Chapter 33: Newcomer, Do You Dare to Bully?
In order to find the Gale Blacksmith as soon as possible, although Yang Li did not dare to fly into the sky rashly, he was afraid of attracting the attention of others. But it is still possible to run the clouds and rush forward.
He ran quickly, but inadvertently bumped into a person's body, this guy was hit and the iron weapons collided with a slight sound, Yang Li knew that this was broken, it must have touched a soldier, otherwise why did he have the sound of armor weapons colliding, when he raised his eyes and looked forward, he saw a heavily armed soldier, the helmet was still a cluster of flames rising fiercely.
Finally saw a strong man, he shouted excitedly: "Brothers, come quickly, I met a guy here, although he was born with fine skin and tender meat, but it is still okay to catch it back and fill it." ”
Yang Li unconsciously sneered in his heart, they still wanted to arrest themselves back, they didn't break the law, and they didn't rob them, if they really carried it with their ability, this guy was really not his opponent, Yang Li stepped forward and slapped a knife in order to avoid incidents, and stunned this guy on the spot.
Then in order to prevent things from developing out of control, he stunned the few people who came later. I wanted to drag their bodies to a hidden place, but I was afraid that they would go to the army to tell their whereabouts after they woke up, so I hurriedly put them all into the mending stone, regardless of whether they entered the first layer, the second layer, or the third layer.
When Yang Li walked through the streets and alleys to the front of a shop, he met a woman again, who was dressed ordinarily, but had a bit of a face. Due to the interference of the same buildings here, Yang Li had to step forward and ask where the Gale Blacksmith Shop was.
Before Yang Li could open his mouth to ask, the woman's beautiful eyes stared at Yang Li's face, and her surprise was beyond words. Yang Li has been in the city for a long time and has inquired and knows that the reason why this city is majestic and majestic is because it is the capital of the Great Wei Kingdom, known as the capital of the wind.
Therefore, the two bearded characters that Yang Li saw at the city gate were undoubtedly gale. And because of the continuous wars in this area, there are not many young people in the prime of life who stay at home, no wonder on the street, there are many women and few young men, if there is a helmet and armor, all of them are in the army. Today, Yang Li is such a handsome and elegant little student here, which really makes everyone look sideways.
Yang Li cleared his voice, slightly breaking the awkward atmosphere, and he politely asked where the Gale Blacksmith was located. But the woman didn't hear back for a long time, Yang Li raised her voice and asked again, and the woman came to her senses, and immediately put a smile on her face, and diligently wanted to take Yang Li to her destination. Yang Li encountered such a good thing and such a good person, of course, he couldn't ask for it. He didn't expect that one day he would have to rely on his face to ask for directions.
Under the courteous leadership of the woman, Yang Li soon found a small storefront. The area occupied by the entrance of the store is not large, and there is a signboard erected on it, which reads that the wind is forged, the font is ancient, the artistic conception is majestic, and the elegant atmosphere is blowing in the face. However, hanging on the door of the blacksmith shop where the weapons are forged, there are some artistic conceptions that do not coincide.
After Yang Li had to write down the woman's home address, he strode into the Gale Forging under the reluctant gaze of the person who led the way. Like Cousin Gray's shop, this is also a front shop and a back factory.
The huge shop in front is the place where customers buy their favorite guys, and the difference with my cousin is that most of them sell weapons here, axes, hooks, forks, swords, clubs and clubs are almost everything, which shows that the practice of martial arts is particularly prosperous here, and the Great Wei Dynasty is not very strict in the control of civilian trading of weapons, so it has created a large number of blacksmith shops here.
Yang Li stepped forward, and soon explained his intention to the shopkeeper here, the shopkeeper of the front store knew that Yang Li wanted to come to them as an apprentice, and he didn't feel surprised, he looked at Yang Li's face as white as jade, handsome, and the fine skin and tender meat were not the nobles of any family, or the sons and daughters of rich families, or they were pampered and pampered, how could he come to his own small shop as an apprentice.
