Chapter 104 Hidden Weapon
"What kind of iron weapons do you need?"
Then Gu Feixue took an iron rod from the shop and drew the general shape of the hidden weapon on the ground.
There are many styles, including triangular iron nails inserted in the walls and bamboo tube-like iron pillars in the ditches.
As Gu Feixue drew more and more, the blacksmith shop owner's eyes became brighter.
"Are these all hidden weapons?"
Gu Feixue was a little surprised to be recognized:
"Master, do you also know about hidden weapons? Can you do these?"
The blacksmith scratched the back of his head and said a little embarrassedly:
"Since the weapons you were going to use weren't ordinary weapons, but rather seemed to be mounted on objects, I just made a random guess."
After saying this, he took another careful look and said:
"The weapon is relatively simple, so it should be able to be used."
Gu Feixue nodded slightly when she heard that.
She chose hidden weapons that were not too lethal in the formation. In order to prevent accidental injuries, she planned to dig a circle of canals around the Gu family, and the hidden weapons she chose were also non-lethal.
The purpose was to capture someone alive. Among the ten great formations, only a few could keep someone alive, and Fang Gan's formation was one of them.
"It's good that it can be done, the price is..."
When the blacksmith talked about this, his expression became even more honest:
"Besides the material cost of one ounce of iron and one ounce of silver, each weapon will require a 100-coin ironsmithing fee."
Gu Feixue thought about it for a while and found it quite reasonable.
After all, blacksmithing is a strenuous job and not something most people can do.
Afterwards, Gu Feixue paid a deposit of thirty taels, and then withdrew part of it to pay part of the fee.
After ordering the ironware, the Gu family returned to Anju Village.
Find the village chief and go to the village to gather people to dig ditches around the Gu family yard.
"Miss Gu, why are you digging a ditch for no reason?"
Uncle Li at the village head was a little puzzled. Aren’t these ditches dug for flood prevention or war?
Gu Feixue told everyone about the two kidnappings that happened to her during this period.
She also deliberately said that after falling off the cliff, she had lost all her original martial arts skills and didn't know when she would recover.
She did this not to be on guard, but to lure the snake out of its hole. After all, the person behind the scenes was very likely to use poison to control the people of Anju Village, and her target was the mastermind behind it.
If the other party knew that she had lost all her martial arts skills, even if the Gu family strengthened their defenses, they would probably want to kill her to silence her and do something bad to her.
By then, the Gu family's Fang Gan formation and her own skills, which are actually even better, will immediately teach him a lesson.
"How could something like that happen? I was wondering why Miss Gu would go to the edge of the cliff for no reason. Luckily, nothing happened. Otherwise, we wouldn't know how to celebrate the New Year this year!"
The village chief's sincere words moved the Gu family, and then Wang stood up and said with gratitude:
"We have to thank the villagers for their help this time. The Gu family will never forget their life-saving grace."
The villagers were very simple and honest. They just waved their hands and ignored the Gu family's words of gratitude.
Then the Gu family expressed their intention to hire the village's skillful sisters-in-law and aunts to open a clothing store in the city.
As soon as this was said, everyone expressed their agreement and began to recommend each other.
"Aunt Niu has good skills. She can definitely do this job."
"Yes, and her sister-in-law, she's just as good as me."
Over the past year, the Gu family's business has been booming, making the entire village rich.
Now the Gu family wants to open a clothing store, and it will definitely succeed!
After gathering all the people, Village Chief Gu Lang led them to dig ditches around the Gu family.
As for Wang and Gu Feixue and their group, they took those with good craftsmanship to the village chief's house and tried to make some styles using the needlework of the village chief's wife's house for the Gu family to approve.
Wang took a look and hired a number of embroiderers on the spot. The salary and benefits that Gu Feixue promised immediately surprised everyone present.
"How can you pay five taels of silver a month? That's too much!"
Everyone knows that even the chef in the kitchen of Zuixianlou, the largest restaurant in the city, only earns three taels of silver a month!
But the Gu family never lied in Anju Village. They said that if you join them in breeding, you can earn dozens of taels a year, and it came true in less than a year.
Gu Feixue nodded firmly:
"Aunts, please trust Xue'er. The clothes Xue'er makes are different from ordinary clothes. They are filled with stuffing inside."
When several people heard this, they speculated: "Is it similar to the duck feather cushion?"
Gu Feixue smiled upon hearing this and said, "Indeed, but the real source of our profits comes from making clothes with goose feathers. We don't make money from duck feathers, but they are used to keep the people warm."
After hearing this, no one thought it was wrong anymore. The duck feather cushions and gloves prevented many people in their village from getting frostbite last year. If they were sold, there would definitely be people who would buy them.
"By then, we will also be buying duck and goose feathers from the village. Goose feathers are priced at one hundred coins per pound, and duck feathers at fifty coins per pound. You can go back and discuss this with your family. If you're willing, you can come to the Gu family as soon as possible to sign the pledge. I'll leave it to you aunts then."
When Wang, Gu Feixue and their group returned to the Gu family, most of the ditches around the house had been dug.
Gu Feixue looked at the width of the ditch and found it was wider than she expected, which made her feel relieved.
Afterwards, we went to the Gu Family Farm across the street and cooked a meal in the big kitchen. As dusk fell, we treated everyone to a start-of-work banquet.
The Gu family took out their home wine to entertain everyone.
The mellow taste of the wine instantly captured everyone's hearts. Even women who don't like drinking on weekdays praised it highly after taking a sip.
"If you drink this wine slowly, you won't get drunk easily. If you like it, please make more at home this year."
Gu Feixue was only nine years old, so naturally she couldn't drink. She had no choice but to watch everyone drink.
Some men are more impressed by the high-concentration liquor brewed by the Gu family:
"Master Gu, your wine is better than the ones sold outside for dozens of taels per pound! If we sell it out, it will definitely do more business than theirs!"
Before the person who was agreeing could say anything, the woman next to the speaker became unhappy:
"Great! I was wondering why the family was always short of money. Turns out you stole it to buy some wine!"
After saying that, the woman reached out and grabbed the man's ear viciously.
Everyone around couldn't help but make faces and laugh.
Everyone was laughing at the villager who was talking, as he tended to let things slip when he drank.
At this time, Gu Feixue thought of what happened in the city today.
If she guessed correctly, the people who dealt with the Gu family were the same group who wanted to cause complete chaos in Liangcheng before.
So when she asked someone to deliver the wine to Renhetang, it attracted the attention of the person behind the scenes, which brought her fatal disaster.
As the saying goes, a tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind.
It seems that the development of the Gu family this year and her close relationship with important figures like Prefect Liang led to her death.
Of course, Gu Feixue knew that if the other party had a grudge against the Gu family, then no matter what she did, the other party would sooner or later do something bad to her.
However, after experiencing these things, Gu Feixue will learn to keep a low profile and try not to expose herself too much in front of others.
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