I thought that the only seedling in the family died of typhoid fever, but I didn't expect to come back from the dead when preparing for the funeral, plus this year's harvest is good, the Zhu family is in a good mood, and they have been thinking about how much food they can have left, whether they can have a good year this year.

Seeing that the autumn harvest is coming to an end, the Zhu family and his wife are a little worried, when the whole village has smiling faces, the Zhu family and his wife are inevitably special, and the villagers see it, and it is inevitable to hear a few words, only then do they know that the kid of the Zhu family is not in good spirits these days, so that the Zhu family and the two people think that the child is not suffering from the recurrence of the old disease, or the root of the disease when he has typhoid fever.

Getting sick is a fatal thing, and seeing a doctor and taking medicine is even more bottomless, and everyone can't help when they hear this, so they can only comfort them verbally and be relieved.

Zhu Da is indeed in bad spirits these days, but there is no problem with his body, the reason why he is mentally depressed is because he has been thinking about what to do, what to do to change his situation, so as not to be treated as a pig and dog.

In this era, there are not so many choices, do what you like and conform to your heart, you must be the children of rich and wealthy families, and ordinary rich and wealthy families can't do it. As an ordinary military household, there are very few roads to choose from.

The more he recalls his life in the past ten years and the more details he remembers, the more depressed Zhu Da becomes. There are too many frustrating facts. For example, the status of one's own military household, in the Ming system, may only be higher than that of lowly servants, and it is not as good as ordinary people. Because ordinary people pay fewer taxes than military households, and have greater personal freedom, the military status of the guard post can be much more confined than the Baojia account.

Studying literature? Studying hard in the cold window, four books and five classics, advancing in the imperial examination, taking the Xiucai examination, lifting people, and finally becoming a jinshi, glory and wealth, this is a road that everyone knows, in fact, in Zhu Dana's life for more than 20 years, this road is also the mainstream, but it has changed its form.

Zhu Da pondered this road carefully, the more he pondered the bitter smile on his face, the heavier the wry smile on his face, this appearance scared his parents enough, Zhu Da quickly determined that this road was not suitable for him, although he was a science and engineering major back then, but he also studied well in liberal arts, but after Zhu Da graduated from university, he had an aversion to exams.

It's not that you can't study, it's not that you can't take exams, in those more than 20 years of life, Zhu Da knew that he was an orphan, and knew that if he wanted to change his life, he had to be admitted to a good junior high school, high school and university.

In addition to the state of working hard to overdraft, people don't want to repeat, Zhu Da also took into account very realistic factors, who in Daming doesn't know that the imperial examination is a green road. Leads to glory and wealth. Military households can participate in the imperial examination, and there are many children of military status in the Weishu Institute who have been promoted to the rank of scholar or even the champion. However, it costs money to support and study, buying pen, ink, paper, inkstone, asking a teacher, practicing ink and preparing for the exam, all need silver, and even the food, lodging, housing and transportation to take the exam are difficult for civilians to bear......

In the past, I didn't understand what people talked about in the alleys of the village, but now I recall that some people in the surrounding villages wanted to study and glorify their families, but they didn't get any fame in the exam, and they went bankrupt and never recovered. Everything needs an atmosphere and environment, around Datong, obviously not to mention the prosperity of the upper class, not to mention that it is not easy for parents to support themselves, do you want to gamble on this small grasp of the imperial examination Qingyun Road?

In those 20 years of life, Zhu Da dared to gamble, because there was another choice if he didn't get the college entrance examination, at least he didn't have to worry about food and clothing, in this era, Zhu Da didn't dare to bet, not to mention whether his parents would agree, from the most selfish point of view, a failure is a catastrophe, and it will even drag down his parents.

Denying the road of studying, there are only three choices left to learn martial arts, business and farming, farming continues to be cattle and horses is only the most basic choice, in order to live can do this, but if you want to change, there is no capital to do business, and you can't even be a small vendor, so only learn martial arts.

Thinking of learning martial arts, Zhu Da's confusion and anxiety immediately dissipated a lot, perhaps he had already realized that he had to take this path. In those more than 20 years of life, the society has rules and laws, there are humane and bottom lines, and the weak can also have a minimum of food and clothing personality. But in this Ming era, the weak eat the strong, you are strong, you have a knife, you have strength, you are a tiger wolf; You are weak, you hold farm tools, you are a small civilian household, you are a pig and a dog! And the strength of this era is related to life and death, if you are strong, you know how to fight martial arts, the chance of surviving is even greater!

"Learn martial arts!" Zhu Da's categorical self-talk startled the worried parents on the side. In the past few days, Zhu Da looked melancholy and said to himself, so that Zhu Shi and Zhu Wang's family could not rest assured, and they came to stare at it after the autumn harvest, for fear that something would happen.

