Chapter 5 New Life
The cooking smoke dissipated in the sky little by little with the breeze, and households from all walks of life also began to light the lights. The oil on some beasts can be used to light the lights, but it will emit some bad smells, but it is cheap. It is something used by many people. This thing is not known for invention and use. It has also been forgotten in previous history.
Two figures appeared at the entrance of the village, one big and one small, and walked into the village. No matter how big the village is, there are also post stations and hotels, but because they don't have much money, the two of them have to spend the whole night in the village's grassland. Relying on the pile of straw, Xiao Mu can't help thinking of his family. The Spring Festival is coming soon, and there is still more than a month left, but now they don't have much money on them. Whether to throw Chen Feng to his home to help or follow him as a storyteller, now he has to think about it clearly, but Chen Feng counted the stars in the sky with an excited face, but fell asleep unconsciously. The wind at the end of autumn was still a little cool. Chen Feng couldn't help rolling up his body, but he didn't know what kind of dream he was dreaming.
Xiao Mu looked at Chen Feng, who was a little strong, and thought that he was indeed a child with a long body. In just a few days, he was not as thin and weak as before, and thought of his own child. The night passed like this.
In the morning, people got up and got a piece of news. A storyteller came to the village. If they had nothing to do, they wanted to join in the fun. Xiao Mu also told a book directly in the grassland. Chen Feng shook his head to listen to the story and forgot to read the book in his hand. It took only an hour to talk about the book, and everyone was happy to pay some money. Xiao Mu looked at the bowl with at least four silver coins in it.
"Okay, Xiaofeng, let's have a meal and go to the next village."
"Good." Chen Feng saw that the man was just. After talking for a while, he made so much money. In Chen Feng's calculation, he made at least two silver coins, and he couldn't help but be more interested in the storytelling industry. If Chen Feng had no choice but to tell a story at the beginning, even because of his interest, he is now fascinated by money.
Along the way, Chen Feng also gained some knowledge and learned a lot. Seeing that in December, Xiao Mu began to walk in the direction of his hometown with Chen Feng. Passing by the village, he would also stay for a while, saying that he would make some money by books, and also saved a gold coin.
In the 233 of Longji, this New Year is the best year in more than ten years. He used to be displaced by his family, but later he got lost and didn't have a good New Year.
"In front, which village is my hometown, and most of them are surnamed Xiao, which is called Xiao Village. I'll take you to see my tiger-headed son later, who is one year younger than you and very naughty, hehe. Because he was about to arrive at the village, Xiao Mu was very happy. On the happier way, he met people who came back from hunting and cutting timber. Everyone said hello, and someone rushed back to inform Xiao Mu's family first.
"Uncle Xiao, will it be a year since you left?"
"Ha ha, it's almost the same. Who wants to leave their hometown, but this is the only way for our profession. I plan to run for a few years and stay at home. As he spoke, the village in front of him was right in front of him, which was much smaller than the village where Chen Feng lived before.
"Although it is small, there is everything in the village. Even if the geographical location is a little remote, otherwise it will develop into a large village.
"Dad." A child suddenly jumped into Xiao Mu's arms. He was a little shorter and thinner than Chen Feng. Maybe it had something to do with his failure to eat well. Only then did the child notice a child next to his father and looked curiously at Chen Feng. Chen Feng was also staring at the child, because two people of similar ages stood together and looked like brothers.
"Come on, Qianshang, this is your brother Chen Feng and your father's apprentice. In the future, he will also become a storyteller."
"Hello, Brother Chen Feng, by the way, you have been to a lot of places with my father. Tell me." After saying that, he pulled Chen Feng and ran into the house.
In the past, when Xiao Mu came back, his son would pester him to tell stories. Well, someone went to play with him. Looking at the two children entering the room, he looked up at the sky and said to himself, "It seems that it is not far from the snow."
As soon as a beautiful woman came out of the kitchen, she saw two small shadows rushed in. The leader was her own child, followed by a beautiful child of little age. He turned his head and saw Xiao Mu coming in from the door.
"How old are you? When you go out, you occasionally write a letter to report that you are safe. As soon as you go out, you have been out for more than half a year without even a sound. Your parents worry about you every day and talk about why you still don't come back."
"Ha ha, this is my negligence. Be sure to pay attention to it in the future. How are your father and mother?"
"I'm in good health, but I'm talking about you every day. You're back. Let's go and have a look. My mother is in the kitchen. Today, I heard Dahu say that you're back, and my mother has to cook in person."
"Ye, I'll go to see my mother, and I'll bring back a child, which is my disciple. I may be a storyteller in the future."
"You're talking about the child pulled by Shang'er. I saw that the two children are quite close."
