In early spring, although Lijia Village is located in the south, it still carries a hint of chill.

The village is not big, there are only a dozen families, the village is far away from the county seat, and it is close to the mountain, so the people in the village are self-sufficient, and the so-called relying on the mountain eats the mountain.

This also made the villagers of Lijia Village feel better.

More than that, Lijia Village is relatively lucky compared to most villages and towns. Due to its remote location and lack of wealth, during the war years, the county did not have so much jurisdiction over the local area, and it was somewhat self-sufficient, so it was not subject to too much tax revenue.

More or less, every family still has some surplus food, and they can barely get by.

As the saying goes, water is a necessity for life, so Futun Creek has become the main source of drinking water for Lijia Village, and Lijia Village is also a village built along the stream.

Li Qingfeng's house is in the upper reaches of Futun Creek, and he is not very rich, and the house he lives in is no different from the neighbors in the village, a thatched hut made of weeds mixed with yellow mud and wood, and there are only two rooms and a smaller kitchen.

Outside, a courtyard is surrounded by bamboo chips, and the yard is not large, and a peach tree and some greens are planted.

Li Qingfeng stretched, opened the door and walked out, looking at the peach tree that had pulled out its young leaves.

Taking a deep breath of fresh air, the sleepiness that had been a little bit felt dissipated a lot.

After Li Qingfeng fetched water and washed, he went to the kitchen, took the pancakes that his mother baked for him, and swallowed the thin soup with a few grains of rice.

Due to the civil strife, the originally rich and huge Great Qi Kingdom fell apart, as the so-called disaster does not go alone, the internal strife does not stop, and the foreign enemy will not miss this excellent opportunity.

The Hu people on the grassland were raging and invaded Daqi.

None of the towns in the border passes were spared, not my race, their hearts must be different, they burned, killed, robbed, and plundered, and did all kinds of evil.

But even so, the army of Great Qi has never increased its strength to save its people, so there is a reason why Great Qi fell apart.

When Li Qingfeng got up, his father had already gone to the private school in the village to teach the children to learn Chinese and break sentences. Because the village is small, there are only a dozen households, so there is only one Mr. Li Yu in the whole village.

Therefore, in addition to cultivating by himself, Li Qingfeng's family will also send some food to his neighbors, after all, for the countrymen, learned people are worthy of respect.

As for Li Qingfeng's mother, like other women, she went to the stream at the entrance of the village to wash clothes.

Speaking of which, although Li Qingfeng is sixteen this year and has reached the age of the crown, he has been frail and sickly since he was a child because of a strange disease. So it's very thin. He looked like he was only thirteen or fourteen years old.

Li Yu and Mu Yunxia also took him out to seek medical treatment many times, but no one could get medical treatment, which also caused the Li family, which was not already wealthy, to be even more strapped now.

Some doctors also suggested that Li Qingfeng practice martial arts, maybe he could strengthen his body, but everyone who had seen Li Qingfeng who practiced martial arts said that Li Qingfeng's body was too weak and not suitable for martial arts.

So much so that now Li Yu and Mu Yunxia have given up a little.

As for why Li Qingfeng didn't go to the private school, it was because he often went to the private school taught by his father when he was young two years ago, and now he is too poor to sit for a long time, and Li Yu also taught everything he should teach to his son, after all, the master led him into the door, and the cultivation depends on the individual.

The other is that Li Qingfeng also wants to relieve some insignificant pressure on his parents.

I had just eaten breakfast, so I picked up the firewood knife in the kitchen and walked to the back mountain.

Li Qingfeng's thin body was struggling to chop firewood with a firewood knife, and there was a layer of brown scabs on the firewood knife, which could be seen to be scabs made of blood. Li Qingfeng is indeed strong, even if he is so hard, he is persevering, and he is not persisting for a day or two.

It can be seen from his skillful movements, although he is struggling, that he must have been doing this for a long time.

Around noon, Li Qingfeng was full of bruises and walked slowly to his yard carrying a bundle of firewood.

