his servants to serve new tea.
After three cups of tea, he asked.
Fang Kai put down the tea cup, with a smile on his face, lifted the small wooden box at his feet to the tea table, let go with a bang, and then opened the wooden box to reveal the contents.
"Xuan Tie!" Hu Jiacheng's eyes widened and he couldn't help shouting.
Fang Kai smiled and said: "Boss Hu, we are really here to help you."
Hu Jiacheng came back to his senses, suddenly realized, and asked: "Team Leader Fang wants to ask Hu to build weapons?"
Fang Kai shook his head first, then pointed at Chu Tang and said, "It is our Chu brothers who want to forge weapons."
Then, Fang Kai briefly introduced Chu Tang's plan to build a fourth-grade weapon, and finally said: "Boss Hu, your shop will help prepare the materials for the fourth-grade weapon, and all the expenses will be paid by our county government. You Don’t cut corners with us!”
Hu Jiacheng even said he didn't dare and agreed, which showed that he was very confident and confident in building a fourth-grade weapon.
However, he quickly asked: "Team Leader Fang, what about this Xuan Tie..."
Fang Kai laughed and said: "Brother Chu originally only wanted fourth-grade weapons. But after our Zhuo Captou heard about it, he asked me to bring these three kilograms of black iron to be used as ingredients. Boss Hu, there is enough With fourth-grade materials and three kilograms of black iron, shouldn’t you be able to create a fifth-grade magic weapon?”
Fang Kai said it easily, but Hu Jiacheng looked serious when he heard the words and did not dare to agree.
He finally heard that there was something in Fang Kai's words, and he was making excuses for Zhuo Lien at every turn, which made him, Hu Jiacheng, afraid to just muddle through.
However, he couldn't help but wonder: What is the identity of this young detective named Chu Tang? Zhuo Lien even gave him the rare and precious black iron!
"Is he a child of some aristocratic family? Or a disciple of a famous sect?" Hu Jiacheng fell into various speculations.
"Boss Hu? Don't you have confidence!" Fang Kai woke up Hu Jiacheng.
Hu Jiacheng looked at the two of them and said with a wry smile: "If Hu agrees, Team Leader Fang will be even more worried, right? To be honest, my Hu family's iron shop does have a secret method for forging a fifth-grade magic weapon. However, Hu is too crazy. In forty years, I have never fought a fifth-grade magic weapon in my life. Squad leader Fang, do you think Hu dares to boast about Haikou?"
"You can't even hold three kilograms of black iron?" Fang Kai frowned.
Hu Jiacheng said: "If Team Leader Fang gives Hu ten kilograms of black iron, we are 90% sure."
Fang Kai cursed: "You're entertaining me! Where can I find ten kilograms of black iron for you! These three kilograms of black iron have been accumulated by our yamen for decades!"
"Yes, black iron is so hard to find!" Hu Jiacheng also agreed, "It is precisely because there is not enough black iron for Hu to try, and there is no chance for trial and error, so I only have the secret method of forging a fifth-grade magic weapon. But I have never used a fifth-grade magic weapon!"
"Are you still going to try and make mistakes?" Fang Kai looked at his little black iron with distress.
Hu Jiacheng looked at him, gritted his teeth and said: "With these three kilograms of black iron, plus enough materials for fourth-grade weapons, Hu has at most a 30% chance of creating a fifth-grade magic weapon. Team leader Fang, Hu has something to say first. Once black iron is combined with If other materials are mixed, it will be difficult to refine it. If the forging of the fifth-grade magic weapon fails, Hu will not be able to produce three kilograms of black iron to give to you, Team Leader Fang!"
"Thirty percent?" Fang Kai frowned.
Seeing this, Chu Tang quickly said more: "Master Fang, let's forget it. Take this Xuan Tie back to Zhuo Captou. Chu only has a fourth-grade weapon."
As soon as Fang Kai heard the words "Zhuo Captou", he immediately remembered the latter's explanation. He couldn't help but slap the table and said: "Damn it, Ganni! Three makes three percent! Do it! I can't believe that Fang is really lucky enough to meet Wu in this life." Where is the divine weapon!"
"Really?" Hu Jiacheng was surprised and happy. He couldn't help but reach out and pull the small box on the table towards him.
"What nonsense!" Fang Kai snorted, "Just do it!"
Hu Jiacheng smiled brightly, rubbed his hands and said, "You're welcome, Hu. By the way, what weapon does Mr. Chu use? Sword? Knife? Or something else? If you have any requests, just ask!"
Chu Tang smiled slightly and said: "The weapon Chu needs is neither a sword nor a knife. In other words, it is both a sword and a knife."
"..." When the two people next to him heard this, they felt relieved.