I'm wearing it, but I'm still suffering.

Chapter 163 Guessing the Bandits' Purpose

Liu Xiaoxiao replied reluctantly: "I understand."

After Liu Yunpeng and Liu Xiaoxiao and their grandson left, Liu Yingxiong asked, "Yingcai, you just said you had something to tell me. Is it something important?"

Liu Yingcai gestured for him to sit down first. After he and Zhufu sat down one after another, he spoke again, "Actually, I shouldn't have bothered you with this matter. It's just that I'm not quite sure what to do, so I thought I'd tell you about it. Let you hear whether I'm worrying too much."

Zhufu said: "What you want to say should be related to what Feng'er just said!"

Liu Yingcai nodded and said, "Do you have that guess too?"

Zhufu replied: "Well, your worry is not unreasonable."

Seeing them talking back and forth for several rounds without understanding anything, Liu Yingxiong interrupted, "Wait a minute, wait a minute, what are you talking about? I don't understand a word you say. Have you got any other news?"

Liu Yingcai then recounted the process that Wang Feng had previously told them.

After hearing this, Liu Yingxiong asked, "So you think the reason he suddenly changed direction was because he was heading for our crossbows, right?"

Liu Yingcai and Zhu Fu nodded simultaneously, and then Liu Yingcai said, "Yes, and the crossbow had already been smashed by the second son's wife, so there was no need for him to pick it up! But he not only picked it up, but also took it away. So I guess he probably saw the power of our crossbows before and wanted to snatch it back and imitate it himself."

Zhufu said, "Yes, if they really build it, wouldn't that give them another boost in their future robberies?"

Liu Xiaoxiao happened to walk over at this moment and asked, "Grandpa, what are you talking about? What kind of help? Is someone coming to help us?"

Liu Yingcai said, "What are you thinking about? You've been fleeing famine for so long, and you still haven't accepted reality!"

Zhufu sighed and said, "Hey! We were talking about the bandits we encountered today. They might try to imitate our broken crossbow!"

"what!"

Liu Xiaoxiao was surprised and said, "They already have swords. If they were equipped with bows and crossbows, they would be in trouble. It would be difficult for the government to encircle and suppress them."

Liu Yingcai said, "Yes! That's exactly what I'm worried about. When you told us how to make this crossbow, you just wanted to give us some protection while we were fleeing famine. But now if that bandit leader really makes it, I don't know if the government will investigate us for making it privately."

Zhufu said, "It shouldn't be. Although our thing has great lethality, we don't use iron weapons. In the final analysis, it is just a means of self-preservation."

Liu Yingxiong said, "Yes! And if the government weren't useless, would we have to live in such fear? If it really doesn't work, we can just hand over the method for making bows and crossbows. That would be considered as making up for our loss!"

After listening to their discussion, Liu Xiaoxiao also felt that it was feasible, so she said, "Okay, then it's settled. When Grandpa goes to the Bizhou government to hand over the person, he can also hand over our crossbow map!"

Liu Yingcai said, "You can hand over the production method, but it's better not to say that it was developed by Xiaoxiao. Just say that it was developed by Carpenter Liu!"

Liu Yingxiong asked, "Are you worried that the government will look down on this matter because she is a woman?"

Liu Yingcai said: "That's not entirely true. I just don't want her to be implicated too much."

Liu Yingxiong said: "But if there is a reward, you won't get it!"

Liu Yingcai said, "It's okay. We don't care about that. As long as Xiaoxiao doesn't get exposed, it's fine. Her personality isn't suitable for dealing with officials."