It is said that the two left Niumao Town, and they did not see the town for many days. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info begged for alms all the way in the small village, barely able to eat. Most of the nights are spent in the wilderness, and if you are lucky, you can find a cave to shelter you.

It was another sunny day, the sky was high and the clouds were long. The bamboo forests between the hillsides rise and fall with the terrain, and the blue waves sway in the breeze. Through the bamboo forest, you can see small terraced fields, the late rice has been cut, and the rice stalks are piled up on the edge of the fields. Most of the people who don't grow rice grow tea trees, which are rich in green. The sun was setting in the west, and the peasants had gone home, and there was silence in all directions. Xiao Ming and Xiao Yi were climbing the hillside along the winding path at this time.

Xiaoyi picked up his sleeves and wiped his face, and said a little disappointed: "Brother, it's going to be dark again, and it looks like I'm going to spend the night in the mountains again tonight." ”

Xiao Ming was very tired at this time, he sighed softly with his hands on his waist, and stopped to look up at the top of the slope in front of him: "Maybe there is someone in front." ”

Xiaoyi pulled him: "Hold on a little longer, isn't it all good luck along the way." ”

They quickened their pace and climbed another hill. Looking down, the slope is full of mulberry trees, and there are some green tile roofs in the col behind the mulberry forest, and the wisps of cooking smoke are very moving in the setting sun. Xiaoyi said happily: "Great! No more spending the night in the wilderness! The two small figures quickly disappeared into the silent twilight.

By the time they approached the small village, it was already dark. The village is small, with no more than a dozen families in total. The peasants worked at sunrise and sunset, except for one room with a dim light.

The two of them gently came to the window with the lights on, and only listened to the constant chatter of the machine in the room. Xiao Ming said in a low voice, "Let's sleep here." We'll see if we can ask someone for something to eat tomorrow morning. ”

Xiaoyi agreed, dragged out an old sheet from the package, spread it on the ground, took out two old clothes as quilts, and lay down quietly.

After a while, the sound of the machine stopped, and a figure blew out the oil lamp, and everything sank into the silence of the night.

This is an ordinary small mountain village in southern Fujian, where the people in the village mainly make a living by planting tea and raising silkworms, and only a dozen acres of rice fields are planted for their own use. In front of the village and behind the village is a large area of dense mulberry forest, and in spring and summer, you can look at the green fields, which is beautiful. There are two families in the village that are more special. The family moved from other places, a family of three, the old man is in his fifties, and there is a daughter under his knees, fourteen years old, smart and well-behaved, her mother died at an early age, and she has a stepmother. The old man often went to the county seat ten miles away to sell some mountain goods, earn a few bucks, and live a decent life. Thanks to the fact that the youngest daughter is very sensible, the housework is orderly, and she can weave a good cloth to subsidize the family, and she is a good family praised by everyone in this village. The other was an old scholar in his sixties and seventies, single, who was said to have been a showman, but then tried again and again, became disheartened, and hid in this remote village to live. This year, he was old and frail, and only planted vegetables for his own use, and the food was all supported by the villagers, and his life was hard. However, there is only one literate person in the village, and the people in the village call him "Mr. Huang".

The night passed quickly, and before I knew it, the eastern sky had already appeared red, and the door in the small courtyard opened with a "squeak", and out came a girl with a delicate face, a coarse cloth dress and a double bun, and a bamboo broom in her hand.

The girl didn't notice the two children by the wall, and swept straight to the ground. When she turned the big mulberry tree in front of the door, she was startled, how could there be two people under the window! When I looked closely, I saw two little beggars in rags, still asleep.

"Hey, wake up." The girl nudged them gently. Xiao Ming opened his eyes in a daze, sat up suddenly, and shouted, "Not good, brother! Overslept! Xiaoyi subconsciously jumped up, sleepy-eyed and at a loss.

"Don't be afraid, I won't beat you."

Hearing this, the two of them fell silent and looked at her.

The girl asked, "Are you all hungry?" ”

The two nodded sheepishly.

"I'll go get you something to eat, wait, I'll be run." The girl turned and walked into the house.

Xiao Ming and Xiao Yi looked at each other, and Xiao Yi said, "She seems to be fine." Xiao Ming nodded.

After a while, the girl came out with a wooden plate, two clay bowls full of steaming porridge, and a small plate of pickles. "Eat it, it's hot."

The brothers have been mixing without a meal in the past few days, and they can't help but be overjoyed to have such a good white porridge to eat, and they can't help but say, "Thank you, sister." Then he ate without raising his head. After eating, the three of them chatted.

"What's your name?"

Xiaoyi said: "My name is Duan Yunyi, and his name is Qiu Yinming." He's the older brother and I'm the younger brother. ”

The girl said curiously: "But your surname is Duan, and his surname is Qiu." ”

"We are sworn brothers." Xiaoyi said proudly.

The girl smiled, these two children were quite cute, although they had not washed their faces for a long time, their noses were black, but their eyes were shining like stars.

