As the sun rises above the ground, Vortex turns from darkness to vibrant light. This is a sign that the day has begun.

Feeling the sunlight coming in through the window, Zhao Yu slowly opened his eyes. It was quiet, and the faint sound of birdsong was in your ears. He tried to relax, then straightened his upper body.

When he first woke up, he always felt a sense of weakness and collapse, and he yawned and shook his neck with his hands. It's been a long time, and it's a lot of energy. It's just that the blurred tears in his eyes seeped out. Helplessly, he softened his eyes with his hand.

Alas! I have to get up early in the morning, it's really not a human life! Zhao Yu stretched lazily, and yawned out of thin air.

The feeling of wilting [river crab] when he got up did not dissipate for a long time, and he hung his weak shoulders and stepped his feet on the ground.

Oh, really, if only one could lie in bed forever and not have to get up. Zhao Yu stared at the ceiling with his mouth half-open.

But ideas are ideas, and he has to accept the facts after all. After a moment of delusion, he shrugged and got up and left his room.

As soon as she walked into the living room, her mother Sun Yanli was also walking out of the kitchen. She was still holding a plate of pockmarked cakes in her hand, as if she had been waiting for a long time.

"Oh, baby, you're up!" she put the plate on the table, and the people sat down on the chair together, "Come and eat!" she beckoned to Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu twisted his body and nodded. He felt that his facial features did not seem to be stretched out of his sleep, and he was stiff and paralyzed. He quickly and constantly made facial movements such as pouting and forcibly opening and closing his eyes. It seems that this will keep the blood circulating in his face alive and allow him to relax a little.

"What, didn't you sleep well last night?" asked Sun Yanli with concern.

Zhao Yu shook his head, rubbed his eyes and sat down at the table, "No! ”

He glanced at the pockmarked cakes on the table, but he didn't have any appetite. All along, he didn't like to eat this, but the conditions at home didn't allow him to be a picky eater. Therefore, for Zhao Yu, some of them are already very good.

Zhao Yu's home is a simple tiled house with only two rooms and a living room, and the kitchen is said to be a kitchen, but in fact it is just a storage room of only three square meters, which was later transformed by his mother Sun Yanli herself. Coal boilers and other tools are also placed in it, and my mother naturally cooks in it on weekdays. It doesn't seem to be anything wrong with it, except for the small size.

As for the bathroom, both mother and son are accustomed to solving it in the fence at the back of the house, where wooden toilets and toilet paper and other toilet tools are placed.

Zhao Yu's family is located in a residential area to the west of Vortex Town. Some people once joked that this was a slum, but Zhao Yu always felt that Vortex Town as a whole was not a bigger slum town, and there was nothing to laugh at where he lived.

After thinking about it, he grabbed a pockmarked cake and put it in his mouth. His eyes caught a glimpse of his mother looking at him, and he uncomfortably lowered his head and nibbled on the cake. "Mom. Why are you looking at me like that?"

Because of the stirring of pockmarked cake crumbs in his mouth, his speech was a little slurred.

"Oh! Mommy is looking to see if you're tired. Sun Yanli leaned down as she spoke, and kept looking at Zhao Yu.

Seeing someone dangling in front of him like a cobra, Zhao Yu waved his hand impatiently: "I'm not tired! ”

"Really?" Sun Yanli puffed out her mouth and stopped looking.

The pockmarked cake was eaten slower than expected because it was too hard to bite. Although he knew that his mother had tried her best to cook, such as adding a lot of salt, sugar and spices, the hemp seed cake was always a hemp seed cake, and it was impossible to turn it into any delicacies from the mountains and seas.

"What's the matter, is there something on your mind?" asked Mom suddenly.

After biting down on the pockmarked cake, Zhao Yu twitched his body in a trance. "Huh?" he quickly shook his head, "No! No, no. ”

Sun Yanli looked at his son for a long time. After that, she leaned back in her chair, "So what are you thinking?"

Zhao Yu glanced away: "It's nothing, anyway, it's about trials." ”

"Ah, you're thinking about this!" "Mother Sun Yanli seemed to hear something interesting. She leaned forward and put her hands on the table, "How's it going!

Zhao Yu tried his best to avoid his mother's gaze, and he turned his head away: "What else can it be!

"That's a general answer!"

"But that's it! What tricks can be made by trial study. You know it yourself. ”

"Mom is asking how well you are learning, can you pass?"

"How do I know? ”

"Good, good, good. Anyway, when you ask a question about whether you can pass a trial, you keep avoiding it. Sun Yanli hung her shoulders in frustration.

