wind and rain scissors shop

Chapter 40-40.
Xia Xia shook his head: "I wasn't there, I heard what Steward Lu said. If I had been there, I would have scolded you severely. By the way, I am waiting for you here, just to scold you, but seeing you give I took the elbow meat, so I forgot about it."

Tian Erya called Qu: "Did you make a mistake? I was teased by your good fourth young master—that nasty Zheng Yuansheng, who said he would take me to Fuhua Tea House. As a result, the carriage drove in the opposite direction and put me in a farther suburb." , causing me to walk a lot of hard work in vain.”

Xia Tian didn't believe it at all: "Fourth Young Master wouldn't do such boring things, it must be because Housekeeper Lu didn't like you, so he played tricks on you."

"I have no grievances or enmities with Steward Lu, and he will not trouble me."

"You're wrong. Steward Lu is the most manipulative person in the Zheng family. If the master doesn't like anyone, he will put shoes on them. Whoever the master favors, he favors. No one in the Zheng family treats you now. Of course he won't make life easier for you."

Tian Erya suddenly realized: "So it's like this. It's really not easy to stay in the gate of the mansion. It's really aggrieved to meet this kind of people who worship the high and trample the low."

Xia Xia teased: "This is the survival rule of the mansion gate. If you have a low status, you have to be bullied. The servants are not easy to mess with, and the master is not as beautiful as he looks from the outside. In order to get ahead, everyone has to do their best."

"I didn't expect you to have such insight at such a young age."

"After all, I've been with Four Boys for several years, so I must improve a bit." Xia Tian smugly smug.

Tian Erya flattered: "That's also because you are smart, quick to learn, and general knowledge. I have been here for a while, and I am still so stupid that I don't understand anything."

"You can do it too. I know a lot of characters these days, which is half a year behind me."

"I have no choice but to study hard. If Ms. Wu comes back suddenly, I have to leave. There is no way I can learn to read from you." She turned her head, "Xia, do you know the Armed Forces Academy?"

"I know that the imperial government's government selects weapons and equipment, which is managed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. As long as the swords and cast iron pots that the Armed Forces Institute likes, they are all high-quality products. The scissors made by our Zheng family's Longshun and forging are selected by the Armed Forces Institute. Come and buy it.”

Tian Erya was puzzled: "In this case, why didn't the master consider opening a store in the provincial capital to sell scissors? Opening a store in the provincial capital is definitely better than our county!"

Xia Tian made a silent gesture, looked around, and said in a low voice: "The Zheng family opened a big shop in the provincial capital many years ago. I heard that Master Zheng's younger brother, the second master, caused a big disaster. Do something wrong. The Qin family soaked the second master in a pig cage, smashed the Zheng family's shop in the provincial capital, and asked the old Mr. Zheng to swear that he would never open a store in the provincial capital. The old master agreed and made an oath to let Later generations only opened stores in the county. Therefore, even if Zheng’s scissors are approved by the court, they will only deliver goods to Guangjumao and others in the provincial capital, and will not open a separate store in the provincial capital.”

Tian Erya suddenly realized: "So it is like this."

"This is a taboo of the Zheng family, so don't publicize it to the outside world."

"I know, I will never tell the outside world. In summer, tell me, if Long Shunhe's pre-stored scissors for the Armed Forces Academy are not enough or the quality is not up to standard, will it bring disaster to the Zheng family?"

Xia Tian made an exaggerated pose: "It's not just a disaster, if you fail to complete the imperial mission with quality and quantity, it will be a disaster. Everyone in the Zheng family will be punished."

"Master Zheng has a good relationship with the county magistrate, so will he be severely punished by the court?"

"That's not clear."

Tian Erya murmured: "I used to follow my father to deliver the public rations. I saw those who had not paid the rations were covered in whip marks and hanged in the street for public display. I knew that if I didn't complete the errands of the court, I would be severely punished. Really I am afraid that the Zheng family will misappropriate the scissors handed over to the Armed Forces Academy, which will bring disaster."

