When the general's order came, the last of the forty military sticks had just fallen -
Snapped!
Liang Wensheng was so painful that he almost broke one of his teeth!
"Liang Wensheng! The general summons you to the account!"
Liang Wensheng thought to himself: As expected of a general, beating him up and giving him a sweet date really shows his finesse!
Liang Wensheng limped into the general's camp—
Huh? There is actually a woman in the tent? !
"Liang Wensheng."
Just when he felt strange, he heard Fu Tingye calling in a deep voice.
"Yes, the humble position is here." Liang Wensheng quickly lowered his head.
"What's the range of your improved bow and arrow?" Fu Tingye asked him.
Liang Wensheng replied: "Report to the general, if we can succeed, it should be around 400 steps."
Fu Tingye raised his eyebrows slightly and glanced at Hua Qingxue.
Four hundred steps... turned out to be exactly what she said.
Although Fu Tingye already believed Hua Qingxue's words, but now that someone has verified it, he still finds it incredible.
"Are you sure you can make it?" Fu Tingye asked.
Liang Wensheng thought Fu Tingye was asking him, and just as he was about to speak, he heard the young woman next to Fu Tingye reply: "I only know the method, but not the production. I need skilled craftsmen..."
"You know how to make a bow?!" Liang Wensheng couldn't help but interjected in surprise.
Logically speaking, it was extremely unruly for him to interrupt like this, but Fu Tingye knew that this kid was obsessed with weapon making, so he didn't bother to argue with him.
Fu Tingye directly threw the design drawing back in front of him, "This is what Miss Hua helped you correct. Take a look."
Liang Wensheng hurriedly caught the piece of paper and immediately found that there were several errors marked on the bow he drew. He sighed in surprise: "Is it because of these places that I failed every time..."
Then he seemed to suddenly react, raised his head, and stared at Hua Qingxue with burning eyes, "As long as these places are modified, we can make a divine bow with a range of 400 steps?!"
Fu Tingye didn't like the way he looked at Hua Qingxue. It was too unabashed, right
Fu Tingye: "Ahem!" Pay attention to me!
It's a pity that Liang Wensheng couldn't receive the general's message at all and remained the same.
Hua Qingxue forced a smile, "A divine bow?... Not really. If the eccentric wheel is pressed, the range can reach at least six hundred steps. Four hundred steps is not a divine bow..."
Liang Wensheng was even more shocked, "Is this true?!"
Even Fu Tingye looked at Hua Qingxue!
Six hundred steps, isn't it really just nonsense? ! This is too exaggerated!
Seeing that both of them looked like they had seen a ghost, Hua Qingxue quickly added: "The materials required for the eccentric wheel are difficult to obtain and there is no way to make them. However, according to Liang... If the improvement of Brother Liang's drawings is successful, it will definitely take four hundred steps. There is no problem."
Fu Tingye: "Just call him Liang Wensheng."
Liang Wensheng focused on another important point, "In other words, if there are enough materials, you can make the... eccentric wheel you mentioned?"
Hua Qingxue: "..."
How should she answer this? In fact, if there are enough materials, what can’t be built? Human cannons can also be used...
The problem is, there is no material, no material!
Fu Tingye said in a deep voice: "In that case, let's make the bow according to the drawing first. If it succeeds, I will tell the Holy One to promote this bow."
Liang Wensheng was filled with surprises, "General! You agree?!"
Fu Tingye glanced at him lightly and said, "Your original method will not work. Now that it has been corrected by others, it is still worth trying."
He paused and then said, "If you have any questions along the way, you can ask Miss Hua for her opinion."
Liang Wensheng looked embarrassed, "General... Miss Hua, she is a woman... Isn't it appropriate to arrange to enter the crossbow camp?"
"Without her, can you guarantee that you can make a bow with a range of 400 steps?" Fu Tingye asked him coolly.
Liang Wensheng hesitated: "Logically speaking... it's okay..."
"Logically speaking, you are just giving me a drawing full of errors?"
"..." Liang Wensheng lowered his head silently.
Fu Tingye stopped paying attention to him and turned to ask Hua Qingxue: "In addition to skilled craftsmen, what else do you need?"
Hua Qingxue recalled it again in her mind, and said softly: "I need to use high-quality bamboo to make the bow body, and let the skilled craftsmen split it into four evenly, each about three fingers wide, and bake it on the charcoal fire. Then polish the horns and stick them on the bow body to increase the resilience of the bow arms. Finally, assemble the body, boil fish glue with fish paste to glue it together, brush the bow body and horns with glue, dry them and then brush them again, repeat it twenty times. bow."
After Hua Qingxue finished speaking, she looked at Fu Tingye and then at Liang Wensheng. Although her tone was gentle, she said firmly: "If what I just said can be done, the shooting range should be between four hundred and five hundred steps."
Liang Wensheng asked in surprise: "Can it be further than four hundred?!"
Hua Qingxue smiled, "If the person who uses the bow is more powerful, the power of the bow will naturally be greater."
The speaker was unintentional but the listener was intentional. Fu Tingye felt that Hua Qingxue must be praising him. If he used this bow, he would certainly be more brave...
…
The wheels of the carriage rolled over the road, making a gurgling sound.
Hua Qingxue opened the side curtain and said to Fu Tingye outside with a red face: "General, there is no need to send it off anymore..."
The next delivery will be delivered to the gate of Panshui City...
