The salary of 2,000 yuan is a bit low now, but it is already much more than the original apprenticeship salary of 1,000 yuan. The average salary outside is around 2,500, which is only 500 yuan lower than outside. It also includes food and accommodation. It should be fine.
Think about it. Besides, if you work in this iron shop, you can secretly make a lot of equipment yourself and save money on having others process it.
Thinking about it this way, Hua Ling felt that she could still work together and settle down first, and then think about other things. One year passed quickly, and by then she had nearly 20,000 yuan saved, so she might have other plans.
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"Okay, I'll do it." Hua Ling gritted his teeth and agreed: "Can food and accommodation be included? I have no place to live."
"It's covered. I have a place for you to stay. You can eat with me when you eat." The blacksmith chuckled, then stretched out his big dirty hand: "Bring me your ID card."
Hua Ling reluctantly took out her ID card from her wallet and handed it over. The blacksmith took a look at it and said, "Hua Ling, your surname is Hua. This surname is really rare." The blacksmith put Hua Ling's ID card on his body.
That casual look seems to be lost at any time.
Hua Ling quickly said: "Don't lose it, it will be very troublesome to replace it."
"I know." The blacksmith stood up and said solemnly to Hua Ling, "Okay, now let's start worshiping our masters and recognizing our ancestors."
"Become a master and recognize your ancestors?" Hua Ling was dumbfounded. He was just an apprentice in an iron shop, but he still wanted to be a master and recognize his ancestors?!
"Yes!" The blacksmith took out three incense sticks from the incense table behind him and lit them, then handed them to Hua Ling: "The statue on the wall behind is our blacksmith's ancestor, Taishang Laojun!"
"Tai Shang Laojun?!" Hua Ling was surprised: "Tai Shang Laojun is not a Taoist, so how did he become the ancestor of blacksmiths?"
Blacksmith: "The alchemy furnace built by Taishang Laojun himself, naturally I want to respect Taishang Laojun as the founder. Stop talking nonsense and kowtow to me quickly."
"Oh." I have no choice but to kneel down for the sake of money.
As soon as Hua Ling knelt down, she jumped up with a ouch: "There are so many iron slags on the ground, it hurts me to death."
"I forgot about this. Here, just kneel on this." The blacksmith threw over a worn-out sponge cushion that was removed from a broken chair.
Hua Ling knelt on the broken sponge mat and bowed three times, then stood up and put the incense in the incense table. The blacksmith saw that Hua Ling had finished bowing to the Patriarch, so he said: "After bowing to the Patriarch, it's time to bow to me, Master. Hurry up and bow.
Let's go." After saying that, the blacksmith sat down on the chair again and waited for Hua Ling to worship him.
"Why are there so many things? It's really not easy to make some money to survive." Hua Ling muttered in his heart. He had no choice but to turn around and throw the old sponge on the ground. He knelt on it and bowed three times to the blacksmith.
, then he picked up the blacksmith's dirty tea cup and handed it over: "Master, please have tea."
"Yes! Good apprentice." The blacksmith took the tea cup from Hua Ling's hand and took a sip.
"Take this, this is a gift for you from my master." The blacksmith took out a hammer from nowhere and handed it to Hua Ling: "This is a new hammer. It is a proud work made by my master. You should cherish it."
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Hua Ling, who was kneeling on the ground, wanted to die. When he started to become a disciple, he was only given a hammer as a greeting gift. It was too embarrassing to tell people. When people become apprentices in other sects, they are not always given a fine iron sword.
What the hell, I became a disciple but only got a hammer!
"Thank you, Master!" Hua Ling had no choice but to take it with both hands. Fortunately, it was a hot day and there was no one nearby, otherwise he would have died.
"Okay, rest is over, let's get up and work." The blacksmith stood up and turned on the electric fan beside him: "It's really hot today! Oh, by the way, my surname is Cheng, master, and my name is Cheng Jinshan. You call me Cheng.
Just master."
The jingling sound lasted for a long time, and Hua Ling felt that his ears were ringing a little. At this moment, a woman's voice suddenly came from outside the door. Hua Ling's back was to the door. He couldn't see the woman's appearance, but when he heard the voice
, not too old.
"Dad, it's time to eat," the woman said.
"Well, Qiao'er is here, why is it so late today?" Cheng Jinshan said.
Cheng Qiaoxin: "The gas stove at home is broken. I went to buy a new one, which wasted some time." Cheng Qiaoling walked in and put down the rice pail in her hand, and then she saw Hua Ling still holding a
Hammer: "Hey, who is this?"
The blacksmith opened the rice pail: "He is my new apprentice, his name is Hua Ling. Hua Ling, this is my daughter, Cheng Qiaoxin."
"Hello." Hua Ling greeted Cheng Qiaoling.
"Hello." Cheng Qiaoling didn't expect that the master would find such a handsome and handsome apprentice, so she couldn't help but take a second look.
Hua Ling has a typical appearance of a weak student. He is 178cm tall and has long hair. He is very artistic. If he puts a guitar on his back, he will definitely charm many girls. His face is sharp and angular.
, the eyes are not big, but they are very bright, the bridge of the nose is high, and the expression is handsome. Even if you want to be an idol star, many girls will buy it.
"Come on, spend some money and have a meal." Blacksmith Cheng poured the rice from the rice pail into a bowl.
"Oh, I didn't know there were two of us. We didn't cook enough today." Cheng Qiaoxin said.