Mu Yunxia, who happened to be out to fetch water, saw it: "Feng'er, are you going to chop firewood again?" Didn't I tell you that you don't need to go? There is enough firewood at home." Mu Yunxia walked quickly to Li Qingfeng's side and put the firewood for him, and pointed to the row of firewood on the left side of the courtyard, with a little pity, and said a little accusatory.

Li Qingfeng wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at his mother, looked at his mother, looked at him with a little pity, and said with some reproach, "Mother is fine, the child just wants to share some of it for you, and you see that the child is fine, and his health is fine." After saying that, he also made a move that he thought was very strong.

Mu Yunxia saw her son's action of wiping sweat, so she hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe it for her son, and inadvertently saw the calluses on her son's right palm that were already red and the shoulder with a trace of blood, and instantly felt like crying.

How could Mu Yunxia not understand her son? After 16 years of getting along day and night, how could he not know how strong the son who was brought up by one hand was?

Mu Yunxia couldn't help but cry, "Mother has already cooked the meal, go eat it, just now the old Li Tou next door sent us rabbit meat, saying that it is for you to replenish your body, don't look at me, I just tasted it, I haven't eaten meat for a long time, I can't help but taste it." Mu Yunxia saw that her son had been staring at her, and she knew that her son definitely didn't believe that she had eaten it, so she explained.

Hearing Mu Yunxia's words, Li Qingfeng hesitated for a moment, picked up his chopsticks, and looked at the few rabbit meat in the bowl, the world is not good these days, and even the rabbits are a little thin. I picked up a piece and handed it to my mother first.

Looking at her son's determined eyes, Mu Yunxia knew that if she didn't eat this bite, Li Qingfeng would definitely not eat it, so she smiled helplessly: "Okay, okay, I'll eat first, I'll eat first, Feng'er is getting smarter and smarter, and I know that I can't hide it from you." ”

At this moment, Li Yu came back, and just happened to see the scene of his mother and son's filial piety, and smiled, and the haze in his heart was suddenly swept away.

Li Yu smiled as he walked into the house: "What kind of food did you copy today?"

Mu Yunxia turned her head to look at Li Yu who came in from outside the house and said with a smile: "Today, Lao Li Tou rarely called a few rabbits from the mountains and sent one to make up for Feng'er's body. Why did you come back so early today? Didn't eat at the private school at noon? I was just about to bring you food. ”

When Mu Yunxia explained, Li Qingfeng also put down the dishes and chopsticks and respectfully called out to his father.

Li Yu smiled at Li Qingfeng and nodded, and said: "It's Lao Li Tou again, it's not easy these years, it's all up to the villagers to help me, Feng'er went to pick up some firewood in the afternoon to play two games of chess for Lao Li Tou by the way." "As for why he came back so early today, he really avoided talking about it, obviously deliberately.

Li Qingfeng heard that Li Yu asked him to bring some firewood to Old Man Li, but when he heard that he was playing chess a few times by the way, the corners of his eyes twitched inexplicably, and he was about to say something.

Mu Yunxia refused, "Feng'er's body is already weak, you still sent him to deliver firewood, you see that Feng'er's palms, shoulders and arms are worn out." Where there is a father who you do this. "There was already some crying as he spoke.

Li Yu looked at Li Qingfeng's hands and shoulders and arms, although he was also slightly distressed in his heart, but as a man and father, he knew that he must not be like Mu Yunxia at this time, he had to teach his son to be strong and brave.

"Feng'er, it's time to chop wood again? It's very good to be my son Li Yu, although he has been in poor health since he was a child, he has never given up, just like your name Li Qingfeng, he must be as tall as a mountain peak, and as strong as a green pine. Li Yu first reached out and shook his wife Mu Yunxia's hand to comfort her and let her not be sad, and then touched Li Qingfeng's head, "Also, although it is important to be strong, it is not right to blindly be hard, you must arrange and use it reasonably, you can't crush your body, you have to take it step by step, Feng'er, do you understand?"

