In the face of such a dangerous and troubled world, is it to escape or face? Xia Xue fell into deep hesitation.

If she wants to escape, Xia Xue feels that it should be no problem to use her rich experience and knowledge of survival in the wild. She imagined that it would be easier to find an isolated deep mountain forest or an isolated island in the sea, to be a Sui and Tang version of "Robinson", to spend her life in obscurity without quarrel with the world.

However, she quickly rejected her own idea, which she felt was too cowardly and unchallenging to be like her own character.

My father often said: "Don't choose comfort at the age of struggle!" "I'm still so young, how can I take refuge? How can you be afraid of struggle?

A famous person once said: "Even if you have the envy of everyone, the talent of a wide range of books, and the wealth that you have squande, it does not prove that you are strong, because the strength of the heart is the real strength." And struggle is the only way to make yourself strong. ”

A few simple verses came to Xia Xue's mind:

"Don't struggle, the world is so big, what do you rely on to see;

When a person is old, the most painful thing,

Not a failure,

It was I could. ”

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"No, I want to choose to struggle!" Xia Xue secretly clenched her fists.

Xia Xue is the kind of heroine who looks soft and weak on the outside, but in fact, she is very strong and brave in her bones, and she is never afraid of difficulties and challenges.

The mountain does not escape every grain of sand and gravel, and it becomes its lofty; The sea does not escape every trickle, only to show its vastness; Only by not avoiding setbacks and sufferings can people be strong-willed and make a difference. Life is not always smooth sailing, suffering and setbacks are inevitable in life, since it is inevitable, then "instead of cowardly escape, it is better to face it bravely!" ”

Xia Xue thought, since she can't escape the dilemma of "mountains and rivers with no way out", why not face it with a calm attitude? Maybe in the near future, there will be a surprise of "another village"!

"If you come, you will be safe!" Xia Xue decided to bravely meet all kinds of challenges and hardships, even if there was an accident, even if she died, she would have no regrets for her life, after all, she could proudly say to herself before she died: "I live up to this life!" ——”

Xia Xue remembered a story her father once told herself:

"There was a woman named Selma, who was stationed with her husband in an army base in the desert. She was often left alone in the small iron house, where the weather was hot, no one to talk to, and the local natives did not understand English. She was so sad that she wrote to her father and said that she was going to leave everything behind and go home.

Her father's reply was only two lines, but it completely changed her life: two people looked out of the bars of their cells, one looking at the dirt and the other at the stars.

Thelma repeatedly read the letter, feeling very ashamed, and decided to look for "stars" in the desert. So, she started making friends with the locals. Their reaction surprised Thelma: she showed interest in their textiles and pottery, and they gave her their favorite textiles and pottery that they were reluctant to sell to tourists. There, she studied the fascinating cacti and various desert plants and objects, watched the desert sunrise, and studied the conch shells, which were left over from the desert and the ocean hundreds of thousands of years ago......

What was once an unbearable environment has been transformed into an exciting, lingering spectacle.

With a thought of it, Thelma turned what she thought was a bad situation into the most rewarding adventure of her life, and wrote a book about it, which was published under the title "Happy Castle". She looked out of her room and finally saw the stars. ”

"Yes, two people looked out of the bars of their cells, one saw the dirt, the other saw the stars. I'm now in this troubled world, do I look at the dirt negatively, or do I look at the stars positively? Xia Xue asked herself silently.

The same thing in the world, in the eyes of people with a positive mindset, is always full of hope and opportunities, but in the eyes of people with a negative mindset, it is full of disappointment and trouble.

As Dickens said in A Tale of Two Cities: "This is the best of times, this is the worst of times, this is the age of wisdom, this is the age of folly; This is the season of light, this is the season of darkness; This is the spring of hope, this is the winter of disappointment; There are all kinds of things in front of people, and there is nothing in front of them; People are going straight to heaven; People are going straight to hell. ”

Xia Xue remembered that there was a famous person in history named Napoleon Hill, who once said: "Whether a person is successful or not depends on his mentality." Our state of mind largely determines the success or failure of our lives. ”

"It is the wisest choice to face the difficulties and setbacks of life positively, bravely, optimistically, and confidently." Xia Xue finally got rid of the negative and fearful mentality in her heart and became positive and brave.

"This troubled world may be a good opportunity to make a career!" Xia Xue's heart became brighter, and her mood was much better.

At this time, I saw half a huge red sun slowly rising in the glow, reflecting the vast sea in red. The red sun seems to rise from the sea in a flash; The sea seemed to be churning and holding out the red sun. In an instant, the red sun suddenly jumped off the sea and rose, sprinkling golden light all over the sea.

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After determining her attitude towards joining the WTO, Xia Xue began to think about her life steps and plans in this world.

"You should first learn to understand the world, and then slowly adapt and integrate into the world, and then ......, hey, let's finish the first two steps first." Xia Xue muttered to herself.

Sometimes when the goal is unclear, it is better to bury your head in the immediate situation first, and then take a step at a time.