While Cheng Qiaoxin was talking, Hua Ling was also observing her carefully. This girl looked to be only seventeen or eighteen years old. She was very beautiful, about 170cm tall, and her figure was nothing to say except for her breasts.
Apart from the big size, the rest of the body has grown very standard, with the head growing casually.
She has two braided braids and big, watery eyes. Although she is not an oval-shaped face, she has sharp edges and corners and has a different kind of beauty. She is already a beauty at the age of seventeen or eighteen. If she continues to develop, she will definitely become a beauty.
Becoming a great beauty, Hua Ling thought to herself: Could this be the legendary junior sister?!
"It's okay, I just need to eat less." Blacksmith Cheng said.
Naturally, making rice cannot be done by Cheng Blacksmith. Cheng Qiaoxin took the rice shovel and helped Hua Ling add a bowl of rice. Then Cheng Qiaoxin handed the rice pail to Cheng Blacksmith.
Blacksmith Cheng took out a big iron ladle and poured rice directly into the rice bucket. The rice bucket was almost as big as a rice cooker and contained rice for at least four people. Hua Ling was shocked. The blacksmith was really capable.
Eat.
While eating heavily, Blacksmith Cheng asked: "Qiao'er, how did you do in the college entrance examination? Dad has taken on a lot of work these days, and he didn't come to the examination room to pick you up or drop you off."
"It's not bad, it's normal performance." Cheng Qiaoxin said.
"Wow, you're a high school student!" Hua Ling shouted in her heart, this is a real young girl, and maybe she can get the first prize first.
"Haha, I'm too worried. Qiaoer's academic performance has never worried my father. He will definitely be admitted to a good university. Qiaoer, where did you choose to apply?" Cheng Blacksmith asked.
Cheng Qiaoxin: "My first choice is Wanyu University."
"Wanyu University? Isn't this the university in our Wanyu City? Why not choose the university in Shendu? The universities there are better." Blacksmith Cheng said.
Cheng Qiaoxin rolled her eyes at her father: "It's not for you, who will cook for you if I leave? Besides, this Wanyu University is also a university, and the score line is not much worse than that of the universities in Shendu.
It’s the same.”
Cheng Blacksmith: "That's good, that's good. Our Qiao'er is promising and will be admitted to college soon."
"Okay, let's eat quickly." Cheng Qiaoxin said with a blush. It was rare for Cheng blacksmith to praise his daughter, but this time in front of outsiders, which made Cheng Qiaoxin a little embarrassed.
"Congratulations!" Hua Ling also took the opportunity to congratulate.
"The scores haven't come down yet, it's a bit too early to say congratulations," Cheng Qiaoxin said.
"Junior sister, you are beautiful and smart. It is certain that you will be admitted to university. I can guarantee it." Hua Ling said.
Cheng Qiaoxin rolled her eyes at Hua Ling: "Who is your junior sister? The blacksmith's junior sister?"
Hua Ling hurriedly said: "Well, it's the junior school girl, the junior school girl."
As the two of them were saying this, Na Cheng, the blacksmith, finished his meal and put down his rice pail: "Okay, it's hot today, I'll take a nap first, Xiaohua, please wake me up at two o'clock."
"Xiao Hua?" Hua Ling was embarrassed.
"Puch!" Cheng Qiaoxin laughed out loud.
"Little flower!" Cheng Qiaoxin also imitated his father and called him "little flower."
"Don't call me little flower, call me big brother." Hua Ling said quickly.
"Brother Hua!" Cheng Qiaoxin shouted.
"...Why does it sound weird?!" Hua Ling was speechless: "It can't be without the word "花"."
"But your surname is really Hua!" Cheng Qiaoxin said with a smile.
"Then call me Brother Ling." Hua Ling said.
"Brother Ling? A spiritual song for the dead?" Cheng Qiaoxin said with a smile.
"Um...can you just call me brother?! Please." Hua Ling sweated.
Cheng Qiaoxin put away the dishes: "Okay, Brother Hua."
Hua Ling: "..."
After two o'clock, Hua Ling woke up Blacksmith Cheng, and then the two of them hammered iron all afternoon. It wasn't until around seven o'clock in the evening that Blacksmith Cheng stopped working.
"Ouch, my arms are so sore!" Hua Ling had been swinging the hammer for a long time, and her arms couldn't move. There were also several blisters on the palms of both hands: "Ah, my delicate hands are finished!"
"Dad, Brother Hua, it's time to eat." Cheng Qiaoxin walked into the store this time carrying two rice pails.
After Cheng Qiaoxin put down the rice pail, she walked up to Hua Ling and said, "Brother Hua, after working for a day, your hands are probably worn out. Come on, stretch your hand over."
Hua Ling stretched out her hand, turned it over and saw that there were indeed a lot of blisters on her palm. Cheng Qiaoxin carefully punctured the blisters with a needle and squeezed out the pus inside. Then she smeared the blisters on them.
He ordered medicine and then bandaged it with gauze: "Have a rest overnight and just put on gloves to work tomorrow." Hua Ling took out a new pair of labor protection gloves and handed them to Hua Ling.
"Thank you." Hua Ling felt very touched. At least it won't hurt so much tomorrow.
Cheng Qiaoxin: "It's like this the first time I hit iron. It'll be fine in a few days. Don't imitate my father who doesn't use labor protection supplies. His hands are covered with calluses."
