peasant girl allure

Chapter 608
After Xiao'er and Shangguan Xuanyi finished their meal, they went to Shen Chengzu's iron shop.

"What are you doing at the iron shop?" Shangguan Xuanyi asked casually.

"I ordered two sets of farm tools there a few days ago, and they should be ready by now. The iron shop is not far from here, so I stopped by to get them." Xiao'er explained.

"Custom-made farm tools?" Does she need to get the custom-made farm tools in person?What does the purchasing servant do?

"Actually, they are just two small scythes. Isn't the autumn harvest about to start? My father said so that Xi'er can feel how hard-earned food is, and he is going to take her to Zhuangzi to harvest rice." Xiao'er remembered that Xi'er knew that Shen Chengyao was going to take her Going to Zhuangzi to experience the joy of harvest, I was so excited that I almost didn't jump up.

But it is estimated that after a while, the little girl will go home crying for her father and mother!
"Marquis Shengping is really good at teaching daughters." I wonder if there is any father who is willing to let his daughter suffer such hardships!Not to mention going down to the field to harvest rice, even dipping your fingers in Yangchun water is a heartache.

It was probably because of having such parents that he taught himself such a good daughter-in-law. Shangguan Xuanyi glanced at Xiao'er, his eyes full of proud tenderness.

In the words of this girl: She was able to enter the kitchen, exit the hall, kill the enemy, overturn the fence, earn money, and beat hooligans!

Autumn is here, and in addition to the autumn harvest, many people will go hunting in the mountains.

These days, people come and go to the iron shop every day, some come to buy farm tools, some come to repair farm tools, and some come to buy bows and arrows.

The iron shop has been so busy recently that no one is touching the ground.Shen Chengzu specially recruited two assistants to help look after the shop, fearing that someone would take advantage of the troubled waters and take away the things in the shop.

Xiao'er and Shangguan Xuanyi had just entered the iron shop when they saw Shen Chengzu just sending away a man dressed as a hunter who had come to fetch ten sets of bows and arrows.

The imperial court stipulated that the number of sharp weapons such as bows and arrows and swords should not exceed ten sets per person.

Seeing the two people coming, Shen Chengyao quickly welcomed them into the tent in the backyard and served good tea.

"Fourth Uncle, don't be so busy. I'm here to get the farm tools, and I'll leave after I'm done. Is the business going well?" Seeing that Shen Chengzu was making tea and serving snacks, Xiao'er hurriedly block road.

"Business will be better at this time of year, but this year there seem to be a little more people hunting in the mountains. Many people come to buy bows and arrows, and the quantity is ten sets, or several sets are bought together. The man you just came in and saw, he has This is the second time to order bows and arrows. Although this time he shaved his beard and used a different account, I still recognize him."

Bows, arrows, swords and the like need to be purchased with a household sticker, and they need to be registered.

Xiao'er and Shangguan Xuanyi looked at each other after hearing this.

"Did Fourth Uncle ask them why they bought so much at one time?"

"Yes, they said they bought it for their brothers and nephews at home or for villagers in the village, and some people bought it for their children."

This is not normal either, bows and arrows are not cheap, and only a family with a good family can do it for each child in the family.

How can ordinary people be willing to spend so much money to buy a few sets of things that are not commonly used to keep at home, how many people have so much free money.

So even if the imperial court stipulated that each person should not buy more than a certain amount of bows and arrows, over the years, people who came to buy bows and arrows still rarely bought several sets of bows and arrows at a time.

Everyone came to buy a few sets of bows and arrows, and the number of people who bought them was large. If these bows and arrows were gathered together, the number would be considerable.

"Does Fourth Uncle know if the bows and arrows purchased in other iron shops are like this?" Xiao'er's face was a little dignified, and Shangguan Xuanyi was also a little thoughtful.

"I don't know. I've been too busy recently, so I don't have time to pay attention to other things."

Xiao'er nodded, it's normal not to know.

"Fourth uncle took out the register of bow and arrow purchases in the shop, and let me have a look."

"Okay, I'll get it right now. Originally, I wanted to bring the record book over to show your father tonight." After hearing this, Shen Chengzu hurriedly stood up and went to take the book in.

After waiting for a while, Shen Chengzu walked in again with the brochure in hand, "Just now another hunter came in with a few hares on his back to order ten sets of arrows. I remember that this person came to buy ten bows and arrows half a month ago."

unusual!
"Then what did he say when he bought the bow and arrow this time?" Xiao'er asked.

"He said he bought it for her brother-in-law's family, and he got a different household allowance."

Shangguan Xuanyi reached out to take the registration book from Shen Chengzu's hand and read it.

Xiao'er also poked her head over, and the two of them took a closer look together.

According to such statistics, in the past month, nearly two hundred sets of bows and arrows have been sold in the shop.

If the situation is the same for other shops, there are nearly ten iron shops in the entire Imperial City, wouldn't the number of bows and arrows sold be nearly [-] sets? !
With so many bows and arrows, it is enough to form a cavalry archer team!

If this happens in the iron shop outside the imperial capital, then the matter is even more serious.

"Apart from bows and arrows, how is the purchase of swords?" Xiao'er asked, remembering that bows and arrows are not the only cold weapons.

"No one buys swords! But..." Shen Chengzu remembered something, quickly went to a bookshelf and found a booklet, and handed it to Xiao'er.

"This is the account book sent by Shengping County the day before yesterday. If you don't tell me, I still can't remember it. Last month, Shengping County had several orders for additional weapons for the Fuzhong Nursing Academy. All of them were long guns."

Xiao'er and Shangguan Xuanyi glanced at each other.

This approach is really too clever!
As the saying goes, a little accumulates into a lot, and the accumulation of sand makes a tower!

"This matter needs to be investigated clearly. When will the person who came to set the bow and arrow just now come to pick up the arrow?" Shangguan Xuanyi looked at Shen Chengzu.

"Three days later."

Shangguan Xuanyi nodded, but he looked at Xiao'er.

"Fourth Uncle, we're going to leave early, and come to the house for dinner when we have time." It's better to arrange someone to investigate this kind of matter as soon as possible. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle.

Shen Chengzu nodded, "I'm going to have a drink with your father after I've been busy."

Xiao'er and Shangguan Xuanyi left the iron shop, and Shangguan Xuanyi sent Xiao'er back to Shengping Hou Mansion and left.

He still needs to send someone to investigate this matter, to see how the iron shops in the imperial capital and the iron shops in other counties and towns are.

During this period of time, it was rare to be free for half a day. I originally planned to accompany the girl to finish dinner and then go back to the house, but it seemed that I couldn't do it again.

The person sent to Lianyun County to investigate the conscription has not yet returned, and there are new problems here.

Was it done by the same person, or different people?Xiao'er thought to herself looking at Shangguan Xuanyi's leaving figure.

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