Exquisite drawings

Do it yourself?

Qin Huairou's heart tightened.

How can we do it without external help at this time? Not to mention that my husband doesn't know kung fu, even if he knows some kung fu, it would be a death sentence for him to work together with me...

Just thinking about it, Xia Shang asked again: "Madam, you are a martial artist, you should know more about how to deal with martial artists. In your opinion, what is the best way to kill that man?"

"My husband, even if I risk my life, I'm afraid I can't hurt him."

"Killing people doesn't have to be a head-on fight. Who said I want to compete with him in martial arts?"

"My husband wants to sneak attack!"

"Are there other ways besides sneak attack?"

"But... it is difficult to kill a master with Chongmai in martial arts. If the sneak attack doesn't kill him, the counterattack will be very serious."

Xia Shang nodded: "This is what I'm worried about. . So we have to design a plan to make it impossible for him to fight back. Either let him not know who is attacking, or let him attack outside his attack range. Madam, can you find me some poisons today, the kind that are extremely toxic. The more types, the better. We need to make more preparations to deal with such people. "

Qin Huairou frowned: "Although using poison is not an upright behavior, the opponent is really too powerful, and there is nothing we can do. Okay, I will prepare the poison right away. Husband, do you have any other instructions?"

"Find me the best skilled craftsmen in Yangzhou City, I want to make hidden weapons."

...

In the blink of an eye, it was dusk. Qin Huairou went to Yangzhou City, and Xia Shang gave Xiaoyue and Yazhi a list each, which was full of the required materials.

But looking at the things on it, no one knew what Xia Shang was going to do.

The barbs of roses, the tough straw rope soaked in vegetable oil for making bowstrings, aged willow wood, fine iron, dry fine yarn, arsenic, steel wire, bamboo, horns, fish glue, snake skin, etc.

Jiangnan had a good sleep and felt much better. He got up and watched Xia Shang write and draw silently.

On the table, Xia Shang had already drawn more than a dozen drawings, all of which were exquisitely structured objects.

Jiangnan was not interested in the things drawn on the paper, but was very curious about the charcoal pencil in the gentleman's hand. It was the first time for her to see someone draw something with charcoal, but she didn't expect that the things drawn with charcoal pencils were much more exquisite than those drawn with brushes.

"Sir, do you need any help?"

"You can stay and watch over me."

"But it's getting late."

"Just sleep here."

"Huh?"

Jiangnan's eyes widened, thinking that the gentleman was too direct? What should I do? How can a girl who has not married stay out all night?

"Don't make a fuss. Now that you know my secret, I will definitely not let you go. At least I have to wait until I kill that person."

"Sir, you clearly want to use me to lure the maidservant next to my mother. When I get into danger, she will not stand idly by, and you will have a helper for no reason. Sir, you have a good plan. Don't think I don't know."

"Since you know it, what else do you have to say? Sit down honestly."

The gentleman is really thick-skinned. He was seen through by others, but his face was not red and his heart was not beating.

Jiangnan was bored, sneered, and walked outside with his hands waving. He shouted to the leisurely Zhongbo on the side: "Hey! Go to Sai Mansion and tell them that I will not go back tonight. I will stay here."

Zhongbo was a little surprised, but he didn't ask too much. He packed up honestly and left.

As soon as Zhong Bo left, Qin Huairou came back with seven or eight craftsmen.

These craftsmen were of different ages, the youngest was in his twenties or thirties, and the oldest was in his fifties or sixties, but they all looked complaining.

"Oh, I'm finally here. If I had known that I would be in Yulin County, I would not have come."

"That's right! There are so many colleagues here. No matter what kind of work it is, it will be divided among so many people. How much money can I get?"

"Madam, now that we are here, please don't keep us in suspense. Take out all the things you want to make."

Qin Huairou said coldly: "Please be patient, I will ask my husband to tell you."

Xia Shang had been waiting for a long time. Hearing this, he came out of the thatched house with a stack of drawings in his hand.

"Everyone, Xia has some drawings here. Whoever can make it exactly as shown in the drawings will be rewarded with at least one hundred taels of silver for each item."

"One hundred taels!"

The faces of several masters changed instantly.

In ancient times, these skilled craftsmen were the least favored professions. No matter how exquisite your craftsmanship was or how long you spent on it, the money you could earn was very limited.

Earning a hundred taels of wages for making something was something you couldn't even think about on weekdays.

"Are you serious, young master? A hundred taels is not a small amount!"

Xia Shang smiled faintly: "Of course it's true! Moreover, each item is at least a hundred taels. There is a big item among them. Whoever can make it, I will give two thousand taels!"

Wow!

Everyone in the field took a breath of cold air, wondering what on earth was so valuable?

But they also knew that pie in the sky would not fall for nothing. It was impossible for such a good thing to be easy?

One of the older masters looked worried: "Young master, you pay such a high price, I think the things you make are not ordinary things. But we mortals, with limited skills, I'm afraid we can't complete what you want. Let's take a look at the drawings first."

"Yes, yes, let's take a look at the drawings first, let's take a look at the drawings first!"

Everyone agreed.

Xia Shang invited everyone into the house and put the drawings on the table.

The masters took a look and were puzzled.

The drawings drawn with charcoal pencils were completely different from the drawings they had encountered before. They had never seen them before.

But the annotations, graphics, and requirements on the drawings were clearly written and drawn. All the seemingly complicated things were broken down into small parts. You could understand the intention of the drawings at a glance. Compared with the drawings circulating now, the previous drawings were simply bullshit!

The current drawings alone have reduced the difficulty of production to the lowest level. It is enough to just copy the drawings. The craftsmen don't need to use their brains at all.

According to the drawings, the things on them are exquisite and detailed. They seem to be similar to ordinary mechanical hidden weapons, but they are slightly different. It is hard to say what the effect will be when assembled together. Can it be made? Of course it can be made. Because the drawings are very detailed, every small part is clearly shown. Such things are not complicated, but cumbersome. The only question is whether the parts can achieve the expected effect when assembled?

This is not something that the craftsmen can decide, it should be a question of the drawings.

A hundred taels of silver is enough for such a thing?

This is pie in the sky!

The masters looked at each other, their faces full of joy, and they all seemed to be full of confidence.

But...

There was a large drawing with hundreds of small parts, and even the materials were clearly marked.

Looking at the finished drawing again, it turned out to be a strange-shaped bow and arrow!