Chapter 217 A Master Craftsman Gifted by Heaven
If she remembers correctly, the Gongshu family should be descendants of Lu Ban, right?
Lin Changning's eyes brightened slightly as he looked at Chunsheng in front of him and asked, "Can you make some small mechanisms?"
Chunsheng nodded hesitantly: "My father taught me some things. I can do some simple carpentry and small mechanisms."
Lin Changning lifted the tent flap: "Chunsheng, come in with me."
Chunsheng sighed and followed Lin Changning into her tent. Lin Changning was sitting at her desk, writing and drawing with a pen.
Chunsheng stood somewhat nervously in the center of the tent. The adults had actually called him, so he must be of some use.
She just mentioned that her father was a carpenter, so it must be related to woodworking.
After Chunsheng understood, he was no longer so uneasy. He stood obediently in the middle of the tent, waiting for Lin Changning's instructions.
After Lin Changning finished drawing, he put down his brush and beckoned to Chunsheng: "Come here, take a look."
Chunsheng hesitated for a moment, then obediently stepped forward. There on the paper was something that looked like a bow, but was more complex.
Lin Changning pointed to the joints of the bow and arrow and asked, "Is this possible?"
Chunsheng took the blueprints, his mind racing. After carefully examining them, he nodded, confirming that all the small mechanisms could be made: "It can be done, sir, but it might be a little troublesome."
Lin Changning asked, "You can do it, right?"
Chunsheng nodded: "It might require quite a few things, but it's something we can do."
Actually, Lin Changning didn't know much about this kind of thing, but even though he hadn't eaten pork, he had seen pigs run. What he drew on the paper was a modern composite bow. The range of modern bows and arrows was still too short. If he switched to a composite bow, the range could be increased by at least 100%.
"What do you need? Tell me, and you won't have to work for the next few days. I'll have someone go find the materials, and you can try to make this bow first."
Chunsheng felt a little uneasy, but also excited. After all, these kids lived a precarious life every day. If he was useful in the army, his younger brothers and sisters would have more security in the future.
Thinking of this, Chunsheng silently pondered the knowledge his father had taught him before, and hesitantly recited the materials one by one.
"Sir, we need mulberry or elm wood for the inner core, with ox horn on the outside, and reinforced with ox sinew and other materials. For the bowstring, we can use ox sinew with silk thread after special treatment. We'll also need some fish glue for bonding. As for the two small mechanisms you're installing, ordinary wood probably won't work. We'll need to find hard bone, grind it into mechanisms, and then attach them to the bow..."
Looking at the eloquent young man in front of him, Lin Changning knew that he had really caught a skilled craftsman this time. He smiled at the young man and began to think that he would probably be able to try to make some enhanced versions of ballistae and hidden arrows in the future.
Lin Changning tossed his waist token to Chunsheng: "Take my waist token and go to Wan Jin. Tomorrow, have him take you to buy everything you need."
Chunsheng held the waist token with excitement in his eyes. Lin Changning was about to pat Chunsheng on the shoulder to encourage him.
Suddenly, a sour, foul smell wafted out of my nose.
Lin Changning silently withdrew his hand, glanced at Chunsheng with a complicated expression, and hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"Let's go back first today. Hmm, go to the kitchen and ask the cook to boil some hot water for you so you can have a good scrub."
These little kids smelled awful.
After Lin Changning finished speaking, he led his men out of the tent. Chunsheng watched Lin Changning's figure disappear into the distance, then raised his sleeve and smelled his own body.
I couldn't help but gag from the stench.
No wonder the adults didn't want them to help with laundry and tidying up; they thought the kids were a bit dirty.
Chunsheng curled the corners of his mouth and led a group of children behind him toward the kitchen.
I suppose that after cleaning up my younger siblings today, the adults won't be so disgusted with them in the future.
Lin Changning walked towards Qi Rong's camp, still wanting to report to Qi Rong on the recent progress of the city wall repairs.
Moreover, he plans to take people to Yongzhou City in the next few days to exchange hostages, and has already sent messengers to deliver messages to the Tartar generals in Yongzhou City.
She should be back in the next couple of days. If the other side agrees to exchange hostages, she will lead her people to Yongzhou City by the day after tomorrow at the latest and bring back the people of Yongzhou.
When Lin Changning arrived at the entrance of Qi Rong's camp, Zhi Qi, who was standing at the entrance, turned around and called out, "Commander, Commander Lin has arrived and has something to ask of you."
Qi Rong and Li Mingxiao were eating together inside. Their rations were the most abundant and plentiful in the military camp, including vegetables, meat, and soup.
Qi Rong inside said "Come in," and Lin Changning went straight in, lifting the curtain.
Smelling the aroma of the food inside, Lin Changning's stomach began to rumble.
His allowance has recently been given to the group of children. Although Old Han has set aside half of it, she is still growing and gets hungry quickly.
Upon suddenly smelling the aroma of food, my body reacted honestly.
Lin Changning's ears turned slightly red. Qi Rong, who was sitting at the table, looked at Lin Changning teasingly and said, "Sit down and have some with us. The two of us can't finish it all."
Li Mingxiao turned to look at Lin Changning and chuckled, "Commander Lin, you haven't eaten enough? Come, come, sit down. We have plenty of food here. Let's eat together."
Lin Changning didn't stand on ceremony with them. After finding a seat, the servant next to her put a bowl of rice in front of her with a rather smug look on his face.
Lin Changning was indeed a little hungry. Holding the bowl, he took a few bites of the tender and fragrant braised pork and added a chopstick of green vegetables to his plate.
He shoveled mouthfuls of rice into his mouth.
The savory and slightly sweet sauce, mixed with tender braised pork, and the crisp and refreshing green vegetables, all combined with rice, made Lin Changning squint his eyes involuntarily.
This is definitely not the kitchen's cooking!
It smells amazing, absolutely wonderful!
Watching Lin Changning eat, Li Mingxiao jokingly said, "This chef is someone I brought from the Prince's mansion. Commander Lin, how do you like the food?"
Lin Changning nodded, his mouth stuffed full of rice and braised pork, his cheeks bulging.
After swallowing all the food, he said, "Delicious!"
Li Mingxiao laughed upon hearing this: "There's also this crispy fried yellow croaker, and this one, spicy stir-fried chicken. Try them; they're all the chefs' specialty dishes from the Prince's mansion."
Lin Changning didn't have time to speak. He picked up his chopsticks with lightning speed, nodded like a chick pecking at rice, and kept adding food to his bowl.
Seeing Lin Changning eat so well made Li Mingxiao and Qi Rong's appetites improve. Actually, the two of them had already eaten almost all of their food, and there was still more than half of the food left on the table. But seeing Lin Changning eating so deliciously, their appetites were also stimulated, and they each had an extra bowl of rice.
Li Mingxiao rubbed his slightly full stomach, a sly glint in his eyes on his handsome face: "Why don't you consider it? Follow me from now on? I can provide you with so much delicious food every day, I'll even send you the chef's food."
Lin Changning swallowed a mouthful of rice, put down his chopsticks, let out a burp, and shook his head frantically.
"Hiccup~ I can eat anything, but there's only one commander!"
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