[Red Mansion] This world is a bit chaotic

The Dawei Dynasty is not strict about the level of clothing. For example, merchants should not wear silk and satin. The Dawei Dynasty does not have it, so it is criticized by some noble families who have been passed down for thousands of years. Yes, it has always existed.

But the phrase "government grows out of the barrel of a gun" is still practical even now. With absolute force in their hands and able to give the people a stable and prosperous life, the people of the Wei family really don't want to use these specializations in utensils and clothing. To highlight your own heritage.

Therefore, in Jinxiufang, the largest clothing store in the city, there are all kinds of clothes, including cotton and linen clothes, silk clothes, and a few Western-style clothes hanging in a conspicuous place to attract people's attention. .

Wei Beicui chooses clothes made of cotton and linen, which are durable, and the same is true for Wei Xiling and Lin Hao.

Boys buy clothes very quickly. They look about the same style and size, and that's it.

Wei Beicui thought of several of his cousins, so he packed a dozen sets of similar styles and went back to distribute them. The half-children were in high spirits. Apart from the itinerary and schoolwork arranged by their masters, they couldn't stay idle in the house. , probably no one would think of buying clothes to wear, after all, they have never bothered about this aspect.If you go with them, you may not realize that clothes don't fall from the sky until your clothes are torn or can't fit.

But Daiyu and Wei Xinfang are much more picky. What they usually wear is tailor-made for them by the embroiderer at home. The worst thing is to ask the tailor to come to measure them and make them according to the style they want. , fit nice and comfortable.

Although the Jinxiufang where they are now is already the largest clothing store in the city, with a complete range of styles, fabrics, and sizes, but the two of them pick and choose, and there is always something that doesn't suit them.

Jinxiufang occupies two facades, separated by display cabinets in the middle, half for men's and women's clothes.After Lin Hao and Wei Xiling finished picking out the clothes they wanted to buy, they couldn't sit still. Seeing a toy store opposite, there were several exquisite wooden swords, wooden knives, and wooden bows hanging at the door, so they told Wei Beicui, I ran to the store across the street.

The wooden sword and the wooden sword Wei Xiling have long been tired of playing. He has collected several real swords and swords. As long as they don't mess around, there are very few sincere students who can't use swords and weapons.

But it's nothing more than admiration for the wooden sword and wooden knife that are so exquisitely made.

On the contrary, there was a pair of wooden guns that made Wei Xiling take a second look. The guns were considered popular in the army of the Great Wei Dynasty, but they had not yet reached the point where they could be handed over. Live ammunition has been shot, and the marksmanship is also decent.

As far as he knew, several spies came out this time, including his brother, who was wearing a very small modified pistol.

And this wooden gun, belonging to the long gun, has only a rough shape, clumsy and rough, and is completely incomparable with exquisite wooden swords and knives. I have seen it from afar.

But even so, it was already quite remarkable, at least during the time when Wei Xiling and the others came in and walked around, two boys had already come to buy "guns".

Lin Hao rolled his eyes, stepped forward to touch a wooden gun, and asked curiously, "Shopkeeper, is this □□?"

The shopkeeper saw that the two were dressed in extraordinary clothes, and he was familiar with all kinds of toys in his store, so he knew that these two children were of extraordinary background, and said enthusiastically: "Yes, this is □□□, but ours is just a toy , it has no power, otherwise the government would not let me sell it here."

"So it looks like this?" Lin Hao took down a wooden gun and fiddled with it, "Then how do you play with this gun? Is it held like this?"

Lin Hao said, holding the long barrel of the gun, and waving the butt of the gun at the shopkeeper.

Wei Xiling didn't laugh so much, Lin Hao was with him, how could he never play with guns?However, the two have always had a tacit understanding, knowing that Lin Hao must have his reasons for doing so, they hurriedly suppressed a smile to see what kind of medicine Lin Hao sold in the gourd.

The shopkeeper smiled, and said cheerfully: "Young master, this is not how you hold a gun. Come on, let me teach you, you should hold it the other way. "Talent line"

Talking about teaching Lin Hao the correct posture for holding the gun, Wei Xiling watched from the side. The shopkeeper's posture was very standard, which made him jump in his heart, and shouted: "Shopkeeper, don't bully us. We haven't seen it before, you How do we know if it’s true or not?”

"Oh, my young master, I dare not say that I am the only one who sells this wooden gun in the whole city. After all, it is just a lump of wood. A carpenter with some skills can do it at a glance, but I dare say this posture is the most standard. , I learned this from my nephew who is a soldier in the army, can there be anything wrong with that?"

"That's right, the shopkeeper, you must be right. Come on, you, the shopkeeper, taught us the correct posture. I'll buy two of these." Lin Hao raised his gun and pointed at the shopkeeper. The boy slammed, and the boy swayed and fell down in cooperation, making Lin Hao laugh out loud.

The shopkeeper held the money that Lin Hao readily took out, cheerfully, and turned around to reward the young guy who was extremely cooperative with a copper coin. Everyone was very happy, and it could be seen that he was an easy-going person.

