The old lady is reborn
Chapter 80 Returning the Key
After hearing this, Dou Yang took out the house key from his arms and handed it to Huai'an: "Uncle, help me give this to my father."
When he handed it over, his hands unconsciously clenched. This poor family was worth a fortune, and he had tried hard to guard every brick and tile of this family... In the end, he let go.
"Uncle, I, I need to have something to do. It would be fine if I had a place to live and food to eat. I have strength and I can read... If it's hard to find someone, I want to join the army and get a household registration certificate from the head of the village..."
Rong Huaian was thinking about this, and when he heard it, he said, "I won't accept the only son."
Dou Yang said: "Then I will wait a while... He probably won't be the only son according to the household registration."
Rong Huaian listened and said, "Put aside the idea of joining the army for now. Is there anything you like or want to do?"
Dou Yang hesitated for a moment before he said, “When I was in the blacksmith shop, I liked to make something special.
Most of the people who come to our place come to make farm tools, such as hoes, shovels, sickles and hatchets, or to repair things, such as pots, axles, horseshoes and so on.
What we want is something cheap, sturdy and easy to use.
But I like to tinker with different little things.
An accountant disliked the abacus with a wooden frame and wooden beads because it was not durable, so he came to our shop and ordered an iron abacus.
He was afraid it would be too heavy, so he wanted something smaller and easier to carry. He wanted something smaller than his palm.
I like this kind of work. The work I made for him looks very nice. Each little iron bead is round and polished to a bright shine.
He said it would be better if it didn't rust. I said the frame I made had a side strip that was inserted and could be taken out. The entire abacus, beads, sticks, and side strips could all be disassembled, polished, or replaced.
The man was extremely happy.
Later, another hunter came to our shop to order particularly thin wire, and I made it for him too.
The hunter was also very happy.
I like to do these, but my master won’t let me take this kind of work anymore. It’s a waste of time, so I’d rather take more repair jobs.”
When Rong Huaian heard this, he remembered that Yan Hui and the others had said they would go and get the things they had packed.
It sounds like the things made there are both beautiful and practical, which might be just what Dou Yang is looking for.
So he sent a servant to Yan Hui's mansion to ask where the blacksmith shop was.
The message the servant brought back was that the young master of the Yan family said he was going there as well and would come and take you there tomorrow.
Huai'an thought that was fine when he heard that.
The next day, not only Yan Hui came, but Lin Yindi was also sitting in his car, and the four of them went to the shop together.
It was the first time that Dou Yang saw a blacksmith shop with a storefront in front. At first glance, it looked like a large shop selling things. There were many ironwares on display, including weapons and many strange and beautiful things.
There are waiters here to register and collect money, and customers are also here to pay deposits or pick up goods. There are also chairs, tea and snacks, so customers don't have to stand while waiting.
Huai'an said to Yan Hui and Lin Yindi, "This is the child of my colleague in the police station, Dou Yang. I brought him here to find a job.
You guys go about your business, I'll take him to ask the person in charge."
When the manager heard that they were job seekers, he took a look at Huai'an and the two men who came behind him and wanted to say that he would not hire anyone.
He opened his mouth and said, "For the first six months or a year, apprentices here only do odd jobs like lighting fires and watching over furnaces. They can't handle iron tools. After that, it all depends on the master they follow and their own intelligence."
Dou Yang thought to himself that as long as they wanted him, anything would be fine. Just as he was about to speak, Huai'an said, "He is not a novice. He has been working with ironwork in another blacksmith shop for a year."
The manager was a little irritated when he heard this, thinking that he had to follow his rules when he came here, but then he heard Huai'an politely say, "Why don't you let the child try, test him, or let him make something for you to see."
Seeing Huai'an dressed so well and being so polite, with two people standing behind him, the steward said, "Alright, please go to the back."
After passing through an aisle, the manager pushed open a large curtain that looked like a thick quilt. Through the curtain, he could already hear the sounds of work going on inside.
Walking forward, they saw a large cowhide curtain in front of them. After it was lifted, several people went in. What came into their eyes was a bustling scene and a heat wave. Dou Yang was inexplicably excited.
The manager asked these young men to stay and not go any further. It would be bad if sparks splashed on their clothes or they got burned.
He shouted again, and someone came over. The manager said to Dou Yang, "Follow him in. You can do it. Make two dishes."
Before he finished speaking, he turned to Huai'an, Yan Hui, and Lin Yindi, "Gentlemen, please go back to the front hall and wait."
Dou Yang felt a little panicked. Although he liked those little gadgets, the only two things he actually had the chance to do were the ones he had talked about with Huai'an.
The rest were making farm tools or doing repairs.
And this part looks like it needs to be done delicately... and we won't give him too much time... it's just to see the craftsmanship, not to really hand in the work.