So he looked at it for a long time before he said, "Childe, don't make fun of this small shop." Our small shop is small and profitable, where can we afford a big Buddha like you?"
Yang Li was resolute in his words, and his eyes were full of blazing light, so that after the shopkeeper introduced Yang Li to be an apprentice elsewhere to no avail, he had to change a young man, told him to watch the accounts at the counter, and then personally led Yang Li to the back.
When he came to the backyard, Yang Li knew why a small blacksmith shop dared to name his shop after the name of the capital.
Although the shop in front of them was a little smaller, the place behind them was indeed large for smelting iron and forging weapons. This is a courtyard the size of a hundred zhang square, and the rows in it are lined with bellows and anvils and iron piers.
As far as the eye can see, the men with bare upper bodies are beating enthusiastically in front of the stove, forging pieces of iron. The sound of ping-pong thrashing was endless, followed by a heat wave that swept the entire courtyard. It's a big formation.
Yang Li felt that he should have come to the right place, he could learn more basic forging skills here than from his cousin, although his cousin's third eye forging weapon method had not yet revealed its mystery, but Yang Li believed that in the end he would definitely learn all the techniques on his body, and then solidify the virtual soul of the forging master, and finally achieve the five-clone body, and then march into the six-clone body, until the final nine-clone body.
After Yang Li came to the big courtyard at the back, some blacksmiths who were resting noticed him, and thought that it was the boy brother who came from somewhere, and went inside to buy the guy who took advantage of it, so he didn't care, but when the shopkeeper in front brought him to see the big shopkeeper, he vaguely heard that this little white face was actually coming to the apprentice to strike iron, so he came around in twos and threes, looking Yang Li up and down.
Before the big shopkeeper could make a statement, these rough men couldn't help laughing one by one, and some even stepped forward to pat Yang Li's shoulder, and said with a kind smile: "Where do I advise you to come from or where are you going?" Not to mention that your body is not strong enough, even the bitterness of striking iron is not something you can enjoy, brother. ”
The words were sincere and sincere, from the man's mouth to Yang Li's ears, there was no meaning of teasing in the words.
However, the big shopkeeper pursed his lips, and what he said was a little unpleasant. The big shopkeeper guessed that Yang Li might be a child of a declining aristocratic family, because he really couldn't go on, so he came to their shop, so he said something unkind with a little ridicule in his words, but seeing that Yang Li was very resolute, he also arranged a blacksmith to try Yang Li's skills. The big shopkeeper said that as long as Yang Li could pass the level of the brother in front of him, he would accept him and reward him with a bowl of rice to eat. Yang Li came here with an attitude of learning, so he didn't care about the contemptuous eyes of the big shopkeeper, he felt that although there were more things and basic skills to learn here, it was impossible to stay for a long time, on the one hand, he also had to find a place where no one was to cultivate his body and consolidate his cultivation. On the other hand, he still needs to find time to find out what secrets the three-story tower body has, and on the other hand, he also has to learn the mysterious forging method with his cousin Crimson. If it weren't for his cousin's inability to adapt to the environment here, he would have released it a long time ago, thinking that his cousin hadn't begged his daughter-in-law for more than thirty years, Yang Li felt that his cousin had come to the right place here, because there were more women and fewer men here, and his cousin would definitely be robbed after he came.
"I don't feel embarrassed for you when I see the fine skin and tender flesh of the child," the rugged man who was selected by the big shopkeeper to give Yang Li a problem is named Ah San, he has lumps of muscles all over his body, and his skin is dark and shiny, which makes Yang Li have to think of the black girl who is still staying in the mending stone. Although he had already received a hint from the big shopkeeper before the question, he was still very polite on the surface. Yang Li knew that this guy would definitely solve a problem for himself under the instruction of the big shopkeeper, so that he would die of his heart as an apprentice here. Of course, Yang Li would not take the level designed by Ah San to heart, so he calmly and politely bowed his hand to the big shopkeeper, meaning that he accepted this apprenticeship entrance test.
