Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

But the little girl in front of him seemed very young, not even an adult yet. Although the strength and angle were obviously those of an amateur, the power of her hands should not be underestimated.

Finally, moved by Lin Xiaoyue's sincerity (and the wine), the three masters agreed to let her observe and learn in the blacksmith shop for a month. Of course, if she gave up halfway, she would not be allowed to disturb them again.

So, Lin Xiaoyue began her arduous learning career.

There was a small courtyard behind the blacksmith shop, but after all, there were three grown men living there, and it was obviously inappropriate for two little girls to live here. They happened to have bought a house on the west side, so Lin Xiaoyue and Xiaocao chose the one that was closer to the blacksmith shop and lived there first.

During the day, Lin Xiaoyue went out early to study in the blacksmith shop, while Xiaocao was responsible for all the cleaning and chores in the house. When it was time for dinner, she cooked the meal, packed it in a lunch box, and took it to the blacksmith shop for Lin Xiaoyue to eat.

Of course, he had to "respect" the three masters on behalf of Lin Xiaoyue, so he did more from time to time.

During this period, people in the village took a lot of orders due to Mr. Sun's promotion. When they took turns to go to the town to take orders or deliver customized drinks, they would turn in to see Lin Xiaoyue when they passed by the blacksmith shop. They would also take some of their own distilled liquor to "bribe" the masters and ask them to take care of their little girl.

Although the three masters initially just wanted to keep the little girl to observe out of curiosity, as the days passed, they discovered that the little girl was actually serious about it.

Not only did they have to patiently learn the most basic skills of selecting ore, but they also had to control the temperature and how to use hammers, pliers and other tools for forging. Later, they endured the high temperature to hammer the iron in front of the furnace, with sparks flying and the sound of hammers ringing. Every movement was done to perfection.

Under the strict guidance of the three masters, although her hands were rubbed red, she never complained. Gradually, she began to master the basic skills of blacksmithing and was no longer satisfied with learning simple skills.

Seeing how she practiced hard day and night and spent countless days and nights by the fire, the three masters were impressed by her diligence and were willing to teach her everything they knew.

Lin Xiaoyue was naturally overjoyed to receive more detailed guidance, and she immersed herself in forging even more diligently, enduring the torture of high temperature and smoke. Her skills improved day by day under the illumination of the fire and the dance with the hammer, and she was able to challenge more difficult skills.

However, she went out early and came back late every day, and was exhausted from working so hard. Every time she returned to the house and fell asleep, she missed Xiaocao's increasingly ugly face.

As the one-month deadline approached, Lin Xiaoyue never slacked off. Instead, she was full of fighting spirit, seizing every minute and every second, and her performance became more and more outstanding.

The three masters were amazed at Lin Xiaoyue's increasingly skilled and even perfect blacksmithing skills. Of course, Lin Xiaoyue would not tell them that she had the blessing of power mutation, otherwise how could she forge iron so smoothly? She was ruined in just two days, okay?

The one-month deadline arrived as scheduled. Lin Xiaoyue took the raw ore given by the masters, thanked the three masters sincerely, waved her hands vigorously, and went to the temporary house happily.

The three masters behind him watched Lin Xiaoyue walk away and couldn't help but sigh, "What a pity for such a good blacksmith."

"Come on, you're just wasting your time on Sanya's good bar."

"Hey, look at what you said, as if you don't drink. You drink more than anyone else, okay?"

"Hey, stop talking. I want to drink later. Say hello to San Ya. San Ya looks cold and sullen, but she is warm-hearted and loyal. Although we don't have a formal master-disciple relationship, we still have a master-disciple relationship. That girl won't be stingy with us. Wait, I believe that when they come to the town to deliver wine, they will bring some for us. Stop talking and get to work. Let's go."

"Hey, I don't know why that girl is learning blacksmithing. She's so mysterious."

The voices of the three masters' discussions behind her gradually faded away, and Lin Xiaoyue was unaware of it.

On this day, she deliberately chose to go back early just to give Xiaocao a surprise and let Xiaocao celebrate her graduation with her.

But in the end, before she could happily return to the house to share her joy with Xiaocao, she heard a fierce quarrel coming from the gate from a distance.

Lin Xiaoyue heard Xiaocao yelling at the top of her lungs, "Get lost! Didn't you abandon me? How dare you come here to recognize me now? Don't you just want to take advantage of me because I live in this house? Bah! You are a vicious, cruel, and greedy family. You cheated me of all the property and savings left to me by my parents. Now you want to blackmail me again. Do you have any shame? Get lost!"

"Xiao Cao, what are you talking about? I am your uncle." A deep male voice sounded, with grievance and helplessness in the voice, "Your father passed away early, and we raised you with all our might. How can you say such cold-blooded and heartless words?"

Following the male voice, a sharp female voice was raised, "I say, why are you like this? How chaotic was the earthquake? I believe everyone present knows it. Everyone was already panicking at that time. It was a blessing to be able to escape alive. Moreover, we thought you had already run away, so we didn't go back to look for you. How can you hate us for this?"

Immediately afterwards, two more voices of condemnation, one male and one female, rang out, "Yes, cousin Xiaocao, at least we have lived under the same roof for so many years, everyone has taken good care of you, and the whole family has provided you with food and clothing. Now that you see that we have fallen on hard times, you turn your back on us, regardless of the kindness of your parents who have worked hard to raise you for so many years? You are too heartless."

"Cousin, I didn't expect you to be such a person. When my parents brought you back home, they repeatedly asked us to take good care of you. We gave you all the delicious food at home first, and even gave you my new clothes. Not only did you not thank me, you also complained that my clothes were not good enough. However, our family conditions are there, and the whole family has provided for you first, but you are always nitpicking and finding fault. Now, even seeing that we are in such a state, you don't even recognize my parents and our cousins. You really disappoint us."

The crowd of onlookers who had no idea what was going on were led astray after hearing the one-sided story of the family singing and reciting beautifully. Their voices one after another were full of condemnation and criticism of Xiaocao's cold-heartedness, her turning her back on her friends, and her ingratitude.

"This little girl looks so good, why is she so cruel?"

"Didn't you hear from his uncle that his parents died early and it was his uncle's family who raised him. Even so, they still turned against him. They are simply ruthless and heartless."