wind and rain scissors shop

Chapter 68 - 68. The Reserved Scissors Are Stolen
Tian Erya was shocked by Zheng Zongde's deduction and calculation.She never thought that a rich man would be so penny-pinching on the raw materials for making scissors.

Looking at her expression, Zheng Yide also knew what she was thinking, and snorted: "You know what kind of person Zheng Zongde is now, right? A rich man like him only has money in his eyes, and his whole body has gone into the eyes of money. , he doesn’t care about the blacksmithing industry at all, and the skill of forging scissors passed down from his ancestors is a tool for making money in his eyes.”

Tian Erya thought seriously, her thoughts were different from his.She thought that although Zheng Zongde didn't forge iron himself, he made Longshunhe's business flourish, and let people in the provincial capital know that they had to go to Longshunhe to buy scissors, which was also remarkable.

"Do you think he's right to do that, girl? I envy him for doing that?" Zheng Yide is an old fox, and he can see what's going on in her head at a glance.

Tian Erya nodded and shook her head.

Zheng Yide asked: "What do you mean?"

"Second Lord, the purpose of our forging scissors is to sell them. Mr. Zheng may not be a good craftsman, but he is a good businessman and good at calculating. We must learn to calculate carefully on raw materials, Only in this way can we save more costs, sell more scissors, and make more money. Only when we are profitable will our children and grandchildren continue this industry.”

"You country girl is poor and crazy, so you can only look forward like him. Don't forget, we are craftsmen, and the most important thing is to practice the craft of blacksmithing well."

Tian Erya nodded: "Of course blacksmithing skills are very important. Forging scissors is fundamentally guaranteed by quality. If we make scissors with poor craftsmanship and raw materials, it is tantamount to destroying our own jobs and destroying our reputation. Can’t sell scissors.”

Zheng Yide examined her: "You girl has a lot of ideas, just like a businessman. Tell me, how would you do the scissors business?"

"It is necessary to save raw materials, reduce costs, and ensure craftsmanship in order to make good scissors."

"Your idea is the same as Zheng Zongde's. It's not feasible. You need to save materials and have good scissors. It's just a dream."

Tian Erya retorted: "Master Zheng's idea is not wrong, the half-inch steel he saved, the scissors he forged are fully capable of daily use."

Zheng Yide sneered at this: "When the government is testing cloth tomorrow, the scissors must be opened to the maximum, and the innermost edge of the scissors will be damaged."

"That is an extreme situation, and it is generally not encountered."

"Zheng Zongde has such an idea, that's why he saved half an inch of steel." Zheng Yide sighed, holding his arm, "My right hand is shaking badly now, otherwise, I will re-forge scissors, there is no need for it at all." According to his idea, the blades of the whole pair of scissors are made of fine steel."

"Second Lord, auspicious people have their own destiny, you don't have to worry too much, you have a good rest, your hand will be fine soon." Tian Erya threw the iron bar into the fuel.

Zheng Yide was shocked when he saw her, and angrily reprimanded: "I just criticized Zheng Zongde for being frugal and stingy, but you can't be too wasteful. How much does it cost to take out such a long wrought iron bar to make scissors at a time?" Iron bars and charcoal fire? Quickly get out the iron bars."

Tian Erya stopped: "Second Master, I just want to make a pair of long scissors this time."

"What are you doing with big scissors?"

"Large scissors with a particularly long cutting head can cut thick and hard fabrics more conveniently."

Zheng Yide roared: "It's just nonsense. You are whimsical. Since the invention of scissors, scissors have been so long. According to the length of your wrought iron, the length of the scissors you make is longer than the usual three pairs of scissors. Hurry up! Pull out the iron bar for me."

Tian Erya begged: "Second Uncle, let me try!"

"Okay! I'll give you one more chance. Next time, it's absolutely not allowed to be so wasted."

"Thank you, Second Master."

Leaning on the recliner to rest, he opened his eyes from time to time to observe her movements.After hearing the sound of her beating, I finally couldn't help standing up from the recliner to watch.

Tian Erya glanced at him: "Second Lord, can you look at the scissors I made, please? Please give me some pointers."

"I don't have the time to think about it myself." Zheng Yide walked away, secretly surprised, the scissors were more than one foot long, and Tian Erya used steel to inlay the steel piece on the scissors sharply. The first time the steel was pasted, although the welding joint was not particularly suitable, but after a little adjustment in the later stage, the edge will become flat and sharp. This girl is really talented in forging scissors.

Tian Erya was not angry when she was rejected, she happily sharpened her scissors.

Zheng Yide saw that it was getting dark, and ordered: "Okay, turn off the stove and turn off the fire. Tian Erya, you should go back."

"Second Master, can I stay for a while?" She thought about oiling the scissors before going back.

"No, this is the rule of the Blacksmith Academy."

Tian Erya was reluctant to let go, so she had to put down the scissors and leave the blacksmith yard.

night.

In the dead of night, Tian Erya was sleeping, and suddenly heard the sound of catching thieves outside, she quickly dressed and ran out, only to see many people holding torches, and the courtyard was already in chaos.

Tian Erya looked around and walked to Xia Tian's side: "What happened?"

"The scissors for the trial cut were stolen."

"Ah? Tomorrow, the government will try cutting. At this time, the scissors are stolen, what should I do?"

Xia Tian made a silent gesture: "Stop talking, the master is here."

Zheng Zongde hurried over with his coat on, angrily: "How could this happen? Second child, didn't I tell you to put away the scissors? What are you doing?"

Zheng Yuanli's clothes were disheveled, and his face was full of panic: "I locked the scissors in the warehouse. Before I went to bed, I went to check it again. Who knows, there were thieves visiting. I went to the warehouse to check and found that the scissors had been stolen."

"Check, check quickly. Also, you hurry to the store and send someone to the store to take out all the scissors sold in the store."

One of Long Shunhe's buddies ran over quickly: "Master, Second Young Master, it's bad, our Long Shunhe was stolen, and all the scissors are missing."

"What?" Zheng Zongde almost sat down on the ground.

Zheng Yuanli supported the pillar: "What else is missing in the store? Other knives and swords?"

"Everything else was there, just over 50 scissors were missing."

Zheng Zongde patted his chest and exclaimed in pain: "This is God's death for my Zheng family! Damn thief, he doesn't steal other things, he just steals the scissors from our shop."

The third son, Zheng Yuanfei, slammed his fist on the pillar: "Father, this must have been done by a colleague. They were afraid that they would not be able to pass the government's inspection tomorrow with their own scissors, so they stole our scissors to make a difference."

Zheng Zongde was furious: "That's right, it's these unconscionable guys. They can't make good scissors by themselves, so they come to steal from us."

Zheng Yuansheng was very calm: "Second brother, where are the scissors made of iron? Are they still there?"

Zheng Yuanli's face was pale: "I put it in the warehouse, and it was stolen."

The boss, Zheng Yuanxin, sullenly said, "Housekeeper Lu, get someone to report immediately."

"Yes, young master."

Zheng Zongde's eyes were red: "It's useless to report to the official. If the person who stole the scissors is with him, the government will not be able to solve the case if he changes the mark. The Zheng family will die. Without scissors, we will not be able to pass the test of the Armed Forces Institute tomorrow. They will be exiled and dispatched, and their heads will be lost."

Everyone bowed their heads, and some began to cry.

Zheng Yuansheng thought: "Father, don't worry. I'll go to the iron yard and see if there are any scissors there?"

(End of this chapter)