The armor had been stolen and sold by Dad Hu's son. Dad Hu was now in anger. If others showed their covetousness for the armor, I'm afraid he wouldn't say a word.
Sure enough, after hearing Qinghan say that, I felt that Dad Hu seemed to be subconsciously relieved.
I asked softly next to me, "Dad Hu, what's wrong?"
Dad Hu said indignantly: "What else can it be? That beast, that unfilial son! When I got up this morning, I found something wrong in the room. It seemed that someone had come. But when I went over and saw it-" He said, his eyes involuntarily looking over there, leaving only a wooden rack in red clothes, with an expression of hatred in his eyes, and he said hatefully: "The armor is gone!"
"oh?"
"I got off the floor and saw that little bastard!"
“…”
"You said, if he didn't steal it, who else could it be? He even dared to lick his face and said that he just came back and took a look!"
“…”
Qinghan and I looked at each other and didn't say anything for a moment.
Originally, he came here today to take a look at the armor, but he didn't expect that the armor was stolen so coincidental.
I felt extremely regretful, and walked to the wooden frame and said softly, "This is passed down from your ancestors! Unfortunately, only this red dress is left, and it's useless."
"Not this," my father said in anger: "This dress and that armor were originally from that benefactor."
"oh?"
I was a little surprised. I thought that this red dress was just put on the wooden rack at will, but I didn't expect that it would be the same as the armor.
When I recall the appearance of the armor being put on a wooden rack, it was really like blood. I wonder what it would look like when I was worn on a person?
Mr. Hu looked sore. Obviously, for him, this was the memory of his ancestors and the grace of a mountain, but in the eyes of his son, it was only worth a few dollars and taels of silver.
"I, I really want to beat him to death, I really want to have never given birth to this beast!"
He was so angry that his veins on his neck burst out. When Aunt Hu, who was lying on the bedside on the other side, heard him say this, she even started crying. Dad Hu stamped his feet and said, "You still have the face to cry. Why did you stop him just now? That rebel can even do such a thing, but you are still protecting him!"
Aunt Hu cried, "Why don't I know that the child is not good at all. But no matter how unsuccessful it is, he is still our son. I am already this age. If you kill him, what's the point of living?"
When Mr. Hu heard this, he was so angry that he couldn't even speak. He put the bottle of medicine in his hand heavily on the table.
Qinghan and I looked at each other, and didn't know what to say for a moment - as the saying goes, poor couples are sad, and there is still some truth in this. It is not because poverty itself is so terrible, but when people face poverty, the dark and depraved side of human nature will often be exposed without reservation; on the contrary, there are not many people who can maintain a bright side in poverty, because such people will often not be poor for too long.
Speaking of which, God has arranged more than one fate for a person, but the light or darkness often depends on the choices of people.
Qinghan lowered his head and smoothed his sleeves, then raised his head and advised Dad Hu softly: "Dad, you'd better not be too angry. It's not worth it to get angry about your body."
I also said from the side: "Yes. Now I should think of a way to see if I can get that set of armor back."
"Finish it?"
When Dad Hu heard this, he seemed to be stunned. He probably thought that even after being stolen, the matter would be over, but he did not expect that he could be retrieved.
Qinghan said, "Since this is the thing of my father's benefactor, we naturally have to find a way to get it back."
“…”
"I heard that your son owes gambling debts and steals that thing is nothing more than selling money to pay off the debt. As long as you look along this, you may have room for recovery."
I said, "After all, that thing is not gold, silver and jewelry, and it is not something that everyone can afford. What's the use of buying a set of armor for ordinary people? Your son is afraid that he can only go to the pawn shop to serve as a little silver. We can ask someone to go to the pawn shop in the city to ask."
“…”
Dad Hu became more and more shocked. He looked at us for a long time and said, "Two, who are you?"
“…”
Qinghan and I looked at each other, but didn't say anything.
His eyes were filled with doubt and inquiry, and he stared at us and said, "The clothes of both of you and your words do not look like ordinary people."
Qinghan chuckled: "Dad is joking. We are not ordinary people, who else can we be!"