Xiao Mu had a conversation with his wife, went in to see his mother, and then went to the study to see his father. These things passed quickly, helping at home, and the night came soon. Xiao Qianshang pulled Chen Feng and kept asking questions. Fortunately, Chen Feng was trying to remember something during this period of time, otherwise, he would soon be defeated. Speaking of the peerless battle, Qianshang couldn't wait to run out to practice martial arts immediately. Chen Feng said it himself and was also in a surging mood. He always wanted to see those heroes.
The food has been placed on the table, and the two children have not come out yet.
"I'll call it." Xiao Mu stood up, went inside, and called the two children out.
"It will be the New Year in a few days." Xiao Mu's father said.
"Yes, father, I brought some New Year's goods back."
"Ye, Xianglan has also suffered a lot in our house. You often talk outside and spend more time with Xianglan during the Spring Festival."
"I know, father, don't just talk, eat and eat vegetables."
Before the Spring Festival, the two children have been acquainted together in the past few days. Because Chen Feng has experienced more, he looks a little sophisticated, but Qianshang doesn't care about anything and laughs every day. The village also accepted the appearance and identity of Chen Feng.
"What are you thinking, Brother Chen Feng?" I didn't think about anything, just thinking, when will I go out to talk?" I also want to go with you this time. After listening to what you said, I think the outside world is so big." Uncle Xiao won't let you go. It's hard to run outside." Brother Chenfeng, you are only one year older than me. You can stick to it, and I believe I can do it too.
When the two children are discussing the problem, the adults in the room are also discussing the problem.
"I want to send my child to school and learn some martial arts. Even if it doesn't work, I can be a bodyguard in the future. If it really doesn't work, I can protect myself."
"Brother Xiao, I know that if the children are the same as us, it will be like this in the future, but the registration fee is not cheap. We need at least 20 gold coins in the first year, and 15 gold coins every year in the future, a total of five years. How can we have so much money?"
"Well, but you also know the age limit of the school. You won't accept it if you are over 14 years old, unless you are particularly talented." Xiao Mu couldn't help sighing. This money is indeed too much for most people. There are only more than ten gold coins in a year, which is not enough to go to school.
On New Year's Eve, children ran out to play with homemade lanterns. The village was full of children, and fireworks were rare in small towns, not to mention this small village. Two days ago, it snowed, and there were all kinds of snowmen everywhere in the village, including tall, short, fat, thin and so on. Every year's New Year's Eve dinner is also what children crave most. On this day, adults will not scold their children and eat a lot of delicious food.
After the New Year's Eve dinner, we have to prepare for the new year.
"Dad, I want to be a storyteller like you." Xiao Qianshang summoned up his courage and said to Xiao Mu.
"You have to think about it. This job is not so easy to do, and you have to work hard." Xiao Mu was relieved and somewhat helpless that he had this choice for his child.
"I've decided."
"Brother Xiao, Shang'er, think about it."
"Mom, I've decided that I'm going to go out and see the outside world like Brother Chen Feng."
"Xianglan, I know you don't want to give up the child, but the child will also grow up. You don't want to see him doing nothing for a lifetime. Just let him go out with Mu'er to have a look, so that he can have a good experience."
The old man spoke, and this matter was settled. Xiao Mu decided to take the two little ghosts out to talk when the weather warmed up in February. Thinking of how much he wanted them to learn some self-defense, he taught the two people some basic crops. The two practiced very diligently, which made Xiao Mu's future of the two children. More optimistic.
"Brother Chen Feng, I have attacked." OK, come on." Two children in the yard held wooden sticks, and you and I also fought for several rounds. As for how messy the movements and moves were, it was just to guard against the foxes in the mountains and other low-aggressive beasts.
"Brother Chen Feng, you have also heard something from my father. How to divide the level?"
"What I saw in the book is that people's power division was chaotic during the war, so the heroes went to the 'Dragon Envoy' to divide their strength. At the beginning, I just started to learn combat skills, called apprentices, and there are three levels; then, those who can skillfully use their own combat skills, called warriors; there are also three levels, and later, those who can stimulate their own combat skills attributes, called warriors; those who can be released externally, they are called war kings; those who can break objects in the air are called war saints; finally, Those who transcend the limits of human beings and reach the level of God are called the God of War.
"Then how to divide the strength of those heroes on the mainland now?"
"This is not clear, but it has brought 'God of War Mu' and 'Fall Cloud Sword' to the level of God of War, and no other forces objected. Others were not announced, and only one war saint was announced, that is, the missing 'Wu idiot' Wu Sanding.
"Are they really that powerful?"
"Well, I don't know. I think even if it's not that powerful, it's almost the same."
"I believe that Brother Chen Feng and we will reach that point."
"I hope so."
If two people go to business or simply live in the village, maybe the mainland will not be disturbed in the future. However, how many people who become heroes are willing to be lonely.