1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

"Don't make trouble. Sparks are flying around here. What if Doudou gets burned?"

Han Xiuying said hurriedly after sorting out her emotions.

Other things can be mixed up, but this is too dangerous. How tender is Doudou's skin? It will be burned if it is burned.

"Let Doudou sit farther away. I can hear the sound anyway." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"Sister Yingzi, Doudou is OK."

Doudou blinked her big eyes, moved to Han Xiuying's side, and began to act like a spoiled child.

She was so happy to play with sparks.

"Okay, okay, I can't control you two." Han Xiuying said helplessly.

"Old woman, go pull the bellows. Tiezhu is strong and beats quickly. Prepare the ingredients at the back." Qiao Shulin said.

He was also a little excited. Chen Tiezhu was really to his liking now.

"Goodbye, auntie, I'll go and do it." Han Xiuying hurriedly stopped him, glared at Chen Tiezhu, and sat over.

Although she was very reluctant, she had no choice but to do this because of her character. How could she just stand by and watch while Wang Yulan, who was older, did the bellows?

It was all Chen Tiezhu's fault. Why did he forge iron? You just need to do the bellows steadily.

As for Chen Tiezhu and Doudou, the father and daughter, they really didn't care what sister Yingzi thought. They were both focusing on forging iron.

Doudou was especially happy, and then she wanted to pick up Qiao Shulin's small hammer.

But this hammer was small compared to the big hammer, how could the little guy hold it?

Qiao Shulin turned out a hammer, and the little guy grabbed it with both hands, which was more stable.

"Tiezhu, although you are strong, I have to give you a few words." Qiao Shulin said with a serious face.

"There are three most miserable things in the world: rowing a boat, forging iron, and grinding tofu. But no matter how miserable it is, it is also a craft. Although you are just playing, this craft is also passed down from me."

"The ancestor of the blacksmith industry is Taishang Laojun, who saved many people in the world. If you don't want to enter this industry, you don't have to worship him. But I still want to tell you about the taboos of blacksmiths."

"Please speak." Chen Tiezhu's face also became serious.

Because he knew that the craftsmen of this era attached great importance to the inheritance of craftsmanship.

"It's nothing, but the bellows can't be moved by others." Qiao Shulin said with a smile.

"Whether the bellows are good or not determines whether the furnace temperature is high enough. You know what I mean without me saying more. Another thing is that the hammer must not fall in the air."

"If the hammer falls in the air, both the hammer and the anvil will be damaged. If it doesn't hit the anvil, it may hurt people and cause trouble."

"Another thing is that the iron clamps must be clamped tightly. If they are loose, they will fly out and such iron parts will hurt people if they touch them."

"I understand. Thank you Uncle Qiao." Chen Tiezhu nodded.

"Okay, you and Doudou can start." Qiao Shulin said with a smile, and then stepped aside.

In fact, there are many more rules, but there is no need to talk about them.

"Doudou, when dad puts the things on the iron bull, you start knocking. Dad listens to Doudou, and Doudou can knock however he wants." Chen Tiezhu said to Doudou who was standing not far away.

"Yeah."

Doudou nodded excitedly, and his little mouth also laughed.

Chen Tiezhu sorted out his emotions, used an iron clamp to pick up the knife blank, and put it on the anvil.

Doudou, who was standing next to him, also frowned and started to hit the iron plate next to him with a hammer.

At the beginning, the sound was still a little messy, but in less than half a minute, the rhythm came out.

Chen Tiezhu also carefully grasped the rhythm of his daughter, and then picked up the sledgehammer and started to smash.

The sound of ding-dong-dang was very chaotic, but to Qiao Shulin's ears, it felt different.

Although it was the first time for the father and daughter to cooperate, they did a good job.

But as he watched, his brows furrowed.

"Uncle Shulin, is Tiezhu's hitting wrong?" Han Xiuying asked with some concern.

Qiao Shulin shook his head, "He's too good at fighting, he doesn't look like a novice at all. He hits hard where he should, and he also hits softly where he should."

"Doudou's command is also very good. It seems a bit fast, but it's not tiring to cooperate with Tiezhu. Because Tiezhu is strong, he has a lot of work to do."

Hearing his words, Han Xiuying, who was pulling the bellows, didn't know what kind of evaluation to give.

But she felt that Chen Tiezhu couldn't know about this, otherwise he would definitely show off.

After hammering for a while, the knife was already a little cold, so he put it on the fire again.

"Doudou, are you tired?" Chen Tiezhu asked with a smile.

"No, I can still..."Finish."

Even though his forehead was sweating, Doudou said excitedly.

"Uncle Shulin, I don't know if what I just made is right. You didn't say anything, and I didn't dare to ask." Chen Tiezhu said.

"It's already very good. After all, you also know what kind of knife you want to make. You just want to hammer the knife blank into that shape." Qiao Shulin said.

"Don't delay, there is still your dagger. We blacksmiths have no time to be idle, and the fire in the furnace cannot be wasted. We have to continue to make it."

"Okay, my daughter, let's continue. "Chen Tiezhu greeted.

"Okay..."

Doudou responded happily.

The father and daughter were forging iron happily again.

This time, even Han Xiuying could see some tricks.

Doudou is just a little kid, isn't it tiring to swing the hammer?

But until now, Doudou is full of energy and swings very vigorously, which is somewhat unscientific.

"Girl, this is Doudou's talent." Noticing her expression, Wang Yulan said with a smile.

"Don't look at Doudou's smallness, she can also use her strength. Originally, she had to use five points of strength, but now two or three points are enough. And Doudou seems to know how to forge iron."

"Look at the thick part of the hammer, Doudou hits slowly. When it is on the edge of the hammer blade, Doudou hits quickly. They are really amazing, father and daughter."

"That's right, if Tiezhu also runs the blacksmith shop, I will have no work here in the future. "Qiao Shulin also sighed.

I have to admire him, I saw it with my own eyes.

Doudou doesn't need to command, just bring up the rhythm. Chen Tiezhu not only hits fast, but also saves effort.

Just as Qiao Shulin said, the originally tedious work saves some time for burning iron, and the work efficiency is greatly improved.

"It's really good, I'll make some adjustments tomorrow. After quenching and tempering, it can be sharpened." Qiao Shulin said with emotion.

"Uncle Shulin, I heard that quenching with spring water is more effective?" Chen Tiezhu asked in a very ignorant manner.

"Haha, maybe there is some truth to it." Qiao Shulin laughed.

"Then wait for me tomorrow, I'll bring a bucket of spring water." Chen Tiezhu said happily.

The idea in his mind is very simple. Space water is so powerful, what if it is also awesome to quench with this thing?