Chapter 105 Wuxia: Not a Substitute (1)
The mottled earthen walls and the dilapidated courtyard.
Under a few elm trees, a small figure held a wooden sword and waved it continuously.
Whew!
The little boy kept repeating the simple slashing motion, his face serious. Sweat dripped from his forehead, leaving mottled marks on his face. He didn't wipe it away, letting it slide down to his chin and then fall onto the bluestone ground.
Nine hundred and ninety-eight.....
Nine hundred and ninety-nine....
one thousand.
He stopped what he was doing only after silently counting to one thousand, grabbed a handkerchief from the shelf next to him, and wiped his face haphazardly.
"Son, have some water. Your seriousness in practicing martial arts is just like your dad's."
A young woman wearing a hemp skirt and a headscarf walked into the courtyard, smiling broadly.
Changqing picked up the kettle on the stone table, tilted his head back, and gulped down a mouthful of water.
He knows he needs to drink water when he's thirsty, and the water is right next to him, so why would he need to be reminded?
"Where did my dad go? When will he be back?"
After finishing his water, Changqing sat down, looked up and asked, "The original owner's unreliable father never appeared when I was a child."
The woman smiled, a look of anticipation on her face.
“Your father has gone off to roam the world,” she said, looking at the child before her, as if she saw the figure of that heroic man in him. “Originally, I was going to go with him, but then you came along, so…”
So she stayed to take care of the children.
Changqing stood up. "You can go now too."
The woman was taken aback: "If I go, who will take care of you?"
Changqing raised her little face and said very seriously, "I can take care of myself."
The original owner was indeed able to take care of himself. Although he was only eight years old, he had no problem cooking, washing clothes, and carrying water. He not only took care of himself, but also his own mother. The young woman in front of him could not cook or wash clothes. She longed for a life of chivalry and adventure.
The woman was amused by her son's reaction.
"Can you take care of yourself? Can you cook? Yes..."
She wanted to ask a question in return, but the words caught in her throat. When she thought about it carefully, it seemed that this child really knew a lot, at least much more than she did.
The woman's eyes immediately reddened, and her voice choked with emotion.
"Qing'er, do you think your mother is useless?"
Changqing:......
Being dressed as a child is bad enough, but to have such parents is really giving him a headache.
"I'll go cook."
Please, he's just a kid now, he's not indifferent to wooing women.
Changqing strode to the kitchen, started a fire, and began cooking, the plot of this world unfolding in his mind.
The original owner of this body, Zhao Changqing, could be described as an extremely unlucky person.
His father, Zhao Meng, was a wandering knight-errant, the kind who drank heavily, ate heartily, was charitable, and had friends all over the world.
His martial arts skills are mediocre, only third-rate, but he acts like a wanderer and loves to help those in need.
He would leave his pregnant wife to help a friend he had only met a few times when the friend was in trouble, and he didn't return for seven or eight years.
If it were just the father who was so unreliable, that would be one thing, but the original owner also had an unreliable mother, Lin Yue'e.
According to his mother, she used to be the daughter of a wealthy family, but after reading those storybooks, she became particularly envious of the chivalrous heroes who roamed the world and made a grand vow to marry the most heroic, righteous, and brave chivalrous person in the world.
so--
She ran away from home to venture into the world, and that's when she met Zhao Meng.
I fell in love with it instantly.
After kowtowing a few times by the roadside, they were considered married. Then, with the sky as their blanket and the earth as their bed, the original owner of the body came into being.
Changqing:......
How is this different from casual sex in later generations?
Just because someone is associated with the term "jianghu" (江湖, a term referring to the world of martial arts and chivalry) makes them seem special, which is utterly baffling.
My scumbag father has been gone for many years, and he hasn't fulfilled any of his responsibilities as a father.
Even her own mother wasn't reliable.
She didn't know how to take care of her child after giving birth, and has lived in Hongyun Town for many years, just eagerly waiting for her scumbag father to come back every day.
Very affectionate.
She seemed to feel like she had become the heroine in a storybook, someone who was loyal and devoted, disregarded the opinions of others, and lived her own life.
As for taking care of children, that's not something the female lead does.
Her child was crying loudly from hunger at home, but she wouldn't even glance at him. Instead, she spent her days standing at the crossroads outside town, waiting for her husband.
If it weren't for the kind-hearted grandmother next door who took the original owner in and cared for her, she probably wouldn't have survived.
Later, when the original owner got older, she started cooking for herself.
Not only did she cook for herself, but she also cooked for her mother.
After all, Mom has almost spent all her money, and she can hardly afford to eat out anymore.
Children from poor families learn to be independent early.
Children of scumbag parents need to learn to be independent early on.
no way.
Even those who don't manage the household will starve.
Just when I thought life would continue like this, my father, whom I hadn't seen for seven or eight years, came back.
Not only did he come back, but he also brought friends with him.
My friend was covered in injuries, and beside him was a child who was also seriously injured and on the verge of death, about the same age as the original owner of this body.
It turns out that Zhao Meng, the scumbag father, made friends with a brother while traveling and offended the Shark Gang. His entire family was wiped out, and he was now on the run with his only son. He met Zhao Meng on the road and asked him for help. The loyal Zhao Meng took him to Hongyun Town and planned to settle him in his home to recuperate.
The original owner had never seen her biological mother so happy.
She seemed to have ascended to heaven.
Grudges and Love!
This is what the martial arts world is all about.
She not only tidied up the rooms for people to live in, but also borrowed a lot of money to buy medicines and supplements to help guests recover from their injuries.
How fortunate we are.
She was so moved and excited that she was able to personally participate in such a major event in the martial arts world that she almost forgot herself.
Of course, she wasn't good at cooking, making soup, or brewing medicine, but that didn't stop her. She had a capable son who could direct her to do things.
Father brought guests, mother welcomed them, and the eight-year-old original owner busied herself entertaining the guests—this was truly magical.
The original owner was busy as a spinning top, exhausted for many days, but finally the guests, father and son, were somewhat better.
As a result, their enemies caught up with them again.
My scumbag father's friend was also a member of the underworld, and the most important thing in the underworld is loyalty. Of course, he didn't want to implicate his brothers, so he immediately wanted to leave.
"My life is not worth cherishing, how could I implicate Brother Zhao and his wife because of this? I will take my leave now, even if I die on the road, I will leave it to fate!"
The scumbag father didn't try to stop him.
The enemy is too powerful to defeat by force.
But to fulfill his brotherly duty, he made a decision that went against his ancestors' wishes but ultimately upheld his sense of loyalty.
That is to save my friend's only son and leave him an heir.
The method was simple: he would send his own son to escape in place of his friend's son, while keeping his friend's son at home to raise him personally, promising to teach him martial arts so that he could take revenge later.
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