"Hurry up and close the door, it's going to freeze to death."
I closed the door angrily and turned to look at the old blacksmith, my heart full of respect: "Thank you, sir!"
"You two young people have some rules. It's not that I want to drive you away. It's almost noon, so you have to go."
The wind outside was getting stronger and stronger, and the iron door panel was whistling. The old man picked up the hot chopsticks from the ground and thrust them into the stove a few times. The fire in the stove instantly became much stronger.
"Looking at you, you are all virgin children, right?"
Xu Mosha and I blushed and nodded hesitantly.
The old blacksmith chuckled and said, "There's nothing to be ashamed of. I'm not naked either."
ah……
I was stunned for a moment, thinking that there was nothing curious about it.
The old blacksmith pointed his hand outward: "No one in this street is naked."
Damn it!
I've heard of Widow's Village, but I've never heard of C Men's Street. What the hell is going on here?
"Baimao Xue, bury a person in a hole." The old blacksmith rubbed his hands and made a rustling sound: "Every household on this street knows this sentence."
When I continued to ask, the old blacksmith gave me a cryptic look: "Do you know why the blacksmith shop is placed at the end of the street?"
"Afraid of molten metal splashing on people?"
The old blacksmith showed disdain: "Those are all just fooling people!"
At this time, the old blacksmith slowly told the whole story.
About ten years ago, the market underwent earth-shaking reforms. At first, these craftsmen were assigned to the south of the city. Later, a mysterious man appeared out of nowhere and invited them back.
Not only that, they were also given free renovations on the shop floor, and even the hammers and chisels inside were replaced with brand new ones. All the cost of the shop front was borne by this mysterious man.
There are three hardships in the world: punting a boat and grinding iron to grind tofu.
None of the people who can do these three things have good family conditions, and even the whole family depends on the shop to support themselves.
Now that a great philanthropist has appeared, it is a great thing. It is too late for these people to be happy. How can there be any reason to refuse?
However, there is no free pie in the sky, and there are conditions for such a generous offer.
The condition is that you cannot move anywhere for thirty years. Even if you die, you will have to die here.
Using a shop worth no more than 100,000 yuan in exchange for thirty years of freedom is a proper overlord's clause. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is unfair.
However, the truth is always so ironic, even in this case, everyone did not hesitate and signed with a big stroke of the pen.
People always realize it belatedly. After the first few years passed, someone started planning to sell out the blacksmith shop.
As long as you have this idea, something will happen to your home, ranging from a fire to death.
Within a few years, at least three companies had this idea, and without exception, none of them ended up well.
At this time, they tried to find the mysterious man, but they had nowhere to go. It was as if this man had never been here before.
Although no one knows the origin of this mysterious man, everyone understands that this mysterious man is definitely someone who cannot be trifled with.
The only sober person here is the old blacksmith in front of me. He knew what was going on from the beginning.
It is said that hundreds of years ago, the place under our feet was a platform.
As the name suggests, it is the place where prisoners are tortured.
There are three extremes of punishment, with Lingchi ranking first, followed by car-breaking and waist-cutting, and decapitation of owl's head is not ranked at all.
Needless to say, the level of Lingchi ranges from eight swords to three thousand six hundred and fifty swords.
Generally speaking, beheading is done at noon, when three cannons are fired simultaneously to remove evil spirits.
But Ling Chi is completely different. It's okay if you encounter someone with eight swords. If you encounter Lingchi with hundreds of swords, you will have to do this job for several days.
Even in the middle of the night, they didn't dare to stop. In such a huge city, you can hear howls and curses no matter where you are.
In fact, Ling Chi does not have to work continuously. For a master with great skills, it is not a problem for him to work for half a month.
The key is that no one of Lingchi's prisoners can die. Once he dies, the executioner will have to finish the rest.
