After spending decades in the Gobi Desert in Yuquanying, suddenly returning to my hometown felt completely different.
It was almost noon, and Wang Zhong started to prepare lunch. He cooked a pot of rice. There were also prepared ribs in the refrigerator, which he washed and braised. The ingredients were tomatoes and fried peppers. It was a simple lunch. After eating and drinking, Wang Zhong I took a towel, ran to the small river next to the village, and soaked in the water for half an hour in my swimming trunks. Only then did I feel comfortable all over.
Lying on the sofa, blowing on the air conditioner, drinking the watermelon juice just squeezed out by the juicer, it was cool and refreshing, and Wang Zhong didn't want to move.
After experiencing three dungeon worlds, Wang Zhong has long been accustomed to the feeling of not having his mobile phone by his side all the time, and has long since given up his dependence on mobile phones and the Internet.
Once upon a time, there were mobile phones and the Internet. For Wang Zhong, fish and water, cattle, sheep and grass were inseparable.
But with more than a hundred years of experience in the world, in those days when there were only newspapers, magazines and radios, Wang Zhong had long been accustomed to a life without mobile phones and the Internet.
In his spare time, Wang Zhong does a lot of miscellaneous things. In his spare time, he exercises, reads, and tinkers with small items.
When I was in the two dungeons of "Human World" and "Youth", I often went fishing, but in the northwest of the Gobi Desert where "Mountains and Seas" is located, I could only tinker with other things.
Calling up the system and looking at the two cards in the system rewards, Wang Zhong first received the random skill draw card and clicked to use it directly.
Immediately, the card covered with graceful patterns turned into a stream of light, suddenly emerged from the void, drew a beautiful arc, stopped in front of Wang Zhong, and turned into a ball of bright golden light, covering the entire virtual screen. The golden light The overflow was a bit dazzling, and Wang Zhong subconsciously narrowed his eyes and raised his hands to shield his eyes.
After a while, a turntable appeared on the virtual screen. Wang Zhong looked intently and saw that the divisions on the turntable were flashing and beating like slot machines, and finally stopped in an area in the upper left corner.
The originally hazy area lit up with light, and then the haze dissipated, revealing two clear four large black characters.
"instrument"
[Congratulations to the host, you have extracted an instrument under the category of Chinese martial arts. Do you want to receive it? 】
There was no need to ask, Wang Zhong directly chose to extract it without thinking about it at all.
Immediately, the word 'Weapon' on the turntable turned into a ball of light, flying out from the turntable on the virtual screen, and instantly disappeared into the center of Wang Zhong's forehead and eyebrows.
Wang Zhong only felt that his mind went blank at first, the spiritual platform was completely emptied, as if he had entered an inexplicable state, and then countless villains evolved in his mind, including swords, guns, swords and halberds, eighteen kinds of weapons, countless familiar and unfamiliar ones Memories emerged, and in a blink of an eye, it seemed like decades had passed.
At some point, I stood up from the sofa, and my hands suddenly became itchy.
Wang Zhong walked out of the living room, went to the courtyard, walked to the back of the house, picked up a bamboo pole more than three meters long, and weighed it in his hand a few times. It was a bit too light.
But it can still be used if you make do with it.
After repairing the burrs on the bamboo pole with a hatchet, Wang Zhong came to the front yard, holding the tail with one hand and the pole with the other. With his feet forward and back, he took a horse stance, and the bamboo pole in his hand shook.
This is a marksmanship, but the bamboo pole is too light. Although it can be used, it is not as easy as a big gun.
A few minutes later, Wang Zhong picked up the hatchet again, visually inspected it, and cut the bamboo pole into two sections from two-thirds of the way. Looking at the bamboo pole, which was just over two meters long, Wang Zhong had a smile on his face.
He picked up the bamboo pole and performed a set of stick tricks in the courtyard.
Then there are swordsmanship and knife skills...
Wang Zhong played in the courtyard for more than half an hour. In addition to the hot weather, he was sweating all over his body, but Wang Zhong's face was full of smiles.
Although the skills I drew were not the hacking or other high-tech skills I expected, the results were not too bad.
Wang Zhong's fists and kicks have reached the third level. Although he also has contact with weapons, they are only limited to some fancy routines.
