"I have an acquaintance over there, and I want to go and see him." Liu Qing pointed to Shi Tailang, the oil shop, who was sitting on the threshold not far away, wiping his sweat, and asked Qingchuan for his consent.

At this time, Shi Tarang, the oil mill, no longer had the "high-spirited" look he had in the orphanage. He sat dejectedly on the threshold of a blacksmith shop, with a dirty towel around his neck, even though it was already winter. , his hair was still wet with sweat, and waves of heat rose above his head.His face turned a little dark red, and he wiped the sweat on his head with a towel from time to time. The smile on his face had been replaced by numbness, and he looked at the ground in front of his feet numbly.

It wasn't until two pairs of cotton shoes appeared in his sight that he raised his head in confusion and looked at the two backlit figures facing the sun.He narrowed his eyes slightly, and suddenly his eyes widened, and his pupils suddenly shrank to the size of a pinhole.

It's the Holy Kingdom

He stood up excitedly, and just as he was about to reach out and grab Liu Qing's arm, the foot he just stepped out stopped in the air, and then retracted after a moment.The surprise on his face was replaced by embarrassment, and he gradually became a little indifferent.He smiled dryly and said: "It's you, Holy Kingdom, long time no see." He looked at the exquisite clothes Liu Qing was wearing, and looked at Liu Qing's face which was plumper than in the orphanage, white and rosy. It's like being able to squeeze out water.

He suddenly felt a sense of inferiority, as well as an inexplicable, faint hatred lingering in his heart.

Liu Qing smiled and nodded. Youfang Shitaro was his only good friend in the orphanage. Although this guy often harassed him, it did not prevent him from developing enough friendship with Youfang Shitaro.He looked at the surrounding environment, examined the oil mill Shi Tailang, and then asked: "How is life now?"

A bitter smile appeared on the corner of the oil shop's Shi Tailang's mouth. He looked back at the bustling blacksmith shop and sighed, "What else can I do?"

This sentence is really very depressing, as if he has bowed to fate. In fact, this cannot be blamed on him, after all, the person who adopted him is just a blacksmith in the blacksmith shop.In such a family, he is already considered a labor force.Just as Liu Qing initially imagined, his life was not easy. After the first few warm receptions from his family, his hard days came.

There is only one blacksmith, his adoptive father, and three apprentices in this blacksmith shop called Dazou Workshop.His identity is a bit awkward. He is the future successor of the blacksmith shop and a worker at the same time. He not only needs to do a lot of heavy physical work, but also needs to learn how to forge iron.The huge demand gap for various iron tools in Konoha Village leaves the blacksmith shop with almost no time to rest from morning to night, which also means that he must be busy from morning to night without any rest.

The situation at home is not very good either. After the adoptive mother gave birth to two daughters, she was no longer able to get pregnant. The eldest daughter is 13 years old this year. She is already married and will get married when the spring comes.The second daughter is ten years old this year, the same age as him. The adoptive parents at home want him to marry the girl so that the second daughter can stay at home.It's just that the girl is not good-looking, she has many freckles on her face, her personality is not very good, and her short figure makes her look a bit bloated.

The second daughter was also not nice to him, maybe because she felt that she would marry such a guy in the future, which was so different from what she expected, that she couldn't accept it, so she often teased him secretly.He also tried with his adoptive parents, but was ruthlessly rejected.

As for going to ninja school, his adoptive father told him that people like them are suitable for doing these heavy physical jobs throughout their lives, and the family's money will be used to renovate the house and store it for emergencies, and there will be no extra spare money to support him. He wanted to go to ninja school, so he gave up on this idea.

There was no hope in his life, and all his expectations were shattered by reality. He felt that he was actually dead, and all that was left was his body.

"Hey, aren't these Young Master Qingchuan and Young Master Shengguo from the master's family?" The short-built, dark-red-faced man in the blacksmith shop saw the two children when he passed by the door, and immediately ran over with a look of surprise on his face. The entourage behind Liu Qing Standing up for the first time, standing in the way of that man and

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between two children.

