A Blessed Daughter - Chapter 126

A Blessed Daughter
Chapter 126 – Personalized crossbow for Brother Xiaoyong (2)

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“Well, I also plan to let Brother Xiaoyong take credit for the final blueprint.”

When he entered the military camp, Brother Xiaoyong could only be a soldier at the lowest level. If he had made some contribution, even if he could not get promotion, he could still leave an impression on his superiors.

“Miss, although your idea was good, Brother Xiaoyong doesn’t seem to be someone who can set up such a great weapon at first glance. It would be over if others ask for any details.”

“Stupid Meimei, I didn’t ask him to admit it was designed by himself. He can just say it was drawn by a master and he begged for it. As for what kind of master he got it from, there are so many deep mountains and forests.

Or, he can also say that he was an old man who wandered around the world. He was a nomad and after leaving the blueprint, no one knows where he goes.”

“Miss is indeed smart!”

“Meimei, I need to find a great carpenter to make it. The crossbow can’t be made based on the finished blueprint. It needs to be made at the same time as the drafting process.”

“Then Uncle Xu might be able to help, I remember Uncle Xu used to be a carpenter.” Xiumei was reminded.

“Okay, once I finish drawing this draft, I’ll ask Uncle Xu.”

Wei Ruo was very concerned about this matter and locked herself in her room until the evening when Yun Shi sent someone to urge her to have dinner. Only then did she come out of her room.

When she came out, she handed the draft to Xiumei and asked her to immediately send it to Uncle Xu at Sibaozhai.

They were in a rush. Once Brother Xiaoyong goes to register for the recruitment, he may enter the military camp at any time, so she has no time to delay.

When Xiumei returned, she brought back Xu Zhushan’s response. Xu Zhushan had never tried this before, so he couldn’t guarantee anything. However, he would try to make it overnight according to the blueprint provided by Wei Ruo. Regardless of whether it could succeed or not, he would respond to Wei Ruo through a carrier pigeon early tomorrow morning.

-carrier pigeon

The next morning, the carrier pigeon arrived as scheduled. Xu Zhushan had already made a prototype according to Wei Ruo’s instructions, but there were a few details that Xu Zhushan proposed for improvement based on his carpentry experience.

Wei Ruo then started drawing the second version of the blueprint based on his suggestions.

So the process went back and forth like this for three days. When she got Uncle Xu’s reply on the fourth day, she finally got an ultimate answer.

The crossbow that Wei Ruo wanted had successfully been made.

Wei Ruo was very satisfied, but she didn’t stop there. She also had to hurry up and prepare medicine for Xu Zhengyong who was about to enter the military camp.

Wei Ruo’s preoccupation could be felt by the people around her, including those in Yingzhu Garden.

Coincidentally, Wei Ruo came to Yingzhu garden to eat and drink again today. Wei Jinyi said: “You seem to be particularly busy lately.”

“Yes, I’m busy concocting medicine.” Wei Ruo answered half of it and hid the other half.

It couldn’t be helped. She still didn’t want too many people to know about this matter, even Wei Jinyi. It still had to be kept secret for now.

“By the way, can you help me get the Dahurian angelica* in a short time, second brother?” Wei Ruo asked.

-Dahurian Angelica Root (bai zhi, 白芷), also known as Radix Angelicae Dahuricae, refers to the roots of the plants Huang Bai Zhi and Qi Bai Zhi. With a long cone-like shape, the plant is 10 – 20 cm tall, and its cortex is densely covered with oil spots that form squarish rings.

Dahurian angelica was one of the medicinal herbs used to make medicine for knife wounds. Due to the war in Xingshan County, Dahurian angelica had become very high in demand, and the pharmacies in the city were short of this medicine.

Wei Jinyi: “Is it very urgent?”

Wei Ruo: “I’m currently making some medicine for a friend who’s about to leave. So I’m in a bit of a hurry.”

Wei Jinyi: “A friend?”

For some reason, Wei Jinyi felt that Wei Ruo’s friend was a man.

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