At dawn the next day, Xu Kuang and Ryan set off. A group of six riders rode rented horses and ran all the way, finally arriving at Hulu Town at noon.
The two of them posted their greetings and waited in front of the door.
Not long after, the old butler introduced the two of them into Baron Wayne's castle.
Xu Kuang looked up and saw a middle-aged man walking towards him at a leisurely pace.
"My dear nephew, we haven't seen each other for a long time. I'm happy today, so you must have a drink with me."
"Okay, how are you doing, uncle?".
"Okay, it will be better if you are here! Butler, go call Hathaway over!".
Baron Wayne pulled Xu Kuang to sit on the main seat. He looked at Xu Kuang. After a while, he said with a smile:
"Okay, I haven't seen you in a few months, and he looks even more handsome."
"Uncle, I haven't seen him for a few months and he is even more majestic...".
…
The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and after a while, a slim girl dressed in gorgeous clothes appeared in front of Xu Kuang.
"Crybaby, why are you here?".
"Don't be rude, this is your brother Xu Kuang."
Seeing the serious look on Baron Wayne's face, the girl could only whisper "Brother".
When Xu Kuang saw this girl, he was shocked and thought: "No wonder it's called Hathaway, she looks so good...".
"Hello.".
Wayne rolled his eyes, stood up, and said to Xu Kuang:
"My dear nephew, I'm going to see if the food is ready. You go and walk around with Hathaway first."
"Ah?" Xu Kuang was stunned for a moment, but when he came to his senses, he found that Wayne had already walked away.
Xu Kuang looked in the direction where Ryan was standing before, only to find that Ryan was also missing.
…
Xu Kuang looked at Hathaway and asked:
"What does Uncle Wayne mean?".
Hathaway shrugged and said:
"Who knows? By the way, what are you doing here?".
"I want to sell something to your father."
"Tsk, prodigal son...".
Xu Kuang frowned, but then he thought about it, and what he did during this period was in line with the setting of the prodigal son.
Hathaway looked at Xu Kuang frowning and realized that she had said the wrong thing. She hesitated and said:
"What...what's wrong? You are a boy, what's wrong with me saying a few words to you? Am I wrong?".
Xu Kuang smiled. He had no intention of arguing with Hathaway. He asked:
"Why do you call me a prodigal?".
"Everyone knows about your nonsense..."
Hathaway realized that she had talked too much, stuck out her tongue, and stopped talking.
Xu Kuang smiled bitterly, his face full of unbearability, and he spoke slowly:
"I can't help it. I can't just watch these people starve to death. Besides, if they die, who am I?".
Hathaway looked at Xu Kuang and suddenly felt that the man in front of her was a little stupid, but he was still quite kind-hearted.
"Then you can't...".
Before Hathaway could finish speaking, he was stunned by the scene that happened in front of him.
With a move of Xu Kuang's hand, two nails flew down from the door. When Xu Kuang moved his hand, the two nails turned into a pool of liquid, and then reshaped themselves into two metal flowers.
"It's for you.".
Hathaway curled her lips, still not convinced:
"You give me something from our house, shameless, bah...".
But when Xu Kuang saw the way she was holding it and playing with it carefully, he knew that the girl was extremely satisfied with this item.
Suddenly, Hathaway looked at Xu Kuang in shock and asked:
"You, you, you...are you the method of the alchemist priest?".
"Yes, haven't I been an alchemist priest for a long time?".
"But don't you only have a halo of courage?".
Xu Kuang followed Hathaway's example and shrugged.
Hathaway also shrugged.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
…
Wayne looked away from Xu Kuang and Hathaway with satisfaction. He looked at Ryan and asked:
"So he really made this thing himself?".
Ryan smiled bitterly and nodded. He didn't dare to tell any lies to Wayne:
"yes……".
"How much is he prepared to sell for?".
"According to the young master, you can make a profit if you sell it for eighty gold coins. I asked the young master to raise the price to two hundred gold coins."
"Two hundred gold coins? It's not expensive. I'll have to listen carefully to my nephew's introduction at the dinner table later."
"Mr. Wayne, you...".
