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Early in the morning, before dawn, Chen Shishi, Xiao's family and Fugui drove to the county town in a bullock cart.

When they arrived at the county seat, they first went to the county school and sent Xiao Jinyu to take the exam. Xiao Zaidao waited outside, chatting with a group of talented scholars.Xiao Jinyi set up a stall near the county school to sell cloth and wooden hairpins, accompanied by Fugui.Then, Chen Xiyi went to Juxian Tower alone on crutches.

Juxianlou is the largest restaurant in Qingping County.Since the County King's Mansion recruited talents, the Juxian Tower has gathered guests from all over the past month, and it is full of people every day.Chen Xiyi squeezed through the crowd with difficulty on crutches and came to the second floor. He saw the two stone bows standing in the center of the second floor and the copper coins hanging on the top of a tree a hundred meters away.

In just a short while, three big men tried to pull the two crossbows, but they all ended in failure.Chen Shixi continued to look around and found that the second floor was a duplex structure. There was a staircase leading to the upper attic, but the entrance of the staircase was guarded by several guards with knives.

Chen Shiyi was walking around in the hall, and suddenly found a jade-faced young man with a folding fan in his hand, carved in powder and jade, indistinguishable from male and female in a private room upstairs.She took a closer look and instinctively told her that this should be Miss Yumian disguised as a man.

The people in the attic also sensed that Chen Shiyi was looking at her, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and said to a middle-aged man in the private room: "Uncle Qi, after so long, an interesting person finally came."

The middle-aged man replied: "Did the princess mean the young man with a cane?"

"Of course. Uncle Qi has been here for a month. Have you ever seen a young man coming with a cane? When this young man came, he didn't try his bow, but looked around. We know where we are. We need to know where we are and we can see the situation of everyone on the second floor, but it is difficult for people on the second floor to find us. Therefore, this person should not be an ordinary person."

"The Princess is right, but I don't know whether this young man is here to test the bow or for the Princess." The middle-aged man saw that Chen Shiyi had been staring at the Princess without any intention of trying the bow. So said.

"If Uncle Qi is curious, just send someone down and ask."

Chen Shishi guessed that this Yumian lord should be the princess of the county prince's mansion, so she was right to come here today.Because if she went directly to the county prince's mansion to ask for an interview, she would definitely be shut down.

She was thinking about how she could go up to meet the princess Yumian, when she saw someone upstairs looking for her.

"Is this strong man here to test his bow?"

"No, I'm here to ask to see the nobleman in the private room at the attic. Brother, please help convey it!"

"Hold on!"

Not long after, the man came down and said: "Master said, if you can pull the two stone bows, please go up and have a talk."

It's not difficult for her to just draw the two crossbows.Chen Xi walked to the center of the hall leaning on crutches, put the crutches aside, picked up the two stone bows with his left hand, and slowly drew the bowstring with his right hand.

Surprised cheers erupted in the arena, and a man said: "This young man is amazing."

"It's nothing to pull away, it's skill to shoot copper coins." Someone said sourly.

"Look at what you're saying, as if you could draw a crossbow."

"..."

Chen Shiyi put down his two stone bows and said to the man, "Can I go up now?"

"Strong man please!"

When he came to the private room in the attic, Chen Shiyi clasped his fists and saluted: "Caomin Mo Shen, I have met the princess."

"Mo Shen, where are you from?"

"From Xinghua Village, Qingping County."

"How did you recognize this princess?" Li Lanzhi thought she was good at disguised as a man.

"The grassroots guessed."

"Guessing also requires a certain basis, tell me how you guessed." Li Lanzhi said.

"Juxian Tower is the property of Qingping County Prince's Mansion. Ever since the County King's Mansion recruited talents in Juxian Tower, I heard that the private room on the third floor is no longer open to the public, so the person who can sit in the private room on the third floor at this moment must be someone from the palace. The grass people also heard that the royal family caravan is now taken over by the princess, so the princess must be very concerned about recruiting the captain of the caravan guard, and the princess is full of luxury, Caomin guessed wrong Disaster."

