Chapter 198 Teach?
Some things have sprouted long ago, but one is aware that the world is in chaos and the body is young, so it is unwilling to provide soil for them to grow; the other remembers the promise made that day, and sees that the mulberry vine is good in every way, so it dares not pluck it without a promise. Just being together day and night like this is like lying in a honey pot in the clouds, and it is so satisfying.
Getting along like this, even though they ate together, walked together, lived together, and slept on the same bed at night, facing each other very closely, in fact, the person who controlled the balance between them was always Sang Luo.
Sang Luo has always been sober. She doesn't think too much about this chaotic world and her current age. After all, she is not really sixteen years old. Occasionally, she will be tempted by the beauty of men, but she will just feast her eyes and wake up soon. In the end, every time, Shen Lie's ears turn red and his heart beats fast.
But it was the unexpected touch today that made her heart beat out of order for a moment, but she soon felt calm. In fact, it was very natural to like Chen Lie, and she did not reject that kind of vague feeling at all, and was even happy about it.
Well... except for not provoking others, just follow your heart.
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At night, Shen An and Shen Jin went to Chen Youtian's cave, while Shen Ning slept with Sang Luo.
Sang Luo and Shen Lie have been together day and night, and they have long been accustomed to a certain distance between them. Now with the addition of Shen Ning, she no longer has the same defenses against Shen Lie as before. Shen Ning slept on the inside, so she naturally slept on the outside which was quite close to the couch.
It seemed very natural to her that when Chen Ning didn't come, even if she slept in the middle of the bed at night, she would wake up outside the bed nine times out of ten, and when she opened her eyes she would see Chen Lie lying on the couch next to her.
To Sang Luo, this was already a safe distance that she had accepted. Little did she know that in Shen Lie's eyes, the meaning was very different. If there was a flower in his heart, it would be so happy that it would bloom at this moment.
It was a good dream that night, but it was too good to be true. The plump and soft lips in the dream were no longer on the back of his hand or wrist.
His fingertips touched.
Chen Lie didn't know how to describe that feeling. He didn't realize it was an illusion in the dream. Only when he woke up did he realize it was just a dream. However, the tension, palpitations, desire and joy in the dream were very clear.
When his eyes adjusted to the darkness, he turned sideways to look at Sang Luo. Many mornings before, he would wake up early and look at her sleeping face before she woke up. At that time, his eyes were full of her, but today was a little different. His gaze involuntarily fell on those bright red lips.
A few breaths passed, or perhaps dozens of breaths had passed, and the touch under his fingertips seemed to still be real. Chen Lie's throat rolled, and he quickly collected his thoughts and closed his eyes in embarrassment.
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Training became a daily routine for the villagers. They ran with weights on the edge of the forest, which had been frequently cleared. It took them only three days to go from being out of breath to running while reciting the text.
A little further outside the village actually live the mountain people who fled into the inner area. Since the beginning of autumn, there are no less than six known families who have moved in.
There are villages in the inner area. One is the village outside the village of Shen Lie and his group, and the other is the area built with the Zhou family as the center with the help of Shen Lie. The people who escaped in later did not dare to stay together, but the instinct for survival would make them choose to settle down next to this area after quietly observing for a while.
Because there are enough people, there are relatively few wild animals. Some of the neighbors who look decent are busy farming, raising chickens and rabbits. They are completely different from those outside who rely on fighting, killing and robbing. If you are closer to them, you will feel relatively safe.
This is a very contradictory and difficult choice. One wants to rely on the other, but dares not let down his guard. So he just sets his feet at a distance that he feels is safe. He usually does not interfere with the other's territory. No matter which side it is, he will quietly avoid it when he meets it, forming a strange tacit understanding.
This tacit understanding lasted for some days, and then the neighbors discovered that there was new movement in the small settlement where a group of young and strong men often went out hunting. At least the two closest families knew about it.
