Liu Feng left without any hindrance. He also did not notice that he was being followed.
When he rode back to the main road, he met Zhang Xiaobao by chance.
Zhang Xiaobao rode alone, saying that he wanted to enjoy the scenery at night. Liu Feng thought that Zhang Xiaobao should go to the medical center in the city to have a good look.
The bodyguards who followed Zhang Xiaobao disguised themselves as a temporary business bodyguard team. They wanted to see if they could get any work, so they also met Liu Feng and Zhang Xiaobao by chance.
When there were more people, it would be lively. Liu Feng felt that it was the most reliable. He did not want to walk alone at night, and he especially did not like to eat the dry biscuits that he carried with him.
The temporary team of bodyguards warmly invited him and Xiaobao to have a meal together. What's more, it was a stew that was still warm. There was no other way. When they came, they didn't prepare enough, so it was impossible for them to prepare other dishes.
"Brother Liu, it seems that you have finished your business. When you return to the city, come to my place when you have time. I opened a new place that sells stationery. See if there is anything that you like. I will give you the capital."
Xiaobao had a good impression of Liu Feng, so he warmly said to Liu Feng while they were on the road after dinner.
Liu Feng was very surprised. He did not expect that this person who liked to enjoy the scenery was actually a businessman. When they met before, he seemed to have said that he was an official. Could it be that all the officials now started to do business?
Liu Feng nodded in confusion. Then he shook his head and said, "I can go to your place to have a look, but not to buy anything. I am not a scholar. Is your stationery store specialized in selling the four treasures of the study?"
Zhang Xiaobao smiled under the light of the team's torches and explained, "More than that. The four treasures of the study store sell a lot of things, but I sell more."
"What do you have? Tell me roughly." Liu Feng was interested. He also knew that the four treasures of the study were not only the ink, paper, and inkstone. There were many other things, such as water drops for dripping ink on the inkstone, pen holders for holding brushes, and so on.
Most of the shops nowadays were about the same, but from what the other party said, it seemed like there was something even better. He didn't know if he could use it.
Zhang Xiaobao had already made arrangements for Liu Feng. When he heard Liu Feng's question, he nodded and said, "There are indeed a lot of things. If I were to tell you all of them, I wouldn't be able to finish them all by tomorrow. In addition to buying things commonly used by scholars, my shop also sells things used by craftsmen.
There's a horizontal ruler. It's a tool to see if a flat surface is flat or not. You know how to build a house, right? You need a string. Mine is attached to a flat surface. There's a small bubble in the middle. The bubble is in a kind of water. As long as the surface is uneven, the bubble will lean to one side. It's very useful.
Liu Feng had never even heard of the things that Zhang Xiaobao mentioned, let alone seeing them. His eyes revealed a curious look as he asked, "Apart from this thing, what else is there?"
"Yes. For example, the tool caliper. It's a ruler with a small gadget on one end. I call it a vernier caliper. It's very convenient to measure the inner and outer diameters of an object. My caliper is also very accurate. It's made of good materials. You can use it not only to measure things, but also to draw pictures."
Zhang Xiaobao continued. He had overheard Liu Feng's conversation with the Duo Cannibals. They had talked about the blueprints for the cannons. Moreover, it was a double-holed cannon. There was also some data. It seemed that Liu Feng had some knowledge of this. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been easy to trick them.
No matter where Liu Feng learned it from, at least it showed that he had a good foundation. In that case, he would give him a set of tools. It wasn't necessary for him to use this set of tools to do something earth-shattering. It was just to give him a job.
Sure enough, Liu Feng was very happy when he heard that he could draw pictures. He hesitated and said, "Is there really such a thing? How about wood? Is it expensive? How do you take care of it? "
It wasn't easy to pretend to be a technician. Liu Feng had unknowingly asked as a technician.
"Wood? I have wooden rulers, but most of them are used by ordinary people. Vernier calipers are made of stainless steel. I'll give you the cost price, 20 copper coins. If it was someone else, I wouldn't sell it. It's difficult to maintain it. The caliper is very accurate. It can't come into contact with water, salt, or vinegar. It also can't be maintained when the air is too humid.
But brother Liu, you don't have to worry. When you come to my shop, you can look at other things. I'll give you a set of tools specially used for maintenance. I still have a telescope. It's very useful. "
Zhang Xiaobao's shop hadn't opened yet, but there was no need to rush. Someone in the group had secretly gone to the back of the shop to report. Now, there were probably people in the city looking for a place.
Although it was already midnight, the procedures were still smooth. Even if they needed the seal of the provincial governor, the provincial governor would still get up.
Zhang Xiaobao said it casually, but Liu Feng didn't feel relaxed at all. He was already very surprised by the caliper. Was stainless steel something that ordinary people could have? And it was only 20 copper coins. What was even more bizarre was the telescope.
He had heard of this thing before. It could be used to see the scenery from far away. However, ordinary people definitely couldn't get it.
In an instant, Liu Feng felt that he had encountered a swindler. It was just like how he had swindled Duo Cannibal. He didn't expect that this chef, businessman, or what not, was also a swindler.
Liu Feng was unhappy. After a moment of silence, he slightly urged the horse to go faster. This was a way to express his dissatisfaction.
