Dominate the ancient academy

Boss Tie seemed to know who was knocking on the door. He went out directly after hearing the sound, leaving the teacher and student in the yard.

After Shu Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief, she felt that the voice was somewhat familiar, so she hurried out to check. If it was someone she knew, she would have escaped this time. Only when she saw Yun Qinghan and Huo Feng standing in front of the shop did she feel relieved.

Yun Qinghan was also very surprised to see Ye Xiao here. He had planned to go to the palace to tell the emperor about his uncle's sweet potatoes, but then he thought, it wouldn't take long for the sweet potatoes to be harvested, and words are not enough. Wouldn't it be better for the emperor to come and see it in person when the harvest comes?

As for Ye Xiao’s safety, the matter of the sweet potatoes has not been confirmed after all, and he is in the academy, so he should not be in any danger.

But thinking of Ye Xiao's small body, he decided to go to the iron shop to make a tool suitable for Ye Xiao to defend himself. At least his safety would be guaranteed. Who knew that Ye Xiao was also here.

Yun Qinghan looked confused: "Why are you here?"

It is not easy to ask for leave from the academy. We must let him know that whoever dares to lure Ye Xiao to skip school will not be forgiven. It is bad enough that he is naughty, but he dares to lead the well-behaved Ye Xiao astray.

Shu Xiaoxiao saw Yun Qinghan and hurried forward: "Senior Brother Yun, Master Wu and I came here together."

After that, he pulled Yun Qinghan aside and whispered, "Brother Yun, during today's archery class, I thought of a way to avoid horse hoof damage, so I told Master Wu. Master Wu brought me here, but I don't know if the blacksmith here is reliable or not."

"Avoid horse hoof damage?" Yun Qinghan looked surprised.

“Yes…yes!”

Yun Qinghan took a deep breath, looked at Ye Xiao's expression, understood her concerns, touched her head, and comforted her softly: "Don't worry, Master Wu and Master Blacksmith are both trustworthy people, just tell me what you think."

"it is good!"

Knowing that both of them could be trusted, Shu Xiaoxiao felt relieved. They returned to the yard together, and Shu Xiaoxiao began to explain the role of horseshoes. For a while, she was fascinated by the heroic figure of the male protagonist riding a horse in the TV series. She felt that the male protagonist riding a horse was simply handsome. Since she was not a fan, she changed her angle and chased horses.

Unfortunately, she was just an ordinary girl in her previous life and had no chance to come into contact with horses. So she watched a lot of videos about horses, among which horseshoes were mentioned. The U-shaped horseshoe impressed her the most and was the one she used the most often.

Shu Xiaoxiao took a stick and drew a rough shape on the ground. Since it was similar to a horse hoof, there was no need to worry about drawing it wrong. She then repeated what she remembered about horse shoeing.

After listening to Shu Xiaoxiao's description, Boss Tie thought about it and found that this horseshoe was actually very simple. It's just that no one usually thinks about it in this aspect, so it's worth a try.

“This can be done.” He then walked towards his shed.

"Hey, Boss Tie, your apprentice has left, so I'm here to help you." Master Wu followed Boss Tie closely, ready to help at any time. After listening to Ye Xiao's description, he felt that the horseshoe was a good thing. He wanted to make it earlier. He wanted to try what it felt like to ride a horse with a horseshoe.

Shu Xiaoxiao stood beside Yun Qinghan: "Senior Brother Yun, the blacksmith is so quiet!"

The taciturn man does not look like a blacksmith, but more like a hermit boss. He has a calm temperament that most people do not have, and he does not have the smoothness of an average businessman.

"This blacksmith is no ordinary blacksmith. He has superb skills and once forged a dagger for the emperor that could cut through iron like mud. He also participated in the production of many weapons for the imperial court's military equipment bureau. But later he seemed to have hit a bottleneck, so he asked to resign and opened a blacksmith shop, hoping to research newer weapons. But when the court needs it, he will also help."

I didn't expect that he was really a hermit boss. She was so lucky! She met such an amazing person while nailing horseshoes. But she encountered a bottleneck. This is easy to deal with!

With her more than ten years of experience in reading martial arts novels and watching TV, those weapons that amazed the world were simply dazzling. There were countless bows, crossbows, guns, sticks, knives, swords, spears, shields, axes, halberds, clubs, whips, maces, hammers, forks, pallasons, and daggers. Even if she had never eaten pork, had she never seen a pig run?

When the time comes, she will describe it. With Master Tie's skills, he should be able to make a few, right?

There are also the most frequently used weapons in the novel, such as the Rain of Pear Blossom Needles and Li Xunhuan's Flying Daggers. These were all my childhood dream weapons! If you own any one of them, it would be the Rolls-Royce of weapons!

It just so happened that the master encountered a bottleneck, and she provided inspiration. If Master Tie can really make it, it would not be too much to give her one as a gift. Inspiration and creativity are priceless at any time.

By then, she will have the Rain of Pear Blossom Needles in her left hand and the Flying Dagger of Xiao Li in her right hand, and she will be absolutely invincible!

"Senior Brother Yun, the blacksmith is so awesome!" Shu Xiaoxiao couldn't contain her joy when she thought of the future's Rain of Pear Blossom Needles and Little Li's Flying Dagger.

"Let's go and see the horseshoes made by Master Tie."

"okay!"

Walking in, I saw the blacksmith's focused expression, serious face, strong physique, and muscles bulging when he was forging iron. He was indeed different! He was full of strength and he was obviously a master.

