Chapter 1 The Four Walls of the Home
"Worn-out mats, worn-out quilts, worn-out windows, worn-out walls," Yu Duxiu muttered to herself, opening her eyes, this qiē was all worn, even the clothes on her body were worn.
This is a thatched house, a very old-fashioned thatched house, and Yu Duxiu is sure that this kind of thatched house has long disappeared in the 21st century.
The word thatched hut in the 21st century represents old, poor, and hungry and cold.
"Where is this?" Yu Duxiu wanted to sit up, but he didn't expect his brain to bang loudly, and the huge pain made his brain go into shock in an instant, and he fell into the self-protection system.
I don't know how long it took, Yu Duxiu slowly opened his eyes, his face was pale and sallow, his lips were dry, as a cultivator, it was not incomprehensible to take away and be reborn.
Yu Duxiu's previous life was in the era of the end of the law, he was an ascetic who pursued the avenue, but at the end of the world of ten thousand laws, he didn't know what turmoil had happened in that side of the world, and suddenly all the cultivation methods and the road to heaven were wiped out overnight, and from then on there was no legend of the immortal gods in the world, and the immortal gods were just a joke.
In his previous life, Yu Duxiu had been pursuing the road of immortality all his life, but it was just that the sea of qi had just given birth to a sense of qi, and the sense of birth was very good, but in that world where guns and cannons were rampant, no matter how high the martial arts were, I was afraid of kitchen knives.
There is no problem with a sense of qi, but it is a crime to commit murder, and the technology is so developed, a monk who produces a sense of qi, no matter how powerful he is, he can't escape the lock of satellite monitoring.
Therefore, the sense of qi is just a little stronger than ordinary people's bodies, at most it is not sick, if you do something chivalrous and forbidden, it will definitely not be able to escape the guns and rockets.
As a cultivator who firmly believes that there are immortals in this world, Yu Duxiu is naturally not too surprised by the rebirth.
Just slowly raised his arm, this arm is too thin, it's just skin and bones, and African refugees are stronger than this.
The entire arm looked like only bones covered with a layer of yellowish skin, and the clothes on the body were pale with wash.
A thin layer of sweat appeared on Yu Duxiu's forehead, according to the memory of the original owner of this body, he also had a younger sister who had been dependent on him since childhood.
The thatched hut is crumbling in the wind, but fortunately the weather is sunny today, and the wind is smooth, otherwise it will be sinful to encounter heavy rain, and this thatched hut can't prevent water at all.
The movements were difficult, and Yu Duxiu only felt pain in his arms, arms, and chest muscles.
In my memory, Yu Duxiu's parents died in a plague a few years ago, the terrible plague swept the entire dynasty, and this small village was not spared, the whole village had hundreds of people, seven or eight out of ten, and only a few dozen people were still alive, old and young.
The plague came suddenly, inexplicably, like a raging storm, and instantly swept through the entire dynasty.
Listening to the surviving old man in the village say that it was a monk with great magical powers fighting the law, Yu Duxiu raised his head and looked up at the starry sky: "Is this the power of the monk, human life is like grass mustard, and all living beings are ants."
Slowly struggling to stand up, Yu Duxiu moved his body, the original owner of this body is also called Yu Duxiu, is a scholar of the dynasty, only twelve years old, according to legend, the ancestor of the Yu family is an important figure in the dynasty, and then I don't know what reason was relegated to his hometown, presumably in the power struggle on the wrong team.
Slowly walked to the rice bowl outside the house, the huge rice bowl was empty at this time, only some remnants of wild vegetables, I don't know how many days have been dug back, it looks wilted.
Pushing open the door and walking out of the house, the bright sun shining on my body made me feel very comfortable.
Yu Duxiu looked at the yard, there was not the slightest weed in the yard, it looked quite smooth, presumably due to his sister.
After watching the memories of the original owner, Yu Duxiu secretly scolded a waste of firewood, the owner of the original body has always been a matter of not touching the grains with his hands, he studied all day long, and all the chores at home were handed over to his sister to do, and the most contemptuous thing for Yu Duxiu was that the owner of the original body actually had to rely on his sister to dig wild vegetables to feed.
"Yu Duxiu, you're well" A head sticks out from the fence next door, revealing a constantly shaking sideburns.