They could not see the practice of sticks, swords and arrows. In the morning, when Shi Dalang and the young and strong had not left the village, Chen Lie led a large group of disciples to run with heavy loads on several relatively close hills outside the village that had been chopped down by them, and the noise was quite loud.
Some people were curious and listened from afar. Occasionally, when they moved from one hilltop to another, they could catch a glimpse of it. But they didn't dare to get closer, probably because they didn't want to be spied on. Many trees had been cut down on the hilltops near the village, so it was impossible to hide. If they got close, they would probably be discovered.
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On the fifth day of training, guests came from a village outside the village. They were none other than Zhou Laizi and his son, Feng Dalang, Feng Erlang, and Gan Erlang.
It turned out that the people from Shili Village had not been seen over there for more than ten days. Although they knew that Chen Lie and his men went to another direction to gather and hunt most of the time in order not to compete with them for resources, it had been too long since they had seen them.
Gan Erlang and the Feng brothers have real relatives here, so how could they not be worried about them? Even Zhou Laizi and the others were grateful to them and were afraid that Shili Village might have met with some trouble. Chen Lie and his gang had originally told Zhou Laizi and Gan's and Feng Liuniang's brothers about their approximate location, so they were really worried and came here to find out.
The mountains are deep and the forests are dense, but knowing the general direction and distance, it is actually quite easy to find places where people often walk. When we were almost there, there was no sign of people or caves yet, but we could hear the shouts from a distance.
Zhou Laizi and the others paused and listened carefully. It didn't sound like a fight, but rather it was too orderly. They quickened their pace and followed the sound and the trampled path. When they saw the scene in the open space ahead, they were stunned for a moment.
From short to tall, all neatly arranged, the sticks are played well! ! ! !
Wow, forgive them for not being able to describe it, but the shock and admiration on their faces are enough to express their feelings.
No wonder Chen Lie and Sang Luo are not there. One of them is the coach and the other is also learning from him. How can he have time to go to their place?
The child Zhou Laizi brought out today was his second son. Both the father and the son swallowed their saliva as they looked at the scene in front of them.
When they were still in Shili Village, they knew that Chen Lie led the boys he was familiar with to practice before dawn, running and teaching hunting. Now they know that he also teaches such stick techniques, and that young men, teenagers, and young ladies all follow him to learn martial arts?
Not to mention the Zhou father and son, the Feng brothers and Gan Erlang were also stunned.
I have suffered a lot to get here, and I have to say, the thoughts that popped into my mind at that moment - strong, envious, it should be this way!!!
Chen Lie had seen them a long time ago and had just practiced for more than half an hour. He let Xu Wenqing lead him through the last few moves and then went over to meet them.
"Uncle Zhou, why are you here?"
Zhou Laizi was still looking on with his mouth open. Most of the children knew how to use the sticks, but they were wielding them so majestically, with such spirit and energy, which was completely different from what they saw in the village.
Seeing Chen Lie coming over and hearing his question, she retracted her gaze: "We haven't seen you for more than ten days. We are really worried, so we came to check on the situation."
Chen Lie smiled and said, "Dashan took a group of people out hunting and gathering. I took everyone to practice, so I didn't have time to go out."
"So that's how it is."
After he said this, Zhou Laizi and the others understood that when they went out to collect materials, the village had to keep capable people.
While Zhou Laizi was talking to Shen Lie, Feng Dalang, Feng Erlang and Gan Erlang were staring at the group of people practicing stick techniques. They were especially concerned about Xu Wenqing, who was leading the practice in front. His long stick was almost shaking to the point of leaving afterimages. That kind of power would definitely be a great pleasure for anyone with bad intentions to hit.
The envy is almost overflowing.
Before they could talk, Xu Wenqing had already finished the final move and asked loudly, "Master, we have finished this set of stick techniques. Shall we continue?"
Shen Lie looked back and said, "Take a break."
A group of children cheered.
