Chapter 17 Hammer and Sickle sickle? The young man hawking was slightly startled and turned to look at the sickle on his grandfather's waist. The sickle, commonly known as the cutting knife, is crescent-shaped, with oblique and fine serrations on the blade and a wooden handle at the end. It is used for harvesting rice and wheat. It is the most common farm tool in rural areas and is widely circulated. But the sickle on the old man's waist was obviously not an ordinary sickle. The handle was dark and seemed to be integrated with the crescent blade. Although it was covered with gaps and even looked like it was broken, the blade was still very long. Li Yuan estimated that it was at least twice as long as an ordinary sickle blade. "The blade is more than 30 centimeters long. It doesn't look like a farm tool at all..." Li Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly. "Ah? You want to buy my sickle?" The old man was about sixty years old, thin, with wrinkles on his face. Upon hearing this, he took off the sickle from his waist and touched it reluctantly:
"This sickle was left by my grandfather. It has been with me all my life. I can't bear to sell it..." "grandfather……" The young man tugged at the old man's clothes. "If you want it, I'm not against parting with it, but the price is..." The old man ignored his grandson and continued talking to himself. "Can you let me have your hand?" Li Yuan didn't want to lower the price. The father and son had mud all over their feet and were wearing patched cotton coats in the dead of winter. They were obviously from a poor family in the village. "You have to be careful. Although this sickle has many cracks, it is also very sharp..." The old man muttered to himself and handed over the sickle reluctantly. White light! It turns out that he has reached the next level! The sickle felt slightly heavy in his hand, but Li Yuan's eyes suddenly lit up and a white light appeared in the corner of his eyes. [Sanyuan Army Standard Sickle (First Order)] [Forged from top-grade black iron, it was forged in eighteen fierce fires. Its owner loved it like crazy. He used it to drink the blood of his enemies and harvest crops for a hundred years. The blade gradually wore out, and began to have spirits...] [Control conditions: Master any one of the skills] [Control Effect: Great Mastery of Saw-horse Scythe Technique, Long Weapon Mastery] What the hell! Li Yuan's hands trembled, and the light in his eyes almost jumped out. Not only is it a first-class weapon, but it is also an extraordinary first-class weapon, better than the Liuhe Boots. Not only does it increase the Great Perfection level of Scythe Technique, but it also...
[Long Weapon Mastery: Long-handled sickle. It is extremely difficult to learn. Only those with amazing talent in weapons can learn it. The previous owner had a good talent. His hard work has given birth to a supernatural power...] "Sent!" Li Yuan almost forgot where he was until the old man saw him in a daze and called out to him a few times. "I want this... sickle!" Li Yuan held the sickle tightly, without any intention of bargaining, and directly quoted a low price: "Old man, how about three taels of silver?" Li Yuan would never do this when buying things normally, even though the father and son looked miserable, this sickle was really good and of great use to him. He would feel bad if he lowered the price further. "Three, three two?!" The father and son looked at each other, and even the old man who wanted to make a fortune was dumbfounded, and the same thought came to his mind at the same time. "Is this broken sickle still a treasure?" "grandfather!" The young man pulled the old man's arm again, this time, because he was afraid that he would sell it. The old man still ignored him this time, and took out the most complete and best piece of leather from under the stall and handed it to Li Yuan: "How can a sickle be worth three taels? With this wolf skin, it's about the same..." "The old man is particular!" Li Yuan took a deep look at the father and son, put down three taels of silver, wrapped the sickle with wolf skin, and turned to leave. …… "Grandpa, what's wrong with you?!" The young man stamped his feet repeatedly: "Although the wolf skin is bald, it is at least worth one tael and six taels. And the sickle, why, why..." "People don't lower the price because they feel sorry for you. It's because they are kind-hearted. If we raise the price again, you can afford to lose face, but I can't!" The old man put away the silver, took out his pipe from under the stall, took a puff, and exhaled softly: "That sickle has been in our house for over a hundred years, and it can barely cut grass anymore. Even if it's a treasure, it's clear that it's not meant for us..." "Can……" The young man felt that he had been cheated, and was angry and helpless. The old man sat down in a fur coat, puffing on his cigarette. He glanced in the direction where Li Yuan was going away. Still want to cheat people? He knows martial arts, my silly grandson! …… ……