The instruments drawn now do not only refer to a single kind of weapon, but to eighteen kinds of weapons and a variety of instruments, and they are not just routines, but also include many practical combat skills, all of which are between life and death. The kind that is tempered.
He went into the bathroom and took a shower, put on a new vest and pants, wore slippers, and his hair was still wet. He sat on the sofa and blew on the air conditioner. Wang Zhong called up the system panel and called up his personal information.
[Host: Wang Zhong
Yang life: 26/38 (The physical body enters the dungeon and does not affect the real world Yang life.)
Status: terminally ill (under seal)
Body: 54
Strength: 52
Speed: 55
God: 52
Skills: Cooking (lv4), Chinese martial arts (lv3), shooting (lv4), calligraphy (lv3), driving (lv2), architectural design (lv4), English (lv3), medical skills (lv4), carpentry (lv4), mathematics (lv3), Physics (lv3), Chemistry (lv3), Writing (lv4)...
Potential points: 0
Skill points: 90
System points: 1070
Note: In the current world, system points can be exchanged for Yangshou, and the ratio is 100:1.
Memory ball: x3
System space x1 (16m3)]
[The copy world is cooling down]
'Speed', which represents the attributes of agility, dexterity and speed, actually increased a little. Although it was only a little, it also surprised Wang Zhong.
The original 'fist and kick' skills have also become 'national martial arts', which is a blend of the original 'fist and kick' and the newly extracted 'instrument'. Although the level is still lv3 and there is no change in the sound, the things included are no longer the same. And words.
"Xiao Chong, are you at home?"
Suddenly, his uncle's familiar voice came from outside the door. Wang Zhong responded and trotted towards the door quickly.
"here I am!"
Opening the door and looking at my uncle who was holding a cane outside and whose back had become a little stooped, many thoughts surged through his heart.
"Why should I close the door in broad daylight?" My uncle frowned and asked in confusion.
Wang Zhong said with a smile: "I just bought the materials and plan to renovate it. There may be a lot of dust. Close the door to prevent it from spreading out and affecting the neighbors."
"How's it going?" my uncle asked, walking in with his cane.
Wang Zhong followed behind and looked after it carefully: "I've done it partially, but there's still a little bit left."
Looking at the still somewhat messy courtyard, my uncle raised his eyebrows slightly, a little surprised: "Did you do it by yourself?"
Wang Zhong nodded and smiled and replied: "Just do it yourself."
The old man walked around inside and outside the house, nodded and said: "It's not bad!"
"By the way, go to my house for dinner later. My aunt and uncle have prepared your favorite braised pork. Remember to go there early!"
Wang Zhongsheng was in the 1990s. At that time, life in Wang Zhong's hometown was relatively difficult. It's not that he couldn't eat, but he didn't eat much meat. The rice was grown in his own fields, and the vegetables were all grown in his own fields. It's grown in my own vegetable plot.
Carrots and cabbage in the winter, peppers and tomatoes in the summer, etc., all year round, in terms of living, they cost only a few dollars. Even the oil used for cooking at home is the rapeseed grown in one's own land and sent to the oil mill to squeeze out the oil.
Dishes like Braised Pork, which are heavy in oil and meat, were naturally popular with the growing children like Wang Zhong at that time.
"Braised pork?" Wang Zhong's eyes lit up when he heard this, and the smile on his face became brighter: "Then I have to go early."
The uncle didn't stay long and left after explaining Wang Zhong.
Wang Zhong didn't delay and went to his uncle's house around 4:30 in the afternoon.
In addition to braised pork, my aunt and uncle also fried a sour fish, a chili pepper, and a scrambled egg with tomatoes.
"It smells so good!" Wang Zhong sat at the table, smelling the alluring fragrance, and was in a good mood. He gave a thumbs up to his uncle and grandma sitting opposite: "My uncle and grandma's craftsmanship is still so good!"
"Eat more if it smells good."
Before owning the dungeon, Wang Zhong would definitely not have dared to eat such heavy-flavored food. It's not that he didn't want to, but he didn't dare. With his weak body, he could only eat something lighter and easier to digest, and he also needed to take medicine regularly to survive. Maintain good health.
Fortunately, the system was powerful enough. It not only gave Wang Zhong the opportunity to change his destiny, but also had the powerful function of temporarily sealing and isolating his illness.
Especially now that his physique is getting stronger and his appetite has increased greatly.
