"Be careful."
Perhaps because he felt even more embarrassed being stared at by Lu Yan and Yu Nian, the blacksmith quickly gave a few instructions and led his men directly into the secret passage.
The secret passage was very narrow, and Lu Yan and Yu Nian had to bend over to get in.
As for the blacksmith in front, he was feeling extremely uncomfortable.
Lu Yan looked at his miserable appearance and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Soon, the three of them went down to the secret passage.
This was a small secret room, filled with weapons, a considerable quantity indeed. A thick layer of dust had accumulated on top, clearly indicating they hadn't been sold for a long time.
But Yu Nian still looked at the blacksmith with a somewhat strange look in his eyes.
"Look, what would you like?"
The blacksmith scratched his head in confusion, but he didn't know how to explain Shangyu Nian's strange look.
Lu Yan, on the other hand, was like a mouse that had fallen into a rice jar.
"Are you selling all these...?" As Lu Yan said this, the blacksmith was stunned.
Yu Nian found it funny looking at the two of them.
During the apocalypse, Lu Yan was a man who could literally slaughter an entire city of zombies by himself. Seeing so many weapons, wouldn't his subconscious instinct be to wipe them out all at once?
"Girl, you..." The blacksmith's voice trembled as he spoke: "Are you really going up the mountain to hunt?"
Who would buy so many weapons to go hunting in the mountains?
The blacksmith's brain was completely screwed by Lu Yan.
"Yes, it's for hunting."
Lu Yan also reacted at this time, and looked at the blacksmith seriously.
The blacksmith's scalp tingled when she looked at him, so he just said what he wanted to say directly: "Why do you need so much for hunting? Don't be ridiculous, girl."
Lu Yan glanced outside and imitated the blacksmith's sneaky manner. "Boss, I won't hide it from you. An County is in such chaos right now. Aren't we worried that our village will have to flee the famine sooner or later? I see that all these weapons of yours are almost rusting away."
The rust is fake of course.
However, the basement is already more humid than outside, coupled with the iron smelting technology of that era.
What Lu Yan said was pure nonsense.
Having said this, the blacksmith was obviously stunned for a moment.
"Think carefully! If these things are discovered, you will be beheaded."
He lowered his voice very low, as if no one would hear him.
"If you keep these with me, I can claim they were sent to the court if the government finds them. But if you keep so many of these things privately, I'm afraid you'll have trouble..."
As the blacksmith spoke, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
But he was indeed moved.
The truth is, these things have been in this basement for many years.
It would have been fine if no one had bought it, but now the crops in the fields were about to be harvested, and this year's grain tax hadn't been collected yet. If the situation continued to deteriorate, there wouldn't be much grain left for the people.
I'm afraid the days ahead will be even more difficult.
"How much do you want to pay for it?" The blacksmith hesitated for only a moment.
In just a moment, Lu Yan and Yu Nian looked at each other.
The space was large enough, and it had been upgraded once before. Although Lu Yan and Yu Nian hadn't found an opportunity to upgrade the space, it was still possible to stockpile these things.
"One hundred taels."
Lu Yan was also unambiguous.
She knew that ironware in this era was not cheap, so she tried to bid as high a price as possible.
Upon hearing such an attractive price, the blacksmith was obviously stunned.
"Really...really one hundred taels?" He said this with a trembling voice.
When Lu Yan saw him like this, she knew that the blacksmith was an honest man.
He is very down-to-earth in what he says and does.
So, she just nodded and added, "Well, I'll give you another wolf and you can make it into jerky. If you don't have anything to eat at home in the future, you can have something to eat."
After Lu Yan said this, the blacksmith was obviously moved.
Lu Yan was not in a hurry to urge him, but just waited quietly.
She had apparently bought the weapon as a consumable, but Lu Yan felt that if she had the chance in the future, she would definitely find a way to refine the iron. A weapon like this that could be consumed at will was still a bit lacking for her.
"Okay, but you have to come at night." The blacksmith quickly figured it out. Out of consideration for Lu Yan and the others, he spoke seriously, "If someone finds out during the day, it will be troublesome."
After saying this, he seemed to have thought of something and added, "However, with so many things, it might be difficult to get out of the city."
This happened after the chaos in An County. If it hadn't happened, I'm afraid the control in the city would have been even stricter.
Let alone so many things, Lu Yan and the others would suffer the consequences even if they just hid a bow and arrow on their bodies.
"It's okay," Lu Yan smiled calmly, "Lend me the key to your courtyard for a few days. We'll take them out in batches."
Hearing this, the blacksmith hesitated for a moment.
However, he quickly nodded.
One hundred taels.
Although it is not difficult for a blacksmith to earn money.
But it may not be a bad thing to earn so much money at once.
After figuring this out, the blacksmith took the key off his neck. As he handed it to Lu Yan, he added a warning: "Although my yard has been uninhabited for years, you still have to take good care of it. If my wife knew about this, she'd probably get into a fight with me."
Lu Yan nodded after hearing this.
"Don't worry, I'll deliver the key to your shop in the morning three days later."
Lu Yan felt that it was a good thing for Gu Linbei to have a cold war with her.
After all, this way no one would care whether she entered the city or not.
If it weren't for Gu Linxuan's leg problem and Yu Nian had to go back to take care of him, Lu Yan would have wanted to take Yu Nian to live in the city.
"OK!"
After the blacksmith finished speaking, he scratched his head in a naive manner.
"Then I'll go back first. The little boy in the shop can't take care of it."
Lu Yan responded and began to check the pile of weapons.
"OK."
Lu Yan responded, his eyes never moving away from the pile of weapons.
The blacksmith over there scratched his head in embarrassment.
Yu Nian, always attentive, saw through his predicament. She pulled a hundred-liang silver note from her sleeve and turned to the blacksmith, "Here's a hundred liang. Let's check the things here first. We'll go upstairs and settle the bill for the iron pot later."
When she said this, the blacksmith laughed happily.
He touched his head and responded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, okay."
The blacksmith took the banknote and walked out directly, not minding Lu Yan and the others staying here any longer.
After everyone left, Lu Yan picked up a long knife.
I have to say that the long sword that Danqing gave her was the best quality among all the weapons. Compared with the sword at home, the one in front of her was much more ordinary.
But it's better than nothing.
After all, you always need something to protect yourself when fleeing from famine.
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