Zhang Xiaobao didn't seem to notice it. He was still talking to Liu Feng.
"I still have the microscope used by the medical school. It's not very accurate, but it's still okay. It can be used to observe sections. Do you know section? For example, if you want to see what's inside a leaf, you can cut it open and put it between two pieces of glass. Then, you can put some other things on it and take a look under the microscope. You can see very clearly.
I also have a set of drawing tools in my shop. No matter if you want to draw a square or a circle, it can be done in the blink of an eye. Also, you can add different kinds of pencils. When you have time, you can use them to draw sketches. You should have seen them before, right? "
As Liu Feng listened to Zhang Xiaobao, he forgot that he was in a situation where he was being swindled. He nodded subconsciously.
Suddenly, he reacted and revealed a cold smile. He cooperated and asked, "Do you have a more precise scale with you? They can be used to weigh very small things. "
"You've asked the right person. Yes, it's even more accurate than the ones used to make medicinal herbs. There are quite a number of weights. Let me tell you this. As long as you want, you can buy them from my shop to make anything you see on the market. Whether it's a blowtorch, glass test tubes of all shapes and sizes, or chemical agents controlled by the Ministry of Works, I have everything you need."
Zhang Xiaobao puffed out his chest. He seemed very confident. The enthusiasm on his face didn't change.
"Okay." Liu Feng faintly said these two words and then stopped talking. He treated Xiaobao as a dishonest person. They had only met twice, and he even said that he was looking at the scenery outside. How could he lie to someone he met? Are those things that you said you can have?
"Brother Liu, do you not believe me?" Zhang Xiaobao asked.
"I believe you. If Brother Zhang says you have it, I will believe you. If you say that you have a pistol now, I will believe you." Liu Feng's tone was obviously not right.
Zhang Xiaobao didn't care and smiled. "It will be dawn when we go back. Let's speed up and get to the place in the morning. Brother Liu will know then."
"Okay, I will wait." Liu Feng sped up.
Zhang Xiaobao began to talk with Liu Feng about other things. He talked about the scenery of the places he had been to, the products, and the culture. Anyway, he said everything that could be said, as if he knew everything.
Therefore, Liu Feng was under a lot of pressure. On one hand, he thought that Zhang Xiaobao was a liar. On the other hand, he listened carefully when Zhang Xiaobao talked, because many of the things that came out of Zhang Xiaobao's mouth seemed to be true.
When the sky started to brighten, Liu Feng was very suspicious. If 'Brother Zhang', who was chattering non-stop, continued to talk to him for a while, he wondered if he would get an illness in his head. It was really too torturous.
At this time, Zhang Xiaobao finally stopped talking. He had secretly taken medicine to soothe his throat twice.
In fact, Zhang Xiaobao had a purpose in saying these words. He felt that Liu Feng was angry in his heart. It could be said that he was sulking or ambitious, but the target of his anger was obviously the people in his village who looked down on him in the past.
This was not good. It would make people become extreme. Usually, they would not have much contact with things. Spending all their time in anger was not good for the body.
Telling him about the outside world would broaden his horizons and broaden his mind. When he sees the things in the stationery store again, she believed that after some time, he would realize how foolish he was in a fit of pique in the past.
When he was alone in the house, he would feel that the scenery in front of him was not good. Then, he would open the window and look at the more beautiful scenery outside.
When the team returned to Yizhou City, it had been 30 hours since Zhang Xiaobao came out. Liu Feng looked sleepy, but Zhang Xiaobao and the guards were better. After all, they had received training and could cope with the current situation.
"Ah, you're back. Brother Liu, do you want to have breakfast together?" Zhang Xiaobao invited.
Liu Feng wanted to sleep now, so he was not in the mood to eat. Hearing that, he shook his head.
"Since Brother Liu doesn't want to eat, I won't eat either. Come to my place first, look at the things, and then sleep for a while." Zhang Xiaobao invited again. At the same time, he pointed in front of them. There was a sign with the words' Magical Stationery Store 'written on it.
Liu Feng looked in the direction Zhang Xiaobao pointed and was stunned. When he came out yesterday, he remembered very clearly that there was no such store. It turned out that the store was selling grains. Did he go to the wrong place?
Not only was he surprised, but the people who came to buy grains in the morning were also stunned. They were used to having a grain store in this place. How did it change overnight?
"Brother Liu, do you want to have a look?" Zhang Xiaobao invited again.
Liu Feng was stupefied. He followed Zhang Xiaobao to the door. When they got off the horse, the door was opened from the inside. A man dressed like a manservant came out and said to Zhang Xiaobao, "Boss, you're back?"
"I'm back, I'm back. Do your work well. Brother Liu, please!" Zhang Xiaobao raised his hand and invited Liu Feng, who was still in a stupefied state, into the store.
There were many glass counters in the store, in which were some of the things Zhang Xiaobao mentioned on the way.
Liu Feng walked over and picked up the telescope in the most conspicuous position. He raised it to his eyes and then his eyes widened. He asked Zhang Xiaobao, "Brother Zhang, do you know people from the Zhang Family and the Wang Family?"
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