Chapter 200 Golden Crow
When Meng Qingyin chased after him, the carrying pole in Li the blacksmith's hand had already fallen onto Lu Cheng.
"You dare bully my precious apprentice? I'll beat you to death, you brat!" Li the blacksmith's face turned ashen, and he raised his carrying pole high before bringing it down again.
Caught off guard, Lu Cheng snapped out of his daze, awkwardly dodging the carrying pole while grimacing and asking, "What's going on? Who did I bully?"
Meng Qingyin quickly ran over and grabbed Li the blacksmith's arm, explaining, "Master, you've misunderstood. No one is bullying me."
Li the blacksmith paused, looking at her with disbelief: "Really? Then what were you doing just now...?"
A light shone in Meng Qingyin's eyes. "You are the first person to treat me so well. I am deeply moved."
Li the blacksmith looked distressed. "You silly child, so that's how it is. I thought you'd been bullied. It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright. If you ever suffer any injustice outside, just tell me, and I'll get justice for you! Even if I can't, you still have your brother Tie Niu!"
Meng Qingyin responded softly.
Is this what it feels like to be loved by family?
Li the blacksmith threw the carrying pole in front of Lu Cheng.
Lu Cheng said with a bitter face, "The misunderstanding has been cleared up, so why are you still throwing me with a carrying pole?"
Li the blacksmith coughed twice, his tone frank: "I hit you with my carrying pole without asking any questions, it was my fault. Hit me back, I won't fight back."
He has a strong grip, and he used all his strength in that last blow; it must have been tough on the kid.
Although it was a misunderstanding, the mistake has been made and needs to be made up for.
Thinking it over, he added, "You can hit me twice, and I promise I won't hit you back. If that's not enough, then hit me three times."
Lu Cheng: "..."
Although his back was burning with pain, he wouldn't dare to fight back even if he had three times the courage!
This is Li the blacksmith! He's trying to build a good relationship with him, how could he possibly fight with him!
Lu Cheng's eyes lit up, and a plan came to mind.
He cried out in pain, "Ouch... Uncle Li, ouch! I know you love your student dearly, ouch... I understand, I don't blame you... ouch!"
He spoke haltingly, making me gasp for breath.
Li the blacksmith felt even more guilty. "I didn't expect you, a poor boy, to be so understanding."
poor boy Lu Cheng: "..."
Attacking his body is one thing, but why go and destroy his spirit?!
Li the blacksmith still felt bad. "How about this? Last time you wanted to have a weapon made, but you were too poor to afford it. I'm sorry for what I did to you. I'll make you a weapon for free."
Lu Cheng ignored what Li the blacksmith had said earlier and put on a troubled expression: "Ah? Wouldn't this be too much trouble for you? Hiss..."
Li the blacksmith quickly waved his hand: "No trouble at all, not at all."
Lu Cheng didn't refuse anymore. This blacksmith Li was straightforward, and if he refused again, what if the blacksmith Li took it seriously?
Then wouldn't he have suffered for nothing by carrying that load on a shoulder pole?
"Then I'll trouble you." Lu Cheng smiled so broadly his mouth was crooked.
Meng Qingyin pressed down on Li the blacksmith's arm. "Master, let me help him forge it."
She could see through Lu Cheng's ulterior motives, but since he had indeed been beaten, she couldn't expose him.
But his master only agreed to forge weapons for Lu Cheng because of her.
Originally, she thought crafting a weapon was simple, but after learning systematically from her master, she realized that crafting weapons was not an easy task.
It takes a lot of effort and time.
She couldn't bear to keep her master so busy, and since she was quite skilled, she could definitely create something for Lu Cheng.
After a moment's thought, Li the blacksmith agreed: "Alright, your skills are fine now, what you lack is opportunity. Once you've forged ten weapons and they've been appraised and deemed usable by me, you'll be officially a master craftsman. The spear from last time counts as the first one. But those farm tools don't count."
He looked at Lu Cheng: "Poor kid, you don't have any objections, do you? My apprentice has surpassed her master. You should be secretly happy to have her forging weapons for you."
Lu Cheng: "I have no objection!"
All he wanted was a weapon; he didn't care who made it.
And so the decision was made, and the three of them went to the front yard.
In the yard, the little bird was having a great time playing with a golden chick—of course, it was all the little bird playing with the chick, who didn't dare to resist and could only meekly provide for the little bird's entertainment.
Seeing Lu Cheng emerge, it spread its wings and flew to Lu Cheng's shoulder, complaining, "Why did you take so long? I was almost eaten by the Taotie!"
Lu Cheng stroked its fur gently: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, little one doesn't eat good birds."
The golden fledgling stopped talking and simply hid inside Lu Cheng's clothes.
Because it's not a good bird.
Yesterday, it stole a lot of lychees from Lu Cheng and left a mess on the roof of the car, which made Lu Cheng angry. While cleaning the roof, he cursed it as a bad bird.
Therefore, it is a bad bird, not a good bird.
It fears being eaten by the Taotie.
Moreover, how could a gluttonous beast possibly distinguish between good and bad food?
It was so hungry that it would even eat its own body!
It's just a mere golden crow; it wouldn't even be enough to fill the gap between the glutton's teeth.
The little golden crow had made up its mind and hid inside Lu Cheng's clothes, refusing to come out no matter what anyone said!
Soon after, Chen Leying and the other three arrived one after another.
Everyone had assembled and was ready to depart.
Before setting off, Li the blacksmith said, "The market is a bit far from Lijia Village, so we'd prefer to drive there, which would take half an hour. But the parking fees there are very high, so we'll just need to drive one car."
There were seven of them, and the best option was Meng Qingyin's train.
Meng Qingyin: "Then let's go in my car."
No one objected.
Li the blacksmith added, "We'll split the parking fees, because they're really expensive."
We can't let his apprentice suffer a loss.
Meng Qingyin was puzzled. Even her master thought it was expensive, so just how outrageous was the parking fee?
No matter how expensive it is, you still have to drive there.
So Meng Qingyin didn't ask any more questions.
The elderly man, however, asked, "How expensive is the parking fee exactly?"
Li the Blacksmith: "Parking there is charged based on parking time and the area occupied by the vehicle. I don't know the specifics. I usually hitch a ride with someone, but the fare is 1 gold coin per person."
The elderly man gasped, "My god, so expensive? This parking lot is ripping people off!"
Li the blacksmith sighed, "There's nothing I can do, the market is just too popular, too many people come here because of its reputation."
Lu Cheng said worriedly, "Since it's charged based on the area occupied by the vehicle, shall we not drive Mengmeng's car? Or can you squeeze into my car?"
Qin Jiu smiled mysteriously: "No, there's no car more suitable than Boss Meng's."
Lu Cheng looked at her, completely puzzled: "Why?"
Qin Jiu whetted his appetite: "You'll know when we get there."
Lu Cheng muttered under his breath, "What's with all the mystery?"
The group got into the car and, led by Li the blacksmith, drove for half an hour before finally arriving at the bustling market.
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