Chapter 15 Temporary Relief of the Crisis
It's finally the New Year.
The New Year of the first year of Chunhua is destined to be an extraordinary New Year. For the people of Qinjia Village, in this year, too many things have happened and too many people have disappeared. Now that I think about it, everything feels like a terrible and long nightmare.
But the living still have to live, and everyone knows that this Spring Festival in Qinjia Village is not easy. Although there is no firecracker chirping in previous years, the blessing of Spring Festival couplets, and the fragrance of dumplings, at least there is hope of survival, which is enough for the entire Qinjia Village.
Even though today is the Spring Festival, Qin Forget still did not delay getting up early to build the foundation for more than ten years. Early in the morning, after drenching in the waterfall in the back mountain for an hour and chopping a thousand knives, Qin Forget returned to Qinjia Village happily.
His method of building the foundation was simple, first he set up a horse in the waterfall and let the cold and agitated mountain spring hit his body. Hold on for about an hour, and then go to the woods and chop a thousand times.
As the waterfall continues to impact violently, this can effectively exercise Qin Wang's next plate kung fu. This is a severe test of one's perseverance. Especially in this cold winter, the icy river water can simply freeze people's flesh and skin. Although he had been used to it since he was a child, Qin Wang's naked body was still shivering from the cold when he first stepped into the waterfall naked. It didn't take a few breaths for Qin Forget to tremble violently. His lips were even more purple from the cold, and his little pale face was distorted as if he was about to cry.
After a few more breaths, after Qin Forget got used to the icy water, the situation was a little better. At this time, a sickly red appeared all over his body, he could feel that his whole body was hot, and the mountain spring water was no longer so cold, warm and very comfortable.
After another period of time, the warmth on his body faded, and the cold soaked into his bones again. After feeling the warmth, the cold that hit again was countless times colder. Then came another burst of warmthγγγγγγ Cycle after cycle, the two heavens of ice and fire tortured Qin Wang's will, stimulating all the potential in his body.
He gritted his teeth and persevered, constantly trying to push his physical limits. It may be that he has been injured too much during this time, his body is very weak, and after less than a quarter of an hour's effort, Qin Forget feels extremely tired. After holding on for more than a quarter of an hour, Qin Wang's eyes were already black. He secretly said in his heart that he had reached the limit, based on his previous experience.
But the recent suffering has made Qin Wang's character a little more stubborn, and he vows to break through this hurdle.
"I can do it, I can do it!" He kept cheering himself up in his heart.
At this moment, a big wave smashed on Qin Wang's body, causing Qin Wu to be stunned all of a sudden. He was unsteady on his feet, and he threw himself into the rubble pile under the waterfall. If he was really washed into the pile of rocks by the current, Qin Wang would either die or be injured.
"Bang!" There was a muffled sound, and Qin Wang's forehead slammed into the big stone at the bottom of his feet.
Blood instantly emerged from Qin Wang's forehead, and was instantly washed clean by the flowing water. The pain in his head also made Qin Forget regain a trace of clarity, and he quickly reached out and grabbed the rocks on both sides, and fixed his rapidly descending body.
Seeing that there was only a little and half of incense left in the distance, Qin Wang's face was full of madness. I don't know if it was because it was too hard or if the water hit his eyes, Qin Wang's eyes were full of bright red bloodshots.
"Up!" Qin Forget let out a low roar, his arms suddenly exerted force, and he jumped up against the turbulent water. His hands were bloodied on the rocks, and he was unconscious.
Qin Wang's body, which had regained his footing, became hot again, and he was very happy in his heart, knowing that he had finally broken through the hurdle that he had been unable to pass. It's just that the heat stimulated this time is not very much, and it will disappear quickly, Qin Forget knows that it is time to go ashore, otherwise he will really have to explain here.
Exhausted, he climbed ashore, lay naked in the snow and rested for a while, gritted his teeth and got up again to split the knife.
Qin Wang's chopping knife is even simpler, that is, he uses a single knife to continuously chop a big tree. Every knife must be done with all your might, and the knife technique is fast and urgent. This exercise is the arm strength of the person, and after a long period of exercise, it can make the knife faster and more powerful.
Qin Forget persisted for twelve years, slowly growing from the original fifty knives to the current one thousand knives, and only he knew how difficult it was. Maybe he had exhausted his physical strength in the waterfall just now, and Qin Forget couldn't stand it after a thousand slashes, so he had to stop.
Seeing the satisfied smiles of the people in the village along the way, and hearing the sincere blessings, Qin Forget felt that his several births and deaths were worth it.
"Happy New Year, Brother Wang." The uncles and aunts took the initiative to greet Qin Forget when they saw him.
"Happy New Year, Brother Forget." Even the little kids have become obedient and sensible.
Qin Wanghan smiled and warmly saluted everyone one by one, and where he walked, people stood quietly on the side of the road watching his back. For the simple people of Qinjia Village, Qin Forget is tantamount to the existence of a savior. His prestige surpassed that of any previous village chief of Qinjia Village.
"Forget my brother and come to my uncle's house for the New Year." Qin Laogen, who was in the west of the village, held the only old rooster in the family in his hand and beckoned Qin Wangdao, "Uncle will kill a chicken for you to eat today." β
Qin Forget looked at the trembling Uncle Gen and hurriedly went over to hold his arm, "Uncle Gen, you have raised this old rooster for more than 3 years, and you usually raise it like a son, and you are reluctant to kill it when you are the most hungry, and now that life is finally getting better, you can't kill it." "Qin Forget knew that Uncle Lao Gen had never married a wife in his life, and he had lived half his life alone, and this old rooster was raised by him as a son, so how could he bear to let him kill it.
