The sunlight was scattered in the distance, and the sky and the earth were white. The cold of the extreme north freezes all year round, and the icebergs and jade trees are crystal clear. The cold wind blows vigorously, and the snowflakes fly scattered. Lonely fishing does not make a living, but seeks to earn food.

The cold of the extreme north, the northernmost part of the Forbidden Star Continent, and the edge area is not in a hurry, but the more inward, the colder it is, and ordinary people don't know where it is. The interior of the world is white, the ice and snow do not melt all year round, and the cold wind is mixed with scattered snowflakes, blowing in gusts.

Entering a Xiaoice lake about ten miles into the ice field, a man dressed in an old cotton coat, pants and hats, wearing a cotton scarf full of frost, and a pair of hands wrapped in thick gloves are holding a boom, his eyes are firmly fixed on the fish float on the lake, and he sees a person who looks like a child sitting on a small bench, fishing in this frozen ground.

I don't know how long it has been, this person saw that the fish drift not far away still showed no signs of moving, and felt that the heat brought by the fire pill was getting smaller and smaller, turned his head to look at the two poor cold fish in the wooden barrel next to him, and couldn't help but sigh childishly, and immediately put away the fishing rod, took all the items, and walked slowly towards home.

This person's name is Luo Xing, male, 12 years old, living in a remote village in Bingxuan Town, more than ten miles south of the extreme north, named Fengming Village.

Fengming Village, there is a mountain in the north, named Fengming Mountain, the whole mountain is divided into two, the middle part is like being cut, the two walls are smooth and abnormal, no one knows why this is so, only sighing at the magic of nature.

When the wind rises, the wind whimpers, so it is named Fengming Mountain, and the village in the south is called Fengming Village.

Due to the remoteness of Fengming Village, too many people can't stand the conditions here and move to live in various parts of the south, and now the whole village is scattered with a few families, and it is quite scattered, and the village is silent, it is simply an abandoned village.

After a long time, Fengming Village.

Luo Xing gently pushed open the somewhat dilapidated wooden door, latched it with his hand, placed all the items in the simple shed, and took a few pieces of carbon from the few remaining carbon piles next to him, entered the inner room, put them in the basin and ignited them.

After doing all this, Luo Xing finally took a breath of air, sat on the edge of the bed, and stared blankly at the fire in the basin.

The sky gradually darkened, and a sudden wave of hunger struck, Luo Xing, who had recovered some strength, wiped away the tears on his face, got up to make rice, and saw that the rice in the tank was getting less and less, Luo Xing knew that he was about to run out of food, and since he had no grandfather, his life in the past two years was extremely embarrassing.

Due to Luo Xing's weak body, he could not do heavy physical work for a long time, and his grandfather was too old at that time to continue. Therefore, Luo Xing has been fishing with his grandfather since he was 7 years old, but they have never gone deep into the cold land.

As we all know, although it is already very difficult to fish externally, but the cold of the far north goes further and colder inside, if the number of fire pills carried is insufficient or the heat brought by the fire pills is not enough to resist the internal cold, whether you can catch fish or not put it aside for the time being, the key is whether you can get out alive.

Someone tried to cast a lot of bait to attract a large number of cold fish, but in the end, the fish killed each other. Some people once boated in the lake, but eventually died due to some ferocious fish in the water spraying water swords.

At this point, there are still ordinary people who fish in the ice field, Luo Xing doesn't know, and Luo Xing still doesn't know what people do in the cold land every day.

Since the death of his grandfather two years ago, Luo Xing has completely lived a poor life alone, because Luo Xing has been weak and sick since he was a child, his grandfather has spent almost all his savings for his illness, and his illness has not taken any turnaround.

The remaining silver taels saved by Grandpa during his lifetime, as Luo Xing went fishing in the cold again and again to buy Huo Dan, Huo Dan one or two silver, it seems not expensive, but it can allow an ordinary person to eat three full meals a day for several days, for people who go to the cold land to fish, a fire pill can only last for an hour.

Luo Xing can still catch two in half a day today, which is a blessing compared to returning empty-handed before, not only can make up for the silver consumed to buy the fire pill, but also has a surplus, which is much better than catching ordinary fish.

For the future, Luo Xing couldn't see it, he only felt that it was too difficult to live, and after thinking about it for a while, he couldn't help but smile bitterly again, sigh deeply, and could only take one step at a time.

After eating and drinking, Luo Xing filled some charcoal cubes, covered the lid, and then went to bed.

The next morning, at dawn, Luo Xing packed up everything and walked towards the town with the wooden barrel containing the cold fish that still emitted cold air.

The center of the town is not far away, and it is only about ten miles away from Luo Xing's house.

Bingxuan Town, the market, people come and go, it is very lively, and the sound of buying and selling is endless.

Luo Xing chose a corner of the street where no one was around, put the things away, and leaned on the wooden sign with the word "ice cold fish" written on it, and then sat on the small stool and waited for the guests to come.

He also thought about handing over the fish to the fishmongers, but they were so dark that a fish that could have been sold for about 2 taels of silver was directly turned into seven or eight taels of copper ingots in their hands, but they set up their own stalls but didn't know how long they would have to wait to sell it, after all, not every day there are people who need this kind of fish.

