Every time he came to the Fantasy Land of Yanwuling, Yang Lin was always a little confused whether this was a real or fake world.
It hurts when you get hurt.
If you get stabbed you will die.
Everyone I meet has flesh and blood, sorrow and joy...
It's like all the old things that happened in another time and space.
He is just one of the sentient beings in the endless starry sky and infinite world. He is witnessing the past and cannot change anything.
No matter how hard he tried, he seemed to be a bystander.
I've seen it, been moved, hated it, been angry, but in the end I'm just a passing visitor.
Just like the half-grown boy named Zhou Hongyi he plays now, he is still hungry and enduring the discomfort, working hard just to avoid starving to death.
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Along a dilapidated street in the southwest of Quanzhou City, Yang Lin turned two corners and walked into a small, sparsely populated restaurant.
He hesitated in front of the store for a while, then gritted his teeth and walked in.
"Sister-in-law Yun, this is today's firewood, can you see if you can..."
Yang Lin was carrying the wet firewood, breathing heavily, and looked at the woman in the house embarrassedly.
The woman wrapped her head in a handkerchief and was kneading flour.
His face was also covered in white, with patches here and there, so it was hard to tell what he looked like.
However, a pair of eyes were soft and gentle, as if they were about to drip water.
"Sister, are you going to chop wood on a rainy day? I don't even know how to say you're well... Come on, let me light a fire."
After taking a look at the young man's shirt and pants dripping with water, Yun Niang took the firewood angrily, put it in the corner of the room, laughed loudly, and said: "To make money, you have to rely on your brain, don't be stubborn, okay?" OK, eat quickly."
She opened the cabinet door, took out a drawer of steaming buns, put it on the table, and said warmly: "From now on, don't go into the mountains before dawn, it's very dangerous. Besides, it's not worth it to be starved." .”
"But."
The boy was a little embarrassed.
His throat was trembling, but he was swallowing hard.
"Eat. Because my store has no special features and is located in a remote place, not many people come to eat. The things that cannot be sold every day are also wasted."
"You don't have to worry about eating my food in vain. You are familiar with Qingyuan Mountain. I also asked you to bring back some game from time to time and deliver it to my shop, which will greatly increase the customer flow and make the shop prosperous."
This is the truth.
Yang Lin discovered that he actually ate particularly bitterly.
The buns made from fine flour are extremely soft and seem to melt in your mouth. Although there is not much meat filling, with some vegetables as filling, it tastes sweet and mellow...
It’s not that they can’t be sold out.
This bun was kept for himself, he knew it.
A muffled cough came from the back room.
This is already the specialty of this small shop.
Yang Lin also knew that the person who coughed was Yun Niang's husband, a scholar named Zeng.
Because he failed in the imperial examination, he became depressed and ill when he was nearly 30 years old. He lay in bed for many years and depended on medicine to survive.
This goes by, year after year.
Yun Niang relies on herself to maintain the family's livelihood.
To be honest, there are really not many customers in this hotel.
Ordinary civilians, no one would go out to eat.
Even if you come, it won't cost a lot of money.
Rich people will not come here, because Yun Niang cannot receive any good ingredients...
Butcher Zhang next door sells her meat, which is also very expensive.
Her shop is open all day long and her income is not high.
In the evening, after the shop closes, Yun Niang will go to the newly opened small sewing workshop in Dongtou to work, which can be regarded as a little supplement to the family income.
And, buy some medicinal materials...
These days, everyone is struggling to survive, and it’s not easy for anyone.
However, every time I walk into this store, if nothing else, I always get a full meal.
It has been raining for days, the fishing boats cannot go out to sea, and the boy has no work. He is hungry and dizzy these days.
He really couldn't stand it anymore.
In fact, he knows.
Even if she didn't chop wood, Yun Niang would definitely keep food for him.
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"Where's the plum blossom?"
"Where's the punch?"
Yang Lin was full of doubts. He knew that he was here to practice boxing this time, but all he saw was a young man from a fishing village with little experience, struggling to survive.
There is no sign of boxing practice at all.
just kidding.
How can I practice boxing when I don’t have enough to eat? Besides, I don’t have a master.
It wasn't long before the doubts arose.
Soon, this boy with a good name named Zhou Hongyi taught him a lesson.
"Sister-in-law Yun, I will definitely bring game meat to make your shop's business better."
So, the young man went up the mountain.
He is really familiar with the mountains and forests.
He looks less like a fisherman and more like a hunter.
Grab a broken hatchet and go hunting.
Rabbits are hard to chase, and pheasants are hard to catch.
The larger wild animals run even faster and are very alert.
The boy picked up some hares and pheasants every now and then, but they were small things that happened to him so stupidly that he couldn't bear to eat them and sent them back to Yunniang's shop...
He liked to see the happy smile on the always tired woman's face.
