I am Changsheng in Daqin

Chapter 10
Wu Laoer's mother stood in the snow, waiting for Li Qing to return the favor.

This old lady, who is over sixty years old, has been a widow for 40 years, and she has developed a donkey temper.

After Li Qing stewed the eagle meat, there was still a small piece left, which he planned to save for stewing rabbit.

But repaying debts is a matter of course.

Simply give it all back to her, and the excess will be counted as interest.

"I only want the ones that belong to me."

Wu Laoer's mother took the ginger, took a bite from the top, spit it out, gave it back to Li Qing, clutched the remaining part, and turned away.

Li Qing was startled, looking at the piece of ginger as big as a bean wrapped in Wu Laoer's mother's saliva in the palm of his hand, and couldn't help but sigh: "Talent!"

The cold wind is biting and the snow is falling heavier and heavier.

The fire temperature never came up, so Li Qing had no choice but to go to Ban'er to close the business.

The most important thing is that he still has residual pain in his left wrist and has difficulty swinging the hammer.

house.

Li Yuanshi and Haitang were busy, and the stench in the hall had almost dissipated.

Hold firewood and light a fire.

Half the pot of water was filled, four or five pieces of wood were inserted into the stove pit, and the family huddled on the edge of the kang, chatting about homely matters.

"Qing'er, what happened last time has already happened, hasn't it? Why is Mr. Jiang still looking for trouble?" Li Yuanshi was still frightened.

"Mom, it's not that things have changed, it's that things have come to an end."

Li Qing recounted the whole process of hunting that day.

Only then did Li Yuanshi understand the purpose of Mr. Jiang's visit. She tensed up, looked panicked, and had no idea at all:
"What should we do? How about... we run away? But... what if your father comes back and he can't find us?"

Li Qingyuan thought deeply and remained silent.

Haitang hesitated for a moment, then said: "Mother, I have an idea, I wonder if it will work?"

"Let's listen to it." What Li Yuanshi lacked at this time was a solution.

Haitang glanced at Li Qing and said:

"Although I didn't witness the fight between Brother Qing and Master Jiang just now, I just heard what he said, which shows that the two of them are equally powerful.

"Actually... I also have some skills. Let me join forces with Brother Qing to kill him tonight and avoid future troubles."

After hearing this, Li Qing clapped his hands and said, "Gu, that's exactly what you meant!"

"No!" Li Yuanshi waved his hands and his face changed drastically: "Are you crazy, slaughtering Master Jiang? Do you think he is slaughtering pigs and sheep? He is a big living person, can he just lie there and let you slaughter him? Really? Talking in sleep in broad daylight!"

"Brother, if you want to kill people, I'll go too. I haven't seen anyone killed yet." Li Yue lay between Li Qing and Li Yuanshi, playing with his legs against the wall.

"You little kid, don't talk nonsense." Li Yuanshi poked Li Yue in the forehead and scolded: "When you step down, you have even climbed down the wall. The girl's family is not in good shape!"

Li Qing said, "I think Haitang's idea is good. Master Jiang deserves to die, but he can't be killed now. In two days, he will have a bet with the head of Black Wind Village, and I will use this opportunity to make a fortune from him."

"Qing'er, let's stop playing around with each other, okay? Let my mother relax for two days."

Before Li Yuanshi finished speaking, he heard a knock on the door from outside.

"Who could it be with such a heavy snow?" Li Yuanshi was startled, and said that he was about to get off the kang.

"Mom, I'll go."

Li Qing jumped off the kang and walked out.

There was half a foot of snow accumulated in the yard. Li Qing had not taken a few steps, and a lot of snow had already been thrown into his shoes.

Opening the door, a man wearing a hat and cloak appeared in front of Li Qing.

This man was in his early thirties, with a thin build. He was carrying a long stick behind his back, which was tightly wrapped in coarse cloth. He didn’t know whether it was a wooden stick or an iron stick. When he saw Li Qing, he said in a hoarse voice:
"Excuse me, is this Blacksmith Li's house?"

"We're closed today. I'll come back another day for blacksmithing." Li Qing said and closed the door.

"No, I'm not here to blacksmith, I'm looking for Li Tie." The visitor quickly stretched out his hand to hold the door.