"How can you wander around at such a young age? It's too dangerous. ”

"What's the solution?" Xiao Ming said helplessly, "We have no parents, no relatives, and there are bad people who want to kill us, so we have to run around." Sister, what's your name? We will not forget you in the future. ”

The girl smiled and said, "My name is Lin Chunxi, and this is Sangyuan Village." She thought for a while, and said, "It's not stable outside now, and my father said that the world is quite chaotic these days." It's not right to wander around like this. In this way, if you don't stay at my house first, my father will come back in a few days, and he will be very good, and he will definitely take you in. ”

These days of wandering life, they have indeed suffered a lot, and besides, it is almost early winter, if there is no place to live, I really don't know what to do. Hearing Chunxi say this, it's too late to be happy.

"Chunxi." At this moment, a woman's voice came from the room, "Who are you talking to?" ”

"Nothing. Mother, I'll come. Chunxi replied and said to Xiao Ming and Xiao Yi, "I'll be back soon." "Turning around and about to enter the house, a middle-aged woman walked out." Who are they? The woman asked.

Chunxi replied: "Oh, they are vagabonds, there is nowhere to go, I think there is still some empty space in our house, so let them stay." ”

"This ......," the woman said, "our family is not rich, and ...... besides"

Xiao Ming and Xiao Yi watched the mother and daughter. Xiao Yi stabbed Xiao Ming and whispered: "Her mother doesn't seem to be happy." ”

Xiao Ming said: "No matter what, we were also messing around, so if it doesn't work, we'll go again." ”

Chunxi persuaded her stepmother: "Mother, doesn't my father often say that people should have kindness, what's wrong with us helping them?" If Dad was here, he would definitely approve of it. Anyway, wait for Dad to come back, okay? ”

The woman hesitated for a moment and said, "This ...... All right. Let them stay here for the time being, and discuss it when your father comes back. "Old man Lin loves her daughter very much, and she can't call the shots.

Xiao Ming and Xiao Yi have a shelter from the wind and rain. Soon, Chunxi's father returned from the county seat. Just as Chunxi expected, the philanthropic Lin Laohan liked them a lot. In this way, the brothers rightly settled in Sangyuan Village.

Life has changed since then. Thanks to Chunxi's careful care, the brothers have clean clothes to wear and their bellies are secured. Chunxi likes these two little guys. Although they are naughty, they are never sloppy in their work, getting up early in the morning to help sweep the yard, feed the chickens, and water and fertilize the vegetable fields. Soon, they got to know the whole village.

Mr. Huang, who has always been quiet and withdrawn, has a very good impression of the two brothers, probably because they often go to see him, and it happens that the two are talented and intelligent, and they already know some poetry and books at a young age, and the old gentleman always smiles when he sees them, and they affectionately call him "grandpa".

In the blink of an eye, winter goes to spring.

One day, Lin Laohan was unwell and recuperated at home. At noon, the sun was very good, Chunxi sat in the yard doing needlework, Xiao Ming and Xiao Yi were catching insects and feeding chickens in the vegetable field next to the house, only to see Mr. Huang living with a rattan cane, walking slowly towards Chunxi's house. The little brothers saw it at a glance, and hurriedly ran out of the vegetable field, surrounding Mr. Huang, "grandpa" and "grandpa" asked for a short time, Chunxi also put down the work in his hand, and asked the old pedant with a smile: "Is there anything wrong with Mr. here?" ”

Mr. Huang saluted and said, "May I ask if Ling Zun is at home today?"

"Oh, my dad happens to be here today, sir, wait a minute, I'll go tell him." Chunxi turned around and entered the house.

Xiao Yi winked mischievously on the side and said, "Grandpa, you must have something important to look for Uncle Lin today, right?" "Generally speaking, Mr. Huang doesn't go out when he's fine.

Mr. Huang smiled: "Don't worry, don't worry, I'll tell you later." ”

"Grandpa just loves to sell Guanzi." Xiao Ming pretended to be dissatisfied.

At this time, Lin Laohan walked out of the house, saw the old pedant, and stepped forward and said, "I don't know if Mr. is visiting, the old man is really disrespectful, disrespectful." ”

"Eh, don't dare, don't dare." Mr. Huang also saluted, "Today, the old man has something to ask for. ”

"Where, sir, please sit inside."

Lin Laohan invited Mr. Huang to the hall and sat down at the square table, Chunxi brought two bowls of tea, and Xiao Ming and Xiao Yi stood aside curiously.

Lin Laohan said: "If Mr. has any difficulties, you can tell each other, our neighbors for many years, if there is any difficulty, we will try our best to help." ”

Mr. Huang said: "It's nothing. He was sixty-seven years old, had no children or daughters, and was alone. Now Ming'er and Yi'er, the two little guys, live in your house, to be honest, I really like the two of them, and I came here today to ask for this matter. ”

Lin Laohan was a little surprised, and said, "Sir, please speak." ”

Mr. Huang stroked his long beard and said, "I won't tell you, I think these two children are intelligent, and if they are carefully trained, they can become great weapons in the future." The old decay has nothing to do on weekdays, and he is very depressed. The second child often came to visit me to relieve my worries, and I intended to be their teacher and pass on what I had learned all my life. ”