First borrow books from the eldest brother to learn about contemporary cultural knowledge, learn those traditional Chinese characters that you don't know, and then learn to practice brush characters. This is the aspect of the text.

In this troubled world, relying on literature alone may not even be able to protect oneself, let alone protect one's relatives and friends. Therefore, after returning to his hometown after going ashore, he also had to learn ancient martial arts such as swordsmanship, horse riding, and archery from his eldest brother.

Because Xia Xue chatted with the eldest grandson Wuji and found that the eldest brother turned out to be a talent with both civil and military skills, and when he met such a good teacher, his luck was not too bad, and he must not miss the opportunity. Thinking of this, Xia Xue smiled happily.

The boat traveled on the sea for another five days, and finally docked at a humble wharf whose name he did not know, and the eldest grandson Wuji went ashore to find two carriages, one for his mother and Xia Xue to ride, and one loaded with money, grain, cloth, and silk brought back from his uncle, and he also sat in the car to guard. The family rushed all the way to Bohai County. After rushing for more than four days, it finally reached the territory of Qixian County.

Xia Xue lamented in her heart, it was really pitiful for the ancient people to go far away, the speed of this carriage was too slow, and it was too bumpy to sit inside, if you drove the "PWLC" in the past four days, you would not fly in the air, run on the road, and it would take more than an hour at most to arrive on this rugged and rotten road.

finally arrived at the door of the eldest grandson Wuji's uncle's hometown. This is an ancient mansion with three entrances and three exits, gray bricks and green tiles, the atmosphere is simple, it seems that Gao Shilian is also a big family here.

The door greeted them with a steady young man about 1.7 meters tall and about 24 years old and a dignified woman in her 40s, followed by a tall and strong black-faced young man about fifteen years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a handsome girl about thirteen years old. The young man and his wife were very happy to see the eldest grandson Wuji and Mrs. Gao, and while they beckoned the two teenagers behind to help unload the goods on the carriage, they pulled Wuji and Mrs. Gao to talk, Xia Xue hid behind and did not say a word. Seeing the sad look on their faces, it is estimated that they are talking about the death of Wuji's sister in Lingnan.

"Xue'er, come here, this is your aunt Xian Yu and cousin Gao." Mrs. Gao beckoned to Xia Xue.

Xia Xue walked over and saluted her aunt and cousin. When my aunt saw Xia Xue, her eyes widened, she circled around her, took her hand and exclaimed: "Ah, I've never seen such a beautiful girl when I'm so old, why is this skin so white and tender!" Why is this figure so slender and charming! Why are these facial features so delicate and good-looking, tsk, just like a fairy. This one is taller than your cousin. She turned her head to Mrs. Gao and said, "I really envy my sister for having such a fairy daughter!" ”

Mrs. Gao clasped her hands together: "Amitabha, this is all thanks to the Buddha!" ”

The cousin named Gao Cheng also returned the salute to Xia Xue, and he was also very excited to see that there was suddenly such a fairy-like cousin.

The two young men and women who were carrying things secretly cast admiring glances at Xia Xue. The cousin introduced to Xia Xue that they were the children of an old tenant of theirs, two brothers and sisters, the boy was called: Ouyang Yong, and the girl was called: Ouyang Qian. Their parents had died a few years earlier, and when she saw that they were pitiful and had no relatives, her mother left them as servants. He also helps to plant and harvest crops when the farm is busy.

Xia Xue smiled and greeted the Ouyang brothers and sisters, they were carrying things, and they hurriedly bowed to Xia Xue and smiled innocently.

After Xia Xue entered the courtyard with everyone, she went to the back room to meet her white-haired, kind and kind grandmother. My grandmother is in her 60s and has difficulty moving, and when she heard that her granddaughter died of illness in Lingnan, she was in tears and mourned for a while. I heard Mrs. Gao say that the Buddha remembered her pious and kind, and gave her a fairy daughter, and pointed to Xia Xue after speaking, saying that her name is also Xue, and said that this is the will of heaven. After hearing this, the old lady turned from sadness to joy, and asked Xia Xue to approach and take her hand to take a closer look, and nodded again and again: "You really look like a fairy, you must be the fairy granddaughter that the Buddha gave me!" After chatting with Xia Xue for a long time, the old lady really loved Xia Xue.

Xia Xue was arranged to sleep in the room of the deceased eldest grandson Xue, which was an ancient girl's boudoir, neat and clean, in addition to some female red embroidery often made by ancient girls, there were also a few books and pen, ink, paper and inkstone, it can be judged that the original eldest grandson Xue was a girl who liked to read.

After the family happily had dinner in the evening, Xia Xue returned to the room and finally relaxed and fell asleep for the first time after coming to this world. It may be that he was too tired from many days of traveling, and he slept very sweetly all night, without a dream. Early the next morning, hearing the rooster crowing outside, Xia Xue slowly woke up, she stretched comfortably, and the fatigue of many days had been swept away.

She decided to start today and actively prepare for the troubled times that are coming......