Chapter 19 Don't Play Useless Things
After all, Cao Shuo is the second son of the Cao family.
Although his body was very weak and was not favored by Cao Cao in the past, the soldiers in the army still did not dare to underestimate him.
The stonemason and carpenter accepted the commission and were all focusing on making fitness equipment for him.
When Cao Shu brought Wei Tu and Cai Ji, the stonemason had already created a dumbbell.
The two ends of the dumbbell are two octagonal spheres connected by a stone short pole.
Seeing Cao Shu coming, the stonemason who was carving another dumbbell quickly stood up and greeted: "The second young master is here!"
"How is it?" Cao Shuo asked: "When can it be made? How many pounds are there before it is done?"
"Reply to the young master's words." The stonemason said: "It will take at least five or six days to make all the barbells. A dumbbell weighs about eight pounds."
"It's a bit light, it would be great if it could be twice as heavy." After picking up the dumbbells and doing a few moves to pull it up, Cao Shu said: "After this one is done, make another one that is twice as heavy as it!"
"Young master, dumbbells are all trivial matters, and it's a bit troublesome to make barbells." said the stonemason: "The rod in the middle of the dumbbell is relatively short, and the two ends are not very heavy. You won't have any problems when using them. However, the rod in the middle of the bar is thin and long, and the stone is so crisp, it is likely to break."
"If you don't say it, I'll really ignore it." Cao Shu said: "How about this, wait for you to make a barbell plate and go to the blacksmith to add a pole. The fixing of both ends must be done well, and it will be bad to shake when pressing."
The stonemason said, "It would be appropriate to make a pole with iron."
Having met a stonemason, Cao Shu took Wei Tu and Cai Ji to find a carpenter.
The production process of horizontal bars and parallel bars is much simpler than that of dumbbells.
The carpenter had already made a pair of horizontal bars, and was fixed on the ground as Cao Shu said.
After walking around the single and double bars, Cao Shu said, "It's done well!"
"I really can't understand, what's the use of these bars?" Looking at the horizontal bar, Wei Tu said: "Isn't it just two sticks supporting one stick? Could it be that it can create any other flowers?"
"Do you think it's useless?" Cao Shuo asked.
"What else can it be used to just a few sticks together?" Wei Tu said.
"I'll practice it for you to see it myself." Cao Shuo walked towards the horizontal bar.
"Young Master!" the carpenter said quickly: "Although it has been done, it has not been checked whether it is strong enough..."
"So worried about your own craftsmanship?" Cao Shuo asked.
He was stunned by his question, and the carpenter did not dare to say anything.
After leaping, Cao Shuo grabbed the horizontal bar.
He pushed up hard, and his whole body was pulled.
There is a certain difference in the exercise skills of single and double bars and barbell dumbbells.
Dumbbell barbells are all strength-type exercise methods, but single and double bars are skill-type.
Although Cao Shu was weak, his skills in training when he was in the army were still there.
With the cleverness, he flipped and moved on the horizontal bar like a spirit ape. Wei Tu and Cai Ji didn't feel anything at first, but later they were stunned.
The exercise method of horizontal bars is of a certain ornamental value.
Soon a group of Cao troops gathered.
The Cao army, who formed a circle, echoed a few times from time to time.
The soldiers' applause reached Cao Cao's tent.
Yu Jin and Sun Guan had reached a consensus. Cao Cao was planning to let the two of them retreat. He heard a voice from outside and asked, "What is the reason why the soldiers are so good at Liantian?"
The curtain was lifted, and a guard walked in and bowed and said, "You are the second young master who is playing with a gang in the army. The soldiers think it looks good, so they are so good."
"Playing with the gang?" Cao Cao frowned and said to Jin and Sun Guan: "You two accompany me to have a look."
Leaving the commander's tent, Cao Cao walked towards a place where many soldiers gathered.
Although Cao Shuo is not strong enough, he can hold on for a while while playing on the horizontal bar.
More and more Cao's army was watching the fun. He also wanted to show his skills to the soldiers, so he flipped the horizontal bar more hard.
He only cared about flipping and moving on the horizontal bar, but he didn't notice that Cao Cao also came closer.
The cheered Cao army immediately stopped talking and made way for Cao Cao.
Standing in front of the groups of Cao troops, Cao Cao's face turned pale.
He asked Cao Shuo with his brow locked, "What are you doing?"
Hearing Cao Cao's voice, Cao Shu was distracted and almost fell off the horizontal bar.
Fortunately, he was skilled in his skills, and he kept his body steady and turned over and jumped off the horizontal bar, and his feet fell to the ground smoothly.
"Mr. Cao, Master..." Seeing that Cao Cao was unhappy, Sun Guanxiang wanted to say something for Cao Shu.
Cao Cao stopped him and said to Cao Shu: "Come with me."
Cao Shu followed Cao Cao away.
The soldiers gathered together and whispered to discuss Cao Shu's exercise on the horizontal bar.
"It is said that the second young master is weak, and it seems that it is not the case at all." A soldier said: "I definitely can't do those actions just now."
"If you are really weak, can you escape from Wancheng? Are you still protecting Cao Gong all the way?" Another soldier said: "The second young master must have pretended not to be physically healthy, which made Zhang Xiu careless. He suddenly attacked him when he rebelled. I guess he had seen that Zhang Xiu was going to rebel!"
People's guesses always add endless imagination. When the soldiers discussed it, Cao Shu's ability was inadvertently exaggerated by them.
Cao Shu played with a single bar, his cheeks were red and his breathing was not too smooth.
Sun Guan and Yu Jin both wanted to say a few words for him, but Cao Cao didn't give them a chance at all.
He took Cao Shu back to the tent, but Cao Cao did not let anyone else follow him.
Sun Guan and Yu Jin could only wait outside the tent.
Wei Tu and Cai Ji, who had lower identities, had to stand farther and wait.
Cao Cao asked Cao Shu with a cold face, "What were you doing just now?"
"Reply to my father's words." Cao Shu said: "The child knew that his body was weak and needed to exercise more, so he asked the carpenter to do single and double bars. He was just trying the single bar."
"What a mess." Cao Cao glared at him: "As a Cao family man, he is playing tricks in the army and has caused so many soldiers to watch. Do you still know that the superiority and inferiority are orderly? If you make such a mess all day long, what kind of morality will it become?"
Cao Shu clasped his fists and said, "Single and double bars are all equipment to strengthen the body. If they can be promoted in the military, they will definitely strengthen the body of soldiers and will be more combat-effective in fighting in the future."
"You still want to promote those messy things in the army?" Cao Cao said: "Soldiers are naturally taught to train, and you are still weak, and you think of these useless tricks. From today on, you are not allowed to do these idle things in the army."
"I understand!" Before the effect of strengthening one's body was released, it was reasonable that Cao Cao did not believe that the single and double bars were useful. Cao Shu did not argue and agreed casually.
"If you want to play, just play casually when you are fine when Xu Du is fine. Don't mess around in the army." Cao Cao waved his hand: "You go."
"Thank you father!" Cao Shuo withdrew from the handsome tent.
When Yu Jin was waiting outside, Sun Guan saw him coming out and hurriedly met him. Yu Jin asked, "Didn't Cao say anything?"
Chapter completed!