Beast

It was already three o'clock in the day when we came out of Li's house. After returning home, Yang Qing and Yang Dazhi hitched up the ox cart and went to work in the fields. He Xiu sorted out Yang Qing's clothes at home, wrapped them in bags and took them away tomorrow.

Not to mention how Yang Dazhi's family is feeling now, time flies, rising and falling, the day just passes, and in the blink of an eye, everyone is holding lamps.

Yang Qing and Yang Dazhi came back late today. They plowed the rest of the land in one day and were about to sow the seeds.

After a day's work, Yang Qing still looked energetic, unloading the oxcart and collecting fodder quickly.

He Xiu prepared the meal, which was much richer than usual. Yang Song was greedy and his attention was attracted by the meal, temporarily forgetting that his brother Yang Qing would go to town tomorrow.

This meal was very hearty. Yang Dazhi, who usually does not drink alcohol, also drank two cups of slightly muddy white wine tonight, making him slightly tipsy.

After eating, Yang Song went to bed. He was already tired after playing wildly with children of average age all day.

Yang Qing helped his mother clear the dishes, and Yang Dazhi waved his hand to invite Yang Qing to sit at the table.

"Yang Qing, you and Li Hongwei are going to the town tomorrow. You have to follow closely and learn more in the town. See more and learn more." Yang Dazhi said seriously, "There is no master to teach you there, it's all up to you.

If we pay attention to our own studies, we won’t study as carefully as others who paid tuition, but we are so strong.”

"Dad knows that you are not a troublemaker, but I still have to tell you not to cause trouble outside."

"I know dad, don't worry. I won't be lazy when I get there, and I won't cause you any trouble." Yang Qing solemnly promised, feeling more uneasy in his heart.

"Son, if someone bullies you there, just come back. What's the big deal?" He Xiu said while washing the dishes. He Xiuxin had been worried about Yang Qing being bullied outside.

"If you go out and run back when you encounter some difficulties, what else can you learn?" Yang Dazhi knocked on the table and didn't agree with He Xiu's words, "If you don't care about things when you encounter them, it will be good for you to endure some hardships."

, if someone really bullies you and you can’t bear it anymore, then come back and farm with your father.”

"I'll be honest. Who can bully me? Even if someone bullies me, I won't care about them. Only those who can learn skills are capable." Yang Qing said with a smile, keeping his parents' words in mind.

"It's best to learn skills. It's okay if you can't learn them. You have to pay attention to your own safety when you are out. When you are free, my mother will go to the town to see you." He Xiu said in a comforting tone, wiped his hands, and sat down.

Beside the table.

"You have to be diligent yourself. Help with the work that you can do, and help with the work that you can't do. A diligent child will not cause trouble anywhere, talk less and do more." Yang Dazhi and He Xiu each said, nothing more than

Tell Yang Qing what to do.

"I'm leaving tomorrow. Our land will be planted soon." Yang Qing said a little guiltily. In the past few years, he and his wife have been doing the work in the fields. Now that I'm leaving, his mother He Xiu will have to work in the fields.

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"You don't have to worry about things in the fields. Didn't your father and I farm the fields in the past? As an adult, I can't keep up with you, a little kid?" He Xiu said nonchalantly.

The kerosene lamp crackled from time to time, and the three of them were chatting at the table. Yang Qing's parents said a lot, and they all told Yang Qing to learn to take care of himself outside. Yang Qing promised seriously.

To show that you have remembered everything.

It was getting late at night, and Yang Dazhi said everything he needed to say several times before going to bed peacefully.

Yang Qing tossed and turned in the bed, with various emotions lingering in his mind. It was just as difficult to fall asleep as last night. No matter how Yang Qing was doing now, the night was still a night, and it would not change or stop because of him.

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Before dawn, Yang Qing got up early to wash himself. He didn't sleep for several hours at night, but he was still full of energy. He washed his face and hair... and then put on the clean clothes his mother He Xiu had prepared for him.

Yang Qing is about six feet tall (one foot = 25cm). He is much more handsome than usual after wearing clean and fitting clothes. He often does farm work in the fields, and his skin is a little dark, which makes his originally thin body look much stronger.

At this time, Yang Dazhi and his wife also got up. Yang Qing went to town today and made preparations in advance so as not to keep Li Hongwei waiting. Not long after, smoke began to rise from the chimney on the roof.

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"Brother, please don't go... Wuwu... Brother, I won't let you go." Yang Song tugged on Yang Qing's clothes, crying with runny nose and tears.

After breakfast, everything was tidied up. Yang Dazhi and his wife gave some more instructions, and the sun rose high. I thought it was time for the Li family to finish their meal. Yang Qing just carried the baggage with a few pieces of clothes on his back and walked out.

, then Yang Song really realized that Yang Qing was going out, and started to make trouble.

"Let go, your brother's clothes have been torn. Your brother will be back in two days after going out." He Xiu stepped forward and picked up Yang Song, coaxing and coaxing, but Yang Song refused to let go.

"Brother, I'm going out for a trip. I'll buy you something delicious when I get back. Release your hands and be obedient." Yang Qing knew how clingy Yang Song was.

"I don't want delicious food, I want my brother to play with me... Wuwu" Yang Song loosened his hand holding the clothes and hugged his thigh again, tears and snot smearing all over Yang Qing's body.

"Okay, it won't be long before I send you off." He Xiu picked up Yang Song, who was still crying, and said helplessly and worriedly.

