Chapter 16: The Blacksmith's Gift
"Ouch, Brother Yong'er is here again, hey, look at you so politely, every time you come, you bring so much food, if you raise the belly of my two babies, I can't afford to feed it." Erlang, you wait for a while, I'll be busy, I'll accompany you when I'm done. Blacksmith Qiu greeted me happily.
Blacksmith Qiu has been very kind to me, and not only because I often come to his place to bring them good food.
It was mainly because his eldest son married a wife and his daughter got married, and when he entertained guests, I helped cook good dishes for him.
This left a deep impression on the affectionate Qiu blacksmith, who has always been extremely enthusiastic about me, and every time we meet, he warmly calls me Brother Yong, Erlang.
I also took Blacksmith Qiu's two kitchen knives back and tried them, and found them particularly easy to use, knowing that Blacksmith Qiu is not only powerful, but also has a good craft. So, in the days to come, I made friends, and often came to the door to play, of course, every time I came, I brought a lot of fresh food, which made his two young sons very welcome to me.
Without the instructions of Blacksmith Qiu, the two boys were busy moving the stools to the tea, inviting me to sit down, chatting with me non-stop, and asking me to tell them something.
As a person from the future, I have too many stories to tell, so that all my younger siblings and neighbors, young and old, love to listen to my stories, sometimes they just run to me to listen to me tell those strange stories, such as Journey to the West, chatting about these unhealthy gods and strange things, as well as the revised version of Ultraman and Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and other superheroes, but Spider-Man didn't dare to tell more, because after the first time, the next day I found that several children were bitten by spiders, One of the babies was bitten in a big bag, bruised and asked me with a smile: Why didn't I become Spider-Man? Are these spiders not venomous enough? Should I find something more poisonous?
It scared the hell out of me.
The children of ancient times were too simple, and they believed what they said casually.
So in order to avoid this from happening, I don't dare to talk about those superheroes who have been bitten by creatures and changed.
I couldn't stand the grinding of Blacksmith Qiu's two sons, so I told them about the revised Captain America and Iron Man.
Before he finished speaking, Blacksmith Qiu dragged his legs and hurried over. Blacksmith Qiu was injured many years ago, so it was very inconvenient to walk.
Blacksmith Qiu did not disturb me to tell the story, but listened carefully to my nonsense for a long time, and only when I was almost finished telling the story did he invite me to tea.
The tea of this era is not real tea, but a soup made with some white rice grains.
After seeing that I had taken a big sip, at this time, Blacksmith Qiu also beckoned his two younger sons to arrange the food I brought, and specially poured me a bowl of rice wine to drink with me.
Blacksmith Qiu pondered for a moment, and suddenly said something that surprised me with a straight face: "Brother Yong, what kind of iron hero you are talking about, his armor, I thought about it, only the people of the Mo family can make it, and other people can't make such high-grade armor." ”
"Plop" I sprayed half a mouthful of rice wine, afraid that Blacksmith Qiu would think I was laughing at him, so he pretended to be choked by himself, and I pretended to be upright after collecting my emotions, and stretched out Brother Mu and said: "Uncle Qiu has good eyesight, it's really, it is said that the Stark family may have developed only because of the secret book of the Mo family, and created that armor." ”
"Well, although I don't know that the Mo family has such a master of the Shi family, but think about it, their old historian and the Mo family must have a deep relationship, I have heard that the Mo family Gongyi, Baili, the eldest grandson, these first-class people, especially the Gongchuan Liu, once created a kind of variety of divine armor, not only sturdy, invulnerable, water and fire, but also can shrink freely, all kinds of changes, and the old historian you said that the armor is very similar, and what captain's shield, and only the Gong Yi family has ever made a weapon that can block all sharp things to hit, Incomparably strong shield. Of course, this is all a legend, and I have never really seen this kind of Variety Divine Armor. However, if you want to come to that historian, even if you are not a first-class loser, you are far from it. Blacksmith Qiu said seriously.