Li Qingfeng's resolute eyes looked at Li Yu and said seriously, "Father, the child knows, don't worry, the child is measured." ”

Although Mu Yunxia's original intention was to let Li Yu persuade Li Qingfeng not to chop and move firewood, she was not a reasonable person, knowing that her husband was doing this for the good of her son, and Li Yu holding her hand made her feel more at ease.

A lunch passed like this, Li Yu and Mu Yunxia only occasionally sandwiched a piece of rabbit meat, and they only ate a little gruel.

Li Qingfeng saw it in his eyes, but he didn't say it, he also knew that now Qi was worried about domestic and foreign troubles, and every family was having a hard time, and his parents just wanted him to eat more because he ate less, after all, he was weak, and he occasionally ate a piece of meat, because he was afraid that Li Qingfeng would not eat it because they didn't eat it.

At noon, Li Qingfeng would take a nap because of his weak body, and because he was really tired in the morning, he just lay down and fell asleep.

In the next room, "Child, father, you can avoid talking about why you came back at noon today, is there something going on?" Mu Yunxia poured Li Yu a cup of tea and asked suspiciously.

Li Yu took the tea and sighed, "The next village was slaughtered, and now I don't know who did it, for safety reasons, I can only let the children go home first, I have to go to the village chief in the afternoon to discuss countermeasures." ”

"Is there anything going on in our village?"

"I don't understand, I can only take one step at a time, after all, Liaojia Village next door is very close to us. ”

"Grandpa Li, are you there?" Li Qingfeng put the firewood he had chopped this morning outside the door of Old Man Li's house and shouted into the house.

The door made of wood creaked~ opened, and an old man who was a little thin and felt very energetic walked out: "Oh~ It's Qingfeng, and you also brought firewood? How about it? Is the rabbit meat at noon delicious? Miao Miao is so happy today, it's rare to eat a meal of meat." ”

The one who spoke was Lao Li Tou, Lao Li Tou's original name was Li Rong, and it was rumored in the village that he was originally a general, hesitating and too straight, and there was no backer so he was excluded, so he resigned and traveled far away, once he passed by Lijia Village, because he happened to be surnamed Li, so he settled down in Lijia Village, saying that the fallen leaves returned to the roots.

However, some people say that he was a deserter, and he fled so far and settled in Lijia Village.

Although there are many rumors about Lao Li Toude, he himself has never denied or explained, so no one knows whether he was a general or a deserter.

Li Qingfeng looked at the old man in a gray robe in front of him and said respectfully, "Yes, Grandpa Li, my father said that these years are not easy, and I can survive all thanks to the help of the villagers, so let me bring some firewood over and play a few games of chess with you, your old man, is Sister Miao still taking a nap?" Although he was respectful, when he said that he was playing chess, the corners of his eyes jumped inexplicably again.

Lao Li Tou smiled and said, "Miao Miao just fell asleep...... then turned around and walked into the house, took two steps, seemed to remember something, turned around and beckoned to Li Qingfeng, and continued to walk into the house.

Like Li Qingfeng's house, the house is made of grass and yellow mud, and it even looks a little simple, and the yard is also fenced with bamboo chips.

Entering the house, Lao Li Tou beckoned Li Qingfeng to sit down, although the house was simple, there were some daily life utensils.

After greeting Li Qingfeng here, he sat down, and Lao Li Tou went into the inner room and took out a game of Go, the meaning was obvious.

"Grandpa Li, your chess skills are much more exquisite, I admire this more and more......" Li Qingfeng's eyes twitched and looked at Li Rong and Old Man Li once again regretted his chess.

Lao Li raised his head and smiled, "Yes, the old man also admires my own chess skills more and more, and I am becoming more and more pure."

Li Qingfeng once again learned how thick old Li Tou was, although it was not the first time he had done so.

Looking at this chess game that turned the crisis into safety, "Qingfeng, your chess skills still need to be honed, you look at your Grandpa Li, I am about to win...... What's the situation? Aomine, are you cheating?"

Li Qingfeng, who was on the other side, was slightly pale, and said with a treacherous smile: "Grandpa Li, I didn't cheat, I also let you ......."