"Come! Get a drink!" My uncle took out a bottle of unopened liquor, which was given as a gift during the holidays.
"Uncle, I'll do it myself! I'll do it myself."
My aunt and uncle took a transparent disposable cup to Wang Zhong and his uncle. Wang Zhong opened the wine and poured a glass for himself and his uncle.
"Take a sip first!" The uncle picked up the cup, and Wang Zhong followed closely behind. Naturally, the two grandfathers and grandsons did not need to clink glasses politely. The wine was not a very good one. It was spicy and irritating to the throat, but it was not a good choice for the uncle. There was a look of enjoyment on his face, and a satisfied smile on his face.
My uncle is a very good drinker, but unfortunately he is getting older and his health is not as good as before. His uncles and aunts cannot resist him, but they refuse to give in on the quantity. My uncle also knows that his children are worried about him, so they don’t drink much every day. Just drink two taels at a time to satisfy the glutton in your stomach.
While drinking and eating meat, unknowingly, my uncle threw the cup away after drinking one glass. Wang Zhong finished drinking and added another glass. Two glasses of wine went into his stomach, making him a little tipsy.
"Do you still want to drink?" My uncle asked with a smile as he looked at Wang Zhong's cheeks that had turned slightly red.
Wang Zhong shook his head, "Don't drink anymore, don't drink anymore, you'll get drunk if you drink again!"
Wang Zhong's drinking capacity is actually very good, especially since the several dungeon worlds he has experienced are all in the north, in the era when there was no heating in the winter, so he either burned a kang or drank alcohol to ward off the cold and warm up.
Over the years, coupled with the fact that his physical condition is several times that of an ordinary person's peak state, his drinking capacity will naturally increase.
"Just drink a little, it's not good to be drunk!" My aunt and uncle gave my uncle a compliment, and then looked at Wang Zhong, with a kind smile on his rough face: "Xiao Zhong, haven't you had a girlfriend yet? , your eldest aunt’s brother has a daughter who is two years younger than you. She just graduated from college last year and is now working as a teacher in the city. I heard from your eldest aunt that her internship period will be over soon. If she becomes a full-timer, she will be a guaranteed rice bowl. .”
"Although this girl is a bit smaller and thinner, she is pretty..."
Listening to his uncle and grandma praising the girl, Wang Zhong was stunned when he was eating, and asked: "Uncle and grandma, are you talking about the little cousin of the Liu family?"
Aren't my eldest aunt's natal family my cousins, although they are not related by blood?
My aunt and uncle nodded and said, "In terms of seniority, you really have to call me cousin."
Before Wang Zhong could say anything, my uncle and grandma continued: "Your aunt has made an agreement with your aunt. The day after tomorrow is the weekend, and that girl Liu Nian will be resting. When the time comes, your aunt will call her home, and you will also Come over and meet me first.”
"You are already twenty-six. Your eldest brother had a daughter when he was twenty-four. Your second brother also got married and had a child when he was twenty-six. Your younger brothers got married last year. I heard from your aunt that they are a young couple. We are already preparing to have a child, but you are the only one in our Lao Wang family who is still single."
Wang Zhong was a little bit dumbfounded. The older brother and younger brother were all from the family of his uncles. They were also the grandsons of his uncle and his grandmother. They were Wang Zhong’s cousins. They were indeed married. His younger brother Wang Wei was the same age as Wang Zhong. He is two months younger than Wang Zhong and is also married.
"Uncle and grandma, I'm still young!" Wang Zhong is indeed not anxious at all in this regard. In the dungeon world, he has spent almost three lifetimes with three excellent women who fit his views on marriage. Wang Zhong's requirements for a partner , it’s really not low.
Especially today's girls, they have seen too much poisonous chicken soup on the Internet. Wang Zhong is not interested in many concepts. Some of them are because of the phenomenon that there are more girls than boys, and there are too many monks and too little gruel. In addition, those Western concepts The influx of ideas into the country was also the reason why Wang Zhong did not like many girls.
"You're so young. You're still young at twenty-six. I was only twenty-one when I got married to your aunt and uncle. I had your uncle when I was twenty-two."
The uncle on the side couldn't sit still, "Isn't it still popular for you young people to fall in love? Now that we know each other, if we fall in love for another two years, you will be twenty-eight."
"If it's not suitable and you continue to pick and choose, you'll be thirty."
