Qin Shuo walked on the street for a while, then went around to another blacksmith shop. He wanted to change to another blacksmith shop and continue trying.
But the Nalan family's invigilator was actually in the blacksmith shop. When he saw Qin Shuo, he pointed over: "That's him."
When Qin Shuo heard the master shouting, he knew the master's intention.
He raised his head and looked at the shopkeeper,
The shop owner was flustered and angry, and he quickly waved his hand: "Get out of here! We won't accept you, so don't even think about harming me."
The invigilator crossed his arms and smiled proudly.
Qin Shuo was also angry: "Can't I buy something?"
The shopkeeper walked out from the counter and pushed Qin Shuo out with both hands: "We don't want to do your business, so just do it and leave quickly. We are running a small business, how can we offend the Nalan family?"
Qin Shuo saw that the shop owner was almost crying, and his resentment towards the shop owner also subsided a little.
He also understood that the shop owner was innocent, and he didn't want to harm anyone, so he turned around and left.
Qin Shuo visited two more blacksmith shops, but the results were the same.
But the invigilator actually followed him. When he saw Qin Shuo entering the store, he warned the store owner verbally. He also ordered his men to surround him, fearing that Qin Shuo would leave his sight.
Qin Shuo was really convinced by this master, and he asked: "Don't you have anything else to do? Follow me all day long, you are very free?"
The master said: "I just got into a fight with you, why! Just because of you, I fined me a whole month's wages!"
"Are you sure this isn't your stingy boss looking for an excuse to pay you less?"
"Who doesn't know this is an excuse? But without you, how can I find an excuse?"
"You think I want to?"
"I don't care whether you want it or not. In short, if you are unlucky, you can't let me be unlucky with you! I have decided to follow you. You can't even think about it for a moment! Not only will I make it impossible for you to be an apprentice, but I will also make you unable to eat enough.
No warm clothes, no room to live in! Unless you get out of Chubeicheng, if you leave for one day, I will stay with you for one day."
The corners of the master's mouth turned up to his ears, perhaps because he felt that Qin Shuo could not resist, and his grievances after being punished were well vented.
Qin Shuo was a little depressed, but it did not affect his mood. Nalan Jingxiong's actions might be able to force the ordinary life of a young queen to death, but the damage to Qin Shuo was extremely limited.
Qin Shuo also has Jian Mei by his side, and Jian Mei is a master of disguise. Qin Shuo can't play with his current face, but as long as he changes his face, he will start over.
Qin Shuo just figured out one thing,
It's really boring to be a blacksmith in these big families. No matter how hard you try, it's not as good as your family background and connections, and the strict class system will greatly slow down his search for Qing Yi.
If you become an apprentice, you will be treated like a dog. If you become an apprentice, you will have to fawn over the master. Otherwise, not only will you not learn the skills, but you will also have to work for nothing.
In this system where relationships are greater than abilities, it would be extremely difficult for Qin Shuo to be promoted from an apprentice to being able to represent his family in competitions outside the palace. He would definitely not be able to do it within ten or twenty years.
Qin Shuo felt that he needed to change his thinking.
He moved forward again and walked forward for a while. Suddenly, he turned into an alley, blocking the view of the master and others, and he went underground again.
The master lost the trace of Qin Shuo. He was furious and ordered his men to search. He must not let Qin Shuo escape like this.
Qin Shuo stretched out a strip of soil from the ground. He looked at his master's back and felt irritated.
He sneaked underground, walked out of the alley, and wandered among the busy shops, continuing to look for a way to enter the Green Snake Palace.
This wandering lasted for a day. Qin Shuo was just a poor child who was suppressed. Most people in Chubei City didn't know him and would not disrupt the rhythm of their lives for him.
Those who forge are still forging, and those who are assessing are still assessing. The forging city that is severely involved is always busy.
A newly admitted apprentice used the remaining copper coins on his body to buy a large piece of meat, and he rushed home to report the good news to his parents.
He also knew that he would have to go through a long period of time from apprentice to master, but no one could take away the hope on his face.
Qin Shuo was sitting in an alley, and he appeared again. He still had the same face. He looked at the people in front of him and felt that he was out of tune with this world.
There was another person standing behind Qin Shuo.
Qin Shuo had discovered that man a long time ago. His eyes were just decorations, and every part of his body could see things.
Qin Shuo quietly looked at the person behind him, who also stood there for a long time.
She was the girl who rescued Qin Shuo in front of the Green Snake Palace. The girl clenched her fists and hunched her shoulders. She bit her lip and her eyes flickered.
She tried to move forward several times, but stopped again.
She wanted to turn around and leave several times, but turned her head away and turned back again.
Qin Shuo knew that the girl was struggling, but he didn't know what the girl was struggling with.
After more than ten minutes, the girl seemed to have finally made a decision. Her heart was opened and her face became cheerful again.
The girl came up behind Qin Shuo with a bit of haste. She reached out and patted Qin Shuo's back.
Qin Shuo turned around and saw that face as bright as the spring sunshine. If he hadn't been observing the girl for a long time, he wouldn't have believed that the girl in front of him had been struggling for more than ten minutes just now about whether to come forward.
The girl's greeting only said one word: "Hi!"
Qin Shuo raised his palms, his face not very energetic: "Oh, is it you?"
The girl didn't like Qin Shuo's weakness, so she patted Qin Shuo again: "Don't act half-dead, isn't it because you can't enter Nalan's house?"
Qin Shuo was a little surprised: "You know?"
The girl replied: "I was right there."
Qin Shuo said "Oh", but he didn't notice it.
Then, he smiled bitterly and said: "It's not that I can't enter Nalan's house, I guess I can't enter the entire blacksmith shop in Chubeicheng."
The girl patted her chest: "No, there is another one you can go in."
"Which one?"
"my home."
"Do you know what your decision means? If the Nalan family finds out, they will be retaliated against. They are the most powerful blacksmithing family in Chubeicheng, aren't you afraid?"
Qin Shuo finally understood why the girl had hesitated for so long. This was really a difficult decision.
The girl has been struggling for so long, and of course she already has the answer: "I'm afraid, so you have to hide, don't you just want to be a blacksmith? Blacksmiths don't have to see visitors, so who can find you if you are hiding behind the blacksmith?"
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Qin Shuo is really grateful to the girl, because he knows that even if he hides, the girl will still take a lot of risks.
I have to say that it is a bit silly for a girl to take such a big risk for a stranger she has only met once.
Qin Shuo asked himself, if the girl had been him, he would never do such a stupid thing.