The Female Supporting Role Shows Out

Chapter 87

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After returning home, Du Rusong asked the old steward to send the good leather in the warehouse and one hundred taels of silver to Lin Dan.

The old steward was a loyal servant that Mother Du had left to her two children. He had taken care of them since they were young, so he had made a plan for them wholeheartedly. He couldn't help but dissuade, "Young Master, making leather armor requires not only exquisite skills but also strength. Leather armor is so thick. It's a piece of strength to cut and sew them together. How old is the little girl from the Lin family? Did she have the strength to do that? If you don't like it, I'll find another craftsman to make it for you. These are all good leather. Don't let the young lady of the Lin family spoil them."

Du Rusong thought of Lin Dan's strength of chopping wood and smiled, "Uncle Sun, don't worry. She is so strong that she can definitely cut and sew leather armor. Besides, where can you find the craftsmen for me? The craftsmen who were able to make leather armor were all in the army, and the control was very strict. The craftsmen outside did not dare to touch these things, and they would be in prison if they were found. However, the Lin family is different. As a member of the brigands, the Lin family naturally had a way to make leather armor and weapons, and even they could make iron armor. I've thought about it for a while. I'm afraid only Young Miss Lin could finish it."

Uncle Sun thought for a while and nodded, "You are so considerate, Young Master. I didn't expect that moving to this shabby small house would also be a good thing."

Du Rusong thought of something and couldn't help smiling. What he didn't tell Uncle Sun was that even if his leather armor was made, he didn't want to wear it during the training. Since his boss deliberately made things difficult for him, he would definitely wait to find out his fault. Seeing that he had found leather armor from nowhere and it was hard to blame him on the face, he would definitely send people to investigate secretly. If he traced the clues to the Lin family and implicated the little girl, he would be guilty.

Therefore, after the leather armor was ready, he put it in the camp. He wouldn't wear it to kill the enemy until the war broke out. On the battlefield, no one would care whether you wore leather armor or not, let alone ask where your leather armor came from. After the war, many soldiers would take off the equipment on the bodies of the bandits and take them for their own use. Then he would infer the origin of the leather armor as booty so that he would be fine.

Thinking of this, Du Rusong felt mixed feelings, bitter and hurt. When he was young and powerful, he had never thought that he and his sister would end up like this. Not only were they homeless, they had no relatives to go to, but they even had to ask for clothes to wear.

But he wouldn't always struggle at the bottom. Sooner or later, he would take back everything he had lost, and ask the people who had trampled on them to pay a hundred or even a thousand times the price. After thinking, he lowered his eyes and showed a ruthless smile.

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After getting the craft sent by Uncle Sun, Lin Dan went to Zhang Hui for the tools. The leather armor was different from the fabric. The needle and thread were customized, and pincers, hammers, and other things were needed. When Lin Dafu was a thief, the leather armor he wore was all made by Zhang Hui, so she kept these tools.

"What did you say? How dare you agree to make leather armor for Du Rusong! Don't you know that only the craftsmen in the military camp can make leather armor, and no one outside can touch them?" Zhang Hui was about to scold, but Lin Dan said slowly, "He gave me one hundred taels of silver."

Zhang Hui's angry face immediately turned gentle and kind. She said softly, "Wait a minute. I'll get it for you."

"By the way, can you give me fifteen pounds of iron pieces? Each iron piece is two inches square. I want to wrap it in leather. The defensive power of the leather alone is too weak. Since he can't wear iron armor, I'll disguise it as leather armor. Is that okay?" Added Lin Dan.