Volume 1: Spring in Wulong Town Chapter 142: Drink Libai and you will become white
Zijin calendar, Jiawu year, Dingmao month, Bingxu day.
On the day of Tiandechu, it is suitable for getting married, praying, consecrating, offering sacrifices and burials. If Bing does not build anything, disasters will occur. If Xu does not eat dogs, monsters will get into bed.
This day was originally an auspicious day.
But in Wulong Town, on this day, even those who believed in gods and Buddhas the most did not check the almanac before going out!
Because there is no need.
Everyone has only one thing in mind, and that is to go to Wufeng Tavern and watch a gambling contest that they may never have the chance to watch again in their lifetime.
Although not everyone can enter Wufeng Tavern, the open space in front of and behind the tavern is already crowded with people.
On the rooftop opposite, on the hill behind the tavern...any place where one can get a glimpse of the Wufeng Tavern has been developed into various levels of off-site observation positions!
The carriage from Bailianfang took Tang Zheng to Wufeng Tavern.
Then, they were invited directly to compartment number two on the second floor.
"Wufeng Tavern is too much. If it weren't for you, Master, how could they make so much money? But they... actually left compartment number one to Luo Fei and put us in compartment number two!"
As soon as Tang Xiaotang entered the cubicle, she began to pace around the room anxiously.
Tang Zheng, who had been casually leaning on the table and drinking tea, laughed when he heard her words: "Xiaotang, you are wrong! Two is a philosophy of life, an attitude towards life. I have always admired the number two, especially when it is preceded by a Chinese character "中" as an adjective. It is simply wonderful..."
"You're really not nervous at all!" Tang Xiaotang felt like her heart was about to jump out of her mouth.
Tang Zheng's compartment number two was already packed with the children of Tangjiabao. Except for the elders like Tang Boyuan, almost all of Tang Zheng's students were present.
The guests who were invited to watch the game also arrived one after another...
Listening to the increasing noise in the tavern, Xu Qingyan glanced outside and said, "There are really a lot of people. Even under our window, there are gambling tables set up."
"Oh? How about my banker's bet?" Tang Zheng asked casually.
"15 to 1. " Xu Qingyan replied: "Luo Fei 1 and 20% to 1."
"1:15 versus 1:1.2?" Tang Zheng narrowed his eyes again.
"Why..." Tang Xiaotang was already extremely nervous, and when she heard the odds, she was even more furious. "Master, don't be angry, I'll help you tear down their stage!"
Tang Xiaotang was also afraid that the odds would affect Tang Zheng's mood, so she prepared to go downstairs directly.
Tang Zheng not only did not stop her, but instead shouted: "Wait, wait a minute."
"Let's go together?" Tang Xiaotang asked.
"No, no, no, hurry up and take my purse." Tang Zheng struggled with the issue of making money and spending money, but finally made a decision, "Master can't control himself anymore, so I'll go out and find a gambling place with a good reputation. I'll bet on whatever amount I get, and I'll bet on me to win!"
"..." Tang Xiaotang was going crazy, "It's already this time, and you're still thinking about making money!"
Tang Zheng complained to himself in a low voice: "There's nothing I can do about it. It's the bad nature of gold miners..."
He has promised himself that he will never waste time on making money again!
But making money doesn’t necessarily take time!
So his bad nature as a gold miner suddenly emerged, and he could no longer control himself, forcing him to take action.
Tang Xiaotang had nothing to say. She stomped her feet, picked up Tang Zheng's purse and went out directly.
Xu Qingyan took a sip of the fragrant tea, lowered his head, and once again reminded himself to get used to the habits of his new master...
"Hey, are you really not nervous at all?" Azhi looked at the guests arriving one after another and felt that even he was a little nervous.
"Why are you so nervous?" Tang Zheng smiled, "Don't you remember what I taught you? Don't be happy with things, and don't be sad with yourself!"
"..." Azhi shut up immediately.
"Do not be happy with things, and do not be sad with yourself." Xu Qingyan chewed on these eight words carefully, and his eyes looking at Tang Zheng became even deeper.
…
In the lobby on the second floor of Wufeng Tavern, a fighting arena has been set up in the center!
Five people were already sitting on the large round platform, and below the platform were the invited craftsmen from Wulong Town and nearby towns.
On-site casting, this is a feast for craftsmen!
Therefore, invitations were issued with the principle of giving priority to craftsmen, and then to other guests.
All the guests arrived soon.
Manager Wu of Wufeng Tavern quickly walked up to the platform and struck a big gong placed next to the lobby!
Boom!
As soon as the gong sounded, everyone's attention was drawn to it.
The Tang Family Fort disciples in compartment number two clenched their fingers.
When Tang Zheng heard the sound of the gong, which was full of simple rural flavor, he knew that the arrangement of the entire competition must have been arranged by the owner of Wufeng Tavern.
The gong sounds, and the fight is about to begin.
Shopkeeper Wu had a big smile on his face and shouted, "Today, I am honored to have the opportunity to gather with you all and watch an unprecedented live casting competition. But today's protagonist is not me, Old Wu, so without further ado... I would like to invite Luo Fei, the second son of the Luo family, the famous casting genius of the mainland, who is one of the 13 hunters of Bailianfang!"