"Song, stop making trouble and go to your Uncle Li's house with your brother, okay?" He Xiu discussed with Yang Song in a soft tone.

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A maroon horse galloped past on the path, leaving deep hoof prints. Sitting on it were two people, a young man in his twenties and a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old. These two people just left the village.

Li Hongwei and Yang Qing hurried to Shuangxing Town.

This was Yang Qing's first time riding a horse. The horse was quite bumpy. He clutched Li Hongwei's clothes tightly and did not dare to let go. As the trees around him receded rapidly, he became further and further away from the home that had raised him for fourteen years.

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His younger brother's crying, his mother's reluctance and worry, and his father's encouraging eyes made Yang Qing dare not look back.

At this moment, Yang Qing's heart contains the sadness of the separation and the longing for the future, as well as the excitement for a rich and prosperous life and the slightest fear.

The bay-red horse can travel hundreds of miles in a day, and in less than an hour, it has arrived outside Shuangxing Town. Li Hongwei and Yang Qing dismounted, holding the reins and walking toward the town.

Shuangxing Town is not a big town, and there are many people coming and going throughout the day, including those carrying firewood, those hunting, and those pushing wheelbarrows... The guards looked at the passers-by listlessly, looking for anyone suspicious or looking for trouble.

Yang Qing and Li Hongwei did not arouse the guard's interest. They glanced casually, took the two copper coins and put them into the city.

"Every time you enter the city, you need one copper coin," Yang Qing muttered, quite heartbroken. When he came out of home this time, his father gave him a total of ten copper coins. The family really didn't have any money left. "No wonder it's like this every New Year.

Mom is here alone."

"Haha, don't feel bad, Yang Qing. You can buy a sesame seed cake with just one copper coin. Learn your skills and make more money in the future." Li Hongwei laughed and patted Yang Qing on the shoulder.

"Let's go and take you for a walk to get familiar with Shuangxing Town."

There were many people passing by on the street. There were various shops or various stalls on both sides of the street. There were people selling cakes, steamed buns, cloth, accessories and toys, and there were also entertainers. Several people gathered around.

Yang Qing had never seen these people in the small village before. Everything was so fresh and dizzying.

The two chatted while walking. Li Hongwei introduced Shuangxing Town to Yang Qing and also introduced the blacksmith shop in detail.

Shuangxing Town is affiliated to Fengju City. They are more than 180 miles apart, and their scale is also a hundred times different. Li Hongwei only accompanied Mr. Wang to Fengju City once. I heard that Fengju City is very mysterious, and there are many ordinary areas.

No one is allowed to enter at all, and any bird that enters the sky above Fengju City will fall to the ground for no reason.

There is nothing out of the ordinary about Shuangxing Town. Like the surrounding towns, it is full of merchants and numerous shops. It has no outstanding scenery and no legendary figures. Even the town officials are not locals.

The two of them were walking and watching, remembering that they were in the same village and remembering the time they spent playing together as children. Li Hongwei told everything he knew.

There are three blacksmith shops in Shuangxing Town. Li Hongwei is talking about the one with the highest skills. It is very famous in the town. The blacksmith master is doing very well in the town. How can such a humble profession like blacksmith be able to do so?

, which shows how skilled the blacksmith is.

The name of this blacksmith shop is Badeng Iron Shop, and the owner of the blacksmith shop is Wang Erli, the master of this blacksmith shop. Everyone who knows him calls him Master Wang.

Wang Erli has an older brother, Wang Dali, who is said to be much more powerful than Wang Erli, but Wang Dali doesn't bother to be a blacksmith in this small town. Li Hongwei doesn't know what Wang Dali does.

Wang Erli has three apprentices. They usually serve as his assistants and learn while watching. However, after Yang Qing entered the blacksmith shop, his status was different from that of the three apprentices. Those three people all paid tuition fees to Wang Erli and were his apprentices. Wang Erli

He was taught by himself. Yang Qing went there to help with chores and was a young apprentice. Whether he could learn the skills or not was entirely up to him.

The main income of Ba Duo Iron Shop is making weapons. The weapons he forges are extremely sharp and exquisite in style. The weapons are full of patterns, either like mountains or abyss, which is exactly what the name of his blacksmith shop is - Ba Duo.

Other blacksmith shops can also forge weapons, but their skills are far inferior to Wang Erli's. They can only forge farm tools, chains, iron cuffs and other less demanding items.

Li Hongwei did not understand the skills of blacksmithing, and his chat with Yang Qing did not involve much about blacksmithing techniques. He only mentioned some well-known common sense.

In fact, the skill of blacksmithing can be divided into sixteen forgings, each forging is more difficult than the last. Forging is also called folding forging, sixteen forgings, and tens of thousands of layers of folding forging. Folk blacksmiths can generally do ten forgings which is the limit, and then go on.

Not only are the auxiliary materials hard to find, but the main materials are extremely precious. Moreover, the forging technique can be said to be too rigorous. The knowledge and judgment of the materials in forging, and the control of force, even if one hammer is dropped more or less

A falling hammer, a heavy hammering or a light hammering will cause the material to be scrapped and damaged. Even if it is completely melted, the quality of the material will not be the same as before.

When it comes to blacksmithing, we have to talk about weapon refining. Blacksmithing is only the end of weapon refining, and blacksmithing is just the introductory skill of weapon refining. If the blacksmithing skills cannot reach the sixteen forgings, there is no need to cross the threshold of weapon refining. Just

But Li Hongwei doesn't know this, and Yang Qing at this moment doesn't know either.;