Sang Luo found it funny, so she walked over with the long stick in her hand and greeted Zhou Laizi.
Zhou Laizi saw how skillful she was. It was already a little cold in the mountains, but Sang Luo's cheeks were rosy and sweat was dripping from the tip of her nose. He praised, "Alie's wife is very capable. She can use the bow and arrow, and she can also dance with the long stick very well."
Sang Luo laughed when she heard this. Talent is something that needs to be cultivated. Her ability was the result of Chen Lie teaching her and Shen Ning for more than half an hour in front of the cave at night. She said, "Don't praise me. I am just a show-off. I need to practice more to protect myself."
He also said to Feng Dalang and the others, "Those of you who remain in the village should hurry up and train when you have time. The inner circle will not always be peaceful. When more and more people from outside run in, some people will follow them in."
Feng Dalang said: "Every family does practice archery, but most of them are young and strong men or boys around 14 or 15 years old."
Women and children have not really practiced these. They subconsciously still regard women and children as the ones to be protected. Now look at Chen Lie and the others. The youngest one who is practicing is about ten years old?
Zhou Laizi knew Shen Jin when he was nine years old.
Looking at Sang Luo and the others, Zhou Laizi still remembers the first time he went out hunting with Chen Lie and the others. Sang Luo climbed trees so skillfully that she shot a wolf to death. Now they not only practice archery but also stick techniques. Zhou Laizi thought to himself that he should not think about stick techniques for now as he didn't know who to ask to teach them. At least he should let his two daughters learn archery later.
Sang Luo heard what Feng Dalang said and said, "Bows and arrows are good for long-range use, but they won't work if someone gets close to you."
She looked at Chen Lie, who also knew what she was thinking. The villagers in that village had a deep connection with the village outside their village, so he naturally wanted to do good for them, so he asked Feng Dalang and the others, "Do you want to learn this stick technique?"
A knife is necessary to have a weapon, but a long stick is a material that can be easily found in the mountains.
Feng Dalang's eyes suddenly lit up: "Are you willing to teach us?"
Shen Lie smiled: "Teach me, but..."
With the valley here, it's not good to have people come here too often. He thought about it, his eyes fell on Gan Erlang and the others, and said, "Yuan has taught you three before, so you three should stay here. Learn from me first, and then you can come back and teach over there after you've learned it?"
Of course there was no way they wouldn't agree. The three of them were overjoyed and agreed without hesitation.
Da Niu and Er Niu had just seen their uncle, and when they came over they heard this. Shi Daniu laughed and started to make fun of him: "Uncle, then you must become his disciple. We all became his disciples seriously."
Shi Erniu was a naughty man. He got close to Gan Erlang and said with a smile, "Uncle, do you have to call me Senior Brother?"
Shi Erlang laughed and hit him on the head: "You want to take advantage of your uncle's words?"
Although he was teasing his nephew, Gan Erlang said to Shen Lie in a serious tone, "Daniu is right. It's time to become his disciple. I'll prepare the gift for him tomorrow."
The Feng brothers also nodded: "We are also formally becoming your disciples. To be honest, we have already learned a lot from you. It is us who were impolite."
Chen Lie was already used to the troubles of the gang. Even Wei Qinghe would call him Master when he had nothing to do. He had adapted to it very well, so he just smiled and said, "Go back and prepare the long sticks. I will teach you some things from the military school. It's not difficult to get started. The important thing is to practice, agility, speed, strength and some skills. I will tell you in detail what you need to learn tomorrow. For the first few days, you can practice here for an hour a day. You can practice on your own for the rest of the time."
The Feng brothers and Gan Erlang agreed in succession. Gan Erlang took the long sticks from his two nephews' hands and looked at them. He knew what kind of wood they were made of, so he returned them.
Originally I just came to see if there was any problem here, but ended up finding a master, which was a pleasant surprise.
