"I have an acquaintance over there, and I want to go and see it." , Liu Qing pointed to Shi Tailang, who was sitting on the threshold not far away, wiping his sweat, and asked Qingchuan for his consent.

At this time, Shi Taro of the oil mill no longer had the "high-spirited" look in the orphanage, he sat on the threshold of a blacksmith shop with his head down, a somewhat unclean towel around his neck, although it was already winter, his hair was still wet with sweat, and there was a burst of heat on the top of his head. His face became a little black and red, and from time to time he wiped the sweat on his head with a towel, and the smile on his face had been replaced by numbness, and he looked at the ground in front of his feet a little blankly.

It wasn't until two pairs of cotton shoes appeared in his sight that he raised his head a little dazedly and looked at the two backlit figures in the sun. He narrowed his eyes slightly, and suddenly his eyes widened, and his pupils suddenly shrank to the size of a pin's eye.

Is it a holy country?!

He stood up excitedly, and just wanted to reach out to grab Liu Qing's arm, but the foot he had just taken stopped in the air, and retracted after a while. The surprise on his face was replaced by an embarrassment, and he gradually became a little indifferent. He smiled dryly and said, "It's you, Holy Kingdom, it's been a long time. He looked at the exquisite clothes Liu Qing was wearing, and looked at Liu Qing's face, which was plump than in the orphanage, white and red as if he could pinch out water.

He suddenly had a feeling of inferiority, and there was an inexplicable, faint, haunting hatred in his heart!

Liu Qing smiled and nodded, Youfang Shitaro was his only good friend in the orphanage, although it was this guy who harassed him many times, it didn't prevent him from having enough friendship with Youfang Shitaro. He looked at his surroundings and examined the oil mill Shitaro before asking, "How is life now?" ”

A bitter smile appeared on the corner of Ishitaro's mouth, he glanced back at the hot blacksmith shop, and sighed, "What else?" So be it! ”

This sentence is really very frustrating, as if he has bowed to fate, in fact, this can't be blamed on him, after all, the person who adopted him is just a blacksmith in a blacksmith shop. In such a family, he is already considered a laborer. Just as Liu Qing originally imagined, his life was not easy, and after the first few days of warm hospitality from the family, his hard days came.

There was only one blacksmith in the blacksmith's shop, his adoptive father, and three apprentices. His status is a bit awkward, he is not only the future successor of this blacksmith shop, but also a small worker, not only does he need to do a lot of heavy physical work every day, but also needs to learn how to strike iron. The huge gap in demand for all kinds of iron in Konoha Village makes the blacksmith shop hardly have time to rest from morning to night, which also means that he must be busy from morning to night, and he can't rest.

The situation at home is not very good, the adoptive mother can no longer get pregnant after giving birth to two daughters, the eldest daughter is thirteen years old this year, and has already said that she will marry after the weather begins in spring. The second daughter is ten years old this year, the same age as him, and the adoptive parents of the family meant that he would marry the girl so that the second daughter could stay at home. It's just that the girl is not good-looking, there are many freckles on her face, her personality is not very good, and her short figure looks a little bloated.

The second daughter is not good to him, probably because she feels that she is going to marry such a guy in the future, which is very different from what she expects and cannot accept it, and often rectifies him in secret. He also spoke to his adoptive parents, but was ruthlessly rebuffed.

As for going to the ninja ......school, his adoptive father told him that people like them were suitable for doing such heavy physical work all their lives, and the family money had to be used to renovate the house and store it in case of emergency, and there was no spare money to support him to go to the ninja school, so he let him die.

There is no hope for a lifetime, all expectations are shattered by reality, and he feels that he is actually dead, and all that is left is his body.

"Huh? Isn't this the young master Qingchuan and the young master of the Holy Kingdom of the main family? The blacksmith man with a short body and a black face in the blacksmith shop saw the two children when he passed by the door, and immediately ran over with a look of surprise, and the entourage behind Liu Qing stood up for the first time, blocking between the man and the two children.