That day, the four knights came to Baibao Village, and drew their knives to knock down Li Jian while talking, this scene Zhu Da has always remembered deeply, why those people were arrogant, maybe there was the force behind them, but they could be supported because of their strong force. It is precisely because of their force that the generals can bully and bully people and regard people as pigs and dogs. If you learn martial arts by yourself, you may not be as high-flying as them, but at least you can protect your family and protect yourself.

Besides, in the border town of Datong, there are guards everywhere, and there are military fortresses everywhere, and the task of this border town is to defend the Mongolian tribes in the north, which is naturally the world of warriors. Relying on martial arts skills, relying on swords, guns, bows and horses, he can naturally win fame and wealth.

"Dad, mother, I want to learn martial arts!" After making up his mind, Juda told his parents over dinner what a twelve-year-old would do, and it would be a joke without the support of his family.

With the foreshadowing of talking to himself a few days ago, Zhu Da's formal request did not surprise his parents too much. Father Zhu Shishi looked at his child's energetic and tiger-headed appearance, his face was full of relief, but for the request itself, he showed an expression of "what does the child know".

"Son, when Dad is busy paying the rent, I'll find someone to make you a wooden knife and play a good show." The mother over there, Zhu Wang, just smiled and cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks.

"Dad, I don't want to play, I really want to learn martial arts!" Zhu Da emphasized that if a child and an adult want to convince each other, they must first let the other party know that they are serious enough.

The room was very dark, the oil lamp was very small, and his father Zhu Shishi stared at Zhu Da's face for a while, his brows furrowed, and his tone became serious: "What kind of martial arts do you learn, isn't it good for my wife to farm peacefully?" When you grow up, I will tell you a daughter-in-law, how good it will be for our family to live a happy life. ”

"Xiaoda, learning martial arts will hurt people, and you will also be hurt, in case there is a mistake, what should you do with your mother?" Mother Zhu Wangshi also interjected, her face full of worry.

"Xiaoda, you know how risky it is to learn martial arts, it's good to break your hands and feet, and you will die at every turn. If you have a ......, your mother and I are sorry for the grandparents underground! Zhu Shishi said excitedly.

Zhu Da stood up, walked to his parents, looked at his parents seriously, and said seriously: "Father, mother, the child doesn't want to live like this, the child doesn't want to farm, the child wants to learn martial arts to live a good life, and I want you to stop suffering!" ”

"Nonsense, this is a hard time? When did your mother and I starve you? When did you get cold? How many people do you know who are jealous of our family's life? Having said this, Zhu Shishi paused, his face showed a little abrupt expression, and then his anger surged.

"Are you kid jealous of those family members, and you want to learn from them, you look at their scenery, those people are going to work hard, and fighting is to die!"

Zhu Shishi's voice trembled when he spoke, and he took a few deep breaths before calming down: "Xiaoda, your grandparents went early, and I am the only one left in my generation, you are the only seedling of our Zhu family, and you are farming at home, inheriting the ancestors of our Zhu family, and living a peaceful and reunited life, what's wrong with this?" That...... Those who learn martial arts will only go to the scoundrels, but we are our own people! This has been peaceful for more than ten years, and there will be no war, so what's the use of learning martial arts? ”

In order to convince his son that he was a little incoherent, noble and cheap, studying for the imperial examination was considered the right way, and learning martial arts and joining the army was considered to be of bad character, even in a military region town like Datong Border Town, such an understanding was also the mainstream.

"Son, I didn't hear that the martial arts in Laojing Village fell and broke his leg, and now he is a lame man, he can't farm, he can't even say a daughter-in-law, look at that old Xiangtou......" Mother Zhu Wangshi also persuaded hard.

Father Zhu Shishi has been staring at Zhu Da, thinking that it is a child's whimsy, and he will dispel his thoughts if he says a few words, but looking at the expression on his son's face is firm and mature, such an expression can only be seen on the face of adults, and even adults in the villagers are rare.

Zhu Da's expression made Zhu Shishi's heart panic and anger. He is the head of the family, and the whole family has to listen to him, but now Zhu Shishi doesn't know what to do, he pointed at Zhu Da, his fingers trembled: "Bastard boy, you usually spoil you and make you think so cranky!" ”

"Dad, I really want to learn martial arts!" Zhu Da knows that at such times, there is no need to be reasonable, and no one listens to children's big truths, as long as he shows his persistence and seriousness.

Zhu Da's seriousness and persistence made Zhu Shishi even more angry, and he raised his hand. But at this time, Zhu Wang's family stopped doing it, rushed over and grabbed her husband's arm, and said sharply: "My son is sick, do you want to beat him up!" ”

The only son in the family, he has always been doting, and Zhu Shishi really can't beat him. Looking at the serious expression on the child's face, he suddenly felt strange and deflated, waved his hand and said, "If you want to learn martial arts, go and learn it!" ”

Is it that simple? Zhu Da was stunned for a moment, and then heard his father Zhu Shishi continue: "Find someone to learn by yourself, how can anyone in the village understand this?" Toss it away!