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Chapter 16 Blacksmiths recruit apprentices (4)

The next morning, fifty or sixty children appeared at the east gate of Chang'an City before the sun appeared. When Song Bo appeared at the city gate with his two sons, more than one hundred children had appeared here. Of course, these children were all beggars. It seemed that no one was willing to be his children as apprentices in the blacksmith shop. There were many people who heard what Song Bo said so loudly yesterday, and no one said that he really came over to wait to be his apprentice. Maybe he should really put on a few beards. After all, his face didn't look like a blacksmith master with superb skills, but instead looked like an apprentice.

"Ah, it's a lot of seriousness. Bingyan. Are these children who said they were going to be apprentices in our house yesterday? Why are there so many? You saw that our family has only so big, and twenty people are the limit. No matter how many people there are, they can't sit still. With so many people all at once, what should I do? You can't accept them all, right? Then our blacksmith shop will close before it opens. Well, Bingyan, you go and tell them that you have to go through my test if you want to enter our house. If you pass, you will be the apprentice of our Song family. You will be three times a day.

There is enough rice and white mask tube. If you fail, you can only continue to work in the promising industry of beggars. Ask them if they are willing to take the test." Song Bo talked a lot, but in fact he was too lazy to come forward to let his son use it as a gun to do things. It seems that many fathers are like this, and they are too lazy to do some things to their sons or daughters. They also call it training their offspring. I don’t know if readers have ever had this experience, but I often have it anyway. After Song Bo ordered Song Bingyan, he muttered a few words to Song Bingyan’s ears.

This is the only one who is a son who is a "good father". It is really hard to find a son who does not listen to his father. Generally, disobedient people have reached the rebellious period of youth. Song Bingyan shook his body, which is much taller than others, and came to the group of little beggars.

"I've heard it all. My father said that if you want to be an apprentice in our house, you must go through his test, otherwise you can only continue begging. Those who pass the test will work in my blacksmith shop and have three white masks a day. It's enough." Song Bing's strict voice is also considered a big deal among his peers. So when he shouts like this, basically all the hundred people understand what's going on. That is, they have to pass the test of Manager Song to enter their blacksmith shop. Not everyone can come.

"Why do we need a test? Didn't we say we wanted to go to the blacksmith shop yesterday and come here early? We all came and said we wanted a test. Isn't this difficult? Brothers, we don't listen to him, don't test it, see if the Song family blacksmith shop accepts us as apprentices." In fact, some people always have objections, and some people are actually talking nonsense at all without reason. Sometimes, these people are not just for fun. That is, the legendary objection is against these people. You say ok, the people who have bad things are always them, you

It's hard to say that you will never die. However, many people didn't expect that these people were more abominable than the enemy. The enemy was even more open-minded and opposed you, and these people always hurt you under the banner of doing good for you. This is not the case that some people were harmed by this sentence. Some beggars also thought: "Yes, why should we test it?" Song Bingyan looked at the guy talking and did not refute it. As for Song Bo, it was just like he was watching the scenery. He also took out a sesame cake from his arms and ate it slowly.

Those who heard the words unwilling to be tested and saw that the two people did not speak, and then they left one after another. After half an hour, they stopped leaving, and a total of forty people were left. In other words, 60% of the people just shouted away just now. It was more effective than the sentence: "Your mother called you to go home for dinner." In fact, this is the first line of the test. The person who called was specially arranged by Song Bo. The purpose was to shout away for people with weak will. Those people were unclear in the goal and came when they saw others coming. They did not think about whether they had to be this apprentice. Generally speaking, people who had to do something had a more stable mind, a solid foundation, and could endure loneliness. Those who were not very determined were very likely to be strangers, and there were many things that happened to fish for three days and two days.

Seeing that the situation was almost done, Song Bo stopped leaving, so he walked out and began his first speech in front of his apprentice.

"Children, I'm very happy to see you stay here. Because I will choose twenty of you as my disciples. These twenty of you will learn the craftsmanship of ironwork with me. In the future, you may be blacksmiths at the level of masters, or they may be a beggar. How did the difference come about? It is the next test to decide who you will become the craftsmanship master of blacksmiths and who will continue to be his beggars. Well, now you go to the city from here to run west. At the gate of the west city, a servant of my Song family's blacksmith shop was placed there. There was a small table with bamboo chips on the small table. Your purpose was to get the bamboo chips and then run to me. The first one was probably the blacksmith. Okay, what are the children waiting for? Let's start." After Song Bo finished speaking, he held his hands and nodded to signal everyone. The little beggars got the order and ran to the west city gate like crazy.

"Father, why didn't you let me talk at first? Those people were gone." Song Bingyan raised his own question after all the little beggars left. Song Bo glanced at him, then looked at his second son who was determined to eat sesame cakes and was careless about his own business. He told Song Bingyan about his plan.

"That's how I thought my father felt that there were too many people to support him." Song Bingyan scratched his head.

"There are also such considerations. If everyone is as good as Bingshou, it will not be enough to make a lot of money." Song Bo pointed his second son with his hand, who was eating with relish. Unexpectedly, Song Bingshou spoke: "When I grow up, I will earn back the portion I eat. I can also work." After Song Bingshou finished speaking, he continued to focus on his career in eating pancakes. Song Bo was helpless. Who told him to recognize this son by mistake?

"Father, why did they run so far? They have to run more than ten miles. They should have lunch when they run back." Song Bingyan is also a foodie.

"This is even simpler. Making a blacksmith is a job of strength. At least you have a brain like yours. Do you know?" Song Bo found out after half a day and a night yesterday that his second son was a very smart child.

"Oh, but what does that have to do with running?" Song Bingyan didn't understand what was going on.

"You can tell whether this person has good physical strength when running. Whether he willpower is firm or not. Only when he has good physical strength can he take a sledgehammer all day long. Only when he has strong willpower can he not be upset to make a blacksmith."
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