PDLP Chapter 241 Arms
Chapter 241 Arms
Qiao Er had nothing to say, but he had tried the knife and found it to be a good thing.
In his entire life, he had only seen his boss take such a good thing.
The one in his boss's hand cost a full one thousand and two taels of silver.
Those things in front of me...
Qiao Er didn't even have the courage to ask the price.
Xu Shu knew what he was thinking by looking at his expression: "If you can't afford it, then don't buy it. At least you can try it for a few days, right?"
Qiao Er hummed and began to feel excited.
Xu Shu continued: "But my knife is a good thing. If I lose one, then..."
"Uh..." Qiao Er backed off again, "We can't afford the compensation."
"How could that be?" Xu Shu smiled. "You have no money? Don't the people of Fengdan have money? When the general returns victorious, let alone compensating me for a few swords, even if I buy all the swords, I may not be able to afford it, right?"
This gave Qiao Er a new idea.
Although Qiao Jianhong was a bad person, he was still very strict in managing his subordinates. No matter what, he would not rob civilians' things. But the enemy soldiers were not civilians, and their things were all good things.
After we finish robbing these bastards...
Xu Shu saw that he was moved and continued, "My request is not high. I don't want money. Just give me five swords in exchange for one. If you lose them, I can give you five swords to pay off the debt."
"The Qiao family army has always been brave, so it shouldn't be a problem for them to fight one against five."
Qiao Er laughed and said, "Of course it's not a problem. With this knife, I can fight a hundred people alone without any problem."
Xu Shushi praised him a few words, and Qiao Er happily signed the contract.
Qiao Wan witnessed the whole process. After Qiao Er left happily, he looked at Xu Shu and said, "You are such a dark person."
"The iron content of pig iron is higher than that of your steel. Why do you want five at once? Are you trying to trick me into thinking I don't know math, physics or chemistry?"
Xu Shu pretended to be innocent: "Why don't you calculate the cost of hiring workers to make iron, the cost of early development, and..."
Qiao Wan waved his hand, signaling him not to say anything: "Count me in for your business, I only want 10%, and I can help you improve your forging technology."
Xu Shu looked at her like she was a fool: "You are a biology student, how can you teach me how to do things?"
Selling arms can bring in a lot of money, so he won't cooperate with others.
Qiao Wan was very angry at his words: "Do you look down on us biology students? If you have the guts, don't come to me when you need contraception!"
Xu Shu: ...
Xu Shu didn't talk to her, but looked at Xuan Er: "Let Qiao Wan go and meet up with Xiao Mu Jin. The situation is not serious enough to require girls and boys to go to the battlefield."
Xuan Er had no objection, nodded, then raised his hand and knocked Qiao Wan unconscious.
Xu Shu was stunned: "You..."
Xuan Er: "She doesn't listen."
Xu Shu: "Then I'll go see what's going on over there with Xiao Ran."
But before he could go out, he heard a loud crash not far away.
Xu Shu's eyelids twitched and he glanced at the sky: "They are here so soon?"
Xuan Er also had a solemn expression. He said little, just hummed and ran out.
Xu Shu hurriedly followed, but ran into Qiao Er: "They broke in, Brother Xu, do you want to go?"
Xu Shu glanced at Xuan Er who had already run away, and nodded: "Let's go."
As soon as I walked out of the gate of the Xiao Mansion, I saw Xiao Ran and a group of young men in coarse clothes walking towards me with a menacing look.
Xu Shu saw that most of them were holding hammers and axes, and they were definitely no match for the other side's swords. What's more, the nomadic people of Fengdan were mostly cavalrymen, who were the most powerful.
Xu Shu then said to Xiao Ran: "Let the people in the city not go into battle to kill the enemy. Light a signal smoke first, then pick up stones, wrap them in cloth strips, smear them with oil, light them on fire and throw them out."
A young man at the back shouted, "Sir, we have the ability, and we want to protect our family, too."
Xu Shu smiled at the man and said, "It's okay to protect your family, but if you lose your own life, how can you protect your family?"
The people, who were originally full of fighting spirit due to Xiao Ran's words, were instantly silenced.
Yes, if you lose your life, how can you protect your family?
"Our mission is just to defend the city gate for two days." Xu Shu said sternly, "So, in addition to defending the city gate, we must also defend our own lives."
The people responded in agreement, and Qiao Er added, "Desperate efforts are what people like us should do."
He waved the knife in his hand: "We can't wait any longer."
Xu Shu smiled at him and said, "General Qiao, I wish you a triumphant return."
"Don't die." Qiao Er patted Xu Shu and said to Xiao Ran, "I will take people to the East Gate, and the South Gate will be left to you."
Xiao Ran nodded and looked at Xu Shu: "Brother Xu, you have always been cunning, I will leave these people to you."
Xu Shu: What are the tricks?
But he didn't shy away: "Then I will be the logistics team and support you at any time."
Xu Shu selected ten people to collect stones and cloth strips from house to house, and sent another ten people to gather the people in the city together. Now is a special period, and of course it is safer to gather together.
As for who to settle...
Xu Shu looked at Mu Jinghua and touched the tip of his nose a little embarrassedly: "Xiao Mujin, um, I'm back again."
After such a sensational moment, Mu Jinghua's red eyes haven't even gone away yet, and he's back again...
It seems a bit embarrassing.
But Mu Jinghua obviously didn't think so. Seeing Xu Shu coming back, he immediately ran up and hugged Xu Shu's waist: "Please don't leave, okay, Xu Shu, Xu Shu..."
"Little husband, don't cry." The man who was full of fighting spirit just now comforted him, "Your Xu Shu is also trying to protect you and his family."
The voice was unfamiliar. Mu Jinghua was stunned and looked behind Xu Shu with red eyes.
Only then did I see that there were more than a hundred people following Xu Shu. In addition to the man who was talking, there were many boys and girls with red eyes, middle-aged women holding children, and old people with gray hair.
Everyone's eyes were on him, some with love, some with sorrow.
But it's all well-intentioned.
Mu Jinghua's heart was filled with heat, and he quickly let go of Xu Shu's hand in embarrassment, and said sullenly: "Do... what?"
Xu Shu then explained his plan to Mu Jinghua: "This war will last for a long time. While the men are fighting on the battlefield, I hope others will not be idle either."
"First, we need to count the food and grass in the city. I also need you to organize everyone to cook and provide first aid to the injured... I need your help."
Although logistical work is tedious, its importance is unquestionable.
Mu Jinghua listened to Xu Shu's detailed list of things to do, and immediately nodded seriously: "I understand."
After managing Muyi Building for two years, Mu Jinghua is no longer the Mu Jinghua of the past. He first counted the number of people and then quickly asked everyone about their expertise.
There are people who can cook, people who can do medical treatment, etc. There are also people who can boil water, people who can run errands…
Mu Jinghua even assigned tasks to the children. Of course, the tasks were very simple. They just had them wrap cloth strips around the stones and apply oil on them.
He thought about this more carefully than Xu Shu.
Most children do not know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are, so they dare to add oil without being as timid as adults, which ends up delaying the war.