"You kid, don't laugh at me!" My uncle said with a serious face: "You are the only one in your family. Find me a girlfriend quickly, get married and have children, preferably more."
"Okay, okay! I'm going, I'm going!" Wang Zhong was afraid that his uncle would be angry and hurt himself, so he quickly said: "I will go to the city the day after tomorrow to pick out a decent gift and bring it to cousin Liu Nian!"
"That's true!" The uncle then relaxed.
A smile also appeared on my uncle's face: "Although I haven't seen that girl Liu Nian a few times, I have heard from your aunt that she has been well-behaved and obedient since she was a child..."
While Wang Zhong was eating braised pork, he listened to his uncle and grandma say good things about Liu Nian, with a smile on his face and a very upright attitude.
Wang Zhong is not a stranger to the uncle's niece. She often saw her when she was a child. The little girl often came to the uncle's house to play with her cousin. However, when she grew up, her cousin went to work in other places. Wang Zhong's studies It is also getting worse day by day, and the frequency of seeing it is less and less.
Every year during the Spring Festival, we could meet up with my little cousin when she came to her uncle's house to play with her cousin who had returned home from work. Occasionally, when there was a shortage of three, Wang Zhong would be pulled over to join a table of mahjong.
After dinner, Wang Zhong took the pulse of both uncle and aunt and checked their bodies. As expected, the old couple were both in good health, except that the uncle had bronchitis and the aunt had a slight rheumatism.
The old couple are both eighty years old. They are too old to take medicine casually. Wang Zhong thought about it and started coming to his uncle's house every day from the next day to cook for the old couple. Wang Zhong's method is also simple. , since medicinal supplements are not applicable, then use dietary supplements, plus some acupuncture and corresponding massage. Although it is difficult to achieve a radical cure, relief can certainly be achieved to a certain extent.
And if the treatment lasts for a long time, my uncle's and grandma's mild rheumatism should be resolved.
Every night, after dinner, Wang Zhong would take the old couple for a walk in the village. After returning home, after giving the old couple a foot bath, Wang Zhong planned to have a foot massage every three days. At first, the old couple didn't want to trouble Wang Zhong, but Ever since Wang Zhong pressed them once on the first night, the old couple liked this feeling.
Time soon arrived on Friday. Wang Zhong ran to the city and bought two bottles of Maotai, two cigarettes of Chinese cigarettes, and some toys.
Early on Saturday morning, Wang Zhong drove straight to the county.
Wang Zhong's hometown belongs to G County, but its geographical location is between G County and J City. G County is only a small fifth- and sixth-tier county, so naturally it is not as prosperous as J City, but there are still many people in the village making a living in the county.
Wang Zhong's uncle is one of them.
It's almost an hour's drive from the village to the county. The main reason is that Wang Zhong doesn't drive fast and he's not in a hurry. Wang Zhong's speed is usually fifty or sixty yards.
There is one bad thing about the city. Now that the economy has improved, every household has bought a car, but there are only so many parking spaces. Wang Zhong can only park his car in a public parking lot. There is no lift pole and the kind where the gate is manually guarded. Wang Zhong Before I walked out of the parking lot carrying my large and small bags, I was charged ten yuan for parking.
It was already ten o'clock in the morning when I walked to my uncle's house.
Ring the doorbell, and after a while, the door opens.
"Xiao Zhong? Are you here so early?" It was the uncle who opened the door. He originally had a smile on his face, but when he saw Wang Zhong carrying so many things in his hands, the smile on his face suddenly collapsed.
"What are you doing with so many things when you come to your own home!" The uncle said with a bit of reproach in his tone.
Wang Zhong smiled and said: "Isn't it been a long time since I came back to see you and my aunt? I also made some money outside, so I must respect you and my aunt!"
"Forget it about buying gifts, you still buy something so expensive, Moutai, this bottle costs a thousand yuan!"
"I won't do it next time!" The two pieces of Chinese were both in the plastic bag. The uncle hadn't seen it yet, otherwise he would have pointed at Wang Zhong and scolded him.
Wang Zhong's parents left early. Grandpa was an ordinary farmer who could only grow crops. Even if he took care of the few acres of land at home, he couldn't make much money. Every year he just sold grain, vegetables, and raised food for himself. Chickens, ducks, etc., as well as subsidies for returning farmland to forest, Wang Zhong relied on his uncle, uncles and aunts to help him go to school these years.
