Merrick is an ordinary blacksmith in Pilates XC area. His main business is to repair farm tools and supply some iron parts to the carriage workshop next door.

Farmers in the xc area had some difficulty after the Luna River was cut off, but in order to survive, the area of ​​farmland reclamation increased, which made Merrik and his two apprentices a little busy.

There was no big work on that day, and the work of repairing the hoe was handed over to two apprentices. Merrick leaned against the wall and chewed the grass outside the door to relax in the sun.

Grass has a name, it is called Pilates grass. Chewing grass is a unique habit of Pilates.

This is an existence similar to weeds around the city. It is slightly bitter and sweet. It has a weak analgesic effect when consumed to a certain amount. It is more effective for pain caused by skin lesions in the hands and feet. People who do heavy work can have a few chews and their lives will be better.

The point is still cheap.

Selling "weed" is an introductory job, and it is all done by half a child. However, recently there are occasional little demons, and it also requires several people to protect them. There were once a bad person who wanted to take over the mowing and deliver them, but this thing is really not very important and is particularly rampant locally, so the price cannot be raised at all.

According to the recently popular unit of measurement, one kilogram of Pilates grass is only two cents for phoenix coins.

Merrick has been a blacksmith for twenty years, and his calluses are so thick that it is difficult to clench his fists. He no longer needs the pain relief of grass. It is just a habit left behind. Every time he buys a dime, he can last for several days.

Phoenix coins are a good thing, but unfortunately Pilates cannot enjoy the prices of the Phoenix Kingdom.

Legend has it that in the Phoenix Kingdom, one kilogram of iron costs one yuan, not even just iron, but crude steel, and food is cheaper.

As a blacksmith, Merrick's price for pig iron ingots in Pilates is three yuan, which was even more expensive before. Of course, it is still much better than before to refine the miscellaneous iron ore by himself.

The food is even more expensive. If you add your apprentice, wife, and two children, you have to eat two or three yuan a day. If you don’t have enough labor, you can only eat more grass. Fortunately, people will not eat grass, but they will feel bitter if you eat too much.

While chewing on the grass and thinking about it, Merrick suddenly felt that the atmosphere in the alley was not right and the south side was quieter.

Turning around, there were three people walking together in the alley.

The three of them don’t feel luxurious in their clothes, but they are neatly dressed in white and can’t see the folds. They walk squarely and are not working at first glance.

Like most small businessmen, Merrick was worried that he would block the big man's road and cause trouble. He picked up a small stool and got up and went back to the house... To be honest, the heat wave in the blacksmith shop was not used to it even after working for twenty years.

It seemed that I was not very lucky, and three major tasks were stopped directly in front of the blacksmith shop.

"Who is the blacksmith? Make something." Those who look for the blacksmith don't step into the door, it's too hot.

Merrick felt a little unlucky, so he stepped forward to receive the reception, hoping not to do something outrageous: "I am, what do you guys want to fight?"

One of the people came to pick up the small box in his hand and opened it, and pulled out something with a few pages of paper from it.

Although Merrick has not been out in the alley for a long time, the paper is too eye-catching, white and smooth, not made by hand. The white paper of the Phoenix Kingdom is a bit extravagant if the three of them were not from there.

"You have a rice ruler, you have a size marked on the picture. You can see how much it costs to make it accordingly."

The rice ruler is one of the standard measures for the Phoenix Kingdom to be introduced. As long as they have used their things, they cannot avoid this thing. Even the packaging of the bowl will indicate the diameter and size. There are even local people who specialize in making various rice rulers.

The working environment of the blacksmith is quite special. Handmade soft rulers and wooden rulers are not easy to use. You can only buy imported steel tape measure, which is very expensive. A roll of five meters costs thirty. It is really good. You can directly measure red iron parts.

"Some, some." Merrick pulled out the inside of his apron and wiped his hands, took the paper and looked like it.

Although I wiped it, my hands still left marks on the paper, but fortunately my face was rough and I couldn't tell.

He didn't recognize the things inside, but they were marked clearly enough that they needed to make a lot of tubes and a few iron boxes.

The blacksmith is not willing to touch things like pipes, and the craftsmanship is more difficult.

Large, iron plate curved forging joints, and the joints are easily leaked if they are not made well. But then again, the difficulty of the process also means that they can call for a higher profitable price, and the old blacksmith is still willing to do it for the money.

After studying for a while, I felt a little clear-headed, and asked the three to wait and settle the score with their fingers.

When facing big people, making a random quote is a very dangerous behavior. In addition, if the other party is not strong, he will always make some money.

Merrick has not studied mathematics seriously, and he relied on the inheritance of blacksmiths and business accumulation to make some calculations. After a while, he returned to the door and gave an answer: "If you give Phoenix Coin, it will take 650 yuan to make it, and it will take about 8 days to wait."

The cost of materials and fuel is about 400 yuan, and this quotation still retains a certain amount of room for price reduction.

But the other party didn't seem to care about the "small money" of only two hundred yuan, so he nodded directly. The other person took out the wooden money and counted twenty of them and stuffed them over:

"200 deposit, you can take the drawings, and we will come back in ten days."

"Hey, I must have made you beautiful!" Merrick thought it was a disaster, but it turned out to be a fortune from heaven.

Based on the current quotation, he made it with two apprentices and could make 267 yuan. In the past, he had never made so much by making farm tools.

He sent away the three gods of wealth and raised the stool to the door to look at the drawings. Before he could figure it out, someone next to him suddenly said, "Uncle Merrick, have you also accepted this thing? How much is the offer?"

When I looked up, I saw that it was the son of a blacksmith from two alleys and another blacksmith shop.

I didn't rush to answer, and asked back, "Where are you?"

"720." The blacksmith's son didn't hide it from him, and he was very happy.

"Tsk!" It's a loss, Merrick's mouth pulled down, "650."

I thought the blacksmith's son would be proud, but he didn't, so he revealed a strange news: "It seems that all the blacksmiths are looking for it. I found out that the highest quotation was 1,100 and I also gave a deposit."

【In view of this,

"Ah?" Merrik was shocked and asked, "Which bastard quotes such a high price?"

"Who else can it be? Lefel's family."

Lefer is the longest-standing blacksmith family in the XC area. It is said that it has been passed down for several generations before moving to Pilates City. Their ironworking skills are quite exquisite. The business is mainly to build weapons for some guys in the XC area. Naturally, the quote is not comparable to those of them who repair farm tools.

"Then isn't it a big loss for me to claim 650?"

The blacksmith's son shook his head: "I don't know, in fact, the money everyone received is 200."

Since the other party had inquired a lot of news, Merrick also lowered his face and asked more: "What is the picture?"

"It says it's called a pot maker, which can replace animal pulling carts."

"When did you recognize words? And it's Phoenix Words." Everyone is used to calling Phoenix Words outside, which is more intuitive.

"...I heard from others."

"Get out, get out." I was in a bad mood, so I quickly sent the boy away.
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