Chapter 265: Stealing a chicken but losing a handful of rice

. After a while, Su Mingjue sat on the seat next to him. After seeing the bow in his hand, he asked, "What is this?"

Mu Li recovered for a moment and handed over the thing in his hand. He went over and said, "This is what I want to show to the young master. Look at how good this bow is."

Su Mingjue looked at it carefully. The bow was smooth, neither thorny nor shiny. He nodded and said, "Yes, it's a bow." A good bow."

Mu Li answered: "This is a bow made of tenon wood. I asked Uncle Wen to make this bow. Although it is not as exquisite as the one in the hands of the young master, it is still a good one. "It's a masterpiece."

Su Mingjue glanced around. The bow in his hand was made to a very high level and was very easy to hold.

Su Mingjue touched the bow in his hand and said, "When was this bow made?"

"Just last night, I told Uncle Wen, and he gave it to me this morning."

Su Mingjue was surprised when he heard this: "You can make the bow in one night He did it so well."

Mu Li said, "Uncle Wen has always been very proficient in weapons, this is not a problem for him."

Hearing that there was a skilled craftsman, Su Mingjue asked, "Who is this Uncle Wen?"

"An elder of the Mu family. "

Hearing that they were members of the Mu family, Su Mingjue became interested and asked, "Can you take me to see him?"

Naturally, Mu Li did not refuse. He took Su Mingjue out of the door and saw Mu Dong squatting there.

When Mu Dong saw Mu Li come out, a happy smile appeared on his face, "Boss, you are finally out. I have been waiting for you here for a long time."

Su Mingjue heard this and looked at him strangely, "Mu Dong, you are waiting here. What is Mu Li doing?"

Mu Dong was about to speak, but Mu Li asked first, "Is Uncle Wen at home?"

"My father is here! Boss, why are you asking this?"

Mu Li explained softly to the people around him: " Uncle Wen is Mu Dong's father." When

Su Mingjue heard this, he smiled at Mu Dong and said, "I like the bow made by your father and want to meet him." After hearing this,

Mu Dong looked at Su Mingjue's hand. Looking at the bow inside, wasn't that bow made by the boss in a hurry yesterday? Why did it end up in the hands of the young master?

Seeing that Mu Dong's eyes were focused on the bow, Mu Li coughed lightly and said, "In that case, why are you still standing here? Quickly lead the way for the young master!"

Mu Dong was distracted by these words and came back to his senses, " Oh, okay, Master, please come here."

Su Mingjue followed and arrived at the place where the Mu people lived. The place where the Mu people lived was very close to Queyuntai, just walking through a few alleys.

It was a row of houses. It was the first time for Su Mingjue to step here. It felt like it was full of life and everything was in order.

If he hadn't known that the Mu tribe had been loyal to the King of Jinling for generations and that everyone knew martial arts, Su Mingjue would have just thought this was a place where ordinary people lived.

Mu Dong led the way, twisting and turning, and soon we arrived at a courtyard with two entrances.

When he opened the door, he saw a yard piled with wood of various sizes. The ground was covered with sawdust. A middle-aged man was playing an ink fountain on a piece of wood. Behind him were piles of wood of various sizes. Make weapons.

Su Mingjue glanced at it. Although those things were made of wood, a quick glance showed that they were of excellent workmanship.

Before Su Mingjue could speak, the man stopped and glanced at Mu Dong, who was about to speak. He saw Su Mingjue out of the corner of his eye, straightened his clothes and walked towards Su Mingjue.

He cupped his fists and saluted, "Young Mu Wenrong has met the young master."

Su Mingjue was slightly surprised that this person he had never met actually knew him, and he subconsciously looked at Mu Li.

Mu Li explained softly: "The Mu family all know the prince and the young master."

Su Mingjue understood what he said and stepped forward to help him, "No need to be polite."

Mu Wenrong stood up and hurriedly asked Su Mingjue to come inside. Su Mingjue waved. "Uncle Wen, you don't have to be polite."

Mu Wenrong was flattered, "Young Master calls me this young, it offends me."

Su Mingjue smiled and said, "It's just a title, don't mind. I'm a few years younger than Mu Li, so let him It's appropriate for your seniority to call you uncle."

After hearing this, Mu Wenrong looked at Mu Li, who nodded to him, and he felt relieved.

Su Mingjue handed over the bow he got from Mu Li, "I heard from Mu Li that this bow was made by Uncle Wen."

Mu Wenrong nodded, "I rushed to make it yesterday."

Su Mingjue said, taking it out of his arms. He took out a crossbow and handed it over, "To be honest, I came here because I wanted Uncle Wen to help me see how this crossbow is made of tenon wood."

Mu Wenrong took the crossbow and looked at it carefully for a moment before saying, "The design of this crossbow is Exquisite, what a good thing."

Su Mingjue asked with concern: "How about replacing this good wood with tenon wood?"

Mu Wenrong nodded: "It can be used, but it may not last as long as the good wood you have."

"If so. How much does it cost to make one exactly the same?"

"One tael of silver can make it."

"Does this tael of silver include the box and bow wood?"

Mu Wenrong said, "Yes."

Su Mingjue felt embarrassed when he heard this. After finding the right person, he thought for a moment and said, "If you want to mass-produce it, how much would you estimate, including the craftsmen?"

"Two taels of silver can do it."

The two taels was more than 50% less than what he calculated before.

Su Mingjue hesitated and asked, "Is one or two craftsmen enough?"

"It's enough for everyone to divide the work and cooperate."

Su Mingjue nodded, which was something he had not considered before.

After asking, Mu Wenrong left Su Mingjue to have a simple meal, and Su Mingjue accepted it happily without being polite.

...

After waiting for a long time, Su Mingjue finally waited for Su Shiqian to return home on the third day after returning home.

After learning that he had returned home, Su Mingjue immediately rushed to the study.

Su Shiqian is currently reading "One Hundred Horses" in his study.

He was immersed in it and admired as he watched, "As expected of a painting by a famous artist, this horse painting is really good."

The door was ajar, and Su Mingjue quietly slipped in and took a look at the "Hundred Horses" , also nodded in praise, "No, this horse has different shapes, ranging from brown to white. It is really top quality."

Su Shiqian heard this and did not look up. Hearing someone comment, he subconsciously responded: "The color and shape are the best in this painting." It's not worth talking about."

After saying that, he felt something was wrong and quickly looked up, and saw that Su Mingjue was back.

He frowned and said, "Why are you here?"

Su Mingjue stood up straight, took out a bag of tea that he brought specially when he came back from the capital and handed it over, "The best Ling Yunfeng, I brought this specially for you. "

Su Shiqian looked at the tea leaves that were handed over and did not reach out to take them. He squinted and snorted, "Speaking of tea leaves, you must have stolen my Han Cuishan!"

Su Mingjue: "..."

Su Mingjue touched his nose when he heard this. How could he forget this?

The tea in hand was also very expensive. I thought about asking someone to do something for me, so I went out and bought the expensive tea. I didn't expect that it would run into the same thing as what I had done before.