When I was in junior high school in the county, I lived in my uncle's house, and all the food and accommodation expenses were borne by my uncle.
"I listen to you and I won't do it again!"
"What are you doing there? Hurry up and enter the house!" The uncle saw that although his face was cold and stern, he was actually a cold-hearted person. He said and got a pair of slippers for Wang Zhong.
Wang Zhong asked while changing his shoes: "Where is the eldest uncle?"
"In the kitchen!"
As he said this, the uncle shouted into the room: "Xiao Chong is here!"
The kitchen was opened immediately, and the aunt in an apron came out, with a smile on her face, and said enthusiastically: "Xiao Chong is back!"
"Auntie!" Wang Zhong shouted. The auntie was the same as last year. She was wide and fat, with a lot of silver hair on her head and wrinkles on her face.
For people who are approaching sixty, aging is inevitable.
"You two sit down for a while, you wash some fruits, and I'll wake up Xiaonian and Lianlian!" After saying that, the aunt entered the toilet, washed her hands, wiped them clean, walked to a room opposite the toilet, and directly Unscrewing the door handle and walking in.
After a while, the aunt's loud voice sounded in the room: "Wake up, it's already past ten o'clock, Xiao Zhong is here, you two slackers! Get up quickly..."
Lianlian is Wang Zhong's cousin. She is thirty years old this year. She has a boyfriend who is the same age as Wang Zhong and is not married yet.
My cousin and cousin-in-law bought a house in the city, but now they are working out of town with their daughter and will not come back until the Chinese New Year.
"Eldest sister is also at home?" Wang Zhong was a little surprised.
"I had a fight with Xiao Qi, and I've been back here for more than a week." The uncle sighed and said helplessly.
"They are usually busy with work, so they can rest on weekends and get more sleep!"
Wang Zhong smiled and said: "When I was working outside, if I had a day off, I wouldn't be able to get up until noon."
The uncle washed a basket of plums and peaches, and took out a bunch of bananas from the refrigerator.
"Sometimes I really envy you. I wish I could sleep more, but I just have to sleep until after five o'clock every morning. I can't fall asleep no matter what! As I get older, my sleep becomes shallow."
My uncle is already in his sixties, so it’s not unusual for him to get little sleep.
While they were chatting, the eldest aunt walked out of the room, followed by two girls with loose hair and sleepy eyes, wearing pajamas and slippers.
The taller one, 1.6 meters tall, is Wang Zhong's eldest sister, who is also older. The shorter one is Wang Zhong's blind date, Liu Nian, the eldest aunt's niece, who looks over 1.5 meters tall, with thin arms and legs. The key is to have a clear path in your chest.
Both men had mobile phones in their hands.
"Sister! Nian Nian!" Wang Zhong greeted the two of them.
"Xiao Zhong is here!" The eldest sister was casual and didn't mind at all when Wang Zhong saw her without makeup. The main reason was that Wang Zhong had seen Wang Zhong's bare buttocks wearing crotchless pants since he was a child, and the eldest sister was not uncommon.
"Okay, hurry up and wash up first!" The eldest aunt urged the two of them into the toilet.
Wang Zhong stood up and said: "Auntie, let me help you!"
"If I can help you, just sit down!" The aunt went into the kitchen again.
The uncle looked at Wang Zhong: "It will take a while for the meal to be ready. How about two plates first?"
"Okay!" Sitting there must be boring, and Wang Zhong doesn't like playing with mobile phones, so the uncle's suggestion is just right.
The uncle took out a square cardboard box from the drawer under the TV cabinet. Inside was a plastic chessboard and chess pieces about three centimeters in diameter.
The two of them laid out their chess pieces and started attacking each other. The uncle asked Wang Zhong to go first, but Wang Zhong didn't show any politeness and started the game directly.
Ten minutes later, the eldest sister and Liu Nian came out of the toilet one after another and went back to the room to change clothes. Neither of them wore makeup and appeared without makeup.
"Mom! Is the meal ready? I'm hungry!" The eldest sister went straight into the kitchen.
"Forget it about starving to death, get up now!" the aunt said angrily.
Liu Nian did not enter the kitchen, but sat on the sofa, took a yellow peach and ate it, watching Wang Zhong and his uncle play chess with interest.