"This ......" Lin Laohan really didn't expect it, turned his head to look at the two little guys, and said, "I'll ask the two of them first." It's also a good thing that they are willing to accompany you, and it's a blessing for them that you want to pass on your knowledge. ”

"Uncle Lin," Xiao Ming spoke, "Grandpa Huang is very good to us, and we are willing to study, and we can still help Sister Chunxi work every day in the future, right?" Brother? ”

"Yes, my brother and I thought the same." Xiaoyi said, turning his head and looking at Chunxi again, "Then sister, what do you say?" ”

Chunxi said: "Of course this is good. You go and read some books that will be of great use to you in the future. Anyway, they all live in the same village, and everyone is a family. ”

Mr. Huang smiled: "Since they all agree, I am really grateful." Lin Laohan said politely: "Where, everyone's a villager." ”

Since that day, life has become richer, and getting up early to read has become an essential first thing for them every day. As the old gentleman expected, these two students were very clever and made rapid progress in reading and writing. Fortunately, Mr. Fortunately is quite knowledgeable, and the students he teaches are all kinds of poetry and songs. A few months later, the two were able to fight against each other, and the old gentleman was even more overjoyed.

Since the brothers were quite popular in the village, they were given a job of herding cattle. Every day after the morning class, the two of them had to drive the three buffaloes in the village to the river to graze, and by the way, they had a good time in the mulberry forest, but they did not forget to bring back a basket full of fresh mulberry leaves for Chunxi.

Soon, June was the height of summer. One day, Xiao Ming and Xiao Yi drove the cattle to the creek at the edge of the village, and after the cattle grazing and went down the river, the two came to the mulberry forest. At this time, when the mulberry leaves were at their most luxuriant, they found a dense shade, stretched their hands and feet and lay on the grass, and let the sun pierce their faces and bodies through the gaps between the leaves.

Xiao Ming looked up at the blue sky and said coldly: "Brother, have you ever thought about the future?" ”

"What future?" Xiaoyi was a little puzzled.

"I mean, when we grow up, what will we become, what will we do?" Xiao Ming turned his face to look at Xiao Yi.

"I, I want to be a hero." Xiaoyi said playfully, "No one dares to bully me anymore, I want to beat all the bad guys in the world, so that they all know that there is me Duan Yunyi in this world." ”

Xiao Ming took a deep breath towards the sky and said with a smile: "I really didn't expect you to have such great ambitions. Have you ever seen a hero? ”

"Haha, I haven't seen it. But I've heard of it! When I was a child, my father used to take me to listen to books. Xiaoyi blew up a mulberry leaf that fell on his nose, "Oh, in that book, it's all about ancient things, real things." I like those heroes the most! The eaves walk on the wall, and the magic power is vast. I really want to worship a master as a teacher one day, and then I will be strong in martial arts......"

"You call it daydreaming."

"Huh!" Xiaoyi was not convinced, "You mentioned it first." ”

Xiao Ming said: "I didn't say these whimsical. ”

Xiaoyi argued: "Brother, what are you saying that people didn't come up with?" Naturally, martial arts were also created by predecessors, so I don't believe it, we can't think of it. ”

Xiao Ming smiled: "You, you've heard too many stories. ”

"Hmph." Xiao Yi turned over and reached out to tickle Xiao Ming while he was pilllowing his hands under the back of his head.

"Ahh You kid! Xiao Ming jumped up suddenly. Picked up a branch from the ground and slapped it at Xiaoyi's buttocks.

"You're cheating. No weapons are allowed. Xiao Yi shouted as he fled. also picked up a branch and said with a smile: "Brother, mulberry branches can be used as swords, how about we create a set of swordsmanship?" After that, he turned around a big tree, reflexively put on a posture, and attacked Xiao Ming.

"Okay." Xiao Ming was also energetic, "Look at the sword!" ”

The two little brothers jumped up and down in the woods, and the two mulberry branches with a lot of leaves danced wildly, the branches of the mulberry trees were touched and swayed, the timid hare jumped into the grass in panic, and the sparrows flew up with a puff, and shook off a lot of mulberry leaves, like green silkworm moths flying in the warm wind.

About no one wins. After a while, both of them were sweating profusely, their mouths were dry, and they were so tired that they fell to the ground. Xiaoyi fanned the wind with his hand and said, "Brother, it feels good." In the future, we will definitely be able to create a set of swordsmanship. ”

Xiao Ming wiped his sweat and said, "Really? ”

Xiao Yi nodded, and said seriously: "Hey, I said, if we come up with a set of swordsmanship when we come up with it, we must have a name, and it is hard to guarantee that one day we will be famous in the world." ”

"Hah, that's what I said." Xiao Ming thought for a moment and said, "So...... It's called Mulberry Garden Swordsmanship! ”

"'Mulberry Garden Sword Technique', good. That's nice! It has a history and sounds good. Just call it! Xiaoyi sat up happily and danced with his hands: "If you become a hero in the future, you will use this swordsmanship to become famous all over the world." ”

Xiao Ming grinned, and raised his eyes to catch a glimpse of the lark skimming lightly across the treetops.