After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 160 Customized Self-Defense Tools
Before she knew it, after her tallying up, Xu Shi was immediately reassured. She happily returned the child to Su Tai and hurried back to work.

After Xu left, Huang Xinghua and her group came over to discuss spring plowing.

Several unfamiliar faces came to visit this year, including the midwife, Cao, who was accompanied by several other women.

Su Tai was grateful to Cao for delivering her baby, and her expression was very gentle. "Auntie, are you also coming to work here?"

Cao nodded somewhat embarrassedly, "I heard that some of the women who worked for your family last year said they wouldn't be coming today, so I brought a few of my daughters-in-law over to let you take a look. If they're useful, you can keep them; if not, I'll take them away."

"Why didn't they come?" Su Tai asked Huang Xinghua.

Huang Xinghua pouted and said unhappily, "There are three who aren't coming. They said that their family bought a few more acres of land last year and they're too busy to manage their own small plot of land!"
"Hmph! If it weren't for your kindness last year in providing us with high-yield grain seeds and hiring them to work, they wouldn't have had the money to buy land. They've become arrogant just because they have a few more acres. If they don't want to work, fine, there are plenty of other people who want to work for you."

The Cao family members nodded repeatedly.

Su Tai understood and didn't comment further. She just looked at the four women in Cao's family with concern and said, "Auntie, if all three of your daughters-in-law come to our house to work, will you be able to manage the spring plowing? My work here is not easy."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Cao laughed heartily. "We don't have much land, but I can manage with my three sons and several grandchildren. They can earn extra money by working for you, which is perfect."

Su Tai liked Cao's frankness and straightforwardness, and immediately smiled and nodded, "Okay! Then let them stay, as long as they are diligent and don't slack off."

The three sisters-in-law of the Qian family quickly made their promises.

After settling things down, Huang Xinghua brought up another matter, her face showing a hint of embarrassment and unease. "Um, Xiaotai, some people in the village have noticed how good the rakes and hoes I use are, and they've all come to me asking about them. I told them the items belong to your family, and they wanted me to ask if I could help them buy some rakes and hoes. If it's inconvenient, could you tell them that you had them made by that craftsman, and they can buy them themselves?"

Su Tai looked surprised, but didn't refuse. "I'll ask Shen Yi when he gets back and give you an answer tomorrow, okay?"

"Okay, okay." Huang Xinghua breathed a sigh of relief and left happily.

When Shen Yi returned after delivering the goods, Su Tai immediately told him about what had happened that morning.

Shen Yi remained calm. "I'll talk to my second uncle and aunt later and tell them not to worry. That's how it is with people who do housework. As long as they're hardworking, that's all that matters. Don't worry too much."

"As for selling rakes and hoes, can you get them from your area?"

Su Tai nodded, "I can have as much as you want, but too much ironware will attract attention, and you reminded me before, so I dare not agree easily."

Shen Yi smiled and said, "Your caution is correct. I'll find a blacksmith I know and talk to him before we start selling them."

He met an old blacksmith named Wei Laoqi in Dahe Town. During a three-year drought, Wei Laoqi and his family went into the deep mountains to survive. They finally managed to settle down in the mountains and rarely left. He made a furnace and worked as a blacksmith for the hunters in the mountains.

Because of its remote location, he had to plead with the town official for a long time before the official finally agreed. Since he didn't take on many orders throughout the year and it was all small-scale work, the town official didn't really care.

If you ask him, it can be done quickly, but you'll have to make a special trip into the mountains.

Shen Yi looked at the vast mountains.

Su Tai was worried when she learned that he was going into the mountains to look for someone, so she hurriedly ran to the Jinshikong Hardware Tools Customization Store.

"Boss, do you have the equipment that hikers usually use when they go into the mountains?"

The shopkeeper was quite surprised to hear Su Tai's request. "Miss wants to go into the mountains? Which mountain?"

Su Tai had no idea, and only said, "It's an undeveloped deep mountain with many wild animals."

"Hiss!" The boss gasped, turned around to check, and looked at her seriously. "If you're going into the deep mountains, self-defense equipment is essential, and you also need to bring weapons. You know the rules here; all swords and knives have specifications, and exceeding the specifications will cause trouble."

Seeing the shop owner's shifty eyes, Su Tai knew that the matter could be negotiated, so she immediately stepped forward and lowered her voice, "Boss, make me whatever weapon you think is safest. Don't worry, the price is negotiable. Once I leave this shop, I promise I'll forget everything and won't mention your shop to anyone."

The shop owner didn't say anything, but just pressed a number on the calculator, "This is the price if you want the whole set."

"Okay! Deal." Su Tai agreed readily. When she returned to the transit station, she found that her virtual currency balance was 50,000 less, which made her feel bad for a while.

She wasn't in a hurry, even though the goods wouldn't be delivered for another day.

The next day when she went to pick up the goods, the boss only gave her a large, tightly wrapped box and said nothing.

Su Tai didn't ask any questions, took the box and left.

When she got home, she opened the box in front of Shen Yi and took out all the items one by one.

At the top is a set of protective clothing made of special metal, which can protect against venomous snakes and wild beasts, as well as a safety helmet made of special metal.

Shen Yi picked it up and put it on his head, finding it quite strange.

Su Tai then took out a large wooden box containing a dagger and a retractable longsword.

Shen Yi's eyes changed when he saw this thing. "How was this made? It's simply a masterpiece!"

In all his years of life, this was the first time he had ever seen a short sword that could extend more than a meter. What was the principle behind it?

Su Tai could understand to some extent, but unfortunately she wasn't a mechanical engineering major and couldn't explain it clearly, so she continued to carry things out with her head down.

"what is this?"

Shen Yi put down his extendable short sword and looked over, still puzzled.

Fortunately, there was an instruction manual inside. After reading it carefully, Su Tai immediately had Shen Yi put the device on his hand, load it with arrows as required, and go out to test a few shots.

Several noises were heard from outside.

A moment later, Shen Yi strode into the room with a solemn expression. "Xiao Tai, this thing is even better than an arrow. It's powerful and has a long range. It's not something an ordinary person can make. Where did you get it from?"

As far as he knew, Langya Kingdom had a weapon called a crossbow, which could be fired as soon as it was strung, and it was very similar to this, but it should not be as sophisticated as the one he had.

If people find out about this, it will bring utter disaster to their family.

Su Tai tilted her head and asked, "Can't we tell anyone?"

Shen Yi nodded heavily, "Not only can we not tell anyone, but we also can't let anyone see it! Using this thing will definitely alert the authorities."

Su Tai calmly stepped forward, put the gloves on for Shen Yi, and pulled down his sleeve. "If you can't let people see it, then don't let them see it. Look, with it covered like this, who would know what's inside? Even if someone sees it, you can just say it's a gauntlet. As long as you don't use it, who would think that way?"

Shen Yi fell silent, because what Su Tai said was true.

(End of this chapter)