Fu Tingye sat on the horse, with a rare smile on his serious face, "After you go back, rest for two days. When will the materials you asked for be ready, I will send someone to take you into the camp."
Hua Qingxue was a little worried, "Is it really okay?... How about I disguise myself as a man?"
This seems to be how it works in TV dramas.
The smile on Fu Tingye's face disappeared instantly! "How can a woman dress up like a man?! How decent is it?!"
Hua Qingxue shrank her neck when he yelled.
Fu Tingye was a little upset when he saw that she was afraid of him. Those gentle and considerate people seemed to be insulated from him, and he could never learn it!
Oh, it’s really annoying!
"Anyway, I will arrange it, you don't have to worry about anything." Fu Tingye said very chauvinistically.
"Oh..." Hua Qingxue responded like a young daughter-in-law.
Fu Tingye looked at her delicate appearance and couldn't help but remind her: "Remember to bring a token of love when you come."
Hua Qingxue was embarrassed.
Please... As a general, can you stop talking about love tokens all the time? It's embarrassing, okay
But why is she so cowardly...
She clearly wanted to refute him, so why not only did she nod, but she also said obediently: "Oh."
Has she been poisoned by ancient feudal ideas? !
OMG…
Hua Qingxue wanted to save herself, and mustered up the courage to raise her head and said, "That knife is inlaid with many jewels. It is easy to lose it when you carry it with you..."
"If you lose it, I'll give it to you." Fu Tingye didn't think this was a problem at all.
"..." Hua Qingxue thought in embarrassment. It turns out that for the bearded man, this token of love... is something that can be given several times...
…
It seemed to take less than half an hour when I went there, but it took almost an hour and a half when I came back.
Mainly because Fu Tingye said to the coachman from time to time: "Stay steady and don't get too bumpy."
The driver was so nervous the whole time that he didn't dare to drive too fast! Finally, the horse-drawn carriage is as fast as an ox-cart...
Fu Tingye really sent her to the city gate. After seeing Zhao Sheng's people waiting at the city gate, he felt relieved and turned around to gallop towards the camp.
Hua Qingxue was sent home safe and sound.
As soon as she entered the door, Aunt He immediately came out and shouted exaggeratedly: "You are finally back! There are several groups of people looking for you today!"
"Looking for me?" Hua Qingxue looked confused. She had no relatives or friends in Panshui City.
"Yes! They are all here to buy bubble soap from you!" Aunt He felt a headache. "Not only the neighbors came to inquire, but also the owners of several shops on the street came to inquire. I haven't seen you today. I guess they will come again tomorrow!”
"Ah..." Hua Qingxue felt very embarrassed after hearing this, "I'm causing trouble to you, Auntie. I didn't know they would come to my house..."
"It's not that important to me." Aunt He waved her hand and warned her kindly, "But you must be careful and don't be fooled by those bosses. You must keep a tight grip on the formula and other things, you know?"
Hua Qingxue nodded, "Yes! Thank you, Auntie, I understand."
Aunt He was still worried and nagged a few more words.
There was no way she could help it. Every time she saw Hua Qingxue's ignorant and weak look, she couldn't help but treat her like a child. She always felt that this girl was uneasy and wanted to help her and protect her.
The two of them were talking in the yard when someone suddenly knocked on the door.
Aunt He held her forehead and sighed: "I must be here to buy bubble soap from you again."
Hua Qingxue smiled sheepishly and walked over to open the door, but it was the salesman from last time.
"Miss Hua." When the salesman saw her, he immediately smiled.
Hua Qingxue smiled back and asked him, "Do you have anything to do with me?"
"Hehe..." The salesman touched the back of his head, "Look... last time you said you had a batch of soap on your hand..."
Hua Qingxue guessed his purpose and could only smile apologetically, "It's sold out, and now I don't have any soap in my hand."
"That's it..." There was a look of regret on the salesman's face. He was even more upset when he thought that he missed the opportunity to make money last time!
"Miss Hua, to tell you the truth, your soap has a great reputation. People who buy it say it is very useful. Several families have asked me about it today."
Hua Qingxue smiled brightly. Although she was not arrogant, her tone showed satisfaction, "Well, as I said, the soap I make is better than Yizi soap."
The salesman sighed with regret and remorse, and asked, "When will soap like yours be available again?"
Hua Qingxue thought for a while, "Well... I'm afraid it won't happen in the short term, at least it will be two months later."
"Two months?!" The salesman was surprised, "How long does it take?"
Hua Qingxue nodded. It takes time for handmade soap to mature. Two months is her conservative estimate. If she helps make bows for the military camp later, I am afraid it will be delayed even longer.
But... she helps improve bows and arrows, which can be regarded as serving the country and the people, so let's delay! What a sense of honor!
The salesman said: "Miss Hua, if the goods are available in two months, you must reserve some for me, okay?"
Hua Qingxue nodded with a smile.
…
The wind and rain are smooth on Hua Qingxue's side, but at this moment, the weapons supervisor in the Qingzhou camp has exploded!
"Absurd!" Wei Shaojian slapped his hand on the table, "Is General Fu confused?! How can he let a woman into the camp?!"
The chief clerk of the Ordnance Supervisor shook his head, and his tone was a bit strange: "The general seems to like to recruit talents from the private sector recently, isn't that Blacksmith Liu?"
Young Inspector Wei was silent and asked, "Then Blacksmith Liu has been in the iron camp for three days. Is it okay?"