"He's a smart man! My princess asks you, since you can draw a two-stone bow, why don't you shoot copper coins with an arrow? Could it be that you don't like the captain of the palace caravan guard?"

"It's not that the grass people don't like the captain of the Royal Caravan Guard, but that the grass people can barely pull the two stone bows, and they still can't hit the copper coins, so it's not shameful."

Li Lanzhi thought to himself, this Mo Shen is an honest person.

"Tell me, why are you begging to see the princess!"

Chen Shiyi took out a Zhuge Liannu and Xiujian from his backpack, and in an instant the guards in the private room drew out their knives, and quickly put the knives on her neck.Chen Shixi stood there motionless, and his face did not change at all.

Li Lanzhi waved her hand, and the guards withdrew.She said to Chen Shishi: "What do you mean by taking out the crossbow and sleeve arrow?"

Chen Shiyidao: "This crossbow is different from the crossbows currently used by people. The crossbows used by people can only shoot one shot at a time, with a range of up to 50 meters. The crossbow designed by Cao Min can shoot five shots at a time, with a range of 100 meters. to 200 meters."

"Are you telling the truth?"

"Caomin can demonstrate it to the princess in person." Chen Shixi came out of the window, took out his crossbow, aimed at the copper coin on the treetop a hundred meters away, pressed the trigger, and fired five arrows at once, all hitting the copper coin.

"Good, good crossbow, and good arrow skills!" Li Qi, a middle-aged man, praised repeatedly.

Li Lanzhi was also shocked, and then she restrained her expression and said calmly: "Nu, the princess has seen it, it's really good. What about the sleeve arrow?"

Chen Shishidao: "Currently, the sleeve arrows used by people are bulky and heavy, and can hold up to five rounds, making it difficult to conceal and carry them. However, the sleeve arrows designed by Caomin are small in size and light in weight, and can hold up to ten rounds, making them easy to conceal and carry."

After finishing speaking, Chen Shiyi also demonstrated the function of the sleeve arrow.

Li Qi stroked his beard and praised: "This is also a good thing, wonderful, wonderful!"

Li Lanzhi asked: "You made all of these?"

"Princess, Cao Min doesn't beat around the bush. This thing was designed and made by Cao Min, and the blueprints for making it are also in Cao Min's mind. Cao Min asked to see the princess to sell sleeve arrows and crossbows. Cao Min believes that the caravan of the palace is matched with Cao Min's production. His crossbow and sleeve arrows will definitely increase his strength."

After Li Qi finished listening, he looked at Chen 11 with bright eyes: "Brother Mo is really a strange person!"

"Thank you uncle for your compliment!" Chen Shishi clasped his fists at Li Qi.

Li Lanzhi looked at Chen Shishi and asked, "How do you want to sell it?"

"1000 taels of silver, this pair of crossbows, sleeve arrows and the blueprints for making it are offered with both hands."

"1000 taels of silver? Are you looking down on the county palace or the things you made?" Li Lanzhi laughed.

"Every man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying a jade. Mo Shen is just an ordinary person in Xinghua Village. Suddenly, his family has a huge amount of wealth, and he is afraid of trouble."

Hearing this, Li Lanzhi became more and more satisfied with Chen Shishi.This person is bold and careful, cares about the family, and is smart. He can make such excellent crossbows and sleeve arrows, and can draw a two-stone bow.

"How about this, my princess hires you as a toolmaker for the Wangfu caravan, and makes crossbows and sleeve arrows specially for the Wangfu caravan. The monthly fee is 200 taels! In addition, you send me the blueprints for making the crossbow and sleeve arrows, my princess In Qingping County, I will give you a house with three entrances and three exits, plus a hundred acres of fertile land. What do you think?"

Chen Shiyi solemnly clasped his fists and saluted, "My subordinate, Mo Shen, thank you Princess!"