The first lord of the poor family

Chapter 6 Weapon Completion
"Okay, as long as you work down-to-earth, at least you won't go hungry.

If you two live a good life, it will never be too bad. Zhou Tiezhu said happily.

Zhou Qiang looked at the fish and almost drooled.

His attitude changed 180 degrees, and he quickly said: "Qiao'er and my brother-in-law are here. Let's put the work aside for now and wait until after dinner."

"Okay!" Zhou Tiezhu nodded and put down the saw in his hand.

"I have something that I need my eldest brother and father-in-law to help me with. Let Qiaoer take these fish over first. Let's have fish soup at noon." Lin Hai said.

"If you have anything to do, please tell me first and then let me know if you can help me." Zhou Tiezhu's heart skipped a beat when he heard the help.

I know that these fish will not be eaten for nothing, and I may have to fold my old savings into it.

"I just want you to help me make some wooden objects that I can use when I go hunting."

Zhou Tiezhu secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, as long as he didn't need money or food.

They are all craftsmen, and at most they can only use some wood to make a few things for him.

“Bows and arrows are too complicated, and we don’t know how to make them?

It is not as simple as it seems on the surface, there are many skills. Zhou Tiezhu said.

"I have already sent out the drawings, just follow the drawings." Lin Hai took out the drawn drawings with dimensions marked on them.

Seeing that the thing was not very complicated, Zhou Tiezhu looked confused: "This thing can also be used for hunting? It doesn't seem to be a bow and arrow!"

Zhou Qiang didn't recognize what it was.

"You can't be mistaken, this square one is useless at all."

"Just make it according to the dimensions on the drawing. It's best to use harder wood."

"It's not that difficult. I can finish it for you today, but are you sure it can really be used for hunting?"

"I promise there will be no problem. When I catch the prey, Qiao'er will give you two pheasants." Lin Hai said with a smile.

Zhou Qiang became very motivated when he heard that if he didn't work in vain, he would still have chicken to eat.

He spit into his hand, rubbed his hands and said, "You must keep your word, I will make it for you right now!"

"A gentleman says that a horse is hard to catch. Two chickens are nothing. I will often bring them after hunting game."

"It's not easy for you two. If you can really catch prey, I will be happy for you.

There is no need to send things home all the time, just take care of yourselves first.

You have five acres of good farmland that you have used to offset your debt. You should save more money and redeem the farmland. "Zhou Tiezhu persuaded with earnest words.

He also hoped that Lin Hai would live a good life so that his daughter would not suffer along with him.

"I made a note that I will buy more fields when I have money."

Seeing that Lin Hai actually listened to the advice, Zhou Tiezhu was very pleased.

The whole person feels refreshed and energetic.

"You go and have a rest first, and I'll make something for you."

"Okay, I'll go to the mountain and chop some bamboo."

Lin Hai took a machete and came to the mountain behind the village, where a bamboo forest grew.

Find a suitable bamboo and chop it down.

According to the size of the bow body, cut off the most elastic part.

Return home with the bamboo slices.

Find a construction site and start a fire, sort out the shape while studying, and trim the excess corners at the same time.

After a while, Qiaoer came over and called for dinner.

Seeing Lin Hai working very hard, Qiaoer asked curiously: "Ms. sir, what are you doing?"

"I want to make a crossbow. Whether I can hit the prey depends on the power of these bamboo pieces."

Seeing Lin Hai struggling, Qiaoer rolled up his sleeves and said, "Let me help you!"

Lin Hai originally wanted to push away, but his wrists were already trembling with fatigue.

He sighed and said: "Okay, you have to be careful and bend it while baking it according to the shape I told you!"

Lin Hai knew that he had to work hard to exercise. This situation was not suitable for hunting in the mountains at all.I was afraid that I would be exhausted before I even found the prey.

After a while, I finally made the picture into the shape I wanted.

Lin Hai took the picture and observed it carefully, and said happily: "That's enough, let it dry for a while, and then bake it on a low fire in the afternoon.

After it is completely dry, it can be mounted on the crossbow. "

"Master, you must be hungry. Let's go eat quickly."

"Let's go eat before we go!"

Lin Hai wiped the sweat from his forehead and placed the bamboo pieces in a cool place.

Arriving at the house, Zhang Qiang's wife was very enthusiastic this time.

After all, I came with a gift, and my attitude has changed a lot.
"The rice is ready and waiting for you!" Zhou Qiang said, "This fish soup is so delicious!"

"Since I like it, I will often bring it to you when I catch fish!"

"What's the point? It's good if you can take care of yourselves. If you catch a lot of fish, use them to exchange for some money and food." Qiaoer's mother, Mrs. Chen, said.

The family finished their meal happily.

Lin Hai continued to work.

A total of two crossbows were made.

Because although this kind of crossbow is powerful and requires little force to string, its operation is relatively complicated.

Once there is an emergency, it may be too late to wind up the string, which will delay the major event.

It is safer to have two crossbows.

In the evening, the crossbow was finally ready.

Originally, beef tendon was the best material for making bowstrings, but the price of beef tendon was too expensive, so the only option was to wrap it with silk and make a rope.

The toughness is enough, but the elasticity is much worse.

Lin Hai experimented with darts made of hard wood, and they were able to fly more than 40 meters.

If you switch to iron darts, it will still be no problem to ensure an effective killing range of more than 20 meters.

Very satisfied with the performance of the crossbow.

In the future, if you have money, you can slowly improve it and use better materials. You will definitely be able to shoot farther and be more powerful.

Then install the butt of the gun, and a gunpowder gun is ready.

Seeing the strange appearance of the gunpowder gun, Zhou Qiang looked confused.

"Brother-in-law, what is this?"

"This is called a gunpowder gun. It requires gunpowder to exert its power."

"What's gunpowder?"

"Hey, I can't explain this to you clearly. I'll let you see it when I'm done."

Lin Hai played with the gunpowder gun and was very excited.

Although it is very rough, its power is not small. In some cases, it is much more powerful than a bow and arrow.

It's just that because the conditions are so backward, this gun is very inconvenient to use.

There is a small hole at the back of the barrel. Put the fuse in advance, then pour in gunpowder and press it firmly.

Then add iron sand.

When shooting, use a fire rod to light the fuse and aim it at the prey.

The killing distance of this thing is no farther than that of a bow and arrow, but the iron sand it shoots out is a large area, just like a shotgun.

Even if your aim is inaccurate, you can still hit your prey.

In the past few days, Lin Hai specially collected some saltpetre from the toilet and mixed it with charcoal to prepare simple gunpowder.

It is estimated that it can be used seven or eight times, which is enough for one hunting trip.

Make the crossbow and go home together.

(End of this chapter)