Allure of a Country Maiden

After Xiaoer and Shangguan Xuanyi finished eating, they walked to Shen Chengzu's iron shop.

"Why are you going to the iron shop?" Shangguan Xuanyi asked casually.

"I ordered two sets of farm tools there a few days ago. They should be ready by now. It happens that the iron shop is not far from here, so I stopped by to pick them up." Xiaoer explained.

"Customized farm tools?" Does she need to pick up the custom-made farm tools in person? What does the purchasing servant do?

"Actually, they are just two small sickles. Isn't the autumn harvest starting soon? My father told Xi'er to feel how hard-won 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. I went to Zhuangzi to experience the joy of harvest, and I almost jumped with excitement.

But I guess after doing it for a while, the little girl will cry for her father and mother and want to go home!

"Marquis Shengping is really good at teaching his daughter." I wonder which father is willing to let his daughter endure such hardships! Not to mention going to the fields to harvest rice, even if I touch my fingers with Yangchun water, I feel extremely distressed.

Probably because of having such a father and mother, he gave himself such a good daughter-in-law. Shangguan Xuanyi glanced at Xiaoer, his eyes full of proud tenderness.

In this girl's words: She can enter the kitchen, leave the hall, kill the enemy, climb the wall; earn money, and beat the gangsters!

Autumn is here. In addition to harvesting, many people also go up to the mountains to hunt.

During these days, people come and go in 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 lately that no one has even touched the ground. Shen Chengzu specially recruited two men to help look after the shop. He was worried that someone would take advantage of the troubled waters and take away the items in the shop.

Xiaoer and Shangguan Xuanyi had just walked into the iron shop when they saw Shen Chengzu seeing away a man dressed as a hunter who had come to pick up ten sets of bows and arrows.

The imperial court stipulated that each person should not purchase more than ten sets of sharp weapons such as bows, arrows, and swords.

When Shen Chengyao saw the two people coming, he quickly welcomed them into the tent in the backyard and served them tea.

"Fourth uncle, stop working. I'm here to get the farm tools. I'll leave after I get them. How is your business recently?" Xiao'er saw Shen Chengzu making tea and bringing out snacks. He was busy and hurriedly Stopped.

"Business will be better at this time every year, but this year there seem to be more people going up to the mountains to hunt. Many people come to buy bows and arrows, and the quantity is ten sets, or several sets are bought together. The man you saw when you came in just now, he has already This is the second time I’ve come here to customize a bow and arrow. Although this time he shaved his beard and used a different sticker, I still recognize him.”

Bows, arrows, swords, etc. need to be purchased with household allowance and must be registered.

Xiaoer and Shangguan Xuanyi looked at each other after hearing this.

"Did Uncle Fourth ask them why they bought so many at once?"

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

This is not normal. Bows and arrows are not cheap. Only those from a well-off family can provide one set 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 put at home? How many people have so much spare money.

Therefore, even if the court stipulated that each person should not buy more than a certain number 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 one time.

Each person comes to buy several sets of bows and arrows, and the number of people buying them is large. If these bows and arrows are gathered together, the number will be quite considerable.

"Does Fourth Uncle know if the purchasing situation of bows and arrows in other iron shops is like this?" Xiaoer's face was a little solemn, and Shangguan Xuanyi was also thoughtful.

"I don't know about that. I've been so busy lately that I haven't had time to pay attention to anything else."

Xiaoer nodded, it was normal not to know.

"Uncle Fourth, take out the register of bow and arrow purchases in the shop and let me take a look."

"Okay, I'll get it right away. Originally, I wanted to bring the notebook over tonight to show your father." After hearing this, Shen Chengzu quickly stood up and went to get the notebook.

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

unusual!

"Then what did he say about buying bows and arrows this time?" Xiaoer asked.

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

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

Xiaoer also poked his head over, and the two of them took a closer look together.

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

If the same situation applies to other shops, and there are nearly ten iron shops in the entire Imperial City, wouldn't the number of bows and arrows sold be nearly two thousand sets? !

With so many bows and arrows, it’s enough to form a cavalry archer team!

If this happened to the iron shop outside the imperial capital, the matter would be even more serious.

"Besides bows and arrows, how are you buying swords?" Xiaoer asked, remembering that cold weapons were not limited to bows and arrows.

"Not many people buy swords! But..." Shen Chengzu thought of something and quickly walked to a bookshelf to find a book and handed it to Xiaoer.

"This is the account book that Shengping County sent over just the day before yesterday. If you didn't tell me, I wouldn't have remembered it. Last month, Shengping County placed several orders for weapons for the Fuzhong Nursing Home. All of them were long guns."

Xiaoer and Shangguan Xuanyi glanced at each other.

This approach is really smart!

As the saying goes, a little makes a lot, and sand makes a tower!

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

"Three days later."

Shangguan Xuanyi nodded, then looked at Xiaoer.

"Fourth uncle, we have to leave beforehand and come to our house for dinner when we have time." It is better to arrange for someone to investigate this kind of thing as soon as possible. Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you be victorious.

Shen Chengzu nodded, "I'll go over to meet your father for a drink after I've been busy for a while."

Xiaoer and Shangguan Xuanyi left the iron shop. Shangguan Xuanyi sent Xiaoer back to Shengpinghou Mansion and left.

He still needs to send someone to investigate this matter and see what the situation is like at the iron shops in Imperial City and those in other counties and towns.

It's rare to have half a day free during this period. I originally planned to accompany the girl to have dinner before returning home, but it seems that I can't do that anymore.

The people sent to Lianyun County to investigate the conscription situation have not returned yet, and new problems have arisen here.

Was it done by the same person or by different people? Xiaoer thought as she looked at Shangguan Xuanyi's leaving figure.

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