wind and rain scissors shop

Chapter 33 - 33. Iron
Tian Erya held the book under the night light, trying to identify the characters on the book, muttering, unaware of Zheng Yuansheng's arrival.

Zheng Yuansheng approached and saw that she was holding a book and recited "The Mandate of Heaven, the teaching of the teaching." ’ He couldn’t help but said: "The destiny is called nature, the way of being straightforward is called Tao, and the way of cultivating Tao is called teaching."

Tian Erya turned her head.

Zheng Yuansheng thought she was going to mock her and was about to leave, but he heard her say, "Fourth young master, can you tell me again?" ', stop and repeat, and ask doubtfully, "Can you understand me?"

"I don't understand. I'm learning to read. Your book boy said that as long as you memorize this book, you can understand all the words and understand the meaning."

"Taught you in Xia Tian?" Zheng Yuansheng thought that Xia Xia's half-baked level can still be a master, and watched her repeat the sentence just now in full, and continued to recite it to her, "Taoist, you can't leave it for a while, you can leave it." It’s not the way. That’s why a gentleman is cautious about what he doesn’t see, and afraid of what he doesn’t hear.”

Tian Erya was dumbfounded and repeated a few words out of her tongue.

Zheng Yuansheng shook his head, recited it once and left with his head held high.

In the spirit of not going to sleep if she can't learn, Tian Erya followed by rote memorization.These days, she worked hard in the blacksmith yard during the day and observed Zheng Yide's forging scissors skills, and came back in the evening after dinner to wash Xia Xia's clothes. She, just like that, she also knows a lot of words.

On this day, she squatted in front of the new iron material, groping back and forth on a piece of black iron with her hand.

Zheng Yide walked up to her with a small teapot: "Do you know what these pitch-black materials are? You don't think this thing is scrap iron and should be disposed of as garbage, right?
"This is iron."

"You know?" Zheng Yide was taken aback. In the past, he didn't know the goods, and almost threw this thing away as rusty iron, but she, a yellow-haired girl, knew it.

Tian Erya inspected the iron as if it were real like a treasure: "I saw it when I was running away from famine. An old man was holding something very similar to this, and he said that it was called iron. mud."

"I see."

"Why did the Zheng family buy iron? Are they making knives? Are the knives you make are of good quality?"

"Nonsense, the one made by the Zheng family is naturally good." Zheng Yuanfei strode in, holding a jar of wine and said to Zheng Yide: "Second uncle, this is the century-old daughter red brewed by the Mao family. I spent a lot of money on it." It took a lot of effort to find it for you, and you must use this iron to make me a good knife.”

Zheng Yide snorted: "I said you boy didn't come to the iron yard for a long time, and suddenly you gave me iron and wine to show my hospitality, so I thought it was not a good thing. Sure enough, I have something to ask me for."

Zheng Yuanfei grinned: "Don't you always want to look for iron to make scissors? I think this piece of iron is quite heavy. Give me a blue steel knife, and there are still some materials left to make you a few scissors. So do we They complement each other."

Tian Erya touched the iron, and was shocked when he heard his words: "Is there really a green steel knife in the world? Doesn't it mean that it is only found in myths and legends?"

"Fart!" Zheng Yuanfei squinted, "You country woman has only seen ordinary iron knives, and you don't even know what green steel knives are. You open your mouth and talk about myths and legends. Let me tell you, although green steel knives are rare treasures in the world, by Forged from precious iron, its texture is like beautiful jade in steel, but it also exists. My second grandfather once forged a green steel knife with the best iron as a standard waist knife."

Zheng Yide glared at him: "You want to talk too much, brat?"

Zheng Yuanfei grinned: "Second Uncle, I just said this because I saw this country girl being stupid, and thought that our Zheng family members were as shallow-sighted as her and hadn't seen anything good before."

Tian Erya licked her smiling face and asked: "Second Master, this green steel knife is the best, rare in the world, what quality is the knife slightly worse than it made of?"

Zheng Yide rolled his eyes, ignored it, and sat on the side holding the piece of iron to study.

Tian Erya turned to Zheng Yuanfei: "Third young master, do you know?"

"I know. But, why should I tell you? You, a country woman, once pointed a knife at my neck? This is the first time in my life that I have suffered such a loss. If it weren't for the fear that others would say that I, a rich man, bullied you, a country bumpkin. Ling weak, I have already chopped you down a hundred times."

"Oh! Actually, you don't know like me." She deliberately used aggressive methods.

"Who says I don't know?" Zheng Yuanfei jumped into a rage: "You think I'm as ignorant and knowledgeable as a country woman like you. The basic material of this knife is iron. Iron can be smelted into steel for a long time. Therefore, knives are divided into iron knives, steel knives, pure steel knives, soft steel knives, and green steel knives according to their quality. The green steel knives have become the best of the knives, also known as precious knives. Among them, pure steel knives The knives are forged from refined and hundred-forged steel."

Zheng Yide felt bad when he heard what he said. Seeing Tian Erya's suddenly realized expression, he grabbed a book and hit him on the head: "Stinky boy, I want you to show off. You are full of nonsense."

Zheng Yuanfei felt the pain and ran away: "Second uncle, I am not talking nonsense, you taught me this way before. Could it be that you taught me wrong?"

Zheng Yide was too old to catch up with him, so he panted and scolded: "You kid is full of grinning after learning a little, from now on, shut your big mouth for me."

Zheng Yuanfei made a gesture of closing his mouth, and jumped to his side: "Second uncle, today, let me swing the sledgehammer for you, and you can think about how to use this piece of iron to make green steel knives and more scissors." , make the best use of it, don't waste it."

Tian Erya muttered: "The green steel knife made of precious iron can cut iron like mud. It is a big treasure. It can be used to make the best use of it. It can be used to forge ordinary scissors. What a waste."

"You know shit! What are you thinking, a country woman?" Zheng Yuanfei retorted in disgust, "How could you use all the iron to make scissors? What a pig's brain!"

Zheng Yide scolded: "Sir, shut up."

Zheng Yuanfei had a sudden epiphany, and almost revealed the secret of forging scissors passed down in his family, so he quickly shut his mouth obediently.

Tian Erya reacted: "It's not all used on the whole pair of scissors, but it is used on the key points? There is an old saying that 'good steel should be used on the blade'. If ordinary iron sheets are used to make the scissors head and The handle and the blade are forged with iron, and the two are connected, which is a good scissors with sharp and durable blades. Erye, am I right?"

Zheng Yide knew that she had penetrated the mysteries of ancestral skills, so he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood, and said fiercely: "No, how do the iron and ordinary iron connect together? You are crazy to think of this."

Tian Erya lowered her head and said to herself: "Did I think wrong?"

Zheng Yide glared at Zheng Yuanfei who was playing with the whetstone next to him: "Your kid is purely redundant here, get out of here."

Zheng Yuanfei smiled brightly: "Second Uncle, it's not that I don't want to learn blacksmithing, it's you who drove me away. Don't call me lazy in front of my father and elder brother."

"roll."

"Be kind to me and forge me a top-notch green steel knife, so that I can show off in front of my friends."

"A good knife is used to show off? You bastard." Zheng Yide grabbed a piece of firewood and threw it at him.

Zheng Yuanfei easily got out of the way, and ran away smiling.

Tian Erya went to Zheng Yide to observe Bingtie.

Zheng Yide's face was sullen, knowing that she wanted to see him forging precious knives and scissors with iron, and wanted to drive her away. He expected that she would stick to her face again, and was worrying. idea.

(End of this chapter)