After discussing the business, Feng Dalang put down the backpack he had been carrying, took out two bags from it, handed them to Chen Lie and Sang Luo, and said, "We picked some walnuts and red dates. You can try them. Give the other one to my sister for me, so that the children and my parents-in-law can try it."
I didn't see Feng Liuniang or Mrs. Lu, so I didn't ask any more questions.
Apparently, the Feng family wasn't the only one that brought this thing. Gan Erlang and Zhou Laizi also brought some. Like Feng Dalang, Gan Erlang gave one copy to his nephew to take back, and the other to his master, Chen Lie.
Zhou Laizi's family also had two bags. He smiled and said that one bag was for Chen Lie and Sang Luo, and the other was for the Chen family.
Sang Luo touched the two bags made of cattail grass, which were very well made. "Is this my aunt's work or A Ge's?"
Zhou Laizi scratched his head and laughed, "Age made it up."
Sang Luo laughed, praised her good craftsmanship, and said, "Okay, Aunt Youtian and the others have gone to collect them, I'll give them to her later."
He agreed to take the things, then turned around and called Chen An to put the things back into the cave.
Zhou Laizi didn't leave, but hesitated for a while before saying, "Alie's wife, can you and Alie come over to the side and talk to me?"
Sang Luo was a little surprised, but she nodded anyway. Chen Lie followed her, and when they were a little further away, Chen Lie said, "Uncle Zhou, if you have something to say, please tell me."
Zhou Laizi felt a little uncomfortable and said to Sang Luo, "It's the time I heard you say last time. Should the yam be ready to be dug now?"
Sang Luo was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, it should have been dug more than ten days ago. Uncle Zhou, you guys haven't dug it yet?"
The word "you" directly gave Zhou Laizi the answer to his question. He scratched his head and said, "Others don't know that this thing is edible. It was you who taught us. I just want to ask if we should avoid people. I haven't seen you come here, so our family hasn't dug it yet."
It was actually difficult for him to avoid being seen if he wanted to dig something there. Without Sang Luo's nod, he couldn't tell anyone about it, so he didn't dare to dig for a while.
Really honest.
Sang Luo thought that she had taught them and that the Zhou family would go digging when the time came. Naturally, the Zhou family's digging could not be hidden from the more than a hundred people in the village, and almost everyone knew about it. So she didn't bother to teach them again. She and Shen Lie had already dug nearly a hundred kilograms before the incident with Wang Chunniang.
Then there was the matter of the Lu family's eldest house, Shen Yin's illness, and then there was training, and they couldn't go out. Sang Luo completely forgot about it, because in her mind there was no need to remember it specifically, as it was something that had already been taught.
"Uncle Zhou, you can dig it. You can also teach the other people in the village over there how to dig and plant. This way, you won't be short of it next year."
Zhou Laizi's old face, which was full of vicissitudes, was filled with joyful wrinkles. He was so happy that he kept saying, "Yeah, yeah, OK, I'll go back and teach you right away."
Sang Luo thought of something and said to Zhou Laizi, "In fact, besides our two villages, there are many people hiding in the mountains. Uncle Zhou or other people in your village, if you meet someone who looks like a dutiful person, you can teach them how to eat and grow the tofu, konjac and yam."
"There's not much else in our area, except for the mountains and forests. How many people in Qiyang County have escaped death and hid in the mountains? Sometimes if we don't lack food, we can avoid a lot of evil, and accordingly, everyone will be much safer, don't you think?"
People who are evil by nature are actually a minority. How many normal people would choose to burn, kill and loot when they can fill their stomachs with food from the mountains and grow things on the mountains?
Zhou Laizi listened and nodded, "That's right. OK, I'll tell everyone when I get back."
If they could survive, most people would rather be human beings than evil spirits. How many people are left in Qiyang County? Excluding those who were abducted, those who hid in the mountains early and survived, and those who escaped from the county, how much can they add up to two thousand?
Even Chen Lie couldn't believe there was such a number.
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