Wayne waved his hand and said to Ryan:
"It's the biggest good thing that this child hasn't been defeated by those bad things. It's just two hundred gold coins, so what if it's for free? What's more, I can still get such a treasure."
Ryan looked at Wayne with admiration.
…
Wayne, Xu Kuang, and Hathaway sat down, and Hathaway couldn't wait to show Wayne the iron flower Xu Kuang gave him.
"Father, look at this thing."
Wayne took the iron flower and looked at it for a while. The more he looked at it, the more shocked he became. He found that this iron flower was simply ingenious. If you look carefully, you can actually see the cilia that are only found in real flowers, and the leaves of the flower
The veins on the leaves are also extremely clear. If Wayne were asked to value this thing, Wayne would probably spend thirty gold coins on it.
Wayne returned the flower to Hathaway. He looked at Xu Kuang and said to Xu Kuang:
"My dear nephew, I am very happy to see that you have such ability. By the way, I heard Ryan say that you are here to sell me something this time. Where is the thing? Take it out and let me see."
Xu Kuang smiled. He understood very well that Wayne had probably seen this thing a long time ago, so he just let himself introduce it.
Xu Kuang took the gilt chiming clock from Ryan and began to introduce the functions of the gilt chiming clock to Ryan.
Wayne and his daughter were shocked when they saw the bird flying out of the chime clock. Wayne even said quickly:
"Quick, don't let this little bird get away.".
"Uncle, please don't make fun of me. This little bird is a dead thing. How can it run away? It will fly back to the small door by itself."
Sure enough, as soon as Xu Kuang finished speaking, the bird flew back to the small door on the chiming clock.
Ryan stopped his smile and asked:
"So, nephew, how much are you going to sell for?".
Xu Kuang sighed. He was a little embarrassed to say it, but thinking of the thousands of mouths in the territory, he gritted his teeth and said:
"Two hundred gold coins."
"Okay, just two hundred gold coins. I have earned two hundred gold coins for this kind of treasure! My nephew, if you believe me, just set a new price. I think someone will definitely buy it if you set it for five hundred gold coins. Don't worry.
Already.".
"Ah? Uncle, do you really mean what you said?"
"Can there be lies between you and my uncle and nephew?".
"Thank you uncle for your advice."
Wayne put away the chiming clock with a smile and placed it on the main seat, and said to Xu Kuang:
"Okay, let's eat."
Xu Kuang nodded excitedly. Now the food is finally available. As for the issue of spring, there is no need to worry. The price of food will be reduced in the spring. We will think of a solution then.
And Xu Kuang is not worried about the remaining food. He has a self-ringing clock and can make one in a day. As long as he sells one, he can solve the food problem.
…
After dinner, Xu Kuang said to Wayne:
"Uncle, forgive me, my territory is in troubled times and cannot live without people. I have to rush back overnight. I'm sorry."
Wayne smiled and nodded, and said to Xu Kuang:
"That's fine, but I have a few words to remind you that you should be kind to the people of the territory. Look at me, the territory has an income of several thousand gold coins every year, all thanks to these people, but you can't treat them as
You are raising sons and daughters. If you give them food this year, will you give them back next year? Only this time, they will understand your character. It will still be a troublesome thing to change it...".
"My uncle's teachings should be remembered by my nephew. But uncle, you can rest assured that I am not letting them eat for free. I asked them to build rivers and build fortresses for me, and then I will give them food."
Wayne was stunned for a moment, then sighed, and said to Xu Kuang:
"I have also heard about the matter between you and Victor. I sent him a letter asking him to give you a few years of grace. This guy accepted my gift, sent my people back, and turned around to ask you for the account.
Wow, it’s really abominable, do you really think I don’t have enough soldiers in my territory?!”.
When Xu Kuang heard this, he couldn't help but feel a warm current in his heart. He could feel Wayne's concern for him. This concern made him a little at a loss. After all, Wayne was still a stranger to him. He said to Wayne:
"Thank you for your concern, uncle. I don't take the little Victor seriously yet, but I have something to discuss with my uncle. I wonder if he can agree?"
Wayne looked at Xu Kuang in astonishment and asked:
"whats the matter?".
