Chapter 197 Softness
Lu Dalang was speechless.
At 3 a.m., Chen Dashan came knocking on the door. Bringing such a large group of people to the entrance would not have been possible without Chen Lie's help. Chen Lie came back with this news for Sang Luo.
Yesterday, the mute was only Wang Chunniang, but after only half a night, there is another one? It is still Lu Dalang who has always had a low sense of presence.
If Mrs. Lu really wanted to take action, she could have dealt with it together with Wang Chunniang. The sequence of events is intriguing.
“Difficulties and hardships are the best time to test people’s hearts.”
Sang Luo thought about the five children in the Lu family's eldest branch and thought, it's good that they are mute.
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Wang Chunniang escaped death without knowing it, but another person far away in the imperial city of the capital, who was originally the most noble and honorable person in the world, could not escape the fate of being suffocated to death by two eunuchs with a soft pillow and brocade quilt that night, and his head was hung on the city wall of the imperial city, which was built at the cost of countless lives.
Aristocratic families are permanent, but dynasties are transient. The collapse of the long-dead Dagan Dynasty was within everyone's expectations. At this point, except for the now dead Emperor Dagan, who among the noble families did not have their own plans? Those with military power established their own territories, while those high-ranking officials and petty officials who did not have military power to fight for their place in this chaotic world also showed their magical powers and had already found a way out. Even the concubines in the palace, those who died or were captured were those who had no one to rely on, while those whose families were in power had their own way out.
That night, the imperial city and the capital were not at peace. There were hundreds of rebel kings. The truly ambitious ones had been lying dormant until this time and finally waited for a legitimate opportunity. The competition among the heroes in this era of great strife became more intense.
Of course, countless mountain dwellers like Shen Lie and Sang Luo who were hiding in the mountains to avoid disaster could not know about this at this time. Even if they knew, the people who suffered deeply would only congratulate him and say that he deserved his death and that it was a gratifying death, and then hope for a strong leader to put an end to the chaos in the world as soon as possible.
The outside world has changed, but the perception of the outside world in the deep mountains in the south is much slower. People hiding in these mountains are still concerned about food and safety.
The eldest branch of the Lu family left quietly, because they never left the valley. Apart from the departure of Chen Dashan and Lu Erlang, which made everyone a little passive, the impact was not that great.
The night when the Lu family left the eldest room, Shen Yin had a fever. Shen An happened to be sleeping with him. When it was almost dawn, he felt that Shen Yin beside him was not feeling right. He touched his forehead and jumped out of bed in shock. He went back and called his eldest brother and sister-in-law.
The child has only taken medicine a few times since he was young, so the antipyretic medicine was quite effective. After taking one dose, the fever recurred a little at night, but he took another dose the next day and the fever went away.
Feng Liuniang returned to the valley when the Lu brothers sent the eldest branch of the Lu family out of the valley. Old Man Lu and Mrs. Lu were still busy with farming until the rice was harvested, then they both fell ill. Feng Liuniang brought A Xu to serve them, and each family in the valley also visited them. Mrs. Lu lay in bed for a few days, and finally hugged her daughter-in-law and A Xu, the only one left on her knees, and cried bitterly. She gradually recovered after a few days of recuperation.
After Shen Yin recovered from his illness, Shen Lie told Sang Luo that he was going to take Shen An, Shen Jin and Chen Ershan out of the valley for training. In fact, there were more than just Shen An. Brothers Da Niu and Er Niu from the Shi family, Wen Hong, Wen Qing and Wang Yunzheng from the Xu family, and Si Lang from the Zhou Cunzheng family were all suitable for training in Shen Lie's opinion. However, Shen Lie was going to ask the families about their willingness.
After seeing what happened in the Lu family's house, Sang Luo couldn't agree more, but she didn't respond to Chen Lie's other words. Instead, she turned around and asked Chen Ning: "A Ning, do you want to learn?"
Chen Lie was stunned for a moment. He subconsciously wanted to say that this was different from archery practice and was very hard. Then he remembered that Sang Luo was not afraid of hardship. In this chaotic world, she always advocated that girls should learn to protect themselves. So he asked Chen Ning: "A Ning, do you want to learn?"
Shen Ning was deeply influenced by Sang Luo in this regard, so how could he refuse? He nodded immediately and asked, "Are you really taking me out of the valley?"
