The discovery of the iron bars made Papa Lunfa laugh out of his dreams, but after two days, Papa Lunfa could no longer be happy. It is estimated that anyone who eats bitter soup three times a day will not laugh, especially the doctor who treats him deliberately does not add sweetness. Every time Lunfa drank it, his face would swell, but under Qin Fei's pressure, he had to drink up a large bowl of concoction.
Papa Lunfa's illness was caused by extreme joy and sorrow, because he found too many iron bars, Papa Lunfa was extremely excited for two days in a row. Either thinking about when to open the furnace to cast swords, or thinking about what kind of molds to use soft rocks, especially those tools that can be used to make furniture that Qin Fei mentioned to him before, Father Lunfa can't wait to make them now .
Because winter supplies are still the key point, and the iron mines are not too far away, and no one can take them away if there are huge quantities. Everyone studied it, and planned to send a large number of people to carry the ore after the supplies for the winter were all stored. At present, the iron ore accumulated in the tribe was either brought back by Father Lunfa that day, or brought back by the females and males who picked and hunted nearby.
Iron bars are expensive, and you can't find them in ordinary blacksmith shops, but as a well-known master swordsmith, some of the famous utensils in Father Lunfa's hands have iron bars added. The texture and sharpness of the flickering cold light made Father Lunfa heartbroken. But because the iron bars are expensive, the iron bars used by Lunfa's father don't weigh a few catties. Therefore, when the elderly are in extreme joy, there will be physical problems. Fortunately, Qin Fei saw that something was wrong with him, and treated him with acupuncture and moxibustion in time, which prevented a worse condition.
In order not to make him feel too good, Qin Fei deliberately didn't add the syrup they discovered later to Father Lunfa's soup. As a result, the miserable old Lunfa could drink a bowl of soup for half an hour, and when he saw Qin Fei, his calf cramped. Lisa saw that her grandfather was uncomfortable after drinking, and felt that the soup that Qin Fei had given her was not bad. Out of curiosity, she licked and tasted a small sip, her whole face wrinkled into a steamed stuffed bun, and immediately ran to the kitchen to drink it. A sip of syrup.
Priest Luma received Lunfa's eyes asking for help, and coughed a few times to intercede for him, but Qin Fei resolutely rejected it. Priest Luma could only give Father Lunfa a look of "seeking good fortune", but Qin Fei completely suppressed Father Lunfa's ecstasy and joy.
Even after drinking the bitter medicine for a few days, Father Lunfa was not even interested in seeing how many baskets of iron bars he had accumulated recently. Now as long as Qin Fei holds the bowl and smiles at him, he can't bear the pain in his mouth, and even the old man's mood is not beautiful anymore. Seeing Qin Fei sullenly, she often sneaks into the kitchen to steal the syrup that Qin Fei hid. Qin Fei saw that the heat was almost ready, and finally on the seventh day, she told Father Lunfa that there was no need to drink soup for the time being. Father Lunfa almost burst into tears, but Qin Fei looked at him with a smirk.
Eyes widened, "Aren't you kidding the old man?"
Qin Fei chuckled, "Your illness is that you can't be too happy or excited. If Father Lunfa doesn't restrain himself, I will prepare the bitter soup for him at any time."
When Father Lunfa heard the bitter soup, his face turned into a bun, and he snorted heavily, "I will only give you one chance, don't even think about it later."
Qin Fei and Sa Lei glanced at each other and couldn't help laughing. Father Lunfa also knew that Qin Fei had good intentions, but this brat made him suffer a lot, so he didn't give Qin Fei a good face, bearded He raised his eyebrows and gave Qin Fei a hard look.
Qin Fei was not angry either, and prepared a bowl of blended juice for Father Lunfa at noon that day. Of course, everyone's share is also indispensable, but Papa Lunfa's bowl is the most.
Papa Lunfa pretended to blow his beard and stare, "You brat, don't think that a big bowl of juice can wipe out all your bad deeds."
Qin Fei pretended to take it back, but Lun Fa's father held it down. Qin Fei smiled and said, "Drink it, but you can't be angry with me anymore."
Papa Lunva glanced at him, "I'll talk after I finish my drink."
Everyone was amused by his expression, and Xiao Bu and Xiao Ren even ran over to make the old man happy. By the way, they said how much pains his father, Qin Fei, had put in to make medicine for Grandpa Lunfa.
Father Lunfa loves the two little guys very much, and he also knows that Qin Fei is doing it for his own good, otherwise he would not bite the bullet and drink up bowls of those bitter medicines. There is a person who is not a relative but a relative who cares about himself so much. The old man is bitter in his mouth and sweet in his heart. How could he really be angry with Qin Fei. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the two little guys acting like a baby, he sold his face to the little guys, flashed a smile at Qin Fei, and blackmailed a jar of wine by the way.
