The car was driving on a dirt road with twists and turns. At every intersection, it had to stop and ask the villagers for directions.

Deeper into the village, the sheep intestines restricted the movement of cars, so we had to get out of the car and walk.

Passing through ancient farmyards one after another, against the cliffs and shaded by trees, a row of old shops appeared, with stone walls, stone thresholds, and black tile roofs. There are still quotations from decades ago on the walls.

, one of them is particularly eye-catching: learn from Dazhai in agriculture, and learn from Daqing in industry. From time to time, some farmers from other places and merchants from hardware shops are picking and choosing in the shop, coming in and out.

The extremely old shop is full of gray-faced blacksmiths, which is a rare thing in today's highly industrialized world.

"Haha, the Tang family's ironware, which is famous in Shu, turned out to come from here." There were jingling sounds in the shop, attracting Lin Le's attention, and he suddenly recalled a famous proverb in Shu.

Come on: If you don’t believe in the knives of Tangjiacun, just try one. It generally refers to people who don’t believe in the quality of the product. Only after using it can you understand its advantages and disadvantages. It is conceivable that Tangjiacun’s ironware has become a famous brand from ancient times to the present.

A synonym for excellent quality!

The iron shop developed into the 1960s and 1970s, and mainly produced agricultural tools, including hoes, sickles, plowshares, kitchen knives, scissors, pots, pans and other household appliances. In the 21st century, the degree of mechanization in the hilly farming hinterland has been greatly improved.

With the increase in height, traditional farming methods have gradually changed, and the demand for farm tools has dropped sharply. However, villagers near and far still like to use household ironware from Tangjiacun.

The blacksmith shop has become a pillar industry in the village, supporting more than 40% of the families. Lin Le guessed that this may be the reason why the villagers refused to relocate and develop!

I saw the blacksmith shops in Changgou Town forging iron, and I was in awe of the steely-looking blacksmiths. I didn't know why. I obviously came to the family to discuss development matters, but these shops attracted my attention, and I walked into them casually.

One family.

A man was blowing the bellows next to the stove. What was burning in the stove was not coal, but charcoal used in traditional iron shops. An old blacksmith covered in black ash took out a piece of red iron embryo from the stove with tongs and placed it on the iron grate.

On the iron embryo, hammer after hammer, slowly and steadily, the iron embryo gradually formed into a soft dough-like shape under the force of constant hammering.

"Thank you for your hard work, old man." Lin Le did not want to disturb the old man and the young man, so he stood next to Tie Ding and greeted timidly.

The old blacksmith was sweating profusely, but the boy was still immersed in pulling the bellows, as if the young man in front of him didn't exist. Perhaps, they were used to seeing passers-by who looked at them strangely but were unwilling to buy any ironware.

"There is electricity everywhere today, so why are we still turning on the bellows? Burning charcoal is not as powerful as burning coal." Feeling bored, Lin Le walked into the waiter's side and muttered.

The old blacksmith returned the blank to the furnace, wiped the sweat from his face, and finally said: "That's a good question! The wind of an electric fan is not as gentle as a bellows, and the firepower of coal is not as uniform as that of charcoal. The quality of the iron will be greatly reduced. Brother, you

Think about it, most things nowadays are produced in modern factories, why do people still like handmade products like ours?"

Lin Le suddenly realized: "That's it! Tangjiacun kitchen knives cost more than thirty yuan a piece, and they were snapped up as soon as they came on the market. However, stainless steel kitchen knives produced by the factory can be bought in supermarkets for seven or eight yuan. How come, every day?

Every knife is worth the money and reflects your hard work!"

When meeting someone who knows the goods, the old blacksmith's face was full of kindness, "Where are you from, brother? Do you want to bring some ironware back to your relatives and friends? All the products in our store have been repeatedly calcined, hammered, and quenched many times. They are purely handmade and of absolute quality.

reliable!"

"You don't have to try the knives from Tangjiacun to know that they have sharp edges, are not easily deformed, and are durable," he said while browsing the samples in the shop, recalling the two life-and-death battles with Chainsaw Sang and Baibian Qin, Kong Youzhen's martial arts skills

, he almost lost his life because he didn’t have a weapon he could handle! So he asked casually: “Senior, since he possesses traditional skills, does the store have any precious swords or something like that?”

"Self-defense blade? Why do you want this? Sorry, our shop does make a small number of regulated knives, but we must get approval from the family association, and you must obtain a certificate from the Public Security Bureau before you dare to trade." The old blacksmith said slightly.

Startled, the waiter also stopped holding the bellows and looked at the strange boy in front of him warily!

"Haha, just asking," Lin Le secretly estimated that since the iron shop has a long history, it must be capable of making top-quality weapons, but it was inconvenient to dig out the roots and disturb the shop owner. Feeling sorry for disturbing the shop owner, he casually picked one up for the restaurant chef.

He was holding an extra large spatula and was about to pay when a young man suddenly walked in at the door. It was none other than Zhang Dingkui, a man from the jade shop!

"Lin Le, why are you here?" Zhang Dingkui took a step back, looking more surprised than him!

"I brought a team of people from the company to Tangjia Village to discuss land development. We just took a look at the old iron shop. What about you, what are you doing in the shop?"

Zhang Dingkui was startled and quickly calmed down, "Several odd-shaped carving tools used by jade workers will be ordered here." It seemed like he was covering up some secret!

The clerk at the iron shop said kindly: "Dad, since this brother is an acquaintance with Brother Kui, let's sell him a knife."

"Okay." The old blacksmith turned around and went into the back room and took out an exquisite fruit knife with an ox bone handle. The blade was wide and crescent-shaped. It was extremely simple. It looked gray and black, but the blade was sparkling!

Lin Le gently scraped his arm with the knife, and actually scraped off some hair! "Hey, it is indeed a good knife! How much does it cost?"

"Just to make such a knife, we and my son have to spend most of the effort. The retail price is set at 280. Since you are Dingkui's friend, you can give a discount, just give 240," the blacksmith boy said for him.

Get a cowhide scabbard, "The scabbard doesn't count for money."

Lin Le generously handed over three hundred-dollar bills, "Brother Kui is a friend, and I am also your friend. I am willing to take care of the business. I can't give you any discounts. I won't look for it!" He put the beef bone knife into his briefcase and left.

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"Brother Lin used to be engaged in real estate development. Come over and play when you have time." The clerk saw him out and shook hands in a friendly manner.

The company employees were waiting impatiently outside, but Zhang Dingkui chased him out again, pulled Lin Le aside and whispered to persuade: "Do you really want to engage in land development in Tangjiacun? There is a 100% chance that there will be no chance! You should choose another place.

Bar."

Lin Le smiled bitterly, "It turns out that the iron shop is the pillar industry of Tangjia Village. It is difficult to demolish and resettle. But now that we are here, we have to try our luck at the family meeting in the village and see what kind of conditions they will offer."

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Chapter completed!