"It's Katsuta, be careful not to bump into the two young masters."

The guy called Katsuta, who is the adoptive father of Ishitaro in the oil mill, immediately put his two black hands on the white and black skirt and rubbed it again, and the gray bumps fell straight down. He nodded with a slightly flattering smile, "Yes, yes, it's me who is rude." He bowed ninety degrees, very respectfully, "I didn't know that the two young masters were coming to inspect today, it was really rude." ”

The entourage next to him whispered to Liu Qing and Qingchuan that this large workshop was one of the blacksmith shops of the Ren Wuyue family.

The business method of the Ren Wuyue family is different from that of other families, and the Ren Wuyue family will set up a blacksmith shop where there is a need, and then recruit the blacksmith to sign a slave contract to become a partner in the blacksmith shop by investing in the blacksmith shop by himself. Eighty percent of all profits go to the Ren Wuyue family, while the remaining twenty percent go to the partner blacksmith. In order to further restrain the blacksmith from concealing profits, the ore supply of all blacksmith shops also comes from the mines of the Ren Wuyue family, and at the same time, the Ren Wuyue family will also send inspectors in a very covert way.

Once it is discovered that someone is concealing profits, it will be immediately reported to the main family in Konoha Village, and the main family will selectively give the final decision. The most serious thing is the execution, after all, they have all signed a contract before this, and they will sell themselves to the Ren Wuyue family for at least twenty years, and at most for one lifetime. Lesser ones are confiscated or sent to mines for mining.

With a three-pronged approach, the Ren Wuyue family has a very strong dominance over the blacksmith shops located all over the country, of course, it is impossible to absolutely avoid any problems, but compared to other families, the management method of the Ren Wuyue family is still very advanced and effective.

Katsuta glanced at the adopted son beside him, and when he saw him standing indifferently, he immediately raised his hand and pressed his head in displeasure, pressed him to bend over, and scolded him in his mouth: "Are you blind?" These are the two young masters of the main family, they are big people, why don't you hurry up and salute? Idiot! Don't hurry up and apologize to the two young masters! He stretched out his black stubby finger and poked the head of Shi Taro in the oil mill, with a fierce expression.

At this time, Shi Tailang's entire heart seemed to have been blown away by the wind of this winter, he clenched his teeth, his eyes were red, and he shouted loudly: "I'm sorry for neglecting the two young masters, please forgive me!" ”

A crystal clear teardrop rolled down to the ground, splashing a small splash, more and more tears, and Shi Talang, who lowered his head, burst into tears again. I said yes when I separated, and I won't cry again in this life, why do I cry again?

Liu Qing's slightly happy attitude when he saw his friend gradually cooled down, and he already realized that his friendship with Shi Tailang of the oil mill was over.

He nodded indifferently, "It's okay...... Mr. Katsuta, I'm just passing by today, so I'll take a look by the way." My father is very optimistic about this order, and he must not make any mistakes, otherwise he will ......."

"Yes, yes, I understand, I will definitely keep an eye on it, every weapon will be personally inspected, you can rest assured." , In the face of a child who is only five years old, Katsuta also uses honorifics, which shows the status of the Ren Wuyue family in the hearts of these people.

It's not just about respect, it's about fear!

Liu Qing took a deep breath and spat out the depression in his chest, "Okay, we should go too, you can be busy." ”

Katsuta hurriedly lowered his head and bent over to take two steps before straightening up, he looked at the backs of the two children in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh: "It is worthy of being a child from a big family, but it is different from our ordinary children!" He turned his head and glanced at Youfang Shitaro, who was still bent over, and slapped him on the head, the force was not heavy, but it also made Youfang Shitaro's body shake, "Why are you still stunned, haven't you seen that the two young masters have come to check?" Hurry up and carry the water! ”

"It's really not like words, it's not sensible at all, Bai has grown so big!"

The moment Ishitaro got up, he covered his tearful face with a towel, rushed into the blacksmith shop, and cried loudly.