"It's Katsuda, please don't offend the two young masters."

The guy named Katsuta, the adoptive father of Ishitarou Youbo, immediately put his two dark hands on the white and black skirt and rubbed it again and again, and the gray pimples fell straight down.He nodded and crouched with a flattering smile, "Yes, yes, I was rude." He bowed at [-] degrees, very respectfully, "I didn't know that the two young masters were coming to inspect today. It's really rude. "

The attendants nearby told Liu Qing and Qingchuan that this large workshop was one of the blacksmith shops of the Ren Wuyue family.

The Renwuyue family's business method is different from other families. The Renwuyue family will build a blacksmith shop where there is demand, then recruit blacksmiths, and let the blacksmiths sign a slave contract to become a shareholder in the blacksmith shop themselves. Partner in the blacksmith shop.Eighty percent of all profits belong to the Renwuyue family, while the remaining [-]% ​​belongs to the partner blacksmith.In order to further restrict the blacksmith shop from concealing profits, the ore supply for all blacksmith shops comes from the Renwuyue family's mine. At the same time, the Renwuyue family will also send out inspectors in a very covert manner.

Once someone is found to have concealed profits, it will be immediately reported to the head of the Konoha Village, who will selectively make the final decision.The most serious thing would be execution. After all, they had signed a contract before, selling themselves to the Ren Wuyue family for at least 20 years, or at most for a lifetime.The lighter ones will be confiscated or sent to the mines for mining.

With a three-pronged approach, the Renwuyue family has very strong dominance over blacksmith shops all over the country. Of course, it is impossible to avoid any problems, but compared to other families, the Renwuyue family's management The method is still very advanced and effective.

Shengta glanced at his adopted son beside him and saw him standing with an indifferent expression. He immediately raised his hand and pressed his head in displeasure, bent him down, and scolded him: "Are you blind? This is... The two young masters of the master's family are big shots. If you don't salute quickly, you are an idiot for not apologizing to the two young masters quickly." He stretched out his black and stubby finger and poked Youfang Ishitarou's head with a fierce look on his face.

At this time, the whole heart of Youfang Shi Tailang seemed to have lost its temperature due to the winter wind. He gritted his teeth, his eyes were red, and shouted loudly: "I'm sorry for neglecting the two young masters, please forgive me."

A crystal clear teardrop rolled down on the ground, causing a splash of water. There were more and more tears. Shi Tailang, who had his head lowered, burst into tears again.It was obviously better when we separated. I will never cry again in this life. Why are you crying again?

Liu Qing's mood gradually cooled down when he saw his friend's slightly happy mood. He had realized that his friendship with Youfang Shi Tailang was over.

He nodded coldly, "It's okay, Mr. Katsuta, I'm just passing by today to take a look. My father is very fond of this order, and there must be no mistakes, otherwise"

"Yes, yes, I understand. I will definitely keep an eye on it. Every weapon will be inspected personally. Don't worry." When facing a child who was only five years old, Katsuta even used honorifics. , which shows the status of the Renwuyue family in the hearts of these people.

Not just respect, but also fear

Liu Qing took a deep breath and let out the depression in her chest, "Okay, it's time for us to leave. You go ahead and do your work."

Shengta quickly lowered his head and bent over for two steps before straightening up. He looked at the backs of the two children who were walking away and couldn't help but sigh: "As expected of children from a big family, they are just like us ordinary families. The child is different." He turned around and glanced at Ishitarou Youfang, who was still bent over, and slapped him on the head. The force was not heavy, but it also made Shitaro Youfang's body shake, "Still stunned. What are you doing? Didn’t you see that the two young masters came to check? Hurry up and fetch water."

"It's really shameful. I'm not sensible at all. I've grown so big in vain."

The moment oil shop Shi Tailang got up, he covered his face full of tears with a towel, rushed into the blacksmith shop, and burst into tears suppressed.

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