In this era, both boys and girls have to have their hair drooping.
In Yu Duxiu's memory, this boy is the son of Uncle Li's family next door, and he is undoubtedly the most active, picking rabbits on the mountain and digging bird's nests in the trees, there is nothing he doesn't do.
"It turned out to be a little tiger, the weather is so good today, why didn't you go to the mountain to dig a bird's nest" Yu Duxiu and Yan Yuese said.
Who knew that the tiger wrinkled his nose when he heard this, and glanced at Yu Duxiu: "It's useless to be a scholar, and you have to feed your sister, and you have to waste your pocket."
After finishing speaking, he retracted his head and didn't pay attention to Yu Duxiu anymore.
Yu Duxiu touched his nose with a wry smile when he heard this, well, he was speechless at this time.
After standing for a while, Yu Duxiu felt that his body was trembling slightly, and the qi and blood in his body were weak, and there were some signs of collapse.
After recovering from a serious illness, he didn't dare to wander around casually, walked into the house, and looked at the house with four walls, but Yu Duxiu's mood was not good.
The Yu family's house is divided into two floors, the outer floor is for cooking on the fire, and the next door is for sleeping.
There are two beds in the room, Yu Duxiu sleeps with his sister, and in this bedroom, the most notable thing is that there are books that are one person high.
The books look very quaint, and they are obviously a little old.
Yu Duxiu sat back in front of the bed and looked at the quaint books, all of which were Confucian classics, but they couldn't arouse Yu Duxiu's interest.
"Useless is a scholar, useless is a scholar, how sad and lamentable" Yu Duxiu held the book in his hand, stroked it gently, and showed a trace of memory in his eyes.
At this time, the remnants of the original owner of this body are rapidly dissipating, presumably these books have aroused a trace of his thoughts, these books have accompanied him for more than ten years, and they are where his hard work for more than ten years is.
Finally, all the remnants in his mind dissipated in an instant, Chen Jiu came back to his senses and slammed the book on the bed: "It's useless to be a scholar, how difficult it is to get ahead in reading, this nerd has been studying since childhood, but he has never had the fame of a child, I am now occupying the magpie's nest, but I don't understand this Confucian classic at all, and now the most important thing is to fill my stomach, who will have the energy to study the Confucian classics."
After finishing speaking, Yu Duxiu stood up, looked at the warm sunshine outside, and took a deep breath: "I can't do hunting, but I remember that there is a stream not far away, and I can still fish and catch turtles."
Just as he was thinking, there was a dull sound of footsteps at the corner of the door, and a tall, man dressed in animal skins walked into the courtyard with a bow and arrow hanging from his back: "Does anyone have any?"
"Someone" Yu Duxiu pushed the door and walked out.
The smell of blood in the young man's hands was scattered, and the flies in the courtyard buzzed.
The man threw the meat in his hand to Yu Duxiu: "This is the sika venison I caught on the mountain this morning, and the whole village has a share, this is your share."
After speaking, the young man put the meat in Yu Duxiu's hand and turned to leave.
Yu Duxiu could see a trace of disdain in the man's eyes, obviously Yu Duxiu's style made the man very unhappy.
Holding the venison in his hand, Yu Duxiu nodded: "There are about seven or eight catties, you can eat it once, so as to provide a little strength for this body, and only with strength can you make some survival preparations."
Yu Duxiu lifted the venison and took it back to the house, flies were flying outside, but they couldn't be targeted, the medical system of this world knew at a glance that it was not very good, and when the time came, it would be bad to eat, who would you go to for treatment? .
You know, a bad stomach can kill people.
Casually covered the venison with thatch, Yu Duxiu stood at the gate of the courtyard, waiting for his sister to return.
Looking at the sun gradually sinking in the west, Yu Duxiu's mind involuntarily recalled the thin figure.
Although the figure is thin, it is very tenacious and resolute, and the most unforgettable thing is that the eyes reveal a trace of hope, and that flame can penetrate the endless void, which is the expectation and wish for a better future.
The day is getting wester, with the twilight of the setting sun, a thin figure, carrying a basket that does not match the figure, the shadow is stretched long in the sunset, this scene is firmly remembered in Yu Duxiu's heart, and can never be forgotten.
"Brother, your illness is cured."