"You help me sell the chime bell. After excluding the cost of 20 gold coins, how about we split the rest 50/50?"
Wayne thought Xu Kuang was being polite to him, but then he thought about it, Xu Kuang's territory was in dire need, and he really didn't have that much free time to sell chimes, so he agreed immediately.
"Okay, I'll help you sell it, but the 50-50 split is unreasonable. I'm just pretending. 50% is not appropriate. Give me 10% and that's enough."
Xu Kuang's face became serious and he said to Wayne:
"Uncle, you are embarrassing my nephew. You have a great reputation, know more noble people, and sell for a higher price than me. If I work with you, even if it only costs 50%, I will make more than selling by myself."
, what do you think? Well, don’t refuse, I still have many things to trouble you with in the future...".
After hearing this, Wayne had no choice but to nod his head and smiled at Xu Kuang:
"Okay, I'll save the remaining four percent for you."
Of course, only Wayne himself knows why he helped Xu Kuang save money.
When Xu Kuang heard this, he stopped talking nonsense, stood up, saluted, turned and left.
…
Hathaway looked at Xu Kuang's back and turned around after a long time.
As soon as she turned around, she saw Wayne's smiling face, and her pretty face turned red.
"Father, what are you doing?"
"My dear daughter, what are you looking at?".
Hathaway smiled and said:
"Tell me, this Xu Kuang, what kind of head does he have, and how did he come up with the idea of ringing a bell?".
Wayne smiled and said:
"The key is not the self-ringing bells, but the selling of self-ringing bells. He wants to cooperate with me, and I'm afraid it's not a temporary move."
"Why?".
"He didn't bring me a meeting gift, and my face is not worth 50% of the profit. Doesn't the extra profit clearly show that it is a meeting gift for me?".
Hathaway nodded thoughtfully.
…
"You have met the requirements for breakthrough. Do you want to break through?".
"No breakthrough.".
Xu Kuang felt that it was not safe in the wild, so he chose not to break through.
On the evening of the next day, Xu Kuang returned to Moguling with more than 50,000 kilograms of grain and dozens of mules, having forgotten about the breakthrough.
York had already led people to build several large granaries. This was Xu Kuang's instruction. He deliberately placed the large granaries where everyone could see them, so that when everyone saw the grain, they would feel at ease.
After Xu Kuang handed the grain to York, he asked him to strengthen his vigilance and left directly.
He found Ryan and said to Ryan:
"Grandpa Ryan, after thinking about it, I think we still can't let down our guard. I think we need to find a few smarter people to keep an eye on Orange Town."
Ryan smiled and said:
"Don't worry, young master. I have already sent twelve people there, but I made my own decision and promised to give each of them one hundred catties of buckwheat noodles per month. I hope the young master will not blame...".
Xu Kuang laughed and said:
"Sure enough, I don't think as comprehensively as you do. From now on, you can just make the decision on this kind of thing. Just ask Jenny to check it in the book when the food is distributed."
Ryan's old wrinkles once again had a slight arc.
"By the way, I'm going to visit the poor mines in the northeast corner during this period. You have to worry about the territory. If the river channel is dug, please remember to have someone give me a message."
"Master, please bring a few more people with you. I heard that there have been some mine thieves there recently."
Xu Kuang smiled and nodded. There was a dark pistol lying in his arms, which he signed out yesterday.
"May 4th Type Pistol:
Caliber:7.62mm
Initial velocity:420m/s
Range:50m
Ammunition capacity: 8 rounds."
With such a big Black Star pistol on his body, he couldn't say that he wasn't worried about his own safety at all, but he was also reassured. This thing was more than enough to deal with some thieves who stole the mines.
Xu Kuang found Jenny again, and after explaining everything in a lengthy manner, he took twenty strong men with him to the mine.
An hour later, Xu Kuang led everyone to the mine. As soon as they approached, they heard the sounds of clanging and enthusiastic chanting inside.
Xu Kuang:......
Those twenty men:...
Who is the thief?
Xu Kuang waved his hand, and the men took off their long bows and quietly walked toward the higher point.
This group of thieves may have thought that no one would come, but there wasn't even a single person to show off.