Ah San was originally watching the excitement on the side, since the big shopkeeper asked him to turn this guy away, and he himself couldn't get used to these dumb boys, so he didn't say a word and picked up the sledgehammer against a piece of iron lump is a messy hammer, the technique seems to be messy, but it is orderly, it is the chaotic cloak technique in the forging. After a few moments, he put the lump aside, and the rough blank of a large knife had been forged into shape by him, and the broad back of the knife and the thick blade of the blade were impressive.
"Brother Childe, please!" After Ah San finished forging it, there were many voices of admiration from the guys who usually worked together, they praised Ah San for his fast speed, and the forging knife blank was shapely, if he continued to fight like this, I am afraid that he would create a peerless blade. Although most of the big shopkeeper's energy is focused on management, he still has theoretical insight into the forging method, listening to so many craftsmen say this, he nodded unconsciously, and glanced at Ah San with a rare appreciation, although this big man was still clamoring to add money some time ago, but his hands are still passable.
As soon as I came up, I called myself a comparison of iron-striking techniques, where is this recruiting apprentices? It is clearly a consideration of the exquisite craftsmanship of blacksmiths. Yang Li faced Ah San's smug smile, although he was a little unhappy in his heart, but he would never feel embarrassed, he had also created some things from his cousin some time ago, but there were some rusty techniques and some deficiencies in experience, just take this opportunity to test whether he has the talent to become a forging master.
After thinking about it for a while, Yang Li didn't pick up a small hammer next to him, but knocked and beat it like Ah San. He walked to the front of the iron pier, stretched out his hand to grasp the fist and smashed it towards the iron lump placed on it, and the blacksmith who was watching next to him let out a burst of exclamation in unison, and even the big shopkeeper who had not made a sound sat aside, and the tea bowl in his hand also fell, and shattered after slamming on the floor tiles. What is he going to do, is he going to die! Even the layman knows that what blacksmiths can't do without is a small iron hammer, they can use the sharp weapons in their hands to forge almost all iron tools, but Yang Li is different, he didn't take the iron hammer next to him.
At first, the blacksmith here thought that he was too weak to hold such a small hammer in his hand and strike it on top of the iron hundreds of times, so he clenched his fist and tried his strength, but he never thought that he would directly smash his flesh and blood on the iron lump in exclamation.
The cold hairs on the big shopkeeper's body stood up, his squinted eyes widened, his neck stretched forward, looking for Yang Li's fist in the gap in the crowd, he wanted to watch the reaction of the flesh and the iron block for the first time.
And a few women who were helping to cook here originally brought the washed rice to the eyes of the big shopkeeper, but they happened to see Yang Li hitting the iron with his body, and he screamed unconsciously, and almost threw out the basin held at his waist in his hand.
If it weren't for the stern words of the big shopkeeper and the stricter investigation, I am afraid that they would really be so frightened that they lost the rice in their hands, if that is the case, I am afraid that the big shopkeeper will never spare them.
Because the shopkeeper is very good at living, he is afraid that he will invite the woman who comes to cook and secretly bring raw rice out, so before each cooking, he has to personally see how much white rice is used in this meal, so as to deduce how much is consumed every day.
There were a few timid women who simply turned their heads away, not daring to look at the scene of flesh and blood flying the moment Yang Li's fist touched the iron lump. Yang Li probably also wanted to rush in, so the place where his fist was aimed was the sharp point of the iron pimple, and he did this out of confidence in his humanoid magic weapon, while Tang Ren was with the mentality of watching the excitement.
Many of the blacksmiths who were building weapons on the side stopped what they were doing, although they were afraid that the big shopkeeper would shout loudly and scold them for being lazy. But this reaction is inherent in human beings, and who doesn't feel curious when they see a strange scene happening around them?
