Crossing the Unknown Country

Su He smiled mysteriously and said, "Secret! Dad, when I get home I'll make something and you'll know once you try it. But you have to help me find a beef tendon. Go back to the village and find a hunter!"

Su He prepared to make a few nail guns and wait for his brothers to rest before going hunting together. This thing is a toy for children in modern times, but it is made of plastic guns and plastic bullets, and the ejection force is also small. It is still very painful when these bullets are shot into people.

She combined the principle of the slingshot on the Internet and wanted to make a nail gun. However, there were no rubber bands in this era, and there were no rubber trees in the area where she was now, and it was not certain that there were any in this country. She could only experiment with beef tendons or steel sheets, but there was no steel here. However, it seemed that there were soft swords, so it should be no problem to make springs and shrapnel. She tried beef tendons first. I heard that beef tendons were used to make bows and arrows. This has been asked by her father.

After they finished talking, they paid and went back to the shop. On the way, they looked at the busy streets. They also had to think about how to promote the store. They couldn't open it without anyone knowing.

I have to ask my uncle to sell tofu tomorrow, and tell old customers the address of my shop, and that they will add breakfast in the future, so that some people will know in advance. I also need to buy a large string of firecrackers, as I need to make the opening lively.

Just then Su He met an old acquaintance. Tang Dabao had just delivered the firewood and was about to go chop some more to see if anyone else wanted it.

Su He stopped him: "Hey, stop, I have something to talk to you about."

Tang Dabao was walking with his head down when he heard someone calling him. He didn't know it was him, but he raised his head and saw it was his benefactor.

He quickly stepped forward and saluted: "Uncle, you are here in town, what can I do for you, Miss?"

Su He smiled and asked, "We didn't ask your name last time, so we can only call you like this when we see you. Sorry."

Tang Dabao shook his head vigorously and said, "It's nothing. I didn't tell you my name. My name is Tang Dabao."

In the past few years, he fled from famine after his parents died. Except for those who begged for food together and still called him Dabao, everyone else called him beggar. Now that he doesn't want food anymore, they call him firewood seller. He is poor and has low aspirations, so he doesn't even deserve to be called by his name.

Su He's father smiled and said, "Dabao has a good name, it sounds nice. Our Su He wants to ask you something, I hope you can help."

Su He smiled and said, "Brother Dabao, our shop will be opening in a few days. I would like to ask your friends to promote it to people on the street. I will give you twenty cents a day for the next few days. You can come and take our leftovers after noon. Is that ok? You can also come and take a look later. If there is any, you can take it away."

Su He wanted them to help, and she also wanted to give them a hand so that she could leave the leftovers for them, and at least they wouldn't have to go hungry. She didn't have much power now, but she felt uncomfortable seeing these children begging in rags. It was also because few people were hungry in modern society, and people threw away a lot of leftovers. Seeing the children begging here with pale faces and skinny bodies, she thought to help as much as she could!

She is not a saint who cannot save the world, but she can still do what she can. There is no other way. God did not let her wear this place to be a savior, otherwise he would not have given her even a space.

After Su He finished speaking, Tang Dabao was immediately overjoyed. This was a good thing! He could use the twenty coins to buy grains to make porridge, so that the children in the dilapidated temple could drink porridge and they wouldn't be hungry recently.

He could earn a few coins from selling firewood, but he dared not spend it all. He had to save it. If he got sick and needed to see a doctor, no one would give him alms, and he had to pay for it himself. He also wanted to go to the pawnshop to buy an old piece of clothing. He couldn't wear the clothes he had all the time, and they would get worn out. He still spent a lot of clothes when he went up the mountain to collect firewood, so he had to prepare money in advance. An old piece of clothing was not cheap, and he needed money for many things! His friends could only ask for food occasionally, but no one gave them money.

When the Su family opened their shop, they had to help even if they didn't pay. After all, it was they who told him that he could sell firewood. His friends could occasionally eat the steamed buns he bought, which was also a favor from them. But he was young, he didn't collect much firewood, and he earned limited money.