Chapter 88: The Disappearance of the Silver Note
Soon, it was time for breakfast, and Liu Hu and the others ate their breakfast leisurely. No one spoke, it was very quiet, even Ah Si and Xue Mei, who were usually the most irritable, ate quietly at this time.
Before Liu Hu came into this world, they had no habit of eating breakfast. With Liu Hu's persistence, he finally helped these people develop the habit of eating breakfast.
A few bowls of pickles, a bowl of porridge and a few steamed buns were their breakfast. Except for A Si, everyone else was quite satisfied with the meal.
A Si is the type of person who cannot live without meat, but Liu Hu and the others were all eating such light food, so A Si was embarrassed to take out the chicken leg.
"Is anyone there?" Just as Liu Hu was eating happily, a voice slowly came from outside the door.
Without looking, one could tell as soon as he heard the name that it was the blacksmith from yesterday. Liu Hu naturally knew the purpose of his visit. He winked at the guards beside him, and the people around him immediately understood and hurried out to greet him.
After a while, the owner of the blacksmith shop came in. Seeing Liu Hu and the others eating breakfast, he said a little embarrassedly, "It's a bit rude to come here without informing us."
No matter what Liu Hu did or what other purposes he had, he was now his customer and the blacksmith shop owner could not say much.
Liu Hu did not care about the blacksmith shop owner's sudden visit, but instead knew why he came.
"If you haven't had breakfast, let's eat together. You're welcome." Liu Hu waved his hand at the dishes on the table and gestured.
After all, such a big Tai Shi Mansion wouldn’t mind providing food for one more person.
The blacksmith shop owner was a simple and honest person. How could he sit down and eat directly? He deliberately said politely: "I have already eaten."
"Oh? So you also have the habit of eating breakfast." Liu Hu didn't expect that this seemingly rough man in front of him would actually eat breakfast.
According to his thinking, in this era, the only people who can eat breakfast are probably a few officials who have this habit.
The blacksmith shop owner continued to pretend that he had just finished eating, and rubbed his stomach and said, "I just finished eating and came out to exercise. I happened to pass by you, so I came in to see you."
The blacksmith shop owner's face suddenly turned embarrassed as his stomach growled.
Ah Si laughed and said to the blacksmith shop owner, "It seems that your stomach doesn't lie. It actually protested out loud."
"Haha." The blacksmith shop owner was a little embarrassed and could only smile and laugh foolishly.
Liu Hu noticed that the blacksmith shop owner had not eaten, so he continued, "Sit down and eat together. Some things cannot be explained in a few words."
The owner of the blacksmith shop saw that Liu Hu was sincerely inviting him to dinner, so he couldn't refuse and had to find a place to sit down.
He was tall, so the bland soup was naturally boring to him. Seeing others eating so happily, the blacksmith shop owner didn't know what to say.
Among these people, Ah Si understood the blacksmith shop owner's intention the most. He secretly took out a chicken leg from his sleeve and said to the blacksmith shop owner: "Eat this. That thing won't fill you up."
The blacksmith shop owner saw the chicken leg in Ah Si's hand, swallowed his saliva and said, "Don't you hate me?"
"What's so hateful about a competition between the martial arts world?" Ah Si said indifferently, thinking: After all, you gave me three thousand taels of silver, how could I hate you?
The blacksmith shop owner thought that Ah Si was free and easy, so he took the chicken leg from Ah Si. He had a similar personality to Ah Si, so he liked Ah Si especially.
Ah Si saw the blacksmith shop owner taking the chicken leg and said, "Haha, since you also like to eat chicken legs in the morning, you must be very lonely if no one is with you. It seems that I have to sacrifice my life to accompany you."
After saying that, Ah Si took out another chicken leg from his sleeve and started to eat it in big bites.
Others have long been immune to A Si's rogue behavior, but the blacksmith shop owner came for the first time and was grateful to A Si in his heart. He didn't expect that the burly man in front of him would play tricks on him.
I held the chicken leg awkwardly, not knowing whether I should eat it or not.
"Can't you eat chicken legs in the morning?" The blacksmith shop owner was very confused and wondered if Liu Hu had this rule here.
Liu Hu saw the embarrassment of the blacksmith shop owner and comforted him, "It's not that he can't eat chicken legs, but Ah Si loves to eat these greasy things too much. If he eats such greasy things in the morning, it will cause great damage to his stomach. That's why we don't let him eat chicken legs."
"But you're fine. After all, you don't eat breakfast all year round, and you don't have this habit. Eating it once in a while won't put any burden on your body. If you think these meals are too light, you can ask the kitchen to make some delicious meals."
The blacksmith shop owner didn't expect Liu Hu to be so considerate. He was completely different from his aggressive attitude yesterday, as if he had become a different person.
"No, no, one chicken leg is enough." The blacksmith shop owner said hurriedly.
I usually don’t eat in the morning, so now that I suddenly sit down to eat, my appetite isn’t very good.
Liu Hu saw that the blacksmith shop owner was sincerely refusing, so he didn't say anything and continued to slurp the porridge.