Some blacksmiths are charitable in their hearts, but after seeing this scene, they can only sigh secretly in their hearts, secretly wondering where there is still knife wound medicine, wait a little for the fine-skinned and tender flesh of the son;
And some people are physically disabled and have some psychological distortions, and they can't wait to see some scars on others, so they shout loudly to cheer for Yang Li, and also let out the long-suppressed bird spirit in their hearts.
Perverted people seem to occupy a lot of people in the Gale Blacksmith Shop, probably because of the years of war, the front troops are understaffed, if it weren't for the fact that the Gale Blacksmith Shop can build weapons for them, I'm afraid that the disabled people who are born at this point will not be left behind, and those few who are healthy in all aspects of their health.
Because they have forging skills, they can't be easily pulled by the army to be strong men, so they are lucky to stay.
Although Yang Li's fist was as white and tender as his face, when it landed on the iron bump, a sound like the resonance of gold and stone sounded. When he opened his eyes again, Yang Li's fist was not damaged at all, and the iron bump under his fist was deeply smashed down by him.
What a shocking striking of iron is this, a man can smash an iron with his fist, and after the blow is undamaged, this has never been heard of before, let alone happened alive before his eyes.
Yang Li didn't want to continue to forge the iron, even the power of this punch shocked the audience. Ah San touched his chin and leaned his somewhat dislocated chin upwards, he was convinced, really convinced.
Although this kid was born white and tender, he didn't expect that there was such power on his fists, and if he pulled down the front and fought with the enemy, he didn't want to be a hundred and a thousand.
Of course, Yang Li could do everything that everyone present thought, but in order to keep a low profile and have more time to learn some things here, he didn't take it anymore after smashing it down, but picked up the small hammer next to him and hit it ping-pong, and soon hit the shape of a big knife.
After dropping the small hammer with a bang, Yang Li packed up the work in front of him, then turned around and said to the big shopkeeper with a smile: "Do you think I can still do something recently?!!?"
"I think this kid is okay!" Ah San retracted the old tongue that was sticking out of his mouth, changed his opinion and title to Yang Li, and continued fiercely: "Just let him come under my hands, give me a hand, and be a blacksmith." The big shopkeeper had already stood up, and he didn't look at the rice washing basins waiting for him to inspect next to him, and waved his hand casually and motioned for the cook to go inside to cook, and there was nothing to do with them here.
However, when the chief treasurer heard that Yang Li wanted to join them as a blacksmith, instead of as an apprentice that Yang Li had just said, it would cost him a lot of expenses and wages, which made his heart ache.
Their apprentices here get very little wages, although their name is famous, but what can be saved is still to be saved, so the food that their apprentices eat is average, but the blacksmith master eats a lot better, so if Yang Li comes in as a blacksmith master, it will definitely produce a lot of consumption, so his face is heavy, and he glared at Ah San unconsciously, please say that you have a lot of things, and the extra expenses will be deducted from you tomorrow.
Yang Li saw everything in his eyes, and knew that the big shopkeeper in front of him was really picking the door, and he wanted to recruit people here, and he didn't want to spend more money there.
I don't want to think about how much I have to do for him when I come in, and how much money I can earn. However, his purpose was not to make money here, but to learn the art here, to learn the craft of forging iron, so he smiled slightly and said:
"I know the dilemma of the big treasurer, this soldier is in chaos, I can have a bite to eat, I am content. After speaking, he turned his head and grinned at Ah San, and said kindly: "I will work as a blacksmith under you, but the identity is determined by the shopkeeper." ”
After hearing this, the big shopkeeper's face suddenly bloomed, and he felt that Yang Li's head was burned out, or he was kicked by a fire donkey, doing the work of a blacksmith, and the identity of the person who came was determined by himself, didn't it be obvious that he wanted to take advantage of it? But his mouth said: "I'm afraid this is not good, the identity is an apprentice, but he is an iron guy." ”
Of course, the big shopkeeper has to say something beautiful and fair in front of everyone, but in Yang Li's opinion, it is a typical face to be a bitch and set up an archway, so there is a little disgust in his heart, and he feels that the big shopkeeper wants him to say loudly in front of everyone that he is willing to do the work of a blacksmith as an apprentice.
