Lu Qi looked at Brother Dao and handed the knife over with a smile.
"Brother Dao, luckily you have fulfilled your mission." Lu Qi smiled and said, "Let's inspect the goods."
Brother Dao took the dagger, looked at the cold light on the blade, his body trembled, and then he cut a knife on the back of his hand, and blood suddenly came out.
"Wow~~"
Aunt Niu and other neighbors were in an uproar.
Lu Qi was also surprised, "Brother Dao, you..."
Brother Dao burst out laughing, and his men on the left and right were also laughing.
Brother Dao smiled and said: "Okay, okay, it is indeed a good knife that is qualified. It can break through the skin of my Skin Refining Realm. It can be regarded as a top grade knife."
The weapons of warriors are divided into grades. Commonly good iron weapons are low-grade, medium-grade and high-grade. Better ones are magical weapons, which are said to not be used by warriors.
To test whether the iron tool is of high quality, it depends on whether it can cut through the skin in the skin-refining realm.
Ordinary people's kitchen knives, scissors and hoes are very difficult to cut through.
Brother Dao played with the dagger and said: "Lu Qi, no, Master Lu, your dagger is 20% better than ordinary low-grade good knives. You are really capable. In this case, the ten knives of the Judao Sect
The task is given to you."
Lu Qi smiled and said, "Thank you, Brother Dao."
He actually took great pains to build this dagger. First of all, the cost of making it was only about 30%, and now it weighs one pound and eighty taels.
The second step is to make the craftsmanship so that its quality is 20% higher than ordinary low-grade ironware. This will not arouse Brother Dao's suspicion, but it can make Brother Dao appreciate it.
It is reasonable for him, an abandoned son of the Lu family, to perform at this level.
Brother Dao's eyes flashed, and he was excited in his heart, and said to himself: "Haha, I am worried that I can't find the master. The masters in the city are all controlled by major forces, and I took the initiative to take the task just to take this opportunity to see.
Is there any chance that I can become an outer disciple of the Giant Sword Sect? I thought I would have to waste money to search for it in other places, but in the end Lu Qi was able to solve it for me."
When he looked at Lu Qi again, he no longer had a vicious expression, but smiled and said: "Master Lu, do a good job. If you complete the task, I will pay off the gambling debt for you."
Then he waved and was handed a parcel in lotus leaves.
He threw it on Lu Qi's stone pier and said, "These are the two taels of pork head meat from Street King. I wanted to take them back for drinking, so I gave them to you."
Through the lotus leaves, Lu Qi could smell the aroma of meat.
He hasn't eaten meat for a long time, and he hasn't even eaten good rice for a long time!
He clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Thank you Brother Dao. As long as there is enough iron material, I will complete the mission."
Brother Dao nodded with satisfaction, then ordered his men to fetch the required iron materials and charcoal, and then he went to the next house.
When he turned to leave, there was a hint of murderous intent deep in Lu Qi's eyes.
This knife guy wants to use two taels of pig head meat to let him work for free?
The craftsmanship fee for a master craftsman to make ten knives is at least 150 yuan, but Brother Dao actually wants to do it for 100 yuan.
In fact, the one hundred dollars was nothing.
He used to be a bad gambler, but in fact he only owed 30 yuan. The interest was compounded for more than a month, and it turned into what Brother Dao said was 100 yuan.
Lu Qi secretly wrote down this account.
He is still very weak, and he still has a system, so he will definitely become an immortal, so revenge is not in a hurry.
"Xiao Luzi, haha, I think you can do it."
"Is this pork head meat? It smells so good, haha. Every time I pass by Wangji, my mouth wateres."
"Xiao Luzi, my family has steamed some wild vegetables and wheat bran nests for you two to try."
Neighbors quickly came forward, and they all praised Lu Qi for doing a good job and said all kinds of free New Year greetings.
Aunt Niu even took out two wheat bran nests pressed at the bottom of the box from the basket and placed them on the stone pier.
