Li Xiao and Brother Bin didn't have very good appetites. They only ate a little and then couldn't eat anymore.
Brother Bin put down his chopsticks and said to Li Xiao: "Xiao Xiao, come here."
After speaking, he stood up and went to the inner forging room.
Li Xiao felt strange, but she wiped her mouth and followed.
Uncle Wu exhaled gently through his nostrils. He was a sensible person. He might have guessed something.
He said to Qin Shuo: "Xiao Qin, eat slowly."
Then, he followed him.
Qin Shuo responded. He knew that this was the old clerk who wanted to speak, and he didn't want him to hear it.
He continued to pick up vegetables and eat, but a little native was let out.
He wants to listen.
He can trust Li Xiao, but he doesn't fully trust the other two people yet.
The little native came to the forging room, Qin Shuo shared his senses, and immediately heard Brother Bin saying in a suppressed voice:
"Xiao Xiao, I know you are kind-hearted, but you can't catch everyone and send them to the store. Before I got home yesterday, I heard from my neighbor that the Nalan family had targeted an unlucky guy and insisted on letting him
You can’t survive here in Chu Beicheng, and I heard their description, isn’t that unlucky guy the Qin expert from outside?”
Li Xiao said "Hey".
After Brother Bin looked at it, he was excited: "You know, right? You knew he had offended the Nalan family, but you still recruited him in. Are you crazy? That's the Nalan family! How could we offend us?
Can you afford it?”
Li Xiaodao: "If I don't take him in, he will have nowhere to go."
Brother Bin was furious: "You only think of him, don't you think of us? How can we continue to operate this store if we offend the Nalan family? Let's not talk about other things, just the raw materials. If the Nalan family says anything, we will even use the scraps.
You can’t even buy it.”
Uncle Wu had already come to the edge, and he was slightly angry: "Abin, why are you talking? Is Xiaoxiao so good to you that you have forgotten that she is the boss?"
Brother Bin was stunned for a moment, and then he hesitated: "Uncle Wu, you have a skill, you will definitely starve to death, what about me? If this shop collapses, what else can I find to make a living? Xiaohong and I have planned it.
We can get married next year. If...if...you only think about outsiders, can't you think about me?"
Uncle Wu could understand Brother Bin, and he turned to Li Xiao: "Xiao Xiao, tell me, what do you think? Compared to us, you are the most nervous in the store. I believe you will not be impulsive."
Li Xiao looked at the two of them, and she knew that her decision could affect not only her fate, but
She is the boss and a relative of Uncle Wu and Brother Bin. She cannot only think about herself.
She said: "I know what I am doing, but I... really can't bear it. I see my old self in him. At that time, I was alone and could only sit on the street and watch the passers-by.
And confused, I know what it feels like. I was helping him, just like I was helping myself at the time. You don’t know how eager I was at that time. Someone also patted me on the back and told me that there is still a way to go.
."
Uncle Wu and Brother Bin both know Li Xiao's story and how difficult it is for a girl to make a living in Chubei City.
Brother Bin thought for a while and then said: "Xiaoxiao, I can understand you, but you really have to think clearly. We can't destroy this store just because of good intentions. This... this is our home."
Li Xiao knew she was being unreasonable, but she still couldn't make a decision.
Finally, Uncle Wu said: "Let's just let Xiao Qin stay in the store. As long as he doesn't show up, he won't attract the Nalan family."
Brother Bin became even more angry: "Old Wu! Why are you going crazy with her?"
Uncle Wu said: "I also understand Xiao Xiao. My feelings are stronger than Xiao Xiao's. Isn't Xiao Qin now the same person I was back then? Moreover, Xiao Qin is different from me. He has talent."
Brother Bin curled his lips: "Old Wu, even if you want to speak for him, you still have to have a record. He is not very skinny, what kind of talent can he have?"
Uncle Wu smiled: "My blacksmithing skills are not very good, but after decades of blacksmithing, I still have some eyesight. Believe me, Xiao Qin is a good young man. All he needs is a chance, give him ten years
...No, maybe seven or eight years will be enough. He will definitely be able to forge good products. By then, we will be able to buy the materials from the government, and we don’t have to be afraid of the Nalan family."
Brother Bin was so angry that he couldn't speak. He looked at Li Xiao again, but Li Xiao always lowered his head.
Brother Bin snorted coldly, turned to the corner, and went to sulk alone.
Li Xiao felt so sorry that she wanted to come forward to comfort her, but she really didn't know how to comfort her.
Uncle Wu looked at Qin Shuo's room,
The door to the room was open, and he could see inside the room through the door.
In a corner of the room, a hammer rested quietly.
Qin Shuo listened to the entire conversation,
He could understand Brother Bin, it was human nature, after all, this blacksmith shop was really his hope in life.
On the contrary, he couldn't understand Li Xiao and Uncle Wu, but just because he reminded them of the past, they were willing to take risks to help him?
Uncle Wu's voice came over again, and he said to Li Xiao, who was still feeling guilty: "Treat Xiao Qin well and find him. This may be the most correct thing you have done in your life."
Li Xiao was surprised and asked: "How do you say it?"
Uncle Wu waved his hand: "Just trust me. As for A Bin, you don't need to pay attention to him. I know his character well. He is just scared, but he can't do anything to tell the truth."
Li Xiao said "hmm".
In the evening, Li Xiao was practicing again.
Qin Shuo came over and looked at her with a smile.
She wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "Did I disturb you? In fact, you can go to sleep on the second floor, where the noise is quieter."
Li Xiao would not give up practicing, but she did not want to disturb Qin Shuo's rest. Although the second floor was her boudoir, she was a bit masculine and did not care about Qin Shuo sleeping there.
Qin Shuo asked: "You seem to be very good at forging."
Li Xiao was startled: "Can you see it?"
Qin Shuo said: "I can see a little bit of it, but I don't really understand it."
Li Xiao smiled heartily: "Uncle Wu is right, you are really talented. Do you want to learn? I will teach you."
This time it was Qin Shuo's turn to be stunned: "Teach me? Isn't this your family's forging method?"
"Yes, but so what, I also taught Uncle Wu."
"How can Uncle Wu and I be the same? He is your old clerk, and you have only known me for how long?"
Li Xiao put down the hammer and wiped her sweat with a towel. She walked over with a smile and looked Qin Shuo up and down.
Qin Shuo asked: "What's wrong?"
Li Xiao replied: "I really find it strange. Aren't you here to learn blacksmithing? Why are you still unwilling after I teach you?"
Qin Shuo said: "No, that's not what I meant. If you are willing to teach me, of course I am willing to learn it, but the Tao should not be taught lightly. People's training methods are hidden very deep. Even my close friends can only teach you a little bit.
But they passed it on to me so easily, I just feel..."
Li Xiao smiled bitterly: "If this is the only reason, you are overthinking it. What powerful forging techniques can I have in this small store? You won't improve much if you learn it, and it's not a loss if I teach you."
After finishing speaking, he picked up a torn roll of silk from the tool box and threw it into Qin Shuo's arms.