In the town, the blacksmith shop.

Because of the amount of water required to strike iron, the blacksmith shop was very close to the banks of the Yuqing River.

At this time, an old man with a short figure and a pockmarked face and a middle-aged man with a burly figure and thick eyebrows and big eyes in the shop were striking iron.

The old man's name is Li Mazi, and everyone has forgotten his real name.

The middle-aged man is Tie Zhongtang.

I saw Li Mazi wrap one end of an iron rod in a cotton cloth, put the other end of the iron rod into the stove, and after a while, he took it out, and the iron rod was red.

Li Mazi put the red-hot end on the stage, and held the end wrapped in cotton cloth tightly with both hands.

Tie Zhongtang bare his chest and abdomen, holding a hammer, raised it high, and when the hammer fell, sparks splashed everywhere.

Countless fires scurried everywhere in the blacksmith's shop, like standing on the earth at night looking up at the cloudless sky and the stars above the canopy, or like standing on the top of a mountain overlooking the earth, those scattered lights of thousands of homes.

There are stars in the sky, and lights are everywhere in the world.

Extremely splendid and spectacular.

Every time you smash it, it's a picture.

Li Mazi suddenly said: "Zhongtang, don't you want to stop." ”

Tie Zhongtang snorted, put the hammer in his hand aside, and suddenly all the sparks in the room stopped.

Li Mazi was hesitant, as if he was a little embarrassed, but it seemed to have been brewing for a long time, and then said: "Zhongtang, I know that you have an extraordinary background, the last time your friend surnamed Mo came to see you, I actually saw it roughly." ”

Tie Zhongtang hummed again.

Many times, the most difficult part of communication between people is actually the first sentence. And once the first sentence is spoken, the rest of the conversation seems to come naturally.

After Li Mazi finished the first sentence, he no longer had any scruples, and then said: "Early this morning, I actually saw Li Shanchang from the shop next door carrying the pig-killing knife alone and walking out of the town alone. ”

Li Mazi felt that his mouth was a little dry, so he licked his lips, and then continued: "Recently, there have been a lot of outsiders in the town, and these people are different from us ordinary people, but they feel very similar to you. ”

"Over the years, you and Cuilan have not had a child, your mother-in-law and I are very anxious, and I have talked to Cuilan many times in private, we guess you have your difficulties, and we don't blame you for this. When I took you as an apprentice and let you strike iron with me, I actually wronged you. And Cuilan looks ordinary, and her family is ordinary, we all know that she is actually not worthy of you. ”

Tie Zhongtang said: "Dad, what you said is there, Cuilan is very good, you two elders are also very good, I ......"

Li Mazi said: "Zhongtang, don't worry, I discussed with your mother-in-law and Cuilan just now, you can do what you have to do, we can't help you, but we will definitely not hold you back." ”

Tie Zhongtang was a little hesitant, originally thought that there would be a road before the car reached the mountain, but he never thought that the old man would watch the fire and knew it in advance. So, Tie Zhongtang said: "Dad, our family doesn't talk to each other, let's make this knife embryo first, okay? ”

Li Mazi didn't react at first, and then he was happy in his heart and said, "Come on." ”

This time, Tie Zhongtang slammed, the momentum sank, the action was rapid, every time the sparks sputtered out of the hammer did not disappear, the next time the sparks sputtered out began to superimpose, so repeatedly, dense, like hundreds of millions of stars, clustered in the air.

In the end, Tie Zhongtang let out a loud shout and smashed it down with all his might, and this time the sparks sputtered out were extremely numerous, especially dazzling.

Tie Zhongtang said in a deep voice: "Dad, the knife is done." ”

At this moment, a voice came from the door: "Brother Mazi, are you there?"

As soon as Li Mazi heard this voice, he knew that it was Tie Gui Li who came, and he was the only one in the whole town who called himself that, and of course he called his name was also very special.

Li Mazi walked to the door and said, "Lame brother, what are you doing?"

Tie Guan Li said: "Brother, bring me a knife, it is the kind of war knife used by the army, not a kitchen knife used for cutting vegetables." ”

Li Mazi twisted in his heart, what is the situation, and then said: "Hurry up and get rid of Lao Tzu, shit, you are a lame man, what kind of war knife to buy, I see that you can't even make a kitchen knife." ”

Tie Guan Li said: "Brother, don't be like this, I don't feel that the world is not peaceful, I want to buy a knife to defend myself." ”

Li Mazi scolded and said: "The Shaohe agreement has been signed for three years, and Dasong and Dajin are no longer fighting, why is it not peaceful." Besides, it's a big deal, isn't there Old Li in the town, and that Old Man Yao is on top of it. You are a cripple, what can you do, when the sky falls, you go to the top? Then you can't crush the other leg at once. ”

Tie Zhongtang sat aside, looking at his nose and nose, and his nose and heart, he never interjected, and kept slandering in his heart: These two people, if they don't meet, they still want to, and they will talk when they meet. Why bother?

