Some people laughed and said, "Aunt Xu, please stop screwing me. Lao Wu is telling the truth. It's true..."

"The former Jiaojiao niece and the current Jiaojiao niece are indeed not the same person. If we hadn't watched her changes every day, we wouldn't have believed it."

"Lao Wu was wronged this time, hahaha, who would have thought that my delicate niece would become so beautiful now!"

…

Such a joke made Mrs. Xu Zhang feel happy.

Let go of Lao Wu.

Xu Laowu was sure it was Xu Jiaojiao, and then he responded to her, "Old sister, is it really my old sister? This, this, this... Fifth brother is rude."

Xu Jiaojiao had an awkward yet polite smile on her face.

Xu Youde asked Xu Laowu to go back to the house to talk. He had not seen his son for such a long time and missed him very much.

I want to know how he is doing, how is he doing outside? How is his academic performance going? What has he been doing in the past two years...

It is inconvenient to ask these questions in public.

Lao Xu's family entered the yard and closed the door.

Arriving in the main room, Xu Youde asked all the questions he was concerned about.

Xu Laowu said everything one by one.

He learned the blacksmith trade from the owner of the Gujia Blacksmith Shop in Shazhou County. This ancient blacksmith master Lu Ziguang was away from Shazhou County for half of the year. He took Xu Laowu everywhere to pick up jobs. This time he went to Hancheng.

Build the city gate. Hancheng is located in a remote area, on the border of Daxiang Kingdom, and is often plagued by bandits. There are also savages on the other side of Hancheng. Those savages are not residents of Daxiang Kingdom. They live in groups and wander in the snowy fields. When they encounter

They grab whatever they want, all of them are tall and mighty, and have very strong fighting ability.

In order to protect the safety of the people, the magistrate of Hancheng re-reinforced the city wall.

Reinforcing the city wall is a big project.

Xu Laowu's master, whose surname is Gu, is named Shu. Master Gu has been taking Lao Wu to build city gates in Hancheng this year. That city gate needs to be cast with a lot of iron slurry, which is easier said than done. Building city gates is difficult to do.

Weapons and stuff...

After working hard for more than a year, the project was almost completed. Master Gu also received the money and finally returned home.

…

After telling what happened, Xu Laosi suddenly realized it, and his tone was a little envious.

"Lao Wu, you are so young. If your fourth brother and I were as young as you, I would travel all over the country with you to build city gates. Look at your muscles, you look very strong. Fourth brother is so envious of you.

Come on. By the way, have you seen the savages outside Hancheng? It is said that savages can eat living people alive? Is it true?"

Xu Laowu replied, "How come you haven't seen it before? I have seen it several times. The savage leader always wanted to attack Hancheng. Once he brought thousands of savages with him. The savages knew how to throw, were strong, and could climb. It was amazing.

…However, Hancheng’s walls are high and its defense facilities are good, so it was not defeated even after several attacks. Later, the savages stopped coming.”

Mrs. Xu Zhang was frightened when she heard this, "My son! Are you okay? Warfare is a matter for the court and the generals. You, a little blacksmith, must not take part in it carelessly."

"Mom, you are overthinking. During the war, the city walls were heavily guarded. Most people were not allowed to go up there. If they did, they would be arrested and executed as spies! Your son, I am not that stupid to go and die. I

I thought I could come back before the autumn harvest and help my parents harvest millet. It was because the savages were recently surrounding Hancheng that I delayed my return. The master was quite frightened and said he would never go that far again.

It's a place where life is more important than money." Xu Laowu explained in an evasive manner.

Xu Laoer said, "No, listening to what you said, this is just making money with your head in your belt, so your wages must be quite high, right? How many taels of silver did your master give you?"

"

Xu Laowu rubbed his hands unnaturally, "I am an apprentice, and the master said that we can talk about wages after I leave the apprenticeship..."

Xu Laosi stared in disbelief, "Your master is too unkind. As an apprentice, he takes you to work in such a far place? Who is willing to do it? Since you have done something, in such a dangerous place, the salary is not limited.

, you have to give me something, right? This is not like being a blacksmith apprentice, this is working for your life! The money for working for your life should be a lot..."

Xu Laowu remained silent.

Mrs. Xu Zhang also felt that this master was a bit unkind.

But she didn't say clearly that her son had been an apprentice to Master Gu for two or three years. A strong young man could be brought out to work. It was so far away from home, and it was still a dangerous place for a year.

He shouldn't even be given a big boy.

Not to mention the Xu Zhang family, Xu Jiaojiao is also thinking that this master is not a kind person.

Suddenly the atmosphere fell silent.

Xu Youde said, "Forget it, let's not talk about it. Master Gu must have his own plans. Besides, there is nothing wrong with young people suffering more. People can't always look at money, go out and see things for a long time.

It’s also a gain, not to mention learning skills from others, it’s not about money, it’s cliche.”

As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone dropped the topic.

Xu Laowu hummed a few times, "Dad is right, I think so too. Although master didn't pay me wages, in Hancheng, my blacksmithing skills are pretty good. Sometimes when I have free time, someone will find someone to help me."

I did some private work, and the bulk of it was taken away by my master, but I also kept a few small coins. I saved about two taels of silver, and I took it back to honor my parents."

As he spoke, he took out a small rag bag from the bag around his waist.

There are some broken pieces of silver in it, and when added up, it does look like more than two taels.

It was handed over to Mrs. Xu Zhang.

Xu Zhang glanced at Lao Wu. She was wearing old clothes with rough patches in many places. The pants seemed to be the same ones she had sewn when she went out two years ago. They were shorter because she had grown taller.

, he connected it several times under his pants.

It looks like it grows taller, and then one circle is connected, and when it grows taller, another circle is connected.

I haven't bought any new clothes in a year or two.

The blacksmith and his family looked at their child like this and didn't give him any money or buy him new clothes...

It's a pity that the child saved more than two taels of silver and took it back to honor his two elders.

This kid has a sincere heart!

Mrs. Xu Zhang's eyes turned red again, she put the money away, and went to the town tomorrow to buy new cloth and sew new clothes for Lao Wu.

"You still have a conscience. You are still thinking about your parents outside."

Xu Laowu also laughed heartlessly. He couldn't say the warm and affectionate words like Xu Laosi, but he actually acted a lot. After giving the two taels of silver to Xu Zhang, he took another one from his pocket.
Chapter completed!