第六十一章 铁匠
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随着助手用力拉动风箱,大量的空气涌入炭炉之内,本来橘黄色的火焰一下子变成了赤红色,甚至在火焰的边缘还呈现出一点蓝色。汤慕尧知道这是温度升高的标志,他小心的铁钳拿起一块铁料放进炭火之中,待到铁料呈现出一种暗红色,他就开始将其夹到铁砧上,用锤子用力敲打着。随着铁锤一下下有力的击打,铁料就好像被一双无形的大手揉捏着,逐渐变成汤慕尧脑子里记忆的模样,最后他将打好的零件浸入掺杂了尿液和盐的水中,灼热的铁器一接触到冰冷的淬火液便出尖锐的嗤嗤声,空气中弥漫着难闻的尿骚味。汤慕尧却毫不在意,一双眼睛死死的盯着淬火液里的铁件,当淬火完毕后他将铁件丢进水桶里清洗干净,又用锉刀锉去铁件表面的毛刺和多余的部分,最后将制作好的零件交给一旁的杜固。
“大人,这便是那些工匠仿造的铁件!“杜固将十几个装着铁匠们仿造的零件的簸箕呈了上来,刘成点了点头,从簸箕里拿起零件,一个个的与原有的零件比较,并将其相互击打,看看铁件内部有无空洞,表面是否光滑、有无开裂缝隙存在。他观察的是如此的用心,以至于花了很长时间才完成了所有的工作。终于刘成确定一个箩筐内的铁件的质量最好,他翻看了下箩筐上的名签:“汤慕尧在哪儿,马上传他来见我。“
“是,大人!”杜固应了一声,他还记得方才那个说话办事颇为莽撞的小铁匠,径直跑到汤慕尧身旁,猛拍了一下对方的肩膀,翘起大拇指笑道:“好小子,真的有两下子,俺们都司要见你,快随我去。”
“要见俺?”汤慕尧看了看杜固,有些胆怯的问道:“是好事还是坏事?坏事俺就不去了。”
“自然是好事!”杜固笑的嘴巴都裂开了:“俺们都司最喜欢有本事的人,你铁打的好,定然有重赏!”
“铁打得好也是本事?”汤慕尧有些不敢相信的喃喃自语道:“俺还以为读书中举人进士才是本事呢。”
“你说那些东西都是这个半大孩子打的?”刘成有些不敢相信的指着跪在地上的汤慕尧问道,也难怪刘成疑心,汤慕尧虽然个头不小,但还生着一张娃娃脸,看上去也就是个半大孩子,这和刘成心目中那个满脸皱纹的老铁匠的形象差距也太大了。
“大人,就是他没错,我亲眼看他打出这些铁件的!”
刘成点了点头,杜固在这种事情上也犯不着骗自己,他随手从箩筐里拿出一个蛇形杆,在手里把玩了两下,对跪在地上的汤慕尧道:“你今年多大了?”
“十九,不,过两个月就二十了!俺妈说穷人家的孩子长得快!”汤慕尧抬起头看了刘成一眼,眼前这个被称为“都司”的大人说话倒是和气的很。
汤慕尧稚气未脱的回答让刘成对其观感好了不少,刘成将蛇形杆丢回箩筐笑道:“你这个年纪就有这等手艺实在是了不起,十几个铁匠里你年纪最小,但手艺最巧,打出来的东西最好!”
“俺还没出师,算不得铁匠,只是个抡大锤的。”汤慕尧有些不好意思的答道:“不过俺师傅说了,手艺好不好,全看祖师爷赏不赏这碗饭吃。俺小时家里口多,八岁就出来给师傅拉风箱了,祖师爷看俺可怜,怕俺饿死才赏口饭吃的!”
“好,好!“刘成听到这里,不由得大笑起来:“那你得好好感谢祖师爷,有这门手艺,你将来不但有口饭吃,还能吃比别人好得多。”
“大人说笑了!”汤慕尧摸了下后脑勺:“俺也不敢指望太多,能娶隔壁豆腐张的三丫头,俺就满意了。”
“哦?”刘成饶有兴趣的看着汤慕尧:“若要那豆腐张掌柜肯把女儿嫁给你要多少银钱?”
“那豆腐张不过是个一天收豆,第二天卖出去,吃力气饭的买卖,如何当得起掌柜二字。”汤慕尧笑了起来,在他年轻的心里掌柜二字只有那些本大利厚的行当才能当得起的,像豆腐张这种买卖也就比自己这等除了一双手别无其他的手艺人强的有限,是绝对当不起“掌柜”二字的。
“那若是拿五匹松江布,十两银子去做聘礼,那可能娶来豆腐张的三小姐?”
汤慕尧闻言笑了起来:“哪要得这么多,那个豆腐张的本钱也就是二三十吊铜钱,有五匹松江布、十两银子,那豆腐张三个女儿都肯一起嫁出去了。”
“好!”刘成微微一笑,回头对一旁的杜固点了点头,不一会儿杜固便捧了布匹和银两出来,放在汤慕尧身旁。汤慕尧看着身旁的银两和布匹,眼睛都直了,声音颤抖的问道:“大人,这些该不是都是赏给小人的吧?“
“不错,你若是愿意,待会就可以去豆腐张那儿提亲了,不过最好还是不要把三姐妹一起讨来了,免得你受不起!“刘成最后一句有几分调侃意思的话语立即引起了旁边的亲兵的哄笑,不过此时的汤慕尧早已喜的痴了,他脑子里此时只回荡着这么几个字——”这些都是你的了!“
“多谢大人!小人来生就是结草衔环也要报得大人的大恩!“
汤慕尧清醒过来后的第一件事就是对刘成连连叩,刘成笑嘻嘻的摆了摆手,示意其停止磕头:“且慢,你要把这些赏钱搬回去还得给我打出一个东西来!“
“大人放心,只要您有个样品,啥俺都能给您打出来!“
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