Ink panel: Hunting the sun and surveying the sky from the bow

The security situation in the shanty towns of Xicheng has been significantly improved after daily patrols by many hunters in Hongshan Village.

Coupled with Shen Qing's fierce style of doing things before, no one dared to provoke him anymore.

After a month or two, dozens of families in Hongshan Village who came here have made a lot of money from it.

inside the house.

Shen Qing, Zhang Baoqing and several other families were sitting on the Eight Immortals table, chatting about the recent lockup.

"Uncle Zhang and his family moved to the inner city?" Shen Qing asked, picking up a ceramic bowl and taking a sip of coarse tea.

Zhang Baoqing did not hesitate and said directly: "The family just moved here yesterday. Everyone has made some money these days, and many people have the idea of ​​​​moving to the inner city. My cousin's family is pressed hard by the mother-in-law, and there is no way. I'm in a hurry to move in. However, I also told you that I won't miss the patrol here."

While talking, Zhang Baoqing glanced at Shen Qing vaguely, as if he was worried about upsetting him.

Shen Qing put down the ceramic bowl and said calmly: "It's okay. People go to higher places and water flows to lower places. That's understandable. The inner city is safe and prosperous, and there's nothing wrong with living there."

After several struggles, Shen Qing had saved a lot of money, enough for him to practice martial arts.

Money is no longer the most urgent thing for him.

The protection fee in the shanty town outside is quite high, but it is not that high.

Shen Qing didn't put much thought into it.

In his opinion, people's hearts will always change.

These people have never seen much of the world. When they arrive in a strange place, they are okay at first, and they will naturally choose to stick together and rely on him.

As time goes by, each of these people will have their own selfish motives as they establish themselves.

At this time, it is impossible to imagine the unity that we had at the beginning.

Shen Qing had already expected this.

So I just went in the direction of making quick money from the beginning.

When his cultivation level increases, there will be many ways to make money in the future, and there is no need to cling to an old and dying tree.

Zhang Baoqing couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed when he saw that Shen Qing didn't have any displeasure on his face.

"I know Qingzi that you have a kind heart, and everyone will definitely be successful if they follow you."

"There haven't been any major events inside and outside Taiping County recently, right?" Shen Qing then asked.

Another Orion from the same village who was sitting at the Eight Immortals table said: "Just yesterday there was something really big, and it has something to do with us."

"What's the matter?"

"Do you still remember that demon tiger?"

Tian Xiaohu was slightly stunned. No one was more familiar with this demon tiger than the people in Hongshan Village. He asked, "Remember, what happened?"

"I heard that all the yamen officers who went to encircle and suppress them were killed, and even a few people from the Weiwu Division were killed. Several villages near Shicheng Mountain were all wiped out."

"Ah? How come we don't know about such a big thing?"

Shen Qing was also a little confused.

He didn't hear any news in Linfeng Hall.

"The Huangtian Sect's troubles have not been dealt with yet, and now there is another tiger trouble. The county magistrate is afraid of causing impeachment and riots, so they deliberately suppress the news. If someone I know hadn't happened to bump into it, I probably wouldn't have known about it. "

"Sigh... When will this world be stable?"

Shen Qing remained silent and did not speak.

If this tiger problem continues, the county government will have to recruit martial arts masters in the city sooner or later.

If you don't have long-term worries, you will always have immediate worries, so you have to make preparations early.

Shen Qing glanced at the bow and arrow hanging on the wall. The power of this old bow and arrow was a little too weak.

In front of him, who is now constantly improving in cultivation, he is like a child's toy.

It's time to customize a heavy bow, just in case.

Afterwards, they chatted about some trivial matters at home, and then everyone dispersed.

It's still early.

Shen Qing also had the character to do whatever he said, so he walked straight towards the inner city.

There are not many masters in Taiping City who can make heavy bow weapons.

The Ruan kiln owner who lives in the east of the city is one of them, and he is the most skilled among the many masters.

The kiln owned by Ruan Kiln owner is relatively remote and not easy to find.

Shen Qing asked and guessed along the way, and finally found the path leading to Ruan Kiln Master's residence.

"The owner of Ruan Kiln in the east of the city is a famous craftsman within a hundred miles. His craftsmanship is unparalleled. Time is tight, so he must have time to make me a heavy bow as soon as possible."

"If the tiger monster comes up the mountain and hangs it, you can defend yourself."

Shen Qing thought silently in his heart and stepped onto the path. The soil under his feet was sticky and made a slight squeaking sound.

Along the way, Shen Qing walked through the sparse streets and found that there was garbage everywhere that no one had cleaned up.

Logically speaking, this should not be the case within the confines of the inner city.

"It's really run-down..."

Compared with the season full of vitality, Taiping County is a bit disturbing at the moment.

Shen Qing didn't think much and hurried on, and soon he arrived in front of Ruan Kiln Owner's kiln shop.

The door of the kiln is half open, and the firelight shines through the crack in the door, reflecting on Shen Qing's face.

He opened the door, and a wave of heat hit his face, accompanied by the crisp sound of a hammer hitting metal.

"Master Ruan Kiln, I'm Shen Qing, and I'm here to pay you a special visit."

Shen Qing bowed his hands in salute, his voice echoing in the empty kiln shop.

"Shen Qing?" A loud voice came from beside the fire.

A tall, bearded middle-aged man spoke.

He raised his head with a sharp light in his eyes: "Why did you come to me?"

Shen Qing said straight to the point: "I want to ask the kiln master to give me a heavy bow."

"Heavy bow? How much does it need?"

"I want fifty dan."

Ruan Kiln Master looked startled.

Fifty stones?

One stone is worth one hundred catties.

Fifty shi is five thousand catties.

A fifty stone bow requires an arm strength of five thousand kilograms to pull it open.

Ordinary people simply can't do it.

Ruan Kiln Master glanced at him up and down and asked, "Martial arts practitioner?"

Shen Qing nodded without comment.

Ruan Kiln Master didn't ask any more questions and said truthfully: "I don't have any other special materials here for a fifty-stone bow. I can only make an iron bow embryo to meet your requirements. Such a bow requires buffalo horns and strings." The ribs of the rare white mango must be boiled with fish from the sea to make the glue. It takes two months to dry the glue in the shade, and one month to debug and improve. In addition to searching for these materials, it will take me at least half a year. It takes a lot of trouble to do it well.”

"Half a year?" Shen Qing's eyebrows knitted together: "No, I want a month!"

Ruan kiln owner stopped forging, glared at Shen Qing and said, "Are you entertaining me?"

"I'll add money."

"Um..." Ruan Kiln Master's expression suddenly softened. He walked aside, picked up a piece of black iron, looked at Shen Qing and said, "One and a half months, two hundred taels. If you can accept it, do it. If you can't accept it, forget it."

Two hundred taels? !

Shen Qing couldn't help but be speechless.

This kind of price is enough to choose a good house in the inner city.

However, after thinking about it for a while, Shen Qing agreed on the spot without any ink marks: "Okay."

The owner of the kiln Ruan threw Xuan Tie into the furnace and said, "Leave a deposit of fifty taels here and pick it up in a month and a half."

Shen Qing glanced at Ruan Kiln Master with some suspicion.

"Hunter, I've been working here for so many years and I won't cheat you of that little money."

Shen Qing didn't think any more, took out the silver coins he had prepared and put them on the table beside him: "I hope Master Ruan will make some for me."

"Don't worry, it won't hurt you."