"I ...... I can endure hardship! I've been an apprentice before! When I was in Los Angeles, I was in that Liu blacksmith's shop...... "Li Niu felt that the old master might not look down on him, so he hurriedly explained.

"What? You're talking about Blacksmith Liu's shop, have you been there? The young man tilted his head to look at Li Niu, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he shouted, "Ah...... Ah, that's not ...... Isn't this a calf! I'm a well stone! ”

"Well...... Stone? Yikes! Brother Shi, why are you here? I'm a calf! Li Niu took a closer look, and it turned out that the person standing in front of him was Jing Shi, his senior brother when he was an apprentice in Los Angeles!

"Master Ma, let me introduce, this is Li Niu, I was an apprentice with him in Los Angeles back then! People are good! Master Ma, why don't you leave him behind! Good no good? Jing Shi began to beg Master Ma on the other side.

Master Ma glanced at Li Niu again: "Really?" Well, since I'm a friend of Jing Shi, then what else do I have to say, it's okay for you to stay, but you have to try the craft first. Come on, here you come this time. Master Ma took the piece of pig iron out of the furnace, put it on the anvil, and began to tap it with a small hammer, signaling Li Niu to get started.

Li Niu took the hammer in Jing Shi's hand, used all his strength, raised the hammer, and smashed it hard towards the place where Master Ma's small hammer had hit!

"Smack"! Unexpectedly, due to lack of strength, the hammer smashed on the ball of pig iron, and it was bounced out, and then slipped to the ground! Li Niu stumbled and almost fell, and the well stone next to him hurriedly stepped forward to help.

"Huh? Don't worry, come again! Master Ma smiled.

Li Niu picked up the sledgehammer again, this time with enough strength, "Smack!" ”

"Well, it's okay now, but there is no root under your feet, and you still don't have the fire. But ......" Master Ma stared at Li Niu and then asked, "What martial arts did you practice before?" ”

Li Niu looked confused: "Martial arts? No! ”

Master Ma smiled and said, "Young man, to be honest, what did you do before?" ”

Li Niu: "Do nothing...... Oh no, just find some odd jobs in the city to make ends meet. ”

Master Ma shook his head: "No! Something must have been done. Come, stretch out your hand and see! ”

Li Niu "chuckled" in his heart, but still stretched out his right hand.

Master Ma looked at his hands carefully, frowned, and then pinched Li Niu's body again, and then said leisurely: "What, don't do your old job?" ”

"Master, you have a sharp eye,...... I didn't expect to be seen through by you! I'll admit that I used to do that for a living, but now that I'm not doing it, I just want to find a serious job. ”

"Okay, the prodigal son will not change his money, and he has ambition. You apprentice, I'll take it! ”

"Really? Thank you, Master Ma! Li Niu was ecstatic.

"The master has already agreed, why don't you kowtow to the master soon?" Well Stone reminded.

"The master is above, disciple Li Niu, kowtow to the master!" After speaking, Li Niu knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Master Ma three times.

"It's good that our brothers can be together again!" Izushi said happily.

"Li Niu, your bones are clear, you are a good seedling for martial arts! If only I had met the master earlier, but it wasn't too late! From tonight, the master will teach you the martial arts of self-defense! ”

That night, Master Ma took Jing Shi and Li Niu to teach the two apprentices martial arts under the moonlight. Since then, Li Niu and Jing Shi have been striking iron in the workshop during the day, and learning martial arts with Master Ma at night.

Maybe it's really talented, Li Niu's martial arts progress is particularly fast, three or five months have passed, Li Niu has mastered the "Qiankun Palm" and "Tracing Legs" taught by Master Ma, and when he fights against Jing Shi, he actually has a bit of a transcendent meaning. Master Ma is very pleased with Li Niu's progress.

Master Ma's daughter's name is Ma Ying'er, who has married Jing Shi at this time and gave birth to a baby boy, who will be one year old, and named Jing Tiewa.

After dinner one day, Master Ma, Jing Shi, and Li Niu sat in the courtyard to rest. Ma Ying'er was holding the iron baby and was humming a sleeping song. The moonlight dissolves, and the night is quiet.

Master Ma looked at Li Niu, thoughtful, and then opened his mouth to ask: "Niu, you are not too young, it's time to start a family!" ”

Li Niu was stunned for a moment, and then said seemingly casually: "Master, I'm not in a hurry. After all, when you have a family, you are not free. Like Brother Shi, no matter what you do, someone is in charge, and I feel uncomfortable. After speaking, he smiled and looked at the well stones.

Jing Shi smiled: "Brother, the master asked you, why are you pulling me!" I think it's good to have a lady in charge, I'm happy! ”

Li Niu smiled: "It's because the master is here, don't you dare to say it?" ”

Jing Shi: "Nonsense! The master is not so stingy! Ying'er, isn't it? ”

Ma Ying'er smiled: "Brother Niu, why does my sister-in-law think that you are not telling the truth?" I'm afraid I already have a good relationship! ”

Master Ma said: "The teacher also has this question, Niu, you tell the truth to the teacher!" If you already have a good relationship, you don't have to worry about it as a teacher, find an auspicious day for the zodiac, marry her into the door, and give you Zhang Luo for the teacher! If you haven't already, then you can find a good girl for you! ”

Li Niu said: "Since the master asked so, the apprentice didn't dare to lie." I did have a good relationship in Yangcheng, named Green Lotus. It's just that before I arrived in Goose City, I had become someone else's concubine. ”

Master Ma said: "Since people already have husbands, you don't have to be infatuated." How sad it is to be infatuated since ancient times! ...... for the teacher"

Ma Ying'er hurriedly said, "Dad! ”

When Master Ma heard this, he suddenly came back to his senses and said, "Oh...... Don't say it, don't say it! It's all ...... Hehe, but Niu, don't worry, I can find you another good girl as a teacher! ”

Li Niu looked at Ma Ying'er and said to Master Ma: "The master's kindness to the apprentice, the apprentice understands it!" If you still have a daughter, I am very willing to be a son-in-law for you like my brother Shi! It's a pity that you only have such a daughter......"

Master Ma smiled: "Really? What do you mean? ”

Jing Shi was startled and asked, "Master, do you mean that you ...... Is there really a daughter besides Ying'er? ”

Ma Ying'er also looked at her father in surprise.

Master Ma sighed: "Alas, the past is unbearable." However, daughter, there really is another one! I just don't know where it is now. ”

Ma Ying'er asked, "Dad, what you said, but is it true?" ”

Master Ma said with a smile: "I think back then, although I was not the most beautiful man in the world, the women who were willing to throw myself into my arms were countless." It's all because I was ignorant and fearless back then, and I had some romantic debts, some of which have not been paid off yet. After speaking, Master Ma looked into the distance and seemed to have a memory......