I was busy praising him, but I didn't take it seriously in my heart. He took the opportunity to say: "Uncle Qiu, speaking of this white transformation divine armor, I have something to ask for, Uncle Qiu, do you have any armor that can be defended against and relatively lightweight?" If so, I'd like to buy it and use it. ”
Blacksmith Qiu didn't directly answer yes or no, but frowned and said, "Brother Yong, has you offended anyone?" Armor is needed? ”
I shook my head and pretended to be worried: "Uncle Qiu doesn't know, people are afraid of being famous, pigs are afraid of being strong, I just had a good life for two days, and I was targeted, these days there is always a little bit of a splash following me, several times if I don't run fast, I will be robbed, this money is robbed, it's nothing, but I'm afraid that this body will be harmed, but I regret that I don't have to take the medicine." ”
When Blacksmith Qiu heard this, he immediately said angrily: "Which family is the bad skin, such a loss of morality, don't be afraid, who do you say, wait for me to find him, so that he will not dare to provoke you again." ”
I was very grateful when I heard that Blacksmith Qiu really wanted to help, but when I thought of this, Blacksmith Qiu couldn't be involved, he must have a family, and they were all counting on him. He waved his hand and said, "Don't dare to have Uncle Lao." ”
Blacksmith Qiu said unhappily: "Hey, Brother Yong, what are you talking about." In this way, second boy, you quickly go and call your brother, and let him go out with Brother Yong tomorrow, so as to protect his safety, I want to see who dares to bully Brother Yong. ”
As he spoke, the second boy of the Qiu family got up and was about to go out.
I hurriedly stopped him, turned to Blacksmith Qiu and said, "Thank you Uncle for your kindness, this, I really can't help it." Alas, to tell you the truth, those people were, probably, the Iron Axe Gang. So, I don't want Uncle Qiu to bother about my business anymore. After all, you have a family, and you still have to count on you and Da Lang to support you. ”
There are two major gangs in the city, one is the Iron Axe Gang and the other is the Quick Knife Gang. In terms of strength, these two gangs are both numerous and powerful, and their strength is comparable. In terms of the means of doing things, the Quick Knife Gang is better, it can be regarded as having some bottom line, and it also talks about morality to the common people, and it belongs to the kind of underworld gang that still cherishes reputation and attaches importance to morality. The Iron Axe Gang is notorious, colluding with the government, oppressing the people, bullying men and women, and doing all kinds of evil. The gang recruited was all outlaws.
So, I have to make things clear to Blacksmith Qiu.
When Blacksmith Qiu heard that it was the Iron Axe Gang, he suddenly gasped for air, and his face was embarrassed.
When I saw Blacksmith Qiu look like this, I couldn't help but be even more shocked: it seems that the Iron Axe Gang is indeed powerful, which makes Uncle Qiu, who has always been resolute, think about it.
I beckoned and asked Qiu Jiaerlang to sit down first, not in a hurry to find his brother. Qiu Erlang did not immediately turn around, but looked at his father.
Blacksmith Qiu sighed, waved his hand, and motioned for his Erlang to sit down first.
After Erlang sat down, Blacksmith Qiu shook his head and said: "Alas, this world, I don't know when the chaos will be a head, you see us poor people, not to mention the hardships of life on weekdays, like you, who just lived a good life, were ...... Alas. Blacksmith Qiu said bitterly.
I nodded, knowing the hardships and hardships of the lives of the people in this era.
Uncle Qiu and I had a drink helplessly.
Uncle Qiu said again: "Brother Yong, I advise you, stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood, if it is really the people of the Iron Axe Gang, it is better to let them be." ”
I nodded and said, "What Uncle Qiu said is that I mean the same thing, but my brother Lan would rather die than let it, so I didn't come to you to see if I could ask for something to defend myself, so I could take one step at a time and say no." ”
"Alas, Brother Lan'er, this girl, is stubborn, but I don't blame Brother Lan, after all, Brother Lan is also thinking about those younger brothers and sisters. It's only to blame this world, it's not fair. ”
I didn't listen to Blacksmith Qiu's other words, but I heard him say that Lan Ge'er's girl,
A wave of joy rose in my heart: Lan Ge'er is really a daughter?
I want to ask about it, but I'm too embarrassed to ask more. Then I thought: Is Brother Lan a daughter, don't care about my, even if she is a daughter, she is more than a thousand years older than me, what else can you think of?
After drinking with Blacksmith Qiu for a while, I had nothing to do, but Blacksmith Qiu was worried about me, and in the end I persuaded him not to bother, there will always be a way to solve it.
Who knew that my persuasion didn't matter, but Blacksmith Qiu was even more attentive, and in the end he didn't drink the wine anymore, and asked this and that, and when I heard me, Brother Lan called Uncle Qin and Aunt Qin again, he nodded and shook his head. Finally, he sighed and said: "Old Qin Kung Fu is okay, and the one from his family, plus Brother Lan, shouldn't be able to suffer a big loss, but since the Iron Axe Gang is eyeing you, it is impossible not to prepare, I think, this matter can not be solved so easily." ”
Hey, it seems that Uncle Qin and Aunt Qin are really good at kung fu, but I didn't expect that there are still many people in this poor alley.