The girl saw Yu Duxiu leaning in front of the door, and was about to rush over, but she never thought that the basket behind her was too big and it was very inconvenient to run, so she stumbled and fell to the ground.
The next moment, the girl decisively threw the basket to the ground and threw herself into Yu Duxiu's arms, crying with joy.
Although the wild vegetables in the basket were her and her brother's rations, nothing was more important to the little girl than her brother's recovery from a serious illness.
Brother and sister have depended on each other for more than ten years, that kind of relationship is not enough for outsiders, during her brother's illness, she was lonely, hesitant, her brother is his only relative, I don't know if my brother can't wake up, how she should live in the future.
The little girl fell to her knees with tears streaming down her face, kowtowing to all around: "Thank you to the gods for waking up my brother."
"Shi Niang, hurry up" Yu Duxiu pulled up his sister, this is his sister, Yu Shi Niang.
"Brother, it must be the past gods who heard my prayer and made my brother's illness better, brother quickly kneel down with me to make a vow" Yu Shi Niang's bright eyes looked at Yu Duxiu, and her eyes were full of joy.
Looking at this thin figure, Yu Duxiu's nose was sour, he felt that the clothes he wore on his body were torn enough, but he didn't expect that his little sister's clothes were even more unbearable, and he didn't know where to find the scraps.
The shirt worn on Yu Shi Niang's body is obviously one size bigger, and Yu Duxiu knows that this is what her sister did on purpose, because this shirt will be worn by her sister for a long time, and once she grows taller in the future, she can still continue to wear this shirt.
These fabrics are all clothes thrown away by other people's families, and they were picked up by my sister, intercepted the places that were still in good condition, and transformed them into a shirt.
However, Yu Shi Niang's craftsmanship is really not very good, and she has not systematically learned the female red needlework, so the whole dress looks quite ugly, and she can only hide her body, but it has nothing to do with beauty.
But to have clothes to wear, Shi Niang is very happy.
My sister is ten years old this year, and she is like Yu Duxiu, with yellow muscles on her face and hair, which has become abnormally yellow.
pinched Yu Shi Niang's little face, the dirty little face was full of dirt, presumably this day of digging wild vegetables will not be easy.
"Let's go wash our faces."
"Hmm" Yu Shi Niang responded, and then called out with a "ah": "My wild vegetables."
While screaming, the wind ran towards the fallen back basket.
Looking at the little girl who was in full swing, Yu Duxiu smiled: "With such a cute and sensible sister, my life will definitely not be too boring in the future."
Yu Duxiu walked over, the brother and sister carried the vegetable basket, moved back step by step, and finally entered the yard, Yu Shi Niang said: "I'll go cook wild vegetable soup for my brother."
Yu Duxiu smiled, did not stop, looking at her sister who was jumping like a happy sparrow, a trace of laughter swelled in her heart.
Yu Duxiu walked into the kitchen and found the piece of venison from the thatch: "Put this meat in there and cook it."
"Meat, brother, where did you get the meat" Shi Niang's eyes lit up when she saw the meat.
Yu Duxiu put the meat down: "The village sent it."
Yu Shi Niang looked at the bright venison, and the faint color of blood, and a flash of longing flashed in her eyes, how long has it been since their brother and sister have eaten meat? .
A year, or two or three years, she couldn't remember.
Chen Jiu stood outside the kitchen, watching the sunset gradually set, the stars gradually rising in the sky, and a smell of meat wafting out of the kitchen, smelling intoxicating.
Through the crack in the door, Yu Duxiu was dumbfounded, but saw Shi Niang take out the venison from the pot, dip her fingers, reach into her mouth and lick it, with a look of intoxication.
There was a cough outside the door, and Yu Shi Niang woke up from her intoxication, carefully packed the wild vegetables, and brought them out the door.
Taking advantage of the night, the brother and sister sat on a table in the courtyard, in front of them a bowl of hot wild vegetable soup, and the smell of meat wafted by, which was intoxicating.
Yu Duxiu picked up the chopsticks, gently picked up the wild vegetables, and laughed at himself in his heart: "I used to have brocade clothes and jade food, but I didn't expect my Yu Duxiu to have this day."