Seeing that Grandpa Lunfa was no longer angry with Dad, the two little guys immediately cheered happily, and then ran to Qin Fei's place to beg for a reward. Qin Fei scratched the noses of the two little guys, and promised to get some delicious food tonight to reward them, and of course the rest of the family would "dip up" and taste it by the way.
The day moved forward for a few more days, Qin Fei had been thinking about the matter of iron smelting, and had discussed it with Sa Lei several times in private. As the only 'master blacksmith' in the tribe, Papa Lunfa's responsibilities are not limited to making weapons. For the long-term development of the tribe, he will also pass on the skills of making iron and smelting to the males in the tribe. Let more people know how to smelt, know how to make weapons, and make other iron weapons.
Although Qin Fei didn't know about sword casting, she could also understand from some sayings that have been handed down that sword casting is an amazing craft. People with this kind of craft are even well received in some kingdoms. How could such a master blacksmith not have his own arrogance, and it was only natural to have a weird temper.
Although Father Lunfa was forced to live on this continent, the arrogance in his bones would not disappear, otherwise he would not be able to forge good weapons. Because of his closeness to the Nata tribe, he will pass on all the knowledge he has learned throughout his life. The males of the Nata tribe are also curious about casting iron and weapons, and even study hard for their own tribe. But not everyone is suitable to be a blacksmith, and not everyone can be an excellent blacksmith or a great swordsmith.
If Sare sent a lot of males, Father Lunvar would teach him because of face. But in this way, it is actually unfair to Papa Lunvar. With a group of stupid apprentices who he didn't really choose, the master's depression can be imagined. Instead of this, it's better to let Father Lunfa choose his apprentices himself. Then Papa Lunvar would be willing to impart knowledge in his heart. At that time, the apprentice he selected, no matter whether he is smart or clumsy, whether his master squints and laughs, or beats and scolds with his beard and eyes, is up to him. Anyway, he picked the apprentice himself, and apart from working harder to impart knowledge, he has nothing to be aggrieved about.
Although Sare didn't quite understand why Qin Fei did this, even though the new Nata tribe had a large number of people, it was just a merger of several tribes. No matter how many males there are, there is a limit. Sare will of course choose a strong body and strength, after all, blacksmithing is also a labor of strength. I believe that Papa Lunfa will choose by himself, and he will not ignore this aspect. So is there any difference between the dozens of people he selected and the dozens of people selected by Papa Lunfa
Qin Fei knew it from Sa Lei's expression, and pointed to the tributary in front of him, "Go for a swim in the shallow water."
Sa Lei was a little dazed, not knowing why it was so cold, Qin Fei even asked him to go for a swim in a tributary river. But she still obediently walked towards the shallow water area, and Qin Fei, annoyed, stopped her, "I told you to swim around, so you can go for a swim. What should I do if I catch a cold in this kind of weather?"
Sare felt aggrieved, and murmured, "Didn't you tell me to swim?"
Qin Fei rolled her eyes, "I mean, if someone tells you to jump into the river in this weather, or if he pushes you into the river..."
Before he finished speaking, Sare glared, "Then I must kick him into the river too."
Qin Fei said again, "Then what if I fell into the river?"
Sa Lei completely ignored Qin Fei's ability to swim, and said anxiously, "Of course I will go down to save you, but why do you want to run into the river when it's so cold?"
Qin Fei was a little speechless. It wasn't a question of whether he could run into the river in the cold weather at all. She gritted her teeth and said, "I'm in the river, and you jumped willingly; Resentment. This is the difference between you helping Papa Lunfa choose the manpower, and Papa Lunfa choosing the manpower himself."
Sare scratched his head, somewhat half-understood. Qin Fei pulled Sa Lei, and the two walked towards the lower reaches of the moat, because Qin Fei was planning to build a huge water wheel near the first drop of the moat, and in the future, when the demand for iron was large, the water wheel would come Instead of manpower pulling the bellows.
Under Qin Fei's meticulous care, Father Lunfa's condition has completely stabilized. Qin Fei thought that she could discuss with her father about building a blacksmithing workshop. It would be best to build the workshop before winter and prepare everything that should be prepared. In this way, everyone can spend more time in the workshop while there is nothing to do in winter. At the beginning of spring next year, we can get more farm tools and weapons.
Before Qin Fei went to find Father Lunfa, Father Lunfa rushed to look for Qin Fei excitedly. It turned out that it was something that Qin Fei had discussed with Sa Lei in the past few days. Sa Lei mentioned it to Baierko when he was out hunting. Several males heard this, and secretly came to see Father Lunfa, hoping to learn from him.
As soon as Father Lunfa heard that someone was eager to come to 'apprentice', he became energetic, especially when he knew that Qin Fei was behind his back and planned to build a workshop for blacksmithing, so he rushed to look for Qin Fei excitedly.
