Chapter 220: Selling knives and begging for a living with silver
The white-haired man carrying the stone bench ladder in Wudang is still struggling, but it has been reduced from the original whole day to half a day, which makes the particularly beautiful scenery on the Wudang Mountain ladder reduce a lot of interest.
In the pool water at the stone wall of Wudang Mountain, Li Chenfeng, who was tied to a stone, swung the long sword in his hand at the bottom of the water, and with the repeated slashing of the action, there were always large blisters on the water surface.
The two people waiting on the shore looked at the blisters idly, this is the only thing the two can do, if there are no blisters, they will go down to save people, this is also the result of being stunned in the water several times, and the two of them summed up.
The large blisters looked like Li Chenfeng's head slowly emerged from the water, and after insisting on walking a few steps to the shallow water, he sat on the ground with his butt in one fell swoop, panting heavily, and trembling hands and feet, obviously having reached the limit.
Li Chenfeng did not remove the stones tied to his body, he was used to the weight, and it was also a way to sink to the bottom of the water without floating.
took out the ginseng soaked in water, and didn't bother to clean the water, stuffed it in his mouth, and chewed it.
The ginseng into the abdomen trembling body was relieved, although the whole person recovered a lot of energy, but far from reaching the peak state, training in this water is far more difficult than carrying rocks to climb the mountain.
The dense and viscous water, when he didn't swing a sword, it would always take a lot of strength.
Originally, he only held his breath in the water for one minute, but now he can survive for three minutes, Li Chenfeng knows how to use every breath of air in his lungs, and even how to use the air in his lungs to control the number of times he slashes.
Originally, one breath could only be chopped once, but with continuous progress, now it can be slashed five times in one breath, which is really a leap change.
"I'll have to trouble you to help me get some ginseng back. Li Chenfeng lay in the shallow water, staring at the sky motionless.
Uncle Wudang, who turned his elbow outward, nodded boldly in agreement, without any embarrassment.
"When is this kind of training a head? Qin Qi looked at the man lying in the water and said.
"When you can split the stone, when will it be over. Li Chenfeng said.
"I'm afraid that your body can't hold it, although there are ginseng to urge the body, it is a medicine that is poisonous, and it is never a solution. Qin Qi said worriedly.
How could Li Chenfeng not know this truth, but he really couldn't choose, now it is July, and he has been squatting on Wudang Mountain for more than half a year, if he doesn't hurry up, I'm afraid he will have to squat for a long time, he is a person who yearns for Jianghu people, how can he be trapped on Wudang Mountain, and success is obviously so close to himself.
"It's fine. ”
After saying this, Li Chenfeng ran up and continued to walk towards the deep water, and under the gaze of the two of them, he sank into the water again.
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In the city of Luoyang, there are still flowers, the rich from the rich are still rich, and the poor will only get poorer and poorer.
In the slums of Luoyang, in a dilapidated courtyard, a young man dressed as a junior gently pushed open the door of the courtyard, and after entering the courtyard, he was carefully reclosing.
It was the middle of the night, and he was afraid of waking up the sleeping chess pieces in the room.
The man didn't turn on the light, sat on the wooden table he picked up, took out a silver ingot, and looked at it for a long time.
"Xianggong, you're back. Perhaps telepathically, the sleeping woman got up and lit the candle she usually used reluctantly, split her clothes and went to the table.
The man smiled and nodded, and the distress on his face was swept away, and he sat down with his wife, whose belly was obviously bulging.
"Whatever you want to eat tomorrow, I'll buy it for you. The man shook the silver ingots in his hand and smiled.
The woman shook her head, not saying anything about the various foods, she knew that the silver ingots and the long knife were the most precious things for his father-in-law.
And for the sake of her, who was pregnant, the long knife, which was regarded as a treasure, was sold to a black-hearted pawnshop at a cheap price of a few taels of silver, just to buy her a few meals of meat buns.
"Don't use this silver, I know it's important to you, and besides, I'm not greedy, and it's the same if I don't eat it. ”
"It's okay, even if you don't eat it, the child will have to eat it in the future, anyway, you have to buy some clothes for our children in advance. ”
The woman's sigh was not because she was not in the poor days in front of her, but because she felt that she had dragged down the man in front of her.
The woman snuggled into the man's arms and whispered: "Am I dragging you down, you can continue to explore the rivers and lakes, maybe you can find the person you are looking for as a master." ”
The man dressed as a second child is Zhou Xiaobai, who has been chasing his teacher all the way, and after being rescued by Miss Fujia, the two fell in love with each other on the road.
