Little Er swallowed her saliva, but she didn't take the lamb leg. Instead, she turned her head to look at Qin Feng.
Seeing Qin Feng nod, he took the lamb leg and handed the crossbow to Qing Huai.
Qing Huai picked up the crossbow and studied it for a moment. He then twisted the wheel and nocked the bowstring. Then, he aimed at a big tree more than ten meters away and pulled the trigger.
Bang!
The arrow disappeared in a flash and nailed itself onto the tree.
The arrowhead sank into the tree, and the tail of the arrow shook violently, making a buzzing sound.
Qing Huai stirred the wheel again and raised his hand to shoot another arrow.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Another three consecutive sounds rang out, and three more arrows appeared on the tree.
"Good archery!"
Qin Feng applauded sincerely.
The four arrows were nailed to the tree and arranged in an orderly manner, as if they had been measured with a ruler. The distance between each arrow was the same.
"Good bow!"
Qing Huai also praised the crossbow on his hand." I've never seen such a crossbow before. Where did you get it?"
" My father is a craftsman. I've been influenced by him since I was young and have learned a little. I made these crossbows myself."
Qin Feng explained.
" So you're not only a tiger hero, you're also a craftsman. Sorry for the disrespect."
For the first time, Qing Huai cupped his fists at Qin Feng to show his respect. He also changed the way he addressed him from warrior to mister.
He was also very curious about Qin Feng.
He looked thin and weak, and he called himself a student. He should be a scholar, but he could kill a tiger and create such a powerful crossbow…
"I don't dare to call myself a master for some trivial skills."
Qin Feng didn't like the way the ancients talked. If there was anything, couldn't he just say it directly? Why did he have to be so polite?
However, he could only complain in his heart.
If he were to hug Qing Huai's shoulder and call him brother, he would probably be hacked to death by the guards behind him in the next second.
No matter what, following the crowd was the only way to live longer.
In this era where human lives were worthless, Qin Feng felt that it was best for him to follow the crowd.
"Sir is too humble."
Qing Huai gestured for the guards to take the arrows from the tree. He flipped the crossbow and said," The crossbow is extremely powerful, but it's difficult to string it up. The speed of reloading the arrows is also too slow. After Sir's improvement, these two problems have been solved. Such a clever idea is really admirable.
It's a pity that the requirements for wood and bowstrings to make crossbows are extremely high, so we can't mass produce them. Otherwise, our army would have another weapon!"
Traditional crossbows required the elasticity of the bow and bowstring to trigger the arrow. It was indeed very demanding on the wood and bowstring.
However, as long as he could find the right steel, this would not be a problem. He could mass-produce it.
However, since Qing Huai said so, Qin Feng would not ask for trouble. He very straightforwardly chose to nod in agreement.
"Sir, did you use this crossbow to kill the tiger?"
"Yes."
Qin Feng nodded.
A hint of disappointment flashed in Qing Huai's eyes.
When he saw the tiger's corpse, he thought that he had encountered an archery expert. Only now did he know that Qin Feng relied on the strength of a crossbow.
In Qing Huai's opinion, although Qin Feng's modified crossbow had overcome the problem of loading and reloading arrows, its firing speed was still too slow. It could not be compared to a longbow at all.
A longbow could be activated by pulling the bowstring and nocking an arrow. A true expert could shoot more than a dozen arrows in one breath.
After Qin Feng's modification, the crossbow would need to spin the wheel several times before it could be fired again, which made Qing Huai feel that it was a little useless.
It also made him feel regretful that he had made a wasted trip.
However, as a well-educated noble, Qing Huai quickly adjusted his attitude. The disappointment in his eyes only flashed for a moment.
The few of them smiled as they entered Qin Feng's small courtyard. As soon as they entered, they saw the rows of spinning wheels in the straw shed.
Qing Huai didn't care at first. But when he saw a guard staring at the spinning wheel in the shed, he couldn't help but ask," Zhong Wu, what are you looking at?"
"Reporting to Lord Marquis, this lowly one is looking at those spinning wheels."
the guard replied respectfully.
"What's wrong with a spinning wheel?"
Qing Huai asked curiously.
As the marquis, the number of times he had seen a spinning wheel could be counted on one hand, and he had never come into contact with one, so he had not seen anything special about it.
"Lord Marquis also knows that I was raised by my mother and am very familiar with all kinds of spinning wheels, but I have never seen one like this."
Zhong Wu pointed at the spinning wheel and said," The spinning wheels I've seen are all hand-operated. However, these spinning wheels are all stepped on. Moreover, there are a total of five ingots. The spinning speed must be very fast."
Qing Huai nodded, feeling unconcerned.
In his opinion, the spinning wheel was a woman's thing. What was so good about a group of men surrounding a spinning wheel?
However, Zhong Wu had gone through life and death with him for many years. Although they were master and servant, they were actually more or less like brothers.
Zhong Wu usually never made any requests. It was rare for him to encounter something he was interested in, so Qing Huai held back his temper and watched him spin around the spinning wheel.
But what Qing Huai did not expect was that Zhong Wu was still not satisfied with just looking at it. He actually rubbed his hands and asked Qin Feng: " Sir, can I try this spinning wheel?"
"Sure." Qin Feng nodded.
Zhong Wu immediately took off his saber and put it aside. He sat in front of the spinning wheel and began to operate it.
A burly man wearing armor was spinning in front of a spinning wheel. It looked awkward no matter how one looked at it.
Qing Huai almost covered his face.
The other guards behind him had similar expressions as Qing Huai.
However, no one stopped him.
They all knew about Zhong Wu's situation. He had been raised by his mother since he was young and had a special affection for the spinning wheel.
Zhong Wu stood up after spinning a ball of hemp.
" This spinning wheel is so useful. It's five or six times faster than the spinning wheels I've seen before. If my mother had seen such a spinning wheel when she was alive, she would have been so happy."
The eyes of the burly man with a scar on his face turned red as he spoke.
In his memory, his mother was always spinning non-stop, spinning during the day and spinning at night, but the money she earned was never enough to eat, and the mother and son were often hungry.
If she had a spinning wheel like this back then, Mother wouldn't be so tired, right?
" The speed of this spinning wheel is five or six times faster than the other spinning wheels?"
After Qing Huai heard Zhong Wu's words, he suddenly became interested in this spinning wheel.
As a noble, his education was far from what a guard like Zhong Wu could compare to.
He immediately realized what it meant to increase the spinning speed by five or six times.
Clothes, food, housing, and transportation were necessities that everyone could not live without.
The importance of clothes was obvious.
Qing Huai immediately realized what kind of wealth this spinning wheel could bring.
"Sir, did you also make this spinning wheel?"
Qing Huai asked.
"Yes."
Qin Feng nodded his head, his brain already working quickly.
Tang Dongdong's expression also turned ugly.
They had all guessed Qing Huai's plan.
As expected, Qing Huai asked," I think this spinning wheel is quite interesting. I wonder if you can give it up?"