Lin Hao and Wei Xiling went back to the clothing store, and passed by two tall men, one of them glanced at the wooden gun in Lin Hao's hand, entered the door and said, "Uncle, are you still selling that wooden lump? You have the nerve to call that thing a wooden gun."

The shopkeeper said cheerfully: "It was originally a thing to coax children, but now there are so many imitations, and the adults in the family are reluctant to spend money to chop wood and cut it. It is estimated that it will not be sold in a while, me, Just taking advantage of the fact that there is still a market and you can sell a handful of them, business is hard to do now, especially the toy business. Although the world is better now, there are not many people who are willing to spend money to buy toys for their children. Wealthy people look down on our stuff, but it’s just a little bit of hard money.”

"Yes, as long as your old man is happy." The man didn't take it seriously, and introduced his companion to the shopkeeper, "Uncle, this is a comrade in my army, named Liu Xianglian. He saved me before, but he is no longer a soldier. Looking for a job, do you think there is any good job you can introduce him to?"

The shopkeeper looked at the young man, he looked two years younger than his nephew, and he looked like a handsome young man with a heroic spirit, such a young man.

The boy clasped his fists in salute, and said, "Hello, old man."

The shopkeeper said kindly: "Oh, this young man is really handsome, but where is he from? Is there any engagement at home?"

The shopkeeper's nephew couldn't help laughing and said: "Uncle, don't be like my aunt. When you see someone with outstanding talent, you want to be a matchmaker. Auntie can get the titles of 'matchmaker' and 'matchmaker' like that. What are you drawing? 'Matchmaker'?"

The shopkeeper blew his beard and stared: "Don't you think I'm a month old? Isn't your daughter-in-law the old couple who made it for you? A heartless boy."

"Yes, yes, uncle, you love your nephew the most. How about a matchmaking thank you gift from your nephew in two days?"

"You boy, you are the most dishonest." The shopkeeper laughed and cursed, and then called his nephew and Liu Xianglian to talk to him in the inner room.

Lin Hao and Wei Xiling returned to the clothing store with two wooden guns in their arms. Daiyu and Wei Xinfang also finished picking out clothes, and they were asking the store to check out and pack all the clothes. They were going to take them back and have them washed for a change.

"What is this?" Wei Xinfang fiddled with the wooden gun, "It looks like"

"A fire stick?" Daiyu smiled and said, "It's very similar to the stick used to poke the fire when I went outing a few days ago."

Seeing Lin Hao winking at her, Daiyu quickly intercepted Wei Xinfang's words. There are a lot of people in this store, so she has to pay attention to what she says.

Wei Xinfang also reacted quickly, and said with a smile: "It's true when you say it that way, but this stick has a handle, which seems to be more convenient to use. Next time I go to barbecue, I will take this."

Over there, Wei Beicui also took another wooden gun and looked over and over again, saw Lin Hao's worried eyes, touched his head comfortingly, and said softly: "It's okay." , doing things delicately, complements Wei Xiling, who is single-minded.

However, this wooden gun only has a rough outline. It can be seen that the nephew of the shopkeeper did not spread the true appearance of the gun. He is quite disciplined and it is not a big deal. The posture of holding the gun is not standard. It doesn't really matter much.

Although there was nothing wrong with this toy store, Lin Hao still paid attention to it. In the next few days, every time he passed the toy store, he would go in and take a look around. Sure enough, this wooden gun was not unique to the previous store. There are big folds, but each is considered to be innovative. Some have carved patterns on the barrel of the gun stock, and some have carved three barrels in an unconventional way. The one that claims to be able to kill three birds with one stone makes Lin Hao feel that he is really making a fuss.

But it really made him discover a rather special one. The gun barrel of that house is made of bamboo and the middle is hollow. The gun handle is made of a mechanism. Twist a mechanism on the gun handle and stuff it into the barrel in advance. The wooden beads will be shot out. Although the shooting range is very short, at most half an arm's length away from a child, the power is also very small. It is thousands of miles away from the real gunpowder. Gun" is one of the traits.

However, this store is out of stock. The one Lin Hao saw was reserved by the shopkeeper for his young son to play with. Lin Hao spent a lot of money to buy it.I heard that the guns of this family were made by an old carpenter. Unfortunately, the old carpenter went to the mountains to cut trees to find wood for materials two days ago, and disappeared. They said that he might have slipped and fell somewhere, and he was already dead.The son of the old carpenter asked many people from the same village to search in the mountains, but they couldn't find it. Although he has reported to the official, it is useless. If there is no news in a few days, the family can only prepare for the old carpenter's funeral. .

Wei Beicui couldn't help but get a bit dignified when he got the wooden gun with mechanism.

Although he thinks this gun is not a big deal, after all, he has seen more sophisticated technology, and there are many kinds of children's toy guns in later generations.

But it’s different now. People don’t have so many channels (TV, movies, etc.) to see what guns look like. Either the old carpenter has seen and touched real guns at close range, or they have no reference at all. Under the circumstances, it is very skillful and talented to create such a wooden gun with imagination and creativity.

The most important thing is that such a big living person can disappear in the mountains he is used to, and he is still alive without seeing people or dead bodies. It is really hard to believe that there is nothing strange about it.