Listening to the tone, this Uncle Qiu is also a person who knows kung fu, plus the second grandson, there are really a lot of masters.
I was curious, and I brought a glass of wine to Blacksmith Qiu and said with a smile: "The kid took the liberty to ask, compared to Uncle Qin and Uncle Qin, which of the two of you has better kung fu?" ”
Blacksmith Qiu's eyes, which had been smoky for a long time, suddenly burst out, like a sharp blade out of the sheath, staring straight at me, as if it were substance.
I stared at my heart empty, a cold air rose to my heart, scared me almost didn't spill the wine in my hand, thinking that I had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly said: "Uncle, don't care, I just asked casually, it doesn't mean anything, don't be angry." ”
Blacksmith Qiu continued to stare at me for a while, and when he saw that I was shocked, the light in his eyes suddenly disappeared, and he lost his brilliance, and returned to the previous eyes that were not dull and unsurprising, and he still looked like an ordinary middle-aged person, and then said with a smile: "Ha, uncle, I drank a little too much, Brother Yong is not strange." ”
I saw that Blacksmith Qiu's eyes converged, and the hairy feeling in my heart disappeared, and I couldn't help but wonder: Didn't you see it wrong just now?
But he still said: "No, no, it's all kids who don't know the depths, and they don't have any discipline to speak, and they collided with the uncle, and please don't be weird." ”
Blacksmith Qiu smiled and patted me on the shoulder, I had another illusion, I only felt a force from my shoulder into my body, quickly swirling in my body, and then retracted.
This feeling is extremely strange, and after Uncle Qiu smiled and shook his head, I woke up, and shook my shoulders again, feeling that there was nothing wrong with it, it seemed that it was my own illusion just now.
Blacksmith Qiu's smile grew stronger, I felt that his smile was the real laugh this time, not like the kind of smile just now, it always made people feel like a sheathed knife, and if you are not careful, the blade will collapse.
Blacksmith Qiu said: "Brother Yong'er is right, it's Uncle I drank too much, Ha drank too much." ”
Then Blacksmith Qiu slapped his thigh suddenly, as if he had made a major decision: "Brother Yong, you wait a minute." I'll give you a few treasures, uncle. ”
Without waiting for me to stop him, he ran straight to the back room.
Then I heard the sound of rummaging through the cabinets, which lasted for a while, and then fell silent, and occasionally I heard the sighs of Blacksmith Qiu, and there was no other sound.
After waiting for a while, Blacksmith Qiu came out with a large black box that was three feet long.
I was busy picking it up, but the box was extremely heavy, and it was so overwhelming that I almost didn't miss and fall, but fortunately, Blacksmith Qiu didn't let go, but put the box on the ground in front of me.
There was a muffled "thump", and I could tell that the box was extremely heavy, but it turned out to be an iron box.
No wonder I can lift more than 100 catties of things now, and I still feel a little hard, it seems that the box must be about 150 catties to say the least.
At the same time, I was even more surprised by the amazing arm strength of the blacksmith Qiu, who seemed to be a little old. Because seeing that he was still as light and stable as usual when he carried the iron box and dragged his legs, and his hands seemed to be as light as nothing, what a great strength.
It seems that the ancients cannot be underestimated, just such a blacksmith has such arm strength, completely crushing modern weightlifters.
Blacksmith Qiu said with a smile: "Brother Yong, it's lucky, let me take out the good treasure that I have treasured for many years and give it to you." Although Blacksmith Qiu was smiling, I always felt that he was a little sad in his heart.
I know that this should be as Uncle Qiu said, it must be his precious treasure. I couldn't help but say: "Uncle, you don't have to be like this, I can't ask you for such a precious thing." ”
Uncle Qiu waved his hand and said: "Brother Yong, don't push it, these treasures are all obtained by those who are destined, and they are useless things to put here for me, but in your hands, they may be able to play a role." ”
I still have to push it, but Uncle Qiu said unhappily: "Brother Yong, you push it again, but I look down on your uncle and me, if so, the gate is there, uncle, I won't keep you, you can go yourself." ”
Seeing that Uncle Qiu was really angry, I hurriedly nodded and admitted my mistake and agreed to Uncle Qiu's gift.
Uncle Qiu stretched out his hand to open the box, and I only felt a sudden light in front of my eyes.