Dou Yang made the thin iron wire first. After taking it out of the cold water, he was very satisfied with it, but it still needed to be polished.
There were many tools and molds here that he had never used before, and he didn't know what to use for polishing.
But suddenly he saw a boy about his age, sticking his lips out at him. Dou Yang looked in the direction he was pointing.
Two large square wooden blocks with leather handrails nailed on them.
Dou Yang went over and picked it up. It turned out that one side of the two wooden blocks was nailed with many protruding iron sheets.
Dou Yang put one end of the wire on it and nodded, then pressed down the other wooden block with the iron sheet on it. He leaned sideways, pressed it down tightly, and then looked at the boy who gestured to him.
The boy smiled, put on his gloves, grabbed the end of the wire and pulled it out, then held it tightly in his hand, turned around and ran, leaving behind a shiny wire. He did this twice more.
The boy took the thin wire and walked to the wooden winding wheel, looked up at Dou Yang, and Dou Yang nodded.
He inserted one end of the thin wire into it. Dou Yang understood how to use it. He went over and cranked the handle. The smallest wooden wheel started to turn, and the boy supported the wire with his hand from time to time. After a while, he had wound the long wire into a small coil.
He unfastened the buckle, took off the wire coil and handed it to Dou Yang, who took it and smiled, "Dou Yang."
The boy also laughed: "Li Bing."
Several masters and managers waited in the front hall for Dou Yang's finished products, a string of candied haws and a roll of wire.
The gentlemen didn't know whether this was good or bad, so they all looked at the person in charge. The person in charge inexplicably felt that he was valued, so he had to say something.
So he said, "Not bad, what else can you do?"
At this moment, Dou Yang thought about everything he knew, including how to make fire and cook.
Then he picked up the thin wire and quickly and deftly wound and wove it together, and a three-dimensional wire butterfly appeared.
Then he made a dragonfly and a little monkey. There wasn't much wire left, so Dou Yang made a bud that was about to bloom.
Then a voice was heard saying, "What a skillful hand! This thing is so lifelike and looks so realistic."
When everyone looked up, they saw a middle-aged man with a kind face. The person in charge hurriedly said, "Gentlemen, this is the owner of our store."
The owner came over and said with a smile: "Xiao Ke's surname is Qiu, and he is the owner and manager of this store."
The manager whispered a few words to the boss and then left.
Qiu Dongjia smiled and said, "Are you here looking for work? My shop not only has ironware, but also copperware, gold and silverware.
The workshops for bronze, gold and silver wares are behind the iron workshop, and there is a large area inside.
I have taken on a job doing some gold and silver making. I see that this young man is quite skillful, and we need someone with such dexterity to complete the project in a hurry.
Go work for my gold and silver shop first. After you finish this batch of work, if you still like the iron shop, you can come back to the iron shop. With the two things you have produced, I will only give you a one-month apprenticeship, and then you will start as a laborer. What do you think?"
When Dou Yang heard this, he knew that this was the job he was supposed to get, and he immediately agreed to it, but he also asked the question that concerned him the most: "Will I be provided with accommodation here?"
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Originally, I only provide food but not accommodation, but my food is not cheap.
Even if it is iron, a good sword is the result of thousands of hammering and tempering.
No matter it is gold, silver, copper or iron, everything is still worth some money, so I have night watchmen patrolling the shop at night, and naturally I have to arrange a place for them to rest.
Let them take turns to guard at night.
Wherever you want to stay, we can arrange a bed for you in the night watchman's room."
Dou Yang was overjoyed. Mr. Qiu said, "Bring your household registration papers and guarantor documents tomorrow."
Seeing that the task was accomplished, several people came out. Yan Hui, Lin Yindi and others had already taken their things when Dou Yang produced the finished product.
Yan Hui had packed the gifts in a box and asked the servant to put them back on the carriage. Dou Yang didn't know what they were, but Lin Yindi took out four windproof rolling ball lanterns.
Dou Yang saw the small but exquisite and beautiful copper lantern. Lin Yindi asked the waiter to light candles and hang them on the four corners of Yan Hui's carriage to try out the effect and see if they could not be extinguished by the wind.
The three of them were chatting about something outside the store. Dou Yang got on the carriage first, waiting for Huai'an happily and quietly.
After Rong Huaian finished chatting with Yan Hui and Lin Yindi, he told them before leaving: "If you come to this store in the future, go and see Dou Yang and don't let anyone bully him."
Then he got on the carriage. Dou Yang's tender face at the age of fifteen was full of joy. It was such a big and grand shop, and he would work here in the future.
Suddenly I remembered that I still needed household registration papers and a guarantor, and I didn't ask whether I would be paid.
Huai'an looked at him and smiled, "I'll take care of the household registration papers and guarantor documents. When I come tomorrow, I'll ask about the wages.
Don't worry too much, uncle will give you pocket money every month."
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