Xia Tian turned pale with shock: "Who did you hear that the Zheng family wanted to embezzle the scissors turned over to the Armed Forces Academy?"

Tian Erya told him the ins and outs of the incident one by one.

Xia Tian dragged her: "Let's go find the Fourth Young Master."

"Hey?"

"This matter is no small matter, we have to ask the fourth young master to persuade the master, so as not to implicate everyone."

Tian Erya was dragged in front of Zheng Yuansheng before he could react.

Zheng Yuansheng was writing, and he felt bewildered seeing them come in.

Xia Tian urged: "Er Ya, you tell the fourth young master about the matter that the third young master urged the second young master to misappropriate the scissors from the Armed Forces Academy."

Tian Erya repeated it again.

Zheng Yuansheng's expression was solemn, and after a moment, he said, "Longshunhe has always been run by the second brother. I made a suggestion before, but the second brother didn't like it. In this matter, the second brother didn't agree with the third brother's idea in his heart, so he decided to find his father An excuse. Dad may have made up his mind, and if I object again, dad, second brother and third brother will all have opinions on me, so I can't say more. "

Tian Erya was annoyed: "This is a matter of life and death for the Zheng family. Even if your father and brothers have objections to you, you should insist on persuading them. Why do big men worry so much about things?"

Zheng Yuansheng frowned: "What do you know? The order to select equipment from the Armed Forces Academy has not yet come down. Whether Long Shunhe can be selected is still unknown. Even if selected, if the quality of the scissors submitted by Long Shunhe is not up to standard, they may be removed from the candidate list of the Armed Forces Academy. It’s not enough to punish him when he comes up.”

Tian Erya heaved a sigh of relief and scratched the back of her head: "I am ignorant and reckless. I offended the Fourth Young Master. Please forgive me."

Zheng Yuansheng nodded slightly: "If you are fine, please leave, I still need to read."

Tian Erya hurriedly resigned with Xia Tian.

Zheng Yuansheng's expression in the room became solemn in an instant.He just said that the time limit and requirements of the Armed Forces Institute for requisitioning equipment are in accordance with the rules of previous years, and the court's errands will be adjusted at any time according to changes in the current situation. I hope his worries are unfounded, and the law of the Armed Forces Institute's requisition of scissors is the same as in previous years.

Iron yard.

Tian Erya excitedly waited for Zheng Yide to forge iron, but saw his old god lying on the recliner and sleeping soundly.She paid attention to his movements while brushing the water tanks, and when she finished cleaning ten water tanks, she was sweating profusely, seeing that he still couldn't get up to forge iron, she couldn't help asking: "Second Master, you promised to forge the sword for the third young master yesterday. It's almost noon, when will you start working?"

Zheng Yide yawned: "I've already fixed it for him, so do you need to worry about it?"

Tian Erya's eyes widened: "You forged a knife for him, where is it?"

Zheng Yide pointed to the desk.

Tian Erya rushed over in three steps and two steps, and lifted the cloth on it, and saw a waist knife.He drew out the demon knife, and saw the sword light on it, and a figure could be seen on the shiny back of the knife.She picked up the knife and slashed at an iron rod, which broke with a sound.

Zheng Yide jumped up and grabbed the knife: "What are you doing? This is a precious knife I forged for my nephew, not for you to play with."

Tian Erya was angry: "Second Master, the Iron Works was closed yesterday, when did you forge the treasured sword?"

"Last night. I was inspired, got up immediately, and worked overnight."

Tian Erya was gasping for breath: "Second Master, you are not very moral, right? The condition for me to clean the water tank here is that I can watch you forge scissors, but you strike iron in the middle of the night while I am away?"

Zheng Yide put away the treasured sword: "I promised you to watch me forge scissors, but I didn't promise you to watch me forge precious swords."

"When will you forge scissors?"

(End of this chapter)