In mid-June, Guo An and Guo Shiwulang, who had previously talked to Luo Yong about a fermented bean curd transaction, finally drove his carriage to come late.

Behind his carriage, there were several other carriages. Those carriages were luxurious and simple, and the horses that pulled the carriage were all excellent and good. Without exception, they were all top-notch horses.

I originally made an appointment to pick up the goods in three or four months, but it was not Guo An’s intention. It was just that several friends he had made in Chang'an City earlier suddenly came to visit and said that he was looking for him to go out for spring together. As a result, this trip took me two or three months.

Guo An was away, and he was also taken by his servant Du Yishan. Others from the Guo family had never been to Xipo Village. They thought they should go back in just a month at most, so they did not send anyone to Xipo Village. This has been a long time since they were held.

"You go quickly. It's been several months late for my appointment with Na Luo Sanlang." Guo An's car was walking in front. When he looked back, the people didn't follow him anymore. He immediately asked Du Yishan to stop the carriage and shouted at them helplessly. He stopped and stopped along the way, and didn't know how much time it took to take.

"Fifteenth, it's not that we were deliberately delaying, but we just rushed along the way. My brothers and others were about to be dispersed. Let's take a break before leaving." His friends asked for a rest.

Although the carriages of this era also have shock absorption devices, they are still wooden wheels. When they walk slowly, they don’t think anything is true. As soon as the horse runs, the car is bumpy. It’s okay for a short distance, so I endure it and pass it. I really suffer from a long distance.

But even if you suffer, these people still have to run out. You said it would be great to stay in Chang'an City, and stay in a prosperous place. In this era, there is no better place in the world than Chang'an City.

"I told you to wait a little while in Lishi County, but I refused." Guo An was also a little helpless with these guys.

"I have heard people talk about the name of Lishi County before. The Maji Trading Company in Chang'an City sells something called fermented bean curd. Unfortunately, there are not many. I went there late and didn't buy it. I heard that Luo Sanlang, who made fermented bean curd, was in Xipo Village. How could he not go and see it?" These people have been leaving Chang'an City for some time, and I have not heard about the cashmere socks.

The few people just stopped leaving and insisted on resting. Guo An had no choice but to get out of the car and talk to them.

At this time, the climate in Hedong Road is really good. The sun is warm and the sun is not hot, and the wind is gentle. Although it has already entered summer, it is not as hot as Chang'an City.

Several people were talking and resting on the side of the road, but they saw two people walking far away not far ahead.

This road is not desolate. You can often meet pedestrians along the way. It is not surprising to see two people at all. What kind of object is riding under the two of them?

They were not animals, but they ran so fast, and they didn't run up and down like horses. They looked very stable. When they got closer, there was a puddle on the road ahead. They saw them holding hands in their hands tilted, their bodies slanted, and they swept past the puddle. Their posture was as light and fast as the swallows in the sky.

These people were all stunned. When the two of them walked out far away, they remembered to call them to come and ask, but they shouted twice, but the other party didn't hear it.

In fact, I really didn't hear it. Just pretending. These days they were riding the bike around and were dragged to the point of being caught when they met someone. After a long time, they had not reacted just now, they naturally had to seize the opportunity and run away quickly.

"Do you want to chase after the horse?" asked one person.

"Forget it, these two people seem to be on the way. Why not go to Xipo Village to see it? When I asked Na Luo Sanlang, he must know this thing." Guo Anduo.

Since Guo An said so, everyone else felt it made sense, so they stopped resting, got on the carriage, rode their horses and headed to Xipo Village.

There were two or three people riding together, so I had to have a few conversations along the way.

I saw that on this dirt road, several carriages were jogging forward, but the people in the car sat even safely, without any embarrassing attitude. I guess this is the legendary aristocratic background?

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"Look at the thing just now, but the car?"

"It must be. I see that it is clearly made of wood, but it is so light and fast on the road. It must be carefully made by skilled craftsmen."

"I don't want this small rural village to have such a strange thing."

"What kind of strange thing, I think it is clearly a magical weapon. Such a magical craftsmanship, I think that person must be Lu Ban's rebirth."

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"The cars elsewhere either need to be pushed by manpower or need to be pulled by livestock. The cars here can actually be pedaled with their feet, which is really amazing."

"It is naturally more labor-saving to use your feet. Don't you see that delicate little lady, I'm afraid she can't even lift a bucket of rice in her hands, but her legs can support a 180-pound body weight and walk freely."

"Brother, this is a bad thing. If you take advantage of the weight of your legs, who can still have 180 kilograms? If you have 180 kilograms, you are not a delicate little lady, hahaha!"

"It's not that one hundred or eighty kilograms, but it's always a few dozen kilograms bigger, and it's more powerful than the hands."

"That's true."

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"I'm destined to see this strange thing today. Even if I sell this horse, I want to buy a car of that kind."

"I had known that I wouldn't have been wandering outside for so long."

"Does Brother Yun still have extra money?"

“Not.”

"It's really nothing?"

“It’s really nothing.”

"I wonder how much the car costs, Guo Shiwu, do you know if there is a pawnshop in Lishi County?"

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These people were thinking that no matter how expensive the price was, they would have to buy that car. Then they would take it back to Chang'an City and ride on the streets, and they would have to jealous of their former friends.

I just don’t know how much the car is, and whether the copper coins on it are enough...