Needless to say, Yang Lin discovered that after Yun Niang washed her face, her pretty face was white and shining, especially her big black eyes, which seemed to be smiling all the time when she looked at people, making people feel sad just looking at them. joy.
Really nice to look at.
He thought so.
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It probably feels like there isn’t much to gain from this.
The young man also started to use his brain.
He felt that he couldn't catch his prey because he wasn't running fast enough or steady enough.
So, we came to a small hill.
Here are all the pomelo trees that have been cut down.
Fishermen at the foot of the mountain cut down trees to make boats.
Because trees are abundant in resources, they do not cherish them and will not cut them off by their roots.
When cutting down a tree, choose the best place to strike with your axe.
As a result, it was cut into long and short stumps like canine teeth and remained.
Densely packed tree stumps, long or short, are spread all the way from the mountain to the bottom.
It's like a bald head with countless scabies, which is very ugly.
Most people are reluctant to go here because it is difficult to walk, it takes time and effort to walk around, and it is easy to bump into.
If you step on the pile and jump around, you will fall down accidentally. It is not a big deal if you fall and get bruised and swollen.
It is possible to break all the bones in the body.
Others are afraid of this mountain and find it difficult to walk.
The young man Zhou Hongyi saw that it was difficult to get around here.
He felt that there were too many rocks and grass on the mountain and he was not able to run quickly because his feet were not agile enough.
Moreover, my own reaction ability is not enough.
As soon as his eyes saw an obstacle, he fell down and couldn't take care of it at all.
Those deer deer couldn't escape originally, if only he could be faster, faster...
Want to improve your running speed on hills.
Make your steps flexible and your reactions faster.
What better place to move your legs and feet than this place full of wooden piles?
So, on the side of the mountain forest, you can see a young man every day.
From the unfamiliarity and clumsiness when setting up the pile, I fell down after taking a few steps.
Gradually, I was able to walk.
Until running like flying.
This process took a full year and a half.
Soon, the business of Yunniang's corner shop also improved.
Because most of the time, the boy could catch wild animals and bring them to the store.
He no longer has to worry about food.
Compared to not being hungry.
What he wanted to see more was actually Yun Niang's smile.
Unfortunately, Master Zeng's illness in the back room became more serious, his cough became louder and louder, and he needed more money to buy medicine.
Therefore, Yun Niang is still busy every day, and still has to go out to sew clothes at night.
Life doesn't seem to have changed much.
However, the boy lived peacefully.
He was now used to punching and kicking while running, and could even slash with his sword when he lost his balance while running...
If you see spotted deer and deer, you will basically not leave empty-handed.
this day.
It's almost noon.
Carrying a fragrant deer on his back, he walked to the door of Yunniang's shop under the strange eyes of everyone, and heard a roar coming from inside.
Pushing the door open, I saw several police officers.
The one yelling was Butcher Zhang next door. He had a rough voice and a heavy face, but he just advised: "Yun Niang, now everyone thinks that you are not angry because Zeng Shusheng beat you, so I drugged him to death..."
I don't believe it, but it's useless if I don't believe it alone. The county magistrate has to believe it. "
"Don't worry, I, Lao Zhang, have saved a lot of money over the years. If I manage it carefully and hire a more powerful lawyer, I can always help you get rid of the crime. Of course, I can't help you in vain..."
When everyone around him was either cheering, pitying, or scolding him.
Yun Niang became the third concubine of Butcher Zhang.
That small shop naturally became the Zhang family's.
The case went quiet.
No one mentioned Yun Niang's murder of her husband again.
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The young man knew that Yun Niang was a kind-hearted little woman. Even when killing a chicken, she had to be lucky for a long time before she squinted her eyes and cut it off.
How could she possibly kill someone? Or kill the husband who has taken care of him for so many years.
Moreover, he also knew that even though Zeng Shusheng was suffering from depression, he had always loved and felt guilty about Yun Niang.
How could he hit her if he refused to even scold her for so many years?
However, Butcher Zhang has a good sister who is very pretty.
He was even more cruel. When his sister was thirteen years old, he rushed to give her to the sixty-five-year-old county magistrate as a concubine. He had a background.
Although he is a meat seller, he is also a meat eater.
Yun Niang could not escape his grasp.
This guy would come to Yun Niang's house no matter what the matter was. His eyes were sneaky and he had evil intentions, not just for a day or two.
Yun Niang couldn't do the poisoning thing in the medicine, but he must be able to do it.
Because outsiders were spreading rumors that Butcher Zhang was cruel, and it was he who tortured the two concubines in front of him to death. He passed away at a young age, and no one complained about injustice.
No matter what this kind of person does, it is not surprising.
Therefore, the young man felt that he could not let Yun Niang fall into the hot bed, and he wanted to save her.
