Shen Han also read the "Hengyang Blacksmithing Training Manual" several times.
Last time, I made myself an inner armor according to the method described in this training manual.
Although the finished product is quite bad, after removing the negative terms, it can still be worn.
Thinking about this, Shen Han went to pick up some scraps.
Throw it into the smelting, mix it with some animal skins, and still cast an inner armor.
The craftsmanship this time is much better than before.
But compared to those inner armors sold outside, they are still much inferior.
Shen Han looked at it intently, and saw a line of small gray words "Shoddy inner armor" floating on the inner armor.
I thought the technology had improved a bit, but I didn’t expect that the quality was still poor.
I extracted the [bad] entry and found a [high-quality] one to add to it.
The inner armor in his hand has been completely renewed and looks quite exquisite.
After preparing the gift, Shen Han lay on the bed.
I visualized the [Tiandao Sword Power] in my mind and began to rest and recuperate.
At Mao hour, a cock crows three times outside the courtyard, and Shen Han gets up immediately.
Today I am a guest at Magistrate Xu's house, so I should keep myself tidy.
After breakfast at home, Shen Han chose to leave at the right time.
Xu Zhifu's mansion is still some distance away from the Shen family.
Shen Han hugged the inner armor he made and walked quickly.
After experiencing a turmoil in the government office that day, Shen Han could feel that Magistrate Xu was kind to him.
In the past few days, I have also been thinking about the reasons in my mind.
Shen Han also had an answer in his heart.
If it was as he guessed, then he would have to work hard to make good friends with Magistrate Xu in order to seek asylum.
Xu Zhifu's mansion is much smaller than the Shen family's.
After all, the Shen family holds the title of marquis, and their three sons also hold positions in the military.
The mansion is larger, which is normal.
"Master Shen Han, please come this way. I have been waiting for you in the garden of the mansion for a long time~"
Seeing his arrival, the servant of Magistrate Xu's house invited him very warmly.
Compared with the Shen family servants, they respect themselves much more.
I turned inward, walked through a corridor, and arrived at the garden in the mansion.
In the center of the garden is a shallow pond with clear water.
It seems that some aquatic plants were artificially planted and some small fish were raised.
The scenery in this courtyard does seem to be somewhat alive.
"What, compared to the scenery of your Shen Family Mansion, I'm afraid it's even worse, right?"
Seeing Shen Han attending the appointment, Magistrate Xu invited him to sit down in the courtyard with a smile on his face.
"The garden in Shen's mansion is indeed larger, and the decoration layout is more luxurious.
It’s just that the garden, compared to your residence, the prefect, lacks a sense of vitality and warmth.”
There was something in Shen Han's words, and Magistrate Xu understood the meaning.
Still with a smile on his face, he asked his servant to bring him freshly brewed tea.
The two of them were sitting by the shallow pond. Magistrate Xu looked at the fish in the pond and asked.
"Do you know why the prefect invites you to be our guest today?"
Magistrate Xu always had a smile on his face, and he seemed to be very close to him.
"Speak freely, I would like to hear your opinion."
Shen Han hesitated for a moment, thought about it, and revealed some of his guesses.
"The Holy Spirit granted me marriage, but I don't think I wanted the two families to get married.
Otherwise, I, an unfavored grandson, would not be allowed to marry the genius of the Su family."
When Shen Han said this, the smile on Xu Zhifu's face became a little thicker.
"As expected, you young man have already seen clearly. Go on."
"Both the Shen and Su families don't want my unfavored grandson to marry the genius of the Su family, but if they go to the Holy Spirit to cancel the engagement, both families will have to pay a price.
In this way, the two families naturally thought of making some irresistible conditions, which made the royal family unwilling and had no choice but to take back the marriage.
The simplest thing is, of course, for me, a rejected son, to become disabled.
The genius of the Su family will never marry a disabled person."
Shen Han analyzed every word, saying it was his own business, but his tone was indifferent.
"The Holy Spirit naturally hopes that the Shen and Su families will ask the royal family to cancel the engagement in order to obtain something that will benefit the royal family.
Instead of sacrificing a family member to cancel this engagement."
After Shen Han analyzed this, Magistrate Xu signaled that he didn't need to say any more.
"Three years ago, the Holy One also used this trick against the Prime Minister's Mansion. The two families went to the Holy One honestly and paid some price in exchange for the annulment of the engagement.
The Holy One probably did not expect that the Shen family would be so cruel and would rather sacrifice the younger members of the family than pay a price."
Magistrate Xu looked at Shen Han with a hint of sympathy in his eyes.
You can see the perseverance in Shen Han's eyes, and his sympathy turned into appreciation.
"The fact that you are a guest in my house today will be spread widely in this house. From now on, no one in the Shen family's house will dare to use any dirty means to deal with you.
Especially if the elders in your family dare to bully you obviously, you can tell me at any time.
If your superiors are disrespectful and your subordinates are not merciful, then I will have a reason to protect you."
Shen Han saluted to Magistrate Xu.
Although he knew that Magistrate Xu was protecting him, it was also because he was on the Holy Sage's side.
But no matter what, Magistrate Xu is protecting himself, and it doesn't matter what his motives are.
With that said, Shen Han quickly took out the gift he made.
A rather exquisite inner armor display.
"Did you do it yourself?"
"This junior has some financial difficulties in life. This inner armor is also made of some old materials. Please don't dislike it, the prefect."
Magistrate Xu picked up the inner armor and looked around.
"Your craftsmanship is much better than that of my son.
My son works in the side yard every day, he doesn't read much and doesn't practice martial arts.
The key is that the craftsmanship hasn’t improved much yet.”
Speaking of his son, Magistrate Xu suddenly assumed the role of a loving father.
"Juniors have also heard that Mr. Xu prefers casting skills. I wonder if we can exchange a few words today?"
"My son is withdrawn and can't even speak to us. Forget it, let's go and see him."
Go to the west side of the mansion, take a few more steps, and you can hear the clanging sound.
After jumping through a door, you saw a wide courtyard with some casting tools scattered everywhere.
Mr. Xu raised his head and glanced at the two of them, then started hammering again with the hammer in his hand.
Shen Han didn't say anything, picked up a piece of scrap metal from the side, picked up a hammer, and started pounding it.
There was a clanging sound, and Mr. Xu couldn't help but look at it. After looking at it, he began to talk and communicate.
It is not too easy for men to make friendships, at least it is much easier than for women.
For example, at this moment, Shen Han and Mr. Xu in front of him didn't even know each other's names, but they were already chatting happily.
Shen Han had already read the "Hengyang Blacksmithing Training Manual" familiarly, and it was enough to chat with Mr. Xu about casting techniques.
On the contrary, Mr. Xu's theoretical knowledge is extremely poor.
I liked casting, so I started blacksmithing without thinking of reading some classics to learn from.