Chapter 2 Children of the Poor Family
Xu Kang really regretted it, he found that he had overestimated his willpower and underestimated the effect of the pain of despair.
The effect of the pain of despair was so strong that he felt that life was worse than death every second, and when the fifteen seconds were over, he couldn't even say a word, just gasped for breath with "hohoho", and then rolled his eyes and fainted.
I don't know how long it took, but when he woke up, he found that the mages, hunters, priests, and others who were standing around him had disappeared, and the place he was in had become a bed.
"Whew...... It turned out to be a dream! β
Xu Kang, who reacted, first exhaled a long breath, and then shook his head with a wry smile.
"Ma Dan, this nightmare is really terrible, it makes me still have palpitations now, it seems that I should really listen to the fat man, don't play games for the time being, and rest for a few days!"
With that, he reached for the phone under the pillow, ready to make a call to the fat man, but when his hand touched the pillow, the cold and slippery touch made him stunned for a moment.
"What's the situation?"
Feeling that something was wrong, he got up to take a look, but found that the sponge pillow that was originally pillowed under his head had now become a stone pillow more than a foot long!
It was only then that he suddenly realized that this bed was not his bed at all, and even the room he was in was not his room!
So he was confused again.
"Haven't I woken up yet? Are you still dreaming? A dream within a dream? β
As soon as he thought of this, a large wave of memories suddenly exploded in his mind, and the feeling of a splitting headache made him can't help but scream.
"Ah......h
Although his headache seemed to explode, under the wash of a large number of memories, Xu Kang's brain was extremely clear, so while suffering great pain, he also knew one thing very well-
He crossed!
But it is not the kind of "body wearing" that appears through time and space, but the more clichΓ© "soul wearing", which is often referred to as soul possession.
And this person who was possessed by himself was a son of a poor family, also called Xu Kang.
"Xu Kang"'s father died early, and it was his mother Xu who raised him, because he was not in good health since he was a child, so Xu named him "Kang", hoping that he could grow up healthy.
It's a pity that it backfired, so there is the current Xu Kang.
And from the memory of the original owner, Xu Kang learned that he was not an only son in this world, and he also had an eldest brother named Xu Fu.
If this era was the Qin Dynasty, knowing that his brother's name was Xu Fu, he might still be excited, but unfortunately the memory in his mind still told him that the Qin Dynasty had already died, and now it was the Han Dynasty.
And it was also the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty!
Under their control, in just a few decades, the Eastern Han Dynasty experienced Emperor Han, Emperor An, Emperor Shun, Emperor Chong, Emperor Qian, Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling.
The frequent change of the throne has led to the decay of the government, coupled with the tyranny of local tyrants, land annexation and natural disasters for many years, causing the common people to struggle with hunger and death.
Finally, in the seventh year of Guanghe, that is, in the first month of 184 AD, the hungry people could no longer endure the oppression of the imperial court and the government, and under the leadership of Zhang Jiao, the giant deer people, set off the largest religious uprising in Chinese history - the Yellow Turban Uprising!
The Yellow Turban Sect shouted the slogan "The sky is dead, the yellow sky should stand, the year is in Jiazi, the world is auspicious", and it was quickly responded to by the world.
Millions of Yellow Turban Sect members swept the world, burning government offices, killing officials, and the flames of war spread rapidly.
In only ten days, Changshe County, Yingchuan County, where the Xu family is located, was also captured by Bo Cai, a senior general of the Yellow Turban Army, and the rebel army began to approach Luoyang!
For a while, the Jingshi shook!
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, who was in turmoil, on the one hand, listened to the performance of the great general He Jin, and let the powerful families in various places independently recruit troops to suppress the Yellow Turban Army, and on the other hand, sent the left Zhonglang general Huangfu Song and the right Zhonglang general Zhu Jun to lead the troops to meet the Bocai approaching Luoyang, and the two sides launched a fierce battle in Changshe County.
In order to escape the war, the Xu family could only take his two sons and flee to Luoyang with other people.
The distance from Changshe County to Luoyang is nearly 200 kilometers, which is only a three- or four-hour drive in later generations, but in this era of inconvenient transportation, it is a not short distance.
After a few days of bumps and fear, the disease-ridden "Xu Kang" finally did not survive, and died within a few days of arriving in Luoyang, and was now occupied by Xu Kangjiu's magpie nest and successfully possessed.
But Xu didn't know this, hearing the movement in the house, she hurriedly ran into the house, and after seeing Xu Kang who was holding his head and screaming, she immediately cried anxiously.
"Kang'er, what's wrong with you, don't be scared of your mother, if you have any mistakes, how can you live for your mother...... My poor son...... Woowoowoooooooo......oo
"Uh......"
Looking at Xu Shi, who was crying sadly in front of him, Xu Kang felt a pain in his heart inexplicably, so he endured the pain in his head and gave her a very reluctant smile.
"That...... Mother I ...... I'm fine, don't ...... Don't worry about ......"
originally wanted to comfort the Xu family, but unfortunately before he finished speaking, the person had already fainted again.
When he woke up again, it was already dark outside, and there were a few more oil lamps in the room, which smelled of pine oil as they burned.
Under the dim light, he found that Xu was beside his bed, holding a warm wet towel in his hand, wiping the sweat beads on his forehead for himself, and when he saw that he opened his eyes, he immediately showed a happy face.
"My son is awake, but he is scared to death as a mother!"