Because the tone of his words was not high when he showed his attitude just now, the big shopkeeper wanted to hook him to say such a thing, and this time he hoped that his voice would be louder, so when the big shopkeeper spoke just now, his voice was raised an octave, and he hoped that Yang Li's voice would be higher.
It's really to do everything to slam the door, Yang Li originally thought that he would do it like this, but when he saw the smiling face of the shopkeeper, he didn't want to say more, so he pursed his lips and looked at the front emptyly and didn't speak.
After the big shopkeeper's self-pleading bored, Yang Li, who saw it, might regret it, and hurriedly took care of himself and announced loudly: "This little brother will be a member of our Dafeng Blacksmith Shop in the future, and he is one of the apprentices of our Blacksmith Shop, and no one can bully him in the future." Whoever dares to bully him, I will be the first to spare. ”
Of course, in every place where there are many people, in order to pursue their own interests, some people may try their best to harm the interests of others, especially the interests of people who have just entered the industry. After the recruits come in, they will definitely be bullied by the veterans, helping them wash their clothes, tidying up their things are all trivial things, and the most hateful thing may be to pay some small money.
Of course, the Gale Blacksmith Shop was no exception, they had forty or fifty blacksmiths here, and there were countless apprentices, and every time a new person came in, they would be welcomed in one form or another, and the welcome was very warm. Therefore, the big shopkeeper cares about Yang Li very much, and a word can help Yang Li avoid the three disasters and five difficulties.
But when he said this, he just said some beautiful words, imagine that Yang Li has such a terrifying fist, who dares to provoke it, isn't that not fatal? Although Yang Li stands out from the crowd here, his fist is bigger than anyone else, such a newcomer, you dare to bully.
After the shopkeeper said the above call beautifully, he personally drove everyone to hurry up and do the work, saying that the army still has a batch of weapons to be taken tomorrow, which is hand-picked by the prince, so don't delay the work in hand. Then he came to Yang Li with a smile and said:
"Congratulations, congratulations, you can earn money working here from today. Then he beckoned a young man from the side and asked him to lead Yang Li to the schoolchild laborer to squeeze in, and Yang Li heard the little fire plan muttering secretly:
"The apprentice's side was full last month, so that's what I can do. "Maybe it's because you can escape the danger of being caught here to work, so the tighter the war, the more people come here to be apprentices.
Of course, the tighter the war, the more weapons to be crafted, the number of weapons to be built will also increase, so the Gale Blacksmith Shop is also happy to take in these people, but because of this, it has also developed the habit of the big shopkeeper picking the door everywhere, because if you don't come here, then where will you go to avoid the bad luck of catching strong men? Although there are many blacksmith shops here, this blacksmith shop has a very deep background, so other families need to check the number of people, but they don't need to.
Ah San has been working here for many years, of course he knows all this, he cherishes Yang Li is a piece of iron, so he said:
"Let him come to live with me, and you can add some money to his house. ”
The big shopkeeper knew that Ah San's home was nearby, and he also knew that he often helped the blacksmith together, and when he saw that he took the initiative to take Yang Li to live in his house, he unconsciously smiled again, but when he heard that he wanted to add some money for the house, he was a little unhappy in his heart, and his face quickly sank again.
Yang Licai didn't care about this, he pulled La Asan's sleeve and said politely:
"In the future, my salary will be collected by Ah San, and whatever he says is what he says, and the house money cannot be less. ”
When Yang Li said this, he didn't even look at the big shopkeeper.