Sang Luo nodded, "Go out, of course. Your eldest brother and I had different ideas before. We can't hide here and not dare to go out just because there is a valley. Not to mention that we can't prevent your eldest brother and the others from being able to take care of you at any time, I'm even more afraid that I will spoil you."
If I raise a cowardly Lu Dalai, where can I go to cry?
"It is right to make yourself stronger. You live with me, and I will learn from you."
This is very Sangluo.
Shen Lie couldn't help laughing: "Yes, it's just right for you to be with your sister-in-law, so it's convenient for us to practice with each other."
Chen An had been outside before and knew that the cave was not big, so he asked, "Sister-in-law, where should Xiao Jin and I live? Let's build a wooden house that can accommodate a bed and two people."
Chen Lie nodded: "Okay, I'll stay with you for a few days with Uncle Tian. There's an empty cave that can be used, and you can build it yourself later."
Felling trees and carrying wood to build houses is also a way to exercise hands-on ability. In the past, the heavy work was done by the young and strong, but it was a good opportunity for these young boys to do some work as well.
After the family had reached an agreement, Shen Lie went up to ask the Shen Jin brothers what they thought.
Are Shen Jin and Shen Yin willing?
Yes. For the two brothers, the greatest sense of security now is to become stronger. Shen Yin is still young, and there is Shen Tie, so only Shen Jin is allowed to go out with him. Shen Lie went to say hello to the Chen family. Shen Jin went out, and the brothers Shen Yin and Shen Tie could take care of themselves, but it was not so reassuring, so they asked Mrs. Chen to help take care of them.
How could Mrs. Chen be unwilling? Ershan had left the valley, and there was only one little maid left at home. The rice had been harvested, and all she had to do was grow some vegetables and raise some chickens, and make some preparations for the winter. It wasn't much to do.
As for the other families, the three adults of the Shi family were all outside. Chen Lie asked Zhou Cunzheng's family first. Zhou Cunzheng's family had five sons, from oldest to youngest, namely Ming, Li, Jian, Gong, and He. The three brothers Zhou Changming, Zhou Changli, and Zhou Changjian were all in villages outside the village now. The fifth was too young to be mentioned. The fourth was thirteen years old this year, and because he had many older brothers, he had never been out.
Hearing that Chen Lie was teaching him personally, Zhou Cunzheng's eyes almost lit up. Before he could respond, a kid rushed out: "Learn, learn, learn, Brother Lie, no, Master, I will kowtow to you right now, and you are not allowed to regret it."
Who else but Zhou Changgong, the fourth son of the Zhou family, is afraid that his father will be reluctant to let him go.
Zhou Cunzheng laughed out loud: "Alie, don't regret this. I will prepare all the apprenticeship gifts for you right away, and you can take this kid out tonight."
Look at the Lu family. Did Lu Dalang look bad before? No. Only when a person faces a matter of life and death, some of the things hidden in his bones will be exposed. After this incident, who dares to protect the child too well? It is better to throw him out to let the wind and rain blow him.
If Wulang wasn't too young, just six years old, throwing him out would just cause trouble, so he wanted to throw out even the youngest one.
It was a small valley, so any movement could not be concealed, especially since the children were good friends. Chen Lie had just come out of Zhou's house, and before he had time to ask the other families, the children from each family had already heard the news. The parents of Da Niu and Er Niu from the Shi family were not at home, so they brought their aunt with them. From the Xu family, there were Xu Wenhong, Xu Wenbo, and Wang Yunzheng, followed by Wei Qinghe, who was obviously out of tune with the group of children in terms of age.
Old Mrs. Xu and her daughter-in-law also arrived. Wei Lingzhen still had Xu Wenyin hanging on her arm. It was heard that Chen Ning and Sang Luo could learn it. The little girl had been pestering her mother for a long time. Wei Lingzhen thought about the situation of women outside, even if she had been taught from a young age that young ladies should be quiet and gentle. After hesitating for a moment and asking her mother-in-law if she had any objection, she finally nodded in agreement.
Go ahead and learn it. It’s good to have some self-protection skills. What’s more, you have Sang Luo and Shen Ning to learn with you.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law also came with gifts to pay homage to their master.
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The village outside the village became lively overnight.