These people came to Xipo Village with anticipation and anxiety, found Luo Sanlang and asked, but the other party almost shocked their chins.

"What! It's only 300 words! Are you taking this seriously?" The person who spoke was too surprised and his voice was a little higher than usual.

"..." Many people in the courtyard turned their attention to these people. Where did this rich man come from? He didn't take the three hundred articles seriously.

If a bucket of corn is calculated at five cents, then three hundred cents will be six hu of corn. The harvest of five or six acres of land per year is here. It still has to be in a good weather and the fields should not be too thin.

A few days ago, when the carpenter and his son Heng had just built this kind of car, the villagers understood its benefits. Needless to say, it is definitely more labor-saving than pushing hands and shoulders, and they also walk faster.

At that time, the brave young man rode on and walked back and forth on the dirt road in the village. At the beginning, he used his legs to slash on the ground, and when he felt it, he dared to kick it.

The villagers were shocked as they watched him travelling through the dirt road as light as a swallow. It turned out that people could run so easily and quickly without riding a horse. At that moment, many people even felt that if they could get such a car in their lifetime, they would have no regrets even if they died.

However, Carpenter Heng said that a car like this would cost 300 yuan. Now almost every household in Xipo Village sells tofu. After saving for half a year, the family must have some money. I just asked them to take out the three hundred cents at once, but I was still very reluctant to leave.

Although I had the moment of dizziness and confusion just now, after the impulse, the reason returned and the money could never be taken out. It was a total of 300 cents.

There were also young people in nearby villages who had received the news and ran over to see what happened. However, when they heard that this car would cost 300 cents to buy it, they all looked regretful and regretful.

However, Luo Sanlang also said that if you don’t have that three hundred cents, you can get it through other methods. One is the car chain. As long as you can make ten chains, you can get a car.

The structure of the chain is not particularly complicated, it is just relatively fine. Each section of the chain is composed of several small parts, including two thin pieces, both ends with holes, and two rings. The two rings are sandwiched at both ends of the two thin pieces, and four small holes are opposite each other. Then two small sticks are penetrated into the hole, and a piece of the chain is made.

The ring gaskets are available in two sizes, and the assembled chain parts are also thin and thick. When connected, the thin sheets on the thick sheets can be directly superimposed on the outside of the thinner parts. In this way, one ring is connected by one ring, and the end is connected, and a chain is made.

The principle of this chain is relatively simple. Young people are very smart and have understood the truth after reading it a few times. However, the small parts are really hard to make.

The material used is something called iron bamboo on the nearby mountain. Although it is also bamboo, its texture is very fine and hard. It is said that it can only grow into a small tree in decades. In the past, many locals used it as kitchen knives, and props made of this bamboo are also quite sharp and durable. Using it to make a chain is also very strong, but it is very difficult to process, especially in the absence of tools.

It is said that if you don’t want to change a car and want to change money, you don’t need to make enough of a whole chain. As long as you can make ten parts of such parts, you can sell it for two cents.

In the past few days, some old farmers have made such a chain at home and sold it, and they have indeed exchanged copper coins from Luo Sanlang. This money is really not easy to make. Many people come to exchange money with deep and shallow holes in their hands. However, this is also because they are not skilled in doing it for the first time, and when they become proficient in the future, the situation should be much better.

If you want that car again, but can’t afford to pay or make that chain, there is another way, which is to make wheel pads.

This wheel pad is much simpler to say, just like a sole, but it is not made into a sole, but is made into a circular cloth strip with the head and tail, and the size should be opposite to the size of the wheel. At that time, the pad is first fixed to the wooden wheel, and then a layer of sheepskin with suitable softness and hardness on the outside, and then the wheel can be on the road.

The hardness and fineness of the outer layer of the leather on the wheel also require. If the leather is too hard and too old, the friction is not enough, and the grip is not good, it will easily slip when riding, especially when driving on the grass, it is easy to overturn.

If the skin is too soft and the grip is too strong, it will be very difficult to ride and the wear will be more serious. Of course, this is also related to the cushion layer inside. The hand-plated thousand-layer bottom is rarely too hard, and too soft problems are relatively easy to occur.

In addition to the cortex, the force used when stretching the skin is also very particular. Heng Yu and his son have also found some experience after several attempts.

Nowadays, there are several processed wheels in the Luo family yard, and other parts are not too difficult. It is just that chain is troublesome, so there are ten chains to replace one car. If it is a wheel pad, it will take sixty to replace one car. Of course, they just need to pay attention to the thousand-layer bottom, and the skin on the outside is not included.

Luo Sanlang's grocery store now has many bicycle parts, wheel pads, car chains, foot pedals, and a can of ceramic beads on the shelf.

Speaking of this pottery bead, Luo Yong really admired the creativity of the people at that time. Anyway, he never expected that the steel beads in the bearing could be rubbed out with mud balls and burned them with the best clay. The texture was fine and sturdy. Luo Yong took one and threw it on the stone. He threw it hard for a few times without breaking it, but it left a shallow scratch on the surface, which was really amazing.

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Those noble men who came from Chang'an City just saw the yellow paper with the words "north and south" written on the yellow paper. They didn't think much about it at the time. When they entered the yard, they immediately felt a little taller. Does this wild grocery store actually sell such high-end things?

Looking at the things that the young people in the yard are making, they are clearly the parts of the pedal bike. Everyone here can do this?
Chapter completed!