Tie Guan Li suddenly looked at Tie Zhongtang and said, "Brother Tie, you see that we are both surnamed Tie, you persuade your father-in-law to sell me a knife." I'm so old, and I don't have anyone around me, so how can I feel at ease if I don't buy a self-defense weapon?"

Tie Zhongtang really held back for a long time, and couldn't help but want to scold a few words: "Your uncle's brother, you call me brother to my father-in-law, and I call him brother, what do you think about this generation? Besides, why the hell is your surname Tie, isn't it surnamed Li? Oh, if you call Tie Gui Li, your surname is Tie." Isn't the pork Li next door surnamed Pig?"

However, Tie Zhongtang still didn't say anything, just said: "I have to listen to my father-in-law in this matter." ”

Tie Guan Li thinks how can this work, a big man, who listens to his father-in-law in everything, can he be promising?

So Tie Guan Li decided to say a few words of conscience, otherwise he would be sorry for his iron bones, so he said: "Brother Tie, you can't do this, how can you listen to the old man in everything, the old man, the old antique, can't keep pace with the times." Just listen to the old man's words, and suffer in front of you. ”

Tie Zhongtang looked at the old man with a kind of pity, and said categorically: "This matter is still Yao Listen to the old man!"

Sure enough, Li Mazi began to scold in the house.

Tie Guan Li also looked at Li Mazi with a pitiful look, as if to say: "Stupid, you can have more pieces of meat by scolding." ”

Fortunately, after soft grinding and hard foaming, Li Mazi finally agreed to buy a war knife for Tie Guan Li.

Li Mazi picked out a fine fine iron war knife for Tie Guan Li, and then said, "Cripple, take it." Walk carefully and stab yourself to death after falling. ”

Tie Guan Li lowered his head, his eyes were hot, he held the fine iron war knife, and rubbed it repeatedly in his hand, and an invisible spirit seemed to return to the old man.

Tie Zhongtang sat in the blacksmith shop, looking at Tie Guan Li's appearance, and didn't speak, so as not to leak the secret of heaven and expose himself.

Over the years, the old man and others have guessed a little clue and seen the extraordinaryness of their identity, but they are just out of curiosity and doubt the origin of their identity, and they have never caught real conclusive evidence. Tie Zhongtang didn't want to fall short at such a critical moment.

Although Tie Zhongtang is not a Confucian disciple, he still thinks that some of the words of the scholar are really good, such as "those who travel a hundred miles are half less than ninety", which really explains the truth thoroughly.

However, Tie Zhongtang always felt that Tie Guan Li's eyes were a little strange when he looked at him today, a little like the heat of seeing like-minded people.

At this moment, Tie Guan Li glanced at Tie Zhongtang, and Tie Zhongtang actually glanced at Tie Guan Li, and the eyes of the two people met in the air.

It was like an electric shock.

The two were speechless.

At the entrance of Fushou Lane, Li Quzhi was about to go out, thinking about going to Mr. Liu.

When talking to their grandfather before, the two discussed whether it was possible for outsiders to kidnap him or Yao Fusheng to threaten the Li family or the Yao family, and the two answered surprisingly the same, "impossible".

Fighting for that thing may depend on chance and means, if you threaten the Li family or the Yao family by kidnapping Li Qubing or Yao Fusheng, it will be officially an enemy of the two major families.

The background of the two families is not fully known to the outside world. The hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, not to mention that the two families are fine now.

And at that time, Li Zan and Li Qubing both mentioned Lao Chen, a person with a very high realm, who has been here for more than ten years, and his purpose even Li Zan dare not say that he really understands and knows.

Li Quzhi had just gone out, and he saw Mr. Liu standing at the door.

Li Qubing ran quickly, and without waiting for him to ask, Mr. Liu handed him a book "Three Teachings Zhuying", and said with a smile: "Twelve, it was given to you, study it carefully, it will be very helpful to you." ”

Li Quzhi said, "Sir, okay. Thank you, sir!"

Mr. Liu nodded, and said earnestly: "Mo Dao's heart is not as good as water, don't be afraid of waves on the ground." It's all a test, and hope is ahead. ”

Li Quzhi grinned, and then said, "Sir, I can't guarantee this, but I'll do my best." ”

Mr. Liu wanted to speak and stopped, but in the end he didn't say anything and was about to leave.

Suddenly, he thought of something, and then said to Li Quai: "Twelve, Confucianism talks about respect, Taoism talks about tranquility, and Buddhism talks about purity, all of which are useful." ”

When Mr. Liu was about to turn around, Li went to the sick and made a salute, and Mr. Liu returned the salute.