At this moment, the normally indifferent neighbors became amiable and approachable.
The streets are full of good people.
Lu Qi understood that this was all because he became a master blacksmith.
Neighbors have to perform corvee labor every year and go out to open up wasteland. They face countless dangers from bandits and wild animals. If they have good weapons to defend themselves, their chances of survival will be greater.
Therefore, they all showed enough affection for Lu Qi.
Lu Qi also welcomed everyone with a smile.
We are all neighbors, and we are all his customers. We all get what we need.
He didn't care about his usual indifference, his current enthusiasm, his arrogance in front and respect in back.
Because human nature is what it is, he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Lu Qi sent the neighbors away with a smile on his face and did not continue working.
He was too tired from blacksmithing and his body was too weak. If he overworked himself, he might not survive long.
and.
Although it was noon today, he had actually been hungry since yesterday and had not eaten a grain of rice. Now he had two wheat bran buns and two taels of pig head meat, which was just enough to satisfy his hunger.
After putting away the iron materials and charcoal sent by Brother Dao, Lu Qi put the stall away.
Just as he was about to close the door and go home, he saw a strong woman coming back from a distance carrying a basket.
"Lu Lang, I'm back." The strong woman quickly came forward happily.
When the strong woman in her early twenties came out, she was in tears, wearing a bloated coarse linen clothes with a few patches, which were modified from Lu Qi's tattered clothes.
The athletic woman's name is Li Mu'er, she has good features, she is in her early twenties, and her black hair is already tied up. She was Lu Qi's maid more than three years ago. After her family was ruined, she followed Lu Qi to earn a living in the blacksmith shop.
Years of making fire, hauling goods, forging iron, and beating hands have made her skin dark and a little rough, and she has grown into a qualified healthy woman.
Such a strong woman, thrown into the crowd, would be an ordinary woman. However, Lu Qi was used to seeing beauties with beautiful faces and smooth skin in his previous life, and he understood that Li Muer could still be fine as long as the environment was okay, she took care of herself for a period of time, and tidied up.
Become a great beauty.
She has this foundation, but now she is mediocre.
After several years, Lu Qi never left her, and Lu Qi spent half a month getting along with Li Mu'er. He was very harmonious and trusting, and he felt a warmth that he had never experienced in his previous life.
Therefore, Lu Qi was very satisfied with Li Muer.
"It's quite early to get off work today." Lu Qi said with a smile.
Li Muer suddenly looked ashamed and worried, "Lu Lang, I'm sorry, the matchmaker at the end of the street said that there have been a lot of female celebrities coming recently, and there is not much work. Seeing that I am skilled, I was given a little, but she also finished it in advance."
She took out a yellowed pancake from the basket. It was a pancake made of wheat bran and wheat bran. It was Lu Qi's daily staple food for the past half month.
But before, I could get two of them back and divide them into two meals. Boil one meal with some water and turn it into a paste, which is enough for two people.
Enough to keep them from starving to death.
There are two on weekdays, but one today, but in fact, there was none yesterday.
Therefore, Lu Qi was hungry all day yesterday.
Li Muer was ashamed.
Lu Qi smiled and raised the two wheat bran buns and the two taels of pig head meat in his hand.
Li Mu'er could smell it through the lotus leaves and was pleasantly surprised, "Lu Lang, where did you get the meat from?"
Lu Qidao: "Go in and talk while eating."
The two of them quickly entered the house and closed the door.
Li Mu'er even locked the door, fearing that someone would come to visit at this time. Should he divide it a little or not?
I can't bear to share it, but I can't bear to leave it alone.
Close the door, out of sight.
Lu Qi piled things on the table, and Li Muer was about to cook the noodles into paste, but Lu Qi stopped him.
"No, let's just eat steamed buns and pancakes with pork head today."
He placed a steamed bun in front of Li Mu'er, broke off half of the bun, and gave Li Mu'er one or two pieces of pig head meat.
"Half for each person."
