"Okay, I understand." Zhao An took a few deep breaths. "Let me rest for a bit."
The blacksmith sighed. If his old back continued like this, life would be unbearable.
If he can't swing a hammer, how can he forge ironware?
“You lot, why do you have to pick a fight with me when you could go anywhere else to have fun?”
"Uncle, don't be sad." Finally, Qiu Xu stepped forward.
Just as he was about to pick up the hammer, he heard the blacksmith say, "No need to try, you can't do it either."
Qiu Xu and Zhao Yang are the same age and the same height. If Zhao Yang isn't a good fit, then Qiu Xu is out of the question.
"Where's that kid surnamed Gao? Let him come and try." Gao Chong was able to kick his old waist so hard it was dislocated; he must be quite strong.
“He…” Qiu Xu looked behind him but didn’t see Gao Chong. “Let me try.”
After Qiu Xu finished speaking, he picked up the hammer with one hand.
“I’m telling you, you’re just over ten years old, what if something happens to you…” The blacksmith was about to finish his sentence when Qiu Xu swung his small iron hammer high and brought it down with a clang.
His face lit up with joy, and he stared at Qiu Xu with wide eyes.
Finally, there's one I like. This kid looks quite talented.
"I didn't expect you to be so strong at such a young age."
After saying that, he looked at the iron clamps and iron material on the ground and instructed Qiu Xu, "Pick up the iron material, put it in the furnace, and we'll start forging."
Qiu Xu nodded and did as instructed.
Zhao An and Zhou Zifang both felt a bit of pain on their faces; in terms of strength, they were no match for little Qiu Xu.
Especially Zhou Zifang, who is four years older than Qiu Xu.
He waved and looked at the two people outside the shop, "Lin Shu and Qin Wu, you two come and help."
Lin Shu and Qin Wu had been eager to try for a long time.
As soon as the two of them entered the shop, they did the same thing as the others before them: one in front of the other, they picked up the two iron hammers, one large and one small, from the iron block.
The blacksmith glanced at the two men casually. They had steady steps and strong, powerful arms. It wouldn't be bad if they stayed to help.
These two hammers were utterly insignificant to Lin Shu and Qin Wu.
Because they were unfamiliar with the craft, they picked up the iron material that had not yet been put into the furnace and placed it on the iron block.
Then, they simultaneously raised their hammers and began to smash the iron material haphazardly.
Clang clang clang...
The blacksmith's face was extremely unpleasant.
Are these people really here to help?
He looked at their retreating figures and said, "Stop!"
However, because the two were busy smashing, all that could be heard around them was the clanging sound, and no one heard the blacksmith's voice trying to stop them.
Zhao Yang turned his head and looked at the bellows beside him. His eyes lit up, and he quickly sat down next to the bellows and began to pull it back and forth to make the stove burn more fiercely.
After Qiu Xu put a piece of iron into the furnace, he began to observe it carefully.
Seeing that Qiu Xu had stopped, Zhao An took the iron clamp from his hand and began to put the iron materials on the ground into the furnace one by one.
Now that Lin Shu and Qin Wu are helping, we should add more iron materials.
Qiu Xu was a little uncertain, "Cousin, we won't need that much, will we?"
The blacksmith rushed forward to stop Lin Shu and the other man, but before he could stop them, he saw Zhao An's actions and nearly fainted.
"Stop! Did I tell you to let go?"
The furnace had already been filled with iron by Zhao An.
His lips twitched slightly: "I was thinking that since there are many of us, we can finish faster."
"There are too many of you, I don't have enough hammers and anvils here." The blacksmith clutched his chest in anger.
Furthermore, even if three people were to work together to forge iron, they wouldn't be able to use up so much iron material at once.
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