The blacksmith shop owner looked around and found that Liu Hu's place was indeed different from other places. In other places, servants were absolutely not allowed to eat with their masters. Even servants with a good relationship were not allowed to eat .
On the contrary, at Liu Hu's place, anyone can sit at the main table to eat. Luo Fanchen even went to Liu Hu's side and snatched Liu Hu's eggs.
When Liu Hu saw Luo Fanchen snatching his eggs, he looked obviously unhappy and secretly took Luo Fanchen's pickles.
This feeling doesn't seem like the master's revenge on his servant, but more like a joke between brothers.
The blacksmith shop owner looked at Ah Si again and found that Ah Si had already finished eating his chicken leg and was now staring at his chicken leg hungrily.
Seeing Ah Si's expression, he quickly covered the chicken leg and said, "Don't even think about taking my chicken leg." After that, he wolfed down a few bites, as if declaring his sovereignty.
Ah Si rolled his eyes and said, "Do you think I want the chicken drumstick in your hand?"
"Isn't it?" The blacksmith shop owner obviously didn't believe what Asi said and said helplessly.
Ah Si smiled, and then produced a chicken leg in his hand. The blacksmith shop owner searched for a long time but couldn't see where Ah Si took it out from.
It was as if it appeared out of thin air in Asi's hands, it was very magical.
He felt that Ah Si might not be as serious about martial arts as Zang Jitui. If he applied this seriousness to martial arts, he might have achieved a breakthrough long ago.
However, what right do I have to criticize others? If I put all my energy into cultivation, I might be able to achieve a breakthrough myself.
Unfortunately, I have always loved blacksmithing in my life, and I learned martial arts just to become a better blacksmith.
Thinking of this, he also understood Ah Si a little bit, and enjoyed the breakfast while gnawing on the chicken leg.
When Ah Si was about to finish the second chicken leg, Liu Hu slowly said, "Eat two, that's enough. If you eat more, I won't be able to support you."
Liu Hu's words sounded like those of a parent. As expected, after hearing Liu Hu's words, Ah Si put down the chicken leg and whispered, "I understand."
The blacksmith shop owner saw that everyone had almost finished eating, and immediately remembered the purpose of his visit. He bowed to Liu Hu and said, "I don't know where the stone lock you took away yesterday is. I want to take a look."
Liu Hu pointed to the place where Ah Si usually trained and said, "That's it."
The owner of the blacksmith shop followed the direction Liu Hu pointed and went to the place where Asi usually trained.
Xuemei watched the blacksmith shop owner go to find the stone lock and shook her head and said, "Without three to five years of practice, it's impossible to open that mechanism. I didn't expect that the blacksmith was a master of mechanism."
"Maybe it's just an ordinary mechanism, and you're not skilled enough." Asi mocked mercilessly.
A hungry Ah Si was very scary. He didn't dare to say anything to Liu Hu, but he dared to be harsh to Xuemei.
Xuemei said disdainfully: "It's impossible for that mechanical device to be easily cracked. It's a pity that you met a genius like me. Otherwise, you would never be able to open that stone lock in your life."
Seeing the blacksmith shop owner coming over, Xuemei immediately stopped talking. She wanted to see whether the blacksmith shop owner's mechanical skills were the same as hers.
The owner of the blacksmith shop has always been upright. After all, this thing has been given to Ah Si. Even if he takes the things inside back, he has to let Ah Si see it.
If Ah Si disagrees, I will think of other ways and will never take this thing back secretly.
The blacksmith shop owner took the big stone lock to the table without any effort, and bowed to Liu Hu and others, saying: "There is a small thing of mine in it. I came here today to take it back. I am an upright person and disdain to do anything sneaky. Now I will take it out in front of you."
In fact, he had his own little thoughts. Yesterday he saw that Liu Hu was not short of money, and he had behaved so uprightly, so Liu Hu would definitely not make things difficult for him because of three thousand taels.
Then, the blacksmith applied a little force on the handle of the stone lock, and saw a small crack on the side of the stone lock. He gently bent it with his hands, and the side slid down.
It was so simple that Ah Si couldn't help but imitate Xuemei's tone and said, "It's impossible for that mechanical device to be easily cracked. It's a pity that you met a genius like me. Otherwise, you would never be able to open that stone lock in your life."
"Oh, it took me a lifetime to guess it even though I just gently opened it. I am really that stupid."
Xuemei almost vomited blood when she saw the blacksmith shop owner opened it so easily. She had worked so hard for half the night, but it was not as good as a miracle of great force?
As long as you have the strength, you can open it with a little effort. Why should you put so much effort into it?
Compared to their shock, the blacksmith shop owner was even more shocked. He looked at the empty mechanism box, picked up the stone lock and shook it vigorously, saying, "Impossible, where is it?"
"What's wrong?" Liu Hu asked knowingly.
The blacksmith shop owner said doubtfully, "It's impossible. You guys can't open it."
This stone lock can only be opened by a ninth-level master, and he has carefully checked everyone around Liu Hu and found that there is no ninth-level master at all.
"Do you want to ask about the money inside?" Liu Hu expressed the blacksmith shop owner's doubt and continued.
The blacksmith shop owner nodded. After all, the purpose of his trip was for this.