"How can I avoid it! Aren't I always answering your words!" Zhao Yu took the last bite of the pockmarked cake, "It's that you asked too much." Keep asking, keep asking. That mouth hasn't stopped since just now. ”

"Mom, that's caring about you!" Sun Yanli touched Zhao Yu's arm.

Zhao Yu is not used to being touched by others. He twitched and hid his arms behind him.

"Mom needs to know your physical condition and how you are trying to learn, which is what every mother thinks. ”

There's no need to exaggerate that! I've been asking questions since I got up in the morning. People are already tired when they wake up, so do you have to deal with your problem like this? Zhao Yu chewed off the last part of the pockmarked cake and swallowed it into his stomach. There was no aftertaste of the food, and he was only glad that the pockmarked cake was finally finished.

However, when I was using my tongue to remove the remaining ballast from my teeth, I suddenly felt an object approaching in the peripheral vision. Zhao Yu was taken aback, and turned his head to find that it was his mother's hand reaching out to his face.

"Oh, Mom, what are you doing?" Zhao Yu hurriedly leaned back to dodge.

"Mom is looking at the residual sesame seeds on the corners of your mouth, help you wipe them off!"

"I'll do this myself, I don't need you to come. Zhao Yu hurriedly scraped his mouth with the back of his hand, "I'm twenty years old, and I'm not a child, why do you want to do this!"

Sun Yanli took it away, but she still showed a more aggrieved face: "In the eyes of my mother, my son will always be a child!"

Zhao Yu crooked his mouth after hearing this, and stopped gnawing. Anyway, he finally finished the unpalatable pockmarked cake, and while he was full, he only thought about how to mix it today.

"Well, since you don't like to listen to your mother's nagging, it's always okay to gossip!"

Gossip?Zhao Yu pursed his lips. "What's the gossip?"

"For example......" Sun Yanli raised her head and blinked a few times, "For example, if you have encountered something new recently, you can talk to your mother about it!"

Zhao Yu rolled his eyes, but he didn't let go of the pouting action. "There's nothing new about it. That's how it came day by day. ”

"Alright then!" Sun Yanli dragged back the chair with a sigh. "It's not too early, you should go to the proving ground!"

Seeing his mother get up and walk into the kitchen, Zhao Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mom made you lunch, you can bring it over!" When Sun Yanli came out, she was already holding a wooden lunch box in her hand.

Needless to say, it is estimated that it is tasteless food such as steamed buns. Zhao Yu just nodded his head and stopped paying attention to the lunch box.

Sun Yanli put the wooden square box on the table, and took out a piece of blue cloth from the cabinet and wrapped it carefully.

"Come, take. ”

Zhao Yu touched the tightly wrapped lunch box with his hand and said, "Thank you." ”

"By the way, it rained heavily yesterday! The rain is so strong that I'm afraid it will flood our house!"

was told by Sun Yanli, Zhao Yu recalled that it did indeed rain heartily yesterday. I remember that he was still in the trial ground at that time, because the coaches gave up the trials on rainy days. For this reason, he and his friends have been happy for a long time!

Unfortunately, it didn't take long for the heavy rain to clear up. Zhao Yu was very unhappy about this, because the coach asked them to come out again to continue training.

"Well, it's raining, but it's going to stop soon!" Zhao Yu recalled.

"It only rained for half an hour, and then it rained and cleared. Sun Yanli said loudly, "It's in the afternoon." At that time, my mother was still drying clothes in the fence, but I didn't expect it to rain suddenly in the afternoon. Then my mother rushed over and put away the clothes. It turned out to be sunny again. Alas, you say this is the weather. ”

"Mom, were you still drying your clothes yesterday?" Zhao Yu's brows were furrowed, "Wasn't it all cloudy yesterday?"

Zhao Yu remembered that yesterday from morning to afternoon, it was rainy weather. He prayed for a quick rain, and it did rain.

"Mom just loves to dry clothes! It's easier to dry clothes outside than at home. Besides, it rained for half an hour, and then the sky was very clear. Mom thinks she's earned!"

Listening to his mother's words, Zhao Yu couldn't help but think about it. At this time, he suddenly raised his head, only to realize that his mother's face was full of warm smiles, and his eyebrows were bent into two bright moons.

So that's the case, Zhao Yu finally understood why her mother wanted to open the topic of 'it rained yesterday' just now. She just wanted to have a conversation with her son.

Zhao Yu pursed his lips, feeling very uncomfortable. He felt the urge to come forward and apologize, because he had been too cold to his mother just now. But this thought only swelled in my mind, and it was suppressed by something called 'face'.

"Well, it's not too early. Go to the proving ground, don't be late!" Sun Yanli shook his hand towards the door.