Dad Hu stared at his face, shook his head, and said with a more firm tone: "No, you must not be an ordinary family. The mask on the young master's face is not something that an ordinary iron shop can do."
This time, Qinghan himself was stunned for a moment.
We were not dressed too gorgeously and were not silly when we went out. We originally thought not to expose our identities, but we didn't expect that the mask on his face would betray him easily.
Dad Hu stared at us, his eyebrows twisted into a knot, and he said seriously: "Who are you? What are you going to do when you come here?"
I didn't know what to say for a moment, but Qinghan stood up with his sleeves on his back. Looking at his expression, he seemed to be not going to explain or hide it anymore.
Although Dad Hu is old, his eyes are as sharp as a torch. He looks at the two of us gloomy: "Are you here for my armor?"
Qinghan said, "Old man, we have no malice."
His words are not good enough and not light, and he is also considered accusation.
Immediately, I saw that Mr. Hu's face became more and more gloomy. He put the medicine bottle in his hand aside, then turned his back and said coldly: "The two have other plans. The old man has nothing to say, but this armor has been stolen now, so it doesn't make sense for you to stay here. Please leave!"
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! On the other end of the room, Aunt Hu leaned against the head of the bed, coughing with a burst of lungs and liver-burning pain for a while, and her waist couldn't straighten up.
Qinghan and I walked out silently. When we reached the stairs, I stopped again and turned to Aunt Hu and said, "Auntie, health is important, please take care of yourself."
After saying that, he followed him.
Because there was a riot outside just now, there were still some people pointing at this iron shop. Qinghan and I didn't say anything even when we walked out. The two of us walked quietly towards the entrance of the alley.
When I walked until I was about to see the carriage, I finally couldn't help but ask softly, "What do you think?"
"Chainmail."
"What?" He suddenly said a noun that I was completely unfamiliar with. I couldn't react and looked at him in shock.
"Chainmail." He repeated again: "That set of armor is called chainmail."
I was a little surprised. He had just gone upstairs and saw only the wooden rack and the red dress. How could he know the name of the armor?
He smiled and said, "Just when Mr. Hu was unboxing and getting the medicine, I saw a very long bundle of iron wire under the box, which was about ten feet long."
“So what?”
"Dad Hu should at least put some valuable or meaningful things in his box, but he put that bundle of iron wire. I think as a blacksmith, he got such a pair of precision armor. His great wish should be to copy it."
Only then did I remember that the pair of armor I saw yesterday was indeed like a thread of iron wire, one by one, and it was very tight.
Qinghan said again: "Overy armor is made of iron pieces and cowhide, but there is only one type of armor made of iron wire, which is what I just mentioned - chain mail."
I sighed lowly: "If you hadn't told me, I really wouldn't know what that is. Chainmail, this name is so strange."
Qinghan smiled and said, "After you met, I haven't even seen you."
"Then how did you know that it was a chain mail?"
"Feng Xi told me."
"He has, or has he seen it?"
"He didn't, and he only saw it in military books. This kind of armor is very precise, so it is very expensive. It is said that in the past, it was only very high-level generals who had it, and it was absolutely impossible for ordinary soldiers to have it."
Only generals can have it? But Mr. Hu clearly said that the man was patrolling alone, so he met his great-grandfather. Will the generals still patrol?
My eyebrows frowned slightly and said softly: "Why now--"
Qinghan smiled faintly: "You also know that this dynasty, especially him, has all his energy on the reform of the new policy. He does not pay any attention to military generals in the early stage, and will not spend so much effort to make such expensive armor."
So this armor is rare.
But now this pair of armor was stolen, and it was the next day I accidentally saw it.
I said, "What do you think about this today?"
He also turned his head to look at me: "Where are you!"
I thought about it and said, "That set of armor doesn't look like it was stolen by Mr. Hu's son."
"How can I see it?"
"The armor was stolen last night. If it was his son who did it, why did he come back this morning? Could it be that he was arrested to come back?"
Qinghan nodded and said, "It makes sense."
Even he agreed with my speculation, and I hurriedly said, "Then-"
Chapter completed!