After a long time, seeing that it was noon, no one had asked, Luo Xing couldn't help but feel a little anxious, and his stomach was gurgling.

"Little guy, I'll take a look at your ice fish."

Luo Xing, who was bored, was overjoyed when he heard this, looked at the person who came, immediately hummed, opened the lid of the barrel, and the cold air rose.

The man glanced at it and said, "There are only two, too few." As he spoke, the man reached for the barrel with both hands, and the fish was frightened and hurried around, when he was instantly caught by the man with both hands.

In a short time, two dead fish floated above the water.

After doing this, the man shook off the water in his hand, took out a handkerchief and wiped it, and said as he wiped, "Boy, how many taels of silver?" ”

"Three or two."

"Yo, it's cheaper than those stores. Come, little one, here you go. As he spoke, the man took out a piece of five taels of silver from his bosom and threw it to Luo Xing.

Luo Xing received the silver, glanced at it, and hurriedly put it into his arms, and was about to say that he had no money to find him, but he saw the man turn around and walk away, saying, "No need to look for it, I will reward you." ”

Luo Xing heard this and thanked him repeatedly.

At this time, others looked envious.

Luo Xing was not very common when he met someone who gave more silver taels, so he quickly packed up his things, poured water and dead fish under a tree, and walked towards the market, thinking that there was not much food left at home, and he urgently needed to buy it, and he had to buy another fire pill to try his luck.

After purchasing the fire pill and other items, Luo Xing was already penniless, and he couldn't help sighing in his heart: It seems like a lot of five taels, but in fact, it is not in a flash, if there is no more than these two taels of silver given by that person, I am afraid that I really can't sustain it, just one pill of these two taels of silver, it is enough for me to eat for a long time.

Luo Xing thought as he walked.

In the afternoon.

At the low wall on the side of an ordinary person's house, Luo Xing stood still, looked left and right at no one, found a stepping stone and put it away, looked at the wall again, jumped up with all his strength, grabbed the four-foot-high wall edge with both hands, and pedaled hard with both feet, and finally after a while, Luo Xing had climbed up the wall, took a few breaths, looked around and below, and then jumped into the courtyard.

Luo Xing looked around, saw that there was no one, patted off the dust on his body, and walked straight to the main room inside after resting for a while.

“。。。。。。 As the saying goes, when you are young, you don't hesitate to spare, and when you are old, you don't have to regret it. When you are young, you cherish it, and when you are old, you have something to rely on. That's right, do you understand? ”

"Yes."

"People who watch the continent rise and fall, life and death rotate, the sun, moon and stars alternate, time is gradual, only learning is eternal, do you understand?"

"Understood."

In a slightly dilapidated house, a teacher in his mid-fifties was teaching intently, and a few of the nearly ten students were listening and watching, and most of them were confused or even lazy.

Seeing that the answer was weak, the gentleman raised his eyebrows when he was angry, and the ring ruler hit the desk hard, and with a "snap", all the students were immediately refreshed.

Luo Xing, who was squatting under the window and listening with relish, was also frightened by the sound of the ring ruler knocking, and couldn't help but move a few steps.

"Who's out there?"

When Luo Xing heard this, he hurriedly got up and walked to the door, and embarrassedly bowed his head and called Mr. softly, and when the gentleman saw that the person who came was Luo Xing, he answered, let go of the anger in his heart, and called Luo Xing to listen to the class.

Luo Xing has been listening to this gentleman's lectures here for several years, but since his grandfather left, Luo Xing has rarely come here to make a living.

Mr. knows Luo Xing's difficulties, and has also offered to help, but Luo Xing has been taught by his grandfather and this gentleman since he was a child, and he is proud at a young age, refusing to accept help, and people say that gentlemen don't eat what they eat.

Mr. can't, and can only let it go, just tell Luo Xing, but if you encounter difficulties, you can come here to find him, and everything must be learned.

Luo Xing knew that Mr. did not charge much, and he could only make a living for the family, and he was embarrassed to come, but he only came to listen to Mr. after he had rations, but he was only exempted by Mr. in terms of tuition, and Luo Xing was also very grateful at that time.

Towards the end of the coursework, the gentleman frowned, and said after a moment: "Tomorrow I will leave for another place, and I have finished teaching several books, so remember my daily words, the meaning of the book, and then find another place to continue your studies, do not waste it, after all, it seems that you and other people who have no inner Dan cannot practice the exercises, and only by concentrating on their studies can they achieve themselves, understand?" ”

The students present were all melancholy in their hearts, with tears in their eyes, and they should be weak.

The beings gradually said goodbye and dispersed, and in the end only Mr. and Luo Xing were left, I don't know what this Mr. and Luo Xing said, and I don't know if Luo Xing's young age can be fully recorded, but one person said, one person listened, and there were many doubts. One asked, one answered, helplessly.

After the two talked for a long time, Luo Xing said goodbye to Mr. with tears.

Luo Xing, who came out of the door, didn't take a few steps, turned his head to look at the place where he had occasionally studied over the years, and couldn't help but feel melancholy, and then stared for a moment before turning around and walking home.