"It's uncle, keep your eldest son, our family has made bacon." Aunt Shi stopped doing it, and came to pull Qin Wang's arm.
"Yo, Brother Wang, why did your forehead hurt?" Aunt Xiu, who cared about Qin Wang's most care, saw the wound Qin Wang's hidden in her hair at a glance, "Was it injured during practice?" Not serious, right? β
"Don't worry, Aunt Xiu, I just accidentally fell just now." Qin Forget smiled tiredly at Aunt Xiu.
"You kid, the injury you suffered last time you went into the mountain hasn't healed, why are you still working so hard? Obedient, shall we rest? Aunt Xiu looked at Qin Wang's appearance, and she was extremely distressed.
"It's okay, auntie, I'm used to it." Aunt Xiu's words moved Qin Wang's heart very much.
"Let's go, go home with my aunt, and I'll make up for your stewed old hen." Aunt Xiu slapped the stone away, and Aunt Qin Wang's arm was pulled and spoke.
"Go to our house, go to our house." Seeing this, the other villagers came forward one after another to pull Qin Wang, causing Qin Wang to sway left and right, and they were about to be torn in half.
Qin Forget staggered to his feet in the crowd, and was dizzy from everyone's noise. But he feels very satisfied and happy, this is the reward of his hard work, and it is also everyone's support for him, this feeling is really good.
"Okay, uncles and aunts, big brothers and sisters, no one wants to go today, Qin Forget wants to accompany his father." Qin forgot that he couldn't, so he could only shout loudly, and when it came to accompanying his father and mother, his voice was an octave lower.
As soon as the villagers heard Qin Forget say this, their hands retracted one after another, and they all remembered the tragic incident a few months ago, and they all became depressed, and they all began to sigh. Qin Laogen let go of the in his hand, patted Qin Wang's shoulder distressedly, and sighed deeply.
The pine forest is still so deep and peaceful.
"Father, mother, the child has come to see you." On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, Qin Forget took out two bowls of boiled fish porridge and a small bottle of wine from the shoulder basket, "Mother, the child knows that you love to eat fish, and the child does not make it delicious, don't be angry." β
He put a bowl of boiled fish porridge in front of his mother's tombstone, and the sadness in his eyes did not decrease at all, but just a little more calm and responsible of a man.
"Dad, I asked the old village chief for this wine, and he ordered it last and gave me half of it, saying that it was the last time he drank wine with you." He placed the small wine bottle and boiled fish porridge in his hand in front of his father's grave.
Staring at Qin Duanshan's tombstone for a long time, there were no more doubts in his eyes. At this moment, he already believed that his father was no longer there, otherwise his father would not have been able to leave the whole village of people of all ages, let alone leave him and his mother.
"Father, mother, don't worry, Qinjia Village is full now. My son is also very good, well-fed and warmly dressed, and the whole village now respects me very much, and they all regard me as the village chief. Rest assured, we will live well. It's just, just a little bit missed you, how are you doing over there? Speaking of this, Qin Wang's tears moistened his eyes, but he forcibly held back and didn't let it flow.
He took out the small leaf red sandalwood box from his arms and took out the note, "Mother, what do you mean by writing this to me?" Was it meant to be there, or was it written to me on purpose? Why is it that as soon as you take out this box, the child will be killed? Do I really have anything to do with the royal family? β
Qin Forget was confused again, he felt as if there was a mysterious force controlling all this.
"Mother, I want to figure it out, I have to figure it out no matter what. If I am a relative of the Ji clan of the former dynasty, then I will ask this Cao clan, why did you kill us completely? Why don't you let us orphans and widows go? Does Daddy's death have anything to do with them? Qin Forget said firmly.
"But don't worry, I won't hit a stone with an egg until I don't have the strength. I will slowly make myself stronger, and when I have the strength, I will ask who is in control of all this. Qin Forget muttered to himself.
Qinjia Village is still a land of ice and snow, and the hard-working people of Qinjia Village still get up early in the morning to fish, clean, and dry. Tens of thousands of catties of fish were made into more easily stored dried fish by the villagers of Qinjia Village for emergencies. It's just that there is a serious lack of salt, so they can only be slowly dried, and the storage time is much less.
Everything didn't seem to have changed, but Qin Forget faintly felt that something was different.
Qin Wu didn't understand the difference at first, but Yang Xuan told him that now he only catches 200 catties of fish a day. Qin Forget was surprised at the time, but as smart as he was, he quickly understood what was going on. Surprise is followed by anger, and it only takes a few days to learn to be picky eater? Will you learn to work but not work? Qin Forget has always wanted to find a reason to educate the people in the village.
Now Qinjia Village is full of fishy smells, which makes people want to vomit. The people of Qinjia Village don't seem to be able to stand eating fish for a month in a row. It's winter, and there are no greens or condiments at all, just boiled fish and sprinkled with salt, and some brown rice is a meal. But no matter how clean it is, the fishy smell can't get rid of it.
Qin Forget frowned and looked at the fish that had just been caught, although everyone was a little slack and no longer as diligent as before, but he was also considerate of the people in the village, they were all people, and no one could stand eating the same thing every day, not to mention the fishy smell of fishy meat. He is also trying to find a way to find something else to eat and change the taste of the villagers.