Li Qing was startled and looked at the other party——

'This man called daddy by his first name, which shows that they know each other.

'The King of Qin recruited famous blacksmiths in the world to make swords. Everyone knows about this, doesn't he know? '

"You don't look like a native of Xincheng County. What's the point of asking my father?" Li Qing asked.

"It's been a few years since we last met. I didn't expect that Brother Li's son would be so old. Time really flies by!"

After the visitor sighed, he kept coughing.

"Qing'er, who's here?" Li Yuanshi's voice came from inside the room.

"He said he was looking for his father." Li Qing replied.

"Please come in quickly, maybe we can find out the news about your father." Li Yuanshi called again.

Li Qing let people into the house, and Haitang and Li Yue hid in the west room to avoid it.

"Ten years ago, in Wujiapu, Hanzhong County, I was besieged by a group of gangsters. Fortunately, I was rescued by Brother Li. I learned that he was good at iron work. I searched thousands of mountains and rivers and finally found this black iron. I am here today. , to repay the life-saving grace."

The person who came here said, took off the things behind him, handed them to Li Qing, and said:
"This square of black iron is hard to come by, please be sure to keep it properly."

Li Qing had heard a little bit about black iron, and when he saw it today, it was indeed top grade.

"It's a pity that my father was arrested by the King of Qin to forge swords. His whereabouts are unknown and he will never return home."

The visitor felt deeply regretful, shook his head and sighed: "Originally... I wanted to ask Brother Li to take off a foot from this black iron and trouble him to make a dagger for me, but it seems impossible!"

"You want to make a dagger?" Li Qing asked casually.

The visitor nodded: "The dagger is the love of my life. I have been searching for it for half my life, but I can't find it!"

Li Qing felt that this man's words were strange, and thought that the dagger was easy to make, and any iron shop could do it.

Li Yuanshi brought a bowl of hot water and put it on the corner of the table: "Drink a bowl of hot water to moisten your throat."

The visitor picked up the bowl, blew on it, and drank the water in one gulp: "Sister-in-law, is there anything to eat?"

"This..." Li Yuanshi ran out of ideas and turned to look at Li Qing.

Li Qing laughed awkwardly: "To be honest, we ladies haven't eaten for a whole day. There is only hot water in the pot. If the heavy snow had not sealed the door, we would have gone out to the streets begging for food."

The visitor looked slightly disappointed, put down the bowl, sighed, got up and left.

Li Qing stopped him and said hurriedly: "Don't leave in a hurry. Although my family has no food to eat, I can borrow it. Don't worry, I will definitely be able to borrow it. Just wait for me."

Li Qing lied about being out of food, not because he was a villain, but because he had no choice but to be on guard against others these days.

'I don't know him, who knows that he is really my father's friend, and he came here to cheat for food and drink.

'Although I came here to offer iron, I can't guarantee that I will have enough to eat and drink, and oil the soles of my feet.

'As the saying goes, society is very simple, but what is complicated is the human heart.

'If it's just cheating and drinking, it's easy to get rid of it. If it's a trick sent by Mr. Jiang, the little food can't be saved. '

Li Qing went out for a walk, then went into the west room and took half a piece of cold, hard sorghum pancake, and came to the east room with a smile on his face.

"Good luck, I borrowed half a pancake from the second neighbor Wu, it's a bit cold, how about I go and fry it for you?"

"No, don't bother, I'm not afraid of the cold." The visitor took the pancake and started to eat it happily.

"Eat slowly, cold pancakes are making your throat worse, you are a wolf, be careful not to choke." Li Qing couldn't help laughing when he saw the way this person was eating.

Li Yuanshi asked: "You said you are an old friend of Lao Tie. May I ask your surname?"

The visitor said while eating: "The surname is Qing, the name is Ke, and the character is Cifei."

"Who are you?" Li Qing was shocked, thinking that he was hallucinating, and asked him to say it again.

The man said his name again word by word - Qingke.

"Qingke?"

'Qingke is Jingke's original name. '

'Could it be that he is Jing Ke who assassinated King Qin! Li Qing was shocked.

(End of this chapter)