Luo Fei came out of compartment number one, skipping and jumping, with a bulging belly.
He bowed to everyone, said nothing more, turned around and prepared to walk to his casting seat.
Shopkeeper Wu couldn't hold back for a moment: "Uh... well, Mr. Luo, before the gambling begins, could you please say a few words to everyone?"
"Ah? Oh, I will win! Okay, just two sentences." Luo Fei stood up, nodded, and sat down again.
The guests in the audience were unable to react for a moment.
After they understood what Luo Fei said, the audience burst into praise...
"Mr. Luo, you are worthy of being born in Bailian Workshop. Your every move is full of the demeanor of a master craftsman!"
"Yes, domineering and confident, showing it all."
Shopkeeper Wu was speechless as he looked at the reactions from the audience. He continued, "Now... please welcome Tang Jiabao from Wulong Town, the famous... that, Master, Tang Zheng from Wulong Town!"
When Tang Zheng heard his name being called, he nodded to the Tang Family Fort disciples in the compartment and walked out leisurely.
He looked at the crowd of people in the lobby and suddenly laughed.
"A genuine good hotel, a genuine good craftsman. Welcome to watch I Am a Craftsman, a new album of washing and care combined with one, sponsored by Wulong Town's leading hotel brand Wufeng Liquor Store. Drink Liby to become fairer. Liby laundry detergent cheers for I Am a Craftsman. The sun and the moon represent my heart. I am a good craftsman. I am a good craftsman, Tang Zheng!"
Tang Zheng's string of confusing remarks completely confused everyone .
Although Shopkeeper Wu didn't understand what Tang Zheng was saying, he still understood "authentic good hotel" and immediately smiled even more brightly...
With guests like this, what more could I ask for!
"Okay, then I will introduce the rules of today's live competition." Shopkeeper Wu unfolded a piece of paper in his hand. "Today's live casting is divided into three parts. The first part is the material competition, including material selection and material processing, which accounts for 40 points. The second part is the furnace operation, which is to see how to use the casting furnace, which accounts for 40 points. The final product accounts for 20 points, a total of 100 points, and the one with the highest score wins!"
In fact, there is no need for Manager Wu to explain the rules in detail.
After a month of gossip, almost every three-year-old child in Wulong Town knew how the live fight would be decided.
After Shopkeeper Wu finished speaking, he introduced the powerful lineup of referees present: "The judges present today are Master Lu Huang from Bailian Workshop, Master Mo Feng from Bailian Workshop, Commander Wang Danyang from Feishi City, Deacon Ouyang Luoluo from Yisu Academy, and the last one... I believe everyone is familiar with him. He is the native blacksmith of our Wulong Town, Mr. Chen Tiechen !"
Following the introduction by Shopkeeper Wu, everyone who was named stood up and sat down again.
Tick-tock…
Tick-tock…
A drop of water dripped slowly from the clepsydra.
"It's noon! The fight officially begins!" Shopkeeper Wu's voice kicked off the gambling fight. "The first item is the content of the fight for materials... Luo Fei, please start first! Time limit, half an hour!"
A beautiful woman in palace dress stood beside a large gong that was specially wrapped with a red cloth and gently struck it.
The gong sounds, signaling the start of the countdown!
Tang Zheng smiled: "Not bad, and the timing is also good. The arrangement has a strong flavor of the Chinese Little Chef..."
Materials are the basis of casting!
Not only will the consequences of feeding raw materials into the furnace be disastrous, but poorly handled materials will also cause damage to the casting furnace itself.
But what is the basis?
The so-called basics are the easiest things to learn, but they also take the most time!
Without years of practice, even if you know a lot about theory, you can’t do it well!
Although Luo Fei was nervous the whole night, he became calmer and calmer when he actually stood on the casting table.
This was no longer an important gambling fight concerning the reputation of Bailianfang, nor was it the much-anticipated Wufeng Tavern, but just his most ordinary casting process in Bailianfang on weekdays.
When it comes to casting, every disciple of Bailianfang devotes their whole heart into it every time, regardless of the occasion or purpose!
Ink-patterned iron was the first material Luo Fei took out.
Such materials can be said to be not expensive.
Almost most of the audience from Wulong Town in the audience could recognize the origin and purpose of this material at a glance.
Even most people's weapons are made of this kind of steel as the main material.
How did Luo Fei choose the ones to compete? They turned out to be such ordinary materials?
However, the five referees present all nodded slightly when they saw the dark black iron billet. Old Chen, the old blacksmith in Wulong Town, even craned his neck...
"That's half-dumb iron!" Old Man Chen took a breath, "Can he use star power to directly deal with half-dumb iron?"
"Yeah." Lu Huang smiled, "He doesn't need the Iron Falling Technique, he can just use Star Power to deal with it!"
"Hiss..." Old Man Chen took another breath, "Then I'm really going to broaden my horizons."
Hearing his voice, many craftsmen in the audience began to whisper: "Half-dumb iron? What is half-dumb iron?"
