"I'm not afraid of hardship. Once I learn martial arts, I can kill wild animals myself."
Lin Xiaofei said with a serious expression.
"Ambitious."
Although I know some martial arts, I can't just teach them to you, since you're not a member of our Qingfeng Gang yet.
However, if you want to learn martial arts, there is an opportunity. I came to the fields this time to ask which children are willing to join the Qingfeng Gang with me. Once you join the Qingfeng Gang and become its disciples, you will naturally be able to learn martial arts.
As he spoke, several children who were playing in the field ran over and looked Lin Xiaofei up and down, thinking that Lin Xiaofei had been bitten by a snake.
Gao Dahua smiled, and seeing the other children coming over, he repeated what he had said to them. Finally, he said, "If you want to go to Qingshan Town with me, you need to discuss it with your parents. I'll give you two days to think it over. Once you've made up your mind, come find me directly."
After saying that, Gao Dahua turned and left.
"Fei'er, are you really willing to learn martial arts?"
After thinking for a while, Lin Yong asked.
Although he was reluctant, he did it for his son, especially since Lin Xiaofei was growing up. However, there was not enough food at home, and they often went hungry.
For the sake of his son's desire to learn martial arts and to ensure he could have enough to eat, he still harbored a slight wish for Lin Xiaofei to go to Qingshan Town.
"willing!"
Lin Xiaofei answered affirmatively.
He was originally a time traveler, and now that an opportunity is before him, he naturally wants to seize it.
This world is full of dangers. Knowing that there are bandits and countless strongmen in the mountains more than ten miles around their village, who could rob the village at any time, he was somewhat worried.
Now, he was being chased by a snake-like beast and almost got bitten.
Without some skill, it's difficult to deal with those seemingly harmless dangers that could arise at any time.
He didn't want to be helpless in the face of danger.
He might be poisoned by a snake-like beast, but what if he faced a strange beast? Or a bandit or robber?
What should he do?
Although these things did not happen, he had a mindset that was not that of a child: to be prepared for danger even in times of peace.
Back in the dilapidated house that night, in another wooden cabin, Lin Xiaofei huddled under the covers.
After hearing Lin Yong talk about Lin Xiaofei, Hu Baihe, Lin Xiaofei's mother, asked with some concern, "Fei'er wants to go to the Qingfeng Gang to learn martial arts. Is this a reliable thing? I heard that the Qingfeng Gang is always fighting and killing. I'm worried if my son goes there."
Furthermore, there were about ten people from my village who joined the Qingfeng Gang in the past, but now only five are still alive.
“I’m also worried about my son.”
But as you know, the village isn't very safe either. Niutou Village, which is ten miles away from us, was robbed by bandits last year, and several people died.
Seven years ago, our village was also robbed by bandits, as you know.
I'm worried about those bandits; they might come to our village at any time.
Therefore, I think it might be safer for my son to go to the Qingfeng Gang. He would be protected by the Qingfeng Gang there, and those bandits probably wouldn't dare to invade the town.
Furthermore, Fei'er is with the Qingfeng Gang; he'll have plenty to eat and drink, and he's still growing, so it's good for him. It's better than him starving with us.”
Lin Yong had been thinking about this while harvesting rice in the fields, and now he blurted it all out.
Xiepo Village is a small mountain village. Any man with a strong arm leaves the village to find work in the town. The income is greater than farming at home, and the town is quite safe for many villagers.
According to Gao Dahua, Lin Xiaofei was chased by a snake-like beast. This snake was the weakest and most common type. If he had encountered a more powerful wild animal, he wouldn't have been so lucky.
Lin Xiaofei suddenly became interested in martial arts, and Gao Dahua was willing to bring his son into the gang. He thought about it and realized that this was a good thing for Lin Xiaofei.
On the other side, Lin Xiaofei was not asleep. Especially after hearing his parents' conversation, he felt even more eager to learn martial arts.
"Mountain bandits roam freely in various villages, and it seems that no one is in charge. Moreover, occasionally one or two powerful wild beasts will rush out from the mountains and forests to attack the villagers who are growing crops in the fields."
Currently, the only way to fight wild beasts and bandits is to learn martial arts and develop skills; otherwise, one is just a lamb to the slaughter.
Lin Xiaofei, having lived a second life, is clear-headed and knows that the village may face bandit attacks in the future.
In fifteen days, he gained an understanding of his parents and their family situation. His father relied on planting three acres of rice and occasionally hunting on the edge of the mountains. After harvesting the rice, he had to give away a portion of it. His mother did needlework at home, and his father would take the needlework to town to exchange for a few copper coins. The family's life was very difficult.
He already had his own ideas and wanted to change his family's living conditions.
However, after meeting Gao Dahua, he changed his mind.
"Once I join the Qingfeng Gang, I might really shine."
Lin Xiaofei thought to himself that if anyone was in the room, they would be very surprised that he had disappeared while he was lying in bed.
At this moment, Lin Xiaofei was standing inside a closed cave with gray-white walls and an acre of black soil beneath his feet.
On the black soil, many wild vegetables were planted, including a few wild medicinal herbs.
The wild herbs were something he and his father had hunted in the mountains. His father told him they were wild herbs that were good for nourishing the body. At the time, because they were still tender shoots, Lin Yong didn't dig them up. On the way back, Lin Xiaofei secretly planted them in this black soil.
What is this acre of black soil?
After fifteen days of exploration, Lin Xiaofei gained some understanding. The plants planted on the black soil could grow very quickly. A type of leafy green vegetable that would normally take several months to mature could mature in just over fifteen days when planted on the black soil. Moreover, the leafy green vegetables grew very lushly and were quite large.
Of course, he also planted some wild vegetables with shorter maturation periods on the black soil and brought the mature vegetables home. His mother was very happy about this and praised him a few times.
Plants that take six months to mature can mature in just fifteen days in the black soil. Lin Xiaofei calculated that the growth rate of plants grown in the black soil is about twelve times faster than that in the outside soil.
Lin Xiaofei knew that this acre of black soil had a powerful effect, bringing him endless benefits and even the potential to make him rich.
Lin Xiaofei gave this enclosed cave space a name: Space Bead.
In the outside world, he wore a white bead around his neck, but Lin Xiaofei discovered that the villagers and his parents could not see the white bead around his neck.
At this moment, Lin Xiaofei stood inside the spatial bead and glanced at the white cave wall. As if understanding Lin Xiaofei's thoughts, the cave wall gradually became transparent.
Soon, he could see the outside world clearly, which was also everything in his own room.
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