Except for Shen Jin, who was nine years old, all the children over ten years old in the valley came out, even Wei Qinghe, who did not have much talent, followed.
Even Xu Wenqing, who wanted to go back to the mountains every day after being released from the valley, refused to go out. He stayed in a village outside the village and insisted on finding a master. Zhou Erlang and Zhou Sanlang, who were also good at martial arts, did the same.
In the past few months, each family has gone out to the villages outside the village to get food. In addition, people have to stay outside the valley for farming and breeding. It is appropriate for them to stay. Shopkeeper Xu, Uncle Xu and Zhou Dalang can also follow Shi Dalang, Chen Youtian and others to walk around the area, so it is up to them.
Therefore, within one day, Chen Lie accepted a group of disciples, big and small, who called him Master, and even Wei Qinghe smiled and saluted him as a disciple.
He really didn't expect it to develop like this.
This time was different from the private training in Shili Village which focused on physical strength, endurance, archery, hunting and escaping by climbing trees. In addition to these basic strengthenings, Chen Lie subsequently focused more on slowly teaching the basic sword skills, stick skills and military formations that he had practiced in the army over the years.
Of course, those with high talent have enough basic strength due to their age, such as Xu Wenqing, Zhou Changli, and Zhou Changjian. Shen Lie took out several knives from his home collection and directly taught them the basic knife skills. Xu Wenqing is talented and has a strong comprehension ability. When Shen Lie teaches him, he will unconsciously bring out some of the killing skills that he has honed and comprehended in life and death battles.
Sang Luo and Shen Ning could only keep up with the progress of Chen An and his group at the moment. The Xu brothers and sisters were struggling more. However, perhaps they had stayed in the valley for too long and had heard their elders talk about the outside world. They knew that what they had to learn were the abilities to survive and protect themselves. No one was immune to hardship, not even Xu Wenyin, who they had just met.
The training on the first day lasted for one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon. After not exercising for a long time, one could not bear any longer training. The rest of the time, after a short rest, there was the task of felling trees and transporting wood. When the sun went down, everyone returned to their caves. Not to mention washing up, they wished they could just lie down and not get up.
Sang Luo, Chen Ning and Xu Wenyin were fine, so they didn't go with them to cut down trees. They took a short break and practiced archery at a place where Chen Youtian helped to set up several targets. Gan, who lived in the same village outside the village, had been watching for a long time and only came over now to join in the fun.
After dinner at night, everyone had a small task, which was to carve a long stick for themselves to use in the next two days of practice. Chen Lie told them the requirements for the long stick and asked them to find the materials themselves from the trees brought back. He helped to pick out the ones he would use for teaching and Sang Luo's, and the two of them went back to the cave and got busy.
Sang Luo thought of the people in the village outside the village who called Chen Lie "Master" and was also teasing. She asked Chen Lie seriously: "Do you think I should call you Master too?"
The knife in Chen Lie's hand was almost bent, and he turned his head to look at Sang Luo. After a few breaths, he asked, "Why don't you try to scream?"
How shameless.
Sang Luo smiled and was about to tease him, but her lips moved, and Chen Lie was so scared that he quickly pressed the back of his hand against Sang Luo's lips: "Are you really going to scream?"
At this time, even ordinary people know the ethical principles. If he really asked her to call him Master, would he still have the thoughts in his mind?
When he really touched it, the skin on the back of his hand near his wrist felt soft and warm. Chen Lie realized what he had done and paused.
Sang Luo was also stunned. The air seemed to be dead, but her heartbeat gradually quickened.
At this moment, footsteps were heard running over from afar, and the voices of Chen An and others came, saying that the wood for making long sticks had been selected.
Sang Luo suddenly came to her senses, moved back a little.
The spot on Chen Lie's wrist went from hot to slightly cool, and that softness and warmth seemed to have ironed his heart, softening his muscles and bones and softening his heart.
"Brother, do you think this is okay?"
A few little ones ran over from afar, and Chen Lie quickly took his hand back. The two of them had a tacit understanding, one focused on sharpening the long stick in his hand that he had not yet started sharpening, while the other turned around to look at the three Chen An brothers and sisters.
Seeing Chen Lie trying hard to show the wood to the three children seriously, with his back to her, Sang Luo curved the corners of her lips.
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