Qin Fei looked at Lunfa's father, and on the surface said that she wanted to ask him to ask him for a crime, but in fact she was very happy and couldn't help laughing.
"Stinky boy, don't laugh. Didn't you entrust me with blacksmithing? How dare you secretly build a workshop behind my back." Father Lunfa pretended to be angry, blowing his beard and squinting his eyes.
Qin Fei hurriedly begged for mercy, "Father, I don't dare to carry you behind my back, I just checked the suitable places for construction in advance. No matter how big the tribal camp is, there is a limit. There are so many people working in one place, I want to hide it from you." Can't hide it!"
Papa Lunfa laughed, and gave Qin Fei the animal hide hidden behind him. Qin Fei spread out the hide, and on it was a sketch of the blacksmithing workshop that Papa Lunfa had drawn. From the neat rows of hearths, one could tell that Father Lunfa didn't want to make the workshop smaller, and he could also know from the side that Father Lunfa would hire a lot of people this time.
Qin Fei nodded, "I understand what Dad means, and I promise to satisfy Dad."
Papa Lunfa laughed, "Since you asked me to choose someone myself, then you have to give whoever I choose."
Qin Fei nodded again, "It's the father who chooses me, and I will run to swing the hammer and pull the bellows with you without saying a word."
Father Lunfa curled his lips, "The old man doesn't like your thin arms and legs. But this person is clumsy and close, I can't guarantee that I can treat you equally."
Qin Fei knew that Father Lunfa was willing to accept so many people because he was close to them. Otherwise, in his country, there would probably be many people who wanted to be apprentices under Father Lunfa. If it wasn't for my father to go through these hardships, maybe he just stared at his beard and said, "Go away, I won't accept it", that would be considered polite; most of them would have been directly ignored by him.
For Qin Fei's thoughtfulness, Lun Fa's father is ninety-nine times satisfied. Of course, the only dissatisfaction is that Qin Fei threatens the old man with bitter soup from time to time. The darling of the old man, always a little restless, unable to laugh heartily.
From the perspective of the future development of the tribe, the manufacture of ironware must be the top priority of the tribe besides food. The appearance of iron tools will also greatly improve the hunting of the tribe. Of course, iron farm tools and tools will play a role that cannot be underestimated for the change of the tribe. In this way, no matter whether it is weapons or agricultural tools, the number will not be small. If the smelting workshop is available, a lot of people are needed to forge and smelt together. It will definitely not work if it is small. If the demand is large, a lot of manpower will be needed to pull the bellows, which is fine in winter. But it will definitely not work after a long time.
The reason why Father Lunfa came to Qin Fei was to ask him to help him think about how to solve the problem of pulling the bellows. And he also understood some of Qin Fei's ideas from a few 'apprentices'. But the 'big thing spinning in the water' still baffled Papa Lunvar. Even more curious, she ran over to ask Qin Fei for confirmation.
Listening to Papa Lunfa's topic, Qin Fei kept wandering around the hand of the bellows puller, and knew Papa Lunfa's intentions. He also didn't want to embarrass the old man, and when his father really blew his beard and stared, he asked himself by his ears. So obediently told Father Lunfa about the waterwheel.
Who here has sufficient resources, especially the 'moat' that Qin Fei asked the great beast to dig, and there have been several gaps in succession. At that time, Qin Fei had considered the utilization of water energy resources, so recently she was planning to build a smelting workshop near the moat. It is even more necessary to set up a waterwheel at the first drop of the moat, let the waterwheel drive the wheel rod, and pull the special blower to smelt. This can not only save a lot of manpower, but also better ensure the temperature of the iron smelting furnace.
Papa Lunfa slapped his thigh straight when he heard it, shouting good idea, good idea.
In fact, there was a similar 'waterwheel' on the continent across the sea where Papa Lunfa lived, but it was called differently and it was not widely used. So when Papa Lunvar heard about the 'big thing spinning in the water', he didn't think about it at all. But after Qin Fei's explanation, Father Lunfa understood immediately.
But Qin Fei's next words made Father Lunfa blow his beard and stare at him again. That is the 'waterwheel' or something, Qin Fei just had an idea, as for how to assemble it, where is the wheel lever that can affect the blower? What about the blower? Qin Fei didn't know at all, so she could only figure it out.
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Baozi bowed and apologized for yesterday's interruption. Baozi's father was hospitalized yesterday. (The condition is not serious, and it took me until 8 o'clock in the evening to get the injection~ Baozi wrote it until 3 o'clock in the morning, and my mind was full of porridge, so I couldn't do it well. I didn't upload it in the end. Now this chapter is a supplement to yesterday, and there will be a normal update in the evening. )
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