Chapter 2 The Transformation of the Predicament The Duties of the Scholar
Many people in the surrounding villages are begging for a living in the forest, and every day people go in and every day people don't come out of it.
There are many poisonous snakes and beasts in the depths of the forest, and there are countless miasma fogs, even if a martial arts master enters it, it may not be safe to come out.
Nearby villagers usually feed on the outskirts of the forest for common prey.
This time, Chen Yan and the others also walked outside to see if they could encounter prey that was easy to hunt.
When it was almost noon, Chen Yan and his father and son reached the outermost part of the forest, and after walking for a while, they almost entered the periphery of the forest.
"Father, we are speeding up and trying to catch up with others, so that we can also find better prey," Chen Yan turned to Chen's father and said.
"Well, yes, we're hurrying up", Father Chen nodded, agreeing with Chen Yan's statement, and walked forward briskly after speaking, Chen Yan followed closely.
In this way, Chen Yan, father and son, walked in the forest, and by noon they still did not encounter any prey.
took out the dry food, had lunch, rested for a while, and then continued to wander in the forest, of course, deep in the forest, Chen Yan did not dare to go.
Time passed slowly.
Seeing that the sky was about to get dark, Chen Yan's father and son were still empty-handed, and they didn't hunt any prey.
It was getting late now, and you couldn't get to the village before dark without going back, and the night in the forest was very unsafe, and many of the fierce beasts came out at night.
"Wait", Chen Yan, who was walking in the back, stopped and said suddenly.
"What's the matter?" Father Chen asked, turning around.
"Father, did you hear anything?" Chen Yan replied.
"No, I didn't hear it, what did you hear?" said Chen's father.
"I seem to have heard the cry of a fox, and it's still very faint, if I hadn't paid attention to it just now, I wouldn't have noticed it," Chen Yan said with a hint of joy on his face.
"Fox, this is a good thing, you can buy a lot of money, then let's hurry up and look for it, it may be nearby", Chen's father heard that there was a fox nearby, his eyes lit up, and he immediately searched ahead.
Chen Yan also scattered and searched nearby, and it didn't take long for Father Chen in front of him to exclaim!
shouted: "Xiao Yan, come here, I found it", Chen Yan's face was happy when he heard this, and he immediately ran in the direction where Chen's father was.
The direction was Chen Yan's left front, not far apart, and Chen Yan arrived in front of Chen's father in a few steps.
Chen Yan took a closer look, it turned out that there was a big tree in front of him, there was a tree hole under the big tree, surrounded by weeds, dead branches and leaves, if he hadn't heard the cry of the fox before, he knew that there was prey nearby, and he would really miss it.
At this time, Chen Yan's eyes turned to his father's arms, and the two little white foxes struggled in his father's arms, seeing Chen Yan's eyes shine.
"Father, our luck today is really good, we actually met two little foxes, and we will definitely be able to sell them for a good price when we get them to the town", Chen Yan seemed to have seen the silver of Bai Huahua at this time.
"Yes, if it is sold to those ladies and nobles, the price may be higher", Father Chen was also very happy at this time.
"It's not good, let's go back quickly, if we meet people from other villages, we will be in trouble, who is not red-eyed by this! These two are worth at least a hundred taels of silver", Father Chen suddenly thought of something and exclaimed.
"Ah, yes, I didn't expect that many people have started to rob the road because of this flood recently," Chen Yan said nervously.
After saying that, Chen Yan and his son hurried to the village, and finally rushed back to the village before dark.
When he returned home, he hurriedly closed the door, but fortunately he didn't meet anyone along the way, and he returned home without danger, and after closing the door, Chen's father breathed a long sigh of relief.
"You two are back, what's the matter, so panicked", Chen's mother saw Chen Yan's father and son in a panic, and hurriedly walked over and asked.
"Look, fox! I'm lucky today," Father Chen said proudly as he shook the two little foxes in his hand.
"Tomorrow I will go to the town to sell these two foxes, and the situation at home will be much better, child, go and kill the chicken, today we will celebrate and celebrate", Chen's father then said to Chen's mother, with some smug in his tone.
Mother Chen glared back at Chen's father, and said sharply: "You know how to eat, if you don't have Xiao Yan with you today, you can have such good luck"?
Father Chen touched his forehead and said helplessly: "I know, I know, you can go quickly"!
Chen's mother said: "Count your acquaintance, after speaking, you glanced at Chen's father proudly, you two just wait, there is something delicious tonight, you are greedy."