Looking at her sister with yellow muscles, Yu Duxiu casually sandwiched the venison in the bowl into her sister's bowl: "You eat more, you will grow taller in the future."
Yu Shi Niang shook her head, her head was like a rattle, and she clamped the meat back: "Brother, you want to study, you want to get famous, you should eat this meat."
Yu Shi Niang secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva, the temptation of a piece of meat was a little irresistible to her.
Chen Jiu pulled out the bottom of the bowl: "Look at it, I have so much meat here, I can't eat it."
As he spoke, he sandwiched the meat into his sister's bowl again.
This time, Yu Shi Niang did not refuse, but just ate it very carefully, as if she was tasting the taste of meat.
Yu Duxiu looked sad, just a piece of meat, in his own era, the people didn't eat meat, and began to pay attention to vegetarian food, but I didn't expect that the most ordinary piece of meat in that era was my sister's desire.
"Don't worry, our brothers and sisters will definitely eat meat every day in the future" Yu Duxiu said secretly in his heart, and then looked at Yu Shi Niang: "There is still venison in the pot, you can go and present it."
Yu Shi Niang, who was tasting venison, carefully put down her chopsticks: "Brother, we can't eat all the venison at once, tomorrow I will make it into bacon, if I am hungry in the future, I can satisfy my brother's hunger."
Yu Duxiu was silent, silently picked up the chopsticks, put the venison to his mouth, but he couldn't swallow it, this ordinary venison seemed to weigh tens of millions of catties.
Yu Shi Niang lowered her head and ate wild vegetables silently: "It's Shi Niang who has no ability, otherwise my brother can eat meat every day."
Yu Duxiu felt a pain in his heart: "It's my brother's fault, I only knew how to study to death before, otherwise I wouldn't have lived my life like this."
Yu Shi Niang didn't speak, just lowered her head and ate the wild vegetables, and it didn't take long for Yu Shi Niang's wild vegetables to bottom out, but Yu Duxiu never moved.
Yu Duxiu saw that her sister had only eaten venison once, and the only time she gave it to him was by herself, she actually gave all the venison to herself, Yu Duxiu's heart ached, and there was a faint flash of crystal in her eyes.
Picking up the chopsticks, Yu Duxiu sandwiched the venison into the Yu Shi Niang bowl.
Yu Shi Niang raised her head in surprise: "Brother."
Yu Duxiu made a tiger face: "Eat".
Yu Shi Niang shook her head: "My brother is weak, he is recovering from a serious illness, this venison can make up for my brother's body, my body is great, I don't need this venison."
Yu Duxiu just looked at Yu Shi Niang and said one word: "Eat".
Looking at Yu Duxiu's gaze, Yu Shi Niang lowered her head silently, and from those eyes, she saw firmness and unswerving: "Half of one person, otherwise I won't eat."
As he spoke, he put the venison back into Yu Duxiu's bowl, and Yu Duxiu could see clearly that his sister had played a clever trick, and after all, she had eaten more meat than her sister.
There are no seasonings, no complicated cooking, just a simple stew of wild vegetables, but in Yu Duxiu's heart, he is never inferior to the top chef, this is not just a simple bowl of venison, but the friendship between brother and sister.
I remember in my previous life, Yu Duxiu saw a sentence that in the era of famine, if there is a steamed bun and the other party gives it all to you, then this is family affection. If the other person gives you half, it is love, and if it is only given to you, it is friendship.
What is love is stronger than Jin Jian, in the materialistic metropolis, Yu Duxiu has never seen it, for the sake of his parents' inheritance, there are countless inseparable fights, father and son turn against each other, brother and sister become enemies, and the list goes on.
"Brother" was pondering when Yu Duxiu was contemplating, and a soft cry woke up Yu Duxiu's thinking.
"Well, what's wrong?" Yu Duxiu said in a low voice.
"You've changed" Yu Shi Niang's eyes flashed with starlight, and she looked at him motionlessly.
Yu Duxiu's movements froze, and she found out.
"You wouldn't have treated me like this before, my brother is better now than before" Before Yu Duxiu's mind could turn, Yu Shi Niang's next words made Yu Duxiu feel relieved.
Relieved, Yu Duxiu said: "You are my sister, my only relative in this world, you and I depend on each other, I don't feel sorry for you, who else do I feel sorry for?"