Zhao Yu replied, 'Got it', then picked up the wooden lunch box on the table, got up and walked towards the gate. His mother, Sun Yanli, just stood there and looked at him, her eyes full of love.

Zhao Yu walked to the gate and opened the wooden door, which was almost very old. The outside world is already bustling with activity, and many residents are waking up early to do their own things.

"Mom. ”

Without stepping out of the door for the first time, Zhao Yu stopped and turned around.

"Hmm, what's wrong?" Sun Yanli was obviously a little surprised, and her eyes widened at her son.

"That ......" Zhao Yu lowered his gaze and stared straight at the ground. He didn't really know what he was going to say, but suddenly on a whim he stopped talking to his mother. However, when he really wanted to do this, he didn't know where to start, "That's the ......"

"What's wrong?

Feeling that Sun Yanli was approaching, Zhao Yu knew that he couldn't delay any longer. He licked his lips again and grabbed his head again. "That...... Mom, take care of yourself!"

"Huh?" Sun Yanli's footsteps stopped. She was standing two or three meters away from her son.

"Don't always care about me, you should be careful yourself. Zhao Yu turned his head as much as possible, and he didn't even want to have any contact with his mother, "It's very tiring to do farm work! I've been working hard to cook me three meals a day, but I don't eat very much, and I'm very happy to not go much. ”

After a few big calls, Zhao Yu only felt that time had stood still. The atmosphere in the room was also silent, and the mother did not reply.

What the hell is going on? Zhao Yu couldn't help but sneak a glance at his mother. Finding that his mother was staring straight at him, Zhao Yu only felt uncomfortable.

He scratched his cheek in embarrassment, "What the hell! I'm just...... I just felt it. He pretended to look away, "Mom, you're really working too hard. I usually have to be busy with my livelihood, not to mention, but also to take care of my future. It's really exhausting. So I ...... I want my mom to take care of herself, that's all. I'm going to finish talking. ”

As soon as he finished confiding this, Zhao Yu turned around in an instant. Because the action was too fast, a small whirlwind was formed.

"Anyway, you should pay attention to rest at home, just be careful. While saying this, Zhao Yu rushed out of the house.

Rushing out into the street without hesitation, he kept asking himself the question: What's wrong with me, why did I suddenly want to say these things?

He himself couldn't figure out the situation, so he could only let it sprint forward.

"Hey, baby. ”

But before he could run a few steps, he heard his mother shouting behind him. The nickname he was the last thing he wanted to hear. Zhao Yu showed a bored look, and immediately stopped and hung his shoulders weakly.

Turning back slowly, he saw his mother waving to him at the gate.

"What are you doing!"

Zhao Yu frowned dissatisfied. He also cast embarrassed glances at the passers-by who passed by from time to time. I don't know if they heard their mother calling him 'baby'? Zhao Yu's cheeks showed a burning intent.

"I'm just saying something that feels like it, and I don't mean anything else. He turned his face to the other side, never forgetting his mother's glance.

But who would have thought that his mother's words would make him twitch.

"Not really. Silly boy, it's you who forgot something. ”

"Huh?" he looked at his mother, Sun Yanli, in surprise.

Half of Sun Yanli's body was immediately embedded in the room. Moments later, she reappeared through the gate. I saw her carrying a sword in one hand and a canvas bag in the other. Only then did Zhao Yu remember the reason why his mother stopped him.

He flipped the lunch box in his hand, thinking that he had always put it in a canvas bag before leaving.

"How can anyone go to the trial without even bringing a sword?" Sun Yanli hurriedly trotted in front of Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu lowered his head and stretched out his hands to his mother. The moment he took the sword, he felt nothing but heaviness. The canvas bag was fine, there was nothing in it except for a few books related to swordsmanship.

Zhao Yu stuffed the lunch box into the bag. Now, his current equipment is a quasi-swordsman standard. The sword he held in his hand also shone unusually brightly in the sunlight.

Sun Yanli looked at Zhao Yu directly, and a happy smile appeared on her face from time to time.

Earlier, she liked the way her son lifted the sword, and she would deliberately say a few words with a smile: "Oh! Xiao Yu is handsome when he holds the sword." Mom is optimistic that you will become a real swordsman. ”

Now this expectation has not diminished in the slightest, and Sun Yanli saw that her son had already brought what he should bring, so she habitually reached out to tidy up his clothes.

But Zhao Yu was very resistant to this action. He took a few steps back, dodging his mother's hand.

Seeing this, Sun Yanli had no choice but to tell Zhao Yu to pay attention to neatness.