It was rare to be dependent on each other, and there was not much work in the blacksmith shop in the past half month. Basically, I ate the food Li Muer brought back from being a nv.
Lu Qi didn't want to be in debt.
How could Li Muer dare to accept it? He quickly picked up half of the noodle cake and pushed the rest to Lu Qi.
"Lu Lang, you eat, you eat."
"Mu'er, there's no need for this, let's eat together."
"No, Lu Lang, I said before I left that you are the head of the family, you have to work, you have to do things, you are a man, you have to eat so much."
Seeing her stubbornness, Lu Qi understood that she would definitely not split the money equally, so he gave up.
He is indeed hungry.
He just started eating. In his previous life, he would not have eaten pig head meat or pig offal, but now he picked up a piece of pig scalp and put it into his mouth. It was like jelly, which left him with endless aftertaste.
I don’t feel tired either, I just feel it’s not enough and I finally have some oil and water in my stomach.
He speeded up the cooking process.
During this period, he put two pieces of pig head meat into Li Muer's bowl, and Li Muer was so frightened that he wanted to put it back.
but.
Lu Qi ordered, "Eat it, don't disobey my order."
Li Mu'er was so moved that she ate a piece with tears in her eyes. She chewed it carefully and chewed it with her chopsticks several times to absorb all the oil stains.
She would not eat the remaining piece even if she lived or died.
She added water to the pancake, turned it into a paste, and ate it one bite at a time. She was worried that Lu Qi wouldn't eat enough, so she didn't dare to finish it all.
Lu Qi quickly ate all the glutinous rice balls, half of the noodles, and the pig's head meat. When he saw Li Mu'er trying to share the glutinous rice balls with him, he took a sip of water and patted his belly.
He said deliberately: "I'm full, I'm going to rest."
Just enter the back room.
Li Mu'er hesitated to speak, and quickly took the lotus leaf and threw the piece of meat back. The lotus leaf was oily, so she would use it to cook it into paste tomorrow, and it would be another big meal.
After doing all this, Li Muer saw a few noodles on Lu Qi's table, licked his fingers, stuck the noodles together and ate them.
Then he asked with satisfaction: "Lu Lang, why is the food so good today?"
Lu Qi explained what happened today.
When Li Muer heard this, he was surprised and happy. What was surprising was that Lu Qi was being chased for debt and was almost beaten to death. What was happy was that Lu Qi was already a master chef.
For a moment, I couldn't help but burst into tears.
"God has eyes, sir and madam. Your spirits in heaven wish Lu Lang safety and success. He can finally support himself."
Later.
Li Mu'er said worriedly: "Lu Lang, you shouldn't have promised to make ten low-grade knives in seven days. With your current physique, you can only make one knife in three days at most. You won't be able to complete it."
Through the door curtain, Lu Qi said: "I have a way."
Li Mu'er was very worried because she knew about Lu Qi's physical weakness and he didn't have enough to eat. Being able to work for two hours a day was already the limit.
Even if Lu Qi is a master craftsman, three days to build a standard low-grade knife is the limit.
Seeing that Lu Qi was unwilling to answer, Li Muer didn't know what to say. He just decided that he would have to ask the matchmaker to give her more work tomorrow.
Lu Qi's work was in vain this time, so she couldn't run out of energy. She would do her best to help.
Lu Qi didn't know what Li Mu'er was thinking, so he just told her not to disturb him and kept silent.
At this time he was on the bed in the room.
After touching his stomach, Lu Qi still felt very hungry.
What I ate today was just enough to fit between my teeth. It was impossible to eat enough.
"I have to solve the problem of eating. I starve every day and see people ghosting. Making money is the first priority. Making knives and keeping the blacksmith shop is also crucial."
Lu Qi opened the panel again.
A smile appeared on his lips.
Weak?
limit?
A knife for three days?
Doesn't exist.
[Name: Lu Qi (poisoned)]
[Strength: Ordinary people (weak enough)]
[Kung Fu: Dragon Elephant Kung Fu (not activated) (can be activated)]