"That old man is quite interesting..." Looking back at the invisible stall, Li Yuan's heart was still pounding. I made a killing! The great success level of sickle and sword skills is already very profitable, not to mention the "mastery of long weapons". Hammer is also a long weapon! "Don't get too excited..." Li Yuan touched the thirteen taels of silver in his arms and suppressed the excitement in his heart. Before it got completely dark, he went to buy two pounds of pork, a salted fish and a chicken, and walked towards Chaiyufang, his second brother's home. On the way, as it was getting dark and there were few people walking around, he couldn't help but slip into an empty alley, stuffed the wolf skin into his arms, and clenched the sickle handle: "Take control!" With a silent recitation, a nearly one-meter-long sickle was placed on the gray stone platform. "I have already mastered the Cloak Hammer, so the Training Hammer is not very useful to me... This sickle can just take its place!" Without hesitation, Li Yuan raised his sickle and handed it to the military commander. boom! Li Yuan almost fell to the ground, as if his head was hit by a sledgehammer, and he seemed to have lost his mind. After a long while, he shook his head and wiped it with his hand. Unexpectedly, blood came out of his nose. His head was even more dizzy, as if he had a hangover and hadn't slept all night... But he seemed not to notice, the excitement in his heart almost overflowing. "Big profit, big profit!" Without closing his eyes, Li Yuan could clearly feel the huge improvement in himself. He looked down at the shadow of the sickle that flashed across his palm. The Thirteen Styles of Saw Horse Scythe Technique, in addition to the breathing method, the supporting stance training and fighting methods were clearly visible in his mind, and all kinds of experiences kept churning in his mind. It was as if he had really practiced the sword and sickle technique for decades, from scratch to perfection! "That's not all..." Li Yuan's fingers were trembling slightly, as if he couldn't wait to grab a weapon. He still didn't quite understand the blessing of mastering the long weapon, but he vaguely knew that this was probably more important than the mastery of the sickle and sword! "Mastery level cloak hammer, great success level sword and sickle technique, part of the military way fighting hammer, plus mastery of long weapons... I now..." In an instant, it was as if he had acquired decades of martial arts experience. This feeling was so strong and so shocking that Li Yuan was a little dazed: "Can you beat Qin Xiong?" Thinking of the giant man who was more than two meters tall, Li Yuan's excitement was mostly reduced. "It's still not enough!" Rubbing his hands back and forth, Li Yuan picked up the chicken, fish and meat he had bought, and quickly walked to the entrance of the alley where his second brother's house was. Before he reached the door, he heard his second sister-in-law's sharp voice. "My second brother got scolded again..." Li Yuan almost didn't want to go in, but since he was already there, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk into the gate which was still open. "wrong……"
Li Yuan glanced around and saw no sound from the other two families in the yard except for his second sister-in-law's scolding. "I worked so hard to pay you back, and you went to borrow again! You two brothers will be thrown into the Blue Water Lake to feed turtles sooner or later!" Li Yuan didn't want to go in again. Li Lin had already seen him, but before the brothers could make any move, the woman with her hands on her waist turned around. But he just glared at Li Yuan, too angry to even utter a word of curse. "Sister-in-law, second brother." Li Yuan put down the things he bought, glanced at the messy house, and couldn't help frowning: "what happened?" Li Lin lowered his head and gestured for him to leave quickly. "Don't go, let's make it clear today!" The second sister-in-law's face turned red with anger. Li Yuan didn't ask for a scolding. He just took out the silver from his pocket and put it on the table silently. "Thirteen taels of silver?!" "Where did you get so much money?" Both of their faces changed. Li Lin's eyes widened, and even his second sister-in-law, who had her hands on her hips, was startled. "Qian Bao is here to collect the debt?" Without waiting for the other two to ask, Li Yuan asked first. "without……" Li Lin looked a little unnatural. "If Qian Bao hadn't come to collect the debt, I wouldn't have known that he had borrowed ten taels of silver. How could one tael of silver be enough to send you to the weapon forging shop?" The second sister-in-law got angry again and started to curse again with her hands on her hips. "Brother, didn't you borrow the money for a year? Why are you here to collect the debt today?" Li Yuan frowned. Private lending in Dayun has a long history. From officials to ordinary people, everyone has heard of it even if they have never borrowed money. Over time, naturally there are rules. Nine out and thirteen back is the rule, and the same applies to loan documents. There is no reason to borrow money for a year and then have someone come to collect the debt a few months later. "That bastard is so shameless. He said that no matter what, I have to pay him back thirteen taels within ten days! That bastard..." The second sister-in-law started cursing, this time at Qian Bao. "You have to pay back thirteen taels within ten days?"
Li Yuan nodded, picked up the silver and weighed it: "Second brother, give me the IOU. I'll return it to him on my way back." (End of this chapter)