Then he turned around and walked towards the kitchen, Chen Yan watched all this from the side, and was very happy in his heart, his father and mother have not been so happy for a long time, this is like home!
Although my father and mother are often noisy, this is normal, but at most they are just talking about each other, and the family is more harmonious than anything else.
After dinner, Chen Yan fell asleep, he was so tired today that he didn't get up until noon the next day.
After washing up casually, I came to the small living room, and saw my mother busy, so I said, "Mother, you take a rest, I'll do it for you."
I was busy until the afternoon, when I saw my father happily coming from outside, and he said loudly from afar: "Xiaoyan, a good thing, a great thing."
Mother Chen came out when she heard the words and said, "What's the matter?
"you, tell you, I'm lucky today, there's a great good thing, call Xiaoyan out, I'm talking to you", Father Chen said mysteriously.
After Chen Yan came out of the house, Chen's father told him about his itinerary today.
This morning, Chen's father went to the town, thinking that this little fox would have to be sold to rich people, and only rich people would sell it at a high price.
happened to meet a playboy in the town on the street, relying on his own money, I don't know how many women from good families have been ruined.
A few days ago, I fell in love with the daughter of a rich businessman, and I used all the methods, but I didn't catch up with it, I have money, others also have money, and I can't use it.
I was walking around the street in a bad mood, and I happened to see a little fox in Chen's father's arms.
I thought that it would be nice for my son to give this to the beauty Pomeranian, and he asked Father Chen what the price was, and Father Chen didn't want to offend these people, so he made a "two" gesture, thinking that if he lost, he would lose, and he would forget about twenty taels.
Unexpectedly, the playboy asked, "Two hundred taels? No problem", and without a counteroffer, he lost the money and picked up the fox and left, I don't know if I was afraid that Father Chen would regret it or hurry up and go to Pomeranian.
Father Chen reacted for a long time, but he was a little dazed in his heart, and then after slowing down, he picked up the money and walked towards the center of the town.
This time I came to the town not only to sell little foxes, but also to exchange for some daily necessities.
As soon as I arrived in the center of the town, I saw a lot of people gathered around and discussing something.
Father Chen went over and asked, and it turned out that the mayor of the town wanted to recruit a few subordinates.
This is a great thing, going in means that life is guaranteed, no longer working for food and clothing, and doing things in the mayor's house in the town is also a matter of getting ahead, much better than staying in this small mountain village.
Father Chen used the remaining fox to give it to the mayor's housekeeper.
After the housekeeper took the little fox and looked at it, he promised to give a place for a scholar, so Father Chen was so happy and hurriedly came back to report the good news.
"Child, cook a few more dishes today, Xiao Yan is going to the town tomorrow, eat more", Chen's father said very happily.
Mother Chen was also overjoyed when she heard this, and hurriedly said, "Okay, okay, I'll do it right away."
This time, Chen's mother didn't quarrel with Chen's father, and after speaking, Chen's mother walked to the kitchen with a smile on her face.
Chen Yan is also very happy in his heart, he will go to the town to be a scholar tomorrow, and he can also subsidize the family for his family.
Now the two hundred taels at home are enough for the family to spend several years, and my brother doesn't have to worry about the cost of studying, even if he goes to the exam, he doesn't have to worry too much, the money is completely enough.
Since I was a child, I didn't have the opportunity to study, because I didn't have money, so I could only let my brother go, and my brother was going to take the exam soon, and the money was just in time.
This time I have the opportunity to be a scholar, and I must take this opportunity to learn more Braille.
Although Chen Yan can also use the money to study, Chen Yan doesn't want to spend this money indiscriminately, and now he can be literate and earn some silver taels when he goes to the town, so why spend all this unjust money?
This is not what Chen Yan wants, Chen Yan just wants to be able to know a few words.
In the future, he can go to the outside world to break through, the world is so big, dying in this small village is not what Chen Yan wants, he wants to go out to see how beautiful the outside world is, and experience the ups and downs of life.
Instead of living a peaceful life, marrying a wife and having children, and continuing to live facing the loess and facing the sky.
After dinner, Chen Yan lay on the bed, thinking about his future life, thinking about the future road, and what his future would look like! Thinking about it, Chen Yan slowly fell asleep.
Not long after, a faint white light slowly emitted on Chen Yan's arm, which flashed and then disappeared.
Everything in the room was calm again, as if nothing had happened.
Chen Yan didn't know that when he went, the trajectory of his life changed and he embarked on a different path.