Chapter 177 Erxue Takes Office
To be honest, it would be a lie to say I wasn't tempted by the opportunity to learn the craft of forging.
However, Meng Qingyin was afraid that she was not skilled enough and would let down Uncle Li's hard work.
Seemingly sensing her concerns, Li the blacksmith encouraged her, saying, "Don't feel pressured. If I can pass on my skills to you, I can also pass them on to others. There's no rule that says you can only take on one apprentice. If you really can't meet my expectations, I won't let the Li family's century-old forging skills be lost in my hands."
Hearing him say that, Meng Qingyin felt less pressured: "Then I have no worries, Uncle Li, I am very willing to learn from you!"
Li the blacksmith was visibly pleased: "Alright, then prepare a few things, and we'll choose an auspicious day to formally become apprentices!"
Meng Qingyin asked in confusion, "Do I need to become a disciple?"
Li the Blacksmith: "Yes, only after you become my apprentice will we have a master-disciple relationship, and only then can I rightfully pass on the Li family's forging skills to you."
Meng Qingyin took a deep breath. "Okay, what do you need me to prepare?"
Li the blacksmith: "In addition to the six gifts of tuition, there is also the apprenticeship certificate. The six gifts of tuition are: dried meat, celery, red beans, lotus seeds, red dates, and dried longan. As for the apprenticeship certificate, it is the stepping stone to formally establish the master-apprentice relationship. Only with it can the apprenticeship ceremony be performed."
Meng Qingyin memorized all of these things.
Li the blacksmith said with a look of satisfaction, "I used to think about taking you in as my goddaughter, but I never expected that we would become master and apprentice by some twist of fate. A teacher for a day is a father for life. I guess I have a sweet little girl now."
Li Tieniu was equally delighted, "Hehe, from now on you're my little sister, so feel free to ask me for anything!"
Meng Qingyin joked, "Yeah, I'll definitely come to you if I need anything. Don't forget what I said today, brother."
Li Tieniu assured, "I will absolutely not forget."
Li the blacksmith was a little tired: "Alright, it's getting late. You should take Xiao Meng back to her room to rest."
"Uncle Li, you should go to bed early too." After saying that, Meng Qingyin followed Li Tieniu to the bedroom prepared for her.
The bedroom was small but cozy, which Meng Qingyin, who was used to living on trains, liked very much.
After washing up, Meng Qingyin lay down on the bed. The mattress was soft and comfortable, far superior to the train's sleeping platform.
She closed her eyes contentedly, when Erxue suddenly leaned closer and asked softly, "Master, are you going to break your promise?"
Meng Qingyin opened her eyes abruptly, and Erxue's round head was right in front of her.
She was momentarily stunned. "What do you mean by 'break' a date'?"
Da Xue came over and reminded her, "Master, didn't you say during the day that you would teach Er Xue the Law Enforcer's Handbook tonight? Er Xue has been remembering it."
Meng Qingyin reached out and ruffled Erxue's hair. "Sorry, Erxue, I forgot. Shall we begin now?"
I was so busy resolving the conflict between Uncle Li and his son tonight that I forgot about what I promised Erxue.
Erxue said in a mature tone, "Master, you really are a headache."
Meng Qingyin: "..."
However, she was indeed in the wrong, so she didn't say anything.
Taking out the law enforcement officer's handbook, Meng Qingyin began to read it aloud to Erxue, sentence by sentence.
Erxue, on the other hand, looked very serious.
Meng Qingyin's mouth became dry after reading a few pages, so she put down the manual and drank some water.
After finishing her water, she picked up the manual again.
The book was closed, and she hadn't noticed which page she was reading from, so she had to start flipping through it.
Erxue reminded: "On page 7, the content is 'Highway law enforcement officers must not leave their posts without authorization'."
Meng Qingyin turned to page 7 and realized that she had indeed stopped there.
She was somewhat surprised, "You remembered it after I only read it once?"
Erxue nodded.
Meng Qingyin was shocked by its powerful memory; it remembered everything after only hearing it once?
She then asked Daxue, "Daxue, if I read the contents of the book to you, can you remember them?"
Da Xue had been dozing off just listening to her read, but now that her owner was calling her, she tried to open her eyes wide: "No way, I feel sleepy as soon as I hear you reading."
Seeing that it was so sleepy that its eyes could barely stay open, Meng Qingyin said helplessly, "Go to sleep."
Da Xue tilted her head to the side and leaned against the wall, falling asleep.
It seems that the two Xues are different in both personality and ability.
Da Xue is serious about her work, has her own pursuits, and will work tirelessly to achieve her goals.
Erxue is a little follower who follows Daxue closely, and it also has a powerful memory.
From this perspective, Erxue is indeed more suitable to take her place in enforcing the law.
"Erxue, let's continue our studies."
Meng Qingyin spent less than an hour reading the entire contents of the law enforcement officer's handbook to Erxue.
After reading it, Meng Qingyin asked, "Have you memorized it all?"
Erxue nodded confidently, "I've got it."
Meng Qingyin casually flipped to a page. "Okay, then I'll test you. What unsafe driving behavior is described on page 17?"
Erxue answered fluently: "Parking is not allowed in no-parking zones."
Meng Qingyin was relieved. If he even remembered the specific content of which page, then there was no problem.
However, there is still one issue, which is about the punishment.
The punishment should be tailored to the individual; for players who humbly accept the consequences and are willing to correct their mistakes, the punishment may be reduced.
Those who are arrogant and refuse to admit their mistakes should be punished accordingly.
Another category includes items with strange and unusual props, which also require specific analysis of each case.
This requires Erxue to consider her ability to handle situations flexibly.
She explained all of this to Erxue in detail, and Erxue said she understood.
Meng Qingyin asked excitedly, "Then why don't you try enforcing the law tomorrow?"
Talking is just theory; the most effective training comes from going out and enforcing the law.
Erxue had no objections; its only concern was that going out to enforce the law meant it couldn't stay with Daxue anymore.
But remembering what Da Xue had said about letting it stand on its own, it put its reluctance behind it.
That night, Meng Qingyin slept exceptionally well.
The next morning, she purchased the stand-in privileges and had Erxue officially take her place on the job.
Erxue's body was chubby and round, so she definitely couldn't fit into her uniform.
Meng Qingyin messaged 007: "007, can I have another uniform? I bought a stand-in privilege and want my pet to enforce the law in my place."
007: [Okay, I'll give you a uniform.]
Meng Qingyin waited patiently for a while, and then 007's email arrived, containing a brand new uniform.
She handed the uniform to Erxue, who awkwardly put it on her head.
After putting on the uniform, Meng Qingyin told Erxue how to begin and end law enforcement, and then completely handed over the law enforcement work to her.
When Meng Qingyin arrived in the courtyard, Uncle Li was leisurely drinking tea under a tree.
There were sounds of stir-frying coming from the kitchen; it was Li Tieniu busy at work.
Seeing that Meng Qingyin was awake, Li the blacksmith greeted her, "Little Meng, did you sleep well last night?"
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