"Daddy, I've been standing here for a long time......"

A boy of seven or eight years old was walking upright on the rocks of the river, but his limbs were constantly shaking, as if he were about to fall.

Behind him, there was a stout man, with a face full of flesh and a somewhat fierce look, holding a palm-sized square stone in his hand, and stepped forward and placed it on the boy's shoulder.

There was already a stone on the boy's shoulder, but at this time, another one was stacked on top of it, causing the boy's already unstable body to fall to the right side in an instant.

"Huh?" the stout man muttered.

The boy immediately gritted his teeth, raised his body stiffly, and regained his balance, even though his whole body was already wet with sweat, he still did not complain.

The stout man nodded, circled around the boy, and said, "How long have you been standing?

"I'm sorry, the boy was wrong. ”

The boy said with a guilty look on his face, and then puffed out his cheeks, trying to straighten his leaning body and maintain Zama's posture.

The man did not speak again, but silently stepped aside, his eyes on the ground looking for a suitable stone.

"Hey, old fire, that kid of yours isn't bad now. ”

The burly man raised his head, his name was Yao Huo, and when he looked up, it was a man with a beard who came over and smiled and talked to him.

Yao Huo also responded and laughed, and said modestly: "How can it be done, compared to your old Shui family, it is still too weak, and it takes a lot of tempering." ”

As he spoke, he continued to look for the right size among the stones scattered all over the ground.

Yao Shui laughed a few times, touched his beard, and said unabashedly: "I don't want to either, but that kid in my family, it's not me who brags, that talent is first-class." Cousin, when you have time, you can also ask the two children to have a discussion together. ”

Yao Huo smiled and nodded, and he was not surprised. This cousin of his own, what he loves most in his life is all kinds of bragging, and he has long expected that he came here on purpose to show off the kid in his family.

"Well, if you have time, it's not a bad thing to let the two children rush it. Yao Huo said, squatted down and picked up a stone from the ground, put it in the palm of his hand, threw it up and down a few times, and nodded with satisfaction, it was the right size.

Then, he stood up, looked at the river and said, "Alas, all the children in the family are working so hard." ”

By the river, there was a group of boys, all of whom were striding on horses with solemn expressions.

There were a few older boys, about a little in their teens, with several stones stacked on their shoulders and thighs, but they were still very steady and did not shake at all.

On the other hand, those who are a little younger are also six or seven years old. Even if the stones were not placed, they were still shaking, and they couldn't stiffen up even if they gritted their teeth, and many people were already shaking.

"Of course, it's actually hard work for these children, and they have to exercise their bodies every day. Yao Shui looked at the children who had just fallen to the ground and were scolded by their father to continue to stand up and walk on their horses, and sighed.

Through the crowd, Yao Shui looked at the steady figure in the rickety team, and couldn't help but laugh happily, "But ah, all of this is worth it, and when you become a martial artist, get honor and status, these are all worth it......"

Yao Huo also followed his cousin's gaze, nodded and praised, and said, "Brother Shui, that child in your family is only six years old, two years younger than that kid in my family, can you stack four pieces?"

The two were talking about the boy in white by the river.

At this time, there was a palm-sized stone placed on both shoulders and two thighs, and the heavy stone seemed to be worth it.

But the boy's posture is still very steady, and his voice is focused, completely different from those staggering peers next to him.

Seeing this, the parents of the children next to them were even more stern, constantly scolding their own children.

"Yes, what's okay, right? After two years, I'm going to let him try the test and see if he can pass it. Yao Shui said with a smile.

Yao Huo gasped, looked at his cousin in front of him in disbelief, looked at the expression that didn't seem like a joke, and couldn't help but say out loud: "Are you really sure? That test is not a joke, but it is a danger to life!"

Unexpectedly, Yao Shui frowned directly, and said resolutely: "Only in the arduous grinding can real talents be born, I am imperative, if I can't succeed, this son doesn't admit it!"

"It's a ruthless person...... Yao Huo secretly muttered about his cousin's decisiveness in his heart, and then looked at Yao Shui and said: "It seems that brother, it is really inevitable to win the position of martial arts." ”

Yao Shui nodded solemnly and did not speak.

Seeing this, Yao Huo didn't continue to talk, and after saying hello to Yao Shui, he took the stone in his hand and walked towards his son, the expression on his face changed a little.

What the two didn't notice was that when Yao Shui said the words just now, the originally steady boy in white suddenly shook his body, almost causing the stone placed on his body to fall. Fortunately, I was able to stabilize myself in time.

The boy's face was still as plain as water, unchanged. The green face has a bearing that does not match the age, and a pair of almond eyes are full of determination.

There was a lot of noise by the river, mostly the abuse of the men, and the cries of some children.

"Why can't you stand for even an hour? What kind of martial arts do you want to practice like this? Continue to stand for Lao Tzu, otherwise there will be no food for you!"

A burly man was loudly reprimanding the boy in front of him, with a stern expression.

The boy nodded his head, his legs shaking, and he still struggled to get up from the ground, and then struggled to tie his horse.

There are also some more casual men, for example, a middle-aged man looked at the child in front of him and said, "Can you add it?"

Seeing that the boy nodded, he smiled and put the thumb-sized stone in his hand.

"Dad, what are they doing? It's weird......"

An Qing looked curiously at the neatly lined line by the river and said.