Before Li Qingfeng's words fell, Li Rong disrupted the chess game, "You kid is a ghost, this doesn't count, it doesn't count, let's come again." ”

Li Qingfeng looked at the chessboard in front of him with a black line on his face, so he had to put away the chess pieces and reopen the game.

Compared with the previous few tricks of the old Li Tou, he played more slowly, of course, there was no shortage of Li Qingfeng secretly conceded chess, "Qingfeng, has your father mentioned his views on the form of the world recently?" Li Rong, who played an unreasonable hand again, looked at Li Qingfeng, who was about to play, and asked.

Originally, I was thinking about how not to win so easily to reflect Lao Li Tou's superb chess skills, when I heard Li Rong's question, I was slightly stunned: "Father has never spoken, but he has been preoccupied with his heart when he has come home several times." ”

"Your father didn't mention it to you, but he just didn't tell you. So, Aomine, what is your opinion on the current situation?"

Li Qingfeng, who originally thought that what Lao Li Tou said was quite reasonable, was stunned again, "Grandpa Li, although we will also chat about the situation, it is only based on the news we know, but you say you know, I said I heard it, and most of the time you talk about it, why did you suddenly ask me what my opinion is today?"

After Lao Li Tou heard this, he saw that Li Qingfeng was a little serious, and smiled slightly: "Hehe, old man, I'll just ask casually, don't be too nervous." In addition, it's just a small talk, usually we don't talk about opinions, so how about talking about it today, just like Lala's homely ......"

Li Qingfeng didn't say anything when he heard Lao Li Tou say this, "Grandpa Li, about the current situation in the world, I am currently more optimistic about King Pingnan, although he is self-established as the king under the slogan of the Qing monarch, but it is still a Qi royal family, and although we in the south are under his control, although there are also conscription and tax increases, but we are still treating the people like children."

As for Emperor Qi's absurdity and immorality, he is definitely not a good emperor,

In addition, it is really difficult to say on the rebel side, although their slogan is to overthrow the violent Qi, they have indeed done it, but they have not brought peace to the world.

Moreover, I heard that some of the rebel armies are still composed of green forest bandits, and they are all the same as the plunder, and they are also all evil, just like the Qi army.

Of course, there are also people with a good reputation, such as Huang Wenhui, the general of the rebel army, the Huang family army led by him has strict military discipline, and the people in the cities he conquered are even more welcome. ”

Lao Li Tou nodded after listening to Li Qingfeng's words: "Qingfeng, Lao Li Tou, although I don't have much knowledge and is just based on literacy, I have eaten more salt than you have eaten."

So, old man, what I'm going to tell you is that there are many things that you have to see, and sometimes even seeing is not believing.

Qi Huang is absurd and unreasonable, the king of Pingnan treats the people like a son, and all kinds of rebels are just hearsay, so don't be too decisive in making a decision. DID YOU KNOW?"

"Qingfeng has been taught, keep it in mind" Li Qingfeng saw Old Man Li's solemn warning, so he immediately got up and did the Confucian ceremony.

Lao Li Tou waved his hand, "I don't like this, in fact, if I don't come, I'm going to look for you?"

"What do you want Grandpa Li to tell me?" Although the two were chatting, it did not affect the two of them playing chess.

"Mo Feiyu, the lord of the Demon Sect Shura Domain, took advantage of the battle between King Pingnan and the rebel army, with the help of the Demon Sect people, he seized the land of Guilin County, Xiang County, Nanhai County in the southwest, and was preparing to launch an attack on my Minzhong County. Old Li Tou fell again and looked at Li Qingfeng.

Although Li Qingfeng was still young, he knew what this meant, and what made him even more unbelievable was why Lao Li Tou knew so much?

Lao Li Tou continued, "The reason why I tell you so much is entirely because I am leaving, going back to the place where I was born but did not raise me.

But Miao Miao can't go with me, I hope you can take care of her, one is a person I trust more in Lijia Village, and you are the only one who usually has contact with people.

The most important thing is that Miao Miao believes in you. ”