The town was much more lively than when Yue Jiuyue last came.
Perhaps it's because the autumn harvest is over, and the family has at least collected some grain. Plus, there's not much work to do in the fields afterward, so they're just taking a stroll around. Or perhaps it's because it's almost the Mid-Autumn Festival, a very important festival, and they have to come and buy some things to offer to their ancestors.
Yue Jiuyue told Lin Chaodong and the others to wander around as they pleased, while she headed alone toward the blacksmith shop at the end of town.
"Brother, can you order something custom-made here?"
Amidst the clanging of blacksmithing, even when Yue Jiuyue spoke loudly, her voice sounded extremely soft, so she had to repeat herself:
"Hey bro! Can you order something custom-made here?"
The blacksmiths were two men, not shirtless despite the heat. They wore only light clothing with the sleeves rolled up to their elbows. One wielded a large hammer, the other a small one. The man with the small hammer also held the iron in pliers with his other hand. They hammered away with a "clang, clang, clang," and one of the men responded with a sound without even looking up.
"able!"
Seeing that the two of them hadn't stopped what they were doing, Yue Jiuyue stopped talking and stood quietly to the side waiting until they finished hammering and put the piece of iron, whose purpose was unclear, into the bucket next to her.
"Sizzle~~~"
"What do you want to fight?"
Yue Jiuyue was intently watching the churning water and rising white mist, curious to see what the iron block placed in the bucket would eventually become.
Of course, she couldn't tell with her eyesight.
"I want to build a grill, one of those cylindrical ones, where you can burn coal inside, and there are rows of racks to put things on for grilling, it's just..."
Yue Jiuyue gradually shared her thoughts with the other party.
She didn't just imagine things out of thin air, or state her requirements and ask the other party to design them; that would be too time-consuming.
Yue Jiuyue had already bought a roasting oven, the kind sold on the street for roasting sweet potatoes. She had looked at it inside and out, which is why she was able to explain it to the blacksmith in detail.
"Brother, I don't know if you can do it?"
After I finished speaking, the other party seemed to understand, but I don't know if they can actually do it.
"able."
It's another concise and to-the-point word.
"So, when will you be able to finish?"
If the other party can do it, then she doesn't need to cheat, and she doesn't need to worry anymore.
You see, because there was a cement pipe buried underground from her house to the ancient well, even though the county magistrate had given up his curiosity about the ancient well and South Lake, she was still worried that the truth would be exposed one day, and she was eagerly hoping that the drought would end soon.
"You're asking for way too much! I can fight, but if you're in a hurry, go find someone else. If you're not in a rush, it'll take at least a month, and I can't guarantee I'll be able to finish by then."
These words were so true that Yue Jiuyue had no rebuttal.
Fine, a month it is. Even if it's a month and a half, it won't be October yet. She can wait that long.
"I'm not in a hurry, take your time and make it well for me. How much does this stove cost? How much deposit do I need to pay?"
In ancient times, ironware was as precious as gold, and it's hard to say whether 800 coins would be enough to pay the deposit.
"Pay ten taels first."
One of the blacksmiths casually gave a reply.
Yue Jiuyue: ...
The clown was actually herself!
She was still worried that 800 coins wouldn't be enough to pay the deposit, but even if the price increased tenfold, it still wouldn't be enough!
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