And Zhao Caiying, the daughter of the Zhao family, resolutely became his wife, married him despite the opposition of her family, and even cut off relations with the Zhao family, so she lived in the slums, relying on the scarce silver he earned from running the hall, and would have a hard life.
"You didn't drag me down, but I didn't make you a good life. ”
Zhou Xiaobai hugged his wife tightly, and there was no ambition to break into the rivers and lakes in his heart, and the ideal master who was famous in the rivers and lakes was like fireworks, and disappeared from his gorgeous world in a flash.
He sold his best friend's knife just so that his wife could eat an ordinary meat bun, and he ran away from the hall with a pitiful amount of silver, only two pieces of broken silver a month, and he couldn't support his wife at all.
And the only thing left in the body is the silver ingot that the man once gave him, since he left Wudu, this silver ingot has never been used, he wants to keep it, and then return it to the man when he apprentices.
Zhao Caiying didn't speak, snuggled in her husband's arms, very warm and caring.
The candle in the room was carefully blown out by the woman, and the dignified daughter of the Zhao family also learned the habit of saving her life.
Early the next morning, Zhou Xiaobai, who got up early, kissed his sleeping wife on the forehead, and went out with the silver ingots in his arms.
The inn that opened early had no business, and Zhou Xiaobai skillfully wiped every dust on the table and stool, and his hard-working appearance was very different from before.
The shopkeeper who leaned against the door and knocked melon seeds, yearning for the rivers and lakes is gone, and what is still there is an ordinary husband who works hard for his wife's family.
Zhou Xiaobai is not only a junior in the second business, he also acts as a storyteller in the inn in his spare time, and what he tells is the story of that man.
No one wants to listen to the nameless people on the rivers and lakes, and when they don't mention the swordsman, they are all booed, especially when they mention themselves, they attract a lot of ridicule.
There are even many people who throw the steamed buns in their hands and throw them piece by piece on the face of this man whose dream of rivers and lakes has ended before it has even begun.
Despite this, Zhou Xiaobai was indifferent, picking up the intact steamed bun and putting it in his arms, which might be his dinner.
At noon, the inn began to pour in guests, and Zhou Xiaobai, who was called around, was at the busiest time, gathering guests with wooden tables and benches, and many rich children were mixed with many Jianghu people.
Many people in the rivers and lakes talk about major events in the rivers and lakes, and from time to time someone will mention the man who is jumping up, and the shopkeeper who is still curious in his heart will always take advantage of serving tea and water to eavesdrop on some news of that person.
"This little sword immortal Li Chenfeng has not heard from him for almost a year, so he can't be slaughtered. ”
"It's possible, it's been so long, after the battle of Xiping, it hasn't appeared, the old Northwest King Chu Lian is gone, and he hasn't made a move, but it's not dead. ”
"Who is dead?" said the young man dressed as the boy at the next table.
"What's the matter? This Li Chenfeng and you know?" said the man who had originally opened his mouth to slander.
Nowadays, there are no longer a few young people who pursue Li Chenfeng on the rivers and lakes, and their idols are so rumored, how can they sit idly by.
In addition to the rich children who are lazy and lazy, the rest of the Jianghu people are divided into two waves, a wave of older old Jianghu and a wave of fledgling young people, and the tense atmosphere seems to explode at any time.
The innkeeper was taken aback, he naturally didn't care about this little sword fairy, if two waves of people fought in his inn, it would be unlucky to lose money.
"What are you doing in a daze, go and persuade, go quickly!" the shopkeeper pulled Zhou Xiaobai to the side and ordered.
Zhou Xiaobai, who is also a little experienced, came to the middle of the two waves of people, skillfully poured wine for the two waves, and complimented him with a smile: "Uncles, the small shop is a small business, and it is a joke to extinguish the fire to all the masters." ”
The man who stood at the front and took the lead in making trouble, put a foot on Zhou Xiaocai, made a combo unscrupulously, and said: "Lao Tzu speaks, when is it your turn to interject." ”
Zhou Xiaobai was silent, lying on the ground honestly, and there was no dissatisfaction in his eyes.
The man who was able to vent his anger in his heart took a sip of saliva, and most of his anger disappeared, took out the silver and threw it on the table, and led people away without looking back, and the inn returned to calm.
The shopkeeper, who still had some conscience, helped Zhou Xiaobai up and patted the footprints on his body.
After the episode, Zhou Xiaobai, who was begging for life, put on a smiling face again and ran around the inn.
Under the face that has nothing to do with himself, he already firmly believes that the man will appear on the rivers and lakes one day, and what he does may be famous in the rivers and lakes.
Because a knife friend once said:
"That's an incredible man!"