When Shu Xiaoxiao was admiring the grace of the master, she noticed out of the corner of her eye that the bear ginseng, Shenbao, was standing next to the big stove, stretching out his ginseng whiskers and probing again and again. Shu Xiaoxiao's eyes almost popped out.

Seeing that everyone's attention was on the blacksmith, he pretended to be curious, walked behind the ginseng, patted it, and then quickly stuffed the ginseng into the bag he was carrying.

Fortunately, Shenbao has always asked Shu Xiaoxiao to carry it in her bag. Ever since the last time she picked sweet potato leaves, Shu Xiaoxiao realized the importance of this bag. She carries it with her wherever she goes, which is so convenient.

Even Shenbao is too bold. He dares to play with fire and is not afraid of turning himself into roasted ginseng. He is getting more and more arrogant.

Master Tie had superb skills. With the general shape drawn by Shu Xiaoxiao and his understanding of horseshoes, he already knew what they should look like, so he quickly made four horseshoes.

Worried that someone might break in and see the horseshoe, the shop simply closed the door. Master Wu and Huo Feng secured the horse and prepared to nail the horseshoe onto its hooves.

Master Wu suddenly asked, "Ye Xiao, if you nail this on the horse's hoof, will the horse get hurt?"

This nail doesn't look short! If it were driven into my body, it would hurt so much!

"Master, don't worry. This horse hoof is like a human nail. Do you feel pain when I hammer nails into your nails?" Shu Xiaoxiao asked back.

This metaphor was very vivid and specific. Wu Qiyang understood it immediately and said in a relaxed tone, "It's good that it doesn't hurt. Let's get started!"

He was looking forward to seeing the horse's hooves look like after they were massaged. If the horse's hooves wouldn't get hurt when riding, then they could be more relaxed in the future. He wouldn't have to worry about the damage to the horse every time after a horse riding and archery class, and be accused of being stingy by other students.

With the iron hoof in hand, if any boy in the class fails to get a medal in horse riding and archery, even if he vomits after practicing, he can never get off the horse. Let's see who dares to say he is stingy in the future.

After the horses were secured, Master Wu was responsible for calming them. Wu Qiyang cared more about the horses in the academy than Ma Guan, and was familiar with them, so he was the one who calmed the horses.

Master Tie started nailing, Huo Feng was beside him handing him tools and helping him, while Yun Qinghan and Shu Xiaoxiao were watching from the side.

The blacksmith had superb skills and calculated the length of the nails just right, without hurting the horse at all. He nailed the horseshoes tightly to the horse's four hooves, very good!

Looking at the horse with the horseshoes fastened on, for some reason, there was no apparent change in its appearance, but the people in the yard felt that the horse looked even more majestic.

"How about I give it a try!" Huo Feng looked at the stunned faces of the few people and suggested in a low voice that this was the first horse to be shod, and he also wanted to give it a try.

"Bah, if anyone wants to try, I'll try first."

Wu Qiyang said angrily, and he jumped on the horse. Just when he was about to gallop away, he realized that he was still in the yard and could barely walk two steps, let alone run.

They quickly dismounted and anxiously led the horse out of the blacksmith shop. Unfortunately, there was a market outside and there were many people. Besides, riding a horse in a busy city required strict discipline, so they had to lead the horse to an open area.

As soon as he reached a wide place, Wu Qiyang jumped on his horse and rushed out with a "go". In the past, when riding a horse, he was always worried about damaging the horse's hooves and not being able to enjoy it. Now he knows that there are iron sheets under the horse's hooves and they are not so easy to wear out, so he doesn't have so many worries. Riding is really refreshing and cool.

If there weren't people waiting, he wouldn't feel tired even if he rode for a whole day and a night. He sighed in his heart that it was not in vain to accept Ye Xiao as a student. If she had really been sent to the liberal arts class, there would be no horseshoes now. Just with this horseshoe, it was not in vain to keep this student.

After enjoying the ride for a while, Wu Qiyang hurried back. This was the first horse to be shod. If there was no problem, all the horses in Daning would have to be shod as soon as possible. One more day would mean Daning would lose one less horse. There was no time to waste.

As soon as Wu Qiyang got off the horse, Tie Lao Da squatted down and checked the condition of the horse's hooves. After careful observation, he said, "No problem, it's still very firm. How do you feel about riding the horse?"

"It feels good and comfortable, and there's nothing unusual about the horse." Wu Qiyang looked excited.

"In that case, let's go back to Beijing first. Junior Brother Ye, Master Tie, come back with me? Master Wu, do you want to go back with us?" Yun Qinghan asked.

He has the highest status here and is most likely to meet Emperor Jingming, so he must be the one to report this matter. The horseshoe was proposed by Junior Brother Ye, so Ye Xiao naturally deserves the lion's share of the credit. The horseshoe was nailed by Master Tie, so there is no need to bother two people for one thing. As long as the emperor agrees when he returns, he can start directly without Ye Xiao having to explain it again and waste time.

"I won't go back. It doesn't matter whether I'm here or not. I'm worried about those kids on the mountain. I have to go back and take a look."

He was just leading the way, but he didn't have the face to take advantage of his students. He should go back and check on those students.

"Okay, then we'll take this horse with us." This horse was not suitable to stay in the academy before the horseshoes were nailed on the warhorse of Daning.

"Don't worry, you can take it away. Just tell my stable boy when you get back." Wu Qiyang understood this. Moreover, he could not take the responsibility if the news about the horseshoe leaked out in the academy, so it was better to take it away.