Zhao Yu nodded. But soon, he made a quick move around him. After confirming that no one was passing by, he hurried closer to his mother and whispered, "Hey! Don't call me baby out there, okay? That's too much. ”

After hearing this, Sun Yanli seemed to suddenly understand something. "Ah! yes, yes! Then I'll call you Xiao Yu from now on!" she reached out and touched Zhao Yu's head.

"Neither will this one. Zhao Yu hurriedly shook his head and patted his head with his hand. "Anyway, you call me by my name outside-Zhao Yu. ”

"Good, good, good. I will call you Zhao Yu in the future. Sun Yanli nodded, and beckoned his hand again, "Zhao Yu." ”

Seeing his mother like this, Zhao Yu turned his head directly: "Okay, don't talk about it." I really have to go. ”

"Yes, yes, yes. Let's go, let's go, let's go. Sun Yanli began to shake his hand back at Zhao Yu as if he was driving away. However, the warm smile on the mother's face remained.

After turning around, Zhao Yu ran into the distance. He knew that his mother had been waving behind him. Mother has always been like this, and she used to have a precedent of not waiting for Zhao Yu to leave completely, and standing at the door waiting for Zhao Yu to come home.

But Zhao Yu didn't want to turn back, he ran to a corner. Turning into another big road, he was able to stop and catch his breath.

He didn't run any further, but stuck to one wall. Poking his head out of the street just now, he saw his mother Sun Yanli slowly approaching the house.

'Mom', Zhao Yu's lips moved slightly, and he cast a caring look at her.

The mother's back seemed to be a little senile, and she walked tremblingly as she made a waist support movement.

She was so tired that she was about to devote herself to farm work. Zhao Yu only felt a sour feeling in his heart. Seeing his mother enter the house, he pursed his lips and walked away.

Zhao Yu has not had the concept of having a father since he was a child, and he doesn't even have a vague outline. According to his mother, his father died when he was about to be born. As for how his father died, whenever Zhao Hui asked, his mother always said that he fell to his death while doing farm work.

Then after asking, the mother would secretly cry. Zhao Yu always felt that her mother was hiding something. But seeing his mother so sad, he didn't want to talk about it anymore. Therefore, in Zhao Yu's life, he has never been cared for by his father.

However, in terms of maternal love, Zhao Yu can say very proudly:

"I am the luckiest boy in Cellos, and I have one of the greatest mothers. ”

Zhao Yu and his mother relied on each other in Vortex Town, and since he could remember, his mother gave him a strong image. In order to support the family, my mother did double the farm work of others. The reason why it was doubled was because in this way she could feed Zhao Yu and herself.

Mothers are more efficient than adult males in their work. For this reason, the town also gave her a nickname, called 'Desperate Sun Erniang'. Mother is like this, she is very serious in everything she does, and she is very capable of achieving things.

Not only the rough work of farming, but also some fine work such as sewing and needlework, my mother also stopped talking. It was not uncommon for a few neighbors to ask their mothers to mend their clothes. My mother would always say yes to such things and then receive her fair reward.

Therefore, since Zhao Yu has a memory. Either I saw my mother working tirelessly plowing the fields, or she was sewing and mending clothes.

As he grew up and became sensible, Zhao Yu also went to ask his mother.

"Mom, why have you been doing things, aren't you tired?"

My mother would sometimes sew clothes late into the night and then get up early the next day to do farm work.

"Silly boy, what is Mommy tired of? Mom is a person who feels uncomfortable when she stops! She always replied.

In fact, Zhao Yu understood that his mother did this just to earn more money to support him in this world. Everyone else has two parents, the father can do it when the father is tired, it is the mother's turn to do it, and some even have a long list of relatives. But Zhao Yu's family can't do it, because there are only him and his mother in it.

Although her mother herself is often overworked, she never lets Zhao Yu do even a little rough work. Don't say any farm work, don't even let him do housework.

The children of other families will help the family do something after they are more than ten years old, but their mother did not let Zhao Yu do such things. Some neighbors didn't seem to understand it, and asked why Zhao Yu had grown up and didn't let him do something to share his own labor?

The answer that Mother brings to others is this;

"My son is definitely not a peasant's life, he wants to be a decent swordsman. Only when you become a swordsman can you have a chance. So I don't want him to do anything distracting, he just needs to get the first swordsman at the age of twenty. ”

Therefore, her mother's expectations for Zhao Yu are very big, and Zhao Yu also understands this.

It's just that......

Does he really have to qualify as a swordsman?

To be honest, he didn't have that confidence.

Seeing that the trial exam was getting closer and closer, Zhao Yu became more and more anxious. But he was in a hurry, he still had to report to the trial ground. So, he began to set foot on the road to the proving ground.