Chapter 181 Becoming an Apprentice
Meng Qingyin blocked Zhang Yan, and sure enough, other players contacted her afterward.
She got the lotus seeds and red beans she wanted.
All the items have been gathered; I wonder if Uncle Li has chosen an auspicious day.
Meng Qingyin sent him a message: "Uncle Li, I have collected all the items. Please let me know when you have set a date."
The 23rd generation successor of the Li family forging technique: "So soon? There's no time like the present, let's do it today!"
Mengmeng: "Uh... okay, I'll go over now."
She used a teleportation card to teleport to the Li family's residence.
Li the blacksmith led her to the forging room.
She had seen the forging room when she came to deliver goods to Uncle Li that time, but she had never been inside.
Now that I have the chance to come in, I find that this place is big and spacious.
There were various forging tools and materials, all neatly arranged, and the forging room was also very clean.
Most notably, there is an altar in the middle of the forging room, on which are placed the forging ancestors of the Li family throughout the generations.
Li the blacksmith lit incense and bowed three times to the offering table: "Father, grandfather, and all the ancestors of the Li family, our forging skills have been passed on. Today we are holding an apprenticeship ceremony. If you are watching from heaven, please bless our young Meng so that he can carry forward the Li family's forging tradition."
He turned to Meng Qingyin and said, "Little Meng, these are your grandmasters. Come and pay your respects to them."
Meng Qingyin stepped forward and sincerely bowed three times: "Greetings to all my grandmasters."
Li the blacksmith informed his ancestors and gained their approval.
Meng Qingyin presented the six gifts of tuition and the apprenticeship certificate, which Li the blacksmith accepted with both hands: "From today onwards, you and I are master and apprentice. I will spare no effort to teach you the forging skills of the Li family. You are quick to learn, and I am sure you will be able to achieve even greater skill than me."
Meng Qingyin nodded solemnly: "Okay, I will study hard."
Li the blacksmith opened the apprenticeship certificate and wrote his name on it. Meng Qingyin followed suit and wrote her name on the apprenticeship certificate as well.
A faint light flickered on the apprenticeship invitation, then vanished in a flash.
Li the blacksmith carefully put away the apprenticeship certificate. "Alright."
Meng Qingyin greeted with a smile, "Master."
Li the blacksmith smiled broadly. "Hey, hey! Let me teach you how to identify forging tools first."
In the following time, Li the blacksmith introduced Meng Qingyin to various forging tools, including how to use them and their uses.
After introducing these points, Li the blacksmith said, "That's all for today. After all, it's the first day, so I'll give you some time to understand and digest them. We'll move on to the next step by step."
Meng Qingyin naturally had no objections: "Okay, then when will I come to study?"
After pondering for a moment, Li the blacksmith said, "It depends on your schedule. Come whenever it's convenient for you. Let's tentatively set it at one hour of study each day, and then adjust it flexibly according to the progress of the study."
Meng Qingyin nodded: "Okay."
Li the blacksmith then said, "Now that you're my apprentice, you can come to my house directly from now on."
Meng Qingyin asked in confusion, "Coming straight over? What do you mean?"
Li the blacksmith explained, "I know you're different from us natives. Aside from coincidentally running into Li Family Village, you always have to use teleportation items to come here, right? But you won't need to anymore; you can teleport directly here."
Meng Qingyin's mind stirred, and she opened her personal panel.
A new function, "Apprenticeship," has been added to the panel.
However, the current state is that he has not yet completed his apprenticeship.
Moreover, you can be teleported to your master's house with one click.
This feature is absolutely amazing!
It can save her a lot of teleportation cards.
Just then, I heard the sound of a door being pushed open in the yard.
Li Tieniu went out on his bicycle early in the morning, so it definitely wasn't him.
That……
Has Grandma Jinxiu woken up?
Meng Qingyin came into the courtyard, where Grandma Jinxiu was stretching: "That was a really good sleep."
Meng Qingyin smiled and said, "Grandma, you're awake."
Grandma Jinxiu smiled in response: "Yes, thanks to you, I finally got a good night's sleep. It seems Brother Wu's guarantee was right; you are a kind and virtuous young lady."
She extended her hand, smiling, and said, "It's a pleasure to meet you."
Meng Qingyin reached out and grasped it: "I'm very happy too."
Grandma Jinxiu blinked: "Alright, now that the transaction is complete, I should go. See you next time! If you have the Heart of the Night Demon, be sure to consider me first!"
Meng Qingyin: "Okay."
Grandma Jinxiu's figure disappeared before her eyes.
As soon as Li the blacksmith came out, Meng Qingyin said, "Master, I'll go back first and come back tomorrow."
Li the blacksmith: "Why don't you have lunch before you leave? I'll cook something delicious for you and your son."
Does the little one still remember the delicious food that Li the blacksmith made for it last time? Upon hearing this, it immediately looked at Meng Qingyin expectantly.
Meng Qingyin sighed helplessly, "Alright, I'll help you out."
Li the blacksmith was very happy and went into the kitchen to get busy.
Li Tieniu did not return until after lunch.
Meng Qingyin asked curiously, "Where's Brother Tie Niu?"
Since the father and son had their conversation, Li the blacksmith wasn't as disdainful of his son anymore: "He said the construction team's partner needed to see him urgently, so he went early this morning. I don't know if he'll be back today."
Meng Qingyin nodded, but didn't say anything.
After helping Li the blacksmith clear away the dishes, Meng Qingyin left to continue her journey.
With the seed collector, she wanted to collect as many crop seeds as possible.
We should also pick more fruits and vegetables.
Although there is no magical storage backpack that can prevent food from spoiling, this is not a problem for most players.
In the past two days, they have come up with various ways to extend the shelf life of food, such as drying it, making various kinds of dried fruit, making pickled vegetables and canned goods, etc.
Meng Qingyin thought that drying was the most convenient method, so she decided to use it—she happened to have a ready-made tool: peas.
Hang the chopped vegetables directly on the peas. This map shows that the weather is good every day. After three days of sun drying, they will be dried and easier to store.
Players are generally prepared and try to stockpile as much as possible when faced with such abundant resources on the map.
In the afternoon, Meng Qingyin picked more cherry tomatoes and collected their seeds.
At the same time, they also received chili peppers, lettuce, apples, oranges, watermelons, and other items in exchange.
After sending the message in the group, she was about to leave when she was surprised to find that Zhang Yan's profile picture had gone black.
If the avatar goes black, there's only one possibility: the player has died.
Is Zhang Yan dead?
Meng Qingyin was somewhat surprised.
However, she had no good feelings towards this person, and whether he lived or died was none of her business.
On the new day, Erxue continued to take Meng Qingyin's place in enforcing the law, while she went to Li the blacksmith's house to continue learning forging.
Li Tieniu was home today, squatting in the yard looking dejected, his eyes red and swollen.
Meng Qingyin was surprised. What was going on?
The 1.8-meter-tall strong man squatted in the corner, looking particularly pitiful.
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