As she spoke, without waiting for Xu Kang to speak, she shouted out the door, "Cui'er, is the medicine boiled?" Come in! β
"Hey...... Here it comes! β
As soon as Xu's words fell, a girl in a green cloth skirt walked in with a bowl, and then respectfully handed it to Xu.
"Madam, Childe's medicine is ready!"
"Well, I'll feed you, you stand down!"
"Yes!"
The one named Cui'er agreed, and bowed down to Xu Kang and the Xu family again, and then retreated, seeing that Xu Kang was slightly stunned.
"There is actually a maid, it seems that I really misunderstood the cold door before!"
In the past, in his opinion, the ancient Hanmen was "poor" and "shabby", but now after traveling to the Eastern Han Dynasty and accepting the memory of the original owner, he realized that he was wrong.
The so-called "cold door" in the Eastern Han Dynasty did not actually refer to the poor class, but to the families with low power, most of whom were ordinary small and medium-sized landlords of the non-Shi clan.
A family like this is basically free of food and clothing, and there is no problem in buying a few servants and maids, but there is no hope of becoming an official.
Because of the recommendation system implemented in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the right to select officials was in the hands of wealthy families, and there was basically no hope for the children of poor families to become officials.
Under such circumstances, only a small number of these poor children who have a lot of money but no way to be promoted concentrate on studying, and most of them have chosen another path - to be a ranger!
Eastern Han Dynasty rangers are popular, but these so-called "rangers" are not righteous men with strong martial arts and help the poor in martial arts novels, but a group of rich children who are full of food and have nothing to do.
Unfortunately, Xu Fu, the "cheap big brother" in Xu Kang's life, is one of the rangers, and he has worried Xu a lot over the years, so much so that now Xu frowns when he mentions his name.
For example, now, while feeding Xu Kang medicine, Xu has not forgotten to count his eldest son.
"Kang'er, your brother's evil animal, he knows what is wrong all day long, and he is afraid of his mother, and when you get better, you have to study hard, don't learn from him, you know?"
"yes, I see!"
Hearing Xu's words, Xu Kang could only nod, but as soon as his words fell, a burst of laughter came in from outside the door.
"Hahahaha...... Second brother, you finally woke up, it's really good, see what the eldest brother brought back for you? β
Hearing this, Xu Kang suddenly looked back and saw a slightly chubby figure walking in from the door.
He carried a wine jar in his left hand and a lotus leaf bag in his right hand, and after entering the door, he put the wine jar on the ground, and then opened the lotus leaf bag with his hands and feet and handed it to Xu Kang.
"Second brother, this is a roast leg of lamb, it is the result of my brother's chivalrous deeds, and the second brother will take it to eat, if you like it, there will be it tomorrow!"
Xu Kang: "......"
Can you still get a roast leg of lamb in this year?
Looking at the oily, golden fragrant and skin-soaked barbecue in the lotus leaf in front of him, although Xu Kang was extremely suspicious of its origin, but looking at the arrogant appearance of his cheap big brother, it was not good to hit him, so he could only nod slightly.
"Thank you, brother!"
After speaking, he reached out to pick up the roast leg of lamb handed over by Xu Fu.
But before his hand touched the lotus leaf, Xu Shi, who was sitting next to him, had already made a lightning move, slapped the lotus leaf and the roast leg of lamb to the ground with a slap, and then "snapped" at Xu Fu's face!
"Son, if you don't study hard, you know what is wrong all day long, but what trouble has you caused today? Don't kneel down for me yet! β
"Uh......"
Suddenly received a slap, Xu Fu was a little stunned, but looking at Xu's angry appearance, he didn't dare to contradict it, and quickly knelt down with a "poof", bowing his head and being scolded.
However, Xu Shi did not forgive him so easily, but shouted to the maid outside the door: "Cui'er, take a stick, I have to kill this rebel today, go quickly!" β
"Yes, ma'am!"
Looking at the angry Xu, Cui'er didn't dare to say anything, so she quickly took a thumb-thick bamboo stick and walked in and handed it to Xu's hand.
After taking the bamboo stick, Xu Shi pumped it towards Xu Fu's back without saying a word, and hit him until he trembled.
However, this thing is also hard, although it is already trembling in pain, but it is not a word, but this makes Xu Shi more and more angry, she once again raised the bamboo stick in her hand high, ready to give Xu Fu a hard blow.
But before she could fight, she was stopped by Xu Kang.
"That...... Mother and slow! β
"Huh?" Hearing Xu Kang's words, Xu's movements froze for a moment, and then frowned at him, "Kang'er, don't intercede for this evil animal, you have to kill him for your mother today!" β
"That's right!" As soon as Xu's words fell, Xu Fu, who was kneeling on the ground, also nodded, "I made my mother angry, my mother should beat me, and the second brother doesn't need to persuade me anymore!" β
Xu Kang: "......"
Ma Dan, Lao Tzu is being a villain in vain?
Looking at the equally stubborn couple in front of him, Xu Kang couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth twice, and then showed a reluctant smile towards them.
"That...... Brother, mother, in fact, you misunderstood what I meant, I want to say that the bamboo stick has no effect on beating, you have to use this! β
As he spoke, he picked up the more than one-foot-long stone pillow on his bed, handed it to Xu's hands with both hands, and then pointed to Xu Fu who was stunned next to him.
"Mother, if you hit him with this, as long as you exert a little force, you can be killed in one fell swoop!"
Xu Fu: "(ΒΊΠΒΊ*)"