Qin Hai stood up from the fried rice stall and shouted to the acquaintance who came in a hurry. It turned out that this person was Zhang Laosan, the blacksmith who had provided them with the quenching tools the day before.
"Oh, Master Xiao Qin, what a coincidence. I ran into you here. I was worried that I couldn't find you. I heard someone said that you are from Qingfeng Factory, and I was going to the factory to inquire about you." Mr. Zhang
San wiped the sweat from his head and said to Qin Hai and others.
Qin Hai pulled a small horse, asked Zhang Laosan to sit down, and asked: "Master Zhang, have you eaten? If not, please sit down and have something together."
"Hmm, okay, I haven't eaten yet." Zhang Laosan said, took out a ten-yuan bill from his pocket, and shouted to the stall owner: "Boss, stir-fry a bowl of noodles for me, and add more chili peppers.
Get another pot of water and wine, a few side dishes, and all their money will be charged to my account."
"That's not okay." Qin Hai hurriedly stepped forward to stop him. Before he even said a word, he asked Zhang Laosan to treat him. This was a bit embarrassing. What's more, he has a short mouth and looks at Zhang Laosan's attitude.
You should ask them for help if you have something to do.
Zhang Laosan is an old blacksmith, but his arm strength is not comparable to that of Qin Hai. He used one hand to hold Qin Hai behind him, and then used the other hand to stuff the money into the stall owner's hand. The stall owner didn't care who he was.
After paying the money, he burst out laughing when he saw the money, and then they brought water, wine and a few cheap snacks to go with the wine.
Ning Mo had been watching Qin Hai and Zhang Lao San with a smile. When the stall owner brought the side dishes, he picked up a salted peanut and threw it into his mouth, and asked leisurely: "Zhang Lao San"
, you have something to ask for from my buddy, right? Are you going to treat me to a drink alone, or are you going to treat all of us together?"
"Of course it's a treat together. You and Master Xiao Qin are all together. Come on, we're all here, and we don't care about smoking or drinking." Zhang Laosan said enthusiastically.
This is the shrewdness of a small businessman. There is no need to distinguish between distant and distant relatives over a pot of water and wine. From the short contact yesterday, Zhang Laosan has already seen that Qin Hai is a loyal person. If he
If he is enthusiastic towards Qin Hai but cold towards Ning Mo and others, Qin Hai will definitely be unhappy and even refuse to help him.
Yu Haitao and Miao Lei both happily took the water wine and started drinking it. This kind of water wine has a low alcohol content and is consumed as a common drink in rural areas in the south. It is equivalent to the beer that people in later generations are accustomed to drinking. Zhang Laosan is not in a hurry to speak.
Instead, he held a drink and toasted everyone in a circle, and finally turned back to Qin Hai.
"Come on, Master Xiao Qin, let's have another drink. This is my thank you wine. You taught me the quenching method yesterday. You are my teacher Zhang Laosan. I will do it first as a mark of respect." Zhang Laosan said.
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Qin Hai clinked the bowls with Zhang Laosan and drank half of the bowl of wine. While Zhang Laosan continued to pour the wine, he asked: "Master Zhang, you came to the eastern suburbs this time because you have something to see us for."
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Zhang Laosan covered it up and said: "Don't be in a hurry, let's drink first."
Qin Hai smiled and said: "Drink slowly. If Master Zhang has something to do, just tell him first so that I don't have to worry about it."
"Haha, that's good." Zhang Laosan was actually waiting for Qin Hai's words. He put down the wine bottle and said shyly: "In fact, it wasn't me who caused this matter, but that barbarian
Gu...man Gu, do you remember who it is?"
"Yes, Zhang Laosan, do you want to harm us? Making such a knife, the Public Security Bureau discovered it and arrested us together." Miao Lei also shouted. Although they are just idle all day long, it is nothing.
Although they are progressive young people, they have experienced two rounds of severe crackdowns. They still have some understanding of what they can and cannot do. This kind of copycat military dagger was once very popular in society and was a must-have for the gangsters on the streets of Pingyuan.
Prepare equipment. But during the period of severe crackdowns, there were too many friends who were invited to the bureau for tea because they carried such daggers, so they all knew the advantages and disadvantages of this thing.
Zhang Laosan slapped his head, as if remembering something, and said quickly: "Oh, I was confused. I didn't tell you clearly, this nephew who is quite stupid is in the army, he can't handle this kind of knife."
questionable."
"In the army?"
Qin Hai felt relieved. He picked up the military dagger from the table and looked at it carefully. The edge of the dagger was sharply polished, and it was obvious that its owner used it frequently. On one side
There is a dazzling gap on the edge of the blade. This should be the scar that Zhang Laosan said was left after competing with Mangu's shovel.
Judging from the material texture, the steel used in this dagger has a very high grade, but the smelting process is not up to standard, resulting in the strength of the steel failing to meet the design requirements. In addition, the later heat treatment is obviously not in place, so such a military weapon,
It was actually folded under a country farm tool.
Judging from Zhang Laosan's narration, the owner of the dagger should be extremely confident in the quality of the dagger, otherwise he would not have taken it out to challenge Mangu's shovel. The dagger was cut with a shovel, which obviously made the dagger bigger.
Qin Hai didn't know what the owner expected, as to whether this person's reaction was disgrace or anger. When he found that the steel mouth of a shovel was actually better than the dagger he was proud of, the owner of the dagger proposed
I hope Mangu can find someone to help him make a new dagger.
"Master Zhang, are you going to let us make this knife, or do you want to do it yourself?" Qin Hai asked. This is how business is done. This is a job that Zhang Laosan has taken over. It depends on Zhang Laosan.